Bill Text: NJ S695 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Permits eligible high school students to take certain courses at county college.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee [S695 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-S695-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator ROBERT W. SINGER
District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Diegnan
SYNOPSIS
Permits eligible high school students to take certain courses at county college.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning dual enrollment programs and supplementing chapter 64A of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. A county college shall permit a high school student to enroll in courses offered through a career certificate program provided that there is available classroom space and the student:
(1) is a resident of the State;
(2) is 16 years of age or older and is enrolled in grade 12;
(3) maintains good academic standing; and
(4) obtains written permission from the principal of the high school at which the student is enrolled.
b. A student enrolling in a credit course towards a career certification or license pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall not be required to have a State-endorsed diploma or have completed the General Educational Development Test prior to enrolling in the courses.
c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a county college to waive its prerequisite course requirements or application procedures for any program, department, or school of the county college.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to the first full academic year next following the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill permits eligible high school students to take certain courses at a county college.
Under the bill, a county college is required to permit a high school student to enroll in courses through a career certificate program if there is available space and the student is 16 years of age or older and enrolled in grade 12, maintains good academic standing, and obtains written permission from the principal of the student's high school. Additionally, the bill specifies that a high school student enrolling in credit courses towards a career certification or license is not required to have a State-endorsed diploma or have completed the General Educational Development Test prior to enrolling in the courses.
Finally, the bill stipulates that the provisions of the bill do not require a county college to waive its prerequisite course requirements or application procedures.
