5 CCR s 51023.7

Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, s 51023.7

CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 5. EDUCATION
DIVISION 6. CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
CHAPTER 2. COMMUNITY COLLEGE STANDARDS
SUBCHAPTER 1. MINIMUM CONDITIONS
This database is current through 02/02/07, Register 2007, No. 5
s 51023.7. Students.

(a) The governing board of a community college district shall adopt
policies and procedures that provide students the opportunity to
participate effectively in district and college governance. Among other
matters, said policies and procedures shall include the following:

(1) Students shall be provided an opportunity to participate in
formulation and development of district and college policies and
procedures that have or will have a significant effect on students.
This right includes the opportunity to participate in processes for
jointly developing recommendations to the governing board regarding
such policies and procedures.

(2) Except in unforeseeable, emergency situations, the governing
board shall not take action on a matter having a significant effect
on students until it has provided students with an opportunity to
participate in the formulation of the policy or procedure or the
joint development of recommendations regarding the action.

(3) Governing board procedures shall ensure that at the district
and college levels, recommendations and positions developed by
students are given every reasonable consideration.

(4) For the purpose of this Section, the governing board shall
recognize each associated student organization or its equivalent
within the district as provided by Education Code Section 76060, as
the representative body of the students to offer opinions and to
make recommendations to the administration of a college and to the
governing board of a district with regard to district and college
policies and procedures that have or will have a significant effect
on students. The selection of student representatives to serve on
college or district committees, task forces, or other governance
groups shall be made, after consultation with designated parties, by
the appropriate officially recognized associated student
organization(s) within the district.

(b) For the purposes of this Section, district and college policies and
procedures that have or will have a "significant effect on students"
includes the following:

(1) grading policies;

(2) codes of student conduct;

(3) academic disciplinary policies;

(4) curriculum development;

(5) courses or programs which should be initiated or discontinued;

(6) processes for institutional planning and budget development;

(7) standards and policies regarding student preparation and
success;

(8) student services planning and development;

(9) student fees within the authority of the district to adopt; and

(10) any other district and college policy, procedure, or related
matter that the district governing board determines will have a
significant effect on students.

(c) The governing board shall give reasonable consideration to
recommendations and positions developed by students regarding district and
college policies and procedures pertaining to the hiring and evaluation of
faculty, administration, and staff.

(d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to impinge upon the due
process rights of faculty, nor to detract from any negotiations or
negotiated agreements between collective bargaining agents and district
governing boards. It is the intent of the Board of Governors to respect
agreements between academic senates and collective bargaining agents as to
how they will consult, collaborate, share or delegate among themselves the
responsibilities that are or may be delegated to academic senates pursuant
to the regulations on academic senates contained in Sections 53200-53206.

(e) The governing board of a community college district shall comply
substantially with policies and procedures adopted in accordance with this
Section.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 66700 and 70901(b)(1)(E),
Education Code. Reference: Sections 70901 (b)(1)(E), 70902(b)(7) and
76060, Education Code.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 3-12-91 by Board of Governors of California Community
Colleges with the Secretary of State; operative 4-5-91. Submitted to OAL
for
printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5(b) (Register 91,
No. 23).

2. Editorial correction of printing errors in subsections (a) and (b) and
HISTORY 1 (Register 91, No. 43).

3. Amendment of subsections (a)(2), (a)(4), (b), (b)(10), (d) and (e)
filed 9-
6-94; operative 10-6-94. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to
Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 94, No. 38).

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