CURRICULA: Revises the membership and duties of the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force
This bill modifies the membership and duties of the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force, which oversees high school college credit programs. It adds a new requirement for the task force to expand virtual instruction options, aiming to increase access to dual enrollment courses across different school districts. By updating the task force's responsibilities, the legislation seeks to broaden the availability of online learning opportunities for students seeking college credits while they are still in high school.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Signed May 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2024 · House Apr 3, 2024
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 38
May 8, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 29, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ken Brass
DDemocratic
Co
Adrian Fisher
DDemocratic
Co
Delisha Boyd
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Larvadain
DDemocratic
Co
Joy Walters
DDemocratic
Co
Kim Carver
RRepublican
Co
Larry Selders
DDemocratic
Co
Marcus Bryant
DDemocratic
Co
Michael Melerine
RRepublican
Co
Rashid Young
DDemocratic
Co
Rodney Lyons
DDemocratic
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