Bill Text: AZ HB2641 | 2012 | Fiftieth Legislature 2nd Regular | Chaptered
Bill Title: Community colleges; administrative requirements; reductions
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-27 - Governor Signed [HB2641 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2012-HB2641-Chaptered.html
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House Engrossed |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012
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CHAPTER 103
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HOUSE BILL 2641 |
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AN ACT
amending sections 15‑1465, 15‑1483, 15‑1821, 15‑1821.01 and 34‑452, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to community colleges.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 15-1465, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-1465. Election; issuance and sale of bonds for capital outlay; disposition of proceeds; proration of expenditures by counties
A. A district may conduct an election to determine whether or not bonds shall be issued and sold for the purpose of paying its share of the expenditures incurred for capital outlay. The election shall be originated and conducted, the bonds issued, sold and redeemed and a tax levy imposed for payment of interest on such bonds and redemption of bonds in accordance with the provisions of title 35, chapter 3, article 3 and the limitations imposed on school districts by article IX, section 8, Constitution of Arizona, insofar as those provisions are applicable. The election shall be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November as prescribed by section 16-204, subsection B, paragraph 1, subdivision (d). Bond counsel fees, financial advisory fees, printing costs and paying agent and registrar fees shall be paid from either the amount authorized by the qualified electors of the community college district or current operating funds. Bond election expenses shall be paid from current operating funds only.
B. The proceeds of all bonds sold as provided in subsection A of this section shall be used only for capital outlay, including the purchase of land, the purchase, erection, remodeling or completion of buildings and the purchase of equipment and facilities for educational or auxiliary purposes of the community college district.
C. Where a district contains more than one county, subsections A and B of this section shall be applicable separately to each of the counties as to its portion of the expenditures to be paid for capital outlay in setting up the physical plant of the district even though the proposed plant is to be established, wholly or partly, in one county of the district.
D. The portion of the expenditures for capital outlay to be prorated by each county of a district shall be determined in the ratio that the assessed valuation of each county within the district bears to the total assessed valuation of all counties within the district.
E. If a majority of the qualified electors voting at an election held as provided in this chapter disapproves the issuance of bonds for any purpose, the governing board of the community college district shall not authorize the expenditure of funds from any source for such purpose without subsequent approval of a majority of the qualified electors voting at an election held as provided in this chapter, except that a subsequent vote of the district electors shall not be necessary to:
1. Construct buildings and site improvements on existing campuses.
2. Repair and remodel existing facilities and to purchase equipment.
3. Purchase land adjacent to an existing campus.
Sec. 2. Section 15-1483, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-1483. Issuance of bonds
A. The board for and on behalf of an institution is authorized from time to time to issue negotiable bonds for the purpose of acquiring a project or projects. The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the board. The bonds may be issued in one or more series, bear such date or dates, be in such denomination or denominations, mature at such time or times, not exceeding forty years from the respective dates thereof, mature in such amount or amounts, bear interest at such rate or rates, as determined by the board, payable semiannually, be in such form either coupon or registered, carry such registration privileges, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, and be subject to such term of redemption, with or without premium, as such resolution or other resolutions may provide. The bonds may be sold at not less than par at either public or private sale. The bonds shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all the purposes of title 47, chapter 3.
B. Before the issuance of bonds that do not require voter approval, a district shall submit information regarding the planned projects that will be funded with the bond proceeds to the joint committee on capital review for review. If a bond issuance requires voter approval, the district shall submit the information to the joint committee on capital review before seeking voter approval.
Sec. 3. Section 15-1821, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-1821. Special admission of students under age eighteen; enrollment information; reports
A. Each community college district board shall adopt policies which that require community colleges under its jurisdiction to admit students under age eighteen who have not yet attained a high school diploma or high school certificate of equivalency and who meet the established requirements of the courses for which they enroll. The Arizona board of regents shall adopt rules which that require the universities under its jurisdiction to admit students under age eighteen who have not yet attained a high school diploma or high school certificate of equivalency and who meet the established requirements of the courses for which they enroll.
B. The policies and rules as provided in subsection A of this section shall include the following provisions:
1. No A student under age eighteen shall not be denied admission because of age, lack of a high school diploma or high school certificate of equivalency, grade in school, lack of permission of school officials or lack of concurrent enrollment in a public or private school, if the student has achieved at least a specified score on a college entrance examination.
2. A community college or university which that admits a student pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection may limit the number of semester credit hours in which the student may enroll to no less than six semester credit hours.
3. A student admitted to a community college or university pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection is not guaranteed admission to a specific degree program or to all courses offered by the community college or university.
C. Each community college district and the Arizona board of regents shall provide all high schools in this state with information which that describes the policies and rules, as appropriate, the types of courses available and other information related to the enrollment of students under the age of eighteen. Each unified or high school district school shall make this information available to all students in at least grades nine through twelve.
D. On or before November 15 of each year, each community college district and the Arizona board of regents shall submit a report to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the state board of education and shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state and the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records, on students under eighteen years of age who had not yet attained a high school diploma or high school certificate of equivalency and who were enrolled in a university or community college course or a program for community college or university credit during the time period of September of the previous fiscal year through August of the current fiscal year. The annual report shall include at least the following:
1. The number of students who were enrolled.
2. A general narrative of the types of courses or programs in which the students were enrolled.
3. The rules adopted pursuant to subsection A of this section.
E. On or before September 30 of each year, each institution under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents shall submit to the Arizona board of regents in the form specified by the Arizona board of regents the information that the Arizona board of regents needs to compile the report required in subsection D of this section.
