Bill > S1547

This bill aims to ensure fair public higher education workplaces. Key provisions include: 1. Allowing faculty who teach the equivalent of at least two 3-credit courses per semester or four 3-or-more-credit courses per calendar year at public institutions of higher education to be eligible for membership in the state employees' retirement system and earn creditable service for such time. 2. Allowing the state retirement board to credit at least one-half year of service for faculty who teach the equivalent of at least four 3-credit courses per calendar year at public institutions of higher education. 3. Allowing the retirement board to credit previous service equivalent to teaching at least four 3-credit courses per calendar year at public higher education institutions. 4. Requiring the full salary and wages received by part-time faculty at public higher education institutions to be regarded as regular compensation for the purposes of the retirement system. 5. Ensuring that the Commonwealth, not the public higher education institutions, bears the cost of health insurance coverage for faculty who teach the equivalent of at least two 3-or-more-credit courses per semester or four 3-or-more-credit courses per calendar year. 6. Requiring equal, pro-rata pay for part-time and adjunct faculty compared to full-time, non-tenure track faculty of comparable qualifications and work. 7. Establishing processes for part-time and non-tenure track faculty to receive timely notice and priority consideration for teaching assignments, as well as full and fair consideration for tenure-track positions.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1547