(a) eleven (11) family representatives appointed by I Maga’lahen Guåhan, to include nine (9) parents of children with serious emotional disturbance; one (1) of the nine (9) parent representatives shall be from PROCEED, Inc.; one (1) shall be an adult consumer who has experienced serious emotional disturbance and is cognizant of issues and barriers in the current delivery system; and two (2) young persons who shall be non-voting members who are less than eighteen (18) years old who have been diagnosed as having a serious emotional disturbance, at least one (1) of whom is currently a student; and

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(b) one (1) representative from each of the following entities, designated by their respective appointing authorities:

(1) Department of Education;

(2) Department of Public Health and Social Services; (3) Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center;
(4) Department of Integrated Services for Individuals with
Disabilities (DISID);

(5) Department of Youth Affairs; (6) Superior Court of Guam;
(7) Mayors Council; and

(8) The Chairperson of the Committee on Health or his/her designee from I Liheslaturan Guåhan.

(c) The Council members shall select a Chairperson, always from the family representatives, and a Vice-Chairperson from the Council membership.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 25-141:1 (May 26, 2000). Repealed and reenacted by P.L.
27-047:1 (Dec. 17, 2003).

NOTE: P.L. 28-045:10 (June 6, 2005) changed the name of the Department of
Education to the Guam Public School System. The passage of P.L. 30-050:2 (July 14,
2009) reverted the name to the Department of Education.

Pursuant to P.L. 32-024:2 (May 6, 2013) which renamed the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (DMHSA) to the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, all references to DMHSA were altered to the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center pursuant to P.L. 32-024:4.