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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 164
Author: Pan (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 8/22/12
SUBJECT : California State University: chancellor
selection process
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution encourages the recruitment and
selection process for the next Chancellor of the California
State University (CSU) to be done in a publicly inclusive
manner.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
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;
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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 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.
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
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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 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.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
PQ:k 8/29/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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