MO HB1780

Public high schools may offer postsecondary course options to high school students in cooperation with colleges and universities, including virtual courses, with students receiving both high school and college credit.

High schools giving preference to dual enrollment providers that list courses on a transfer bank created under section 173.005, beginning with school year 2015-16.

Each seventh-grade student must develop a personal plan of study reviewed annually that includes graduation requirements, career goals, coursework, and relevant assessments to prepare for postsecondary education without remediation.

A performance-based learning coordinating council of twelve members is created to develop recommendations for state-coordinated education policy, identify obstacles to cross-institutional programs, and certify multidistrict comprehensive performance-based learning providers.

Public high schools with a combined remediation rate of 35 percent or more must implement a process to provide remediation in reading, writing, and mathematics during high school courses, and community colleges must accept proficient assessment ratings as equivalent to passing placement test scores beginning school year 2016-17.