EXECUTIVE ORDER
04-08

WHEREAS, the Missouri Office of Administration is created pursuant to Article IV, Section 12, of the Missouri Constitution and Chapter 37, RSMo.; and

WHEREAS, the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is created pursuant to Article IV, Section 12, of the Missouri Constitution and Chapter 286, RSMo.; and

WHEREAS, the Governor's Council on Disabilities is created within the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations pursuant to Chapter 286.200, RSMo.; and

WHEREAS, Missouri is home to nearly one million persons with disabilities; and

WHEREAS, the Governor's Council on Disabilities focuses on creating a climate in which all Missourians with and without disabilities have equal access to employment opportunities; and

WHEREAS, the Council provides information about compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and assistive technology to maximize the productivity of people with disabilities; and

WHEREAS, the Council offers assistance to other state agencies for compliance with all laws regarding persons with disabilities; and

WHEREAS, the State of Missouri is dedicated to creating an environment where people with disabilities can enjoy equal opportunity and independence in all aspects of life; and

WHEREAS, the Governor's Council on Disability would continue to be a "voice of persons with disabilities" in the Office of Administration; and

WHEREAS, the work of the Governor's Council on Disability with other state departments would be strengthened by a move to the Office of Administration; and

WHEREAS, the Missouri Assistive Technology Advisory Council is established by Chapter 191.853, RSMo; and

WHEREAS, The Missouri Assistive Technology Advisory Council supports access to adaptive devices that increase the independence and productivity of Missourians with all types of disabilities; and

WHEREAS, chapter 191.858, RSMo, requires the transfer of the Missouri Assistive Technology Advisory Council to the Office of Administration at such time when federal funds are no longer provided pursuant to the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BOB HOLDEN, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the Laws of the State of Missouri, do hereby order:

  1. The transfer of the Governor's Council on Disability from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to the Office of Administration;
  2. The transfer of all the authority, powers, duties, functions, records, personnel, property, contracts, budgets, matters pending, and other pertinent vestiges of the Governor's Council on Disability from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to the Office of Administration, by Type III transfer, as defined under the Reorganization Act of 1974.
  3. The transfer of the Missouri Assistive Technology Advisory Council from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to the Office of Administration;
  4. The transfer of all the authority, powers, duties, functions, records, personnel, property, contracts budgets matters pending, and other pertinent vestiges of the Missouri Assistive Technology Advisory Council from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to the Office of Administration, by Type III transfer, as defined under the Reorganization Act of 1974.

This order shall become effective no sooner than August 28, 2004, unless disapproved within sixty days of its submission to the Second Regular Session of the 92nd General Assembly.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, in the City of Jefferson, on this 3rd day of February 2004.

[Bob Holden's signature]

BOB HOLDEN
GOVERNOR

ATTEST:

[Matt Blunt's signature]
SECRETARY OF STATE

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