§ 20-47-507 - Child and Adolescent Service System Program Coordinating Council staff. - Arkansas Statutes

20-47-507. Child and Adolescent Service System Program Coordinating Council staff.

(a) The staff for the Child and Adolescent Service System Program Coordinating Council shall be provided by the Child and Adolescent Service System Program project for the first two (2) years and subsequently by the Division of Behavioral Health of the Department of Human Services.

(b) The division shall serve as the coordinating agency and shall develop and support the regional program team network and the coordinating council and shall provide training and technical assistance relevant to the system of care.

(c) Annual site reviews and program evaluations of regional program teams will be coordinated by the division and shall involve a multiagency team of professionals, family members, consumers, and advocates.

(d) The division's program staff shall provide an annual report summarizing program regional and coordinating council activities, strategic plans, and outcomes to the Director of the Department of Human Services and the Commissioner of Education each year on or before October 15.