As Pending in House Education Committee

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

Sub. H. B. No. 193

Representative Brenner 

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A BILL

To amend sections 3301.079, 3301.0710, 3301.0711,

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3301.0712, 3301.16, 3302.02, 3302.03, 3302.031,

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3310.14, 3310.522, 3313.532, 3313.603, 3313.61,

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3313.611, 3313.612, 3313.614, 3313.615, 3313.976,

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3314.017, 3314.36, 3325.08, 3328.25, and 3333.123

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and to enact sections 3313.618 and 3314.019 of the

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Revised Code with respect to state academic

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achievement assessments and high school graduation

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requirements.

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

Section 1. That sections 3301.079, 3301.0710, 3301.0711,	10
3301.0712, 3301.16, 3302.02, 3302.03, 3302.031, 3310.14, 3310.522,	11
3313.532, 3313.603, 3313.61, 3313.611, 3313.612, 3313.614,	12
3313.615, 3313.976, 3314.017, 3314.36, 3325.08, 3328.25, and	13
3333.123 be amended and sections 3313.618 and 3314.019 of the	14
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	15

Sec. 3301.079.  (A)(1) The state board of education	16
periodically shall adopt statewide academic standards with	17
emphasis on coherence, focus, and rigor for each of grades	18
kindergarten through twelve in English language arts, mathematics,	19
science, and social studies. Prior to adopting or revising any	20
academic content standards under division (A) of this section on	21
or after the effective date of this amendment, the state board	22
shall hold not less than three public hearings that allow public	23
comment and testimony on the proposed academic standards or	24
revisions.	25

(a) The standards shall specify the following:

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(i) The core academic content and skills that students are	27
expected to know and be able to do at each grade level that will	28
allow each student to be prepared for postsecondary instruction	29
and the workplace for success in the twenty-first century;	30

(ii) The development of skill sets that promote information,	31
media, and technological literacy;	32

(iii) Interdisciplinary, project-based, real-world learning	33
opportunities.	34

(b) Not later than July 1, 2012, the state board shall	35
incorporate into the social studies standards for grades four to	36
twelve academic content regarding the original texts of the	37
Declaration of Independence, the Northwest Ordinance, the	38
Constitution of the United States and its amendments, with	39
emphasis on the Bill of Rights, and the Ohio Constitution, and	40
their original context. The state board shall revise the model	41
curricula and achievement assessments adopted under divisions (B)	42
and (C) of this section as necessary to reflect the additional	43
American history and American government content. The state board	44
shall make available a list of suggested grade-appropriate	45
supplemental readings that place the documents prescribed by this	46
division in their historical context, which teachers may use as a	47
resource to assist students in reading the documents within that	48
context.	49

(2) After completing the standards required by division	50
(A)(1) of this section, the state board shall adopt standards and	51
model curricula for instruction in technology, financial literacy	52
and entrepreneurship, fine arts, and foreign language for grades	53
kindergarten through twelve. The standards shall meet the same	54
requirements prescribed in division (A)(1)(a) of this section.	55

(3) The state board shall adopt the most recent standards	56
developed by the national association for sport and physical	57
education for physical education in grades kindergarten through	58
twelve or shall adopt its own standards for physical education in	59
those grades and revise and update them periodically.	60

The department of education shall employ a full-time physical	61
education coordinator to provide guidance and technical assistance	62
to districts, community schools, and STEM schools in implementing	63
the physical education standards adopted under this division. The	64
superintendent of public instruction shall determine that the	65
person employed as coordinator is qualified for the position, as	66
demonstrated by possessing an adequate combination of education,	67
license, and experience.	68

(4) When academic standards have been completed for any	69
subject area required by this section, the state board shall	70
inform all school districts, all community schools established	71
under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, all STEM schools	72
established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, and all	73
nonpublic schools required to administer the assessments	74
prescribed by sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code	75
of the content of those standards.	76

(B)(1) The state board shall adopt a model curriculum for	77
instruction in each subject area for which updated academic	78
standards are required by division (A)(1) of this section and for	79
each of grades kindergarten through twelve that is sufficient to	80
meet the needs of students in every community. The model	81
curriculum shall be aligned with the standards, to ensure that the	82
academic content and skills specified for each grade level are	83
taught to students, and shall demonstrate vertical articulation	84
and emphasize coherence, focus, and rigor. When any model	85
curriculum has been completed, the state board shall inform all	86
school districts, community schools, and STEM schools of the	87
content of that model curriculum.	88

(2) Not later than June 30, 2013, the state board, in	89
consultation with any office housed in the governor's office that	90
deals with workforce development, shall adopt model curricula for	91
grades kindergarten through twelve that embed career connection	92
learning strategies into regular classroom instruction.	93

(3) All school districts, community schools, and STEM schools	94
may utilize the state standards and the model curriculum	95
established by the state board, together with other relevant	96
resources, examples, or models to ensure that students have the	97
opportunity to attain the academic standards. Upon request, the	98
department shall provide technical assistance to any district,	99
community school, or STEM school in implementing the model	100
curriculum.	101

Nothing in this section requires any school district to	102
utilize all or any part of a model curriculum developed under this	103
section.	104

(C) The state board shall develop achievement assessments	105
aligned with the academic standards and model curriculum for each	106
of the subject areas and grade levels required by divisions (A)(1)	107
and (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code.	108

When any achievement assessment has been completed, the state	109
board shall inform all school districts, community schools, STEM	110
schools, and nonpublic schools required to administer the	111
assessment of its completion, and the department shall make the	112
achievement assessment available to the districts and schools.	113

(D)(1) The state board shall adopt a diagnostic assessment	114
aligned with the academic standards and model curriculum for each	115
of grades kindergarten through two in reading, writing, and	116
mathematics and for grade three in reading and writing. The	117
diagnostic assessment shall be designed to measure student	118
comprehension of academic content and mastery of related skills	119
for the relevant subject area and grade level. Any diagnostic	120
assessment shall not include components to identify gifted	121
students. Blank copies of diagnostic assessments shall be public	122
records.	123

(2) When each diagnostic assessment has been completed, the	124
state board shall inform all school districts of its completion	125
and the department shall make the diagnostic assessment available	126
to the districts at no cost to the district. School districts	127
shall administer the diagnostic assessment pursuant to section	128
3301.0715 of the Revised Code beginning the first school year	129
following the development of the assessment.	130

(E) The state board shall not adopt a diagnostic or	131
achievement assessment for any grade level or subject area other	132
than those specified in this section.	133

(F) Whenever the state board or the department consults with	134
persons for the purpose of drafting or reviewing any standards,	135
diagnostic assessments, achievement assessments, or model	136
curriculum required under this section, the state board or the	137
department shall first consult with parents of students in	138
kindergarten through twelfth grade and with active Ohio classroom	139
teachers, other school personnel, and administrators with	140
expertise in the appropriate subject area. Whenever practicable,	141
the state board and department shall consult with teachers	142
recognized as outstanding in their fields.	143

If the department contracts with more than one outside entity	144
for the development of the achievement assessments required by	145
this section, the department shall ensure the interchangeability	146
of those assessments.	147

(G) Whenever the state board adopts standards or model	148
curricula under this section, the department also shall provide	149
information on the use of blended or digital learning in the	150
delivery of the standards or curricula to students in accordance	151
with division (A)(4) of this section.	152

(H) The fairness sensitivity review committee, established by	153
rule of the state board of education, shall not allow any question	154
on any achievement or diagnostic assessment developed under this	155
section or any proficiency test prescribed by former section	156
3301.0710 of the Revised Code, as it existed prior to September	157
11, 2001, to include, be written to promote, or inquire as to	158
individual moral or social values or beliefs. The decision of the	159
committee shall be final. This section does not create a private	160
cause of action.	161

(I) Not later than forty-five days prior to the adoption by	162
the state board of updated academic standards under division	163
(A)(1) of this section or updated model curricula under division	164
(B)(1) of this section, the superintendent of public instruction	165
shall present the academic standards or model curricula, as	166
applicable, to the respective committees of the house of	167
representatives and senate that consider education legislation.	168

(J) As used in this section:

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(1) "Blended learning" means the delivery of instruction in a	170
combination of time in a supervised physical location away from	171
home and online delivery whereby the student has some element of	172
control over time, place, path, or pace of learning.	173

(2) "Coherence" means a reflection of the structure of the	174
discipline being taught.	175

(3) "Digital learning" means learning facilitated by	176
technology that gives students some element of control over time,	177
place, path, or pace of learning.	178

(4) "Focus" means limiting the number of items included in a	179
curriculum to allow for deeper exploration of the subject matter.	180

(5) "Rigor" means more challenging and demanding when	181
compared to international standards.	182

(6) "Vertical articulation" means key academic concepts and	183
skills associated with mastery in particular content areas should	184
be articulated and reinforced in a developmentally appropriate	185
manner at each grade level so that over time students acquire a	186
depth of knowledge and understanding in the core academic	187
disciplines.	188

Sec. 3301.0710.  The state board of education shall adopt	189
rules establishing a statewide program to assess student	190
achievement. The state board shall ensure that all assessments	191
administered under the program are aligned with the academic	192
standards and model curricula adopted by the state board and are	193
created with input from Ohio parents, Ohio classroom teachers,	194
Ohio school administrators, and other Ohio school personnel	195
pursuant to section 3301.079 of the Revised Code.	196

The assessment program shall be designed to ensure that	197
students who receive a high school diploma demonstrate at least	198
high school levels of achievement in English language arts,	199
mathematics, science, and social studies.	200

(A)(1) The state board shall prescribe all of the following:

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(a) Two statewide achievement assessments, one each designed	202
to measure the level of English language arts and mathematics	203
skill expected at the end of third grade;	204

(b) Three statewide achievement assessments, one each	205
designed to measure the level of English language arts,	206
mathematics, and social studies skill expected at the end of	207
fourth grade;	208

(c) Three statewide achievement assessments, one each	209
designed to measure the level of English language arts,	210
mathematics, and science skill expected at the end of fifth grade;	211

(d) Three statewide achievement assessments, one each	212
designed to measure the level of English language arts,	213
mathematics, and social studies skill expected at the end of sixth	214
grade;	215

(e) Two statewide achievement assessments, one each designed	216
to measure the level of English language arts and mathematics	217
skill expected at the end of seventh grade;	218

(f) Three statewide achievement assessments, one each	219
designed to measure the level of English language arts,	220
mathematics, and science skill expected at the end of eighth	221
grade.	222

(2) The state board shall determine and designate at least	223
five ranges of scores on each of the achievement assessments	224
described in divisions (A)(1) and (B)(1) of this section. Each	225
range of scores shall be deemed to demonstrate a level of	226
achievement so that any student attaining a score within such	227
range has achieved one of the following:	228

(a) An advanced level of skill;

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(b) An accelerated level of skill;

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(c) A proficient level of skill;

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(d) A basic level of skill;

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(e) A limited level of skill.

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(3) For the purpose of implementing division (A) of section	234
3313.608 of the Revised Code, the state board shall determine and	235
designate a level of achievement, not lower than the level	236
designated in division (A)(2)(e) of this section, on the third	237
grade English language arts assessment for a student to be	238
promoted to the fourth grade. The state board shall review and	239
adjust upward the level of achievement designated under this	240
division each year the test is administered until the level is set	241
equal to the level designated in division (A)(2)(c) of this	242
section.	243

(B)(1) The assessments prescribed under division (B)(1) of	244
this section shall collectively be known as the Ohio graduation	245
tests. The state board shall prescribe five statewide high school	246
achievement assessments, one each designed to measure the level of	247
reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies skill	248
expected at the end of tenth grade. The state board shall	249
designate a score in at least the range designated under division	250
(A)(2)(c) of this section on each such assessment that shall be	251
deemed to be a passing score on the assessment as a condition	252
toward granting high school diplomas under sections 3313.61,	253
3313.611, 3313.612, and 3325.08 of the Revised Code until the	254
assessment system prescribed by section 3301.0712 of the Revised	255
Code is implemented in accordance with rules adopted by the state	256
board under division (D)(G) of that section.	257

(2) The state board shall prescribe an assessment system in	258
accordance with section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code that shall	259
replace the Ohio graduation tests in the manner prescribed by	260
rules adopted by the state board under division (D)(G) of that	261
section.	262

(3) The state board may enter into a reciprocal agreement	263
with the appropriate body or agency of any other state that has	264
similar statewide achievement assessment requirements for	265
receiving high school diplomas, under which any student who has	266
met an achievement assessment requirement of one state is	267
recognized as having met the similar requirement of the other	268
state for purposes of receiving a high school diploma. For	269
purposes of this section and sections 3301.0711 and 3313.61 of the	270
Revised Code, any student enrolled in any public high school in	271
this state who has met an achievement assessment requirement	272
specified in a reciprocal agreement entered into under this	273
division shall be deemed to have attained at least the applicable	274
score designated under this division on each assessment required	275
by division (B)(1) or (2) of this section that is specified in the	276
agreement.	277

(C) The superintendent of public instruction shall designate	278
dates and times for the administration of the assessments	279
prescribed by divisions (A) and (B) of this section.	280

In prescribing administration dates pursuant to this	281
division, the superintendent shall designate the dates in such a	282
way as to allow a reasonable length of time between the	283
administration of assessments prescribed under this section and	284
any administration of the national assessment of educational	285
progress given to students in the same grade level pursuant to	286
section 3301.27 of the Revised Code or federal law.	287

(D) The state board shall prescribe a practice version of	288
each Ohio graduation test described in division (B)(1) of this	289
section that is of comparable length to the actual test.	290

(E) Any committee established by the department of education	291
for the purpose of making recommendations to the state board	292
regarding the state board's designation of scores on the	293
assessments described by this section shall inform the state board	294
of the probable percentage of students who would score in each of	295
the ranges established under division (A)(2) of this section on	296
the assessments if the committee's recommendations are adopted by	297
the state board. To the extent possible, these percentages shall	298
be disaggregated by gender, major racial and ethnic groups,	299
limited English proficient students, economically disadvantaged	300
students, students with disabilities, and migrant students.	301

Sec. 3301.0711.  (A) The department of education shall:

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(1) Annually furnish to, grade, and score all assessments	303
required by divisions (A)(1) and (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of	304
the Revised Code to be administered by city, local, exempted	305
village, and joint vocational school districts, except that each	306
district shall score any assessment administered pursuant to	307
division (B)(10) of this section. Each assessment so furnished	308
shall include the data verification code of the student to whom	309
the assessment will be administered, as assigned pursuant to	310
division (D)(2) of section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code. In	311
furnishing the practice versions of Ohio graduation tests	312
prescribed by division (D) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised	313
Code, the department shall make the tests available on its web	314
site for reproduction by districts. In awarding contracts for	315
grading assessments, the department shall give preference to	316
Ohio-based entities employing Ohio residents.	317

(2) Adopt rules for the ethical use of assessments and	318
prescribing the manner in which the assessments prescribed by	319
section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code shall be administered to	320
students.	321

(B) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (J) of this	322
section, the board of education of each city, local, and exempted	323
village school district shall, in accordance with rules adopted	324
under division (A) of this section:	325

(1) Administer the English language arts assessments	326
prescribed under division (A)(1)(a) of section 3301.0710 of the	327
Revised Code twice annually to all students in the third grade who	328
have not attained the score designated for that assessment under	329
division (A)(2)(c) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code.	330

(2) Administer the mathematics assessment prescribed under	331
division (A)(1)(a) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code at	332
least once annually to all students in the third grade.	333

(3) Administer the assessments prescribed under division	334
(A)(1)(b) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code at least once	335
annually to all students in the fourth grade.	336

(4) Administer the assessments prescribed under division	337
(A)(1)(c) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code at least once	338
annually to all students in the fifth grade.	339

(5) Administer the assessments prescribed under division	340
(A)(1)(d) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code at least once	341
annually to all students in the sixth grade.	342

(6) Administer the assessments prescribed under division	343
(A)(1)(e) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code at least once	344
annually to all students in the seventh grade.	345

(7) Administer the assessments prescribed under division	346
(A)(1)(f) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code at least once	347
annually to all students in the eighth grade.	348

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section or	349
section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code, in any school year, the	350
department of education shall not furnish, and school districts	351
and schools shall not administer, the elementary social studies	352
achievement assessments as prescribed by divisions (B)(3) and (5)	353
of this section, unless the superintendent of public instruction	354
determines, not later than the first day of August of the school	355
year, that the department has sufficient funds to pay the costs of	356
furnishing and scoring those assessments.	357

(8) Except as provided in division (B)(9) of this section,	358
administer any assessment prescribed under division (B)(1) of	359
section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code as follows:	360

(a) At least once annually to all tenth grade students and at	361
least twice annually to all students in eleventh or twelfth grade	362
who have not yet attained the score on that assessment designated	363
under that division;	364

