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executive committee on behavioral health, with members as provided in 1 this subsection: 2 (i) The president of the senate shall appoint three legislative 3 members, including a chair of a senate committee that includes 4 behavioral health within its jurisdiction and a member of the 5 children and youth behavioral health work group; 6 (ii) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint 7 three legislative members, including a chair of a house committee 8 that includes behavioral health within its jurisdiction and a member 9 of the children and youth behavioral health work group; 10 (iii) The governor or his or her designee; 11 (iv) The secretary of the department of social and health 12 services or his or her designee; 13 (v) The director of the health care authority or his or her 14 designee; 15 (vi) The insurance commissioner or his or her designee; 16 (vii) The secretary of the department of health or his or her 17 designee; and 18 (viii) The secretary of the department of children, youth, and 19 families or his or her designee; 20 (ix) Other agency directors or designees as necessary; and 21 (x) Two individuals representing the interests of individuals 22 living with behavioral health conditions. 23 (b)(i) The committee must convene by September 1, 2023, and shall 24 meet at least quarterly. Cochairs shall be one legislative member 25 selected by members of the committee at the first meeting and the 26 representative of the governor's office. All meetings are open to the 27 public. 28 (ii) The office of financial management shall contract or hire 29 dedicated staff to facilitate and provide staff support to the 30 nonlegislative members and for facilitation and project management 31 support of the committee. Senate committee services and the house of 32 representatives office of program research shall provide staff 33 support to the legislative members of the committee. The contractor 34 shall support the work of all members of the committee, legislative 35 and nonlegislative. 36 (iii) Within existing appropriations, the cost of meetings must 37 be paid jointly by the senate, house of representatives, and the 38 office of financial management. Committee expenditures are subject to 39 approval by the senate facilities and operations committee and the 40 p. 115 ESSB 5187.SL