Section 50902 Of Chapter 1. Organization From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 31. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1.
50902
. (a) Appointed members of the board shall be able persons
broadly reflective of the economic, cultural, and social diversity of
the state, including ethnic minorities and women. However, it is not
intended that formulas or specific ratios be applied in order to
achieve that diversity.
(b) The Governor shall select four of his or her seven appointees
from among the following categories: (1) an elected official of a
city or county engaged in the planning or implementation of a
housing, housing-assistance, or housing-rehabilitation program; (2) a
person experienced in residential real estate in the savings and
loan, mortgage banking, or commercial banking industry; (3) a person
experienced as a builder of residential housing; (4) a person
experienced in organized labor in the residential construction
industry; (5) a person experienced in the management of rental or
cooperative housing occupied by lower income households; (6) a person
experienced in manufactured housing finance and development; and (7)
a person representing the public. Not more than one person from each
category may serve on the board at any one time, except that two
members may be appointed by the Governor to represent the public.
(c) The Governor shall also appoint two members who are residents
of rental or cooperative housing financed by the agency or who are
persons experienced in counseling, assisting, or representing
tenants.
(d) At least one of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
a resident of a rural or nonmetropolitan area.
(e) At least one of the members appointed by the Governor shall
have specific knowledge of bonds and related financial instruments,
interest rate swaps, and risk management.
(f) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly
shall each appoint a person representing the public.
The term of members of the board shall be six years. Any person
appointed to fill a vacancy on the board shall serve only for the
remainder of the unexpired term. Members of the board shall, subject
to continued qualification, be eligible for reappointment. If a
member of the board ceases to meet the qualifications specified in
this section, the membership of that person on the board shall be
terminated.