BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1965
Author: Pan (D)
Amended: 8/6/12 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 6-2, 6/27/12
AYES: Lowenthal, Alquist, Liu, Price, Simitian, Vargas
NOES: Blakeslee, Huff
NO VOTE RECORDED: Runner, Hancock, Vacancy
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 48-27, 5/17/12 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : California State University: trustees:
student members:
voting at board meetings
SOURCE : California Faculty Association
DIGEST : This bill authorizes a student member to vote at
a board meeting during the first year of his/her term if
the other student member is absent from that meeting.
ANALYSIS : Under existing law (Education Code Section
66602), the California State University (CSU) Board of
Trustees is comprised of, at any time, 25 members, as
follows:
1. Five (5) ex-officio members: (a) the Governor, (b) the
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Lieutenant Governor, (c) Speaker of the Assembly, (d)
the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and (e) the
CSU Chancellor.
2. Sixteen (16) Governor appointees confirmed by two-thirds
of the Senate, each serving an eight-year term.
3. One (1) alumni association representative, who cannot be
an employee of the CSU, appointed by the Governor
serving a two-year term.
4. One (1) tenured CSU faculty representative appointed by
the Governor, for a two-year term, from a list of names
of at least two persons furnished by the CSU Academic
Senate. The faculty member cannot participate on any
subcommittees of the board responsible for collective
bargaining negotiations.
5. Two (2) CSU students appointed by the Governor for
staggered two-year terms from a list of nominees
furnished by the governing board of any statewide
student organization that represents CSU students and
the student body organizations of the CSU campuses.
Only one student is eligible to vote at any time.
This bill authorizes a student member to vote at a board
meeting during the first year of his/her term if the other
student member is absent from that meeting.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/6/12)
California Faculty Association (source)
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office,
by allowing the first year student trustee to vote in the
absence of the second year student trustee, the students
will be more assured of having a voice in votes that affect
them.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 48-27, 5/17/12
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AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, Brownley,
Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, Carter,
Cedillo, Chesbro, Davis, Dickinson, Eng, Feuer, Fong,
Fuentes, Furutani, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon, Hall,
Hayashi, Roger Hernández, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman,
Ma, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Pan, V. Manuel Pérez,
Portantino, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Wieckowski,
Williams, John A. Pérez
NOES: Bill Berryhill, Conway, Cook, Donnelly, Beth Gaines,
Garrick, Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Harkey,
Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara, Logue, Mansoor, Miller,
Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Silva, Smyth,
Valadao, Wagner
NO VOTE RECORDED: Fletcher, Bonnie Lowenthal, Perea,
Skinner, Yamada
PQ:m 8/8/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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