Relating to open enrollment, including by modifying provisions related to the open enrollment of pupils who are truant or chronically absent and children receiving educational instruction and course content delivered primarily over the internet, and including applicability provisions

This bill relates to open enrollment, including by modifying provisions related to the open enrollment of pupils who are truant or chronically absent and children receiving educational instruction and course content delivered primarily over the internet.12, the pupil is prohibited from transferring until the pupil is no longer chronically absent, participating in the school engagement meeting, or a party to the absenteeism prevention plan; provided, however, that the bill authorizes such a pupil to transfer if the receiving district approves the request to transfer. Once the pupil is no longer chronically absent, no longer participating in the school engagement meeting, and no longer a party to an absenteeism prevention plan, the pupil is permitted to transfer.18(16) provides that an application for open enrollment may be granted at any time with approval of the resident and receiving districts. The bill does not modify this provision.43 (online learning program model). The bill strikes this provision. The bill applies to applications and notifications related to open enrollment that are submitted on or after the effective date of the bill.18 (open enrollment), a parent or guardian is required to send notification to the district of residence and the receiving district that the parent or guardian intends to enroll the parent’s or guardian’s child in a public school in another school district by March of the preceding school year for students entering grades through 12, or by September of the current school year for students entering kindergarten or for prekindergarten students enrolled in special education programs and included in the school district’s basic enrollment.