___________________ moved that HB 1279 be amended as follows:
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Section 7. That chapter
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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."