A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to permit certain freshman and sophomore high school students to be eligible to enroll in college courses as part of an academic transition pathway or College transfer certificate.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115D‑20(4)a. reads as rewritten:
"a.	Subject to the approval of the State Board of Community Colleges and the adoption of criteria by the State Board for qualification of eligible students, including that as part of the criteria for a sophomore student, the student has a high school grade point average of at least 3.0 and for a freshman student, the student has an equivalent measure to demonstrate readiness for the course material, local community colleges may collaborate with local school administrative units to offer courses through the following programs:
1.	Cooperative innovative high school programs as provided by Part 9 of Article 16 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes.
2.	Academic transition pathways for qualified freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior high school students that lead to a career technical education certificate, diploma, or State or industry‑recognized credential.
3.	College transfer certificates requiring the successful completion of thirty semester credit hours of transfer courses, including English and mathematics, for qualified freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior high school students."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2019‑2020 school year.