Bill
Number: S.B. 1400
Boyer
SUBSTITUTE Floor Amendment
Reference
to: printed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Jessa Marie San Andres
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Permits schools, upon a
student's request and with permission from their parent, to allow students in
grades 9 through 12 to receive one elective credit per school year,
instead of course credits, through course equivalents.
2. Adds school district or
charter school sports to qualified sports for course equivalents.
3. Requires the State
Board of Education (SBE) to adopt a framework, instead of rules, for schools to
develop their course equivalency program.
4. Replaces the
requirement that the SBE designate course equivalent providers with the
requirement that SBE post a list of local or statewide nonprofits and vendors,
as provided by school districts and charter schools.
5. Requires a school
district governing board or charter school governing body to:
a) create a process for
considering course equivalent requests at the student's school;
b) provide families an
opportunity to identify a course equivalent during enrollment periods and make
efforts to recognize outside school experiences as important to students'
growth and development; and
c) identify an elective
course for students who work and request a course equivalent.
6. Makes conforming
changes.
Fifty-fifth Legislature Boyer
First
Regular Session S.B. 1400
BOYER SUBSTITUTE FLOOR AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1400
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 1, line
7, after "twelve" insert ",
may at the request of the student and with the permission of the parent and
pursuant to subsection f of this section,"
Line 8,
strike "shall"; strike "course" insert "one"
Line 9,
strike "credits" insert "elective
credit per school year"
Line 15,
strike "both" insert "all"
Between
lines 24 and 25, insert:
"(c) school district or charter school
sports in which the student participates for a season."
Line 42,
strike "core or"
Page 2, line
12, strike "rules" insert "a
framework for schools"
Strike lines
13 through 19, insert:
"2. As
provided by school districts and charter schools, post a list of local or
statewide nonprofits and vendors where students' out-of-school experiences are
being recognized for credit.
F. The
school district governing board or charter school governing body shall
establish a process to consider requests for course equivalent credit at the
student's school.
G. The
opportunity to identify a course equivalent shall be provided to families and
students during the course and semester enrollment periods and schools shall
make every effort to recognize the experiences students have outside of school
mandated courses as relevant to the student's growth and development.
H. Schools
shall identify an elective course with or for students who work and who request
a course equivalent."
Amend title to conform