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HB 1179

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2026 Regular Session Introduced by Linda Haskins and 2 co-sponsors

Directs Legislative Management to study whether public higher-ed 12-month faculty should receive paid time off and to report findings and any recommended legislation.

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Bill Summary · HB 1179

Summary — HB 1179

Title: An Act to provide for a legislative management study regarding paid time off for the faculty at an institution of higher education

Purpose

HB 1179 would direct the Legislative Management to study whether each public institution of higher education should be required to provide paid time off (PTO) to faculty members appointed to at least a 12‑month term. The study is intended to inform whether and how a statutory PTO framework for faculty should be adopted.

Key provisions (versions and differences)

  • Proposed statutory language (as introduced/amended):

    • Require public institutions under the State Board of Higher Education to provide faculty appointed to at least a 12‑month term with 24 days of paid time off each calendar year.
    • Require institutions to implement systems to record and track PTO accrual and use.
    • Faculty must use or forfeit any PTO in excess of a 30‑day balance before December 31 each year.
    • On termination, institutions would pay out accrued PTO at the faculty member’s rate of pay, capped at 54 days.
    • If an institution did not provide PTO by August 1, 2025, it would be required to grant 54 days of PTO to affected faculty on January 1, 2026.

  • Engrossed / final (first engrossment) language that advanced:

    • The bill, as ultimately engrossed for consideration, contains a narrower directive: during the 2025–26 interim the Legislative Management shall study requiring each institution of higher education to provide PTO to 12‑month faculty. The study must include a comprehensive review of in‑state and out‑of‑state leave policies and report findings and recommended legislation to the Seventieth Legislative Assembly.

Who would be affected

  • Primary: faculty at public institutions of higher education governed by the State Board of Higher Education who hold appointments of at least 12 months.
  • Secondary: institutional human resources and payroll systems, institutional budgets, and potentially state-level budgetary considerations if payout/liability or implementation costs arise.

Procedural status & timeline

  • Filed: November 12, 2024 (versions and actions through early 2025).
  • The Legislative Management study component was to occur during the 2025–26 interim with a report to the Seventieth Legislative Assembly.
  • Legislative action: read and referred to committee; on second reading the bill failed to pass (vote recorded as yeas 0, nays 47).

Potential impacts (if substantive PTO provisions were enacted)

  • Operational: institutions would need PTO accrual/tracking systems, revised HR policies, and annual administration for use/forfeit rules.
  • Fiscal: potential increased payroll liability for accrued PTO payouts (capped at 54 days per person) and ongoing costs of paid leave; net fiscal effect would depend on faculty numbers, turnover rates, and whether institutions already provide comparable leave.
  • Policy: creates a uniform minimum PTO framework across public institutions (if the substantive language were enacted), reducing inter‑institution variation.

Next steps / current status

Because the bill failed on second reading (0–47), no statutory change was enacted. Future activity would depend on whether sponsors reintroduce the study or substantive PTO requirements in a subsequent session.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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