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The council shall:
(1) Serve as a forum by which issues and benefits regarding current and
potential services and programs for persons with developmental disabilities
may be discussed by consumer, public, private, professional and lay interests.
(2) Advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities and conduct
or support programs, projects and activities that carry out such advocacy.
(3) Advise the executive and legislative branches of local, state and
federal governments and the private sector on programs and policies pertaining
to current and potential services to persons with developmental disabilities
and their families.
(4) Submit periodic reports to the governor, the legislature and
departments of state government on how current federal and state programs,
rules, regulations, and legislation affect services to persons with
developmental disabilities.
(5) Assess, review and/or monitor the services and programs being
provided for individuals with developmental disabilities.
(6) Review and comment on all service plans and budgets of the state
which will or may affect services and programs for persons with developmental
disabilities.
(7) Review and comment on proposed state legislation and/or rules and
regulations relating to services and programs for persons with developmental
disabilities.
(8) Participate in community integration for individuals with
developmental disabilities.
(9) In consultation with the designated state agency develop and adopt,
and annually review and revise as necessary, a five (5) year strategic state
plan. Such state plan shall be the state plan required to be submitted under
P.L. 106-402, as amended, and shall describe how the council will conduct and
support advocacy, capacity building and systemic change through:
(a) Outreach and identification of individuals with developmental
disabilities and their families to assist and enable them to obtain
services, supports and assistance;
(b) Training for individuals with developmental disabilities, their
families and personnel to enable them to obtain access to the services and
supports they need;
(c) Technical assistance to assist public and private entities to assist
and support individuals with developmental disabilities in achieving
independence, integration, productivity and self-determination;
(d) Support for and education of communities to respond positively to
individuals with developmental disabilities and their families;
(e) Interagency collaboration and coordination;
(f) Coordination with related councils, commissions and programs
concerning individuals with disabilities;
(g) Efforts to eliminate barriers to the access and use of community
services by individuals with developmental disabilities, to enhance system
design and redesign, and to enhance citizen participation;
(h) Public education activities regarding the capabilities, preferences
and needs of individuals with developmental disabilities through coalition
development, self-advocacy training and education of policymakers;
(i) Conducting studies, analyses, information gathering, and providing
recommendations to local, state and federal policymakers in order to
increase their ability to offer opportunities or enhance services to
individuals with developmental disabilities;
(j) Demonstration of new approaches to services and supports for
individuals with developmental disabilities and their families to assist
them in achieving independence, integration, productivity and
self-determination;
(k) Demonstration of new approaches to increase access to electronic and
information technologies for individuals with significant disabilities;
and
(l) Other advocacy, capacity building and systemic change activities to
promote a coordinated, consumer and family directed comprehensive system
of supports and services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

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