(a) Each Board may adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings. (b) (1) Each Board serves in an advisory capacity. (2) Each Board shall: (i) Submit to the Secretary an annual report on: 1. The needs of individuals who have a mental disorder; and 2. The extent to which its State facility meets these needs; (ii) Advise the administrative head of the State facility on its goals, programs, physical plant, and policies; (iii) Help in evaluating the degree to which these goals are achieved; (iv) Review and make recommendations about the annual budget of the State facility; (v) Assume leadership in developing community understanding of the needs of those who have a mental disorder; and (vi) Carry out any other responsibility that the administrative head of the State facility requests.
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