HIGH ED-PART FULL TIME FACULTY

Amends various Acts relating to the governance of the public universities in Illinois and the Public Community College Act. Requires the governing board of each public university and community college boards to achieve a ratio between full-time faculty members and part-time teachers under which at least 75% of all full-time equivalent teaching positions are held by full-time faculty members and not more than 25% of all full-time equivalent teaching positions are held by part-time teachers. Provides for a phase-in that begins with fiscal year 2004 and that requires a university to use 33% of the increase, if any, in its State funding each fiscal year and a community college district to use 33% of the increase, if any, in its annual distribution formula grants each fiscal year to achieve the required ratio between full-time and part-time teachers holding full-time equivalent teaching positions. Effective immediately.