S382 - Disaster Relief-3/Budget/Various Law Changes. (SL 2024-57)
Session Year 2024
Overview: Section 3J.21 of S.L. 2024‑57 requires the State Education Assistance Authority (SEAA) to transfer up to $1 million to the Community Colleges System Office (System Office) to conduct a digital credential pilot program with a digital credential provider. The Community Colleges System Office must select at least one community college that is currently enrolling students in a digital credential program for the fall semester of the 2024‑2025 academic year to participate in the pilot program. By June 15, 2025, the community college, in consultation with the System Office, the digital credential provider, and any other participating educational institution, must report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the implementation and outcomes of the digital credential pilot program.
This bill was vetoed by the Governor on November 26, 2024, and that veto was overridden by the General Assembly on December 11, 2024. This section became effective December 11, 2024.
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