SB 484, as introduced, Wyland. State Athletic Commission.
Existing law provides, until 2014, for a State Athletic Commission within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and provides for the appointment of members to the commission by the Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the Senate Committee on Rules, for the purpose of licensing and regulating boxing, kickboxing, and martial arts matches.
This bill would make a, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 18602 of the Business and Professions
2Code is amended to read:
(a) Except as provided in this section, there is in the
4Department of Consumer Affairs the State Athletic Commission,
5which consists of seven members. Five members shall be appointed
6by the Governor, one member shall be appointed by the Senate
7Rules Committee, and one member shall be appointed by the
8Speaker of the Assembly.
P2 1The members of the commission appointed by the Governor are
2subject to confirmation by the Senate pursuant to Section 1322 of
3the Government Code.
4No person who is currently licensed, or who was licensed within
5the last two years, under this chapter may be appointed or
6reappointed to, or serve on, the commission.
7(b) In appointing commissioners under this
section, the
8Governor, the Senate Rules Committee, and the Speaker of the
9Assembly shall make every effort to ensure that at least four of
10the members of the commission shall have experience and
11demonstrate expertise in one of the following areas:
12(1) A licensed physician or surgeon having expertise or
13specializing in neurology, neurosurgery, head trauma, or sports
14medicine. Sports medicine includes, but is not limited to,
15physiology, kinesiology, or other aspects of sports medicine.
16(2) Financial management.
17(3) Public safety.
18(4) Past experience in the activity regulated by this chapter,
19either as a contestant, a referee or official, a promoter, or a venue
20operator.
21(c) Each member of
the commission shall be appointed for a
22term of four years. All terms shall end on January 1. Vacancies
23occurring prior to the expiration of the term shall be filled by
24appointment for the unexpired term. No commission member may
25serve more than two consecutive terms.
26(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
27members first appointed shall be subject to the following terms:
28(1) The Governor shall appoint two members for two years, two
29members for three years, and one member for four years.
30(2) The Senate Committee on Rules shall appoint one member
31for four years.
32(3) The Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint one member for
33four years.
34(e) This section shall
remain in effect only until January 1, 2014,
35and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
36is enacted before January 1, 2014, deletes or extends that date.
P3 1Notwithstanding any otherbegin delete provision ofend delete law, the repeal of this
2section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate
3policy committees of the Legislature.
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