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OH HB424

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/27/2010

Primary Sponsor

Sandra Williams

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Origin

House of Representatives

128th General Assembly (2009-2010)

AI Summary

  • Expands Ohio College Opportunity Grant eligibility to include students enrolled in non-credit community college programs, treating them as undergraduate program enrollees for grant purposes.

  • Requires the Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor to establish policies and procedures for awarding academic credit for career or technical certification programs offered by community colleges and state community colleges.

  • Mandates that community colleges and state community colleges award credit for career or technical certification programs and apply that credit toward an associate degree in a related field.

  • Maintains existing grant eligibility requirements including expected family contribution limit of $2,190 and Ohio residency while expanding eligible programs.

  • Establishes progress standards for non-credit program students receiving grants, to be adopted by the Chancellor.

Legislative Description

To qualify students in non-credit community college programs for Ohio College Opportunity Grants and to require the awarding of academic credit for community colleges' career certification programs.

Community college-noncredit courses-qualify for grants/career certification-credit

Last Action

To Education

1/27/2010

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