2007 California Food and Agricultural Code Article 3. Administration

CA Codes (fac:55020-55022)

55020.  The secretary shall appoint a committee, from nominations
received from the commission, to administer Section 55040 and Article
5 (commencing with Section 55050), except as otherwise specified.
The committee consists of four producers, four handlers, and one
representative each of the California Crop Improvement Association,
the California Warehouse Association, and the California Cooperative
Rice Research Foundation.  The secretary shall also appoint one
member from the University of California who shall not be affiliated
with the California Crop Improvement Association.  If the secretary
finds any of those nominated to be unacceptable, he or she shall
notify the commission and request that another person be nominated.
The commission shall appoint one ex officio member who shall be
involved in the marketing, breeding, or distribution of seed, and may
appoint any other ex officio members deemed reasonably necessary to
implement this chapter.



55020.5.  (a) The committee shall meet periodically for the purposes
specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section 55040).
   (b) A majority of the membership of the committee shall constitute
a quorum of the committee.  The vote of a majority of the members
present at which there is a quorum shall constitute an act of the
committee.  The committee may continue to transact business at a
meeting at which a quorum is initially present, notwithstanding the
withdrawal of members, provided any action is approved by the
requisite majority of the required quorum.
   (c) As a committee of the commission, the committee established
pursuant to Section 55022 shall conduct itself according to the
bylaws and rules of the commission.
   (d) Sections 71051, 71053, 71063, and 71066 shall apply to the
committee.



55021.  All funds received from the assessments levied under this
chapter shall be deposited in banks that the commission may designate
and shall be disbursed by order of the commission through an agent
or agents as it may designate for that purpose.  The agent or agents
shall be bonded by a fidelity bond, executed by a surety company
authorized to transact business in the state, in favor of the
commission, in an amount of not less than twenty-five thousand
dollars (,000).



55022.  (a) Upon receipt of a recommendation from the committee for
the promulgation of regulations, the secretary shall within 30
working days do one of the following:
   (1) Initiate the rulemaking process with the regulation as
recommended by the committee.
   (2) Decline to initiate the rulemaking process and provide the
committee with a written statement of reasons for the decision.
   (3) Request that the committee provide additional information
regarding the recommended regulations.
   (b) All regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be
adopted in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter
3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the
Government Code and may be subsequently repealed or amended as
provided for in that chapter.