(a) The five-member Oversight Board shall be comprised as follows:
(1) Three members, who are California residents and electricity ratepayers, appointed by the Governor from a list jointly provided by the Energy Commission and the Public Utilities Commission, and subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(2) One member of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(3) One member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
(b) Legislative members shall be nonvoting members, however, they are otherwise full members of the board with all rights and privileges pertaining thereto.
(c) Oversight Board members shall serve three-year terms with no limit on reappointment. For purposes of the initial appointments set forth in paragraph (1), the Governor shall appoint one member to a one-year term, one to a two-year term, and one to a three-year term.
(d) The Governor shall designate one of the voting members as the chairperson of the Oversight Board who shall preside over meetings and direct the executive director in the routine administration of the Oversight Board’s business. The chairperson may designate one of the other voting members to preside over meetings in the absence of the chairperson.
(e) Two voting members shall constitute a quorum. Any decision or action of the Oversight Board shall be by majority vote of the voting members.
(f) The members of the Oversight Board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 396, Sec. 16. (AB 1513) Effective January 1, 2020.)