California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 626

Introduced by Assembly Member Low

(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Roger Hernández)

February 24, 2015

An act to amend Section 87482.7 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 626, as introduced, Low. Community colleges: employees.

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law establishes community college districts, which provide instruction to students at campuses throughout the state.

Existing law requires the board of governors to adopt regulations that establish minimum standards regarding the percentage of hours of credit instruction to be taught by full-time instructors.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that requirement.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 87482.7 of the Education Code is
amended to read:

87482.7.  

(a) The board of governors shall, pursuant to
paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 70901, adopt regulations
begin delete that end delete begin insert to end insert establish minimum standards regarding the percentage of
hours of credit instruction that shall be taught by full-time
instructors.

(b) Upon notification by the board of governors, the Department
of Finance shall transfer any begin insert amount of end insert money deducted from
district apportionments pursuant to the regulations adopted under
this section. This money shall be transferred to the Employment
Opportunity Fund pursuant to Section 87107.