Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 343 § 343.499 — State

State Interagency Coordinating Council. (1)(a) There is created the State Interagency Coordinating Council. (b) The Governor shall appoint members of the council from a list of eligible appointees from this state that is provided by the council and agencies described in subsection (2) of this section and shall ensure that the membership of the council reasonably represents the racial, ethnic, linguistic and geographic population of this state. (c) The Governor shall designate one member of the council to serve as the chairperson, or if the Governor chooses not to name a chairperson, the council may elect one of its members to serve as chairperson. (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c) of this subsection, any member of the council who represents the Department of Education may not serve as the chairperson of the council. (2) The membership of the council shall be composed as follows: (a) At least 20 percent of the council members shall be parents of children with a disability who are 12 years of age or younger at the time the council member is appointed. When appointing council members under this paragraph, the Governor shall ensure that: (A) At least 50 percent of the council members are parents of a child with a disability who is five years of age or younger at the time the council member is appointed; (B) At least 20 percent of the council members: (i) Are parents of a child with a disability who is three years of age or younger at the time the council member is appointed; and (ii) Have knowledge of, or experience with, programs or services for infants or toddlers with a disability; and (C) The council members represent the racial, ethnic and linguistic diversity of children in this state who are five years of age or younger. (b) At least 20 percent of the council members shall be public or private providers of early intervention and early childhood special education services. (c) At least one council member shall be from a program responsible for preparing early intervention and early childhood special education educators. (d) At least one council member shall be from a Head Start program or from a provider under the Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program. (e) At least one council member shall be from a home-based child care program. (f) At least one council member shall be from a center-based child care program. (g) At least one council member shall be from the committee that serves as the state advisory council, as described in ORS 326.425 (3). (h) At least one council member shall be a member of the State Advisory Council for Special Education created under ORS 343.287. (i) At least one council member shall be from each state agency involved in the provision of, or payment for, early intervention and early childhood special education services to infants and toddlers with a disability and their families. (j) At least one council member shall be from each state agency responsible for providing preschool services to children with a disability. (k) At least one council member shall be from each state agency responsible for children’s mental health. (L) At least two council members shall be from the Department of Human Services with expertise in foster care or self-sufficiency programs. (m) At least one council member shall be from the Department of Early Learning and Care with expertise in the Child Care and Development Fund. (n) At least one council member shall be a representative of the Department of Education with expertise in the coordination of education of homeless children and youth. (o) At least one council member shall be from the Department of Consumer and Business Services with expertise in state regulation of private health insurance. (p) At least one council member shall be from the Oregon Health Authority with expertise in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. (q) At least one council member shall be a representative from a tribal agency responsible for supporting young children with developmental delays and disabilities, from a tribal council or otherwise representing one or more tribes. (3) An individual appointed to represent a state agency under subsection (2) of this section must have sufficient authority to engage in making and implementing policy on behalf of the agency. The Governor may appoint a council member to represent more than one program or specialty listed in subsection (2) of this section. (4) In addition to the council members appointed under subsection (2) of this section: (a) The Governor may appoint any other council members not listed in subsection (2) of this section. (b) The President of the Senate shall appoint one member from among members of the Senate to serve as a nonvoting council member. (c) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member from among members of the House of Representatives to serve as a nonvoting council member. (5) The State Interagency Coo