California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 450

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 351, Sec. 48. (AB 496) Effective January 1, 2020.

In addition to the qualifications provided in the respective chapters of this code, a public member or a lay member of any board shall not be, nor shall they have been within the period of five years immediately preceding their appointment, any of the following:

(a)An employer, or an officer, director, or substantially full-time representative of an employer or group of employers, of any

licensee of a board, except that this subdivision shall not preclude the appointment of a person who maintains infrequent employer status with a licensee, or maintains a client, patient, or customer relationship with

a licensee that does not constitute more than 2 percent of the practice or business of the licensee.

(b)A person maintaining a contractual relationship with a licensee of a board that would constitute more than 2 percent of the practice or business of the licensee, or an officer, director, or substantially full-time representative of that person or group of persons.
(c)An employee of a licensee of a board, or a representative of the employee, except that this subdivision shall not preclude the appointment of a person who maintains an infrequent employee relationship or

renders professional or related services to a licensee if the employment or service does not constitute more than 2 percent of the employment or practice of the member of the board.

Cite this section

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 450 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/bpc/division-1-department-of-consumer-affairs/chapter-6-public-members/section-450

Other sections in Chapter 6 - Public Members

§ 450§ 450.2§ 450.3§ 450.5§ 450.6§ 451§ 452§ 453

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