S.B. 65
         STATEWIDE ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAM

Senate Floor Amendments

Amendment 1 February 16, 2011 12:25 PM



Senator Howard A. Stephenson proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Line 31 :    

             31          
{   None   }        This bill appropriates:

    . to the State Board of Education, as an ongoing appropriation:
        . from the Education Fund, $250,000.  


2.    Page 6, Lines 166 through 169 :    

             166          (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)
{   , an eligible student may enroll in online courses for

             167      more than the number of credits specified in Subsection (2) if the student's primary LEA of
             168      enrollment agrees to pay for the additional online courses in accordance with Sections
             169      53A-15-1208 through 53A-15-1210 .   }
  :

    (a) a student's primary LEA of enrollment may allow an eligible student to enroll in online courses for more than the number of credits specified in Subsection (2); or
    (b) upon the request of an eligible student, the State Board of Education may allow the student to enroll in online courses for more than the number of credits specified in Subsection (2), if the online courses better meet the academic goals of the student.  


3.    Page 7, Line 202 :    

             202          (2) (a) The State Board of Education
{   may   }        shall       charge a fee to apply for or maintain an


4.    Page 7, Lines 206 through 210 :    

             206          (c)
  (i)       Fee revenues collected under this section shall be      {   :

             207          (i)   } deposited into the Uniform School Fund as a dedicated credit
{   ; and   }        .      

             208          (ii)
{   used by   }        Costs of       the State Board of Education to review an application for certification or

             209      monitor a certified online course provider's compliance with State Board of Education
             210      standards
{   .   }        shall be paid from fee revenues.      


5.    Page 13, Lines 380 through 381 :    

             380          (6) Section 53A-17a-162 is repealed July 1, 2012.
 

    Section 21. Appropriation.
    Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the following

sums of money are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated out of the funds or accounts indicated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2011-12.
    To State Board of Education                        
        From Education Fund  

                            $250,000

        Schedule of Programs:
            Statewide Online Education Program    $250,000  

             381          Section
{   21   }        22       . Effective date.

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