For alternative education campuses (AECs), the act:
Directs the department of education (department), when administering state education grants, to allocate priority points to AECs;
Authorizes AECs to include certain high-risk students in the AEC's pupil count who are 21 years of age or younger during the budget year;
Requires the department to prepare and post an annual report on enrollment trends, student demographics, and student mobility in AECs; and
Exempts an AEC from losing its designation due to a fluctuation in enrollment for one school year.
The act appropriates $9,613 from the general fund to the department for accountability and improvement planning.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Statutes affected:
Signed Act (05/24/2025): 22-7-604.5