SB77 Alabama 2015 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, a student who transfers from a public two-year college to a public four-year college who has not earned sufficient credits to qualify for an associate degree cannot apply credits the student earns while attending the four-year college toward an associate degree
This bill would authorize a public two-year college to offer an associate degree to a student who transfers from that college to a public four-year college and subsequently earns the semester hour credits and meets other graduation qualifications for an associate degree, subject to a degree audit
This bill would require a public two-year college to conduct a degree audit for a student who transfers from that college to a public four-year college and subsequently earns 60 semester hour credits
This bill would require a four-year college to notify a student when he or she qualifies for a degree audit by a public two-year college from which the student transferred
Relating to postsecondary education; to require a public two-year college to offer an associate degree to a student who transfers from that college to a public four-year college and subsequently earns the semester hour credits and other graduation qualifications for an associate degree; to require a public two-year college to conduct a degree audit for a student who transfers from that college to a public four-year college and subsequently earns 60 semester hour credits; and to require a four-year college to notify a student when he or she qualifies for a degree audit by a public two-year college from which the student transferred.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2015 | H | Education Policy first Substitute Offered |
| May 28, 2015 | H | Pending third reading on day 27 Favorable from Education Policy with 1 substitute |
| May 28, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| March 31, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy |
| March 31, 2015 | S | Engrossed |
| March 31, 2015 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 224 |
| March 31, 2015 | S | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 223 |
| March 31, 2015 | S | Education and Youth Affairs first Substitute Offered |
| March 31, 2015 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 18, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| March 3, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education & Youth Affairs |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 27, 2015 | Room 418 at 13:30 | House EP Hearing |
| Hearing | March 18, 2015 | Room 727 (Revision #4 Agenda Change) at 08:30 | Senate ED Hearing |
| Hearing | March 18, 2015 | Room 727 (Revision #2 Agenda Change) at 08:30 | Senate ED Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB77 Alabama 2015 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB77 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |