Increases opportunities for academically prepared high school students to earn up to two years of college credit through dual credit programs, and reduces disparities in access to, and completion of, these programs.

Provides a new funding model to support tuition in the college in the high school program and provides flexibility in the academic acceleration incentive program to assist students with transportation and book expenses associated with the running start program.

Establishes a distinction between the college in the high school program as a program occurring in high schools and the running start program as a program occurring on a college campus.