Bill Text: CA SB298 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 298 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB298 Detail]

Download: California-2009-SB298-Introduced.html

BILL NUMBER: SB 298	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Wyland

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2009

   An act to amend Section 401 of the Unemployment Insurance Code,
relating to unemployment insurance.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 298, as introduced, Wyland. Unemployment Insurance Appeals
Board.
   Existing law establishes the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
in the Employment Development Department, and prescribes the
membership, functions, and duties of the board.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes in those
provisions governing the membership, functions, and duties of the
board.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 401 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is
amended to read:
   401.  There is in the department an Appeals Division consisting of
the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and its
employees. The appeals board consists of seven members. Five members
shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to the approval of the
Senate. One member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly,
and one member shall be appointed by the Senate  Rules
 Committee  on Rules  . Two of the members of the
appeals board shall be attorneys at law admitted to practice in the
State of California. The other members need not be attorneys. Each
member of the board shall devote his  or her  full time to
the performance of his  or her  duties. The 
chairman   chairperson  and each member of the
board shall receive the annual salary provided for by Chapter 6
(commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of
the Government Code. The Governor shall designate the 
chairman   chairperson  of the appeals board from
the membership of the appeals board. The person  w   ho
is  so designated shall hold the office of  chairman
  chairperson  at the pleasure of the Governor. The
 chairman   chairperson  shall designate a
member of the appeals board to act as  chairman 
 chairperson  in his  or her  absence.