2018
Regular Session
HOPE Program; establish and develop system to re-enroll high school dropouts in programs leading to a high school diploma.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY PATHWAYS THROUGH EDUCATION (HOPE) PROGRAM, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOAL OF THE HOPE PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM TO RE-ENROLL HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS IN PROGRAMS THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; TO PROVIDE THAT THE HOPE PROGRAM SHALL AWARD GRANTS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ASSIST IN ESTABLISHING INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND OTHER SERVICES DESIGNED TO RE-ENROLL HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS; TO REQUIRE A STUDENT IN THE HOPE PROGRAM WHO WISHES TO EARN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA TO MEET THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE STUDENT'S DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE; TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING, A SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST DEVELOP A HOPE PLAN APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY OPERATE ITS OWN PROGRAM OR ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES TO OPERATE A PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT HOPE PROGRAM FUNDING MUST BE DISTRIBUTED BASED UPON THE PROPORTION OF DROPOUTS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DROPOUTS IN THIS STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY RECEIVE ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM FUNDS FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A HOPE PROGRAM IF CERTAIN CRITERIA ARE MET; TO SPECIFY CATEGORIES OF PROGRAMMING IN THE HOPE PROGRAM; TO SPECIFY THE MINIMUM COMPONENTS FOR PROGRAMS TO BE FUNDED THROUGH THE HOPE PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
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01/30 (H) Died In Committee
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