BILL NUMBER: AB 1802	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Chávez

                        FEBRUARY 8, 2016

   An act to amend Sections 13901 and 13902 of the Government Code,
relating to state government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1802, as introduced, Chávez. California Victim Compensation and
Government Claims Board: membership.
   Existing law establishes, within the Government Operations Agency,
the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board,
composed of the Secretary of Government Operations, or his or her
designee, the Controller, and a 3rd member who is appointed by, and
serves at the pleasure of, the Governor. Existing law requires
specific compensation for the member who is appointed by the
Governor, unless that member is a state officer. Administrative costs
of the board are paid from the Restitution Fund, a continuously
appropriated fund, except for specific costs that include, among
others, the administrative costs of the board, which are subject to
annual review through the state budget process.
   This bill would add 2 members to the board who would be appointed
by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor. One new member would
be an expert in the rights of crime victims or a representative of a
recognized organization that advocates for the rights of crime
victims, and the other new member would be a physician, psychiatrist,
or psychologist with expertise in treating or providing services to
crime victims. The bill would provide specific compensation for any
member who is not a state officer, would specify that the Controller
may designate an individual to serve on the board as his or her
designee, and would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

   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 13901 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   13901.  (a) There  is   is,  within the
Government Operations  Agency   Agency, 
the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board.

   (b) The board consists of the Secretary of Government Operations
or his or her designee and the Controller, both acting ex officio,
and a third member who shall be appointed by and serve at the
pleasure of the Governor. The third member may be a state officer who
shall act ex officio.  
   (b) The board shall be composed of all the following members:
 
   (1) The Secretary of Government Operations, or his or her
designee.  
   (2) The Controller, or his or her designee.  
   (3) One member who shall be appointed by, and serve at the
pleasure of, the Governor. This member may be a state officer. 

   (4) One member who shall be appointed by, and serve at the
pleasure of, the Governor and an expert in the rights of crime
victims or a representative of a recognized organization that
advocates for the rights of crime victims.  
   (5) One member who shall be appointed by, and serve at the
pleasure of, the Governor and a physician, psychiatrist, or
psychologist with expertise in treating or providing services to
crime victims. 
   (c) Any reference in statute or regulation to the State Board of
Control shall be construed to refer to the California Victim
Compensation and Government Claims Board.
  SEC. 2.  Section 13902 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   13902.   (a)     If the
third member is   A member of the board who is  not
a state officer  acting ex officio, the member 
shall receive fifty dollars ($50) for every day of actual attendance
at meetings of the board not in excess of eight meetings per month,
together with necessary traveling expenses in attending these
meetings. 
   (b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1990.