§ 22-37-104. Qualification

1. An eligible participant may submit a proposal to the state board for a grant for the development of a program under this article, which may involve selected grade levels within a public school or facility school.
2. A program shall:
   1. Provide supervision, discipline, counseling, and continuous education for a suspended student with the goal of maintaining the education of a suspended student and preventing further disruptive behavior, subsequent suspension, or expulsion;
   2. Provide for a transitional stage from in-school or in-home suspension to regular school activities;
   3. Include an agreement by the participating public school or facility school that a student suspended for the reasons specified in section 22-33-106 (1)(a) or (1)(b) shall be included in the program;
   4. Include an evaluation phase based on the collection of data that shall measure effectiveness of the program; and
   5. Include provisions for the dissemination of the results of the program to the state board; the participating facility school; the school board or governing board of the participating public school; the parents, guardians, or legal custodians with students attending the participating public school; and any other interested persons.
3. A program may include, but need not be limited to, any of the following:
   1. Programs that utilize new instructional, counseling, or disciplinary concepts;
   2. Programs that utilize current public school or facility school staff or other personnel;
   3. Programs that encourage parental participation and involvement;
   4. Programs that employ individualized instruction, computer-assisted instruction, or other automated equipment for instruction;
   5. Programs that provide behavioral modification or anger management techniques.
4. Each proposal must include a breakdown of all costs that would be incurred upon approval of the program.

Source: L. 96: Entire article added, p. 1809, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2004: (2)(e) amended, p. 1587, § 15, effective June 3. L. 2008: (1), (2)(c), (2)(e), and (3)(b) amended, p. 1400, § 43, effective May 27.