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2000 Arkansas Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2000)

handle is hein.sag/sagar0078 and id is 1 raw text is: ATI'ORNEY GENERAL OF ARKANSAS Mark Pryor Opinion No. 99-209 January 27, 2000 The Honorable Jay Bradford President Pro Tempore of the Senate P.O. Box 8367 Pine Bluff, AR 71611-8367 The Honorable Bob Johnson Speaker of the House of Representatives P.O. Box 173 Bigelow, AR 72016 Dear Senator Bradford and Representative Johnson: This is in response to your request, on behalf of State Representative Sue Madison, for consultation pursuant to Act 1414 of 19991 regarding the legality of legislative service on the Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) Coordinating Council. I will, consistent with your request, provide such consultation, with the understanding that the actual determination regarding the legislative service shall be made by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House. See n. 1, supra. It is my advice that legislative service on the CASSP Coordinating Council (Council), as currently required under A.C.A. § 20-47-505 (Supp. 1997), is prohibited under the Arkansas Constitution in accordance with the decision in Act 1414 addresses the service of legislative members of boards and commissions. It enumerates a number of boards and commissions and requires the replacement of any General Assembly members serving on those boards. As to any boards and commissions not listed in Act 1414, the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker, in consultation with the Attorney General's office shall make the determination whether such boards may have legislative members. Acts 1999, No. 1414, § 2(b). The initial decision as to the legality of the legislative service in question must therefore be made by these officials, subject of course to review by the judicial branch. 323 Center Street * Suite 200 * Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 682-2007 * FAX (501) 682-8084 Internet Website * http://www.ag.state.ar.us/

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