Establishing limits on the percentage of courses taught by faculty without tenure track status at community and technical colleges.

 S-0482.2

SENATE BILL 5397

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Ramos, Slatter, Cortes, Cleveland, Hasegawa, Krishnadasan, Nobles, and Stanford

Read first time 01/21/25. Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

AN ACT Relating to establishing limits on the percentage of courses taught by faculty without tenure track status at community and technical colleges; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.50 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 28B.50 RCW to read as follows:

(1) No later than July 1, 2026, the community and technical colleges shall each adopt a policy concerning the percentage of courses that may be taught at each respective college by faculty without tenure track status. At minimum, the policy must require that no more than 45 percent of courses offered annually may be taught by faculty without tenure track status on and after July 1, 2030.