CA Gov't Code Section 14998.2


(a)

There is in the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, the California Film Commission consisting of 26 members. The Governor shall appoint 13 members, the Senate Committee on Rules shall appoint four members, the Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint four members, and five members shall be ex officio. The members of the commission appointed by the Governor may include representatives of state and local government, motion picture development companies, employee and professional organizations composed of persons employed in the motion picture industry, and other appropriate members of this or related industries. All members of the commission, except legislators who are appointed either by the Senate Committee on Rules or by the Speaker of the Assembly, shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority for a term of two years from the effective date of the appointment.

(b)

(1)One of the members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules shall, and another one may, be a Senator and one of the members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall, and another one may, be a Member of the Assembly. These persons shall be appointed for terms of four years.

(2)

Of the legislators appointed to the commission, no more than three legislators from the same political party may be appointed to or serve on the commission at the same time.

(c)

Any legislator appointed shall serve as a voting member of the commission, and shall meet with, and participate in the activities of, the commission to the extent that participation is not incompatible with his or her position as a Member of the Legislature, but shall only serve in that capacity while concurrently serving as a Member of the Legislature. Whenever a legislator vacates an office, the appointing power shall appoint another person for a new full term.

(d)

Six of the 13 members appointed by the Governor shall be as follows:

(1)

One shall be a person who is a member or employee of a union or guild of motion picture artists.

(2)

One shall be a person who is a member or employee of a union or guild representing motion picture craftsmen, technicians, or photographers.

(3)

Two shall be from major motion picture studios.

(4)

One shall be a member of the city council or a member of the county board of supervisors of a city or a county with a population of at least two million people.

(5)

One shall be a member of the city council or a member of the county board of supervisors of a city or a county with a population of less than two million people.

(e)

The Director of Transportation shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member.

(f)

The Director of Parks and Recreation shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member.

(g)

The Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member.

(h)

The State Fire Marshal shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member.

(i)

The director of the commission shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member.
Last Updated

Aug. 19, 2023

§ 14998.2’s source at ca​.gov