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