Whereas, AB 1111 (Berman, 2021) [1] was signed into law on October 6, 2021, the fourth bill since the 1980s to require a common course numbering system for the California Community Colleges system;
Whereas, The AB 1111: Common Course Numbering Task Force, [2] consisting of stakeholders in California higher education segments including faculty, students, administrators, and classified professionals from the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, and the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities, carefully created the Recommended Implementation Plan as of October 2, 2023 [3] through their work beginning in October 2022 based on learning and working sessions, stories from students, faculty, and staff about their experiences regarding common course numbering, and broad vetting throughout the higher education systems in California;
Whereas, The Recommended Implementation Plan as of October 2, 2023, after several revisions, has been designed to be iterative and nimble in order to respond to unanticipated or changing needs that may arise in implementing a common course numbering system in the largest system of higher education in the United States of America; and
Whereas, The Recommended Implementation Plan as of October 2, 2023 models existing processes and structures of the C-ID Course Numbering Identification System, which was designed and is led by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges;
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support the AB 1111: Common Course Numbering Task Force Recommended Implementation Plan as of October 2, 2023.
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1. AB 1111 (Berman, 2021): https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1111
2. AB 1111: Common Course Numbering Task Force Membership: https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/docs/general/ccntasktorceroster-a11y.pdf?la=en&hash=579346AE2045F31FEDC77A95325057878D4D5B91
3. Recommended Implementation Plan as of October 2, 2023: https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/docs/report/ab1111-summary-report-oct2023-final-draft-a11y.pdf?la=en&hash=98150771593F22793F3278731DE98FEA9D5CE0FA