BILL NUMBER: AB 1684INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Eng (Principal coauthor: Senator Yee) FEBRUARY 14, 2012 An act to add Section 70903 to the Education Code, relating to the California Community Colleges. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1684, as introduced, Eng. California Community Colleges: chancellor compensation. Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts, administered by a governing board, throughout the state, and authorizes these districts to, by majority vote, adopt a rule delegating power to the district's chief executive officer. This bill would prohibit the compensation, as defined, of a chancellor of a community college district, as defined, from exceeding 2 times the compensation of the most highly compensated faculty member in the community college district. The bill would apply this prohibition only to chancellors of community college districts who enter into or renew a contract for employment with the California Community Colleges on or after January 1, 2013. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 70903 is added to the Education Code, to read: 70903. (a) The compensation of a chancellor of a community college district shall not exceed two times the compensation of the most highly compensated faculty member in the community college district. (b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Chancellor of a community college district" means a community college district's chief executive officer to whom power is delegated pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 70902. (2) "Compensation" includes, but is not limited to, a salary, bonuses, a vehicle allowance, and a housing allowance. (c) Subdivision (a) shall apply only to chancellors of community college districts who enter into or renew a contract for employment with the California Community Colleges on or after January 1, 2013.