From the ECS State Policy Database Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary CA To governor 09/2013 Community College Student Representation Fee A.B. 1358 From bill summary: Existing law authorizes the governing body of a student body association to order an election be held to establish a student representation fee of $1 per semester, with 2/3 of students approving the fee. New provisions authorize the electi... More... CA To governor 09/2013 Postsec. Voting Rights of CSU Student Trustees A.B. 447 From bill summary: Authorizes a student member of the Trustees of the California State University to vote at a board meeting during the first year of his/her term if the other student member is absent from that meeting due to illness, a family emergency, or a ... More... CA Signed into law 08/2013 Community College Student Members of Community College District Governing Boards A.B. 1030 From legislative counsel's digest: Provides that if the seat of a student member of a community college district governing board becomes vacant during his/her term, the governing board may authorize the officers of student body associations at each community c... More... CA Signed into law 08/2013 Postsec. Student Members of California State University Trustees S.B. 325 From legislative counsel's digest: Requires the Trustees of the California State University (the governing board of the university) to include 2 student members who are at least sophomores (previously 2 student members required to be at least juniors). Waives ... More... CA Vetoed 06/2013 Postsec. Approval of Private Postsecondary Institutions A.B. 76 From bill summary: Authorizes certain private postsecondary institutions, which are otherwise exempt from the requirement in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 that they obtain approval to operate from the Bureau for Private Postseconda... More... TX Vetoed 06/2013 Postsec. Postsecondary Governing Boards S.B. 15 Amends provisions related to the expectations of postsecondary governing boards, including of fairness and transparency. Amends training requirements for members of governing boards of institutions of higher education. Prohibits a member of an institution of h... More... AL Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Programmatic Review Fees for Out-of-State Programs H.B. 7 Requires the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to establish a programmatic review fee schedule for postsecondary institutions located outside of Alabama offering units or programs of instruction in the state. Provides for the collection of the fees from o... More... SD Signed into law 03/2013 Postsec. Identifies Public Purpose and Goals of Postsecondary Education and Provides Funding for Higher Education S.B. 5 Establishes the public purpose of postsecondary education and outlines the goals of postsecondary education which are to increase the number of graduates for the state's workforce and growth capacity of the state's economy by increasing the skills of the state... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 Community College Governing Board Elections for Los Angeles Community College District A.B. 2572 From bill summary: Makes legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Los Angeles Community College District. Commencing with the 2013 election, authorizes the governing board of the Los Angeles Community College Distr... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 Postsec. Live Video Transmissions of Postsecondary Governing Board Meetings A.B. 1723 From bill summary: Requires the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the Trustees of the California State University, and the Student Aid Commission, including a specified auxiliary organization, and requests the Regents of the University o... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 Postsec. California State University's Chancellor Selection Process A.C.R. 164 Encourages the recruitment and selection process for the next Chancellor of the California State University to be done in a publicly inclusive manner. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/acr_164_bill_20120918_chaptered.pdf... More... IL Signed into law 08/2012 Community College Community Colleges and Procurement of Domestic Products Act S.B. 2929 Provides that the provisions of the Procurement of Domestic Products Act (http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2622&ChapterID=7) apply to the Public Community College Act to the extent practicable, provided that the Procurement of Domestic Prod... More... IL Signed into law 08/2012 P-12 Postsec. Financial Reporting by State Agencies, Including Postsecondary Institutions S.B. 3794 Establishes the Financial Reporting Standards Board Act. Includes in definition of "agencies" all departments, officers, commissions, boards, authorities, institutions, universities, foundations, and bodies politic and corporate of the state required to submit... More... IL Signed into law 07/2012 Postsec. Use of Search Firms at Public Four-Year Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 5914 Limits permissible charges for use of an external search firm at four-year public postsecondary institutions to (1) the hiring of the president of the university or (ii) in the case of when the president of the university and the board of trustees demonstrate ... More... AL Signed into law 05/2012 Postsec. Minimum Amount of Postsecondary Contracts Subject to Competitive Bids S.B. 14 Increases the minimum amount of contracts at higher education institutions subject to the competitive bidding process from $7,500 to $15,000.... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Salary Limitations for Presidents and Administrative Employees H.B. 5201 - Salary Limitations for Presidents and Administrative Employees From final bill analysis: Maintains the salary limitation on the amount of state funds that may be used for salaries of Florida College System and State University presidents and administrative employees in Fiscal Year 2012-2013. Bill text (pages 68-71 of 72):... