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Committee advances pilot to create accredited high school diploma program for adults, with $1.5M fiscal note
Summary
Sen. Lori Den Hartog sponsored a pilot program (SB 1093) to allow private providers to enter pay-for-performance contracts with the State Board of Education to award a regionally accredited high school diploma to adults 21 and older; the bill includes a $1.5 million appropriation for the pilot and was sent to the Senate floor with a due-pass.
State Sen. Lori Den Hartog introduced Senate Bill 1093, a pilot program to create a regionally accredited high school diploma pathway for Idaho residents aged 21 and older who lack a high school credential. The bill would allow private providers to contract with the State Board of Education on a pay-for-performance basis to recruit, educate and credential eligible adults.
Den Hartog told the committee Idaho has approximately 127,000 adults without a high school credential and…
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