| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsections160.2700and160.2705,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonew |
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| 8 | 8 | | sectionsrelatingtoadulthighschools. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Sections160.2700and160.2705,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonew |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2sectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections160.2700and160.2705,toreadas |
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| 12 | 12 | | 3follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 160.2700.Forpurposesofsections160.2700to160.2725,"adulthighschool"means |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2aschoolthat: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 3 (1)Isforindividualswhodonothaveahighschooldiplomaandwhoaretwenty-one |
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| 16 | 16 | | 4yearsofageorolder; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 5 (2)Offersanindustrycertificationprogramorprogramsandahighschooldiplomain |
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| 18 | 18 | | 6amannerthatallowsstudentstoearnadiplomaatthesametimethattheyearnanindustry |
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| 19 | 19 | | 7certification; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 8 (3)Offers[on-site] childcareforchildrenofenrolledstudentsattendingtheschool; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 9and |
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| 22 | 22 | | 10 (4)Isnoteligibletoreceivefundingundersection160.415or163.031. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 160.2705.1.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallauthorize |
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| 24 | 24 | | 2beforeJanuary1,2018,aMissouri-basednonprofitorganizationmeetingthecriteriaunder |
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| 25 | 25 | | 3subsection2ofthissectiontoestablishandoperatefouradulthighschools,with: |
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| 26 | 26 | | 4 (1)Oneadulthighschooltobelocatedinacitynotwithinacounty; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 9morethantwohundredsixtythousandbutfewerthanthreehundredthousandinhabitantsora |
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| 33 | 33 | | 10countycontiguoustothatcounty;and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 11 (4)Oneadulthighschooltobelocatedinacountyofthefirstclassificationwith |
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| 35 | 35 | | 12morethanonehundredfiftythousandbutfewerthantwohundredthousandinhabitants. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 13 2.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallgrantthe |
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| 37 | 37 | | 14authorizationdescribedundersubsection1ofthissectionbasedonabidprocess |
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| 38 | 38 | | 15conductedinaccordancewiththerulesandregulationsgoverningpurchasingthroughthe |
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| 39 | 39 | | 16officeofadministration.Thesuccessfulbiddershall: |
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| 40 | 40 | | 17 (1)Demonstratetheabilitytoestablish,withintwenty-onemonthsofthereceiptof |
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| 41 | 41 | | 18theauthorization,fouradulthighschoolsofferinghighschooldiplomas,anindustry |
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| 42 | 42 | | 19certificationprogramorprograms,and[on-site] childcareforchildrenofthestudents |
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| 43 | 43 | | 20attendingthehighschools; |
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| 44 | 44 | | 21 (2)Commitatleasttwomilliondollarsininvestmentforthepurposeofestablishing |
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| 45 | 45 | | 22thenecessaryinfrastructuretooperatefouradulthighschools; |
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| 46 | 46 | | 23 (3)Demonstratesubstantialandpositiveexperienceinprovidingservices,including |
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| 47 | 47 | | 24industrycertificationsandjobplacementservices,toadultstwenty-oneyearsofageorolder |
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| 48 | 48 | | 25whoseeducationalandtrainingopportunitieshavebeenlimitedbyeducationaldisadvantages, |
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| 49 | 49 | | 26disabilities,homelessness,criminalhistory,orsimilarcircumstances; |
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| 50 | 50 | | 27 (4)Establishapartnershipwithastate-supportedpostsecondaryeducationinstitution |
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| 51 | 51 | | 28ormorethanonesuchpartnership,ifapartnershiporpartnershipsarenecessaryinorderto |
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| 52 | 52 | | 29meettherequirementsforanadulthighschool; |
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| 53 | 53 | | 30 (5)Establishacomprehensiveplanthatsetsforthhowtheadulthighschoolswillhelp |
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| 54 | 54 | | 31addresstheneedforasufficientlytrainedworkforceinthesurroundingregionforeachadult |
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| 55 | 55 | | 32highschool; |
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| 56 | 56 | | 33 (6)Establishpartnershipsandstrategiesforengagingthecommunityandbusiness |
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| 57 | 57 | | 34leadersincarryingoutthegoalsofeachadulthighschool; |
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| 58 | 58 | | 35 (7)Establishtheabilitytomeetqualitystandardsthroughcertifiedteachersand |
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| 59 | 59 | | 36programsthatsupporteachstudentinhisorhergoaltofindamorerewardingjob; |
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| 60 | 60 | | 37 (8)Establishaplanforassistingstudentsinovercomingbarrierstoeducational |
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| 61 | 61 | | 38successincluding,butnotlimitedto,educationaldisadvantages,homelessness,criminal |
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| 62 | 62 | | 39history,disability,includinglearningdisabilitysuchasdyslexia,andsimilarcircumstances; |
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| 68 | 68 | | 45academicrequirementsforstudentstoobtainhighschooldiplomas. |
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| 69 | 69 | | 46 (2)Requirementsforahighschooldiplomashallbebasedonanadultstudent'sprior |
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| 70 | 70 | | 47highschoolachievementandtheremainingcreditsandcourseworkthatwouldbenecessary |
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| 71 | 71 | | 48forthestudenttoreceiveahighschooldiplomaifheorshewereinatraditionalhighschool |
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| 72 | 72 | | 49setting.Theadultstudentshallmeettherequirementswiththesamelevelofacademicrigor |
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| 73 | 73 | | 50aswouldotherwisebenecessarytoattainsuchcredits. |
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| 74 | 74 | | 51 (3)Theadulthighschoolauthorizedunderthissectionshallawardhighschool |
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| 75 | 75 | | 52diplomastostudentswhosuccessfullymeettheestablishedacademicrequirements.The |
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| 76 | 76 | | 53adulthighschoolauthorizedunderthissectionshallconferthediplomaasthoughthestudent |
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| 77 | 77 | | 54earnedthediplomaatatraditionalhighschool.Thediplomashallhavenodifferentiating |
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| 78 | 78 | | 55marks,titles,orothersymbols. |
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| 79 | 79 | | 56 (4)Studentsatadulthighschoolsmaycompleterequiredcourseworkattheirown |
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| 80 | 80 | | 57paceandasavailablethroughtheadulthighschool.Theyshallnotberequiredtosatisfyany |
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| 81 | 81 | | 58specificnumberofclassminutes.Theadulthighschoolmayalsomakeclassesavailableto |
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| 82 | 82 | | 59studentsonlineasmaybeappropriate.However,studentsshallnotcompletethemajorityof |
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| 83 | 83 | | 60instructionoftheschool'scurriculumonlineorthroughremoteinstruction.Forthepurposes |
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| 84 | 84 | | 61ofthissubsection,synchronousinstructionconnectingstudentstoaliveclassconducted |
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| 85 | 85 | | 62inaMissouriadulthighschoolshallbetreatedthesameasin-personinstruction. |
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| 86 | 86 | | 63 (5)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallnotcreateadditional |
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| 87 | 87 | | 64regulationsorburdensontheadulthighschoolorthestudentsattendingtheadulthigh |
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| 88 | 88 | | 65schoolsbeyondcertifyingnecessarycreditsandensuringthatstudentshavesufficiently |
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| 89 | 89 | | 66masteredthesubjectmattertomakethemeligibleforcredit. |
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| 90 | 90 | | 67 4.Anadulthighschoolshallbedeemeda"secondaryschoolsystem"forthe |
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| 91 | 91 | | 68purposesofsubdivision(15)ofsubsection1ofsection210.211. |
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| 92 | 92 | | âś” |
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