Continues
Executive Order #30 Florio.
WHEREAS, on
May 24, 1984 Executive Order No. 72 of Governor Kean created the
Governor's Council on the Prevention of Mental Retardation; and
WHEREAS, the
Council is composed of commissioners of various State departments
and of concerned citizens who have had distinguished records in
the area of mental retardation and developmental disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Public
Law 1987, Chapter 5 (N.J.S.A. 30:1AA-10 to -19) was enacted on January
20, 1987 establishing a permanent Office for Prevention of Mental
Retardation and Developmental Disabilities in the Department of
Human Services; and
WHEREAS, the
Governor's Council on the Prevention of Mental Retardation was renamed
the Governor's Council on the Prevention of Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities by Executive Order No. 178 of Governor
Kean on July 30, 1987; and
WHEREAS, the
Governor's Council on the Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities was continued for one year by Executive Order No. 223
of Governor Kean and for three years by Executive Order No. 30 of
Governor Florio; and
WHEREAS, under
N.J.S.A. 30:1AA-15, the Governor's Council on the Prevention of
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities serves as an Advisory
Council to the Office for Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities and to the Commissioner of the Department of Human
Services; and
WHEREAS, the
Governor's Council on the Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities is an essential component of the Office for Prevention
of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities and should
continue to serve as an Advisory Council; and
WHEREAS, the
Governor's Council on the Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities lapsed on December 31, 1993;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN, Governor of the State of New Jersey,
by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. The Governor's
Council on the Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities is hereby continued as of December 31, 1993 and shall
remain in existence until December 31, 1996.
a. The
Council shall consist of no more than 25 public members appointed
by the Governor. The members shall be appointed from among persons
representing people with disabilities, professionals in mental
retardation and developmental disabilities, and persons from
the business and health communities.
b. The
Secretary of State and the Commissioners from the Departments
of Human Services, Health, Education, Environmental Protection
and Energy, Community Affairs, and/or their designees, shall
serve on the Council.
c. The
public members shall continue to serve for staggered three-year
terms. Council vacancies among the public members shall be filled
by appointment by the Governor for the remainder of the unexpired
term.
d. The
Governor shall designate the chairperson of the Council from
among members of the Council. The chairperson of the Council
shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
e. The
Council may further organize itself in any manner it deems appropriate
and may enact by-laws it deems necessary to carry forth its
responsibilities.
2. The Governor's
Council on the Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities shall:
a. Advise
the Secretary of State and the Commissioners of the Departments
of Human Services, Health, Education, Environmental Protection
and Energy, Community Affairs, and the Office for Prevention
of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities in the
Department of Human Services, regarding the priorities for prevention
in the State;
b. Mobilize
citizens and community agencies to support prevention-related
activities;
c. Develop
mechanisms to facilitate early detection;
d. Foster
cooperative working relationships among responsible agencies;
and
e. Provide
other information on prevention as the Governor may request.
3. The Council,
in performing its duties, shall consult with existing agencies
for planning, coordination and delivery of prevention services
to families at the State, county and local levels.
4. The Departments
of State, Human Services, Health, Education, Environmental Protection
and Energy, and Community Affairs are authorized and directed,
to the extent consistent with law, to cooperate with the Council
and to furnish it with such staff, office space and supplies as
necessary to carry out its purpose under this Order.
5. The Council
shall be responsible for serving as the Advisory Board to the
New Jersey Disabilities Prevention Program, as funded through
a cooperative agreement with the federal Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, and shall provide guidance to the Office for Prevention
of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities regarding
the establishment, monitoring and evaluation of programs and surveillance
systems for the prevention of disabilities.
6. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal
this 2nd day of May in the Year of
Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and ninety-four and of the Independence
of the United States, the two hundred
and eighteenth.
CHRISTINE
TODD WHITMAN
GOVERNOR
Attest:
Peter Verniero
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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