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Committee adopts substitute to let ACT WorkKeys credentials transfer to technical degrees
Summary
The Committee on Education adopted a substitute to House Bill 25-30 that would amend existing state law to allow credentials earned from career-readiness assessments such as ACT WorkKeys to transfer as credit toward postsecondary technical degrees; the substitute clarifies definitions and removes redundant statutory language.
Madam Chair opened debate on House Bill 25-30 and presented a substitute that would amend existing state law to allow credentials earned through career-readiness assessments to be treated as transferable credit toward postsecondary technical degrees.
Jason, the committeereviser, told the panel the substitute avoids creating a new, redundant statute by adding a new subsection to the existing statute (referred to in committee as 72-51-79) that incorporates the transferability provision and adds a definition of "postsecondary educational institution."…
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