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This Executive
Order is extended by EO #29 Whitman.
WHEREAS, the
presence of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) present a serious public health concern
for the Sexy真人y; and
WHEREAS, New
Jersey ranks fifth in the nation with regard to the number of its
citizens infected with AIDS since 1981; and
WHEREAS, the
number of AIDS cases has been steadily increasing and in November
of 1990, New Jersey reported its ten-thousandth AIDS case; and
WHEREAS, as
many as forty-thousand New Jerseyans may be infected with HIV; and
WHEREAS, the
human suffering caused by AIDS is of continuing concern to all New
Jerseyans; and
WHEREAS, New
Jersey's AIDS/HIV effort needs to be better coordinated to deliver
critical services efficiently and cost effectively to its citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JIM FLORIO, Governor of the Sexy真人y, by the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and by the laws of this State,
do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. There
is hereby created a Governor's Advisory Council on AIDS, hereinafter
referred to as the Advisory Council.
2. The Advisory
Council shall consist of the Commissioner of Health or her designee;
the Commissioner of Corrections or his designee; the Commissioner
of Education or his designee; the Commissioner of Human Services
or his designee; the Commissioner of Community Affairs or his
designee; the Commissioner of Insurance or his designee; the Attorney
General or his designee; the Public Advocate or his designee;
the Chancellor of Higher Education or his designee; two members
of the Senate to be appointed by the President thereof, no more
than one of whom shall be from the same political party; two members
of the General Assembly to be appointed by the Speaker thereof,
no more than one of whom shall be from the same political party;
and no more than thirty-five public members to be appointed by
the Governor. The public members shall consist of educators, labor
representatives, health care providers, advocates and persons
who have tested HIV positive. The public members shall serve at
the pleasure of the Governor. All members of the Advisory Council
shall serve without compensation.
3. The Governor
shall designate a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among
the public members of the Advisory Council.
4. Advisory
Council vacancies shall be filled by the Governor for the remainder
of the unexpired term.
5. It shall
be the duty of the Governor's Advisory Council to:
a. Advise
the Governor on policy relating to AIDS issues;
b. Monitor
the Department of Health's implementation of its plan to fight
AIDS in the 1990's;
c. Recommend
legislation to the Governor;
d. Advise
the Governor as to what measures need to be taken to coordinate
State efforts concerning AIDS research and treatment;
e. Advise
the executive branch concerning its relationship with voluntary
agencies and private sector entities involved in AIDS-related
activities, including funding sources for research; and
f. Prepare
an annual report for the Governor on or before June 1 of each
year, regarding its findings, and any recommendations it deems
appropriate.
6. The Advisory
Council shall receive administrative staff support from the Department
of Health, but shall not obligate any funds of that Department
or of any other department, office, division or agency of the
State.
7. This
Order shall take effect immediately and shall terminate on June
2, 1994.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal this
24th day of October in the Year of Our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
ninety-one, and of the Independence
of the United States, the two hundred
and sixteenth.
/s/
James J. Florio
GOVERNOR
Attest:
/s/
Elizabeth A. Ryan
Assistant Counsel to the Governor
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