HB 2887 Summary

• Establishes the Student-focused Acceleration and Support Grant Program to fund high-impact interventions addressing COVID-19 pandemic learning loss, administered by the state board of education.

• Appropriates $389,000,000 (adjusted based on equalization formula reductions) for the program in fiscal year 2020-2021.

• Requires local education agencies to submit teaching and learning plans detailing in-person intersession instruction schedules, use of master teachers, benchmark examinations tracking student progress by demographic groups, and strategies prioritizing low-income students.

• Distributes funds at $500 per free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL) student enrolled in 2019-2020, plus an additional $327 per FRPL student in priority grade bands (K, grades 1-3, 8, and 11); schools with A or B letter grades receive funds immediately while others require state approval.

• Requires local education agencies to provide at least 50-80 hours of targeted intersession instruction depending on grade level, submit progress reports by June 1, 2022, and sunset the program on December 31, 2022.