From the ECS State Policy Database Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence

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 IN Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Student Degree Maps H.B. 1348 Provides that, not later than August 1, 2013, the commission for higher education (commission) shall develop guidelines to provide a state educational institution guidance for establishing degree maps for each full-time student attending the state educational ... More... MD Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary - Four-Year/Community College Transfers S.B. 740 Directs the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) to develop and implement a statewide transfer agreement whereby at least 60 credits earned at a community college toward an associate's degree must be transferrable to any public four-year higher educatio... 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... MD Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Postsecondary - Graduation Required Course of Study S.B. 740 Requires each undergraduate student enrolled in a public four-year higher education institution to file a degree plan (course of study required for graduation) not later than by the completion of 45 credit hours of course work. Requires transfer students to a ... More... WV Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Veteran Advocates H.B. 2490 Directs postsecondary institutions to establish and implement measures to improve veteran access, retention, and degree completion. Stipulates specific measures, including awarding prior learning, providing financial and psychological counseling, and veteran-f... More... NY Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. Postsecondary Success Study A.B. 9057 - Postsecondary Success Study Part N: Directs the state university board of trustees and the city university board of trustees to jointly conduct a study on postsecondary remediation, which must consider a variety of factors, including strategies and programs proven effective in addressing... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Higher Education Coordinating Council/Articulation Coordinating Committee/Various Postsecondary Provisions H.B. 7151 Establishes the Higher Education Coordinating Council and directs the council to make recommendations on: (1) The primary core mission of public and nonpublic postsecondary education institutions in the context of state access demands and economic development ... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Required Reporting of Retention and Graduation Rates for Colleges and Universities S.P. 156 Requires all postsecondary institutions, including institutions offering accredited postsecondary educational and degree programs on the Internet, to report annually to the Department of Education the retention rates of the students for each degree program and... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 Postsec. Community College Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Grant Program S.B. 1883 Requires the board of higher education to implement the Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Grant Program to help deliver upper-division courses and bachelor's degree programs offered by colleges and universities at a location geographically conveni... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Alliance for Underrepresented Students S.B. 422 Creates the Alliance for Underrepresented Students at New Mexico State University. The purposes of the alliance are to: (1) promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and retention at the undergraduate and graduate level for unde... More...