| 7 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 8 | 7 | | Torepealsections160.2700,160.2705,and160.2710,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereof |
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| 9 | 8 | | threenewsectionsrelatingtoadulthighschools. |
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| 10 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 11 | 10 | | SectionA.Sections160.2700,160.2705,and160.2710,RSMo,arerepealedand |
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| 12 | 11 | | 2threenewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections160.2700,160.2705,and |
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| 13 | 12 | | 3160.2710,toreadasfollows: |
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| 14 | 13 | | 160.2700.Forpurposesofsections160.2700to160.2725,"adulthighschool"means |
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| 15 | 14 | | 2aschoolthat: |
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| 16 | 15 | | 3 (1)Isforindividualswhodonothaveahighschooldiplomaandwhoare[twenty- |
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| 17 | 16 | | 4one]eighteenyearsofageorolder; |
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| 18 | 17 | | 5 (2)Offersanindustrycertificationprogramorprogramsandahighschooldiplomain |
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| 19 | 18 | | 6amannerthatallowsstudentstoearnadiplomaatthesametimethattheyearnanindustry |
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| 20 | 19 | | 7certification; |
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| 21 | 20 | | 8 (3)Offerschildcareforchildrenofenrolledstudentsattendingtheschool;and |
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| 22 | 21 | | 9 (4)Isnoteligibletoreceivefundingundersection160.415or163.031. |
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| 23 | 22 | | 160.2705.1.ThedepartmentofsocialservicesshallauthorizeMissouri-based |
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| 24 | 23 | | 2nonprofitorganizationsmeetingthecriteriaofthissectiontoestablishandoperateuptofive |
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| 25 | 24 | | 3adulthighschools,with: |
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| 26 | 25 | | 4 (1)Oneadulthighschooltobelocatedinacitynotwithinacounty; |
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| 27 | 26 | | 5 (2)Oneadulthighschooltobelocatedinacountyofthethirdclassificationwithouta |
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| 28 | 27 | | 6townshipformofgovernmentandwithmorethanforty-onethousandbutfewerthanforty- |
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| 29 | 28 | | 7fivethousandinhabitantsoracountycontiguoustothatcounty; |
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| 30 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 31 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 8 (3)Oneadulthighschooltobelocatedinacountyofthefirstclassificationwith |
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| 32 | 31 | | 9morethantwohundredsixtythousandbutfewerthanthreehundredthousandinhabitantsora |
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| 33 | 32 | | 10countycontiguoustothatcounty; |
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| 34 | 33 | | 11 (4)Oneadulthighschooltobelocatedinacountyofthefirstclassificationwith |
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| 35 | 34 | | 12morethanonehundredfiftythousandbutfewerthantwohundredthousandinhabitants;and |
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| 36 | 35 | | 13 (5)Oneadulthighschooltobelocatedinacountywithmorethansevenhundred |
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| 37 | 36 | | 14thousandbutfewerthaneighthundredthousandinhabitants,oracontiguouscounty. |
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| 38 | 37 | | 15 2.Thedepartmentofsocialservicesshalladministerfundingtoadulthighschools |
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| 39 | 38 | | 16subjecttoappropriations.Thedepartmentshallberesponsibleforgrantingandmaintaining |
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| 40 | 39 | | 17authorizationforadulthighschools.ForadulthighschoolsinoperationpriortoJanuary1, |
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| 41 | 40 | | 182023,thedepartmentshallmaintainauthorizationforthenonprofitorganizationtooperatethe |
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| 42 | 41 | | 19schools,subjecttocompliancewiththissection.Nomorethanoneorganizationshallbe |
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| 43 | 42 | | 20authorizedtooperateanadulthighschoolateachlocationdescribedinsubsection1ofthis |
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| 44 | 43 | | 21section.Anorganizationmayestablishsatellitecampusesforanyadulthighschoolitis |
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| 45 | 44 | | 22authorizedtooperate.Thedepartmentshalladministerfundingforsatellitecampusessubject |
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| 46 | 45 | | 23toappropriations. |
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| 47 | 46 | | 24 3.OnorbeforeJanuary1,2024,thedepartmentofsocialservicesshallselectan |
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| 48 | 47 | | 25eligibleMissouri-basednonprofitorganizationtooperateinalocationdescribedin |
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| 49 | 48 | | 26subdivision(5)ofsubsection1ofthissection.Aneligibleorganizationshall: |
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| 50 | 49 | | 27 (1)Demonstratetheabilitytoestablish,withintwenty-onemonthsofthereceiptof |
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| 51 | 50 | | 28theauthorization,anadulthighschoolofferinghighschooldiplomas,anindustrycertification |
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| 52 | 51 | | 29programorprograms,andchildcareforchildrenofthestudentsattendingthehighschools; |
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| 53 | 52 | | 30 (2)Demonstratetheabilitytocommitatleastfivehundredthousanddollarsforthe |
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| 54 | 53 | | 31purposeofestablishingthenecessaryinfrastructureattheadulthighschool; |
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| 55 | 54 | | 32 (3)Demonstratesubstantialandpositiveexperienceinprovidingservices,including |
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| 56 | 55 | | 33industrycertificationsandjobplacementservices,toadults[twenty-one] eighteenyearsof |
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| 57 | 56 | | 34ageorolderwhoseeducationalandtrainingopportunitieshavebeenlimitedbyeducational |
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| 58 | 57 | | 35disadvantages,disabilities,homelessness,criminalhistory,orsimilarcircumstances; |
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| 59 | 58 | | 36 (4)Establishapartnershipwithastate-supportedpostsecondaryeducationinstitution |
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| 60 | 59 | | 37ormorethanonesuchpartnership,ifapartnershiporpartnershipsarenecessaryinorderto |
