Senate File 475 H-1346 Amend Senate File 475, as amended, passed, and reprinted by 1 the Senate, as follows: 2 1. By striking page 1, line 3, through page 6, line 34, and 3 inserting: 4 < Section 1. ONLINE LEARNING WORKING GROUP. The department 5 of education shall convene a working group of education 6 stakeholders to study online learning and programming for 7 school districts and accredited nonpublic schools and related 8 educational, assessment, and funding issues. The working 9 group shall review the appropriate use of online learning by 10 school districts and accredited nonpublic schools, partnerships 11 between school districts and accredited nonpublic schools 12 and private providers of online programs, and the potential 13 use of online learning as the exclusive means to provide 14 coursework required under the state’s educational standards. 15 In particular, the working group shall study the effect of 16 online learning on student assessment and achievement results 17 and shall identify and develop measures to reduce the student 18 dropout rate and improve rate-of-retention and achievement 19 results at virtual schools. The working group shall submit 20 its findings and recommendations in a report to the general 21 assembly by January 1, 2018. > 22 2. By renumbering as necessary. 23 ______________________________ R. SMITH of Black Hawk -1- SF475.2226 (6) 87 kh/rj 1/ 1 #1. #2.