House Bill 260: Fees for Advanced Placement Courses/UNC — House Education - Universities

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Legislative analysis of House Bill 260: Fees for Advanced Placement Courses/UNC, for the House Education - Universities committee, dated March 18, 2021, analyzing the PCS to First Edition (H260-CSTCa-11). It states that the PCS for HB 260 would provide $90,000 in recurring funds to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina to pay for registration and examination administration fees for Advanced Placement courses for high school students enrolled in the NCSSM and the UNC-SA, regardless of the scores students achieve on an examination. It states that The University of North Carolina System Office would be required to report annually by December 15 to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee, and that HB 260 would become effective July 1, 2021.

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                                                     HOUSE BILL 260:
                                                     Fees for Advanced Placement Courses/UNC.
      2021-2022 General Assembly
     Committee:     House Education - Universities. If favorable, Date:          March 18, 2021
                    re-refer to Appropriations. If favorable, re-
                    refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the
                    House
     Introduced by: Reps. Hardister, Blackwell, Zenger, Meyer       Prepared by: Kara McCraw
     Analysis of:   PCS to First Edition                                         Staff Attorney
                    H260-CSTCa-11

     OVERVIEW: HB 260 would provide funding for registration and examination administration fees of
     Advanced Placement courses for high school students attending the North Carolina School of Science
     and Mathematics (NCSSM) and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNC-SA).
     The PCS for HB 260 would remove references to examinations not offered by the NCSSM and UNC-
     SA, and references to demographic information not collected by those schools.
     CURRENT LAW: Currently, there are two high school programs offered by The University of North
     Carolina – the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (Article 29 of Chapter 116), and the
     University of North Carolina School of the Arts High School Academic Program (Article 4 of Chapter
     116). These schools use a selective admission process and are not included in the definition of a public
     school unit.
     G.S. 115C-174.26 provides funding for registration and examination administration fees for advanced
     courses, including Advanced Placement courses, for students enrolled in public schools, regardless of the
     score students achieve on an examination. The State Board of Education is required to report annually on
     enrollment and examination outcomes on advanced courses to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight
     Committee.
     BILL ANALYSIS: The PCS for HB 260 would provide $90,000 in recurring funds to the Board of
     Governors of The University of North Carolina to pay for registration and examination administration
     fees for Advanced Placement courses for high school students enrolled in the NCSSM and the UNC-SA,
     regardless of the scores students achieve on an examination.
     The University of North Carolina System Office would be required to report annually by December 15 to
     the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on certain information related to Advanced
     Placement courses, including student enrollment and performance, and the amount of State funding
     expended for fees.
     EFFECTIVE DATE: HB 260 would become effective July 1, 2021.




                                                                                                                                                             Legislative Analysis
     Jeffrey Hudson
                                                                                                                                                                   Division
         Director                                 H260-SMTC-22(CSTCa-11)-v-2                                                                                   919-733-2578
This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.


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