Postponed to next committee hearing. Re-establishes the program in the Education Code. Existing program sunsets January 1, 2001. Department of Finance projected significant new costs and opposes the bill. The next hearing date of the Senate Appropriations Committee is tentatively scheduled for August 14.
Several bills affecting community colleges are pending before the committee.
Mandatory preferred right of rehire for eligible CCC part-time faculty. Includes exceptions when the suspension of a program is necessary to meet minimum curriculum enrollment or violation of intercollegiate rules and policies. Efforts to remove the community colleges from the bill have been rejected by the author. Requires CCC, CSU, and UC governing boards to adopt policies to regulate the marketing practices used on campuses by credit card companies. Establishes the Continuing Education Program for Governing Board members to provide ongoing training to governing board members of school districts and county boards of education.