13995.30. (a) The Governor shall appoint a Tourism Selection
Committee based upon recommendations from established industry
associations. The committee shall consist of 25 representatives, with
no fewer than six from each industry category. In selecting the
representatives, the Governor shall, to the extent possible, give
recognition to the diversity within each industry category. The
committee shall select a chairperson from among its members. The
office shall provide staffing for the committee.
(b) The selection committee shall convene on or before March 1,
1996. Not later than 150 days following the initial convening of the
committee, the committee shall issue a report listing the following:
(1) Industry segments that will be included in the initial
referendum.
(2) The target assessment level for the initial referendum.
(3) Percentage of funds to be levied against each industry
category and segment. To the extent possible, the percentages shall
be based upon quantifiable industry data, and amounts to be levied
against industry segments shall bear an appropriate relationship to
the benefit derived from travel and tourism by those industry
segments.
(4) Assessment methodology and rate of assessment within each
industry segment, that may include, but is not limited to, a
percentage of gross revenue or a per transaction charge.
(5) Businesses, if any, within a segment to be assessed at a
reduced rate, which may be set at zero, whether temporarily or
permanently.
(6) Initial slate of proposed elected commissioners. The number of
commissioners elected from each industry category shall be
determined by the weighted percentage of assessments from that
category.
(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude the selection committee
from setting the assessment rate for a business within a segment at
a lower rate, which may be set at zero, than a rate applicable to
other businesses within that segment if the selection committee makes
specific findings that the lower rate should apply due to unique
geographical, financial, or other circumstances affecting the
business. No business for which a zero assessment rate is set
pursuant to this subdivision shall be sent a ballot or entitled to
participate in the initial referendum, or in any subsequent
referendum in which its rate of assessment is set at zero.
(d) The committee members for each industry category, also
referred to as a subcommittee, shall prepare a recommendation for the
entire committee on how the items specified in subdivision (b)
should be determined for the industry segments within their industry
category. The recommendations shall not include a discussion of
industry category levies, which shall be determined solely by the
committee. In the event that the subcommittee cannot agree on one or
more of the items specified in subdivision (b), no recommendation
shall be given in that category. The recommendations shall be
presented to the full committee, which shall address each of the
items contained in subdivision (b).
(e) In order to be assessed, an industry segment must be defined
with sufficient clarity to allow for the cost-effective
identification of assessed businesses within that segment.
(f) It shall be the responsibility of the office to advertise
widely the selection committee process and to schedule public
meetings for potential assessed businesses to provide input to the
selection committee.
(g) The recommendations developed by the committee pursuant to
subdivision (b) shall be reviewed and approved by the secretary.
(h) The selection committee process and report are exempt from the
requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1).
13995.30. (a) The Governor shall appoint a Tourism Selection
Committee based upon recommendations from established industry
associations. The committee shall consist of 25 representatives, with
no fewer than six from each industry category. In selecting the
representatives, the Governor shall, to the extent possible, give
recognition to the diversity within each industry category. The
committee shall select a chairperson from among its members. The
office shall provide staffing for the committee.
(b) The selection committee shall convene on or before March 1,
1996. Not later than 150 days following the initial convening of the
committee, the committee shall issue a report listing the following:
(1) Industry segments that will be included in the initial
referendum.
(2) The target assessment level for the initial referendum.
(3) Percentage of funds to be levied against each industry
category and segment. To the extent possible, the percentages shall
be based upon quantifiable industry data, and amounts to be levied
against industry segments shall bear an appropriate relationship to
the benefit derived from travel and tourism by those industry
segments.
(4) Assessment methodology and rate of assessment within each
industry segment, that may include, but is not limited to, a
percentage of gross revenue or a per transaction charge.
(5) Businesses, if any, within a segment to be assessed at a
reduced rate, which may be set at zero, whether temporarily or
permanently.
(6) Initial slate of proposed elected commissioners. The number of
commissioners elected from each industry category shall be
determined by the weighted percentage of assessments from that
category.
