Amended  IN  Senate  March 20, 2023

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 702

Introduced by Senator Limón

February 16, 2023

An act relating to state government. An act to add Section 1305 to the Government Code, relating to state government.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 702, as amended, Limón. Gubernatorial appointments. Gubernatorial appointments: report.
Existing law requires the Governor to appoint every office whose mode of appointment is not prescribed by law. Existing law also prescribes the manner of the Governor’s appointment of those officers.
This bill would require the office of the Governor, commencing January 1, 2025, to maintain on its internet website a list of every state board and commission that includes, for each state board or commission, the membership list, stated purpose, duties, meeting frequency, internet website, and vacancies in the membership.
The bill would require the office of the Governor, on or before January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, to create and publish on its internet website a report containing aggregate demographic information of appointments made by the office during the prior calendar year, as specified.

Existing law requires the Governor to appoint every office whose mode of appointment is not prescribed by law. Existing law also prescribes the manner of the Governor’s appointment of those officers.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to gubernatorial appointments.

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NOYES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 1305 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 1304, to read:

1305.
 (a) Commencing January 1, 2025, the office of the Governor shall maintain on its internet website a list of each state board or commission, as well as the board or commission’s membership list, stated purpose, duties, meeting frequency, internet website, and any vacancies in its membership.
(b) On or before January 1, 2025, and each January 1 thereafter, the office of the Governor shall create and publish on its internet website a report that contains aggregate demographic information, to the extent available, of appointments by the office of the Governor from January 1 to December 31, inclusive, of the previous year.
(c) (1) For purposes of this section, with respect to the first annual report, “demographic information” means the voluntarily self-reported age, ethnicity, gender, region, and party affiliation of the appointed individual.
(2) With respect to any subsequent annual report, “demographic information” means the voluntarily self-reported age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, disability status, race, region, party affiliation, veteran status, and sexual orientation of the appointed individual.

SECTION 1.

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to gubernatorial appointments.