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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 (i) This chapter shall remain in effect only until June 30, 2011, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute extends or deletes that date.
