Policies and Procedures

 

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Policy & Procedure Chapters

 

CHAPTER 1 - THE DISTRICT Last Review Next Review
BP 1100   The West Hills Community College District 11/16/21 2027
BP 1200   District Mission 11/16/21 2027
CHAPTER 2 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
BP 2010   Board Membership 5/22/18 2024
BP 2015   Student Member 5/22/18 2024
BP 2100   Board Elections 7/23/19

2025

BP 2105 AP 2105 Election of Student Member  5/22/18 2024
BP 2110 AP 2110 Vacancies on the Board 7/23/19 2025
BP 2200   Board Duties and Responsibilities 12/13/22 2028
BP 2210   Officers 12/15/20 2026
BP 2220   Committees of the Board 12/15/20 2026
BP 2305   Annual Organizational Meeting 12/15/20 2026
BP 2310   Regular Meetings of the Board 12/15/20 2026
BP 2315   Closed Sessions 7/23/19 2025
BP 2320 AP 2320 Special and Emergency Meetings 5/22/18 2024
BP 2330   Quorum and Voting 7/23/19 2025
BP 2340 AP 2340 Agendas 4/20/21 2027
BP 2345   Public Participation at Board Meetings 3/12/19 2025
BP 2350   Speakers 12/15/20 2026
BP 2355   Decorum 12/15/20 2026
BP 2360   Minutes 12/15/20 2026
BP 2365 AP 2365 Recording 12/15/20 2026
BP 2410 AP 2410 Board Policies and Administrative Procedures 5/16/23 2029
BP 2430   Delegation of Authority to Chancellor 12/15/20 2026
BP 2431 AP 2431 Chancellor Selection 10/20/20 2026
BP 2432   Chancellor Succession 1/21/20 2026
BP 2435 AP 2435 Evaluation of the Chancellor 5/22/18 2024
BP 2510 AP 2510 Participation in Local Decision Making 5/16/23 2025
BP 2610 AP 2610 Presentation of Initial Collective Bargaining Proposals 5/22/18 2024
BP 2710 AP 2710 Conflict of Interest 4/21/20 2026
  AP 2712 Conflict of Interest Code 4/20/10 2021
  AP 2714 Distribution of Tickets or Passes 5/22/18 2024
BP 2715   Code of Ethics / Standards of Practice 1/19/21 2027
BP 2716   Political Activity  5/22/18 2024
BP 2717   Personal Use of Public Resources - Board of Trustees 5/22/18 2024
BP 2720   Communications Among Board Members 5/22/18 2024
BP 2725 AP 2725 Board Member Compensation 5/22/18 2024
BP 2730   Board Member Health Benefits 8/28/07 2022
BP 2735 AP 2735 Board Member Travel 4/21/20 2026
BP 2740   Board Education 12/15/20 2026
BP 2745   Board Self-Evaluation 7/23/19 2025
BP 2750   Board Member Absence from the State 5/18/21 2027
CHAPTER 3 - GENERAL INSTITUTION
  AP 3050 Institutional Code of Ethics 3/22/23 2029
BP 3100 AP 3100 Organizational Structure 8/21/18 2024
BP 3200 AP 3200 Accreditation 5/17/22 2028
BP 3225 AP 3225 Institutional Effectiveness 4/19/22 2028
BP 3250 AP 3250 Institutional Planning 11/16/21 2027
BP 3280 AP 3280  Grants 8/24/21 2027
BP 3300 AP 3300 Public Records 5/22/18 2024
BP 3310 AP 3310 Records Retention and Destruction 10/22/19 2025
BP 3410 AP 3410 Nondiscrimination 11/19/19 2025
  AP 3415 Immigration Enforcement Activities 8/27/19 2025
BP 3420 AP 3420 Equal Employment Opportunity 5/16/23 2029
BP 3430 AP 3430 Prohibition of Harassment 12/15/20 2026
BP 3433 AP 3433 Prohibition of Sexual Harassment Under Title IX 10/24/23 2029
  AP 3434 Responding to Harassment Based on Sex Under Title IX 12/15/20 2026
  AP 3435 Discrimination and Harassment Complaints and Investigations 12/15/20 2026
BP 3440 AP 3440 Service Animals 2/20/18 2024
BP 3500 AP 3500 Campus Safety 12/11/18 2024
BP 3501 AP 3501 Campus Security and Access 5/17/22 2028
BP 3503 AP 3503 Missing Student Notification 3/12/19 2025
BP 3505   Emergency Response Plan 1/21/20 2026
BP 3510 AP 3510 Workplace Violence 4/18/23 2024
BP 3515 AP 3515 Reporting of Crimes 4/20/21 2027
  AP 3516 Registered Sex Offender Information 8/21/18 2024
BP 3518 AP 3518 Child Abuse Reporting 3/12/19 2025
BP 3519   Children on District Facilities 6/25/19 2025
BP 3520 AP  3520 Local Law Enforcement 10/23/18 2024
BP 3530 AP 3530 Weapons on Campus 5/17/22 2028
BP 3540 AP 3540 Sexual and Other Assaults on District Property 5/16/23

