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Meeting Resources: February 11, 2009

Special Commission Meeting

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All times listed are approximate. If a separate link to the audio is not available for an item, use the closest previous one.

Day / Time Item No. Item More Info Report Presentation Discussion
Wednesday, 10:00   Roll Call        
 10:10   Executive Session View      
 10:45   Report of the Chair View     Listen
 11:00 1 Legislative Update, February 2009 View Read   Listen
   2 Proposed Commission Recommendations on the 2009-10 Budget View Read   Listen

Commission Members at this Meeting: Attendance and Voting Record

Commissioner Attendance Voting Record
Day 1 Item 1Item 1
AB 48, 24, 69, 148, SB19 Watch		Item 1
SB 48 (Alquist) Support		Item 1
AB 78 (Portantino) Support		Item 1
AB 38 (Salas) Support		Item 1
SB 15 (Cedillo) Support		Item 1
AB 35 (Furutani) Support		Item 1
AB 218 (Portantino) Support		Item 1
AB 220 (Brownley) Support		Item 1
AB 224 (Portantino) Support		Item 1
SB 123 (Liu) Support		Item 2
John P. Perez, Chair
Public (Assembly Speaker)		 Present *Yes*YesYesYes*Yes*YesYesYes*Yes**Yes*Yes*Yes
H. Eric Schockman, Vice Chair
Public (Governor)		 Present YesYes*YesYesYes**Yes**Yes*YesYesYesYesYes
George T. Caplan
Public (Assembly Speaker)		 Present YesYesYesYesYes     Yes 
Lawrence T. Geraty
System 		Present YesYesYes*YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Melinda Guzman
System (California State University)		 Present YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
David P. Lopez
System (Board of Education)		 Present YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes**Yes
Hugo Morales
Public (Senate Rules)		 Present YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
George W. Nickel, III
Public (Senate Rules)		 Present YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Ralph R. Pesqueira
Public (Governor)		 Present YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Carolyn Russell
System (California Community Colleges)		 Present YesYes**Yes**YesYesYes*YesYesYes*YesYesAbstain
Olivia K. Singh
Public (Senate Rules)		 Present **Yes**YesYesYes**YesYesYes**Yes**YesYes**YesYes
Bruce D. Varner
System (University of California)		 Absent             
Howard Welinsky
Public (Assembly Speaker)		 Present YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Carol R. Chandler, Alternate
System (California State University)		 Absent             
Pauline F. Larwood, Alternate
System (California Community Colleges)		 Absent             
Bonnie Reiss, Alternate
System (University of California)		 Absent             
Total12 12/0/0 12/0/0 12/0/0 12/0/0 12/0/0 11/0/0 11/0/0 11/0/0 11/0/0 11/0/0 12/0/0 10/0/1
 * Motioned
** Seconded
Ballot Count: Yes/No/Abstained

More Information About Items

  • Executive Session
    Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(c)(8), the Commission will meet in closed session to discuss the Search Committee’s nomination of the Executive Director.
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  • Report of the Chair, John P. Perez
    The Chair will report the outcome of the Executive Session.
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  • Item 1: Legislative Update, February 2009
    The Committee will recommend Commission positions on bills introduced in the 2009–10 legislative session. A summary of these bills will be available at the meeting. Staff will orally update the Commission on additional legislation. (Action)
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    Presented by: Julia Blair
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  • Item 2: Proposed Commission Recommendations on Higher Education Proposals in the Governor’s 2009–10 State Budget
    This document provides summary information and proposed policy positions for adoption by the Commission on higher education items in the Governor’s Proposed Budget for the 2009–10 fiscal year. Staff will orally update the Commission on additional budget actions. (Information)
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    Presented by: Kevin Woolfork
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