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 OR Signed into law 07/2013 Community College Community College Childcare Services H.B. 3149 Establishes the Task Force on Community College Child Care Services and describes who the members of the committee will be. Responsibilities of the task force include studying the cost of providing child care services to students of community colleges and Ide... More... ME Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Community College Adult Education H.P. 335 - Adult Ed Provisions In defining adult education, deletes "career pathways" and adds: Adult workforce training and retraining and Adult career and technical education. Existing elements that persist: A. Basic literacy instruction or instruction in English as a Second Language; B. ... More... MD Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Postsecondary - Outreach to Re-Enroll Near Completers S.B. 740 Directs the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) to create a statewide communication campaign to identify near completers (some postsecondary credits) in the State and encourage them to re-enroll in an institution of higher education to earn a degree. S... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Postsec. Degree Completion Pilot Program H.B. 5201 - Degree Completion Pilot Program 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://myfloridah... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Educated Citizenry S.B. 253 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 ... More... PA Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 11/2010 P-12 Postsec. Older Pennsylvanian Higher Education Program H.B. 101 - Article XX-E 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 ... More... TN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Accomodating Non-Traditional Students H.J.R. 959 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 ac... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Senior Citizen Definition S.F. 184 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... More... FL Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Review of Workforce Education Programs HB 5201-Sec. 31 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... More...