(a) The Community Services Oversight and Planning Council shall be composed of the following eleven (11) members appointed by the Legislative Council as follows:
(1) Three (3) members of the Senate recommended by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
(2) Three (3) members of the House of Representatives recommended by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
(3) Five (5) members to be appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate cochairs of the Legislative Council as follows:
(A) Two (2) providers of community-based developmental disability services licensed by the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services of the Department of Human Services appointed as follows:
(i) One (1) member to represent the Developmental Disabilities Provider Association from a list provided by the association; and
(ii) One (1) member to represent the Community Developmental Disabilities Provider Network from a list provided by the network;
(B) One (1) member who is a provider of community-based services for individuals with behavioral health needs from a list provided by the Mental Health Council of Arkansas;
(C) One (1) member who is a provider of community-based services for youth from a list provided by the Arkansas Youth Services Providers Association; and
(D) One (1) member who is a provider of community-based services to the aging from a list provided by the Arkansas Association of Area Agencies on Aging.
(b) The members of the Community Services Oversight and Planning Council shall serve two-year terms and may be reappointed.
(c) (1) The House of Representatives and Senate cochairs of the Legislative Council shall call the first meeting of the Community Services Oversight and Planning Council within sixty (60) days of August 12, 2005.
(2) The House of Representatives and Senate cochairs of the Legislative Council shall appoint a chair and vice chair from among the members of the Community Services Oversight and Planning Council.
(d) The Community Services Oversight and Planning Council shall:
(1) Set the date, place, and time of meetings as necessary to perform its duties; and
(2) (A) Provide information regarding scheduled meetings to the Bureau of Legislative Research.
(B) The bureau shall publish the information on the bureau's website.
(e) The bureau shall provide coordination and staff support to the Community Services Oversight and Planning Council.
Section: 20-76-602 20-76-603 NextLast modified: November 15, 2016