Completion Special Schools Act; certain local school systems to either be a party to a collaborative operating agreement with a completion special school or provide certain education programs and services; require

The committee offering the substitute bill changed from the House Committee on Education to the House Committee on Rules.

The document's page headers and line numbering were updated to reflect the new version of the bill (LC 49 2636S instead of LC 49 2591S).

The text formatting was standardized by adjusting indentation levels for sections and subsections throughout the document.

Completion special schools are now explicitly defined as public schools that operate under their own governing boards and are treated as single local education agencies for administrative purposes.

Completion special schools must now offer nontraditional education programs for students who are eligible for traditional schools but may succeed better in a nontraditional setting.

The direction of information sharing was reversed; completion special schools must now provide program descriptions and registration instructions to resident school systems twice a year, rather than just receiving student withdrawal data.

Resident school systems must employ student liaisons to provide academic support and monitoring for students attending completion special schools on a part-time basis.

New provisions require resident school systems to provide funding to completion special schools for part-time program students, ensuring the funding is no less than what is required for full-time students.