FINAL BILL REPORT
HB 1714
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C 269 L 19
Synopsis as Enacted
Brief Description: Concerning community and technical colleges granting high school diplomas.
Sponsors: Representatives Entenman, Boehnke, Jinkins, Ortiz-Self, Bergquist, Pollet and Leavitt; by request of State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.
House Committee on Education
Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development
Background:
School districts must issue diplomas to students signifying graduation from high school upon the students' satisfactory completion of all local and state graduation requirements.
A community or technical college (CTC) must issue a high school diploma to:
an individual who satisfactorily meets the requirements for high school completion, subject to rules adopted by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education;
an individual enrolled in the Running Start Program (a program where a high school student can take classes at a CTC for dual credit) who satisfactorily completes an associate degree, upon written request from the student;
an individual 21 years or older who satisfactorily completes an associate degree, upon written request from the student; and
an individual who enrolls in a technical college for occupational and academic programs as a high school student who satisfactorily completes an associate degree, upon written request from the student.
Summary:
A community or technical college must issue a high school diploma to an individual aged 16 through 20 who satisfactorily completes an associate degree, upon written request from the student.
Votes on Final Passage:
House | 97 | 0 | |
Senate | 48 | 0 |
Effective: | July 28, 2019 |