53A-24-114 - Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. - Utah Statutes

53A-24-114. Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.
(1) There is created the Governor's Committee on Employment of People withDisabilities.
(2) (a) The State Board of Education shall appoint at least 12 members to the committee.
(b) The State Board of Education shall ensure that the committee includes members fromthe public and private sectors who represent:
(i) business and industry;
(ii) individuals with disabilities and their advocates;
(iii) job training and placement;
(iv) administrative subunits of the state, such as the Department of Human ResourceManagement, the Department of Workforce Services, Public Education, Higher Education, andthe Department of Human Services;
(v) labor;
(vi) veterans;
(vii) medical;
(viii) health;
(ix) insurance;
(x) media; and
(xi) the general public.
(c) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c)(ii), the State Board of Education shallappoint committee members to serve four-year terms.
(ii) In making the initial appointments to the committee, the State Board of Educationshall appoint approximately 1/2 of the members to two-year terms and 1/2 of the members tofour-year terms.
(d) Committee members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(e) The State Board of Education shall fill any vacancy that occurs on the committee forany reason by appointing a person according to the procedures of this section for the unexpiredterm of the vacated member.
(f) The State Board of Education shall select a chair from the membership.
(g) Seven members of the committee are a quorum for the transaction of business.
(3) (a) The committee shall:
(i) promote employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities;
(ii) serve as the designated state liaison to the President's Committee on Employment ofPeople with Disabilities;
(iii) provide training and technical assistance to employers in implementing theAmericans with Disabilities Act;
(iv) develop and disseminate appropriate information through workshops, meetings, andother requests in response to needs to employers and others regarding employment of individualswith disabilities;
(v) establish contacts with various community representatives to identify and resolvebarriers to full participation in employment and community life;
(vi) formally recognize exemplary contributions in the areas of employment, jobplacement, training, rehabilitation, support services, medicine, media or public relations, andpersonal achievements made by individuals with disabilities;
(vii) advise, encourage, and motivate individuals with disabilities who are preparing for

or seeking employment to reach their full potential as qualified employees;
(viii) advocate for policies and practices that promote full and equal rights for individualswith disabilities;
(ix) advise the State Board of Education and the governor on issues that affectemployment and other requests for information on disability issues;
(x) prepare an annual report on the progress, accomplishments, and future goals of thecommittee and present the report to the State Board of Education and the governor; and
(xi) establish and maintain a cooperative liaison between the governor's office, theexecutive director of the committee, and the executive director of the Utah State Office ofRehabilitation to fulfill the committee's purpose.
(b) The committee may, by following the procedures and requirements of Title 63J,Chapter 5, Federal Funds Procedures, receive and accept federal funds, and may receive andaccept state funds, private gifts, donations, and funds from any source to carry out its purposes.
(4) The director of the State Office of Rehabilitation shall appoint a person to staff thecommittee.

Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session