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HB 1013 At-Risk Student Academic Achievement Program and Fund; created.

Introduced by: James H. Dillard, II | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

At-Risk Student Academic Achievement Program. Creates the At-Risk Student Academic Achievement Program and Fund, to provide noncompetitive grants to public school divisions to implement research-based programs or programs identified as best practices that are designed to (i) improve the academic achievement of at-risk public school students on the Standards of Learning assessments; (ii) decrease the rate of dropout among at-risk public school students; and (iii) increase the number of such students obtaining the advanced studies diploma. The amount of grants and required local matching funds shall be determined as provided in the appropriation act. Funds received through this Program shall be used to supplement, not supplant, any local funds currently provided for at-risk programs within the school division.


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