North Carolina SB 366: 9th/10th Grade/College Transfer Pathways.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2019
S D
SENATE BILL DRS45169-MK-34A

Short Title: 9th/10th Grade/College Transfer Pathways. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators McInnis and B. Jackson (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:

*DRS45169-MK-34A*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PERMIT CERTAIN FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE HIGH SCHOOL 2
STUDENTS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE COURSES AS PART OF AN 3
ACADEMIC TRANSITION PATHWAY OR COLLEGE TRANSFER CERTIFICATE. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. G.S. 115D-20(4)a. reads as rewritten: 6
"a. Subject to the approval of the State Board of Community Colleges, 7
Colleges and the adoption of criteria by the State Board for 8
qualification of eligible students, including that as part of the criteria 9
for a sophomore student, the student has a high school grade point 10
average of at least 3.0 and for a freshman student, the student has an 11
equivalent measure to demonstrate readiness for the course material, 12
local community colleges may collaborate with local school 13
administrative units to offer courses through the following programs: 14
1. Cooperative innovative high school programs as provided by 15
Part 9 of Article 16 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes. 16
2. Academic transition pathways for qualified junior freshman, 17
sophomore, junior, and senior high school students that lead to 18
a career technical education certificate, diploma, or State or 19
industry-recognized credential and academic transition 20
pathways for qualified freshmen and sophomore high school 21
students that lead to a career technical education certificate or 22
diploma in (i) industrial and engineering technologies, (ii) 23
agriculture and natural resources, or (iii) transportation 24
technology.credential. 25
3. College transfer certificates requiring the successful 26
completion of thirty semester credit hours of transfer courses, 27
including English and mathematics, for qualified junior 28
freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior high school students." 29
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with 30
the 2019-2020 school year. 31
FILED SENATE
Mar 26, 2019
S.B. 366
PRINCIPAL CLERK