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HB0175 • 2018

Common college transcripts.

AN ACT relating to community colleges and the University of Wyoming; requiring the development of a common transcript system; prescribing duties of the University of Wyoming and the community college commission; requiring a report; and providing for an effective date.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Northrup
Last action
2018-03-13
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2018

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0175H3001

3rd reading • Connolly

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Connolly

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HB0175HW001

Committee of the Whole • Brown

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by Brown

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HB0175HS001

Standing Committee • HEducation

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HEducation

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HB0175S2001

2nd reading • Coe

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Coe

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HB0175S3001

3rd reading • Coe

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Coe

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Bill History

  1. 2018-03-13 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0047

  2. 2018-03-13 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 78

  3. 2018-03-09 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0047

  4. 2018-03-09 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0047

  5. 2018-03-08 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0047

  6. 2018-03-08 House

    H Concur:Passed 60-0-0-0-0

  7. 2018-03-07 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2018-03-07 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0

  9. 2018-03-06 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  10. 2018-03-05 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  11. 2018-03-02 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  12. 2018-03-02 Senate

    S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  13. 2018-03-01 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education

  14. 2018-03-01 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  15. 2018-02-27 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-1-3-0-0

  16. 2018-02-23 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  17. 2018-02-22 House

    H COW:Passed

  18. 2018-02-22 House

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2018-02-22 House

    H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  20. 2018-02-16 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 59-0-1-0-0

  21. 2018-02-15 House

    H Received for Introduction

  22. 2018-02-14 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0175
Effective
:

7/1/2018

LSO No.:
18LSO-0516

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0047

Chapter No.:
78

Prime Sponsor:
Northrup

Catch Title:
Common college transcripts.

Subject:
College courses and transcripts
.

Summary/Major Elements:

Th
is

act requires the Community College C
ommission to develop and maintain a common college transcript system for the community colleges and the University of Wyoming. The system must facilitate program planning and the transfer of students and course credits between the commun
ity colleges and the University.

This
act also requires the University and the Community College Commission to develop a plan to establish an electronic transcript transfer system, a course equivalence system and a common course numbering system. The plan shall be submitted in a report to the Joint Education Interim Committee by October 31, 2018. The system must be developed by July 1, 2019.

Comments:

Requires a report

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
.
HB0175

ENROLLED ACT NO. 47,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2018 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to community colleges and the University of Wyoming; requiring the development of a common transcript system; prescribing duties of the University of Wyoming and the community college commission; requiring a report; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section
1
.

W.S. 21
‑
18
‑
202
(a) by creating a new paragraph (vi)
is
amended to read:

21
‑
18
‑
202
.

Powers and duties of the commission.

(a)

The commission shall perform the following general functions:

(vi)

Develop and maintain a common transcript system
that uses common course
numbering for all courses provided at the community colleges

or
the University of Wyoming. The system shall facilitate
program planning and the transfer of students and course credits between the community colleges and the University of Wyoming. The development and ongoing maintenance of the statewide course numbering system, including determining course equivalencies, shall be accomplished with the assistance of appropriate committees that shall include faculty memb
ers and staff of the community
colleges and the University of Wyoming.

Section 2
.

The community college commission, the community colleges of the state and the University of Wyoming shall work collaboratively to develop the common college transcript system
under W.S. 21
‑
18
‑
202(a)(vi) as created by this act
.
The University of Wyoming and the community college commission, in cooperation with the seven
(7) community colleges, shall submit a report not later than October 31, 2018 to the joint education interim committee that establishes a plan for development of an electronic transcript transfer system that allows each student information system to send and receive transcript data automatically and establishment of a course equivalence and common course numbering system. The plan shall include recommendations for resource needs and policy or statute changes necessary to accomplish this directive.

The system shall be developed by July 1, 2019
.

Section 3
.

This act is effective July 1, 201
8
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House
.

Chief Clerk

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