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Senate Study Bill 1163 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1authorizing use of concurrent enrollment programs for
2teaching certain subjects required under the educational
3standards and making an appropriation to fund enrollment
4of pupils under concurrent enrollment program agreements
5between accredited nonpublic schools and community colleges.
6BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2Concurrent Enrollment Weighting and Compliance with the
3Educational Standards
4 Section 1. Section 257.11, subsection 3, paragraph b,
5unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2019, is amended to read as
6follows:
7If the school budget review committee certifies to the
8department of management that the class would not otherwise be
9implemented without the assignment of additional weighting,
10pupils attending a community college-offered class or attending
11a class taught by a community college-employed instructor
12are assigned a weighting of the percentage of the pupil’s
13school day during which the pupil attends class in the
14community college or attends a class taught by a community
15college-employed instructor times seventy hundredths for career
16and technical courses or forty-six fifty hundredths for liberal
17arts and sciences courses. The following requirements shall be
18met for the purposes of assigning an additional weighting for
19classes offered through a sharing agreement between a school
20district and community college. The class must be:
21 Sec. 2. Section 257.11, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code
222019, is amended to read as follows:
23c. Notwithstanding paragraph “b”, subparagraph (1), a
24school district that otherwise meets the requirements of this
25subsection may enter into a sharing agreement with a community
26college under which the community college may offer, or provide
27a community college-employed instructor to teach, one of the
28science and one of the mathematics units specified under
29section 256.11, subsection 5, or one or more classes units in
30only one of the six career and technical education service
31areas specified in section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph
32“h”, and the pupils. Pupils enrolled in such a class in
33accordance with this paragraph shall be assigned additional
34weighting in accordance with this subsection if the number of
35pupils enrolled in such a class exceeds five and the school
-1-1district’s total enrollment does not exceed six hundred pupils.
2A school district that enters into a sharing agreement with a
3community college under this paragraph to provide a unit of
4science or mathematics specified in section 256.11, subsection
55, paragraph “a”, “d”, or “e”, shall be deemed to have met the
6requirement that the school district teach such a unit under
7the educational standards of section 256.11, subsection 5,
8paragraph “a”, “d”, or “e”.
9 Sec. 3. Section 257.11, subsection 3, Code 2019, is amended
10by adding the following new paragraphs:
11 NEW PARAGRAPH. d. If a pupil attending a community
12college-offered class or attending a class taught by a
13community college-employed instructor, and who was assigned a
14weighting under this subsection for such attendance, fails to
15complete the class, the pupil is responsible for all district
16costs directly related to the pupil attending the class as
17provided in accordance with this subsection and shall reimburse
18the school district for its costs minus an amount equivalent to
19the amount of weighting assigned to the pupil and received by
20the school district pursuant to this subsection. If the pupil
21is under eighteen years of age, the pupil’s parent or legal
22guardian shall sign the student registration form indicating
23that the parent or legal guardian is responsible for such
24reimbursement amount. However, the school district at its
25discretion may waive this reimbursement requirement. A pupil
26enrolled in a class provided under paragraph “c” is exempt from
27the reimbursement requirement.
28 NEW PARAGRAPH. e. A pupil attending a community
29college-offered class or attending a class taught by
30a community college-employed instructor that meets the
31requirements of this subsection may also be enrolled at an
32eligible postsecondary institution, as defined in section
33261E.2, on a full-time basis. However, the pupil shall only
34be assigned weighting under this subsection for attending
35a college-offered class or attending a class taught by a
-2-1community college-employed instructor in accordance with
2this subsection. If the pupil is also participating in the
3postsecondary enrollment options program under section 261E.7,
4the school district in which the pupil is enrolled shall be
5responsible for paying a tuition reimbursement amount for the
6pupil’s part-time participation in the postsecondary enrollment
7options program pursuant to the limitation established under
8section 261E.7, subsection 2.
