Pocket Guide to Layoff Rules Affecting Community College Faculty (2015)

This Guide is currently on back-order and will be made available again soon.

This pocket guide provides a welcomed straightforward, concise, and practical review of the complex statutory requirements that govern faculty layoffs. It includes a quick-reference to all relevant Education Code sections regarding the layoff process and clearly explains:

• Permitted grounds for initiating a layoff of faculty for decline in average daily attendance (ADA), or reduction or discontinuation of a particular kind of service (PKS)
• The administrative hearing process that precedes faculty layoffs
• Reinstatement rights and obligations for both districts and faculty

Table of Contents

1. Layoff of Community College Faculty (Page 1)
   1. Grounds for Layoff (Page 1)
      1. Decline in Average Daily Attendance (Page 1)
      2. Reduction or Discontinuation of a Particular Kind of Service (Page 2)
   2. Order of Layoff (Page 2)
   3. Notice of Layoff (“May 15th” Notice) (Page 4)
   4. Appeal of Layoff and Hearing Procedure (Page 5)
      1. Accusation and Notice of Defense (Page 5)
      2. Modified APA Hearing Procedure (Page 6)
      3. “May 15” Final Decision by the Governing Board (Page 7)
   5. Reemployment and Other Post-Layoff Rights (Page 7)
      1. Tenured/Regular Employees (Page 8)
         1. “39-Month Reemployment List” (Page 8)
         2. Preference for Temporary Service (Page 8)
         3. Other Rights (Page 8)
      2. Contract Employees (Page 9)
         1. “24-Month Reemployment List” (Page 9)
         2. Other Rights (Page 10)
   6. Collective Bargaining (Page 11)
   7. Faculty Layoff Procedural Checklist (Page 12)
2. Education Code Statutes (Page 14)