Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 185 (2023GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Pulsipher, S.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/13/2023

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• allows a local education agency to provide a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option allowing students to complete a portion of the students' course work from home;
• establishes certain requirements for local education agencies that provide a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option;
• prohibits home school students from participating in a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option; and
• clarifies the effect of student participation in a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option on statewide assessment requirements and certain public education funding.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

PUBLIC EDUCATION ENROLLMENT OPTIONS
AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Susan Pulsipher
Senate Sponsor: 
Lincoln Fillmore
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses public education enrollment options.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ allows a local education agency to provide a home-centered, school-supported
enrollment option allowing students to complete a portion of the students' course
work from home;
▸ establishes certain requirements for local education agencies that provide a
home-centered, school-supported enrollment option;
▸ prohibits home school students from participating in a home-centered,
school-supported enrollment option; and
▸ clarifies the effect of student participation in a home-centered, school-supported
enrollment option on statewide assessment requirements and certain public
education funding.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
53G-6-710
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53G-6-710
 is enacted to read:
 53G-6-710.
Home-centered, school-supported enrollment option.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Home-centered, school-supported enrollment option" means an enrollment option
for an LEA that allows participating students to:
(i) complete the course work for one or more courses or subject areas from home
during part of the school day; and
(ii) attend in-person instruction for the remainder of the school day.
(b) "Local education agency" or "LEA" means a school district or charter school.
(c) "Participating student" means a student who is:
(i) enrolled in an LEA; and
(ii) approved to participate in a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option
provided by the LEA.
(2) (a) An LEA may provide a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option.
(b) An LEA that provides a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option shall:
(i) establish standards and requirements for student participation;
(ii) provide the instructional materials to be used by a participating student;
(iii) provide a participating student's parent with resources the LEA considers
appropriate to assist in parent involvement with student learning;
(iv) develop assessments to measure a participating student's academic progress;
(v) administer the assessments described in Subsection (2)(b)(iv) to a participating
student, subject to Subsection 
53G-6-803
(9); and
(vi) monitor compliance with the standards and requirements established under
Subsection (2)(b)(i).
(3) A student who attends a home school pursuant to Section 
53G-6-204
 is not eligible
to participate in a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option.
(4) A participating student is subject to a statewide assessment, as defined in Section
53E-4-301
, to the same extent as a student who is not participating.
(5) A student's participation in a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option
provided by an LEA does not reduce or otherwise affect enrollment count for purposes of
computing the LEA's Minimum School Program funds under Title 53F, Chapter 2, State
Funding -- Minimum School Program.