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CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT AMENDMENTS

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2019 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Susan Pulsipher

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Senate Sponsor: Deidre M. Henderson

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill amends requirements for a student to be eligible to participate in concurrent
10     enrollment.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     amends requirements for a student to be eligible to participate in concurrent
14     enrollment;
15          ▸     amends cross-references related to eligible instructors; and
16          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes.
17     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18          None
19     Other Special Clauses:
20          None
21     Utah Code Sections Affected:
22     AMENDS:
23          53E-10-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapters 22, 410 and renumbered
24     and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 1
25          53E-10-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 410 and renumbered and
26     amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 1
27          53E-10-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 410 and renumbered and

28     amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 1
29          53E-10-307, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 410 and renumbered and
30     amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 1
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32     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
33          Section 1. Section 53E-10-301 is amended to read:
34          53E-10-301. Definitions.
35          As used in this part:
36          (1) "Concurrent enrollment" means enrollment in a course offered through the
37     concurrent enrollment program described in Section 53E-10-302.
38          (2) "Educator" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-6-102.
39          (3) "Eligible instructor" means an instructor who meets the requirements described in
40     Subsection 53E-10-302(5).
41          (4) "Eligible student" means a student who:
42          (a) is enrolled in, and counted in average daily membership in, a [high] public school
43     within the state;
44          (b) has on file a plan for college and career readiness[,] as described in Section
45     53E-2-304[, on file at a high school within the state]; and
46          (c) [(i)] is [a grade 11 or grade 12 student; or] in grade 9, 10, 11, or 12.
47          [(ii) is a grade 9 or grade 10 student who qualifies by exception as described in Section
48     53E-10-302.]
49          (5) "Institution of higher education" means an institution that is part of the Utah
50     System of Higher Education described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(a).
51          (6) "License" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-6-102.
52          (7) "Local education agency" or "LEA" means a school district or charter school.
53          (8) "Value of the weighted pupil unit" means the amount established each year in the
54     enacted public education budget that is multiplied by the number of weighted pupil units to
55     yield the funding level for the basic state-supported school program.
56          Section 2. Section 53E-10-302 is amended to read:
57          53E-10-302. Concurrent enrollment program.
58          (1) The State Board of Education and the State Board of Regents shall establish and

59     maintain a concurrent enrollment program that:
60          (a) provides an eligible student the opportunity to enroll in a course that allows the
61     eligible student to earn credit concurrently:
62          (i) toward high school graduation; and
63          (ii) at an institution of higher education;
64          (b) includes only a course that:
65          (i) leads to a degree or certificate offered by an institution of higher education; and
66          (ii) is one of the following:
67          (A) a general education course;
68          (B) a career and technical education course;
69          (C) a pre-major college level course; or
70          (D) a foreign language concurrent enrollment course described in Section 53E-10-307;
71          (c) requires that the instructor of a concurrent enrollment course is an eligible
72     instructor; and
73          (d) is designed and implemented to take full advantage of the most current available
74     education technology.
75          (2) The State Board of Education and the State Board of Regents shall coordinate to:
76          (a) establish a concurrent enrollment course approval process that ensures:
77          (i) credit awarded for concurrent enrollment is consistent and transferable to all
78     institutions of higher education; and
79          (ii) learning outcomes for a concurrent enrollment course align with:
80          (A) core standards for Utah public schools adopted by the State Board of Education;
81     and
82          (B) except for a foreign language concurrent enrollment course described in Section
83     53E-10-307, an institution of higher education lower division course numbered at or above the
84     1000 level; and
85          (b) provide advising to an eligible student, including information on:
86          (i) general education requirements at institutions of higher education; and
87          (ii) how to choose concurrent enrollment courses to avoid duplication or excess credit
88     hours.
89          (3) After consultation with institution of higher education concurrent enrollment

