BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Alan Lowenthal, Chair 2011-2012 Regular Session BILL NO: AB 2126 AUTHOR: Block AMENDED: May 7, 2012 FISCAL COMM: Yes HEARING DATE: June 13, 2012 URGENCY: No CONSULTANT:Kathleen Chavira SUBJECT : California State University Regulations. SUMMARY This bill extends the sunset on provisions outlining the regulatory adoption authority and process of the California State University Board of Trustees from 2013 to 2018. BACKGROUND Current law authorizes and outlines the procedures to be used by the California State University trustees to adopt, amend, or repeal regulations. The CSU is specifically given this statutory authority instead of being required to follow the Administrative Procedures Act, which governs the regulatory process for other state agencies. (Education Code § 89030.1) ANALYSIS This bill extends the current CSU Board of Trustees regulation adoption, amendment and repeal processes from January 1, 2013, to January 1, 2018. STAFF COMMENTS History . Prior to the enactment of AB 3132 (Firestone, Chapter 938, 1996), CSU was required to follow the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) when promulgating rules and regulations. With the enactment of AB 3132 the CSU Trustees were authorized to promulgate regulations without having to utilize the procedures outlined in the APA of the Government Code. This authority was granted for an initial period of five years and has since been extended by several statutes. Current law, enacted by AB 262 (Coto, Chapter 679, Statutes of 2007), extends this authority until January 1, 2013. This bill would extend SB 2126 Page 2 the existing authority until January 1, 2018. SUPPORT California State University OPPOSITION None received.