Senate Bill No. 309

Introduced by Senator Price

February 15, 2013

An act to amend Sections 18602 and 18613 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to business.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 309, as introduced, Price. State Athletic Commission.

Under existing law, the State Athletic Commission Act, the State Athletic Commission is responsible for licensing and regulating boxing, kickboxing, and martial arts matches and is required to appoint an executive officer. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2014.

This bill would extend the repeal date to January 1, 2018.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 18602 of the Business and Professions
Code is amended to read:

18602.  

(a) Except as provided in this section, there is in the
Department of Consumer Affairs the State Athletic Commission,
which consists of seven members. Five members shall be appointed
by the Governor, one member shall be appointed by the Senate
Rules Committee, and one member shall be appointed by the
Speaker of the Assembly.

The members of the commission appointed by the Governor are
subject to confirmation by the Senate pursuant to Section 1322 of
the Government Code.

No person who is currently licensed, or who was licensed within
the last two years, under this chapter may be appointed or
reappointed to, or serve on, the commission.

(b) In appointing commissioners under this section, the
Governor, the Senate begin delete Rules end delete Committee begin insert on Rules end insert , and the Speaker
of the Assembly shall make every effort to ensure that at least four
of the members of the commission shall have experience and
demonstrate expertise in one of the following areas:

(1) A licensed physician or surgeon having expertise or
specializing in neurology, neurosurgery, head trauma, or sports
medicine. Sports medicine includes, but is not limited to,
physiology, kinesiology, or other aspects of sports medicine.

(2) Financial management.

(3) Public safety.

(4) Past experience in the activity regulated by this chapter,
either as a contestant, a referee or official, a promoter, or a venue
operator.

(c) Each member of the commission shall be appointed for a
term of four years. All terms shall end on January 1. Vacancies
occurring prior to the expiration of the term shall be filled by
appointment for the unexpired term. No commission member may
serve more than two consecutive terms.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
members first appointed shall be subject to the following terms:

(1) The Governor shall appoint two members for two years, two
members for three years, and one member for four years.

(2) The Senate Committee on Rules shall appoint one member
for four years.

(3) The Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint one member for
four years.

(e)  begin insert (1) end insert begin insert   end insert This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
begin delete 2014 end delete begin insert 2018 end insert , and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, begin delete 2014 end delete begin insert 2018 end insert , deletes or
extends that date.

begin insert (2) end insert begin insert   end insert Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the repeal of
this section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate
policy committees of the Legislature.

SEC. 2.  

Section 18613 of the Business and Professions Code
is amended to read:

18613.  

(a) (1) The commission shall appoint a person exempt
from civil service who shall be designated as an executive officer
and who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated
by the commission and vested in him or her by this chapter. The
appointment of the executive officer is subject to the approval of
the Director of Consumer Affairs.

(2) The commission may employ in accordance with Section
154 other personnel as may be necessary for the administration of
this chapter.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, begin delete 2014 end delete
begin insert 2018 end insert , and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
that is enacted before January 1, begin delete 2014 end delete begin insert 2018 end insert , deletes or extends
that date.