ID H0594

Establishes the Adult Workforce High School Diploma Program to assist adults 22 years or older in obtaining a high school diploma and developing employability and career technical skills, delivered through campus-based, online, or hybrid modalities.

Requires the State Board of Education to issue annual requests for applications by August 15 to identify approved program providers that are regionally accredited high school diploma-granting entities meeting specified criteria including academic assessments, learning plans, remediation, and career services.

Creates a milestone-based payment system where approved providers receive $250 per half unit of high school credit, $250 per employability skills certification, $250-$750 for workforce credentials based on training hours, and $1,000 per high school diploma earned.

Establishes minimum performance standards requiring providers to achieve at least 50% graduation rate and average cost per graduate of $7,000 or less per cohort measurement period, with providers failing to meet standards for two consecutive years removed from the program.

Creates the Adult Diploma Workforce Fund in the state treasury funded by legislative appropriations and interest earnings to support the pilot program, effective July 1, 2024.