15-305. Accommodation schools; optional high school equivalency preparation instruction; requirements; definition

A. A county school superintendent may offer high school equivalency preparation instruction through an accommodation school to students who are enrolled in the accommodation school in grade twelve, subject to the following requirements:

1. Before providing high school equivalency preparation instruction pursuant to this section, the county school superintendent shall obtain written consent from the student's parent or, if emancipated, the student.

2. Each student who participates in high school equivalency preparation instruction pursuant to this section must also be enrolled in a career and technical education course or program that leads to a certification, license or credential.

B. For the purposes of this section, "high school equivalency preparation instruction" means instruction that prepares students to pass the equivalency test adopted by the state board of education pursuant to section 15-702.