FACCC Conference September 28, 2001

50% law update 10:45 am

Presented by: Teri Bernstein, Ann Clark, John McDowell

    * Brief overview of calculation
    * State Auditor report, October 2000
    * 50% law consultation task force (June 2000-April 2001)
          o Resolved items
                + treatment of reassigned time
                + improper exclusions of administrator and other costs from calculation
                + need for additional reporting forms
                + other items
          o Tabled for further study
                + Senate reassigned time
                + Counselors and Librarians (see below)
          o Unresolved items
                + Replacement equipment guidelines
                + Discrepancies between law (EC 84362) and Regulations developed by Chancellor’s office, in consultation with Chief Business Officers
          o Unintended by-products of public discussion of violations
                + Administrator backlash
                + Divisions among faculty
    * 50% law Technical Task Force (June 29, 2001-…)
          o Process problems in audit recommendations
          o Changes to the Contracted District Audit Manual
          o Optional forms for districts to provide better detail information on annual reporting documents
    * Non-classroom faculty and the 50% law: the Nussbaum recommendation or a win/win alternative?
    * Resources:
          o Excerpt from State Auditor’s report, October 2000
          o 4/12/01 50% law task force report from Chancellor
          o revised Contracted District Audit manual
          o Issues left unaddressed by the 50% law task force (TB)
          o Non-classroom faculty and the 50% law (TB)
          o State auditor Web site: http://www.bsa.ca.gov/bsa/pdfs/2000_103.pdf
          o Conference documents on SMCFA website: http://www.smcfa.org