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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY DEASY, BRADFORD, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, DONATUCCI, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GOODMAN, HALUSKA, HARKINS, HORNAMAN, JOHNSON, JOSEPHS, KOTIK, KULA, MANN, MATZIE, READSHAW, SANTONI, WAGNER AND WHITE, MAY 2, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MAY 2, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An |
2 | act relating to the public school system, including certain |
3 | provisions applicable as well to private and parochial |
4 | schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the |
5 | laws relating thereto," further providing for duties of |
6 | public institutions of higher education, for the Transfer and |
7 | Articulation Oversight Committee and for participation by |
8 | independent institutions of higher education and for |
9 | participation by State-related institutions. |
10 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
11 | hereby enacts as follows: |
12 | Section 1. Section 2002-C of the act of March 10, 1949 |
13 | (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, added |
14 | July 11, 2006 (P.L.1092, No.114), is amended to read: |
15 | Section 2002-C. Duties of public institutions of higher |
16 | education. |
17 | (a) Completion.--Each public institution of higher education |
18 | shall complete all of the following by June 30, 2008: |
19 | (1) Participate in the development and implementation of |
20 | equivalency standards pursuant to section 2004-C(c)(1). |
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1 | (2) Establish and maintain records and data detailing |
2 | the credits transferred to and received from other public |
3 | institutions of higher education as the department may |
4 | prescribe. |
5 | (3) Make any reasonable changes and modifications to its |
6 | foundation courses, including the strengthening of the |
7 | courses, to ensure equivalency of those credits among the |
8 | public institutions of higher education, as recommended by |
9 | the Transfer and Articulation Oversight Committee. |
10 | (4) Agree to accept for transfer foundation courses |
11 | determined to meet equivalency standards under section |
12 | 2004-C(c)(2). |
13 | (a.1) Completion of second phase.--Each public institution |
14 | of higher education shall agree to accept with full junior |
15 | standing the Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degree |
16 | into a parallel baccalaureate program as outlined in section |
17 | 2004-C(c)(2.1), (2.2), (2.3) and (2.4) by the timelines |
18 | established by the transfer and articulation subcommittee but |
19 | not later than December 31, 2013. For the purposes of this |
20 | article, an Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degree is |
21 | a degree designed primarily for transfer to a baccalaureate |
22 | institution and must contain a minimum of 60 credits. |
23 | (b) Reporting requirements.-- |
24 | (1) A public institution of higher education shall |
25 | submit to the department a series of interim reports |
26 | outlining the actions that the public institution of higher |
27 | education has undertaken or intends to undertake to comply |
28 | with subsection (a), which shall be filed December 31, 2006, |
29 | June 30, 2007, and December 31, 2007. |
30 | (2) A public institution of higher education shall |
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1 | submit to the department interim reports outlining the |
2 | actions that the public institution of higher education has |
3 | undertaken or intends to undertake to comply with subsection |
4 | (a.1), which shall be filed by December 31, 2011, June 30, |
5 | 2012, and December 31, 2012. |
6 | Section 2. Section 2004-C(c) of the act is amended by adding |
7 | paragraphs to read: |
8 | Section 2004-C. Transfer and Articulation Oversight Committee. |
9 | * * * |
10 | (c) Duties of Transfer and Articulation Oversight |
11 | Committee.--The committee shall: |
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13 | (2.1) By December 1, 2011, consult with the department |
14 | on a process and timeline, subject to approval by the |
15 | department, to identify the Associate of Arts and Associate |
16 | of Science degrees aligned with the graduation requirements |
17 | of the parallel baccalaureate degree in all public |
18 | institutions of higher education in consultation with faculty |
19 | and personnel. |
20 | (2.2) Identify Associate of Arts and Associate of |
21 | Science degree programs for transfer with full junior |
22 | standing into a parallel baccalaureate degree in consultation |
23 | with faculty and personnel in those degree programs by |
24 | December 31, 2013. |
25 | (2.3) Identify modifications that may be required in |
26 | existing associate or baccalaureate degrees to satisfy |
27 | external accreditation or licensure requirements in |
28 | consultation with faculty and personnel. Approved |
29 | modifications must recognize all competencies attained within |
30 | either the associate or baccalaureate programs. |
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1 | (2.4) Define requirements, in consultation with faculty |
2 | and personnel, for education degrees, including Early |
3 | Childhood Education degrees, leading to certification to be |
4 | included in an associate degree and be accepted for transfer |
5 | with full junior standing into a parallel baccalaureate |
6 | degree program. |
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8 | Section 3. Section 2006-C of the act, added July 11, 2006 |
9 | (P.L.1092, No.114), is amended to read: |
10 | Section 2006-C. Participation by independent institutions of |
11 | higher education or State-related [institution] |
12 | institutions. |
13 | An independent institution of higher education or a State- |
14 | related institution may elect to participate through the |
15 | adoption of equivalency standards as provided for in subsection |
16 | 2004-C(c)(1) and by agreement to accept for transfer degrees |
17 | that qualify under section 2004-C(c)(2.2) by its governing body. |
18 | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011, or |
19 | immediately, whichever is later. |
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