AB 2315 (Arambula) would require community colleges to to implement a process by which students, staff, and faculty can declare a chosen or affirmed name and gender identification to be used in their records where legal names are not required by law.
SR 45 (Min) would recognize that academic freedom, as determined by the American Association of University Professors, entitles teachers to freedom in the classroom discussing their subject. Under such a policy, within their subject discipline, a faculty member can articulate or even advocate positions or concepts that may be controversial in nature without fear of retribution or reprisal.
Co-Sponsoring
AB 1505 (Rodriguez) would rebench the Faculty Obligation Number (FON) to current full-time faculty levels. This bill is co-sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers, California Community College Independents, and FACCC.
AB 1752 (Santiago) would create pay parity by requiring districts to adopt terms of compensation for part-time faculty of at least the same ratio to the full-time faculty for comparable duties.
AB 1856 (Medina) increases the maximum amount of instructional hours that a part-time California Community College faculty member may teach at any one community college district.
AB 2820 (Medina) would eliminate Calbright College and reinvest the remaining funds in community college programs.
