§ 337. — 337. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 116, Sec. 1.)

(a)
The Independent System Operator governing board shall comprise a five-member independent governing board of directors appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate. Any reference in this chapter or in any other provision of law to the Independent System Operator governing board means the independent governing board appointed under this subdivision.
(b)
A member of the independent governing board appointed under subdivision (a) may not be affiliated with any actual or potential participant in any market administered by the Independent System Operator.
(c)
(1)
All appointments shall be for three-year terms.
(2)
There is no limit on the number of terms
that may be served by any member.
(d)
The Oversight Board shall require the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Independent System Operator to be revised in accordance with this section, and shall make filings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as the Oversight Board determines to be necessary.
(e)
For purposes of the initial appointments to the Independent System Operator governing board, as provided in subdivision (a), the Governor shall appoint one member to a one-year term, two members to a two-year term, and two members to a three-year term.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 116, Sec. 1. (AB 825) Effective January 1, 2026.