Bill > H2723

This bill aims to provide fair working conditions for public higher education adjunct faculty. It includes several key provisions: 1. Allowing adjunct faculty who teach the equivalent of at least two 3-credit courses per semester or four 3-or-more-credit courses per calendar year to be considered eligible state employees and earn creditable service in the state retirement system. 2. Crediting adjunct faculty with at least one-half year of service for the state retirement system if they teach the equivalent of at least four 3-credit courses per calendar year. 3. Allowing credit in the state retirement system for previous periods of adjunct teaching at public institutions. 4. Requiring that the full salary and wages of part-time adjunct faculty be included in the annuity savings fund. 5. Extending state health insurance benefits to adjunct faculty who teach the equivalent of at least two 3-credit courses per semester or four 3-or-more-credit courses per calendar year. 6. Requiring the state retirement system to contribute at least 7.5% of each adjunct employee's regular compensation to their SMART retirement plan. 7. Requiring equal pay on a pro-rata basis for part-time and adjunct faculty compared to full-time non-tenure track faculty. 8. Establishing a process for providing timely notice and priority consideration for part-time and non-tenure track teaching assignments. 9. Requiring a process for ensuring qualified non-tenure track faculty receive full and fair consideration for tenure-track positions. The goal of this bill is to improve the working conditions and benefits for adjunct faculty at public higher education institutions in Massachusetts.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2723