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Committee backs bill to expand dual‑enrollment access statewide
Summary
Representative Gina Ross presented a substitute to House Bill 102 that requires community colleges and universities offering dual‑enrollment courses for dual credit to make those courses available to eligible high school students; the committee adopted the substitute and gave the bill a favorable report.
Representative Gina Ross presented House Bill 102 and a substitute that, she said, would require dual‑enrollment courses offered by local community colleges and universities for dual credit to be made available to eligible high school students. "The bill would require that local education agencies award high school credit for passing credits," Ross said, and she noted that "there would be no obligation to incorporate the dual enrollment into the standard curriculum of the LEA." The substitute adds four‑year colleges and universities to the dual‑enrollment process.
Committee members raised questions about academic standards, cost, access…
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