BILL NUMBER: AB 1684	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 1, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 23, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Eng
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Yee)

                        FEBRUARY 14, 2012

   An act  to add Section 70903 to the Education Code,
  relating to the California Community Colleges.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1684, as amended, Eng. California Community Colleges:
chancellor  and president  compensation.
   Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under
the administration of the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary
education in this state. Existing law establishes community college
districts, administered by a governing board, throughout the state
 , and authorizes these districts to, by majority vote, adopt
a rule delegating power to the district's chief executive officer
 . 
   This bill would prohibit the compensation, as defined, of a
chancellor of a community college district, as defined, from
exceeding 2 times the faculty compensation, as defined, of the most
highly compensated faculty member in the community college district.
The bill would apply this prohibition only to chancellors of
community college districts who enter into or renew a contract for
employment with the California Community Colleges on or after January
1, 2013. The bill would require a community college district to
report the compensation of the chancellor of that district to the
Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, and
would require community college districts and the Office of the
Chancellor to provide that information on their Internet Web sites,
as specified.  
   By requiring community college districts to report that
information and provide it on their Internet Web sites, the bill
would impose a state-mandated local program.  
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.  
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.  
   This bill would require the Legislative Analyst's Office to
conduct a study to evaluate the compensation, as defined, of the
chancellors and presidents of the California Community Colleges'
districts and campuses, as specified. The bill would require the
Legislative Analyst's Office to report the study to specified
committees of the Legislature by January 1, 2014. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  yes
  no  . State-mandated local program:  yes
  no  .


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    (a) The Legislative Analyst's Office
shall conduct a study to evaluate the compensation of the chancellors
and presidents of the California Community Colleges' districts and
campuses. The study shall include all of the following:  
   (1) The compensation of all community college district and campus
chancellors and presidents, including the source of funding for the
compensation.  
   (2) Documentation of decreases and increases in the compensation
of previous community college district and campus chancellors and
presidents, compared to current community college district and campus
chancellors and presidents.  
   (3) How often a community college's hiring process is opened,
closed, or extended due to a lack of applicants.  
   (b) The Legislative Analyst's Office shall report the study to the
Assembly Committee on Higher Education and the Senate Committee on
Education on or before January 1, 2014.  
   (c) For purposes of this section, "compensation" includes, but is
not limited to, a salary, bonuses, a vehicle allowance, and a housing
allowance.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 70903 is added to the
Education Code, to read:
   70903.  (a) The compensation of a chancellor of a community
college district shall not exceed two times the faculty compensation
of the most highly compensated faculty member in the community
college district.
   (b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
following meanings:
   (1) "Chancellor of a community college district" means a community
college district's chief executive officer to whom power is
delegated pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 70902.
   (2) "Compensation" includes, but is not limited to, a salary,
bonuses, a vehicle allowance, and a housing allowance.
   (3) "Faculty compensation" includes, but is not limited to, a
salary and compensation received for summer courses, overload
assignments, and administrative duties performed by a faculty member.

   (c) Subdivision (a) shall apply only to chancellors of community
college districts who enter into or renew a contract for employment
with the California Community Colleges on or after January 1, 2013.
   (d) (1) A community college district shall provide the
compensation of the chancellor of that district on the district's
Internet Web site, and shall report that compensation to the Office
of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.
   (2) The Office of the Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges shall provide the information reported pursuant to paragraph
(1) on the office's Internet Web site.  
  SEC. 2.    If the Commission on State Mandates
determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs
shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of
Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.