(a) The Director of State Hospitals shall establish a Performance Outcome Committee, to be comprised of representatives from the Public Law 99-660 Planning Council and the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California. Any costs associated with the performance of the duties of the committee shall be absorbed within the resources of the participants.
(b) Major mental health professional organizations representing licensed clinicians may participate as members of the committee at their own expense.
(c) The committee may seek private funding for costs associated with the performance of its duties.