Public postsecondary education: governing bodies: biography and contact information.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not specify the exact content of 'timely public and stakeholder input' or how it should influence voting decisions, leaving some uncertainty about its implementation.

Public College Governing Bodies: Contact Information

This law requires California State University and California Community Colleges to post contact information and biographies for their board members online, and encourages the University of California to do the same.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the California State University and the California Community Colleges to put the names, email addresses, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and short bios of their board members on their websites.
• Encourages the University of California to also post similar information about its board members online.

Who It Names or Affects

• The California State University
• The California Community Colleges
• The University of California (encouraged, not required)

Terms To Know

Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act

A law that says meetings of state bodies must be open to the public.

Limits and Unknowns

• The University of California is encouraged but not required to post contact information and biographies.
• It's unclear how this will affect public input at meetings beyond encouraging consideration.

Official Summary Text

AB 2523, as amended, Fong.
Public postsecondary education: governing bodies: biography and contact information.
Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the 25-member Trustees of the California State University, the California Community Colleges under the administration of the 17-member Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and the University of California under the administration of the 26-member Regents of the University of California, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in the state.
Existing law, the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, generally requires, with specified exceptions for authorized closed sessions, that the meetings of state bodies be open and public and that all persons be permitted to attend. The act also requires internet notice of meetings of state bodies and written notice to parties requesting written notice, and generally requires that the agenda for
meetings provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the body on any item of interest to the public that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the body. Existing law requires meetings of the Board of Governors to be open and public, and subjects meetings of the Trustees and Regents to the act, except as provided.
This bill would require the California State University and the California Community Colleges, and request the University of California, to post on their respective governing body’s internet website the name, email address, telephone number, and mailing address of each member of the governing body, as specified, for conducting official business as a member of the governing body, and a short biography of each member. The bill would also encourage each member of those governing bodies to consider
input timely
public and stakeholder input
provided to the
governing body
member
before voting on a matter at an open meeting of the governing body, as specified.

Current Bill Text

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