California Horse Racing Board: membership and per diem.

Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, provides for the operation of live horse racing in this state and for wagering on horse races, and for the operation of satellite wagering facilities, subject to regulation and oversight by the California Horse Racing Board, as specified. The Horse Racing Law provides that the board consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor and that the members of the board receive a per diem of $100 for each day spent in attendance at official meetings and be reimbursed for traveling and other expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of official duties. This bill would expand the membership of the board to 9 members, 7 public members appointed by the Governor, one Member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and, one Member of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. The bill would provide that Members of the Legislature appointed to the board shall serve as nonvoting, ex officio members of the board and for a term of 2 years, with no limit on the number of terms that may be served by any one Member. The bill would provide that legislative members are subject to certain requirements, including, among other things, ineligibility to serve on the subcommittees of the board. The bill would also prohibit a legislative member of the board from receiving per diem or reimbursement for traveling and other expenses from the board for his or her service on the board.