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Dual Credit Innovation Act

USA117th CongressHR-5990| House 
| Updated: 11/16/2021
Van Taylor

Van Taylor

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (1)
Jared F. Golden (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 (IHE) that provides a dual credit program and a local educational agency or high school. The bill defines dual credit program as 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 IHE in the partnership, and (2) applies toward completion of a degree or recognized educational credential.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-4677
Dual Credit Innovation Act
Nov 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Nov 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-4677
    Dual Credit Innovation Act


  • November 16, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • November 16, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education

Dual Credit Innovation Act

USA117th CongressHR-5990| House 
| Updated: 11/16/2021
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 (IHE) that provides a dual credit program and a local educational agency or high school. The bill defines dual credit program as 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 IHE in the partnership, and (2) applies toward completion of a degree or recognized educational credential.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-4677
Dual Credit Innovation Act
Nov 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Nov 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-4677
    Dual Credit Innovation Act


  • November 16, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • November 16, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Van Taylor

Van Taylor

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (1)
Jared F. Golden (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted