RS 913.6 - Governing board for Capital Area Human Services District; membership; appointment; terms
A. The Capital Area Human Services District shall be governed by a board of seventeen members. The board shall include two residents of each of the following parishes: Ascension, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. Five of the members shall be residents of East Baton Rouge Parish. The members shall be appointed by the governor from among a list of qualified candidates nominated by the governing authority of each parish. The candidates from Ascension Parish shall be nominated by the parish president. The seventeen-member board shall be comprised as follows:
(1) Two members with professional expertise in the field of mental health.
(2) Two members with professional expertise in the field of addictive disorders.
(3) Two members with professional expertise in the field of developmental disabilities.
(4) One member with professional expertise in finance, accounting, business enterprise, or auditing.
(5) One member with professional expertise in the field of public health.
(6) One member who represents the judiciary, with particular emphasis on specialty courts.
(7) Two members who represent law enforcement, school-based healthcare, public health, or the coroner's office based on the needs of the respective appointing parishes.
(8) Two members who are parents, consumers, or advocates in the field of mental health.
(9) Two members who are parents, consumers, or advocates in the field of addictive disorders.
(10) Two members who are parents, consumers, or advocates in the field of developmental disabilities.
B. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
C. Each member shall serve for a three-year term. No board member shall serve more than three consecutive three-year terms.
D. Effective January 1, 2018, the board shall comply with the enumerated requirements of expertise in this Section. Any board member serving on the board prior to January 1, 2018, who satisfies at least one of the enumerated criteria shall be considered to have satisfied the requirement to serve and shall remain on the board for the duration of his unexpired term. Any board member who does not satisfy one of the enumerated criteria shall be replaced by January 1, 2018, and the newly appointed member shall begin a new three-year term. It shall be the responsibility of the executive director to ensure that the board satisfies the enumerated criteria herein. The executive director shall work with the local parish governmental authorities in the district's statutory governance area to ensure compliance with the board requirements of this Section.
Acts 2017, No. 73, §1, eff. June 7, 2017.