Section 6820 - Advisory Boards(a) Membership. Membership in an advisory board shall be as follows: (1) Members appointed to the local advisory board by the local governing body shall include, but not be limited to, individuals who, at the time of their appointment, are representatives of health professions concerned with child health, school health personnel and parents of children eligible to receive services under provisions of this subchapter, whether or not the services are eligible for state reimbursement.(2) The governing body may recognize individuals as alternates who have professional or parent qualifications equivalent to that of the member.(3) The governing body shall not appoint any employee of the local health department to the advisory board, except that the director and deputy director of the community child health and disability prevention program shall be ex officio, nonvoting members of the board.(4) Individuals appointed to the advisory board as parents of children eligible to receive services shall neither be employed by an individual or an agency providing health services to the public for fee, nor be a provider of health services to the public for fee.(b) Responsibilities. The local advisory board shall be responsible for the reviewing, advising and reporting functions related to the community child health and disability prevention program as specified in Section 321.7, Health and Safety Code. The advisory board may also advise the local governing body and appropriate governmental agencies on health matters additional to the community child health and disability prevention program, such as maternal and child health in general.(c) Tenure. Members of the advisory board shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority for a term of three years, except that one-third of the members first appointed in each jurisdiction shall serve for three years, one-third of the members for two years and one-third of the members for one year.(d) Meetings. The advisory board shall meet at least twice each year, once before March 1, and once after March 1 but before September 1. In addition, the board shall meet on the call of the chairperson of the board or on the call of one-third of its members. Public notice shall be given of the date, time and location of each meeting in advance of the meeting. Meetings shall be open to the public.(e) Reimbursement. Advisory board members and alternates shall serve without compensation, except that members, and alternates when acting in lieu of members, shall be reimbursed under the approved community plan for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their duties. Parent members may additionally be reimbursed for their actual and necessary costs of child care and lost wages.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 6820
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208 and 321, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 321.7, Health and Safety Code.