Cal. Code Regs. tit. 5 § 50500

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 50500 - General Provisions

The Political Reform Act, Government Code sections 81000, et seq., requires state and local government agencies to adopt and promulgate Conflict of Interest Codes. The Fair Political Practices Commission has adopted a regulation, California Code of Regulations, title 2, section 18730, which contains the terms of a standard Conflict of Interest Code, which can be incorporated by reference, and which may be amended by the Fair Political Practices Commission to conform to amendments in the Political Reform Act after public notice and hearings. Therefore, the terms of California Code of Regulations, title 2, section 18730, and any amendments to it duly adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission, along with the attached Appendix in which officials and employees are designated and disclosure categories are set forth, are hereby incorporated by reference and constitute the Conflict of Interest Code of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.

The members of the Board of Governors and the Chancellor must file their statements of economic interests electronically with the Fair Political Practices Commission. All other individuals holding designated positions must file their statements with the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. All statements must be made available for public inspection and reproduction under Government Code section 81008.Appendix

*Designated Employees*	*Disclosure Categories*
Board of Governors
Members..........................	..........................1, 4

Executive Office
Chancellor..........................	..........................1, 4
Deputy Chancellor..........................	..........................1, 4
Consultants^*/New Positions.........................	..........................^*

Communications and Marketing Division
Vice Chancellor..........................	..........................1, 4
Director..........................	..........................2, 4
Information Technology Specialist I..........................	..........................2
Consultants^*/New Positions..........................	..........................^*

Office of the General Counsel
General Counsel..........................	..........................1, 4
Attorney (All levels)..........................	..........................1, 4
Consultants^*/New Positions..........................	..........................^*

Governmental Relations Division
Vice Chancellor..........................	..........................1, 4
Assistant Vice Chancellor..........................	..........................1, 4
Specialist in Academic Planning and Development..........................	..........................2
Consultants^*/New Positions..........................	..........................^*

Digital Innovation and Infrastructure Division
Vice Chancellor..........................	..........................1, 4
Information Technology Manager (All levels)..........................	..........................2
Specialist in Information Systems and Analysis..........................	..........................2
Information Technology Specialist (All levels)..........................	..........................3
Research Data Specialist (All levels)..........................	..........................3
Consultants^*/New Positions..........................	..........................^*

College Finance and Facilities Planning Division
Vice Chancellor..........................	..........................1, 4
Assistant Vice Chancellor..........................	..........................1, 4
Education Administrator (All levels)..........................	..........................1, 4
Specialist in Fiscal Planning and Administration..........................	..........................2
Specialist in Facilities Planning and Utilization..........................	..........................2
Consultants^*/New Positions..........................	..........................^*

Educational Services Division
Executive Vice Chancellor..........................	..........................1, 4
Vice Chancellor..........................	..........................1, 4
Administrator for Academic Planning and Development..........................	..........................2, 4
Education Administrator (All levels)..........................	..........................2, 4
Specialist in Student Services Planning and Development..........................	..........................2, 4
Specialist in Academic Planning and Development..........................	..........................2, 4
Community College Program Assistant II..........................	..........................2, 4
Consultants^*/New Positions..........................	..........................^*

Workforce and Economic Development Division
Vice Chancellor..........................	..........................1, 4
Director for Vocational Education..........................	..........................2, 4
Administrator for Vocational Education..........................	..........................2, 4
Specialist in General Vocational Education..........................	..........................2, 4
Staff Services Manager I (Supervisory)..........................	..........................2, 4
Community College Program Assistant II..........................	..........................2, 4
Consultants^*/New Positions..........................	..........................^*

Institutional Effectiveness Division
Vice Chancellor..........................	..........................1, 4
Administrator for Academic Planning and Development..........................	..........................2, 4
Staff Services Manager I (Specialist)..........................	..........................2, 4
Consultants^*/New Positions..........................	..........................^*

Human Resources and Internal Operations Division
Vice Chancellor..........................	..........................1, 4
Accounting Administrator (All levels)..........................	..........................3
Staff Services Manager II (Supervisor)..........................	..........................3
Staff Services Manager I..........................	..........................3
Associate Governmental Program Analyst (Business Services)..........................	..........................3
Consultants^*/New Positions..........................	..........................^*

^* Consultants/new positions shall be included in the list of designated positions and shall disclose pursuant to the broadest disclosure category in the code subject to the following limitation:

The Chancellor may determine in writing that a particular consultant or new position, although a "designated position," is hired to perform a range of duties that is limited in scope and thus is not required to comply with the disclosure requirements described in this section. Such determination shall include a description of the consultant's or new position's duties and, based upon that description, a statement of the extent of disclosure requirements. The Chancellor's determination is a public record and shall be retained for public inspection in the same manner and location as this Conflict of Interest Code. (Gov. Code Section 81008.)Disclosure Categories

1. Designated employees in Category 1 must report the following:

(a) All interests in real property in the State of California.

(b) Any investment or business position in a business entity, or any source of income (including gifts, loans, and travel payments), if the business entity or source of income is engaged in publishing, manufacturing, selling, or leasing instructional materials, equipment, or services utilized by community college districts, the Board of Governors, or the Chancellor's Office.

(c) Any investment or business position in a business entity, or any source of income (including gifts, loans and travel payments), if the business entity or source of income is engaged in selling or leasing real estate which is utilized by a community college district, the Board of Governors, or the Chancellor's Office.

