Lieutenant Governor Job Description

The job of the Lieutenant Governor is to be a part of four different councils/commissions. The first commission the Lieutenant governor sits on is the State Lands Commission which focuses on land management and development across California. The second is the Ocean Protection Council which works to make sure that our oceans and bodies of water remains healthy, resilient, and productive for current as well as future generations. The third council they sit on is the Boards of Regents of the University of California that makes decisions regarding all nine campuses in the UC System. The fourth is the California State University system that makes decisions regarding all CSU campuses throughout the state. The office of the Lieutenant Governor also supervises the Commission for Economic Development, which is an important commission that can generate and expand jobs, and the use of clean energy.