SB451 SFA #2 RUCKER 2-1

Hager  7871

Senator Rucker moved to amend the bill on page thirty, section three, lines sixty-six through seventy, by changing the colon to a period and striking out the proviso;

On page eighty-one, section four, line twenty-five, after the word “code” by inserting a comma and the following:  and the treasurer shall verify with the Department of Education within 30 days that the student has withdrawn from public school under one of those exemptions;

And,

On page eighty-one, section four, line twenty-six, after “ESA” by striking out the words “if funds are available” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: after verifying with the Department of Education that:

(1) For an ESA student who chooses to attend a private school, the school board will communicate their continued attendance; or

(2) For an ESA student who chooses an individualized instructional program, he or she must annually take a nationally normed standardized test of academic achievement and received a score within or above the fourth stanine or if below the fourth stanine, shows improvement from the previous year’s results, or a certified teacher conducts a review of the student’s academic work and determines that the student is making academic progress commensurate with their age and ability and reports the results to the county board in which the student resides no later than July 30.

A student who has failed to maintain good standing under this subsection may re-establish eligibility for an ESA after complying with another exemption for compulsory school attendance for a period of one school year.

Adopted

Rejected