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…
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
In Plain English: OK SB 559
Summary SB 559 (Open States or Oklahoma Legislature) establishes alternative methods for high school students to demonstrate mastery of the state academic content standards in subject areas for which alternative tests have been approved and directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules providing for the designation of students as proficient or advanced based…
22 Nov 2013
DLN State Report 5.10.13
United States Bill: Executive Order Relevant Elements: 8 President Obama signed an Executive Order making open and machine readable data the new default for government information. A corresponding OMB memo was issued to agencies with specific guidance and a resource website with tools, guides, and schemas was also released. The OMB memo states that “…
10 May 2013
DLN State Report 5.6.13
Florida Bill: SB 1500 Status: 05/03/2013 – Senate Conference Committee Report received; Conference Committee Report adopted (590582); Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report Relevant Elements: 9 In Florida, the budget, known formally as the General Appropriations Act is SB 1500 and has been worked out and the 72-hour “cooling off” countdown mandated by the…
6 May 2013
DLN State Report 4.19.13
Alabama Bill: SB 430 Status: 04/11/2013 – Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Relevant Elements: 2 Alabama SB 430, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Vivian Figures, D-Mobile, was read for the first time and referred to the Senate Education Committee on April 11. It would: Allow the state…
19 Apr 2013
Digital Learning Now! State Report
Illinois Bill: HB 3307 Status: 02/26/2013 – House Referred to Rules Committee Relevant Elements: 1, 2, 5, 6 Sponsored by Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, was introduced on February 26 and referred to the Rules Committee. This bill would create the K-12 state virtual school and begin offering courses in the summer 2014 term. It would:…
12 Mar 2013
Digital Learning Now! State Report: Oklahoma SB 169
Oklahoma Bill: SB 169 Status: 02/28/2013 – First Reading Relevant Elements: 2 Sponsored Senate Education Chair John Ford, R-Bartlesville, passed the Senate Education Committee on February 18 and the full Senate on February 27. It would establish that a virtual education provider offering full-time virtual education to non-resident students of the school district with which…
6 Mar 2013