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AR HB2109
Bill
Status
N/A
Primary Sponsor
Jane English
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AI Summary
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Establishes a new subchapter allowing students aged 16-18 who successfully pass the General Educational Development (GED) test through an adult education program operated by the Department of Career Education to be counted as high school completers.
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Permits the secondary school responsible for the student's education to award a high school diploma to students who meet the requirements under this program.
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Requires the Department of Education to transfer $1,600 annually to the Department of Career Education for each student aged 16-18 who earned a high school diploma through this adult education program in the preceding school year.
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Allows the Department of Education to distribute to the secondary school awarding the diploma an amount of funding equal to what the Department of Career Education received for that student, in addition to all other state funding.
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Ties the per-student funding amount to the proportional rate of change in per-student foundation funding under existing state law.
Legislative Description
To Provide Funding To The Department Of Career Education For Students Who Are Sixteen, Seventeen, Or Eighteen Years Of Age And Enrolled In An Adult Education Program Under The Direction Of The Department.
Last Action
House Recommended for study in the Interim by Joint Interim Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
3/29/2011