General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1105 is a legislative proposal concerning the employment of part-time faculty at regional community-technical colleges. The bill defines "part-time faculty" as individuals appointed on a semester-by-semester basis to teach one or more specific courses, excluding courses designed to teach practical or technical skills for a specific licensed or certified occupation. The bill mandates that any collective bargaining agreements made on or after July 1, 2024, with faculty unions at these colleges must include a provision regulating the percentage of academic courses taught by part-time faculty. Specifically, it caps the percentage of courses taught by part-time faculty at 45% starting July 1, 2025, 35% starting July 1, 2026, and 25% starting July 1, 2027.

The bill is set to take effect on January 1, 2024, and it introduces a new section to the existing law. The legislative commissioners have made a minor amendment for conciseness, changing the phrase "a specific course or specific courses" to "one or more specific courses." The bill has received a joint favorable substitution from the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee and the Appropriations Committee.