BILL ANALYSIS
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 190 (Yee)
As Amended August 30, 2007
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE : 39-0
HIGHER EDUCATION 7-0 GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
14-0
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|Ayes:|Portantino, Horton, |Ayes:|Torrico, Plescia, |
| |Arambula, Beall, Cook, | |Charles Calderon, De |
| |Galgiani, Ruskin | |Leon, Evans, Garcia, |
| | | |Jeffries, Levine, |
| | | |Mendoza, Portantino, |
| | | |Price, Silva, Soto, Tran |
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APPROPRIATIONS 16-0
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|Ayes:|Leno, Walters, Caballero, |
| |Davis, DeSaulnier, |
| |Emmerson, Huffman, |
| |Karnette, Krekorian, La |
| |Malfa, Lieu, Ma, |
| |Nakanishi, Nava, |
| |Sharon Runner, Solorio |
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SUMMARY : Modifies current law governing the meetings of the
University of California Board of Regents (UC Regents) and the
California State University Board of Trustees (CSU Board) and
clarifies the requirements for meetings that must be open and
public. Specifically, this bill :
1)Places the following requirements on the CSU:
a) Requires action taken by a committee of or the full CSU
Board on executive compensation proposals for specified
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executive positions to occur in open session, requires full
disclosure and rationale for each compensation package, and
requires the CSU Board to afford members of the public
opportunity to comment;
b) Requires discussions of and action on executive
compensation programs and policies to occur in open session
of the CSU Board; and,
c) Defines "compensation" to include salary, benefits,
perquisites, severance payments, retirement benefits, or
any other form of compensation.
2)Places the following requirements on the UC:
a) Subjects advisory groups, study groups, or task forces
created by the UC Regents, as specified, and with a
continuing subject matter jurisdiction in the area of
compensation to the Bagley-Keene Act;
b) Requires action taken by a committee of the UC Regents
and final action by the full UC Regents on executive
compensation proposals for specified executive positions to
occur in open session, requires full disclosure and
rationale for each compensation package, and requires the
UC Regents to afford members of the public opportunity to
comment;
c) Requires discussions of and action on executive
compensation programs and policies to occur in open session
of the UC Regents; and,
d) Defines "compensation" to include salary, benefits,
perquisites, severance payments, retirement benefits, or
any other form of compensation.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown based on recent amendments.
COMMENTS : Bagley-Keene: Bagley-Keene requires meetings of
state bodies, including the CSU, to be open and public and
requires state bodies to publish a specific agenda and notice of
each meeting at least 10 days in advance of the meeting. Under
Bagley-Keene, a congregation of a majority of members of a state
body at the same time and place to hear, discuss, or deliberate
upon any item that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of
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the body constitutes a meeting that must be open and noticed.
Bagley-Keene requires meetings of advisory committees to be open
and noticed only if the committees consist of three or more
persons and are created by formal action of the body or any
member of the body.
Advisory groups: Advisory committees provide information to
executive office staff, enabling them to develop recommendations
on a variety of policy matters that are later brought to the CSU
Board or UC Regents for discussion in a public meeting.
Analysis Prepared by : Sandra Fried / HIGHER ED. / (916)
319-3960
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