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Committee sends bill to define secondary instructional hours and allow credit for internships and project‑based learning
Summary
House File 1607, carried by Representative Clardy, would define 'hours of instruction' for secondary schools and allow districts to count supervised internships, service learning and project‑based learning as credit‑bearing educational experiences. The Education Policy Committee voted to re‑refer the bill to Education Finance after hearing wide‑r
Representative Clardy introduced House File 1607 to define what counts as “hours of instruction” in secondary schools and to allow districts to count supervised internships, service learning, project‑based learning and other supervised out‑of‑school experiences toward academic hours. The bill does not mandate adoption by districts, the author said; rather it would provide a statutory framework districts can use to expand credit‑bearing, supervised educational experiences.
Supporters framed the bill as a response to student disengagement and chronic absenteeism. Dr. Akila Roberson of Education Evolving told the committee that “students spend only 20% of their waking time annually in…
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