diff --git a/app/importers/com_data/com_effort_populate_db.rb b/app/importers/com_data/com_effort_populate_db.rb
index 703d50f..3171b99 100644
--- a/app/importers/com_data/com_effort_populate_db.rb
+++ b/app/importers/com_data/com_effort_populate_db.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def populate
                                                      faculty:)
 
         com_effort.hours ||= 0
-        com_effort.hours += row['UME_CALCULATED_TEACHING_WHILE_NON_BILLING_EFFORT__HRS_'].to_f
+        com_effort.hours += row['UME_CALCULATED_TEACHING_WHILE_NON_BILLING_EFFORT__HRS_'].to_d
 
         com_effort.save!
       rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotUnique
diff --git a/app/importers/com_data/com_effort_xml_builder.rb b/app/importers/com_data/com_effort_xml_builder.rb
index 499e02f..4cbd9ad 100644
--- a/app/importers/com_data/com_effort_xml_builder.rb
+++ b/app/importers/com_data/com_effort_xml_builder.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def build_xml_effort(batch)
         batch.each do |faculty|
           xml.Record('PennStateHealthUsername' => faculty.com_id) do
             faculty.com_efforts.each do |com_effort|
-              event_date = Date.strptime(com_effort.event_date, '%m/%d/%y')
+              event_date = Date.strptime(com_effort.event_date, '%m/%d/%Y')
               xml.INSTRUCT_TAUGHT do
                 xml.COURSE_YEAR_ com_effort.course_year, access: 'READ_ONLY'
                 xml.COURSE_TITLE_ com_effort.course, access: 'READ_ONLY'
diff --git a/db/migrate/20231214203515_change_hours_data_type_in_com_efforts.rb b/db/migrate/20231214203515_change_hours_data_type_in_com_efforts.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2f644c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20231214203515_change_hours_data_type_in_com_efforts.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class ChangeHoursDataTypeInComEfforts < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def up
+    change_column :com_efforts, :hours, :decimal, precision: 10, scale: 2
+  end
+
+  def down
+    change_column :com_efforts, :hours, :integer
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index beaac06..691acc4 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     t.string "event_type"
     t.string "faculty_name"
     t.string "event"
-    t.integer "hours"
+    t.decimal "hours", precision: 10, scale: 2
     t.bigint "faculty_id"
     t.string "event_date"
     t.index ["com_id", "course", "event", "event_date"], name: "index_com_efforts_on_com_id_and_course_and_event_and_event_date", unique: true, length: { course: 50, event: 50 }
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/ume_faculty_effort.csv b/spec/fixtures/ume_faculty_effort.csv
index 1532f70..1403ae6 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/ume_faculty_effort.csv
+++ b/spec/fixtures/ume_faculty_effort.csv
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 FACULTY_USERNAME,FACULTY_NAME,COURSE,COURSE_YEAR,EVENT_TYPE,EVENT,EVENT_DATE,UME_CALCULATED_TEACHING_WHILE_NON_BILLING_EFFORT__HRS_
-lskywalker,Skywalker Luke,the Force,1976-1977,Lecture,FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid,5/25/77 10:00,2
-hgranger,Granger Hermione,Potions,1997-1998,Sm Grp Facilitation,FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid,6/26/97 9:45,7
+lskywalker,Skywalker Luke,the Force,1976-1977,Lecture,FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid,5/25/1977 10:00,2
+hgranger,Granger Hermione,Potions,1997-1998,Sm Grp Facilitation,FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid,6/26/1997 9:45,7
diff --git a/spec/importers/com_data/com_effort_populate_db_spec.rb b/spec/importers/com_data/com_effort_populate_db_spec.rb
index d9a61c1..ccaacb5 100644
--- a/spec/importers/com_data/com_effort_populate_db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/importers/com_data/com_effort_populate_db_spec.rb
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
     arr_of_hashes = []
     keys = headers
     data_arr << ['lskywalker', 'Skywalker Luke', 'the Force',  '1976-1977', 'Lecture',
-                 'FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid', '5/25/77 10:00', 2]
+                 'FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid', '5/25/1977 10:00', 2.5]
     data_arr << ['lskywalker', 'Skywalker Luke', 'the Force',  '1976-1977', 'Lecture',
-                 'FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid', '5/25/77 1:00', 4]
+                 'FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid', '5/25/1977 1:00', 4]
     data_arr << ['hgranger', 'Granger Hermione', 'Potions', '1997-1998', 'Sm Grp Facilitation',
-                 'FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid', '6/26/97 9:45', 7]
+                 'FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid', '6/26/1997 9:45', 7]
     data_arr << ['hgranger', 'Granger Hermione', 'Dark Arts', '2001-2002', 'Sm Grp Facilitation',
-                 'FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid', '11/1/01 12:00', 8]
+                 'FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid', '11/1/2001 12:00', 8]
     data_arr.each { |a| arr_of_hashes << keys.zip(a).to_h }
     arr_of_hashes
   end
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
       expect(ComEffort.find_by(com_id: 'hgranger').hours).to eq(8)
       expect(ComEffort.find_by(com_id: 'hgranger').event_type).to eq('Sm Grp Facilitation')
       expect(ComEffort.find_by(com_id: 'hgranger').event).to eq('FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid')
-      expect(ComEffort.find_by(com_id: 'lskywalker').hours).to eq(6)
+      expect(ComEffort.find_by(com_id: 'lskywalker').hours).to eq(6.5)
       expect(ComEffort.find_by(com_id: 'lskywalker').event_type).to eq('Lecture')
       expect(ComEffort.find_by(com_id: 'lskywalker').faculty).to eq(faculty2)
     end
diff --git a/spec/importers/com_data/com_effort_xml_builder_spec.rb b/spec/importers/com_data/com_effort_xml_builder_spec.rb
index fa704c6..afdff09 100644
--- a/spec/importers/com_data/com_effort_xml_builder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/importers/com_data/com_effort_xml_builder_spec.rb
@@ -8,23 +8,23 @@
        'COURSE_YEAR' => '1976-1977',
        'EVENT_TYPE' => 'Lecture',
        'EVENT' => 'FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid',
-       'EVENT_DATE' => '5/25/77',
-       'UME_CALCULATED_TEACHING_WHILE_NON_BILLING_EFFORT__HRS_' => 2 },
+       'EVENT_DATE' => '5/25/1977',
+       'UME_CALCULATED_TEACHING_WHILE_NON_BILLING_EFFORT__HRS_' => 2.5 },
      { 'FACULTY_USERNAME' => 'hgranger',
        'FACULTY_NAME' => 'Granger Hermione',
        'COURSE' => 'Potions',
-       'COURSE_YEAR' => '1997-1998',
+       'COURSE_YEAR' => '2022-2023',
        'EVENT_TYPE' => 'Sm Grp Facilitation',
        'EVENT' => 'FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid',
-       'EVENT_DATE' => '6/26/97',
-       'UME_CALCULATED_TEACHING_WHILE_NON_BILLING_EFFORT__HRS_' => 7 },
+       'EVENT_DATE' => '6/26/2023',
+       'UME_CALCULATED_TEACHING_WHILE_NON_BILLING_EFFORT__HRS_' => 7.25 },
      { 'FACULTY_USERNAME' => 'notCOM',
        'FACULTY_NAME' => 'Not MD',
        'COURSE' => 'test',
        'COURSE_YEAR' => '2022-2023',
        'EVENT_TYPE' => 'Lacture',
        'EVENT' => 'Test Event for employee not in College of Medicine',
-       'EVENT_DATE' => '1/1/23',
+       'EVENT_DATE' => '1/1/2023',
        'UME_CALCULATED_TEACHING_WHILE_NON_BILLING_EFFORT__HRS_' => 1 }]
   end
 
