The proposed rule: • Requires (5) years of service for eligibility for a continuing contract, rather than (3) years; • Provides that the institution may consider satisfactory performance in other institutions of higher learning to meet the required years of service; • Requires each district board of trustees to establish criteria which must be met by full-time faculty members before continuing contracts may be awarded; • Establish criteria which must be included for eligibility for continuing contract; • Establishes criteria for optional eligibility for continuing contract; requires each district board of trustees to develop criteria to measure student success and to use such criteria as a criteria for eligibility for a continuing contract; • Requires each district board of trustees to adopt a policy requiring periodic post-award performance reviews for faculty under continuing contracts, and to utilize the criteria for eligibility in the performance review; • Provides an effective date.