(b) To any person who has successfully completed the	365
curriculum in any high school or the individualized education	366
program developed for the person by any high school pursuant to	367
section 3323.08 of the Revised Code but has not received a high	368
school diploma and who requests to take such assessment, at any	369
time such assessment is administered in the district.	370

(9) In lieu of the board of education of any city, local, or	371
exempted village school district in which the student is also	372
enrolled, the board of a joint vocational school district shall	373
administer any assessment prescribed under division (B)(1) of	374
section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code at least twice annually to	375
any student enrolled in the joint vocational school district who	376
has not yet attained the score on that assessment designated under	377
that division. A board of a joint vocational school district may	378
also administer such an assessment to any student described in	379
division (B)(8)(b) of this section.	380

(10) If the district has a three-year average graduation rate	381
of not more than seventy-five per cent, administer each assessment	382
prescribed by division (D) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised	383
Code in September to all ninth grade students, beginning in the	384
school year that starts July 1, 2005.	385

Except as provided in section 3313.614 of the Revised Code	386
for administration of an assessment to a person who has fulfilled	387
the curriculum requirement for a high school diploma but has not	388
passed one or more of the required assessments, the assessments	389
prescribed under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the	390
Revised Code and the practice assessments prescribed under	391
division (D) of that section and required to be administered under	392
divisions (B)(8), (9), and (10) of this section shall not be	393
administered after the assessment system prescribed by division	394
(B)(2) of section 3301.0710 and section 3301.0712 of the Revised	395
Code is implemented under rule of the state board adopted under	396
division (D)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised CodeJuly 1,	397
2014.	398

(11) Administer the assessments prescribed by division (B)(2)	399
of section 3301.0710 and section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code in	400
accordance with the timeline and plan for implementation of those	401
assessments prescribed by rule of the state board adopted under	402
division (D)(G)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code.	403

(C)(1)(a) In the case of a student receiving special	404
education services under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, the	405
individualized education program developed for the student under	406
that chapter shall specify the manner in which the student will	407
participate in the assessments administered under this section.	408
The individualized education program may excuse the student from	409
taking any particular assessment required to be administered under	410
this section if it instead specifies an alternate assessment	411
method approved by the department of education as conforming to	412
requirements of federal law for receipt of federal funds for	413
disadvantaged pupils. To the extent possible, the individualized	414
education program shall not excuse the student from taking an	415
assessment unless no reasonable accommodation can be made to	416
enable the student to take the assessment.	417

(b) Any alternate assessment approved by the department for a	418
student under this division shall produce measurable results	419
comparable to those produced by the assessment it replaces in	420
order to allow for the student's results to be included in the	421
data compiled for a school district or building under section	422
3302.03 of the Revised Code.	423

(c) Any student enrolled in a chartered nonpublic school who	424
has been identified, based on an evaluation conducted in	425
accordance with section 3323.03 of the Revised Code or section 504	426
of the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 355, 29 U.S.C.A.	427
794, as amended, as a child with a disability shall be excused	428
from taking any particular assessment required to be administered	429
under this section if a plan developed for the student pursuant to	430
rules adopted by the state board excuses the student from taking	431
that assessment. In the case of any student so excused from taking	432
an assessment, the chartered nonpublic school shall not prohibit	433
the student from taking the assessment.	434

(2) A district board may, for medical reasons or other good	435
cause, excuse a student from taking an assessment administered	436
under this section on the date scheduled, but that assessment	437
shall be administered to the excused student not later than nine	438
days following the scheduled date. The district board shall	439
annually report the number of students who have not taken one or	440
more of the assessments required by this section to the state	441
board of education not later than the thirtieth day of June.	442

(3) As used in this division, "limited English proficient	443
student" has the same meaning as in 20 U.S.C. 7801.	444

No school district board shall excuse any limited English	445
proficient student from taking any particular assessment required	446
to be administered under this section, except that any limited	447
English proficient student who has been enrolled in United States	448
schools for less than one full school year shall not be required	449
to take any reading, writing, or English language arts assessment.	450
However, no board shall prohibit a limited English proficient	451
student who is not required to take an assessment under this	452
division from taking the assessment. A board may permit any	453
limited English proficient student to take an assessment required	454
to be administered under this section with appropriate	455
accommodations, as determined by the department. For each limited	456
English proficient student, each school district shall annually	457
assess that student's progress in learning English, in accordance	458
with procedures approved by the department.	459

The governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school may	460
excuse a limited English proficient student from taking any	461
assessment administered under this section. However, no governing	462
authority shall prohibit a limited English proficient student from	463
taking the assessment.	464

(D)(1) In the school year next succeeding the school year in	465
which the assessments prescribed by division (A)(1) or (B)(1) of	466
section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code or former division (A)(1),	467
(A)(2), or (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code as it	468
existed prior to September 11, 2001, are administered to any	469
student, the board of education of any school district in which	470
the student is enrolled in that year shall provide to the student	471
intervention services commensurate with the student's performance,	472
including any intensive intervention required under section	473
3313.608 of the Revised Code, in any skill in which the student	474
failed to demonstrate at least a score at the proficient level on	475
the assessment.	476

(2) Following any administration of the assessments	477
prescribed by division (D) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised	478
Code to ninth grade students, each school district that has a	479
three-year average graduation rate of not more than seventy-five	480
per cent shall determine for each high school in the district	481
whether the school shall be required to provide intervention	482
services to any students who took the assessments. In determining	483
which high schools shall provide intervention services based on	484
the resources available, the district shall consider each school's	485
graduation rate and scores on the practice assessments. The	486
district also shall consider the scores received by ninth grade	487
students on the English language arts and mathematics assessments	488
prescribed under division (A)(1)(f) of section 3301.0710 of the	489
Revised Code in the eighth grade in determining which high schools	490
shall provide intervention services.	491

Each high school selected to provide intervention services	492
under this division shall provide intervention services to any	493
student whose results indicate that the student is failing to make	494
satisfactory progress toward being able to attain scores at the	495
proficient level on the Ohio graduation tests. Intervention	496
services shall be provided in any skill in which a student	497
demonstrates unsatisfactory progress and shall be commensurate	498
with the student's performance. Schools shall provide the	499
intervention services prior to the end of the school year, during	500
the summer following the ninth grade, in the next succeeding	501
school year, or at any combination of those times.	502

(E) Except as provided in section 3313.608 of the Revised	503
Code and division (M) of this section, no school district board of	504
education shall utilize any student's failure to attain a	505
specified score on an assessment administered under this section	506
as a factor in any decision to deny the student promotion to a	507
higher grade level. However, a district board may choose not to	508
promote to the next grade level any student who does not take an	509
assessment administered under this section or make up an	510
assessment as provided by division (C)(2) of this section and who	511
is not exempt from the requirement to take the assessment under	512
division (C)(3) of this section.	513

(F) No person shall be charged a fee for taking any	514
assessment administered under this section.	515

(G)(1) Each school district board shall designate one	516
location for the collection of assessments administered in the	517
spring under division (B)(1) of this section and those	518
administered under divisions (B)(2) to (7) of this section. Each	519
district board shall submit the assessments to the entity with	520
which the department contracts for the scoring of the assessments	521
as follows:	522

(a) If the district's total enrollment in grades kindergarten	523
through twelve during the first full school week of October was	524
less than two thousand five hundred, not later than the Friday	525
after all of the assessments have been administered;	526

(b) If the district's total enrollment in grades kindergarten	527
through twelve during the first full school week of October was	528
two thousand five hundred or more, but less than seven thousand,	529
not later than the Monday after all of the assessments have been	530
administered;	531

(c) If the district's total enrollment in grades kindergarten	532
through twelve during the first full school week of October was	533
seven thousand or more, not later than the Tuesday after all of	534
the assessments have been administered.	535

However, any assessment that a student takes during the	536
make-up period described in division (C)(2) of this section shall	537
be submitted not later than the Friday following the day the	538
student takes the assessment.	539

(2) The department or an entity with which the department	540
contracts for the scoring of the assessment shall send to each	541
school district board a list of the individual scores of all	542
persons taking an assessment prescribed by division (A)(1) or	543
(B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code within sixty days	544
after its administration, but in no case shall the scores be	545
returned later than the fifteenth day of June following the	546
administration. For assessments administered under this section by	547
a joint vocational school district, the department or entity shall	548
also send to each city, local, or exempted village school district	549
a list of the individual scores of any students of such city,	550
local, or exempted village school district who are attending	551
school in the joint vocational school district.	552

(H) Individual scores on any assessments administered under	553
this section shall be released by a district board only in	554
accordance with section 3319.321 of the Revised Code and the rules	555
adopted under division (A) of this section. No district board or	556
its employees shall utilize individual or aggregate results in any	557
manner that conflicts with rules for the ethical use of	558
assessments adopted pursuant to division (A) of this section.	559

(I) Except as provided in division (G) of this section, the	560
department or an entity with which the department contracts for	561
the scoring of the assessment shall not release any individual	562
scores on any assessment administered under this section. The	563
state board of education shall adopt rules to ensure the	564
protection of student confidentiality at all times. The rules may	565
require the use of the data verification codes assigned to	566
students pursuant to division (D)(2) of section 3301.0714 of the	567
Revised Code to protect the confidentiality of student scores.	568

(J) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.52 of the	569
Revised Code, this section does not apply to the board of	570
education of any cooperative education school district except as	571
provided under rules adopted pursuant to this division.	572

(1) In accordance with rules that the state board of	573
education shall adopt, the board of education of any city,	574
exempted village, or local school district with territory in a	575
cooperative education school district established pursuant to	576
divisions (A) to (C) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code may	577
enter into an agreement with the board of education of the	578
cooperative education school district for administering any	579
assessment prescribed under this section to students of the city,	580
exempted village, or local school district who are attending	581
school in the cooperative education school district.	582

(2) In accordance with rules that the state board of	583
education shall adopt, the board of education of any city,	584
exempted village, or local school district with territory in a	585
cooperative education school district established pursuant to	586
section 3311.521 of the Revised Code shall enter into an agreement	587
with the cooperative district that provides for the administration	588
of any assessment prescribed under this section to both of the	589
following:	590

(a) Students who are attending school in the cooperative	591
district and who, if the cooperative district were not	592
established, would be entitled to attend school in the city,	593
local, or exempted village school district pursuant to section	594
3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code;	595

(b) Persons described in division (B)(8)(b) of this section.

596

Any assessment of students pursuant to such an agreement	597
shall be in lieu of any assessment of such students or persons	598
pursuant to this section.	599

(K)(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (K)(1)(a)	600
of this section, each chartered nonpublic school for which at	601
least sixty-five per cent of its total enrollment is made up of	602
students who are participating in state scholarship programs shall	603
administer the applicable elementary assessments prescribed by	604
division (A) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code. In	605
accordance with procedures and deadlines prescribed by the	606
department, the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the	607
school who is not participating in a state scholarship program may	608
submit notice to the chief administrative officer of the school	609
that the parent or guardian does not wish to have the student take	610
the elementary assessments prescribed for the student's grade	611
level under division (A) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code.	612
If a parent or guardian submits an opt-out notice, the school	613
shall not administer the assessments to that student. This option	614
does not apply to any assessment required for a high school	615
diploma under section 3313.612 of the Revised Code.	616

(b) If a chartered nonpublic school is not subject to	617
division (K)(1)(a) of this section and is educating students in	618
grades nine through twelve, it shall administer the applicable	619
assessments prescribed by divisionsdivision (B)(1) and (2) of	620
section 3301.0710 or division (B) of section 3301.0712 of the	621
Revised Code as a condition of compliance with section 3313.612 of	622
the Revised Code. Any	623

(c) Any chartered nonpublic school that is not subject to	624
division (K)(1)(a) of this section may participate in the	625
assessment program by administering any of the assessments	626
prescribed by division (A) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised	627
Code. The chief administrator of the school shall specify which	628
assessments the school will administer. Such specification shall	629
be made in writing to the superintendent of public instruction	630
prior to the first day of August of any school year in which	631
assessments are administered and shall include a pledge that the	632
nonpublic school will administer the specified assessments in the	633
same manner as public schools are required to do under this	634
section and rules adopted by the department.	635

(2) The department of education shall furnish the applicable	636
assessments prescribed by section 3301.0710 or 3301.0712 of the	637
Revised Code to each chartered nonpublic school that is subject to	638
division (K)(1)(a) of this section or participatesfor	639
administration by the school under division (K)(1)(b) of this	640
section.	641

(L)(1) The superintendent of the state school for the blind	642
and the superintendent of the state school for the deaf shall	643
administer the assessments described by sections 3301.0710 and	644
3301.0712 of the Revised Code. Each superintendent shall	645
administer the assessments in the same manner as district boards	646
are required to do under this section and rules adopted by the	647
department of education and in conformity with division (C)(1)(a)	648
of this section.	649

(2) The department of education shall furnish the assessments	650
described by sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code	651
to each superintendent.	652

(M) Notwithstanding division (E) of this section, a school	653
district may use a student's failure to attain a score in at least	654
the proficient range on the mathematics assessment described by	655
division (A)(1)(a) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code or on	656
an assessment described by division (A)(1)(b), (c), (d), (e), or	657
(f) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code as a factor in	658
retaining that student in the current grade level.	659

(N)(1) In the manner specified in divisions (N)(3) and (4) of	660
this section, the assessments required by division (A)(1) of	661
section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code shall become public records	662
pursuant to section 149.43 of the Revised Code on the first day of	663
July following the school year that the assessments were	664
administered.	665

(2) The department may field test proposed questions with	666
samples of students to determine the validity, reliability, or	667
appropriateness of questions for possible inclusion in a future	668
year's assessment. The department also may use anchor questions on	669
assessments to ensure that different versions of the same	670
assessment are of comparable difficulty.	671

Field test questions and anchor questions shall not be	672
considered in computing scores for individual students. Field test	673
questions and anchor questions may be included as part of the	674
administration of any assessment required by division (A)(1) or	675
(B)(1) of section 3301.0710 and division (B) of section 3301.0712	676
of the Revised Code.	677

(3) Any field test question or anchor question administered	678
under division (N)(2) of this section shall not be a public	679
record. Such field test questions and anchor questions shall be	680
redacted from any assessments which are released as a public	681
record pursuant to division (N)(1) of this section.	682

(4) This division applies to the assessments prescribed by	683
division (A) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code.	684

(a) The first administration of each assessment, as specified	685
in former section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, shall be a public	686
record.	687

(b) For subsequent administrations of each assessment prior	688
to the 2011-2012 school year, not less than forty per cent of the	689
questions on the assessment that are used to compute a student's	690
score shall be a public record. The department shall determine	691
which questions will be needed for reuse on a future assessment	692
and those questions shall not be public records and shall be	693
redacted from the assessment prior to its release as a public	694
record. However, for each redacted question, the department shall	695
inform each city, local, and exempted village school district of	696
the statewide academic standard adopted by the state board of	697
education under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code and the	698
corresponding benchmark to which the question relates. The	699
preceding sentence does not apply to field test questions that are	700
redacted under division (N)(3) of this section.	701

(c) The administrations of each assessment in the 2011-2012	702
school year and later shall not be a public record.	703

(5) Each assessment prescribed by division (B)(1) of section	704
3301.0710 of the Revised Code shall not be a public record.	705

(O) As used in this section:

706

(1) "Three-year average" means the average of the most recent	707
consecutive three school years of data.	708

(2) "Dropout" means a student who withdraws from school	709
before completing course requirements for graduation and who is	710
not enrolled in an education program approved by the state board	711
of education or an education program outside the state. "Dropout"	712
does not include a student who has departed the country.	713

(3) "Graduation rate" means the ratio of students receiving a	714
diploma to the number of students who entered ninth grade four	715
years earlier. Students who transfer into the district are added	716
to the calculation. Students who transfer out of the district for	717
reasons other than dropout are subtracted from the calculation. If	718
a student who was a dropout in any previous year returns to the	719
same school district, that student shall be entered into the	720
calculation as if the student had entered ninth grade four years	721
before the graduation year of the graduating class that the	722
student joins.	723

(4) "State scholarship programs" means the educational choice	724
scholarship pilot program established under sections 3310.01 to	725
3310.17 of the Revised Code, the autism scholarship program	726
established under section 3310.41 of the Revised Code, the Jon	727
Peterson special needs scholarship program established under	728
sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code, and the pilot	729
project scholarship program established under sections 3313.974 to	730
3313.979 of the Revised Code.	731

Sec. 3301.0712.  (A) The state board of education, the	732
superintendent of public instruction, and the chancellor of the	733
Ohio board of regents shall develop a system of college and work	734
ready assessments as described in divisionsdivision (B)(1) and	735
(2) of this section to assess whether each student upon graduating	736
from high school is ready to enter college or the workforce. The	737
Beginning with students who enter the ninth grade for the first	738
time on or after July 1, 2014, the system shall replace the Ohio	739
graduation tests prescribed in division (B)(1) of section	740
3301.0710 of the Revised Code as a measure of student academic	741
performance and a prerequisite forone determinant of eligibility	742
for a high school diploma in the manner prescribed by rule of the	743
state board adopted under division (D)(G) of this section.	744

