§ 15-1502-L. Clearinghouse for online course offerings
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: July 8, 2022
Effective: July 8, 2022
24 P.S. § 15-1502-L
§ 15-1502-L. Clearinghouse for online course offerings
(7) Upon request, provide assistance to school districts which have been declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status under Article VI-A2 by facilitating the school districts' search for low-cost or no-cost online course or professional development course options.
(A) the online course being submitted for inclusion in the clearinghouse is aligned to the State academic standards for education provided for in 22 Pa. Code Ch. 4 (relating to academic standards and assessment);3 or
(2) If, after a review of an application, the department determines that the application meets the applicable requirements under subsection (e) and does not violate State law or department procedures, standards or policy, the department shall approve the application, notify the provider of the approval and include the online course or professional development course in the database under subsection (d)(1) until such time as the provider requests that the online course or professional development course be removed or the department removes the online course under paragraph (4).
(3) If, after a review of an application, the department determines that the application does not meet the applicable requirements under subsection (e), the department shall withhold approval of the application and notify the provider of the reason approval was withheld so that the provider may revise and resubmit the application. Any application that has been resubmitted for review shall be subject to the associated administrative fee authorized under this subsection.
(ii) the online course or professional development course has been materially changed or revised in such a way that the approval previously granted for the online course or professional development course should not apply and the provider of the online course or professional development course has not submitted an application to the department seeking approval of the revisions to the online course or professional development course in accordance with the application and fee requirements of this section; or
(iii) the standards applicable to the course have materially changed in such a way that the approval previously granted for the online course or professional development course should not apply and the provider of the online course or professional development course has not submitted an application to the department within 30 days seeking approval of the online course or professional development course with revisions to address the revised standards in accordance with the application and fee requirements of this section.
(g) Contracts for the provision of courses cataloged in the clearinghouse.--If a school entity, nonpublic school or home education program enters into a contract with a provider for the use of an online course or professional development course cataloged in the clearinghouse, the following shall apply:
(2) Immediately upon commencing negotiations of the terms of a contract for an online course or professional development course, a provider shall provide the school entity, nonpublic school or home education program with information regarding refund policies and the process for contesting payment amounts.
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1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XV-L, § 1502-L, added 2022, July 8, P.L. 620, No. 55, § 29, imd. effective.
24 P.S. § 15-1502-L, PA ST 24 P.S. § 15-1502-L
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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