Florida Senate - 2018 CS for SB 732
By the Committee on Education; and Senator Baxley
581-02337-18 2018732c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to K-12 education; amending s.
3 1002.41, F.S.; specifying that a home education
4 program is not a school district program and is
5 registered with the district school superintendent
6 only for the purpose of complying with the state’s
7 attendance requirements; revising the content
8 requirements of a notice of enrollment of a student in
9 a home education program; requiring the district
10 school superintendent to immediately register a home
11 education program upon receipt of the notice;
12 prohibiting a school district from requiring
13 additional information or verification of a home
14 education student except in specified circumstances;
15 authorizing a school district to provide home
16 education program students with access to certain
17 courses and programs offered by the school district;
18 requiring reporting and funding through the Florida
19 Education Finance Program; requiring home education
20 program students be provided access to certain
21 certifications and assessments offered by the school
22 district; prohibiting a school district from taking
23 certain actions against a home education program
24 student’s parent unless such action is necessary for a
25 school district program; amending s. 1003.21, F.S.;
26 prohibiting a district school superintendent from
27 requiring certain evidence relating to a child’s age
28 from children enrolled in specified schools and
29 programs; amending s. 1003.26, F.S.; revising
30 reporting requirements for specified issues relating
31 to compulsory school attendance; amending s. 1003.27,
32 F.S.; requiring a school and school district to comply
33 with specified provisions before instituting criminal
34 prosecution against certain parents relating to
35 compulsory school attendance; amending s. 1006.15,
36 F.S.; revising the standards required for a home
37 education student to participate in extracurricular
38 activities; amending s. 1007.271, F.S.; prohibiting
39 dual enrollment course and program limitations for
40 home education students from exceeding limitations for
41 other students; providing an exemption from the grade
42 point average requirement for initial enrollment in a
43 dual enrollment program for certain home education
44 students; amending s. 1007.35, F.S.; updating
45 terminology; requiring the Department of Education to
46 provide certain teacher and student ACT and PreACT
47 information for the evaluation of certain services and
48 activities; amending s. 1002.385, F.S.; conforming
49 cross-references; providing an effective date.
50
51 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
52
53 Section 1. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 1002.41,
54 Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsections (11), (12), and
55 (13) are added to that section, to read:
56 1002.41 Home education programs.—
57 (1) As used in this section, the term A “home education
58 program” has the same meaning as is defined in s. 1002.01. A
59 home education program is not a school district program and is
60 registered with the district school superintendent only for the
61 purpose of complying with the state’s attendance requirements
62 under s. 1003.21(1). The parent is not required to hold a valid
63 regular Florida teaching certificate.
64 (a) The parent, as defined in s. 1000.21, who establishes
65 and maintains a home education program shall notify the district
66 school superintendent of the county in which the parent resides
67 of her or his intent to establish and maintain a home education
68 program. The notice must shall be in writing, signed by the
69 parent, and shall include the full legal names, addresses, and
70 birthdates of all children who shall be enrolled as students in
71 the home education program. The notice must shall be filed in
72 the district school superintendent’s office within 30 days of
73 the establishment of the home education program.
74 (b) The district school superintendent shall accept the
75 notice and immediately register the home education program upon
76 receipt of the notice. The district may not require any
77 additional information or verification from the parent unless
78 the student chooses to participate in a school district program
79 or service. The district school superintendent may not assign a
80 grade level to the home education student or include a social
81 security number or any other personal information of the student
82 in any school district or state database unless the student
83 chooses to participate in a school district program or service;
84 and
85 (c) The parent shall file a written notice of termination
86 upon completion of the home education program with shall be
87 filed in the district school superintendent, along with the
88 annual evaluation required in paragraph (f), within
89 superintendent’s office within 30 days of after said
90 termination.
91 (d)(b) The parent shall maintain a portfolio of records and
92 materials. The portfolio must shall consist of the following:
93 1. A log of educational activities that is made
94 contemporaneously with the instruction and that designates by
95 title any reading materials used.
96 2. Samples of any writings, worksheets, workbooks, or
97 creative materials used or developed by the student.
