So, we are still sitting at the 60 th percentile. This bill is a work in progress. People are pulling and tugging for their little programs in their own area, and it is not there. You cannot beat this bill when you look at education as a whole and in theory what it is supposed to do, but there are a lot of things missing. Several questions, comments and concerns were made which Senator Redd answered.
Faculty needs to look at the tenure situation .
Because accumulated sick leave can be used to pay monthly health insurance premiums upon retiring for a certain length of time, this has caused PEIA to be in the red. This is because these retirees make no monthly premium payments for a certain period of time. She explained how this was going to change. President Barrett and Council thanked Senator Redd for her time and frankness. President Barrett received a letter from Governor Underwood who has granted us an extra holiday.