Districts ending school choice could offer tuition seats in choice students' grades

After ending its school choice program, a district could enroll eligible outside students for tuition in grades still serving choice students. The district must still serve students already enrolled through its choice program. It could offer tuition seats only in those students' grades. To use this option, the school board must adopt and send the education commissioner a resolution stating that its choice program has ended. New students must transfer from a private school or have received home schooling, unless they qualify through extraordinary circumstances. For extraordinary circumstances, a parent or guardian must apply, and the student's home district, receiving district, and executive county superintendent must approve. Each year, the school board must set how many seats to offer in each grade based on the district's capacity. The act would take effect immediately if enacted. This option would first apply in the first school year beginning after enactment.