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Committee reviews HB 102 to broaden student access to dual-enrollment courses
Summary
The committee considered HB 102, carried by Rep. Ross, which would allow students at any high school to enroll in dual-enrollment courses; a motion to approve was made but the transcript records no favorable committee report on the bill.
Members of the Senate Education Policy Committee heard HB 102, presented for Representative Ross, a measure intended to expand access to dual-enrollment courses for high-school students statewide.
Committee discussion described the bill as changing current practice, under which participation in dual-enrollment courses is left to the discretion of high schools or local education authorities. The committee chair summarized the bill: “All this bill does is allows each student at any high school in the state of Alabama to be able to take a dual enrollment course, that would be offered.”
Sen. Hatcher moved to approve HB 102; Sen. Smitherman seconded. The transcript records the motion but does not show a favorable committee report: the chair later said, “Alright. Okay. 0 bills given a favorable report,” indicating no recorded favorable disposition in this portion of the record.
No amendments, fiscal details or implementation timelines were discussed on the record during the committee’s consideration in the provided transcript.
