BILL NUMBER: AB 1245 CHAPTERED 10/13/01 CHAPTER 850 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 13, 2001 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR OCTOBER 12, 2001 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 4, 2001 PASSED THE SENATE JULY 19, 2001 AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 5, 2001 AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 14, 2001 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2001 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 4, 2001 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Alquist (Coauthor: Assembly Member Shelley) FEBRUARY 23, 2001 An act to add Section 87482.9 to the Education Code, relating to community colleges. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1245, Alquist. Community colleges: temporary and part-time faculty. Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and authorizes the provision of instruction by community college districts throughout the state. Existing law requires that a person employed to teach adult or community college classes for not more than 60% of the hours per week of a full-time employee having comparable duties, excluding substitute service, be classified as a temporary employee and not become a contract employee. This bill would require the issue of earning and retaining annual reappointment rights by any person employed as temporary or part-time faculty to be a mandatory subject of negotiation with respect to the collective bargaining process relating to any new or successor contract between community college districts and temporary or part-time faculty occurring on or after January 1, 2002. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 87482.9 is added to the Education Code, to read: 87482.9. This section applies only to temporary and part-time faculty within the meaning of Section 87482.5. The issue of earning and retaining of annual reappointment rights shall be a mandatory subject of negotiation with respect to the collective bargaining process relating to any new or successor contract between community college districts and temporary or part-time faculty occurring on or after January 1, 2002.