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HF 4784

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 04/08/2022 12:11pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to human services; modifying the membership of the Commission of the
Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section
256C.28, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256C.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Membership.

The Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of
Hearing consists of seven members appointed at large and one member from each advisory
committee established under section 256C.24, subdivision 3. At least 50 percent of the
members must be deaf or deafblind or hard-of-hearing. Members shall include deleted text begin persons who
are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing, parentsdeleted text end new text begin at least one parentnew text end of deleted text begin childrendeleted text end new text begin a childnew text end who
deleted text begin aredeleted text end new text begin isnew text end deaf, deafblind, deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ornew text end hard-of-hearingdeleted text begin , and representatives of county and regional
human services, including representatives of private service providersdeleted text end .new text begin The commissioners
of education, health, human rights, and employment and economic development and the
director of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services division in the Department of Human
Services or their designees shall serve as ex officio members of the commission without a
vote. The commission may appoint additional ex officio members from other bureaus,
divisions, or sections of state departments directly concerned with the provision of services
to persons who are deaf, deafblind, or hard-of-hearing.new text end Commission members are appointed
by the governor for a four-year term and until successors are appointed and qualify.
Commission members shall serve no more than three consecutive termsdeleted text begin , and no more than
12 years in totaldeleted text end . Annually, by January 31, the commission shall select one member as chair
and one member as vice-chair to serve until January 31 of the following year or until the
commission selects a new chair or vice-chair, whichever occurs later.