Spring 2021
Committee:
EXEC/LAC
WHEREAS, California community college district governing boards “shall not take action on a matter having a significant effect on students until it has provided students with an opportunity to participate in the formulation of the policy or procedure or the joint development of recommendations regarding the action” and “the selection of student representatives to serve on college or district committees, task forces, or other governance groups shall be made by the appropriate officially recognized student associated student organization(s) within the district” [1];
WHEREAS, students are not always compensated for attending shared governance meetings though their faculty, staff, and administrative counterparts generally are in the form of flex hours or related practices;
WHEREAS, student enfranchisement on shared governance committees is critical to ensuring the student voice is heard and in fulfilling commitment to the Vision for Success which agrees to “always Design and Decide with Student in Mind” [2]; and
WHEREAS, in many cases the opportunity of shared governance is systemically hidden from students both within and outside of their student body association (SBA), despite the California Education Code [3] tasking students to participate in the governance of the college; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate to the Board of Governors, Chancellor’s Office, and California legislature that in order to form and recognize a new shared governance committee, sub-committee, workgroup, etc. under the college’s and/or district’s shared governance structure, it must contain a student to be appointed by the SBA, and for students to be justly compensated for attending shared governance meetings by expanding the allowed usage of two dollar student representation fee with an amendment to California Education Code § 76060.5 [4];
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate to the Board of Governors, Chancellor’s Office, and California legislature that students have a vote on shared governance committees excluding academic and classified senates;
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate to the Board of Governors, Chancellor’s Office, and California legislature that internal and external outreach about the purpose and importance of shared governance become an institutional standard carried out both by the SBA and college administration, with an emphasis on reaching students outside of the SBA; and
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate to the California legislature for a bill that encapsulates the aforementioned resolves.
Citation 1: Title 5, Cal. Code of Regulations § 51023.7 https://bit.ly/3vFQFRK
Citation 2: Foundation for California Community Colleges. (n.d.). Vision for Success. https://vision.foundationccc.org/
Citation 3: Title 3, Cal. Education Code § 76060 http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=76060.
Citation 4: Title 3, Cal. Education Code § 76060.5 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=76060.5.
WHEREAS, students are not always compensated for attending shared governance meetings though their faculty, staff, and administrative counterparts generally are in the form of flex hours or related practices;
WHEREAS, student enfranchisement on shared governance committees is critical to ensuring the student voice is heard and in fulfilling commitment to the Vision for Success which agrees to “always Design and Decide with Student in Mind” [2]; and
WHEREAS, in many cases the opportunity of shared governance is systemically hidden from students both within and outside of their student body association (SBA), despite the California Education Code [3] tasking students to participate in the governance of the college; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate to the Board of Governors, Chancellor’s Office, and California legislature that in order to form and recognize a new shared governance committee, sub-committee, workgroup, etc. under the college’s and/or district’s shared governance structure, it must contain a student to be appointed by the SBA, and for students to be justly compensated for attending shared governance meetings by expanding the allowed usage of two dollar student representation fee with an amendment to California Education Code § 76060.5 [4];
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate to the Board of Governors, Chancellor’s Office, and California legislature that students have a vote on shared governance committees excluding academic and classified senates;
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate to the Board of Governors, Chancellor’s Office, and California legislature that internal and external outreach about the purpose and importance of shared governance become an institutional standard carried out both by the SBA and college administration, with an emphasis on reaching students outside of the SBA; and
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate to the California legislature for a bill that encapsulates the aforementioned resolves.
Citation 1: Title 5, Cal. Code of Regulations § 51023.7 https://bit.ly/3vFQFRK
Citation 2: Foundation for California Community Colleges. (n.d.). Vision for Success. https://vision.foundationccc.org/
Citation 3: Title 3, Cal. Education Code § 76060 http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=76060.
Citation 4: Title 3, Cal. Education Code § 76060.5 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=76060.5.