(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude the selection committee
from setting the assessment rate for a business within a segment at
a lower rate, which may be set at zero, than a rate applicable to
other businesses within that segment if the selection committee makes
specific findings that the lower rate should apply due to unique
geographical, financial, or other circumstances affecting the
business. No business for which a zero assessment rate is set
pursuant to this subdivision shall be sent a ballot or entitled to
participate in the initial referendum, or in any subsequent
referendum in which its rate of assessment is set at zero.
(d) The committee members for each industry category, also
referred to as a subcommittee, shall prepare a recommendation for the
entire committee on how the items specified in subdivision (b)
should be determined for the industry segments within their industry
category. The recommendations shall not include a discussion of
industry category levies, which shall be determined solely by the
committee. In the event that the subcommittee cannot agree on one or
more of the items specified in subdivision (b), no recommendation
shall be given in that category. The recommendations shall be
presented to the full committee, which shall address each of the
items contained in subdivision (b).
(e) In order to be assessed, an industry segment must be defined
with sufficient clarity to allow for the cost-effective
identification of assessed businesses within that segment.
(f) It shall be the responsibility of the office to advertise
widely the selection committee process and to schedule public
meetings for potential assessed businesses to provide input to the
selection committee.
(g) The recommendations developed by the committee pursuant to
subdivision (b) shall be reviewed and approved by the secretary.
(h) The selection committee process and report are exempt from the
requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1).
13995.30. (a) The Governor shall appoint a Tourism Selection
Committee based upon recommendations from established industry
associations. The committee shall consist of 25 representatives, with
no fewer than six from each industry category. In selecting the
representatives, the Governor shall, to the extent possible, give
recognition to the diversity within each industry category. The
committee shall select a chairperson from among its members. The
office shall provide staffing for the committee.
(b) The selection committee shall convene on or before March 1,
1996. Not later than 150 days following the initial convening of the
committee, the committee shall issue a report listing the following:
(1) Industry segments that will be included in the initial
referendum.
(2) The target assessment level for the initial referendum.
(3) Percentage of funds to be levied against each industry
category and segment. To the extent possible, the percentages shall
be based upon quantifiable industry data, and amounts to be levied
against industry segments shall bear an appropriate relationship to
the benefit derived from travel and tourism by those industry
segments.
(4) Assessment methodology and rate of assessment within each
industry segment, that may include, but is not limited to, a
percentage of gross revenue or a per transaction charge.
(5) Businesses, if any, within a segment to be assessed at a
reduced rate, which may be set at zero, whether temporarily or
permanently.
(6) Initial slate of proposed elected commissioners. The number of
commissioners elected from each industry category shall be
determined by the weighted percentage of assessments from that
category.
(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude the selection committee
from setting the assessment rate for a business within a segment at
a lower rate, which may be set at zero, than a rate applicable to
other businesses within that segment if the selection committee makes
specific findings that the lower rate should apply due to unique
geographical, financial, or other circumstances affecting the
business. No business for which a zero assessment rate is set
pursuant to this subdivision shall be sent a ballot or entitled to
participate in the initial referendum, or in any subsequent
referendum in which its rate of assessment is set at zero.
(d) The committee members for each industry category, also
referred to as a subcommittee, shall prepare a recommendation for the
entire committee on how the items specified in subdivision (b)
should be determined for the industry segments within their industry
category. The recommendations shall not include a discussion of
industry category levies, which shall be determined solely by the
committee. In the event that the subcommittee cannot agree on one or
more of the items specified in subdivision (b), no recommendation
shall be given in that category. The recommendations shall be
presented to the full committee, which shall address each of the
items contained in subdivision (b).
(e) In order to be assessed, an industry segment must be defined
with sufficient clarity to allow for the cost-effective
identification of assessed businesses within that segment.
(f) It shall be the responsibility of the office to advertise
widely the selection committee process and to schedule public
meetings for potential assessed businesses to provide input to the
selection committee.
(g) The recommendations developed by the committee pursuant to
subdivision (b) shall be reviewed and approved by the secretary.
(h) The selection committee process and report are exempt from the
requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1).
