(1) The Idaho state council for the deaf and hard of hearing is hereby created. The council shall be the interdepartmental and interagency planning and advisory body for the departments and agencies of the state for programs and services affecting persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
(2) For budgetary purposes and for administrative support purposes, the council shall be assigned, by the governor, to a department or office within the state government. However, this assignment shall not interfere with the interdepartmental and interagency planning, coordinating, influencing, evaluating and monitoring functions of the council.