(a) The board shall consist of no more than 19 members and no fewer than 13 members.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the board consist of no more than 19 members and no fewer than 13 members during the period of transition from a 19-member board to a 13-member board. It is the intent of the Legislature that the board decrease its size without shortening, lengthening, or abolishing terms commencing prior to December 31, 2017, with the ultimate goal of instituting a 13-member board no later than October 31, 2020. It is the intent of the Legislature that this transition occur by the expiration of the terms of the elected members who are serving on the board as of December 31, 2017.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 422, Sec. 6. (SB 36) Effective January 1, 2018.)