Bill Text: OR HB3118 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to higher education faculty.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3118 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB3118-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .

LC 1199

                         House Bill 3118

Sponsored by Representative DEMBROW; Representative HUFFMAN

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Modifies higher education reporting requirements regarding
differences in compensation between faculty categories. Requires
reporting on student access to faculty outside of class.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to higher education faculty; amending ORS 351.708.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 351.708 is amended to read:
  351.708.  { + (1) + } The State Board of Education and the
State Board of Higher Education shall establish baselines and
conduct annual reviews of each public institution of higher
education with respect to the employment of full-time faculty
 { - and of faculty working less than full-time - }  { + , the
employment of part-time faculty and student access to full-time
and part-time faculty + }. Each public institution of higher
education shall provide the necessary data for the board's report
prior to September 1 of each year. The boards shall report the
results of the reviews to the Legislative Assembly and the
Governor's office prior to October 1 of each year. The reviews
shall include:
    { - (1) - }  { +  (a) + } Examination of data  { + for each
term in the preceding year on a student full-time equivalent
basis + } related to the ratio of courses taught by the following
faculty categories:
    { - (a) - }  { +  (A) + } Full-time faculty;
    { - (b) - }  { +  (B) + } Part-time faculty; and
    { - (c) - }  { +  (C) + } Graduate assistants;
    { - (2) - }  { +  (b) + } The pay differential for the
faculty categories { + , adjusted for the difference in full-time
equivalent status + };   { - and - }
    { - (3) - }  { +  (c) + } The health care and other benefits
provided for each faculty category  { - . - }  { + ; and
  (d) Institutional practices regarding:
  (A) Access of students to members of each faculty category
outside of class, through regular office hours or through
alternative forms of access;
  (B) Differences in student access to members of each faculty
category outside of class; and
  (C) Compensation of members of each faculty category for
required or recommended student access outside of class.

  (2) For the purposes of this section, 'student full-time
equivalent' means the number of students taught by a member of
each faculty category in the faculty member's courses, adjusted
for the status of the faculty member as a full-time or part-time
employee. + }
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