HB 2862 Summary

• Allows school districts and charter schools to adopt flexible instructional time models that meet minimum annual instructional hour requirements through various delivery methods including direct instruction, project-based learning, independent learning, and mastery-based learning.

• Permits schools to provide up to 50% of instructional time remotely during school year 2021-2022, and up to 40% remotely beginning in school year 2022-2023, without funding reduction.

• Requires schools providing remote instruction beyond the allowable threshold to receive funding at 95% of the base support level for the percentage of instruction exceeding the threshold.

• Allows schools to reallocate minimum instructional hours between courses on a per-student basis and to stagger learning times, including offering courses on weekends or evenings.

• Repeals section 15-861 and amends sections 15-801, 15-901, and 15-1021 to establish definitions and requirements for instructional time models and updates references to student count definitions.