HB 12-1146 Summary

• Community colleges may enter into agreements with local education providers to operate dual-credit high school diploma completion programs for students ages 16-21 who have dropped out or are at risk of dropping out.

• Students at risk of dropping out must obtain permission from their school's chief executive officer before enrolling in the dropout recovery program.

• Students enrolled in dropout recovery programs may take basic skills courses and enroll in unlimited credit hours per semester, and courses may count toward high school graduation requirements even if they do not qualify for college credit.

• Local education providers must count dropout recovery students as full-time pupils in their enrollment as long as the student enrolls in at least seven credit hours per semester.

• Local education providers must pay the student share of tuition for courses completed through the program at rates negotiated with the community college.