Board Policies and Administrative Procedures
Board Policy Manual
The KCCD Board Policies and Administrative Procedures consists of PDF files for 8 sections specified below. Policies govern operations, instruction, business services, employment and administrative matters throughout our district including the activities of Bakersfield College, Cerro Coso Community College and Porterville College.
» Accreditation/Governance Alignment - Chapter 2
Board Policy
- BP 2010: Board Membership
- BP 2015: Student Member
- BP 2100: Board Elections
- BP 2105: Election of Student Member
- BP 2110: Vacancies on the Board
- BP 2130: Term Limits
- BP 2200: Board Duties and Responsibilities
- BP 2210: Officers
- BP 2220: Committees of the Board
- BP 2305: Annual Organizational Meeting
- BP 2310: Regular Meetings of the Board
- BP 2315: Closed Sessions
- BP 2320: Special and Emergency Meetings
- BP 2330: Quorum and Voting
- BP 2345: Public Participation at Board Meetings
- BP 2350: Speakers
- BP 2355: Decorum
- BP 2360: Minutes
- BP 2365: Recording
- BP 2410: Board Policies and Administrative Procedures
- BP 2430: Delegation of Authority to the District Chancellor
- BP 2431: District Chancellor Selection
- BP 2432: District Chancellor Succession
- BP 2435: Evaluation of the District Chancellor
- BP 2510: Participation in Local Decision-Making
- BP 2610: Presentation of Initial Collective Bargaining Proposals
- BP 2710: Conflict of Interest
- BP 2715: Code of Ethics/Standards of Practice
- BP 2716: Political Activity
- BP 2717: Personal Use of Public Resources
- BP 2720: Communications Among Board Members
- BP 2725: Board Members Compensation
- BP 2730: Board Member Health Benefits
- BP 2735: Board Member Travel
- BP 2740: Board Education
- BP 2745: Board Self-Evaluation
- BP 2750: Board Member Absence from the State
Administrative Procedures
- AP 2105: Election of Student Member/s
- AP 2320: Special and Emergency Meetings
- AP 2340: Public Request for Copies of Written Information To Be Discussed at Board Meetings
- AP 2435: Evaluation of the District Chancellor
- AP 2510: Participation in Local Decision-Making
- AP 2610: Presentation of Initial Collective Bargaining Proposals
- AP 2710: Conflict of Interest
- AP 2714: Distribution of Tickets and Passes
» Accreditation/Governance Alignment - Chapter 3
Board Policy
- BP 3100: Organizational Structure
- BP 3200: Accreditation
- BP 3225: Institutional Effectiveness
- BP 3250: Institutional Planning
- BP 3280: Grants
- BP 3300: Public Records
- BP 3310: Records Retention and Destruction
- BP 3410: Nondiscrimination
- BP 3420: Equal Employment Opportunity
- BP 3430: Prohibition of Harassment
- BP 3439: Students and Staff with Disabilities
- BP 3440: Service Animals
- BP 3500: Campus Safety
- BP 3501: Campus Security and Access
- BP 3505: Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Response Plan
- BP 3510: Workplace Violence
- BP 3515: Reporting of Crimes
- BP 3520: Local Law Enforcement
- BP 3530: Weapons on District Property
- BP 3540: Sexual and Other Assaults on Campus
- BP 3550: Drug-Free Environment and Drug Prevention Program
- BP 3560: Alcoholic Beverages
- BP 3570: Smoking on Campus
- BP 3600: Auxiliary Organizations
- BP 3710: Securing of Copyright
- BP 3715: Intellectual Property
- BP 3720: Computing and Network Use
- BP 3722: Management Information System and CCFS 320 Apportionment Data
- BP 3810: Claims Against the District and Service of Process
- BP 3900: Speech, Time, Place, and Manner
- BP 3910: Publications
Administrative Procedures
- AP 3050: Institutional Code of Ethics
- AP 3100: Organizational Structure
- AP 3200: Accreditation
- AP 3225: Institutional Effectiveness
- AP 3250: Institutional Planning
- AP 3280: Grants
- AP 3300: Public Records
