California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 3600-1.5

In addition to the five members of the Osteopathic Medical Board of California as provided for in Section 1, there shall be four public members on the board. The public members shall not be a licensee of any board in Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and Professions Code nor of any initiative act referred to in that division.Two public members shall be appointed by the Governor, and the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one public member.Public members shall be appointed for a term of three years provided that, for the first public member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, the term of office shall be two years, and for the first public member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, the term of office shall be one year, and thereafter all appointments shall be for three years, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term only. No public member shall serve for more than three full consecutive terms.Each public member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103, provided the fees and other receipts of the board are sufficient to meet this expense.