Chapter 063
2010 -- S 2124
Enacted 06/12/10
A N A C T
RELATING TO
EDUCATION -- HIGHER EDUCATION
Introduced By: Senators Lanzi, Gallo, DiPalma, Jabour, and Ciccone
Date Introduced: February 04, 2010
It is enacted by the General
Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 16-59-28 of the General Laws in Chapter
16-59 entitled "Board of
Governors for Higher
Education" is hereby amended to read as follows:
16-59-28.
"Bachelors Degree in Three" program. --
(a) The Rhode Island board of
governors for higher education shall establish and administer
the "Bachelors Degree in Three"
program. The board shall:
(1) Establish
guidelines for the "Bachelors Degree in Three" program.
(2) Collaborate with
the board of regents for elementary and secondary education to
establish a seamless credit transfer system for high school
students and other policies that might
facilitate student participation in such a program.
(3) Identify and
propose any necessary changes to academic courses of study, support
services, financial aid, and other policies and resources at
the
students to complete bachelors degree programs in three (3)
years.
(4) Identify potential
costs of the program, including costs to students, to the institutions,
and to school districts, identify possible sources of
external grant funding for a pilot program, and
propose a funding structure for the program.
(5) Investigate
accreditation issues and federal financial aid rules that may be implicated
by the program.
(6) Identify units at
the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, and the
program.
(7) Design, undertake
and evaluate a three (3) year pilot program that will serve as a
model for full-scale implementation.
(b) The board shall
present an initial report, recommendations and timeline to the general
assembly on or by February 1, 2010 2011, and the
pilot program will begin with the fall academic
semester of 2010 2011.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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