(a) Effective January 1, 2019, there is hereby established the Council on Health Care Delivery Systems as an independent body to develop a plan that includes options for advancing progress toward achieving a health care delivery system in California that provides coverage and access through a unified financing system for all Californians.
(b) The council shall meet for the first time on or before July 1, 2019, and shall convene meetings at least quarterly at locations that are easily accessible to the public in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(c) (1) The council shall be comprised of five members as follows:
(A) Three members who shall be appointed by the Governor.
(B) One member who shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
(C) One member who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(2) The appointees shall have appropriate knowledge and experience regarding health care coverage or financing, or other relevant expertise.
(3) The council shall elect a chairperson on an annual basis.
(4) The members of the council shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in performing their duties and responsibilities.
(d) The council may establish advisory committees that include members of the public with knowledge and experience in health care that support stakeholder engagement and an analytical process by which key design options are developed. A member of an advisory committee need not be a member of the council.
(e) The council and each advisory committee shall keep official records of all of their proceedings.