Schools; extending age for high school completion. Effective date. Emergency.

Extended the age limit for adult high school completion from 26 to 30 years old, but restricted this new eligibility to students attending full-time virtual education programs.

Created a new provision allowing residents aged 19 and older who are not currently enrolled in high school to attend adult completion programs.

Clarified that attendance by the new 19+ age group does not count toward average daily attendance for state aid or minimum accreditation numbers unless the Legislature specifically appropriates money for these programs.

Added a requirement that districts must offer a full-time virtual education program for students aged 21-30 to be eligible for enrollment under the expanded age provision.

The revision date on the document header was updated from 3/10/2025 to 3/27/2025, indicating a new version of the bill was generated.

Added the phrase 'or the board's designee' to the requirement for submitting evidence of attendance, allowing non-board staff to verify eligibility.

Updated the bill title to conform with the new language regarding board designees.

Added Senate Chamber disposition headers and floor amendment metadata indicating the change was submitted by Senator Gillespie on March 10, 2025.

Added a requirement that adult high school completion programs must be approved by the State Board of Career and Technology Education.

Clarified that attendance in adult high school programs will not count toward school accreditation minimums unless the Legislature appropriates specific funds.

Removed standard enrolled bill headers and replaced them with House Committee Substitute formatting and tracking numbers.

The maximum age for adult high school completion was increased from 26 to 30 years old.

A new provision allows residents aged 19 and older who are not currently enrolled in any high school program to attend approved adult high school completion programs.

The age range for the primary adult completion program was adjusted to reflect the new upper limit of 30.

Students applying for adult high school completion must now utilize a full-time virtual education program option if their district offers one.

Added a new subsection (B) detailing the rules and limitations for the newly included 19+ age group.

The statute now allows the board of education's designee to receive and review evidence of a student's inability to attend school prior to age 21.

The document title and authorship lines were updated to reflect the bill's transition from an 'Engrossed House Amendment' to an 'Engrossed Senate Bill'.

The bill text was renumbered and reorganized to remove redundant sections and fix formatting errors, such as duplicate headers and page numbers, while preserving the original legal provisions.

The signature page was updated to reflect the correct order of passage, showing the Senate date (March 27, 2025) and leaving the House date blank for future entry.

Added a House coauthor named West (Tammy) to the bill's authorship.

Increased the maximum age for adult high school completion from 26 to 30 years old.

Added a 'lawfully present in the United States' condition to the eligibility criteria for the 21-30 age group.

Added a new requirement for students aged 21-30: they must attend through a full-time virtual education program if the school district offers one.