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H.C.R. 11 Enrolled

                 

RESOLUTION ON HIGHER EDUCATION

                 
REMEDIAL CLASSES

                 
2004 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: Marda Dillree

                 
                  LONG TITLE
                  General Description:
                      This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and Governor requests a review of and
                  report on higher education remedial programs.
                  Highlighted Provisions:
                      This resolution:
                      .    requests the commissioner of higher education to review and evaluate all remedial
                  programs and prepare an updated cost of these services;
                      .    requests the Utah System of Higher Education, in collaboration with the State Board
                  of Education, to better articulate the K-12 requirements of higher education
                  institutions;
                      .    requests the Utah System of Higher Education to identify and implement more
                  cost-efficient remedial programs; and
                      .    requests the commissioner of higher education to submit a report to the Education
                  Interim Committee.
                  Special Clauses:
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                  Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
                      WHEREAS, there are significant numbers of students who desire to attend college but
                  who do not qualify academically for regular admission;
                      WHEREAS, these students require remedial courses or other forms of remediation
                  services to be successful in a higher education program;


                      WHEREAS, these remediation programs may duplicate state funded programs and
                  services offered in the K-12 public education system and in other education programs such as
                  community education and adult education; and
                      WHEREAS, the Legislature and the Utah System of Higher Education desire to help
                  students succeed in higher education with as efficient a system of remedial programs as possible:
                      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the State of Utah, the
                  Governor concurring therein, urges and requests the commissioner of higher education to review
                  and evaluate all remedial programs and services and prepare an updated cost of these services.
                      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Utah System of Higher Education is requested to
                  prepare plans, in collaboration with the Board of Education, to better articulate the K-12
                  graduate, entrance, and completion requirements of higher education institutions.
                      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Utah System of Higher Education is requested to
                  identify and implement new methods of providing remedial programs that are cost efficient and in
                  some instances completely self-sustaining based on student fees and tuition, thereby reducing
                  costs over time to both students and the state wherever possible and redirecting savings to other
                  institutional priorities.
                      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Utah System of Higher Education is requested to
                  determine the remediation options and the respective costs for students to prepare those students
                  for success in a higher education program of their choosing, with such options provided to them
                  at the time of their initial assessment and evaluation prior to formal admission to a higher
                  education institution.
                      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the commissioner of higher education is requested to
                  submit a report on the progress or completion of the tasks outlined in this resolution to the
                  Education Interim Committee prior to November 1, 2004.

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