BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5914: Higher education faculty

Concerning faculty at institutions of higher education.

Summary

Enacts the Higher Education Equity Act.
Establishes faculty hiring and interview requirements for higher education institutions.
Specifies required disclosures in faculty job postings.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5914), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to providing equity and fairness in the faculties of the institutions of higher education;

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

Jan 13, 2020By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Feb 14, 2019First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

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

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