S.F. 2318 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph a, 1 subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 2 (1) The rules establishing high school graduation 3 requirements shall authorize a school district or accredited 4 nonpublic school to consider provide that any student, at any 5 grade level, who satisfactorily completes a high school-level 6 unit of instruction at an attendance center in the school 7 district in which the student resides has satisfactorily 8 completed a unit of the high school graduation requirements 9 for that area of instruction , and shall authorize the school 10 district or accredited nonpublic school to shall issue high 11 school credit for the unit to the student. However, if the 12 student takes a high school-level course taught by a teacher 13 licensed under chapter 272 who does not work for the school 14 district, the school district may, but is not required to, 15 issue high school credit if the student took the course prior 16 to grade nine. 17 EXPLANATION 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 19 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 20 This bill provides that under the state board of education’s 21 rules establishing high school graduation requirements, any 22 student at any grade level who satisfactorily completes a high 23 school-level unit of instruction has satisfactorily completed 24 a unit of the high school graduation requirements for that 25 area of instruction, and the board’s rules shall require the 26 school district to issue high school credit to the student. If 27 a student completes a high school-level course prior to grade 28 nine that is taught by a licensed teacher who is not employed 29 by the district, the school district may issue high school 30 credit. The bill eliminates accredited nonpublic schools from 31 the provision. 32 -1- LSB 5542SV (2) 87 kh/jh 1/ 1