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CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAM

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AMENDMENTS

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2009 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Margaret Dayton

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House Sponsor: Bradley M. Daw

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies concurrent enrollment programs provisions.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    modifies requirements governing concurrent enrollment programs and courses;
             14          .    modifies the distribution of concurrent enrollment appropriations;
             15          .    requires the State Board of Regents to annually report to the Higher Education
             16      Appropriations Subcommittee on concurrent enrollment participation and growth;
             17      and
             18          .    makes technical corrections.
             19      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          None
             21      Other Special Clauses:
             22          None
             23      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             24      AMENDS:
             25          53A-15-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 368
             26          53A-17a-120.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 368
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             28      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             29          Section 1. Section 53A-15-101 is amended to read:


             30           53A-15-101. Higher education courses in the public schools -- Cooperation
             31      between public and higher education.
             32          (1) The State Board of Education in collaboration with the State Board of Regents
             33      shall implement:
             34          (a) a curriculum program and delivery system which allows students the option to
             35      complete high school graduation requirements and prepares them to meet college admission
             36      requirements at the conclusion of the eleventh grade, but does not preclude a student involved
             37      in accelerated learning programs from graduating at an earlier time;
             38          (b) a program of selected college credit courses in general and career and technical
             39      education which would be made available in cooperation with the State Board of Regents, as
             40      resources allow, through concurrent enrollment with one or more of the state's institutions of
             41      higher education;
             42          (c) a course of study for a student who decides to continue on through the twelfth
             43      grade that would allow the student to take courses necessary to graduate from high school, and
             44      at the student's option, to become better prepared for the world of work, or complete selected
             45      college level courses corresponding to the first and second year of course work at a university,
             46      college, or community college in the state system of higher education; and
             47          (d) a program for advanced placement which permits students to earn high school
             48      credits while qualifying to take advanced placement examinations for college credit.
             49          (2) The delivery system and curriculum program shall be designed and implemented to
             50      take full advantage of the most current available educational technology.
             51          (3) The State Board of Regents shall adopt rules to ensure the following:
             52          (a) early high school graduates who are academically prepared and meet college
             53      admission requirements may be enrolled in one of the state's institutions of higher education;
             54          (b) college credit courses are taught in high school concurrent enrollment or advanced
             55      placement programs by college or university faculty or public school educators under the
             56      following conditions:
             57          (i) to ensure that students are prepared for college level work, an appropriate


             58      assessment is given:
             59          (A) prior to participation in mathematics and English courses; and
             60          (B) in meeting prerequisites previously established for the same campus-based course
             61      by the sponsoring institution;
             62          [(i)] (ii) public school educators in concurrent enrollment programs must first be
             63      approved as adjunct faculty and supervised by a state institution of higher education;
             64          [(ii)] (iii) teaching is done through live classroom instruction or telecommunications;
             65      [and]
             66          (iv) collaboration among institutions to provide opportunities for general education
             67      and high demand career and technical education concurrent enrollment courses to be offered
             68      statewide, including via technology;
             69          [(iii)] (v) course content, procedures, and teaching materials in concurrent enrollment
             70      programs are approved by the appropriate department or program at an institution of higher
             71      education in order to ensure quality and comparability with courses offered on college and
             72      university campuses; [and]
             73          (vi) concurrent enrollment may not include high school courses that are typically
             74      offered in grades 9 or 10, except as provided under Subsection (3)(c); and
             75          (vii) the provisions under Subsection (3)(b)(vi) do not apply to an early college high
             76      school; and
             77          (c) college credits obtained under this section shall be accepted for transfer of credit
             78      purposes as if they had been obtained at any public institution of higher education within the
             79      state system.
             80          (4) College-level courses taught in the high school carry the same credit hour value as
             81      when taught on a college or university campus and apply toward graduation on the same basis
             82      as courses taught at an institution of higher education to which the credits are submitted.
             83          (5) The State Board of Education shall provide students in the public schools with the
             84      option of accelerating their educational program and graduating at the conclusion of the
             85      eleventh grade.


             86          (6) (a) The State Board of Education and State Board of Regents shall work in close
             87      cooperation in developing, implementing, and evaluating the program established under this
             88      section.
             89          (b) (i) Each high school shall receive its proportional share of concurrent enrollment
             90      monies appropriated or allocated pursuant to Section 53A-17a-120.5 based upon the hours of
             91      higher education course work undertaken by students at the school under Subsections (1)(b)
             92      and (1)(c) as compared to the state total.
             93          (ii) School districts shall contract with institutions of higher education to provide the
             94      higher education services required under this section.
             95          (iii) (A) Higher education tuition and fees may not be charged for participation in this
             96      program, except that each institution within the state's higher education system may charge a
             97      one-time per student per institution admissions application fee for concurrent enrollment
             98      course credit offered by the institution.
             99          (B) Payment of the fee under Subsection (6)(b)(iii)(A) satisfies the general admissions
             100      application fee requirement for a full-time or part-time student at an institution so that no
             101      additional admissions application fee may be charged by the institution.
             102          Section 2. Section 53A-17a-120.5 is amended to read:
             103           53A-17a-120.5. Appropriation for concurrent enrollment.
             104          (1) Money appropriated to the State Board of Education in Section 53A-17a-104 for
             105      concurrent enrollment shall be allocated as follows:
             106          (a) the monies shall first be allocated proportionally, based upon student credit hour
             107      delivered, between courses that are:
             108          (i) taught by public school educators; and
             109          (ii) taught by college or university faculty;
             110          (b) from the monies allocated under Subsection (1)(a)(i):
             111          [(a)] (i) 60% of the monies shall be allocated to local school boards and charter
             112      schools; and
             113          (ii) 40% of the monies shall be allocated to the State Board of Regents; and


             114          (c) from the monies allocated under Subsection (1)(a)(ii):
             115          (i) 40% of the monies shall be allocated to local school boards and charter schools;
             116      and
             117          [(b) 40%] (ii) 60% of the monies shall be allocated to the State Board of Regents.
             118          (2) The State Board of Education shall make rules providing that a school
             119      participating in the concurrent enrollment programs offered under Section 53A-15-101 shall
             120      receive an allocation from the monies described in Subsection (1)[(a)] as provided in Section
             121      53A-15-101 .
             122          (3) The State Board of Regents shall make rules providing that an institution of higher
             123      education participating in the concurrent enrollment programs offered under [Section]
             124      Sections 53A-15-101 and 53B-8-112 shall receive an allocation from the monies described in
             125      Subsection (1)[(b)] as provided in the rules.
             126          (4) Each year the Legislature shall increase the money appropriated to the State Board
             127      of Education in Section 53A-17a-104 for concurrent enrollment based on:
             128          (a) enrollment growth in concurrent enrollment from additional students enrolled,
             129      courses offered, and credit hours taken; and
             130          (b) the percentage increase in the value of the weighted pupil unit.
             131          (5) (a) The State Board of Education and the State Board of Regents shall annually
             132      report to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee:
             133          [(a)] (i) an accounting of the money appropriated for concurrent enrollment; and
             134          [(b)] (ii) a justification of the split described in Subsections (1)(a) and (b).
             135          (b) The State Board of Regents shall annually report to the Higher Education
             136      Appropriations Subcommittee on concurrent enrollment participation and growth, including
             137      data on what higher education tuition would have been charged for the hours of concurrent
             138      enrollment credit granted.
             139          (6) In order to qualify for funds under this section, a concurrent enrollment program
             140      shall comply with the requirements described in Section 53A-15-101 , including rules adopted
             141      in accordance with Subsection 53A-15-101 (3).


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