2005 California Business and Professions Code Sections 7810-7825 Article 2. Administration

7810.  The Board for Geologists and Geophysicists is within the
department and is subject to the jurisdiction of the department.
Except as provided in this section, the board shall consist of eight
members, five of whom shall be public members, two of whom shall be
geologists, and one of whom shall be a geophysicist.
   Each member shall hold office until the appointment and
qualification of the member's successor or until one year has elapsed
from the expiration of the term for which the member was appointed,
whichever occurs first. Vacancies occurring prior to the expiration
of the term shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the
unexpired term.
   Each appointment shall be for a four-year term expiring June 1 of
the fourth year following the year in which the previous term
expired. No person shall serve as a member of the board for more than
two consecutive terms.
   The Governor shall appoint three of the public members and the
three members qualified as provided in Section 7811.  The Senate
Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint
a public member, and their initial appointment shall be made to
fill, respectively, the first and second public member vacancies that
occurred on or after January 1, 1983.
   At the time the first vacancy is created by the expiration of the
term of a public member appointed by the Governor, the board shall be
reduced to consist of seven members, four of whom shall be public
members, two of whom shall be geologists, and one of whom shall be a
geophysicist. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term of
that member shall not be extended for any reason, except as provided
in this section.
   This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2008, and, as of
January 1, 2009, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
becomes operative on or before January 1, 2009, deletes or extends
the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed. The repeal
of this section renders the board subject to the review required by
Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 473).
7810.1.  Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for
the Board for Geologists and Geophysicists 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.
7811.  Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United
States, shall be at least 30 years of age, and shall have been a
resident of this state for at least five years immediately preceding
his appointment.  Each of the first appointed geologist members of
the board shall have at least 12 years active experience and shall be
a qualified geologist; each subsequent geologist member of the board
shall be a geologist registered under this chapter.  The first
appointed geophysicist member shall have at least 12 years active
experience and shall be a qualified geophysicist.  Each subsequent
geophysicist member shall be a geophysicist registered under this
chapter.  The board shall include not less than one engineering
geologist and one petroleum geologist, as determined by the Governor.
7815.  Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and
expenses as provided in Section 103.
7815.5.  The board may appoint a person exempt from civil service
who shall be designated as an executive officer and who shall
exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the board and
vested in him or her by this chapter.
   This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2008, and, as of
January 1, 2009, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which
becomes effective on or before January 1, 2009, deletes or extends
the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
7816.  The board shall meet annually and at such other times as it
may determine.
7817.  Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business; provided, however, that four members of the
board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business when
the board's membership is reduced to seven pursuant to Section 7810.
7818.  The board, pursuant to the provisions contained in Chapter
4.5 (commencing with Section 11371) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title
2 of the Government Code, may adopt, amend or repeal rules and
regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
7819.  Except as otherwise provided by law, all records of the board
shall be open to inspection by the public during regular office
hours.
7820.  The board shall have and use a seal bearing the name "State
Board for Geologists and Geophysicists."
7821.  The board shall prepare annually a list of the names and
addresses of every person who is registered by it and a list of every
person whose registration has been suspended or revoked within the
previous year.  Such lists shall be mailed to the county clerks of
each county and shall be held by him as a public record.
7822.  The board may, by regulation, provide for the division of the
certification of registration into different specialties, including,
but not limited to, petroleum, mining, and ground water, and may
issue certificates in one or more of the specialties in which the
applicant demonstrated proficiency.  The board shall provide such a
certificate for those qualified in engineering geology.
7823.  The board shall have the authority to appoint committees as
required or as deemed advisable to perform duties as the board may
direct; provided, however, that the board shall not delegate any
final decisionmaking authority to any committee that has as a member
any person who is not a member of the board.
   Membership on those committees is at the pleasure of the board.
   No member of a committee shall receive any other compensation than
his or her necessary expenses, as approved by the board, connected
with the performance of his or her duties as a member of the
committee.
7825.  The board shall establish relations with bodies which
regulate the practice of geology and geophysics, or closely related
geologic and geophysical disciplines, or which register geologists
and geophysicists in the other states, and may establish relations
with such bodies in other countries, for the purposes of working
toward (1) uniformly high professional standards and (2) mutual
recognition of registration.