Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2808	House Author:  Morrison
Effective:  9-1-05	Senate Sponsor:  West, Royce

            House Bill 2808 amends the Education Code to clarify and consolidate various statutory provisions relating to the P-16 Council.  The bill also increases the council's membership from four to five members with the addition of the commissioner of assistive and rehabilitative services; designates the commissioner of higher education and the commissioner of education as co-chairs of the council; and allows the co-chairs to appoint three additional members from certain sectors of the community to serve two-year terms.

            In addition to the council's ongoing charges, the bill requires the council, on or before January 1, 2007, to (1) review existing school district programs that allow high school students to enroll in advanced academic courses offered through dual credit and concurrent enrollment programs; (2) review the recommended high school program curriculum; and (3) study the feasibility of offering a revised curriculum that would provide graduating high school students with at least 12 hours of advanced academic courses or college-level coursework through dual credit and concurrent enrollment programs.

            The bill also requires the Legislative Budget Board to study the resource needs of certain high-quality early childhood care and education programs.