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HB 1512 Higher educational institutions, public; academic credit for American Sign Language courses.

Introduced by: Richard P. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Public institutions of higher education; academic credit for American Sign Language courses. Requires each public institution of higher education to develop policies for counting credit received for successful completion of foreign language courses, including American Sign Language courses, either in a secondary school or another institution of higher education toward satisfaction of the foreign language entrance, placement, and course credit requirements of the public institution of higher education. The bill requires each public institution of higher education to count credit received for successful completion of American Sign Language courses at the institution toward satisfaction of its foreign language course credit requirements.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Public institutions of higher education; academic credit for American Sign Language courses. Requires each public institution of higher education to count credit received for successful completion of American Sign Language courses (i) either in a secondary school or another institution of higher education toward satisfaction of the foreign language entrance, placement, and course credit requirements of the public institution of higher education and (ii) at the institution toward satisfaction of its foreign language course credit requirements.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Public institutions of higher education; academic credit for American Sign Language courses. Clarifies that each public institution of higher education is required to count credit received for successful completion of American Sign Language courses at institutions of higher education from which students transfer or transfer such course credit toward satisfaction of the foreign language entrance requirements of the public institution of higher education.