AMENDMENT FOR HOUSE ENGROSSED BILL
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___________________ moved that HB 1279 be amended as follows:


     On page 2, after line 23 of the House Engrossed bill, insert:

"      Section 7. That chapter 13-3 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

    The secretary of the Department of Education shall develop a framework for building a high school for the twenty-first century. The framework shall outline the characteristics of a high school for the twenty-first century and the activities in which high schools can participate to develop those characteristics.

    Each accredited high school in the state shall annually report to the department on the activities taking place in that school relative to the framework and the results of those activities. The department shall, in turn, provide access to the report of each high school on the department's web site.

    The Department of Education may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to provide for the development of the framework, and to establish procedures and timelines for the collection and reporting of the data required by this section."