California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §2703: (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), all appointments shall be for a term of four years and vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.

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Appointments are made for four-year terms, and vacancies are filled for the remaining unexpired term, except where subdivision (c) provides otherwise.

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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), all appointments shall be for a term of four years and vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. No person shall serve more than two consecutive terms. (b) The Governor shall appoint two of the public members and the licensed members of the board qualified as provided in Section 2702. The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint a public member. (c) The initial appointments shall be for the following terms: (1) One public member appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of one year. The other public member appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of five years. (2) One licensed member described in subdivision (c) of Section 2702 shall serve a term of two years. The other licensed member described in subdivision (c) of Section 2702 shall serve a term of three years. The licensed member described in subdivision (e) of Section 2702 shall serve a term of four years. Of the two remaining licensed members, one shall serve a term of two years, and the other shall serve a term of three years. (3) Each public member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules or the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve a term of four years.

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