California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 4104

FAC § 4104 Effective Jul 10, 2023Div. 3 · Part 3 · Ch. 6 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is a need for a state repository dedicated to the diverse contributions of African Americans to the history and culture of this state and the nation.

(b)The California African American Museum is a part of Exposition Park and coexists with the California Science Center.

(c)The California African American Museum is governed by a seven-member board of directors. The Governor shall appoint the seven members, at least four of whom shall reside within the boundaries of the 6th Agricultural District. In addition, the Senator representing the Senate district in which the California African American Museum is located and the Assembly Member representing the Assembly district in which the museum is located shall be ex officio nonvoting members of the board. The two legislative ex officio nonvoting members of the board shall participate in the activities of the board to the extent that their participation is not incompatible with their respective positions as Members of the Legislature. The appointees of the Governor shall be appointed to four-year terms with the initial terms of appointment expiring as follows: one term expiring January 1, 1984, one term expiring January 1, 1985, one term expiring January 1, 1986, and one term expiring January 1, 1987. The person appointed to the Advisory Board of the California Museum of African American History and Culture by the Board of Directors of the California Science Center before the amendments made to this section by Chapter 1439 of the Statutes of 1987 shall serve on the Board of Directors of the California African American Museum until the Governor makes the fifth appointment authorized pursuant to those amendments. The fifth appointment made to the board shall serve a term expiring on January 1, 1990, the sixth appointment shall serve a term expiring on January 1, 1991, and the seventh appointment shall serve a term expiring on January 1, 1992.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 51, Sec. 7. (SB 122) Effective July 10, 2023.