Welfare and Institutions Code section 5604.5

The local mental health board shall develop bylaws to be approved by the governing body which shall do all of the following:

(a)

Establish the specific number of members on the mental health board, consistent with subdivision (a) of Section 5604.

(b)

Ensure that the composition of the mental health board represents and reflects the diversity and demographics of the county as a whole, to the extent feasible.

(c)

Establish that a quorum be one person more than one-half of the appointed members.

(d)

Establish that the chairperson of the mental health board be in consultation with the local mental health director.

(e)

Establish that there may be an executive committee of the mental health board.

(f)

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statewide primary election, this section shall become inoperative on January 1, 2025, and as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.

Source: Section 5604.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=5604.­5.­ (updated Apr. 17, 2024; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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