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HB2669 • 2025

Requires community colleges to pay part-time facultya certain percentage of the total salary that the community college pays equally experienced full-time facultywho teach comparable courses.

Requires community colleges to pay part-time facultya certain percentage of the total salary that the community college pays equally experienced full-time facultywho teach comparable courses.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Ruiz,, Fragala,, Senator Gorsek, Representative Andersen,, Evans,, Gamba,, McDonald,, Munoz,, Nelson,, Nosse,, Sosa,, Senator Campos,, Frederick,, Patterson,, Weber,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-03-06 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  3. 2025-03-06 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-03-04 House

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-02-06 House

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

  7. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act would set new laws with respect to the rate that community colleges must pay part-time faculty. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act tells community colleges how to decide the rate at which part-time faculty will be paid. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).</i>]
Requires community colleges to pay part-time faculty [<i>at the same rate, on a per-hour basis, as</i>] <b>a certain percentage of the total salary that</b> the community college pays<b> equally experienced</b> full-time faculty [<i>to prepare for and teach a course</i>] <b>who teach comparable courses</b>.
Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purpose of paying for salary equity.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to part-time faculty at community colleges; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In House Committee