3.1       Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to deny or to restrict any unit member’s rights granted under the Education Code of the State of California or other applicable state and federal laws and regulations.  The rights granted to unit members by this Agreement shall be deemed to be in addition to those specifically provided in Board policy.

3.2       The Association retains the right to confer with the District on issues as provided in the Act.

3.3       The Association retains the right to negotiate into future agreements, which shall be effective after the expiration of this Agreement, any item included in the scope of negotiations as enumerated in the Act. 

3.4       Upon its request, the Association will be provided as soon as possible but not later than 30 days after the census date of each semester, the names, telephone numbers and addresses of unit members except those who have requested that telephone numbers or addresses not be released. 

3.5       The District shall provide the Association with five complete copies of the agenda, and one set of all public, non-confidential supporting documents submitted to the Board with the agenda and minutes for public meetings of the Board of Trustees.  Agendas and minutes and any related notices will be put in the Association’s mailbox as soon as possible after distribution to the Board of Trustees. 

3.6       The District shall make available to the Association any public and non-confidential information that the District normally compiles that is necessary for the Association to develop its collective bargaining positions or necessary for the enforcement of the various provisions of the Agreement. The District will make every reasonable effort to provide any such information to the Association in a timely manner. Such information shall include financial information, enrollment information, faculty assignments, and any other public, non-confidential printed or electronic information that the Association requests.  When the Association makes a request  for information that is not currently available in printed or electronic form or  where the request is for information that is not public or is confidential  information, the request shall be directed to the Vice President, Human Resources or the Executive Vice President, who will advise the Association of the actual and necessary cost to be reimbursed to the District for preparing the requested information or will tell the Association how to approach any legal prohibition to distribution of the requested information.  The District shall provide the Association with a list of all newly employed and newly terminated faculty members once per semester.

3.6.1                The District and the Association shall meet on a mutually agreed upon date, place and time at least once every month for the purpose of reviewing the administration of the Agreement in force and attempting to resolve any other problem that may arise. Both parties may submit an agenda for discussion.

3.7       The District shall release up to four (4) members of the unit for the purpose of attending negotiation sessions. The District and the Association will agree to a regular set meeting schedule.

3.8       The Faculty Association shall receive 3.0 FTE of released time per fiscal year. Such released time shall   be assigned as the Faculty Association determines. The appropriate Vice President shall be notified of the assignment, in as timely a manner as possible to accommodate schedule preparation. One semester prior to the expiration of a contract through the semester in which a new agreement is signed the Association shall receive 2.0 FTE each semester. In the event that the Faculty Association and the District agree to negotiate during an intersession, the Faculty Association shall receive .2 FTE of released time for such intersession which may be used for members of the Association’s negotiating team. This shall constitute “reasonable periods of release time” within the meaning of Government Code Section 3543.1c.

3.8.1                In addition, the Association may purchase up to five (5) FTE (full‑time equivalent), (150 LHE) per fiscal year to be assigned as the Association determines.  The additional reassigned time will be billed as follows:  Load factor 1.0 reassignments:  Group VI, Step 2 ; assignments at load factor other than 1.0:  Group II, Step 4.  The District will invoice the Association by no later than the eighth week of each semester.Amounts billed on a timely basis will be due by the end of the fiscal year in which the reassignments are incurred.  The District acknowledges that the Association has paid in full all FTE’s purchased under Article 3.8.1 up to and including June 30, 2007.

3.8.2                The Association shall notify the departments and the appropriate vice president of any change in assignment as soon as such a change in assignment is approved by the Association, and in time to allow the departments to staff resulting vacant assignments.  The Association shall confirm the total schedule of District and Association-paid reassigned time at the beginning of each semester or intersession.

3.9       The District will make available to the Association office space of approximately 300 square feet on the main campus for the Association to lease from the District at the rental rate of $300 per month.

3.10     The District will post the contract on the District’s web page.  In addition, upon request by an individual faculty member, the District will provide a printed copy of the contract.   In addition, the District will provide the Association with up to 75 printed copies and an electronic copy of the Agreement. 

3.11     The District shall provide the Association with one copy of CCAF 311, CCAF 320 (annual financial reports made by the District to the State), and the District’s annual audit at the time such reports are submitted to the Board or State authorities.

3.12     The Association shall have the right to sit on District-appointed committees in which faculty, administration and classified staff participate, and which impact or relate in any way to salary, benefits or working conditions of faculty.