(a) The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall establish and implement a policy verifying that community districts are using full-time faculty funding appropriated in Item 6870-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act for the designated purposes and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
(b) The policy shall include, at a minimum, all of the following methods:
(1) Require community college districts to submit evidence of fund expenditure, including the number of full-time faculty positions filled and maintained with the funds allocated for that purpose.
(2) Provide technical assistance and guidance to community college districts on best practices and compliance requirements.
(3) Report any findings of misuse, waste, fraud, or abuse of funds and take corrective actions, as necessary.
(c) The Legislature shall be informed of any community college district that fails to comply with this article and each failing community college district shall be subject to notice at a meeting of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 50, Sec. 13. (SB 117) Effective July 10, 2023.)