Spring 2020
Committee:
Regional Affairs Committee
WHEREAS, Governor Jerry Brown vetoed AB 1594 (2016), a bill which would have banned the use of tobacco products on the UC, CSU, and CCC system campuses for the reason that “the governing boards of our public colleges and universities already have the authority and are fully capable of setting smoking policies on their campuses.” [1];
WHEREAS, the University of California Office of the President implemented a smoke and tobacco-free policy on all UC campuses in 2014 [2] and the CSU Office of the Chancellor issued an executive order of the same policy in 2017 [3] but the CCC system cannot enforce a systemwide policy due to local governance, making CCC’s once again unequal to the UC and CSU system;
WHEREAS, the Board of Governors for the California Community Colleges adopted a resolution urging all community college campuses to adopt 100% smoke and tobacco-free policies in May 2018, and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges sent a memorandum [4] to all community college CEO’s regarding the resolution, the importance of going 100% smoke and tobacco-free, and grant opportunities for those districts to implement the policy request; and
WHEREAS, as of January 2020, 58 California community colleges are not 100% smoke-free [5], proposing a health risk to students and playing a role in the deaths of approximately 41,000 nonsmoking adults due to secondhand smoke according to the Center for Disease Control [6]; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges make it a legislative priority to advocate for legislation to enact a 100% ban on the use of smoke and tobacco products on community colleges; and
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges, through regional support and development, work with organizations such as Campuses Organized & United for Good Health (COUGH) to urge colleges to implement smoking cessation programs on their campuses.
Citation 1: https://lat.ms/3wJcYWK
Citation 2: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-goes-tobacco-free
Citation 3: https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/6591951/latest/
Citation 4: https://bit.ly/3icXHcS
Citation 5: https://catobaccofreecolleges.org/knack-search#community-colleges/
Citation 6: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/secondhand_smoke/index.htm
WHEREAS, the University of California Office of the President implemented a smoke and tobacco-free policy on all UC campuses in 2014 [2] and the CSU Office of the Chancellor issued an executive order of the same policy in 2017 [3] but the CCC system cannot enforce a systemwide policy due to local governance, making CCC’s once again unequal to the UC and CSU system;
WHEREAS, the Board of Governors for the California Community Colleges adopted a resolution urging all community college campuses to adopt 100% smoke and tobacco-free policies in May 2018, and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges sent a memorandum [4] to all community college CEO’s regarding the resolution, the importance of going 100% smoke and tobacco-free, and grant opportunities for those districts to implement the policy request; and
WHEREAS, as of January 2020, 58 California community colleges are not 100% smoke-free [5], proposing a health risk to students and playing a role in the deaths of approximately 41,000 nonsmoking adults due to secondhand smoke according to the Center for Disease Control [6]; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges make it a legislative priority to advocate for legislation to enact a 100% ban on the use of smoke and tobacco products on community colleges; and
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges, through regional support and development, work with organizations such as Campuses Organized & United for Good Health (COUGH) to urge colleges to implement smoking cessation programs on their campuses.
Citation 1: https://lat.ms/3wJcYWK
Citation 2: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-goes-tobacco-free
Citation 3: https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/6591951/latest/
Citation 4: https://bit.ly/3icXHcS
Citation 5: https://catobaccofreecolleges.org/knack-search#community-colleges/
Citation 6: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/secondhand_smoke/index.htm