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151B.245 Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation.
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The Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation is hereby created within
the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation to accomplish the purposes and
functions enumerated in 29 U.S.C. sec. 725 (Title I, Part A, Section 105 of the
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998). Members of the council shall be
appointed by the Governor from recommendations submitted by the Office of
Vocational Rehabilitation consistent with the federal mandate to include a
majority of individuals with disabilities not employed by the office, as well as
representatives of specified organizations, service providers, and advocacy
groups. The compensation, qualifications, and terms of service of the council
shall conform to the federal law.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, any vacancy
occurring in the membership of the Statewide Council for Vocational
Rehabilitation shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment. The vacancy shall not affect the power of the remaining
members of the council.
(b) The Governor may delegate the authority to fill a vacancy to the
remaining voting members of the council.
Each member of the Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation may
receive a per diem of one hundred dollars ($100), not to exceed six hundred
dollars ($600) annually, for each regular or special meeting attended if the
member is not employed or must forfeit wages from other employment. Each
member may have travel expenses approved at the established state rate and
expenses reimbursed at the established state agency rate for services such as
personal assistance, child care, and drivers for attendance at council meetings,
and in the performance of duties authorized by the Statewide Council for
Vocational Rehabilitation. The per diem and expenses shall be paid out of the
federal funds appropriated under Title I, Part A, of the Rehabilitation Act
Amendments of 1998, Pub. L. 105-220.
Effective:July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 51, effective July 12, 2006. -Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1994
Ky. Acts ch. 469, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1994.
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