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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 1557
          Author:   Holden (D), et al.
          Amended:  6/25/14 in Senate
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE  :  5-0, 6/18/14
          AYES:  Liu, Block, Correa, Hancock, Monning
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Wyland, Huff
           
          ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  72-1, 4/24/14 - See last page for vote


            SUBJECT  :    California Community Colleges  

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill specifies that members of the Board of  
          Governors of the California Community Colleges (BOG CCC), to the  
          greatest extent possible, be inclusive and representative of the  
          many demographic groups found in California, and that the BOG  
          CCC reflects diversity of race and gender, and include, among  
          others, disabled persons and veterans.  This bill also provides  
          that each member of the BOG CCC to bring his/her own best  
          thinking and personal views to the BOG CCC's discussion, as  
          specified.  

          ANALYSIS  :    Existing law establishes the CCC, under the  
          administration of the BOG CCC, as one of the segments of public  
          postsecondary education in this state.  
          Members of the BOG CCC are required to be selected from  
          outstanding lay citizens of California who have a strong  
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          interest in the development and improvement of CCC.

          Existing law specifies that except for student members, the  
          faculty members, and the classified employee member appointed by  
          the Governor, any vacancy in an appointed position on the BOG  
          CCC shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, subject to  
          confirmation by two-thirds of the membership of the Senate; and,  
          that a vacancy in the office of a student member, a faculty  
          member, or the classified employee member shall be filled by  
          appointment by the Governor.

          This bill:

          1.Specifies that the members of the BOG CCC, to the greatest  
            extent possible, be inclusive and representative of the many  
            demographic groups found in California, and the BOG CCC  
            reflects the diversity of race and gender, and includes, among  
            others, disabled persons and veterans.

          2.Specifies, in order to advance the mission of the CCC, a  
            member of the BOG CCC will embrace the basic role and  
            responsibility of a member of the BOG CCC to bring his/her own  
            best thinking and personal views to the BOG CCC's discussion,  
            determining his/her own position on each issue rather than  
            being bound to represent or advocate for the positions of a  
            particular organization or constituency.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
          Local:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  6/30/14)

          American Legion, Department of California
          American River College
          AMVETS, Department of California 
          California Association of County Veterans Service Officers
          California State Commanders Veterans Council
          Folsom Community College, Veteran Affairs Coordinator
          Military Officers Association of America, California Council of  
          Chapters
          Pasadena City College, Veterans Resource Center and Veteran  
          Services
          Veterans Caucus of the California Democratic Party
          Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of California

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          Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  72-1, 4/24/14
          AYES:  Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom,  
            Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian  
            Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley,  
            Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier,  
            Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gorell, Grove,  
            Hagman, Hall, Roger Hernández, Holden, Jones, Jones-Sawyer,  
            Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Medina,  
            Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson,  
            Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon,  
            Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Wagner,  
            Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, Yamada, John A.  
            Pérez
          NOES:  Ting
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Donnelly, Gordon, Gray, Harkey, Mansoor,  
            Nazarian, Vacancy


          PQ:k  7/2/14   Senate Floor Analyses 

                           SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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