Whereas, AB 1187 (Irwin, 2022) [1] was approved by the Governor of California on September 30, 2022 and amended California Education Code §84757 by adding the following paragraph to subdivision (a): “(10) Supervised tutoring for foundational skills and for degree-applicable and transfer-level courses, as authorized pursuant to regulations adopted by the board of governors on or before July 31, 2023. These regulations shall ensure that community colleges are compliant with Education Code section 78213 in the implementation of supervised tutoring pursuant to this paragraph”;
Whereas, The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges has supported AB 1187 and prior initiatives to provide academic support for all students through tutoring opportunities for all credit and noncredit courses, as stated in a June 2022 letter [2] to the Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations supporting AB 1187; and
Whereas, The “Proposed Revisions to Title 5 Regulations Related to Supervised Tutoring (First Reading)” [3] regarding California Code of Regulations Title 5, §58160 submitted by the California Community College’s Chancellor’s Office to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors to meet the requirements of California Education Code §84757(a)(10) [4] are under consideration;
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support changes to the California Code of Regulations that ensure district resources for supervised tutoring, including allocations of state apportionment funding, shall be provided so that all students taking foundational skills, degree-applicable, and transfer-level courses who need or desire academic support have access to supervised tutoring.
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1. AB 1187 (Irwin, 2022): https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1187.
2. Letter to Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations: https://www.asccc.org/sites/default/files/position-letters/AB_1187_%28Irwin%29_Support_June_23_2022.pdf.
3. Proposed Revisions to Title 5 Regulations Related to Supervised Tutoring (First Reading): https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/Office-of-General-Counsel/proposed-supervised-tutoring-regulatory-action-text-a11y.pdf?la=en&hash=AA00375BE79FC1226F8981ADD4982640296FEEF2.
4. EDC §84757(a)(10):
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=EDC&division=7.&title=3.&part=50.&chapter=5&article=2.