| Title: | Deaf-Blind Individuals, Advisory Board for Services for |
| Website: | Advisory Board for Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals |
| Contact Name: | Bob Griffith |
| Contact Title: | Chair of the Illinois Advisory Board for Persons who are Deaf Blind |
| Contact Phone: | 217 558 0565 |
| Contact E-Mail: | Robert.Griffith@illinois.gov |
| Function: | The Board advises State Superintendent of Education, Governor, and General Assembly on education and care of deaf/blind individuals; recommends standards and payment rates for facilities serving deaf and blind. The Advisory Board shall meet at least 4 times per year and not more than 12 times per year. (6 members of the Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum). |
| Term: | 3 years. |
| Senate Confirmation: | No |
| Qualifications: | Each appointing authority, other than Governor, shall include at least one parent of deaf-blind individual, or a person who is deaf-blind. One person designated by each agency may be an employee of such agency.
Board is to meet between 4 and 12 times year.
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| Compensation: | Non-State Employees are reimbursed for Expenses and can receive up to $50 per diem. |
| Composition: | 11 members:
3 appointed by Governor:
1 at least 60 years of age;
1 consumer who is deaf/blind;
1 parent of a person who is deaf/blind;
2 appointed by State Superintendent of Education;
4 appointed by Secretary of Human Services;
2 appointed by Director, Department of Children & Family Services.
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| Chair: | Chairperson is elected annually by the members |
| Authority: | 105 ILCS 5/14-11.02 |