Bill Text: AZ SB1399 | 2021 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Course options; funding portability; program
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-28 - Senate read second time [SB1399 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2021-SB1399-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: course options; funding portability; program |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session 2021
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SB 1399 |
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Introduced by Senators Boyer: Barto, Leach, Livingston, Mesnard, Ugenti-Rita; Representatives Carroll, Toma
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AN ACT
amending Title 15, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-809; relating to school instruction.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-809, to read:
15-809. Course options and funding portability program; funding; program termination; definition
A. The course options and funding portability program is established. The state board of education shall administer the program. Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, Under the program school districts and charter schools may allow any student in grades ten through twelve to enroll in one or more courses offered by the school district or charter school, whether or not the student is primarily enrolled in the school district or charter school. A student who enrolls in a course or courses offered by a school district or charter school that is not the student's primary school district or charter school is considered to be concurrently enrolled in the school district or charter school offering the course or courses under the program.
B. Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, the parent of any public school student in any of grades ten through twelve may submit a request to the school district or charter school in which the student is primarily enrolled for the student to participate in the program. The parent shall submit this request on or before May 1 of the prior school year pursuant to rules adopted by the state board of education. The school district or charter school shall examine the student's course plan to ensure that the course or courses that the student plans on taking through the program are included in the student's course plan and that participating in the program would not interfere with the student's ability to complete the required coursework by the student's projected graduation date. If the school district or charter school determines that the course or courses are included in the student's course plan and that the student would be able to graduate on time, the school district or charter school shall approve the student's participation in the program.
C. For each course completed under the program, the lesser of the following is generated:
1. An amount of average daily membership that is equal to 1.0 divided by the total number of courses that the student is required to take that school year.
2. One-sixth average daily membership.
D. Any average daily membership generated under subsection C of this section by a student participating in the program shall be transferred to the school district or charter school in which the student is concurrently enrolled. The primary school district or charter school in which the student is enrolled shall subtract the average daily membership generated under subsection C of this section from its average daily membership calculation.
E. For a student who is primarily enrolled in a school district or charter school and who is also concurrently enrolled in another school district or charter school under this section, the sum of the average daily membership, which includes enrollment as prescribed in section 15‑901, subsection A, paragraph 1, subdivisions (a) and (b) and daily attendance as prescribed in section 15-901, subsection A, paragraph 5, may not exceed 1.0. If the student is primarily enrolled in a school district or a charter school and also is concurrently enrolled in a school district or charter school under this section and the sum of the daily membership or daily attendance for that student is greater than 1.0, the sum shall be reduced to 1.0 and shall be apportioned between the school district, unless the school district is a career technical education district subject to the apportionment requirements of section 15-393, or charter school in which the student is primarily enrolled and the school district, unless the school district is a career technical education district subject to the apportionment requirements of section 15-393, or charter school in which the student is concurrently enrolled based on the percentage of total time that the student is enrolled in or in attendance at each school district or charter school. The uniform system of financial records shall include guidelines for the apportionment of the student enrollment and attendance as provided in this subsection.
F. Notwithstanding subsections C, D and E of this section, if a student is primarily enrolled in a school district or a charter school and is also concurrently enrolled in a school district or charter school under this section and the sum of the daily membership or daily attendance for that student is greater than 1.0, the student may enroll in only two courses under the program paid out at one-tenth average daily membership for each course. This subsection does not allow a school district or charter school to collect more than 1.0 average daily membership for any student.
G. The state board of education shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section.
H. The program established by this section ends on July 1, 2031 pursuant to section 41-3102.
I. For the purposes of this section, "program" means the course options and funding portability program.
