2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 79. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES › Subchapter I. Establishment and Organization of Department › § 7915. Council on Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities.

§ 7915. Council on Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities.
(a) There is established the Council on Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities.
(b) The Council on Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (the Council) serves in an advisory capacity to the Director of the Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities and considers matters relating to the formation of local community councils for aging persons and for adults with physical disabilities, programs, and projects in this State to benefit aging persons and adults with physical disabilities and other matters as may be referred to it by the Governor, the Secretary of the Department, or the Director. The Council may study, research, plan, or advise the Director, the Secretary, or the Governor on matters it deems appropriate to enable the Division to function in the best possible manner.
(c) The Council on Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities is composed of 15 members. The Governor shall appoint members for terms of up to 3 years. Members' terms must be staggered so that the terms of no more than 7 members expire in 1 year. The Council consists of the following:
(1) Three members, each being a resident from a different county in this State and an aging or elderly person or a caregiver of an aging or elderly person as defined in § 7920 of this title.
(2) Three members, each being from a public or nonprofit agency that provides services to aging persons.
(3) Three members, each being a resident from a different county in this State and an adult with a physical disability or a caregiver of an adult with a physical disability as defined in § 7920 of this title.
(4) Three members, each being from a public or nonprofit agency that provides services to persons with physical disabilities.
(5) One member who represents veterans' issues.
(6) Two members, each being from a public or nonprofit agency that provides services to alleged victims as defined in § 3902 of Title 31.
(d) The Council membership must be composed of representatives in the following areas:
aging persons, representatives of public or nonprofit agencies that serve aging persons, persons with a physical disability, low income aging persons, low income persons with a physical disability, minority aging persons, minority persons with a physical disability, veterans' affairs, representatives of public or nonprofit agencies that provide services to alleged victims as defined in § 3902 of Title 31, and representatives of public or nonprofit agencies that serve adults with physical disabilities. Each Council member may represent more than 1 area, but a member may not represent more than 3 areas.
(e) A Council member serves without compensation, except for reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses incident to duties as a member of the Council.
(f) Council members shall elect a chair for a 2-year term from among its members, with the chair alternating each term between a representative of the aging community and a representative of adults with physical disabilities. A chair may serve 2 nonconsecutive terms.
(g) An appointment to the Council to fill a vacancy prior to the expiration of a term shall fill the remainder of the term.
(h) The Council chair shall discharge a member who is absent from more than 3 consecutive meetings, unless excused by the Council.
(i) The Council may establish subcommittees and make appointments to the subcommittees with the approval of all members of the Council.
(j) A quorum of the Council is a majority of the council members.
(k) A Council decision relative to policy and budget must be made by a majority of the members present at a meeting that has a quorum. The Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities shall provide staff assistance to Council and Council's subcommittees.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  7915;  57 Del. Laws, c. 301, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 591, §  68;  60 Del. Laws, c. 525, §§  1-3;  62 Del. Laws, c. 318, §§  1-4;  66 Del. Laws, c. 47, §§  1-5;  69 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 228, §§  1-3;  81 Del. Laws, c. 210, § 1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 313, § 1;