2. Designated employees in Category 2 must report the following:

(a) Any investment or business position in a business entity, or any source of income (including gifts, loans, and travel payments), if the business entity or source of income is engaged in publishing, manufacturing, selling, or leasing instructional materials, equipment, or services utilized by community college districts, the Board of Governors, or the Chancellor's Office.

3. Designated employees in Category 3 must report the following:

(a) Any investment or business position in a business entity, or any source of income (including gifts, loans, and travel payments), if the business entity or source of income is engaged in publishing, manufacturing, selling, or leasing instructional materials, equipment, or services utilized by the Board of Governors, or the Chancellor's Office.

4. Designated employees in Category 4 must report the following:

(a) Any investment or business position in a business entity, or any source of income (including gifts, loans, and travel payments), if the business entity or source of income provides education, training, or experience to persons toward meeting minimum qualifications for employment in a community college district.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 50500

1. Repealer and new section filed 10-28-91; operative 11-27-91. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11343.8 (Register 92, No. 7).
2. Amendment of Appendix filed 5-27-93; operative 6-25-93. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11343.8 (Register 93, No. 22).
3. Amendment of Appendix filed 3-10-94; operative 4-11-94. Submitted to OAL for printing only. Approved by Fair Political Practices Commission 1-25-94 (Register 94, No. 10).
4. Amendment of section and Appendix filed 9-6-94; operative 10-6-94. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 94, No. 38).
5. Amendment of section and Appendix filed 2-9-98; operative 3-11-98. Submitted to OAL for printing only. Approved by Fair Political Practices Commission 9-10-97 (Register 98, No. 7).
6. Amendment of Appendix filed 4-17-2000; operative 5-17-2000. Submitted to OAL for printing only. Approved by Fair Political Practices Commission 9-23-99 (Register 2000, No. 16).
7. Amendment of Appendix filed 3-20-2002; operative 4-19-2002. Approved by Fair Political Practices Commission 3-8-2002 (Register 2002, No. 13).
8. Amendment of Appendix filed 11-21-2003; operative 12-21-2003. Approved by Fair Political Practices Commission 9-5-2003 (Register 2003, No. 48).
9. Amendment of general provisions and appendix filed 9-28-2005; operative 10-28-2005. Submitted to OAL for printing only. Approved by Fair Political Practices Commission 8-29-2005 (Register 2005, No. 40).
10. Amendment of appendix filed 6-27-2007; operative 7-27-2007. Submitted to OAL for printing only. Approved by Fair Political Practices Commission 6-4-2007 (Register 2007, No. 32).
11. Amendment of section and Appendix filed 8-5-2009; operative 9-4-2009. Approved by Fair Political Practices Commission 7-9-2009 (Register 2009, No. 35).
12. Editorial correction of Appendix (Register 2011, No. 10).
13. Amendment of section, Appendix and NOTE filed 1-28-2021; operative 2-27-2021 pursuant to Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, section 18750(d). Approved by the Fair Political Practices Commission 12-4-2020 and submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Government Code section 87311 (Register 2021, No. 5).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 87300 and 87307, Government Code. Reference: Sections 89503, 89505, 87300, 87301, 87302, 87303, 87304, 87306, 87307, 87308, 87309, 87310, 87312 and 87313, Government Code.

1. Repealer and new section filed 10-28-91; operative 11-27-91. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11343.8 (Register 92, No. 7).
2. Amendment of Appendix filed 5-27-93; operative 6-25-93. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11343.8 (Register 93, No. 22).
3. Amendment of Appendix filed 3-10-94; operative 4-11-94. Submitted to OAL for printing only. Approved by Fair Political Practices Commission 1-25-94 (Register 94, No. 10).
4. Amendment of section and Appendix filed 9-6-94; operative 10-6-94. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 94, No. 38).
5. Amendment of section and Appendix filed 2-9-98; operative 3-11-98. Submitted to OAL for printing only. Approved by Fair Political Practices Commission 9-10-97 (Register 98, No. 7).
6. Amendment of Appendix filed 4-17-2000; operative 5-17-2000. Submitted to OAL for printing only. Approved by Fair Political Practices Commission 9-23-99 (Register 2000, No. 16).
7. Amendment of Appendix filed 3-20-2002; operative 4-19-2002. Approved by Fair Political Practices Commission 3-8-2002 (Register 2002, No. 13).
8. Amendment of Appendix filed 11-21-2003; operative 12-21-2003. Approved by Fair Political Practices Commission 9-5-2003 (Register 2003, No. 48).
9. Amendment of general provisions and appendix filed 9-28-2005; operative 10-28-2005. Submitted to OAL for printing only. Approved by Fair Political Practices Commission 8-29-2005 (Register 2005, No. 40).
10. Amendment of appendix filed 6-27-2007; operative 7-27-2007. Submitted to OAL for printing only. Approved by Fair Political Practices Commission 6-4-2007 (Register 2007, No. 32).
11. Amendment of section and Appendix filed 8-5-2009; operative 9-4-2009. Approved by Fair Political Practices Commission 7-9-2009 (Register 2009, No. 35).
12. Editorial correction of Appendix (Register 2011, No. 10).
13. Amendment of section, Appendix and Note filed 1-28-2021; operative 2/27/2021 pursuant to Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, section 18750(d). Approved by the Fair Political Practices Commission 12-4-2020 and submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Government Code section 87311 (Register 2021, No. 5).