Board Policies and Procedures

The KCCD Board Policy Manual consists of PDF files for 8 sections specified at left. 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.

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Chapter 1: The District

Board Policy	Administrative Procedure
BP 1100: Description - The Kern Community College District
BP 1110: Vision
BP 1120: Values
BP 1200: Mission
BP 1300: Purpose of Board Policy Manual

Chapter 2: Board of Trustees

Board Policy	Administrative Procedure/s
BP 2010: Board Membership
BP 2015: Student Member
BP 2100: Board Elections
BP 2105: Election of Student Member	AP 2105: Election of Student Member/s
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 2340: Agendas	AP 2340: Public Request for Copies of Written Information To Be Discussed at Board Meetings
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

Chapter 3: General Institution

Board Policy	Administrative Procedure
BP 3050: Institutional Code of Ethics
BP 3100: Organizational Structure	AP 3100: Organizational Structure
BP 3200: Accreditation	AP 3200: Accreditation
BP 3225: Institutional Effectiveness	AP 3225: Institutional Effectiveness
BP 3250: Institutional Planning	AP 3250: Institutional Planning
BP 3280: Grants	AP 3280: Grants
BP 3300: Public Records	AP 3300: Public Records
BP 3310: Records Retention and Destruction	AP 3310: Records Retention and Destruction
BP 3410: Nondiscrimination	AP 3410: Nondiscrimination AP 3415: Immigration
BP 3420: Equal Employment Opportunity	AP 3420: Equal Employment Opportunity
BP 3430: Prohibition of Harassment	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
BP 3439: Students and Staff with Disabilities
BP 3440: Service Animals	AP 3440: Service Animals
BP 3500: Campus Safety	AP 3500: Campus Safety
BP 3501: Campus Security and Access	AP 3501: Campus Security and Access
BP 3505: Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Response Plan	AP 3505: Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Response
BP 3510: Workplace Violence	AP 3510: Workplace Violence
BP 3515: Reporting of Crimes	AP 3515: Reporting of Crimes AP 3516: Registered Sex Offender Information
BP 3520: Local Law Enforcement	AP 3520: Local Law Enforcement
BP 3530: Weapons on District Property
BP 3540: Sexual and Other Assaults on Campus	AP 3540: Sexual and Other Assaults on Campus
BP 3550: Drug-Free Environment and Drug Prevention Program	AP 3550: Drug-Free Environment and Drug Prevention Program
BP 3560: Alcoholic Beverages	AP 3560: Alcoholic Beverages
BP 3570: Smoking on Campus	AP 3570: Smoking on Campus
BP 3600: Auxiliary Organizations	AP 3600: Auxiliary Organizations
BP 3710: Securing of Copyright
BP 3715: Intellectual Property	AP 3715: Intellectual Property
BP 3720: Computing and Network Use	AP 3720: Computing and Network Use AP 3750: Use of Copyrighted Material AP 3800: Personal Data Protection
BP 3722: Management Information System and CCFS 320 Apportionment Data
BP 3725: Information and Communications Technology Accessibility and Acceptable Use	AP 3725: Information and Communications Technology Accessibility and Acceptable Use
BP 3810: Claims Against the District and Service of Process
BP 3820: Gifts
BP 3900: Speech, Time, Place, and Manner	AP 3900: Speech, Time, Place, and Manner
BP 3910: Publications

Chapter 4: Academic Affairs

Board Policy	Administrative Procedure
BP 4010: Academic Calendar	AP 4010: Academic Calendar
BP 4020: Program, Curriculum & Course Dev.	AP 4020: Program and Curriculum Development AP 4021: Program Discontinuance AP 4022: Course Approval
BP 4023: Program Review
BP 4025: Philosophy and Criteria for Degree & General Ed.	AP 4025: Philosophy and Criteria for Associate Degree and General Education AP 4026: Philosophy and Criteria for International Education
BP 4030: Academic Freedom	AP 4030: Academic Freedom
BP 4031: Guest Lecturers/Classroom and Campus Visitors
BP 4040: Library and Learning Support Services	AP 4040: Library and Learning Support Services
BP 4050: Articulation	AP 4050: Articulation
BP 4051: University Transfer Agreements	AP 4051: University Transfer Agreements
BP 4060: Delineation of Functions Agreements
BP 4070: Course Auditing and Auditing Fees	AP 4070: Course Auditing and Auditing Fees
BP 4100: Graduation Requirements for Degrees and Certificates	AP 4100: Graduation Requirements for Degrees & Certificates
BP 4101: Independent Study	AP 4101: Independent Study AP 4102: Career and Technical Education Programs AP 4103: Work Experience AP 4104: Contract Education
BP 4105: Distance Education	AP 4105: Distance and Correspondence Education
BP 4106: Nursing Programs
BP 4110: Honorary Degrees	AP 4110: Honorary Degrees
BP 4220: Standards of Scholarship
BP 4222: Non-degree Applicable Basic Skills Courses	AP 4222: Remedial Coursework
BP 4225: Course Repetition	AP 4225: Course Repetition
BP 4226: Multiple and Overlapping Enrollments	AP 4226: Multiple and Overlapping Enrollments AP 4227: Repeatable Courses AP 4228: Course Repetition - Significant Lapse of Time AP 4229: Course Repetition - Variable Units
BP 4230: Grading and Academic Record Symbols	AP 4230: Grading and Academic Record Symbols
BP 4231: Grade Changes	AP 4231: Grade Changes AP 4232: Pass/No Pass
BP 4235: Credit for Prior Learning	AP 4235: Credit for Prior Learning AP 4236: Advanced Placement Credit
BP 4237: Credit from Other Institutions	AP 4237: Credit Allowed from Other Institutions
BP 4240: Academic Renewal	AP 4240: Academic Renewal
BP 4250: Probation, Dismissal, and Readmission	AP 4250: Probation AP 4255: Dismissal, and Readmission
BP 4260: Prerequisites and Co-requisites	AP 4260: Prerequisites and Co-requisites
BP 4300 Field Trips and Excursions	AP 4300 Field Trips and Excursions
BP 4400: Community Service Programs	AP 4400: Community Services AP 4500: Student News Media AP 4601: Instructional Service Agreements
BP 4700: Controversial Issues in Curriculum

Chapter 5: Student Services

Board Policy	Administrative Procedure/s
BP 5010: Admissions and Concurrent Enrollment	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
BP 5015: Residence Determination	AP 5015: Residence Determination AP 5017: Responding to Inquiries of Immigration Status, Citizenship Status, and National Origin Information
BP 5020: Nonresident Tuition	AP 5020: Nonresident Tuition
BP 5030: Fees	AP 5030: Fees AP 5031: Instructional Fees
BP 5035: WIthholding of Student Records	AP 5035: Withholding of Student Records
BP 5040: Student Records Directory Information	AP 5040: Student Records Directory Information AP 5045: Student Records - Challenging Content and Access Log
BP 5050: Student Success and Support Program	AP 5050: Student Success and Support Program
BP 5052: Open Enrollment	AP 5052: Open Enrollment
BP 5055: Enrollment Priorities	AP 5055: Enrollment Priorities AP 5070: Attendance AP 5075: Course Adds and Drops
BP 5110: Counseling	AP 5110: Counseling
BP 5120: Transfer Center	AP 5120: Transfer Center
BP 5130: Financial Aid	AP 5130: Financial Aid
BP 5140: Disabled Student Programs and Services	AP 5140: Disabled Student Programs and Services
BP 5150: Extended Opportunity Programs and Services	AP 5150: Extended Opportunity Programs and Services
BP 5200: Student Health Service	AP 5200: Student Health Services AP 5203: Lactation Accommodation
BP 5205: Student Accident Insurance
BP 5210: Communicable Disease - Students	AP 5210: Communicable Disease - Students
BP 5220: Shower Facilities for Homeless Students	AP 5220: Shower Facilities for Homeless Students
BP 5300: Student Equity	AP 5300: Student Equity
BP 5400: Associated Student Organization	AP 5400: Associated Students Organization
BP 5410: Associated Students Elections	AP 5410: Associated Students Elections
BP 5420: Associated Students Finance	AP 5420: Associated Students Finances
BP 5500: Standards of Student Conduct	AP 5500: Standards of Student Conduct AP 5520: Student Discipline Procedures AP 5530: Student Rights and Grievances
BP 5510: Off-Campus Student Organizations	AP 5510: Off-Campus Student Incidents
BP 5570: Student Credit Card Solicitations	AP 5570: Student Credit Card Solicitations AP 5610: Voter Registration
BP 5700: Intercollegiate Athletics	AP 5700: Intercollegiate Athletics
BP 5800: Prevention of Identity Theft in Student Financial Transactions	AP 5800: Prevention of Identity Theft in Student Financial Transactions

