advisory council on child welfare services

advisory council on child welfare services Sec. 705. (a) There is hereby established an Advisory Council on Child-Welfare Services for the purpose of making recommendations and advising the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in connection with the effectuation of the provisions of part 3 of title V of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Social Security Amendments of 1958. 72 Stat. 1057 (b) The Council shall be appointed by the Secretary before January 1959, without regard to the civil-service laws, and shall consist of twelve persons representative of public, voluntary, civic, religious, and professional welfare organizations and groups, or other persons with special knowledge, experience, or qualifications with respect to child-welfare services, and the public. (c) (1) The Secretary shall make available to the Council such secretarial, clerical, and other assistance and such other pertinent data prepared by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare as it may require to carry out such functions. (2) Members of the Council, while serving on business of the Council (inclusive of travel time), shall receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding $50 per day; and shall be entitled to receive actual and necessary traveling expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence while so serving away from their places of residence. (d) The Council shall make a report of its findings and recommendations (including recommendations for changes in the provisions of part 3 of title V of the Social Security Act) to the Secretary and to the Congress on or before January 1, 1960, after which date such Council shall cease to exist.