The Public and Governmental Affairs Office, with assistance from legislative consultants, advocates on behalf of the NOCCCD to ensure that our students have access to affordable education and are successful in attaining their educational goals. 

For 2015-16, State Legislative Priorities are:

• Support Differential Funding for High Cost Vocational Classes
• Support a Statewide School Facilities Bond
• Ensure Fair and Equitable Distribution of the Adult Education Block Grant
• Support Policy and Funding to Enhance College-to-Career Pathways
• Equalize the Faculty Obligation Number (FON) Formula 

For more information on these priorities, click here. 

For 2015-16, Federal Legislative Priorities are:

• Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA)
• Federal Financial Aid
• Risk Sharing Proposal
• Student Veterans
• Campus Sexual Assault Legislation

For more information on these priorities, click here. 

Positions on Legislative Bills
With the aide of our legislative consultant Nossaman LLP, the District has taken several positons on bills during this legislative session that have the potential to affect our students. Below is our current list of positions:

Support

• AB 1699 (Kim) – Homeless youth emergency service projects
• AB 1846 (Lopez) – Adult education consortium program
• AB 2017 (McCarty) – College Mental Health Services Program
• AB 1721 (Medina) – Student financial aid: Cal Grant Program
• AB 1892 (Medina) – Student financial aid: Cal Grant C Awards
• AB 1936 (Chavez) – Public postsecondary education: residency: dependents of armed forces members
• AB 1985 (Williams) – Postsecondary education. AP exam score
• AB 1995 (Williams) – Community colleges: homeless students: access to shower facilities
• AB 2364 (Holden) – Public postsecondary education: community colleges: exemption from nonresident tuition
• AB 2494 (Hernandez) – Veteran Resource Centers Grant Program
• AB 2758 (Gipson) – Public postsecondary education: exemption from nonresident tuition
• AB 2791 (Medina) – Community colleges: Disability Services Program

Oppose

• AB 1690 (Medina) – Community colleges: part-time, temporary employees
• AB 2860 (Brown) – Adult education: Adult Education Block Grant Program

Orange County Community Colleges Legislative Task Force 
The Orange County Community Colleges Legislative Task Force (OCCCLTF) consists of the four community college districts in Orange County: 

• Coast Community College District
• North Orange County Community College District
• Rancho Santiago Community College District
• South Orange County Community College District

NOCCCD proudly serves as a member of the OCCCLTF. Together, with our colleagues, the OCCCLTF identifies common advocacy areas that affect community colleges, and educates and informs elected representatives regarding such issues. 

The Task Force concentrates its efforts on local representatives; and, when necessary, the Governor, Secretary of Education, and the California Community College Board of Governors.

NOCCCD Board of Trustees Resolutions
14/15-06, in Support of Changes to Community College Funding to Include Differential Funding for High Cost Career Technical Education Programs
Approved March 24, 2015

Elected Officials: