Article 11 - Full-time Faculty and Faculty Diversity

California Education Code — §§ 87890-87894

Sections (5)

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 50, Sec. 13. (SB 117) Effective July 10, 2023.

As used in this article, the following definitions apply:

(a)“Faculty diversity” means the representation of faculty members from different racial, ethnic, gender, and disability groups, and other underrepresented groups.

(b)“Full-time faculty” means a faculty member who is employed by a community college on a full-time basis and teaches more than a 67-percent load.

(c)“FTES” means full-time equivalent students.

§ 87891

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 50, Sec. 13. (SB 117) Effective July 10, 2023.

(a)Each community college district shall report on or before March 31, 2024, and each March 31 thereafter, to the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges on its progress in increasing the percentage of instruction by full-time faculty and in increasing faculty diversity.

(b)The report shall include the number of full-time faculty positions filled and maintained with the funds allocated for that purpose in the prior fiscal year, the percentage of the funds used in the prior fiscal year, and the cumulative total of the funds used and unused.

(c)The report shall also include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(1)The number and percentage of instruction taught by full-time faculty as measured by the regulatory definition and calculation of full-time equivalent faculty.

(2)The number of units and FTES and percentage of units and FTES taught by full-time faculty.

(3)The number and percentage breakdown of full-time faculty disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, disability, and other relevant categories.

(4)The number and percentage breakdown of part-time faculty disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, disability, and other relevant categories.

(5)The number and percentage breakdown of part-time faculty who have applied for or been offered full-time positions.

(6)The number and percentage breakdown of faculty who have left or retired from their positions.

(7)The number and percentage breakdown of full-time faculty on release, sabbatical, or paid leave.

(8)The number of classroom student interaction hours taught by full-time faculty each week as part of their contractual load.

(9)The strategies and actions taken by the community college district to address challenges and barriers faced by the community college district in increasing full-time faculty and faculty diversity in support of student success and completion.

§ 87892

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 50, Sec. 13. (SB 117) Effective July 10, 2023.

(a)The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall, on or before May 30, 2024, and each May 30 thereafter, synthesize the information received from community college districts pursuant to Section 87891 into a systemwide report to be posted on a public internet website.

(b)The report shall be submitted in a format prescribed by the chancellor’s office that ensures consistency, accuracy, and comparability of the information across community college districts.

(c)The report shall include, at a minimum, the following information for each community college district:

(1)The number of

full-time faculty positions filled and maintained with the funds allocated for that purpose in the prior fiscal year.

(2)The amount and percentage of the funds used in the prior fiscal year.

(3)The cumulative total of the funds used and unused.

(4)The number and percentage of instruction taught by full-time faculty as measured by the regulatory definition and calculation of full-time equivalent faculty.

(5)The number of units and FTES and percentage of units and FTES taught by full-time faculty.

(6)The number and percentage breakdown of full-time faculty disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, disability, and other relevant categories.

(7)The number and percentage breakdown of part-time faculty disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, disability, and other relevant categories.

(8)The number and percentage breakdown of part-time faculty who have applied for or been offered full-time positions.

(9)The number and percentage breakdown of faculty who have left or retired from their positions.

(10)The number and percentage breakdown of full-time faculty on release, sabbatical, or paid leave.

(11)The number of classroom student interaction hours taught by full-time faculty each week as part of their contractual load.

(12)The strategies and actions taken by the

community college district to address challenges and barriers faced by the community college district in increasing full-time faculty and faculty diversity in support of student success and completion.

§ 87893

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 50, Sec. 13. (SB 117) Effective July 10, 2023.

(a)The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall establish and implement a policy verifying that community districts are using full-time faculty funding appropriated in Item 6870-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act for the designated purposes and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

(b)The policy shall include, at a minimum, all of the following methods:

(1)Require community college districts to submit evidence of fund expenditure, including the number of full-time faculty positions filled and maintained with the funds allocated for that purpose.

(2)Provide technical assistance and guidance to community college districts on best practices and compliance requirements.

(3)Report any findings of misuse, waste, fraud, or abuse of funds and take corrective actions, as necessary.

(c)The Legislature shall be informed of any community college district that fails to comply with this article and each failing community college district shall be subject to notice at a meeting of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.

§ 87894

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 50, Sec. 13. (SB 117) Effective July 10, 2023.

This article shall only apply to a community college district as a condition of receiving funds for the purpose of hiring new full-time faculty appropriated in Item 6870-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act.