| 12 | | - | Section A. Chapter 160, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1 |
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| 13 | | - | one new section, to be known as section 160.565, to read as 2 |
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| 14 | | - | follows:3 |
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| 15 | | - | 160.565. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited 1 |
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| 16 | | - | as the "Extended Learning Opportunities Act". 2 |
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| 17 | | - | 2. As used in this section, the following terms mean: 3 |
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| 18 | | - | (1) "Extended learning opportunity", an out -of- 4 |
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| 19 | | - | classroom learning experience that is approved by a local 5 |
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| 20 | | - | school board or a charter school and that provides a student 6 |
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| 21 | | - | with: 7 |
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| 22 | | - | (a) Enrichment opportunities; 8 |
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| 23 | | - | (b) Career readiness or employability skills 9 |
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| 24 | | - | opportunities including, but not limited to, internships; 10 |
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| 25 | | - | preapprenticeships; or apprenticeships; or 11 |
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| 26 | | - | (c) Any other approved educational opportunity; 12 |
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| 27 | | - | (2) "Parent", a student's parent, g uardian, or other 13 |
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| 28 | | - | person having control or custody of such student; 14 |
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| 29 | | - | (3) "Student", any child attending an elementary or 15 |
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| 30 | | - | secondary public school in grades kindergarten through 16 |
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| 31 | | - | twelve. 17 SCS HB 1856 2 |
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| 32 | | - | 3. Beginning with the 2023 -24 school year, each local 18 |
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| 33 | | - | school board or charter school shall routinely inform 19 |
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| 34 | | - | students and parents of the ability for students to earn 20 |
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| 35 | | - | credit for participating in extended learning 21 |
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| 36 | | - | opportunities. Public schools and charter schools may 22 |
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| 37 | | - | assist students and parents in completing e nrollment 23 |
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| 38 | | - | processes required for participating in approved extended 24 |
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| 39 | | - | learning opportunities. No student or parent shall be 25 |
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| 40 | | - | required to obtain permission from the student's school 26 |
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| 41 | | - | district or charter school to enroll in an approved extended 27 |
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| 42 | | - | learning opportunity. Before participating in any extended 28 |
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| 43 | | - | learning opportunity, the student and at least one parent 29 |
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| 44 | | - | shall sign an agreement detailing all program requirements 30 |
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| 45 | | - | in a form developed by the department of elementary and 31 |
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| 46 | | - | secondary education and approv ed by the state board of 32 |
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| 47 | | - | education. 33 |
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| 48 | | - | 4. An extended learning opportunity shall count as a 34 |
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| 49 | | - | credit toward graduation requirements and the achievement of 35 |
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| 50 | | - | applicable state standards for students. To receive credit, 36 |
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| 51 | | - | a student shall submit a written re quest for credit and 37 |
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| 52 | | - | proof of successful completion of the extended learning 38 |
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| 53 | | - | opportunity to a designated administrator of the school the 39 |
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| 54 | | - | student attends. 40 |
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| 55 | | - | 5. Each local school district and charter school shall 41 |
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| 56 | | - | adopt, distribute, and implement exte nded learning 42 |
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| 57 | | - | opportunities policies that provide all of the following: 43 |
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| 58 | | - | (1) An application process for accepting and approving 44 |
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| 59 | | - | extended learning opportunities offered for credit from 45 |
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| 60 | | - | outside entities; 46 |
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| 61 | | - | (2) A list of entities that are eligible to submit 47 |
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| 62 | | - | applications to offer extended learning opportunities 48 |
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| 63 | | - | including, but not limited to: 49 SCS HB 1856 3 |
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| 64 | | - | (a) Nonprofit organizations; 50 |
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| 65 | | - | (b) Businesses with established locations; 51 |
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| 66 | | - | (c) Trade associations; and 52 |
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| 67 | | - | (d) The Armed Forces of the United States, subject to 53 |
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| 68 | | - | applicable age requirements; 54 |
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| 69 | | - | (3) A process for students and parents to request 55 |
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| 70 | | - | credit; 56 |
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| 71 | | - | (4) Criteria that school districts and charter schools 57 |
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| 72 | | - | shall use to determine whether a proposed extended learning 58 |
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| 73 | | - | opportunity shall be approved; and 59 |
