RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 128 (SB 243) 2019 Regular Session Morrish
Prior law provided for a high school career major and allows students to dually enroll in
courses at institutions under the management of the Bd. of Supervisors of Community and
Technical Colleges. New law expands participation to any La. public postsecondary
education institution and creates the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force under the
jurisdiction of the Bd. of Regents to make recommendations for the establishment of a
statewide dual enrollment framework to provide universal access to dual enrollment courses
to all qualified public high school juniors and seniors. Provides the task force shall have the
following 12 members (or their designees):
(1)Governor.
(2)Commissioner of higher education.
(3)State superintendent of education.
(4)President of State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(5)Executive director of La. School Boards Assoc.
(6)Executive director of La. Assoc. of School Superintendents.
(7)Executive director of La. Assoc. of Principals.
(8)President of La. School Counselor Assoc.
(9)Chairman of College and Career Readiness Commission.
(10)President of Council for a Better La.
(11)Executive director of Stand for Children La.
(12)Executive director of La. Assoc. of Public Charter Schools.
New law requires the commissioner of higher education to call an organizational meeting
of the task force by Aug. 1, 2019. Requires the Bd. of Regents to submit a written report of
task force findings and recommendations to the House and Senate committees on education
by Oct. 1, 2020. Provides for task force termination on June 30, 2021.
Prior law provided for the establishment of partnerships between technical or community
colleges and public school systems to pilot the provision of articulated and reciprocal
technical training to potential high school dropouts beginning with the 2007-2008 school
year. Required the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Bd. of
Supervisors of the La. Community and Technical College system to meet together and
establish the basis for schools under their jurisdiction to reciprocally provide articulated
postsecondary technical college credit and Carnegie unit credit toward high school
graduation for successful completion of units of training regardless of whether the training
occurred in a community or technical college or a public secondary school. Required each
local board and representatives of a community or technical college to meet together toward
the goal of establishing partnerships to implement programs of technical training for shared
students aimed at enrolling not less than 10% of the potential dropouts identified by the local
board. Provided further with respect to such program.
New law repeals prior law.
Prior law required the Bd. of Regents to provide for the participation in a dual enrollment
program established by the board of any 11th or 12th grade student who meets specified
requirements.
New law repeals prior law.
Prior law required the Bd. of Regents to: (1)By fall term of 2000, cause the postsecondary management boards to adopt and
implement common core courses that articulate from any institution of public higher
education to any other such institution.
(2)By the fall term of 2001, cause the postsecondary management boards to adopt and
implement articulated units of course work common among specified degree
programs.
(3)By the fall term of 2002, provide for the implementation of a computer-based system
of articulation assessment that is accessible by all postsecondary students.
New law repeals prior law.
Prior law further required the Bd. of Regents and the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary
Education, in cooperation with the Bd. of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges
and local school boards, to implement articulation agreements that provide opportunities for
secondary school students to take vocational-technical courses and community college
courses provided by institutions managed by the Bd. of Supervisors for Community and
Technical Colleges.
New law repeals prior law.
Effective upon signature of governor (June 6, 2019).
(Amends R.S. 17:183.3(A)(1)(b); adds R.S. 17:2922.1; repeals R.S. 17:187.1-187.5, 3129.1,
and 3137)