Kentucky Statutes 210.575 – Kentucky Commission on Services and Supports for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability and Other Developmental Disabilities — Membership — Chair — Compensation
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(1) There is created the Kentucky Commission on Services and Supports for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability and Other Developmental Disabilities. The commission shall consist of:
(a) The secretary or designee of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;
(b) The commissioner or designee of the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities;
(c) The commissioner or designee of the Department for Medicaid Services; (d) The commissioner or designee of the Department of Education;
(e) The executive director of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation;
(f) The director of the University Affiliated Program at the Interdisciplinary
Human Development Institute of the University of Kentucky;
(g) The director of the Kentucky Council on Developmental Disabilities;
(h) Two (2) members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
(i) Two (2) members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate President; and
(j) Public members, appointed by the Governor as follows:
1. One (1) member representing families of a child with an intellectual or other developmental disability residing in the home of the family member;
2. One (1) member representing families of an adult with an intellectual or other developmental disability residing in the home of the family member;
3. One (1) member representing families of an adult with an intellectual or other developmental disability residing in a community-based setting;
4. One (1) member representing families of an individual with an intellectual or other developmental disability residing in an institutional residential facility that provides services to individuals with intellectual disabilities;
5. Three (3) persons with intellectual or other developmental disabilities;
6. Two (2) business leaders;
7. Two (2) providers of intellectual or other developmental disability services;
8. One (1) provider of intellectual or other developmental disability services that is a regional community program for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability established pursuant to KRS
210.370; and
9. One (1) representative of a statewide advocacy organization providing education and outreach on topics associated with intellectual and other
developmental disabilities.
The thirteen (13) appointments made under this paragraph shall be chosen to reflect representation from each of Kentucky’s six (6) congressional districts.
(2) The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may serve as chair of the commission or the secretary may appoint his or her designee, the commissioner of the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, or the commissioner’s designee to serve as chair.
(3) Members defined in subsection (1)(a) to (i) of this section shall serve during their terms of office. All public members appointed by the Governor shall serve a four (4) year term and may be reappointed for one (1) additional four (4) year term.
(4) The members appointed by the Governor shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(5) Members appointed by the Governor to fill a vacated position shall serve the remainder of that position’s term and may be reappointed for a four (4) year term.
(6) Members described in subsection (1)(h) and (i) of this section who fail to attend fifty percent (50%) of commission meetings in a fiscal year may be recommended to the Speaker of the House or the Senate President for replacement with new members.
(7) Members appointed under subsection (1)(j) of this section shall provide advance notice, on a meeting-by-meeting basis, to the person designated by the commission chair if the member will be sending a representative.
(8) Members appointed under subsection (1)(j) of this section who fail to attend fifty percent (50%) of the commission meetings in a fiscal year may be recommended to the Governor for replacement with a new member.
(9) Members appointed under subsection (1)(j) of this section who send representatives for greater than fifty percent (50%) of the commission meetings in a fiscal year may be recommended to the Governor for replacement with a new member.
(10) All public members of the commission shall receive twenty-five dollars ($25) per day for attending each regularly scheduled meeting or any special meeting called by the chair. All commission members shall be reimbursed for necessary travel and other expenses actually incurred in the discharge of duties of the commission.
Effective: July 15, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 36, sec. 17, effective July 15, 2020. — Amended
2012 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 93, effective July 12, 2012; and ch. 158, sec. 40, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 22, effective July
15, 2010. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 125, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 55, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 2003
Ky. Acts ch. 161, sec. 1, effective June 24, 2003. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 75, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001. — Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 403, sec. 2, effective April 14, 2000.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 22, changed “Kentucky Commission on Services and Supports for Individuals with Mental Retardation” to “Kentucky Commission on services and Supports for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.” It is apparent from an examination of other sections of this Act and from consultation with the drafter that “Individuals with
Intellectual Disabilities” should have been “Individuals with an Intellectual Disability,” to conform with changes made to other sections of the Act. The Reviser of Statutes had made this change under the authority of KRS § 7.136.
(a) The secretary or designee of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 210.575
- Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 210.005
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- Secretary: means the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 210.005
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(b) The commissioner or designee of the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities;
(c) The commissioner or designee of the Department for Medicaid Services; (d) The commissioner or designee of the Department of Education;
(e) The executive director of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation;
(f) The director of the University Affiliated Program at the Interdisciplinary
Human Development Institute of the University of Kentucky;
(g) The director of the Kentucky Council on Developmental Disabilities;
(h) Two (2) members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
(i) Two (2) members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate President; and
(j) Public members, appointed by the Governor as follows:
1. One (1) member representing families of a child with an intellectual or other developmental disability residing in the home of the family member;
2. One (1) member representing families of an adult with an intellectual or other developmental disability residing in the home of the family member;
3. One (1) member representing families of an adult with an intellectual or other developmental disability residing in a community-based setting;
4. One (1) member representing families of an individual with an intellectual or other developmental disability residing in an institutional residential facility that provides services to individuals with intellectual disabilities;
5. Three (3) persons with intellectual or other developmental disabilities;
6. Two (2) business leaders;
7. Two (2) providers of intellectual or other developmental disability services;
8. One (1) provider of intellectual or other developmental disability services that is a regional community program for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability established pursuant to KRS
210.370; and
9. One (1) representative of a statewide advocacy organization providing education and outreach on topics associated with intellectual and other
developmental disabilities.
The thirteen (13) appointments made under this paragraph shall be chosen to reflect representation from each of Kentucky’s six (6) congressional districts.
(2) The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may serve as chair of the commission or the secretary may appoint his or her designee, the commissioner of the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, or the commissioner’s designee to serve as chair.
(3) Members defined in subsection (1)(a) to (i) of this section shall serve during their terms of office. All public members appointed by the Governor shall serve a four (4) year term and may be reappointed for one (1) additional four (4) year term.
(4) The members appointed by the Governor shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(5) Members appointed by the Governor to fill a vacated position shall serve the remainder of that position’s term and may be reappointed for a four (4) year term.
(6) Members described in subsection (1)(h) and (i) of this section who fail to attend fifty percent (50%) of commission meetings in a fiscal year may be recommended to the Speaker of the House or the Senate President for replacement with new members.
(7) Members appointed under subsection (1)(j) of this section shall provide advance notice, on a meeting-by-meeting basis, to the person designated by the commission chair if the member will be sending a representative.
(8) Members appointed under subsection (1)(j) of this section who fail to attend fifty percent (50%) of the commission meetings in a fiscal year may be recommended to the Governor for replacement with a new member.
(9) Members appointed under subsection (1)(j) of this section who send representatives for greater than fifty percent (50%) of the commission meetings in a fiscal year may be recommended to the Governor for replacement with a new member.
(10) All public members of the commission shall receive twenty-five dollars ($25) per day for attending each regularly scheduled meeting or any special meeting called by the chair. All commission members shall be reimbursed for necessary travel and other expenses actually incurred in the discharge of duties of the commission.
Effective: July 15, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 36, sec. 17, effective July 15, 2020. — Amended
2012 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 93, effective July 12, 2012; and ch. 158, sec. 40, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 22, effective July
15, 2010. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 125, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 55, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 2003
Ky. Acts ch. 161, sec. 1, effective June 24, 2003. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 75, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001. — Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 403, sec. 2, effective April 14, 2000.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 22, changed “Kentucky Commission on Services and Supports for Individuals with Mental Retardation” to “Kentucky Commission on services and Supports for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.” It is apparent from an examination of other sections of this Act and from consultation with the drafter that “Individuals with
Intellectual Disabilities” should have been “Individuals with an Intellectual Disability,” to conform with changes made to other sections of the Act. The Reviser of Statutes had made this change under the authority of KRS § 7.136.