Equitable Access to Dual Enrollment Passed by Senate

SB 52 (Rodrigues, R.) was passed ( 26-14) by the full Sente on March 25. The bill provides access to dual enrollment courses for all Florida students. Under current law, public school students and homeschool students have free, unencumbered access to dual enrollment courses. Private school students, however, have very limited access to dual enrollment. Dual enrollment allows students to take college level courses while they are still in high school. Usually these courses are taken on the college or university campus during the normal school day. The House companion, HB 281 (Duggan), waits to be heard by the House Appropriations Committee. You can read more about dual enrollment and its benefits for students on the  FCCB Education Policy Team blog, Education and the Common Good .