(B) The college and work ready assessment system shall	745
consist of the following:	746

(1) A nationally standardized assessment that measures	747
college and career readiness selected jointly by the state	748
superintendent and the chancellor.	749

(2) A series of end-of-course examinations in the areas of	750
science, mathematics, English language arts, American history, and	751
American governmentas follows:	752

(a) One examination in each of the areas of science, American	753
history, and American government;	754

(b) One examination in the area of mathematics, which shall	755
be in algebra II or its equivalent;	756

(c) One examination in the area of English language arts III,	757
as designated by the state board.	758

The end-of-course examinations shall be selected jointly by	759
the state superintendent and the chancellor in consultation with	760
faculty in the appropriate subject areas at institutions of higher	761
education of the university system of Ohio. For	762

(3) Not later than thirty days after the effective date of	763
this amendment, for each subject area, the state superintendent	764
and chancellorboard shall selectcompile a list of multiple	765
assessments that are equivalent to the end-of-course examinations	766
prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section that school	767
districts, public schools, and chartered nonpublic schools may use	768
asinstead of the end-of-course examinations prescribed under that	769
division. Subject to division (B)(3)(5)(b) of this section, those	770
assessmentsthe equivalent examinations shall include nationally	771
recognized subject area assessments, such as advanced placement	772
examinations, SAT subject tests, international baccalaureate	773
examinations, ACT end-of-course examinations, and other	774
assessments of college and work readiness. The state board may	775
update or revise the list of equivalent examinations.	776

In lieu of any of the end-of-course examinations prescribed	777
under divisions (B)(2)(a) to (c) of this section, a school	778
district or school may opt to administer instead the equivalent	779
examinations approved by the state board under division (B)(3) of	780
this section for any required examination subject area.	781

Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, a school district	782
or school shall notify the department of education which	783
assessment the district or school selects for each subject area	784
not later than the first day of August of each school year. For	785
any examination selected under division (B)(3) of this section,	786
the state board may require the entity that scores that	787
examination to provide the student score data on that examination	788
on behalf of the district or school, for purposes of calculating	789
measures for the state report card under section 3302.03 of the	790
Revised Code.	791

(4) Not later than July 1, 2014, the state board shall adopt	792
rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to do	793
all of the following:	794

(a) Determine and designate at least five ranges of scores on	795
each of the end-of-course examinations prescribed under division	796
(B)(2) of this section, and equivalent examinations prescribed	797
under division (B)(3) of this section. Each range of scores shall	798
be deemed to demonstrate a level of achievement so that any	799
student attaining a score within such range has achieved one of	800
the following:	801

(i) An advanced level of skill;

802

(ii) An accelerated level of skill;

803

(iii) A proficient level of skill;

804

(iv) A basic level of skill;

805

(v) A limited level of skill.

806

(b) Determine a method by which to calculate a cumulative	807
performance score based on the results of a student's	808
end-of-course examinations, or equivalent examinations, prescribed	809
by divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section.	810

(c) Determine the minimum cumulative performance score that	811
demonstrates the level of academic achievement necessary to earn a	812
high school diploma.	813

(d) Develop a table of corresponding score equivalents for	814
all of the examinations prescribed in divisions (B)(2) and (3) of	815
this section in order to calculate student performance	816
consistently across the different examinations.	817

(3)(5)(a) Not later than July 1, 2013, each school district	818
board of education shall adopt interim end-of-course examinations	819
that comply with the requirements of divisions (B)(3)(5)(b)(i) and	820
(ii) of this section to assess mastery of American history and	821
American government standards adopted under division (A)(1)(b) of	822
section 3301.079 of the Revised Code and the topics required under	823
division (M) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code. Each high	824
school of the district shall use the interim examinations until	825
the state superintendent and chancellor select end-of-course	826
examinations in American history and American government under	827
division (B)(2) of this section.	828

(b) Not later than July 1, 2014, the state superintendent and	829
the chancellor shall select the end-of-course examinations in	830
American history and American government.	831

(i) The end-of-course examinations in American history and	832
American government shall require demonstration of mastery of the	833
American history and American government content for social	834
studies standards adopted under division (A)(1)(b) of section	835
3301.079 of the Revised Code and the topics required under	836
division (M) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.	837

(ii) At least twenty per cent of the end-of-course	838
examination in American government shall address the topics on	839
American history and American government described in division (M)	840
of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.	841

(C) The state board shall convene a group of national	842
experts, state experts, and local practitioners to provide advice,	843
guidance, and recommendations for the alignment of standards and	844
model curricula to the assessments and in the design of the	845
end-of-course examinations prescribed by this section.	846

(D) Upon completion of the development of the assessment	847
system, theNot later than July 1, 2014, the state board shall	848
select at least one nationally recognized job skills assessment.	849
Each school district shall administer that assessment to those	850
students who opt to take it. The state board shall establish the	851
minimum score a student must attain on the job skills assessment	852
in order to demonstrate a student's workforce readiness and	853
employability. The administration of the job skills assessment to	854
a student under this division shall not exempt a school district	855
from administering the assessments prescribed in division (B) of	856
this section to that student.	857

(E) No school district shall charge a student for any	858
assessment, end-of-course examination, or equivalent examination	859
administered under division (B) or (D) of this section.	860

(F) A school district may use the end-of-course examinations,	861
or equivalent examinations, administered under division (B) of	862
this section as final examinations for the related subject-area	863
class or course of study.	864

(G) The state board shall adopt rules prescribing all of the	865
following:	866

(1) A timeline and plan for implementation of the assessment	867
system, including a phased implementation if the state board	868
determines such a phase-in is warranted;	869

(2) The date after which a person entering ninth grade shall	870
meet the requirements of the entire assessment system as a	871
prerequisite for a high school diploma under section 3313.61,	872
3313.612, or 3325.08 of the Revised Code;	873

(3) The date after which a person shall meet the requirements	874
of the entire assessment system as a prerequisite for a diploma of	875
adult education under section 3313.611 of the Revised Code;	876

(4)(3) Whether and the extent to which a person may be	877
excused from an American history end-of-course examination and an	878
American government end-of-course examination under division	879
(H)(I) of section 3313.61 and division (B)(3)(2) of section	880
3313.612 of the Revised Code;	881

(5)(4) The date after which a person who has fulfilled the	882
curriculum requirement for a diploma but has not passed one or	883
more of the required assessments at the time the person fulfilled	884
the curriculum requirement shall meet the requirements of the	885
entire assessment system as a prerequisite for a high school	886
diploma under division (B) of section 3313.614 of the Revised	887
Code;	888

(6) The extent to which the assessment system applies to	889
students enrolled in a dropout recovery and prevention program for	890
purposes of division (F) of section 3313.603 and section 3314.36	891
of the Revised Code.	892

No rule adopted under this division shall be effective	893
earlier than one year after the date the rule is filed in final	894
form pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.	895

(E)(H) Not later than forty-five days prior to the state	896
board's adoption of a resolution directing the department of	897
education to file the rules prescribed by division (D)(G) of this	898
section in final form under section 119.04 of the Revised Code,	899
the superintendent of public instruction shall present the	900
assessment system developed under this section to the respective	901
committees of the house of representatives and senate that	902
consider education legislation.	903

Sec. 3301.16.  Pursuant to standards prescribed by the state	904
board of education as provided in division (D) of section 3301.07	905
of the Revised Code, the state board shall classify and charter	906
school districts and individual schools within each district	907
except that no charter shall be granted to a nonpublic school	908
unless the school complies with divisiondivisions (K)(1)(a) and	909
(b) of section 3301.0711, ifas applicable, and section 3313.612	910
of the Revised Code.	911

In the course of considering the charter of a new school	912
district created under section 3311.26 or 3311.38 of the Revised	913
Code, the state board shall require the party proposing creation	914
of the district to submit to the board a map, certified by the	915
county auditor of the county in which the proposed new district is	916
located, showing the boundaries of the proposed new district. In	917
the case of a proposed new district located in more than one	918
county, the map shall be certified by the county auditor of each	919
county in which the proposed district is located.	920

The state board shall revoke the charter of any school	921
district or school which fails to meet the standards for	922
elementary and high schools as prescribed by the board. The state	923
board shall also revoke the charter of any nonpublic school that	924
does not comply with division (K)(1)(a) of section 3301.0711, if	925
applicable, and section 3313.612 of the Revised Code.	926

In the issuance and revocation of school district or school	927
charters, the state board shall be governed by the provisions of	928
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.	929

No school district, or individual school operated by a school	930
district, shall operate without a charter issued by the state	931
board under this section.	932

In case a school district charter is revoked pursuant to this	933
section, the state board may dissolve the school district and	934
transfer its territory to one or more adjacent districts. An	935
equitable division of the funds, property, and indebtedness of the	936
school district shall be made by the state board among the	937
receiving districts. The board of education of a receiving	938
district shall accept such territory pursuant to the order of the	939
state board. Prior to dissolving the school district, the state	940
board shall notify the appropriate educational service center	941
governing board and all adjacent school district boards of	942
education of its intention to do so. Boards so notified may make	943
recommendations to the state board regarding the proposed	944
dissolution and subsequent transfer of territory. Except as	945
provided in section 3301.161 of the Revised Code, the transfer	946
ordered by the state board shall become effective on the date	947
specified by the state board, but the date shall be at least	948
thirty days following the date of issuance of the order.	949

A high school is one of higher grade than an elementary	950
school, in which instruction and training are given in accordance	951
with sections 3301.07 and 3313.60 of the Revised Code and which	952
also offers other subjects of study more advanced than those	953
taught in the elementary schools and such other subjects as may be	954
approved by the state board of education.	955

An elementary school is one in which instruction and training	956
are given in accordance with sections 3301.07 and 3313.60 of the	957
Revised Code and which offers such other subjects as may be	958
approved by the state board of education. In districts wherein a	959
junior high school is maintained, the elementary schools in that	960
district may be considered to include only the work of the first	961
six school years inclusive, plus the kindergarten year.	962

Sec. 3302.02. Not later than one year after the adoption of	963
rules under division (D) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code	964
and at least every sixth year thereafter, upon recommendations of	965
the superintendent of public instruction, theThe state board of	966
education shall establish a set of performance indicators that	967
considered as a unit will be used as one of the performance	968
categories for the report cards required by section 3302.03 of the	969
Revised Code. In establishing these indicators, the superintendent	970
shall consider inclusion of student performance on assessments	971
prescribed under section 3301.0710 or 3301.0712 of the Revised	972
Code, rates of student improvement on such assessments, the	973
breadth of coursework available within the district, and other	974
indicators of student success.	975

Beginning with the report card for the 2014-2015 school year,	976
the performance indicators shall include an indicator that	977
reflects the level of services provided to, and the performance	978
of, students identified as gifted under Chapter 3324. of the	979
Revised Code. The indicator shall include the performance of	980
students identified as gifted on state assessments and value-added	981
growth measure disaggregated for students identified as gifted.	982

For the 2013-2014 school year, except as otherwise provided	983
in this section, for any indicator based on the percentage of	984
students attaining a proficient score on the assessments	985
prescribed by divisions (A) and (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the	986
Revised Code, a school district or building shall be considered to	987
have met the indicator if at least eighty per cent of the tested	988
students attain a score of proficient or higher on the assessment.	989
A school district or building shall be considered to have met the	990
indicator for the assessments prescribed by division (B)(1) of	991
section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code and only as administered to	992
eleventh grade students, if at least eighty-five per cent of the	993
tested students attain a score of proficient or higher on the	994
assessment. Not later than July 1, 2014, the state board may adopt	995
rules, under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to establish	996
different proficiency percentages to meet each indicator that is	997
based on a state assessment, prescribed under section 3301.0710 or	998
3301.0712 of the Revised Code, for the 2014-2015 school year and	999
thereafter.	1000

The superintendent shall not establish any performance	1001
indicator for passage of the third or fourth grade English	1002
language arts assessment that is solely based on the assessment	1003
given in the fall for the purpose of determining whether students	1004
have met the reading guarantee provisions of section 3313.608 of	1005
the Revised Code.	1006

Sec. 3302.03.  Annually, not later than the fifteenth day of	1007
September or the preceding Friday when that day falls on a	1008
Saturday or Sunday, the department of education shall assign a	1009
letter grade for overall academic performance and for each	1010
separate performance measure for each school district, and each	1011
school building in a district, in accordance with this section.	1012
The state board shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the	1013
Revised Code to establish performance criteria for each letter	1014
grade and prescribe a method by which the department assigns each	1015
letter grade. For a school building to which any of the	1016
performance measures do not apply, due to grade levels served by	1017
the building, the state board shall designate the performance	1018
measures that are applicable to the building and that must be	1019
calculated separately and used to calculate the building's overall	1020
grade. The department shall issue annual report cards reflecting	1021
the performance of each school district, each building within each	1022
district, and for the state as a whole using the performance	1023
measures and letter grade system described in this section. The	1024
department shall include on the report card for each district and	1025
each building within each district the most recent two-year trend	1026
data in student achievement for each subject and each grade.	1027

(A)(1) For the 2012-2013 school year, the department shall	1028
issue grades as described in division (E) of this section for each	1029
of the following performance measures:	1030

(a) Annual measurable objectives;

1031

(b) Performance index score for a school district or	1032
building. Grades shall be awarded as a percentage of the total	1033
possible points on the performance index system as adopted by the	1034
state board. In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades	1035
under division (A)(1)(b) of this section, the state board of	1036
education shall designate ninety per cent or higher for an "A," at	1037
least seventy per cent but not more than eighty per cent for a	1038
"C," and less than fifty per cent for an "F."	1039

(c) The extent to which the school district or building meets	1040
each of the applicable performance indicators established by the	1041
state board under section 3302.02 of the Revised Code and the	1042
percentage of applicable performance indicators that have been	1043
achieved. In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades under	1044
division (A)(1)(c) of this section, the state board shall	1045
designate ninety per cent or higher for an "A."	1046

(d) The four- and five-year adjusted cohort graduation rates.

1047

In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades under	1048
division (A)(1)(d), (B)(1)(d), or (C)(1)(d) of this section, the	1049
department shall designate a four-year adjusted cohort graduation	1050
rate of ninety-three per cent or higher for an "A" and a five-year	1051
cohort graduation rate of ninety-five per cent or higher for an	1052
"A."	1053

(e) The overall score under the value-added progress	1054
dimension of a school district or building, for which the	1055
department shall use up to three years of value-added data as	1056
available. The letter grade assigned for this growth measure shall	1057
be as follows:	1058

(i) A score that is at least two standard errors of measure	1059
above the mean score shall be designated as an "A."	1060

(ii) A score that is at least one standard error of measure	1061
but less than two standard errors of measure above the mean score	1062
shall be designated as a "B."	1063

(iii) A score that is less than one standard error of measure	1064
above the mean score but greater than or equal to one standard	1065
error of measure below the mean score shall be designated as a	1066
"C."	1067

(iv) A score that is not greater than one standard error of	1068
measure below the mean score but is greater than or equal to two	1069
standard errors of measure below the mean score shall be	1070
designated as a "D."	1071

(v) A score that is not greater than two standard errors of	1072
measure below the mean score shall be designated as an "F."	1073

Whenever the value-added progress dimension is used as a	1074
graded performance measure, whether as an overall measure or as a	1075
measure of separate subgroups, the grades for the measure shall be	1076
calculated in the same manner as prescribed in division (A)(1)(e)	1077
of this section.	1078

(f) The value-added progress dimension score for a school	1079
district or building disaggregated for each of the following	1080
subgroups: students identified as gifted, students with	1081
disabilities, and students whose performance places them in the	1082
lowest quintile for achievement on a statewide basis. Each	1083
subgroup shall be a separate graded measure.	1084

(2) Not later than April 30, 2013, the state board of	1085
education shall adopt a resolution describing the performance	1086
measures, benchmarks, and grading system for the 2012-2013 school	1087
year and, not later than June 30, 2013, shall adopt rules in	1088
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that prescribe	1089
the methods by which the performance measures under division	1090
(A)(1) of this section shall be assessed and assigned a letter	1091
grade, including performance benchmarks for each letter grade.	1092

At least forty-five days prior to the state board's adoption	1093
of rules to prescribe the methods by which the performance	1094
measures under division (A)(1) of this section shall be assessed	1095
and assigned a letter grade, the department shall conduct a public	1096
presentation before the standing committees of the house of	1097
representatives and the senate that consider education legislation	1098
describing such methods, including performance benchmarks.	1099

(3) There shall not be an overall letter grade for a school	1100
district or building for the 2012-2013 school year.	1101

