California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 217 — Public postsecondary education: executive officer compensation.

Last action — From Assembly without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Assembly without further action.

  2. From committee without further action.

  3. Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission.

  4. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  5. (Heard in committee on July 7.)

  6. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  7. To Com. on HIGHER ED.

  8. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 3. Page 1005.) To Assembly.

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  12. Set for hearing May 18.

  13. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 725.)

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  16. Set for hearing April 29.

  17. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  18. Set for hearing April 15.

  19. To Com. on ED.

  20. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 26.

  21. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Denham · Cosponsor
  • Romero · Cosponsor
  • Yee · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Yee

Co-sponsors (3)

  • DeSaulnier
  • Denham
  • Romero

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Senate 3rd Reading SB217 Yee

Passed 36 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32301
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 36301
% of votes cast 90%8%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Nay
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Nay
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

labor education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 217 do?
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.
Who sponsors SB 217?
SB 217 is sponsored by DeSaulnier, Denham, Romero, and Yee.
What is the current status of SB 217?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 217?
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