By Lantz Simpson

$62 million for part-time faculty compensation equity was still in the governor's May revise budget, along with $3.1 million for part-time faculty office hours.  Despite gloomy predictions, these two budget items aimed at part-time faculty are still alive as the budget process winds its way through the legislature.  So far, these items have also passed through all legislative committees.  If these items are approved by the legislature and signed by the governor (probably in July) then SMC would receive about $1.227 million to go solely towards supplementing existing compensation for part-time faculty.