This amendment expands the bill to include virtual and online education options, establishes rules for counting competency-based and virtual students in average daily membership calculations, and adjusts the effective date structure.
- Adds language allowing students to attend school 'virtually or' on a part-time basis, and adds provisions regarding modification of average daily membership for students completing competency-based equivalency examinations and requiring rulemaking. (Page 1, lines 1-7)
- Changes 'an' to 'the' and 'date' to 'dates' to reflect the expanded scope of attendance options. (Page 1, line 5)
- Adds language explicitly permitting attendance 'through virtual, online or long-distance education programs' alongside traditional in-person attendance. (Page 2, lines 1-12)
- Inserts a new Section 2 requiring that students completing competency-based equivalency examinations or enrolled in virtual, online, or long-distance education be counted in the school district's average daily membership for the course completed online or virtually through the remainder of the semester, and requiring the state superintendent to promulgate rules for implementation. (Page 3, after line 5)
- Renumbers original Section 2 to Section 3 to accommodate the new Section 2. (Page 3, line 7)
- Inserts a new Section 4 requiring all agency rules authorized or required by the act to be promulgated or repromulgated by July 1, 2026. (Page 3, after line 9)
- Replaces the single effective date with a bifurcated effective date structure: the act becomes effective July 1, 2026, except Sections 2 and 4 which become effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for the bill to become law. (Page 3, line 11)
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