Senate panel moves new funding plan
PHOENIX - The UA is asking state lawmakers for additional funding to halt the increasing TA workload crisis.
One of the University of Arizona's top priorities lies in a request for $3 million - $1.5 million in each of the next two years - to hire up to 144 new graduate teaching assistants and attempt to bring the average workload back down to the prescribed 20-hour-a-week level.
"Not only is this crucial, but it is the most important issue we have at the main campus," said UA lobbyist Greg Fahey.
The Senate Education Committee approved Senate Bill 1415 by a 5-3 vote Thursday. Sen. Tim Bee, R-Tucson, sponsored the measure, which now faces a hearing in the Appropriations Committee.
"This deals with a serious problem we have," Fahey told the panel. "Teaching loads have gotten out of whack."
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