Welfare and Institutions Code section 4663

(a)

The governing board of a regional center may hold a closed meeting to discuss or consider one or more of the following:

(1)

Real estate negotiations.

(2)

The appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, or dismissal of a regional center employee.

(3)

Employee salaries and benefits.

(4)

Labor contract negotiations.

(5)

Pending litigation.

(b)

Any matter specifically dealing with a particular regional center client must be conducted in a closed session, except where it is requested that the issue be discussed publicly by the client, the client’s conservator, or the client’s parent or guardian where the client is a minor. Minutes of closed sessions shall be kept by a designated officer or employee of the regional center, but these minutes shall not be considered public records. Prior to and directly after holding any closed session, the regional center board shall state the specific reason or reasons for the closed session. In the closed session, the board may consider only those matters covered in its statement.

Source: Section 4663, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=4663.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1986; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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