HB 16-1128 Summary

• Requires all school districts, charter schools, and BOCES schools to provide concurrent enrollment opportunities for qualified high school students to take postsecondary courses at public institutions of higher education.

• Local education providers must pay 5% of their per pupil revenue for each credit hour in which a qualified student enrolls, with exceptions limiting spending to the state share of total program funding.

• Students may only be denied concurrent enrollment if administrators have documented evidence they are behaviorally or academically unprepared; denials can be appealed to the governing board and then to the state board of education.

• Each local education provider must publicize concurrent enrollment availability to students and parents at least twice per school year and establish standard application forms requiring students to specify their chosen institution and courses.

• Cooperative agreements are no longer required but may be voluntarily entered into; issues previously addressed in agreements (academic programs, credit transfers, etc.) are now specified in statute.