Trustees of the California State University: gubernatorial and faculty appointees.

Assembly Member Sharp-Collins' proposal to expand the California State University Board of Trustees would add two seats to the governing body, bringing total membership to 27. The legislation, co-authored by Senators Cervantes and Cortese, creates one new gubernatorial appointee position and doubles faculty representation on the board from one member to two.

Under the proposed changes, the Governor would appoint each faculty representative from a list of at least two candidates provided annually by the CSU Academic Senate. The faculty members would serve staggered two-year terms, with one term beginning in odd-numbered years and the other in even-numbered years. The bill requires faculty appointees to hold tenure at their CSU campus and prohibits them from participating in collective bargaining subcommittees.

The legislation maintains existing board composition requirements, including five ex officio members, student representatives, and an alumni representative. It preserves language directing the Governor to select members who reflect California's demographic diversity across race, gender, disability status and veteran status, while expecting appointees to exercise independent judgment rather than represent specific constituencies.