SB 1012 Summary

• Reduces the initial number of allowed school closure days from 6 to 2 days for conditions beyond school authorities' control (severe storms, epidemics, pandemics, utility failures, etc.), with additional days requiring superintendent approval up to 3 more days per fiscal year.

• Adds provisions allowing up to 7 e-learning days, up to 20 additional e-learning days, and unlimited e-learning days under specific conditions to count toward the 1,098-hour and 180-day minimum instruction requirements.

• Creates new "extended continuity of learning plans" for the 2020-2021 school year to waive minimum instruction hours and days requirements if approved by intermediate districts or charter authorizing bodies, with specified educational goals and assessment requirements.

• Allows remote instruction days related to COVID-19 health and safety concerns to count as instructional days if they expose pupils to the same academic standards in the same scope and sequence as in-person instruction.

• Modifies attendance calculation for remote instruction by allowing proration based on average attendance across 10-day "attendance periods" rather than daily attendance rates, and requires extended continuity plans to be posted on district websites.