BOARD: Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Advisory Council

BOARD IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 220

DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

AUTHORITY: A.O. 221; A.O. 221

STATUS: Active

SUNSET DATE:

REQUIREMENTS: No Legislative Confirmation or Financial Disclosure required

PROHIBITIONS: None

TERM: No defined term

DESCRIPTION: Shall advise the governor on policies and practices to increase the contributions of faith-based and community organizations to meet the workforce and health and social services needs of the people of Alaska. The council shall provide a report to the governor on the faith-based and community initiatives activities and issues by May 1, 2005. The council shall convene a statewide conference on faith-based and community initiatives. The conference shall serve to enhance greater public and private partnerships and include opportunities for participants to receive hands-on training designed to help build workforce and health and social services capacity throughout the state.

CHAIR: Governor appoints

SPECIAL FACTS: Public members appointed by the governor and serve at pleasure of Governor. Public members include representatives from the faith-based community, business community, not-for-profit providers of health and social services and other community leaders located throughout the state. The number of members will be set by the governor through the appointment process. The commissioners of the Departments of Health and Social Services, Labor and Workforce Development, Military and Veterans' Affairs and Corrections, or those commisioners' designees, serve as ex-officio members of the council. The governor will appoint the chair of the council from among the public members. The council may elect other officers as the council deems necessary.

COMPENSATION: Standard Travel and Per Diem.

MEETINGS:

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