HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 48

2008 Legislation

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 48<br /> – Schools, enrollment, concurrent

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HCR048.........................................................by EDUCATION
SCHOOLS - Stating findings of the Legislature and encouraging discussions
regarding the challenges facing efforts to increase concurrent enrollment
and proposing solutions that can become the foundation for policy
discussions during the First Regular Session of the Sixtieth Idaho
Legislature.

02/27    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/28    Rpt prt - to Educ
03/04    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/05    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/06    3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
    Floor Sponsor - Thayn
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/07    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/12    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/13    10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
    Floor Sponsor - Pearce
    Title apvd - to House
03/13    To enrol
03/14    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/17    Pres signed - To Secretary of State

Bill Text




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 48

                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

  1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  2    STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND ENCOURAGING DISCUSSIONS REGARDING  THE
  3        CHALLENGES  FACING EFFORTS TO INCREASE CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT AND PROPOSING
  4        SOLUTIONS THAT CAN BECOME THE FOUNDATION FOR POLICY DISCUSSIONS DURING THE
  5        FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE SIXTIETH IDAHO LEGISLATURE.

  6    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

  7        WHEREAS, concurrent enrollment is being widely discussed within Idaho; and
  8        WHEREAS, concurrent enrollment is entering a rapid growth phase throughout
  9    the state and attracting greater interest among high school  students  because
 10    it  allows  them  to accelerate their education and become better prepared for
 11    postsecondary education; and
 12        WHEREAS, high school students who take  college  level  classes  are  more
 13    likely  to  succeed  at  the  college and university level or in professional-
 14    technical courses; and
 15        WHEREAS, concurrent enrollment opportunities are increasing and concurrent
 16    enrollment is being offered by  most  colleges  and  universities  within  the
 17    state; and
 18        WHEREAS,  concurrent enrollment could actually reduce educational costs to
 19    the taxpayers and reduce college and university expenses for families  of  the
 20    state of Idaho; and
 21        WHEREAS,  the Governor of the state of Idaho, the House of Representatives
 22    and Senate Education standing committees, the State Board  of  Education,  the
 23    Department  of Education, the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee and state
 24    colleges and universities all see the value of increasing  concurrent  enroll-
 25    ment; and
 26        WHEREAS,  a clear vision of how to proceed has not yet developed among the
 27    different stakeholders; and
 28        WHEREAS, questions remain unanswered concerning:  from where  funding  for
 29    concurrent  enrollment should come, and how to offer more classes to more stu-
 30    dents in more high schools.
 31        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second  Regular  Ses-
 32    sion  of  the  Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and
 33    the Senate concurring therein, that we encourage the Governor of the state  of
 34    Idaho,  the  State Board of Education, the Department of Education, state col-
 35    leges and universities and other interested parties to  join  members  of  the
 36    Legislature in discussions regarding the challenges facing efforts to increase
 37    concurrent  enrollment  and proposing solutions that can become the foundation
 38    for policy discussions during the First Regular Session of the Sixtieth  Idaho
 39    Legislature.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                            RS 17976C1

The purpose of this resolution is to encourage the Governor, the
State Board of Education, the Department of Education, state
colleges and universities and other interested parties to join
members of the Legislature in discussion regarding the challenges
facing efforts to increase concurrent enrollment and proposing
solutions that can become the foundation for policy discussions
during the next legislative session.



                           FISCAL NOTE

None.






Contact
Name: Representative Steven Thayn
Phone: (208) 332-1000
Rep. Tom Trail
Rep. Larry Bradford
Rep. Pete Nielsen
Rep. Jim Marriott


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                        HCR 48