Introduced
by
To revise various provisions in a law that limits public school students from taking more than two online “virtual” courses per semester. The bill would allow this for courses designed to meet a student’s “academic deficiency” in one or more subjects, or, in the 2020-21 school year only, if parents request this due to “health, safety, and welfare concerns related to” the coronavirus epidemic. The bill would allow funds to pay for students to take individual courses from online charter schools or public universities, while also establishing new standards and criteria these classes would have to meet.
Referred to the Committee on Education
Reported without amendment
Refer to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To assert that the bill "must not be construed as imposing mandates on nonpublic schools".
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 57 to 47 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Education and Career Readiness
Passed in the Senate 24 to 14 (details)
To waive limits on public school students taking online “virtual” online courses for credit during the coronavirus epidemic.
Passed in the House 81 to 25 (details)
