As Introduced

126th General Assembly
Regular Session
2005-2006
S. B. No. 311


Senators Gardner, Padgett, Harris, Clancy, Mumper 

A BILL
To amend sections 3301.42, 3313.603, 3313.61, 1
3313.615, 3314.012, 3314.03, 3325.08, and 3345.06 2
and to enact sections 3301.0713, 3302.032, 3
3313.6013, 3319.233, 3333.163, 3333.34, and 4
3345.061 of the Revised Code to establish the Ohio 5
Core curriculum, to restructure admission 6
requirements and remedial courses in state 7
universities, and to implement other initiatives 8
to enhance secondary and post-secondary education 9
in Ohio.10


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That sections 3301.42, 3313.603, 3313.61, 11
3313.615, 3314.012, 3314.03, 3325.08, and 3345.06 be amended and 12
sections 3301.0713, 3302.032, 3313.6013, 3319.233, 3333.163, 13
3333.34, and 3345.061 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as 14
follows:15

       Sec. 3301.0713. (A) Not later than October 31, 2006, the 16
partnership for continued learning established by section 3301.41 17
of the Revised Code shall recommend to the state board of 18
education and the Ohio board of regents an assessment to measure 19
student mastery of the academic content and skills in reading, 20
writing, and mathematics needed to successfully complete 21
introductory level coursework at an institution of higher 22
education and to avoid remedial coursework. The partnership for 23
continued learning shall work with the state board and the board 24
of regents in evaluating the suitability of existing assessments 25
for this purpose. Within three months after the partnership for 26
continued learning recommends an assessment, the state board and 27
the board of regents jointly shall adopt the recommended 28
assessment.29

        (B)(1) Beginning in the 2009-2010 school year, each city, 30
local, and exempted village school district and each nonpublic 31
high school shall administer the assessment adopted under division 32
(A) of this section to all students enrolled in eleventh grade. A 33
joint vocational school district may administer the assessment to 34
any student enrolled in the district in lieu of any city, local, 35
or exempted village school district in which the student is also 36
enrolled administering the assessment to the student.37

        (2) The state school for the blind and the state school for 38
the deaf shall administer the assessment adopted under division 39
(A) of this section in the same manner as school districts.40

       (3) The parent or guardian of a student who is educated at 41
home as authorized under section 3321.04 of the Revised Code and 42
who has completed the equivalent of the tenth grade may request 43
the city, local, or exempted village school district in which the 44
student otherwise is entitled to attend school under section 45
3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code to administer the 46
assessment adopted under division (A) of this section to the 47
student. The district shall administer the assessment to each such 48
student whose parent or guardian requests it. The district shall 49
establish the time and place that it will administer assessments 50
requested under division (B)(3) of this section and may establish 51
procedures and annual deadlines for requesting the assessment. The 52
district shall not charge the parent, guardian, or student for the 53
assessment and shall give the parent or guardian the results of 54
the assessment. The department of education annually shall make a 55
payment to each district administering assessments under division 56
(B)(3) of this section for the costs of the assessments.57

        (C) The state board annually shall designate one date prior 58
to the thirtieth day of November on which the assessment 59
prescribed by this section shall be administered. In designating 60
the date, the state board shall allow sufficient time for student 61
scores on the assessment to be returned to school districts and 62
nonpublic schools prior to the end of the school year.63

       (D) The board of regents shall designate a score on the 64
assessment prescribed by this section that shall be considered to 65
indicate that a student has mastered the academic content and 66
skills needed to successfully complete introductory level 67
coursework at an institution of higher education and to avoid 68
remedial coursework.69

        (E) The state board and the board of regents jointly shall 70
adopt rules for the administration of the assessment prescribed by 71
this section.72

       Sec. 3301.42.  The partnership for continued learning shall 73
promote systemic approaches to education by supporting regional 74
efforts to foster collaboration among providers of preschool 75
through postsecondary education, identifying the workforce needs 76
of private sector employers in the state, and making 77
recommendations for facilitating collaboration among providers of 78
preschool through postsecondary education and for maintaining a 79
high-quality workforce in the state. Copies of the recommendations 80
shall be provided to the governor, the president and minority 81
leader of the senate, the speaker and minority leader of the house 82
of representatives, the chairperson of the Ohio board of regents, 83
and the president of the state board of education. The 84
recommendations shall address at least the following issues:85

        (A) Expansion of access to preschool and other learning 86
opportunities for children under five years old;87

        (B) Increasing opportunities for students to earn credit 88
toward a degree from an institution of higher education while 89
enrolled in high school, including expanded opportunities for 90
students to earn that credit on their high school campuses; a 91
definition of "in good standing" for purposes of section 3313.6013 92
of the Revised Code; and legislative changes that the partnership, 93
in consultation with the Ohio board of regents and the state board 94
of education, determines would improve the operation of the 95
post-secondary enrollment options program established under 96
Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code and other dual enrollment 97
programs. The recommendations for legislative changes required by 98
this division shall be issued not later than October 31, 2006.99

        (C) Expansion of access to workforce development programs 100
administered by school districts, institutions of higher 101
education, and other providers of career-technical education;102

        (D) Alignment of the statewide academic standards for grades 103
nine through twelve adopted under section 3301.079 of the Revised 104
Code, the Ohio graduation tests prescribed by division (B) of 105
section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code, and the curriculum 106
requirements for a high school diploma prescribed by section 107
3313.603 of the Revised Code with the expectations of employers 108
and institutions of higher education regarding the knowledge and 109
skills that high school graduates should attain prior to entering 110
the workforce or enrolling in an institution of higher education;111

        (E) Improving the science and mathematics skills of students 112
and employees to meet the needs of a knowledge-intensive economy;113

        (F) Reducing the number of students who need academic 114
remediation after enrollment in an institution of higher 115
education;116

        (G) Expansion of access programs and other strategies to 117
overcome financial, cultural, and organizational barriers that 118
prevent students from obtaining a postsecondary education;119

        (H) Alignment of teacher preparation programs approved by the 120
state board of education pursuant to section 3319.23 of the 121
Revised Code with the instructional needs and expectations of 122
school districts;123

        (I) Strategies for retaining more graduates of Ohio 124
institutions of higher education in the state and for attracting 125
talented individuals from outside Ohio to work in the state;126

