Summary Utah SB 162 (Open States or Utah Legislature) modifies provisions related to charging partial tuition for concurrent enrollment courses. Legislative Analysis UT SB 162 makes several changes to the guidelines for charging partial tuition for concurrent enrollment courses, where students can earn college credits while still in high school. The bill makes the following…
Archives for March 2014
In Plain English: UT SB 43
Summary Utah SB 43 (Open States or Utah Legislature) amends existing legislation to require the State Board of Education to establish a task force to study and make recommendations to the Board on how to improve financial and economic literacy education in the public school system. Legislative Analysis UT SB 43 requires the State Board…
31 Mar 2014
In Plain English: UT HB 139
Summary Utah HB 139 (Open States or Utah Legislature) establishes a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Action Center Board tasked with creating a STEM Action Center program. It also appropriates funding for education related instructional technology and professional development in the STEM areas. Legislative Analysis UT HB 139 establishes a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,…
31 Mar 2014
In Plain English: TN SB 157
Summary Tennessee SB 157 (Open States or Tennessee Legislature) establishes a total initial enrollment cap for virtual schools, with certain exceptions, and establishes other requirements related to virtual schools. Legislative Analysis TN SB 157 requires that initial enrollment in a public virtual school be limited to 1,500 students. However, any public virtual school in operation…
31 Mar 2014
In Plain English: OR HB 3093
Summary Oregon HB 3093 (Open States or Oregon Legislature) requires that a public charter school’s annual audit submitted to the state’s Department of Education must also be submitted to its sponsoring school district. A public charter school’s sponsor may terminate its contract due to a failure to maintain a sound financial management system. The bill…
28 Mar 2014
In Plain English: OR HB 2426
Summary Oregon HB 2426 (Open States or Oregon Legislature) requires school districts to develop policies to govern the use of personal electronic devices in district schools, to determine whether there are free online resources when adopting textbook lists, and to provide professional development related to online resources for specified district employees. Legislative Analysis OR HB…
28 Mar 2014
In Plain English: OK SB 267
Summary Oklahoma SB 267 (Open States or Oklahoma Legislature) amends the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board legislation to detail new rights and responsibilities for the Board. It directs the Board to oversee operations and authorization of statewide virtual charter schools and provides direction on virtual charter school funding. It also stipulates that school districts will…
28 Mar 2014
In Plain English: OK SB 169
Summary Oklahoma SB 169 (Open States or Oklahoma Legislature) establishes guidelines for virtual education providers offering full-time virtual education to students who are not residents of the school district with which the provider is contracted. It makes these providers subject to the state accountability system. It also requires providers and districts to identify and provide…
28 Mar 2014