98 (e) The parent shall determine the content of the
99 portfolio, preserve it shall be preserved by the parent for 2
100 years, and make it shall be made available for inspection, if
101 requested, by the district school superintendent, or the
102 district school superintendent’s agent, upon 15 days’ written
103 notice. Nothing in this section shall require the district
104 school superintendent to inspect the portfolio.
105 (f)(c) The parent shall provide for an annual educational
106 evaluation in which is documented the student’s demonstration of
107 educational progress at a level commensurate with her or his
108 ability. The parent shall select the method of evaluation and
109 shall file a copy of the evaluation annually with the district
110 school superintendent’s office in the county in which the
111 student resides. The annual educational evaluation shall consist
112 of one of the following:
113 1. A teacher selected by the parent shall evaluate the
114 student’s educational progress upon review of the portfolio and
115 discussion with the student. Such teacher shall hold a valid
116 regular Florida certificate to teach academic subjects at the
117 elementary or secondary level;
118 2. The student shall take any nationally normed student
119 achievement test administered by a certified teacher;
120 3. The student shall take a state student assessment test
121 used by the school district and administered by a certified
122 teacher, at a location and under testing conditions approved by
123 the school district;
124 4. The student shall be evaluated by an individual holding
125 a valid, active license pursuant to the provisions of s.
126 490.003(7) or (8); or
127 5. The student shall be evaluated with any other valid
128 measurement tool as mutually agreed upon by the district school
129 superintendent of the district in which the student resides and
130 the student’s parent.
131 (2) The district school superintendent shall review and
132 accept the results of the annual educational evaluation of the
133 student in a home education program. If the student does not
134 demonstrate educational progress at a level commensurate with
135 her or his ability, the district school superintendent shall
136 notify the parent, in writing, that such progress has not been
137 achieved. The parent shall have 1 year from the date of receipt
138 of the written notification to provide remedial instruction to
139 the student. At the end of the 1-year probationary period, the
140 student shall be reevaluated as specified in paragraph (1)(f)
141 (1)(c). Continuation in a home education program shall be
142 contingent upon the student demonstrating educational progress
143 commensurate with her or his ability at the end of the
144 probationary period.
145 (11) A school district may provide access to career and
146 technical courses and programs for a home education program
147 student who enrolls in a public school solely for the career and
148 technical courses or programs. The school district that provides
149 the career and technical courses and programs shall report each
150 student as a full-time equivalent student in the class and in a
151 manner prescribed by the department, and funding shall be
152 provided through the Florida Education Finance Program pursuant
153 to s. 1011.62.
154 (12) Industry certifications, national assessments, and
155 statewide, standardized assessments offered by the school
156 district shall be available to home education program students.
157 Each school district shall notify home education program
158 students of the available certifications and assessments; the
159 date, time, and locations for the administration of each
160 certification and assessment; and the deadline for notifying the
161 school district of the student’s intent to participate and the
162 student’s preferred location.
163 (13) A school district may not further regulate, exercise
164 control over, or require documentation from parents of home
165 education program students beyond the requirements of this
166 section unless the regulation, control, or documentation is
167 necessary for participation in a school district program.
168 Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 1003.21, Florida
169 Statutes, is amended to read:
170 1003.21 School attendance.—
171 (4) Before admitting a child to kindergarten, the principal
172 shall require evidence that the child has attained the age at
173 which he or she should be admitted in accordance with the
174 provisions of subparagraph (1)(a)2. The district school
175 superintendent may require evidence of the age of any child who
176 is being enrolled in public school who the district school
177 superintendent whom he or she believes to be within the limits
178 of compulsory attendance as provided for by law; however, the
179 district school superintendent may not require evidence from any
180 child who meets regular attendance requirements by attending a
181 school or program listed in s. 1003.01(13)(b)-(e). If the first
182 prescribed evidence is not available, the next evidence
183 obtainable in the order set forth below shall be accepted:
184 (a) A duly attested transcript of the child’s birth record
185 filed according to law with a public officer charged with the
186 duty of recording births;
187 (b) A duly attested transcript of a certificate of baptism
188 showing the date of birth and place of baptism of the child,
189 accompanied by an affidavit sworn to by the parent;
190 (c) An insurance policy on the child’s life that has been
191 in force for at least 2 years;
192 (d) A bona fide contemporary religious record of the
193 child’s birth accompanied by an affidavit sworn to by the
194 parent;
195 (e) A passport or certificate of arrival in the United
196 States showing the age of the child;
197 (f) A transcript of record of age shown in the child’s
198 school record of at least 4 years prior to application, stating
199 date of birth; or
200 (g) If none of these evidences can be produced, an
201 affidavit of age sworn to by the parent, accompanied by a
202 certificate of age signed by a public health officer or by a
203 public school physician, or, if these are not available in the
204 county, by a licensed practicing physician designated by the
205 district school board, which states that the health officer or
206 physician has examined the child and believes that the age as
207 stated in the affidavit is substantially correct. Children and
208 youths who are experiencing homelessness and children who are
209 known to the department, as defined in s. 39.0016, shall be
210 given temporary exemption from this section for 30 school days.
