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• Introduced by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D) on March 4, 2009, to expand an exception to the requirement that a student must complete four years of high school math for graduation. The bill would allow a student’s teacher or a counselor to request a less rigorous “personal curriculum,” rather than only a child’s parent or guardian. It would also allow this for a student who had completed Grade 9, and after a student had completed 1-1/2 credits of math, (without necessarily having attained a passing grade), instead of having successfully completed 2-1/2 credits.
  • Referred to the House Education Committee on March 4, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on August 19, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on August 26, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on August 26, 2009.
• Passed 106 to 0 in the House on August 26, 2009, to expand an exception to the requirement that a student must complete four years of high school math for graduation. The bill would allow a student’s teacher or a counselor to request a less rigorous “personal curriculum,” rather than only a child’s parent or guardian. It would also allow this for a student who had completed Grade 9, and after a student had completed 1-1/2 credits of math, (without necessarily having attained a passing grade), instead of having successfully completed 2-1/2 credits.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on August 27, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Education Committee on August 27, 2009.