Digest: The Act limits the number of records that a higher learning school may keep on a teaching employee. The Act allows a teaching employee to respond to the contents of a record. The Act allows a higher learning school to use only allowed files. The Act allows a teaching employee to sue the higher learning school for not following the law about records. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.9).
Restricts the number of personnel records concerning faculty members that a community college may maintain. Provides that a faculty member may respond to information in a personnel record.
Prohibits a community college or public university from basing an evaluation of a faculty member on information from personnel records other than authorized personnel records. Permits a faculty member to bring an action for damages or other equitable relief against a public university community college or individuals who participate in an evaluation in violation of the prohibition.
Becomes operative January 1, 2027.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 352.226