211 Section 3. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) and paragraph
212 (a) of subsection (2) of section 1003.26, Florida Statutes, are
213 amended to read:
214 1003.26 Enforcement of school attendance.—The Legislature
215 finds that poor academic performance is associated with
216 nonattendance and that school districts must take an active role
217 in promoting and enforcing attendance as a means of improving
218 student performance. It is the policy of the state that each
219 district school superintendent be responsible for enforcing
220 school attendance of all students subject to the compulsory
221 school age in the school district and supporting enforcement of
222 school attendance by local law enforcement agencies. The
223 responsibility includes recommending policies and procedures to
224 the district school board that require public schools to respond
225 in a timely manner to every unexcused absence, and every absence
226 for which the reason is unknown, of students enrolled in the
227 schools. District school board policies shall require the parent
228 of a student to justify each absence of the student, and that
229 justification will be evaluated based on adopted district school
230 board policies that define excused and unexcused absences. The
231 policies must provide that public schools track excused and
232 unexcused absences and contact the home in the case of an
233 unexcused absence from school, or an absence from school for
234 which the reason is unknown, to prevent the development of
235 patterns of nonattendance. The Legislature finds that early
236 intervention in school attendance is the most effective way of
237 producing good attendance habits that will lead to improved
238 student learning and achievement. Each public school shall
239 implement the following steps to promote and enforce regular
240 school attendance:
241 (1) CONTACT, REFER, AND ENFORCE.—
242 (f)1. If the parent of a child who has been identified as
243 exhibiting a pattern of nonattendance enrolls the child in a
244 home education program pursuant to chapter 1002, the district
245 school superintendent shall provide the parent a copy of s.
246 1002.41 and the accountability requirements of this paragraph.
247 The district school superintendent shall also refer the parent
248 to a home education review committee composed of the district
249 contact for home education programs and at least two home
250 educators selected by the parent from a district list of all
251 home educators who have conducted a home education program for
252 at least 3 years and who have indicated a willingness to serve
253 on the committee. The home education review committee shall
254 review the portfolio of the student, as defined by s. 1002.41,
255 every 30 days during the district’s regular school terms until
256 the committee is satisfied that the home education program is in
257 compliance with s. 1002.41(1)(d) s. 1002.41(1)(b). The first
258 portfolio review must occur within the first 30 calendar days of
259 the establishment of the program. The provisions of subparagraph
260 2. do not apply once the committee determines the home education
261 program is in compliance with s. 1002.41(1)(d) s. 1002.41(1)(b).
262 2. If the parent fails to provide a portfolio to the
263 committee, the committee shall notify the district school
264 superintendent. The district school superintendent shall then
265 terminate the home education program and require the parent to
266 enroll the child in an attendance option that meets the
267 definition of “regular school attendance” under s.
268 1003.01(13)(a), (b), (c), or (e), within 3 days. Upon
269 termination of a home education program pursuant to this
270 subparagraph, the parent shall not be eligible to reenroll the
271 child in a home education program for 180 calendar days. Failure
272 of a parent to enroll the child in an attendance option as
273 required by this subparagraph after termination of the home
274 education program pursuant to this subparagraph shall constitute
275 noncompliance with the compulsory attendance requirements of s.
276 1003.21 and may result in criminal prosecution under s.
277 1003.27(2). Nothing contained herein shall restrict the ability
278 of the district school superintendent, or the ability of his or
279 her designee, to review the portfolio pursuant to s.
280 1002.41(1)(e) s. 1002.41(1)(b).
