HB 1459 - DIGEST

Creates the running start summer school pilot program in the state board for community and technical colleges to provide certain students with the opportunity to apply to a participating institution of higher education to enroll in and complete courses or programs offered by the institution during its summer academic term.

Requires the board, in consultation with the office of the superintendent of public instruction, to select three applicant institutions to participate in the pilot program.

Requires the institutions that participate in the pilot program to agree to do so for a period of time that includes two consecutive summer academic terms.

Requires a school district to provide general information about the pilot program to certain pupils and the parents and guardians of the pupils.