Spring 2012
Committee:
Executive, Governmental Relations
Whereas, There is a significant need for greater collaboration with the K-12 system to develop common standards, as recognized by the Student Success Taskforce Recommendation Area 5;
Whereas, The Governor of California, the Lieutenant Governor of California, the Speaker of the California State Assembly, and the California Superintendent of Public Instruction are ex-officio members of the University of California Board of Regents and the California State University Board of
Trustees, but not of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors;
Whereas, The four state officials mentioned above play significant roles in the development of policy and allocation of funding to higher education; and
Whereas, There is a demonstrable need for greater communication and integration among all segments of California education as well greater structural standardization among the segments of California higher education;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges identifies a legislator to sponsor legislation to amend the California Education
Code to designate the Governor of California, the Lieutenant Governor of California, the Speaker of the California State Assembly, and the California
Superintendent of Public Instruction as ex-officio voting members of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors.
Whereas, The Governor of California, the Lieutenant Governor of California, the Speaker of the California State Assembly, and the California Superintendent of Public Instruction are ex-officio members of the University of California Board of Regents and the California State University Board of
Trustees, but not of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors;
Whereas, The four state officials mentioned above play significant roles in the development of policy and allocation of funding to higher education; and
Whereas, There is a demonstrable need for greater communication and integration among all segments of California education as well greater structural standardization among the segments of California higher education;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges identifies a legislator to sponsor legislation to amend the California Education
Code to designate the Governor of California, the Lieutenant Governor of California, the Speaker of the California State Assembly, and the California
Superintendent of Public Instruction as ex-officio voting members of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors.