Article 1 - Composition and Organization

California Education Code — §§ 71000-71004

Sections (5)

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 23, Sec. 1. (AB 337) Effective January 1, 2022.

There is in the state government a Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, consisting of 18 voting members, 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) Two voting student members. Each 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).

(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 the student member’s

term, or until a replacement has been named. A student member shall be enrolled in a community college at least one semester before the student member’s 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 the student member’s college on or after January 1 of the second year of the student member’s term of office may

serve the remainder of the term.

(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.

(e)The Lieutenant Governor, who shall be a voting member.

§ 71001

Repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1071, Sec. 3.

(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

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 496, Sec. 1. (AB 1557) Effective January 1, 2015.

(a)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 California Community Colleges.

(b)Members of the board, to the greatest extent possible, should be inclusive and representative of the many demographic groups found in California, and the board should reflect diversity of race and gender, and should include, among others, disabled persons and veterans. In furtherance of the mission of the California Community Colleges, a member of the board should embrace the basic role and responsibility of a member of the board to bring his or her own best thinking and personal views to

the board’s discussion, determining his or her own position on each issue rather than being bound to represent or advocate for the positions of a particular organization or constituency.

§ 71003

Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 860, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.

(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

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 50, Sec. 10. (SB 117) Effective July 10, 2023.

(a)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 the member is attending to official business. The headquarters of the board and the chief executive officer shall be in Sacramento.

(b)The office of the

Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall allocate, from funds appropriated for this purpose pursuant to Item 6870-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act, four thousand dollars ($4,000) in financial assistance to a student member of the board, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 71000, for each semester, or quarterly equivalent, of each year the student is a student member on the board. This financial assistance shall be in addition to any need-based financial assistance and any private grants and scholarships received by the student.