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:

1.    Page 1, Lines 12 through 16 :    

             12          .    requires that, before the 2014 General Session, the State Board of Education make
             13      recommendations on a possible funding formula for competency-based
{   courses   }        education       ; and

             14          .    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

             16      demonstrates competency in the subject.

2.    Page 2, Lines 51 through 52 :    

             51          (B) a course-level funding formula that distributes funds to school districts and charter
             52      schools that establish competency-based
{   curriculum standards   }        education       ;


3.    Page 3, Lines 60 through 61 :    

             60          (c) assist school districts and charter schools to develop and implement:
             61          (i) competency-based education
{   and competency-based curriculum standards   } ; and


4.    Page 3, Line 70 through Page 4, Line 90 :    

             70          (c) distribute remaining funds based on a student's successful completion of a course
             71      through demonstrated competency
  and subject mastery       ; and

             72          (d) not be dependent on the amount of time a student is instructed in the course or the
             73      age of the student.
             74          (4)
{   (a)   } A local school board or a charter school governing board may establish

             75     
{   competency-based curriculum standards that exceed the minimum standards established by the

             76      State Board of Education under Section 53A-1-402 .
             77          (b) In establishing the competency-based curriculum standards described in Subsection
             78      (4)(a), a local school board or a charter school governing board shall ensure that the standards:
             79          (i) promote greater educational achievement for students;
             80          (ii) allow a student to progress through the curriculum to graduation at the student's
             81      own pace;
             82          (iii) foster student advancement based on competency and not chronological age of the
             83      student;
             84          (iv) eliminate requirements for the student to be in a classroom for a certain amount of
             85      time; and


             86          (v) prepare students for admission to higher education institutions in the United States
             87      without the need for remediation  
}
  a competency-based education program       .

             88          (5) A local school board or charter school governing board that establishes
  a      

             89      competency-based
{   curriculum standards under Subsection (4)   }        education program       shall:

             90          (a) establish assessments to accurately measure competency;

5.    Page 4, Lines 91 through 92 :    

             91          (b) provide the assessments to an enrolled student at no cost to the student;
  and      

             92          (c) award credit to a student who demonstrates competency
  and subject mastery       ;


6.    Page 4, Lines 100 through 105 :    

             100          
{   (b) allow for online learning options at no additional charge to an enrolled student,

             101      accessible at any time from any location that a student, parent, or guardian may choose;  
}

             102          
{   (c)   }        (b)       waive or adapt traditional attendance requirements;

             103          
{   (d)   }        (c)       adjust class sizes to maximize the value of course instructors or course mentors;

             104          
{   (e)   }        (d)       enroll students from any geographic location within the state; and

             105          
{   (f)   }        (e)       provide proctored online competency-based assessments.


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