Course access program.
Summary
Makes various changes to the course access program (program) provisions, including the following: (1) Requires the state board of education (state board) to establish certain requirements regarding the program. (2) Establishes the duties of the state board and the department of education (department) regarding the program. (3) Establishes notification requirements for a school corporation regarding an eligible student who submits a request to enroll in a course access program course. (4) Amends a provision that establishes the reasons for which a school corporation may deny an eligible student's enrollment. (5) Provides that a school corporation may be authorized as a course provider if the school corporation meets the requirements for authorization. (6) Allows a course provider to appeal a denial to the state board. (7) Requires the department to approve a civics course access program course that meets certain requirements. (8) Provides that: (A) a school corporation that is an authorized course provider shall provide to the department and post on the school corporation's Internet web site certain information regarding open slots in an online course access program course; and (B) the department shall post the information for each school corporation on the department's Internet web site.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Apr 6, 2021
Signed Apr 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2021
How they voted
31–7
Passed
Total votes 38
Mar 25, 2021
D
Democratic8
87% Nay
R
Republican30
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Apr 29, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 8, 2021
Amended
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 391: yeas 87, nays 1
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 272: yeas 40, nays 10
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Amended
Amendment #1 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 151: yeas 95, nays 0
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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