- AP 3310: Records Retention and Destruction
- AP 3410: Nondiscrimination
- AP 3415: Immigration
- AP 3420: Equal Employment Opportunity
- AP 3430: Prohibition of Harassment - updated 11/3/22
- AP 3433: Prohibition of Sexual Harassment under Title IX
- AP 3434: Responding to Harassment Based on Sex under Title IX
- AP 3435: Discrimination and Harassment Complaints and Investigations
- AP 3439: Students and Staff with Disabilities
- AP 3440: Service Animals
- AP 3500: Campus Safety
- AP 3501: Campus Security and Access
- AP 3503: Missing Student Notification
- AP 3505: Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Response
- AP 3510: Workplace Violence
- AP 3515: Reporting of Crimes
- AP 3516: Registered Sex Offender Information
- AP 3520: Local Law Enforcement
- AP 3540: Sexual and Other Assaults on Campus
- AP 3550: Drug-Free Environment and Drug Prevention Program
- AP 3560: Alcoholic Beverages
- AP 3570: Smoking on Campus
- AP 3600: Auxiliary Organizations
- AP 3715: Intellectual Property
- AP 3720: Computing and Network Use
- AP 3722: Management Information System and CCFS 320 Apportionment Data
- AP 3725: Information and Communications Technology Accessibility and Acceptable Use
- AP 3750: Use of Copyrighted Material
- AP 3800: Personal Data Protection
- AP 3900: Speech, Time, Place, and Manner
» Accreditation/Governance Alignment - Chapter 4
Board Policy
- BP 4010: Academic Calendar
- BP 4020: Program, Curriculum & Course Dev.
- BP 4025: Philosophy and Criteria for Degree & General Ed.
- BP 4030: Academic Freedom
- BP 4040: Library and Learning Support Services
- BP 4050: Articulation
- BP 4060: Delineation of Functions Agreements
- BP 4070: Course Auditing and Auditing Fees
- BP 4100: Graduation Requirements for Degrees and Certificates
- BP 4106: Nursing Programs
- BP 4110: Honorary Degrees
- BP 4220: Standards of Scholarship
- BP 4225: Course Repetition
- BP 4226: Multiple and Overlapping Enrollments
- BP 4230: Grading and Academic Record Symbols
- BP 4231: Grade Changes
- BP 4235: Credit for Prior Learning
- BP 4237: Credit from Other Institutions
- BP 4240: Academic Renewal
- BP 4250: Probation, Dismissal, and Readmission
- BP 4260: Prerequisites and Co-requisites
- BP 4300 Field Trips and Excursions
- BP 4400: Community Service Programs
- BP 4700: Controversial Issues in Curriculum
Administrative Procedures
- AP 4010: Academic Calendar
- AP 4020: Program and Curriculum Development
- AP 4021: Program Discontinuance
- AP 4022: Course Approval
- AP 4025: Philosophy and Criteria for Associate Degree and General Education
- AP 4026: Philosophy and Criteria for International Education
- AP 4030: Academic Freedom
- AP 4040: Library and Learning Support Services
- AP 4050: Articulation
- AP 4051: University Transfer Agreements
- AP 4070: Course Auditing and Auditing Fees
- AP 4100: Graduation Requirements for Degrees & Certificates
- AP 4110: Honorary Degrees
- AP 4225: Course Repetition
- AP 4226: Multiple and Overlapping Enrollments
- AP 4227: Repeatable Courses
- AP 4228: Course Repetition - Significant Lapse of Time
- AP 4229: Course Repetition - Variable Units
- AP 4230: Grading and Academic Record Symbols
- AP 4231: Grade Changes
- AP 4232: Pass/No Pass
- AP 4235: Credit for Prior Learning
- AP 4236: Advanced Placement Credit
- AP 4237: Credit Allowed from Other Institutions
- AP 4240: Academic Renewal
- AP 4250: Probation
- AP 4255: Dismissal, and Readmission
- AP 4260: Prerequisites and Co-requisites
- AP 4103: Work Experience
- AP 4104: Contract Education
- AP 4105: Distance and Correspondence Education
- AP 4300 Field Trips and Excursions
- AP 4400: Community Services
- AP 4500: Student News Media
- AP 4601: Instructional Service Agreements
» Accreditation/Governance Alignment - Chapter 5