90     directors, the State Board of Regents shall:
91          (a) provide guidelines to an institution of higher education for establishing qualifying
92     academic criteria for an eligible student to enroll in a concurrent enrollment course; and
93          (b) on or before January 1, 2019, establish a policy that:
94          (i) describes the qualifications for an LEA employee to be an eligible instructor; and
95          (ii) ensures that the qualifications described in Subsection (3)(b)(i):
96          (A) maximize concurrent enrollment opportunities for eligible students while
97     maintaining quality; and
98          (B) allow for an individual who teaches a concurrent enrollment course in the 2017-18
99     or 2018-19 school year to continue to teach the concurrent enrollment course in subsequent
100     years.
101          (4) To qualify for funds under Section 53F-2-409, an LEA and an institution of higher
102     education shall:
103          (a) enter into a contract, in accordance with Section 53E-10-303, to provide one or
104     more concurrent enrollment courses that are approved under the course approval process
105     described in Subsection (2);
106          (b) ensure that an instructor who teaches a concurrent enrollment course is an eligible
107     instructor;
108          (c) establish qualifying academic criteria for an eligible student to enroll in a
109     concurrent enrollment course, in accordance with the guidelines described in Subsection (3)(a);
110          (d) ensure that a student who enrolls in a concurrent enrollment course is an eligible
111     student; and
112          (e) coordinate advising to eligible students.
113          (5) (a) An institution of higher education faculty member is an eligible instructor.
114          (b) An LEA employee is an eligible instructor if the LEA employee:
115          (i) is licensed under Chapter 6, Education Professional Licensure;
116          (ii) is supervised by an institution of higher education; and
117          (iii) (A) meets the qualifications described in the policy established under Subsection
118     (3)(b); or
119          (B) has an upper level mathematics credential issued by the State Board of Education.
120          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(b)(iii), an LEA employee is an eligible instructor

121     if:
122          (i) the State Board of Regents has not established the policy described in Subsection
123     (3)(b); and
124          (ii) the LEA employee:
125          (A) meets the requirements described in Subsections (5)(b)(i) and (ii); and
126          (B) is approved as adjunct faculty by an institution of higher education.
127          [(6) An LEA and an institution of higher education may qualify a grade 9 or grade 10
128     student to enroll in a current enrollment course by exception, including a student who
129     otherwise qualifies to take a foreign language concurrent enrollment course described in
130     Section 53E-10-307.]
131          [(7)] (6) An institution of higher education shall accept credits earned by a student who
132     completes a concurrent enrollment course on the same basis as credits earned by a full-time or
133     part-time student enrolled at the institution of higher education.
134          Section 3. Section 53E-10-305 is amended to read:
135          53E-10-305. Tuition and fees.
136          (1) Except as provided in this section, the State Board of Regents or an institution of
137     higher education may not charge tuition or fees for a concurrent enrollment course.
138          (2) (a) The State Board of Regents may charge a one-time fee for a student to
139     participate in the concurrent enrollment program.
140          (b) A student who pays a fee described in Subsection (2)(a) does not satisfy a general
141     admission application fee requirement for a full-time or part-time student at an institution of
142     higher education.
143          (3) (a) An institution of higher education may charge a one-time admission application
144     fee for concurrent enrollment course credit offered by the institution of higher education.
145          (b) Payment of the fee described in Subsection (3)(a) satisfies the general admission
146     application fee requirement for a full-time or part-time student at an institution of higher
147     education.
148          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), an institution of higher education may
149     charge partial tuition of no more than $30 per credit hour for a concurrent enrollment course
150     for which a student earns college credit.
151          (b) An institution of higher education may not charge more than:

152          (i) $5 per credit hour for an eligible student who qualifies for free or reduced price
153     school lunch;
154          (ii) $10 per credit hour for a concurrent enrollment course that is taught at an LEA by
155     an eligible instructor described in Subsection 53E-10-302(5)[(c)](b); or
156          (iii) $15 per credit hour for a concurrent enrollment course that is taught through video
157     conferencing.
158          Section 4. Section 53E-10-307 is amended to read:
159          53E-10-307. Concurrent enrollment courses for accelerated foreign language
160     students.
161          (1) As used in this section:
162          (a) "Accelerated foreign language student" means [a student who: (i)] an eligible
163     student who has passed a world language advanced placement exam[; and (ii) is in grade 10,
164     grade 11, or grade 12].
165          (b) "Blended learning delivery model" means an education delivery model in which a
166     student learns, at least in part:
167          (i) through online learning with an element of student control over time, place, path,
168     and pace; and
169          (ii) in the physical presence of an instructor.
170          (c) "State university" means an institution of higher education that offers courses
171     leading to a bachelor's degree.
172          (2) The University of Utah shall partner with all state universities to develop, as part of
173     the concurrent enrollment program described in this part, concurrent enrollment courses that:
174          (a) are age-appropriate foreign language courses for accelerated foreign language
175     students [who are eligible students];
176          (b) count toward a foreign language degree offered by an institution of higher
177     education; and
178          (c) are delivered:
179          (i) using a blended learning delivery model; and
180          (ii) by an eligible instructor described in Subsection 53E-10-302(5)[(b)](a).