Whereas, The administration of a college may be mandated to submit a financial recovery plan as a result of functioning under a deficit for a length of time; and
Whereas, Title 5 §53200 provides that processes for institutional planning and budget development are academic and professional matters;
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourage local senates to assert that establishing a process for creating and submitting a financial recovery plan is a local budget and planning process that falls within academic senate purview as defined by Title 5 §53200; and
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges urge all colleges that develop a financial recovery plan do so through the shared governance process in a transparent and timely fashion.
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