SB 1463 Summary

• Requires online instruction providers to notify the school district or charter school of a pupil's enrollment in an online course within 30 days.

• Establishes a task force on Arizona online instruction to review best practices, develop recommendations on financial reporting, instructional standards, and curriculum standards, and submit findings by December 31, 2012.

• Requires the department of education to review online course content for adherence to state standards and issue recommendations to the state board of education or state board for charter schools.

• Mandates that final examinations for online courses demonstrate competency and be proctored by a school representative physically present in the same room as the student.

• Establishes annual reporting requirements for online instruction providers to submit student accountability reports to the superintendent of public instruction by September 30, including enrollment numbers, completion rates, and grades by course.