        (J) Strategies for promoting life-longlifelong continuing 127
education as a component of maintaining a strong workforce and 128
economy;129

        (K) Appropriate measures of the impact of statewide efforts 130
to promote collaboration among providers of preschool through 131
postsecondary education and to develop a high-quality workforce 132
and strategies for collecting and sharing data relevant to such 133
measures;134

       (L) Strategies for developing and improving opportunities and 135
for removing barriers to achievement for children identified as 136
gifted under Chapter 3324. of the Revised Code.;137

       (M) An appropriate assessment for measuring student mastery 138
of the academic content and skills needed to successfully complete 139
introductory level coursework at an institution of higher 140
education, as required by section 3301.0713 of the Revised Code;141

       (N) Legislative changes to establish criteria by which state 142
universities may waive the general requirement, under division (B) 143
of section 3345.06 of the Revised Code, that a student complete 144
the Ohio core curriculum to be admitted as an undergraduate. The 145
recommendations for legislative changes under this division shall 146
be developed in consultation with the Ohio board of regents and 147
shall be issued not later than October 31, 2006.148

       Sec. 3302.032.  Not later than June 30, 2012, the state board 149
of education shall select one or more methods of measuring high 150
school graduates' preparedness for higher education and the 151
workforce. The measures may include, but need not be limited to, 152
student performance on the assessments administered under section 153
3301.0713 of the Revised Code, the percentage of students who earn 154
credit toward a degree from an institution of higher education 155
while enrolled in high school, or the percentage of students who 156
take remedial coursework upon enrollment in an institution of 157
higher education.158

        The state board annually shall include the school district's 159
or school building's performance on each applicable measure on the 160
report card issued for that district or building under section 161
3302.03 of the Revised Code, beginning with the report cards 162
issued for the 2012-2013 school year. The state board shall not 163
apply the measures to the school district's or building's rating 164
under division (B) of that section. Prior to selecting the 165
measures, the state board shall consult with the partnership for 166
continued learning established by section 3301.41 of the Revised 167
Code and the Ohio board of regents.168

       Sec. 3313.603.  (A) As used in this section:169

       (1) "One unit" means a minimum of one hundred twenty hours of 170
course instruction, except that for a laboratory course, "one171
unit" means a minimum of one hundred fifty hours of course172
instruction.173

       (2) "One-half unit" means a minimum of sixty hours of course174
instruction, except that for physical education courses, "one-half175
unit" means a minimum of one hundred twenty hours of course176
instruction.177

       (3) "Parent" has the same meaning as in section 3313.64 of 178
the Revised Code.179

       (B) Beginning September 15, 2001, and until September 15, 180
2010, except as required in division (C) of section 3313.614 of 181
the Revised Code, the requirements for graduation from every high 182
school shall include twenty units earned in grades nine through 183
twelve and shall be distributed as follows:184

       (1) English language arts, four units;185

       (2) Health, one-half unit;186

       (3) Mathematics, three units;187

       (4) Physical education, one-half unit;188

       (5) Science, two units until September 15, 2003, and three189
units thereafter, which at all times shall include both of the190
following:191

       (a) Biological sciences, one unit;192

       (b) Physical sciences, one unit.193

       (6) Social studies, three units, which shall include both of194
the following:195

       (a) American history, one-half unit;196

       (b) American government, one-half unit.197

       (7) Elective units, seven units until September 15, 2003, and198
six units thereafter.199

       Each student's electives shall include at least one unit, or200
two half units, chosen from among the areas of201
business/technology, fine arts, and/or foreign language.202

       (C) Beginning September 15, 2010, except as required in203
division (C) of section 3313.614 of the Revised Code and as 204
provided in division (D) of this section, the requirements for205
graduation from every high school shall include twenty units 206
earned in grades nine through twelve that are designed to prepare 207
students for the workforce and college. The units shall be 208
distributed as follows:209

       (1) English language arts, four units;210

       (2) Health, one-half unit;211

       (3) Mathematics, four units, which shall include one unit of 212
algebra II or the equivalent of algebra II;213

       (4) Physical education, one-half unit;214

       (5) Science, three units with laboratory experience, which 215
shall include the following:216

       (a) Physical science, one unit;217

       (b) Biology, one unit;218

       (c) Chemistry, physics, or advanced biology, one unit.219

       (6) Social studies, three units, which shall include both of220
the following:221

       (a) American history, one-half unit;222

       (b) American government, one-half unit.223

       (7) Foreign language, two units;224

       (8) Elective units, three units.225

       Each student's electives shall include at least one unit, or226
two half units, chosen from either or both of the areas of227
business/technology and fine arts.228

       Ohioans must be prepared to apply increased knowledge and 229
skills in the workplace and to adapt their knowledge and skills 230
quickly to meet the rapidly changing conditions of the 231
twenty-first century. National studies indicate that all high 232
school graduates need the same academic foundation, regardless of 233
the opportunities they pursue after graduation. Completion of the 234
Ohio core curriculum is intended to fully prepare high school 235
graduates to succeed in their post-secondary opportunities, 236
whether those opportunities involve an entry-level job, an 237
apprenticeship, military service, or college.238

        The Ohio core curriculum is the standard expectation for all 239
students graduating from high school after September 14, 2010. A 240
student may satisfy this expectation through a variety of methods, 241
including, but not limited to, integrated, applied, and 242
traditional coursework, as long as the student successfully 243
completes the units of study required under this division. Whereas 244
teacher quality is essential for student success in completing the 245
Ohio core curriculum, the general assembly intends to appropriate 246
funds for strategic initiatives designed to strengthen schools' 247
capacities to hire and retain highly qualified teachers in the 248
subject areas required by the curriculum.249

       Stronger coordination between high schools and institutions 250
of higher education is necessary to prepare students for more 251
challenging academic endeavors and to lessen the need for academic 252
remediation in college, thereby reducing the costs of higher 253
education for Ohio's students, families, and the state. Therefore, 254
the general assembly strongly encourages the state board of 255
education, the Ohio board of regents, the partnership for 256
continued learning, school districts, community schools, nonpublic 257
schools, and institutions of higher education to collaborate to 258
ensure that only in rare instances will students who complete the 259
Ohio core curriculum require academic remediation after high 260
school.261

       (D) After September 14, 2010, unless division (C) of section 262
3313.614 of the Revised Code applies, a student who has not 263
successfully completed the Ohio core curriculum prescribed in 264
division (C) of this section may qualify for graduation from high 265
school only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:266

