California Business and Professions Code 18645 – (a) There is hereby created within the jurisdiction of the State …
(a) There is hereby created within the jurisdiction of the State Athletic Commission an Advisory Committee on Medical and Safety Standards.
(b) The committee shall consist of six licensed physicians and surgeons appointed by the commission. The commission may call meetings of those physicians and surgeons at such times and places as it deems appropriate for the purpose of studying and recommending medical and safety standards for the conduct of boxing, wrestling, and martial arts contests.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 18645
- boxing: as used in this chapter includes "kickboxing" and "martial arts. See California Business and Professions Code 18760
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
(c) It shall require a majority vote of the commission to appoint a person to the committee. Each appointment shall be at the pleasure of the commission for a term not to exceed four years.
(d) A majority of the appointed members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of meeting.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 316, Sec. 3. (SB 469) Effective January 1, 2016.)