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AZ SB1518

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/31/2022

Primary Sponsor

Martin Quezada

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

AI Summary

  • Requires online course providers and online schools to report annually to the Department of Education on courses taken, courses completed, student enrollment completion rates, end-of-course testing participation and results, and full-time versus part-time student enrollment and course completion rates.

  • Mandates the Department of Education compile annual reports from online instruction providers and submit a compiled report to the governor, speaker of the house, and president of the senate by November 15 of each year.

  • Maintains existing requirements that pupils in Arizona online instruction must reside in Arizona, comply with state testing requirements, and schools must maintain daily logs documenting instructional time for each participating pupil.

  • Clarifies funding mechanisms for full-time students (95% of base support level) and part-time students (85% of base support level) enrolled in online instruction, with adjustments for students enrolled in both traditional and online schools.

  • Updates terminology from "e-mail" to "email" in standards for online instruction approval criteria.

Legislative Description

Arizona online instruction; reporting

Reporting

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/1/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules1/31/2022
Education Accountability and Reform1/31/2022

Full Bill Text

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