The commission shall:
(a) Ensure full and adequate participation by all interested groups and the public at large in the commission’s work program.
(b) Ensure that timely and complete notice of commission meetings and public hearings is disseminated to all interested groups and the public at large.
(c) Advise all interested groups and the public at large as to effective ways of participating in commission proceedings.
(d) Recommend to any local government preparing or implementing a local coastal program and to any state agency that is carrying out duties or responsibilities pursuant to this division, additional measures to assure open consideration and more effective public participation in its programs or activities.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 285, Sec. 20.)