HB 1188-1_ Filed 02/19/2009, 12:52

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COMMITTEE REPORT

            
                                                        YES:

12

                                                        NO:
0

MR. SPEAKER:

    Your Committee on       Education     , to which was referred       House Bill 1188     , has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:

SOURCE: Page 1, line 1; (09)CR118801.1. -->     Page 1, between the enacting clause and line 1, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 21-43-5-2; (09)CR118801.1. -->     "SECTION 1. IC 21-43-5-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.234-2007, SECTION 64, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 2. The double up for college program is established for secondary school students in grades 11 and 12. School corporations and state educational institutions may shall collaborate to offer:
        (1) early college;
        (2) dual credit; or
        (3) dual enrollment;
programs that meet the educational objectives of the school corporation and are offered by the state educational institutions in secondary school locations.
SOURCE: IC 21-43-5-15; (09)CR118801.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 21-43-5-15 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE

AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 15. For each secondary school, the school corporation shall report to the department of education the following information concerning courses offered under the double up for college program:
        (1) The name of each course offered.
        (2) The number of students enrolled in each course.
        (3) The number of teachers who meet the criteria to teach each course.
".

SOURCE: Page 1, line 6; (09)CR118801.1. -->     Page 1, line 6, delete "through cooperatives of public high schools" and insert " accredited nonpublic high school,".
    Page 2, line 7, delete "at" and insert " up to".
    Page 2, line 8, delete "least".
    Page 2, line 8, delete "a series of".
    Page 2, line 23, delete "(a)".
    Page 2, line 25, delete "course, the school corporation, and the" and insert " course and the school corporation through its school improvement plan under IC 20-31-5.".
    Page 2, delete lines 26 through 30.
    Page 2, line 32, delete "student" and insert " student, accompanied by the name of the state educational institution offering the course,".
    Page 2, line 35, delete "institutions." and insert " institutions and for the purposes of credit transfer.".
    Page 2, after line 35, begin a new paragraph and insert:
    " Sec. 10. An eligible institution may not charge tuition or other fees to a student or the student's parent for dual credit courses taken under the program.
    Sec. 11. (a) A state educational institution that participates in the program may, by agreement with a school corporation, take any action described in subsection (b).
    (b) A state educational institution may:
        (1) ensure that the content and rigor of a course offered is adequate to warrant providing credit to a student as if the student took the course as a student at the state educational institution; and
        (2) set the criteria for a faculty member, an instructor, or another individual responsible for teaching a course with the:
            (A) state educational institution responsible for hiring the personnel to instruct dual credit courses taught by the state educational institution; and
            (B) school corporation responsible for hiring personnel to instruct dual credit courses taught by the high school.
    Sec. 12. For each secondary school, the school corporation shall report to the department of education the following information concerning courses offered under the program:
        (1) The name of each course offered.
        (2) The number of students enrolled in each course.
        (3) The number of teachers who meet the criteria to teach each course.
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    Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
    (Reference is to HB 1188 as introduced.)

and when so amended that said bill do pass.

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Representative Oxley


CR118801/DI 109    2009