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From the ECS State Policy Database 1994-2013

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The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. 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. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary 21st Century Skills Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Common Core/National Tests Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Brain Research Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Counseling/Guidance Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Computer Science Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Home Economics Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Data-Driven Improvement Demographics Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Economic/Workforce Development--Value of an Education Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Does Money Matter? Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Performance Funding Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--Mandates Governance--Regional Entities Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health Health--Nutrition Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Suicide Prevention Health--Teen Pregnancy High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--College Readiness High School--Credit Recovery High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment OR Signed into law 08/2013 P-12 Accelerated College Credit Programs S.B. 222 Establishes the Accelerated Learning Committee and outlines committee membership. Directs the committee to examine methods to encourage college credit attainment in high school, emphasizing alignment of funding, assessments, and procedures that encourage effic... More... ME Signed into law 07/2013 P-12 Postsec. An Act To Create an Educational Collaborative To Implement a Program That Enables Career and Technical Education Students To Earn College Credits while Attending High School, (LD 1412) S.P. 506 Establishes a collaborative board composed of representatives of career and technical education programs, high schools and publicly supported postsecondary institutions in the State to implement a program that enables career and technical education students to... More... ME SIGNED 07/2013 P-12 Eligibility for State Subsidy for Postsecondary Courses H.P. 53 Makes a student eligible to receive a state subsidy for postsecondary courses if the student is receiving home instruction in a program that meets requirements and the eligible institution: has space available for the student; has determined that the student ... More... RI Signed into law 07/2013 P-12 Statewide Dual Enrollment Act 168 (S.B. 639 - Sub. B) Requires the board of education to prescribe by regulation a statewide dual enrollment policy that would allow students to enroll in courses at postsecondary institutions to satisfy academic credit requirements in both high school and the aforementioned postse... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Postsec. Texas Workforce Innovation Needs Program H.B. 3662 Creates the Texas Workforce Innovation Needs Program. Provides the purposes of the program are to provide selected districts, and public and private or independent institutions of higher education, with the opportunity to establish innovative programs designed... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Postsec. Dual Credit Funding S.B. 31 Prohibits the higher education coordinating board from including in its instruction and operations formula semester credit hours for dual credit earned at the institution, unless the credit is in a course in the institution's core curriculum, a career and tech... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Dual Credit for Certain CTE Courses H.B. 842 Permits a program implemented under the college credit program to provide a student with the opportunity to earn credit for a course or activity, including an apprenticeship or training hours, that (1) allows a student to concurrently earn credit toward a high... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 District Not Responsible for Tuition under College Credit Program S.B. 435 Removes sunset date on provision that district may not be required to pay tuition or other associated costs under the college credit program, through which students may earn the equivalent of 12 credit hours in high school. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodo... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Postsec. Texas Fast Start Program S.B. 441 Directs the Texas Workforce Commission, in partnership with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, to establish and administer the Texas Fast Start Program to identify and develop methods to support, and to provide support for, competency-based, rapid-... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Postsec. Enrollment Assistance Duties of Institutions of Higher Education H.B. 2550 From fiscal note: Relates to the consolidation of the Higher Education Enrollment Assistance Program and the Higher Education Assistance Plan, and the transfer of certain enrollment assistance duties to institutions of higher education. Requires institutions o... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Skills Development Fund Dollars to Support Certain Dual Credit Programs H.B. 3028 Permits the Texas Workforce Commission to use up to 5% of the general revenue appropriated to the skills development fund for that biennium, along with funds available to the commission from other sources, to be awarded to a public junior college, public state... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 College Preparatory Courses H.B. 5 - College Preparatory Courses Repeals references to college preparatory courses in science and social studies. Repeals references to end-of-course assessments for college-preparatory courses in English language arts, math, science, and social studies. Directs each district to partner with ... More... VT to governor 06/2013 P-12 Flexible Pathways to Secondary School Completion S. 130 Provides state-funded dual enrollment, expansion of Early College programs, expansion of work-based learning, virtual/blended learning. Requires personal learning plans for all students by 7th grade. The definitions section should be of particular interest to ... More... VT Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Flexible Pathways to High School Graduation Act 77 (S.B. 130) Creates a Flexible Pathways Initiative within the Agency of Education to expand opportunities for secondary students to complete high school and achieve postsecondary readiness.  Among other things, the act provides the opportunity for each high school student... More... IN Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Postsecondary Enrollment Opportunities S.B. 406 Replaces existing statutes concerning concurrent enrollment courses, dual credit courses, and early college programs with a single postsecondary enrollment opportunities program. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2013/PDF/SE/SE0406.1.pdf... More... MD Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Postsec. Dual Enrollment Costs S.B. 740 Prohibits a public institution of higher education from charging tuition to a dually enrolled student. Requires the local board of education to pay a specified amount for up to four courses in which the student is enrolled. For each course in excess of four, t... More... MN Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Dual Enrollment Transportation H.F. 630 Allows a school district to provide transporation for a pupil participating in an articulated program operated under an agreement between the school district and the postsecondary institution. Page 6 of 214. http://wdoc.house.leg.state.mn.us/leg/LS88/HF0630.4.... More... CO Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Postsec. ASCENT (Concurrent Enrollment) H.B. 1219 - ASCENT (Concurrent Enrollment) Directs the concurrent enrollment advisory board to make recommendations for a funding allocation model, to be approved by the state board by July 2013, in the event the number of qualified students exceeds available appropriations. Repeals certain provisions ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Regarding Academic Acceleration for High School Students H.B. 1642 Encourages school board of directors to adopt an academic acceleration policy for high school students. Enrolls students who meet the state standard on the high school statewide student assessment in the next most rigorous level of advanced courses offered by... More... AR Adopted 12/2012 P-12 Postsec. Rules Governing Dual & Concurrent Enrollment AR ADC 005.15.7-1.00 through ADC 005.15.7-5.00 Establishes requirements, procedures concerning concurrent college and high school credit for students who have completed the eighth grade. Finds that students are responsible for all costs of higher education courses. Requires school districts that pay for hi... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Postsec. Career Technical Education Pathways Program S.B. 1070 From bill summary: Establishes the Career Technical Education Pathways Program until June 30, 2015, which requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Superintendent of Public Instruction to assist economic and workforce regional develo... More... DC Adopted 09/2012 P-12 Dual Enrollment Regulations 59 DCR 9209 - New Chapter, 2400 Enables high school students to enroll in, and receive dual academic credit for, postsecondary courses taken on a college campus. Allows Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to develop a Dual Enrollment Partnership Agreement with a partnering postsecondary institut... More... AL Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Postsec. Workforce Investment S.B. 318 - Workforce Investment From K-12 appropriations bill: Provides that workforce development funds may be expended for technical dual enrollment programs. Also requires that up to $200,000 be used to provide regional council seed funding in Regions 3 and 8 to develop leadership strateg... More... CO Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Concurrent Enrollment For Early High School Grads H.B. 1043 If, during a high school student's 12-grade year, the number of credit hours the student needs for graduation is less than full-time enrollment, the bill requires the school district, charter school, or board of cooperative services in which the student is enr... More... CO Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Community College Funding For Dropout Recovery Programs H.B. 1146 The bill authorizes a community college to agree with a local education provider to create a dropout recovery program through which a student who has dropped out of high school or who is at risk of dropping out of high school can concurrently enroll in the com... More... CO Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Postsec. High School Early Assessment and Intervention H.B. 1345 (sections 13 to 15) Allows districts and charter schools to