§226-55  Functional plans; preparation. (a)  The state agency head primarily responsible for a given functional areashall prepare the functional plan for the area.  In the preparation of thefunctional plan, the state agency head shall work in close cooperation with theadvisory committee, respective officials, and people of each county.  In theformulation of the functional plan, the preparing agency shall solicit publicviews and concerns.  The formulation and revision of a state functional planshall conform to the provisions of this chapter and shall take intoconsideration the county general plans.  Functional plans and any revisionsthereto shall be approved by the governor to serve as guidelines for fundingand implementation by state and county agencies.

(b)  The functional plan shall identifypriority issues in the functional area and shall contain objectives, policies,and implementing actions to address those priority issues.  Actions may includeorganizational or management initiatives, facility or physical infrastructuredevelopment initiatives, initiatives for programs and services, or legislativeproposals.

(c)  For each functional plan, the governorshall establish an advisory committee, where an advisory body which meets thecriteria set out hereunder is not already in existence, whose membership shallbe composed of at least one public official from each county to be nominated bythe mayor of each county; members of the public; experts in the field for whicha functional plan is being prepared; and state officials.  The governor shallrequest the nominations from each of the respective mayors and shall appointthe public official nominated by the mayor of the respective county to serve onthe advisory committee.  If the nominations of county officials by a mayor arenot submitted to the governor within sixty days following the date of thegovernor's request for such nominations, the governor shall appoint at leastone public official from that county to serve on the advisory committee withoutnominations from that mayor.  The committee shall advise the state agency inpreparing, implementing, monitoring, and updating the functional plan to be inconformance with the overall theme, goals, objectives, policies, and priorityguidelines contained within this chapter.  The draft functional plan shall besubmitted to relevant federal, state, and county agencies for review andinput.  The advisory committee shall serve as a permanent advisory body to thestate agency responsible for preparing each respective functional plan.  Theterms of members from the public and experts in the field for which afunctional plan is prepared shall be for four years.  Each term shall commenceon July 1 and expire on June 30.  No member from the public or expertin the field shall be appointed consecutively to more than two terms.  Theseappointments shall not be subject to senate confirmation, and shall be exemptfrom sections 26-34(a) and 78-4(a) regarding the appointment to boards andcommissions. [L 1978, c 100, pt of §2; am L 1980, c 225, §2; am L 1984, c 236,§8 and c 237, §2; am L 1985, c 44, §2; am L 1987, c 336, §4(7); am and ren L1991, c 76, pt of §1]