B.__By the 2010-2011 school year, learning results endorsements may be awarded to students who, at a minimum, demonstrate achievement of the content standards in English language arts, mathematics, science and technology, social studies and health and physical education.

C.__By the 2011-2012 school year, the awarding of learning results endorsements in addition to the high school diploma for publicly funded students in private schools must be determined by student achievement of the standards of the system of learning results in each of the 8 content areas of the system of learning results, in addition to other requirements as established by the trustees.

Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, the commissioner shall recommend to the Legislature annual targets for the percentage of students to whom private schools approved for tuition that enroll at least 60% publicly funded students may award diplomas based on the awarding of credits and the percentage of students receiving learning results endorsements in addition to the high school diploma awarded pursuant to section 4722.__Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, private schools approved for tuition that enroll at least 60% publicly funded students must include in their annual basic school approval reports to the commissioner the percentage of students receiving learning results endorsements.

Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §6209-A is enacted to read:

§6209-A.__State validation

The commissioner shall validate each school administrative unit's comprehensive education plan, as required in section 4502, subsection 1, and local assessment system, as required in section 6202-A.

1.__Annual report.__The commissioner shall annually report by February 1st to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters on the status of each school administrative unit in implementing the comprehensive education plan, as required in section 4502, subsection 1, and the local assessment system, as required in section 6202-A, including a report on the number and the percentage of learning results endorsements awarded in addition