(B)(1) For the 2013-2014 school year, the department shall	1102
issue grades as described in division (E) of this section for each	1103
of the following performance measures:	1104

(a) Annual measurable objectives;

1105

(b) Performance index score for a school district or	1106
building. Grades shall be awarded as a percentage of the total	1107
possible points on the performance index system as created by the	1108
department. In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades	1109
under division (B)(1)(b) of this section, the state board shall	1110
designate ninety per cent or higher for an "A," at least seventy	1111
per cent but not more than eighty per cent for a "C," and less	1112
than fifty per cent for an "F."	1113

(c) The extent to which the school district or building meets	1114
each of the applicable performance indicators established by the	1115
state board under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code and the	1116
percentage of applicable performance indicators that have been	1117
achieved. In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades under	1118
division (B)(1)(c) of this section, the state board shall	1119
designate ninety per cent or higher for an "A."	1120

(d) The four- and five-year adjusted cohort graduation rates;

1121

(e) The overall score under the value-added progress	1122
dimension of a school district or building, for which the	1123
department shall use up to three years of value-added data as	1124
available.	1125

(f) The value-added progress dimension score for a school	1126
district or building disaggregated for each of the following	1127
subgroups: students identified as gifted in superior cognitive	1128
ability and specific academic ability fields under Chapter 3324.	1129
of the Revised Code, students with disabilities, and students	1130
whose performance places them in the lowest quintile for	1131
achievement on a statewide basis. Each subgroup shall be a	1132
separate graded measure.	1133

(g) Whether a school district or building is making progress	1134
in improving literacy in grades kindergarten through three, as	1135
determined using a method prescribed by the state board. The state	1136
board shall adopt rules to prescribe benchmarks and standards for	1137
assigning grades to districts and buildings for purposes of	1138
division (B)(1)(g) of this section. In adopting benchmarks for	1139
assigning letter grades under divisions (B)(1)(g) and (C)(1)(g) of	1140
this section, the state board shall determine progress made based	1141
on the reduction in the percentage of students scoring below grade	1142
level, or below proficient, compared from year to year on the	1143
reading and writing diagnostic assessments administered under	1144
section 3301.0715 of the Revised Code and the third grade English	1145
language arts assessment under section 3301.0710 of the Revised	1146
Code, as applicable. The state board shall designate for a "C"	1147
grade a value that is not lower than the statewide average value	1148
for this measure. No grade shall be issued under divisions	1149
(B)(1)(g) and (C)(1)(g) of this section for a district or building	1150
in which less than five per cent of students have scored below	1151
grade level on the diagnostic assessment administered to students	1152
in kindergarten under division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 of the	1153
Revised Code.	1154

(2) In addition to the graded measures in division (B)(1) of	1155
this section, the department shall include on a school district's	1156
or building's report card all of the following without an assigned	1157
letter grade:	1158

(a) The percentage of students enrolled in a district or	1159
building participating in advanced placement classes and the	1160
percentage of those students who received a score of three or	1161
better on advanced placement examinations;	1162

(b) The number of a district's or building's students who	1163
have earned at least three college credits through dual enrollment	1164
programs, such as the post-secondary enrollment options program	1165
under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code and state-approved	1166
career-technical courses offered through dual enrollment or	1167
statewide articulation, that appear on a student's transcript or	1168
other official document, either of which is issued by the	1169
institution of higher education from which the student earned the	1170
college credit. The credits earned that are reported under	1171
divisions (B)(2)(b) and (C)(2)(c) of this section shall not	1172
include any that are remedial or developmental and shall include	1173
those that count toward the curriculum requirements established	1174
for completion of a degree.	1175

(c) The percentage of students enrolled in a district or	1176
building who have taken a national standardized test used for	1177
college admission determinations and the percentage of those	1178
students who are determined to be remediation-free in accordance	1179
with standards adopted under division (F) of section 3345.061 of	1180
the Revised Code;	1181

(d) The percentage of the district's or the building's	1182
students who receive industry credentials. The state board shall	1183
adopt criteria for acceptable industry credentials.	1184

(e) The percentage of students enrolled in a district or	1185
building who are participating in an international baccalaureate	1186
program and the percentage of those students who receive a score	1187
of four or better on the international baccalaureate examinations.	1188

(f) The percentage of the district's or building's students	1189
who receive an honors diploma under division (B) of section	1190
3313.61 of the Revised Code.	1191

(3) Not later than December 31, 2013, the state board shall	1192
adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code	1193
that prescribe the methods by which the performance measures under	1194
divisions (B)(1)(f) and (B)(1)(g) of this section will be assessed	1195
and assigned a letter grade, including performance benchmarks for	1196
each grade.	1197

At least forty-five days prior to the state board's adoption	1198
of rules to prescribe the methods by which the performance	1199
measures under division (B)(1) of this section shall be assessed	1200
and assigned a letter grade, the department shall conduct a public	1201
presentation before the standing committees of the house of	1202
representatives and the senate that consider education legislation	1203
describing such methods, including performance benchmarks.	1204

(4) There shall not be an overall letter grade for a school	1205
district or building for the 2013-2014 school year.	1206

(C)(1) For the 2014-2015 school year and each school year	1207
thereafter, the department shall issue grades as described in	1208
division (E) of this section for each of the following performance	1209
measures and an overall letter grade based on an aggregate of	1210
those measures:	1211

(a) Annual measurable objectives;

1212

(b) Performance index score for a school district or	1213
building. Grades shall be awarded as a percentage of the total	1214
possible points on the performance index system as created by the	1215
department. In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades	1216
under division (C)(1)(b) of this section, the state board shall	1217
designate ninety per cent or higher for an "A," at least seventy	1218
per cent but not more than eighty per cent for a "C," and less	1219
than fifty per cent for an "F."	1220

(c) The extent to which the school district or building meets	1221
each of the applicable performance indicators established by the	1222
state board under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code and the	1223
percentage of applicable performance indicators that have been	1224
achieved. In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades under	1225
division (C)(1)(c) of this section, the state board shall	1226
designate ninety per cent or higher for an "A."	1227

(d) The four- and five-year adjusted cohort graduation rates;

1228

(e) The overall score under the value-added progress	1229
dimension, or another measure of student academic progress if	1230
adopted by the state board, of a school district or building, for	1231
which the department shall use up to three years of value-added	1232
data as available.	1233

In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades for	1234
overall score on value-added progress dimension under division	1235
(C)(1)(e) of this section, the state board shall prohibit the	1236
assigning of a grade of "A" for that measure unless the district's	1237
or building's grade assigned for value-added progress dimension	1238
for all subgroups under division (C)(1)(f) of this section is a	1239
"B" or higher.	1240

For the metric prescribed by division (C)(1)(e) of this	1241
section, the state board may adopt a student academic progress	1242
measure to be used instead of the value-added progress dimension.	1243
If the state board adopts such a measure, it also shall prescribe	1244
a method for assigning letter grades for the new measure that is	1245
comparable to the method prescribed in division (A)(1)(e) of this	1246
section.	1247

(f) The value-added progress dimension score of a school	1248
district or building disaggregated for each of the following	1249
subgroups: students identified as gifted in superior cognitive	1250
ability and specific academic ability fields under Chapter 3324.	1251
of the Revised Code, students with disabilities, and students	1252
whose performance places them in the lowest quintile for	1253
achievement on a statewide basis, as determined by a method	1254
prescribed by the state board. Each subgroup shall be a separate	1255
graded measure.	1256

The state board may adopt student academic progress measures	1257
to be used instead of the value-added progress dimension. If the	1258
state board adopts such measures, it also shall prescribe a method	1259
for assigning letter grades for the new measures that is	1260
comparable to the method prescribed in division (A)(1)(e) of this	1261
section.	1262

(g) Whether a school district or building is making progress	1263
in improving literacy in grades kindergarten through three, as	1264
determined using a method prescribed by the state board. The state	1265
board shall adopt rules to prescribe benchmarks and standards for	1266
assigning grades to a district or building for purposes of	1267
division (C)(1)(g) of this section. The state board shall	1268
designate for a "C" grade a value that is not lower than the	1269
statewide average value for this measure. No grade shall be issued	1270
under division (C)(1)(g) of this section for a district or	1271
building in which less than five per cent of students have scored	1272
below grade level on the kindergarten diagnostic assessment under	1273
division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code.	1274

(2) In addition to the graded measures in division (C)(1) of	1275
this section, the department shall include on a school district's	1276
or building's report card all of the following without an assigned	1277
letter grade:	1278

(a) The percentage of students enrolled in a district or	1279
building who have taken a national standardized test used for	1280
college admission determinations and the percentage of those	1281
students who are determined to be remediation-free in accordance	1282
with the standards adopted under division (F) of section 3345.061	1283
of the Revised Code;	1284

(b) The percentage of students enrolled in a district or	1285
building participating in advanced placement classes and the	1286
percentage of those students who received a score of three or	1287
better on advanced placement examinations;	1288

(c) The number of a district's or building's students who	1289
have earned at least three college credits through dual enrollment	1290
programs, such as the post-secondary enrollment options program	1291
under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code and state-approved	1292
career-technical courses offered through dual enrollment or	1293
statewide articulation, that appear on a student's transcript or	1294
other official document, either of which is issued by the	1295
institution of higher education from which the student earned the	1296
college credit. The credits earned that are reported under	1297
divisions (B)(2)(b) and (C)(2)(c) of this section shall not	1298
include any that are remedial or developmental and shall include	1299
those that count toward the curriculum requirements established	1300
for completion of a degree.	1301

(d) The percentage of the district's or building's students	1302
who receive an honor's diploma under division (B) of section	1303
3313.61 of the Revised Code;	1304

(e) The percentage of the district's or building's students	1305
who receive industry credentials;	1306

(f) The percentage of students enrolled in a district or	1307
building who are participating in an international baccalaureate	1308
program and the percentage of those students who receive a score	1309
of four or better on the international baccalaureate examinations;	1310

(g) The results of the college and career-ready assessments	1311
administered under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the	1312
Revised Code.	1313

(3) The state board shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter	1314
119. of the Revised Code that establish a method to assign an	1315
overall grade for a school district or school building for the	1316
2014-2015 school year and each school year thereafter. The rules	1317
shall group the performance measures in divisions (C)(1) and (2)	1318
of this section into the following components:	1319

(a) Gap closing, which shall include the performance measure	1320
in division (C)(1)(a) of this section;	1321

(b) Achievement, which shall include the performance measures	1322
in divisions (C)(1)(b) and (c) of this section;	1323

(c) Progress, which shall include the performance measures in	1324
divisions (C)(1)(e) and (f) of this section;	1325

(d) Graduation, which shall include the performance measure	1326
in division (C)(1)(d) of this section;	1327

(e) Kindergarten through third-grade literacy, which shall	1328
include the performance measure in division (C)(1)(g) of this	1329
section;	1330

(f) Prepared for success, which shall include the performance	1331
measures in divisions (C)(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of	1332
this section. The state board shall develop a method to determine	1333
a grade for the component in division (C)(3)(f) of this section	1334
using the performance measures in divisions (C)(2)(a), (b), (c),	1335
(d), (e), and (f) of this section. When available, the state board	1336
may incorporate the performance measure under division (C)(2)(g)	1337
of this section into the component under division (C)(3)(f) of	1338
this section. When determining the overall grade for the prepared	1339
for success component prescribed by division (C)(3)(f) of this	1340
section, no individual student shall be counted in more than one	1341
performance measure. However, if a student qualifies for more than	1342
one performance measure in the component, the state board may, in	1343
its method to determine a grade for the component, specify an	1344
additional weight for such a student that is not greater than or	1345
equal to 1.0. In determining the overall score under division	1346
(C)(3)(f) of this section, the state board shall ensure that the	1347
pool of students included in the performance measures aggregated	1348
under that division are all of the students included in the four-	1349
and five-year adjusted graduation cohort.	1350

In the rules adopted under division (C)(3) of this section,	1351
the state board shall adopt a method for determining a grade for	1352
each component in divisions (C)(3)(a) to (f) of this section. The	1353
state board also shall establish a method to assign an overall	1354
grade of "A," "B," "C," "D," or "F" using the grades assigned for	1355
each component. The method the state board adopts for assigning an	1356
overall grade shall give equal weight to the components in	1357
divisions (C)(3)(b) and (c) of this section.	1358

At least forty-five days prior to the state board's adoption	1359
of rules to prescribe the methods for calculating the overall	1360
grade for the report card, as required by this division, the	1361
department shall conduct a public presentation before the standing	1362
committees of the house of representatives and the senate that	1363
consider education legislation describing the format for the	1364
report card, weights that will be assigned to the components of	1365
the overall grade, and the method for calculating the overall	1366
grade.	1367

(D) Not later than July 1, 2015, the state board shall	1368
develop a measure of student academic progress for high school	1369
students. Beginning with the report card for the 2015-2016 school	1370
year, each school district and applicable school building shall be	1371
assigned a separate letter grade for this measure and the	1372
district's or building's grade for that measure shall be included	1373
in determining the district's or building's overall letter grade.	1374
This measure shall be included within the measure prescribed in	1375
division (C)(3)(c) of this section in the calculation for the	1376
overall letter grade.	1377

(E) The letter grades assigned to a school district or	1378
building under this section shall be as follows:	1379

(1) "A" for a district or school making excellent progress;

1380

(2) "B" for a district or school making above average	1381
progress;	1382

(3) "C" for a district or school making average progress;

1383

(4) "D" for a district or school making below average	1384
progress;	1385

(5) "F" for a district or school failing to meet minimum	1386
progress.	1387

(F) When reporting data on student achievement and progress,	1388
the department shall disaggregate that data according to the	1389
following categories:	1390

(1) Performance of students by grade-level;

1391

(2) Performance of students by race and ethnic group;

1392

(3) Performance of students by gender;

1393

(4) Performance of students grouped by those who have been	1394
enrolled in a district or school for three or more years;	1395

(5) Performance of students grouped by those who have been	1396
enrolled in a district or school for more than one year and less	1397
than three years;	1398

(6) Performance of students grouped by those who have been	1399
enrolled in a district or school for one year or less;	1400

(7) Performance of students grouped by those who are	1401
economically disadvantaged;	1402

(8) Performance of students grouped by those who are enrolled	1403
in a conversion community school established under Chapter 3314.	1404
of the Revised Code;	1405

(9) Performance of students grouped by those who are	1406
classified as limited English proficient;	1407

(10) Performance of students grouped by those who have	1408
disabilities;	1409

(11) Performance of students grouped by those who are	1410
classified as migrants;	1411

(12) Performance of students grouped by those who are	1412
identified as gifted in superior cognitive ability and the	1413
specific academic ability fields of reading and math pursuant to	1414
Chapter 3324. of the Revised Code. In disaggregating specific	1415
academic ability fields for gifted students, the department shall	1416
use data for those students with specific academic ability in math	1417
and reading. If any other academic field is assessed, the	1418
department shall also include data for students with specific	1419
academic ability in that field as well.	1420

(13) Performance of students grouped by those who perform in	1421
the lowest quintile for achievement on a statewide basis, as	1422
determined by a method prescribed by the state board.	1423

The department may disaggregate data on student performance	1424
according to other categories that the department determines are	1425
appropriate. To the extent possible, the department shall	1426
disaggregate data on student performance according to any	1427
combinations of two or more of the categories listed in divisions	1428
(F)(1) to (13) of this section that it deems relevant.	1429

In reporting data pursuant to division (F) of this section,	1430
the department shall not include in the report cards any data	1431
statistical in nature that is statistically unreliable or that	1432
could result in the identification of individual students. For	1433
this purpose, the department shall not report student performance	1434
data for any group identified in division (F) of this section that	1435
contains less than ten students. If the department does not report	1436
student performance data for a group because it contains less than	1437
ten students, the department shall indicate on the report card	1438
that is why data was not reported.	1439

(G) The department may include with the report cards any	1440
additional education and fiscal performance data it deems	1441
valuable.	1442

(H) The department shall include on each report card a list	1443
of additional information collected by the department that is	1444
available regarding the district or building for which the report	1445
card is issued. When available, such additional information shall	1446
include student mobility data disaggregated by race and	1447
socioeconomic status, college enrollment data, and the reports	1448
prepared under section 3302.031 of the Revised Code.	1449

The department shall maintain a site on the world wide web.	1450
The report card shall include the address of the site and shall	1451
specify that such additional information is available to the	1452
public at that site. The department shall also provide a copy of	1453
each item on the list to the superintendent of each school	1454
district. The district superintendent shall provide a copy of any	1455
item on the list to anyone who requests it.	1456

(I) Division (I) of this section does not apply to conversion	1457
community schools that primarily enroll students between sixteen	1458
and twenty-two years of age who dropped out of high school or are	1459
at risk of dropping out of high school due to poor attendance,	1460
disciplinary problems, or suspensions.	1461

