Ed. Code, § 78022 · Article 1.5. Contract Education
Ed. Code, § 78022
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Faculty in all credit and noncredit contract education classes shall be selected and hired according to procedures existing in a community college district for the selection of instructors for credit classes.
(b) Faculty teaching credit and noncredit contract education classes shall be compensated in the same manner as comparable faculty in the regular, noncontract education program. This subdivision does not apply to faculty teaching in contract education programs conducted outside California for the United States armed forces, unless the faculty member is covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
(c) Faculty teaching credit or noncredit contract education classes shall be evaluated according to the procedures used for the evaluation of faculty in the regular, noncontract education program.
(d) Faculty teaching not-for-credit contract education classes shall be compensated in the same manner as faculty in the regular, noncontract education program if the course meets the same standards as a course in the credit curriculum. This subdivision does not apply to faculty teaching in contract education programs conducted outside California for the United States armed forces, unless the faculty member is covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
(e) Faculty teaching not-for-credit contract educational programs shall be evaluated according to procedures specified in the contract between the community college district and the public or private entity to establish the program.
(f) This section shall not be construed to restrict the appearance of guest lecturers in any programs or classes operated by a community college district.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 166, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.
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