Bill
Number: H.B. 2190
Allen
S Floor Amendment #3
Reference
to: House engrossed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Catcher Baden
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Allows school
districts and charter schools to include students enrolled in a concurrent
enrollment course for the purposes of calculating average daily membership if
the district or charter school received approval.
2. Defines concurrent
enrollment course and establishes requirements for these courses to be
considered a subject for the purposes of calculating average daily membership.
3. Prohibits the State
Board of Education or a charter sponsor from approving a school district or
charter school to offer concurrent enrollment courses for FY 2017, unless the
school district or charter school received approval prior to January 1, 2016.
Page 30, between lines 26 and 27, insert:
“Sec. 9. Title 15, chapter 9, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-901.07, to read:
START_STATUTE15-901.07. Concurrent enrollment; calculation of average daily
membership; definition
A. A school district or
a charter school may include students enrolled in a concurrent enrollment
course for the purposes of calculating average daily membership if the School
district has received approval from the State Board of Education or the charter
school has received approval from its sponsor to offer concurrent enrollment
courses. A concurrent enrollment course shall be considered a subject for the
purposes of calculating average daily membership if the concurrent enrollment
course meets all of the following:
1. Meets for at least
forty hours per semester.
2. A student is awarded
academic credit for the concurrent enrollment course pursuant to section
15-701.01.
3. The concurrent
enrollment course is at a higher level than the course taught at the school
district or charter school in grades nine through twelve.
4. The student enrolled
in a concurrent enrollment course also attends at least one course offered at
the school district or charter school.
5. The Concurrent
enrollment course shall be applicable to an established community college
academic degree or certificate program that is transferable to a university
under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents. A concurrent enrollment
course that is applicable to a community college occupational degree or
certificate program may be transferable to a university under the jurisdiction
of the Arizona board of regents.
b. For the purposes of
this section, "Concurrent enrollment course" means a community
college or university level course at a community college or university, if the
course is at a higher level than the course taught in the high school attended
by the pupil or, if the course is not taught in the high school, the level of
the course is equal to or higher than the level of a high school course.”
Renumber to conform
Page 33, between lines 15 and 16, insert:
“Sec. 13. Concurrent
enrollment; fiscal year 2016-2017
A. The state board of education or the sponsor of a charter
school may not approve a school district or charter school to offer concurrent
enrollment courses pursuant to section 15-901.07, Arizona Revised Statutes, as
added by this act, for fiscal year 2016-2017.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, a school
district or charter school that had received approval prior to January 1, 2016
from the state board of education or its charter sponsor shall be authorized to
continue to offer concurrent enrollment courses. The renewal of a charter
contract that includes concurrent enrollment courses shall be considered
approval for the purposes of offering concurrent enrollment courses pursuant to
section 15-901.07, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act.
Sec. 14. Retroactivity
Section 15-901.07, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this
act, is effective retroactively to from and after June 30, 2010.”
Renumber to conform
Amend title to conform