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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1353

HB 1353: Higher education employment

Regarding employment opportunities at institutions of higher education.

Summary

  • Requires community and technical colleges to create conversion plans that would have 75 percent of state funded academic teaching assignments held by faculty in full-time, tenure track positions by 2015.
  • Requires the college conversion plans to be submitted to the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC).
  • 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.
  • Requires the SBCTC to report to the Legislature regarding the faculty conversion plans.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1353), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2009
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sharon Nelson (D-34)
Introduced
January 19, 2009 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010
Companion bill
SB 5538
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1353, SHB 1353

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

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sharon Nelson (D-34)

11 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Eileen Cody D-34Mike Sells D-38Pat Sullivan D-47Kathy Haigh D-35Geoff Simpson D-47Larry Seaquist D-26Tom Campbell R-2Senator D-36Senator D-22Mary Helen Roberts D-21Marko Liias D-21

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1353)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1353)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Ways & Means. (SHB 1353)
  6. Referred to Ways & Means.
  7. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1353)
  8. HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1353)
  9. HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. HE - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. First reading, referred to Higher Education.

HB 1353 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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