The department shall:
A. enforce the provisions of the K-5 Plus Act;
B. issue rules for the development and implementation of K-5 plus schools;
C. assist school districts and charter schools in developing and evaluating K-5 plus schools;
D. develop and disseminate information on best practices in the area of academic success of early learners;
E. establish reporting and evaluation requirements, including student and program assessments, for K-5 plus schools;
F. annually report to the legislature and the governor on the efficacy of K-5 plus schools; and
G. establish a K-5 plus advisory committee composed of representatives of school districts and charter schools that have K-5 plus schools, the legislative education study committee, the legislative finance committee and other stakeholders. The advisory committee shall meet twice a year to advise the department on K-5 plus implementation.
History: Laws 2019, ch. 206, § 4; 2019, ch. 207, § 4; 2021, ch. 134, § 4.
The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, changed K-5 plus programs to K-5 plus schools, and removed a provision related to the evaluation of K-5 plus students participating in K-5 plus; changed "programs" to "schools" throughout; deleted former subsection designation "A" and redesignated former Paragraphs A(1) through A(7) as Subsections A through G, respectively; in Subsection E, added "K-5 plus" preceding "schools" and after "schools", deleted "participating in the program"; and deleted former Subsection B, which related to the evaluation of certain students participating in K-5 plus.
Applicability. — Laws 2019, ch. 206, § 29 and Laws 2019, ch. 207, § 29, provided that the provisions of §§ 2 through 19 apply to the program cost calculation in fiscal year 2020 and subsequent fiscal years.