H97 - 2015 Appropriations Act, Sec. 8A.2: Duty of Local Boards of Education to Provide Students with Opportunities to Receive a Sound Basic Education (SL 2015-241)

Overview: Sec. 8A.2 of S.L. 2015-241 replaces the requirement that local boards of education provide "adequate school systems" with the requirement that local boards of education now provide students with "the opportunity to receive a sound basic education." Local boards of education must make all policy decisions with the objective of providing all students with the opportunity to receive a sound basic education.

This section became effective July 1, 2015.