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2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 3 - State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education (SNAPLE) › ARTICLE 1 - Nursing Faculty › Section 70103.

70103. The terms of the loan assumptions granted under this article shall be as follows, subject to the specific terms of each loan assumption agreement:
(a) After a program participant has completed one academic year, or the equivalent, of full-time teaching nursing studies at one or more regionally accredited, eligible California colleges or universities, pursuant to Section 70102, the commission shall assume up to eight thousand three hundred thirty-three dollars ($8,333) of the outstanding liability of the participant under one or more of the designated loan programs.
(b) After the program participant has completed two consecutive academic years, or the equivalent, of full-time teaching at one or more regionally accredited California colleges or universities, pursuant to Section 70102, the commission shall assume up to an additional eight thousand three hundred thirty-three dollars ($8,333) of the outstanding liability of the participant under one or more of the designated loan programs, for a total loan assumption of up to sixteen thousand six hundred sixty-six dollars ($16,666).
(c) After a program participant has completed three consecutive academic years, or the equivalent of full-time teaching, at one or more regionally accredited California colleges or universities, pursuant to Section 70102, the commission shall assume up to an additional eight thousand three hundred thirty-four dollars ($8,334) of the outstanding liability of the participant under one or more of the designated loan programs, for a total loan assumption of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(d) The commission may assume liability for loans received by the program participant to pay for the costs of obtaining the program participant’s undergraduate and graduate degrees.
(e) The term of the loan assumption agreement shall be not more than 10 years from the date on which the agreement was executed by the program participant and the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 183, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 3 - State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education (SNAPLE) › ARTICLE 1 - Nursing Faculty › Section 70104.

70104. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), if a program participant fails to complete a minimum of three academic years of teaching on a full-time basis or the equivalent on a part-time basis, as required by this article under the terms of the agreement pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 70101, the loan assumption agreement is no longer effective and shall be deemed terminated, and the commission shall not make any further payments. The participant shall retain responsibility for any remaining loan obligations, but shall not be required to repay any loan payments previously made through this program.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if a program participant becomes unable to complete one of the three years of teaching service on a full-time basis, or the equivalent on a part-time basis, due to a serious illness, pregnancy, or other natural causes, or due to being called to military active duty status, the term of the loan assumption agreement shall be extended for a period not to exceed one academic year, unless extended by the commission on a case-by-case basis. The commission shall make no further payments under the loan assumption agreement until the applicable teaching requirements specified in Section 70103 have been satisfied.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if a natural disaster prevents a program participant from completing one of the required years of teaching service due to the interruption of instruction at the employing regionally accredited California college or university, the term of the loan assumption agreement shall be extended for the period of time equal to the period from the interruption of instruction at the employing regionally accredited California college or university to the resumption of instruction. The commission shall make no further payments under the loan assumption agreement until the applicable teaching requirements specified in Section 70103 have been satisfied.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 187, Sec. 6. (SB 511) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 3 - State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education (SNAPLE) › ARTICLE 1 - Nursing Faculty › Section 70105.

70105. (a) The commission shall accept nominations from accredited colleges and universities made pursuant to this article.
(b) The commission shall choose from among those nominations of graduate students and applicants who have completed their baccalaureate or graduate degrees with outstanding student loans, based upon criteria that may include, but are not necessarily limited to, all of the following:
(1) Grades at the undergraduate level in a subject field related to nursing.
(2) Grades in the undergraduate program.
(3) Aptitude for graduate work in the field of nursing.
(4) General aptitude for graduate study.
(5) Critical human resource needs.
(c) The commission may develop additional criteria for the selection of award recipients consistent with the purposes of this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 183, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 3 - State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education (SNAPLE) › ARTICLE 1 - Nursing Faculty › Section 70106.

70106. (a) The commission shall administer this article, and shall adopt rules and regulations for that purpose. The rules and regulations shall include, but need not be limited to, provisions regarding the period of time for which a loan assumption agreement shall remain valid and the development of projections for funding purposes. In developing these rules and regulations, the commission shall solicit the advice of representatives from postsecondary education institutions, the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, and the nursing community.
(b) If this article is amended and the commission deems it necessary to adopt a rule or regulation to implement that amendment, the commission shall develop and adopt that rule or regulation no later than 12 months after the operative date of the statute that amends the article.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 183, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 3 - State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education (SNAPLE) › ARTICLE 1 - Nursing Faculty › Section 70107.

70107. The commission shall work to develop a streamlined application process for participation in the program set forth in this article.
(Added by renumbering Section 69616.7 by Stats. 2006, Ch. 837, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 3 - State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education (SNAPLE) › ARTICLE 1 - Nursing Faculty › Section 70109.

70109. Notwithstanding any other law, in any fiscal year, the commission shall award no more than the number of warrants that are authorized by the Governor and the Legislature in the annual Budget Act for that year for the assumption of loans pursuant to this article.
(Added by renumbering Section 69616.9 by Stats. 2006, Ch. 837, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 3 - State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education (SNAPLE) › ARTICLE 1 - Nursing Faculty › Section 70110.

70110. It is the intent of the Legislature that, commencing with the 2006–07 fiscal year, funding necessary for the administration of the student loan assumption program implemented pursuant to this article shall be included within the annual budget of the commission.
(Added by renumbering Section 69617 by Stats. 2006, Ch. 837, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 4 - Child Savings Account Grant Program › Section 70115.

70115. (a) There is hereby established the Child Savings Account Grant Program under the administration of the commission.
(b) The commission shall implement and administer the Child Savings Account Grant Program to support local governments and nonprofit organizations that sponsor or collaborate on one or more comprehensive citywide or regional child savings account programs.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 53, Sec. 18. (SB 77) Effective July 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 4 - Child Savings Account Grant Program › Section 70115.2.

70115.2. (a) The commission shall use the majority of the 2 percent allocated for purposes of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 70115.1 to provide outreach to potential grantees, to review, score, and select grantees, and to oversee and evaluate grant implementation. The commission shall give outreach priority to underrepresented regions of the state that are not already offering a local child savings account program.
(b) The commission shall provide technical assistance to applicants that includes, but is not necessarily limited to, developing a toolkit for qualifying entities seeking to successfully launch a new local child savings account program, establishing a working group of grantees to share best practices, and assisting qualifying entities that are not offering a local child savings account program in developing an application to receive a grant.
(c) The commission shall encourage potential applicants to use the technical assistance made available by the commission to develop their program plans.
(d) (1) The Child Savings Account Grant Program Council is hereby established to advise the commission and grantees on topics that include, but are not necessarily limited to, all of the following:
(A) The development of systems and infrastructure to facilitate the successful implementation and operation of local child savings account programs.
(B) Outreach and coordination with local child savings account programs.
(C) Incentives to assist in the development of sustainable and expandable local child savings account programs.
(D) Strategies to minimize grantees’ administrative fees and to cap administrative costs to better ensure that local child savings account programs are of low or no cost to participants.
(E) Contribution strategies, including recordkeeping and cash deposit strategies.
(F) The development of strategies to address local child savings account program accessibility issues, such as language barriers, identification of eligible students, and banking access.
(2) The Child Savings Account Grant Program Council may include representatives of the Governor’s office, the commission, successful local child savings account programs, experts in relevant fields such as taxation, savings, and outreach, and interested researchers.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 53, Sec. 18. (SB 77) Effective July 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 43 - THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 70900.

70900. There is hereby created the California Community Colleges, a postsecondary education system consisting of community college districts heretofore and hereafter established pursuant to law and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. The board of governors shall carry out the functions specified in Section 70901, local districts shall carry out the functions specified in Section 70902, and the California Online Community College shall carry out the functions specified in Section 75003.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 33, Sec. 15. (AB 1809) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 43 - THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 70900.5.

