RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 335 (SB 352) 2024 Regular Session Mizell
New law adds one member to the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force who is the
president of the Louisiana Association for Career and Technical Education or his designee.
Prior law provided that the task force must review existing laws, polices, and efforts in
Louisiana and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, student remediation,
articulation and transfer, and transition courses in developing recommendations for the
framework.
New law retains prior law and further provides that the task force must review career
pathways and technical high schools in developing recommendations for the framework.
Prior law provided that the task force can identify a process to guarantee that dual enrollment
courses articulate to the appropriate public postsecondary education institution.
New law retains prior law and further provides that the guarantee includes advancing a
student's progress toward postsecondary technical certificates, diplomas, and degrees and
related industry-based certifications.
New law provides that the task force can identify a process to explore the expansion of
virtual instruction programs to increase the participation of dual enrollment course offerings
in school districts across the state.
New law provides that the task force can identify a process to develop and reward schools
that graduate students who have earned significant credit toward a credential or degree in
both academic and technical fields.
New law provides that the task force can develop a process to recognize and reward
postsecondary education institutions that show significant use of dual enrollment in academic
or technical fields.
New law provides that the task force can recognize a process to identify opportunities for
expanding career-relevant college credit and industry-based credentials through dual
enrollment, including by establishing regional technical high schools operated by
partnerships of one or more school districts and one or more public colleges or universities.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 17:2922.1(B)(1) (intro para) and 2922.1(D)(1), and (E)(5)(a), (d), (e), and (f);
adds R.S. 17:2922.1(B)(1)(n) and (E)(5)(g) and (h))


Statutes affected:
SB352 Original: 17:1(B)(1), 17:1(D)(1)
SB352 Engrossed: 17:1(B)(1), 17:1(D)(1)
SB352 Enrolled: 17:1(B)(1), 17:1(D)(1)
SB352 Act 335: 17:1(B)(1), 17:1(D)(1)