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2009 North Dakota Code
15 Education
15-19 Distance Education
Download pdffor distance education under the following provisions: 1. A complete curriculum by distance education which has been specifically
determined by the superintendent of public instruction as proper and suitable for
instruction under distance education methods, such determination and approval to
be made not less than once in each school year, must be maintained upon the
campus of one of the state institutions of higher education. 2. Unless specifically excused in writing upon the course application forms by the
superintendent or an administrator of the school approving the enrollment
application, or as provided in subsection 5, all students under the age of sixteen
taking advantage of the provisions of this chapter must be required to attend their
local district schools and to study their distance education lessons under the
supervision of a local supervisor. If not required to attend their local schools, their
work may be done at a place designated by the state director. If in attendance at a
local school, students must be supplied with desk space in their respective school
without charge and shall attend school regularly and be under the same disciplinary
supervision of the teachers as the other school students. 3. The center for distance education may provide services to persons who are not
North Dakota residents. 4. Distance education students shall pay for books and materials used by them,
postage required to mail reports to the center, and other fees as may be prescribed
by the state director. 5. Students exempt from the compulsory school attendance laws pursuant to
subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 15.1-20-02 may enroll in distance education
courses offered through the center for distance education. These students may study their distance education lessons in their learning environment under the
supervision of a parent. The tests for the distance education study must be administered by an individual who is licensed to teach by the education standards
and practices board or approved to teach by the education standards and practices
board and employed either by the public school district in which the parent resides or
a state-approved private or nonpublic school. 15-19-02. Administration - Director of center for distance education - Appointment and duties. The program of and all activities related to the center for distance education are the
responsibility of and under the supervision of the educational technology council. The educational technology council shall hire a state director of the center for distance education who
must be classified under the state personnel merit system. The director shall carry out the director's responsibilities in the administration of the center for distance education in the manner
approved by the educational technology council. 15-19-03. Duties of superintendents of schools - Authorization of enrollments. All applications for enrollment of persons under the age of sixteen years must be approved by the
superintendent or an administrator of a school in the district prior to acceptance of enrollment by
the center for distance education. All applications for enrollment of persons under the age of
sixteen not residing in a high school district must be approved by the county superintendent of
schools prior to the acceptance of such enrollment. 15-19-04. Duty of superintendent - Advertising. The superintendent or an employee of the department of public instruction designated by the superintendent shall ensure that the Page No. 1 courses offered by the center for distance education meet state content standards and shall
monitor compliance with sections 15.1-18-02 and 15.1-18-03. The center for distance education
may advertise its distance education program. 15-19-05. Study centers - Adult classes. Repealed by S.L. 1965, ch. 127, § 6. 15-19-06. Special funds - Deposit of collections - Transfers from general fund appropriations. 1. A special operating fund for the center for distance education must be maintained
within the state treasury and all income and fees collected by the center for distance
education from any source must be remitted monthly by the director to the state
treasurer and credited to the special operating fund. All expenditures from the fund
must be within the limits of legislative appropriations and must be made upon
vouchers, signed and approved by the technology director appointed by the
educational technology council. Upon approval of the vouchers by the office of the
budget, warrant-checks must be prepared by the office of management and budget.
The state treasurer shall make periodic transfers upon order of the director of the
office of management and budget from the center for distance education general
fund appropriation to the special operating fund whenever its balance falls so low as
to require supplementation. 2. The educational technology council may establish an administrative operational
fund, of not to exceed ten thousand dollars, out of the special operating fund for the
center for distance education. The administrative operational fund must be deposited in the Bank of North Dakota and may be drawn upon by the state director
of the center for distance education for the payment of necessary expenses in the
administration and operation of the center for distance education within the limits
and rules prescribed by the educational technology council. The director shall submit a full, minute, and itemized statement of every expenditure made during the
month to the council in accordance with the rules adopted by the council, and
thereafter the council may periodically authorize additional transfers to the
administrative operational fund, but the balance in the fund may never exceed ten
thousand dollars, and any unencumbered balance at the end of any biennium must
revert to the state treasury. The administrative operational fund may not be used to
pay salaries or expenses of the director. 3. The educational technology council may establish a scholarship fund to provide
financial grants to students enrolled in courses offered through the center for
distance education. The scholarship fund may consist only of those funds specifically appropriated by the legislative assembly and property received by the
council or the center for distance education as a gift, devise, or bequest. Any gift,
devise, or bequest of property received by the council or center for distance
education which is designated by the council and donor for the scholarship fund
must be deposited in the scholarship fund at the Bank of North Dakota. The state
director of the center for distance education may draw only on the interest earned by
the scholarship fund for the award of scholarships within the limits and rules adopted
by the educational technology council. The interest earned by the scholarship fund
is appropriated to the center for distance education. 15-19-07. Fees collected deposited in general fund. Repealed by S.L. 1965, ch. 127, § 6. 15-19-08. Distance education work. The amount of money appropriated by the legislative assembly for distance education work for a biennium, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, must be expended first for work by distance education. Page No. 2 Document Outline chapter 15-19 distance education
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