§ 12-14-23-6 — Administration of programs; community action board

(a) Each community action agency shall
administer the agency's community action programs through a
volunteer community action board consisting of not less than fifteen
(15) and not more than fifty-one (51) members.
(b) One-third (1/3) of the members of the board must be elected
public officials currently holding office or representatives of the public
officials.
(c) At least one-third (1/3) of the members of the board must be
persons chosen by democratic selection procedures that are adequate
to assure that those members are representative of the poor in the area
served.
(d) The other members of the board must be officials or members of
business, industry, labor, religious, welfare, education, or other major
groups and interests in the community.
(e) Each member of the board selected to represent a specific
geographic area within a community must reside in the area
represented.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-21-4.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.