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ID S1184
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires the State Department of Education to post fiscal report cards for each school district and charter school on its website and repeals provisions relating to matching grants for science education programs.
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Requires all education providers to maintain publicly available websites displaying expenditure data by December 1, 2011, including vendor names, amounts, dates, purposes, and supporting documents in searchable formats.
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Establishes fractional average daily attendance counting for students attending multiple school districts or taking online courses, with home districts remitting two-thirds of funding to online course providers.
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Distributes funding for public school technology, math and science courses, dual credit programs, and mobile computing devices with teacher training; requires online courses to meet accreditation and certification standards beginning in the 2012-2013 school year.
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Authorizes public postsecondary institutions to operate public charter high schools under the same charter school law provisions as traditional public charter schools, with the institution president or designee serving as the board of trustees.
Legislative Description
Repeals, amends and adds to existing law relating to education to provide provisions relating to public school technology and online courses; to revise provisions relating to the Educational Support Program; to revise provisions relating to staff allowances; to revise provisions relating to the experience and education multiplier; and to revise provisions relating to obligations to PERSI and Social Security.
EDUCATION
Last Action
Governor signed Session Law Chapter 247 Effective: 07/01/11 Sections 1-4, 7-9 & 12-18; 07/01/12 Sections 5, 6, 10 & 11
4/8/2011