Fall 2016
Committee:
Regional Affairs Committee
Whereas, a legal interpretation by the State Chancellor’s Office has clarified that Education Code Sections 72023.5 (Student Trustee Eligibility) and 76061 (Elected Student Government Eligibility) require both enrollment in five semester credit units and a GPA of 2.5 (Citation 1);
Whereas, the population size of credit students within some California Community College campuses may not be enough to produce any applicants and a credit student leader may not be able to understand the needs of the non-credit constituency;
Whereas, in the City College of San Francisco (CCSF), five out of seven CCSF centers are comprised 72%-98% non-credit classes and the remaining two CCSF Centers are comprised of roughly 49%-52% non-credit students and a large population of CCSF students of almost 30,000 students being unrepresented in formal student governance is detrimental to student leadership and involvement (Citation 3);
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate for non-credit students to serve as student leaders;
Resolved, the SSCCC urge their respective ASOs that students taking only non credit courses may serve as a voting member but not the ASO President or Vice President.
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate for an addendum to the California Education code to allow non-credit students to serve for student government positions or to advocate for the establishment of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the State Chancellor’s office and the Student Senate for California Community Colleges;
Resolved, that Student Senate of California Community Colleges works with the associated student organizations (ASOS) and their administration to be more inclusive of their student body.
Citations:
Citation 1: California Education Code, EDC § 72023.5 and § 760601. Retrieved from: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=edc
Citation 2: City College of San Francisco (2016, August 23) Planning, Research and Grants. Retrieved from: https://www.ccsf.edu/en/employee-services/research- planning-and- grants/Research/fact-sheets- -regional- and-accreditation- data/annual-headcount.html
Whereas, the population size of credit students within some California Community College campuses may not be enough to produce any applicants and a credit student leader may not be able to understand the needs of the non-credit constituency;
Whereas, in the City College of San Francisco (CCSF), five out of seven CCSF centers are comprised 72%-98% non-credit classes and the remaining two CCSF Centers are comprised of roughly 49%-52% non-credit students and a large population of CCSF students of almost 30,000 students being unrepresented in formal student governance is detrimental to student leadership and involvement (Citation 3);
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate for non-credit students to serve as student leaders;
Resolved, the SSCCC urge their respective ASOs that students taking only non credit courses may serve as a voting member but not the ASO President or Vice President.
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate for an addendum to the California Education code to allow non-credit students to serve for student government positions or to advocate for the establishment of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the State Chancellor’s office and the Student Senate for California Community Colleges;
Resolved, that Student Senate of California Community Colleges works with the associated student organizations (ASOS) and their administration to be more inclusive of their student body.
Citations:
Citation 1: California Education Code, EDC § 72023.5 and § 760601. Retrieved from: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=edc
Citation 2: City College of San Francisco (2016, August 23) Planning, Research and Grants. Retrieved from: https://www.ccsf.edu/en/employee-services/research- planning-and- grants/Research/fact-sheets- -regional- and-accreditation- data/annual-headcount.html