(a) There is hereby established the Arkansas Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coordinating Council, hereafter referred to in this subchapter as the “coordinating council”.
(b) The coordinating council shall be composed of twenty-seven (27) members as follows:
(1) Thirteen (13) members of the coordinating council shall be administrative officers of the following agencies, or their appropriate designees, confirmed by gubernatorial appointment:
(A) The Arkansas Drug Director, who shall serve as Chair of the Arkansas Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coordinating Council;
(B) The Director of the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services of the Department of Human Services;
(C) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police;
(D) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education;
(E) The Director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation;
(F) The Director of the Division of Correction;
(G) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration;
(H) The Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard;
(I) The Attorney General;
(J) The Director of the State Crime Laboratory;
(K) The Director of the Office of Alcohol Testing of the Department of Health;
(L) The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts; and
(M) The Director of the Division of Community Correction; and
(2) The following persons shall be appointed by the Governor for three-year terms and will not serve more than two (2) consecutive terms:
(A) One (1) police chief, one (1) county sheriff, and one (1) drug court judge;
(B) A prosecuting attorney;
(C) A private citizen not employed by the state or the United States Government;
(D) A director of a publicly funded alcohol and drug abuse treatment program;
(E) A school drug counselor;
(F) A director of a drug abuse prevention program;
(G) A director of a driving while intoxicated program;
(H) A health professional; and
(I) Four (4) members from the state at large who have demonstrated knowledge of or interest in alcohol and drug abuse prevention, at least two (2) of whom shall be recovering persons.
(c) The coordinating council members may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.
(d) The coordinating council may appoint noncouncil members for PEER review of grants, and the PEER Review Committee members shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses and mileage to be paid by the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services of the Department of Human Services from funds appropriated for its maintenance and operation.
(e) A United States Attorney for Arkansas or his or her designee shall serve on the coordinating council in an advisory capacity.