(1) For any district that sponsors a conversion community	1462
school under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, the department	1463
shall combine data regarding the academic performance of students	1464
enrolled in the community school with comparable data from the	1465
schools of the district for the purpose of determining the	1466
performance of the district as a whole on the report card issued	1467
for the district under this section or section 3302.033 of the	1468
Revised Code.	1469

(2) Any district that leases a building to a community school	1470
located in the district or that enters into an agreement with a	1471
community school located in the district whereby the district and	1472
the school endorse each other's programs may elect to have data	1473
regarding the academic performance of students enrolled in the	1474
community school combined with comparable data from the schools of	1475
the district for the purpose of determining the performance of the	1476
district as a whole on the district report card. Any district that	1477
so elects shall annually file a copy of the lease or agreement	1478
with the department.	1479

(3) Any municipal school district, as defined in section	1480
3311.71 of the Revised Code, that sponsors a community school	1481
located within the district's territory, or that enters into an	1482
agreement with a community school located within the district's	1483
territory whereby the district and the community school endorse	1484
each other's programs, may exercise either or both of the	1485
following elections:	1486

(a) To have data regarding the academic performance of	1487
students enrolled in that community school combined with	1488
comparable data from the schools of the district for the purpose	1489
of determining the performance of the district as a whole on the	1490
district's report card;	1491

(b) To have the number of students attending that community	1492
school noted separately on the district's report card.	1493

The election authorized under division (I)(3)(a) of this	1494
section is subject to approval by the governing authority of the	1495
community school.	1496

Any municipal school district that exercises an election to	1497
combine or include data under division (I)(3) of this section, by	1498
the first day of October of each year, shall file with the	1499
department documentation indicating eligibility for that election,	1500
as required by the department.	1501

(J) The department shall include on each report card the	1502
percentage of teachers in the district or building who are highly	1503
qualified, as defined by the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001,"	1504
and a comparison of that percentage with the percentages of such	1505
teachers in similar districts and buildings.	1506

(K)(1) In calculating English language arts, mathematics,	1507
social studies, or science assessment passage rates used to	1508
determine school district or building performance under this	1509
section, the department shall include all students taking an	1510
assessment with accommodation or to whom an alternate assessment	1511
is administered pursuant to division (C)(1) or (3) of section	1512
3301.0711 of the Revised Code.	1513

(2) In calculating performance index scores, rates of	1514
achievement on the performance indicators established by the state	1515
board under section 3302.02 of the Revised Code, and annual	1516
measurable objectives for determining adequate yearly progress for	1517
school districts and buildings under this section, the department	1518
shall do all of the following:	1519

(a) Include for each district or building only those students	1520
who are included in the ADM certified for the first full school	1521
week of October and are continuously enrolled in the district or	1522
building through the time of the spring administration of any	1523
assessment prescribed by division (A)(1) or (B)(1) of section	1524
3301.0710 or division (B) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code	1525
that is administered to the student's grade level;	1526

(b) Include cumulative totals from both the fall and spring	1527
administrations of the third grade English language arts	1528
achievement assessment;	1529

(c) Except as required by the "No Child Left Behind Act of	1530
2001," exclude for each district or building any limited English	1531
proficient student who has been enrolled in United States schools	1532
for less than one full school year.	1533

(L) Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year and at least	1534
once every three years thereafter, the state board of education	1535
shall review and may adjust the benchmarks for assigning letter	1536
grades to the performance measures and components prescribed under	1537
divisions (C)(3) and (D) of this section.	1538

Sec. 3302.031. In addition to the report cards required under	1539
section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, the department of education	1540
shall annually prepare the following reports for each school	1541
district and make a copy of each report available to the	1542
superintendent of each district:	1543

(A) A funding and expenditure accountability report which	1544
shall consist of the amount of state aid payments the school	1545
district will receive during the fiscal year under Chapter 3317.	1546
of the Revised Code and any other fiscal data the department	1547
determines is necessary to inform the public about the financial	1548
status of the district;	1549

(B) A school safety and discipline report which shall consist	1550
of statistical information regarding student safety and discipline	1551
in each school building, including the number of suspensions and	1552
expulsions disaggregated according to race and gender;	1553

(C) A student equity report which shall consist of at least a	1554
description of the status of teacher qualifications, library and	1555
media resources, textbooks, classroom materials and supplies, and	1556
technology resources for each district. To the extent possible,	1557
the information included in the report required under this	1558
division shall be disaggregated according to grade level, race,	1559
gender, disability, and scores attained on assessments required	1560
under sectionsections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised	1561
Code.	1562

(D) A school enrollment report which shall consist of	1563
information about the composition of classes within each district	1564
by grade and subject disaggregated according to race, gender, and	1565
scores attained on assessments required under sectionsections	1566
3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code;	1567

(E) A student retention report which shall consist of the	1568
number of students retained in their respective grade levels in	1569
the district disaggregated by grade level, subject area, race,	1570
gender, and disability;	1571

(F) A school district performance report which shall describe	1572
for the district and each building within the district the extent	1573
to which the district or building meets each of the applicable	1574
performance indicators established under section 3302.02 of the	1575
Revised Code, the number of performance indicators that have been	1576
achieved, and the performance index score. In calculating the	1577
rates of achievement on the performance indicators and the	1578
performance index scores for each report, the department shall	1579
exclude all students with disabilities.	1580

Sec. 3310.14.  Each chartered nonpublic school that is not	1581
subject to division (K)(1)(a) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised	1582
Code and enrolls students awarded scholarships under sections	1583
3310.01 to 3310.17 of the Revised Code annually shall administer	1584
the assessments prescribed by section 3301.0710 or 3301.0712 of	1585
the Revised Code to each scholarship student enrolled in the	1586
school in accordance with section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code.	1587
Each chartered nonpublic school that is subject to this section	1588
shall report to the department of education the results of each	1589
assessment administered to each scholarship student under this	1590
section.	1591

Nothing in this section requires a chartered nonpublic school	1592
to administer any achievement assessment, except for an Ohio	1593
graduation test prescribed by division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710	1594
or the college and work ready assessment system prescribed by	1595
division (B) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, as required	1596
by section 3313.612 of the Revised Code, to any student enrolled	1597
in the school who is not a scholarship student.	1598

Sec. 3310.522.  In order to maintain eligibility for a	1599
scholarship under the program, a student shall take each	1600
assessment prescribed by sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the	1601
Revised Code, unless the student is excused from taking that	1602
assessment under federal law or the student's individualized	1603
education program.	1604

Each registered private provider that is not subject to	1605
division (K)(1)(a) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code and	1606
enrolls a student who is awarded a scholarship under this section	1607
shall administer each assessment prescribed by sections 3301.0710	1608
and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code to that student, unless the	1609
student is excused from taking that assessment, and shall report	1610
to the department the results of each assessment so administered.	1611

Nothing in this section requires any chartered nonpublic	1612
school that is a registered private provider to administer any	1613
achievement assessment, except for an Ohio graduation test	1614
prescribed by division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 or the college	1615
and work ready assessment system prescribed by division (B) of	1616
section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, as required by section	1617
3313.612 of the Revised Code, to any student enrolled in the	1618
school who is not a scholarship student.	1619

Sec. 3313.532.  (A) Any person twenty-two or more years of	1620
age and enrolled in an adult high school continuation program	1621
established pursuant to section 3313.531 of the Revised Code may	1622
request the board of education operating the program to conduct an	1623
evaluation in accordance with division (C) of this section.	1624

(B) Any applicant to a board of education for a diploma of	1625
adult education under division (B) of section 3313.611 of the	1626
Revised Code may request the board to conduct an evaluation in	1627
accordance with division (C) of this section.	1628

(C) Upon the request of any person pursuant to division (A)	1629
or (B) of this section, the board of education to which the	1630
request is made shall evaluate the person to determine whether the	1631
person is disabled, in accordance with rules adopted by the state	1632
board of education. If the evaluation indicates that the person is	1633
disabled, the board shall determine whether to excuse the person	1634
from taking any of the assessments required by division (B) of	1635
section 3301.07103313.618 of the Revised Code as a requirement	1636
for receiving a diploma under section 3313.611 of the Revised	1637
Code. The board may require the person to take an alternate	1638
assessment in place of any test from which the person is so	1639
excused.	1640

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

1641

(1) "One unit" means a minimum of one hundred twenty hours of	1642
course instruction, except that for a laboratory course, "one	1643
unit" means a minimum of one hundred fifty hours of course	1644
instruction.	1645

(2) "One-half unit" means a minimum of sixty hours of course	1646
instruction, except that for physical education courses, "one-half	1647
unit" means a minimum of one hundred twenty hours of course	1648
instruction.	1649

(B) Beginning September 15, 2001, except as required in	1650
division (C) of this section and division (C) of section 3313.614	1651
of the Revised Code, the requirements for graduation from every	1652
high school shall include twenty units earned in grades nine	1653
through twelve and shall be distributed as follows:	1654

(1) English language arts, four units;

1655

(2) Health, one-half unit;

1656

(3) Mathematics, three units;

1657

(4) Physical education, one-half unit;

1658

(5) Science, two units until September 15, 2003, and three	1659
units thereafter, which at all times shall include both of the	1660
following:	1661

(a) Biological sciences, one unit;

1662

(b) Physical sciences, one unit.

1663

(6) History and government, one unit, which shall comply with	1664
division (M) of this section and shall include both of the	1665
following:	1666

(a) American history, one-half unit;

1667

(b) American government, one-half unit.

1668

(7) Social studies, two units.

1669

(8) Elective units, seven units until September 15, 2003, and	1670
six units thereafter.	1671

Each student's electives shall include at least one unit, or	1672
two half units, chosen from among the areas of	1673
business/technology, fine arts, and/or foreign language.	1674

(C) Beginning with students who enter ninth grade for the	1675
first time on or after July 1, 2010, except as provided in	1676
divisions (D) to (F) of this section, the requirements for	1677
graduation from every public and chartered nonpublic high school	1678
shall include twenty units that are designed to prepare students	1679
for the workforce and college. The units shall be distributed as	1680
follows:	1681

(1) English language arts, four units;

1682

(2) Health, one-half unit, which shall include instruction in	1683
nutrition and the benefits of nutritious foods and physical	1684
activity for overall health;	1685

(3) Mathematics, four units, which shall include one unit of	1686
algebra II or the equivalent of algebra II;	1687

(4) Physical education, one-half unit;

1688

(5) Science, three units with inquiry-based laboratory	1689
experience that engages students in asking valid scientific	1690
questions and gathering and analyzing information, which shall	1691
include the following, or their equivalent:	1692

(a) Physical sciences, one unit;

1693

(b) Life sciences, one unit;

1694

(c) Advanced study in one or more of the following sciences,	1695
one unit:	1696

(i) Chemistry, physics, or other physical science;

1697

(ii) Advanced biology or other life science;

1698

(iii) Astronomy, physical geology, or other earth or space	1699
science.	1700

(6) History and government, one unit, which shall comply with	1701
division (M) of this section and shall include both of the	1702
following:	1703

(a) American history, one-half unit;

1704

(b) American government, one-half unit.

1705

(7) Social studies, two units.

1706

Each school shall integrate the study of economics and	1707
financial literacy, as expressed in the social studies academic	1708
content standards adopted by the state board of education under	1709
division (A)(1) of section 3301.079 of the Revised Code and the	1710
academic content standards for financial literacy and	1711
entrepreneurship adopted under division (A)(2) of that section,	1712
into one or more existing social studies credits required under	1713
division (C)(7) of this section, or into the content of another	1714
class, so that every high school student receives instruction in	1715
those concepts. In developing the curriculum required by this	1716
paragraph, schools shall use available public-private partnerships	1717
and resources and materials that exist in business, industry, and	1718
through the centers for economics education at institutions of	1719
higher education in the state.	1720

(8) Five units consisting of one or any combination of	1721
foreign language, fine arts, business, career-technical education,	1722
family and consumer sciences, technology, agricultural education,	1723
a junior reserve officer training corps (JROTC) program approved	1724
by the congress of the United States under title 10 of the United	1725
States Code, or English language arts, mathematics, science, or	1726
social studies courses not otherwise required under division (C)	1727
of this section.	1728

Ohioans must be prepared to apply increased knowledge and	1729
skills in the workplace and to adapt their knowledge and skills	1730
quickly to meet the rapidly changing conditions of the	1731
twenty-first century. National studies indicate that all high	1732
school graduates need the same academic foundation, regardless of	1733
the opportunities they pursue after graduation. The goal of Ohio's	1734
system of elementary and secondary education is to prepare all	1735
students for and seamlessly connect all students to success in	1736
life beyond high school graduation, regardless of whether the next	1737
step is entering the workforce, beginning an apprenticeship,	1738
engaging in post-secondary training, serving in the military, or	1739
pursuing a college degree.	1740

The Ohio core curriculum is the standard expectation for all	1741
students entering ninth grade for the first time at a public or	1742
chartered nonpublic high school on or after July 1, 2010. A	1743
student may satisfy this expectation through a variety of methods,	1744
including, but not limited to, integrated, applied,	1745
career-technical, and traditional coursework.	1746

Whereas teacher quality is essential for student success in	1747
completing the Ohio core curriculum, the general assembly shall	1748
appropriate funds for strategic initiatives designed to strengthen	1749
schools' capacities to hire and retain highly qualified teachers	1750
in the subject areas required by the curriculum. Such initiatives	1751
are expected to require an investment of $120,000,000 over five	1752
years.	1753

Stronger coordination between high schools and institutions	1754
of higher education is necessary to prepare students for more	1755
challenging academic endeavors and to lessen the need for academic	1756
remediation in college, thereby reducing the costs of higher	1757
education for Ohio's students, families, and the state. The state	1758
board and the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents shall	1759
develop policies to ensure that only in rare instances will	1760
students who complete the Ohio core curriculum require academic	1761
remediation after high school.	1762

School districts, community schools, and chartered nonpublic	1763
schools shall integrate technology into learning experiences	1764
across the curriculum in order to maximize efficiency, enhance	1765
learning, and prepare students for success in the	1766
technology-driven twenty-first century. Districts and schools	1767
shall use distance and web-based course delivery as a method of	1768
providing or augmenting all instruction required under this	1769
division, including laboratory experience in science. Districts	1770
and schools shall utilize technology access and electronic	1771
learning opportunities provided by the broadcast educational media	1772
commission, chancellor, the Ohio learning network, education	1773
technology centers, public television stations, and other public	1774
and private providers.	1775

(D) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	1776
student who enters ninth grade on or after July 1, 2010, and	1777
before July 1, 2014, may qualify for graduation from a public or	1778
chartered nonpublic high school even though the student has not	1779
completed the Ohio core curriculum prescribed in division (C) of	1780
this section if all of the following conditions are satisfied:	1781

(1) After the student has attended high school for two years,	1782
as determined by the school, the student and the student's parent,	1783
guardian, or custodian sign and file with the school a written	1784
statement asserting the parent's, guardian's, or custodian's	1785
consent to the student's graduating without completing the Ohio	1786
core curriculum and acknowledging that one consequence of not	1787
completing the Ohio core curriculum is ineligibility to enroll in	1788
most state universities in Ohio without further coursework.	1789

(2) The student and parent, guardian, or custodian fulfill	1790
any procedural requirements the school stipulates to ensure the	1791
student's and parent's, guardian's, or custodian's informed	1792
consent and to facilitate orderly filing of statements under	1793
division (D)(1) of this section.	1794

(3) The student and the student's parent, guardian, or	1795
custodian and a representative of the student's high school	1796
jointly develop an individual career plan for the student that	1797
specifies the student matriculating to a two-year degree program,	1798
acquiring a business and industry credential, or entering an	1799
apprenticeship.	1800

(4) The student's high school provides counseling and support	1801
for the student related to the plan developed under division	1802
(D)(3) of this section during the remainder of the student's high	1803
school experience.	1804

(5) The student successfully completes, at a minimum, the	1805
curriculum prescribed in division (B) of this section.	1806

The department of education, in collaboration with the	1807
chancellor, shall analyze student performance data to determine if	1808
there are mitigating factors that warrant extending the exception	1809
permitted by division (D) of this section to high school classes	1810
beyond those entering ninth grade before July 1, 2014. The	1811
department shall submit its findings and any recommendations not	1812
later than August 1, 2014, to the speaker and minority leader of	1813
the house of representatives, the president and minority leader of	1814
the senate, the chairpersons and ranking minority members of the	1815
standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate	1816
that consider education legislation, the state board of education,	1817
and the superintendent of public instruction.	1818

(E) Each school district and chartered nonpublic school	1819
retains the authority to require an even more rigorous minimum	1820
curriculum for high school graduation than specified in division	1821
(B) or (C) of this section. A school district board of education,	1822
through the adoption of a resolution, or the governing authority	1823
of a chartered nonpublic school may stipulate any of the	1824
following:	1825

