Schools; requiring written notification when an alleged violation is being investigated by the State Department of Education; effective date; emergency.
School reports; modifying calculation of certain graduation rates; excluding chronic absenteeism data from school site reports; requiring administration of climate surveys; effective date.
Reading Sufficiency Act; renaming act the Strong Readers Act; removing language prohibiting automatic promotion of certain students. Effective date. Emergency.
Alternative education; directing the statewide system of alternative education to include designated charter schools and virtual charter schools. Effective date. Emergency.
Schools; accreditation; granting authority; process; directing State Board of Education to notify Legislature if school fails to take certain action; effective date; emergency.