Community College Faculty - Employment - Education - CA

Section § 87620

This law states that the rules and regulations in this article are relevant to all faculty members working for a community college district.

The provisions of this article apply to all persons employed as faculty members by a community college district.

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Section § 87622

This law explains how the rules for hiring, firing, responsibilities, and penalties for community college faculty are laid out in specific articles. It prioritizes these guidelines over any other state laws that might conflict with them, ensuring consistent standards for faculty governance.

The employment, rights, responsibilities, dismissal, imposition of penalties for persons employed by a community college district in faculty positions shall be governed by Article 2 (commencing with Section 87600), and Article 4 (commencing with Section 87660). The employment of faculty by a community college district shall otherwise be governed as provided by law and in a manner consistent with Articles 2 and 4 and with this article (hereinafter referred to in this article, collectively, as “this act”).

This act shall take precedence, for the purposes of community college faculty, over any other act enacted by the Legislature at any session which, explicitly or implicitly, would result in community college faculty being governed by provisions inconsistent with this act.

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Section § 87623

If an academic employee is accused of misconduct, they must be informed of the general nature of the accusations at least two business days before being placed on paid leave, unless there's a serious risk of danger. In such cases, they can be placed on leave immediately but must be told about the accusations within five business days.

Investigations should be completed, and a decision on disciplinary actions or reinstatement should be made within 90 working days, unless both parties agree to a 30-day extension. 'Paid administrative leave' means the employee continues to receive their salary and benefits during their time away from work. This statute respects the rights of labor organizations and employees under a related employment law.

(a) Each academic employee who is subject to accusations of misconduct is entitled to be provided with the general nature of the accusations made against the employee at least two business days before the employee is placed on involuntary paid administrative leave. At least two business days before the employee is placed on involuntary paid administrative leave, the employee shall be notified in writing of the general nature of the allegation or allegations of misconduct upon which the decision to place the employee on involuntary paid administrative leave is based.

(b) The requirements of subdivision (a) do not apply in the event of a serious risk of physical danger or other necessity arising from the specific allegations, and the employee may immediately be placed on involuntary paid administrative leave. The employee shall be provided with, at minimum, the general nature of the accusations made against the employee within five business days of the employee being placed on involuntary paid administrative leave.

(c)

(1) Within 90 working days of placing an academic employee on involuntary paid administrative leave, the employer should complete its investigation of the accused misconduct and initiate disciplinary proceedings against, or reinstate, the employee, unless the period of paid administrative leave is extended by agreement of the employee and employer. The extension may not exceed 30 calendar days. The board of governors may, by regulation, establish a required amount of time in which an employer is expected to comply with this subdivision.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “working days” means Monday through Friday and does not include weekends and state holidays.

(d) For purposes of this section, “paid administrative leave” means a temporary leave from a job assignment, with pay and benefits intact.

(e) This section does not supersede the rights of labor organizations or employees pursuant to the Educational Employment Relations Act established in Chapter 10.7 (commencing with Section 3540) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

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Section § 87626

This law explains that the rules created for evaluating processes within school districts need to ensure fairness and align with the act's intent. The processes should be similar in essence across all districts. However, it also allows each district's governing board to create specific evaluation procedures and standards that address their unique needs.

Rules and regulations adopted in relation to the evaluation process shall assure that the standards and procedures of the evaluation process in each district will be fair and in accordance with the intent of this act and that the evaluation processes of all of the districts are basically similar in substance and intent. These regulations shall permit and encourage a district governing board to establish evaluation procedures and standards which meet the particular needs of that district.

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