California State University: faculty employees

The law makes explicit that people teaching CSU courses and serving in faculty roles must satisfy California State University qualification rules. It also preserves employees’ ability to use artificial intelligence tools for university operations and student services.

What the law does ​

• Defines faculty employees to include professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors, and coaches across instructional and noninstructional roles.
• Covers full-time, part-time, probationary, tenured, temporary, and extension-for-credit faculty positions.
• Requires each course’s instructor of record to meet trustee rules for faculty teaching credit or noncredit instruction.
• Requires CSU faculty employees to meet trustee rules for their positions.
• Allows CSU employees to use artificial intelligence tools to support university operations and student services.

Who it affects ​

• California State University faculty employees, including professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors, and coaches.
• Instructors of record for CSU credit and noncredit courses.
• California State University employees using artificial intelligence tools.