Sec. 4. Section 15-1821.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-1821.01. Dual enrollment information
On a determination by a community college district governing board that it is in the best interest of the citizens of a district, the district governing board may authorize district community colleges to offer college courses that may be counted toward both high school and college graduation requirements at the high school during the school day subject to the following:
1. The community college district governing board and the governing board of the school district or organization of which the high school is a part shall enter into an agreement or contract. These intergovernmental agreements or contracts shall be based on a uniform format that has been cooperatively developed by the community college districts in this state. Each of these agreements or contracts shall clearly specify the following:
(a) The financial provisions of the agreement or contract and the format for the billing of all services under the agreement or contract, including the amount that the community college received in full-time student equivalent funding pursuant to section 15‑1466.01, the portion of the funding that is distributed to the school district governing board or charter school and any amount that is subsequently returned to the community college district by the school district governing board or charter school.
(b) Student tuition and financial aid policies, including if scholarships or grants are awarded to students in dual enrollment courses from the community college.
(c) The accountability provisions for each party to the agreement or contract.
(d) The responsibilities and services required of each party to the agreement or contract.
(e) The type of instruction that will be provided under the agreement or contract, including the titles of the courses to be offered.
(f) The quality of the instruction that will be provided under the agreement or contract.
2. Students shall be admitted to the community college under the policies adopted by each district, subject to the following:
(a) All students enrolled for college credit shall be high school juniors or seniors. All students in the course, including those not electing to enroll for college credit, shall satisfy the prerequisites for the course as published in the college catalog and shall comply with college policies regarding student placement in courses.
(b) A community college may waive the class status requirements specified in subdivision (a) of this paragraph for up to twenty‑five per cent of the students enrolled by a college in courses, provided that the community college has an established written criteria for waiving the requirements for each course. These criteria shall include a demonstration, by an examination of the specific purposes and requirements of the course, that freshman and sophomore students who meet course prerequisites are prepared to benefit from the college level course. All exceptions and the justification for the exceptions shall be reported annually to the joint legislative budget committee on or before October 1.
3. The courses shall be previously evaluated and approved through the curriculum approval process of the district, shall be at a higher level than taught by the high school and shall be transferable to a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents or be applicable to an established community college occupational degree or certificate program. Physical education courses shall not be available for dual enrollment purposes.
4. College approved textbooks, syllabuses, course outlines and grading standards that are applicable to the courses if taught at the community college shall apply to these courses and to all students in the courses offered pursuant to this section. The chief executive officer of each community college shall establish an advisory committee of full‑time faculty who teach in the disciplines offered at the community college to assist in course selection and implementation in the high schools and to review and report at least annually to the chief executive officer whether the course goals and standards are understood, the course guidelines are followed and the same standards of expectation and assessment are applied to these courses as though they were being offered at the community college. The advisory committee of full-time faculty shall meet at least three times each academic year.
5. Each faculty member shall meet the requirements established by the governing board pursuant to section 15‑1444. The chief executive officer of each community college district shall establish an advisory committee of full‑time faculty who teach in the disciplines offered at the community college district to assist in the selection, orientation, ongoing professional development and evaluation of faculty teaching college courses in conjunction with the high schools. The advisory committee of full-time faculty shall meet at least two times each academic year.
6. Each community college district shall conduct tracking studies of subsequent academic or occupational achievement of students enrolled in courses offered pursuant to this section. The reports of the results of the tracking studies shall be submitted to the joint legislative budget committee on or before October 1 of each odd‑numbered year, subject to the following:
(a) The tracking studies prescribed in this paragraph may involve statistically valid sampling techniques and shall include, at a minimum, the high school graduation rate, the number of students continuing their studies after graduation at a community college in this state or a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents, the performance of the students in subsequent college courses in the same discipline or occupational field and the student's grade point average after one year at an Arizona community college or university as compared to the student's college grade point average for courses completed while still in high school.
(b) On receipt of the report of the tracking studies prescribed in this paragraph, the joint legislative budget committee may convene an ad hoc committee that includes community college academic officers, faculty and other experts in the field to review the manner in which these courses are provided. This committee may make recommendations to the joint legislative budget committee regarding desirable changes in this section or in the manner in which this section is being implemented. A copy of this report shall be provided to each district governing board.
7. 6. A school district shall ensure that a pupil is a full‑time student as defined in section 15‑901 and is enrolled in and attending a full‑time instructional program at a school in the school district before that pupil is allowed to enroll in a college course pursuant to this section, except that high school seniors who satisfy high school graduation requirements with less than a full‑time instructional program shall be exempt from this paragraph.
Sec. 5. Section 34-452, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
34-452. Solar design standards for state buildings; energy life cycle costing
A. Capital projects as defined in section 41‑790 including buildings designed and constructed by the department of administration, school districts, community college districts and universities and containing over six thousand square feet shall include a written evaluation of the following solar energy features:
1. Proper site orientation.
2. Utilization of active and passive solar energy systems for space heating.
3. Utilization of solar water heating.
4. Utilization of solar daylighting devices as defined in section 44‑1761.
B. Energy life cycle costing shall be used to evaluate all solar energy and energy conservation design, equipment and materials that are considered for constructing new state buildings and in the scheduled remodeling of existing state buildings.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MARCH 27, 2012.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 27, 2012.
