H.B.
393
COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION AMENDMENTS
House Floor
Amendments
Amendment 1 March 7, 2013 8:12 AM
Representative Gregory H. Hughes
proposes the following amendments:
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1, Lines 12 through 16
:
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. requires that, before the 2014 General Session, the State Board of Education make
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recommendations on a possible funding formula for competency-based
{
courses
}
education
; and
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. allows a school district or charter school to establish competency-based
{
curriculum
15
standards
}
education programs
and assessments that would result in course credit if the student
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demonstrates competency in the subject.
2. Page
2, Lines 51 through 52
:
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(B) a course-level funding formula that distributes funds to school districts and charter
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schools that establish competency-based
{
curriculum standards
}
education
;
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3, Lines 60 through 61
:
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(c) assist school districts and charter schools to develop and implement:
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(i) competency-based education
{
and competency-based curriculum standards
}
; and
4. Page
3, Line 70 through Page 4, Line 90
:
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(c) distribute remaining funds based on a student's successful completion of a course
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through demonstrated competency
and subject mastery
; and
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(d) not be dependent on the amount of time a student is instructed in the course or the
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age of the student.
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(4)
{
(a)
}
A local school board or a charter school governing board may establish
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{
competency-based curriculum standards that exceed the minimum standards established by the
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State Board of Education under Section
53A-1-402
.
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(b) In establishing the competency-based curriculum standards described in Subsection
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(4)(a), a local school board or a charter school governing board shall ensure that the standards:
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(i) promote greater educational achievement for students;
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(ii) allow a student to progress through the curriculum to graduation at the student's
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own pace;
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(iii) foster student advancement based on competency and not chronological age of the
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student;
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(iv) eliminate requirements for the student to be in a classroom for a certain amount of
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time; and
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(v) prepare students for admission to higher education institutions in the United States
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without the need for remediation
}
a competency-based education program
.
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(5) A local school board or charter school governing board that establishes
a
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competency-based
{
curriculum standards under Subsection (4)
}
education program
shall:
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(a) establish assessments to accurately measure competency;
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4, Lines 91 through 92
:
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(b) provide the assessments to an enrolled student at no cost to the student;
and
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(c) award credit to a student who demonstrates competency
and subject mastery
;
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4, Lines 100 through 105
:
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{
(b) allow for online learning options at no additional charge to an enrolled student,
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accessible at any time from any location that a student, parent, or guardian may choose;
}
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{
(c)
}
(b)
waive or adapt traditional attendance requirements;
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{
(d)
}
(c)
adjust class sizes to maximize the value of course instructors or course mentors;
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{
(e)
}
(d)
enroll students from any geographic location within the state; and
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{
(f)
}
(e)
provide proctored online competency-based assessments.
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