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GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 8810-8818



8810.  The California Public Broadcasting Commission is hereby
created in state government as an independent commission in order to
encourage the growth and development of public broadcasting services
to the people of this state.


8811.  The commission shall consist of 11 members, as follows:
   (a) Five members appointed by the Governor for terms of five
years, except that the terms of the original members shall be as
follows: one member shall be appointed for one year, one member for
two years, one member for three years, one member for four years, and
one member for five years. One such appointee shall be from a
commercial broadcast station.
   (b) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly for terms
of four years, except that the terms of the original members shall
be as follows: one member shall be appointed for one year, and one
member for three years.
   (c) Two members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules for
terms of four years, except that the terms of the original members
shall be as follows: one member shall be appointed for two years, and
one member for four years.
   (d) The Superintendent of Public Instruction.
   (e) The Director of the Postsecondary Education Commission.
   All initial appointments shall be made on or before March 1, 1976,
and all subsequent vacancies shall be filled within 30 days of their
occurrence by the authority which made the original appointment to
the vacant position.
   At no time shall more than six members of the commission be
affiliated with the same political party.



8812.  Appointees to the commission shall be persons who are eminent
in such fields as education, cultural affairs, public service, or
the arts, including public broadcasting. They shall, as nearly as
practicable, provide a broad representation of the various regions of
the state, various professions and occupations, and various kinds of
talent and experience appropriate to the functions and
responsibilities of the commission.



8813.  The appointive members of the commission shall be compensated
at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of official
commission meetings they attend. Commission members shall be
reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their official
duties.



8814.  The commission shall select annually from among its
membership a chairman and vice chairman.



8815.  The commission shall appoint an executive secretary and
employ such staff as it may deem necessary in performing the duties
prescribed by this chapter.


8816.  The commission shall, in carrying out its responsibility and
exercising its authority, make maximum use, for the purposes of
economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, of existing public broadcast
facilities in California, as well as state-owned telecommunications
facilities appropriate for use in interconnection.




8817.  (a) The commission shall adopt and enforce reasonable
standards governing the acceptance of any salary or other
compensation by its employees from sources other than the commission
during the course of their employment by the commission.
   (b) The executive secretary, subject to general policies adopted
by the commission, may appoint or remove, subject to civil service,
such employees of the commission as deemed necessary to carry out the
purposes of the commission.


8818.  The meetings of the commission shall be open and public in
accordance with Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter
1 of Part 1 of Division 3.


State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > California > Gov > 8810-8818

GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 8810-8818



8810.  The California Public Broadcasting Commission is hereby
created in state government as an independent commission in order to
encourage the growth and development of public broadcasting services
to the people of this state.


8811.  The commission shall consist of 11 members, as follows:
   (a) Five members appointed by the Governor for terms of five
years, except that the terms of the original members shall be as
follows: one member shall be appointed for one year, one member for
two years, one member for three years, one member for four years, and
one member for five years. One such appointee shall be from a
commercial broadcast station.
   (b) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly for terms
of four years, except that the terms of the original members shall
be as follows: one member shall be appointed for one year, and one
member for three years.
   (c) Two members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules for
terms of four years, except that the terms of the original members
shall be as follows: one member shall be appointed for two years, and
one member for four years.
   (d) The Superintendent of Public Instruction.
   (e) The Director of the Postsecondary Education Commission.
   All initial appointments shall be made on or before March 1, 1976,
and all subsequent vacancies shall be filled within 30 days of their
occurrence by the authority which made the original appointment to
the vacant position.
   At no time shall more than six members of the commission be
affiliated with the same political party.



8812.  Appointees to the commission shall be persons who are eminent
in such fields as education, cultural affairs, public service, or
the arts, including public broadcasting. They shall, as nearly as
practicable, provide a broad representation of the various regions of
the state, various professions and occupations, and various kinds of
talent and experience appropriate to the functions and
responsibilities of the commission.



8813.  The appointive members of the commission shall be compensated
at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of official
commission meetings they attend. Commission members shall be
reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their official
duties.



8814.  The commission shall select annually from among its
membership a chairman and vice chairman.



8815.  The commission shall appoint an executive secretary and
employ such staff as it may deem necessary in performing the duties
prescribed by this chapter.


8816.  The commission shall, in carrying out its responsibility and
exercising its authority, make maximum use, for the purposes of
economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, of existing public broadcast
facilities in California, as well as state-owned telecommunications
facilities appropriate for use in interconnection.




8817.  (a) The commission shall adopt and enforce reasonable
standards governing the acceptance of any salary or other
compensation by its employees from sources other than the commission
during the course of their employment by the commission.
   (b) The executive secretary, subject to general policies adopted
by the commission, may appoint or remove, subject to civil service,
such employees of the commission as deemed necessary to carry out the
purposes of the commission.


8818.  The meetings of the commission shall be open and public in
accordance with Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter
1 of Part 1 of Division 3.



State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > California > Gov > 8810-8818

GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 8810-8818



8810.  The California Public Broadcasting Commission is hereby
created in state government as an independent commission in order to
encourage the growth and development of public broadcasting services
to the people of this state.


8811.  The commission shall consist of 11 members, as follows:
   (a) Five members appointed by the Governor for terms of five
years, except that the terms of the original members shall be as
follows: one member shall be appointed for one year, one member for
two years, one member for three years, one member for four years, and
one member for five years. One such appointee shall be from a
commercial broadcast station.
   (b) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly for terms
of four years, except that the terms of the original members shall
be as follows: one member shall be appointed for one year, and one
member for three years.
   (c) Two members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules for
terms of four years, except that the terms of the original members
shall be as follows: one member shall be appointed for two years, and
one member for four years.
   (d) The Superintendent of Public Instruction.
   (e) The Director of the Postsecondary Education Commission.
   All initial appointments shall be made on or before March 1, 1976,
and all subsequent vacancies shall be filled within 30 days of their
occurrence by the authority which made the original appointment to
the vacant position.
   At no time shall more than six members of the commission be
affiliated with the same political party.



8812.  Appointees to the commission shall be persons who are eminent
in such fields as education, cultural affairs, public service, or
the arts, including public broadcasting. They shall, as nearly as
practicable, provide a broad representation of the various regions of
the state, various professions and occupations, and various kinds of
talent and experience appropriate to the functions and
responsibilities of the commission.



8813.  The appointive members of the commission shall be compensated
at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of official
commission meetings they attend. Commission members shall be
reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their official
duties.



8814.  The commission shall select annually from among its
membership a chairman and vice chairman.



8815.  The commission shall appoint an executive secretary and
employ such staff as it may deem necessary in performing the duties
prescribed by this chapter.


8816.  The commission shall, in carrying out its responsibility and
exercising its authority, make maximum use, for the purposes of
economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, of existing public broadcast
facilities in California, as well as state-owned telecommunications
facilities appropriate for use in interconnection.




8817.  (a) The commission shall adopt and enforce reasonable
standards governing the acceptance of any salary or other
compensation by its employees from sources other than the commission
during the course of their employment by the commission.
   (b) The executive secretary, subject to general policies adopted
by the commission, may appoint or remove, subject to civil service,
such employees of the commission as deemed necessary to carry out the
purposes of the commission.


8818.  The meetings of the commission shall be open and public in
accordance with Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter
1 of Part 1 of Division 3.