Bill > S3439

This bill establishes a five-year pilot program, starting in the 2020-2021 school year, to provide State funding for adult education programs aimed at residents of communities with historically lower high school graduation rates. Specifically, school districts operating approved adult high school programs will receive $1,500 per eligible pupil in the first year, with this amount increasing annually based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation. An "eligible pupil" is defined as someone enrolled in an approved adult education program who lives in a municipality within a school district that, in the 2016-2017 school year, had a four-year adjusted cohort high school graduation rate in the bottom 20 percent statewide; the "four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate" is a measure of how many students who started high school together in a given year graduated within four years. The Commissioner of Education will administer this program and is required to submit a report by January 1, 2026, detailing the program's outcomes, including the number of students served, diplomas awarded, new programs created, and a recommendation on whether to make the program permanent statewide.

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