(a) (1) The Fast Food Council is hereby established within the Department of Industrial Relations and shall consist of the following nine voting members: (A) Two representatives of the fast food restaurant industry. (B) Two representatives of fast food restaurant franchisees or restaurant owners. (C) Two representatives of fast food restaurant employees. (D) Two representatives of advocates for fast food restaurant employees. (E) One unaffiliated member of the public who is not an owner, franchisee, officer, or employee in the fast food industry; who is not an employee or officer of a labor organization or a member of a labor organization representing fast food restaurant employees; and who has not received income from the fast food industry or any labor organization for a period of two years prior to appointment. (2) In addition to the voting members, the council shall include the following nonvoting members: (A) One representative from the Department of Industrial Relations. (B) One representative from the Governorâs Office of Business and Economic Development. (3) The Governor shall appoint the representatives of fast food restaurant employees, fast food restaurant franchisees or restaurant owners, the fast food restaurant industry, and the member of the public. The Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Committee on Rules shall each appoint one representative of an advocate for fast food restaurant employees. (4) The appointments shall be at the will of each appointing power and each member of the council shall serve for a term of four years, except that all terms shall end on the date this section becomes inoperative. All terms that end prior to the date that this section becomes inoperative shall end on January 1. Vacancies occurring prior to the expiration of the term shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. A council member shall not serve more than two consecutive terms. (5) The unaffiliated member of the public shall be the chairperson of the council. The chairperson shall be responsible for convening the council. The chairperson shall designate a member of the council to act as chairperson in their absence. (6) Each member of the council shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of their actual attendance at meetings of the council and other official business of the council, in addition to their actual necessary traveling expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as a member. (7) The council may employ necessary assistants, officers, experts, and other employees as it deems necessary, subject to appropriation. All personnel of the council shall be under the supervision of the chairperson or an executive officer to whom the chairperson delegates such responsibility. All such personnel shall be appointed pursuant to the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code), except for the one exempt deputy or employee allowed by subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution. (8) All meetings of the council shall be subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). (b) The councilâs purposes are to establish fast food restaurant minimum standards on wages, and develop fast food restaurant minimum standards on working hours, and other working conditions adequate to ensure and maintain the health, safety, and welfare of, and to supply the necessary cost of proper living to, fast food restaurant workers and to ensure and effect interagency coordination and prompt agency responses regarding issues affecting the health, safety, and employment of fast food restaurant workers. (c) (1) The council shall provide direction to, and coordinate with, state agencies regarding the health, safety, and employment of fast food restaurant workers. (2) The council shall convene its first meeting by no l
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