281 (2) GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE.—
282 (a) Under the direction of the district school
283 superintendent, a designated school representative shall give
284 written notice that requires enrollment or attendance within 3
285 days after the date of notice, in person or by return-receipt
286 mail, to the parent when no valid reason is found for a
287 student’s nonenrollment in school. If the notice and requirement
288 are ignored, the designated school representative shall report
289 the case to the district school superintendent, who and may
290 refer the case to the child study team in paragraph (1)(b) at
291 the school the student would be assigned according to district
292 school board attendance area policies or to the case staffing
293 committee, established pursuant to s. 984.12. The child study
294 team shall diligently facilitate intervention services and shall
295 report the case back to the district school superintendent only
296 when all reasonable efforts to resolve the nonenrollment
297 behavior are exhausted. If the parent still refuses to cooperate
298 or enroll the child in school, the district school
299 superintendent shall take such steps as are necessary to bring
300 criminal prosecution against the parent.
301 Section 4. Subsection (2) of section 1003.27, Florida
302 Statutes, is amended to read:
303 1003.27 Court procedure and penalties.—The court procedure
304 and penalties for the enforcement of the provisions of this
305 part, relating to compulsory school attendance, shall be as
306 follows:
307 (2) NONENROLLMENT AND NONATTENDANCE CASES.—
308 (a) In each case of nonenrollment or of nonattendance upon
309 the part of a student who is required to attend some school,
310 when no valid reason for such nonenrollment or nonattendance is
311 found, the district school superintendent shall institute a
312 criminal prosecution against the student’s parent. However,
313 criminal prosecution may not be instituted against the student’s
314 parent until the school and school district have complied with
315 s. 1003.26.
316 (b) Each public school principal or the principal’s
317 designee shall notify the district school board of each minor
318 student under its jurisdiction who accumulates 15 unexcused
319 absences in a period of 90 calendar days. Each designee of the
320 governing body of each private school, and each parent whose
321 child is enrolled in a home education program, may provide the
322 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles with the legal
323 name, sex, date of birth, and social security number of each
324 minor student under his or her jurisdiction who fails to satisfy
325 relevant attendance requirements and who fails to otherwise
326 satisfy the requirements of s. 322.091. The district school
327 superintendent must provide the Department of Highway Safety and
328 Motor Vehicles the legal name, sex, date of birth, and social
329 security number of each minor student who has been reported
330 under this paragraph and who fails to otherwise satisfy the
331 requirements of s. 322.091. The Department of Highway Safety and
332 Motor Vehicles may not issue a driver license or learner’s
333 driver license to, and shall suspend any previously issued
334 driver license or learner’s driver license of, any such minor
335 student, pursuant to the provisions of s. 322.091.
336 (c) Each designee of the governing body of each private
337 school and each parent whose child is enrolled in a home
338 education program may provide the Department of Highway Safety
339 and Motor Vehicles with the legal name, sex, date of birth, and
340 social security number of each minor student under his or her
341 jurisdiction who fails to satisfy relevant attendance
342 requirements and who fails to otherwise satisfy the requirements
343 of s. 322.091. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor
344 Vehicles may not issue a driver license or learner’s driver
345 license to, and shall suspend any previously issued driver
346 license or learner’s driver license of, any such minor student,
347 pursuant to s. 322.091.
348 Section 5. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
349 1006.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
350 1006.15 Student standards for participation in
351 interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student
352 activities; regulation.—
353 (3)
354 (c) An individual home education student is eligible to
355 participate at the public school to which the student would be
356 assigned according to district school board attendance area
357 policies or which the student could choose to attend pursuant to
358 s. 1002.31, or may develop an agreement to participate at a
359 private school, in the interscholastic extracurricular
360 activities of that school, provided the following conditions are
361 met:
362 1. The home education student must meet the requirements of
363 the home education program pursuant to s. 1002.41.
364 2. During the period of participation at a school, the home
365 education student must demonstrate educational progress as
366 required in paragraph (b) in all subjects taken in the home
367 education program by a method of evaluation agreed upon by the
368 parent and the school principal which may include: review of the
369 student’s work by a certified teacher chosen by the parent;
370 grades earned through correspondence; grades earned in courses
371 taken at a Florida College System institution, university, or
372 trade school; standardized test scores above the 35th
373 percentile; or any other method designated in s. 1002.41.
