TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas House committee has approved a bill that would prohibit state funds from being used for remedial courses at public colleges and universities in the state.
House Speaker Mike O’Neal, a Republican, proposed the measure, which would also cut the number of freshman class or transfer admissions who don’t meet minimum admissions standards. The House Appropriations Committee approved the measure Wednesday, sending it to the full House.
State Rep. Barbara Ballard, a Democrat, opposed the bill, saying remedial courses are often needed to help some students.
But state Rep. Anthony Brown said the bill will encourage parents to make sure their children take college-bound courses in high school.
The Lawrence Journal World reports that in the state’s regents schools, about 14 percent of entering freshmen take remedial courses.
