Plain English Breakdown
The official text specifies the contact info is for 'conducting official business,' which was added to clarify the scope.
Posting Contact Info and Bios for Public College Leaders
This law requires California State University and California Community Colleges to post contact details and short biographies of their board members online, while requesting the University of California to do the same.
What This Bill Does
- Requires CSU and CCC websites to list names, email addresses, telephone numbers, and mailing addresses for each governing body member for conducting official business.
- Requires these universities to post a short biography for every member of their governing bodies.
- Requests that the University of California also posts this same contact information and biographies on its website.
- Encourages board members to consider public and stakeholder input provided before voting at an open meeting.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Trustees of the California State University
- The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges
- The Regents of the University of California
Terms To Know
- Governing body
- The group of people, such as Trustees or Regents, who manage and make decisions for a university system.
- Open meeting
- A public gathering where anyone can attend to watch officials discuss business.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill only requests the University of California to post this information, while it requires CSU and CCC to do so.
- The law encourages board members to consider input but does not force them to follow that advice when voting.