SECTIONS 33550-33556 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 33550-33556

33550. There is in the state government the Educational Management
and Evaluation Commission consisting of a Member of the Assembly
appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, a Member of the Senate
appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, one public member
appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, one public member appointed
by the Senate Committee on Rules, one public member appointed by the
Governor, and nine public members appointed by the State Board of
Education upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction or the members of the State Board of Education.
With respect to the nine public members appointed by the State
Board of Education, three members shall represent the field of
economics, three members shall represent the learning sciences, and
three members shall represent the managerial sciences.
Each public member shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing
power.

33551. The Members of the Legislature appointed to the commission
pursuant to Section 33550 shall have the powers and duties of a joint
legislative committee on the subject of educational management and
evaluation and shall meet with, and participate in, the work of the
commission to the extent that this participation is not incompatible
with their positions as Members of the Legislature.
The Members of the Legislature appointed to the commission shall
serve at the pleasure of the appointing power.

33552. The members of the commission shall serve without
compensation, except that they shall receive their actual and
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties and
responsibilities, including travel expenses.

33553. The Superintendent of Public Instruction or his
representative shall serve as executive secretary to the commission.

33554. The commission shall select one of its members to be
chairman of the commission.

33555. The commission shall assist and advise the State Board of
Education in the evaluation of the program achievement of educational
programs, in the determination of the relative cost effectiveness of
educational programs, and shall make recommendations concerning the
expanded use, modification, or replacement of educational programs so
as to produce a higher degree of program achievement and cost
effectiveness. The commission shall also serve as an advisory body to
the State Board of Education on program budgeting and accounting
systems for school districts.

33556. As used in this article, "commission" means the Educational
Management and Evaluation Commission.