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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5830

SB 5830: Tenure-track faculty

Increasing tenure-track faculty at the public baccalaureate institutions.

Summary

  • Adds 200 tenure-track positions at the state universities and regional universities.
  • Requires the state universities, regional universities, and state college to develop model faculty diversity programs that will inform hires made under this bill.
  • Requires a report on hires made under the bill.
  • Directs the Student Achievement Council to collect data and assess the impact of the hires on student completion.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2022
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marko Liias (D-21)
Introduced
January 12, 2022 in the Senate
Last action
January 28, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5830, SSB 5830

AN ACT Relating to increasing tenure-track faculty at the public baccalaureate institutions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marko Liias (D-21)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11T'wina Nobles D-28Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5830)
  2. Referred to Ways & Means.
  3. HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5830)
  4. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5830)
  5. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5830)
  6. And refer to Ways & Means.
  7. Minority; without recommendation.
  8. HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

SB 5830 in other sessions

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

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