Legislation

Tax Rebate

Whereas an overwhelming number of educators urged the governor to use the state surplus for educational purposes, and

Whereas there is now an opportunity to make a public gesture of support for public education,

Resolved that the Academic Senate recommend to local senates that community college faculty donate their tax rebates to an appropriate educational institution or educational organization of their choice.

AB 1725 - Local Senates

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges work toward the incorporation in AB 1725 of Recommendation #58 of the Master Plan Commission report The Challenge of Change:

That the Board of Governors strengthen the role of faculty senates with respect to the determination and administration of academic standards, course approval; hiring, retention, and evaluation of faculty; and other academic functions,

AB 1725 - AA/AS Degrees

Whereas AB 1725 authorizes granting of both the AA and AS degrees, and

Whereas this bill does not establish different requirements for the two degrees, and

Whereas the proposed general education transfer curriculum requires an amount of general education which may not be compatible with majors that require a large number of lower division courses,

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support the concept that the AA and AS degrees may require different numbers of general education units, and

AB 1725 - Competency Criteria

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges direct the Executive Committee to seek, in Section 87743.5 of AB 1725, the inclusion of a requirement that the bargaining agent negotiate the process, and the local senate establish the competency criteria to be submitted to the district.

AB 1725 - Community College Reform

Whereas AB 1725 (Vasconcellos), the community college omnibus reform bill, contains a great number of provisions which would significantly strengthen the Community Colleges, and

Whereas many of the provisions and recommendations of the Academic Senate on transfer, matriculation, professional standards, faculty development, part-time faculty, and other issues, are reflected in AB 1725,

Gann Limit

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support the initiative for a constitutional amendment on the appropriations limit adjustment (the Gann limit).

Gann Spending Limit

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges endorse and support the Government Spending Limitation and Accountability Act for the June 1988 California ballot, and

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges recommend to local senates that they endorse and support the Government Spending Limitation and Accountability Act for the June 1988 California ballot.

SB 1753 (Torres): Allen Legalization Assistance

Whereas the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986 provides an opportunity for aliens to apply for permanent legal residency, and

Whereas an 18-to-30-month period beginning May 1987 exists for the processing of these individuals, and

Whereas the U.S. Congress has budgeted $1,000,000,000 for four years to assist states in processing these individuals, and

Whereas California is expected to receive half of those funds, and

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