Section 150. Governing board of centers for independent living

Each center shall be governed by a board established for the sole purpose of operating a center for independent living. The board shall consist of no fewer than seven persons and shall contain a majority number of individuals with significant disabilities who shall provide a cross-disability representation. The center will be designed and operated within local communities by individuals with disabilities, including an assurance that the center will have a board that is the principle governing body of the center and a majority of which must be composed of individuals with significant disabilities. This governing board shall be established prior to the submission of a grant proposal to fund such a CIL. Only the board established for the purpose of operating a CIL is eligible to receive grants and contracts from the department.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR595-02-1 § 15, eff. November 1, 1987; amended, Volume 20, Issue 09, eff. February 11, 2004.

Statutory Authority

§ 51.5-14 of the Code of Virginia.