Bill Title: Creates the Relieve College Costs Pilot Program Act. Creates a pilot program for a 4-year degree pathway based on texts that served as the core foundational basis for western civilization and the Enlightenment, under which one public high school, one public community college, and one public university shall develop a competency-based baccalaureate degree program for a Fundamental Issues and Texts Humanities Degree. Includes as goals of the program: (1) preparing students with skills relating to critical thinking, problem solving, rational inquiry, and oral and written communication needed for employment or further graduate study; (2) using open educational resources if available; (3) using online course options if available to reduce costs; (4) identifying pathway courses to promote dual credit course enrollment in the participating high school; and (5) having a $20,000 maximum tuition rate for the entirety of the degree pathway. Contains provisions concerning a program director, the curriculum, open educational resources, reporting, and rulemaking. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-7)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-04-29 - Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
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Engrossed | 2021-04-14 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
Introduced | 2021-02-18 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
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