2009 California Welfare and Institutions Code - Section 4525 :: Article 2. Conflict Of Interest

4525.  (a) In order to prevent any potential conflicts of interest,
members of the state council may not be employees of a state, local,
or private agency or facility that provides services to persons with
a developmental disability, or be members of the governing board of
any entity providing the service, when the service is funded in whole
or in part with state funds.
   (b) For purposes of this section, "employees of a state, local, or
private agency or facility that provides services to persons with a
developmental disability" shall not be deemed to include any of the
following:
   (1) A parent, relative, guardian or conservator, who receives
public funds expressly for the purpose of providing direct services
to his or her child, relative, ward or conservatee, respectively, who
is a person with a developmental disability.
   (2) A person with a developmental disability who receives
employment services through a provider receiving state or federal
funds.
   (3) A person who serves as a member of an area board.
   (c) This section shall not apply to the appointments made pursuant
to subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (F), (G), (H), and (I) of
paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 4521.