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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 4574 (Introduced in House) — To maximize the access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services, to strengthen the impact of su... · Sec. 105

Sec. 105. National mental health advisory board

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There is established within the Office the National Mental Health Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to in this title as the Board ). Except as provided in paragraph (3), each member shall serve a two-year term. No member shall serve more than three terms. The Board shall be composed of non-Federal public members to be appointed by the Director, of which— at least eight such members, or 1/3 of total membership, whichever is greater, shall be individuals with a diagnosis of serious mental illness; at least six such members, or 1/4 of total membership, whichever is greater, shall be a parent or legal guardian of an individual with a serious mental illness or a child or adolescent with a serious emotional disturbance; at least one such member shall be a representative of a leading research organization for individuals with serious mental illness; at least one such member shall be a representative of a leading advocacy organization for individuals with serious mental illness; at least one such member shall be a representative of a leading community service organization for individuals with serious mental illness; at least one member shall have served in a senior position in a State mental health system; at least one member shall have served in a senior position in a local mental health system; at least one member shall be a psychiatrist; at least one member shall be a clinical psychologist; at least one member shall be a law enforcement officer; at least one such member shall be a representative of a leading veterans service organization; and at least one such member shall be a child or adolescent psychiatrist.
The Director shall design an application and selection process to fill the initial membership of the Board. Political affiliation or views may not be taken into account in such application and selection process and relatives of elected officials shall not be eligible for membership. The initial membership of the Board shall design an application and selection process to fill the membership of the Board for those terms following the term of the initial membership. Such application and selection process shall ensure that Board members select the membership that will follow that Board membership’s term and, notwithstanding the two-year term requirement in paragraph (1), such application process shall ensure that not more than half of the terms of Board members expire in a given year.
The initial membership of the Board shall elect two members as co-chairs of the Board. Co-chairs shall serve a term of one year and the Board shall elect new co-chairs as vacancies arise. The Board shall meet in person not fewer than four times each year. The Director shall request senior Federal Government officials to attend each of the four meetings, including requesting that the Council attend one of the four meetings. The co-chairs of the Board may call additional meetings online and by telephone as determined necessary by the co-chairs.
The Board shall— advise the President, the heads of Federal departments and agencies providing mental health services, and other senior Federal Government officials on proposed and pending legislation, budget expenditures, and other policy matters with respect to mental illness, particularly serious mental illness and children and adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance; work in partnership with local organizations to solicit the views and perspectives of individuals with mental illness, particularly individuals with serious mental illness, and parents or legal guardians of individuals with mental illness, with respect to mental health services; prepare a section of the Strategy outlining the views and perspectives of individuals with mental illness, particularly individuals with serious mental illness and children and adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance, with respect to mental health services; and provide the Director evaluations of the staff support and training and technical assistance the Board has received.
The membership of the Board shall, in consultation with the Director, determine the procedures of the Board.
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