BILL ANALYSIS �
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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As Introduced August 6, 2012
Majority vote
HIGHER EDUCATION 8-0
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|Ayes:|Williams, Olsen, | | |
| |Achadjian, | | |
| |Brownley, Fong, Lara, | | |
| |Miller, Portantino | | |
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SUMMARY : Encourages the recruitment and selection process for
the next Chancellor of the California State University (CSU) to
be done in a publicly inclusive manner. Specifically, this
bill :
1)Makes numerous declarations and findings, including the
following:
a) The search for the next Chancellor of the CSU is the
recruitment and hiring process for one of the most
important public jobs in the state;
b) Members of the CSU Board of Trustees (Board) should not
conduct the search for the new chancellor alone, without
the input of the public;
c) The CSU community, which includes students, parents,
faculty, and staff, should all be given a chance to
participate and provide their needed and valuable input
during the selection process;
d) The search for a chancellor should be conducted before
the people, at campus-based forums, in public settings, and
with access and outreach to as wide an array of people as
possible; and,
e) Finalists for the position should be willing to
participate in an open process.
2)Recognizes the Chancellor for the CSU as being tasked with the
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responsibility of leading one of the largest public
postsecondary education systems in the world.
3)Emphasizes that the CSU is at a critical juncture and is in
the midst of economic pressures due to decreased funding, a
growing student population, and an unprecedented era of
awareness and public interest in the administration of the
CSU.
4)Requests the Legislature to encourage the recruitment and
selection process for the next Chancellor of the CSU to be
done in a publicly inclusive manner.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown. This resolution is keyed non-fiscal by
the Legislative Counsel.
COMMENTS : CSU is comprised of 23 campuses with over 40,000
faculty and staff and over 420,000 students. In May of this
year, current CSU Chancellor Charles Reed announced that he
would retire after 14 years in his position. Chancellor Reed is
expected to remain in his position until the Board names his
successor. The Board is responsible for the oversight of the
CSU. The Board adopts rules, regulations, and policies
governing the CSU.
On June 12, 2012, the Board announced the creation of the
Trustees' Special Committee for the Selection of the Chancellor
(Committee). The Committee is comprised of eight CSU Board of
Trustees members; the membership includes a faculty, student and
alumni representative. The Committee held its first meeting on
June 28, 2012, to receive input from CSU stakeholders and the
public regarding the search for the new Chancellor. On August
21, 2012, the Committee held a closed session meeting to
consider candidate qualifications. To note, at the time this
analysis went to print, information regarding the outcome of the
Committee's meeting could not be determined. The Committee has
set up a special e-mail account and Facebook page for the public
to send suggestions and questions.
The Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (the Act) set forth in
Government Code Section 11120-111321, covers all state boards
and commissions. Generally, it requires these bodies to
publicly notice their meetings, prepare agendas, accept public
testimony and conduct their meetings in public unless
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specifically authorized by the Act to meet in closed session.
The Board, its standing committees and subcommittees, as well as
the Academic Senate, its standing committees and subcommittees
are subject to the Act.
Analysis Prepared by : Jeanice Warden / HIGHER ED. / (916)
319-3960
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