LD 1189, Page 3 - 121th Legislature, FIRST REGULAR Session

	3. Structure.__The director shall exercise the powers of the
commission and is responsible for the execution of its duties.__
The director shall:__appoint and remove the staff of the
commission and prescribe the staff's duties as may be necessary
to implement the purposes of this chapter.__Professional
employees authorized by this chapter must be hired as
unclassified employees.__All other employees are subject to
those civil service and personnel policies established for state
employees generally and must be paid salaries at rates of pay
comparable to those of state employees with equivalent
responsibilities in other state agencies.__The director may
employ such statistical, clerical and other office help as
required and authorized by the commission's budget.

§19604.__Duties

The commission shall:

1. Policy.__Assist the Governor in the formulation,
coordination and management of policy regarding services to
and issues having an impact on the persons in this State who
are blind or visually impaired or are family members of
persons who are blind or visually impaired;

2. Coordination.__Work with other agencies within State
Government and in the private sector dealing with issues of
blindness and visual impairment to promote coordination of
policy development and service delivery, to minimize
duplication of effort and to maximize available resources;

3.__Services program.__Provide a program of services for the
blind, including prevention of blindness, locating of blind
persons, vocational guidance and training of the blind,
placement of blind persons in employment, assistance to local
schools in meeting the special needs of blind students,
instruction of adult blind persons in their homes and other
social services to the blind;

4. Act for the State.__Act for the State in the initiation
of or participation in any multigovernmental agency program
relative to the purposes of this chapter;

5. Budget.__Prepare and submit for executive and legislative
action the budget for the commission;

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