Virtual public school established, eligibility for enrollment--stateaid calculation--rulemaking authority.
161.670. 1. Notwithstanding any other law, prior to July 1, 2007, thestate board of education shall establish a virtual public school to serveschool-age students residing in the state. The virtual public school shalloffer instruction in a virtual setting using technology, intranet, and/orInternet methods of communication. Any student under the age of twenty-one ingrades kindergarten through twelve who resides in this state shall be eligibleto enroll in the virtual public school regardless of the student's physicallocation.
2. For purposes of calculation and distribution of state school aid,students enrolled in a virtual public school shall be included, at the choiceof the student's parent or guardian, in the student enrollment of the schooldistrict in which the student physically resides. The virtual public schoolshall report to the district of residence the following information about eachstudent served by the virtual public school: name, address, eligibility forfree or reduced-price lunch, limited English proficiency status, specialeducation needs, and the number of courses in which the student is enrolled.The virtual public school shall promptly notify the resident district when astudent discontinues enrollment. A "full-time equivalent student" is astudent who successfully has completed the instructional equivalent of sixcredits per regular term. Each virtual course shall count as one class andshall generate that portion of a full-time equivalent that a comparable courseoffered by the school district would generate. In no case shall more than thefull-time equivalency of a regular term of attendance for a single student beused to claim state aid. Full-time equivalent student credit completed shallbe reported to the department of elementary and secondary education in themanner prescribed by the department. Nothing in this section shall prohibitstudents from enrolling in additional courses under a separate agreement thatincludes terms for paying tuition or course fees.
3. When a school district has one or more resident students enrolled ina virtual public school program authorized by this section, whose parent orguardian has chosen to include such student in the district's enrollment, thedepartment of elementary and secondary education shall disburse an amountcorresponding to fifteen percent of the state aid under sections 163.031 and163.043, RSMo, attributable to such student to the resident district. Subjectto an annual appropriation by the general assembly, the department shalldisburse an amount corresponding to eighty-five percent of the state adequacytarget attributable to such student to the virtual public school.
4. Except as specified in this section and as may be specified by ruleof the state board of education, the virtual public school shall comply withall state laws and regulations applicable to school districts, including butnot limited to the Missouri school improvement program (MSIP), adequate yearlyprogress (AYP), annual performance report (APR), teacher certification, andcurriculum standards.
5. The state board of education through the rulemaking process and thedepartment of elementary and secondary education in its policies andprocedures shall ensure that multiple content providers are allowed.
6. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this sectionshall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of theprovisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo.This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powersvested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, todelay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequentlyheld unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any ruleproposed or adopted after August 28, 2006, shall be invalid and void.
Virtual public school established, eligibility for enrollment--stateaid calculation--rulemaking authority.
161.670. 1. Notwithstanding any other law, prior to July 1, 2007, thestate board of education shall establish a virtual public school to serveschool-age students residing in the state. The virtual public school shalloffer instruction in a virtual setting using technology, intranet, and/orInternet methods of communication. Any student under the age of twenty-one ingrades kindergarten through twelve who resides in this state shall be eligibleto enroll in the virtual public school regardless of the student's physicallocation.
2. For purposes of calculation and distribution of state school aid,students enrolled in a virtual public school shall be included, at the choiceof the student's parent or guardian, in the student enrollment of the schooldistrict in which the student physically resides. The virtual public schoolshall report to the district of residence the following information about eachstudent served by the virtual public school: name, address, eligibility forfree or reduced-price lunch, limited English proficiency status, specialeducation needs, and the number of courses in which the student is enrolled.The virtual public school shall promptly notify the resident district when astudent discontinues enrollment. A "full-time equivalent student" is astudent who successfully has completed the instructional equivalent of sixcredits per regular term. Each virtual course shall count as one class andshall generate that portion of a full-time equivalent that a comparable courseoffered by the school district would generate. In no case shall more than thefull-time equivalency of a regular term of attendance for a single student beused to claim state aid. Full-time equivalent student credit completed shallbe reported to the department of elementary and secondary education in themanner prescribed by the department. Nothing in this section shall prohibitstudents from enrolling in additional courses under a separate agreement thatincludes terms for paying tuition or course fees.
