Greetings fellow professional developers. We thought the governor vetoed the entire appropriation for professional development funding that was included in this year’s budget, but in the end he decided to keep some of it.

Gregory Beyrer

4C/SD Board Member

Cosumnes River College

From: Stark, Paul [mailto:PSTARK@CCCCO.edu]

Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 7:53 AM

To: Beyrer, Gregory; Leslie.carr@canyons.edu; mgreenhalgh@fullcoll.edu; Hollems@sbcc.edu; kathleen.kirkpatrick@marin.edu; jschardt@napavalley.edu

Cc: Moore, Jamillah; Williams, Angelo

Subject: Faculty and Staff Professional Development Funding

Dear 4C/SD Executive Board,

Below is the excerpt from SB 1131 for one time funds that were approved by the governor.

This was signed into law on 9/21/06 and is effective for the current fiscal year.

It is my understanding that it will be allocated on an FTES basis, as before.

When I know more I will let you know.

Please share this information with the field.

Thank you.

Paul Stark

Governmental Relations and External Affairs

SB 1131, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review Education funding.

BILL NUMBER: SB 1131 CHAPTERED

Controller to Section B of the State School Fund for one-time

expenditure by the community colleges in support of faculty and staff

professional development programs established by Article 5 Chapter 1

of Part 51 of the Education Code, beginning with Section 87150 of

the Education Code. The chancellor shall allocate funds to each

community college district that complies with the requirements of

Section 87151 of the Education Code on an equal basis per full-time equivalent student.