Sec. 11. (a) Each regional services council shall transmit to the director each plan it develops and approves. The council shall transmit its biennial plan described in section 5 of this chapter to the director not later than February 2 of each even-numbered year.
(b) Not later than sixty (60) days after receiving the plan, the director of the department or the director's designee shall do one (1) of the following:
(1) Approve the plan as submitted by the council.
(2) Approve the plan with amendments, modifications, or revisions.
(3) Return the plan to the council with directions concerning:
(A) subjects for further study and reconsideration; and
(B) resubmission of a revised plan.