SRC-MKV, JEC S.B. 82 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 82
77R78 JSA-DBy: Madla
Education
1/29/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, many public high schools have partnerships with local community
colleges to provide classes for which students can get dual credit with the
high school and the college.  In 1999, an attorney general's opinion stated
that the legislature could amend the existing code to allow the
partnerships between private schools and junior colleges.  This bill allows
private high schools to partner with junior and community colleges to offer
joint high school and college classes for joint credit. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 130.008, Education Code, by amending Subsection
(a) and adding Subsection (e), to authorize a public junior college to
offer a course in which a student attending a high school operated in this
state may, with the written consent of the person operating the high
school, enroll and receive certain course credit.  Deletes language
regarding an agreement with a school district.  Requires a public junior
college, in admitting or enrolling high school students in a course offered
for joint high school and junior college credit under Subsection (a), to
apply the same criteria and conditions to each student wishing to enroll in
the course without regard to whether the student attends a public school or
a private or parochial school, including a home school.  Provides that for
the purposes of this section, a student who attends a school that is not
formally organized as a high school and is at least 16 years of age is
considered to be attending a high school. 

SECTION 2. Effective date:  90 days after adjournment.
           Makes this Act applicable beginning with the 2001 fall semester.