SB 1400 — schools; course equivalents

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course equivalents   PROPOSED      State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session       SENATE AMENDMENTSBILL TO1400 S.B.      AN ACT   amending Title 15, chapter 9, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-901.08;

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Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, school districts and charter schools serving students in any of grades nine through twelve, may at the request of the student and with the permission of the parent and pursuant to subsection f of this section, allow students in grades nine through twelve to receive one elective credit per school year through any of the following:

1.

For students who are of a legal age to work, working the equivalent of at least five hours per week over the course of any semester, including summer break.

2.

Participating in an organized sport.  The state board of education shall prescribe what qualifies as an organized sport under this paragraph, except that the state board shall consider all of the following to be organized sports under this paragraph:

(a) Off-campus leagues.

(b) Sports that are not organized by the school district or charter school, including any of the following:

(i) Sports leagues that are organized by for-profit or nonprofit organizations.

(ii) Club sports.

(iii) Any other sports league that students generally participate in outside of school.

(c) school district or charter school sports in which the student participates for a season.

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(c) Any private postsecondary institution approved by the state board of education.

B.

Notwithstanding section 15-701.01, for each course equivalent completed under subsection A of this section, a student shall earn the equivalent of at least one currently required elective credit that counts toward the graduation requirements prescribed in section 15-701.01.

C.

A course equivalent prescribed in subsection A of this section is considered a subject for the purposes of meeting the definition of a fractional student or full-time student prescribed in section 15-901.  A course equivalent prescribed in subsection A of this section is not required to meet one hundred twenty-three hours a year, or the equivalent, to be considered a subject.

D.

Instructional hours provided to a student who completes a course equivalent prescribed in subsection A of this section shall be included in the calculation of the average daily membership for that student pursuant to section 15-901.  Except as otherwise provided by law, for a full-time high school student who completes a course equivalent pursuant to this section, the average daily membership may not exceed 1.0.

E.

The state board of education shall:

1.

Adopt a framework for schools to carry out this section.