Bill > S1421

This bill aims to establish fair treatment of adjunct faculty in the state retirement system. It proposes several key provisions: 1. It would include the full salary and wages received by part-time faculty for teaching credit courses at state higher education institutions, including continuing education divisions, as "regular compensation" for the purpose of making deductions to the state's annuity savings fund. 2. It would make part-time faculty who teach the equivalent of at least two 3-credit courses per semester or four 3-credit courses per calendar year at state higher education institutions eligible for membership in the state employees' retirement system and allow them to earn creditable service. 3. It would allow the state retirement board to credit at least one-half year of service for part-time faculty who teach the equivalent of at least four 3-credit courses per calendar year. 4. It would allow the state retirement board to credit previous periods of service for part-time faculty who taught the equivalent of at least four 3-credit courses per calendar year at state higher education institutions. 5. It would make part-time faculty who teach the equivalent of at least two 3-credit courses per semester or four 3-credit courses per calendar year at state higher education institutions eligible for state employee health insurance benefits.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1421