For administrative purposes only, the state council shall be attached to the California Health and Human Services Agency. The agency secretary shall ensure the state council is provided efficient accounting, financial management, personnel, and other reasonable support services when requested by the council in the performance of its mandated responsibilities.
The attachment of the state council to the California Health and Human Services Agency shall not limit the council’s scope of concern to health programs or limit the council’s responsibilities or functions regarding all other pertinent state and local programs, as defined in Article 5 (commencing with Section 4540) of this chapter.
The administrative attachment of the state council to the California Health and Human Services Agency shall not be construed to interfere in any way with the provisions of Section 4552 requiring all personnel employed by the council to be solely responsible, organizationally and administratively, to the council.