2024

BP 3550 AP 3550 Drug Free Environment And Drug Prevention Program 8/22/17 2023
BP 3560 AP 3560 Alcoholic Beverages 4/20/21 2027
BP 3570 AP 3570 Smoking On Campus 8/22/17 2023
BP 3600 AP 3600 Auxiliary Organizations 11/13/18 2024
BP 3710 AP 3710 Securing of Copyright 8/24/21 2027
BP 3715 AP 3715 Intellectual Property 03/09/21 2027
BP 3720 AP 3720 Computer and Network Use 4/18/23 2029
BP 3725 AP 3725 Information and Communications Technology Accessibility and Acceptable Use 5/16/23 2029
  AP 3750 Use of Copyrighted Material 2/2/21 2023
BP 3810 AP 3810 Claims Against the District 4/23/19 2025
BP 3820 AP  3820 Gifts 8/24/21 2027
BP 3900 AP 3900 Speech: Time, Place and Manner 4/24/18 2024
CHAPTER 4 - ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
BP 4010 AP 4010 Academic Calendar 5/22/18 2024
BP 4020 AP 4020 Program, Curriculum, and Course Development 11/16/21 2027
BP 4021 AP 4021 Program Viability 4/23/19 2025
  AP 4022 Course Approval 3/17/21 2027
BP 4025 AP 4025 Philosophy and Criteria for Associate Degree and General Education 3/14/17 2023
BP 4030   Academic Freedom 10/20/20 2026
BP 4040   Library and Learning Support Services 5/22/18 2024
BP 4042   Open Educational Resources 5/21/19 2025
BP 4050 AP 4050 Articulation 9/27/22 2028
BP 4060 AP 4060 Delineation of Functions Agreements 4/19/22 2028
BP 4070 AP 4070 Course Auditing and Auditing Fees 8/24/21 2027
BP 4100 AP 4100 Graduation Requirements for Degrees and Certificates 11/13/18 2024
  AP 4101 Independent Study 4/24/19

2025

  AP 4102 Career and Technical Education Programs 3/29/19 2025
  AP 4103 Work Experience 2/24/20 2026
  AP 4104 Contract Training 9/24/19 2025
  AP 4105 Distance Education 2/25/17 2023
BP 4106   Nursing Programs 5/16/23 2029
BP 4110 AP 4110 Honorary Degrees 5/17/22 2028
BP 4220   Standards of Scholarship 12/15/20 2026
  AP 4222 Remedial Coursework 7/24/18 2024
BP 4225 AP 4225 Course Repetition 11/16/21 2027
BP 4226 AP 4226 Multiple and Overlapping Enrollments 7/24/18 2024
  AP 4227 Repeatable Courses 10/16/19 2025
  AP 4228 Course Repetition - Significant Lapse of Time 9/14/22 2028
  AP 4229 Course Repetition - Variable Units 9/14/22 2028
BP 4230 AP 4230 Grading and Academic Record Symbols 9/24/19 2025
BP 4231 AP 4231 Grade Changes 10/22/19 2025
  AP 4232 Pass/No Pass 9/14/22 2028
BP 4235 AP 4235 Credit for Prior Learning 12/15/20

2023

  AP 4236 Advanced Placement Credit 7/24/18 2024
BP 4240 AP 4240 Academic Renewal 7/24/18 2024
BP 4250 AP 4250

Probation, Dismissal and Readmission (BP)

Probation (AP)

7/24/18 2024
  AP 4255 Dismissal and Readmission 7/24/18 2024
BP 4260 AP 4260 Prerequisites/Corequisites/Advisories

4/24/18 (BP)

11/28/17 (AP)

