Cal. WIC § 9200
This is the official text of Cal. WIC § 9200, part of California’s Welfare and Institutions Code — governs public social services, juvenile justice, and mental health/developmental disability services.
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(a) (1) There is in the state government the California Commission on Aging.
(2) The commission shall be composed of 18 persons, as follows:
(A) Twelve persons shall be appointed by the Governor. At least 2 of the 12 persons shall be appointed by the Governor from nominees submitted by, among others, area agency on aging directors and the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council of California, also known as the Triple-A Council of California.
(B) Three persons appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(C) Three persons appointed by the Senate Rules Committee.
(3) The commission shall be comprised of a majority of members 60 years of age or older.
(4) The commission shall be comprised of actual consumers and providers of services under the federal Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3001, et seq.), as amended, with professional, lived, or academic expertise both within and outside of the field of aging, including, but not limited to, health, behavioral health, Alzheimer’s and related dementias, long-term services and supports, long-term care, housing, transportation, independent living, workforce development, caregiving, elder justice, information technology, and economic security, among others.
(5) The commission shall be composed of representatives of the geographic, cultural, economic, and other social factors in the state.
(b) The commission composition requirements shall be complied with as vacancies occur.
(c) For the purposes of conducting meetings pursuant to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the commission is an “advisory commission” within the meaning of subdivision (b) of Section 11123.5 of the Government Code and, therefore, subject to Section 11123.5 of the Government Code.
(2) The commission shall be composed of 18 persons, as follows:
(A) Twelve persons shall be appointed by the Governor. At least 2 of the 12 persons shall be appointed by the Governor from nominees submitted by, among others, area agency on aging directors and the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council of California, also known as the Triple-A Council of California.
(B) Three persons appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(C) Three persons appointed by the Senate Rules Committee.
(3) The commission shall be comprised of a majority of members 60 years of age or older.
(4) The commission shall be comprised of actual consumers and providers of services under the federal Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3001, et seq.), as amended, with professional, lived, or academic expertise both within and outside of the field of aging, including, but not limited to, health, behavioral health, Alzheimer’s and related dementias, long-term services and supports, long-term care, housing, transportation, independent living, workforce development, caregiving, elder justice, information technology, and economic security, among others.
(5) The commission shall be composed of representatives of the geographic, cultural, economic, and other social factors in the state.
(b) The commission composition requirements shall be complied with as vacancies occur.
(c) For the purposes of conducting meetings pursuant to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the commission is an “advisory commission” within the meaning of subdivision (b) of Section 11123.5 of the Government Code and, therefore, subject to Section 11123.5 of the Government Code.
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