![Bid to expand college credit access leads to La. study group](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2019/05/GettyImages-471853124.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Bid to expand college credit access leads to La. study group
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards' bid to ensure that public high school juniors and seniors have free access to two courses for college credit didn't win legislative backing.
Instead, lawmakers in the just-ended regular session created a task force to study the issue, including how to pay for classes that cost up to $250 each.
The Advocate reports the Democratic governor signed the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force bill Thursday.
The plan sets up a 12-member study group that will review a wide range of issues about the courses, including how to address uneven access among students statewide, particularly in rural areas.
The task force is required to hold its first meeting by Aug. 1. A report will be due to lawmakers by Oct. 1, 2020.
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![FBI Sets Record Straight on Trump Being Hit by Bullet During Assassination Attempt](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-2161923127.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![There Are 4 Big Reasons Why Louisiana’s Auto Insurance Rates Are So High](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2022/04/attachment-RS47246_GettyImages-480652712-scr1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Forecasters Watching Tropical Disturbance Headed for Gulf of Mexico – Should Louisiana and Texas Be Worried?](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2023/09/attachment-Hurricane-Nigel.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Fallen Lafayette Police Officer Identified, Remembered as Family Man, Friend, and Protector](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-2024-07-26T100047.692.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Condolences Pour in for Fallen Lafayette Police Officer Killed in Jeanerette Standoff](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-2024-07-25T202550.435.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Nick Saban Calls Former LSU Football Star, Lafayette Native a ‘F-ing Problem’](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-1775238930.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![1 Lafayette Officer Dead, 3 Injured in Hostage Situation in Jeanerette, Louisiana – Suspect Identified](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2023/03/attachment-Lafayette-Police-Department-Photo-courtesy-of-Lafayette-PD-Facebook.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Major Changes at Lafayette High Schools as LPSS Shuffles Principals Around](http://townsquare.media/site/29/files/2020/08/LPSS-SIgn-KPEL-Photo-e14568107808911.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana Ranks Third Worst in Country With High School Dropouts](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/05/attachment-RS14940_476272663.jpg?w=980&q=75)