Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

(a) There is hereby established the livable home modification program for home modification and accessibility enhancements to construct, retrofit, and/or renovate residences to allow individuals with significant disabilities to remain in community settings. (b) Any eligible resid…

Effective on July 1, 2014, the commission shall be composed of eighteen (18) members. Insofar as practicable, the commission shall consist of people with disabilities and state leaders of industry, labor, business, veterans, women, and federal, state, and local governments, and r…

The governor shall designate one member of the commission to serve as its chairperson during the governor’s term of office or until the governor appoints another member of the commission to serve in that capacity. The commission shall elect from its own membership a vice-chairper…

(a) Of the number of members appointed originally under this chapter, one-third (⅓) shall be appointed for a term of one year; one-third (⅓) shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years; and one-third (⅓) shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years. Thereafter, vacancies c…

The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services, but may, at the discretion of the governor, be reimbursed for traveling and other expenses actually incurred in the performance of their official duties.

It shall be the duty of the commission to work in cooperation with the National Council on Disability and other interested federal, state, and local agencies, organizations, and employers in: (1) Promoting on behalf of the people with disabilities and assuring, on behalf of the s…

(a) The commission’s chairperson shall appoint five (5) commissioners as the hearing board for the purpose of conducting hearings and rendering decisions on matters relating to the provisions of chapter 87 of this title and §§ 37-8-15.1 and 42-46-13 within the jurisdiction of the…

(a) The commission is authorized to create advisory committees and mediation teams to perform tasks within the jurisdiction of the commission. (b) The commission may itself, or it may empower these committees and mediation teams to: (1) Study the concerns of people with disabilit…

The commission is authorized to receive any gifts, grants, or donations made for any of the purposes of its program, and to disburse and administer them in accordance with the terms of its program.

(a) All of the personnel and employees of the “governor’s committee on employment of the handicapped” shall be transferred to the “governor’s commission on the handicapped”. No person in the classified, non-classified, or unclassified service of the state on May 28, 1985, shall b…

The following words and terms, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, shall have the following meanings: (1) “Coordinating compliance” means the authority to: (i) Issue guidelines, directives, or instructions that are necessary to effectuate compliance with fed…