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If Invoked, College Presidents Can Expedite Faculty Dismissals at Community and Technical Colleges
June 11, 2009 For immediate release Contact: Sandra Schroeder, 206-242-4777 x 8080 or 206-715-1824 (c)
State Board Votes to Declare a Financial Emergency to
Expedite Faculty Dismissals at Community and Technical Colleges
In a controversial vote, the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) today declared a financial emergency over the protest of faculty leaders throughout the state. A law created in 1981, RCW 28B.50.873, allows presidents at community and technical colleges to expedite the termination of full-time, tenure-track and tenured faculty and modifies some reduction-in-force processes outlined in collective bargaining agreements. This law does not apply to four-year colleges and universities. [more] |
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