Community colleges: full-time faculty hiring.

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, which are administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Community colleges are one segment of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law provides incentives to encourage community college districts to employ full-time instructors to teach at least 75% of the hours of credit instruction offered. This bill would require community college districts that have less than 75% of their hours of credit instruction taught by full-time instructors to apply a portion of their funds allocated to apportionment growth according to specified formulas. This requirement would apply only if prescribed conditions are met. Because this bill would impose a duty on community college districts by requiring programmatic changes relating to full-time faculty instructors, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.