3.__Appointments.__The Governor shall appoint appropriate representatives to the council, as required under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, upon consideration of recommendations made by current members of the council.

4.__Duties. The council shall perform its duties in compliance with the requirements of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000.

5.__Designated state agency.__In accordance with the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, the State shall identify an agency to act as the designated state agency to provide support for the council.__The designated state agency must meet all requirements specified in 42 United States Code, Section 15025.

6.__Council personnel and members.__As of the effective date of this section:

A.__All employees assigned to the council who state that they wish to continue as employees of the council must be transferred from state employment to employment of the council in its capacity as an independent advisory agency;

B.__Accrued fringe benefits from state employment of transferred personnel, including, but not limited to, vacation and sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement credits, remain available to the transferred personnel;

C.__Members and employees of the council are not considered state employees for the purpose of the state civil service provisions of Title 5, Part 2 and chapter 372 or for any other purpose except as follows.

(1)__Employees of the council, including employees hired after the effective date of this section, are deemed state employees for the purposes of the state retirement provisions of Title 5, Part 20 and the state employee health insurance program under Title 5, chapter 13, subchapter 2.