Policy
0505
February 26, 2004
SMOKING REGULATION
LEGAL
California Government Code Section 7596(a) … no public employee or member of the public shall smoke any Tobacco product inside a public building, or in an outdoor area within 20’ of a main exit, entrance, or operable window of a public building, or in a passenger vehicle…owned by the state.
(b) This section shall not preempt the authority of any …California community college campus… to adopt and enforce additional smoking… regulations or policy that are more restricting than the applicable standards required by this chapter.
San Diego Municipal Code section 43.1003(a) prohibits smoking in a public place or place of employment
San Diego Municipal section 43.1006 provides that the City Manager shall annually request such governmental and educational agencies involved with their specific business within the City of San Diego to establish local operating procedures to cooperate and comply with this ordinance. In Federal, State, County and special school districts within the City of San Diego, the City Manager shall urge enforcement of their existing no-smoking prohibitions and request cooperation with this ordinance.
POLICY
In accordance with Education Master Plan Goal I: TO MINIMIZE ANY SITUATION THAT ACTS AS A BARRIER TO EDUCATION; to comply with the provisions of the Government Code related to Smoke Free Zones around Public Buildings; and to establish accord with the San Diego Municipal Code as it relates to smoking in Public Places and places of employment, the Board directs implementation of the necessary and required elements of law.
The Board acknowledges the serious health hazards associated with smoking and second hand smoke. It is the policy of the District to create an environment that minimizes these hazards while still protecting the rights of individuals.
Further, the District will meet all the mandates related to state and local law. The District will also develop and maintain programs intended to educate the College Community as to the risks of tobacco and the availability of Smoking Control Programs.
The Chancellor shall develop procedures to implement this policy.
SUPERSEDES:
AC-7416, 4/23/75, 5/11/78, 10/14/98
