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Committee advances bill to align CCAP instructional-minute rules with early and middle college models
Summary
SB 438, authored by Senator Cabaldon, would reduce the instructional-minute threshold for the College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) dual-enrollment program to match early and middle college high school standards; the Senate Education Committee sent the bill to the Appropriations Committee, 7-0.
The Senate Education Committee voted to pass SB 438, authored by Senator Cabaldon, to the Senate Appropriations Committee after hearing testimony from educators and dual-enrollment practitioners about expanding access for underserved students.
SB 438 would align the instructional-minute apportionment requirement for the College and Career Access Pathways program with the lower threshold used by early college and middle college high schools. Supporters told the committee that the change would remove a scheduling and funding barrier that…
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