BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

SB 5507: 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 Washington Student Achievement Council to collect data and assess the impact of the hires on student completion.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5507), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

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

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

Jan 8, 2024By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jan 23, 2023First 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 5507 (2025–26) Massage therapy coverage · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5507 (2021–22) Dialysate & dialysis devices · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5507 (2019–20) Hanford workers/cancer · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5507 (2017–18) Automatic renewal/contracts · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5507 (2015–16) L&I fines & civil penalties · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5507 (2013–14) Candidate and measure donors · Enacted · Chapter 283, Laws of 2013
SB 5507 (2011–12) Community & tech colleges · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5507 (2009–10) Sole source aquifers · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House