Providing for the administration of statewide assessments to virtual school students by such students' virtual schools, adding third parties who contract with school districts to the definition of special teacher, providing for special education state aid reimbursement for certain qualified teachers, authorizing nonpublic schools to permit nonaccredited private elementary or secondary school students to participate in certain activities and authorizing foreign exchange students who reside with a host family to enroll in and attend the resident school district of the host family.

Added 'physical education' to the definition of special education, clarifying that it is included in specially designed instruction provided at no cost.

Updated the definition of 'free appropriate public education' to explicitly require that services meet state board standards and include an appropriate preschool, elementary, or secondary school education.

Expanded the definition of the 'Individualized education program team' to include an individual who can interpret evaluation results and, at the discretion of the parent or agency, other individuals with special expertise regarding the child.

Reformatted the document header and page numbering to align with Senate committee amendment standards.

Deleted the section allowing nonaccredited private school students to participate in school-sponsored activities and events.

Removed the section authorizing foreign exchange students to enroll in host districts without going through the open-seat lottery process.

Reorganized and slightly altered the definitions section for special education terms, such as 'special teacher' and 'education advocate', while keeping the core legal meaning intact.

Changed the bill's title and header information to reflect the amendment by the House Committee on Education and updated the effective session year to 2026.

Added new provisions allowing nonpublic schools to permit nonaccredited private school students to participate in school activities and events.

Added rules allowing foreign exchange students living with host families to enroll in the host family's school district without going through the open-seat lottery.

Added third-party contractors to the definition of 'special teacher' and authorized state aid reimbursement for these contracted services.

Completely replaced the virtual school assessment section with new text covering nonpublic school activities and foreign exchange student enrollment.

Removed the original specific requirements for virtual school assessment proctoring, device usage, and proctor-to-student ratios.

Modified the open-seat lottery section to add priority rules for siblings and military students, exempting them from the lottery process.