       (1) The student and the student's parent have met with the 267
guidance counselor and principal of the student's school to 268
discuss the student's career or post-secondary plan and possible 269
consequences of not completing the Ohio core curriculum, including 270
the inability to enroll in a state university in Ohio without 271
further coursework;272

       (2) The student and student's parent have signed and filed 273
with the school district a written acknowledgment that they have 274
satisfied the condition described in division (D)(1) of this 275
section, that they are fully informed of the consequences of not 276
completing the Ohio core curriculum, that the parent consents to 277
the student's graduating without completing the Ohio core 278
curriculum, and that they have identified the remaining courses 279
the student will seek to complete;280

       (3) The student successfully completes, at a minimum, the 281
curriculum prescribed in division (B) of this section.282

       (E) Every high school may permit students below the ninth283
grade to take advanced work for credit. A high school shall count284
such advanced work toward the graduation requirements of division285
(B) or (C) of this section if the advanced work was both:286

       (1) Taught by a person who possesses a license or certificate 287
issued under section 3301.071, 3319.22, or 3319.222 of the Revised 288
Code that is valid for teaching high school;289

       (2) Designated by the board of education of the city, local,290
or exempted village school district, the board of the cooperative291
education school district, or the governing authority of the292
chartered nonpublic school as meeting the high school curriculum293
requirements.294

       (D)(F) Units earned in English language arts, mathematics,295
science, and social studies that are delivered through integrated296
academic and technical instruction are eligible to meet the297
graduation requirements of division (B) or (C) of this section.298

       Sec. 3313.6013. (A) As used in this section, "dual enrollment 299
program" means a program that enables a student to earn credit 300
toward a degree from an institution of higher education while 301
enrolled in high school or that enables a student to complete 302
coursework while enrolled in high school that may earn credit 303
toward a degree from an institution of higher education upon the 304
student's attainment of a specified score on an examination 305
covering the coursework. Dual enrollment programs may include any 306
of the following:307

        (1) The post-secondary enrollment options program established 308
under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code;309

       (2) Advanced placement courses;310

       (3) Any similar program established pursuant to an agreement 311
between a school district or nonpublic high school and an 312
institution of higher education.313

        (B) Each city, local, and exempted village school district 314
and each nonpublic high school shall provide students enrolled in 315
grades nine through twelve with the opportunity to participate in 316
a dual enrollment program. For this purpose, each school district 317
and nonpublic high school shall offer at least one dual enrollment 318
program in accordance with division (B)(1) or (2) of this section, 319
as applicable.320

        (1) A school district meets the requirements of this division 321
through its mandatory participation in the post-secondary 322
enrollment options program established under Chapter 3365. of the 323
Revised Code. However, a school district may offer any other dual 324
enrollment program, in addition to the post-secondary enrollment 325
options program, to students in good standing, as defined by the 326
partnership for continued learning under section 3301.42 of the 327
Revised Code.328

        (2) A nonpublic high school that elects to participate in the 329
post-secondary enrollment options program established under 330
Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code meets the requirements of this 331
division. Each nonpublic high school that elects not to 332
participate in the post-secondary enrollment options program 333
instead shall offer at least one other dual enrollment program to 334
students in good standing, as defined by the partnership for 335
continued learning under section 3301.42 of the Revised Code.336

       (C) Each school district and each nonpublic high school shall 337
provide information about the dual enrollment programs offered by 338
the district or school to all students enrolled in grades eight 339
through eleven.340

       Sec. 3313.61.  (A) A diploma shall be granted by the board of 341
education of any city, exempted village, or local school district 342
that operates a high school to any person to whom all of the 343
following apply:344

       (1) The person has successfully completed the curriculum in345
any high school or the individualized education program developed346
for the person by any high school pursuant to section 3323.08 of347
the Revised Code, or has complied with division (D) of section 348
3313.603 of the Revised Code;349

       (2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, the350
person either:351

       (a) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated352
under division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all353
the tests required by that division unless the person was excused354
from taking any such test pursuant to section 3313.532 of the355
Revised Code or unless division (H) or (L) of this section applies356
to the person;357

       (b) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in358
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code.359

       (3) The person is not eligible to receive an honors diploma360
granted pursuant to division (B) of this section.361

       Except as provided in divisions (C), (E), (J), and (L) of362
this section, no diploma shall be granted under this division to363
anyone except as provided under this division.364

       (B) In lieu of a diploma granted under division (A) of this365
section, an honors diploma shall be granted, in accordance with366
rules of the state board of education, by any such district board367
to anyone who successfullyaccomplishes all of the following:368

       (1) Successfully completes the curriculum in any high school 369
or the individualized education program developed for the person 370
by any high school pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised 371
Code, who has attained subject;372

       (2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, either:373

       (a) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated 374
under division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all 375
the tests required by that division, or has;376

       (b) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in 377
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code, and who has.378

       (3) Has met additional criteria established by the state 379
board for the granting of such aan honors diploma. Except380

       An honors diploma shall not be granted to a student who is 381
subject to the Ohio core curriculum prescribed in division (C) of 382
section 3313.603 of the Revised Code but elects the option of 383
division (D) of that section. Except as provided in divisions (C),384
(E), and (J) of this section, no honors diploma shall be granted385
to anyone failing to comply with this division and no more than386
one honors diploma shall be granted to any student under this387
division.388

       The state board shall adopt rules prescribing the granting of389
honors diplomas under this division. These rules may prescribe the 390
granting of honors diplomas that recognize a student's achievement 391
as a whole or that recognize a student's achievement in one or 392
more specific subjects or both. The rules may prescribe the 393
granting of an honors diploma recognizing technical expertise for 394
a career-technical student. In any case, the rules shall designate 395
two or more criteria for the granting of each type of honors 396
diploma the board establishes under this division and the number 397
of such criteria that must be met for the granting of that type of 398
diploma. The number of such criteria for any type of honors 399
diploma shall be at least one less than the total number of400
criteria designated for that type and no one or more particular401
criteria shall be required of all persons who are to be granted402
that type of diploma.403