@@ -61,19 +61,19 @@
       <DTM_EVENT access="READ_ONLY">May</DTM_EVENT>
       <DTD_EVENT access="READ_ONLY">25</DTD_EVENT>
       <DTY_EVENT access="READ_ONLY">1977</DTY_EVENT>
-      <CAL_TEACH_HRS access="READ_ONLY">2</CAL_TEACH_HRS>
+      <CAL_TEACH_HRS access="READ_ONLY">2.5</CAL_TEACH_HRS>
     </INSTRUCT_TAUGHT>
   </Record>
   <Record PennStateHealthUsername="hgranger">
     <INSTRUCT_TAUGHT>
-      <COURSE_YEAR access="READ_ONLY">1997-1998</COURSE_YEAR>
+      <COURSE_YEAR access="READ_ONLY">2022-2023</COURSE_YEAR>
       <COURSE_TITLE access="READ_ONLY">Potions</COURSE_TITLE>
       <EVENT_TITLE access="READ_ONLY">FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid</EVENT_TITLE>
       <EVENT_TYPE access="READ_ONLY">Sm Grp Facilitation</EVENT_TYPE>
       <DTM_EVENT access="READ_ONLY">June</DTM_EVENT>
       <DTD_EVENT access="READ_ONLY">26</DTD_EVENT>
-      <DTY_EVENT access="READ_ONLY">1997</DTY_EVENT>
-      <CAL_TEACH_HRS access="READ_ONLY">7</CAL_TEACH_HRS>
+      <DTY_EVENT access="READ_ONLY">2023</DTY_EVENT>
+      <CAL_TEACH_HRS access="READ_ONLY">7.25</CAL_TEACH_HRS>
     </INSTRUCT_TAUGHT>
   </Record>
 </Data>
diff --git a/spec/integration/ai_integration/com_effort_integration_spec.rb b/spec/integration/ai_integration/com_effort_integration_spec.rb
index 753fc81..bdb671d 100644
--- a/spec/integration/ai_integration/com_effort_integration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/ai_integration/com_effort_integration_spec.rb
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@ def effort_body
       "<EVENT_TITLE access=\"READ_ONLY\">FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid</EVENT_TITLE>\n      " +
       "<EVENT_TYPE access=\"READ_ONLY\">Sm Grp Facilitation</EVENT_TYPE>\n      " +
       "<DTM_EVENT access=\"READ_ONLY\">June</DTM_EVENT>\n      <DTD_EVENT access=\"READ_ONLY\">26</DTD_EVENT>\n      " +
-      "<DTY_EVENT access=\"READ_ONLY\">1997</DTY_EVENT>\n      <CAL_TEACH_HRS access=\"READ_ONLY\">7</CAL_TEACH_HRS>\n    " +
+      "<DTY_EVENT access=\"READ_ONLY\">1997</DTY_EVENT>\n      <CAL_TEACH_HRS access=\"READ_ONLY\">7.0</CAL_TEACH_HRS>\n    " +
       "</INSTRUCT_TAUGHT>\n  </Record>\n  <Record PennStateHealthUsername=\"lskywalker\">\n    <INSTRUCT_TAUGHT>\n      " +
       "<COURSE_YEAR access=\"READ_ONLY\">1976-1977</COURSE_YEAR>\n      " +
       "<COURSE_TITLE access=\"READ_ONLY\">the Force</COURSE_TITLE>\n      " +
       "<EVENT_TITLE access=\"READ_ONLY\">FTF REQ Various Rooms 10-12 PBL - EndoRepro PBL 1402 - Thyroid</EVENT_TITLE>\n      " +
       "<EVENT_TYPE access=\"READ_ONLY\">Lecture</EVENT_TYPE>\n      <DTM_EVENT access=\"READ_ONLY\">May</DTM_EVENT>\n      " +
       "<DTD_EVENT access=\"READ_ONLY\">25</DTD_EVENT>\n      <DTY_EVENT access=\"READ_ONLY\">1977</DTY_EVENT>\n      " +
-      "<CAL_TEACH_HRS access=\"READ_ONLY\">2</CAL_TEACH_HRS>\n    </INSTRUCT_TAUGHT>\n  </Record>\n</Data>\n"
+      "<CAL_TEACH_HRS access=\"READ_ONLY\">2.0</CAL_TEACH_HRS>\n    </INSTRUCT_TAUGHT>\n  </Record>\n</Data>\n"
   end
 
   def error_message
diff --git a/spec/models/com_effort_spec.rb b/spec/models/com_effort_spec.rb
index 42ff9d3..6095ff4 100644
--- a/spec/models/com_effort_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/com_effort_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     it { is_expected.to have_db_column(:faculty_name).of_type(:string) }
     it { is_expected.to have_db_column(:event).of_type(:string) }
     it { is_expected.to have_db_column(:event).of_type(:string) }
-    it { is_expected.to have_db_column(:hours).of_type(:integer) }
+    it { is_expected.to have_db_column(:hours).of_type(:decimal) }
 
     it { is_expected.to have_db_index(%i[com_id course event event_date]).unique(true) }
     it { is_expected.to have_db_index([:faculty_id]) }