Fall 2006
Committee:
SSCCC
Whereas, The Student Senate for California Community Colleges is established by the California Code of Regulations Title 5 §50002 and the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges is established by the California Code of Regulations Title 5 §53206 whose primary work is shared governance at the systemwide level in which they have official liaisons to each others’ systemwide legislative bodies and recognizes the value in this working relationship;
Whereas, The California Code of Regulations Title 5 establishes certain local associated student organization rights in shared governance §51023.7 (b) (1), (4)-(7), and also establishes overlapping areas of responsibility for local academic senate rights in shared governance Title 5 §53200. (c) (1), (3)-(5), (10), and the California Community Colleges System Office Legal Affairs Division authored Legal Opinion M 97-20 on Page 11 the response to Question 28 recommends “The governing board should develop shared governance procedures which enable the associated student organization and academic senate to work together to develop recommendations. In fact, §51023.7 specifically states that the student government should be involved in 'jointly developing recommendations' for action by the governing board”;
Whereas, At the Academic Senate for California Community College Faculty Leadership Institute 2004's first breakout session presented a workshop titled “Participating Effectively in
District and College Governance: Student Responsibilities” that encouraged local academic senates assist their local associated student organizations in effectively participating in shared governance, as affirmed by Academic Senate Resolution 20.02 Spring 2002 Students/Student Government, and collaboration on overlapping areas of responsibility; and
Whereas, Not all local associated student organization have an official seat on their local college and/or district academic senates, and vice-versa, which may lead to a lack of communication and thus neglect of properly consulting each other on overlapping areas of responsibilities that may result in violations of each others’ minimum condition rights in shared governance;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges recognize the importance of local collaboration between local associated student organizations and academic senates, and work with the Academic Senate in conducting research to investigate the current practices of official representation on each other’s respective local legislative bodies across the system for each college and district;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges request that the Academic Senate encourage their respective local senates to establish in their local governing documents official seats on their respective organization’s local legislative bodies, and work on establishing stronger relationships with each other at the college and district levels;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges jointly develop with the Academic Senate a local resource paper on best practices for local associated student organizations and local academic senates representation on each other’s respective legislative bodies and jointly develop recommendations on overlapping areas of responsibilities; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges widely distribute this resolution to the Academic Senate, all local academic senates, all local associated student organizations, and other constituent groups.
Whereas, The California Code of Regulations Title 5 establishes certain local associated student organization rights in shared governance §51023.7 (b) (1), (4)-(7), and also establishes overlapping areas of responsibility for local academic senate rights in shared governance Title 5 §53200. (c) (1), (3)-(5), (10), and the California Community Colleges System Office Legal Affairs Division authored Legal Opinion M 97-20 on Page 11 the response to Question 28 recommends “The governing board should develop shared governance procedures which enable the associated student organization and academic senate to work together to develop recommendations. In fact, §51023.7 specifically states that the student government should be involved in 'jointly developing recommendations' for action by the governing board”;
Whereas, At the Academic Senate for California Community College Faculty Leadership Institute 2004's first breakout session presented a workshop titled “Participating Effectively in
District and College Governance: Student Responsibilities” that encouraged local academic senates assist their local associated student organizations in effectively participating in shared governance, as affirmed by Academic Senate Resolution 20.02 Spring 2002 Students/Student Government, and collaboration on overlapping areas of responsibility; and
Whereas, Not all local associated student organization have an official seat on their local college and/or district academic senates, and vice-versa, which may lead to a lack of communication and thus neglect of properly consulting each other on overlapping areas of responsibilities that may result in violations of each others’ minimum condition rights in shared governance;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges recognize the importance of local collaboration between local associated student organizations and academic senates, and work with the Academic Senate in conducting research to investigate the current practices of official representation on each other’s respective local legislative bodies across the system for each college and district;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges request that the Academic Senate encourage their respective local senates to establish in their local governing documents official seats on their respective organization’s local legislative bodies, and work on establishing stronger relationships with each other at the college and district levels;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges jointly develop with the Academic Senate a local resource paper on best practices for local associated student organizations and local academic senates representation on each other’s respective legislative bodies and jointly develop recommendations on overlapping areas of responsibilities; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges widely distribute this resolution to the Academic Senate, all local academic senates, all local associated student organizations, and other constituent groups.