AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 20, 2026

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

98

Introduced by Assembly Member Solache

February 19, 2025

An act to amend Section 39512.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to the State Air Resources Board.

Vote: majority   Appropriation: no   Fiscal committee: yes   Local program: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

Existing law establishes the State Air Resources Board consisting of 14 members with 12 members appointed by the Governor, with the consent of the Senate. Existing law provides that, of the 12 members appointed by the Governor, 6 of those members are to be from certain air quality management districts or air pollution control districts, as provided. In addition to the 14 members of the state board, existing law provides that 2 Members of the Legislature serve on the state board as ex officio, nonvoting members of the state board. Existing law provides that members appointed as members from the air districts serve on the state board without compensation. Existing law provides that the elected official members of the state board receive $100 for each day, or a portion of that amount, thereof, but not to exceed $1,000 in any month, attending meetings of the state board or its committees, or upon authorization of the state board while on official business of the state board (per diem amount). board. Existing law specifies the annual salary of each member of the state board.

This bill would repeal the prohibition on compensation of require that the members of the state board from air districts and would specify that those members are to receive the annual salary provided to other members of the state board. The bill would repeal the per diem amount board, and would eliminate the $100 payments provided to elected official members of the state board.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 39512.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

39512.5.

(a) With respect to the members appointed pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 39510, those members shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties to the extent that reimbursement for expenses is not otherwise provided or payable by another public agency or agencies.

(b) Reimbursements made pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be made as follows:

(1) A member appointed from a district that is specifically named in subdivision (d) of Section 39510 shall be reimbursed by the district from which the person qualified for membership.

(2) The member appointed as a board member of a district that is not specifically named in subdivision (d) of Section 39510 shall be reimbursed by the state board.

(c) Each member Members described in subdivision (a) shall receive the salary specified in Section 11564 of the Government Code to be paid by the state board.