BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 6578: Part-time faculty

Concerning policies for part-time faculty at institutions of higher education.

Summary

Requires all public institutions of higher education to evaluate and develop certain processes and considerations specific to part-time faculty, with a review every odd-numbered year.
Aligns certain provisions regarding benefits provided to part-time faculty at community and technical colleges (CTCs) to part-time faculty at public baccalaureates.
Instructs institutions of higher education to provide part-time faculty sick leave for illnesses, bereavement, and emergencies proportionate to the individual's teaching commitment to the institution.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6578), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to policies for part-time faculty at institutions of higher education;

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

Jan 29, 2018First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

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

SB 6578 (2019–20) Pumped storage projects · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6578 (2015–16) Employment minimum standards · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6578 (2013–14) Additive trans. funding · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6578 (2011–12) Chemical dependency treatmnt · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6578 (2009–10) Multiagency permitting teams · Enacted · Chapter 162, Laws of 2010
SB 6578 (2007–08) Hospital district annexation · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6578 (2005–06) Insurance premiums tax · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6578 (2003–04) Military leave of absence · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor