Spring 2021
Committee:
LAC
WHEREAS, the President of the United States, the 12 statewide elected executive offices of California, the 80 members of the California State Assembly, the 40 members of the California State Senate, and numerous cities, counties, and local municipalities, are subject to term limits;
WHEREAS, the Community College League of California (CCLC), annually awards community college trustees who have served at least twenty years on a district board with the “Fulfilling the Trust Award”, and awarded eleven trustees in 2020, including two who have served 40 and 50 years on [1];
WHEREAS, in the November 2018 election, Southwest Community College District voters in San Diego County approved Measure CC: Southwest Community College District Term Limits for Governing Board Members with 116,125 Yes votes (88.22% of the electorate) to limit members to three terms of office (twelve years) [2], and, in the March 2007 election, Los Angeles Unified School District voters in Los Angeles County approved Measure LAUSD-L: Term Limits, Campaign Finance Rules, Compensation Review with 113,920 Yes votes (67.8% of the electorate) to limit members to three terms of office (twelve years) [3]; and
WHEREAS, serving as a school board member should not be a career and term limits would close the door for career politicians, big-money, and special-interest groups from obstructing the best interests of students, educators, and the community by creating space for evolving perspectives that reflect the diverse student population school boards serve [4]; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC) strongly advocate for and promote, as one of its legislative priorities, legislation, or an amendment to the Constitution of California, to limit the number of terms a member of a governing board of a school district may serve during their lifetime to no more than 12 years; and
RESOLVED, that, upon passage of this resolution, the SSCCC Board of Directors shall assume full responsibility for its implementation and, at its next regular Board meeting from the date of passage, begin discussing their strategy for implementation.
Citation 1: “Eleven California Community College Trustees Receive 2020 Fulfilling the Trust Award,” Community College League of California, May 5, 2020,
https://ccleague.org/about-us/press-releases-statements/eleven-california-community-college-trustees-receive-2020
Citation 2: “November 6, 2018 General Election Results,” San Diego County Registrar of Voters, December 6, 2018, http://www.livevoterturnout.com/SanDiego/LiveResults/en/Index_5.html.
Citation 3: Measure LAUSD-L: Term Limits, Campaign Finance Rules, Compensation Review - Los Angeles County, CA, accessed November 25, 2020, http://www.smartvoter.org/2007/03/06/ca/la/meas/LAUSD-L/.
Citation 4: Mark Powell, “Term Limits Should Apply to School Board Members,” Tribune (San Diego Union-Tribune, August 27, 2016),
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-utbg-schoolboard-term-limits-2016aug26-story.html.
WHEREAS, the Community College League of California (CCLC), annually awards community college trustees who have served at least twenty years on a district board with the “Fulfilling the Trust Award”, and awarded eleven trustees in 2020, including two who have served 40 and 50 years on [1];
WHEREAS, in the November 2018 election, Southwest Community College District voters in San Diego County approved Measure CC: Southwest Community College District Term Limits for Governing Board Members with 116,125 Yes votes (88.22% of the electorate) to limit members to three terms of office (twelve years) [2], and, in the March 2007 election, Los Angeles Unified School District voters in Los Angeles County approved Measure LAUSD-L: Term Limits, Campaign Finance Rules, Compensation Review with 113,920 Yes votes (67.8% of the electorate) to limit members to three terms of office (twelve years) [3]; and
WHEREAS, serving as a school board member should not be a career and term limits would close the door for career politicians, big-money, and special-interest groups from obstructing the best interests of students, educators, and the community by creating space for evolving perspectives that reflect the diverse student population school boards serve [4]; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC) strongly advocate for and promote, as one of its legislative priorities, legislation, or an amendment to the Constitution of California, to limit the number of terms a member of a governing board of a school district may serve during their lifetime to no more than 12 years; and
RESOLVED, that, upon passage of this resolution, the SSCCC Board of Directors shall assume full responsibility for its implementation and, at its next regular Board meeting from the date of passage, begin discussing their strategy for implementation.
Citation 1: “Eleven California Community College Trustees Receive 2020 Fulfilling the Trust Award,” Community College League of California, May 5, 2020,
https://ccleague.org/about-us/press-releases-statements/eleven-california-community-college-trustees-receive-2020
Citation 2: “November 6, 2018 General Election Results,” San Diego County Registrar of Voters, December 6, 2018, http://www.livevoterturnout.com/SanDiego/LiveResults/en/Index_5.html.
Citation 3: Measure LAUSD-L: Term Limits, Campaign Finance Rules, Compensation Review - Los Angeles County, CA, accessed November 25, 2020, http://www.smartvoter.org/2007/03/06/ca/la/meas/LAUSD-L/.
Citation 4: Mark Powell, “Term Limits Should Apply to School Board Members,” Tribune (San Diego Union-Tribune, August 27, 2016),
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-utbg-schoolboard-term-limits-2016aug26-story.html.