3. When a school district has one or more resident students enrolled ina virtual public school program authorized by this section, whose parent orguardian has chosen to include such student in the district's enrollment, thedepartment of elementary and secondary education shall disburse an amountcorresponding to fifteen percent of the state aid under sections 163.031 and163.043, RSMo, attributable to such student to the resident district. Subjectto an annual appropriation by the general assembly, the department shalldisburse an amount corresponding to eighty-five percent of the state adequacytarget attributable to such student to the virtual public school.
4. Except as specified in this section and as may be specified by ruleof the state board of education, the virtual public school shall comply withall state laws and regulations applicable to school districts, including butnot limited to the Missouri school improvement program (MSIP), adequate yearlyprogress (AYP), annual performance report (APR), teacher certification, andcurriculum standards.
5. The state board of education through the rulemaking process and thedepartment of elementary and secondary education in its policies andprocedures shall ensure that multiple content providers are allowed.
6. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this sectionshall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of theprovisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo.This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powersvested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, todelay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequentlyheld unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any ruleproposed or adopted after August 28, 2006, shall be invalid and void.
Virtual public school established, eligibility for enrollment--stateaid calculation--rulemaking authority.
161.670. 1. Notwithstanding any other law, prior to July 1, 2007, thestate board of education shall establish a virtual public school to serveschool-age students residing in the state. The virtual public school shalloffer instruction in a virtual setting using technology, intranet, and/orInternet methods of communication. Any student under the age of twenty-one ingrades kindergarten through twelve who resides in this state shall be eligibleto enroll in the virtual public school regardless of the student's physicallocation.
2. For purposes of calculation and distribution of state school aid,students enrolled in a virtual public school shall be included, at the choiceof the student's parent or guardian, in the student enrollment of the schooldistrict in which the student physically resides. The virtual public schoolshall report to the district of residence the following information about eachstudent served by the virtual public school: name, address, eligibility forfree or reduced-price lunch, limited English proficiency status, specialeducation needs, and the number of courses in which the student is enrolled.The virtual public school shall promptly notify the resident district when astudent discontinues enrollment. A "full-time equivalent student" is astudent who successfully has completed the instructional equivalent of sixcredits per regular term. Each virtual course shall count as one class andshall generate that portion of a full-time equivalent that a comparable courseoffered by the school district would generate. In no case shall more than thefull-time equivalency of a regular term of attendance for a single student beused to claim state aid. Full-time equivalent student credit completed shallbe reported to the department of elementary and secondary education in themanner prescribed by the department. Nothing in this section shall prohibitstudents from enrolling in additional courses under a separate agreement thatincludes terms for paying tuition or course fees.
3. When a school district has one or more resident students enrolled ina virtual public school program authorized by this section, whose parent orguardian has chosen to include such student in the district's enrollment, thedepartment of elementary and secondary education shall disburse an amountcorresponding to fifteen percent of the state aid under sections 163.031 and163.043, RSMo, attributable to such student to the resident district. Subjectto an annual appropriation by the general assembly, the department shalldisburse an amount corresponding to eighty-five percent of the state adequacytarget attributable to such student to the virtual public school.
4. Except as specified in this section and as may be specified by ruleof the state board of education, the virtual public school shall comply withall state laws and regulations applicable to school districts, including butnot limited to the Missouri school improvement program (MSIP), adequate yearlyprogress (AYP), annual performance report (APR), teacher certification, andcurriculum standards.
5. The state board of education through the rulemaking process and thedepartment of elementary and secondary education in its policies andprocedures shall ensure that multiple content providers are allowed.
6. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this sectionshall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of theprovisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo.This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powersvested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, todelay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequentlyheld unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any ruleproposed or adopted after August 28, 2006, shall be invalid and void.
