5 CCR s 24003

Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, s 24003

CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 5. EDUCATION
DIVISION 3. TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
CHAPTER 1. TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
ARTICLE 13. ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BOARD
This database is current through 02/09/07, Register 2007, No. 6
s 24003. Candidate Statements.

(a) As part of a candidate statement, each candidate shall provide the
following information in the format specified by the Election Coordinator:

(1) Name.

(2) Job Title.

(3) Employer.

(4) Status as either an active member of the Defined Benefit
Program or a participant of the Cash Balance Benefit Program and
years of service as a member or participant.

(5) A list of no more than 5 previous job positions held.

(6) A list of no more than 5 organizations to which the candidate
belongs and positions held in those organizations.

(b) As part of a candidate statement, a candidate may provide a list of no
more than 10 endorsements by individuals or entities,

(c) As part of a candidate statement, a candidate may provide answers to
the following questions:

(1) What do you think should be the primary role of a member of the
Teachers' Retirement Board?

(2) How do you think you could contribute to CalSTRS as a member of
the Teachers' Retirement Board?

(3) What education and training do you possess that has prepared
you to serve as a member of the Teachers' Retirement Board?

A candidate's answers to the preceding three questions indicating
his or her opinion or positions on issues of general concern to the
System's membership may be included, so long as they are clearly
stated as the candidate's opinion or view and do not exceed the
length limits specified by the Board in the Notice of Election. The
answers must be truthful, and must not include any remarks or
questions that are inherently misleading, including rhetorical
remarks and questions that are inherently misleading. Answers may
not refer to individual members of the Board or other candidates for
election to the Board by name or inference.

Any portion of a candidate's answers to the questions above which,
in total, exceeds the length limits specified by the Board in the
Notice of Election will not be distributed.

(d) The candidate statement shall be filed with the Election Coordinator
by the deadline indicated in the notification letter sent to qualified
candidates. Once filed, statements may not be changed or withdrawn except
by the Election Coordinator. Any candidate statement received after the
deadline will not be distributed.

The Election Coordinator shall distribute candidate statements to the
candidates in each contest following the candidate statement filing
deadline. The Election Coordinator shall accept written comments
concerning a candidate statement from opposing candidates for fourteen
calendar days following the date he or she distributes the submitted
candidate statements. The Election Coordinator shall attempt to resolve a
dispute between candidates over a submitted candidate statement. Only
those written comments that allege a candidate statement violates the
provisions of this Section may be considered.

The Election Coordinator shall reject or edit any statement which he or
she determines contains obscene, vulgar, profane, scandalous, untrue,
libelous or defamatory matter or which does not meet the statement
limitations stated above. The Election Coordinator may request the
candidate to verify the truthfulness of any factual statements. The
candidate shall provide timely verification upon such request as specified
in the notification letter sent to qualified candidates. The Election
Coordinator shall remove any portion of the candidate's statement a
candidate is unable to verify. All decisions by the Election Coordinator
related to candidate statements are final.

Nothing in this section shall be deemed to make candidate statements or
the authors thereof free or exempt from any civil or criminal action or
penalty because of any false, slanderous or libelous statements offered
for printing or distributed to voters. Information contained in the
statement is the responsibility of the candidate and the System shall not
be held responsible for the validity of any candidate statement or the
contents thereof.

Following the review of candidate statements by the Election Coordinator,
he or she shall distribute to each candidate in the respective contest all
candidate statements as they shall appear in election materials
distributed to eligible voters.

Note: Authority cited: Section 22200.5, Education Code.
Reference: Section 22200, Education Code.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 5-15-2003; operative upon adoption by the Teachers'
Retirement Board 3-6-2003. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register
2003,
No. 20).

5 CCR s 24003, 5 CA ADC s 24003
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5 CA ADC s 24003

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