Chapter 6: Business and Fiscal Affairs

Board Policy	Administrative Procedure
BP 6100: Delegation of Authority, Business and Fiscal Affairs	AP 6100: Delegation of Authority, Business and Fiscal Affairs
BP 6150: Designation of Authorized Signatures	AP 6150: Designation of Authorized Signatures
BP 6200: Budget Preparation	AP 6200: Budget Preparation
BP 6250: Budget Management	AP 6250: Budget Management
BP 6300: Fiscal Management	AP 6300: Fiscal Management AP 6305: Reserves
BP 6307: Debt Issuance and Management	AP 6307: Debt Issuance and Management AP 6310: Accounting
BP 6320: Investments	AP 6320: Fiscal Management AP 6322: Employee Indemnity Bonds
BP 6330: Purchasing	AP 6330: Purchasing
BP 6340: Bids and Contracts	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
BP 6400: Financial Audits	AP 6400: Financial Audits
BP 6450: Wireless or Cellular Telephone Use	AP 6450: Wireless or Cellular Telephone Use
BP 6500: Property Management	AP 6500: Property Management
BP 6520: Security for District Property	AP 6520: Security for District Property
BP 6530: District Vehicles	AP 6530: District Vehicles AP 6535: Use of District Equipment
BP 6540: Insurance	AP 6540: Insurance
BP 6550: Disposal of Property	AP 6550: Disposal of Property
BP 6600: Capital Construction	AP 6600: Capital Construction
BP 6620: Naming of Buildings	AP 6620: Naming of Properties, Facilities, and Programs
BP 6700: Civic Center and Other Facilities Use	AP 6700: Civic Center and Other Facilities Use
BP 6740: Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee	AP 6740: Citizens Oversight Committee
BP 6750: Parking	AP 6750: Parking
BP 6800: Safety	AP 6800: Occupational Safety AP 6850: Hazardous Materials
BP 6900: Bookstore(s)	AP 6900: Bookstores

Chapter 7: Human Resources

Board Policy	Administrative Procedure/s
BP 7100: Commitment to Diversity	AP 7100: Commitment to Diversity
BP 7110: Delegation of Authority, Human Resources	AP 7110: Delegation of Authority, Human Resources
BP 7120: Recruitment and Hiring	AP 7120: Recruitment and Hiring
BP 7130: Compensation	AP 7130: Compensation
BP 7140: Collective Bargaining
BP 7150: Evaluation	AP 7150: Evaluation
BP 7160: Professional Development	AP 7160: Professional Development
BP 7210: Academic Employees	AP 7210: Academic Employees AP 7211: Faculty Service Areas, Minimum Qualifications, and Equivalencies
BP 7230: Classified Employees	AP 7230: Classified Employees AP 7237: Layoffs
BP 7240: Confidential Employees	AP 7240: Confidential Employees
BP 7250: Educational Administrators	AP 7250: Educational Administrators
BP 7260: Classified Supervisors and Managers	AP 7260: Supervisors and Managers
BP 7270: Student Employment	AP 7270: Student Workers
BP 7310: Nepotism	AP 7310: Nepotism
BP 7330: Communicable Disease	AP 7330: Communicable Disease - Employees
BP 7332: Lactation Accommodation
BP 7335: Health Examinations	AP 7335: Health Examinations
BP 7340: Leaves	AP 7340: Leaves AP 7343: Industrial Accident and Illness Leave
BP 7345: Catastrophic Leave Program	AP 7345: Catastrophic Leave Program
BP 7350: Resignations	AP 7350: Resignations
BP 7360: Discipline and Dismissal, Academic Employees	AP 7360: Discipline and Dismissal, Academic Employees
BP 7365: Discipline and Dismissal, Classified Employees	AP 7365: Discipline and Dismissal, Classified Employees
BP 7370: Political Activity	AP 7370: Political Activity AP 7371: Personal Use of Public Resources
BP 7380: Retiree Health Benefits	AP 7380: Retiree Health Benefits: Academic Employees
BP 7385: Salary Deductions	AP 7385: Salary Deductions
BP 7400: Travel	AP 7400: Travel
BP 7510: Domestic Partners
BP 7600: Campus Public Safety Officers	AP 7600: Campus Public Safety Officers
BP 7700: Whisteblower Protection	AP 7700: Whisteblower Protection
BP 7800: Emeritus Status	AP 7800: Emeritus Status

Chapter 8: Academic Senate and Faculty Employment

Board Policy	Administrative Procedure
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	AP 8700: Equivalency Criteria
BP 8800: Adjunct Employment	AP 8800: Adjunct Employment & AP 8801: Search Procedures
BP 8900: Temporary Full-time Faculty Employment	AP 8900: Temporary Full-time Faculty Employment