374 3. The home education student must meet the same residency
375 requirements as other students in the school at which he or she
376 participates.
377 4. The home education student must meet the same standards
378 of acceptance, behavior, and performance as required of other
379 students in extracurricular activities.
380 5. The student must register with the school his or her
381 intent to participate in interscholastic extracurricular
382 activities as a representative of the school before
383 participation the beginning date of the season for the activity
384 in which he or she wishes to participate. A home education
385 student must be able to participate in curricular activities if
386 that is a requirement for an extracurricular activity.
387 6. A student who transfers from a home education program to
388 a public school before or during the first grading period of the
389 school year is academically eligible to participate in
390 interscholastic extracurricular activities during the first
391 grading period provided the student has a successful evaluation
392 from the previous school year, pursuant to subparagraph 2.
393 7. Any public school or private school student who has been
394 unable to maintain academic eligibility for participation in
395 interscholastic extracurricular activities is ineligible to
396 participate in such activities as a home education student until
397 the student has successfully completed one grading period in
398 home education pursuant to subparagraph 2. to become eligible to
399 participate as a home education student.
400 Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (13) of section
401 1007.271, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
402 1007.271 Dual enrollment programs.—
403 (13)
404 (b) Each postsecondary institution eligible to participate
405 in the dual enrollment program pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(i) must
406 enter into a home education articulation agreement with each
407 home education student seeking enrollment in a dual enrollment
408 course and the student’s parent. By August 1 of each year, the
409 eligible postsecondary institution shall complete and submit the
410 home education articulation agreement to the Department of
411 Education. The home education articulation agreement must
412 include, at a minimum:
413 1. A delineation of courses and programs available to
414 dually enrolled home education students. Courses and programs
415 may be added, revised, or deleted at any time by the
416 postsecondary institution. Any course or program limitations may
417 not exceed the limitations for other dually enrolled students.
418 2. The initial and continued eligibility requirements for
419 home education student participation, not to exceed those
420 required of other dually enrolled students. A high school grade
421 point average may not be required for home education students
422 who meet the minimum score on a common placement test adopted by
423 the State Board of Education which indicates that the student is
424 ready for college-level coursework; however, home education
425 student eligibility requirements for continued enrollment in
426 dual enrollment courses must include the maintenance of the
427 minimum postsecondary grade point average established by the
428 postsecondary institution.
429 3. The student’s responsibilities for providing his or her
430 own instructional materials and transportation.
431 4. A copy of the statement on transfer guarantees developed
432 by the Department of Education under subsection (15).
433 Section 7. Subsection (5), paragraph (j) of subsection (6),
434 and subsection (8) of section 1007.35, Florida Statutes, are
435 amended to read:
436 1007.35 Florida Partnership for Minority and
437 Underrepresented Student Achievement.—
438 (5) Each public high school, including, but not limited to,
439 schools and alternative sites and centers of the Department of
440 Juvenile Justice, shall provide for the administration of the
441 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
442 (PSAT/NMSQT), or the PreACT preliminary ACT to all enrolled 10th
443 grade students. However, a written notice shall be provided to
444 each parent which must include the opportunity to exempt his or
445 her child from taking the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT preliminary
446 ACT.
447 (a) Test results will provide each high school with a
448 database of student assessment data which certified school
449 counselors will use to identify students who are prepared or who
450 need additional work to be prepared to enroll and be successful
451 in credit-bearing college coursework, including dual enrollment
452 programs, AP courses, or other advanced high school courses.
453 (b) Funding for the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT preliminary
454 ACT for all 10th grade students shall be contingent upon annual
455 funding in the General Appropriations Act.
456 (c) Public school districts must choose either the
457 PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT preliminary ACT for districtwide
458 administration.
459 (6) The partnership shall:
460 (j) Provide information to students, parents, teachers,
461 counselors, administrators, districts, Florida College System
462 institutions, and state universities regarding PSAT/NMSQT or the
463 PreACT preliminary ACT administration, including, but not
464 limited to:
465 1. Test administration dates and times.
466 2. That participation in the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT
467 preliminary ACT is open to all 10th grade students.
