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Committee backs pilot to help adults earn accredited high-school diplomas; pilot seeks $1.5M
Summary
Senate Bill 1093 would create a pilot for an accredited high-school diploma program for adults 21 and older, using pay-for-performance contracts between private providers and the State Board of Education; the committee recommended the bill be sent to the floor with a "due pass" recommendation.
Senator Lori Den Hartog said Senate Bill 1093 would create a pilot program to offer a regionally accredited high-school diploma and related workforce credentials to adults age 21 and older who lack a high-school credential. "Right now in Idaho we have approximately 127,000 adults who do not have a high school credential," Den Hartog told the committee, and the pilot would fund outreach and credentialing through outcome-based, pay-for-performance contracts with private…
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