Researcher: ST Page 1 3/25/25
OLR Bill Analysis
sSB 1414
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PERCENTAGE OF COURSES TAUGHT
BY PART-TIME FACULTY AT THE CONNECTICUT STATE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Board of Regents of Higher Education to include
a phased-in reduction on the maximum percentage of academic courses
taught by part-time faculty in any collective bargaining agreement with
employee organizations representing Connecticut State Community
College faculty. Specifically, any such agreement made on and after July
1, 2025, must cap this percentage as follows:
1. 45%, beginning one year after the agreement takes effect;
2. 35%, beginning two years after; and
3. 25%, beginning three years after.
The bill defines “part-time faculty” as individuals who are appointed
on a semester-by-semester basis to teach a specific course or courses and
specifies that “academic courses” do not include those that teach
practical or technical skills for a licensed or certified occupation.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2025
COMMITTEE ACTION
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 13 Nay 5 (03/11/2025)