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2018 SESSION
SB 664 Graduation requirements; clock hours.
Introduced by: Jeremy S. McPike | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Graduation requirements; clock hours. Requires the Board of Education, in its graduation requirements, to permit local school divisions to waive the requirement for students to receive 140 clock hours of instruction after the student has completed the course curriculum and relevant Standards of Learning end-of-course assessment, or Board-approved substitute, provided that such student subsequently receives instruction, coursework, or study toward an industry certification approved by the local school board.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Graduation requirements; clock hours. Requires the Board of Education, in its graduation requirements, to permit a passing score on an industry certification approved by the local school board or any instruction received, coursework completed, or study toward achieving such passing score to count toward the requirement for a student to receive 140 clock hours of instruction for any course, regardless of subject matter relevance, provided that such achievement, instruction, coursework, or study occurs after the student has completed the course curriculum and relevant Standards of Learning assessment.