BILL ANALYSIS �
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 2132 (Lara)
As Amended May 25, 2012
Majority vote
HIGHER EDUCATION 6-3 APPROPRIATIONS 12-5
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|Ayes:|Block, Brownley, Fong, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Blumenfield, |
| |Galgiani, Lara, | |Bradford, Charles |
| |Portantino | |Calderon, Campos, Davis, |
| | | |Gatto, Ammiano, Hill, |
| | | |Lara, Mitchell, Solorio |
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|Nays:|Olsen, Achadjian, Miller |Nays:|Harkey, Donnelly, |
| | | |Nielsen, Norby, Wagner |
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SUMMARY : Requires the California State University (CSU)
Trustees and requests the University of California (UC) Regents
to establish policies for faculty tenure. Specifically, this
bill :
1)Declares legislative intent that the public higher education
segments develop and adopt tenure policies aimed at
encouraging teaching, research and service to the campus
community and to the community outside the campus that is
provided by faculty members.
2)Requires the CSU Trustees and requests the UC Regents
accomplish all of the following during the 2013-14 academic
year:
a) Recognize and reward service as appropriate for each
discipline, and document the significant service
contributions of a candidate for tenure before those
service contributions may be used as a basis for a
favorable tenure decision; and,
b) Develop and distribute throughout their respective
segments transparent criteria for tenure that include
service, if no criteria of that type that are academically
appropriate for each discipline have previously been
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adopted by that segment. Service is a critical factor in
the evaluation of a candidate for tenure.
3)Requires consultation with academic senates and student and
community organizations and taking actions consistent with
applicable collective bargaining agreements in fulfilling the
provisions of this bill.
EXISTING LAW declares legislative intent that the UC Regents,
CSU Trustees and California Community Colleges (CCC) Board of
Governors (BOG) adopt and develop policies and procedures which
ensure that quality teaching is an essential criterion, along
with research, in the evaluation of faculty for appointment,
retention, promotion, and tenure. Legislative intent further
declares that teaching be given primacy in faculty evaluations
and reviews.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, CSU and UC anticipate that costs will be minor and
absorbable.
COMMENTS : The process for awarding faculty tenure has
traditionally been left to the public higher education segments,
and community service is currently one of the major categories
for which faculty members are evaluated for tenure at both UC
and CSU, along with teaching, research, and professional
competence. The segments have developed processes that rely
heavily on the involvement of existing tenured faculty and the
academic senates. Existing statute appears limited to intent
language directing the systems to establish tenure policies that
encourage high-quality teaching and research. This bill would
establish specific statutory requirements and processes related
to faculty service activities.
Analysis Prepared by : Sandra Fried / HIGHER ED. / (916)
319-3960
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