administer to 9th-12th-grade students the basic skills placement or assessment tests that are used for first-time college freshmen. Districts can administer the test as often as necessary, but the state education departm... More... GA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Online Learning S.B. 289 - Online Learning Directs the state board to establish rules and regulations to maximize the number of students, beginning with students entering ninth grade in the 2014-2015 school year (Class of 2018), who complete at least one course containing online learning through (1) an... More... IA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Class Sharing Agreements S.F. 2284 -- Division XI This section adds new language that expands the courses eligible for school aid formula supplementary weighting. A district that collaborates with a community college to provide a college-level class that uses an activities-based, project-based, and problem-ba... More... ME Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Enhancing Career and Technical Education S.P. 650 This bill increases opportunities for students in career and technical education programs by ensuring greater coordination of school calendars, requiring that students have access to career and technical education programming for the entire required instructio... More... MI Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Postsecondary Enrollment Options - High School S.B. 622 Extends eligibility for postsecondary enrollment options program to students from approved nonpublic charter schools. Limits the number of courses students can take, based on grade level, with an overall cap set at ten courses. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/d... More... MI Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Career and Technical Preparation Program S.B. 623 Amends requirements for eligible courses to those that are offered for postsecondary credit or are part of a noncredit occupational training program leading to an industry-recognized credential; Sets limits on the number of courses eligible students may take, ... More... MI Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Career and Technical Preparation Programs S.B. 709 Extends access to career and technical preparation programs to students in certain nonpublic schools. Requires that each career and technical preparation program submit an annual report to the department with information on enrollment numbers and course comple... More... MI Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program S.B. 710 Extends access to postsecondary enrollment options programs to students in certain nonpublic schools. Requires that each eligible postsecondary institutuion submit an annual report to the department with information on enrollment numbers and course completions... More... MS Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Community College Pilot Program for Dual Enrollment at Community Colleges S.B. 2792 Authorizes students to dually enroll in their home high school and a local community college in a dual credit program consisting of high school completion courses and a work skills certificate program. Establishes this dual credit option on a pilot program bas... More... TN Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Postsec. Dual Enrollment & Transfer S.B. 2809 Provides that a dual credit course created by a high school and community college, whether as an elective or major core requirement, should be transferable to all public postsecondary institutions. Specifies similar transfer guarantees for credits earned by hi... More... VA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Postsec. Dual Enrollment for High School Students H.B. 1184 Requires local school boards and community colleges to develop agreements allowing high school students to complete an associate's degree or a one-year Uniform Certificate of General Studies from a community college concurrent with a high school diploma. http:... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Dual Enrollment, Early Admission H.B. 7059 - Dual Enrollment, Early Admission Repeals 1007.235 related to district interinstitutional articulation agreements, and replaces references to district interinstitutional articulation agreements with references to "dual enrollment articulation agreements." Provides requirements for the developm... More... MN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Enrollment Options H.F. 2949 Requires data annually reported to legislative education committees to include data on postsecondary enrollment options, including concurrent enrollment. Article 1, Sec. 10 Permits the parent of an alternative pupil participating in postsecondary enrolllment... More... MN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Requirements for Career or Technical Education, Vocational Programs H.F. 2949 Allows any student in grade 10-12 enrolled in a district or American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school to enroll in a career or technical education (CTE) course offered by a Minnesota state college or university. Requires a 10th grade student t... More... TN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Dual Enrollment--Vaccination Requirements H.B. 2229 Provides that a high school must forward the immunization records of students attempting to enroll in postsecondary courses while still enrolled in high school. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HB2229.pdf... More... TN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Postsec. Accumulation of Postsecondary Credit H.J.R. 602 Expresses need to expand postsecondary credit-earning opportunities for high school students and urges state education agencies to provide assistance to any organizations conducting a statewide study of the issue. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HJR... More... ID Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Dual Enrollment Financial Benefits H.B. 426 Establishes the "8 in 6 Program" in the State Department of Education that pays for a portion of overload and summer courses for students who agree to take a full course load with the intent of earning up to two years of college credits while still in high sch... More... ID Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Dual Credit Course and Online Courses S.B. 1328 Amends the provisions of Students Come First that were contained in S 1184 (2011) to: 1.) Correct an allocation of funds for districts to meet the state's high school graduation requirements for science and math. 2.) Allow students to participate in the Dual C... More... NM Signed into law 02/2012 P-12 Postsec. Tribal College Dual Credit Programs S.B. 256 Provides funding for Tribal colleges that participate in the dual credit program for high school students to offset waived tuition and fees; creates the Tribal college dual credit program fund. http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/12%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0256.p... More... IN Adopted 01/2012 P-12 Minimum Credits, Core 40 Diploma, Core 40 Diploma with Academic Honors, Core 40 Diploma with Technical Honors 511 IAC 6-7.1-1, 4, 5, 6, 7 Defines "college and career pathway", "quantitative reasoning" course, "priority course list" (for purposes of dual credit), and "dual credit courses". Requires students completing the minimum high school program to earn two credits (1 Carnegie unit) in either... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Community College College Promise Partnership Act (Long Beach) S.B. 650 From bill summary: Makes legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Long Beach Unified School District and the Long Beach Community College District. Enacts the College Promise Partnership Act, and authorizes the Lon... More... ME Issued 07/2011 P-12 Postsec. Establishes the Governor's Task Force on Expanding Early Post-Secondary Access for High School Students Executive Order 19 FY 11/12 Establishes the Governor's Task Force on Expanding Early Post-Secondary Access for High School Students. Provides that the purpose of the task force is to develop recommendations for short-term and long-term solutions to expand access to early post-secondary o... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Dual Enrollment Restrictions H.F. 26 Requires students in grades 8 and 9 to also be informed of the Postsecondary Enrollment Options program. Limits the number of academic years ninth and tenth grade students may enroll in postsecondary courses for secondary credit. Provides that a ninth grade st... More... LA Adopted 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Study of Dual Enrollment Programs H.C.R. 23 Urges and requests the Board of Regents and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to study jointly the source, nature, and amount of funding allocated to dual enrollment initiatives, to determine the appropriateness of such funding, and to dete... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Career and College Promise H.B. 200 - Career and College Promise Directs the state board of education and North Carolina Community College System to establish the Career and College Promise program to offer opportunities for high school students to dually enroll in community college courses that provide pathways (CTE pathwa... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. College Transfer Certificate H.B. 200 - College Transfer Certificate Directs the North Carolina Community College System, University of North Carolina General Administration, and the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities to develop a plan for articulation of a college transfer certificate to all UNC institutions ... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Accelerated College Credit S.B. 254 Defines "accelerated college credit programs" to include dual credit, two-plus-two, advanced placement and International Baccalaureate programs. Directs the department of education to administer a grant program to provide grants to districts, community college... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Expanded Options Program H.B. 3106 Requires school districts to give priority for participation in Expanded Options Program to eligible at-risk students if school district has met credit hour cap or if the credit hour cap has not been exceeded. Modifies waiver for participation in Expanded Opti... More... PA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Multiple Provisions - Concurrent Enrollment H.B. 1352 Section 1602-B eliminates certain administrative requirements for participation, program changes. Removes involvement of the Concurrent Enrollment Committee and substitutes institutional agreement and initiative. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2011... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. College Credit Program Oversight S.B. 149 Authorizes the commissioner of education to adopt rules as necessary concerning the duties of a school district under the college credit program (under which students may earn the equivalent of at least 12 semester credit hours of college credit through Intern... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 No State Funding for Dual Enrollment Courses in P.E. S.B. 419 Prohibits state funding to public junior colleges for physical education courses offered for joint high school and junior college credit. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00419F.pdf#navpanes=0... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 College Credit Program S.B. 1619 Extends to 2013 a provision that a district is not required to pay a student's tuition or other associated costs for taking a course through the college credit program (under which districts must make available the opportunity for students to earn the equivale... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Postsecondary Education Funding S.B. 2150 From Legislative Budget Committee Summary: Coenrollment in Public Schools and Adult Education Programs Prohibits funding for coenrollment in public schools and adult general education programs, except that for the 2011-2012 fiscal year students may enroll i... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Dual Credit H.B. 186 - Dual Credit Repeals Section 20-2-161.1 relating to enrollment of high school students in postsecondary courses. Directs the state board, the board of regents of the University System of Georgia and the board of technical and adult education to jointly (1) Establish the el... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 College and Career Academies S.B. 161 Amends provisions related to career academies. Defines "college and career academy" as a specialized charter school established by a partnership that demonstrates a collaboration to advance workforce development between one or more local boards of education, a... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 State Education Finance Study Commission H.B. 192 - State Education Finance Study Commission Establishes the State Education Finance Study Commission to evaluate the Quality Basic Education (QBE) Formula and education funding for public schools in Georgia. Provides for composition, compensation, duties and powers, and support staff of the commission. ... More... NE Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Postsecondary Institution Act, Dual Enrollment, College Admission Testing in 11th Grade L.B. 637 Adopts the Postsecondary Institution Act and amend provisions of the Private Postsecondary Career School Act. Sec. 85-961 currently provides that community colleges (with exceptions specifically authorized by statute and the Coordinating Commission for Postsec... More... TN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Move on When Ready Act H.B. 837 Enacts the ''Move on When Ready Act." From the Fiscal Note: Authorizes any student entering the 11th or 12th grade who spent the prior year attending a public high school to dually enroll at any eligible post-secondary institution. Eligible institutions includ... More... VT Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Dual Enrollment S.B. 100 - Postsecondary Credit Options Provision Requires each public school and approved independent school offering secondary education to award credit toward graduation requirements to a student who receives prior approval from the school and successfully completes a course offered by an accredited postse... More... IA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Community College Postsec. District-to-Community College Program and Facilities Pilot Program S.F. 424 Establishes district-to-community college program and facilities sharing pilot program. Authorizes a consortium of four or more districts and a community college to request approval to participate. Sets parameters and timeliness. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Dual Credit S.B. 1184 - Dual Credit Students completing all state high school graduation requirements, except the senior project, by no later than the start of the twelfth grade will be eligible for up to 36 postsecondary credits of dual credit courses during their twelfth grade year. Average da... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Revises Provisions Relating to Funding Determinations and Allocations, Dual Credits for Early Completers and Post Secondary Institutions' Operation of Public Charter Schools H.B. 345 This legislation makes amendments to SB 1184 – the third bill in the Students Come First plan. These changes are as follows: Additional relief is granted from the state's "use it or lose it" requirement for state instructional staff funding. The relief is exp... More... WA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Earning College Credit in High School H.B. 1808 Establishes the launch year act. Helps students progress from high school to a certificate or degree by increasing opportunities and providing a clear pathway. Provides for community and technical colleges and four year higher education institutions to publish... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual Enrolled Students S.B. 2869 Revises provisions relating to dual enrollment students. Defines dual enrolled student, specifies that course prerequisites will be the same for dual enrolled students as for regularly enrolled students at that university, community or junior college. http://b... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Advisement and Student Data for Concurrent Enrollment H.B. 288 Requires the state board of education and board of regents to coordinate advising to a prospective or current high school student who participates in the concurrent enrollment program. Specifies that "advising" include information on general education requirem... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Community College Postsec. Reporting by California Community Colleges A.B. 1713 From bill analysis: Authorizes the California Community Colleges (CCC) to consolidate annual reports on concurrent enrollment and special admits into a single report and changes the due date from November 1 to March 1. Changes the due date from May 1 to July 1... More... TX Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Other High School Math Courses for High School Credit 19 TAC 111.52, 60, 61 Provides that students must be awarded at least one-half credit for each semester of a concurrent enrollment course successfully completed. Adds new math courses, including career and technical education (CTE) courses, to the list of courses that count for hig... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Postsec. Bachelors Degree in Three Timeline H.B. 7342, S.B. 2124 Moves from February 2010 to February 2011 date by which the board of governors for higher education must present to the general assembly an initial report, recommendations and timeline on the "Bachelors Degree in Three" program. Delays start of pilot "Bachelor... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 "College-Ready" Benchmark and Individual Graduation Plans H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-327 Provides that student performance at the advanced proficiency/honors level on any tests required for high school graduation must be recognized as (1) meeting postsecondary entrance test requirements and (2) qualifying students to enroll in credit-bearing posts... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2010 Community College Postsec. Dual Enrollment H.B. 2040 Changes various community college reporting requirements relating to dual enrollment programs. Changes the dual enrollment reporting requirements from being submitted annually to only in odd-numbered calendar years. Removes the following community college annu... More... WV Adopted 04/2010 P-12 Postsec. Early Enrollment Guidelines Revision Title 133, Series 19 Revises the state's long-standing rule for setting forth principles and policy for public colleges and universities to offer college credit courses for qualified students in high schools to assure uniform application of standards of academic integrity relating... More... MS Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 High School Career Option S.B. 2389 Provides for high school career option programs and career track curricula for students not wishing to pursue a baccalaureate degree. Authorizes dual enrollment and dual credit for students pursuing a career track. Provides certain conditions for students to e... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Community College Postsec. Dual Credit Program and Indian Education High Schools H.B. 90 Includes Federal Bureau of Indian Education high schools and tribal colleges in a dual credit program; includes charter schools and a bureau of Indian education high school; provides for payment of textbooks and supplies. http://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/10%20Regul... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Programs Funded At or Below $10,000 in a District H.B. 149 - Section 3 Adds Section 53A-17a-105.5. Defines "qualifying program" as (1) the at-risk flow through program; (2) the homeless and disadvantaged minority students program [both created in 53A-17a-121]; (3) the gifted and talented program; (4) the advanced placement progra... More... GA Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Postsec. Dual Enrollment 160-4-2-.34 Rule 160-4-2-.34 has been repealed and a new rule adopted. ... More... MT Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual Credit-Only License ARM 10.57.102, .201, .204, .215, .301, .413, .420, .425, .426, .437,.438 Establishes new rules regarding Class 8 dual credit-only postsecondary faculty license endorsements. ... More... RI Signed into law 11/2009 Postsec. Community College Bachelors Degree in Three H.B. 5286 Authorizes the Bachelors Degree in Three program, a new educational initiative designed to expedite the process so that students can earn a bachelor's degree at a state college or university within 3 years; requires the establishment of a credit transfer polic... More... IA Adopted10 10/2009 P-12 Senior Year Plus Program IAC 281-22.1(261E) thru 281-22.29(216E) Rescinds Chapter 22, "Postsecondary Enrollment Options," and adopts a new Chapter 22, "Senior Year Plus Program." The senior year plus program provides Iowa high school students access to advanced placement courses and a variety of means by which to concurrent... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. Dual Credit Quality Act H.B. 1079 Creates the Dual Credit Quality Act. Requires the Illinois Community College Board and the Board of Higher Education to develop policies to permit multiple measures using differentiated assessment for granting eligibility for dual credit to students. Authorize... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. Repeals Minimum Age for Postsecondary Admission S.B. 263 Removes a provision that prohibits a student from being admitted to instruction in any of the departments of the university who has not attained the age of 15 years and who has not previously undergone a satisfactory examination in each of the branches ordinar... More... ND Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. Makes Grade 10 Students Eligible for Postsecondary Options H.B. 1273 Adds students enrolled in grade ten as eligible for enrollment in a postsecondary options program. http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-text/JBEH0200.pdf... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. Funding Formulas H.B. 1 - Section 3314.088, 3365.04, 3365.041, 3365.07, 3365.08, 3365.10 and 3365.12 Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1: Adjusts payments to community schools and STEM schools as well as other payments/transfers: --Sets the formula amount for community schools and STEM schools at $5,718 in FY 2010 and $5,703 in FY 2011, except for comput... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Community College Dual Enrollment Courses H.B. 2480 Authorizes junior colleges (two-year institutions) to enter into agreements with school districts to offer courses for joint high school and college credit, regardless of whether the high school is in the service area of the junior college district. Specifies ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Increasing Workforce in High-Demand and "Green" Occupations H.B. 1935 and H.B. 3, Section 64 Establishes the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant program and fund to award grants to public junior colleges and public technical institutes, and to eligible nonprofit organizations to: (1) Develop or support nonprofit organizations' programs that pre... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Dual/Concurrent Enrollment H.B. 3646 - Section 15 Specifies that a district is not required to pay a student's tuition or other costs to participate in the college credit program as established in section 28.009. This provision expires September 1, 2011. Page 12 of 108: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. State Virtual School Network H.B. 3646 - Sections 35-38 Section 35: Directs the commissioner to establish rules regarding procedures for verifying that teachers of electronic courses through the state virtual school network successfully completed the required professional development before teaching the course. Req... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. K-12/Postsecondary Sharing of Facility Costs H.B. 3646 - Section 74 Authorizes a school district and an institution of higher education located wholly or partially in the county in which the district is located to contract for the district to pay a portion of the costs of designing or building an instructional facility or stad... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Dual Credit Study H.B. 3646 - Section 91 Directs the commissioner of education, in collaboration with the commissioner of higher education, to conduct a study of dual credit programs and courses. Provides the study must focus on the costs to the state, school district, community college and student. ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 State Assessments H.B. 3 - Section 50 through 52 Directs the state education agency, in developing state assessments for math, reading, writing, social studies and science for grades 3-8, to allow student scores to provide reliable information relating to a student's satisfactory performance for each perform... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 H.B. 3 - Section 61 and 63 (College Placement Testing and Math, Science Courses for High-Demand Occupations) Section 61: Provides that a student who has completed a recommended or advanced high school program and demonstrated the performance standard for college readiness on the Algebra II and English III end-of-course assessments is exempt from the placement testing... More... AL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Dropout Prevention S.B. 334 Increases the upper mandatory school age to 17 while retaining existing exceptions for certain students. Allows a student over the age of 17 to leave school before graduation if the child's parent provides written consent and an exit interview is conducted whe... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual/Concurrent Enrollment Program H.B. 1319 Repeals the high school fast track program, the Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act, and the Fast College Fast Jobs Act. Allows school districts to partner with institutions of higher education to offer college courses to qualified high school students. Requi... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual Enrollment and Career/Tech Programs S.B. 285 Includes career and technical education program providers among the institutions of higher education that are permitted to offer concurrent enrollment opportunities to high school students; adds representatives of career and technical education program provide... More... GA Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 Counting Certain Dual Enrollment Students S.B. 178 Sections 1 and 2 Adds provisions for counting dual enrollment students who are enrolled in a program other than that established in Code Section 20-2-161.1. Bill: http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/sb178.pdf Veto message 11 (toward bottom of page): http://gov.georg... More... GA Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 College- and Work-Ready Programs of Study S.B. 178 Section 10, Part 1 Enacts the "Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia's Economy Act". Directs the department of education to develop focused programs of study in high demand, high skill and high wage academic and career fields, which may include aerospace, health ca... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 High School Graduation - Diploma Requirements H.B. 1400 - Sections 15 and 16 Requires all high schools to offer one dual enrollment course or one Advanced Placement course. Increases total number of Carnegie units for high school graduation from 21 to 22 units. These must include: 1. Four units of English language arts from a sequence... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 High School Credit for Concurrent Enrollment Course Completions S.B. 290 Adds a provision that when a student earns college credit through concurrent enrollment, school districts shall provide academic credit for any concurrently enrolled higher education courses that are correlated with the academic credit awarded by the instituti... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Tuition for Dual Credit H.B. 1993 Allows a two-year or four-year college or university to provide concurrent credit courses to high school students at a reduced tuition amount. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1451.pdf... More... GA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Dual/Concurrent Enrollment H.B. 149 Enacts the Move on When Ready Act, which provides a program for 11th and 12th grade students to attend postsecondary institutions for high school credit. Requires all 10th and 11th graders and their parents to be notified about the program, and requires distri... More... MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Grant Program for Dual-enrollment Students H.B. 1396 Expands eligibility in the Part-Time Grant Program to include specified students who are dually enrolled in specified secondary schools in the State and specified institutions of higher education; provides that a recipient of a specified part-time grant is not... More... MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College High School Enrollment Options S.B. 689 Establishes a Study Group on Expanding Enrollment Options for High School Students; establishes the membership and staffing of the Study Group; specifies the duties of the Study Group; requires the Study Group to make specified reports; terminates the Study Gr... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Dual Credit H.B. 2119 Expands dual credit opportunities; directs the superintendent of public instruction, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the public baccalaureate institutions to jointly develop and each adopt rules governing the college in the high schoo... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 High School Diploma H.B. 1758 Expands options for students to earn high school diplomas; expands students' options and choices for completing high school by awarding diplomas to students who complete certain postsecondary programs. Chapter 524 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009... More... NE Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Access College Early Scholarship Program L.B. 20 Changes provisions of the Access College Early Scholarship Program Act for low-income dually enrolled students to authorize the coordinating commission for postsecondary education to limit the number of scholarships awarded in each term or to an individual stu... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Postsec. Concurrent Enrollment S.B. 81 Modifies requirements governing concurrent enrollment programs and courses. Requires student assessment prior to participation in English and math courses, and in meeting college course prerequisites. Requires institutions to collaborate to provide general edu... More... UT Adopted 12/2008 P-12 Student Participation in Extracurricular or Co-curricular School Activities R277-438 Provides consistent statewide procedures and criteria for homeschool, online school and private school students' participation in public school activities, including dual enrollment. Provides that student participation fees for charter school and online school... More... AL Adopted 08/2008 P-12 Early College Enrollment Program (ECEP) 290-3-1-.02 Amends rules to remove the pilot status of the Early College Enrollment Program for juniors and seniors effective the 2008-2009 school year. Provides that program guidelines are found in the Career and Technical Education Methods of Administration Manual. ... More... PA Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Postsec. Budget Bill - H.B. 1067 Sets the school finance distribution formula based primarily on what it will take for students to meet the state's academic standards. The amount is based largely on the findings of the 2007 Costing-Out Study. Provides for a transferring pupil's disciplinary r... More... LA Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual Enrollment S.B. 482 Provides that any student enrolled in a Louisiana high school, at least 15 years old, in grade 11 or 12, and meets other criteria established by the board of regents is eligible to participate in a dual enrollment program. Expands eligibility in dual enrollmen... More... LA Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Course Articulation for Dual Enrollment and Among Postsecondary Institutions S.B. 537 Provides for the adoption and implementation of a comprehensive system of articulation of Carnegie units earned in a secondary school and college credit hours earned in a postsecondary institution. Requires postsecondary education management boards to provide ... More... TN Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Postsec. Financial Assistance H.B. 653 Makes changes to eligibility requirements for HOPE