State Board of Education to establish uniformly sequenced content standards; college and career readiness competency standards

Online learning. Review of competencies and core curriculum. Prescribed courses. Coursework in the founding philosophy and principles of the United States of America. Sex education and AIDS prevention instruction; implementation; student exemption. Mandatory instruction concerning alcohol, tobacco, vapor products, and other drug use. Comprehensive character education program. Career education. Scholastic Assessment Test preparatory course; acceptance as elective credit. Instructional activities focusing on veterans and the armed forces; closure of schools for Veterans Day. Elective course in History and Literature of the Old and New Testaments; religious neutrality. Program for educating students regarding online Internet safety. Instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of automated external defibrillator; requirements. Awarding of high school diploma for completion of postsecondary programs; identification of critical needs fields of study. Requirements for computer science education. Financial literacy instruction and curriculum. Sec. 20-2-150. 20-2-151. 20-2-151.1. 20-2-151.2. 20-2-152. 20-2-152.1. 20-2-154. 20-2-154.1. 20-2-154.2. 20-2-154.3. 20-2-155. 20-2-156. 20-2-157. 74 Eligibility for enrollment. General and career education programs; purpose; authorized programs. American Sign Language as foreign language for college preparatory curriculum and for Carnegie unit elective credits. Driver education course accepted for Carnegie unit elective credits. Special education services. Deaf Child’s Bill of Rights; consideration of communication needs of deaf students; parental explanations; instruction in particular communication mode or language. Protocols for assessment of trauma in students in foster care; guidance regarding trauma and its impact on students. Early intervention program for students at risk of not reaching or maintaining academic grade level. Remedial education program. Alternative education programs; alternative charter schools; intent; description; requirements; designation; funding; effectiveness. Agricultural education program; development of plan. Agricultural programs in elementary schools; evaluation. School climate management program; model codes of behavior and discipline. Program for limited-English-proficient students. Uniform reporting system for certain purposes; dual credit courses; academic eligibility requirements to receive HOPE scholarship. Sec. 20-2-158. 20-2-159. 20-2-159.1. 20-2-159.2. 20-2-159.5.