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Dual Credit Innovation Act

H.R. 4677 · 116th Congress · Oct 15, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to recognize high schools and local educational agencies for expanding high-quality dual credit programs.

1. Short Title

This Act may be cited as the “Dual Credit Innovation Act”.

2. National Blue Ribbon Schools Dual Credit Innovation Award

(a)
Dual Credit Priority— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall, on a competitive basis, recognize eligible partnerships with high-quality dual credit programs with a “Dual Credit Innovation Award” which shall be an award under the National Blue Ribbon Schools program of the Department of Education.
(b)
Application and Selection Process— To be eligible to be recognized under subsection (a), an eligible partnership shall submit an application under the National Blue Ribbon Schools program of the Department of Education.
(c)
Non-Monetary Value— The award and recognition established under this Act may not have monetary value.
(d)
Definitions— In this section:
(1)
Dual Credit Program— The term “dual credit program” means a program offered by an eligible partnership through which a secondary school student who has not graduated from high school with a regular high school diploma is able to enroll in one or more postsecondary courses and earn postsecondary credit that—
(A)
is transferable to the institutions of higher education in the partnership; and
(B)
applies toward completion of a degree or recognized educational credential as described in the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
(2)
Eligible partnership— The term “eligible partnership” means a partnership between—
(A)
at least one institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that provides a dual credit program; and
(B)
at least one—
(i)
local educational agency (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); or
(ii)
high school.
(3)
Secretary— The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Education.