(1) There is created the Kentucky Commission on Services and Supports fo r 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 Behavio ral 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 intellec tual 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 r esiding 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 intellec tual 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 KR S 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 c hosen 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 me mbers 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 appoint ed 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 co mmission 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 b e reimbursed for necessary travel and other expenses actually incurred in the discharge of duties of the commission.
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