Bill > HB1105

This bill amends North Dakota's virtual learning policy to provide more detailed guidelines for school districts offering virtual instruction. The bill clarifies that resident school districts cannot deny open enrollment to an approved virtual school and prohibits vendors from providing students or their families with items of value beyond fair market consideration. School district policies must now comply with several new requirements, including allowing registration for virtual courses to align with district schedules, potentially establishing prerequisites for sequential courses, mandating district payment for virtual courses that contribute to high school graduation requirements, and potentially setting minimum onsite course requirements. The bill requires the superintendent of public instruction to provide an annual report to the legislative management or assembly comparing the academic performance of virtual and non-virtual students, using the statewide strategic vision framework goals. If a school district's virtual instruction group is too small to generate meaningful performance data, the district must provide its own comparison data. The bill also specifies that students enrolled in approved virtual schools do not generate the same school district weighting factors as traditional students, ensuring consistent and transparent virtual learning policies across North Dakota.

Education

https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1105.html