33-5-208 - State family support council. - Tennessee Statutes

33-5-208. State family support council.

The commissioner shall appoint a state family support council comprised of fifteen (15) members, of whom at least a majority shall be persons with severe or developmental disabilities or their parents or primary care givers. The council shall have one (1) representative from each development district of the state, one (1) representative of the council on developmental disabilities, one (1) representative of the Tennessee disability coalition, one (1) representative of the Tennessee community organizations, and one (1) representative of a center for independent living. The commissioner shall appoint two (2) at-large members for the department.

[Acts 1992, ch. 981, § 10; T.C.A., § 33-5-409; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2002, ch. 730, § 27; 2005, ch. 27, § 1.]