Senate Bill 745 Summary

• Amends the Michigan Revised School Code to establish Part 20B governing concurrent enrollment courses between high schools and postsecondary institutions.

• Allows school districts and public school academies to partner with community colleges and state public universities to offer college-level courses to high school students that count toward both high school and college credit.

• Requires concurrent enrollment courses to be taught by teachers meeting national alliance standards or postsecondary institution standards, graded using college-level assessments, and available to all qualified students before graduation.

• Encourages schools to offer courses in English composition, mathematics, social sciences, humanities/fine arts, and natural sciences as concurrent enrollment options.

• School districts and academies must pay reduced tuition rates to postsecondary institutions for each enrolled student, with payment terms mutually agreed upon; bill takes effect only if Senate Bills 746 and 747 are also enacted.