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SENATE BILL NO. 1161

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S1161......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED COMMISSION - Amends existing law to provide
that the number of commissioners on the Commission for the Blind and
Visually Impaired shall be increased from five to seven, at least four of
whom shall be blind or visually impaired, and not more than four of whom
shall belong to the same political party; and to provide that one member
must be a member as designated by the National Federation of the Blind in
Idaho.
                                                                        
02/13    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/14    Rpt prt - to Health/Wel

Bill Text

                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  First Regular Session - 2001
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1161
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED; AMENDING  SEC-
  3        TION  67-5403,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  PROVIDE THAT THE NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS
  4        SHALL BE INCREASED FROM FIVE TO SEVEN, AT LEAST  FOUR  OF  WHOM  SHALL  BE
  5        BLIND  OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND NOT MORE THAN FOUR OF WHOM SHALL BELONG TO
  6        THE SAME POLITICAL PARTY AND AT LEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL  BE  A  MEMBER  AS
  7        DESIGNATED BY THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF IDAHO.
                                                                        
  8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  9        SECTION  1.  That  Section 67-5403, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 10    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 11        67-5403.  COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED  --  CREATION  --
 12    COMPOSITION  --  APPOINTMENT  --  TRANSFER OF POWERS FROM DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
 13    ASSISTANCE. (1) There is hereby created in the  office  of  the  governor  the
 14    Idaho  commission  for  the  blind and visually impaired. The commission shall
 15    consist of five (5) seven (7) members, at least three (3)  four  (4)  of  whom
 16    shall  be  blind or visually impaired, and not more than three (3) four (4) of
 17    whom shall belong to the same political party, and at least one  (1)  of  whom
 18    shall  be  a  member  as designated by the national federation of the blind of
 19    Idaho.
 20        The governor shall appoint members of the commission subject to  ratifica-
 21    tion by the senate at the next regular or special session of the legislature.
 22        All  appointments shall be made for terms of three (3) years, beginning on
 23    July 1st. If for any reason a member should leave the  commission  before  his
 24    term  expires, the governor shall appoint another member to fill out the unex-
 25    pired term.
 26        (2)  All powers and duties of the department of public assistance relating
 27    to services to the blind and sight conservation as herein defined, are  trans-
 28    ferred to and shall be assumed by the commission on October 1, 1967.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                          R. S. 10746C2
                                
The purpose of this legislation is to amend Section 67-5403, Idaho Code, to
provide that the Commission for the Blind membership be increased from 5 to
seven, at least one of who shall be a member as designated by the National
Federation of the Blind of Idaho.













                          FISCAL IMPACT
                                
There will be a fiscal impact of approximately $4,000 per year to the General
Fund.

Contact: Larry E. Streeter, President, National Federation of the Blind of Idaho,
343-2382
        Senator Cecil Ingram 332-1376
        Senator John Sandy 332-1372
        Senator Gary J. Schroeder 332-1321







STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                                                  S 116