HB102ENGROSSED
Page 0
HB102
16IXZLZ-2
By Representative Ross
RFD: Education Policy
First Read: 04-Feb-25
PFD: 29-Jan-25
1
2
3
4
5
6 HB102 Engrossed
Page 1
PFD: 29-Jan-25
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to education; to extend the availability of
approved dual enrollment courses offered by local community
colleges and universities to high school students enrolled in
all local education agencies; to require each local education
agency to recognize and award high school credit for the
passing of approved dual enrollment courses; and to further
provide for the requirements for students to enroll in dual
enrollment courses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) For the purposes of this section, the
following terms have the following meanings:
(1) LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE. A two-year community or
technical college under the purview of the Alabama Community
College System whose service area includes the area where the
local high school or local education agency is located, as
determined by the Alabama Community College System.
(2) LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY. A county or city school
system operating public K-12 schools.
(3) UNIVERSITY. A four-year public institution of
higher education.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28 HB102 Engrossed
Page 2
higher education.
(b)(1) A local education agency, upon the request of a
parent or legal guardian, shall permit an enrolled high school
student to enroll in any dual enrollment course that is
offered by a local community college or university and
approved for dual credit by the State Department of Education.
(2) The granting of permission does not obligate a
local education agency to incorporate any dual enrollment
course into its standard curriculum. The local education
agency shall recognize and award high school credit to a
student who passes approved dual enrollment courses.
(c) To be eligible for enrollment in a dual enrollment
course, a student shall meet with a counselor, career coach,
or other appropriate employee designated by the local
education agency. The counselor, career coach, or employee
shall evaluate the dual enrollment courses selected by the
student and shall determine the appropriateness of those
courses based on the preferred college and career interests of
the student. The student shall also consult with dual
enrollment personnel employed by the applicable local
community college or university regarding his or her course
selections to ensure the relevancy of those courses.
(d) Both the local education agency and the local
community college or university shall agree, in writing, on
the course selections of a student. Upon agreement, the local
education agency shall request, and the local community
college or university shall register the student for the
selected and approved dual enrollment courses.
(e) A local education agency is not financially
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56 HB102 Engrossed
Page 3
(e) A local education agency is not financially
responsible for any costs associated with the participation of
a student in dual enrollment courses, unless otherwise
required by state or local law, policy, or agreement between
the local education agency and the local community college or
university.
(f) The State Department of Education, with input from
and in collaboration with the Alabama Community College System
and universities, shall prepare and distribute to local
education agencies guidelines for the implementation of this
section.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on August 1,
2025.
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68 HB102 Engrossed
Page 4
2025.
House of Representatives
Read for the first time and referred
to the House of Representatives
committee on Education Policy
................04-Feb-25
Read for the second time and placed
on the calendar:
0 amendments
................12-Feb-25
Read for the third time and passed
as amended
Yeas 102
Nays 0
Abstains 0
................13-Feb-25
John Treadwell
Clerk
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89