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BILL · 2023–24 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5557

SB 5557: Part-time faculty pay

Providing pay equity for part-time faculty.

Summary

  • Directs the community and technical colleges to develop plans to provide compensation to part-time and adjunct faculty that equals or exceeds 85 percent of comparably qualified full-time peers.
  • Appropriates $2.78 million in fiscal year (FY) 2024 and $2.78 million in FY 2025 to increase part -time and adjunct faculty wages to the 60th percentile of full -time faculty.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5557), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 2023
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marko Liias (D-21)
Introduced
January 25, 2023 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2024
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5557, SSB 5557

AN ACT Relating to pay equity for part-time faculty;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marko Liias (D-21)

13 co-sponsors (13 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11Javier Valdez D-46Steve Conway D-29Senator D-22Karen Keiser D-33John Lovick D-44Joe Nguyen D-34T'wina Nobles D-28Rebecca Saldaña D-37Jesse Salomon D-32Derek Stanford D-1Lisa Wellman D-41Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5557)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5557)
  4. HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5557)
  5. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5557)
  6. And refer to Ways & Means.
  7. HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  8. Referred to Ways & Means.
  9. First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

SB 5557 in other sessions

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

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