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Effective Jul 10, 2023Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 50, Sec. 13. (SB 117) Effective July 10, 2023.
- (a) The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall establish and implement a policy verifying that community districts are using full-time faculty funding appropriated in Item 6870-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act for the designated purposes and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
(b) The policy shall include, at a minimum, all of the following methods:
- (1) Require community college districts to submit evidence of fund expenditure, including the number of full-time faculty positions filled and maintained with the funds allocated for that purpose.
- (2) Provide technical assistance and guidance to community college districts on best practices and compliance requirements.
- (3) Report any findings of misuse, waste, fraud, or abuse of funds and take corrective actions, as necessary.
- (c) The Legislature shall be informed of any community college district that fails to comply with this article and each failing community college district shall be subject to notice at a meeting of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.