HB 2669 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to part-time faculty at community colleges; declaring an emergency.

Summary

] Requires community colleges to pay part-time faculty [ at the same rate, on a per-hour basis, as ] a certain percentage of the total salary that the community college pays equally experienced full-time faculty [ to prepare for and teach a course ] who teach comparable courses . Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purpose of paying for salary equity. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → A-Engrossed · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to change how community colleges must pay part-time faculty. The original version required colleges to pay part-time faculty the same hourly rate as full-time faculty for comparable courses. The new version requires colleges to pay part-time faculty at least 85% of the total salary paid to equally experienced full-time faculty for comparable courses.

Scope change

The scope of the salary requirement changed from requiring identical hourly rates to requiring a minimum percentage (85%) of the total salary paid to full-time faculty.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the payment requirement from requiring part-time faculty to be paid the same hourly rate as full-time faculty to requiring payment of at least 85% of the total salary paid to equally experienced full-time faculty for comparable courses.

Removed detailed provisions specifying how colleges must count hours worked by faculty (including in-class time, preparation, office hours, and grading) as part of the calculation.

Removed the phrase 'to prepare for and teach a course' from the digest summary, replacing it with 'who teach comparable courses' to clarify the comparison basis.

TECHNICAL

Added sponsor names (GAMBA, MCDONALD, MUNOZ, NELSON, NOSSE) and updated bill status information to reflect House amendments.

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Committee

Jun 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

In committee upon adjournment.

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

3 primary · 11 co-sponsors