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Sponsor Statement for CS for HB 464 (EDU)
School District Correspondence Study

An Act relating to statewide school district correspondence study programs.

The purpose of HB 464 is to foster the continued successful operation of statewide school district correspondence study programs, with the goal being to maintain the home teacher's freedom, individuality, and innovation.

The strong point of statewide correspondence study programs is in the ability to deliver superior public education at low cost (ie, "faster, better, cheaper") in a manner that participating parents appreciate and support.

Correspondence study programs provide an education alternative to parents and students who may find difficulty in a more traditional environment. Public schools must strive to "leave no child behind." HB 464 helps to support a worthy tool to achieve that goal.

Specifically, CS HB 464 (HES):

1. Establishes a 5-year certification period -- unless a program is designated deficient or in crisis according to state statute.
2. Permits a program to set its own parameters for monitoring of students by program personnel, including quarterly grade assignment by a certified teacher.
3. Gives the program the authority to establish procedures for approving curriculum materials, home designed courses, and evaluation of student work, according to the requirements of relative state statutes.

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• Bill History for HB 464
  
• Sectional Analysis for HB 464
  
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