(a) The State Council on Developmental Disabilities may review and evaluate existing and proposed community living arrangement programs within the various regions of the state and may make a recommendation to the Director of Developmental Services concerning programs that should be considered as the most appropriate agency to be designated as responsible for the implementation of the community living continuum within their area. These programs shall include, but not be limited to, those that have been funded through the issuance of Mental Retardation Private Institutions’ Fund grants, state council program development grants, and model state hospital programs. Consideration shall be given to all of the following:
(1) Private nonprofit corporations.
(2) Public agencies.
(3) A joint powers agreement agency.
(b) At least one-third of the board of directors, public or private, or an advisory committee in the event a public agency is selected, shall be composed of consumer representatives, including members of the immediate family of the consumer.
(c) A person shall not serve as a director or advisory committee member who has a financial interest, as defined in Section 87103 of the Government Code, in designated agency operations, except with respect to any interest as a consumer of a designated agency or regional center services.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 409, Sec. 60. (AB 1595) Effective January 1, 2015.)
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