Plain English Breakdown
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Adding Legislative Leaders to the California FAIR Plan Committee
This law adds two state legislative leaders and their representatives as nonvoting members to the committee that runs a special property insurance program.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Speaker of the Assembly to serve on the governing committee without voting rights.
- Requires the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Rules to serve on the governing committee without voting rights.
- Allows each leader to choose another person, called a designee, to attend meetings in their place.
- Takes effect immediately because it is written as an urgency statute.
Who It Names or Affects
- The California FAIR Plan Association governing committee
- The Speaker of the Assembly and their chosen representative
- The Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Rules and their chosen representative
Terms To Know
- California FAIR Plan Association
- A group where all property insurance companies work together to provide coverage for people who cannot buy it normally.
- Ex officio member
- Someone who is on a committee because of their job title, not by election or appointment as a regular member.
- Designee
- A person chosen to act in place of another official when they cannot attend.
Limits and Unknowns
- The text does not list the specific duties these new members must perform beyond attending.
- The source material does not state a future date for review or expiration of this change.