S.F. No. 2358 Summary

• Exempts students enrolling in postsecondary courses outside the regular school year from participation time limits that normally restrict grade 9-12 students to 1-4 academic years of postsecondary enrollment for secondary credit.

• Requires school districts to grant secondary credit to students who complete postsecondary courses outside the regular school year, unless the student has already graduated from high school.

• Allows students taking postsecondary courses outside the regular school year to generate extended time revenue for school districts at the rate of $5,117 per adjusted pupil unit.

• Clarifies that extended time revenue includes hours of participation from postsecondary courses taken outside the regular school year and can be used for summer school, extended day/week programs, and vacation break academies.

• Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 to cover the additional cost of extended time aid for out-of-school-year postsecondary course participation.