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 100 STAT. 1838

PUBLIC LAW 99-506—OCT. 21, 1986 STATE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL

29 USC 796d-l.

Handicapped persons.

"SEC. 706. (a) There shall be established in each State receiving assistance under this title a State Independent Living Council (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Council'). The Council shall— "(1) provide guidance for the development and expansion of independent living programs and concepts on a statewide basis; "(2) provide guidance to State agencies and to local planning and administrative entities assisted under this title; and "(3) prepare and submit to the State agency designated under section 705(a)(1) a five-year plan addressing the long-term goals and recommendations for the need for independent living services and programs within the State. "(b)(1) The Council shall be composed of representatives of the principal State agencies, local agencies, and nongovernmental agencies and groups concerned with services to handicapped individuals under this title; handicapped individuals and parents or guardians of handicapped individuals; directors of independent living centers; representatives from private business employing or interested in employing handicapped individuals; representatives of other appropriate organizations and other appropriate individuals. "(2) A majority of the membership of the Council shall be handicapped individuals and parents or guardians of handicapped individuals. "(3) The members of the Council shall be appointed by the director of the State agency designated under section 705(a)(1). "(c) The chairperson of the Council shall be selected from among the membership and shall also serve as a member of any State advisory committee primarily concerned with the provision of rehabilitation services and any other appropriate State advisory committee concerned with services to handicapped individuals. "(d) Any State in which there is a council which substantially meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) and has the authority or will, promptly after the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1986, have the authority to carry out the functions prescribed in subsection (a) shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this section.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of the Act is amended by inserting after item "Sec. 705." the following new item: "Sec. 706. State independent living council.". SEC. 804. GRANTS FOR CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. (a) APPLICATION CONDITIONS.—

29 USC 796e.

Handicapped persons. 29USe796e note.

(1) Section 7110t)) of the Act is amended— (A) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (1); (B) by striking out the period at the end of clause (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the word "and"; and (C) by adding at the end thereof the following new clause: "(3) Contains assurances that each center will have a board which is Composed of a majority of handicapped individuals.". (2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect one year after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—Section 711(c)(2) of the Act is amended— (1) by inserting after "housing" in clause (E) a comma and the following: "recreation";

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