An examination is made into the legislative framework under which public sector higher education faculty bargaining occurs, and the potential application of the Yeshiva decision to these statutes. The statutory frameworks under which faculty collectively bargain are listed and reviewed in light of the Yeshiva decision; they are ranked in descending order from maximum to minimum protection and are as follows: (1) separate bargaining statutes for college and university faculty; (2) statutory designation of faculty bargaining units; (3) college faculty designated as public employees; (4) college designated as employer; (5) inclusion of managers and/or supervisors as eligible for coverage; and (6) absence of/or prohibitive legislation. Three tables are produced which provide information on: states having statutorily defined bargaining units; states where the definitions of employees includes faculty, thereby conferring their right to bargain; and states where the college/university is designated as public employer. (GLR)