2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 79. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES › Subchapter I. Establishment and Organization of Department › § 7914A. The Governor's Commission on Community and Volunteer Services.

§ 7914A. The Governor's Commission on Community and Volunteer Services.
(a) Establishment and purpose. —
The Governor's Commission on Community and Volunteer Services (“Commission”) is established and serves in an advisory capacity to the Administrator of the State Office of Volunteerism (“Administrator”). The purpose of the Commission is to enrich lives and communities in Delaware by advocating service and volunteerism.
(b) Duties. —
(1) The Commission shall consider matters relating to volunteer services in this State and any other matter that the Governor, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services (“Secretary”), the Director of the Division of State Service Centers (“Director”), or the Administrator of the State Office of Volunteerism (“Administrator”) may refer to it.
(2) The Commission shall perform the duties required of state commissions on national and community service under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 12638(e)).
(3) The Commission may study, research, plan, and advise the Governor, Secretary, Director, and Administrator on matters the Commission deems appropriate to enable the State Office of Volunteerism to function in the best possible manner.
(c) Commission members. —
The Governor's Commission is composed of 15-25 voting members, as follows:
(1) Required members. —
Not less than 10 nor more than 22 individuals representing the broad diversity of this State, including members from the public sector, the private nonprofit sector, and the business community. The Governor appoints each member under this paragraph (c)(1), except for the Secretary of the Department of Education, who is a member by virtue of position. At least 10 of the members under this paragraph (c)(1) must meet the requirements of 42 U.S.C. § 12638(c)(1) and (2) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended, as follows:
a. An individual with expertise in the educational, training, and development needs of youth, particularly disadvantaged youth.
b. An individual with experience in promoting the involvement of older adults in service and volunteerism.
c. A representative of community-based agencies or community-based organizations within this State.
d. The Secretary of the Department of Education, who serves by virtue of position.
e. A representative of local governments in this State.
f. A representative of local labor organizations in this State.
g. A representative of business.
h. An individual between the ages of 16 and 25 years who is a participant or supervisor in a program.
i. A representative of a national service program described in 42 U.S.C. § 12572(a), (b), or (c).
j. A representative of the volunteer sector.
(2) Sources of other voting members. —
The Governor shall appoint 1 representative each from up to 3 committees that serves in an advisory capacity to a volunteer program that the State Office of Volunteerism directly administers. When possible, appointments under this paragraph (c)(2) should be made from any of the following sources:
a. Local educators.
b. Experts in the delivery of human, educational, environmental, or public safety services to communities or individuals.
c. Native American tribes.
d. Out-of-school youth or other at-risk youth.
e. Entities that receive assistance under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 4950 et seq.).
(3) The Commission's Executive Director is a nonvoting member and serves by virtue of position.
(d) Governor appointments. —
A member that the Governor appoints serves for a period of 3 years. Each term of office expires on the date specified in the appointment; however, a member remains eligible to participate in Commission proceedings until the Governor replaces that member. The Governor may appoint a member for a term of less than 3 years to ensure that the members' terms expire on a staggered basis. The Governor shall fill a vacancy on the Commission for the balance of the unexpired term. A member is eligible for reappointment to no more than 2 additional consecutive terms.
(e) A Commission member receives no compensation but may be reimbursed for the member's actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties.
(f) The Commission shall elect a chair from among its members. A member may serve as chair for a term of 1 year and is eligible for reelection as chair not more than 2 additional consecutive terms.
(g) The Governor may remove a Commission member that the Governor appoints for gross inefficiency, misfeasance, nonfeasance, malfeasance, or neglect of duty in office. A member is deemed in neglect of duty if the member has an unexcused absence from either 3 consecutive meetings or 4 out of 12 consecutive meetings. The Governor may consider the member to have resigned and may accept the member's resignation.
(h) Quorum. —
The number of members who must be present at a Commission meeting in order to have a quorum and conduct official business is the majority of members. A vacancy on the Commission is not counted for quorum.
(i) Staffing. —
The State Office of Volunteerism of the Division of State Service Centers shall provide reasonable staff support to assist the Commission in performing its duties under this section.
(j) Executive Director. —
The Administrator serves as the Commission's Executive Director. The Executive Director is responsible for the active direction and management of the Commission's business and affairs.
(1) The Executive Director's duties include all of the following:
a. Preparing each federal or state application, funding report, or reporting document.
b. Supervising Commission staff.
c. Providing staff support to each Commission committee.
d. Serving as liaison to each Commission-funded program.
e. Monitoring grantee compliance and progress.
f. Other duties as the Commission may assign to the Executive Director.
(2) The Executive Director may represent the Commission and manage the Commission's day-to-day business.
(3) The Executive Director may delegate the Executive Director's duties to other Commission staff.
(4) Commission members shall participate in the selection process for hiring the Executive Director.
64 Del. Laws, c. 313, §  3;  68 Del. Laws, c. 149, §§  4, 5;  71 Del. Laws, c. 305, §§  1-6;  74 Del. Laws, c. 313, §§  1-9;  84 Del. Laws, c. 57, § 1;