9 Sec. 4. Section 261E.8, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended
10to read as follows:
111. A district-to-community college sharing or concurrent
12enrollment program is established to be administered by the
13department to promote rigorous academic or career and technical
14pursuits and to provide a wider variety of options to high
15school students to enroll part-time in eligible nonsectarian
16courses at or through community colleges established under
17chapter 260C. The program shall be made available to all
18resident students in grades nine through twelve. Notice of
19the availability of the program shall be included in a school
20district’s student registration handbook and the handbook shall
21identify which courses, if successfully completed, generate
22college credit under the program. A student and the student’s
23parent or legal guardian shall also be made aware of this
24program as a part of the development of the student’s career
25and academic plan in accordance with section 279.61. A student
26may enroll full-time in an eligible postsecondary institution
27under this section, but shall be eligible for supplementary
28weighting pursuant to section 257.11, subsection 3, only for
29part-time enrollment in classes that meet the requirements
30of section 257.11, subsection 3. Tuition costs beyond such
31part-time enrollment, except as provided in section 261E.7, are
32the responsibility of the student.
33 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 279.50A Educational standards —
34agreements for mathematics or science classes.
351. If a school district’s total enrollment exceeds six
-3-1hundred pupils, the school district may enter into an agreement
2with a community college under which the community college may
3offer, or provide a community college-employed instructor to
4teach, one of the units specified in section 256.11, subsection
55, paragraph “a”, “d”, or “e”, and if the unit of coursework
6under the agreement meets the requirements specified in section
7257.11, subsection 3, paragraph “b”, subparagraphs (2) through
8(7), the unit offered shall be deemed to meet the education
9program requirement for a unit of mathematics or science unit,
10as applicable, under section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph
11“a”, “d”, or “e”.
122. Pupils enrolled in a unit of coursework offered pursuant
13to subsection 1 are not eligible for supplementary weighting
14under section 257.11, subsection 3.
15DIVISION II
16CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAM CONTRACTS BETWEEN ACCREDITED
17NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES — APPROPRIATION
18 Sec. 6. Section 261E.2, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended
19to read as follows:
201. “Concurrent enrollment” means any course offered to
21students in grades nine through twelve during the regular
22school year approved by the board of directors of a school
23district through a contractual agreement between a community
24college and the school district that meets the provisions
25of section 257.11, subsection 3. “Concurrent enrollment”
26 also means any course offered to students in grades nine
27through twelve during the regular school year approved by the
28authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school through
29a contract with a community college in accordance with section
30261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph “b”.
31 Sec. 7. Section 261E.8, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended
32to read as follows:
332. a. Students from accredited nonpublic schools and
34students receiving competent private instruction or independent
35private instruction under chapter 299A may access the program
-4-1through the school district in which the accredited nonpublic
2school or private institution is located.
3b. (1) Students from accredited nonpublic schools may
4also access the program if the accredited nonpublic school in
5which the students are enrolled meets the requirements of this
6section and section 257.11, subsection 3, as if the accredited
7nonpublic school were a school district, and enters into a
8contract with a community college that meets the requirements
9of this section and section 257.11, subsection 3, for the
10provision of academic or career and technical coursework to
11high school students enrolled in the accredited nonpublic
12school. A student who wishes to participate in the program
13must make application to the accredited nonpublic school
14and the community college in the manner established under
15subsection 3 and meet the requirements of this section. An
16accredited nonpublic school that meets the requirements of
17this subparagraph to provide a unit of science or mathematics
18shall be deemed to have met the requirement that the accredited
19nonpublic school teach such a science or mathematics unit under
20the educational standards of section 256.11, subsection 5,
21paragraph “a”, “d”, or “e”.
22(2) A community college that enters into a contract as
23provided in this paragraph shall submit to the department,
24during the fall and spring semesters, or the equivalent, a
25list of the accredited nonpublic school students enrolled for
26the semester, or the equivalent, who are participating in the
27program. The community college and the accredited nonpublic
28school shall verify to the department that the accredited
29nonpublic school and the coursework provided under this
30paragraph meet the requirements of this section and section
31257.11, subsection 3, and shall provide to the department data
32and information elements as required under subsection 8 by
33rule.
34(3) The department shall calculate and pay to a community
35college for each semester in which a student is concurrently
-5-1enrolled in the community college in accordance with this
2paragraph “b” an amount equivalent to the amount a school
3district would receive if the student was assigned a weighting
4under section 257.11, subsection 3, paragraph “b”. For
5each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2019, there
6is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
7department of education an amount necessary to make payments to
8community colleges for the concurrent enrollment of accredited
9nonpublic school students under this section, as calculated in
10accordance with this paragraph.
