AB 129

This bill requires the Department of Public Instruction to count hours of

instruction that are offered virtually when a private school participating in a

parental choice program is closed because of an emergency or inclement weather.

Additionally, the bill specifically authorizes a private school participating in a

parental choice program to provide hours of direct pupil instruction by providing

instruction virtually or in another alternative setting if the method of providing the

instruction applies to the entire school or an entire grade. Current law requires a

private school participating in a parental choice program to provide at least 1,050

hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 1 to 6 and at least 1,137 hours of direct

pupil instruction in grades 7 to 12.