Article VIII - COMMITTEES, SECTIONS AND DIVISIONSSection 1.Creation, Membership, Officers; VacanciesA. The board may create or dissolve from time to time such State Bar and board committees, sections and divisions as it may deem advisable. Their organizational structure, purpose and bylaws shall be subject to approval of the board. Membership of committees shall be comprised of presidential appointees. Membership of sections shall be comprised of members of the State Bar who pay the section dues and are otherwise qualified under the bylaws of the section. Membership of divisions shall be determined by their respective bylaws.B. As soon as practicable after assuming office, and not later than the April board meeting of the calendar year in which the president-elect will assume the presidency, the president-elect shall prepare and present to the Board for its advice and consent a proposed roster of State Bar committees, committee chairpersons and committee members for the president-elect's term as president. The board at the April meeting shall approve the list of State Bar committees and the president-elect shall promptly notify the proposed chairpersons and members of their selection and obtain their consent to serve. Any necessary changes or additions in committee organization and personnel shall be reported by the president-elect to the retiring board at its June meeting and shall be finally approved by the incoming board at its first meeting of the new organizational year. Subsequent creation of special committees by the president and the appointment of the personnel thereof, shall be subject to approval by the executive committee or by the board at the earliest opportunity.C. Officers of sections and divisions for the ensuing year shall be elected according to the respective bylaws at their annual meeting coinciding with the annual meeting of the Bar.D. Vacancies occurring in membership of State Bar committees shall be filled by the president for the unexpired term and vacancies occurring in section committees shall be filled by the chairperson of the section, except that if a vacancy occurs in the position of chairperson and there is no vice-chairperson to assume the position of chairperson, it shall be filled by a majority vote of the section council. Vacancies in division committees shall be filled in accordance with the bylaws of the division.Section 2.ReportsThe sections and divisions and State Bar committees shall deliver to the president and executive director at least sixty (60) days before the annual meeting of the State Bar, annual reports and recommendations. Such reports and recommendations may be printed and sent to members of the State Bar before the annual meeting, but any section, division, or committee may present at the annual meeting any additional report or recommendation. The president, president-elect, immediate past president and the board may also present reports and recommendations in the same manner.