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| 74 | | - | (5) Criteria that school districts and charter schools 60 |
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| 75 | | - | shall use to award a certificate of completion and credit 61 |
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| 76 | | - | for completing an extended learning opportunity including, 62 |
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| 77 | | - | but not limited to, allowing a student to demonstrate 63 |
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| 78 | | - | competencies through performance -based assessments and other 64 |
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| 79 | | - | methods independent of instructional time and credit hours. 65 |
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| 80 | | - | 6. An entity approved by the state board of education 66 |
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| 81 | | - | to offer an extended learning opportunity shall be 67 |
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| 82 | | - | automatically qualified to offer that extended learning 68 |
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| 83 | | - | opportunity to all school districts and charter schools. 69 |
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| 84 | | - | 7. A student who successfully completes an approved 70 |
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| 85 | | - | extended learning opportunity and satisfies criteria for the 71 |
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| 86 | | - | award of a certification of completion and cr edit under 72 |
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| 87 | | - | subdivision (5) of subsection 5 of this section shall be 73 |
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| 88 | | - | considered to have completed all required coursework for the 74 |
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| 89 | | - | particular course. In an extended learning opportunity that 75 |
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| 90 | | - | satisfies all required coursework for a high school course, 76 |
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| 91 | | - | the student shall also be considered to have satisfied the 77 |
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| 92 | | - | equivalent number of credits toward the student's graduation 78 |
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| 93 | | - | requirements. 79 |
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| 94 | | - | 8. Any policy or procedure adopted by the state board 80 |
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| 95 | | - | of education, a school board, or a charter school for 81 SCS HB 1856 4 |
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| 96 | | - | participating in an extended learning opportunity shall 82 |
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| 97 | | - | provide every student an equal opportunity to participate 83 |
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| 98 | | - | and shall satisfy established timelines and requirements for 84 |
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| 99 | | - | purposes of transcribing credits and state reporting. 85 |
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| 100 | | - | 9. The state board of e ducation may promulgate rules 86 |
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| 101 | | - | to implement the provisions of this section. Any rule or 87 |
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| 102 | | - | portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 88 |
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| 103 | | - | 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in 89 |
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| 104 | | - | this section shall become effective only if it compl ies with 90 |
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| 105 | | - | and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, 91 |
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| 106 | | - | if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 92 |
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| 107 | | - | are nonseverable, and if any of the powers vested with the 93 |
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| 108 | | - | general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay 94 |
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| 109 | | - | the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are 95 |
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| 110 | | - | subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of 96 |
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| 111 | | - | rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after 97 |
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| 112 | | - | August 28, 2022, shall be invalid and void. 98 |
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| 11 | + | SectionA.Chapter160,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 12 | + | 2knownassection160.565,toreadasfollows: |
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| 13 | + | 160.565.1.Thisactshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"ExtendedLearning |
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| 14 | + | 2OpportunitiesAct". |
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| 15 | + | 3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 16 | + | 4 (1)"Extendedlearningopportunity",anout-of-classroomlearningexperience |
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| 17 | + | 5thatisapprovedbythestateboardofeducation,aschoolboard,oracharterschooland |
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| 18 | + | 6thatprovidesastudentwith: |
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| 19 | + | 7 (a)Enrichmentopportunities; |
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| 20 | + | 8 (b)Careerreadinessoremployabilityskillsopportunitiesincluding,butnot |
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| 21 | + | 9limitedto,internships;preapprenticeships;orapprenticeships;or |
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| 22 | + | 10 (c)Anyotherapprovededucationalopportunity; |
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| 23 | + | 11 (2)"Parent",astudent'sparent,guardian,orotherpersonhavingcontrolor |
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| 24 | + | 12custodyofsuchstudent; |
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| 25 | + | 13 (3)"Student",anychildattendinganelementaryorsecondarypublicschoolin |
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| 26 | + | 14gradeskindergartenthroughtwelve. |
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| 27 | + | 15 3.Beginningwiththe2023-24schoolyear,thestateboardofeducationandeach |
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| 28 | + | 16localschoolboardshallroutinelyinformstudentsandparentsoftheabilityforstudents |
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| 29 | + | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | + | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17toearncreditforparticipatinginextendedlearningopportunities.Employeesofthe |
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| 31 | + | 18stateboardofeducationandpublicschoolsmayassiststudentsandparentsin |
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| 32 | + | 19completingenrollmentprocessesrequiredforparticipatinginapprovedextended |
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| 33 | + | 20learningopportunities.Nostudentorparentshallberequiredtoobtainpermission |
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| 34 | + | 21fromthestudent'sschooldistrictorcharterschooltoenrollinanextendedlearning |
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| 35 | + | 22opportunity.Beforeparticipatinginanyextendedlearningopportunity,thestudentand |
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| 36 | + | 23atleastoneparentshallsignanagreementdetailingallprogramrequirementsinaform |
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| 37 | + | 24developedbythestateboardofeducation. |
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| 38 | + | 25 4.Anextendedlearningopportunityshallcountasacredittowardgraduation |
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| 39 | + | 26requirementsandtheachievementofapplicablestatestandardsforstudents.Toreceive |
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| 40 | + | 27credit,astudentshallsubmitawrittenrequestforcreditandproofofsuccessful |
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| 41 | + | 28completionoftheextendedlearningopportunitytoadesignatedadministratorofthe |
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| 42 | + | 29schoolthestudentattends. |
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| 43 | + | 30 5.Thestateboardofeducationshalladopt,andeachlocalschooldistrictshall |
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| 44 | + | 31distributeandimplement,extendedlearningopportunitiespoliciesthatprovideallof |
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| 45 | + | 32thefollowing: |
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| 46 | + | 33 (1)Anapplicationprocessforacceptingandapprovingextendedlearning |
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| 47 | + | 34opportunitiesofferedforcreditfromoutsideentities; |
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| 48 | + | 35 (2)Alistofentitiesthatareeligibletosubmitapplicationstoofferextended |
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| 49 | + | 36learningopportunitiesincluding,butnotlimitedto: |
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| 50 | + | 37 (a)Nonprofitorganizations; |
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| 51 | + | 38 (b)Businesseswithestablishedlocations; |
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| 52 | + | 39 (c)Tradeassociations;and |
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| 53 | + | 40 (d)TheArmedForcesoftheUnitedStates,subjecttoapplicableage |
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| 54 | + | 41requirements; |
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| 55 | + | 42 (3)Aprocessforstudentsandparentstorequestcredit; |
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| 56 | + | 43 (4)Criteriathatschooldistrictsandcharterschoolsshallusetodetermine |
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| 57 | + | 44whetheraproposedextendedlearningopportunityshallbeapproved;and |
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| 58 | + | 45 (5)Criteriathatschooldistrictsandcharterschoolsshallusetoawarda |
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| 59 | + | 46certificateofcompletionandcreditforcompletinganextendedlearningopportunity |
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| 60 | + | 47including,butnotlimitedto,allowingastudenttodemonstratecompetenciesthrough |
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| 61 | + | 48performance-basedassessmentsandothermethodsindependentofinstructionaltime |
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| 62 | + | 49andcredithours. |
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| 63 | + | 50 6.Anentityapprovedbythestateboardofeducationtoofferanextended |
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| 64 | + | 51learningopportunityshallbeautomaticallyqualifiedtoofferthatextendedlearning |
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| 65 | + | 52opportunitytoallschooldistrictsandcharterschools. |
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| 66 | + | HB1856 2 53 7.Astudentwhosuccessfullycompletesanapprovedextendedlearning |
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| 67 | + | 54opportunityandsatisfiescriteriafortheawardofacertificationofcompletionand |
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| 68 | + | 55creditundersubdivision(5)ofsubsection5ofthissectionshallbeconsideredtohave |
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| 69 | + | 56completedallrequiredcourseworkfortheparticularcourse.Inanextendedlearning |
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| 70 | + | 57opportunitythatsatisfiesallrequiredcourseworkforahighschoolcourse,thestudent |
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| 71 | + | 58shallalsobeconsideredtohavesatisfiedtheequivalentnumberofcreditstowardthe |
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| 72 | + | 59student'sgraduationrequirements. |
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| 73 | + | 60 8.Anypolicyorprocedureadoptedbythestateboardofeducation,aschool |
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| 74 | + | 61board,oracharterschoolforparticipatinginanextendedlearningopportunityshall |
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| 75 | + | 62provideeverystudentanequalopportunitytoparticipateandshallsatisfyestablished |
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| 76 | + | 63timelinesandrequirementsforpurposesoftranscribingcreditsandstatereporting. |
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| 77 | + | 64 9.Thestateboardofeducationmaypromulgaterulestoimplementthe |
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| 78 | + | 65provisionsofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection |
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| 79 | + | 66536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecome |
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| 80 | + | 67effectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and, |
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| 81 | + | 68ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapterarenonseverable,andifanyof |
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| 82 | + | 69thepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelay |
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| 83 | + | 70theeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheld |
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| 84 | + | 71unconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedor |
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| 85 | + | 72adoptedafterAugust28,2022,shallbeinvalidandvoid. |
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