11EXPLANATION
12The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
13the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
14This bill authorizes school districts and accredited
15nonpublic schools with enrollments of 600 or fewer pupils to
16utilize concurrent enrollment programs to meet the requirements
17for science and mathematics units under the educational
18standards; allows school districts with enrollments over 600
19pupils to enter into an agreement with a community college to
20meet the requirements for science and mathematics units under
21the educational standards; and allows accredited nonpublic
22schools to enter into concurrent enrollment contracts with
23community colleges for the provision of academic or career and
24technical coursework for high school students and provides for
25a standing unlimited appropriation to fund the enrollment of
26accredited nonpublic school pupils under concurrent enrollment
27contracts between accredited nonpublic schools and community
28colleges. The bill is organized in divisions.
29Division I of the bill provides an additional exception to a
30provision that limits concurrent enrollment programs to courses
31that supplement, rather than supplant, high school courses
32required to be offered and taught under the state’s educational
33standards. The educational standards require accredited
34schools to offer and teach five units of science and six units
35of mathematics. The new exemption allows one of these science
-6-1units and one of these mathematics units to be offered and
2taught under a sharing agreement with a community college if
3the number of pupils enrolled in such a class exceeds 5 and the
4school district’s total enrollment does not exceed 600 pupils.
5A school district that meets these requirements and offers
6a unit of science or mathematics under a sharing agreement
7with a community college shall be deemed to have met the
8requirement that the school district teach such a unit under
9the educational standards.
10Under Code section 257.11(3), pupils enrolled in such
11classes are assigned additional supplementary weighting. The
12per pupil amount of supplementary weighting for liberal arts
13and sciences courses is increased from 0.46 to 0.50.
14The division requires a pupil who does not complete such a
15class to reimburse the school district for its costs minus an
16amount equivalent to the amount of weighting assigned to the
17pupil and received by the school district. If the pupil is
18under 18 years of age, the pupil’s parent or legal guardian
19must sign the student registration form indicating that the
20parent or legal guardian is responsible for such reimbursement
21amount. However, the school district at its discretion may
22waive the reimbursement requirement. Pupils enrolled in a
23class provided under the offer and teach exemptions is also
24exempted from the reimbursement requirement.
25A pupil attending and assigned weighting for a community
26college-offered class or attending a class taught by a
27community college-employed instructor may also be enrolled at
28an eligible postsecondary institution on a full-time basis,
29but the pupil shall only be assigned weighting for attending
30a college-offered class or attending a class taught by a
31community college-employed instructor. If the pupil is also
32participating in the postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO)
33program, the school district in which the pupil is enrolled is
34responsible for paying a tuition reimbursement amount for the
35pupil’s part-time enrollment under the PSEO program. Costs for
-7-1enrollment in classes that do not meet the requirements for
2supplementary weighting or tuition reimbursement under the PSEO
3program are the responsibility of the student.
4Pupils enrolled in a school district with an enrollment
5over 600 pupils that enters into an agreement with a community
6college to meet a science or mathematics requirement under
7the educational standards are ineligible for supplementary
8weighting under the district-to-community college sharing and
9concurrent enrollment programs.
10Division II of the bill expands the definition of
11“concurrent enrollment” for the senior year plus program to
12include academic and career and technical courses offered to
13students enrolled in an accredited nonpublic school under a
14contract with a community college. Similar to the exemption
15in Division I for school districts, the division provides an
16exemption to an accredited nonpublic school with an enrollment
17of 600 or fewer students to enter into a sharing agreement to
18provide career and technical, science, and mathematics courses
19that meet the unit requirements of the state’s educational
20standards.
21The division requires the community college that enters
22into such a contract to provide the department with a list
23of the accredited nonpublic school students enrolled, and to
24verify that the course work meets concurrent enrollment program
25requirements. The department is directed to calculate and pay
26to the community college an amount equivalent to the amount of
27supplementary weighting a school district would receive for
28enrolling such students.
29The division establishes a standing, unlimited
30appropriation, for each fiscal year beginning on or after July
311, 2019, from the general fund of the state to the department
32of education, in an amount necessary to make payments to
33community colleges for the concurrent enrollment of accredited
34nonpublic school students under a sharing agreement.
