SB33: General Educational Development program; allows participation by court order.

Chief Patron

Sen. Russ Potts (R-27)

Russ Potts (R-27)
Served: 1992–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

Bill is Dead

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Summary

General Educational Development Program. Allows participation in a general educational development program to be by court order and excludes from the compulsory school attendance requirements any child who has obtained a general educational development (GED) certificate. The bill also adds to the list of those persons who may participate in the GED testing program, the testing program through which persons may earn a high school equivalency certificate, (i) persons 16 years of age or older who have been expelled from school and (ii) persons required by court order to participate in the testing program.   View Full Text »