(1) Year 1 Students entering the school year with credits equal to junior or senior level of high school may take up to two courses each semester; (2) Year 2 Students entering the school year with credits equal to sophomore, junior, or senior level of high school may take up to two courses each semester; (3) Year 3 Students in grades 9 through 12 may take up to two courses each semester; and (4) Year 4 and beyond Students may take up to two courses each semester. (C) The families of eligible funded students and other eligible participating students may pay to enroll in state course access program courses above the levels specified in subsection (B). (D)(1) An LEA where an eligible funded student is enrolled fulltime may review enrollment requests to ensure courses: (a) are academically appropriate; (b) are logistically feasible; (c) keep the student on track for an ontime graduation; and (d) do not extend a student beyond a full-time course load. (2) The LEA only may reject enrollment requests for those reasons. (E) An LEA shall inform students and families of their right to appeal an enrollment denial in a state course access program course to the committee, which shall provide a final enrollment decision within seven calendar days. Section 598140. (A) The committee shall: (1) establish an authorization process for course providers that includes multiple opportunities for submission each year; (2) no later than ninety calendar days after the initial submission date authorize course providers that: (a) meet the criteria established pursuant to Section 598150; and (b) provide courses which offer the instructional rigor and scope required pursuant to Section 598150; and (3) not later than ninety calendar days after the initial submission date, provide a written explanation to a course provider who is denied authorization. (B) If a course provider is denied authorization, the provider may reapply in the future. (C) The committee shall publish the process established pursuant to this section, including deadlines and guidelines
(1) Year 1 Students entering the school year with credits equal to junior or senior level of high school may take up to two courses each semester; (2) Year 2 Students entering the school year with credits equal to sophomore, junior, or senior level of high school may take up to two courses each semester; (3) Year 3 Students in grades 9 through 12 may take up to two courses each semester; and (4) Year 4 and beyond Students may take up to two courses each semester. (C) The families of eligible funded students and other eligible participating students may pay to enroll in state course access program courses above the levels specified in subsection (B). (D)(1) An LEA where an eligible funded student is enrolled fulltime may review enrollment requests to ensure courses: (a) are academically appropriate; (b) are logistically feasible; (c) keep the student on track for an ontime graduation; and (d) do not extend a student beyond a full-time course load. (2) The LEA only may reject enrollment requests for those reasons. (E) An LEA shall inform students and families of their right to appeal an enrollment denial in a state course access program course to the committee, which shall provide a final enrollment decision within seven calendar days. Section 598140. (A) The committee shall: (1) establish an authorization process for course providers that includes multiple opportunities for submission each year; (2) no later than ninety calendar days after the initial submission date authorize course providers that: (a) meet the criteria established pursuant to Section 598150; and (b) provide courses which offer the instructional rigor and scope required pursuant to Section 598150; and (3) not later than ninety calendar days after the initial submission date, provide a written explanation to a course provider who is denied authorization. (B) If a course provider is denied authorization, the provider may reapply in the future. (C) The committee shall publish the process established pursuant to this section, including deadlines and guidelines
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