scholarships; enacts the "Helping Heroes Act of 2008" to provide scholarships for veterans; enacts the "Tennessee Rural Health Act of 2008" to provide scholarships to students in health care fields who agree t... More... GA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College HOPE Scholarship Eligibility S.B. 492 Revises provision relating to the determination of resident status of students for tuition or fees. Adds public or private schools located in another state and accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools as "eligible high schools" as regards HOPE ... More... IA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Appropriations H.F. 2679 Selected provisions: • Creates the Senior Year Plus Program to increase access of high school students to college credit and advanced placement coursework. (Page 40, Line 23 through Page 64, Line 10) • Requires postsecondary institutions providing Senior Year ... More... NM Adopted 04/2008 P-12 Dual Credit Policy NMAC 6.30.7 Allows high school students to enroll in college-level courses offered by a public post-secondary institution that may be academic or career technical but not remedial or developmental. Outlines agreements and requirements. http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/pa... More... IN Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Postsec. Concurrent Enrollment Partnership and Virtual School Committee H.B. 1246 The bill established the concurrent enrollment partnership to coordinate dual credit programs among high schools and state educational institutions. The commission on higher education is directed to provide support for the partnership. Also creates the interim... More... KS Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Broadens Eligibility for Concurrent Enrollment S.B. 421 Expands ''Concurrent enrollment pupil'' definition from 11th and 12th to include 10th. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/421.pdf... More... WA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Postsec. Dual Enrollment Online Programs H.B. 3129 The office of the superintendent of public instruction (OSPI) is directed to compile information about online learning programs for high school students to earn college credit and place the information on its website. Directs high schools to ensure that teache... More... NM Signed into law 02/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual Credit Program S.B. 31 Relates to education; includes state-supported schools in the dual credit program; provides for dual credit courses to be taken in the summer term; provides eligibility factors for students to qualify; requires the adoption of rules to implement the program to... More... IL Signed into law 11/2007 P-12 Community College Postsec. College and Career Readiness Pilot Program S.B. 858 Requires the state community college board to create a 3-year college and career readiness pilot program, beginning with the high school class of 2008, to meet the following goals: (1) To diagnose college readiness by developing a system to align ACT scores t... More... UT Adopted 09/2007 P-12 Concurrent Enrollment Amendments R277-713 The 2007 Legislature passed H.B. 79 which separates concurrent enrollment from other accelerated learning programs. This rule is amended to provide for changes to the funding and use of concurrent enrollment funds and add requirements for annual reporting and ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual Enrollment Data S.B. 1165 Directs the state board of education to annually assemble all data reported by district superintendents on the number of high school students who are enrolled in accredited courses at any community college, including the name and number of the course(s) each s... More... HI Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 P-12 Postsec. Running Start Program H.B. 767 Requires the department of education to provide students who participate in the running start dual enrollment program with guidance in earning credit toward high school graduation upon the satisfactory completion of University of Hawaii courses at the 100 leve... More... MI Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual Enrollment Criteria R 388.151, .152, .153, .154, .155 Amends rules to the Department of Education and Department of Labor and Economic Growth. Establishes criteria and procedures for dual enrollment under the Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act, 1996 PA, and the Career and Technical Preparation Act, 200, PA 258,... More... OR Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Expanded Options Program S.B. 23 Modifies the definition of eligible student for purposes of the Expanded Options Program to include: Is 16 years of age or older at the time of enrollment in a course under the Expanded Options Program; and (i) is in grade 11 or 12 at the time of enrollment in... More... RI Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Rhode Island High School Dropout Prevention Act of 2007 H.B. 5351 Creates the Rhode Island High School Dropout Prevention Act of 2007; provides that it shall be the responsibility of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to work in collaboration with school districts and the Department of Higher Education to i... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Postsec. Dual Enrollment Notification to Parents S.B. 282 Requires school districts to notify parents, whose children are in high school, about the availability of programs under which a student may earn college credit. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/SB00282F.pdf... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. dual enrollment S.B. 1068 Relates to dual enrollment; provides for dual enrollment as a college level course that is conducted on the campus of a high school or of a joint technological education districts, that is applicable to a community college or occupational degree or certificate... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Funding for Students in Dual Enrollment and Early College High School Programs S.B. 526 (omnibus) - IC 20-43-4-8 A student who participates in:         (1) a postsecondary enrollment program under IC 21-43-4 is considered a student enrolled in the school corporation where the student has legal settlement for the purposes of computing ADM;         (2) a high school fast t... More... MD Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual Enrollment Grant Program H.B. 538 Requires the Maryland Higher Education Commission to establish and administer a grant program for dually enrolled students; requires a recipient of a dual enrollment grant to be a resident of the State and a dually enrolled student; requires the Commission to ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Area Learning Centers H.F. 2245 [Area Learning Centers] Amends rules concerning area learning centers designated by the state commissioner. http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Coursework and Training H.F. 2245 [Dual Enrollment Teachers] Authorizes districts to offer grants to teachers to pay for coursework and training leading to certification as a college in the schools or concurrent enrollment teacher. In order to receive a grant, the teacher must be enrolled in a program that includes cour... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual/Concurrent Enrollment H.F. 2245 [Dual Enrollment] Encourages postsecondary institutions to apply for accreditation by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnership. Establishes school district eligibility to receive aid for the costs of providing postsecondary courses at the high school. Beginnin... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Dual enrollment coursework H.B. 1730 Develops guidelines for endorsed concurrent enrollment courses that may be taught along with advanced placement courses in high schools; repeals the concurrent enrollment course approval panel; provides the training, credentials and experience required for ins... More... ID Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Idaho Digital Learning Academy S.B. 1237 (Sections 12-14) Strikes existing provision that funding for the Idaho Digital Learning Academy be provided from an annual budget request to the legislature from the superintendent of public instruction. Creates new section providing that a portion of the annual legislative ap... More... MD Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual Enrollment Grant Program S.B. 525 Requires the Maryland Higher Education Commission to establish and administer a grant program for dually enrolled students; requires a recipient of a dual enrollment grant to be a resident of the State and a dually enrolled student; requires the Commission to ... More... NE Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Access College Early Scholarship Program L.B. 192 Creates the Access College Early Scholarship Program, and eliminates the Community Scholarship Foundation Program. The purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to low-income students for courses to be taken for credit from a qualified postseco... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College High School Postsecondary Dual Enrollment S.B. 943 Creates a program allowing students to earn dual credits toward high school graduation and a post-secondary degree or certificate. Specifies student eligibility and duties of the higher education department, districts and department of education. Provides for ... More... TX Adopted 04/2007 P-12 DUAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS 19 TAC 1.4.D.4.85 Provides more high school students with access to college-levelcourses. The only word changed was from an "and" to an "or." (A) a student achieves a score of 2200 on Mathematics and/or a score of 2200 on English Language Arts with a writing subsection score of... More... SD Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Credit for Distance Learning Courses H.B. 1113 Adds a new section. Prohibits school districts from granting credit for distance learning courses offered through entities other than the South Dakota Virtual High School unless any of the following conditions apply: (1) The course is provided through an agre... More... ID Adopted 01/2007 P-12 Postsec. Graduation Requirements and Advanced Opportunities IDAPA 08.02.03 Increases total number of credits required for high school graduation to 46 credits (23 Carnegie units) starting with the 2013 graduating class. Increases math requirements to 3 units and science requirements to 3 units. Requires students to take the ACT, SAT,... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Postsec. Dual/Concurrent Enrollment S.B. 311-- Sec. 3301.42 + This section requires the partnership for continued learning to make recommendations for increasing opportunities for students to earn higher education credit on their high school campuses; for expanding school counseling career and educational programs, acces... