It was agreed, — That pursuant to Standing Order 108(1) (a)(b), a Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities be established, and that pursuant to 108(2) and (3)(c) the Subcommittee study among other matters, the proposing, promoting, monitoring and assessment of initiatives aimed at the integration and equality of disabled persons in all sectors of Canadian society;
That the Subcommittee be composed of nine members of which five shall be government members and four shall be opposition members, to be named after the usual consultations;
That the Subcommittee report thereon its findings and recommendations to the Committee;
That the Subcommittee be empowered, except when the House otherwise orders, to send for persons, papers and records, to sit while the House is sitting, to receive evidence, to sit only during a time when the Standing Committee is not sitting, unless otherwise authorized by the Standing Committee, to print from day to day such papers as may be ordered by it and to authorize the Chair to hold meetings to receive evidence when a quorum is not present provided that at least 3 members are present including the opposition;
That the Committee authorize the allocation of sufficient funds from its budget to the Subcommittee for the payment of reasonable travelling and living expenses to witnesses appearing before the Subcommittee;
That the Subcommittee be empowered to retain the services of research officers from the Library of Parliament;
That the Subcommittee be empowered to retain professional services as may be required;
That when the Chair of the Subcommittee is unable to act in that capacity at or during a meeting of the Subcommittee, he shall designate a member of the Subcommittee to act as Chair at or during the said meeting;
That substitution of members on the Subcommittee be in accordance with Standing Order114.