Article 3. Board Of Directors of California Financial Code >> Division 15.5. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.

Except as provided in Sections 32325 and 32352.5, the board of directors of the corporation shall consist of six members, two official and four public directors.

(a) The official members of the board shall be:
  (1) A member of the Governor's cabinet, or his or her designee.
  (2) One member of the Energy Commission, selected and appointed by the members of the Energy Commission.
  (b) The public members of the board shall be:
  (1) One member selected and appointed by the Senate Rules Committee.
  (2) One member selected and appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
  (3) Two members selected and appointed by the Governor as follows:
  (A) One member with a minimum three years' experience as an owner, partner, officer, or employee of a California-based small business.
  (B) One member with a minimum three years' experience as an officer or employee of a financial institution.

(a) The terms of official members of the board shall coincide with their official terms of office, except in the case of the member selected and appointed by the members of the Energy Commission, who shall serve on the board until he or she is no longer a member of the Energy Commission or until he or she is replaced by a vote of the Energy Commission.
  (b) The public members of the board shall be appointed by the Rules Committee, Speaker, and Governor in such a manner that they shall hold office for overlapping terms. At the time of the appointment of first directors, the first term of the directors appointed by the Rules Committee and Speaker shall be approximately two years. At the time of the appointment of first directors, the first term of the directors appointed by the Governor shall be approximately one year for one director and approximately three years for two directors. Thereafter, the terms of all public directors shall be three years. Directors shall be eligible for reappointment for an unlimited number of terms.
  (c) A public director's tenure shall continue until his successor has been appointed and has taken his position on the board.
  (d) In the case of public members, vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the respective appointing authority for the unexpired remainder of the term.

(a) The directors selected and appointed by the Governor, Rules Committee, and Speaker shall meet the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 31152.
  (b) The directors shall hold office until the directors of the State Assistance Fund for Enterprise, Business and Industrial Development Corporation take office.

(a) The official directors shall serve without compensation, except that they shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, or at the discretion of the board, may receive a reasonable per diem payment and mileage charge as reimbursement for living and traveling expenses incurred in the performance of duties away from their principal areas of residence. The amount of such per diem payment shall not exceed the rate established by the state for any calendar day. No director shall receive per diem both in the course of his official duties and from the corporation for the same calendar day.
  (b) All other directors may, at the discretion of the board, be paid a stipend in addition to reimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties or reasonable per diem payment and mileage charge. The amount of any per diem payment shall not exceed the rate established by the state for any calendar day. The board shall determine the amount of the stipend received by public directors, provided, however, that such stipend shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for any calendar day. Additionally, public directors may not receive stipends for more than 25 days in any calendar year.

If the corporation becomes a federal Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), in addition to the official and public directors provided for in Section 32321, the board may select not more than three private directors to assist the board in managing the corporation, subject to the following:
  (a) Private directors shall serve on the board in an advisory and voluntary capacity.
  (b) Each private director shall be knowledgeable about the CDFI target market.
  (c) At the discretion of the board, private directors shall be eligible to receive compensation, subject to the limitations contained in subdivision (b) of Section 32324.

The board of directors of the corporation shall establish a loan committee, which shall review, rank, and approve or disapprove applications for loans under this division in accordance with procedures and criteria adopted by the board of directors. The loan committee shall consist of persons appointed by, and who shall serve at the pleasure of, the board of directors of the corporation.