§ 8811. — 8811. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1227.)

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.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1227.