Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Each not-for-profit
rehabilitation organization shall establish a governing entity which consists of no
less than seven people and is broadly representative of the community and reflect
the major areas of activities in which the organization is engaged.
1. The governing entity should reflect such
professional and related fields as management, personnel, rehabilitation,
manufacturing, public relations, finance or accounting, medicine, law and public
welfare.
2. A person with a disability,
associations for people with disabilities, and organizer labor should be represented
on the governing entity.
3. The
governing entity shall be organized into committees corresponding to the major
activities of the organization. The minimum committees include an Executive
Committee, Personnel Committee, Finance Committee, and Nominating
Committee.
4. Staff members of the
organization other than the executive director, and staff members of DVRS, shall not
serve as members of this governing entity.
(b) The articles of incorporation and/or the
by-laws shall provide a maximum length of time for a term of office of a governing
entity member to ensure rotation of membership.
(c) The governing entity shall be responsible for:
1. Formulating basic policies concerned with the
achievement of its purposes and conduct of its program;
2. Establishing all broad organizational policies
of administration and operation;
3.
Formulating a mission statement, approving and evaluating programs, stimulating
continuing program planning, and adopting recommendations for program
growth;
4. Establishing policy regarding
property, funds, and personnel operations;
5. Obtaining adequate financial support for its
organizations and providing funding for the building and equipment needs for the
organization;
6. Establishing and
maintaining high standards of operations for its programs and for its continuing
development;
7. Approving the
initiation, expansion, or modification of its programs based upon the rehabilitation
needs of the community and the capability of the organization to affect those needs
within its established goals and objectives; and
8. Adopting an annual budget, establishing
policies for administration of funds and reviewing the financial status of the
organization on a quarterly basis.
(d) The governing entity, or its executive
committee, shall meet at least quarterly and minutes of all meetings will be on file
and distributed to all governing entity members.
