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H.B. 322

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HIGHER EDUCATION TENURE

             2     
2012 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Christopher N. Herrod

             5     
Senate Sponsor: ____________

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill prohibits certain state institutions of higher education from granting academic
             10      tenure.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines terms;
             14          .    prohibits certain state institutions of higher education from offering an individual a
             15      tenure-track position on or after July 1, 2012; and
             16          .    prohibits certain state institutions of higher education from offering academic tenure
             17      to an individual who is not already in a tenure-track position on July 1, 2012.
             18      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          None
             20      Other Special Clauses:
             21          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2012.
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      ENACTS:
             24          53B-2-106.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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             26      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             27          Section 1. Section 53B-2-106.5 is enacted to read:


             28          53B-2-106.5. Prohibition of academic tenure in higher education.
             29          (1) As used in this section:
             30          (a) "Academic tenure" means an expectation of continued employment for an indefinite
             31      period of time.
             32          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b)(ii), "institution of higher education"
             33      means an institution listed in Section 53B-2-101 .
             34          (ii) "Institution of higher education" does not include the University of Utah or Utah
             35      State University.
             36          (c) "Tenure-track position" means an appointment at an institution of higher education
             37      that is intended to lead to academic tenure.
             38          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), an institution of higher education may
             39      not offer an individual academic tenure.
             40          (b) An institution of higher education may offer an individual academic tenure if the
             41      individual began employment in a tenure-track position at the institution before July 1, 2012.
             42          (3) The provisions of this section do not affect an individual who had academic tenure
             43      before July 1, 2012.
             44          Section 2. Effective date.
             45          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2012.




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