Section 13823.16 Of Chapter 3. Criminal Justice Planning From California Penal Code >> Title 6. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 3.
13823.16
. (a) The Comprehensive Statewide Domestic Violence Program
established pursuant to Section 13823.15 shall be collaboratively
administered by the Office of Emergency Services and an advisory
council. The membership of the Office of Emergency Services Domestic
Violence Advisory Council shall consist of experts in the provision
of either direct or intervention services to victims of domestic
violence and their children, within the scope and intention of the
Comprehensive Statewide Domestic Violence Assistance Program.
(b) The membership of the council shall consist of domestic
violence victims' advocates, battered women service providers, at
least one representative of service providers serving the lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender community in connection with domestic
violence, and representatives of women's organizations, law
enforcement, and other groups involved with domestic violence. At
least one-half of the council membership shall consist of domestic
violence victims' advocates or battered women service providers. It
is the intent of the Legislature that the council membership reflect
the ethnic, racial, cultural, and geographic diversity of the state,
including people with disabilities. The council shall be composed of
no more than 13 voting members and two nonvoting ex officio members
who shall be appointed, as follows:
(1) Seven voting members shall be appointed by the Governor,
including at least one person recommended by the federally recognized
state domestic violence coalition.
(2) Three voting members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly.
(3) Three voting members shall be appointed by the Senate
Committee on Rules.
(4) Two nonvoting ex officio members shall be Members of the
Legislature, one appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and one
appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. Any Member of the
Legislature appointed to the council shall meet with the council and
participate in its activities to the extent that participation is not
incompatible with his or her position as a Member of the
Legislature.
(c) The Office of Emergency Services shall collaborate closely
with the council in developing funding priorities, framing the
request for proposals, and soliciting proposals.