108 STAT. 306 PUBLIC LAW 103-230—APR. 6, 1994 "(5) STATE PLAN MONITORING. —Not less than once each year, the Council shall monitor, review, and evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the State plan in meeting such plan's objectives. "(6) REVIEW OF DESIGNATED STATE AGENCY.—The Council shall periodically review the designated State agency with respect to the activities carried out under this Act and make any recommendations for change to the Governor, "(7) REPORTS.— The Council shall submit to the Secretary, through the Governor, periodic reports on its activities as the Secretary may reasonably request, and keep such records and afford such access thereto as the Secretary finds necessary to verify such reports. "(8) BUDGET. —Each Council shall prepare, approve, and implement a budget using amounts paid to the State under this part to fund and implement all programs, projects, and activities under this part including— "(A) conducting such hearings and forums as the Council may determine to be necessary to carry out the duties of the Council, reimbursing Council members of the Council for reasonable and necessary expenses for attending Council meetings and performing Council duties (including child care and personal assistance services), paying compensation to a member of the Council, if such member is not employed or must forfeit wages from other employment, for each day such member is engaged in performing the duties of the Council, supporting Council member and staff travel to authorized training and technical assistance activities including inservice training and leadership development, and appropriate subcontracting activities; "(B) hiring and maintaining sufficient numbers and t3npes of staff (qualified by training and experience) and obtaining the services of such professional, consulting, technical, and clerical personnel (qualified by training and experience), consistent with State law, as the Council determines to be necessary to carry out its functions under this part, except that such State shall not apply hiring freezes, reductions in force, prohibitions on staff travel, or other policies, to the extent that such policies would impact staff or fiuictions funded with Federal funds and would prevent the Council from carrying out its functions under this Act; and "(C) directing the expenditure of funds for grants, contracts, interagency agreements that are binding contracts, and other activities authorized by the approved State plan. " (9) STAFF HIRING AND SUPERVISION.— A Council shall, consistent with State law, recruit and hire a Director of the Council, should the position of Director become vacant, and supervise and annually evaluate the Director. The Director shall hire, supervise, and annually evaluate the staff of the Council. Council recruitment and hiring of staff shall be consistent with Federal gmd State nondiscrimination laws. Dismissal of personnel shall be consistent with State law and personnel policies. " (10) STAFF ASSIGNMENTS.— The staff and other personnel, while working for the Council, shall be responsible solely for assisting the Council in carrying out its duties under this
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