SB 8, as amended, Yee. Public postsecondary education: executive officer compensation.
Existing law establishes the University of California, which is administered by the Regents of the University of California,begin insert andend insert the California State University, which is administered by the Trustees of the California State University,begin delete and the California Community Colleges, which is administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges,end delete asbegin insert 2 ofend insert the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law authorizes thebegin delete regents,end deletebegin insert
regents andend insert the trusteesbegin delete, and the boardend delete to employ officers and other employees.
This bill would prohibit the trustees from, and request the regents to refrain from, increasing the monetary compensation, as defined, of, or approving a monetary bonus for, any executive officer, as defined, of the university within 2 years of a fiscal year in which the mandatory systemwide fees of the university are increased from the immediately preceding fiscal year, or in which the General Fund appropriation to the university in the annual Budget Act is less than, or equal to, the General Fund appropriation to the university in the annual Budget Act for the immediately preceding fiscal year. The bill would prohibit the trustees from, and request the regents to refrain from, providing monetary compensation to an incoming executive officer that exceeds 105% of the monetary compensation of the immediately preceding executive officer of the same classification who the incoming executive officer is replacing. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2024.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 89500.5 is added to the Education Code,
2to read:
(a) The trustees shall not increase the monetary
4compensation of, or approve payment of a monetary bonus to,begin delete anyend delete
5begin insert anend insert executive officer within two years of a fiscal year in which
6either of the following occurs:
7(1) Mandatory systemwide student fees of the California State
8University are increased from the amount of mandatory systemwide
9student fees charged in the immediately preceding fiscal year.
10(2) The amount of General Fund
moneys appropriated to the
11California State University in the annual Budget Act is less than,
12or equal to, the amount of General Fund moneys appropriated to
13the California State University in the annual Budget Act for the
14immediately preceding fiscal year.
15(b) The trustees shall not provide monetary compensation to an
16incoming executive officer that exceeds 105 percent of the
17monetary compensation of the immediately preceding executive
18officer of the same classification who the incoming executive
19officer is replacing.
20(c) As used in this section, the following terms have the
21following meanings:
22(1) “Executive officer” includes, but is not limited to, the
23Chancellor of the California State University, a vice chancellor of
24the university, an executive vice chancellor of the university, the
25general counsel of the
university, the trustees’ secretary, and the
26president of an individual campus.
P3 1(2) “Monetary compensation” includes, but is not limited to, a
2salary, a vehicle allowance, and a housing allowance.
3(d) Subdivisions (a) and (b) shall apply only to executive officers
4who enter into or renew a contract for employment with the
5California State University on or after January 1, 2014.
6(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024,
7and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
8is enacted before January 1, 2024, deletes or extends that date.
(a) The Regents of the University of California are
10requested to not increase the monetary compensation of, or approve
11payment of a monetary bonus to,begin delete anyend deletebegin insert anend insert executive officer within
12two years of a fiscal year in which either of the following occurs:
13(1) Mandatory systemwide student fees of the University of
14California are increased from the amount of mandatory systemwide
15student fees charged in the immediately preceding fiscal year.
16(2) The amount of General Fund moneys appropriated to the
17University of California in the annual Budget Act is less than, or
18equal to, the amount of General Fund moneys appropriated to the
19University of California in the immediately preceding fiscal year.
20(b) The regents are requested to not provide monetary
21compensation to an incoming executive officer that exceeds 105
22percent of the monetary compensation of the immediately
23preceding executive officer of the same classification who the
24incoming executive officer is replacing.
25(c) As used in this section, the following terms have the
26following meanings:
27(1) “Executive officer” includes, but is not limited to, the
28President of the University of California, the chancellor of an
29individual campus, the chief
executive officer of a university
30hospital or medical center, a vice president of the university, the
31treasurer of the university, the assistant treasurer of the university,
32the general counsel of the university, and the regents’ secretary.
33(2) “Monetary compensation” includes, but is not limited to, a
34salary, a vehicle allowance, and a housing allowance.
35(d) Subdivisions (a) and (b) shall apply only to executive officers
36who enter into or renew a contract for employment with the
37University of California on or after January 1, 2014.
38(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
392024, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
40that is enacted before January 1, 2024, deletes or extends that date.
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