2023
BP 4300 AP 4300 Field Trips and Excursions 12/15/20 2026
BP 4400 AP 4400 Community Services Programs 4/20/21 2027
  AP 4610 Instructional Service Agreements   2021
CHAPTER 5 - STUDENT SERVICES
BP 5010 AP 5010 Admissions and Concurrent Enrollment 12/11/18 2024
  AP 5011 Admission and Concurrent Enrollment of High School and Other Young Students 12/11/18 2024
  AP 5012 International Students 3/29/19 2025
BP 5015 AP 5015 Residence Determination 8/27/19 2025
  AP 5017 Responding to Inquiries of Immigration Status, Citizenship Status, and National Origin Information 10/20/21 2027
BP 5020 AP 5020 Nonresident Tuition 11/19/19 2025
BP 5030 AP 5030 Fees 6/25/19 2025
  AP 5031 Instructional Materials Fees 3/12/19

2025

BP 5035 AP 5035 Withholding of Student Records 10/26/21 2027
BP 5040 AP 5040 Student Records, Directory Information, and Privacy 10/22/19

2025

  AP 5045 Student Records - Challenging Content and Access Log 5/31/19 2025
BP 5050 AP 5050 Student Success and Support Program 10/25/22 2028
BP 5052 AP 5052 Open Enrollment 8/21/18 2024
BP 5055 AP 5055 Enrollment and Registration Priorities 5/22/18 2024
  AP 5070 Attendance 11/20/19 2025
  AP 5075 Course Adds and Drops 2/25/20 2026
BP 5110 AP 5110 Counseling 1/22/19 2025
BP 5120 AP 5120 Transfer Center 12/11/18 2024
BP 5130 AP 5130 Financial Aid

10/23/18 (BP)

8/27/19 (AP)

2024
BP 5140 AP 5140 Disabled Student Programs and Services 12/11/18 2024
BP 5150 AP 5150 Extended Opportunity Programs and Services 12/11/18 2024
  AP 5203 Lactation Accommodation 10/16/19 2025
BP 5205   Student Accident Insurance 10/23/18 2024
BP 5210 AP 5210 Communicable Disease - Students 10/26/21 2027
BP 5220 AP 5220 Shower Facilities for Homeless Students 10/20/20 2026
BP 5300 AP 5300 Student Equity 5/22/18 2024
BP 5400 AP 5400  Associated Students Organization 3/12/19 2025
BP 5410 AP 5410 Associated Students Elections 3/12/19 2025
BP 5420 AP 5420 Associated Students Finance 3/12/19 2025
BP 5500   Standards of Student Conduct 1/10/17 2023
BP 5510 AP 5510 Off-Campus Student Organizations 3/12/19 2025
  AP 5520 Student Discipline 7/24/18 2024
  AP 5530 Student Rights and Grievances 10/21/20 2026
BP 5570 AP 5570 Student Credit Card Solicitation 5/21/19 2025
  AP 5610 Voter Registration 4/6/22 2028
BP 5700 AP 5700 Intercollegiate Athletics 4/18/23 2029
BP 5800 AP 5800 Prevention of Identity Theft in Student Financial Transactions 4/18/23 2024
CHAPTER 6 - BUSINESS AND FISCAL AFFAIRS
BP 6100 AP 6100 Delegation of Authority, Business and Fiscal Affairs 10/23/18 2024
BP 6150 AP 6150 Designation of Authorized Signatures 10/23/18 2024
BP 6200 AP 6200 Budget Preparation 5/16/23 2026
BP 6250 AP 6250 Budget Management 5/16/23 2029
BP 6300 AP 6300 Fiscal Management 6/25/19 2025
  AP 6305 Reserves 3/22/23 2029
BP 6307 AP 6307 Debt Issuance and Management 4/18/23 2029
BP 6320 AP 6320 Investments 12/11/18

2024

BP 6330   Purchasing 5/21/19 2025
BP 6340 AP 6340 Bids and Contracts 6/28/22 2023
  AP 6345 Bids and Contracts: UPCCAA 10/18/23 2024
  AP 6350 Contracts: Construction 4/6/22 2028
  AP 6360 Contracts: Electronic Systems and Materials 03/17/21 2027
  AP 6365 Contracts: Accessibility of Information Technology 4/6/22 2028
  AP 6370 Contracts: Personal Services 4/6/22 2028
BP 6400 AP 6400 Financial Audits 10/23/18 2024
BP 6450 AP 6450 Wireless or Cellular Telephone Use 5/18/21 2027
BP 6500 AP 6500 Property Management 12/11/18 2024
BP 6520 AP 6520 Security for District Property 1/21/20 2026
  AP 6530 District Vehicles 10/18/23 2029
  AP 6535 Use of District Equipment 8/26/20 2026
BP 6540 AP 6540 Insurance 5/16/23 2029
BP 6550 AP 6550 Disposal of Property 8/27/19 2025
BP 6600 AP 6600 Capital Construction 5/16/23 2029
BP 6620 AP 6620 Naming of Facilities 4/19/16 2022
BP 6700 AP 6700 Facilities Use 1/21/20 2022
BP 6740 AP 6740 Citizen's Oversight Committee 03/08/22 2028
BP 6750 AP 6750 Parking 12/11/18 2024
BP 6800 AP 6800 Occupational Safety 5/16/23 2029
  AP 6850 Hazardous Materials 8/25/20 2026
BP 6900   Bookstores 12/11/18 2024
BP 6910 AP 6910 Housing 5/16/23 2029
  AP 6950 Drug and Alcohol Testing (US Department of Transportation) 12/12/22 2028
CHAPTER 7 - HUMAN RESOURCES
BP 7100   Commitment to Diversity 3/12/19 2025
BP 7110 AP 7110 Delegation of Authority, Human Resources 3/12/19

2025

BP 7120 AP 7120 Recruitment and Hiring 8/24/21 2027
  AP 7125 Verification of Eligibility for Employment 11/20/19 2025
  AP 7126 Applicant Background Checks 2/22/23 2029
BP 7130 AP 7130 Compensation 5/21/19 2025
BP 7140   Collective Bargaining 12/15/20 2026
  AP 7145 Personnel Files 2/22/23 2029
  AP 7150 Evaluation 10/21/20 2026
BP 7160 AP 7160 Professional Development 4/18/23 2029
BP 7210   Academic Employees 8/24/21 2027
  AP 7211 Faculty Service Areas, Minimum Qualifications and Equivalencies 2/2/20 2027
  AP 7212 Temporary Faculty 2/22/23 2029
  AP 7215 Academic Employees:  Probationary Contract Faculty 2/22/23 2029
  AP 7216 Academic Employees:  Grievance Procedure for Contract Decisions 5/31/19 2025
BP 7217 AP 7217 Faculty Responsibilities 11/13/12 2020
BP 7218   Adjunct Faculty 6/27/17 2023
BP 7230   Classified Employees 8/24/21 2027
  AP 7232 Classification Review (Currently BP & AP 414)   2021
  AP 7233 Claims for Work out of Classification 5/31/19 2025
  AP 7234 Overtime 2/22/23 2029
BP 7240   Confidential Employees 8/24/21 2027
BP 7250   Educational Administrators 8/24/21 2027
BP 7260   Classified Supervisors and Managers 8/24/21 2027
  AP 7270 Student Workers 3/31/23 2029
BP 7280 AP 7280 Emeritus Status

8/27/19 (BP)

11/20/19 (AP)

2025
BP 7310 AP 7310 Nepotism 1/21/20 2026
BP 7330 AP 7330 Communicable Disease - Employees 4/19/22 2028
  AP 7336 Certification of Freedom from Tuberculosis 8/27/19 2025
  AP 7337 Fingerprinting 11/20/19 2025
BP 7340 AP 7340 Leaves 6/25/19 2025
  AP 7343 Industrial Accident and Illness Leave 3/2/22 2028
  AP 7344 Notifying District of Illness   2021
BP 7345 AP 7345 Catastrophic Leave Program 4/19/22 2028
  AP 7346 Employees Called to Military Duty 3/22/23 2029
  AP 7347 Paid Family Leave 2/22/23 2029
  AP 7348 Accommodations   2020
BP 7350   Resignations 4/18/23 2029
BP 7360 AP 7360 Discipline and Dismissal - Academic Employees 5/16/23 2029
BP 7365 AP 7365 Discipline and Dismissal - Classified Employees 4/18/23 2029
BP 7370 AP 7370 Political Activity 4/19/22 2028
  AP 7371 Personal Use of Public Resources - Employees 4/6/22 2028
BP 7380 AP 7380 Retiree Health Benefits:  Academic Employees 11/16/21 2027
BP 7385   Salary Deductions 4/19/22 2028
BP 7400  AP 7400 Travel 11/16/21 2027
  AP 7500 Volunteers 2/22/23 2029
BP 7510   Domestic Partners 1/19/21 2027
BP 7600 AP 7600 Campus Security 10/25/22 2028
BP 7700 AP 7700 Whistleblower Protection 10/25/22 2028

 

 

The following Board Policies and Administrative Procedures are in the district's old, three digit numbering system.  Each of these policies and procedures are in the district's review cycle.  Language will be updated and/or revised and, when approved, will reflect the four digit numbering system and added to the list above.

CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL               

BP 414 AP 414 Classification Review