BILL NUMBER:  AB 2069
  VETOED	DATE: 09/30/2016




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 2069 without my signature.

This bill requires each community college district to publicly post
the total number of part-time faculty office hours paid divided by
the total number of part-time faculty office hours that are taught.
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The state recognizes the many contributions part-time faculty make in
students' lives. The 2016-17 budget increased payment for part-time
faculty office hours by almost $3.7 million, bringing the total state
investment to $7.2 million. In 2015-16, we created more
opportunities for part-time faculty to become full-time faculty by
providing $62.3 million for the hiring of new full-time faculty.¦
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Although the bill's language is simple, gathering and reporting this
information still has a real cost?about 10 percent of the entire
allocation of funding for part-time office hours.¦
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We would do better to spend the money on more office hours. ¦

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.