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AB-1831 • 2026

California State University: executive compensation: restrictions.

California State University: executive compensation: restrictions.

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Sponsor
Ahrens
Last action
Official status
Senate - Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text provided is a summary and does not include the full legal definition of 'represented staff' or specific details on how the new policy must be structured beyond the restrictions mentioned.

California State University Executive Pay Rules

This law requires California State University trustees to replace an old pay policy by July 1, 2027, and stops them from raising executive salaries if student tuition goes up or represented staff do not get raises.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the university trustees to cancel a compensation policy adopted in November 2025 on or before July 1, 2027.
  • Orders the creation of a new policy on how much top leaders are paid.
  • Stops pay increases for chancellors, vice chancellors, and executive presidents in years when student tuition rises.
  • Blocks salary hikes for executives if represented staff do not receive raises that year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Trustees of the California State University
  • Chancellors, vice chancellors, and executive presidents
  • Members of the management personnel plan staff

Terms To Know

Executive compensation
The pay given to top leaders like chancellors.
Represented staff
University employees who are covered by a labor contract or union agreement, as referenced in the bill's salary increase rules.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not state when this law becomes effective.
  • The specific details of the new compensation policy to be adopted after July 1, 2027, are not listed in the summary.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Senate - Appropriations

Official Summary Text

California State University: executive compensation: restrictions.