TITLE 17. EDUCATION

CHAPTER 24. BOARD OF REGENTS

17:3129.1      Power to provide for articulation

A. (1) The Board of Regents shall cause the post-secondary management boards to adopt and implement, no later than the beginning of the fall term of 2000, in the institutions under their jurisdiction common core courses that articulate from any institution of public higher education to any other such institution, taking into consideration the accreditation criteria of the institution receiving the credit.

(2) By the fall term of 2001, the Board of Regents shall cause the post-secondary management boards to adopt and implement articulated units of course work common among specified degree programs, taking into consideration the accreditation criteria of the institution receiving the credit.

(3) By the fall term of 2002, the Board of Regents shall have provided for the implementation of a computer-based system of articulation assessment that is accessible by all post-secondary students.

(4) Beginning in 2003, the Board of Regents shall report in writing by December thirty-first of each year to the House and Senate Committees on Education on the extent to which the course articulation goals and objectives provided for by this Subsection have been achieved and the plan and time line to fully accomplish these purposes.

B. (1) The Board of Regents and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in cooperation with the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges and local school boards, shall implement, no later than the beginning of the fall term of 2000, articulation agreements that provide opportunities for secondary school students to take vocational-technical courses and community college courses provided by institutions managed by the Board of Supervisors for Community and Technical Colleges. Such opportunities shall be provided either on-site at the secondary or the post-secondary institution or at another location in a manner that takes into account cost-effectiveness for the institutions providing the instruction and accessibility for students.

(2) The Board of Regents and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall report to the legislature by December thirty-first of each year beginning with December 31, 2000, on the status of such articulation programs, including the types of programs being offered and the specific number of secondary students taking advantage of such opportunities.

Added by Acts 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 151, s 1, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, No. 383, s 1, eff. June 18, 2003.