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    (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.