Community colleges: personnel: qualifications.

Senator Cervantes's community college personnel legislation codifies explicit qualification requirements for faculty and staff positions throughout California's community college system. The measure amends state education law to mandate that instructors, administrators, counselors, and specialized program staff meet either established minimum qualifications or approved alternative standards.

The bill specifies qualification requirements for a comprehensive range of positions, including instructors of record, librarians, student personnel workers, administrators, extended opportunity programs staff, disabled student services workers, apprenticeship instructors, and health supervisors. Under the amended provisions, individuals must satisfy either the minimum qualifications established by the Board of Governors or alternative qualifications authorized through existing regulatory processes.

This amendment builds upon current law, which permits local governing boards to employ personnel who meet alternative qualification standards. The revised language removes ambiguity by explicitly listing affected positions and establishing uniform qualification requirements across all California community colleges. The measure maintains the existing regulatory framework while providing more detailed guidance on personnel standards.