Technical Changes For P-tech Schools

The bill amends the definition of a pathways in technology early college (p-tech) high school to include a p-tech program that operates within a host school. In addition, in applying school accreditation requirements and reporting graduation rates, a p-tech student is counted as a high school graduate in the year in which the student completes the local education provider's or host school's minimum high school graduation requirements. A p-tech school or the host school shall notify the department of education prior to a p-tech student's twelfth-grade year if the student will be enrolled in the p-tech school for grades 13 or 14. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)