In 1988, American River College (ARC) formed a staff development advisory committee to respond to Assembly Bill (AB) 1725, which provides funding for locally developed staff development programs. The committee determined that structures were already in place for a comprehensive staff development effort and that those structures should be used to implement an expanded program under AB 1725. The committee also agreed that programs for all college staff should be developed in the areas of affirmative action, computer training, and shared governance. Implementation of the plan began immediately following receipt of AB 1725 funds. Programs designed specifically for faculty, classified staff, or managers included the development of an instructional skills workshop, expansion of the Staff and Institutional Development Committee's grants to faculty, awarding of faculty development leaves and release time, travel grants to classified staff for workshops and conferences, and the funding of registration for four administrative seminars. A program evaluation, utilizing questionnaires completed by each program participant, indicated clear evidence of the program's impact on the staff in their various work roles. For the comprehensive staff development effort as a whole, quality and publicity were rated fairly high, with comprehensiveness and diversity rated somewhat lower. Development plans for 1989-90 are outlined, and detailed appendixes provide information relating to the educational legislation, evaluation responses and program ratings, the evaluation instrument, program descriptions, and funding information. (JMC)