2-15-2212. Committee on telecommunications access services for persons with disabilities -- composition -- allocation. (1) There is a committee on telecommunications access services for persons with disabilities.

(2) The committee consists of 13 members appointed by the governor as follows:

(a) four members who are persons with disabilities, two of whom must be deaf or hard-of-hearing;

(b) two members who are not persons with disabilities, one of whom must be engaged in a business other than a business in the telecommunications industry and one of whom must be a senior citizen;

(c) one member from the department of public health and human services;

(d) one member from a public safety answering point, as defined in 10-4-101, who has knowledge of emergency communications issues for individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing;

(e) one member from an independent service provider;

(f) one member from an interLATA interexchange carrier;

(g) one member from the public service commission;

(h) one member who is a licensed audiologist; and

(i) one member from the department of administration.

(3) The committee is allocated to the department of public health and human services for administrative purposes only as provided in 2-15-121.