Bill Text: CA AB1317 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended
NOTE: There are more recent revisions of this legislation. Read Latest Draft
Bill Title: Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From Senate committee without further action. [AB1317 Detail]
Download: California-2015-AB1317-Amended.html
Bill Title: Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From Senate committee without further action. [AB1317 Detail]
Download: California-2015-AB1317-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1317 AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 1, 2015 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2015 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Salas (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Roger Hernández) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Alejo, Calderon, Dodd, Frazier, Gomez, Gonzalez, McCarty, Rodriguez, and Weber) (Coauthors: Senators Anderson, Beall, Cannella, Galgiani, Hall, Hueso, Lara, Mendoza, and Vidak) FEBRUARY 27, 2015 An act to addSection 89500.4 to, and to addArticle 2 (commencing with Section 92010) to Chapter 1 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of, the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1317, as amended, Salas. Public postsecondary education: executive officer compensation. Existing law establishes the University of California, which is administered by the Regents of the University of California,and the California State University, which is administered by the Trustees of the California State University, as 2as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law authorizes the regentsand the trusteesto employ officers and other employees.This bill would prohibit the trustees from using public funds to increase the compensation of any executive officer, as defined, of the California State University when the amount of mandatory systemwide student fees and tuition of the university has been increased at any time in the immediately preceding 2 years.TheThis bill wouldalsorequest the regents to refrain from using public funds to increase the compensation of any executive officer, as defined, of the University of California, when the amount of mandatory systemwide student fees and tuition of the university has been increased at any time in the immediately preceding 2 years. 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. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) On November 19, 2014, the Regents of the University of California voted on a "five-year stability plan," which establishes annual tuition and student fee increases of up to 5 percent per year for both undergraduate and graduate students, with increase levels contingent on state funding. (b) While increasing tuition costs for students, the regents also approved compensation increases of up to 20 percent for several chancellors and executives.(c) Twelve California State University campuses have imposed "student success fees" of up to nearly eight hundred dollars ($800) per student, charged in addition to tuition, to augment academic services and hire faculty.(d) On November 13, 2014, the Trustees of the California State University approved a 3-percent compensation increase for top executives.(e) As public institutions designed to serve students, state universities have a responsibility to keep education accessible and affordable and to prioritize student needs over executive pay.(c) As a public institution designed to serve students, the University of California has a responsibility to keep education accessible and affordable and to prioritize student needs over executive pay.(f)(d) The State of California has an interest in holdingstate universitiesthe University of California accountable and maintaining affordability in higher education.SEC. 2.Section 89500.4 is added to the Education Code, to read: 89500.4. (a) The trustees shall not use public funds to increase the compensation of any executive officer when the amount of mandatory systemwide student fees and tuition of the university has been increased at any time in the immediately preceding two years. (b) As used in this section, "executive officer" includes, but is not limited to, the Chancellor of the California State University, a vice chancellor or an executive vice chancellor of the university, the general counsel of the university, the trustees' secretary, or the president of a campus. (c) Subdivision (a) shall apply only to executive officers that enter into or renew contracts for employment with the California State University on or after January 1, 2016.SEC. 3.SEC. 2. Article 2 (commencing with Section 92010) is added to Chapter 1 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read: Article 2. Executive Compensation 92010. (a) The Regents of the University of California are requested to refrain from using public funds to increase the compensation of any executive officer when the amount of mandatory systemwide student fees and tuition of the university has been increased at any time in the immediately preceding two years. (b) As used in this section, "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 or the assistant treasurer of the university, the general counsel of the university, and the regents' secretary. (c) Subdivision (a) shall apply only to executive officers that enter into or renew contracts for employment with the University of California on or after January 1, 2016.