468 3. The value of such tests in providing diagnostic feedback
469 on student skills.
470 4. The value of student scores in predicting the
471 probability of success on AP or other advanced course
472 examinations.
473 (8)(a) By September 30 of each year, the partnership shall
474 submit to the department a report that contains an evaluation of
475 the effectiveness of the delivered services and activities.
476 Activities and services must be evaluated on their effectiveness
477 at raising student achievement and increasing the number of AP
478 or other advanced course examinations in low-performing middle
479 and high schools. Other indicators that must be addressed in the
480 evaluation report include the number of middle and high school
481 teachers trained; the effectiveness of the training; measures of
482 postsecondary readiness of the students affected by the program;
483 levels of participation in 10th grade PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT
484 preliminary ACT testing; and measures of student, parent, and
485 teacher awareness of and satisfaction with the services of the
486 partnership.
487 (b) The department shall contribute to the evaluation
488 process by providing access, consistent with s. 119.071(5)(a),
489 to student and teacher information necessary to match against
490 databases containing teacher professional development data and
491 databases containing assessment data for the PSAT/NMSQT, SAT,
492 ACT, PreACT, AP, and other appropriate measures. The department
493 shall also provide student-level data on student progress from
494 middle school through high school and into college and the
495 workforce, if available, in order to support longitudinal
496 studies. The partnership shall analyze and report student
497 performance data in a manner that protects the rights of
498 students and parents as required in 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g and s.
499 1002.22.
500 Section 8. Paragraph (l) of subsection (5) and paragraph
501 (a) of subsection (11) of section 1002.385, Florida Statutes,
502 are amended to read:
503 1002.385 The Gardiner Scholarship.—
504 (5) AUTHORIZED USES OF PROGRAM FUNDS.—Program funds must be
505 used to meet the individual educational needs of an eligible
506 student and may be spent for the following purposes:
507 (l) Fees for an annual evaluation of educational progress
508 by a state-certified teacher under s. 1002.41(1)(f) s.
509 1002.41(1)(c), if this option is chosen for a home education
510 student.
511
512 A provider of any services receiving payments pursuant to this
513 subsection may not share, refund, or rebate any moneys from the
514 Gardiner Scholarship with the parent or participating student in
515 any manner. A parent, student, or provider of any services may
516 not bill an insurance company, Medicaid, or any other agency for
517 the same services that are paid for using Gardiner Scholarship
518 funds.
519 (11) PARENT AND STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROGRAM
520 PARTICIPATION.—A parent who applies for program participation
521 under this section is exercising his or her parental option to
522 determine the appropriate placement or the services that best
523 meet the needs of his or her child. The scholarship award for a
524 student is based on a matrix that assigns the student to support
525 Level III services. If a parent receives an IEP and a matrix of
526 services from the school district pursuant to subsection (7),
527 the amount of the payment shall be adjusted as needed, when the
528 school district completes the matrix.
529 (a) To satisfy or maintain program eligibility, including
530 eligibility to receive and spend program payments, the parent
531 must sign an agreement with the organization and annually submit
532 a notarized, sworn compliance statement to the organization to:
533 1. Affirm that the student is enrolled in a program that
534 meets regular school attendance requirements as provided in s.
535 1003.01(13)(b)-(d).
536 2. Affirm that the program funds are used only for
537 authorized purposes serving the student’s educational needs, as
538 described in subsection (5).
539 3. Affirm that the parent is responsible for the education
540 of his or her student by, as applicable:
541 a. Requiring the student to take an assessment in
542 accordance with paragraph (8)(c);
543 b. Providing an annual evaluation in accordance with s.
544 1002.41(1)(f) s. 1002.41(1)(c); or
545 c. Requiring the child to take any preassessments and
546 postassessments selected by the provider if the child is 4 years
547 of age and is enrolled in a program provided by an eligible
548 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program provider. A student
549 with disabilities for whom a preassessment and postassessment is
550 not appropriate is exempt from this requirement. A participating
551 provider shall report a student’s scores to the parent.
552 4. Affirm that the student remains in good standing with
553 the provider or school if those options are selected by the
554 parent.
555
556 A parent who fails to comply with this subsection forfeits the
557 Gardiner Scholarship.
558 Section 9. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.