HB2287--VIRTUALSCHOOLPROGRAM(Christofanelli)
COMMITTEEOFORIGIN:SpecialCommitteeonEducationReform
Asspecifiedinbill,theaveragedailyattendanceofastudentwho
isenrolledfull-timeintheMissouriCourseAccessandVirtual
SchoolProgramshallbedefinedasthequotientorthesumofthe
quotientsobtainedbydividingthetotalnumberofhoursattended
inatermbytheactualnumberofhoursthatthevirtualprogram
wasinsession. Suchattendanceshallbecalculatedbythevirtual
providerandprovidedtothehostschooldistrictforsubmissionto
theDepartmentofElementaryandSecondaryEducation(DESE).
Hostdistrictsthatenrolloneormorefull-timevirtualschool
studentsshallreceiveanamountofstateaidspecifiedinthebill
forsuchstudentsonamonthlybasis.
ThebillprovidesthatstudentswhoresideinMissourimayenroll
inthevirtualprogramoftheirchoice.Provisionsofcurrentlaw
regardingaschooldistrict'sapprovalofastudent'srequestto
enrollinavirtualprogramshallnotapplytofull-timevirtual
programenrollment.
Thebillrequireshostdistrictstoadoptstudentenrollment
policiesforfull-timevirtualstudentsandallowsvirtualschools
tomutuallyagreewithresidentandhostdistrictsontheservices
thattheresidentdistrictmightoffer,includingpossible
financialreimbursements forthoseservices. Forstudentswith
disabilities,theenrollmentpolicyshallensurethedevelopmentof
anindividualized educationprogramandrelatedservicesagreement,
asnecessary. Thebillalsospecifiesthatstudentprogress
reportsarenecessaryforpart-timeandfull-timevirtualschool
programenrollees. Thebillrequiresastudent'sparentor
guardian,ifthestudentisnotconsideredhomeless,toapplyfor
enrollmentdirectlywiththefull-timevirtualprogram.
Finally,thebillspecifiesthatahostdistrictmaycontractwith
aprovidertoperformanyrequiredservicesinvolvedwith
deliveringafull-timevirtualeducation.
ThisbillissimilartoSB921(2024)andHB827(2023).