(a) The board shall meet at least three times per year and shall select a chairperson and a vice chairperson from among its members. The vice chairperson shall act as chairperson in the chairperson’s absence.

(b) Each member of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for traveling outside the county in which he or she resides to attend meetings.

(c) The board shall work to encourage media production in California and to that end, shall exercise all of the powers provided in this chapter.

(d) The board shall make recommendations to the Legislature, the Governor, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, and other state agencies on legislative or administrative actions that may be necessary or helpful to maintain and improve the position of the state’s motion picture industry in the national and world markets.

(e) In addition, subject to the provision of funding appropriated for these purposes, the board shall do all of the following:

(1) Adopt guidelines for a standardized permit to be used by state agencies and the director.

(2) Approve or modify the marketing and promotion plan developed by the director pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14998.9 to promote filmmaking in the state.

(3) Provide expertise in promotional activities.

(4) Hold hearings, as needed.

(5) Adopt its own operational rules and procedures.

(6) Counsel the Legislature and the Governor on issues relating to the media production industry.

(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 302, Sec. 4. (AB 3256) Effective January 1, 2019.)