Bill > H1363

This bill aims to ensure minimum fair wages and employment stability for adjunct faculty at colleges and universities. The key provisions include: 1) Colleges and universities must pay adjunct faculty an amount per course equal to the weighted average salary of a full-time instructor, multiplied by an instruction factor, divided by the standard number of courses in a yearly teaching period. The weighted average salary is calculated based on the percentage of full-time faculty classified as instructors, lecturers, or without academic rank. 2) Colleges and universities must offer a given course to qualified adjunct faculty who have taught the same or a similar course previously before hiring new faculty. 3) Colleges and universities must provide at least 90 days' notice of teaching assignments and course cancellations. If a course is canceled 45-90 days before the term, the adjunct faculty must be offered an alternate course assignment or 25% of the salary. If a course is canceled fewer than 45 days before the term, the adjunct faculty must be offered an alternate course assignment or 50% of the salary.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1363