This bill would create a new section in chapter 28B.50 RCW and requires each Washington community and technical college to adopt a policy limiting the share of courses taught by faculty who do not have tenure track status. The bill defines "tenure track status" as a probationary faculty employee eligible for tenure review or a faculty employee who has been awarded tenure, and it requires that no more than 45 percent of courses offered annually be taught by faculty without tenure track status on and after July 1, 2030. Colleges must adopt the required policy by July 1, 2026. The bill also imposes a reporting procedure: the college board must report to the appropriate legislative committees by July 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, describing steps taken to meet the limit and including the most recent calculated percentage of courses taught by faculty without tenure track status and any relevant data. Affected parties named include each community and technical college, "the college board," and the legislative committees that receive the reports. The extracted text does not define "faculty without tenure track status," explain how the percentage or "courses offered annually" is to be calculated, identify which specific "college board" or which legislative committees are meant, nor state any enforcement mechanisms, penalties, exceptions, or funding implications.

If enacted, every community and technical college will have to adopt a policy by July 1, 2026 that moves them toward a cap where no more than 45% of courses in a year are taught by faculty without tenure-track status, with that limit in place by July 1, 2030. Colleges will also have to begin reporting to the legislature by July 1, 2028 and then every year on the percentage of courses taught by non–tenure-track faculty and the steps they are taking to meet the cap. Practically, colleges will likely need to change hiring and course-assignment practices—hiring more tenure-track faculty or reducing adjunct/temporary course loads—and set up tracking and reporting processes, which could raise staffing and administrative costs. The most affected parties are community and technical colleges and their governing boards, which take on new policy and reporting duties, and the legislative committees that will receive the data. Because the bill text provided does not define who counts as “faculty without tenure track status,” how to calculate which courses count, which specific college board must report, or what enforcement or funding (if any) is available, colleges will face uncertainty about exactly how to measure compliance and whether additional resources or legal consequences will follow.