CHAPTER XII
COMMUNITY SERVICES
12001.
DEFINITION. Community services consists of
comprehensive educational, cultural, recreational,
civic center, and community planning programs which a
community college may provide for its community over
and beyond regularly scheduled day and evening
classes. Community colleges have specific
obligations:
12001.10
Profitable Use of Leisure Time. To
contribute to and promote the cultural,
intellectual, and social life of the College
District community and the development of
skills for the profitable use of leisure
time.
12001.11
Educational Services. To provide
educational services designed to meet the
needs of community groups and the College
District community at large.
12001.12
Center of Community Life. To become a
center of community life by encouraging the
use of college facilities and services by
community groups when such use does not
interfere with the college's regularly
scheduled day and evening programs.
12001.13
Leadership and Coordination. To provide the
community with the leadership and
coordination capabilities of the college.
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12002.
COMMUNITY SERVED. These services are provided for the
community as a whole, or for some segment of the
community, and exclude public school and adult
education programs for which state apportionment is
received.
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12002.
12003.
12002.10
Age Groups Served. Community service
activities and/or classes shall be conducted
primarily for the college-age community or
older; however, exceptions may be made when
the college deems that lower-age groups in
the community will be materially benefited
by unique opportunities that can be provided
only by the college.
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COMMUNITY SERVICES ACTIVITIES AND/OR CLASSES. The Los
Angeles Community Colleges are authorized to establish
and maintain activities and/or classes suitable for
inclusion in the Community Services programs as
delineated in this section.
12003.11
Recreation. Recreational activities and
classes may be conducted as a service to the
community. Fees may be assessed to make the
activities entirely self-supporting.
12003.12
Lectures and Other Special Events. Lectures
and other special events may be included in
a college's Community services program.
Admission may be charged to make the event
entirely self-supporting.
12003.13
Not-for-Credit Short-term Classes. Not-forcredit short-term classes may be established
as part of the Community services program.
Fees may be assessed to make the classes
entirely self-supporting.
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09-03-03
12004.
Fees. Reasonable fee may be charged for Community
Services activities and/or classes based upon a
Districtwide formula.
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12004.
12005.
CAPITAL OUTLAY. General funds may be used for those
capital outlay expenditures which are directly
essential to the operations of the program of
community services as defined in this chapter.
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12006.
COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM. All expenditures for
community services shall be itemized under Community
Services Activity Series 6800 of the District budget.
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12007.
CIVIC CENTER.
Board Rules.
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See Chapter VII, Article II, of these
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12007.