California Senate Bill SB153 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 153INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Strickland FEBRUARY 2, 2011 An act to amend Section 11564.5 of, and to add Section 11564.7 to, the Government Code, relating to state boards and commissions. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 153, as introduced, Strickland. State boards and commissions: salaries: suspension. Existing law provides for the payment of specified salaries to the members of various state boards and commissions. A member of a state board or commission may receive a per diem salary at a specified rate, except for a member whose salary is set pursuant to certain provisions of law. This bill would prohibit members appointed to specified state boards and commissions from receiving a salary for the 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15 fiscal years. This bill would authorize a member of a state board or commission who is prohibited from receiving a salary under these provisions to receive a specified per diem payment during those fiscal years. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 11564.5 of the Government Code is amended to read: 11564.5.  (a)    Notwithstanding any other  provision of  law, whenever a member of a board, commission, committee, or similarly constituted body created by executive order or statute, is authorized to receive a per diem salary or allowance in excess of expenses incurred by the member, that rate shall be established at one hundred dollars ($100) per day unless a higher rate is provided by statute.  This   (b)     Except as provided   in Section 11564.7, this  section shall not apply to those boards or commissions provided an annual salary in this chapter, nor to the board specified in Section 1150 of the Harbors and Navigation Code. SEC. 2. Section 11564.7 is added to the Government Code, to read: 11564.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, members appointed to the following entities shall receive no salary for the 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15 fiscal years: (1) The Agricultural Labor Relations Board. (2) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board. (3) The California Gambling Control Commission. (4) The California Medical Assistance Commission. (5) The California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. (6) The Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board. (7) The Public Employment Relations Board. (8) The State Air Resources Board. (9) The State Personnel Board. (10) The State Water Resources Control Board. (11) The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. (b) An individual described in this section may receive a per diem payment determined pursuant to Section 11564.5 for the period described in subdivision (a). (c) This section shall not apply to employees of the entities described in paragraphs (1) to (11), inclusive, of subdivision (a).