HB17-1194
Technical Changes For P-tech Schools
Concerning technical changes relating to the operation of pathways in technology early college high schools.
Session:
2017 Regular Session
Subjects:
Bill Summary
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Higher Education
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.)