BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 1965 (Pan)
As Amended April 24, 2012
Majority vote
HIGHER EDUCATION 6-2 APPROPRIATIONS 11-5
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|Ayes:|Block, Achadjian, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Blumenfield, |
| |Brownley, Fong, Galgiani, | |Bradford, Charles |
| |Portantino | |Calderon, Campos, Davis, |
| | | |Gatto, Hall, Hill, |
| | | |Mitchell, Solorio |
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|Nays:|Olsen, Miller |Nays:|Harkey, Donnelly, |
| | | |Nielsen, Norby, Wagner |
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SUMMARY : Allows a designee to attend meetings of the California
State University (CSU) Board of Trustees (BOT) and act on behalf
of an ex officio board member. Specifically, this bill:
1)Allows an ex-officio member of the board, except the CSU
Chancellor, to designate a person to represent them at a
trustees' meeting in their absence. A designee cannot attend
closed sessions, and only one person may be designated by an
ex officio member in any calendar year.
2)Requires the ex-officio member, pursuant to 1), to notify the
board secretary in writing: a) with the name and contact
information of a designee for that calendar year by January
10; and, b) 10 business days prior to a meeting if the ex
officio member will be sending their designee to that meeting.
3)Allows the student board member, during the first year of
their term, to vote at a board meeting if the other student
board member is absent.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, negligible fiscal impact.
COMMENTS : The CSU BOT is composed of the following members:
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1)Sixteen members appointed by the Governor and subject to
confirmation by two-thirds of the membership of the Senate;
2)A representative of the CSU alumni associations, selected for
a two-year term by the CSU alumni council (this person cannot
be a CSU employee during the two-year term);
3)Two CSU students, appointed by the Governor for two-year
terms;
4)A tenured CSU faculty member, appointed by the Governor for a
two-year term; and,
5)The following ex officio members: the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Speaker of the Assembly, Superintendent of Public
Instruction, and CSU Chancellor.
This bill would allow an ex officio Trustee to send a designee
to act in the official's place and stead with the same rights
and responsibilities, including the right of the deputy to be
counted in constituting a quorum, participating in the
proceedings of the BOT, and to vote upon any and all matters,
excluding closed sessions. The Legislature established the
importance of certain state-elected offices participating on the
boards of public postsecondary institutions as a means to ensure
that elected leaders are able to share their perspective in the
formulation of system policy. By virtue of the office they
hold, these individuals bring unique perspective and experience
to the policy and governance discussions of the Trustees.
Two students serve staggered two-year terms on the CSU BOT.
During a student's first year, he or she may participate fully
in BOT meetings but may not vote. The student may vote during
his or her second year on the BOT. The intent of this staggered
voting provision is to allow the student a year to transition
onto the board and learn the issues before exercising their
voting responsibilities in the second year.
Analysis Prepared by : Sandra Fried / HIGHER ED. / (916)
319-3960
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