SECTIONS 92020-92033 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 92020-92033

92020. (a) As used in this article, "Regents of the University of
California" means any of the following:
(1) The Board of Regents of the University of California.
(2) The standing and special committees or subcommittees of the
Board of Regents.
(3) An advisory board, advisory commission, advisory committee,
advisory subcommittee, study group, task force, or similar
multimember advisory body of the Board of Regents that has continuing
subject matter jurisdiction in the area of compensation, if created
by formal action of the Board of Regents or of any member of the
Board of Regents, and if the advisory body so created consists of one
or more regents, other than ex officio members of the Board of
Regents. An advisory group the purpose of which is to recruit
executives for the university is excluded from this paragraph.
(b) As used in this article, "Regents of the University of
California" does not include groups of three or fewer regents
appointed to advise and assist the university administration in
contract negotiations.

92030. All meetings of the Regents of the University of California
shall, except as otherwise provided in this article, be subject to
Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of
Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

92032. Notwithstanding Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of
Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code:
(a) The Regents of the University of California, as occasioned by
necessity, may hold special meetings. The regents shall give public
notice for these meetings. This notice shall be given by means of a
notice hand delivered or mailed to each newspaper of general
circulation and television or radio station that has requested notice
in writing, so that the notice may be published or broadcast at
least 72 hours before the time of the meeting. The notice shall
specify the time, place, and agenda of the special meeting. The
regents shall not consider any business not included in the agenda
portion of the notice. Failure to comply with this subdivision shall
not be excused by the fact that no action was taken at the special
meeting.
(b) The Regents of the University of California may conduct closed
sessions when they meet to consider or discuss any of the following
matters:
(1) Matters affecting national security.
(2) The conferring of honorary degrees or other honors or
commemorations.
(3) Matters involving gifts, devises, and bequests.
(4) Matters involving the purchase or sale of investments for
endowment and pension funds.
(5) Matters involving litigation, when discussion in open session
concerning those matters would adversely affect, or be detrimental
to, the public interest.
(6) The acquisition or disposition of property, if discussion of
these matters in open session could adversely affect the regents'
ability to acquire or dispose of the property on the terms and
conditions they deem to be in the best public interest.
(7) (A) Matters concerning the appointment, employment,
performance, compensation, or dismissal of university officers or
employees, excluding individual regents other than the president of
the university.
(B) (i) Action taken by a committee of the regents, and final
action by the full board of regents, on a proposal for the
compensation package of the following executive officers shall occur
in an open session of each of those bodies, and shall include a
disclosure of the compensation package and rationale for the action:
(I) The President of the University of California.
(II) The chancellor of an individual campus.
(III) A vice president.
(IV) The treasurer or the assistant treasurer.
(V) The general counsel.
(VI) The regents' secretary.
(ii) Members of the public shall be afforded the opportunity to
address the committee and full board on the proposal during or before
consideration of the action item.
(C) Discussion by a committee of the regents of, and action on, an
executive compensation program or policy, and any final action by
the full board of regents on that program or policy, shall occur in
open session of each of those bodies.
(D) Compensation for the principal officers of the regents and the
officers of the university shall include salary, benefits,
perquisites, severance payments (except those made in connection with
a dismissal or a litigation settlement), retirement benefits, or any
other form of compensation.
(8) Matters relating to complaints or charges brought against
university officers or employees, excluding individual regents other
than the president of the university, unless the officer or employee
requests a public hearing.
(c) While a witness is being examined during any open or closed
session, any or all other witnesses in the investigation may be
excluded from the proceedings by the regents.
(d) Committees of the regents may conduct closed sessions on
Medi-Cal contract negotiations.
(e) The nominating committee of the regents may conduct closed
sessions held for the purpose of proposing officers of the board and
members of the board's various committees.
(f) Committees of the regents may conduct closed sessions held for
the purpose of proposing a student regent.
(g) The regents shall not be required to give public notice of
meetings of special search or selection committees held for the
purpose of conducting interviews for university officer positions.

92032.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that no proposal
relating to the salary, benefits, perquisites, severance payments
(except those made in connection with a dismissal or a litigation
settlement), or retirement benefits, or any other form of
compensation paid to an officer of the University of California shall
become effective unless both of the following occur:
(1) (A) Notice of the meeting at which the proposal is to be
considered has been given to each regent.
(B) Information and materials regarding the proposal, including a
full disclosure of the fiscal impact, have been made available to
each regent in advance of the meeting at which the proposal is to be
considered.
(C) The fact that the board of regents intends to vote on a
proposal concerning the compensation of an officer has been displayed
in the meeting notice made available to the public in accordance
with the requirements of Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of
Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Government Code or, in the
case of a special meeting, in accordance with subdivision (a) of
Section 92032.
(D) The specific proposal has been made available, prior to the
commencement of the open session of the regents at which adoption of
the proposal is to be considered, to members of the public present at
the open session. The proposal shall be acted upon by the regents as
the final open session item for action.
(2) The proposal has been approved by the making of a motion and
its adoption by a majority vote of the regents present at an open
session. Nothing in this section shall preclude in open session the
full discussion of the contents of the motion or the reasons why it
should or should not be adopted.
(b) As used in this section, "officer" means each principal
officer of the Regents of the University of California and the
officers of the university, as listed in Figure 9 on page F-37 of the
Analysis of the 1993-94 Budget Bill by the Legislative Analyst's
office.

92033. The Regents of the University of California shall provide a
copy of this article and Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of
Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code,
to each regent upon his or her appointment to the board or
assumption of the office of regent.