PRINTER'S NO. 2249
No. 1699 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY DeWEESE, BISHOP, D. O'BRIEN, BENNINGTON, BIANCUCCI, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, COHEN, DeLUCA, EACHUS, FABRIZIO, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, MAHONEY, MANN, MENSCH, MYERS, M. O'BRIEN, SHIMKUS, SOLOBAY, THOMAS, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND SEIP, JULY 6, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JULY 6, 2007
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of December 12, 1994 (P.L.1023, No.139), 2 entitled "An act establishing the Statewide Independent 3 Living Council; providing for the powers and duties of the 4 council; providing for a State plan for the provision of 5 services to people with disabilities; providing for grants 6 and funding for establishment of centers for independent 7 living; and requiring centers for independent living to 8 maintain certain standards and give certain assurances in 9 order to qualify for assistance," further providing for the 10 composition of the Statewide Independent Living Council. 11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 12 hereby enacts as follows: 13 Section 1. Section 5(b) and (c)(1) of the act of December 14 12, 1994 (P.L.1023, No.139), known as the Independent Living 15 Services Act, are amended to read: 16 Section 5. Statewide Independent Living Council. 17 * * * 18 (b) Manner of appointment of members.--[Members] Except as 19 provided in subsection (c)(1), members of the council shall be 20 appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall select members
1 from recommendations of representatives of organizations with 2 governing boards in which at least 51% are persons with 3 disabilities. The board shall be representative of a broad range 4 of individuals with disabilities. The council shall be composed 5 of members appointed to provide Statewide representation, 6 represent a broad range of disabilities and ensure knowledge 7 about centers for independent living and services and programs 8 provided. 9 (c) Members.-- 10 (1) The council shall include a majority of individuals 11 with disabilities who are not State employees and [at least 12 50%] seven of the directors of the centers for independent 13 living within this Commonwealth, four of whom shall be chosen 14 by [the] a consensus of all regional directors of centers for 15 independent living in this Commonwealth and three of whom 16 shall be chosen by the Governor in the manner set forth in 17 paragraph (3). 18 * * * 19 Section 2. The amendment of section 5(c)(1) of the act shall 20 apply to members chosen after the effective date of this act. 21 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately. F4L35SFL/20070H1699B2249 - 2 -