Trustees of the California State University: members.
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Majority
Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
Higher Education
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill proposes to significantly change the composition of the Board of Trustees for the California State University (CSU). It increases the board size to 27 members, with a greater emphasis on student and employee representation through elected positions. The bill also alters the selection process for board members, shifting from primarily appointed positions to include elected faculty and staff members, and requires independent certification of election results.
Key provisions
- Increases the Board of Trustees size from 25 to 27 members.
- Reduces the number of appointed board members from 16 to 10.
- Requires one board member to be selected by the CSU Academic Senate.
- Requires two board members to be selected through student elections.
- Mandates the election of four faculty and four non-faculty staff members to the board.
- Establishes terms of office for elected members (four years for faculty/staff, two years for students).
- Requires the board to develop and implement election procedures with independent certification.
- Adds a perjury certification requirement for election officials.
Who is affected
- California State University (CSU) students
- California State University (CSU) faculty
- California State University (CSU) non-faculty staff
- The Board of Trustees of the California State University
- The Governor and Senate
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