Where’s the Where’s the

Code???Code???How to get what you need when you need it

CCC New Directors

Training

September 15, 2015

CACCRAO Board Members

What we are not doing

0Listing topics and endless code sections0Having a test at the end0Having a memory contest0Give you our phone numbers so you can call us to find

out where the topic and codes are

What you will Learn

0How the California Education Code and the California Code of Regulations are structured.

0How to tell where to look for topics and code sections0Take the Cloak of Invisibility off the Codes

The Relationships of Laws, Regulations, Codes

0The hierarchy of laws, regulations and codes0Federal law is housed in the Department of Education

Federal Registry 0Both the Federal Registry and California Education

Code are laws passed by the Federal and State Governments.

0California Senate & Assembly Bills (SB & AB) are housed in the California Education Code.

The California Code of Regulations or Title 5

0This body of code is passed through the California Community College Board of Governors.

0Why do we follow this like law?0Because it has the “force of law.”0Every code cited in Title 5 begins with 66700

CEC 66700

0The California Community Colleges are postsecondary schools and shall continue to be a part of the public school system of this state. The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall prescribe minimum standards for the formation and operation of the California Community Colleges and exercise general supervision over the California Community Colleges.

0 (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 219.)

Local Regulation or Code

0Your local Board is also given authority to implement Federal, State, and/or Title 5 code locally. Each Code gives discretion on how to implement various initiatives locally. Some Boards are strict, others are flexible, and still others are in between.

Examples?

0Priority Registration: some districts have a 75 unit limit instead of 100; 100 is the ceiling of the requirement – but there is no floor.

0Probation dismissal varies from district to district.0Academic Renewal varies from District to District

This Presentation will focus on our own state codes

0The California Education Code0The California Code of Regulations, Title 5: Education,

Division 6: California Community Colleges

California Education Code

0Where to go: http://www.oal.ca.gov/ccr.htm

The California Education Code

0Higher Education spans from 66000 to 1010600Title 3 is the Higher Education part of the California

Education Code0Parts 40 – 50 pertain to Community Colleges0Parts 41: Residency, 47: Students, and 48: Community

College Education Programs are the parts A&R people should know.

Parts of Parts

0Each Part of the Education Code is broken into Chapters and Chapters are broken into Articles and Articles are broken into Sections

California Education Code

What A&R uses the most

0Part 41, Chapter 1, Sections 68000 – 68134: Residency (look in your conference packet for the residency handout)

076000 – 76003: Admissions of Students076020: Exclusions of Students0Chapter 9.2, Article 3, Sections 66745 – 66749 The

Transfer Reform Act or AA/AS – T degrees

CA ED Code Continued

0Part 47: Students0Chapter 1: Admissions, Exclusion, Expulsion of

students0Chapter 1.5: Privacy and Change of Grade0Chapter 2: Student Fees

CA ED Code Continued

0Part 48: 0Chapter 1: Educational Programs0Chapter 2: Includes the Student Success Act, Sections

78210 – 78219.

California Code of Regulations

0There are 28 Titles you only have to refer to Title 5: Education.

Title 5

There are 10 Divisions in Title 5

California Community Colleges is housed in Division 6

ChaptersThere are also 10 Chapters but most likely 80% of the time you will only need to reference four to five of those chapters. We’ve highlight the most common four

Title 5 Structure

1.Title2.Division3.Chapter4.Subchapter5.Article6.Section

Every Citation will give you the path in Title 5 to find that citation again:

Another View

Again the structure is:

1.Chapter2.Subchapter3.Article4.Section

Chapter 5

The Students chapter holds residency and student records that are very important reference points

Chapter 6The first or second most important part of Title 5; this chapter holds almost everything you’ll need to reference (except for chapter 9)

Chapter 9

The other most important part of Title 5; between the two chapters you won’t need to search much further. Chapter 6 may allow you to do some actions (repeat of classes) but chapter 9 tells you that your District will not be funded for those actions.

Chapter 10Chapter 10 holds the Destruction of Records so you may reference it once in a while. It also holds the audit section which is also a once in a while reference.

How the Sections are laid out

0Chapter 2 holds sections 51000 – 511020Chapter 5 holds sections 54000 – 549120Chapter 6 holds sections 55000 – 558410Chapter 9 holds sections 58000 – 587790Chapter 10 holds sections 59010 – 595090Most section numbers you will reference will be those

in chapters 6 and 9.

Okay… where is the stuff I want?

0 The Student Success Act0 CEC: Title 3, Division 7, Part 48, Chapter 2, Sections 78210-

782190 T5: Division 6, Chapter 6, Subchapter 6, Article 1, Sections

55500-555340 California Residency

0 CEC: Title 3, Division 5, Part 41, Chapter 1, Sections 68000-68134; T5: Division 6, Chapter 5, Subchapter 1, Sections 54000-54072

0 Repeat and Repeatability 0 T5: Division 6, Chapter 6, Subchapter 1, Article 4, Sections

55040-55046 and Chapter 9, Subchapter 2, Article 5, Section 55046

Questions