(a) The Task Force shall consist of nine members, appointed as follows:
(1) Five members shall be appointed by the Governor.
(2) Two members shall be appointed by the President pro Tempore of the Senate and two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(b) The Governor’s appointees shall include all of the following:
(1) One appointee from the field of academia that has expertise in civil rights.
(2) Two appointees from major civil society and reparations organizations that have historically championed the cause of reparatory justice.
(c) Not more than four appointees shall be Members of the Legislature.
(d) Members shall be drawn from diverse backgrounds to represent the interests of communities of color throughout the state, have experience working to implement racial justice reform, and, to the extent possible, represent geographically diverse areas of the state.
(e) The term of office for members shall be for the life of the Task Force. A vacancy in the Task Force shall not affect the powers of the Task Force and shall be filled in the same manner that the original appointment was made.
(f) The Governor shall call the first meeting of the Task Force to occur no later than June 1, 2021.
(g) Five members of the Task Force shall constitute a quorum.
(h) The Task Force shall elect a chair and vice chair from among its members. The term of office of each shall be for the life of the Task Force.
(i) For attendance at meetings during adjournment of the Legislature, a legislative member of the Task Force shall be entitled to per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses for not more than 10 meetings, upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(j) Nonlegislative members of the Task Force shall be entitled to per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses for not more than 10 meetings, upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 319, Sec. 1. (AB 3121) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of July 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 8301.7.)