Tag: legislation

Letter of Support for AB 1028: Identifying Potential Risks

As Chair of the California Part-time Faculty Association (CPFA), I want to express our sincere gratitude for your proposed legislation. Your bill represents a commendable effort to support California community college faculty and increase tenure density. However, I am writing to bring to your attention a critical issue: the proposal to advance part-time faculty into tenure-track positions may conflict with existing laws and could result in significant unintended consequences.

2025-05-07CPFA Journal, Letters to the Capitol, Publications
Governor’s Veto of AB 2277: A Missed Opportunity Based on Speculative Costs

In September 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 2277, which proposed increasing part-time faculty workloads in California Community Colleges from 67% to up to 85% of the full-time faculty load. Newsom’s veto was based on concerns about "potentially significant costs," which seem to be grounded in speculative rather than substantive analysis.

2024-12-16e-Newsletter, Legislation
ASM Greg Wallis’ AB 2277 (FACT SHEET): Raising the Part-Time Faculty Workload Cap

AB 2277 will increase the maximum number of instructional hours that a part-time California Community College faculty member may teach at any one community college district and allow students to build stronger relationships with existing faculty.

2024-04-24CPFA Journal, Publications
CPFA Sponsors AB 2277: Raising the Part-Time Faculty Workload Cap

AB 2277 will increase the maximum number of instructional hours that a part-time California Community College faculty member may teach at any one community college district and allow students to build stronger relationships with existing […]

2024-02-28e-Newsletter, Educational Reform
CPFA Legislative Efforts

By Daniel Thompson, CPFA Legislative Analyst This year the CPFA Legislative Task Force met with over a dozen offices of members of the California State Assembly and State Senate. The Legislative Task Force advocated two […]

2023-04-25CPFA Journal, Publications
How to negotiate with the State of California

You are a part-timer. As one of approximately forty-thousand teachers employed across California community colleges, your labor is being used to subsidize the salaries of not just full-time faculty but a hierarchy of administrators who use us as a cash cow. If you’re okay with that—with the guy in the classroom right next to yours making double for teaching a different section of the same class—or if you find yourself relatively free of financial stress or job insecurity, then read no further. If, on the other hand, you agree there is a problem, then read on!

2023-02-27e-Newsletter
Support For AB 1856: Workload Cap Increase

Letter to Assembly Member Medina expressing CPFA's endorsement of AB 1856, which would raise the workload cap on part-time faculty to up to 85% of a full time equivalent.

2022-07-28e-Newsletter, Legislation, Letters to the Capitol
Equal Pay for Equal Work

by Eric Kaljumägi, CCA President CCA/CTA Co-sponsored Legislation AB 1752 (Santiago) For too long, Long Beach City College (LBCC) and other community colleges throughout the state have unfairly and unlawfully exploited part-time faculty. This exploitation […]

2022-05-06CPFA Journal
CPFA Co-Sponsors Part-time Faculty Teaching Load Bill

PRESS RELEASE The California Part Time Faculty Association (CPFA) announces that it will be co-sponsoring the new “Part-time Faculty Teaching Load” bill, AB 897 along with the California Federation of Teachers (CFT). Introduced to state legislators […]

2019-03-18Legislation, Newsworthy, Press Releases
Legislative UPDATE: New Part-time Faculty Seniority Bill in the Works

AB1010 (Medina) CPFA is carefully watching the progress, amendments and lobbying action on this bill, meant to strengthen Part-time Faculty job security. Jose Medina, the sponsor of this bill, is the Chair of the Assembly […]

2015-05-29Newsworthy