SECTIONS 131230 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 131230

131230. (a) The director shall convene a Public Health Advisory
Committee to provide expert advice and make recommendations on the
development of policies and programs that seek to prevent illness and
promote the public's health.
(b) The advisory committee shall include representatives from a
broad cross section of public health stakeholders which may include
academia, biotechnology, business, community based organizations,
emergency services, local government, health departments, medicine,
nursing, public health laboratories, social marketing, consumers, and
other sectors of the public health community.
(c) The advisory committee shall consist of 15 members. The
Governor shall appoint nine members, the Speaker of the Assembly
three members, and Senate Committee on Rules three members. All
appointees shall have experience or background working in a part of
the broad cross section of public health stakeholders identified in
subdivision (b).
(d) Committee members shall serve on a voluntary basis and shall
not receive any compensation.
(e) The advisory committee shall identify strategies to improve
public health program effectiveness, identify emerging public health
issues, and make recommendations, as necessary, on programs and
policies to improve the health and safety of Californians.
(f) The committee shall be under the direction of the director
and shall be advisory in character and shall not be delegated any
administrative authority or responsibility.
(g) The advisory committee shall convene twice per year, and may
convene more often, if necessary, to provide expert advice to the
department. Meetings of the committee shall be open to the public and
shall comply with applicable open meeting laws.
(h) The director or his or her designee shall serve as chair of
the public health advisory committee. Nothing in this section shall
be construed as preventing or restricting the State Public Health
Officer from creating other advisory committees to advise the
director with regard to other issues and problems.
(i) This chapter shall remain in effect only until June 30, 2011,
and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute
extends or deletes that date.