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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2528

HB 2528: Higher education employment

Regarding employment opportunities at community and technical colleges.

Summary

  • Sets a goal that by 2014 the community and technical colleges increase the numbers of full-time tenured positions on their campuses by adding 350 full-time academic employee positions.
  • Sets a goal that part-time and non-tenure track faculty receive priority consideration for full-time faculty positions.
  • Requires the community and technical colleges to decide how many positions to create, develop a plan, and submit those plans to the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges with appropriate budget requests.
  • Requires the community and technical colleges to create plans to ensure that part-time faculty and internal candidates get priority consideration for full-time positions.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2528), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2008
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sharon Nelson (D-34)
Introduced
January 14, 2008 in the House
Last action
February 5, 2008
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2528, SHB 2528

AN ACT Relating to employment opportunities at institutions of higher education;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sharon Nelson (D-34)

5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11Mary Helen Roberts D-21Patricia Lantz D-26Pat Sullivan D-47Geoff Simpson D-47

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 2528)
  2. Referred to Appropriations.
  3. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2528)
  4. HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2528)
  5. HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  6. Minority; do not pass.
  7. HE - Executive action taken by committee.
  8. First reading, referred to Higher Education.
  9. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2528 in other sessions

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