Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS › Section 1:1993-20B

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
I, FRANK KEATING, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, by virtue of
			 the power and authority vested in me by law, hereby amend Executive Order
			 1993-20 which established the Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council, and
			 named the Department of Human Services as its designated state agency.
The Federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of
			 Rights Act, P.L.
			 106-402 and as subsequently renumbered,
			 establishes State Councils on Developmental Disabilities and provides payments
			 to states to assist in the development of a comprehensive and coordinated
			 system of services for persons with developmental disabilities.
The State of Oklahoma is required, as a condition of receiving
			 such federal assistance, to conduct appropriate planning and coordination,
			 encompassing administrative activities, federally-defined areas of emphasis,
			 and state priority areas.
The ultimate objective of these activities is to enable persons
			 with developmental disabilities to achieve their maximum potential through
			 increased independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion into the
			 community.
To obtain such financial assistance, the State of Oklahoma must
			 establish a State Council on Developmental Disabilities. This Council is
			 required to develop a plan, approved by the U.S. Secretary for Health and Human
			 Services, which promotes a comprehensive array of services and support for
			 Oklahomans who have developmental disabilities.
Members of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities are
			 appointed by the Governor from among Oklahoma residents in a manner consistent
			 with federal law. The Governor of the State of Oklahoma must make appropriate
			 provisions for membership rotation of the State Council on Developmental
			 Disabilities.
Federal law provides for the Governor to designate a state agency
			 to assist in the administration of the available federal grants and such
			 designation is to be made following consideration of comments of the general
			 public and the non-state agency members of the State Council on Developmental
			 Disabilities, and after the Governor has made an independent assessment of the
			 impact that the designation of such agency has on the ability of the State
			 Council on Developmental Disabilities to serve as an advocate for persons with
			 developmental disabilities.
The following terms and conditions shall apply to the Oklahoma
			 Developmental Disabilities Council:
1.
		  Membership of the Council and rotation of membership shall meet the guidelines
		  established in the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights
		  Act. All members serve at the Governor's pleasure. Except for mandated agency
		  representatives, all members of the Council shall serve terms no longer than
		  four years. No member shall serve more than eight consecutive years.
2. The Governor shall appoint the Council
		  Chair.
3. The Council shall cease
		  to exist upon the enactment of federal legislation abolishing its necessity.
The Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council shall prepare and
			 submit, in conjunction with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, a State
			 Plan for Developmental Disabilities in compliance with the Developmental
			 Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of
			 the State of Oklahoma to be affixed this 5th day of September, 2002.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Frank Keating
ATTEST:
Mike Hunter
Secretary of State
Added as amendment to EO
			 93-20 at 19 Ok Reg 3089, eff 9-5-02