HB 2599 Summary

• Directs all Oklahoma State System of Higher Education boards of regents to adopt post-tenure faculty evaluation and review systems by July 1, 2013.

• Requires annual post-tenure evaluations for all faculty hired after July 1, 2013, beginning within one year of tenure award.

• Establishes that evaluations must be comprehensive and formal, designed to support excellence, provide improvement plans for deficient faculty, and authorize sanctions including discharge recommendations.

• Specifies evaluation methods must include peer review, student ratings, performance portfolios, and psychological measurement.

• Becomes effective November 1, 2012.