California Fish and Game Code

§ 101.5

FGC § 101.5 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 1 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares that the scope and responsibilities of the commission have significantly expanded over the years as the size and diversity of California’s population have increased, and as the scientific knowledge of the habitat conservation and ecosystem-based management needs of wildlife has expanded. The members of the commission are expected to make complex public policy and biological decisions on behalf of the people of California. The commission is created by the California Constitution, which does not include any criteria or qualifications for selection and appointment of commissioners.

(b)It is therefore the intent of the Legislature to encourage the Governor and the Senate Committee on Rules to consider the following minimum qualifications in selecting, appointing, and confirming commissioners to serve on the commission:

(1)The degree to which the appointee will enhance the diversity of background and geographic representation of the commission.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 592, Sec. 1. (AB 2609) Effective January 1, 2013.