§333E-4 Membership on the state council. The state council shall consist of twenty-five voting members, appointed by the governor for staggered terms in the manner prescribed by section 26-34. The members of the council shall be residents of the State. The council shall at all times include in its membership representatives of the following, unless these programs are no longer in existence in the State: principal state agencies, higher education training facilities, each university affiliated facility or satellite center in the State, the state protection and advocacy system, and local agencies or nongovernmental agencies or groups concerned with services to persons with developmental disabilities in this State.

(1) At least one-half of the membership of the council shall consist of consumers who are:

(A) Persons with developmental disabilities or their parents, or

(B) Immediate relatives or guardians of such persons, and who are not employees of a state agency which receives funds or provides services under the state council, or managing employees, or persons with an ownership or controlling interest of any other entity which receives funds or provides services under the state council.

(2) Of the members of the council described in paragraph (1):

(A) At least one-third shall be persons with developmental disabilities, and

(B) At least one-third shall be immediate relatives or guardians of such person, of which at least one shall be an immediate relative or guardian of an institutionalized person with developmental disabilities.

(3) The members of the state council shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for any actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their duties under this chapter. [L 1975, c 198, §4; am L 1979, c 180, pt of §1; am L 1983, c 121, §2; am L 1986, c 45, §1]