Section 2717.4 Of Article 1.5. Joint Venture Program From California Penal Code >> Title 1. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.5.
2717.4
. (a) There is hereby established within the Department of
Corrections the Joint Venture Policy Advisory Board. The Joint
Venture Policy Advisory Board shall consist of the Director of
Corrections, who shall serve as chair, the Director of the Employment
Development Department, and five members, to be appointed by the
Governor, three of whom shall be public members, one of whom shall
represent organized labor and one of whom shall represent industry.
Five members shall constitute a quorum and a vote of the majority of
the members in office shall be necessary for the transaction of the
business of the board. Appointed members of the board shall be
compensated at the rate of two hundred dollars ($200) for each day
while on official business of the board and shall be reimbursed for
necessary expenses. The initial terms of the members appointed by the
Governor shall be for one year (one member), two years (two
members), three years (one member), and four years (one member), as
determined by the Governor. After the initial term, all members shall
serve for four years.
(b) The board shall advise the Director of Corrections of policies
that further the purposes of the Prison Inmate Labor Initiative of
1990 to be considered in the implementation of joint venture
programs.