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Dual Enrollment Program S.B. 311 -- Sec. 3313.6013 Defines "dual enrollment program" as a program that enables a student to earn credit toward a degree from an institution of higher education while enrolled in high school or that enables a student to complete coursework while enrolled in high school that may e... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Postsec. Awarding Credit for Advanced Placement S.B. 311 -- Sec. 3333.163 This section requires that not later than April 15, 2008, the articulation and transfer advisory council of the Ohio board of regents recommend to the board standards for awarding course credit toward degree requirements at state institutions of higher educati... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Community College Postsec. Dual Enrollment and Exit Exams S.B. 1303 Relates to prohibiting a principal from recommending, for any particular grade level, for community college summer session attendance, more than 5% of the total number of pupils who completed that grade prior to the time of recommendation. Exempts a pupil reco... More... NM Rule Adoption 09/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual Enrollment NMAC 5.55.4 Adopts rules relating to dual credits. Rules issued by the state higher education department. http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmregister/xvii/xvii17/5.55.4.pdf#search=%22%20%225.55.4%22%20site%3Anm.us%22 § 6.30.7.7.  DEFINITIONS ... More... CA Vetoed 08/2006 P-12 Community College Dual Enrollment Policy S.B. 1546 Provides that, a community college district may establish and offer to students a course of study leading to the concurrent award for the associate degree and a high school diploma. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1501-1550/sb_1546_bill_20060824_enro... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Community College Early College/Dual Enrollment S.B. 749 Requires and provides incentives for high schools and postsecondary institutions to maximize the shared use of facilities, technology, faculty, and other resources to provide articulated and reciprocal technical training to high school students and recent high... More... OH Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Ohio Core Support H.B. 115 Appropriates funds for support of the Ohio Core Program. Funds will be used to: (1) Support the participation of teachers licensed in Ohio and mid-career professionals not currently employed by a school district or licensed to teach at the primary or secondary... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Career and Professional Academies H.B. 7087 (Section 27) Creates career and professional academies, defined as a research-based program that integrates a rigorous academic curriculum with an industry-driven career curriculum. The academies may be offered by public schools, school districts, or the Florida Virtual Sc... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Dual Enrollment Programs H.B. 7087 (Section 39) Revises access to dual enrollment policies and inclusion of IB and Advanced International Certificate of Education courses. Directs local boards to include access to dual enrollment on the high school campus whenever possible. Prohibits alternative grade calcu... More... GA Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College HOPE Scholarships S.B. 561 Relates to HOPE scholarships and grants. Clarifies language related to program eligibility of students in a first professional degree program, defined as a nonundergraduate degree program which accepts students after the completion of the sophomore or junior y... More... OR Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Postsec. Expanded Options OAR 581-022-1362, -1370 Implements the Expanded Options program. Purpose of the program is to: (1) Create a seamless education system for students enrolled in grades 11 and 12 to: (a) Have additional options to continue or complete their education; (b) Earn concurrent high school and... More... ID Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Advanced Opportunities IDAPA 08.02.03 Requires all high schools, effective July 1, 2007, to provide Advanced Opportunities (defined as Advanced Placement courses, dual credit courses, Tech Prep, or International Baccalaureate programs), or provide opportunities for students to take courses at the ... More... IN Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Fast Track to College H.B. 1347 Section 1 - 4, 6, 16 Authorizes public 4-year postsecondary institutions, Ivy Tech Community College and Vincennes University to establish "fast track to college" programs that allow students to simulatneously earn a high school diploma and credits for a college degree or, in the ... More... IN Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Dual Enrollment and Advanced Placement H.B. 1347 Section 9 Requires every high school to provide at least 2 of each of the following course offerings to high school students who qualify to enroll in the courses:         (1) Dual credit.         (2) Advanced placement. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2006/HE/HE134... More... IN Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Double Up for College H.B. 1347 Section 10 Establishes Chapter 11.5, the Double Up For College Program Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "postsecondary credit" means credit toward an associate degree, a baccalaureate degree, or a vocational certification granted by a state educational institution (as de... More... KS Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Kansas Challenge to Secondary School Pupils Act H.B. 2575 Allows gifted students in grades 9-12 to participate in dual enrollment program (program eligibility previously limited to students in grades 11 and 12). Authorizes technical colleges to participate in dual enrollment program. http://www.kslegislature.org/bill... More... MS Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Virtual School Program/Dual Enrollment H.B. 1130 Authorizes the establishment of a Virtual Public School Program; provides for the creation of high school and university or community college dual enrollment program; provides for the payment of tuition and costs for university and community college level cour... More... MS Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Reform Act of 2006 S.B. 2602 Enacts the Education Reform Act of 2006. Section 11 provides for the creation of high school and university/community college dual enrollment programs. Prescribes conditions for participation, provides for tuition of costs for university/community college cour... More... UT Vetoed 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Additional Student Charges for Concurrent Enrollment H.B. 151 Provisions of the bill authorize Higher Education institutions offering concurrent enrollment programs to charge an amount up to $30 for each credit hour taken by a Public Education student. During FY 2005, a total of 177,658 credit hours were earned by high s... More... VA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Articulation, Transfer and Dual Enrollment Admissions Agreements S.B. 538 This bill requires all four-year public higher education institutions to develop articulation, transfer, and dual enrollment and admissions agreements, including dual admissions programs for qualified students to be simultaneously accepted by a community colle... More... CA Rule Adoption 09/2005 P-12 Postsec. Credit for College Courses Title 5 CCR, Sec 1630 Repeals regulation governing high school students credit for college courses. ... More... NM Rule Adoption 08/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Educational Standards and Dual Credits NMAC 6.30.7.1 thru .8 Adopts rules relating to dual credits. Increases the opportunities for high school students and the efficient use of instructional staff, facilities, equipment, student support services, and technical advisory committees. NEW MEXICO REG 4371 (SN)... More... OR Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Expanded Options Program S.B. 300 Purposes of sections 1 to 20 of this 2005 Act are to: (1) Create a seamless education system for students enrolled in grades 11 and 12 to: (a) Have additional options to continue or complete their education; (b) Earn concurrent high school and college credits;... More... WV Adopted 08/2005 P-12 Community College College Courses for High School Students Title 135, Series 19 Establishes new rules regarding guidelines for the offering of college courses for high school students. http://www.wvsos.com/csrdocs/pdfdocs/135-19.pdf... More... MN Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 College Level Examination Program H.F. 141 - Multiple Components The state may reimburse college level examination program (CLEP) fees for a Minnesota public high school student who has successfully completed one or more college-level courses in high school and earned a satisfactory score on one or more CLEP examinations in... More... NC Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Community College Community College Learn & Earn Program S.B. 566 Provides that tuition will be waived for all courses taken by high school students at community colleges colleges, including students in early college and middle college high school programs. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/HTML/S566v3.h... More... CO Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Accreditation Indicators and Dropout/Graduation Rates S.B. 91 Standardizes the calculation of graduation rates and dropout rates that are required to be reported by school districts for accreditation. Standardizes and requires the reporting of continuing education rates and mobility rates by school districts for accredit... More... FL Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College International General Certificate of Secondary Education (pre-AICE) and Advanced International Certificate of Education H.B. 579 Adds International General Certificate of Secondary Education (pre-AICE) and Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) to public school choice options and to rigorous academic programs parents must have the opportunity to learn about. Adds Advance... More... TN SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Pays Costs of Dual Enrollment Courses S.B. 1315 Establishes dual enrollment grants to pay costs of postsecondary attendance from net lottery proceeds for certain students who are receiving college credit in courses at eligible postsecondary institutions while completing high school. - Amends TCA Title 49, C... More... TX Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Texas Academy for Mathematics and Science Studies S.B. 1452 From bill analysis: S.B. 1452 establishes the Texas Academy for Mathematics and Science Studies (academy) at The University of Texas at Brownville (UT-Brownsville) to provide high school students with the opportunity to pursue mathematics education. Students... More... TX Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual/Concurrent Enrollment Pilot S.B. 151 From bill analysis: According to Closing the Gaps by 2015: 2004 Progress Report, participation in higher education among Hispanics is lagging behind that of other demographic groups. