HB 1418-S2.E - DIGEST |
(DIGEST AS ENACTED) |
Provides a statutory framework for a statewide dropout reengagement system to provide appropriate educational opportunities and access to services for students age sixteen to twenty-one who have dropped out of high school or are not accumulating sufficient credits to reasonably complete a high school diploma in a public school before the age of twenty-one. |
Directs the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop a model interlocal agreement and a model contract for the dropout reengagement system. |
Authorizes but does not require school districts to offer dropout reengagement programs using the model contracts and interlocal agreements. |
Expands the requirements for a child's eligibility to take the GED test. |