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IN HB1357
Bill
Status
1/16/2018
Primary Sponsor
Gregory Porter
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AI Summary
HB 1357 Summary
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Establishes the Hoosier Student Success Initiative requiring state educational institutions to develop individualized plans for students needing remedial education.
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Mandates that state institutions implement a corequisite model where students needing remediation concurrently enroll in both remedial and freshman-level courses in the same subject area, with at least 75% of remedial students in this model by August 1, 2024.
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Requires remedial coursework to be based on research-based best practices including assessments, differentiated instruction, faculty development, support services, program evaluation, and technology integration.
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Directs the Commission for Higher Education to develop professional development programs for faculty and staff teaching remedial courses and to submit annual statewide evaluation reports to the General Assembly starting November 1, 2020.
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Exempts students who have graduated, transferred with completed college coursework, are in certificate programs of one year or less, meet college readiness standards, or achieve specified scores on college entrance exams or graduation pathway requirements.
Legislative Description
College remedial education. Provides for the Hoosier student success initiative. Requires a state educational institution to develop a plan for students who are determined to need remedial education. Requires state educational institutions to develop a corequisite model under which a student concurrently enrolls in a remedial education course and a freshman level course in the same subject area for each subject area for which the student is referred for remedial course work. Provides that, not later than August 1, 2024, each state educational institution shall ensure that at least 75% of the state educational institution's students enrolled in remedial course
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/16/2018