§7.5. Alternative educational programs of instruction; submission of plans; board approval; program monitoring

            A. The state Department of Education, in collaboration with other appropriate state agencies, shall establish guidelines, with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, for alternative educational programs of instruction for at-risk public middle and high school students in grades six through twelve. The state Department of Education shall provide for the definition of at-risk students with the approval of the board.

            B. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 374, §2.

            C. Alternative educational programs provided for in this Section may include provisions allowing students to advance through the board approved curriculum or pursue a course of instruction relative to the General Educational Development Testing Program (GED), when applicable and approved by the board.

            D. Programs shall be monitored by the Department of Education through an interagency monitoring process as established by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The board shall report annually on the effectiveness of such programs to the governor and to the House and Senate Committees on Education.

            Acts 1990, No. 992, §1, eff. June 26, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 1007, §1, eff. July 26, 1990; Acts 2022, No. 374, §§1, 2.

{{NOTE: LAW INSTITUTE PRINTED SECTION AS AMENDED BY ACTS 1990, NO. 1007 AND PRINTED SECTION AS AMENDED BY ACTS 1990, NO. 992 AS A NOTE, STATING THAT THERE IS NO SUBSTANTIVE CONFLICT. THERE MAY BE NO CONFLICT, BUT THERE ARE SUBSTANTIVE DIFFERENCES. SEE NOTES IN R.S.}}