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Senate adopts amendment to require public schools accept accredited online and supplemental credits with principal preapproval
Summary
SB 56 was amended to require public schools accept credits from Northwest-accredited (or recognized) secondary schools automatically, and to require prior principal/designee approval for supplemental credit providers; the amendment passed and the bill passed on third reading.
Senate Bill 56 — proposed amendments to secondary school credit acceptance — was debated and amended on the Senate floor before final passage.
Senator Bramble spoke as surrogate for Senator Butters, explaining that SB56 requires public schools to accept credits awarded by accredited electronic high schools and other accredited schools. Bramble read correspondence indicating Education Department staff had worked with the sponsor to refine wording.
Senator Hale and others noted that…
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