HM 46 — DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM TASK FORCE

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 46REQUESTING 53RDTHE LEGISLATUREHIGHER -EDUCATION STATEDEPARTMENT OFAND NEWTHE MEXICOPUBLIC -EDUCATION SECONDDEPARTMENT SESSION,TO 2018CONVENE INTRODUCEDA BYTASK NathanFORCE P.TO STUDY FUNDING FOR THE DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM AND TO RECOMMEND A SUSTAINABLE STRATEGY TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH AND EXPANSION OF THE DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM.

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eand tWHEREAS, 17every WHEREAS,New theMexico publichigh educationschool departmentstudent andhas the higheropportunity wto lenroll nin dcollege 18courses educationthrough departmentthe collaboratedual andcredit coordinateprogram onestablished andby drivestate =law; = 19 a l college and career readiness;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, everythe Newdual Mexicocredit highprogram schoolprovides studentaccess hasto theacademic aand tcareer mand mtechnical 21education opportunity to enroll in college courses throughthat thedeliver dualsimultaneous dcredit rtoward ehigh 22school creditgraduation programand establisheda bypost-secondary statedegree law;or certificate;

and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, the dual credit program provides access to e a n b 24 academic and career and technical education courses that u [ deliver simultaneous credit toward high school graduation and a .209679.2 post-secondary degree or certificate;

and WHEREAS, dual credit courses may provide return on HM 46 investment of state dollars to benefit New Mexico families Page 1 and the state;

and WHEREAS, administrative rules require that dual credit agreements require public colleges to waive tuition for students, local education agencies to purchase instructional e e 17 materials and students and parents to cover course fees and e e n d 18 transportation expenses;

and = = l ] 19 WHEREAS, New Mexico's higher education system bears a a l r i 20 heavy cost burden within the current funding structure of the t e a t dual credit program;

and m m 21 e d r e 22 WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to form a task force to c e r c 23 study the actual costs to deliver dual credit course e a n b 24 instruction and the current funding structure and propose u [ solutions to adequately compensate higher education for course .209679.2 - 2 - instruction;

and WHEREAS, the creation of a task force led by the higher education department and the public education department, to include representatives of the workforce solutions department, the New Mexico school superintendents' association, the council of university presidents, the New Mexico association of community colleges, New Mexico independent community colleges and other interested parties, would facilitate a discussion on adequate and sustainable HM 46 Page 2 funding of the dual credit program;

and e e 17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the public education e e n d 18 department and the higher education department be requested to = = l ] 19 invite representatives of the workforce solutions department, a l r i 20 the New Mexico school superintendents' association, the council t e a t of university presidents, the New Mexico association of m m 21 e d r e 22 community colleges, New Mexico independent community colleges c e r c 23 and other interested parties to participate in the task force;

e a n b 24 and u [ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force report its .209679.2 - 3 - findings and conclusions to the legislative finance committee and the legislative education study committee by October 1, 2018;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the secretary of higher education, the secretary of public education, the secretary of workforce solutions, the president of the New Mexico school superintendents' association, the executive director of the HM 46 Page 3 council of university presidents, the executive director of the New Mexico association of community colleges, the executive director of New Mexico independent community colleges, the chair of the legislative finance committee and HM 46 Page 4 the chair of the legislative education study committee.

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