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Tennessee Code Title 33. Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities § 33-5-601

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) There is created the statewide planning and policy council for the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities to assist in planning a comprehensive array of high quality prevention, early intervention, treatment, and habilitation services and supports and to advise the department on policy, budget requests, and developing and evaluating services and supports.

(b)(1) The statewide planning and policy council shall be composed of not less than eleven (11) members, not including ex officio members. The governor shall appoint the chair of the council. The speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint one (1) legislator as a member of the council. The commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities shall serve, ex officio, as secretary to the council and, if the chair is not present at a meeting, shall designate a member to serve as chair for the meeting. The governor is ex officio a member of the council and may appoint representatives of state agencies as ex officio members of the council. The governor shall appoint one (1) at-large representative.

(2) The commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities shall appoint five (5) members to represent intellectual and developmental disabilities, of which, two (2) shall be service recipients or members of families of service recipients, one (1) shall be a representative for children, one (1) shall be a intellectual and developmental disabilities service provider, and one (1) shall represent others affected by intellectual and developmental disability issues. Additionally, the commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities shall appoint one (1) representative for elderly service recipients and at least one (1) at-large representative.

(3) At least a majority of the council's membership shall consist of current or former service recipients and members of service recipient families.

(c) The members of the statewide planning and policy council shall receive no compensation.

(d) The statewide planning and policy council shall meet quarterly at a place designated by the chair and may meet more often upon the call of the chair or a majority of the members.

(e) Terms on the council shall be three (3) years except that the chair and members appointed by the speakers shall have terms of two (2) years.

(f) The appointing authority may remove a member for failure to attend at least one-half ( 1/2 ) of the scheduled meetings in any one-year period or for other good cause.

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