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 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 Colleg... 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, an... 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 inclusi... 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&ChapterI... 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... 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 presid... 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 Syst... 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 ... 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 Univ... 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 t... 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 ... 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 apoint... 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 surplu... 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.) 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 suc... 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 com... 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 ... 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]. A... 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 Servic... 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 serv... 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 rec... 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 educ... 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 emp... 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 classifie... 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... More...