HB1856--EXTENDEDLEARNINGOPPORTUNITIESACT(Baker)
COMMITTEEOFORIGIN:StandingCommitteeonGeneralLaws
Thisbillestablishesthe"ExtendedLearningOpportunitiesAct".
Thebilldefines"extendedlearningopportunity"asanout-of-
classroomlearningexperienceasapprovedbytheStateBoardof
Education(SBE),schoolboard,oracharterschoolandthat
providesastudentwith:
(1)Enrichmentopportunities;
(2)Careerreadinessoremployabilityskillsopportunities
including,butnotlimitedto,internships;preapprenticeships; or
apprenticeships; or
(3)Anyotherapprovededucationalopportunities.
Thebillrequiresthatbythe2023-24schoolyeartheSBEandlocal
schoolboardsmustinformstudentsoftheopportunityto
participateandearncreditforextendedlearningopportunities.
TheSBEmustadoptapolicyandlocalschooldistrictsshall
distributeandimplementextendedlearningpoliciesthatincludean
applicationprocess,alistofeligibleentitiesofferingextended
learningopportunities, theprocessforreceivingcredit,and
criteriaforapprovalandcompletion.
Thebillprovidesinstructiononhowstudentsmayreceivecredit
forextendedlearningopportunitiesforcourseworkandtoward
graduationrequirements.