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This bill requires the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning to conduct a comprehensive review of tenured professors every five years. Specifically, the bill mandates that the review must comprehensively evaluate tenured faculty members across four key areas: their professional accomplishments and productivity, their assigned duties in research, teaching, and service, their performance metrics and evaluations, and considerations related to recognition, compensation, potential improvement plans, and consequences for underperformance. The review is designed to ensure ongoing accountability and performance standards for tenured faculty at state higher education institutions in Mississippi. The bill provides the board with the power and authority to implement these reviews, which will begin on July 1, 2025. By establishing this regular review process, the legislation aims to promote continuous professional assessment and maintain high-quality educational standards in Mississippi's public universities and colleges. Tenured professors will be subject to this review every five years, which could potentially impact their employment status, compensation, and professional development based on the evaluation outcomes.

Education

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0160.xml