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                          HOUSE BILL 1243

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives Kenney, Carlson, O'Brien, Van Luven, Conway, Lantz, Edmonds, Gombosky, Veloria, Stensen, Cooper, Doumit, Kagi, Ogden, Dickerson, Cody, Miloscia, Lovick, Kastama, Sullivan, Eickmeyer, Hatfield, Murray, Edwards, Wood, Quall, McIntire, Dunshee, Keiser, Rockefeller, Campbell, Wolfe, Hurst, Regala, Santos, Poulsen and Morris

Read first time 01/19/1999.  Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

Requiring prorated compensation for part-time community and technical college employees.

    AN ACT Relating to part-time employees of community and technical colleges; adding a new section to chapter 28B.50 RCW; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The legislature finds that part-time faculty play a major role in the instructional excellence of Washington state's community and technical colleges.  The legislature finds that part-time faculty are essential for the provision of an affordable education by community and technical colleges.  The legislature finds that part-time faculty also contribute to the economic viability that results from a well-educated and well-trained population.  The legislature finds that there is no significant difference in student achievement, class retention, or student ratings in classes taught by part-time faculty.

    The legislature further finds that the salary disparities between full-time and part-time faculty at all community and technical colleges are excessive and inequitable.  Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature that part-time faculty employed in public community and technical colleges receive equal compensation for equal work when compared to full-time faculty.  Requiring equal pay for equal work is consistent with the development and implementation of best practices for all part-time faculty.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 28B.50 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) This section applies to part-time faculty of public community and technical colleges.

    (2) Part-time faculty under this section shall be paid a pro rata share of the salary paid to full-time faculty based on the full-time faculty salary schedule of the college district where the part-time faculty member is employed.

    (3) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this section.

    (a) "Pro rata share" means a part-time faculty member is paid on the full-time salary schedule of the appropriate community college district in direct proportion to the faculty member's proportion of a full-time academic workload as defined in RCW 28B.50.489.

    (b) "Part-time faculty" means nontenured instructors employed by public community or technical college districts for any percentage of a full-time academic workload as defined in RCW 28B.50.489.

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