Opinion No.

The Honorable John E. Brown State Senator 17900 Ridgeway Drive Siloam Springs, Arkansas 72761-8866

Dear Senator Brown:

This official Attorney General opinion is rendered in response to certain questions that you have presented concerning Act 244 of 1997, which affects the membership of the Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling. The portion of the Act with which you are concerned states as follows:

SECTION 2. Arkansas Code 17-27-201 is amended to read as follows:

"17-27-201. Creation — Members.(a) There is created a board to be known as the Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling consisting…