| mmLoadMenus(); Couldn't attend the FACCC 2001 Conference: "Looking Forward, Looking Back"? Read Teri Bernstein's handouts from the presentation, "The 50% Law: The Law and the Lawsuits" presented by Teri Bernstein, Ann Clark, and John McDowell (September 28, 2001) Confused about the 50% law? Read Teri Bernstein's primer (June 2000) A public hearing will be held "...to determine whether there is a hardship for the District to comply with the 50 percent law or if the salaries of classroom instructors are in excess of the salaries of classroom instructors of comparable colleges." Santa Monica College Board of Trustees Public Hearing (December 11, 2000) --Meeting was cancelled; hardship request was withdrawn. "Community college districts are not accurately reporting the level of resources they dedicate to salaries for classroom instructors." See Audits, Bureau of State, October 12, 2000. California State Auditor, Bureau of State Audits (October 2000) "Chancellor's Task Force Meets to Consider changes to 50% Law" Faculty Association Bulletin (October, 2000) "It should be noted that some districts are now threatening to revoke faculty reassigned time, as it cannot be counted toward instructors' salaries for the sake of compliance with the 50% law..." State Academic Senate President Collins' Alert (October, 2000)
"Faculty must participate meaningfully in all significant college decision-making..." SMC Academic Senate Resolution (September 19, 2000)
"It has been found that the District unlawfully threatened the Association to deny reassigned time because of its position on the 50 percent law. The District should be ordered to cease and desist from such conduct." Public Employees Relations Board (PERB) Finding (January 14, 2000) "Legal Fund Established" Faculty Association Bulletin (October, 2000) "SMC fails to meet 50% requirement" Corsair (See Archives: October 25, 2000) "There shall be expended during each fiscal year for payment of salaries of classroom instructors by a community college district, 50 percent of the district's current expense of education." Source: California Education Code, (Scroll down to Section 84362) "State Chancellor Agrees to Look at 50% Dispute" The Corsair (See Archives: November 24, 1999) "The Santa Monica College Faculty Association filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in response to the ruling by the State Chancellor of Community Colleges regarding Santa Monica College’s violations of the 50% law..." Press Release (September 12, 2000) "The 50% Law: A Summary of the Problem and How to Fix It" Faculty Association Bulletin (November, 1998) | ARTICLES ABOUT THE AUDIT "6 California 2-Year Colleges Should Pay Faculties More, State Audit Says" Chronicle of Higher Education, (October 27, 2000) (You must be a Chronicle subscriber to access this article.) "State Auditor Vindicates Faculty Association", Faculty Association Bulletin (October, 2000) "A state audit requested in April by the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee revealed today that poor oversight by the state Chancellor's Office allows community college districts to violate state law by incorrectly reporting their spending level on instructor salaries." FACCC Press Release (October, 2000)
"California Audit Faults 6 Community Colleges for Violating Law on Faculty Pay"
The Chronicle of Higher Education (October 16, 2000) (You must be a Chronicle subscriber to access this article.) "KCCD flunks state audit on teachers' pay" The Bakersfield Californian (October 14, 2000) "Ruling Spurs Review of Faculty Duties" The Corsair, (September 13, 2000) "Community College Audit Finds Too Little Being Spent on Teachers" Los Angeles Times. Friday, October 13, 2000. |
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