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Severance Pay at Colleges and Universities H.B. 5201 - Severance Pay at Colleges and Universities From final bill analysis: Revises severance pay language for colleges and universities to conform to s. 215.425, F.S., providing that on or after July 1, 2011, a unit of government that enters into a contract or employment agreement, or renewal or renegotiatio... More... FL Adopted 04/2012 Postsec. Board of Governors/Student Member of Board of Governors H.J.R. 931 Proposes amendment to s. 7, Art. IX of State Constitution to revise selection process for student member of Board of Governors of State University System. From final bill analysis: If approved by 60 percent of the voters in the 2012 general election, the resol... More... CA Signed into law 08/2011 Postsec. Appeal Procedures for Denial of Admission to CSU A.B. 670 From bill summary: Require the trustees of the California State University to ensure that campuses meet specific requirements with respect to appeal procedures for a denial of admission. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_670_bill_201... More... NY Signed into law 08/2011 Postsec. Board of Trustees of the State University of New York A.B. 2718 Increases the membership of the board of trustees of the state university of New York from 17 to 18 members; new member to be the president of the faculty council of community colleges. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0A&bn=A002718&term=&Summa... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 Postsec. Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation's Board S.B. 1 Reduces the membership of the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation's board from 11 to 9 members. Makes all members gubernatorial apointees (with senate approval) (previously 10 of the 11 members were appointed by governor); directs governor to designate t... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Postsec. Staet Suplus or Salvage Property S.B. 1 Amends various provisions regarding the disposal of state surplus or salvage property. Requires a state agency that determines it has surplus or salvage property to inform the Texas Facilities Commission so that the method of disposal of the property may be de... More... CA Signed into law 06/2011 Community College Postsec. Out-of-State Absence of Community College District Governing Board Members A.B. 334 Makes provisions prohibiting the out-of-state absence of a local school board member (with exceptions for illness, military service, etc.) applicable to a member of a community college district governing board member. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/a... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Community College Postsec. Training for Members of Public Junior College District Governing Boards H.B. 1206 Requires training for all members of governing boards of public junior college districts, not only appointed members. Requires topics of such training to additionally include information about best practices in campus financial management, financial ratio anal... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. Higher Education Compensation Reductions H.B. 427 Directs the commissioner of higher education to reallocate $1.5 million appropriated to the eight Utah higher education institutions for compensation to ensure that each higher education institution receives the same percentage compensation reduction. http://l... More... NY Vetoed 08/2010 Postsec. SUNY and CUNY Trustees S.B. 1736 Relates to qualifications for certain appointed positions with the board of trustees for the state university and CUNY. Prohibits specified SUNY trustees who are gubernatorial appointees from being employees of the governor. Prohibits specified CUNY trustees w... More... NY Signed into law 08/2010 Postsec. Higher Education Services Corporation A.B. 8220/S.B. 4199 Amends membership of the board of trustees of the higher education services corporation [http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/HESC/About_HESC]. Adds as member a current full-time student at an independent institution of higher education in the state. http://assembl... More... NY Signed into law 08/2010 Postsec. Community College New York State Higher Education Services Corporation Board of Trustees A.B. 8220 Eliminates the requirement that the community college student member appointed by the governor to the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation's (HESC) Board of Trustees be confirmed by the senate. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Diversity in Persons at Supervisory, Technical, Professional and Managerial Levels S.B. 3531 Establishes the African American Employment Plan Act. Provides that the purposes of the act are to: (a) improve the delivery of state services to Illinois' African Americans by increasing the number of African American state employees total and the number se... More... HI Became law without governor's signature 04/2010 Postsec. Regents Candidate Advisory Council S.B. 2803 Establishes a working group within the University of Hawaii board of regents candidate advisory council to ensure student involvement in recruitment and evaluation of student member candidates; makes ineligible for appointment to the regents candidate advisory... More... AL Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Vacancies in Leadership Positions H.B. 79 Amends Sections 16-4-1.1 and 16-60-111.1. Requires the state board to post a vacancy notice for the position of state superintendent of education or chancellor on the Internet. Requires vacancy notice for chancellor's position to be additionally posted at each... More... CA Signed into law 08/2001 Postsec. Community College Community Colleges Contracting with Employees S.B. 838 Limits the right to employment as a first-year probationary faculty member to persons previously employed as administrators who were not employed pursuant to prescribed types of contracts; provides that community college district governing boards may employ ac... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 06/2001 Postsec. Classified Employee Negotiations H.B. 5188 (Joint Resolution) Extends the reporting date of the special legislative commission to study the feasibility of allowing unionized classified employees at all higher education institutions to be able to negotiate directly with Rhode Island Board of Governors f... More... MN Signed into law 05/2000 Postsec. Administrative Salaries S.B. 3386 Relates to higher education. Creates a separate subdivision for the salary procedure for the chancellor of the Minnesota state colleges and universities; authorizes chancellors and presidents to receive additional compensation for early contract termination.... More...