Community colleges: temporary employees.

Assembly Member Fong's proposal to modify community college employment practices would require district governing boards to follow collective bargaining agreement provisions when terminating temporary employees, while explicitly defining part-time faculty positions as temporary arrangements without implied job continuity.

The legislation establishes two key changes to current termination procedures. First, community college districts must adhere to relevant collective bargaining agreement terms when ending temporary employment, rather than maintaining full discretionary authority. Second, for agreements in effect on January 1, 2026 that conflict with these new requirements, the changes take effect only after those agreements expire. The measure also codifies that part-time faculty assignments remain contingent on enrollment, funding and program needs, regardless of an instructor's service length or reemployment preference status.

For districts implementing these modifications, the state would provide reimbursement for any additional costs imposed by the new requirements, as determined by the Commission on State Mandates. This maintains compliance with constitutional provisions requiring state funding for mandated local programs while standardizing temporary employment practices across California's community college system.