2005 California Business and Professions Code Sections 18600-18618 Article 1. Administration

18600.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Boxing
Act.
   Whenever a reference is made to the Boxing Act by the provisions
of any statute, it is to be construed as referring to the provisions
of this chapter.
18601.  The Legislature may amend, revise, or supplement any part of
this chapter.
18602.  Except as provided in this section, there is in the
Department of Consumer Affairs the State Athletic Commission, which
consists of eight members.  Six members shall be appointed by the
Governor, one member shall be appointed by the Senate Rules
Committee, and one member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly.
   The members of the commission appointed by the Governor are
subject to confirmation by the Senate pursuant to Section 1322 of the
Government Code.
   No person who is licensed under this chapter as a promoter,
manager, or judge may be appointed or reappointed to, or serve on,
the commission.
   Upon the first expiration of the term of a member appointed by the
Governor, the commission shall be reduced to seven members.
Notwithstanding any provision of law, the term of that member shall
not be extended for any reason.
   This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2006, and as of
January 1, 2007, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which
becomes operative on or before January 1, 2007, deletes or extends
the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.  The
repeal of this section renders the commission subject to the review
required by Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 473).
18602.1.  Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for
the State Athletic Commission in exercising its licensing,
regulatory, and disciplinary functions.  Whenever the protection of
the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be
promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.
18603.  Members of the commission shall be appointed for a four-year
term.
   Vacancies occurring shall be filled by appointment in the same
manner as specified in Section 18602 for the balance of the unexpired
term.
18604.  The appointing authority may remove any member of the
commission for causes specified in Section 106.
18605.  A majority of the appointed members of the commission
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  The affirmative
vote of a majority of those commissioners present at a meeting of
the commission constituting at least a quorum is necessary to render
a decision or pass a motion.
18606.  The members of the commission shall elect one of their
number as the chair and another member as the vice-chair.  The chair
and vice-chair shall be elected at the first meeting of each calendar
year or when a vacancy exists.
18607.  Each member of the commission shall receive a per diem and
necessary travel expenses as provided in Section 103.
18608.  The commission is subject to all of the provisions of
Division 1 (commencing with Section 100) and for the purposes of that
division shall be deemed to be a board, except for the purposes of
Section 102 the commission shall not be deemed to be a board created
by an initiative act.
18610.  The commission shall adopt a seal.
18611.  The commission shall adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance
with the Administrative Procedure Act, rules and regulations as may
be necessary to enable it to carry out the laws relating to boxing
and the martial arts.
18613.  The commission shall appoint an executive officer and fix
his or her compensation.  The executive officer shall carry out the
duties prescribed by this chapter and additional duties as may be
delegated by the commission.  The commission may employ in accordance
with Section 154 other personnel as may be necessary for the
administration of this chapter.
   This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2006, and, as of
January 1, 2007, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which
becomes effective on or before January 1, 2007, deletes or extends
the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
18615.  No inspector shall be assigned to regulate an event under
the authority or jurisdiction of the commission, who, within the
preceding six months, has not participated in an inspectors' clinic
or received formal training, at which the laws and rules of the
commission and related problems have been discussed.  The commission
is authorized to pay the necessary traveling expenses of an inspector
while in attendance at the clinic or formal training.
18618.  The commission shall furnish to the Senate Committee on
Business and Professions and the Assembly Committee on Governmental
Organization a report on or before July 30 of each year which
indicates the amount of the assessment collected from each promoter
pursuant to Section 18711 and the purposes for which moneys in the
account were expended.