Bill Text: CA SBX127 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Public postsecondary education: executive officer

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-09-10 - From committee without further action. [SBX127 Detail]

Download: California-2011-SBX127-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SBX1 27	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Yee

                        AUGUST 17, 2011

   An act to add Section 89500.5 to the Education Code, relating to
public postsecondary education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 27, as introduced, Yee. Public postsecondary education:
executive officer compensation.
   (1) Existing law establishes the University of California, which
is administered by the Regents of the University of California; the
California State University, which is administered by the Trustees of
the California State University; and the California Community
Colleges, which is administered by the Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges, as the 3 segments of public
postsecondary education in this state. Existing law authorizes the
regents, the trustees, and the board to employ officers and other
employees.
   This bill would prohibit the trustees from increasing the monetary
compensation, as defined, of, or approving a monetary bonus for, any
executive officer, as defined, of the California State University in
any fiscal year in which the General Fund appropriation to the
California State University in the annual Budget Act is less than, or
equal to, the General Fund appropriation to the university in the
annual Budget Act for the immediately preceding fiscal year. The bill
would request the regents to not increase the monetary compensation
of, or approve a monetary bonus for, any executive officer, as
defined, of the University of California, in any fiscal year in which
the General Fund appropriation to the University of California in
the annual Budget Act is less than, or equal to, the General Fund
appropriation to the university in the annual Budget Act for the
immediately preceding fiscal year.
   (2) The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare
a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session
for that purpose. Governor Schwarzenegger issued a proclamation
declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this
purpose, on December 6, 2010. Governor Brown issued a proclamation on
January 20, 2011, declaring and reaffirming that a fiscal emergency
exists and stating that his proclamation supersedes the earlier
proclamation for purposes of that constitutional provision.
   This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency
declared and reaffirmed by the Governor by proclamation issued on
January 20, 2011, pursuant to the California Constitution.
   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 89500.5 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   89500.5.  (a) The trustees shall not increase the monetary
compensation of, or approve payment of a monetary bonus to, any
executive officer in any fiscal year in which the amount of General
Fund moneys appropriated to the California State University in the
annual Budget Act is less than, or equal to, the amount of General
Fund moneys appropriated to the California State University in the
annual Budget Act for the immediately preceding fiscal year.
   (b) As used in this section, the following terms have the
following meanings:
   (1) "Executive officer" includes, but is not limited to, the
Chancellor of the California State University, a vice chancellor of
the university, an executive vice chancellor of the university, the
general counsel of the university, the trustees' secretary, and the
president of an individual campus.
   (2) "Monetary compensation" includes, but is not limited to, a
salary, a vehicle allowance, and a housing allowance.
   (c) Subdivision (a) shall apply only to executive officers who
enter into or renew a contract for employment with the California
State University on or after January 1, 2012.
  SEC. 2.  (a) The Regents of the University of California are
requested to not increase the monetary compensation of, or approve
payment of a monetary bonus to, any executive officer in any fiscal
year in which the amount of General Fund moneys appropriated to the
University of California in the annual Budget Act is less than, or
equal to, the amount of General Fund moneys appropriated to the
University of California in the immediately preceding fiscal year.
   (b) As used in this section, the following terms have the
following meanings:
   (1) "Executive officer" includes, but is not limited to, the
President of the University of California, the chancellor of an
individual campus, a vice president of the university, the treasurer
of the university, the assistant treasurer of the university, the
general counsel of the university, and the regents' secretary.
   (2) "Monetary compensation" includes, but is not limited to, a
salary, a vehicle allowance, and a housing allowance.
   (c) Subdivision (a) shall apply only to executive officers that
enter into or renew a contract for employment with the University of
California on or after January 1, 2012.
  SEC. 3.  This act addresses the fiscal emergency declared and
reaffirmed by the Governor by proclamation on January 20, 2011,
pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 10 of Article IV of the
California Constitution.