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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION - ACADEMIC CREDIT FOR MILITARY SERVICE | |
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Introduced By: Representative Peter F. Martin | |
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Date Introduced: February 27, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House Veterans` Affairs | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Title 16 of the General Laws entitled "EDUCATION" is hereby amended |
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by adding thereto the following chapter: |
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CHAPTER 100 |
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ACADEMIC CREDIT FOR MILITARY SERVICE |
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16-100-1. Academic credit for military service. – All higher education institutions in |
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the state shall honor the military training, experience, correspondence courses and occupations of |
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an individual who has served in the military or armed forces of the United States by accepting for |
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transfer the academic credits that meet the standards of the American Council on Education or |
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equivalent standards for awarding academic credit, if the award of the educational credit is based |
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upon the institution’s admission standards and its role, scope, and mission. Each governing entity |
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of a higher education institution shall adopt a policy or promulgate regulations requiring each |
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institution under the governing entity’s supervision and management to award educational credits |
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to a student enrolled in the institution, who is also a veteran, for courses that are part of the |
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student’s military training or service. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would require that all higher education institutions in the state adopt a policy and |
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promulgate regulations to award educational credits to veterans enrolled in their institution for |
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courses that were part of the student’s military training. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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