HLS 20RS-1093 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 712
BY REPRESENTATIVE EDMONSTON
CURRICULA: Revises the membership of the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 17:2922.1(B)(1)(introductory paragraph) and to enact R.S.
3 17:2922.1(B)(1)(m) and (n), relative to the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force;
4 to provide for membership of the task force; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 17:2922.1(B)(1)(introductory paragraph) is hereby amended and
7reenacted and R.S. 17:2922.1(B)(1)(m) and (n) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง2922.1. Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force; creation; purpose; membership;
9 definitions; reporting; termination
10 * * *
11 B.(1) The task force shall be composed of twelve fourteen members as
12 follows:
13 * * *
14 (m) The president of the Louisiana Association of Educators or his designee.
15 (n) The president of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers or his designee.
16 * * *
17 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
18signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
19by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
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1vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
2effective on the day following such approval.
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)]
HB 712 Original 2020 Regular Session Edmonston
Abstract: Increases the number of members in the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force.
Present law creates the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force under the jurisdiction of the
Bd. of Regents for the purpose of making recommendations for the establishment of a
statewide dual enrollment framework designed to provide universal access to dual
enrollment courses to all qualified public high school juniors and seniors.
Present law provides that the task force is composed of 12 ex officio members or their
designees:
(1)The governor.
(2)The commissioner of higher education.
(3)The state superintendent of education.
(4)The president of the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(5)The executive director of the La. School Bds. Assoc.
(6)The executive director of the La. Assoc. of School Superintendents.
(7)The executive director of the La. Assoc. of Principals.
(8)The president of the La. School Counselor Assoc.
(9)The chairman of the College and Career Readiness Commission.
(10)The president of Council for a Better La.
(11)The executive director of Stand for Children La.
(12)The executive director of the La. Assoc. of Public Charter Schools.
Proposed law adds the presidents of the La. Assoc. of Educators and the La. Federation of
Teachers, or their respective designees, to the task force.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 17:2922.1(B)(1)(intro. para.); Adds R.S. 17:2922.1(B)(1)(m) and (n))
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