The matter of certificates was declared an academic and professional matter and the Academic Senate formed a task force which presented a report to the Executive Committee which has submitted a final proposal to the Fall 98Session.
Whereas Article 2, section 53200, of Title 5 indicates that local boards must mutually agree with or rely primarily on the advice of the faculty senate in the area of the granting of degrees and certificates, and
Whereas the published list of the Chancellor's Office Certificates Task Force includes only two faculty members of its ten members,
Resolved that the Academic Senate identify the matter of certificates as an academic and professional matter in the consultation process and work with the Chancellor to provide faculty majority on this task force and others charged with reviewing policies on certificates and degrees and proposing changes in such policies.