BILL ANALYSIS
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 1691 (Ammiano)
As Amended March 23, 2010
Majority vote
HIGHER EDUCATION 7-1
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|Ayes:|Portantino, Block, Fong, | | |
| |Galgiani, Huber, Ma, | | |
| |Ruskin | | |
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|Nays:|Cook | | |
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SUMMARY : Authorizes ex officio members of the California State
University (CSU) Board of Trustees (BOT), except for the CSU
Chancellor, to designate a non-voting representative, as
specified, to attend CSU BOT meetings in the ex officio member's
absence. Specifically, this bill :
1)Authorizes ex officio members of the CSU BOT, excluding the
CSU Chancellor, to designate a representative, who is an
officer or member of the same office or elective body as the
member, to attend CSU BOT meetings in the ex officio member's
absence, as follows:
a) Governor: a secretary of an executive agency appointed
by the Governor;
b) Lieutenant Governor: a member of the Senate;
c) Superintendent of Public Instruction: a county
superintendent of schools; and,
d) Speaker of the Assembly: a member of the Assembly.
2)Prohibits the designated representative from voting on behalf
of the ex officio member, attending closed sessions, or being
counted toward the establishment of a quorum.
3)Allows the ex officio member to designate only one person in a
calendar year to attend a CSU BOT meeting or meetings in the
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ex officio member's absence.
4)States legislative intent that each ex officio member of the
University of California (UC) Board of Regents (Regents)
designates a person to attend a UC Regents meeting or meetings
in the ex officio member's absence.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
COMMENTS : The CSU BOT is composed of 24 voting members,
including five ex officio members. The Legislature established
the importance of certain state-elected offices participating on
the UC and CSU governing boards as a means to ensure that
elected leaders are able to share their perspective in the
formulation of system policy. By virtue of the office they
hold, these individuals bring unique perspectives and
experiences to the policy and governance discussions of the UC
and CSU governing boards.
The UC and CSU governing boards have six standing meetings per
year, as well as special meetings as necessary. While these
governing boards have often met on the same dates in previous
years, the systems have coordinated to minimize conflicts: UC
and CSU governing board meetings conflicted just once in 2009
(November) and will conflict just once in 2010 (July).
The California Public Employees' Retirement System, California
State Teachers' Retirement System, Board of Equalization, and
Franchise Tax Board allow ex officio members to send a deputy to
act on their behalf at board meetings.
This bill is identical to AB 690 (Ammiano) of 2009, which was
vetoed by the Governor as unnecessary, in part, because ex
officio representatives can currently send representatives to
CSU BOT meetings.
Given that the State Constitution specifies the ex officio
members of the UC Regents, a Constitutional amendment is
necessary in order to allow ex officio Regents to designate
someone to attend Regents meetings.
Analysis Prepared by : Sandra Fried / HIGHER ED. / (916)
319-3960
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