RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 308 (SB 261) 2022 Regular Session Fields
Prior law provided for statewide articulation and transfer of certain courses between public
secondary and postsecondary education institutions. Provided for the Statewide Articulation
and Transfer Council (council), statewide articulation and transfer agreements, a common
course numbering system, common core curriculum, academic transfer modules, college
credit for military service, implementation and funding, and certain reporting.
New law retains prior law and additionally requires the Board of Regents to develop,
coordinate, and maintain transfer pathways for highly demanded baccalaureate programs at
four-year public postsecondary institutions.
New law provides relative to the duties of the council in the development of the transfer
pathways. Further requires the council to develop statewide transfer agreements concerning
credits earned through competency-based and prior learning assessments.
New law requires the statewide transfer agreements to guarantee the transfer of all courses
in the transfer pathways. Further requires the transfer agreements to provide for acceptance
of credits earned through competency-based education and prior learning assessments.
New law requires the Board of Regents, in consultation with the council, to define
equivalency criteria used in the common course numbering system.
New law clarifies that a purpose of the common core curriculum is to align high school
curricula with curricula in public postsecondary institutions.
New law repeals separate outdated provision of prior law relative to articulation of credits.
Effective June 10, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 17:3162(C)(11) - (14), 3163(B), 3164(C), 3165(B); adds R.S. 17:3162(C)(15)
and (16) and 3164.1; repeals R.S. 17:3129.8)