l9n/ Oregon

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 3115

Requires each community college and public university to have at least 45 percent of total number of credit hours offered taught by full-time employee during 2024-2025 academic year, at least 55 percent of total number of credit hours taught by full-time employee during 2025-2026 academic year, at least 65 percent of total number of credit hours offered taught by full-time employee during 2026-2027 academic year and at least 75 percent of total number of credit hours offered taught by full-time employee every academic year thereafter.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Higher Education Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Requires each community college and public university to have at least 45 percent of total number of credit hours offered taught by full-time employee during 2024-2025 academic year, at least 55 percent of total number of credit hours taught by full-time employee during 2025-2026 academic year, at least 65 percent of total number of credit hours offered taught by full-time employee during 2026-2027 academic year and at least 75 percent of total number of credit hours offered taught by full-time employee every academic year thereafter. Requires each community college and public university to report annually to Higher Education Coordinating Commission on compliance with full-time employee requirement. Requires commission to report annually to Legislative Assembly on compliance with full-time employee requirement by each community college and public university. Provides that community college or public university that fails to comply with requirements will receive 50 percent of state allocations during first two years of noncompliance and no state moneys during subsequent years of noncompliance. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for allocation to public universities and community colleges for purpose of increasing percentage of credit hours taught by full-time faculty. Declares emergency, effective on July 1, 2023.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Chris Gorsek

    Its course

    January 24 to June 25, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action5 actions on 5 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 24 to Jun 25 · stopped152 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 24 to Jan 306 days

    Higher EducationJan 30 to Jun 25 · stopped146 days

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Jan 24 – Jun 25

    1. Jan 24Introduced
    2. Jan 30Sent to Higher Education
    3. Feb 28Heard in Higher Education
    4. Mar 2Heard in Higher Education
    5. Jun 25Died when the session ended
    All 5 actions, as published
    1. Jan 24First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Jan 30Referred to Higher Education.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 28Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Mar 2Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    5. Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives