Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourage the Area Representatives to include a student representative on the final selection committee for the Hayward Award.
M/S/U Disposition: Executive Committee, CalSACC
Whereas the School-to-Career plan calls for the development of certificates which sanction students exiting high school before the completion of a high school diploma, and
Whereas this may have the effect of tracking and trapping students by having to declare their career area by the age of 16,
Whereas vocational education is a major function of community colleges, and
Whereas AB 1725 assigns to senates the responsibility for student success in educational programs,
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourage and assist local senates in establishing committees for Vocational Education and Training so that coordination between senates and vocational programs is effective. M/S/U Disposition: Executive Committee, Local Senates
Whereas a large segment of California community college students identity themselves as vocational students, and
Whereas business and industry report an increasing need to train and upgrade employees so that they are employable and current in their skills, and
Whereas all levels of government are emphasizing the need to prepare workers for jobs through vocational education, and
Whereas the Academic Senate has supported and encouraged strong vocational programs,
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
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
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,
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges establish an Ad Hoc committee to address student equity implementation issues.
M/S/U Disposition: Executive Committee
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
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,