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Modifying provisions related to the curriculum provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve by allowing instruction related to agriculture to meet a portion of the unit requirements related to science and allowing instruction related to applied sciences, technology, engineering, or manufacturing to meet a portion of the unit requirements related to mathematics
Sponsored by the House Education Committee
Topics:AgricultureK–12 education
Same legislation: HF 2081
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2024
- Done: House committeeFebruary 8, 2024
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 28, 202495–0
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 14, 2024
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 3, 202448–0
- Done: To the GovernorApril 23, 2024
- Done: Signed into lawMay 16, 2024
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What’s in it
AI summary Students in K-12 public, private, charter, and innovation zone schools can now use agriculture lessons to fulfill part of their science requirements. These lessons can be taught as their own specific units or combined with career and technical education courses. The state board of education will create the rules for how schools follow this new change.1
Read the official explanation
This bill modifies provisions related to the curriculum provided to students enrolled in grades through in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools by allowing instruction related to agriculture to meet a portion of the unit requirements related to science. The bill provides that such instruction related to agriculture may be taught through dedicated units of coursework or through units of coursework that also meet the requirements related to agriculture, food, and natural resources instruction under the career and technical education curriculum. The bill requires the state board of education to adopt rules to implement the bill’s provisions.
Changed since by amendment H-8075; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named March 4, 2024. On March 11, 2024 it recommended passage. [].
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