Resolved that the Academic Senate affirm the importance of the principles of service to the community and the cultivation of altruism in service to society in general, and
Resolved that the Academic Senate work to support and extend sound programs and offerings that promote a service ethic among students, and
Resolved that the Academic Senate support voluntary efforts rather than a system wide community college graduation requirement for community service.
Whereas currently the majority of all funding for higher education comes from the State, and
Whereas a statewide system for community colleges at one time seemed inappropriate when primary funding was received from local property taxes imposed by locally elected boards, and
Whereas the CSUs underwent changes in their systemwide structure from "normal schools" to state colleges to state universities, thus it is not unusual for a system to undergo far-reaching changes, and
Whereas the California Legislature, through the Donohue Act, originally intended that California have three clearly defined partners of higher education, and
Whereas subsequent legislation has redefined that partnership, giving the other two segments of higher education a governance structure that recognizes them as statewide systems, and
Whereas the facilities for many of California community colleges were built in the early 1970s, and
Whereas the number of classes offered is often limited by both the deteriorating conditions and the lack of buildings at community colleges,
Resolved that the Academic Senate urge the Governor and the Legislature to provide bond elections for the building of classrooms for California community colleges.
Whereas the mission of the California Community Colleges now includes economic development that has led to an expansion of contract education statewide and a renewed emphasis on public/private partnerships, and the commitment to contract education is intended to contribute to the state's economic vitality but is not intended to divert funds from public education, and
Whereas Proposition 8 would divert much needed funds from the K-12 schools for non-instructional purposes and create a new state bureaucracy, and
Whereas Proposition 8 would create local parent school site councils empowered to determine separate curricula at each site, and
Whereas Proposition 8 ignores current state efforts to establish standards and assessments for K-12 education, and
Whereas there are external calls to sunset the portions of the Education Code dealing with California community colleges, and
Whereas the Chancellor has established a Consultation Task Force to review and suggest revisions of the Education Code and is working toward a consensus position on these matters, and
Whereas there is a commitment to simplify the Education Code and move sections from the Education Code into Title 5, which has the force of law but can be changed by a vote of the Board of Governors,
Whereas Proposition 1A provides money for school districts to buy land and construct buildings, and
Whereas Proposition 1A provides $2.5 billion for facilities for higher education, including community colleges,
Resolved that the Academic Senate support Proposition1A.
Whereas the Legislative Analyst Office and Department of Finance have concluded that the net impact of Proposition 9 on state government revenues would be annual reductions in the range of $100 million per year from 1998-99 through 2001-02, meaning that under Proposition 98 the minimum funding guarantee for K-14 education could decline by about one-half of the amount of annual revenue reductions, and
Whereas the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges has always been committed to student access and success, and
Whereas Indian Tribal Councils in southern California, such as the Morongo, Soboda, and Pechanga, use funds from gaming to support California community college student access and success, and
Whereas Indian Reservations have legally and historically been under federal jurisdiction and independent of state jurisdiction, and