ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session
	House: ED DP 8-1-0-1

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HB 2135: schools; state board; rules; modularization

Sponsor:  Representative Udall, LD 25

House Engrossed

Overview

Directs the State Board of Education (SBE) to adopt rules that allow schools to modularize subjects and courses.

History

Currently, SBE is directed to adopt rules to define competency-based educational pathways for college and career readiness that may be used by schools. These rules must establish:

1) Expected learning outcomes in a subject for students;

2) A process and criteria to identify or establish assessments to determine if students have reached desired competencies in subjects; and

3) A mechanism for students in the 7th-12th grades to immediately obtain credit for a subject if they have demonstrated competency. (A.R.S. § 15-203)

Statute stipulates that students who are eligible for a high school diploma through the fulfillment of a defined competency-based college-ready educational pathway may:

1) Enroll in a community college and the community college must admit the student if they obtained a high school diploma and otherwise met admission criteria;

2) Remain in high school and participate in available programs of study;

3) Enroll in a full-time career and technical education program; or

4) Enroll in an in-state university after completion of additional high school coursework designed to prepare students for admission.(A.R.S §§ 15-795, 15-795.01)

Under current law, school districts are required to accept credits earned by a high school student who was previously enrolled in a charter school or other school district in Arizona. Statute allows a school district governing board to adopt a policy to determine whether these transfer credits will be assigned as an elective or core credit. (A.R.S. § 15-701.01)

Provisions

1. Directs SBE to adopt rules to define competency-based educational pathways for college and career readiness that includes the ability for schools to modularize subjects and courses. (Sec. 1)

2. Directs a school that modularizes a subject or course to note the learning outcomes or competencies in which the student demonstrated or failed to demonstrate competency. (Sec. 2)

3. Makes a technical change. (Sec. 2)

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