§ 20-64-910 - Task Force on Substance Abuse Treatment Services. - Arkansas Statutes

20-64-910. Task Force on Substance Abuse Treatment Services.

(a) There is created the "Task Force on Substance Abuse Treatment Services".

(b) The task force shall be composed of the following members:

(1) Four (4) senators appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and

(2) Four (4) members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(c) The task force shall also have sixteen (16) advisory members to be appointed as follows:

(1) Six (6) members recommended by the Arkansas Association of Substance Abuse Treatment Providers;

(2) Two (2) members recommended by the Arkansas Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors;

(3) One (1) member recommended by the Arkansas Substance Abuse Certification Board;

(4) One (1) member recommended by the State Board of Examiners of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors;

(5) One (1) member recommended by the Arkansas Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coordinating Council;

(6) One (1) member recommended by the Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention;

(7) Two (2) members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and

(8) Two (2) members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(d) (1) The terms of the legislative members of the task force shall expire on December 31 of each even-numbered year.

(2) Advisory members shall serve at the pleasure of the organizations they represent.

(e) Vacancies on the task force shall be filled in the same manner as provided for the initial appointment.

(f) The chair shall be one (1) of the legislative members of the task force and shall be selected by the legislative members of the task force.

(g) (1) The task force shall meet as often as is deemed necessary by the chair.

(2) The chair shall call the first meeting, which shall be held no later than sixty (60) days after July 16, 2003.

(h) (1) Legislative members of the task force shall be entitled to per diem and mileage at the same rate authorized by law for attendance at meetings of interim committees of the General Assembly.

(2) Advisory members of the task force shall serve without compensation and shall not receive per diem, mileage, or stipends.

(i) The task force shall receive staff support from the Bureau of Legislative Research.