(a) The commission consists of nine members appointed by the Governor. The director, in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer, shall submit to the Governor a list of persons to be considered for vacant positions on the commission.

(b) (1) Five members shall be recognized professionals in one of each of the following disciplines: history, prehistoric archaeology, historic archaeology, architectural history, and architecture. However, one individual may represent both disciplines of architecture and architectural history and one individual may represent both disciplines of prehistoric archaeology and historic archaeology.

Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 5020.2

  • Commission: means the State Historical Resources Commission. See California Public Resources Code 5020.1
  • Director: means the Director of Parks and Recreation. See California Public Resources Code 5020.1
  • Folklife: means traditional expressive culture shared within familial, ethnic, occupational, or regional groups and includes, but is not limited to, technical skill, language, music, oral history, ritual, pageantry, and handicraft traditions which are learned orally, by imitation, or in performance, and are generally maintained without benefit of formal instruction or institutional direction. See California Public Resources Code 5020.1
  • Office: means the State Office of Historic Preservation. See California Public Resources Code 5020.1
  • Officer: means the State Historic Preservation Officer. See California Public Resources Code 5020.1
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.

(2) One member shall be knowledgeable in ethnic history.

(3) One member shall be knowledgeable in folklife.

(4) Two members shall represent the public or possess expertise in fields of expertise the Governor deems necessary or desirable to enable the commission to carry out its responsibilities.

(c) Members shall hold office for a term of four years.

(d) Members of the commission on January 1, 1985, shall not be disqualified from serving the remainder of their existing term by reason of the requirements of subdivision (b). However, appointments made to the commission on and after January 1, 1985, shall be made so that the requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) are satisfied at the earliest possible time.

(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1289, Sec. 2.)

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