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) estimated that Texas m... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Joint Technological Education District H.B. 2418 States that a student in a K-8 program who enrolls in courses offered by the joint technological education district is not to be included in the joint district's average daily attendance or average daily membership. Also states that a student in a K-6 program ... More... IN Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Dual Enrollment Program H.B. 1314 (Section 14-21) Eliminates the requirement of approval from the school corporation and the student's principal for a high school student to enroll in the postsecondary enrollment program. Requires the governing body of every school corporation to work with postsecondary ins... More... OK Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Achieving Classroom Excellence Act of 2005 S.B. 982 New law establishing the Achieving Classroom Excellence Act of 2005. One new section establishes the Oklahoma Mathematics Improvement Program. The purpose is to improve student mastery of the Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) for sixth-grade mathematics ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Funding for Dual/Concurrent Enrollment S.B. 982, Section 11 Each high school senior who meets the eligibility requirements for concurrent enrollment is entitled to receive a tuition waiver equivalent to the amount of resident tuition for a maximum of six (6) credit hours per semester. Tuition waivers are to be granted ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 S.B. 1044 (sections 14-15) Repeals provision that notation must be made on a student's transcript to indicate each special education class included on the transcript. Establishes that school day must consist of at least rather than fewer than six hours of instructional time. Allows a... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Dual Enrollment H.B. 2299 Relates to dual enrollment students. Requires community college districts to provide the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) a copy of the dual enrollment contract between the community college district and school district as part of the annual report on... More... GA Adopted 04/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Options; Dual and Joint Enrollment GAC 160-4-2-.34 Repeals rules regarding postsecondary options and establishes rules regarding dual and joint enrollment to replace it.... More... UT Rule Adoption 04/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Concurrent Enrollment of High School Student in College R277-713 Amends rule to provide greater clarity and consistency in awarding credit, defining fees for purposes of this rule, designating eligible courses, and requiring background checks for new Concurrent Enrollment Program faculty. UTAH REG 27662 (SN)... More... WA To governor 04/2005 Postsec. Baccalaureate Degree Programs H.B. 1794 Expands access to baccalaureate and master's degree programs through the evolution of branch campuses and 2+2 programs in the state. Branch campuses shall collaborate with the community and technical colleges in their region to develop articulation agreements... More... CA Vetoed, back in Senate to unfinished business 10/2004 P-12 Community College Postsec. Concurrent Enrollment S.B. 905 Relates to existing law which authorizes a principal to recommend a high school pupil for community college summer session attendance, if that pupil demonstrates adequate preparation in the discipline to be studies and has exhausted all opportunities to enroll... More... HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Postsec. Running Start Program S.B. 2200 Relates to Department of Education and the University of Hawaii; provides for the :Running Start Program" that permits eligible students to enroll in any qualified course offered by the University of Hawaii system. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/... More... KS Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Postsec. Compulsory Attendance Exemption for Concurrently Enrolled Students H.B. 2795 (multiple provisions) Section 1: Allows student age 16 or 17 to be exempt from compulsory attendance requirements if student is regularly enrolled in a school and is concurrently enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution. Makes provisions applicable to children from and ... More... MS Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 No Child Left Behind Act H.B. 657 Authorizes local school boards to expand federal No Child Left Behind Act funds to pay for training, incentives and salary supplements to school district employees; authorizes the expending of moneys to reimburse licensed district employees for relocation expe... More... TX Rule Adoption 05/2004 Postsec. Community College Dual Credit Courses 19 TAC 19.1.4.D.4.85 Amends rules concerning student eligibility requirements for dual credit courses. Updates appropriate college readiness assessment requirements for dual credit courses. TEXAS REG 94949 (SN)... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Community College Career and Technical Education H.B. 769 Directs local school boards to include, within the currently required career and technical education program, curricula that promote knowledge of entrepreneurship and small business ownership. Current programs are to address "all types of employment opportunit... More... WA Vetoed 03/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Elementary and Higher Education Link S.B. 6561 Strengthens linkages between K-12 and higher education systems. Requires the state board for community and technical colleges, the higher education coordinating board, the council of presidents, the work force training and education coordinating board, public ... More... TX Rule Adoption 02/2004 P-12 Postsec. Dual Credit Partnerships 19 TAC 1.4.D.4.85 Amends rules regarding dual credit partnerships between secondary schools and Texas public collages. Adds an exception allowing dual credit students to mix with high school-only students in dual credit classes. TEXAS REG 94320 (SN)... More... WI Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College School District Youth Options Programs A.B. 183 Amends dual/concurrent enrollment options, which allow pupils to attend an institution of higher education under certain circumstances; provides for payment to institute of higher education for technical college courses. For each pupil attending a technical co... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Community College Postsec. Concurrent Enrollment: High School & Community College S.B. 338 Relates to concurrent enrollment of high school students at community colleges on a part-time basis. Requires concurrent enrollment courses to meet certain requirements in order for a community college district to include students in the district's report of s... More... TX Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual Credit Partnerships 19 TAC 4.85 Amends rules regarding dual credit partnerships between secondary schools and Texas public colleges. Concerns dual credit requirements, student eligibility, and funding. TEXAS REG 86369 (SN)... More... FL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Community College Postsec. Charter Schools H.B. 55-A Requires emphasis on reading; requires certain accountability measures; eliminates the limitations on the number of charter schools per school district; authorizes community colleges to operate charter schools that provide students with the option of receiving... More... TX Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Community College Joint High School Junior College Credit H.B. 1621 In 1995, the 74th Texas Legislature authorized the boards of public community colleges to waive tuition for high school students participating in concurrent enrollment programs. Since that time a limited number of districts have made the decision to provide ... More... IN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Joint Summer School Programs; Teacher Testing S.B. 230 Allows a school corporation to enter into an agreement with other school corporations and accredited nonpublic schools to provide joint summer school programs for high school students. Allows the joint programs to be conducted by state educational institutions... More... MO Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority S.B. 371 Allows Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to provide secondary education loans for nonsectarian tuition and other costs for students who are juniors or seniors enrolling in an accredited secondary school in courses for which post secondary credit may be ... More... TX Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 State Funded Courses H.B. 415 Concurrent enrollment programs, under the Texas Education Code, have given all high school students opportunities to gain college credit before graduating. However, some interpretations of Section 130.008(d), Education Code, have prevented students from enrol... More... MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College Transfer of Credits Earned in Dual Enrollment Program S.B. 2761 Requires the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning, the state board for community and junior colleges and the state board of education to enter into a system-wide articulation agreement providing for the transfer of appropriate credits ear... More... SD Signed into law 02/2003 P-12 Postsec. Student Credit Hours H.B. 1077 Amends 13-28-37. Any student in grades ten, eleven, or twelve may apply to an institution of higher education or a postsecondary vocational education institution as a special student but must obtain the school district's approval of the postsecondary course o... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Omnibus--Identification of Dually Enrolled Students Omnibus--H.B. 2213 Mandates state board to identify students simultaneously enrolled in a course for both high school and college credit using student level data element already in statute. Authorizes auditor general to access this information when certifying the full-time equiv... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: Articulated Acceleration Mechanisms S.B. 20E Adds subsection relating to Advanced International Certificate of Education Program (AICE); sets out that public secondary school students are exempt from payment of Advanced Placement exam fees, regardless of whether or not they obtain a passing score on the ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Florida Scholarship Programs S.B. 20E According to legislative summary, "The bill deletes a provision that penalizes a student for using part of Bright Futures eligibility if the student succeeds in earning college credit through an acceleration mechanism. This requirement applies only to Medallia... