2021 -- H 5838 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Morales, Amore, Ranglin-Vassell, Alzate, Giraldo, and | |
Date Introduced: February 24, 2021 | |
Referred To: House Education | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Title 16 of the General Laws entitled "EDUCATION" is hereby amended by |
2 | adding thereto the following chapter: |
3 | CHAPTER 110 |
4 | CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT COURSES FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN WORLD |
5 | LANGUAGE COURSES |
6 | 16-110-1. Title. |
7 | This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "Concurrent Enrollment Courses for |
8 | Students Enrolled in World Language Courses". |
9 | 16-110-2. Definitions. |
10 | For purposes of this chapter: |
11 | (1) "State university" means a state institution of higher education that offers courses |
12 | leading to a bachelor's degree. |
13 | (2) "World language student" means a student who: |
14 | (i) Passed a world language advanced placement exam; |
15 | (ii) Passed a world language international baccalaureate exam; |
16 | (iii) Completed a dual or concurrent enrollment college course in the language at fourth |
17 | semester level; or |
18 | (iv) Demonstrated proficiency at or above the Rhode Island silver seal of biliteracy level |
19 | (Intermediate mid on the ACTFL scale); and |
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1 | (v) Is enrolled in grades ten (10), eleven (11) or twelve (12). |
2 | 16-110-3. Implementation. |
3 | (a) The Rhode Island department of education (RIDE) shall partner with all state |
4 | universities to develop age-appropriate upper division world language courses for accelerated |
5 | world language students that: |
6 | (1) Allow an accelerated world language student to earn credit concurrently, towards high |
7 | school graduation and at a state institution university; |
8 | (2) Provide credit for a world language course offered by a state university; and |
9 | (b) The course set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall be provided to students |
10 | enrolled in any public schools that opt into the program. |
11 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION | |
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1 | This act would establish the concurrent enrollment courses for students enrolled in |
2 | accelerated world language courses thereby allowing the students to earn credits towards a degree |
3 | at a state university while contemporaneously earning credits towards a high school diploma. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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