From the ECS State Policy Database Postsecondary Students--Adults

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Postsec. From final bill analysis: Establishes a Degree Completion Pilot Program to recruit, recover, and retain adult learners and assist them in completing degrees aligned to high-wage, high-skill, and workforce needs. Bill text (pages 33-36 of 72): http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h5201er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=5201&Session=2012 Final bill analysis: http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=h5201z.HEAS.DOCX&DocumentType=Analysis&BillNumber=5201&Session=2012 Title: H.B. 5201 - Degree Completion Pilot Program Source: myfloridahouse.gov OR Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Replaces the current mission and purpose of higher education with statutory language that includes achievement of the following numerical goals by 2025: At least 40% of adult Oregonians earn a bachelor's degree or higher; at least 40% of adult Oregonians earn an associate's degree or postsecondary credential; and the remaining 20% or less of adult Oregonians earn a high school diploma, extended or modified diploma or equivalent as their highest level of educational attainment. Effective 1/01/2012 http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/sb0200.dir/sb0253.en.pdf Title: S.B. 253 Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us PA Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 11/2010 P-12 Postsec. This section provides institutions of higher education the option of developing a program to permit older adults to enroll in courses free of tuition charge. Each institution that develops such a program is required to promulgate specific guidelines regarding procedures and administration of the program. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2009&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0101&pn=4389 Title: H.B. 101 - Article XX-E Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us TN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. A resolution to require the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) and the University of Tennessee (UT) to accommodate non-traditional students seeking to complete degrees by accepting completed coursework and credits to the extent authorized by the institution's academic standards. Link to fiscal note: http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Fiscal/HJR0959.pdf Title: H.J.R. 959 Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov MN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Increases from 62 to 66 the age at which "senior citizens" can take postsecondary courses at MnSCU and the U of M, paying only an administrative fee. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S0184.3.html&session=ls86 Title: S.F. 184 Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/ FL Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Requires the the office of program policy analysis and government accountability to conduct a review of the public school adult workforce education programs and the community college and state college workforce education programs for the purpose of identifying and analyzing the positive and negative aspects of merging the school district programs with the community college and state college programs. The results of the review must be submitted to the legislature by December 1, 2010. http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h5201er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=5201&Session=2010 Title: HB 5201-Sec. 31 Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov