Volunteer service: Office of California Volunteers and California Volunteers Commission.

Existing law establishes the Office for Citizen Initiative and Voluntary Action within the office of the Governor. This bill would repeal the statutes establishing the Office for Citizen Initiative and Voluntary Action within the office of the Governor, and instead enact provisions establishing the Office of California Volunteers within the office of the Governor, specifying the duties and responsibilities of the office, and requiring that the office be led by the Secretary of Service and Volunteering, who would be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor. The bill also would establish the California Volunteers Commission, which would serve as California's "State Commission" for purposes of the federal National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 and its implementing rules and regulations. The bill would provide for the composition of the commission, that the members would serve without compensation, and that no more than 50% of the commission, plus one member, shall be from the same political party.