2009 Louisiana Laws TITLE 46 Public welfare and assistance :: RS 46:2654 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 939, §11, eff. july 1, 2010.

§2654.  Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board; creation; membership

A.  There is hereby created the Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board within the Department of Social Services, office of rehabilitation services.

B.  The Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board shall be composed of nine members as follows:

(1)  The director of the office of rehabilitation services of the Department of Social Services or his designee.

(2)  Eight members of the Louisiana Blind Vendors Elected Committee.

C.(1)  The board shall meet and organize immediately after election of its members and shall elect a chairman from its membership and other officers it might deem appropriate.  The board shall adopt rules for the orderly transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations.  A majority of the individuals appointed to the board shall constitute a quorum.  Members shall serve without compensation.

(2)  The director of the office of rehabilitation services of the Department of Social Services or his designee shall arrange for full and accurate financial records to be maintained in compliance with law and shall make a full and complete report to the board annually.  The board is specifically prohibited from publishing newsletters or other publications typically used in mass mailings.

D.  The board shall meet at least once in each quarter of the fiscal year and as often as necessary thereafter as deemed by the chairman.

E.  The board shall be domiciled in East Baton Rouge Parish.

F.  The board shall:

(1)  Advise and make recommendations to the agency for the promulgation of rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter.

(2)  Monitor, evaluate, and review the development and quality of services and programs funded through the fund.

Acts 1995, No. 1285, §1.