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parent,consumer, or advocate in a related field such as developmental disabilities. La. R.S. 28:913 —913.6. Each human services district board shall, among other duties, be responsible for community-based programs and functions relating to the care, diagnosis, training, treatment, case management, and education of persons with intellectual disabilities, persons with developmental disabilities, and persons with autism. La. R.S. 28:915A(2). Additionally,each human services district board shall have the power to enter into contracts to establish such services including development disabilities services. La. R.S.28:915B(6). REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Pursuant to La. R.S. 28:451.3D, each human services district is required to maintain a regional advisory committee, which is composed of a minimum of twelve members who represent positions and philosophies held by various groups and advocates for persons with developmental disabilities, including (1) persons with developmental disabilities, (2) parents and family members representing persons who receive a cross section of developmental disabilities services, (3) private providers, (4) representatives of advocacy organizations, and(5)public providers and administrators of local administrative units and human services districts, who may be appointed as ad hoc, non-voting members of the Regional Advisory Committee. La. R.S. 28:451.3D(2). These regional advisory committee members are separate and distinct from the members who comprise the human services district boards. Each regional advisory committee performs the following functions: (1) provide public input into the district planning process and comment on regulations proposed by the office, (2) receive timely information on the budgets of their respective human services districts, in addition to information on implementation of all services and quality assurance reports by those districts, and advise the authorities and districts, and (3) collaborate with the human services districts to develop outreach plans for each geographic area. None of the regional advisory committees have any supervision or control over contracts entered into by OCDD or the respective human services district. STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Pursuant to La. R.S. 28:451.3F, OCDD established a State Advisory Committee which coordinates with all human services district advisory committees,and provides public input to OCDD regarding proposed regulations and the development of state planning and budget. The State Advisory Committee is comprised of at least two members from each human services district regional advisory committee. The State Advisory Committee does not have any supervision or control over contracts entered into by OCDD. Page 2 of 6 (Docket No. 2021-205)