Opinion No.

The Honorable John E. Miller, Chairman Governor's Developmental Disabilities Planning Council 4815 W. Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-3867

Dear Representative Miller:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on whether the Governor's Developmental Disabilities Planning Council has the authority to hire its own staff. You note that recent amendments to the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Civil Rights Act, codified at U.S.C. Title 42 § 6000 et seq., provide that the council has authority to hire its own staff "consistent with state law." Your question is whether it is…