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Dual Credit Innovation Act

USA116th CongressHR-4677| House 
| Updated: 10/15/2019
Van Taylor

Van Taylor

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (1)
Josh Harder (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Dual Credit Innovation Act This bill directs the Department of Education to annually recognize with a Dual Credit Innovation Award eligible partnerships between an institution of higher education that provides a dual credit program and a local educational agency or high school. A dual credit program is a program offered by such a 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 (1) is transferable to the institutions of higher education in the partnership, and (2) applies toward completion of a degree or recognized educational credential.
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Timeline
Oct 15, 2019
Introduced in House
Oct 15, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • October 15, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • October 15, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education

Elementary and secondary educationHigher education

Dual Credit Innovation Act

USA116th CongressHR-4677| House 
| Updated: 10/15/2019
Dual Credit Innovation Act This bill directs the Department of Education to annually recognize with a Dual Credit Innovation Award eligible partnerships between an institution of higher education that provides a dual credit program and a local educational agency or high school. A dual credit program is a program offered by such a 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 (1) is transferable to the institutions of higher education in the partnership, and (2) applies toward completion of a degree or recognized educational credential.
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Timeline
Oct 15, 2019
Introduced in House
Oct 15, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • October 15, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • October 15, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Van Taylor

Van Taylor

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (1)
Josh Harder (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Elementary and secondary educationHigher education