HLS 16RS-3918 ENGROSSED
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 141
BY REPRESENTATIVE BROADWATER
EDUCATION: Requests the commissioner of higher education and the state superintendent
of education to jointly report to the legislature on increasing availability and use of
dual enrollment programs
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To urge and request the commissioner of higher education and the state superintendent of
3 education to jointly report to the legislature, prior to February 1, 2017, on increasing
4 availability and use of dual enrollment programs.
5 WHEREAS, dual enrollment programs allow students to receive high school and
6postsecondary education credit for a single course; and
7 WHEREAS, such courses have numerous benefits for students including helping
8them stay engaged in school, thereby increasing their chances of graduating from high
9school, and making the transition to higher education easier, which in turn enhances their
10chances of completing a college degree or other credential; and
11 WHEREAS, dual enrollment may also reduce the total cost of a postsecondary
12program of study, and finishing earlier can save money for both the student and the state;
13and
14 WHEREAS, Louisiana law provides for dual enrollment programs, but many believe
15that these programs have not been implemented to the maximum extent possible; and
16 WHEREAS, successful implementation of dual enrollment programs requires
17substantial cooperation and coordination among the secondary and postsecondary
18communities, which may be a factor that has limited implementation; and
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1 WHEREAS, the legislature requires further information from program administrators
2on the successes of dual enrollment programs and on what changes need to be made for
3greater success and believes that a single report representing both the secondary and
4postsecondary perspectives on the opportunities and challenges regarding dual enrollment
5would be valuable.
6 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
7urge and request the commissioner of higher education and the state superintendent of
8education to jointly report to the legislature, prior to February 1, 2017, containing
9recommendations on increasing availability and use of dual enrollment programs.
10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in preparing the report required by this
11Resolution, the commissioner and the superintendent shall jointly hold at least two public
12hearings to solicit input from citizens and from organizations with an interest in or
13information on the topic.
14 BE IF FURTHER RESOLVED, that the report shall include the following:
15 (1) An analysis of past and current participation in dual enrollment programs, which
16shall include numbers of participants and trends in those numbers and information on
17geographic distribution of participants, specific programs and courses of study pursued,
18outcomes in particular courses, and ultimate postsecondary success of participants.
19 (2) Identification of factors that hinder participation in dual enrollment programs
20including factors that prevent students from participating in the programs that do exist and
21factors that limit the availability of the programs.
22 (3) Specific suggestions for how participation in productive dual enrollment
23opportunities can be increased and an action plan for implementing these suggestions.
24 (4) Identification of any legislative action required for increasing dual enrollment
25opportunities and participation.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 141 Engrossed 2016 Regular Session Broadwater
Requests the commissioner of higher education and the state superintendent of education to
jointly report to the legislature, prior to Feb. 1, 2017, on increasing availability and use of
dual enrollment programs.
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