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Committee adopts substitute for bill clarifying adult high school transfers will not be recorded as dropouts
Summary
The committee adopted a substitute for House Bill 32 clarifying that transfers to adult high schools should not be counted as dropouts for accountability reports; the committee voted the substitute "do pass."
The House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education adopted a committee substitute to House Bill 32 that clarifies how students transferring to adult high schools are reported for dropout data. A sponsor explained that adult high schools have an LEA number and transfers to such programs should not be held against a sending district's dropout rate.
The nut graf: the amendment aims to prevent misclassification of adult high-school transfers as dropouts in state reporting, easing concerns raised by districts and clarifying accountability language.
Sponsor testimony said the substitute "clarify[ies] that it cannot be held against them as a dropout for compiling and tracking purposes." The committee adopted an amendment (House Committee Amendment 1, 0.01h), rolled that into a substitute and then voted the House Committee substitute "do pass." The transcript records a roll-call vote: 20 ayes and 0 nos.
Ending: The substitute was advanced by the committee; members said the change was intended to bring statutory language into alignment with reporting practice for adult high schools and to reduce unintended negative accountability consequences for districts.