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| 61 | 60 | | 38meettherequirementsforanadulthighschool; |
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| 62 | 61 | | 39 (5)Establishacomprehensiveplanthatsetsforthhowtheadulthighschoolswillhelp |
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| 63 | 62 | | 40addresstheneedforasufficientlytrainedworkforceinthesurroundingregionforeachadult |
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| 64 | 63 | | 41highschool; |
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| 65 | 64 | | 42 (6)Establishpartnershipsandstrategiesforengagingthecommunityandbusiness |
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| 66 | 65 | | 43leadersincarryingoutthegoalsofeachadulthighschool; |
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| 67 | 66 | | HCSHB32 2 44 (7)Establishtheabilitytomeetqualitystandardsthroughcertifiedteachersand |
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| 68 | 67 | | 45programsthatsupporteachstudentinsuchstudent'sgoaltofindamorerewardingjob; |
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| 69 | 68 | | 46 (8)Establishaplanforassistingstudentsinovercomingbarrierstoeducational |
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| 70 | 69 | | 47successincluding,butnotlimitedto,educationaldisadvantages,homelessness,criminal |
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| 71 | 70 | | 48history,disability,includinglearningdisabilitysuchasdyslexia,andsimilarcircumstances; |
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| 72 | 71 | | 49 (9)Establishaprocessfordeterminingoutcomesoftheadulthighschool,including |
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| 73 | 72 | | 50outcomesrelatedtoastudent'sabilitytofindamorerewardingjobthroughtheattainmentof |
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| 74 | 73 | | 51ahighschooldiplomaandjobtrainingandcertification;and |
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| 75 | 74 | | 52 (10)Limittheadministrativefeetonomorethantenpercent. |
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| 76 | 75 | | 53 4.(1)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallestablish |
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| 77 | 76 | | 54academicrequirementsforstudentstoobtainhighschooldiplomas. |
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| 78 | 77 | | 55 (2)Requirementsforahighschooldiplomashallbebasedonanadultstudent'sprior |
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| 79 | 78 | | 56highschoolachievementandtheremainingcreditsandcourseworkthatwouldbenecessary |
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| 80 | 79 | | 57forthestudenttoreceiveahighschooldiplomaifsuchstudentwereinatraditionalhigh |
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| 81 | 80 | | 58schoolsetting.Theadultstudentshallmeettherequirementswiththesamelevelofacademic |
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| 82 | 81 | | 59rigoraswouldotherwisebenecessarytoattainsuchcredits. |
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| 83 | 82 | | 60 (3)Theadulthighschoolauthorizedunderthissectionshallawardhighschool |
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| 84 | 83 | | 61diplomastostudentswhosuccessfullymeettheestablishedacademicrequirements.The |
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| 85 | 84 | | 62adulthighschoolauthorizedunderthissectionshallconferthediplomaasthoughthestudent |
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| 86 | 85 | | 63earnedthediplomaatatraditionalhighschool.Thediplomashallhavenodifferentiating |
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| 87 | 86 | | 64marks,titles,orothersymbols. |
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| 88 | 87 | | 65 (4)Studentsatadulthighschoolsmaycompleterequiredcourseworkattheirown |
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| 89 | 88 | | 66paceandasavailablethroughtheadulthighschool.Theyshallnotberequiredtosatisfyany |
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| 90 | 89 | | 67specificnumberofclassminutes.Theadulthighschoolmayalsomakeclassesavailableto |
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| 91 | 90 | | 68studentsonlineasmaybeappropriate.However,studentsshallnotcompletethemajorityof |
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| 92 | 91 | | 69instructionoftheschool'scurriculumonlineorthroughremoteinstruction.Forthepurposes |
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| 93 | 92 | | 70ofthissubsection,synchronousinstructionconnectingstudentstoaliveclassconductedina |
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| 94 | 93 | | 71Missouriadulthighschoolshallbetreatedthesameasin-personinstruction. |
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| 95 | 94 | | 72 (5)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallnotcreateadditional |
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| 96 | 95 | | 73regulationsorburdensontheadulthighschoolorthestudentsattendingtheadulthigh |
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| 97 | 96 | | 74schoolsbeyondcertifyingnecessarycreditsandensuringthatstudentshavesufficiently |
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| 98 | 97 | | 75masteredthesubjectmattertomakethemeligibleforcredit. |
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| 99 | 98 | | 76 5.Anadulthighschoolshallbedeemedasecondaryschoolsystemforthepurposes |
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| 100 | 99 | | 77ofsubdivision[(15)] (16)ofsubsection1ofsection210.211. |
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| 101 | 100 | | 160.2710.1.Anypersonwhois[twenty-one] eighteenyearsofageoroldermay |
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| 102 | 101 | | 2enrollinanadulthighschoolifheorshehasnotearnedahighschooldiploma. |
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| 103 | 102 | | HCSHB32 3 3 2.Anadulthighschoolshallgiveapreferenceinadmissiontothosestudentswho |
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| 104 | 103 | | 4receiveanylocal,state,orfederalassistanceinwhichapersonorfamilyisrequirednotto |
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| 105 | 104 | | 5exceedacertainincomelevelinordertoqualifyfortheassistance. |
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| 106 | 105 | | 6 3.Forthepurposesofcompilingandtrackingdropoutratesofalocaleducation |
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| 107 | 106 | | 7agencybythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,astudent |
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| 108 | 107 | | 8transferringfromalocaleducationagencytoanadulthighschoolshallbe |
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| 109 | 108 | | 9consideredatransferstudentandnotadropoutstudentfromthelocaleducation |
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| 110 | 109 | | 10agency. |
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| 111 | 110 | | âś” |
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| 112 | 111 | | HCSHB32 4 |
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