2024 - Assembly Bill 650 (Arambula, Joaquin), San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Board (Dead)
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Would have added four public members to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Board that are appointed by the Governor to serve four-year terms. Of these four, one member would have been required to be from a California Native American tribe chosen from a list of candidates submitted by local tribal organizations with a presence within the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin, and three members would have been required to be appointed with the advice and consent of the Speaker of the Assembly. Of those three, two would have been required to have subject matter expertise in environmental justice or social justice issues and been selected from a list submitted by nonprofit organizations that have a presence within the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin, and one would have been required to be a youth member between 18 and 26 years of age and been selected from a list submitted by either a youth-serving nonprofit organization or an institution of higher education, as specified. The bill also would have made changes to board member terms. Was not heard in the Assembly Local Government Committee.