nominees received from the committee, who shall serve as the public member. The public member shall represent the interests of the public in all matters coming before the committee and shall have the same voting and other rights and immunities as other members of the committee.

It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that persons appointed to the committee are intended to represent and further the interests of the industry concerned, and that this representation and furtherance is intended to serve the public interest. Accordingly, the Legislature finds that, with respect to persons who are appointed to the committee, the industry concerned is tantamount to, and constitutes, the public generally within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code.

complaint fees necessary for the administration of the chapters described in paragraph (1).

Notwithstanding Section 11123 of the Government Code, the committee shall follow the teleconference requirements set forth in Section 58853 of this code.