(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the term of office of any member of the committee shall be two years.

(b) With respect to the initial voting members of the committee, six members shall serve for one year and six members shall serve for two years, with the determinations of the term of each voting member to be made by lot. No member of the committee shall serve more than four full consecutive two-year terms. The term of the initial nonvoting member shall be two years.

(c) Any vacancy which occurs during an unexpired term shall be filled for the unexpired term following the same procedures for initially nominating and appointing committee members.

(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 76, Sec. 1. Effective June 3, 1992.)