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REFERENCE TITLE: postsecondary institutions; common course numbering |
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State of Arizona Senate Forty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session 2010
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SB 1186 |
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Introduced by Senator Huppenthal
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AN ACT
amending section 15‑1824, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to UNIVERSITIES and community colleges.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 15-1824, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-1824. Transfer articulation; common course numbering; reports
A. The community college districts and universities shall cooperate in operating a statewide articulation and transfer system, including the process for transfer of lower division general education credits, general elective credits and curriculum requirements for approved majors, to facilitate the transfer of community college students to Arizona public universities without a loss of credit toward a baccalaureate degree and to ensure that the postsecondary education needs of students statewide are met without unnecessary duplication of programs.
B. The Arizona board of regents and the community college districts shall submit an annual report of their progress on both articulation and meeting statewide postsecondary education needs to the joint legislative budget committee on or before December 15 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.
C. The community college districts and the Arizona board of regents shall develop and implement a common course numbering system for core curriculum for 100 level courses and 200 level courses in order to facilitate the transfer of academic coursework between community colleges and universities under the jurisdiction of the board.
Sec. 2. Arizona board of regents; common course numbering; report
On or before February 1, 2011, the community college districts and the Arizona board of regents shall submit a report to the chairpersons of the house of representatives education committee and the senate education accountability and reform committee, or their successor committees, on the common course renumbering system prescribed in section 15‑1824, subsection C, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, that includes a plan to implement the system. The community college districts and the Arizona board of regents shall submit a copy of this report to the secretary of state.