89517.7.
(a) The trustees shall not award a president of a campus compensation that exceeds 150 percent of the compensation of the Chief Justice of California, except if the Governor, by executive order, approves the individual president’s compensation award.(b) The trustees shall not approve any increase in compensation for a president of a campus if an increase in tuition is scheduled to take effect in that fiscal year or has taken effect in either of the two prior fiscal years.
(c) When hiring a president of a campus, the trustees shall give primary consideration to applicants currently employed by the California State University system and then shall give secondary consideration to applicants who are residents of California but are not employees of the system. Applicants who are neither residents of California nor employees of the system shall receive consideration after applicants who may be given primary and secondary consideration.
(d) For purposes of this section, “compensation” includes, but is not limited to, any taxable income or benefit, such as salary, bonuses, or living allowances paid for with state moneys, including moneys from a statewide or campus foundation or auxiliary organization, as defined in Section 89901.