Faculty Equivalency Committee

CHARGE  
The Faculty Equivalency Committee, in accordance with the Education Code Section 87359, participates in the equivalency process which includes reasonable procedures to ensure that the governing board relies primarily upon the advice and judgment of the Senate to determine that each individual employed under the authority granted by regulations possesses qualifications that are at least equivalent to applicable minimum qualifications."  
The committee shall: 

  1. Be available to interviewing and screening committees as a resource regarding equivalency determinations; 
  2. Review the decisions of the interviewing and screening committees as described above. 
  3. Recommend all equivalency determinations within this process. 
  4. Clarify the criteria to be used for determining equivalency. 
  5. Provide careful records of all equivalency determinations

 
RECOMMENDS TO 
Vice President, Human Resources 
 
ACADEMIC SENATE CONSULTATION 
The Faculty Equivalency is an Academic Senate Consultation Committee.  
 
SELF-ASSESSMENT YEAR 
Even 
 
ACCJC STANDARDS 
3.1 
 

MEMBERSHIP 

Chairs Committee Members Permanent Members by Position
  • Academic Senate President or designee 
  • 2 Administrators (2 Academic Affairs) 
  • 10 Contract Faculty (appointed by Academic Senate, preferred Academic Senate President or designee, an academic counselor, CTE faculty) 
  • 2 Associate Faculty (appointed by the Academic Senate)  
  • 1 Ex-officio  
  • Ex-officio from Human Resources 

Membership Total: 15 


MEETINGS  
Meetings are held on the 4th Friday of each month during the academic year, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. 
 
BROWN ACT  
The Faculty Equivalency is not subject to the Brown Act.