Board Policy
- BP 5010: Admissions and Concurrent Enrollment
- BP 5015: Residence Determination
- BP 5020: Nonresident Tuition
- BP 5030: Fees
- BP 5035: WIthholding of Student Records
- BP 5040: Student Records Directory Information
- BP 5050: Student Success and Support Program
- BP 5052: Open Enrollment
- BP 5055: Enrollment Priorities
- BP 5110: Counseling
- BP 5120: Transfer Center
- BP 5130: Financial Aid
- BP 5140: Disabled Student Programs and Services
- BP 5150: Extended Opportunity Programs and Services
- BP 5200: Student Health Service
- BP 5205: Student Accident Insurance
- BP 5210: Communicable Disease - Students
- BP 5220: Shower Facilities for Homeless Students
- BP 5300: Student Equity
- BP 5400: Associated Student Organization
- BP 5410: Associated Students Elections
- BP 5420: Associated Students Finance
- BP 5500: Standards of Student Conduct
- BP 5510: Off-Campus Student Organizations
- BP 5570: Student Credit Card Solicitations
- BP 5700: Intercollegiate Athletics
- BP 5800: Prevention of Identity Theft in Student Financial Transactions
Administrative Procedures
- AP 5010: Admissions & Concurrent Enrollment
- AP 5011: Admission and Concurrent Enrollment of High School and Other Young Students
- AP 5012: International Students
- AP 5013: Students in the Military
- AP 5015: Residence Determination
- AP 5017: Responding to Inquiries of Immigration Status, Citizenship Status, and National Origin Information
- AP 5020: Nonresident Tuition
- AP 5030: Fees
- AP 5031: Instructional Fees
- AP 5035: Withholding of Student Records
- AP 5040: Student Records Directory Information
- AP 5045: Student Records - Challenging Content and Access Log
- AP 5050: Student Success and Support Program
- AP 5052: Open Enrollment
- AP 5055: Enrollment Priorities
- AP 5070: Attendance
- AP 5075: Course Adds and Drops
- AP 5110: Counseling
- AP 5120: Transfer Center
- AP 5130: Financial Aid
- AP 5140: Disabled Student Programs and Services
- AP 5150: Extended Opportunity Programs and Services
- AP 5200: Student Health Services
- AP 5203: Lactation Accommodation
- AP 5210: Communicable Disease - Students
- AP 5220: Shower Facilities for Homeless Students
- AP 5300: Student Equity
- AP 5400: Associated Students Organization
- AP 5410: Associated Students Elections
- AP 5420: Associated Students Finances
- AP 5500: Standards of Student Conduct
- AP 5520: Student Discipline Procedures
- AP 5530: Student Rights and Grievances
- AP 5510: Off-Campus Student Incidents
- AP 5570: Student Credit Card Solicitations
- AP 5610: Voter Registration
- AP 5700: Intercollegiate Athletics
- AP 5800: Prevention of Identity Theft in Student Financial Transactions
» Accreditation/Governance Alignment - Chapter 6
Board Policy
- BP 6100: Delegation of Authority, Business and Fiscal Affairs
- BP 6150: Designation of Authorized Signatures
- BP 6200: Budget Preparation
- BP 6250: Budget Management
- BP 6300: Fiscal Management
- BP 6307: Debt Issuance and Management
- BP 6320: Investments
- BP 6330: Purchasing
- BP 6340: Bids and Contracts
- BP 6400: Financial Audits
- BP 6450: Wireless or Cellular Telephone Use
- BP 6500: Property Management
- BP 6520: Security for District Property
- BP 6530: District Vehicles
- BP 6540: Insurance
- BP 6550: Disposal of Property
- BP 6600: Capital Construction
- BP 6620: Naming of Buildings
- BP 6700: Civic Center and Other Facilities Use
- BP 6740: Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee
- BP 6750: Parking
- BP 6800: Safety
- BP 6900: Bookstore(s)
Administrative Procedures
- AP 6100: Delegation of Authority, Business and Fiscal Affairs
- AP 6150: Designation of Authorized Signatures
- AP 6200: Budget Preparation
- AP 6250: Budget Management
- AP 6300: Fiscal Management
- AP 6305: Reserves