70900.5. This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Walter Stiern Act.”
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1587, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 43 - THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 70901.1.

70901.1. The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall adopt regulations that permit the governing board of a community college district to allow applications for admission, student residency determination forms, and other documents to be submitted electronically. The regulations shall require that applicants and students be informed of the relative security of the information they submit electronically.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 654, Sec. 1. Effective October 7, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 43 - THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 70901.2.

70901.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a classified staff representative is to serve on a college or district task force, committee, or other governance group, the exclusive representative of classified employees of that college or district shall appoint the representative for the respective bargaining unit members. The exclusive representative of the classified employees and the local governing board may mutually agree to an alternative appointment process through a memorandum of understanding. A local governing board may consult with other organizations of classified employees on shared governance issues that are outside the scope of bargaining. These organizations shall not receive release time, rights, or representation on shared governance task forces, committees, or other governance groups exceeding that offered to the exclusive representative of classified employees.
(b) A local governing board shall determine a process for the selection of a classified staff representative to serve on those task forces, committees, or other governance groups in a situation where no exclusive representative exists.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 799, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 44 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS › CHAPTER 1 - Board of Governors › ARTICLE 1 - Composition and Organization › Section 71000.

71000. There is in the state government a Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, consisting of 18 voting members, as follows:
(a) Twelve members, each appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of two-thirds of the membership of the Senate to six-year staggered terms. Two of these members shall be current or former elected members of local community college district governing boards.
(b) (1) (A) Two voting student members. Each student member may exercise the same right to attend meetings of the board, and its committees, and shall have the same right to vote as the members appointed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (c).
(B) A student member shall be enrolled in a community college with a minimum of five semester units, or its equivalent, at the time of the appointment and throughout the period of the student member’s term, or until a replacement has been named. A student member shall be enrolled in a community college at least one semester before the student member’s appointment, and shall meet and maintain the minimum standards of scholarship prescribed for community college students.
(C) Each student member shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of names of at least three eligible persons submitted to the Governor by the student organization recognized by the board of governors.
(2) The term of office of one student member of the board shall commence on July 1 of an even-numbered year, and expire on June 30 two years thereafter. The term of office of the other student member of the board shall commence on July 1 of an odd-numbered year, and expire on June 30 two years thereafter. Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a student member who graduates from the student member’s college on or after January 1 of the second year of the student member’s term of office may serve the remainder of the term.
(c) Two voting tenured faculty members from a community college, who shall be appointed by the Governor for two-year terms. The Governor shall appoint each faculty member from a list of names of at least three eligible persons furnished by the Academic Senate of the California Community Colleges. Each seat designated as a tenured faculty member seat shall be filled by a tenured faculty member from a community college pursuant to this section and Section 71003.
(d) One voting classified employee, who shall be appointed by the Governor for a two-year term. The Governor shall appoint the classified employee member from a list of at least three eligible persons furnished by the exclusive representatives of classified employees of the California Community Colleges.
(e) The Lieutenant Governor, who shall be a voting member.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 23, Sec. 1. (AB 337) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 44 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS › CHAPTER 1 - Board of Governors › ARTICLE 1 - Composition and Organization › Section 71001.

