[Ohiogift] Advocacy Alert -- College Credit Plus funding

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Advocacy Alert 5.28.14 – Private Collegesare Pushing to Charge Any Amount to Students Under College Credit Plus--  The as introduced language undercollege credit plus limited the amount that private colleges could chargehigh school students for college credit to $33 per credit hour. The House EducationCommittee kept the as introduced language, but the Ohio Senate Educationamended the language to allow districts to charge students potentially up to $193per credit hour. In addition, the Senate Education committee took out languagethat required districts partnering with private colleges to inform parents thatthere were no cost options available. There are rumblings that private collegesare lobbying hard to remove anylimitation on what students can be charged. (Note: none of this applies tostudents on free and reduced lunch. They still would not be charged). Pleasecall the following individuals and tell them you object to any public schoolstudent being charged for the college credit plus program – especially forprograms taught on the high school campus with high school teachers. Any chargeto students will limit access to College Credit Plus, which is contrary to theintent of the program. Public school students are not charged for the currentPSEO program. They should not be charged for the College Credit Plus program. Also,parents should be informed of all non-cost options for College Credit Plus. Tellthem that you would like the funding language for college credit plus to berestored to the as introduced version in HB487. Please make your phone callsnow. You will likely talk to an aide or get voice mail. Be polite and stateyour message. If you are shy about talking to a live person, call after 5 and you will likely get voice mail. 
It should take you roughly 15 minutes to make phone calls to thefollowing individuals: 


RepresentativeGerald Stebelton (Chair, House Education Committee) – 614-466-8100


Senator PeggyLehner (Chair, Senate Education Committee) – 614-466-4538


RepresentativeAndrew Brenner (Vice Chair, Education Committee) – 614-644-6711


Senator RandyGardner – 614-466-8060 


RepresentativeTony Hall – 614-466-2994


RepresentativeTimothy Derickson – 614-644-5094


RepresentativeBurkley – 614-644-5091
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