Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 5 - COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES › Subchapter M - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL › Section 5.145 - Council administration and support services

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Members of the Council and its committees
				  shall serve without salary but shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary
				  expenses for attending Council meetings and performing Council duties,
				  including child care and personal assistance services.
(b) The Council shall, consistent with State
				  law, recruit and hire a Director of the Council, should the position of
				  Director become vacant, and shall supervise and evaluate annually the
				  Director.
(c) The Director shall
				  hire, supervise and evaluate annually the staff of the Council. Council
				  recruitment and hiring of staff shall be consistent with Federal and State
				  nondiscrimination laws. Dismissal of personnel shall be consistent with State
				  law and personnel policies. The staff and other personnel, while working for
				  the Council, shall be responsible solely for assisting the Council in carrying
				  out its duties and may not be assigned duties by the designated State agency or
				  any other agency or office of the Commonwealth.
(d) The Council is not subject to
				  Commonwealth policies on hiring freezes, reductions in force, prohibitions on
				  staff travel or other policies, to the extent that these policies would impact
				  staff or functions funded with Federal funds and would prevent the Council from
				  carrying out its functions.
(e)
				  Until the provisions of subsection (f) are implemented, the responsibilities of
				  the designated State agency shall temporarily be continued by the Office of the
				  Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare and staff to the Council shall be
				  assigned to the Department of Public Welfare for complement and administrative
				  purposes.
(f) The Council shall
				  conduct a review of the designation of the Department of Public Welfare
				  (Department) as the designated State agency and submit its recommendations to
				  the Governor to assure compliance with
				  Pub. L. No.
				  103-230. During this review and until its
				  completion, the Department shall ensure the provision of adequate staff which
				  shall participate with the Council in preparation of the Developmental
				  Disabilities State Plan. Furthermore, the Department shall provide assurances
				  and support services, as requested by and negotiated with the Council, in
				  support of its duties and functions.
(g) The five principal departments which may
				  be involved in the implementation of the Developmental Disabilities State Plan,
				  Health, Aging, Education, Public Welfare and Labor and Industry, shall
				  designate specific personnel to work with the Council and the administrative
				  unit to ensure their ability to perform mandated functions.
(h) The Council shall adopt rules of
				  procedure consistent with this subchapter,
				  Pub. L. No.
				  103-230, regulations and guidelines issued by the
				  Department of Health and Human Services, and applicable Commonwealth laws,
				  regulations and procedures.