La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § VII-309

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-309 - Louisiana Commission for the Deaf Board of Commissioners

A. Name. The name shall be the Louisiana Commission for the Deaf board of commissioners, hereinafter referred to as the "board of commissioners."

B. The role and function of the Louisiana Commission for the Deaf board of commissioners are as follows:

1. to support the work of the commission by making recommendations to the commission regarding its programs, policies, procedures, regulations, rules and criteria on behalf of d/Deaf, DeafBlind, and hard of hearing communities and their families; and

2. to advocate for the general welfare, needs, and rights of d/Deaf, DeafBlind, and hard of hearing individuals in this state through education, advising, informing, and promoting relevant laws, policies, and practices which support the eradication of barriers and discrimination affecting individuals who are d/Deaf, DeafBlind, and hard of hearing.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § VII-309

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Rehabilitation Services, Commission for the Deaf, LR 13:94 (February 1987), amended LR 17:388 (April 1991), LR 21:589 (June 1995), Amended by the Department of Health, Office of Public Health, LR 491398 (8/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated pursuant to the authority in R.S. 46:2352(B).