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DUAL ENROLLMENT AMENDMENTS

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2015 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Dean Sanpei

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill amends provisions related to dual enrollment of public school students.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     defines terms;
13          ▸     provides that a dual enrollment student may participate on a part-time basis in
14     academic activities or programs that are designated as full-time; and
15          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes.
16     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17          None
18     Other Special Clauses:
19          None
20     Utah Code Sections Affected:
21     AMENDS:
22          53A-11-102.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 210
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24     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25          Section 1. Section 53A-11-102.5 is amended to read:
26          53A-11-102.5. Dual enrollment.
27          (1) As used in this section:
28          (a) "District school" means a public school under the control of a local school board
29     elected pursuant to Title 20A, Chapter 14, Nomination and Election of State and Local School
30     Boards.
31          (b) "Dual enrollment student" means a student who is enrolled in a:
32          (i) private school or a home school; and
33          (ii) public school.
34          (2) A [person having control of a minor] parent or guardian of a student who is
35     enrolled in a [regularly established] private school or a home school may also enroll the
36     [minor] student in a public school for dual enrollment purposes.
37          (3) [The minor may] (a) A public school shall allow a dual enrollment student to
38     participate in any academic activity or program in the public school that is available to students
39     in the [minor's] dual enrollment student's grade or age group[, subject to compliance with the
40     same rules and requirements that apply to a full-time student's participation in the activity].
41          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), a dual enrollment student is subject to the
42     same rules and requirements that apply to other students' participation in the activity or
43     program.
44          (c) For activities or programs that are designated as full-time, a dual enrollment student
45     may participate on a part-time basis.
46          (4) (a) A [student enrolled in a dual enrollment program] dual enrollment student that
47     is enrolled in a district school is considered a student of the district in which the district school
48     of attendance is located for purposes of state funding to the extent of the student's participation
49     in the district school programs.
50          (b) A [student enrolled in a dual enrollment program] dual enrollment student that is
51     enrolled in a charter school is considered a student of the charter school for purposes of state
52     funding to the extent of the student's participation in the charter school programs.
53          (5) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
54     State Board of Education shall make rules for purposes of dual enrollment to govern and
55     regulate the transferability of credits toward graduation that are earned in a private or home
56     school.




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