Section 5.3  Order of Reduction
     In the event that a staff reduction occurs, the Board
      shall lay off faculty members in accordance with the
      following standards:
     Subdivision 5.31  Tenured Faculty
     A faculty member with tenure shall not be laid off as
      long as a probationary, temporary, or term faculty
      member remains in the program area where the layoff
      occurs.    
     Subdivision 5.32  Probationary Faculty
     Full-time probationary faculty members shall not be laid
      off as long as part-time and temporary faculty members
      remain in the program area where the layoff occurs. 
      When this clause is used by the university, the
      university shall provide the appropriate seniority list
      to implement this clause.
     Subdivision 5.33  Criteria for Reduction-Nontenured
     In determining which nontenured faculty member in the
      program area where the layoff occurs is to be laid off,
      the following criteria are to be used:
          Paragraph 5.331
          Total professional employment experience with the
           Board.
          Paragraph 5.332
          Total professional employment experience in other
           higher-education institutions.
          Paragraph 5.333
          Educational preparation, post-graduate training,
           and employment experience.
               Paragraph 5.334
          Relative skill, ability, and performance as
           determined through the evaluation procedure
           provided in this Agreement.
          Paragraph 5.335
          Affirmative action laws.
          Paragraph 5.336
          The program area in which the layoff occurs.
     Subdivision 5.34  Tenured Faculty - Order of Layoff
     Layoffs of tenured faculty members in a program area
      shall be made in inverse order of number of years of
      service on this faculty.  When this clause is used by
      the university, the university shall provide the
      appropriate seniority list to implement this clause.
     Subdivision 5.35  Tenured Faculty Transfer
     When a tenured faculty member is subject to layoff, s/he
      shall be eligible to transfer to any vacant position in
      the bargaining unit for which the faculty member
      possesses the necessary educational preparation,
      professional qualifications, and the appropriate
      terminal degree under current standards.