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Board approves contracts, regulatory change and center recognitions; elections completed
Summary
The California Community Colleges Board of Governors on Nov. 18 approved consent minutes, a package of contracts and grants, regulatory nomenclature changes (renaming probation/dismissal to academic notice/pause), recognized the Tehama Educational Center as a state center, and elected board officers for 2026. Several motions passed by roll call.
The Board of Governors convened Nov. 18 in Sacramento and approved a slate of procedural and action items that moved the system’s business forward. The board approved the Sept. 16, 2025 meeting minutes, a package of contracts and grants, and a regulatory change that reframes ‘academic probation and dismissal’ as ‘academic notice and pause.’
The contracts and grants item — which included funding for an expanded open educational resources (OER) platform and workforce/contract education grants — passed after members discussed platform scope and contract management. Trustee Joseph R. Williams recorded an abstention on one subitem (item 7) for a conflict noted on the record; the omnibus motion…
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