CA AB1690

Community college districts without existing collective bargaining agreements covering part-time, temporary faculty must commence negotiations with faculty representatives on or after January 1, 2017, regarding minimum standards for employment terms and conditions.

Part-time, temporary faculty must be evaluated upon hire and periodically thereafter, and after six semesters or nine quarters of service without unsatisfactory evaluations, they qualify for placement on seniority lists by campus.

Districts must endeavor to maintain workload for senior part-time faculty at 60-67 percent of full-time equivalent load, with new assignments offered by seniority to qualified faculty and reductions occurring first among non-seniority faculty in reverse seniority order.

Faculty receiving unsatisfactory evaluations after qualifying for seniority must be provided a written remediation plan and re-evaluated the following semester; if still unsatisfactory, they lose all seniority rights and may be dismissed.

Districts with existing collective bargaining agreements as of January 1, 2017, containing provisions for seniority-based assignments, regular evaluations, and due process termination rights are exempt from these requirements upon agreement expiration.