STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX –
Senator Carlyle Begay, LD7, released the following statement on the passage of
his bill SB1220, including the strike-everything amendment that would create
the Tribal College Dual Enrollment Program Fund.
Background
The strike-everything amendment
to SB1220 would allow Arizona’s Tribal colleges to help offset costs for
dual-enrolled students. Dual enrollment permits a high school student to earn
community college credit at both their high school and Tribal college.
Arizona's three Tribal community colleges (Dine College, Navajo Technical
University and Tohono O’odham Community College) each offer dual enrollment
programs.
Tribal colleges would be
reimbursed from the Tribal College Dual Enrollment Program Fund for tuition and
fees that are waived for dual-enrolled students.
"Dual enrollment proves
advantageous for students in our Tribal communities. It allows them to ease the
transition from high school to college and get a head start on a college
career," said Senator Begay. "There is evidence that it also promotes
high school graduation and improves a student's likelihood of remaining in
college.
"We need to encourage more
of these programs in rural and Tribal areas and this bill does just that."
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