AOF Accomplishments
- Is actively lobbying the Legislature for the freedom to create individual
institutional governing boards as long as they include faculty seats
on those boards
- Worked with OUS in 2011 to pass SB 242 giving the OUS much needed
freedom from the state bureaucracy
- Joined a coalition that in 2009 helped pass Measures 66 and 67 --
which required corporations to pay more than a flat $10 minimum income
tax
- Secured $10 million for faculty salary increases in the OUS budget.
2007
- Jointly lobbied to secure the strongest OUS budget allocation in over
a decade, including $561 million for capital construction projects. 2007
- Passed legislation that eliminated the PERS break-in-service requirement
which paves the way for faculty to take sabbaticals without losing their
PERS status. 2007
- Stemmed OUS’ proposed radical changes to the ORP redesign. 2007
- Removed a stipulation in a bill that could have allowed OUS to reduce
its contributions to faculty pensions. 2007
- Led the successful legal challenge to the November 2003 ORP rate reduction.
2004
- Defeated legislation that could have resulted in lower contribution
rates to the Optional Retirement Plan for faculty. 2003
- Participated in litigation that questioned the 2003 PERS legislation
reducing benefits for members. 2003
- Passed legislation providing authority for faculty to be served at
student health centers on OUS campuses. 2003
- Defeated proposed budget cuts of $96.1 million and passed legislation
adding back significant general fund dollars. 2001
- Won approval of a tuition reduction plan for spouses and children of
faculty that has reciprocity among OUS universities. 2000
- Passed legislation increasing funding by almost 25% over the 1997-99
budget level. 1999
- Passed legislation to authorize the appointment of a faculty member
to the State Board of Higher Education. 1997
- Faculty were the only group of executive branch employees to receive
both the 6% PERS pick-up and a salary increase in 1995-1997. 1995
- Received authorization for cumulative 9% faculty salary increases totaling
$21.6 million. 1995
- Prevented a 5% reduction from the 1992-93 budget and a salary freeze
on all state employees. 1993