"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)

"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)

"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.)

"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) 

"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)

"SMC fails to meet 50% requirement" Corsair (See Archives: October 25, 2000) 

"Ruling Spurs Review of Faculty Duties" The Corsair, (September 13, 2000)

"State Chancellor Agrees to Look at 50% Dispute" The Corsair (See Archives: November 24, 1999)

"Community College Audit Finds Too Little Being Spent on Teachers" Los Angeles Times. Friday, October 13, 2000.