Cal. WIC § 5771.1
This is the official text of Cal. WIC § 5771.1, part of California’s Welfare and Institutions Code — governs public social services, juvenile justice, and mental health/developmental disability services.
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[Repealed (in Sec. 33) and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 790, Sec. 34. (SB 326) Effective October 12, 2023. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.]
(a) The members of the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission established pursuant to Section 5845 are members of the California Behavioral Health Planning Council.
(b) These members serve in an ex officio capacity when the council is performing its statutory duties pursuant to Section 5772.
(c) This membership does not affect the composition requirements for the council specified in Section 5771.
(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026, if amendments to the Mental Health Services Act are approved by the voters at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election.
[Amended (as amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 790, Sec. 33) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 243, Sec. 11. (SB 862) Effective January 1, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 34 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 790.]
(a) The members of the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission established pursuant to Section 5845 are members of the California Behavioral Health Planning Council. They serve in an ex officio capacity when the council is performing its statutory duties pursuant to Section 5772. This membership does not affect the composition requirements for the council specified in Section 5771.
(b) If amendments to the Mental Health Services Act are approved by the voters at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election, this section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.
(a) The members of the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission established pursuant to Section 5845 are members of the California Behavioral Health Planning Council.
(b) These members serve in an ex officio capacity when the council is performing its statutory duties pursuant to Section 5772.
(c) This membership does not affect the composition requirements for the council specified in Section 5771.
(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026, if amendments to the Mental Health Services Act are approved by the voters at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election.
[Amended (as amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 790, Sec. 33) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 243, Sec. 11. (SB 862) Effective January 1, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 34 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 790.]
(a) The members of the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission established pursuant to Section 5845 are members of the California Behavioral Health Planning Council. They serve in an ex officio capacity when the council is performing its statutory duties pursuant to Section 5772. This membership does not affect the composition requirements for the council specified in Section 5771.
(b) If amendments to the Mental Health Services Act are approved by the voters at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election, this section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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