Community colleges: classified employees: merit system: part-time student-tutors.

Existing law authorizes a community college district to adopt a merit system that establishes how to employ, pay, and otherwise control the services of classified employees of the community college district. Existing law requires a community college district that adopts a merit system to appoint a personnel commission and requires the commission to classify all employees and positions within the jurisdiction of the governing board of the community college district or of the commission. Existing law exempts certain positions and employees from the classified service, including part-time students employed part time in a college work-study program or in a work experience education program conducted by a community college that is financed by state or federal funds. Under existing law, any person who willfully or through culpable negligence violates certain provisions that apply to community college district merit systems is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would additionally exempt from the classified service part-time students employed part time as student-tutors by their community college district of enrollment. Because a violation of the bill would be a crime, the bill 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.