Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill to authorizes cross-age tutoring for students in lower grades.

Highlights:

• Requires the Department of Education establish and publish guidelines for the state Cross-age Tutoring Program in which students in grades 11 and 12 may volunteer as a totutor to assist other students with their studies (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the aforementioned guidelines shall provide the following, including, but not limited to (Sec. 1):

• The qualifications of students eligible to serve as tutors;

• That participating tutors shall receive academic credit as payment of service;

• Coordination with the certified teacher; and

• Structure for tutoring sessions for both content and delivery.

• Defines “cross-age tutoring” as tutoring that a student in an upper grade level provides to a student in a lower grade level (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that this bill shall take effect 90 days after passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 2).

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