(1) An institution of higher education: (a) shall, for purposes of admission, scholarships, and other financial aid consideration, recognize and accept on equal footing as a traditional high school diploma a high school diploma awarded to a student who successfully completes an educational program that uses, in whole or in part, competency-based education; and (b) cooperate with an LEA: (i) as applicable, to facilitate the advancement of a student who attends a competency-based education program; and (ii) as requested, in the development of an LEA plan or program under this part.

(a) shall, for purposes of admission, scholarships, and other financial aid consideration, recognize and accept on equal footing as a traditional high school diploma a high school diploma awarded to a student who successfully completes an educational program that uses, in whole or in part, competency-based education; and

(b) cooperate with an LEA: (i) as applicable, to facilitate the advancement of a student who attends a competency-based education program; and (ii) as requested, in the development of an LEA plan or program under this part.

(i) as applicable, to facilitate the advancement of a student who attends a competency-based education program; and

(ii) as requested, in the development of an LEA plan or program under this part.

(2) If a student attending an LEA that establishes competency-based education within the LEA transfers to another school within the LEA or to another LEA entirely that does not have a competency-based education program, the student may not be penalized by being required to repeat course work that the student has successfully completed, changing the student's grade, or receive any other penalty related to the student's previous attendance in the competency-based education program.