71001. (a) Except for the student member and the faculty members, the terms of office of the members of the board appointed by the Governor shall be as follows:
(1) To the terms expiring on January 15, 1990, the Governor shall appoint one person whose term shall expire on January 15, 1994; one current or former trustee whose term shall expire on January 15, 1996; and one other person whose term shall expire on January 15, 1996.
(2) To the terms expiring on January 15, 1991, the Governor shall appoint two persons whose terms shall expire on January 15, 1995; and two persons whose terms shall expire on January 15, 1997.
(3) To the terms expiring on January 15, 1992, the Governor shall appoint one person whose term shall expire on January 15, 1998; one current or former trustee whose term shall expire on January 15, 1998; and one person whose term shall expire on January 15, 1994.
(4) To the terms expiring on January 15, 1993, the Governor shall appoint three persons whose terms shall expire on January 15, 1999.
(5) Commencing January 15, 1993, all terms of office of the members of the board, except the terms of the student member and the faculty members appointed by the Governor, shall be six years.
(b) Each term of office shall commence at the expiration of the preceding term.
(c) A member whose term has expired may, in accordance with Section 1770 to 1780, inclusive, of the Government Code, continue to discharge the duties of the office until his or her successor is appointed by the Governor.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1071, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 44 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS › CHAPTER 1 - Board of Governors › ARTICLE 1 - Composition and Organization › Section 71002.

71002. (a) Members of the board shall be selected from outstanding lay citizens of California who have a strong interest in the further development and improvement of the California Community Colleges.
(b) Members of the board, to the greatest extent possible, should be inclusive and representative of the many demographic groups found in California, and the board should reflect diversity of race and gender, and should include, among others, disabled persons and veterans. In furtherance of the mission of the California Community Colleges, a member of the board should embrace the basic role and responsibility of a member of the board to bring his or her own best thinking and personal views to the board’s discussion, determining his or her own position on each issue rather than being bound to represent or advocate for the positions of a particular organization or constituency.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 496, Sec. 1. (AB 1557) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 44 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS › CHAPTER 1 - Board of Governors › ARTICLE 1 - Composition and Organization › Section 71003.

71003. (a) Except for the student members, the faculty members, and the classified employee member appointed by the Governor, any vacancy in an appointed position on the board shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, subject to confirmation by two-thirds of the membership of the Senate. A vacancy in the office of a student member, a faculty member, or the classified employee member shall be filled by appointment by the Governor.
(b) The appointee to fill a vacancy shall hold office only for the balance of the unexpired term.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 860, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 44 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS › CHAPTER 1 - Board of Governors › ARTICLE 1 - Composition and Organization › Section 71004.

71004. (a) Members of the board shall receive their actual and necessary traveling expenses while on official business. Each member shall also receive one hundred dollars ($100) for each day the member is attending to official business. The headquarters of the board and the chief executive officer shall be in Sacramento.
(b) The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall allocate, from funds appropriated for this purpose pursuant to Item 6870-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act, four thousand dollars ($4,000) in financial assistance to a student member of the board, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 71000, for each semester, or quarterly equivalent, of each year the student is a student member on the board. This financial assistance shall be in addition to any need-based financial assistance and any private grants and scholarships received by the student.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 50, Sec. 10. (SB 117) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 44 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS › CHAPTER 1 - Board of Governors › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71021.

71021. All official acts of the board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the board, as determined by the policies of the board. The vote of all members shall be recorded.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1071, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 44 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS › CHAPTER 1 - Board of Governors › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71022.

71022. All meetings of the board shall be open and public except as otherwise provided.
The board may hold executive sessions closed to the public to consider the employment of any person, or the dismissal or other form of disciplinary action to be taken against any officer or employee under the jurisdiction of the board, except where that person, officer, or employee requests a public hearing. The employment status of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges is subject to this authority of the board. The board may exclude from that meeting, whether public or closed to the public, during the examination of a witness, any or all other witnesses in the matter being investigated.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1123, Sec. 10.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 44 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS › CHAPTER 1 - Board of Governors › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71024.

71024. The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges has the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction heretofore vested in the State Board of Education, Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department of Education, and the Director of Education with respect to the management, administration, and control of the community colleges.
Whenever in any law other than a provision of the Education Code, enacted prior to January 1, 1977, relating to the management, administration and control of the community colleges reference is made to the State Board of Education, Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department of Education, or the Director of Education, such reference shall be deemed to mean the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 44 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS › CHAPTER 1 - Board of Governors › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71025.

