H4522: Cancelling Professor Tenure Act

Legislative Summary

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 59-101-15 So As To Prohibit Public Institutions Of Higher Learning From Awarding Tenure Or Entering Employment Contracts Of More Than Five Years Duration With Employees Hired After December 31, 2022; To Terminate Existing Tenure Programs When No Covered Employees Remain Employed By The Institution; To Provide Beginning With The 2024-2025 School Year All Full-time Faculty And Tenured Faculty At Public Institutions Of Higher Learning Shall Teach At Least Two Undergraduate Classes In The Fall And Spring Semesters Each Year, And To Provide An Exception For Faculty Employed In Departments Or Schools Only Offering Graduate Degrees; And To Provide Certain Related Reporting Requirements For Public Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Commission On Higher Education.