       (C) Any such district board administering any of the tests404
required by section 3301.0710 or 3301.0712 of the Revised Code to405
any person requesting to take such test pursuant to division406
(B)(8)(b) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code shall award a407
diploma to such person if the person attains at least the408
applicable scores designated under division (B) of section409
3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the tests administered and if410
the person has previously attained the applicable scores on all411
the other tests required by division (B) of that section or has412
been exempted or excused from attaining the applicable score on413
any such test pursuant to division (H) or (L) of this section or 414
from taking any such test pursuant to section 3313.532 of the415
Revised Code.416

       (D) Each diploma awarded under this section shall be signed417
by the president and treasurer of the issuing board, the418
superintendent of schools, and the principal of the high school.419
Each diploma shall bear the date of its issue, be in such form as420
the district board prescribes, and be paid for out of the421
district's general fund.422

       (E) A person who is a resident of Ohio and is eligible under423
state board of education minimum standards to receive a high424
school diploma based in whole or in part on credits earned while425
an inmate of a correctional institution operated by the state or426
any political subdivision thereof, shall be granted such diploma427
by the correctional institution operating the programs in which428
such credits were earned, and by the board of education of the429
school district in which the inmate resided immediately prior to430
the inmate's placement in the institution. The diploma granted by431
the correctional institution shall be signed by the director of432
the institution, and by the person serving as principal of the433
institution's high school and shall bear the date of issue.434

       (F) Persons who are not residents of Ohio but who are inmates 435
of correctional institutions operated by the state or any436
political subdivision thereof, and who are eligible under state437
board of education minimum standards to receive a high school438
diploma based in whole or in part on credits earned while an439
inmate of the correctional institution, shall be granted a diploma440
by the correctional institution offering the program in which the441
credits were earned. The diploma granted by the correctional442
institution shall be signed by the director of the institution and443
by the person serving as principal of the institution's high444
school and shall bear the date of issue.445

       (G) The state board of education shall provide by rule for446
the administration of the tests required by section 3301.0710 of447
the Revised Code to inmates of correctional institutions.448

       (H) Any person to whom all of the following apply shall be449
exempted from attaining the applicable score on the test in social450
studies designated under division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the451
Revised Code or the test in citizenship designated under former452
division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code as it453
existed prior to September 11, 2001:454

       (1) The person is not a citizen of the United States;455

       (2) The person is not a permanent resident of the United456
States;457

       (3) The person indicates no intention to reside in the United 458
States after the completion of high school.459

       (I) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and460
division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, this section461
and section 3311.611 of the Revised Code do not apply to the board462
of education of any joint vocational school district or any463
cooperative education school district established pursuant to464
divisions (A) to (C) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code.465

       (J) Upon receipt of a notice under division (D) of section466
3325.08 of the Revised Code that a student has received a diploma467
under that section, the board of education receiving the notice468
may grant a high school diploma under this section to the student,469
except that such board shall grant the student a diploma if the470
student meets the graduation requirements that the student would471
otherwise have had to meet to receive a diploma from the district.472
The diploma granted under this section shall be of the same type473
the notice indicates the student received under section 3325.08 of474
the Revised Code.475

       (K) As used in this division, "limited English proficient 476
student" has the same meaning as in division (C)(3) of section 477
3301.0711 of the Revised Code.478

        Notwithstanding division (C)(3) of section 3301.0711 of the 479
Revised Code, no limited English proficient student who has not 480
attained the applicable scores designated under division (B) of 481
section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the tests required by 482
that division shall be awarded a diploma under this section.483

       (L) Any student described by division (A)(1) of this section484
may be awarded a diploma without attaining the applicable scores485
designated on the tests prescribed under division (B) of section486
3301.0710 of the Revised Code provided an individualized education487
program specifically exempts the student from attaining such488
scores. This division does not negate the requirement for such a489
student to take all such tests or alternate assessments required490
by division (C)(1) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code for491
the purpose of assessing student progress as required by federal492
law.493

       Sec. 3313.615.  This section shall apply to diplomas awarded494
after September 15, 2006, to students who are required to take the495
five Ohio graduation tests prescribed by division (B) of section496
3301.0710 of the Revised Code.497

       (A) As an alternative to the requirement that a person attain 498
the scores designated under division (B) of section 3301.0710 of 499
the Revised Code on all the tests required under that division in 500
order to be eligible for a high school diploma or an honors 501
diploma under sections 3313.61, 3313.612, or 3325.08 of the502
Revised Code or for a diploma of adult education under section503
3313.611 of the Revised Code, a person who has attained at least504
the applicable scores designated under division (B) of section505
3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all but one of the tests required506
by that division and from which the person was not excused or507
exempted, pursuant to division (H) or (L) of section 3313.61,508
division (B) of section 3313.612, or section 3313.532 of the509
Revised Code, may be awarded a diploma or honors diploma if the510
person has satisfied all of the following conditions:511

       (1) On the one test required under division (B) of section512
3301.0710 of the Revised Code for which the person failed to513
attain the designated score, the person missed that score by ten514
points or less;515

       (2) Has a ninety-seven per cent school attendance rate in516
each of the last four school years, excluding any excused517
absences;518

       (3) Has not been expelled from school under section 3313.66519
of the Revised Code in any of the last four school years;520

       (4) Has a grade point average of at least 2.5 out of 4.0, or521
its equivalent as designated in rules adopted by the state board522
of education in the subject area of the test required under523
division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code for which524
the person failed to attain the designated score;525

       (5) Has completed the high school curriculum requirements526
prescribed in section 3313.603 of the Revised Code in the subject527
area described in division (A)(4) of thisor has complied with 528
division (D) of that section;529

       (6) Has taken advantage of any intervention programs provided 530
by the school district or school in the subject area described in 531
division (A)(4) of this section and has a ninety-seven per cent 532
attendance rate, excluding any excused absences, in any of those 533
programs that are provided at times beyond the normal school day, 534
school week, or school year or has received comparable 535
intervention services from a source other than the school district 536
or school;537

       (7) Holds a letter recommending graduation from each of the538
person's high school teachers in the subject area described in539
division (A)(4) of this section and from the person's high school540
principal.541

       (B) The state board of education shall establish rules542
designating grade point averages equivalent to the average543
specified in division (A)(4) of this section for use by school544
districts and schools with different grading systems.545

       Sec. 3314.012.  (A) Within ninety days of September 28, 1999, 546
the superintendent of public instruction shall appoint 547
representatives of the department of education, including 548
employees who work with the education management information 549
system and employees of the office of community schools 550
established by section 3314.11 of the Revised Code, to a committee 551
to develop report card models for community schools. The director 552
of the legislative office of education oversight shall also 553
appoint representatives to the committee. The committee shall 554
design model report cards appropriate for the various types of 555
community schools approved to operate in the state. Sufficient 556
models shall be developed to reflect the variety of grade levels 557
served and the missions of the state's community schools. All 558
models shall include both financial and academic data. The initial 559
models shall be developed by March 31, 2000.560

       (B) The department of education shall issue an annual report 561
card for each community school. The report card shall report the 562
academic and financial performance of the school utilizing one of 563
the models developed under division (A) of this section. The 564
report card shall include all information applicable to school 565
buildings under division (A) of section 3302.03 of the Revised 566
Code and section 3302.032 of the Revised Code.567

       (C) Upon receipt of a copy of a contract between a sponsor 568
and a community school entered into under this chapter, the 569
department of education shall notify the community school of the 570
specific model report card that will be used for that school.571

       (D) Report cards shall be distributed to the parents of all572
students in the community school, to the members of the board of 573
education of the school district in which the community school is 574
located, and to any person who requests one from the department.575

       (E) No report card shall be issued for any community school 576
under this section until the school has been open for instruction 577
for two full school years.578

       Sec. 3314.03.  A copy of every contract entered into under 579
this section shall be filed with the superintendent of public 580
instruction.581

       (A) Each contract entered into between a sponsor and the 582
governing authority of a community school shall specify the 583
following:584

       (1) That the school shall be established as either of the585
following:586

       (a) A nonprofit corporation established under Chapter 1702.587
of the Revised Code, if established prior to April 8, 2003;588

       (b) A public benefit corporation established under Chapter589
1702. of the Revised Code, if established after April 8, 2003;590

       (2) The education program of the school, including the591
school's mission, the characteristics of the students the school592
is expected to attract, the ages and grades of students, and the593
focus of the curriculum;594

       (3) The academic goals to be achieved and the method of595
measurement that will be used to determine progress toward those596
goals, which shall include the statewide achievement tests;597

       (4) Performance standards by which the success of the school598
will be evaluated by the sponsor. If the sponsor will evaluate the 599
school in accordance with division (D) of section 3314.36 of the 600
Revised Code, the contract shall specify the number of school 601
years that the school will be evaluated under that division.602

       (5) The admission standards of section 3314.06 of the Revised 603
Code and, if applicable, section 3314.061 of the Revised Code;604

       (6)(a) Dismissal procedures;605

       (b) A requirement that the governing authority adopt an606
attendance policy that includes a procedure for automatically607
withdrawing a student from the school if the student without a608
legitimate excuse fails to participate in one hundred five609
consecutive hours of the learning opportunities offered to the610
student. 611

       (7) The ways by which the school will achieve racial and612
ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves;613

       (8) Requirements for financial audits by the auditor of 614
state. The contract shall require financial records of the school 615
to be maintained in the same manner as are financial records of 616
school districts, pursuant to rules of the auditor of state, and 617
the audits shall be conducted in accordance with section 117.10 of 618
the Revised Code.619

       (9) The facilities to be used and their locations;620

       (10) Qualifications of teachers, including a requirement that 621
the school's classroom teachers be licensed in accordance with 622
sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code, except that a 623
community school may engage noncertificated persons to teach up to 624
twelve hours per week pursuant to section 3319.301 of the Revised 625
Code;626

       (11) That the school will comply with the following627
requirements:628

       (a) The school will provide learning opportunities to a629
minimum of twenty-five students for a minimum of nine hundred630
twenty hours per school year;631

       (b) The governing authority will purchase liability632
insurance, or otherwise provide for the potential liability of the633
school;634

       (c) The school will be nonsectarian in its programs,635
admission policies, employment practices, and all other636
operations, and will not be operated by a sectarian school or637
religious institution;638

       (d) The school will comply with sections 9.90, 9.91, 109.65,639
121.22, 149.43, 2151.358, 2151.421, 2313.18, 3301.0710, 3301.0711,640
3301.0712, 3301.0713, 3301.0715, 3313.50, 3313.608, 3313.6012, 641
3313.6013, 3313.643, 3313.648, 3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662,642
3313.67, 3313.671, 3313.672, 3313.673, 3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716,643
3313.80, 3313.96, 3319.073, 3319.321, 3319.39, 3321.01, 3321.13, 644
3321.14, 3321.17, 3321.18, 3321.19, 3321.191, 3327.10, 4111.17, 645
4113.52, and 5705.391 and Chapters 117., 1347., 2744., 3365.,646
3742., 4112., 4123., 4141., and 4167. of the Revised Code as if it 647
were a school district and will comply with section 3301.0714 of 648
the Revised Code in the manner specified in section 3314.17 of the649
Revised Code;650

       (e) The school shall comply with Chapter 102. of the Revised651
Code except that nothing in that chapter shall prohibit a member652
of the school's governing board from also being an employee of the653
school and nothing in that chapter or section 2921.42 of the654
Revised Code shall prohibit a member of the school's governing655
board from having an interest in a contract into which the656
governing board enters that is not a contract with a for-profit657
firm for the operation or management of a school under the658
auspices of the governing authority;659

       (f) The school will comply with sections 3313.61, 3313.611,660
and 3313.614 of the Revised Code, except that, until September 15, 661
2010, the requirement in sections 3313.61 and 3313.611 of the 662
Revised Code that a person must successfully complete the 663
curriculum in any high school prior to receiving a high school 664
diploma may be met by completing the curriculum adopted by the665
governing authority of the community school rather than the 666
curriculum specified in Title XXXIII of the Revised Code or any 667
rules of the state board of education;. Beginning September 15, 668
2010, the requirement in sections 3313.61 and 3313.611 of the 669
Revised Code that a person must successfully complete the 670
curriculum of a high school prior to receiving a high school 671
diploma shall be met by completing the Ohio core curriculum 672
prescribed in division (C) of section 3313.603 of the Revised 673
Code, unless the person satisfies the conditions prescribed in 674
division (D) of that section.675

       (g) The school governing authority will submit within four 676
months after the end of each school year a report of its 677
activities and progress in meeting the goals and standards of678
divisions (A)(3) and (4) of this section and its financial status679
to the sponsor, the parents of all students enrolled in the680
school, and the legislative office of education oversight. The681
school will collect and provide any data that the legislative682
office of education oversight requests in furtherance of any study683
or research that the general assembly requires the office to684
conduct, including the studies required under Section 50.39 of Am.685
Sub. H.B. 215 of the 122nd general assembly and Section 50.52.2 of686
Am. Sub. H.B. 215 of the 122nd general assembly, as amended.687

       (12) Arrangements for providing health and other benefits to688
employees;689

       (13) The length of the contract, which shall begin at the690
beginning of an academic year. No contract shall exceed five years691
unless such contract has been renewed pursuant to division (E) of 692
this section.693

       (14) The governing authority of the school, which shall be694
responsible for carrying out the provisions of the contract;695

       (15) A financial plan detailing an estimated school budget696
for each year of the period of the contract and specifying the697
total estimated per pupil expenditure amount for each such year.698
The plan shall specify for each year the base formula amount that699
will be used for purposes of funding calculations under section700
3314.08 of the Revised Code. This base formula amount for any year 701
shall not exceed the formula amount defined under section 3317.02702
of the Revised Code. The plan may also specify for any year a 703
percentage figure to be used for reducing the per pupil amount of 704
the subsidy calculated pursuant to section 3317.029 of the Revised 705
Code the school is to receive that year under section 3314.08 of 706
the Revised Code.707

       (16) Requirements and procedures regarding the disposition of708
employees of the school in the event the contract is terminated or 709
not renewed pursuant to section 3314.07 of the Revised Code;710

       (17) Whether the school is to be created by converting all or 711
part of an existing public school or is to be a new start-up712
school, and if it is a converted public school, specification of713
any duties or responsibilities of an employer that the board of714
education that operated the school before conversion is delegating715
to the governing board of the community school with respect to all716
or any specified group of employees provided the delegation is not717
prohibited by a collective bargaining agreement applicable to such718
employees;719

       (18) Provisions establishing procedures for resolving720
disputes or differences of opinion between the sponsor and the721
governing authority of the community school;722

       (19) A provision requiring the governing authority to adopt a 723
policy regarding the admission of students who reside outside the 724
district in which the school is located. That policy shall comply 725
with the admissions procedures specified in sections 3314.06 and 726
3314.061 of the Revised Code and, at the sole discretion of the 727
authority, shall do one of the following:728

       (a) Prohibit the enrollment of students who reside outside729
the district in which the school is located;730

       (b) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in districts731
adjacent to the district in which the school is located;732

       (c) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in any other733
district in the state.734

       (20) A provision recognizing the authority of the department735
of education to take over the sponsorship of the school in736
accordance with the provisions of division (C) of section 3314.015737
of the Revised Code;738

       (21) A provision recognizing the sponsor's authority to739
assume the operation of a school under the conditions specified in740
division (B) of section 3314.073 of the Revised Code;741

        (22) A provision recognizing both of the following:742

       (a) The authority of public health and safety officials to743
inspect the facilities of the school and to order the facilities744
closed if those officials find that the facilities are not in745
compliance with health and safety laws and regulations;746

       (b) The authority of the department of education as the747
community school oversight body to suspend the operation of the748
school under section 3314.072 of the Revised Code if the749
department has evidence of conditions or violations of law at the750
school that pose an imminent danger to the health and safety of751
the school's students and employees and the sponsor refuses to752
take such action;753

        (23) A description of the learning opportunities that will be 754
offered to students including both classroom-based and755
non-classroom-based learning opportunities that is in compliance756
with criteria for student participation established by the757
department under division (L)(2) of section 3314.08 of the Revised758
Code;759

       (24) The school will comply with section 3302.04 of the 760
Revised Code, including division (E) of that section to the extent 761
possible, except that any action required to be taken by a school 762
district pursuant to that section shall be taken by the sponsor of 763
the school. However, the sponsor shall not be required to take any 764
action described in division (F) of that section.765

       (25) Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year, the school will 766
open for operation not later than the thirtieth day of September 767
each school year, unless the mission of the school as specified 768
under division (A)(2) of this section is solely to serve dropouts. 769
In its initial year of operation, if the school fails to open by 770
the thirtieth day of September, or within one year after the 771
adoption of the contract pursuant to division (D) of section 772
3314.02 of the Revised Code if the mission of the school is solely 773
to serve dropouts, the contract shall be void.774

       (B) The community school shall also submit to the sponsor a775
comprehensive plan for the school. The plan shall specify the776
following:777

       (1) The process by which the governing authority of the778
school will be selected in the future;779

       (2) The management and administration of the school;780

       (3) If the community school is a currently existing public781
school, alternative arrangements for current public school782
students who choose not to attend the school and teachers who783
choose not to teach in the school after conversion;784

       (4) The instructional program and educational philosophy of785
the school;786

       (5) Internal financial controls.787

       (C) A contract entered into under section 3314.02 of the788
Revised Code between a sponsor and the governing authority of a789
community school may provide for the community school governing790
authority to make payments to the sponsor, which is hereby791
authorized to receive such payments as set forth in the contract792
between the governing authority and the sponsor. The total amount793
of such payments for oversight and monitoring of the school shall794
not exceed three per cent of the total amount of payments for795
operating expenses that the school receives from the state. 796

       (D) The contract shall specify the duties of the sponsor797
which shall be in accordance with the written agreement entered798
into with the department of education under division (B) of799
section 3314.015 of the Revised Code and shall include the800
following:801

        (1) Monitor the community school's compliance with all laws802
applicable to the school and with the terms of the contract;803

        (2) Monitor and evaluate the academic and fiscal performance 804
and the organization and operation of the community school on at 805
least an annual basis;806

        (3) Report on an annual basis the results of the evaluation807
conducted under division (D)(2) of this section to the department808
of education and to the parents of students enrolled in the809
community school;810

        (4) Provide technical assistance to the community school in 811
complying with laws applicable to the school and terms of the812
contract;813

        (5) Take steps to intervene in the school's operation to814
correct problems in the school's overall performance, declare the815
school to be on probationary status pursuant to section 3314.073816
of the Revised Code, suspend the operation of the school pursuant817
to section 3314.072 of the Revised Code, or terminate the contract818
of the school pursuant to section 3314.07 of the Revised Code as819
determined necessary by the sponsor;820

        (6) Have in place a plan of action to be undertaken in the821
event the community school experiences financial difficulties or822
closes prior to the end of a school year.823

        (E) Upon the expiration of a contract entered into under this 824
section, the sponsor of a community school may, with the approval 825
of the governing authority of the school, renew that contract for826
a period of time determined by the sponsor, but not ending earlier827
than the end of any school year, if the sponsor finds that the828
school's compliance with applicable laws and terms of the contract829
and the school's progress in meeting the academic goals prescribed830
in the contract have been satisfactory. Any contract that is 831
renewed under this division remains subject to the provisions of 832
sections 3314.07, 3314.072, and 3314.073 of the Revised Code.833

       (F) If a community school fails to open for operation within 834
one year after the contract entered into under this section is 835
adopted pursuant to division (D) of section 3314.02 of the Revised 836
Code or permanently closes prior to the expiration of the 837
contract, the contract shall be void and the school shall not 838
enter into a contract with any other sponsor. A school shall not 839
be considered permanently closed because the operations of the 840
school have been suspended pursuant to section 3314.072 of the 841
Revised Code. Any contract that becomes void under this division 842
shall not count toward any statewide limit on the number of such 843
contracts prescribed by section 3314.013 of the Revised Code.844

       Sec. 3319.233. The state board of education, in collaboration 845
with the Ohio board of regents, shall issue an annual report on 846
the quality of institutions approved for the preparation of 847
teachers pursuant to section 3319.23 of the Revised Code. The 848
state board shall prepare the report in collaboration with the 849
teacher quality partnership and shall use data collected by the 850
partnership as the basis for the information contained in the 851
report. The report shall include at least the following 852
information:853

        (A) Identification of best practices in the preparation of 854
teachers drawn from research conducted by the teacher quality 855
partnership;856

        (B) A plan for implementing best practices in approved 857
teacher preparation institutions;858

        (C) The number of graduates of approved teacher preparation 859
institutions who graduated with a subject area specialty and teach 860
grades seven through twelve. The number shall be disaggregated 861
according to the subject areas of mathematics, science, foreign 862
language, special education and related services, and any other 863
subject area determined by the state board.864

       Sec. 3325.08.  (A) A diploma shall be granted by the865
superintendent of the state school for the blind and the866
superintendent of the state school for the deaf to any student867
enrolled in one of these state schools to whom all of the868
following apply:869

       (1) The student has successfully completed the individualized 870
education program developed for the student for the student's high 871
school education pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code;872

       (2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, the873
student either:874

       (a) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated875
under division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all876
the tests prescribed by that division unless division (L) of877
section 3313.61 of the Revised Code applies to the student;878

       (b) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in879
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code.880

       (3) The student is not eligible to receive an honors diploma881
granted pursuant to division (B) of this section.882

       No diploma shall be granted under this division to anyone883
except as provided under this division.884

       (B) In lieu of a diploma granted under division (A) of this885
section, the superintendent of the state school for the blind and886
the superintendent of the state school for the deaf shall grant an887
honors diploma, in the same manner that the boards of education of888
school districts grant such diplomas under division (B) of section889
3313.61 of the Revised Code, to any student enrolled in one of890
these state schools who successfullyaccomplishes all of the 891
following:892

       (1) Successfully completes the individualized education 893
program developed for the student for the student's high school 894
education pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code, who has 895
attained subject;896

       (2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, either:897

       (a) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated 898
under division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all 899
the tests prescribed under that division, and who has;900

       (b) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in 901
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code.902

       (3) Has met additional criteria for granting such aan honors903
diploma. These904

       These additional criteria shall be the same as those 905
prescribed by the state board under division (B) of section 906
3313.61 of the Revised Code for the granting of such diplomas by 907
school districts. No honors diploma shall be granted to anyone 908
failing to comply with this division and not more than one honors 909
diploma shall be granted to any student under this division.910

       (C) A diploma or honors diploma awarded under this section911
shall be signed by the superintendent of public instruction and912
the superintendent of the state school for the blind or the913
superintendent of the state school for the deaf, as applicable.914
Each diploma shall bear the date of its issue and be in such form915
as the school superintendent prescribes.916

       (D) Upon granting a diploma to a student under this section,917
the superintendent of the state school in which the student is918
enrolled shall provide notice of receipt of the diploma to the919
board of education of the school district where the student is920
entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the921
Revised Code when not residing at the state school for the blind922
or the state school for the deaf. The notice shall indicate the923
type of diploma granted.924

       Sec. 3333.163. (A) As used in this section, "state 925
institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in 926
section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.927

        (B) The articulation and transfer advisory council of the 928
Ohio board of regents shall recommend to the board standards for 929
awarding course credit toward degree requirements at state 930
institutions of higher education based on scores attained on 931
advanced placement examinations. The recommended standards shall 932
include a score on each advanced placement examination that the 933
council considers to be a passing score for which course credit 934
may be awarded. Upon adoption of the standards by the board of 935
regents, each state institution of higher education shall comply 936
with the standards in awarding course credit to any student 937
enrolled in the institution who has attained a passing score on an 938
advanced placement examination.939

       Sec. 3333.34.  The Ohio board of regents, in collaboration 940
with the state board of education, shall publish an annual report 941
describing dual enrollment programs, as defined in section 942
3313.6013 of the Revised Code, that are offered by school 943
districts, community schools established under Chapter 3314. of 944
the Revised Code, and nonpublic high schools. The board of regents 945
shall make the report available to all public and nonpublic school 946
students enrolled in grades eight through eleven.947

       Sec. 3345.06. A(A) Subject to divisions (B) and (C) of this 948
section, a graduate of the twelfth grade shall be entitled to 949
admission without examination to any college or university which 950
is supported wholly or in part by the state, but for unconditional 951
admission may be required to complete such units not included in 952
histhe graduate's high school course as may be prescribed, not 953
less than two years prior to histhe graduate's entrance, by the 954
faculty of the institution.955

       (B) Beginning with the 2011-2012 academic year, each state 956
university listed in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, except 957
for Central state university, Shawnee state university, and 958
Youngstown state university, shall admit as an undergraduate 959
student a resident of this state who entered ninth grade after 960
July 1, 2007, only if the person has successfully completed the 961
Ohio core curriculum for high school graduation prescribed in 962
division (C) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, unless one 963
of the following applies:964

       (1) The person has earned at least ten semester hours, or the 965
equivalent, at a community college, state community college, 966
university branch, technical college, or another post-secondary 967
institution except a state university to which division (B) of 968
this section applies, in courses that are college-credit-bearing 969
and may be applied toward the requirements for a degree. The 970
university shall grant credit for successful completion of those 971
courses pursuant to any applicable articulation and transfer 972
policy of the Ohio board of regents or any agreements the 973
university has entered into in accordance with policies and 974
procedures adopted under section 3333.16, 3313.161, or 3333.162 of 975
the Revised Code. The university may count college credit that the 976
student earned while in high school through the post-secondary 977
enrollment options program under Chapter 3365. of the Revised 978
Code, or through other dual enrollment programs, toward the 979
requirements of division (B)(1) of this section if the credit may 980
be applied toward a degree.981

       (2) The person met the high school graduation requirements by 982
successfully completing the person's individualized education 983
program developed under section 3323.08 of the Revised Code.984

       (3) The person completed the equivalent of the twelfth grade 985
through instruction at home as authorized under section 3321.04 of 986
the Revised Code, completed an assessment under section 3301.0713 987
of the Revised Code, and demonstrates mastery of the academic 988
content and skills in reading, writing, and mathematics needed to 989
successfully complete introductory level coursework at an 990
institution of higher education and to avoid remedial coursework.991

       (4) The person is a high school student participating in the 992
post-secondary enrollment options program under Chapter 3365. of 993
the Revised Code or another dual enrollment program.994

       (C) A state university subject to division (B) of this 995
section may delay admission for or admit conditionally an 996
undergraduate student who has successfully completed the Ohio core 997
curriculum if the university determines the student requires 998
academic remedial or developmental coursework. The university may 999
delay admission pending, or make admission conditional upon, the 1000
student's successful completion of the academic remedial or 1001
developmental coursework at a university branch, community 1002
college, state community college, or technical college.1003

       (D) This section does not deny the right of a college of law, 1004
medicine, or other specialized education to require college 1005
training for admission, or the right of a department of music or 1006
other art to require particular preliminary training or talent.1007

       Sec. 3345.061.  (A) The general assembly finds that Ohio's 1008
two-year institutions of higher education are respected points of 1009
entry for students embarking on post-secondary careers and that 1010
courses completed at those institutions are transferable to state 1011
universities in accordance with articulation and transfer 1012
agreements developed under sections 3333.16, 3333.161, and 1013
3333.162 of the Revised Code.1014

       (B) Beginning with undergraduate students who commence 1015
undergraduate studies in the 2011-2012 academic year, no state 1016
university listed in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, except 1017
Central state university, Shawnee state university, and Youngstown 1018
state university, shall receive any state operating subsidies for 1019
any academic remedial or developmental courses for undergraduate 1020
students, including courses prescribed in the Ohio core curriculum 1021
for high school graduation under division (C) of section 3313.603 1022
of the Revised Code, offered at its main campus, except as 1023
provided in divisions (B)(1) to (4) of this section.1024

        (1) In the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 academic years, a state 1025
university may receive state operating subsidies for academic 1026
remedial or developmental courses for not more than three per cent 1027
of the total undergraduate credit hours provided by the university 1028
at its main campus.1029

        (2) In the 2013-2014 academic year, a state university may 1030
receive state operating subsidies for academic remedial or 1031
developmental courses for not more than fifteen per cent of the 1032
first-year students enrolled in the university at its main campus, 1033
as calculated on a full-time-equivalent basis.1034

        (3) In the 2014-2015 academic year, a state university may 1035
receive state operating subsidies for academic remedial or 1036
developmental courses for not more than ten per cent of the 1037
first-year students enrolled in the university at its main campus, 1038
as calculated on a full-time-equivalent basis.1039

        (4) In the 2015-2016 academic year, a state university may 1040
receive state operating subsidies for academic remedial or 1041
developmental courses for not more than five per cent of the 1042
first-year students enrolled in the university at its main campus, 1043
as calculated on a full-time-equivalent basis.1044

        It is the intent of the general assembly that state 1045
universities make every effort over time to eliminate the academic 1046
remedial or developmental courses they offer on their main 1047
campuses. A state university may offer academic remedial or 1048
developmental courses at any of its branch campuses.1049

       (C) Except as otherwise provided in this section, beginning 1050
with students who commence undergraduate studies in the 2011-2012 1051
academic year, academic remedial or developmental courses offered 1052
by state institutions of higher education shall be available only 1053
at Central state university, Shawnee state university, Youngstown 1054
state university, any university branch, any community college, 1055
any state community college, or any technical college.1056

       (D) Each state university shall grant credit for academic 1057
remedial or developmental courses successfully completed at an 1058
institution described in division (C) of this section pursuant to 1059
any applicable articulation and transfer agreements the university 1060
has entered into in accordance with policies and procedures 1061
adopted under section 3333.16, 3333.161, or 3333.162 of the 1062
Revised Code.1063

       (E) The Ohio board of regents shall do all of the following:1064

       (1) Withhold state operating subsidies for academic remedial 1065
or developmental courses provided by a state university as 1066
required in order to conform to division (B) of this section;1067

       (2) Adopt standards for academic remedial and developmental 1068
courses;1069

       (3) Encourage and assist in the design and establishment of 1070
academic remedial and developmental courses by institutions of 1071
higher education;1072

       (4) Define "academic year" for purposes of this section and 1073
section 3345.06 of the Revised Code;1074

       (5) Encourage and assist in the development of articulation 1075
and transfer agreements between state universities and other 1076
institutions of higher education in accordance with policies and 1077
procedures adopted under sections 3333.16, 3333.161, and 3333.162 1078
of the Revised Code.1079

       Section 2. That existing sections 3301.42, 3313.603, 3313.61, 1080
3313.615, 3314.012, 3314.03, 3325.08, and 3345.06 of the Revised 1081
Code are hereby repealed.1082

       Section 3.  Section 3313.603 of the Revised Code is presented 1083
in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am. 1084
Sub. H.B. 94 and Am. Sub. S.B. 1 of the 124th General Assembly. 1085
The General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division 1086
(B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be 1087
harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds 1088
that the composite is the resulting version of the section in 1089
effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in 1090
this act.1091