CA AB1856

Requires community college districts to negotiate in good faith with part-time, temporary faculty representatives regarding reemployment preference terms and regular evaluation processes as a condition of receiving Student Equity and Achievement Program funding.

Increases the minimum standards for part-time, temporary faculty reemployment preference assignments from 60-67% to 80-85% of a full-time equivalent load, with districts prohibited from negotiating below this range unless individually agreed upon by a faculty member.

Requires districts without a collective bargaining agreement as of January 1, 2023 to commence negotiations upon the bill's effective date, and districts with existing agreements to begin negotiations no later than the agreement's expiration date.

Modifies Education Code Section 87482.5 to classify persons employed to teach for not more than 85% of full-time hours as temporary employees rather than contract employees, increasing the threshold from the previous 67%.

Clarifies that part-time faculty assignments remain temporary and contingent on enrollment, funding, and program changes, with no guarantee of continued employment regardless of seniority or reemployment preference status.