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Student Equity Plans

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges direct the Executive Committee to review the student equity plans as soon as they are available, drawing statewide attention to the promising models and making recommendations for improvements where necessary, and

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges direct the Executive Committee to conduct a survey of plans which are out of compliance with the December 1993 timeline to determine obstacles that are being encountered in their development, and

AB1642 - Student Fees

Whereas AB 1642 requires California Postsecondary Education Commission to report by January 1, 1997, to the Legislature and the Governor on the impact of student fee increases on California community college enrollments,

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support the concepts in AB 1642 as they exist on April 2, 1995. M/S/C Disposition: Board of Governors, COFO, Chancellor's Office, FACCC, Legislature, CalSACC, Governor

AB 1894 - Student Voter Rights

Whereas democratic societies are served by access to voting processes, and

Whereas AB 1894 requires California community college campuses to make available voter registration forms, absentee ballot applications, and polling places,

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support the concepts in AB 1894 as they exist on April 2, 1995. M/S/U Disposition: Board of Governors, COFO, Chancellor's Office, Executive Committee, FACCC, Governor, Legislature, CalSACC

SB919 - Fairness In Tax/Fee Revenue

Whereas student fees may be construed as an education tax on students who often are economically disadvantaged, and

Whereas it could be considered to be unfair to burden students with fees in an environment where income tax rates are being reduced, and

Whereas SB 919 requires that for every percentage reduction in income tax rates, an equal percentage reduction in California Community College student fees would occur,

Student Appointment to Board of Governors

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support the concept in proposed legislation to require the Governor to appoint a student to the Board of Governors from among nominees forwarded by the Council of Student Body Governments, such position to be parallel to the Governor`s appointing faculty to the Board of Governors from nominees forwarded by the Academic Senate.
M/S/U Disposition: Board of Governors, CalSACC, Chancellor's Office, Executive Committee, FACCC, Governor, Legislature

California Community College Enrollment Fees

Whereas the Governor has proposed an increase in California community college student enrollment fees to $15.0 a unit, and

Whereas CPEC has considered a proposal that California community college student enrollment fees be fixed at 20% of the cost of instruction, a proposal which would raise enrollment fees, and

Whereas the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges should not support increased enrollment fees to fund financial aid as is in the Governor's proposal, and

Whereas California's economic recovery depends on ready access to education,

Differential Fee

Whereas California's economic recovery depends on ready access to education, and

Whereas economic studies show that workers often need to be re-educated every five years for new positions,

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges reaffirm its opposition to the differential fee, and

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support the sunset of the differential fee on January 1, 1996.
M/S/U Disposition: Board of Governors, Chancellor's Office, Executive Committee, FACCC, Legislature

Students Voting on Curriculum

Whereas the students consultation group has requested a Title 5 regulation change requiring at least one voting member on the local curriculum committee, and

Whereas decision making authority on curriculum is vested in the faculty and the governing board with current regulations providing for local academic senates to allow student voting on the curriculum committee if it is appropriate in the context of their local processes, and

Adoption of Health Services Rules and Regulations

Whereas Section 76355 of the Education Code allows governing boards of community college districts to require students to pay fees (of no more than $10 per semester) to support health services programs, and

Whereas Section 76355 was approved by the legislature in 1992 and calls for the Board of Governors to adopt regulations that describe the types of health services included in the health service program, and

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