71025. (a) The name “California Community Colleges” is the property of the state. No person shall, without permission of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, use this name, or any abbreviation of it, or any name of which these words are a part in any of the following ways:
(1) To designate any business, social, political, religious, or other organization, including but not limited to, any corporation, firm, partnership, association, group, activity or enterprise.
(2) To imply, indicate or otherwise suggest that any organization, or any product or service of that organization, is connected or affiliated with, or is endorsed, favored or supported by, or is opposed by one or more California Community Colleges, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, or the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.
(3) To display, advertise, or announce these names publicly at or in connection with any meeting, assembly, or demonstration, or any propaganda, advertising or promotional activity of any kind which has for its purpose or any part of its purpose the support, endorsement, advancement, opposition or defeat of any strike, lockout, or boycott or of any political, religious, sociological, or economic movement, activity or program.
The provisions of this section shall not preclude the use of the name “California Community Colleges” by any person or organization otherwise subject to this section using the name immediately prior to March 4, 1972.
(b) Nothing in this section shall interfere with or restrict the right of any person to make a true and accurate statement in the course of stating his or her experience or qualifications for any academic, governmental, business, or professional credit or enrollment, or in connection with any academic, governmental, professional or other employment whatsoever.
(c) Every person violating provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 266.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 44 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS › CHAPTER 1 - Board of Governors › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71027.

71027. (a) The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall develop, maintain, and disseminate a general common course numbering system for use by the community college districts.
(b) The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall absorb the costs of developing, maintaining, and disseminating a general common course numbering system pursuant to this section within the office’s existing resources.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 193, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 44 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS › CHAPTER 1 - Board of Governors › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71028.

71028. The board of governors shall adopt regulations to ensure that the California Community Colleges, as a system, establish and apply the statewide participation goals for contracting with minority business enterprises and women business enterprises specified in Section 10115 of the Public Contract Code. The statewide participation goal for the California Community Colleges shall be based upon the total dollar amount of contracts awarded, with not less than 15 percent being awarded to minority business enterprises, and not less than 5 percent being awarded to women business enterprises. The regulations adopted by the board of governors shall be adapted from and consistent with the provisions of Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 10115) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Public Contract Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 745, Sec. 36. Effective October 12, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 44 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS › CHAPTER 1 - Board of Governors › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71029.

71029. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, in cooperation with the Trustees of the California State University and Colleges and the Regents of the University of California, may support existing and additional programs which provide postsecondary educational opportunities and services for prison inmates, wards, and parolees of the Department of Corrections and the Department of the Youth Authority. The board of governors may support programs developed and operated cooperatively by at least one correctional institution and a two- or four-year college. Priority shall be given to programs linking more than two correctional institutions, educational agencies, parolee programs, community agencies, and potential employers. The board of governors may support existing programs and additional demonstration projects which have one or more of the following components:
(a) Academic and vocational instructional programs at the postsecondary educational level offered inside state prisons, county jails, or Department of the Youth Authority institutions.
(b) Information, counseling, and tutoring services for inmates, wards, and ex-offenders presently enrolled or interested in a postsecondary educational program.
(c) Courses for inmates and wards which also serve prison personnel and college students who are not incarcerated.
(d) Cooperative efforts linking postsecondary education programs with potential employers of ex-offenders.
(e) Research on alternative methods of assessing academic abilities of inmates and alternative ways of making available education to inmates and ex-offenders.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 470, Sec. 40.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 44 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS › CHAPTER 1 - Board of Governors › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71030.

71030. On or before July 31, 2019, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall revise the California community college online application process so that only data that is required by the federal government or state law, or that is otherwise necessary, as determined by the chancellor, is collected during the process. To the extent that data can be collected from the student at a later time, the chancellor may delay the collection of that data until after the student has applied to a community college.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 83. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 44 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS › CHAPTER 1 - Board of Governors › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71040.

