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California Penal Code Section 6025

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(a)  Commencing July 1, 2005, the Corrections Standards
Authority shall be composed of 19 members, one of whom shall be the
Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or his
or her designee, who shall be designated as the chairperson, and
four of whom shall be subordinate officers of the secretary. At least
one subordinate officer shall be a manager or administrator of a
state correctional facility for adult offenders, and at least one
subordinate officer shall be a manager or administrator of a state
correctional facility for juvenile offenders. The remaining 14
members shall be appointed by the Governor after consultation with,
and with the advice of, the secretary, and with the advice and
consent of the Senate. The gubernatorial appointments shall include
all of the following:
   (1) A county sheriff in charge of a local detention facility which
has a Corrections Standards Authority rated capacity of 200 or less
inmates.
   (2) A county sheriff in charge of a local detention facility which
has a Corrections Standards Authority rated capacity of over 200
inmates.
   (3) A county supervisor or county administrative officer.
   (4) A chief probation officer from a county with a population over
200,000.
   (5) A chief probation officer from a county with a population
under 200,000.
   (6) A manager or administrator of a county local detention
facility.
   (7) An administrator of a local community-based correctional
program.
   (8) Two public members, at least one of whom shall represent the
interests of crime victims.
   (9) Four rank and file representatives: one juvenile probation
officer who is a first-line supervisor or lower rank, with a minimum
of five years of experience as a juvenile probation officer; one
deputy sheriff who is a sergeant or lower rank, with a minimum of
five years of experience in an adult correctional facility; one state
parole officer or parole agent; and one person with a minimum of
five years experience working in a state adult correctional facility.

   (10) A representative of a community-based youth service
organization.
   (b) The terms of the members appointed by the Governor shall
expire as follows: seven on July 1, 2007, and seven on July 1, 2008.
Successor members shall hold office for terms of three years, each
term to commence on the expiration date of the predecessor. Any
appointment to a vacancy that occurs for any reason other than
expiration of the term shall be for the remainder of the unexpired
term. Members are eligible for reappointment.
   (c) The authority shall select a vice chairperson from among its
members. Ten members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
   (d) When the authority is hearing charges against any member, the
individual concerned shall not sit as a member of the board for the
period of hearing of charges and the determination of recommendations
to the Governor.
   (e) If any appointed member is not in attendance for three
consecutive meetings the authority may recommend to the Governor that
the member be removed and the Governor may make a new appointment,
with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the remainder of the
term.

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