(a) Each community college district shall report on or before March 31, 2024, and each March 31 thereafter, to the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges on its progress in increasing the percentage of instruction by full-time faculty and in increasing faculty diversity.

(b) The report shall include the number of full-time faculty positions filled and maintained with the funds allocated for that purpose in the prior fiscal year, the percentage of the funds used in the prior fiscal year, and the cumulative total of the funds used and unused.

Terms Used In California Education Code 87891

  • Faculty diversity: means the representation of faculty members from different racial, ethnic, gender, and disability groups, and other underrepresented groups. See California Education Code 87890
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • FTES: means full-time equivalent students. See California Education Code 87890
  • Full-time faculty: means a faculty member who is employed by a community college on a full-time basis and teaches more than a 67-percent load. See California Education Code 87890

(c) The report shall also include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(1) The number and percentage of instruction taught by full-time faculty as measured by the regulatory definition and calculation of full-time equivalent faculty.

(2) The number of units and FTES and percentage of units and FTES taught by full-time faculty.

(3) The number and percentage breakdown of full-time faculty disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, disability, and other relevant categories.

(4) The number and percentage breakdown of part-time faculty disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, disability, and other relevant categories.

(5) The number and percentage breakdown of part-time faculty who have applied for or been offered full-time positions.

(6) The number and percentage breakdown of faculty who have left or retired from their positions.

(7) The number and percentage breakdown of full-time faculty on release, sabbatical, or paid leave.

(8) The number of classroom student interaction hours taught by full-time faculty each week as part of their contractual load.

(9) The strategies and actions taken by the community college district to address challenges and barriers faced by the community college district in increasing full-time faculty and faculty diversity in support of student success and completion.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 50, Sec. 13. (SB 117) Effective July 10, 2023.)

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