Spring 2017
Committee:
LAC
Whereas, student centers play an important role in developing a sense of community on campus by
providing physical shelter to house services such as counseling, financial aid, veteran resources, food pantries, and more for students;
Whereas, compared to four year universities, community college campuses often feel desolate
because many students are commuters and only visit campus to attend class;
Whereas, only eighteen, or a quarter, of California Community Colleges local districts have a Student
Center Fee in place to support the establishment and maintenance of student centers throughout the system; and
Whereas, this is largely as a result of the fact a district’s governing board can only implement the fee
of a dollar per credit for up to ten dollars after a two-thirds affirmative vote of students in a referendum while the Student Representation Fee only requires a majority.
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges endorses amending California
Education Code Section 76375, Subsection 1, Paragraph 2 to lower the voting threshold necessary for implementing the Student Center Fee from a two-thirds to a majority vote of students who vote.
providing physical shelter to house services such as counseling, financial aid, veteran resources, food pantries, and more for students;
Whereas, compared to four year universities, community college campuses often feel desolate
because many students are commuters and only visit campus to attend class;
Whereas, only eighteen, or a quarter, of California Community Colleges local districts have a Student
Center Fee in place to support the establishment and maintenance of student centers throughout the system; and
Whereas, this is largely as a result of the fact a district’s governing board can only implement the fee
of a dollar per credit for up to ten dollars after a two-thirds affirmative vote of students in a referendum while the Student Representation Fee only requires a majority.
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges endorses amending California
Education Code Section 76375, Subsection 1, Paragraph 2 to lower the voting threshold necessary for implementing the Student Center Fee from a two-thirds to a majority vote of students who vote.