Section 104365 Of Article 1. Tobacco Use Prevention From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 103. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
104365
. (a) There is hereby created the Tobacco Education and
Research Oversight Committee in state government that shall advise
the department and the State Department of Education with respect to
policy development, integration, and evaluation of tobacco education
programs funded under this article, and for development of a master
plan for the future implementation of tobacco education programs.
(b) The Tobacco Education Oversight Committee shall be composed of
13 members to be appointed as follows:
(1) Two members representing volunteer health organizations
dedicated to the reduction of tobacco use appointed by the Speaker of
the Assembly.
(2) One member representing an organization that represents health
care employees appointed by the Senate Rules Committee.
(3) One member of a professional education association, such as an
association of teachers, appointed by the Senate Rules Committee.
(4) One member of a university facility with expertise in programs
intended to reduce tobacco use appointed by the Governor.
(5) Two representatives of a target population group appointed by
the Governor.
(6) One representative of the department appointed by the
Governor.
(7) One representative of the State Department of Education
appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(8) One member representing the interests of the general public
appointed by the Governor.
(9) One representative of local health departments appointed by
the Governor.
(10) One member representing a volunteer health organization
dedicated to the reduction of tobacco associated injury appointed by
the Governor.
(11) One member from the Tobacco Related Disease Research Program
appointed by the Governor.
(c) Members shall serve for a term of two years, renewable at the
option of the appointing authority. The initial appointments of
members shall be for two or three years, to be drawn by random lot at
the first meeting. The committee shall be staffed by the department'
s coordinator of the program created pursuant to Section 104375.
(d) The committee shall meet as often as it deems necessary, but
shall meet not less than four times per year.
(e) The members of the committee shall serve without compensation,
but shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in
the performance of the duties of the committee.