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HB 5: Faculty Recruitment

GENERAL BILL by Avila

Faculty Recruitment; Requires state universities to use gap analyses to identify internship opportunities in high-demand fields; establishes World Class Faculty & Scholar Program; authorizes investments in certain faculty retention, recruitment & recognition activities; establishes State University Professional & Graduate Degree Excellence Program; specifies requirements for quality improvement efforts to elevate prominence of certain state university degree programs; revises provisions relating to Alec P. Courtelis University Facility Enhancement Challenge Grant Program.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/27/2017 House • Filed
2/2/2017 House • Referred to Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee; Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 31
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 31
5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee