Guam § 93103 - Creation of the Guam System of Care Council.

§ 93103. Creation of the Guam System of Care Council.

There is hereby created the Guam System of Care Council (‘GSOCC’).

The GSOCC shall be composed of the following:

(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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WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE

(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.