Council
membership consists of 17 members appointed by the Governor. The responsibility
of members is to: Attend and participate in meetings of the Council. Serve on
at least one standing committee. Current knowledge regarding issues of concern
to disabled people in Minnesota, the Council on Disability's history, structure and current activities so as to effectively
represent the Council to the public.
This is a governing Council and its members provide strategic guidance, oversight, and monitoring.
Membership represents
the general public and organizations which provide services for persons with
disabilities, with at least one member from each economic development region. A majority
of members must be persons with disabilities by law.
The
commissioners of the departments of Education, Health, Human Services, Economic
Security, Human Rights, and the directors of Vocational Rehabilitation and
State Services for the Blind or their designees are ex officio members.
A list of the Economic Development Regions can be found here: https://apps.deed.state.mn.us/assets/lmi/areamap/edr.shtml