CSU PRIORITY LEGISLATION
2005
Governor Schwarzenegger signed 750 bills and vetoed 214. There are no bills remaining on the Governor’s desk. Below are the results of CSU priority legislation.
AB 262 (Coto) Public Postsecondary Education
Sponsored by the CSU Board of Trustees.
This measure requires the CSU to disclose all exclusive arrangements, excluding proprietary information, for credit card companies or banks that have table marketing activities on campus. The measure has also been amended to exempt the CSU from Department of General Services (DGS) for the purposes of purchasing vehicles with a five year “sunset”, and extends the Board of Trustees authority to issue Title V regulations for five more years (scheduled to sunset in January 2008), as well.
Outcome: Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 262 into law on October 14, 2007. The bill will take effect on January 1, 2008.
For more information, visit: http://leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_262_bill_20070917_enrolled.html
Voting Record for CSUF Delegation:
Senate (27:10):
Ayes: Correa
Noes: Ackerman and Harman
Assembly (48:27):
Ayes: Solorio and Tran
Noes: DeVore, Duvall and Spitzer
AB 302 (De La Torre) Cal Grant B Entitlement Awards: Award Amount
Sponsored by the CSU Board of Trustees.
This measure would provide Cal Grant B recipients with fees/tuition in their first academic year targeting greater aid to lower income students who need assistance to pursue their college objectives.
Outcome: AB 302 was made into a two-year measure and placed on the Assembly Suspense File.
AB 950 (Salas) Public Postsecondary Education: Student Residency Requirements: Active Duty Military
Sponsored by the CSU Board of Trustees.
This measure establishes a consistent policy regarding non-resident fee waivers for members of our armed forces, stationed in California, who are not state residents seeking graduate study by providing them an additional one year at the in-state fee rate.
Outcome: Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 950 into law on October 8, 2007. The bill will take effect on January 1, 2008.
For more information, visit http://leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0901-0950/ab_950_bill_20071009_chaptered.html
Voting Record for CSUF Delegation:
Senate (34:0):
Ayes: Ackerman and Harman
Absent: Correa
Assembly (77:0):
Ayes: DeVore, Duvall, Solorio, Spitzer and Tran
AB 1413 (Portantino) Public Postsecondary Education: California State University: Trustees:
CSU opposed this measure.
This measure (sponsored by California Faculty Association) would allow the ex-officio members of the Board of Trustees (and not the University of California’s Board of Regents) to send a designee in their place. The measure also places restrictions on employment contracts for the California State University (CSU) executive officers and requires that any contract and its terms be adopted by resolution at a board meeting of the CSU Trustees, which is essentially current law.
Outcome: Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed AB 1413 on October 11, 2007. To view his veto message, visit: http://gov.ca.gov/pdf/press/AB%201413%20veto%20message.pdf
Voting Record for CSUF Delegation:
Senate (25:14):
Ayes: Correa
Noes: Ackerman and Harman
Assembly (54:21):
Ayes: Solorio and Tran
SB 855 (Ridley-Thomas) California State University: State University Revenue Bond Act of 1947
Sponsored by the CSU Board of Trustees.
This measure will provide increased flexibility to the CSU’s Systemwide Revenue Bonds (SRB) program by strengthening its systemwide fiscal management approach and authorizing the use of the most advantageous interest rates available in the market resulting in lower interest costs for projects, particularly for student housing, parking facilities, and student union projects.
Outcome: Governor Schwarzenegger signed SB 855 into law on October 8, 2007. The bill will take effect on January 1, 2008.
For more information, visit: http://leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0851-0900/sb_855_bill_20071008_chaptered.html
Voting Record for CSUF Delegation:
Senate (34:1):
Ayes: Ackerman, Correa and Harman
Assembly (73:0):
Ayes: DeVore, Duvall, Solorio and Spitzer
Absent or Not Voting: Tran