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2teaching certain subjects required under the educational
3standards and making an appropriation to fund enrollment
4of pupils under concurrent enrollment program agreements
5between accredited nonpublic schools and community colleges.
6BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2Concurrent Enrollment Weighting and Compliance with the
3Educational Standards
4 Section 1. Section 257.11, subsection 3, paragraph b,
5unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2019, is amended to read as
6follows:
7If the school budget review committee certifies to the
8department of management that the class would not otherwise be
9implemented without the assignment of additional weighting,
10pupils attending a community college-offered class or attending
11a class taught by a community college-employed instructor
12are assigned a weighting of the percentage of the pupil’s
13school day during which the pupil attends class in the
14community college or attends a class taught by a community
15college-employed instructor times seventy hundredths for career
16and technical courses or forty-six fifty hundredths for liberal
17arts and sciences courses. The following requirements shall be
18met for the purposes of assigning an additional weighting for
19classes offered through a sharing agreement between a school
20district and community college. The class must be:
21 Sec. 2. Section 257.11, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code
222019, is amended to read as follows:
23c. Notwithstanding paragraph “b”, subparagraph (1), a
24school district that otherwise meets the requirements of this
25subsection may enter into a sharing agreement with a community
26college under which the community college may offer, or provide
27a community college-employed instructor to teach, one of the
28science and one of the mathematics units specified under
29section 256.11, subsection 5, or one or more classes units in
30only one of the six career and technical education service
31areas specified in section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph
32“h”, and the pupils. Pupils enrolled in such a class in
33accordance with this paragraph shall be assigned additional
34weighting in accordance with this subsection if the number of
35pupils enrolled in such a class exceeds five and the school
-1-1district’s total enrollment does not exceed six hundred pupils.
2A school district that enters into a sharing agreement with a
3community college under this paragraph to provide a unit of
4science or mathematics specified in section 256.11, subsection
55, paragraph “a”, “d”, or “e”, shall be deemed to have met the
6requirement that the school district teach such a unit under
7the educational standards of section 256.11, subsection 5,
8paragraph “a”, “d”, or “e”.
9 Sec. 3. Section 257.11, subsection 3, Code 2019, is amended
10by adding the following new paragraphs:
11 NEW PARAGRAPH. d. If a pupil attending a community
12college-offered class or attending a class taught by a
13community college-employed instructor, and who was assigned a
14weighting under this subsection for such attendance, fails to
15complete the class, the pupil is responsible for all district
16costs directly related to the pupil attending the class as
17provided in accordance with this subsection and shall reimburse
18the school district for its costs minus an amount equivalent to
19the amount of weighting assigned to the pupil and received by
20the school district pursuant to this subsection. If the pupil
21is under eighteen years of age, the pupil’s parent or legal
22guardian shall sign the student registration form indicating
23that the parent or legal guardian is responsible for such
24reimbursement amount. However, the school district at its
25discretion may waive this reimbursement requirement. A pupil
26enrolled in a class provided under paragraph “c” is exempt from
27the reimbursement requirement.
28 NEW PARAGRAPH. e. A pupil attending a community
29college-offered class or attending a class taught by
30a community college-employed instructor that meets the
31requirements of this subsection may also be enrolled at an
32eligible postsecondary institution, as defined in section
33261E.2, on a full-time basis. However, the pupil shall only
34be assigned weighting under this subsection for attending
35a college-offered class or attending a class taught by a
-2-1community college-employed instructor in accordance with
2this subsection. If the pupil is also participating in the
3postsecondary enrollment options program under section 261E.7,
4the school district in which the pupil is enrolled shall be
5responsible for paying a tuition reimbursement amount for the
6pupil’s part-time participation in the postsecondary enrollment
7options program pursuant to the limitation established under
8section 261E.7, subsection 2.
9 Sec. 4. Section 261E.8, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended
10to read as follows:
111. A district-to-community college sharing or concurrent
12enrollment program is established to be administered by the
13department to promote rigorous academic or career and technical
14pursuits and to provide a wider variety of options to high
15school students to enroll part-time in eligible nonsectarian
16courses at or through community colleges established under
17chapter 260C. The program shall be made available to all
18resident students in grades nine through twelve. Notice of
19the availability of the program shall be included in a school
20district’s student registration handbook and the handbook shall
21identify which courses, if successfully completed, generate
22college credit under the program. A student and the student’s
23parent or legal guardian shall also be made aware of this
24program as a part of the development of the student’s career
25and academic plan in accordance with section 279.61. A student
26may enroll full-time in an eligible postsecondary institution
27under this section, but shall be eligible for supplementary
28weighting pursuant to section 257.11, subsection 3, only for
29part-time enrollment in classes that meet the requirements
30of section 257.11, subsection 3. Tuition costs beyond such
31part-time enrollment, except as provided in section 261E.7, are
32the responsibility of the student.
33 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 279.50A Educational standards —
34agreements for mathematics or science classes.
351. If a school district’s total enrollment exceeds six
-3-1hundred pupils, the school district may enter into an agreement
2with a community college under which the community college may
3offer, or provide a community college-employed instructor to
4teach, one of the units specified in section 256.11, subsection
55, paragraph “a”, “d”, or “e”, and if the unit of coursework
6under the agreement meets the requirements specified in section
7257.11, subsection 3, paragraph “b”, subparagraphs (2) through
8(7), the unit offered shall be deemed to meet the education
9program requirement for a unit of mathematics or science unit,
10as applicable, under section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph
11“a”, “d”, or “e”.
122. Pupils enrolled in a unit of coursework offered pursuant
13to subsection 1 are not eligible for supplementary weighting
14under section 257.11, subsection 3.
15DIVISION II
16CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAM CONTRACTS BETWEEN ACCREDITED
17NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES — APPROPRIATION
18 Sec. 6. Section 261E.2, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended
19to read as follows:
201. “Concurrent enrollment” means any course offered to
21students in grades nine through twelve during the regular
22school year approved by the board of directors of a school
23district through a contractual agreement between a community
24college and the school district that meets the provisions
25of section 257.11, subsection 3. “Concurrent enrollment”
26 also means any course offered to students in grades nine
27through twelve during the regular school year approved by the
28authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school through
29a contract with a community college in accordance with section
30261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph “b”.
31 Sec. 7. Section 261E.8, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended
32to read as follows:
332. a. Students from accredited nonpublic schools and
34students receiving competent private instruction or independent
35private instruction under chapter 299A may access the program
-4-1through the school district in which the accredited nonpublic
2school or private institution is located.
3b. (1) Students from accredited nonpublic schools may
4also access the program if the accredited nonpublic school in
5which the students are enrolled meets the requirements of this
6section and section 257.11, subsection 3, as if the accredited
7nonpublic school were a school district, and enters into a
8contract with a community college that meets the requirements
9of this section and section 257.11, subsection 3, for the
10provision of academic or career and technical coursework to
11high school students enrolled in the accredited nonpublic
12school. A student who wishes to participate in the program
13must make application to the accredited nonpublic school
14and the community college in the manner established under
15subsection 3 and meet the requirements of this section. An
16accredited nonpublic school that meets the requirements of
17this subparagraph to provide a unit of science or mathematics
18shall be deemed to have met the requirement that the accredited
19nonpublic school teach such a science or mathematics unit under
20the educational standards of section 256.11, subsection 5,
21paragraph “a”, “d”, or “e”.
22(2) A community college that enters into a contract as
23provided in this paragraph shall submit to the department,
24during the fall and spring semesters, or the equivalent, a
25list of the accredited nonpublic school students enrolled for
26the semester, or the equivalent, who are participating in the
27program. The community college and the accredited nonpublic
28school shall verify to the department that the accredited
29nonpublic school and the coursework provided under this
30paragraph meet the requirements of this section and section
31257.11, subsection 3, and shall provide to the department data
32and information elements as required under subsection 8 by
33rule.
34(3) The department shall calculate and pay to a community
35college for each semester in which a student is concurrently
-5-1enrolled in the community college in accordance with this
2paragraph “b” an amount equivalent to the amount a school
3district would receive if the student was assigned a weighting
4under section 257.11, subsection 3, paragraph “b”. For
5each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2019, there
6is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
7department of education an amount necessary to make payments to
8community colleges for the concurrent enrollment of accredited
9nonpublic school students under this section, as calculated in
10accordance with this paragraph.
11EXPLANATION
12The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
13the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
14This bill authorizes school districts and accredited
15nonpublic schools with enrollments of 600 or fewer pupils to
16utilize concurrent enrollment programs to meet the requirements
17for science and mathematics units under the educational
18standards; allows school districts with enrollments over 600
19pupils to enter into an agreement with a community college to
20meet the requirements for science and mathematics units under
21the educational standards; and allows accredited nonpublic
22schools to enter into concurrent enrollment contracts with
23community colleges for the provision of academic or career and
24technical coursework for high school students and provides for
25a standing unlimited appropriation to fund the enrollment of
26accredited nonpublic school pupils under concurrent enrollment
27contracts between accredited nonpublic schools and community
28colleges. The bill is organized in divisions.
29Division I of the bill provides an additional exception to a
30provision that limits concurrent enrollment programs to courses
31that supplement, rather than supplant, high school courses
32required to be offered and taught under the state’s educational
33standards. The educational standards require accredited
34schools to offer and teach five units of science and six units
35of mathematics. The new exemption allows one of these science
-6-1units and one of these mathematics units to be offered and
2taught under a sharing agreement with a community college if
3the number of pupils enrolled in such a class exceeds 5 and the
4school district’s total enrollment does not exceed 600 pupils.
5A school district that meets these requirements and offers
6a unit of science or mathematics under a sharing agreement
7with a community college shall be deemed to have met the
8requirement that the school district teach such a unit under
9the educational standards.
10Under Code section 257.11(3), pupils enrolled in such
11classes are assigned additional supplementary weighting. The
12per pupil amount of supplementary weighting for liberal arts
13and sciences courses is increased from 0.46 to 0.50.
14The division requires a pupil who does not complete such a
15class to reimburse the school district for its costs minus an
16amount equivalent to the amount of weighting assigned to the
17pupil and received by the school district. If the pupil is
18under 18 years of age, the pupil’s parent or legal guardian
19must sign the student registration form indicating that the
20parent or legal guardian is responsible for such reimbursement
21amount. However, the school district at its discretion may
22waive the reimbursement requirement. Pupils enrolled in a
23class provided under the offer and teach exemptions is also
24exempted from the reimbursement requirement.
25A pupil attending and assigned weighting for a community
26college-offered class or attending a class taught by a
27community college-employed instructor may also be enrolled at
28an eligible postsecondary institution on a full-time basis,
29but the pupil shall only be assigned weighting for attending
30a college-offered class or attending a class taught by a
31community college-employed instructor. If the pupil is also
32participating in the postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO)
33program, the school district in which the pupil is enrolled is
34responsible for paying a tuition reimbursement amount for the
35pupil’s part-time enrollment under the PSEO program. Costs for
-7-1enrollment in classes that do not meet the requirements for
2supplementary weighting or tuition reimbursement under the PSEO
3program are the responsibility of the student.
4Pupils enrolled in a school district with an enrollment
5over 600 pupils that enters into an agreement with a community
6college to meet a science or mathematics requirement under
7the educational standards are ineligible for supplementary
8weighting under the district-to-community college sharing and
9concurrent enrollment programs.
10Division II of the bill expands the definition of
11“concurrent enrollment” for the senior year plus program to
12include academic and career and technical courses offered to
13students enrolled in an accredited nonpublic school under a
14contract with a community college. Similar to the exemption
15in Division I for school districts, the division provides an
16exemption to an accredited nonpublic school with an enrollment
17of 600 or fewer students to enter into a sharing agreement to
18provide career and technical, science, and mathematics courses
19that meet the unit requirements of the state’s educational
20standards.
21The division requires the community college that enters
22into such a contract to provide the department with a list
23of the accredited nonpublic school students enrolled, and to
24verify that the course work meets concurrent enrollment program
25requirements. The department is directed to calculate and pay
26to the community college an amount equivalent to the amount of
27supplementary weighting a school district would receive for
28enrolling such students.
29The division establishes a standing, unlimited
30appropriation, for each fiscal year beginning on or after July
311, 2019, from the general fund of the state to the department
32of education, in an amount necessary to make payments to
33community colleges for the concurrent enrollment of accredited
34nonpublic school students under a sharing agreement.
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