(1) A minimum high school curriculum that requires more than	1826
twenty units of academic credit to graduate;	1827

(2) An exception to the district's or school's minimum high	1828
school curriculum that is comparable to the exception provided in	1829
division (D) of this section but with additional requirements,	1830
which may include a requirement that the student successfully	1831
complete more than the minimum curriculum prescribed in division	1832
(B) of this section;	1833

(3) That no exception comparable to that provided in division	1834
(D) of this section is available.	1835

(F) A student enrolled in a dropout prevention and recovery	1836
program, which program has received a waiver from the department,	1837
may qualify for graduation from high school by successfully	1838
completing a competency-based instructional program administered	1839
by the dropout prevention and recovery program in lieu of	1840
completing the Ohio core curriculum prescribed in division (C) of	1841
this section. The department shall grant a waiver to a dropout	1842
prevention and recovery program, within sixty days after the	1843
program applies for the waiver, if the program meets all of the	1844
following conditions:	1845

(1) The program serves only students not younger than sixteen	1846
years of age and not older than twenty-one years of age.	1847

(2) The program enrolls students who, at the time of their	1848
initial enrollment, either, or both, are at least one grade level	1849
behind their cohort age groups or experience crises that	1850
significantly interfere with their academic progress such that	1851
they are prevented from continuing their traditional programs.	1852

(3) The program requires students to do one of the following:

1853

(a) Prior to July 1, 2015, attain either at least the	1854
applicable score designated for each of the assessments prescribed	1855
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code or,	1856
to the extent prescribed by rule of the state board under division	1857
(D)(6) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, division (B)(2)	1858
of that section, a score specified under division (B)(4)(c) of	1859
section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code on the end-of-course	1860
examinations prescribed under division (B) of that section, or a	1861
score that demonstrates workforce readiness and employability on a	1862
nationally recognized job skills assessment selected by the state	1863
board of education under division (D) of section 3301.0712 of the	1864
Revised Code;	1865

(b) On or after July 1, 2015, satisfy one of the requirements	1866
under division (A) of section 3314.019 of the Revised Code.	1867

(4) The program develops an individual career plan for the	1868
student that specifies the student's matriculating to a two-year	1869
degree program, acquiring a business and industry credential, or	1870
entering an apprenticeship.	1871

(5) The program provides counseling and support for the	1872
student related to the plan developed under division (F)(4) of	1873
this section during the remainder of the student's high school	1874
experience.	1875

(6) The program requires the student and the student's	1876
parent, guardian, or custodian to sign and file, in accordance	1877
with procedural requirements stipulated by the program, a written	1878
statement asserting the parent's, guardian's, or custodian's	1879
consent to the student's graduating without completing the Ohio	1880
core curriculum and acknowledging that one consequence of not	1881
completing the Ohio core curriculum is ineligibility to enroll in	1882
most state universities in Ohio without further coursework.	1883

(7) Prior to receiving the waiver, the program has submitted	1884
to the department an instructional plan that demonstrates how the	1885
academic content standards adopted by the state board under	1886
section 3301.079 of the Revised Code will be taught and assessed.	1887

If the department does not act either to grant the waiver or	1888
to reject the program application for the waiver within sixty days	1889
as required under this section, the waiver shall be considered to	1890
be granted.	1891

(G) Every high school may permit students below the ninth	1892
grade to take advanced work. If a high school so permits, it shall	1893
award high school credit for successful completion of the advanced	1894
work and shall count such advanced work toward the graduation	1895
requirements of division (B) or (C) of this section if the	1896
advanced work was both:	1897

(1) Taught by a person who possesses a license or certificate	1898
issued under section 3301.071, 3319.22, or 3319.222 of the Revised	1899
Code that is valid for teaching high school;	1900

(2) Designated by the board of education of the city, local,	1901
or exempted village school district, the board of the cooperative	1902
education school district, or the governing authority of the	1903
chartered nonpublic school as meeting the high school curriculum	1904
requirements.	1905

Each high school shall record on the student's high school	1906
transcript all high school credit awarded under division (G) of	1907
this section. In addition, if the student completed a seventh- or	1908
eighth-grade fine arts course described in division (K) of this	1909
section and the course qualified for high school credit under that	1910
division, the high school shall record that course on the	1911
student's high school transcript.	1912

(H) The department shall make its individual academic career	1913
plan available through its Ohio career information system web site	1914
for districts and schools to use as a tool for communicating with	1915
and providing guidance to students and families in selecting high	1916
school courses.	1917

(I) Units earned in English language arts, mathematics,	1918
science, and social studies that are delivered through integrated	1919
academic and career-technical instruction are eligible to meet the	1920
graduation requirements of division (B) or (C) of this section.	1921

(J)(1) The state board, in consultation with the chancellor,	1922
shall adopt a statewide plan implementing methods for students to	1923
earn units of high school credit based on a demonstration of	1924
subject area competency, instead of or in combination with	1925
completing hours of classroom instruction. The state board shall	1926
adopt the plan not later than March 31, 2009, and commence phasing	1927
in the plan during the 2009-2010 school year. The plan shall	1928
include a standard method for recording demonstrated proficiency	1929
on high school transcripts. Each school district and community	1930
school shall comply with the state board's plan adopted under this	1931
division (J)(1) of this section and award units of high school	1932
credit in accordance with the plan. The state board may adopt	1933
existing methods for earning high school credit based on a	1934
demonstration of subject area competency as necessary prior to the	1935
2009-2010 school year.	1936

(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section,	1937
the state board shall adopt a policy to grant credit to any	1938
student who scores at or above the level established by the state	1939
board on an end-of-course examination, or the equivalent, under	1940
division (B) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, or on an	1941
advanced placement examination, international baccalaureate	1942
examination, or any other examination approved by the state board	1943
that is not included in the list adopted under division (B)(3) of	1944
that section but who does not complete the corresponding course of	1945
instruction. Not later than ninety days after the effective date	1946
of this amendment, the state board shall establish minimum score	1947
levels on the end-of-course examinations and equivalent	1948
examinations prescribed under divisions (B)(2) and (3) of section	1949
3301.0712 of the Revised Code that a student must attain in order	1950
to receive credit and the amount of credit to be awarded to a	1951
student based on the student's score. The score established to	1952
earn one unit of credit for a full-year course or one-half unit of	1953
credit for a half-year course shall not be higher than the second	1954
highest scoring level prescribed under division (B)(4)(a) of	1955
section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code.	1956

Each school district and community school shall comply with	1957
the state board's policy adopted under division (J)(2) of this	1958
section and award units of high school credit in accordance with	1959
the policy.	1960

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Chapter	1961
4117. of the Revised Code, the requirements of division (J)(2) of	1962
this section prevail over any conflicting provisions of a	1963
collective bargaining agreement entered into on or after the	1964
effective date of this amendment.	1965

(K) This division does not apply to students who qualify for	1966
graduation from high school under division (D) or (F) of this	1967
section, or to students pursuing a career-technical instructional	1968
track as determined by the school district board of education or	1969
the chartered nonpublic school's governing authority.	1970
Nevertheless, the general assembly encourages such students to	1971
consider enrolling in a fine arts course as an elective.	1972

Beginning with students who enter ninth grade for the first	1973
time on or after July 1, 2010, each student enrolled in a public	1974
or chartered nonpublic high school shall complete two semesters or	1975
the equivalent of fine arts to graduate from high school. The	1976
coursework may be completed in any of grades seven to twelve. Each	1977
student who completes a fine arts course in grade seven or eight	1978
may elect to count that course toward the five units of electives	1979
required for graduation under division (C)(8) of this section, if	1980
the course satisfied the requirements of division (G) of this	1981
section. In that case, the high school shall award the student	1982
high school credit for the course and count the course toward the	1983
five units required under division (C)(8) of this section. If the	1984
course in grade seven or eight did not satisfy the requirements of	1985
division (G) of this section, the high school shall not award the	1986
student high school credit for the course but shall count the	1987
course toward the two semesters or the equivalent of fine arts	1988
required by this division.	1989

(L) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section,	1990
the board of education of each school district and the governing	1991
authority of each chartered nonpublic school may adopt a policy to	1992
excuse from the high school physical education requirement each	1993
student who, during high school, has participated in	1994
interscholastic athletics, marching band, or cheerleading for at	1995
least two full seasons or in the junior reserve officer training	1996
corps for at least two full school years. If the board or	1997
authority adopts such a policy, the board or authority shall not	1998
require the student to complete any physical education course as a	1999
condition to graduate. However, the student shall be required to	2000
complete one-half unit, consisting of at least sixty hours of	2001
instruction, in another course of study. In the case of a student	2002
who has participated in the junior reserve officer training corps	2003
for at least two full school years, credit received for that	2004
participation may be used to satisfy the requirement to complete	2005
one-half unit in another course of study.	2006

(M) It is important that high school students learn and	2007
understand United States history and the governments of both the	2008
United States and the state of Ohio. Therefore, beginning with	2009
students who enter ninth grade for the first time on or after July	2010
1, 2012, the study of American history and American government	2011
required by divisions (B)(6) and (C)(6) of this section shall	2012
include the study of all of the following documents:	2013

(1) The Declaration of Independence;

2014

(2) The Northwest Ordinance;

2015

(3) The Constitution of the United States with emphasis on	2016
the Bill of Rights;	2017

(4) The Ohio Constitution.

2018

The study of each of the documents prescribed in divisions	2019
(M)(1) to (4) of this section shall include study of that document	2020
in its original context.	2021

The study of American history and government required by	2022
divisions (B)(6) and (C)(6) of this section shall include the	2023
historical evidence of the role of documents such as the	2024
Federalist Papers and the Anti-Federalist Papers to firmly	2025
establish the historical background leading to the establishment	2026
of the provisions of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.	2027

Sec. 3313.61.  (A) A diploma shall be granted by the board of	2028
education of any city, exempted village, or local school district	2029
that operates a high school to any person to whom all of the	2030
following apply:	2031

(1) The person has successfully completed the curriculum in	2032
any high school or the individualized education program developed	2033
for the person by any high school pursuant to section 3323.08 of	2034
the Revised Code, or has qualified under division (D) or (F) of	2035
section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, provided that no school	2036
district shall require a student to remain in school for any	2037
specific number of semesters or other terms if the student	2038
completes the required curriculum early;	2039

(2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, the	2040
person has met the assessment requirements of division (A)(2)(a)	2041
or (b) of this section, as applicable.	2042

(a) If the person entered the ninth grade prior to the date	2043
prescribed by rule of the state board of education under division	2044
(D)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised CodeJuly 1, 2014, the	2045
person either:	2046

(i) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated	2047
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on	2048
all the assessments required by that division unless the person	2049
was excused from taking any such assessment pursuant to section	2050
3313.532 of the Revised Code or unless division (H)(I) or (L)(M)	2051
of this section applies to the person;	2052

(ii) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in	2053
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code.	2054

(b) If the person entered the ninth grade on or after the	2055
date prescribed by rule of the state board under division (D)(2)	2056
of section 3301.0712 of the Revised CodeJuly 1, 2014, the person	2057
has met the requirements of the entire assessment system	2058
requirement prescribed under division (B)(2) ofby section	2059
3301.07103313.618 of the Revised Code, except to the extent that	2060
the person is excused from some portion ofan assessment	2061
prescribed by that assessment systemsection pursuant to section	2062
3313.532 of the Revised Code or division (H)(I) or (L)(M) of this	2063
section.	2064

(3) The person is not eligible to receive an honors diploma	2065
granted pursuant to division (B) of this section.	2066

Except as provided in divisions (C)(D), (E)(F), (J)(K), and	2067
(L)(M) of this section, no diploma shall be granted under this	2068
division to anyone except as provided under this division.	2069

(B) In lieu of a diploma granted under division (A) of this	2070
section, an honors diploma shall be granted, in accordance with	2071
rules of the state board, by any such district board to anyone who	2072
accomplishes all of the following:	2073

(1) Successfully completes the curriculum in any high school	2074
or the individualized education program developed for the person	2075
by any high school pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised	2076
Code;	2077

(2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, has met	2078
the assessment requirements of division (B)(2)(a) or (b) of this	2079
section, as applicable.	2080

(a) If the person entered the ninth grade prior to the date	2081
prescribed by rule of the state board of education under division	2082
(D)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised CodeJuly 1, 2014, the	2083
person either:	2084

(i) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated	2085
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on	2086
all the assessments required by that division;	2087

(ii) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in	2088
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code.	2089

(b) If the person entered the ninth grade on or after the	2090
date prescribed by rule of the state board under division (D)(2)	2091
of section 3301.0712 of the Revised CodeJuly 1, 2014, the person	2092
has met the requirements of the entire assessment system	2093
requirement prescribed under division (B)(2) of section 3301.0710	2094
3313.618 of the Revised Code.	2095

(3) Has met additional criteria established by the state	2096
board for the granting of such a diploma.	2097

An honors diploma shall not be granted to a student who is	2098
subject to the Ohio core curriculum prescribed in division (C) of	2099
section 3313.603 of the Revised Code but elects the option of	2100
division (D) or (F) of that section. Except as provided in	2101
divisions (C)(D), (E)(F), and (J)(K) of this section, no honors	2102
diploma shall be granted to anyone failing to comply with this	2103
division and no more than one honors diploma shall be granted to	2104
any student under this division.	2105

The state board shall adopt rules prescribing the granting of	2106
honors diplomas under this division. These rules may prescribe the	2107
granting of honors diplomas that recognize a student's achievement	2108
as a whole or that recognize a student's achievement in one or	2109
more specific subjects or both. The rules may prescribe the	2110
granting of an honors diploma recognizing technical expertise for	2111
a career-technical student. In any case, the rules shall designate	2112
two or more criteria for the granting of each type of honors	2113
diploma the board establishes under this division and the number	2114
of such criteria that must be met for the granting of that type of	2115
diploma. The number of such criteria for any type of honors	2116
diploma shall be at least one less than the total number of	2117
criteria designated for that type and no one or more particular	2118
criteria shall be required of all persons who are to be granted	2119
that type of diploma.	2120

(C) A diploma or honors diploma granted to a student under	2121
division (A) or (B) of this section may include one or both of the	2122
following endorsements:	2123

(1) Remediation-free endorsement, which is earned by being	2124
determined to be remediation-free, as described under division (F)	2125
of section 3345.061 of the Revised Code, on each of the nationally	2126
standardized assessments in English, mathematics, and reading;	2127

(2) Workforce-ready endorsement, which is earned by attaining	2128
a score that demonstrates workforce readiness and employability on	2129
a nationally recognized job skills assessment selected by the	2130
state board of education under division (D) of section 3301.0712	2131
of the Revised Code and obtaining either an industry credential,	2132
as described in division (B)(2)(d) of section 3302.03 of the	2133
Revised Code, or a license issued by a state agency or board for	2134
practice in a vocation that requires an examination for issuance	2135
of that license.	2136

(D) Any district board administering any of the assessments	2137
required by section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code to any person	2138
requesting to take such assessment pursuant to division (B)(8)(b)	2139
of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code shall award a diploma to	2140
such person if the person attains at least the applicable scores	2141
designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the	2142
Revised Code on all the assessments administered and if the person	2143
has previously attained the applicable scores on all the other	2144
assessments required by division (B)(1) of that section or has	2145
been exempted or excused from attaining the applicable score on	2146
any such assessment pursuant to division (H)(I) or (L)(M) of this	2147
section or from taking any such assessment pursuant to section	2148
3313.532 of the Revised Code.	2149

(D)(E) Each diploma awarded under this section shall be	2150
signed by the president and treasurer of the issuing board, the	2151
superintendent of schools, and the principal of the high school.	2152
Each diploma shall bear the date of its issue, be in such form as	2153
the district board prescribes, and be paid for out of the	2154
district's general fund.	2155

(E)(F) A person who is a resident of Ohio and is eligible	2156
under state board of education minimum standards to receive a high	2157
school diploma based in whole or in part on credits earned while	2158
an inmate of a correctional institution operated by the state or	2159
any political subdivision thereof, shall be granted such diploma	2160
by the correctional institution operating the programs in which	2161
such credits were earned, and by the board of education of the	2162
school district in which the inmate resided immediately prior to	2163
the inmate's placement in the institution. The diploma granted by	2164
the correctional institution shall be signed by the director of	2165
the institution, and by the person serving as principal of the	2166
institution's high school and shall bear the date of issue.	2167

(F)(G) Persons who are not residents of Ohio but who are	2168
inmates of correctional institutions operated by the state or any	2169
political subdivision thereof, and who are eligible under state	2170
board of education minimum standards to receive a high school	2171
diploma based in whole or in part on credits earned while an	2172
inmate of the correctional institution, shall be granted a diploma	2173
by the correctional institution offering the program in which the	2174
credits were earned. The diploma granted by the correctional	2175
institution shall be signed by the director of the institution and	2176
by the person serving as principal of the institution's high	2177
school and shall bear the date of issue.	2178

