Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourage the Chancellor's Office and Board of Governors to support funding for the Vocational Faculty In-service Development Program, in the format of AB 3938.
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges direct the Vocational Education Committee to offer to assist the appropriate administrator of the Chancellor's Office to develop ways to alleviate current serious understaffing in the vocational education unit of the Chancellor's Office until additional staff can be hired, and
Whereas colleges are being encouraged to establish transfer centers to assist in the transfer process, and
Whereas career centers serve both academic and vocational students in the same capacity,
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourage local senates to recommend the establishment of career centers and reentry centers to complement the transfer center in serving reentry students in order to insure student success.
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges direct the Vocational Education Committee to conduct a survey to determine the variation in graduation requirements at each campus/district compared to minimum graduation requirements as established by the recommendations of the Master Plan, Section 55805.5, and to report the results at the 1987 Fall Conference.
Whereas accurate career advisement is essential for all curricula, and particularly essential for vocational students, and
Whereas rapid changes in many vocational areas make it difficult for counselors to remain current in all fields,
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourage vocational faculty to participate in faculty advisement, and
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support adequate reassigned time to permit vocational faculty participation in instructor advisement.
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourage each community college to establish means to better prepare students in "English as a Second Language" programs for vocational disciplines.
Whereas the California Community Colleges currently prepare in excess of 66% of all registered nurses entering the profession in California, and
Whereas the community college program for preparing the Registered Nurse is an associate degree program, and
Whereas the community colleges offer a career ladder for upward mobility of the Associate Degree Nurse to the Bachelor of Science Degree Nurse, and
Whereas many community colleges offer a career ladder for upward mobility of Licensed Vocational Nurses, and
Whereas the effectiveness of vocational education programs is closely tied to the needs of and changes in their related industries, and
Whereas the individuals most affected by and concerned about their programs are the teaching faculty in those vocational programs, and
Whereas the vocational teaching faculty have the most motivation to contribute and utilize ties to their program's related industries,
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges adopt the following changes in the Senate Rules:
Rule No. 1 - Vacancies on the Executive Committee: Vacancies on the Executive Committee shall be filled by Executive Committee appointment. Appointees shall be senators or local senate presidents at the time of their appointment except in the case of a vacancy in the past president's position, when the Executive Committee should first consider previous past presidents as candidates so long as they have faculty status.
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges adopt the following changes in the Senate Bylaws:
Article V, Section 1 - . . .All Executive Committee members shall be senators or local senate presidents at the time of their election and must retain their faculty status to continue in office.
Article IV, Section 2 - Past President