HB 213 – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
04/03
HOUSE BILL 213
AN ACT requiring college courses completed by a high school student to be counted in the student’s grade point average.
SPONSORS: Rep. Roberts, Ches 4
This bill requires school boards to establish a policy enabling a high school student who takes a college course for credit to have that credit computed as part of the student’s high school grade point average.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0815
04/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT requiring college courses completed by a high school student to be counted in the student’s grade point average.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; College Course Credit for High School Students. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 64 the following new subdivision:
College Course Credit for High School Students
189:65 College Course Credit for High School Students. The school board of each school district shall adopt a policy enabling a high school student in his or her junior or senior year to obtain credit for a course taken at an accredited postsecondary educational institution in which the student earns a ‘C’ average or higher, or its equivalent, provided that the course fulfills a high school graduation requirement. The policy shall require that the college course grade shall be computed as part of the student’s overall high school grade point average.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.