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HB2539 • 2025

Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop a plan for enabling community colleges to offer an associate's degree completed in coordination with credits earned in an apprenticeship or training program.

Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop a plan for enabling community colleges to offer an associate's degree completed in coordination with credits earned in an apprenticeship or training program.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Elmer, Representative Gomberg,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

  3. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Tells the HECC to create a plan that allows students at community colleges to earn credits from certain training programs. Tells the HECC to give a report on the plan to the legislature. Ends the plan on January 2, 2027. Declares an emergency and takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).
Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop a plan for enabling community colleges to offer an associate's degree completed in coordination with credits earned in an apprenticeship or training program.
Requires the commission to submit a report detailing the plan by September 15, 2026.
Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to associate's degrees; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In House Committee