BILL NUMBER: SB 1515	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Yee

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to amend Section 66602 of the Education Code, relating to
the California State University.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1515, as introduced, Yee. California State University: board of
trustees: membership.
   Existing law establishes the California State University, under
the administration of the Trustees of the California State
University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education
in this state. Under existing law, the board of trustees is composed
of a total of 25 members, which includes 5 specified ex officio
members, a representative of the alumni associations of the
university, 16 members appointed by the Governor, subject to
confirmation by 2/3 of the membership of the Senate, for 8-year
terms, and 2 California State University students and one California
State University faculty member appointed by the Governor for 2-year
terms.
   This bill would decrease the 16 members appointed by the Governor
to 14, 2 of which would be required to be tenured faculty members,
and another 2 of which would be required to be represented permanent
nonacademic employees, at the California State University. The bill
would also increase the number of California State University
students appointed by the Governor to 4, as specified.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 66602 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   66602.  (a) The board shall be composed of the following five ex
officio members: the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Speaker of the Assembly,
and the person named by the trustees to serve as the Chancellor of
the California State University; a representative of the alumni
associations of the state university, selected for a two-year term by
the alumni council, California State University, which
representative shall not be an employee of the California State
University during the two-year term; and  16  
14  appointive members appointed by the Governor and subject to
confirmation by two-thirds of the membership of the Senate.  Of
those 14 appointive members, two shall be tenured faculty members and
two shall be represented permanent nonacademic employees at the
California State University. 
   (b) (1)  Two   Four  students from the
California State University, who shall have at least a junior year
standing at the institutions they attend, and who remain in good
standing as students during their respective terms, shall also be
appointed by the Governor  to serve on the board  for
two-year terms.
   (2) In the selection of students as members of the board, the
Governor shall appoint the students from lists of names of at least
 two   four  , but not more than 
five   eight  , persons furnished by the governing
board of any statewide student organization that represents the
students of the California State University and the student body
organizations of the campuses of the California State University. Any
appointment to fill a vacancy of a student member shall be effective
only for the remainder of the term of the person's office that
became vacated.
   (3) The  term   terms  of office of
 one   two  student  member
  members  of the board shall commence on July 1 of
an even-numbered year  ,  and expire on June 30 two years
thereafter. The  term   terms  of office of
the other  two  student  member  
members  of the board shall commence on July 1 of an
odd-numbered year  ,  and expire on June 30 two years
thereafter. Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a student member who
graduates from his or her college or university on or after January 1
of the second year of his or her term of office may serve the
remainder of the term.
   (4) During the first year of a student member's term, a student
member shall be a member of the board and may attend all meetings of
the board and its committees. At these meetings, a student member may
fully participate in discussion and debate, but may not vote. During
the second year of a student member's term, a student member may
exercise the same right to attend meetings of the board, and its
committees, and shall have the same right to vote as the members
appointed pursuant to subdivision (a).
   (5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), if a student member resigns
from office or a vacancy is otherwise created in that office during
the second year of a student member's term,  one of  the
remaining student  member   members  shall
immediately assume the office created by the vacancy and all of the
participation privileges of the second-year student member, including
the right to vote, for the remainder of that term of office.
   (c) (1) A faculty member from the California State University, who
shall be tenured at the California State University campus at which
he or she teaches, shall also be appointed by the Governor for a
two-year term. In the selection of a faculty member as a member of
the board, the Governor shall appoint the faculty member from a list
of names of at least two persons furnished by the Academic Senate of
the California State University.
   (2) The faculty member of the board appointed by the Governor
pursuant to this subdivision shall not participate on any
subcommittee of the board responsible for collective bargaining
negotiations.
   (3) The term of office of the faculty member of the board shall
commence on July 1, and shall expire on June 30 two years thereafter.