Bill Text: CA SB325 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Trustees of the California State University: student members.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 175, Statutes of 2013. [SB325 Detail]
Download: California-2013-SB325-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 325 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 175
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 27, 2013
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR AUGUST 27, 2013
PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 15, 2013
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 12, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 8, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 1, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Senator Block
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
An act to amend Section 66602 of the Education Code, relating to
postsecondary education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 325, Block. Trustees of the California State University:
student members.
Existing law establishes the California State University as a
segment of the public postsecondary education system, establishes the
Trustees of the California State University as the governing board
of the university, and sets forth its membership, including, but not
limited to, 2 student members who have at least junior year standing.
This bill would, instead, require the board to include 2 student
members who have at least sophomore year standing and would waive the
tuition fee for a student member for the duration of his or her term
of office.
This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 66602 of
the Education Code, proposed by AB 447, to be operative only if AB
447 and this bill are chaptered and become effective on or before
January 1, 2014, and this bill is chaptered last.
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 appointive members
appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by two-thirds
of the membership of the Senate.
(b) (1) Two students from the California State University, who
shall have at least sophomore 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, but not more than five, 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 student member's office that became
vacated.
(3) The term of office of one student member of the board shall
commence on July 1 of an even-numbered year and expire on June 30 two
years thereafter. The term of office of the other student member 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, the remaining student
member 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.
(6) A student member shall have his or her tuition fee waived for
the duration of his or her 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 to serve
on the board 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.
SEC. 1.5. 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 appointive members
appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by two-thirds
of the membership of the Senate.
(b) (1) Two students from the California State University, who
shall have at least sophomore 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, but not more than five, 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 student member's office that became
vacated.
(3) The term of office of one student member of the board shall
commence on July 1 of an even-numbered year and expire on June 30 two
years thereafter. The term of office of the other student member 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) (A) 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).
(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), during the first year of a
student member's term, the student member may vote at a board meeting
if the other student member is absent from that meeting due to
illness, a family emergency, or a medical emergency.
(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, the remaining student
member 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.
(6) A student member shall have his or her tuition fee waived for
the duration of his or her 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 to serve
on the board 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.
SEC. 2. Section 1.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 66602 of the Education Code proposed by both this bill and
Assembly Bill 447. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills
are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2014, (2)
each bill amends Section 66602 of the Education Code, and (3) this
bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 447, in which case Section 1 of
this bill shall not become operative.
