Cal. Code Regs. tit. 5 § 57001

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 52, December 27, 2024

Section 57001 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter:

(a) "A small community college" means a college with 35,000 or fewer weekly student contact hours (WSCH) in credit and noncredit courses and programs.

(b) "Leased or rented" means a building for which rental costs are paid, and the use of which will be discontinued upon the completion of the project for which application has been submitted.

(c) "Permanent building" means a building for which there is no plan for removal or demolition.

(d) "Temporary building" means a building of limited worth which, according to the capital construction master plan, is anticipated to be demolished or replaced within five years. All other buildings are to be considered permanent.

(e) As used in this chapter, "weekly student contact hours" means the product of the number of students and the scheduled class periods in which they are enrolled, in graded and ungraded community college classes convened prior to 10 o'clock p.m. during a census week. A class period is not less than 50 minutes and not more than 60 minutes.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 57001

1. Repealer of subsections (i) and (j) filed 10-1-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 40).
2. Amendment filed 11-4-77: effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 45).
3. Amendment filed 1-16-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 3).
4. Amendment filed 4-27-83: effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 18).
5. New section filed 3-4-91 by Board of Governors of California Community Colleges with the Secretary of State; operative 4-5-91 (Register 91, No. 23). Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code Section 70901.5(b).
6. Editorial correction of printing error in subsection (e) (Register 91, No. 43).
7. Editorial correction of HISTORY 5 (Register 95, No. 23).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 66700, 70901, and 81805 Education Code. Reference: Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 81800) of Part 49, Division 7, Education Code.