Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes 5 disaster relief school attendance days using non-traditional instruction and also allows school districts to add time to school days to meet their attendance requirements in Kentucky.

Highlights:

• Authorizes 5 disaster relief school attendance days using non-traditional instruction and also allows school districts to add time to school days to meet their attendance requirements in Kentucky (Sec. 1-6).

• Specifies these provisions apply only to the current school year to provide relief after unexpected flooding, snow, and sickness took many school districts out of the classroom (Sec. 1-6).

• Authorizes virtual school teachers to provide twice the number of pupil hours as in-person teachers (Sec. 1-6).

• Establishes limits on nonresident enrollment for virtual schools to limit exponential growth, which expire on June 30, 2028 (Sec. 1-6).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 7).

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