Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EIA, page 325, after line 32, by adding an appropriately numbered new proviso to read:
/ (SDE-EIA: Make Up Days) For the current fiscal year, school districts may submit a request for approval in writing to the Department of Education to utilize alternative methods of instruction, which may include, but is not limited to online or virtual instruction, towards up to three days of the scheduled make up time. The waiver must be signed by the District Superintendent and Chair of the local Board of Trustees and must reflect the number of hours of the make-up days the instruction shall cover. All make up time must meet state requirements for elementary and secondary school days. The department shall publish guidelines no later than August 1, 2018. All districts shall continue to report to the department all days missed, reasons for the absences, days made up, days waived, and now the alternative method of instruction used. The department shall work with the Educational Television Commission (ETV) to utilize and coordinate available ETV resources and explore alternate means of delivery to districts that may lack proper access to online instruction. /
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