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ID S1086
Bill
Status
3/26/2015
Primary Sponsor
Education Committee
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 33-2205, Idaho Code to clarify provisions relating to the Division of Professional-Technical Education and grant rulemaking authority to the State Board of Education.
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Requires the administrator of professional-technical education to coordinate with the Idaho digital learning academy to provide approved online professional-technical education courses to Idaho school districts.
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Authorizes the division of professional-technical education to provide incentives to Idaho public colleges and universities to align foundational courses in the same or substantially similar professional-technical programs to achieve uniformity and transferability of credits.
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Ensures that postsecondary credits earned by students in professional-technical education programs will transfer at full credit value to any public Idaho college or university in a like program and will satisfy specific course requirements in the student's program of study.
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Grants the State Board of Education authority to promulgate rules to implement provisions related to online course coordination and credit transferability between postsecondary institutions.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to provide duties and powers of the Division of Professional-Technical Education.
PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Last Action
Signed by Governor on 03/26/15 Session Law Chapter 150 Effective: 07/01/2015
3/26/2015