(G)(H) The state board of education shall provide by rule for	2179
the administration of the assessments required by section	2180
sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code to inmates of	2181
correctional institutions.	2182

(H)(I) Any person to whom all of the following apply shall be	2183
exempted from attaining the applicable score on the assessment in	2184
social studies designated under division (B)(1) of section	2185
3301.0710 of the Revised Code, any American history end-of-course	2186
examination and any American government end-of-course examination	2187
required under division (B)(2) of that section 3301.0712 of the	2188
Revised Code if such an exemption is prescribed by rule of the	2189
state board under division (D)(4)(G)(3) of section 3301.0712 of	2190
the Revised Code, or the test in citizenship designated under	2191
former division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code as it	2192
existed prior to September 11, 2001:	2193

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

2194

(2) The person is not a permanent resident of the United	2195
States;	2196

(3) The person indicates no intention to reside in the United	2197
States after the completion of high school.	2198

(I)(J) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and	2199
division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, this section	2200
and section 3311.611 of the Revised Code do not apply to the board	2201
of education of any joint vocational school district or any	2202
cooperative education school district established pursuant to	2203
divisions (A) to (C) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code.	2204

(J)(K) Upon receipt of a notice under division (D) of section	2205
3325.08 or division (D) of section 3328.25 of the Revised Code	2206
that a student has received a diploma under either section, the	2207
board of education receiving the notice may grant a high school	2208
diploma under this section to the student, except that such board	2209
shall grant the student a diploma if the student meets the	2210
graduation requirements that the student would otherwise have had	2211
to meet to receive a diploma from the district. The diploma	2212
granted under this section shall be of the same type the notice	2213
indicates the student received under section 3325.08 or 3328.25 of	2214
the Revised Code.	2215

(K)(L) As used in this division, "limited English proficient	2216
student" has the same meaning as in division (C)(3) of section	2217
3301.0711 of the Revised Code.	2218

Notwithstanding division (C)(3) of section 3301.0711 of the	2219
Revised Code, no limited English proficient student who has not	2220
either attained the applicable scores designated under division	2221
(B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the	2222
assessments required by that division, or met the requirements of	2223
the assessments required by division (B)(2) of thatrequirement	2224
prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code, shall be	2225
awarded a diploma under this section.	2226

(L)(M) Any student described by division (A)(1) of this	2227
section may be awarded a diploma without attaining the applicable	2228
scores designated on the assessmentsmeeting the requirement	2229
prescribed under division (B) ofby section 3301.07103313.618 of	2230
the Revised Code provided an individualized education program	2231
specifically exempts the student from attainingmeeting such	2232
scoresrequirement. This division does not negate the requirement	2233
for such a student to take all suchthe assessments prescribed by	2234
section 3301.0710 or under division (B) of section 3301.0712 of	2235
the Revised Code, or alternate assessments required by division	2236
(C)(1) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code, for the purpose	2237
of assessing student progress as required by federal law.	2238

Sec. 3313.611.  (A) The state board of education shall adopt,	2239
by rule, standards for awarding high school credit equivalent to	2240
credit for completion of high school academic and vocational	2241
education courses to applicants for diplomas under this section.	2242
The standards may permit high school credit to be granted to an	2243
applicant for any of the following:	2244

(1) Work experiences or experiences as a volunteer;

2245

(2) Completion of academic, vocational, or self-improvement	2246
courses offered to persons over the age of twenty-one by a	2247
chartered public or nonpublic school;	2248

(3) Completion of academic, vocational, or self-improvement	2249
courses offered by an organization, individual, or educational	2250
institution other than a chartered public or nonpublic school;	2251

(4) Other life experiences considered by the board to provide	2252
knowledge and learning experiences comparable to that gained in a	2253
classroom setting.	2254

(B) The board of education of any city, exempted village, or	2255
local school district that operates a high school shall grant a	2256
diploma of adult education to any applicant if all of the	2257
following apply:	2258

(1) The applicant is a resident of the district;

2259

(2) The applicant is over the age of twenty-one and has not	2260
been issued a diploma as provided in section 3313.61 of the	2261
Revised Code;	2262

(3) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, the	2263
applicant has met the assessment requirements of division	2264
(B)(3)(a) or (b) of this section, as applicable.	2265

(a) Prior to the date prescribed by rule of the state board	2266
under division (D)(3) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code	2267
July 1, 2014, the applicant either:	2268

(i) Has attained the applicable scores designated under	2269
division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all of	2270
the assessments required by that division or was excused or	2271
exempted from any such assessment pursuant to section 3313.532 or	2272
was exempted from attaining the applicable score on any such	2273
assessment pursuant to division (H)(I) or (L)(M) of section	2274
3313.61 of the Revised Code;	2275

(ii) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in	2276
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code.	2277

(b) On or after the date prescribed by rule of the state	2278
board under division (D)(3) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised	2279
CodeJuly 1, 2014, has met the requirements of the entire	2280
assessment systemrequirement prescribed under division (B)(2) of	2281
by section 3301.07103313.618 of the Revised Code, except and only	2282
to the extent that the applicant is excused from some portion of	2283
that assessment systemsection pursuant to section 3313.532 of the	2284
Revised Code or division (H)(I) or (L)(M) of section 3313.61 of	2285
the Revised Code.	2286

(4) The district board determines, in accordance with the	2287
standards adopted under division (A) of this section, that the	2288
applicant has attained sufficient high school credits, including	2289
equivalent credits awarded under such standards, to qualify as	2290
having successfully completed the curriculum required by the	2291
district for graduation.	2292

(C) If a district board determines that an applicant is not	2293
eligible for a diploma under division (B) of this section, it	2294
shall inform the applicant of the reason the applicant is	2295
ineligible and shall provide a list of any courses required for	2296
the diploma for which the applicant has not received credit. An	2297
applicant may reapply for a diploma under this section at any	2298
time.	2299

(D) If a district board awards an adult education diploma	2300
under this section, the president and treasurer of the board and	2301
the superintendent of schools shall sign it. Each diploma shall	2302
bear the date of its issuance, be in such form as the district	2303
board prescribes, and be paid for from the district's general	2304
fund, except that the state board may by rule prescribe standard	2305
language to be included on each diploma.	2306

(E) As used in this division, "limited English proficient	2307
student" has the same meaning as in division (C)(3) of section	2308
3301.0711 of the Revised Code.	2309

Notwithstanding division (C)(3) of section 3301.0711 of the	2310
Revised Code, no limited English proficient student who has not	2311
either attained the applicable scores designated under division	2312
(B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the	2313
assessments required by that division, or has not met the	2314
requirements of the assessments requiredrequirement prescribed by	2315
division (B)(2) of that section 3313.618 of the Revised Code,	2316
shall be awarded a diploma under this section.	2317

Sec. 3313.612.  (A) No nonpublic school chartered by the	2318
state board of education shall grant a high school diploma to any	2319
person unless, subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code,	2320
the person has met the assessment requirements of division (A)(1)	2321
or (2) of this section, as applicable.	2322

(1) If the person entered the ninth grade prior to the date	2323
prescribed by rule of the state board under division (D)(2) of	2324
section 3301.0712 of the Revised CodeJuly 1, 2014, the person has	2325
attained at least the applicable scores designated under division	2326
(B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the	2327
assessments required by that division, or has satisfied the	2328
alternative conditions prescribed in section 3313.615 of the	2329
Revised Code.	2330

(2) If the person entered the ninth grade on or after the	2331
date prescribed by rule of the state board under division (E)(2)	2332
of section 3301.0712 of the Revised CodeJuly 1, 2014, the person	2333
has met the requirements of the entire assessment system	2334
requirement prescribed under division (B)(2) ofby section	2335
3301.07103313.618 of the Revised Code.	2336

(B) This section does not apply to anyeither of the	2337
following:	2338

(1) Any person with regard to any assessment from which the	2339
person was excused pursuant to division (C)(1)(c) of section	2340
3301.0711 of the Revised Code;	2341

(2) Any person that attends a nonpublic school accredited	2342
through the independent school association of the central states	2343
with regard to any end-of-course examination required under	2344
divisions (B)(2) and (3) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code;	2345

(3) Any person with regard to the social studies assessment	2346
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code,	2347
any American history end-of-course examination and any American	2348
government end-of-course examination required under division	2349
(B)(2) of that section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code if such an	2350
exemption is prescribed by rule of the state board of education	2351
under division (D)(4)(G)(3) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised	2352
Code, or the citizenship test under former division (B) of section	2353
3301.0710 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to September 11,	2354
2001, if all of the following apply:	2355

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

2356

(b) The person is not a permanent resident of the United	2357
States;	2358

(c) The person indicates no intention to reside in the United	2359
States after completion of high school.	2360

(C) As used in this division, "limited English proficient	2361
student" has the same meaning as in division (C)(3) of section	2362
3301.0711 of the Revised Code.	2363

Notwithstanding division (C)(3) of section 3301.0711 of the	2364
Revised Code, no limited English proficient student who has not	2365
either attained the applicable scores designated under division	2366
(B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the	2367
assessments required by that division, or met the requirements of	2368
the assessments under division (B)(2) of thatrequirement	2369
prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code, shall be	2370
awarded a diploma under this section.	2371

Sec. 3313.614.  (A) As used in this section, a person	2372
"fulfills the curriculum requirement for a diploma" at the time	2373
one of the following conditions is satisfied:	2374

(1) The person successfully completes the high school	2375
curriculum of a school district, a community school, a chartered	2376
nonpublic school, or a correctional institution.	2377

(2) The person successfully completes the individualized	2378
education program developed for the person under section 3323.08	2379
of the Revised Code.	2380

(3) A board of education issues its determination under	2381
section 3313.611 of the Revised Code that the person qualifies as	2382
having successfully completed the curriculum required by the	2383
district.	2384

(B) This division specifies the assessment requirements that	2385
must be fulfilled as a condition toward granting high school	2386
diplomas under sections 3313.61, 3313.611, 3313.612, and 3325.08	2387
of the Revised Code.	2388

(1) A person who fulfills the curriculum requirement for a	2389
diploma before September 15, 2000, is not required to pass any	2390
proficiency test or achievement test in science as a condition to	2391
receiving a diploma.	2392

(2) A person who began ninth grade prior to July 1, 2003, is	2393
not required to pass the Ohio graduation test prescribed under	2394
division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 or any assessment prescribed	2395
under division (B)(2) of that section in any subject as a	2396
condition to receiving a diploma once the person has passed the	2397
ninth grade proficiency test in the same subject, so long as the	2398
person passed the ninth grade proficiency test prior to September	2399
15, 2008. However, any such person who passes the Ohio graduation	2400
test in any subject prior to passing the ninth grade proficiency	2401
test in the same subject shall be deemed to have passed the ninth	2402
grade proficiency test in that subject as a condition to receiving	2403
a diploma. For this purpose, the ninth grade proficiency test in	2404
citizenship substitutes for the Ohio graduation test in social	2405
studies. If a person began ninth grade prior to July 1, 2003, but	2406
does not pass a ninth grade proficiency test or the Ohio	2407
graduation test in a particular subject before September 15, 2008,	2408
and passage of a test in that subject is a condition for the	2409
person to receive a diploma, the person must pass the Ohio	2410
graduation test instead of the ninth grade proficiency test in	2411
that subject to receive a diploma.	2412

(3) A person who begins ninth grade on or after July 1, 2003,	2413
in a school district, community school, or chartered nonpublic	2414
school is not eligible to receive a diploma based on passage of	2415
ninth grade proficiency tests. Each such person who begins ninth	2416
grade prior to the date prescribed by the state board of education	2417
under division (D)(5) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code	2418
July 1, 2014, must pass Ohio graduation tests to meet the	2419
assessment requirements applicable to that person as a condition	2420
to receiving a diploma.	2421

(4) A person who begins ninth grade on or after the date	2422
prescribed by the state board of education under division (D)(5)	2423
of section 3301.0712 of the Revised CodeJuly 1, 2014, is not	2424
eligible to receive a diploma based on passage of the Ohio	2425
graduation tests. Each such person must meet the requirements of	2426
the entire assessment systemrequirement prescribed under division	2427
(B)(2) ofby section 3301.07103313.618 of the Revised Code.	2428

(C) This division specifies the curriculum requirement that	2429
shall be completed as a condition toward granting high school	2430
diplomas under sections 3313.61, 3313.611, 3313.612, and 3325.08	2431
of the Revised Code.	2432

(1) A person who is under twenty-two years of age when the	2433
person fulfills the curriculum requirement for a diploma shall	2434
complete the curriculum required by the school district or school	2435
issuing the diploma for the first year that the person originally	2436
enrolled in high school, except for a person who qualifies for	2437
graduation from high school under either division (D) or (F) of	2438
section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.	2439

(2) Once a person fulfills the curriculum requirement for a	2440
diploma, the person is never required, as a condition of receiving	2441
a diploma, to meet any different curriculum requirements that take	2442
effect pending the person's passage of proficiency tests or	2443
achievement tests or assessments, including changes mandated by	2444
section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, the state board, a school	2445
district board of education, or a governing authority of a	2446
community school or chartered nonpublic school.	2447

Sec. 3313.615.  This section shall apply to diplomas awarded	2448
after September 15, 2006, to students who are required to take the	2449
five Ohio graduation tests prescribed by division (B)(1) of	2450
section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code. This section does not apply	2451
to any student who enters ninth grade for the first time on or	2452
after July 1, 2014.	2453

(A) As an alternative to the requirement that a person attain	2454
the scores designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710	2455
of the Revised Code on all the assessments required under that	2456
division in order to be eligible for a high school diploma or an	2457
honors diploma under sections 3313.61, 3313.612, or 3325.08 of the	2458
Revised Code or for a diploma of adult education under section	2459
3313.611 of the Revised Code, a person who has attained at least	2460
the applicable scores designated under division (B)(1) of section	2461
3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all but one of the assessments	2462
required by that division and from which the person was not	2463
excused or exempted, pursuant to division (L)(M) of section	2464
3313.61, division (B)(1) of section 3313.612, or section 3313.532	2465
of the Revised Code, may be awarded a diploma or honors diploma if	2466
the person has satisfied all of the following conditions:	2467

(1) On the one assessment required under division (B)(1) of	2468
section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code for which the person failed	2469
to attain the designated score, the person missed that score by	2470
ten points or less;	2471

(2) Has a ninety-seven per cent school attendance rate in	2472
each of the last four school years, excluding any excused	2473
absences;	2474

(3) Has not been expelled from school under section 3313.66	2475
of the Revised Code in any of the last four school years;	2476

(4) Has a grade point average of at least 2.5 out of 4.0, or	2477
its equivalent as designated in rules adopted by the state board	2478
of education, in the subject area of the assessment required under	2479
division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code for which	2480
the person failed to attain the designated score;	2481

(5) Has completed the high school curriculum requirements	2482
prescribed in section 3313.603 of the Revised Code or has	2483
qualified under division (D) or (F) of that section;	2484

(6) Has taken advantage of any intervention programs provided	2485
by the school district or school in the subject area described in	2486
division (A)(4) of this section and has a ninety-seven per cent	2487
attendance rate, excluding any excused absences, in any of those	2488
programs that are provided at times beyond the normal school day,	2489
school week, or school year or has received comparable	2490
intervention services from a source other than the school district	2491
or school;	2492

(7) Holds a letter recommending graduation from each of the	2493
person's high school teachers in the subject area described in	2494
division (A)(4) of this section and from the person's high school	2495
principal.	2496

(B) The state board of education shall establish rules	2497
designating grade point averages equivalent to the average	2498
specified in division (A)(4) of this section for use by school	2499
districts and schools with different grading systems.	2500

(C) Any student who is exempt from attaining the applicable	2501
score designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the	2502
Revised Code on the Ohio graduation test in social studies	2503
pursuant to division (H)(I) of section 3313.61 or division	2504
(B)(3)(2) of section 3313.612 of the Revised Code shall not	2505
qualify for a high school diploma under this section, unless,	2506
notwithstanding the exemption, the student attains the applicable	2507
score on that assessment. If the student attains the applicable	2508
score on that assessment, the student may qualify for a diploma	2509
under this section in the same manner as any other student who is	2510
required to take the five Ohio graduation tests prescribed by	2511
division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code.	2512

Sec. 3313.618. (A) Except as provided in section 3314.019 of	2513
the Revised Code, in addition to the applicable curriculum	2514
requirements, each student entering ninth grade for the first time	2515
on or after July 1, 2014, shall satisfy at least one of the	2516
following conditions in order to qualify for a high school	2517
diploma:	2518