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Community College Education Code Re-Write: Provision of Home Schooling Materials by Community Colleges S.B. 20E Explicitly states that community colleges may, free of charge, provide instructional materials to home-schooling students or private-school students. See bill section 357, page 795, line 15 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtex... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Various Modifications S.B. 2259 Allows nonresident pupil's participation in extracurricular activities pursuant to a court-ordered decree or order of custody. Modifies tuition reimbursement payment by school districts under the postsecondary enrollment options act. Includes nonpublic schools... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 H.B. 535 Relates to dually enrolled students to clarify what constitutes demonstration of academic proficiency to establish eligibility for a non-public school student or public charter school student to participate in public school non-academic activities.... More... MS Vetoed 03/2002 P-12 Community College Minimum Requirements for Dual Enrollment Participation S.B. 2622 Certain minimum standardized test requirements for participation in the community college and junior college dual enrollment program.... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Community College ACT Score Not Required for Dual Enrollment H.B. 1539 Relates to Community colleges; deletes the ACT score requirement for dual enrollment of high school students.... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Credit for Services Performed, Dual Enrollment H.B. 4362 Each governing board is required to establish and implement a policy through which college students obtain credit toward graduation for service performed in the public schools as tutors, student advisors, and mentors to instill in public school students the be... More... MT Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Postsec. Dual Enrollment Agreements H.B. 265 Authorizes boards of trustees of school districts to enter into interlocal agreements with postsecondary institutions to allow 11th and 12th grade students to obtain credits through attending classes available only at postsecondary institutions; provides eligi... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Postsec. Joint High School/Junior College Credit S.B. 82 Amends the Education Code to authorize a public junior college to offer a course in which a student attending any high school in this state with written consent of the person operating the high school, may enroll and simultaneously receive high school and juni... More... MD Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Postsec. Dual Enrollment Students H.B. 1127 Relates to higher education and part-time grant programs; pertains to dual enrollment students; includes students who are dually enrolled in a secondary school in the state and an institution of higher education in the State in the part-time student grant prog... More... UT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Postsec. Mandarin Chinese Course S.B. 57 Modifies provisions related to the State System of Public Education by requiring the State Board of Education to develop and implement a concurrent enrollment course on Mandarin Chinese to be taught over EDNET, the state's two-way interactive system for video ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Community College Alternative High School Educations H.B. 2105 Provides for award of high school diplomas to certain veterans; provides for award of credit toward high school graduation for courses taken through dual enrollment at a community college; provides for credit toward completion of a home education program throu... More... MI Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Dual Enrollment H.B. 5534 Provides a wider variety of options to high school pupils by encouraging and enabling students to enroll in career and technical preparation programs at eligible nonprofit postsecondary educational institutions. Provides for dual enrollment options for career ... More... IA Signed into law 05/2000 Postsec. Community College Supplemental Funding for Choice and At-Risk Programs H.B. 2496 Provides supplementary weighting for funding and for determining enrollment in school districts involved in district-to-district or district-to-community college sharing programs and at-risk programs.... More... AZ Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Options H.B. 2365 Establishes the Joint Legislative Study Committee on dual enrollment in high school and community college.... More... OH Signed by governor 06/1999 P-12 Requirements for Enrollment in Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program (Part of Omnibus Bill) H.B. 282 Requires students who wish to enroll in a college course through the Postsecondary Enrollment Options program to have earned at least a 3.0 GPA from a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent), in high school courses in the same subject area as that college course.... More... AR Signed into law 04/1999 P-12 Accountability Standards for Dual Enrollment S.C.R. 20 Requests the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to address concerns regarding accountability standards for programs in which students are allowed to concurrently enroll an high school and college or university.... More... MO Signed into law 06/1998 P-12 Community College S.B. 553 Allows eligible students to attend vocational or academic classes on a college or university campus and receive both high school and college credit for completion of the course; relates to community colleges, school districts and state aid thereto.... More... CO Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 1162 Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act Requires any high school pupil who enrolls in courses at an institution of higher education under the "Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act", or the pupil's parent or guardian, to pay the amount of tuition required to enroll in such courses. Requires the schoo... More... MS Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 S.B. 2381 Dual Enrollment Program Authorizes the Boards of Trustees of the Community and Junior College Districts to establish a Dual Enrollment Program under which academically qualified high school students may enroll at a community or junior college while still enrolled in high school, and ... More... ID Signed into law 03/1998 P-12 H.B. 754 Postsecondary Enrollment Options Relates to postsecondary enrollment options; provides that a pupil's enrollment in courses for secondary credits shall be counted as four (4) hours a day for purposes of determining the local district's instructional time even if actual time is less than four ... More... MN Signed into law 06/1997 P-12 H.B. 1 & S.B. 1 Charter school provisions (removes the cap of 40 schools; $50,000 start-up grants for charters are made available; separate grants are available to help repair facilities; private colleges can now serve as sponsors); requires that, beginning with the 1998/99 s... More... MN Signed into law 01/1997 P-12 S.B. 21 Appropriates Funds for Statewide Testing, Learning and Technology Appropriates funds for statewide testing; provides an education income tax credit; expands the Charter School Law; expands the interdistrict open enrollment and postsecondary enrollment options programs; creates the Minnesota Learning Academy to train school t... More... OH Died 11/1996 P-12 H.B. 816 Dual Enrollment Permits students attending nonpublic nonchartered schools to enroll in college courses under the Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program.... More... OK Passed 09/1996 P-12 OAC 210:35-19-3, 210:35-29-1 to 210:35-29-7 Concurrent Enrollment & Alternative Education (Effective: 05/25/95) Relates to concurrent education and alternative education academy programs and schools; provides for students in common schools to be enrolled concurrently in courses at institutions of higher learning; allows certified teachers to teach ... More... FL Signed into law 05/1996 P-12 Community College S.B. 186 Acceleration of secondary students who are dually enrolled in home-education programs and postsecondary courses Requires community colleges and state universities to delineate courses and programs, establish criteria, and designate an individual to administer a program of acceleration for secondary students who are dually enrolled in home-ed programs and postsecondary c... More... MI Signed into law 04/1996 P-12 H.B. 4642 Postsecondary Education Options (Effective: 04/04/96) Relates to school aid, education and examinations; counts in membership of pupils enrolled in postsecondary education courses under Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act; clarifies and provides for use of foundation allowance for certain p... More... SD Signed into law 03/1996 P-12 S.B. 17 Tuition for High School Students Enrolled in Postsecondary Courses (Effective: 03/01/96) Repeals the restriction on the power of school districts to pay tuition and fees for high school students enrolled in postsecondary courses that satisfy high school graduation requirements.... More... GA Died 02/1996 P-12 H.B. 1545 Postsecondary Options Relates to the enrollment of high school students in postsecondary courses, provides for payment by the state of tuition and other costs incurred by private school pupils enrolled at eligible institutions.... More... WY Signed into law 05/1995 P-12 Community College SF 0127 Postsecondary Enrollment Options Provides for agreements between school districts and the University and Wyoming community colleges for establishment of postsecondary education enrollment options for high school juniors and seniors.... More... GA Signed into law 04/1995 P-12 S.B. 47 - High School Students Enrollment in Postsecondary Courses Relates to enrollment of high school students in postsecondary courses, so as to change the definition of the term "eligible institution" or " institution"; thereby changes the types of institutions in which such high school students may so enroll.... More... NM Signed into law 04/1995 P-12 H.B. 608 - Postsecondary Education Options Enacts the Postsecondary Education Articulation Act and the College District Tax Act; creates the Extended Learning Fund.... More... WA Passed 04/1995 P-12 WAC 392-169-005 to 392-169-125 Running Start Program Rules Respecting High School Student Attendance (Effective: 05/14/95) Implements chapter 205, laws of 1994, by extending running start program attendance to Central, Eastern and Washington State Universities. Changes the terminology and substance of existing running start program rules which are limited to ... More... ID Signed into law 03/1995 P-12 H.B. 171 - School Attendance Relates to school attendance; provides for dual enrollment.... More... WY Signed into law 02/1995 P-12 S.B. 127 - Choice Relates to cooperative educational services; authorizes school districts and state postsecondary education institutions to establish postsecondary enrollment options for high school juniors and seniors; prescribes credits for program participation; specifies f... More... 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