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CT HB05030
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/9/2022
Primary Sponsor
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
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AI Summary
- Establishes criteria for determining "reasonable assurance" of employment for adjunct faculty at Connecticut institutions of higher education, requiring case-by-case evaluation by the Labor Department administrator
- Requires employment offers to meet six conditions: (A) written, oral or implied offer made, (B) offer from authorized employee, (C) same capacity as previous services, (D) wages at least 90% of prior compensation, (E) not contingent on institutional factors like funding or course programming, and (F) highly probable the individual will perform the services
- Mandates institutions of higher education submit two lists to the Labor Department within ten days before the end of each academic year: one listing adjunct faculty without reasonable assurance of continued employment and another listing those with reasonable assurance, including details of how assurance was provided
- Creates rebuttable presumption that an institution failed to provide reasonable assurance if it fails to submit required information to the Labor Department
- Takes effect July 1, 2022
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Unemployment Benefits For Adjunct Faculty.
Last Action
Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
4/13/2022
Committee Referrals
Appropriations4/13/2022
Higher Education and Employment Advancement2/9/2022
Full Bill Text
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