71040. The board of governors may allow actual and necessary travel expenses to community college students, faculty, staff, or other community college officials or employees who serve on study teams, task forces, or similar groups formed by the board of governors or by the chancellor’s office and who, in these capacities, attend meetings of any association, organization, or agency that has as its principal purpose the study of matters pertinent to education or to a particular field or fields of education relevant to community colleges.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 654, Sec. 2. Effective October 7, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 44 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS › CHAPTER 1 - Board of Governors › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71046.

71046. The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges may accept on behalf of, and in the name of, the state gifts, donations, bequests, and devises that may be made to the board of governors, or to any school or other institution under the jurisdiction of the board of governors whenever the gift, donation, bequest, or devise and the terms and conditions thereof, will aid the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges in carrying out its primary functions, as specified in Sections 70900 to 70902, inclusive. Gifts, donations, bequests, and devises may be made subject to the conditions or restrictions as the board of governors may deem advisable.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 275.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 44 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS › CHAPTER 1 - Board of Governors › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71049.

71049. For the purposes of Government Code Section 11032, the following constitute, among other proper purposes of like or different character, state business for officers and employees of the board of governors and the chancellor’s office for which the officers and employees shall be allowed actual and necessary traveling expenses:
(a) Attending meetings of any national association or organization having as its principal purpose the study of matters relating to education or to a particular field or fields of education, or any agency of such association.
(b) Conferring with officers or employees of the United States, or appearing before committees of either house of the Congress of the United States, relative to problems relating to education in California.
(c) Conferring with officers or employees of other states engaged in the performance of similar duties.
(d) Obtaining information useful to the agency in the conduct of its work.
When traveling is outside the state, traveling and expense shall be approved by the Governor and Director of Finance as provided in Government Code Section 11032.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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71050. The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall survey local community college districts to determine the level and type of services needed and available for welfare recipients pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall develop a plan and standards for the level of participation by community college districts required to meet the goal of providing open entry/open exit education, skills training, assessment, and counseling to these recipients. The plan shall provide for local in-service training and technical assistance to community college districts in development of contracts and programs in cooperation with county welfare agencies, service delivery areas under the Job Training Partnership Act, and others necessary to carry out the intent of that article. The plan shall also provide for the identification of necessary funding levels and sources of funding, including employer-based training and funds available under Section 202(b)(1) of the Job Training Partnership Act, to meet the goals of Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and the development and implementation of monitoring and reporting tools for the continued participation of community college districts in the provision of services under contracts required by that article.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 279.)
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71051. (a) The board of governors shall develop a process for the approval and funding of new collaborative facilities projects that are proposed by community college districts.
(b) The board of governors shall not implement subdivision (a) without statutory authorization.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 193, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2005.)
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71090. (a) The board shall appoint a chief executive officer, to be known as the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, and fix his or her compensation.
(b) The chancellor shall execute the duties and responsibilities as may be delegated to him or her by the board. Whenever in this code a power is vested in the board, the board, by a majority vote, may adopt a rule delegating that power to the chancellor or any officer, employee, or committee as the board may designate. The rule shall prescribe the limits of the delegation.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 281.)
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71090.5. In addition to the position authorized by subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution, the Governor, with the recommendation of the board of governors, shall appoint up to six deputy and vice chancellors, who shall be exempt from state civil service. The appointments shall not exceed an aggregate total of six, for both the positions of deputy and vice chancellor.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 81. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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71092. (a) The board of governors shall employ and fix the compensation, in accordance with law, of assistants, clerical, and other employees as it deems necessary for the effective conduct of the work of the board and the chancellor’s office.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 19849.5 of the Government Code, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall designate the headquarters for each of its employees, except as provided in Section 71004.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 954, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71094. The chancellor’s office may contract with community college districts for the performance of administrative services necessary to implement Section 12419.7 of the Government Code. The chancellor’s office may charge the districts for the costs of those administrative services.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 937, Sec. 1.)
