The FACE Campaign’s legislative effort is based on model legislation developed by AFT Higher Education. Individual states have adapted this model to fit the legislative and higher education governance structures in their states. We will catalog each bill below as states introduce their legislation.

California: Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 138 Relative to the California Community Colleges
Assembly Bill No. 1807 An Act to Amend Section 87482.5 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges

FACE Campaign legislation introduced in the states in 2009 (or carried over from previous years):

California: Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 31 Relative to the California Community Colleges

Rhode Island: House Bill 5850 and Senate Bill 730 An Act Relating to Education - Rhode Island Faculty and College Excellence Act of 2009

FACE Campaign legislation introduced in the states in 2008 (or carried over from previous years):

Oregon: House Bill 2557 An Act relating to higher education faculty; appropriating money; and declaring an emergency.

Washington: House Bill 1353 and Senate Bill 5538  An Act relating to employment opportunities at institutions of higher education.

FACE Campaign legislation introduced in the states in 2008 (or carried over from 2007):

California: Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 91

Pennsylvania: House Bill 871 and Senate Bill 1241 An Act "providing for Faculty and College Excellence; establishing the Higher Education Faculty Restoration and Equity Fund"

Rhode Island: House Bill 8164 and Senate Bill 2449 An Act Relating to Education - the Faculty and College Excellence Act of 2008

Vermont: Senate Bill 198 An Act Relating to Excellence in Vermont Institutions of Higher Education

Washington: House Bill 2528 and Senate Bill 6393 An Act relating to faculty employment opportunities at community and technical colleges.

West Virginia:  House Bill 2965 The Faculty Excellence Act 2008

FACE Campaign legislation introduced in the states in 2007:

California: Assembly Bill 1343 Public postsecondary education: Faculty and College Excellence Act

Connecticut: Raised Bill 7187 An Act Concerning Compensation Equity Among Higher Education Faculty

Florida: Senate Bill 2652 An Act Relating to Public Postsecondary Education Personnel and companion bill House Bill 1279

New Jersey: Assembly Bill 4364 “Restoring the Ranks of Full-Time Faculty Act”; Assembly Bill 608; Assembly Bill 4192; Senate Bill 2932 (same as Assembly Bill 1207)

New Mexico: House Bill 591; House Bill 384 An Act on the Accountability Study Report

Oregon: House Bill 2578

Pennsylvania: House Bill 871 An Act "providing for Faculty and College Excellence; establishing the Higher Education Faculty Restoration and Equity Fund"

Rhode Island: Senate Bill 0554 An Act Relating to Education - the Faculty and College Excellence Act of 2007

Vermont: Senate Bill 198 An Act Relating to Excellence in Vermont Institutions of Higher Education

Washington: House Bill 1875 Providing for faculty opportunities at institutions of higher education (and) companion Senate Bill 5514

Update: Senate Bill 5514 passed out of Committee and has been referred to Ways and Means as Proposed Substitute Senate Bill 5020

West Virginia: Senate Bill 432 and House Bill 2965 The Faculty Excellence Act 0f 2007