SB 112: "An Act relating to a program of postsecondary education for high school students."
00SENATE BILL NO. 112 01 "An Act relating to a program of postsecondary education for high school 02 students." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be known as the Running Start Education 05 Program of 1999. 06 * Sec. 2. FINDINGS. The legislature finds that 07 (1) secondary student academic achievement can be improved with more 08 opportunities for study; 09 (2) offering opportunities for secondary students to take postsecondary courses 10 will help students make a successful transition between secondary school and postsecondary 11 classes; and 12 (3) providing a program for public school students to attend a state 13 postsecondary institution will help parents achieve academic goals for their children in a 14 manner that also provides assets to the entire state.
01 * Sec. 3. AS 14.30 is amended by adding new sections to read: 02 Article 10. Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program. 03 Sec. 14.30.760. Postsecondary enrollment program. (a) A student enrolled 04 in the 11th or 12th grade in a school district and who maintains a grade point average 05 of at least 2.25 or the equivalent may also apply for enrollment in courses at a 06 postsecondary institution operated by the state. If a postsecondary institution accepts 07 a secondary school student, the institution shall send written notice of the acceptance 08 to the student, the student's school district, and the department within 10 days after 09 acceptance. The notice must include the student's courses and hours of enrollment. 10 (b) A school district shall provide general information regarding enrollment 11 in postsecondary courses to students and to parents or guardians of students. 12 (c) A student may not enroll in postsecondary courses for secondary credit for 13 more than the equivalent of two school years. A student who has graduated from high 14 school may not participate in the postsecondary enrollment program established under 15 this section, but a student who has completed course requirements for graduation but 16 has not received a diploma may participate. 17 (d) A postsecondary institution may provide program information but may not 18 recruit or solicit secondary school student participation. A governing body may not 19 prohibit a secondary school student from participating in extracurricular activities if 20 the prohibition results from enrollment in a postsecondary course as described under 21 this section. 22 Sec. 14.30.770. Calculation of academic credit. (a) The district shall 23 determine the secondary school academic credit to be granted to a student who 24 successfully completes a postsecondary course. As determined by the governing body, 25 a district shall grant academic credit for graduation requirements and subject area 26 requirements. The completion of a postsecondary course must be included in the 27 student's academic record. 28 (b) If a secondary school student successfully completes a postsecondary 29 course, the postsecondary institution shall provide academic credit for graduation 30 requirements. A postsecondary institution may not charge a tuition fee for the award 31 of credit described in this subsection.
01 Sec. 14.30.780. Funding for postsecondary institutions. (a) Subject to 02 appropriation, the district shall make payments required under this section for 03 postsecondary courses taken for secondary school credit. The district may not make 04 payments for a course from which a student withdraws during the first 14 days of the 05 quarter or semester, or a course taken by a student who is a full-time secondary school 06 student. 07 (b) The district shall pay a postsecondary institution operated by the state that 08 enrolls a secondary school student the lesser of the following amounts: 09 (1) the tuition fee for the student; or 10 (2) the per student amount represented by that student in that school 11 district under AS 14.17, multiplied by a percentage equal to the number of hours of 12 instruction at the postsecondary institution in proportion to the total number of hours 13 of secondary and postsecondary school instruction that the student receives. 14 (c) The district shall pay the amounts described under (b) of this section within 15 30 days after receiving initial enrollment information for each quarter or semester. 16 The postsecondary institution shall report any changes in enrollment information at the 17 time for reporting enrollment information in the following quarter or semester. If the 18 district determines that an overpayment has occurred, the institution shall promptly 19 remit the amount overpaid to the district. 20 Sec. 14.30.790. Prohibited fees. A postsecondary institution that receives 21 reimbursement under AS 14.30.780 may not charge that student for fees, textbooks, 22 materials, or support services except for items that become the property of the student. 23 Sec. 14.30.799. Definitions. In AS 14.30.760 - 14.30.799, 24 (1) "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990; 25 (2) "postsecondary institution" means a school, college, or university 26 primarily offering academic, vocational or technical education to a person who has 27 completed secondary school.