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71095. (a) The chancellor’s office, in consultation with the Office of Emergency Services, shall develop emergency preparedness standards and guidelines to assist community college districts and campuses in the event of a natural disaster, hazardous condition, or terrorist activity on or around a community college campus.
(b) The standards and guidelines shall be developed in accordance with the Standardized Emergency Management System and the National Incident Management System, and shall be reviewed by the Office of Emergency Services in a manner that is consistent with existing policy. In developing the standards and guidelines, the chancellor’s office shall consider including all of the following:
(1) Information on establishing a campus emergency management team.
(2) Provisions regarding overview training for every employee within one year of commencement of employment.
(3) Information on specialized training for employees who may be designated as part of an emergency management team.
(4) Information on preparedness, prevention, response, recovery, and mitigation policies and procedures.
(5) Information on coordinating with the appropriate local, state, and federal government authorities, and nongovernmental entities on comprehensive emergency management and preparedness activities.
(6) A response plan for an active shooter on or around a community college campus.
(c) On or before January 1, 2017, and on or before January 1 every five years thereafter, the chancellor’s office shall review and update, as necessary, the standards and guidelines developed pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 83, Sec. 1. (AB 767) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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71096. The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall report to the Department of Finance no later than September 1 of each year for the preceding fiscal year both of the following:
(a) The amount of discounts authorized by Section 280 of the Public Utilities Code for community colleges that reduce community college district costs.
(b) The amount of discounts authorized by Section 280 of the Public Utilities Code that have the effect of reducing the cost of local assistance provided by the office of the chancellor as appropriated pursuant to Schedule (14) of Item 6870-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2007 and any successive appropriations for the same purpose in subsequent fiscal years for maintaining connectivity for the community college districts.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 718, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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72010. The provisions of this article are supplemental to any provision in the Constitution or laws of the United States or Constitution or laws of the State of California, relating to discrimination.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 470, Sec. 46.)
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72011. Every community college district shall provide access to its services, classes, and programs without regard to the characteristics listed in Section 66270.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 569, Sec. 50. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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72012. Every community college shall comply with Section 66016, the Equity in Higher Education Act as set forth in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 66250) of Part 40 of Division 5, and other applicable laws relating to discrimination.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 569, Sec. 51. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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72014. No funds under the control of a community college district shall ever be used for membership or for any participation involving a financial payment or contribution, on behalf of the district or any individual employed by or associated therewith, in any private organization whose membership practices are discriminatory on the basis of the characteristics listed in Section 66270. This section does not apply to any public funds that have been paid to an individual officer or employee of the district as salary, or to any funds that are used directly or indirectly for the benefit of student organizations.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 569, Sec. 53. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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72022. The county committee on school district organization, upon petition of the governing board of any community college district, may provide for the establishment, rearrangement, or abolishment of trustee areas in any community college district or increase or decrease the number of members of the governing board, in the same manner as trustee areas may be provided for in other districts under Sections 5020 to 5024, inclusive.
When trustee areas are established or rearranged under this section, governing board members shall be elected for four-year terms, and shall be either five or seven in number. The number of trustee areas shall not be less than two nor more than seven. The terms of trustees shall, except as otherwise provided, be staggered so that as nearly as practicable one-half of the trustees shall be elected in each odd-numbered year.
Subject to provisions of this section, any resident and registered elector of the school district not disqualified by the Constitution or laws of the state is eligible to candidacy for, and appointment and election to, the governing board of a community college district in which trustee areas have been provided under this section.
When trustee areas are established or rearranged under this section, the petition to the county committee by the governing board shall provide for election of trustees by one of the following methods:
(a) Election of an elector residing in and registered to vote in the trustee area he seeks to represent, by only the registered electors of the same trustee area;
(b) Election, of an elector residing in and registered to vote in the trustee area he seeks to represent, by the registered electors of the entire community college district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)