HB 2158-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Requires educational service districts, as a basic core service, to: (1) Coordinate and convene school, family, and community partnerships to develop and implement comprehensive K-12 dropout prevention, intervention, and reengagement systems;

(2) Facilitate and assist local partnerships in using dropout prevention, intervention, and reengagement system assessment tools; and

(3) Develop dropout reengagement programs to be offered under contract with school districts.

Authorizes an educational service district that offers a dropout reengagement program under contract with one or more school districts to, with the agreement of the contracting district, award high school credit to students residing in that district who successfully complete courses eligible for credit under the program.