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EXPLANATION: Directs procedures for public high schools with graduation rates below sixty percent
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 359, after line 2, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (SDE: Graduation Rates) For the current fiscal year, if
a high school has a graduation rate below sixty percent a local
school district board of trustees must provide a report
detailing a plan to increase the graduation rate in accordance
with the provisions of the Education Accountability Act to the
State Board of Education.
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform