SECTIONS 71000-71004 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 71000-71004

71000. There is in the state government a Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges, consisting of 16 voting members and
one nonvoting member, as follows:
(a) Twelve members, each appointed by the Governor with the advice
and consent of two-thirds of the membership of the Senate to
six-year staggered terms. Two of these members shall be current or
former elected members of local community college district governing
boards.
(b) (1) (A) One voting student member, and one nonvoting student
member, who exercise their duties in accordance with the procedure
set forth in paragraph (3).
(B) A student member shall be enrolled in a community college with
a minimum of five semester units, or its equivalent, at the time of
the appointment and throughout the period of his or her term, or
until a replacement has been named. A student member shall be
enrolled in a community college at least one semester before his or
her appointment, and shall meet and maintain the minimum standards of
scholarship prescribed for community college students.
(C) Each student member shall be appointed by the Governor from a
list of names of at least three eligible persons submitted to the
Governor by the student organization recognized by the board of
governors.
(2) The term of office of one student member of the board shall
commence on July 1 of an even-numbered year, and expire on June 30
two years thereafter. The term of office of the other student member
of the board shall commence on July 1 of an odd-numbered year, and
expire on June 30 two years thereafter. Notwithstanding paragraph
(1), a student member who graduates from his or her college on or
after January 1 of the second year of his or her term of office may
serve the remainder of the term.
(3) During the first year of a student member's term, a student
member shall be a member of the board and may attend all meetings of
the board and its committees. At these meetings, a student member may
fully participate in discussion and debate, but shall not vote.
During the second year of a student member's term, a student member
may exercise the same right to attend meetings of the board, and its
committees, and shall have the same right to vote as the members
appointed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (c).
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), if a student member resigns
from office or a vacancy is otherwise created in that office during
the second year of a student member's term, the remaining student
member shall immediately assume the office created by the vacancy and
all of the participation privileges of the second-year student
member, including the right to vote, for the remainder of that term
of office.
(c) Two voting tenured faculty members from a community college,
who shall be appointed by the Governor for two-year terms. The
Governor shall appoint each faculty member from a list of names of at
least three eligible persons furnished by the Academic Senate of the
California Community Colleges. Each seat designated as a tenured
faculty member seat shall be filled by a tenured faculty member from
a community college pursuant to this section and Section 71003.
(d) One voting classified employee, who shall be appointed by the
Governor for a two-year term. The Governor shall appoint the
classified employee member from a list of at least three eligible
persons furnished by the exclusive representatives of classified
employees of the California Community Colleges.

71001. (a) Except for the student member and the faculty members,
the terms of office of the members of the board appointed by the
Governor shall be as follows:
(1) To the terms expiring on January 15, 1990, the Governor shall
appoint one person whose term shall expire on January 15, 1994; one
current or former trustee whose term shall expire on January 15,
1996; and one other person whose term shall expire on January 15,
1996.
(2) To the terms expiring on January 15, 1991, the Governor shall
appoint two persons whose terms shall expire on January 15, 1995; and
two persons whose terms shall expire on January 15, 1997.
(3) To the terms expiring on January 15, 1992, the Governor shall
appoint one person whose term shall expire on January 15, 1998; one
current or former trustee whose term shall expire on January 15,
1998; and one person whose term shall expire on January 15, 1994.
(4) To the terms expiring on January 15, 1993, the Governor shall
appoint three persons whose terms shall expire on January 15, 1999.
(5) Commencing January 15, 1993, all terms of office of the
members of the board, except the terms of the student member and the
faculty members appointed by the Governor, shall be six years.
(b) Each term of office shall commence at the expiration of the
preceding term.
(c) A member whose term has expired may, in accordance with
Section 1770 to 1780, inclusive, of the Government Code, continue to
discharge the duties of the office until his or her successor is
appointed by the Governor.

71002. Members of the board shall be selected from outstanding lay
citizens of California who have a strong interest in the further
development and improvement of the public community colleges.

71003. (a) Except for the student members, the faculty members, and
the classified employee member appointed by the Governor, any
vacancy in an appointed position on the board shall be filled by
appointment by the Governor, subject to confirmation by two-thirds of
the membership of the Senate. A vacancy in the office of a student
member, a faculty member, or the classified employee member shall be
filled by appointment by the Governor.
(b) The appointee to fill a vacancy shall hold office only for the
balance of the unexpired term.

71004. Members of the board shall receive their actual and
necessary traveling expenses while on official business. Each member
shall also receive one hundred dollars ($100) for each day he or she
is attending to official business. The headquarters of the board and
the chief executive officer shall be in Sacramento.