Education Code - EDC - EDC § 66076.4

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(a) The governing board of the Designation of California Black-Serving Institutions is hereby established. The purpose of the governing board is to award colleges and universities with designations pursuant to this article based on applications presented by the managing entity pu

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(a)
The governing board of the Designation of California Black-Serving Institutions is hereby established. The purpose of the governing board is to award colleges and universities with designations pursuant to this article based on applications presented by the managing entity pursuant to Section 66074.3.
(b)
(1)
The governing board shall be composed of all of the following eight members:
(A)
The Lieutenant Governor, or the Lieutenant Governor’s designee.
(B)
One member of the public, to be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(C)
One member of the public, to be appointed by the President pro Tempore of the Senate.
(D)
A designee of the President of the University of California.
(E)
A designee of the Chancellor of the California State University.
(F)
A designee of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.
(G)
A designee of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities.
(H)
The chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, or the chair’s designee.
(2)
Any designee described in paragraph (1) shall be qualified to make decisions on behalf of that appointed position.
(3)
A member of the public appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) by either the Speaker of the Assembly or the President pro Tempore of the Senate shall serve a two-year term.
(4)
It is the intent of the Legislature that in appointing members of the public pursuant to paragraph (1), the appointing authority shall make every effort to ensure that the membership of the governing board includes persons who have a strong interest in the further development and improvement of the academic success of Black and African American students.
(c)
For purposes of the first two years of the governing board’s operations, the chair of the governing board shall be the Lieutenant Governor or the Lieutenant Governor’s designee. The governing board shall select each subsequent chairman from within its membership by a vote of two-thirds of the
governing board’s voting members.
(d)
The governing board shall complete both of the following actions:
(1)
Convene twice a year to vote on the approval or denial of applications.
(2)
Approve or deny each application presented by the managing entity pursuant to Section 66074.3.
(e)
All decisions made by the governing board shall require a two-thirds vote of approval by the governing board members who are present for the vote.
(f)
The governing board shall be subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

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  (a) The governing board of the Designation of California Black-Serving Institutions is hereby established. The purpose of the governing board is to award colleges and universities with designations pursuant to this article based on applications presented by the managing entity pursuant to Section 66074.3. (b) (1) …

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  The governing board shall be subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).