Senate Bill 1109 Summary

• Fiscal Transparency & Report Cards – Requires State Department of Education to post fiscal report cards for each school district and charter school on the department's website; requires education providers to maintain publicly available websites showing expenditures in searchable formats by December 1, 2011.

• Educational Support Program Restructuring – Implements phased increases in support unit divisors for charter schools and adjusts salary-based apportionment calculations; repeals matching grants for science education programs (Section 33-129).

• Online Learning & Technology Requirements – Mandates students complete at least 4 online course credits to graduate beginning with 2012-2013 school year; allocates funding for mobile computing devices for high school students and professional development for technology integration.

• Pay for Performance & Incentive Programs – Creates new funding structure for performance bonuses based on student achievement growth/excellence, hard-to-fill position bonuses, and leadership awards; establishes specific allocation percentages and award caps.

• Postsecondary Institution Charter Schools – Authorizes public postsecondary institutions to operate public charter high schools with board of trustees composed of institution's president or designee(s); phased implementation effective July 1, 2011 through July 1, 2015.