Whereas, The 50% Law was never revised to apply to community colleges post AB1725;
Whereas, The 50% Law has fostered division between instructional faculty and non-instructional faculty;
Whereas, The 50% Law has been used as a rationale for not spending general fund money on necessary student support services; and
Whereas, Life without the 50% Law would allow for honest discussions about planning and budget to better foster student success;
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support the abolition of the 50% Law.
MSR Disposition: Referred to the Executive Committee to research the data, craft a new resolution that considers the ideas included in all of the referred resolutions and our previous position in resolution 8.04 S01 and bring back to the Spring 2010 plenary session.
Abolishing the 50% Law
Fall
2009
Resolution Number
06.02
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