HLS 23RS-1943 ENGROSSED
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 101
BY REPRESENTATIVE ECHOLS
HIGHER ED/BD REGENTS: Requests that the Board of Regents conduct a study relative
to the state's articulation and transfer process with respect to high school students
who complete career and technical education courses and earn industry-based
credentials
1 A RESOLUTION
2To urge and request the Board of Regents to conduct a study relative to the state's
3 articulation and transfer process with respect to career and technical education
4 courses and industry-based credentials and to submit a report of findings and
5 conclusions, including any recommendations for related legislation, to the House
6 Committee on Education not later than sixty days prior to the 2024 Regular Session
7 of the Legislature of Louisiana.
8 WHEREAS, the Legislature of Louisiana has demonstrated great interest in career
9pathway opportunities for high school students as well as the articulation and transfer
10process in secondary and postsecondary education for the past several decades; and
11 WHEREAS, Chapter 25-A of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950
12provides for numerous components of articulation and transfer, including the requirement
13for a statewide articulation agreement that shall, among other matters, guarantee the
14statewide articulation of appropriate career and technical education programs and workforce
15development programs; and
16 WHEREAS, some have expressed concern about limitations on the transfer of certain
17career and technical education credits and industry-based credentials upon the completion
18of high school to the community college level and the four-year institution level; and
19 WHEREAS, in order to further the success of Louisiana's students and strengthen the
20workforce, it is appropriate that a study be conducted relative to the articulation and transfer
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1process and ways that it can be maximized for the benefit of high school students who
2complete career pathways programs and the state as a whole.
3 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
4Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Board of Regents to study the
5state's articulation and transfer process with respect to career and technical education courses
6completed and industry-based credentials completed by high school students and to submit
7a written report of findings and conclusions to the House Committee on Education not later
8than sixty days prior to the beginning of the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature of
9Louisiana.
10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the report shall include, at a minimum, the
11following:
12 (1) An explanation of any barriers to articulation and transfer with respect to high
13school career pathways programs.
14 (2) Strategies for expanding educational options for high school students who
15complete career pathways programs in terms of courses that will transfer to technical,
16associate, and baccalaureate degree programs if students wish to pursue further education.
17 (3) Possibilities with respect to designing high school career pathways programs in
18a way that allows articulation and transfer rather than simply aiming for a transition directly
19to employment following high school graduation.
20 (4) Recommendations for legislation, if any, necessary to remove barriers or
21otherwise improve educational outcomes for Louisiana's students.
22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
23chairman of the Board of Regents and the commissioner of higher education.
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)]
HR 101 Engrossed 2023 Regular Session Echols
Requests the Bd. of Regents to study the state's articulation and transfer process with respect
to career and technical education courses and industry-based credentials and to submit a
written report of findings and conclusions to the House Committee on Education not later
than 60 days prior to the 2024 R.S.
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