Board of State and Community Corrections Member Composition
~Pursuant to Penal Code 6025~
The Board is composed of 15 members as follows:
- The Chair of the Board is a full-time paid position, appointed by the Governor and subject to Senate confirmation.
- The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
- The Director of the Division of Adult Parole Operations for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
- A county sheriff in charge of a local detention facility which has a BSCC rated capacity of 200 or less inmates, appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.
- A county sheriff in charge of a local detention facility which has a BSCC rated capacity of over 200 inmates, appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.
- A county supervisor or county administrative officer. This member shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.
- A chief probation officer from a county with a population over 200,000, appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.
- A chief probation officer from a county with a population under 200,000, appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.
- A judge appointed by the Judicial Council of California.
- A chief of police, appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.
- A community provider of rehabilitative treatment or services for adult offenders, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
- A community provider or advocate with expertise in effective programs, policies, and treatment of at-promise youth and juvenile offenders, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
- A public member, appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.
- A licensed health care provider, appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.
- A licensed mental or behavioral health care provider, appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.
The Board shall select a vice chairperson from among its members, who shall be either a chief probation officer or a sheriff. Seven (7) members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
The terms of the members appointed by the Governor shall expire as follows: three (3) on July 1, 2014, and four (4) on July 1, 2015, as specified by the Governor. The term of the member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules shall expire on July 1, 2014. The term of the member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall expire on July 1, 2015. The term of the member appointed by the Judicial Council shall expire on July 1, 2015. Successor members shall hold office for terms of three years, each term to commence on the expiration date of the predecessor. Any appointment to a vacancy that occurs for any reason other than expiration of the term shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term. Members are eligible for reappointment.