- AP 6307: Debt Issuance and Management
- AP 6310: Accounting
- AP 6320: Fiscal Management
- AP 6322: Employee Indemnity Bonds
- AP 6330: Purchasing
- AP 6340: Bids and Contracts
- AP 6345: Bids and Contracts - UPCCAA
- AP 6350: Contracts - Construction
- AP 6355: Job Order Contracts
- AP 6360: Contracts - Electronic Systems and Materials
- AP 6365: Contracts - Accessibility of Information Technology
- AP 6370: Contracts - Personal Services
- AP 6380: Vendors
- AP 6400: Financial Audits
- AP 6450: Wireless or Cellular Telephone Use
- AP 6500: Property Management
- AP 6520: Security for District Property
- AP 6530: District Vehicles
- AP 6535: Use of District Equipment
- AP 6540: Insurance
- AP 6550: Disposal of Property
- AP 6600: Capital Construction
- AP 6620: Naming of Properties, Facilities, and Programs
- AP 6700: Civic Center and Other Facilities Use
- AP 6740: Citizens Oversight Committee
- AP 6750: Parking
- AP 6800: Occupational Safety
- AP 6850: Hazardous Materials
- AP 6900: Bookstores
» Accreditation/Governance Alignment - Chapter 7
Board Policy
- BP 7100: Commitment to Diversity
- BP 7110: Delegation of Authority, Human Resources
- BP 7120: Recruitment and Hiring
- BP 7130: Compensation
- BP 7140: Collective Bargaining
- BP 7150: Evaluation
- BP 7160: Professional Development
- BP 7210: Academic Employees
- BP 7230: Classified Employees
- BP 7240: Confidential Employees
- BP 7250: Educational Administrators
- BP 7260: Classified Supervisors and Managers
- BP 7270: Student Employment
- BP 7310: Nepotism
- BP 7330: Communicable Disease
- BP 7332: Lactation Accommodation
- BP 7335: Health Examinations
- BP 7340: Leaves
- BP 7345: Catastrophic Leave Program
- BP 7350: Resignations
- BP 7360: Discipline and Dismissal, Academic Employees
- BP 7365: Discipline and Dismissal, Classified Employees
- BP 7370: Political Activity
- BP 7380: Retiree Health Benefits
- BP 7385: Salary Deductions
- BP 7400: Travel
- BP 7510: Domestic Partners
- BP 7600: Campus Public Safety Officers
- BP 7700: Whisteblower Protection
- BP 7800: Emeritus Status
Administrative Procedures
- AP 7100: Commitment to Diversity
- AP 7110: Delegation of Authority, Human Resources
- AP 7120: Recruitment and Hiring
- AP 7130: Compensation
- AP 7150: Evaluation
- AP 7160: Professional Development
- AP 7210: Academic Employees
- AP 7211: Faculty Service Areas, Minimum Qualifications, and Equivalencies
- AP 7230: Classified Employees
- AP 7237: Layoffs
- AP 7240: Confidential Employees
- AP 7250: Educational Administrators
- AP 7260: Supervisors and Managers
- AP 7270: Student Workers
- AP 7310: Nepotism
- AP 7330: Communicable Disease - Employees
- AP 7335: Health Examinations
- AP 7340: Leaves
- AP 7343: Industrial Accident and Illness Leave
- AP 7345: Catastrophic Leave Program
- AP 7350: Resignations
- AP 7360: Discipline and Dismissal, Academic Employees
- AP 7365: Discipline and Dismissal, Classified Employees
- AP 7370: Political Activity
- AP 7371: Personal Use of Public Resources
- AP 7380: Retiree Health Benefits: Academic Employees
- AP 7385: Salary Deductions
- AP 7400: Travel
- AP 7600: Campus Public Safety Officers
- AP 7700: Whisteblower Protection
- AP 7800: Emeritus Status
» Accreditation/Governance Alignment - Chapter 8
Board Policy
- BP 8100: Recognition of Academic Senates
- BP 8200: Responsibilities of the College Academic Senates
- BP 8300: Recommendation and Consultation
- BP 8400: Scope
- BP 8500: Implementation
- BP 8600: Review and Revision
- BP 8700: Faculty Hiring
- BP 8800: Adjunct Employment
- BP 8900: Temporary Full-time Faculty Employment
Administrative Procedures
- AP 8700: Equivalency Criteria
- AP 8800: Adjunct Employment & AP 8801: Search Procedures
- AP 8900: Temporary Full-time Faculty Employment