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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="7-14A-03" title_number="7" title_name="Public Schools" subtitle_number="14A" subtitle_name="Operation of Public Schools During a Prolonged State of Emergency -- Virtual Education Plans">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If there is a prolonged state of emergency affecting the local school system, a county board may transition one or more public schools in the county to virtual education under an approved virtual education plan, subject to the limitations of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>On or before June 1, 2024, a county board shall, in consultation with county administrators and school staff, adopt a virtual education plan for use during a prolonged state of emergency affecting the local school system.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A county board shall use the county board’s continuity of learning plan in effect during the 2020–2021 school year to form a virtual education plan.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A virtual education plan shall include the following components:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A staffing and personnel assignment plan;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A student instruction plan;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A student assessment and learning support plan;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>A social and emotional learning plan;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>A community communications plan;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>A technology plan;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>A nutritional and health services plan; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>A plan for return to in–person instruction.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A county board shall update the virtual education plan every 2 years.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If a prolonged state of emergency affecting the local school system requires the cessation of in–school attendance at a public school and the county board determines virtual education is required, a county board immediately shall implement the virtual education plan and transition the public school to virtual education.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A county board may adjust the virtual education plan to fit the specific needs of the schools affected and the specific circumstances of the emergency.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A county board shall submit an adjusted plan to the State Board as soon as practicable.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Within 10 calendar days of receipt of a virtual education plan, the State Board shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Accept the plan; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Return the plan to the county board for specific modification.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If an adjusted virtual education plan is returned, the county board shall modify and resubmit the plan within 5 calendar days after the date the plan is returned.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The county board shall publish the most recent version of the virtual education plan on the county board’s website.</text>
  </level>
</section>