(1) Be remediation-free, in accordance with standards adopted	2519
under division (F) of section 3345.061 of the Revised Code, on	2520
each of the nationally standardized assessments in English,	2521
mathematics, and reading;	2522

(2) Be remediation-free, in accordance with the standards	2523
established by the state board of education, on both the	2524
end-of-course examinations in English III and algebra II, or the	2525
equivalent of algebra II, prescribed under division (B) of section	2526
3301.0712 of the Revised Code;	2527

(3) Attain a score specified under division (B)(4)(c) of	2528
section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code on the end-of-course	2529
examinations prescribed under division (B) of section 3301.0712 of	2530
the Revised Code;	2531

(4) Attain a score that demonstrates workforce readiness and	2532
employability on a nationally recognized job skills assessment	2533
selected by the state board of education under division (D) of	2534
section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code and obtain either an	2535
industry credential, as described under division (B)(2)(d) of	2536
section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, or a license issued by a	2537
state agency or board for practice in a vocation that requires an	2538
examination for issuance of that license.	2539

(B) The state board of education shall not create or require	2540
any additional assessment for the granting of any type of high	2541
school diploma other than as prescribed by this section.	2542

Sec. 3313.976.  (A) No private school may receive scholarship	2543
payments from parents pursuant to section 3313.979 of the Revised	2544
Code until the chief administrator of the private school registers	2545
the school with the superintendent of public instruction. The	2546
state superintendent shall register any school that meets the	2547
following requirements:	2548

(1) The school is located within the boundaries of the pilot	2549
project school district;	2550

(2) The school indicates in writing its commitment to follow	2551
all requirements for a state-sponsored scholarship program	2552
specified under sections 3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code,	2553
including, but not limited to, the requirements for admitting	2554
students pursuant to section 3313.977 of the Revised Code;	2555

(3) The school meets all state minimum standards for	2556
chartered nonpublic schools in effect on July 1, 1992, except that	2557
the state superintendent at the superintendent's discretion may	2558
register nonchartered nonpublic schools meeting the other	2559
requirements of this division;	2560

(4) The school does not discriminate on the basis of race,	2561
religion, or ethnic background;	2562

(5) The school enrolls a minimum of ten students per class or	2563
a sum of at least twenty-five students in all the classes offered;	2564

(6) The school does not advocate or foster unlawful behavior	2565
or teach hatred of any person or group on the basis of race,	2566
ethnicity, national origin, or religion;	2567

(7) The school does not provide false or misleading	2568
information about the school to parents, students, or the general	2569
public;	2570

(8) For students in grades kindergarten through eight with	2571
family incomes at or below two hundred per cent of the federal	2572
poverty guidelines, as defined in section 5104.46 of the Revised	2573
Code, the school agrees not to charge any tuition in excess of the	2574
scholarship amount established pursuant to division (C)(1) of	2575
section 3313.978 of the Revised Code, excluding any increase	2576
described in division (C)(2) of that section.	2577

(9) For students in grades kindergarten through eight with	2578
family incomes above two hundred per cent of the federal poverty	2579
guidelines, whose scholarship amounts are less than the actual	2580
tuition charge of the school, the school agrees not to charge any	2581
tuition in excess of the difference between the actual tuition	2582
charge of the school and the scholarship amount established	2583
pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 3313.978 of the Revised	2584
Code, excluding any increase described in division (C)(2) of that	2585
section. The school shall permit such tuition, at the discretion	2586
of the parent, to be satisfied by the family's provision of	2587
in-kind contributions or services.	2588

(10) The school agrees not to charge any tuition to families	2589
of students in grades nine through twelve receiving a scholarship	2590
in excess of the actual tuition charge of the school less the	2591
scholarship amount established pursuant to division (C)(1) of	2592
section 3313.978 of the Revised Code, excluding any increase	2593
described in division (C)(2) of that section.	2594

(11) If the school is not subject to division (K)(1)(a) of	2595
section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code, it annually administers the	2596
applicable assessments prescribed by section 3301.0710 or	2597
3301.0712 of the Revised Code to each scholarship student enrolled	2598
in the school in accordance with section 3301.0711 or 3301.0712 of	2599
the Revised Code and reports to the department of education the	2600
results of each such assessment administered to each scholarship	2601
student.	2602

(B) The state superintendent shall revoke the registration of	2603
any school if, after a hearing, the superintendent determines that	2604
the school is in violation of any of the provisions of division	2605
(A) of this section.	2606

(C) Any public school located in a school district adjacent	2607
to the pilot project district may receive scholarship payments on	2608
behalf of parents pursuant to section 3313.979 of the Revised Code	2609
if the superintendent of the district in which such public school	2610
is located notifies the state superintendent prior to the first	2611
day of March that the district intends to admit students from the	2612
pilot project district for the ensuing school year pursuant to	2613
section 3327.06 of the Revised Code.	2614

(D) Any parent wishing to purchase tutorial assistance from	2615
any person or governmental entity pursuant to the pilot project	2616
program under sections 3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code	2617
shall apply to the state superintendent. The state superintendent	2618
shall approve providers who appear to possess the capability of	2619
furnishing the instructional services they are offering to	2620
provide.	2621

Sec. 3314.017.  (A) The state board of education shall	2622
prescribe by rules, adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the	2623
Revised Code, an academic performance rating and report card	2624
system that satisfies the requirements of this section for	2625
community schools that primarily serve students enrolled in	2626
dropout prevention and recovery programs as described in division	2627
(A)(4)(a) of section 3314.35 of the Revised Code, to be used in	2628
lieu of the system prescribed under sections 3302.03 and 3314.012	2629
of the Revised Code beginning with the 2012-2013 school year. Each	2630
such school shall comply with the testing and reporting	2631
requirements of the system as prescribed by the state board.	2632

(B) Nothing in this section shall at any time relieve a	2633
school from its obligations under the "No Child Left Behind Act of	2634
2001" to make "adequate yearly progress," as both that act and	2635
that term are defined in section 3302.01 of the Revised Code, or a	2636
school's amenability to the provisions of section 3302.04 or	2637
3302.041 of the Revised Code. The department shall continue to	2638
report each school's performance as required by the act and to	2639
enforce applicable sanctions under section 3302.04 or 3302.041 of	2640
the Revised Code.	2641

(C) The rules adopted by the state board shall prescribe the	2642
following performance indicators for the rating and report card	2643
system required by this section:	2644

(1) Graduation rate for each of the following student	2645
cohorts:	2646

(a) The number of students who graduate in four years or less	2647
with a regular high school diploma divided by the number of	2648
students who form the adjusted cohort for the graduating class;	2649

(b) The number of students who graduate in five years with a	2650
regular high school diploma divided by the number of students who	2651
form the adjusted cohort for the four-year graduation rate;	2652

(c) The number of students who graduate in six years with a	2653
regular high school diploma divided by the number of students who	2654
form the adjusted cohort for the four-year graduation rate;	2655

(d) The number of students who graduate in seven years with a	2656
regular high school diploma divided by the number of students who	2657
form the adjusted cohort for the four-year graduation rate;	2658

(e) The number of students who graduate in eight years with a	2659
regular high school diploma divided by the number of students who	2660
form the adjusted cohort for the four-year graduation rate.	2661

(2) The percentage of twelfth-grade students currently	2662
enrolled in the school and other students enrolled in the school,	2663
regardless of grade level, who are within three months of their	2664
twenty-second birthday who have attainedsatisfied one of the	2665
following conditions:	2666

(a) Attained the designated passing score on all of the	2667
applicable state high school achievement assessments required	2668
under division (B)(1) or (2) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised	2669
Code and other students enrolled in the school, regardless of	2670
grade level, who are within three months of their twenty-second	2671
birthday and have attained the designated passing score on all of	2672
the applicable state high school achievement assessments by their	2673
twenty-second birthday;or met the requirement of section 3313.618	2674
of the Revised Code, as applicable;	2675

(b) Attained a minimum passing score on the assessments	2676
prescribed under division (B) of section 3314.019 of the Revised	2677
Code;	2678

(c) Attained a score that demonstrates workforce readiness	2679
and employability on a nationally recognized job skills assessment	2680
selected by the state board under division (D) of section	2681
3301.0712 of the Revised Code.	2682

(3) Annual measurable objectives as defined in section	2683
3302.01 of the Revised Code;	2684

(4) Growth in student achievement in reading, or mathematics,	2685
or both as measured by separate nationally norm-referenced	2686
assessments that have developed appropriate standards for students	2687
enrolled in dropout prevention and recovery programs, adopted or	2688
approved by the state board.	2689

(D)(1) The state board's rules shall prescribe the expected	2690
performance levels and benchmarks for each of the indicators	2691
prescribed by division (C) of this section based on the data	2692
gathered by the department under division (F) of this section.	2693
Based on a school's level of attainment or nonattainment of the	2694
expected performance levels and benchmarks for each of the	2695
indicators, the department shall rate each school in one of the	2696
following categories:	2697

(a) Exceeds standards;

2698

(b) Meets standards;

2699

(c) Does not meet standards.

2700

(2) The state board's rules shall establish all of the	2701
following:	2702

(a) Not later than June 30, 2013, performance levels and	2703
benchmarks for the indicators described in divisions (C)(1) to (3)	2704
of this section;	2705

(b) Not later than December 31, 2014, both of the following:

2706

(i) Performance levels and benchmarks for the indicator	2707
described in division (C)(4) of this section;	2708

(ii) Standards for awarding a community school described in	2709
division (A)(4)(a) of section 3314.35 of the Revised Code an	2710
overall designation, which shall be calculated as follows:	2711

(I) Thirty per cent of the score shall be based on the	2712
indicators described in division (C)(1) of this section that are	2713
applicable to the school year for which the overall designation is	2714
granted.	2715

(II) Thirty per cent of the score shall be based on the	2716
indicators described in division (C)(4) of this section.	2717

(III) Twenty per cent of the score shall be based on the	2718
indicators described in division (C)(2) of this section.	2719

(IV) Twenty per cent of the score shall be based on the	2720
indicators described in division (C)(3) of this section.	2721

(3) If both of the indicators described in divisions (C)(1)	2722
and (2) of this section improve by ten per cent for two	2723
consecutive years, a school shall be rated not less than "meets	2724
standards."	2725

The rating and the relevant performance data for each school	2726
shall be posted on the department's web site, and a copy of the	2727
rating and data shall be provided to the governing authority of	2728
the community school.	2729

(E)(1) For the 2012-2013 school year, the department shall	2730
issue a report card including the following performance measures,	2731
but without a performance rating as described in divisions	2732
(D)(1)(a) to (c) of this section, for each community school	2733
described in division (A)(4)(a) of section 3314.35 of the Revised	2734
Code:	2735

(a) The graduation rates as described in divisions (C)(1)(a)	2736
to (c) of this section;	2737

(b) The percentage of twelfth-grade students and other	2738
students who have attained a designated passing score on high	2739
school achievement assessments as described in division (C)(2)(a)	2740
of this section;	2741

(c) The statewide average for the graduation rates and	2742
assessment passage rates described in divisions (C)(1)(a) to (c)	2743
and (C)(2)(a) of this section;	2744

(d) Annual measurable objectives described in division (C)(3)	2745
of this section.	2746

(2) For the 2013-2014 school year, the department shall issue	2747
a report card including the following performance measures for	2748
each community school described in division (A)(4)(a) of section	2749
3314.35 of the Revised Code:	2750

(a) The graduation rates described in divisions (C)(1)(a) to	2751
(d) of this section, including a performance rating as described	2752
in divisions (D)(1)(a) to (c) of this section;	2753

(b) The percentage of twelfth-grade students and other	2754
students who have attained a designated passing score on high	2755
school achievement assessments as described in division (C)(2)(a)	2756
of this section, including a performance rating as described in	2757
divisions (D)(1)(a) to (c) of this section;	2758

(c) Annual measurable objectives described in division (C)(3)	2759
of this section, including a performance rating as described in	2760
divisions (D)(1)(a) to (c) of this section;	2761

(d) Both of the following without an assigned rating:

2762

(i) Growth in annual student achievement in reading and	2763
mathematics described in division (C)(4) of this section, if	2764
available;	2765

(ii) Student outcome data, including postsecondary credit	2766
earned, nationally recognized career or technical certification,	2767
military enlistment, job placement, and attendance rate.	2768

(3) Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, and annually	2769
thereafter, the department shall issue a report card for each	2770
community school described in division (A)(4)(a) of section	2771
3314.35 of the Revised Code that includes all of the following	2772
performance measures, including a performance rating for each	2773
measure as described in divisions (D)(1)(a) to (c) of this	2774
section:	2775

(a) The graduation rates as described in division (C)(1) of	2776
this section;	2777

(b) The percentage of twelfth-grade students and other	2778
students who have attained a designated passing score on high	2779
school achievement assessments asmet a condition described in	2780
division (C)(2) of this section as selected by the state board;	2781

(c) Annual measurable objectives described in division (C)(3)	2782
of this section, including a performance rating as described in	2783
divisions (D)(1)(a) to (c) of this section;	2784

(d) Growth in annual student achievement in reading and	2785
mathematics as described in division (C)(4) of this section;	2786

(e) An overall performance designation for the school	2787
calculated under rules adopted under division (D)(2) of this	2788
section.	2789

The department shall also include student outcome data,	2790
including postsecondary credit earned, nationally recognized	2791
career or technical certification, military enlistment, job	2792
placement, attendance rate, and progress on closing achievement	2793
gaps for each school. This information shall not be included in	2794
the calculation of a school's performance rating.	2795

(F) In developing the rating and report card system required	2796
by this section, during the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 school years,	2797
the department shall gather and analyze data as determined	2798
necessary from each community school described in division	2799
(A)(4)(a) of section 3314.35 of the Revised Code. Each such school	2800
shall cooperate with the department by supplying requested data	2801
and administering required assessments, including sample	2802
assessments for purposes of measuring student achievement growth	2803
as described in division (C)(4) of this section. The department	2804
shall consult with stakeholder groups in performing its duties	2805
under this division.	2806

The department shall also identify one or more states that	2807
have established or are in the process of establishing similar	2808
academic performance rating systems for dropout prevention and	2809
recovery programs and consult with the departments of education of	2810
those states in developing the system required by this section.	2811

(G) Not later than December 31, 2014, the state board shall	2812
review the performance levels and benchmarks for performance	2813
indicators in the report card issued under this section and may	2814
revise them based on the data collected under division (F) of this	2815
section.	2816

Sec. 3314.019. (A) Beginning July 1, 2015, in addition to the	2817
applicable curriculum requirements, each student enrolled in a	2818
community school that primarily serves students enrolled in	2819
dropout prevention and recovery programs, as described in division	2820
(A)(4)(a) of section 3314.35 of the Revised Code, shall satisfy at	2821
least one of the following conditions in order to qualify for a	2822
high school diploma:	2823

(1) Satisfy one of the conditions prescribed in section	2824
3313.618 of the Revised Code;	2825

(2) Attain a minimum passing score on each of the assessments	2826
prescribed under division (B) of this section;	2827

(3) Attain a score that demonstrates workforce readiness and	2828
employability on a nationally recognized job skills assessment	2829
selected by the state board of education under division (D) of	2830
section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code.	2831

(B) Not later than July 1, 2015, the state board shall adopt	2832
rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to	2833
designate for students enrolled in a dropout prevention and	2834
recovery program assessments in mathematics, science, social	2835
studies, and English language arts that evaluate a student's	2836
demonstration of general knowledge in a specific content area. The	2837
state board shall designate a minimum passing score for each of	2838
the assessments necessary to satisfy the requirement prescribed in	2839
division (A)(2) of this section.	2840

Sec. 3314.36. (A) Section 3314.35 of the Revised Code does	2841
not apply to any community school in which a majority of the	2842
students are enrolled in a dropout prevention and recovery program	2843
that is operated by the school and that has been granted a waiver	2844
by the department of education. Until June 30, 2014, the	2845
department shall grant a waiver to a dropout prevention and	2846
recovery program, within sixty days after the program applies for	2847
the waiver, if the program meets all of the following conditions:	2848

(1) The program serves only students not younger than sixteen	2849
years of age and not older than twenty-one years of age.	2850

(2) The program enrolls students who, at the time of their	2851
initial enrollment, either, or both, are at least one grade level	2852
behind their cohort age groups or experience crises that	2853
significantly interfere with their academic progress such that	2854
they are prevented from continuing their traditional programs.	2855

(3) The program requires students to attain at least the	2856
applicable score designated for each of the assessments prescribed	2857
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code or,	2858
to the extent prescribed by rule of the state board of education	2859
under division (D)(6) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code,	2860
division (B)(2) of that section.	2861

(4) The program develops an individual career plan for the	2862
student that specifies the student's matriculating to a two-year	2863
degree program, acquiring a business and industry credential, or	2864
entering an apprenticeship.	2865

(5) The program provides counseling and support for the	2866
student related to the plan developed under division (A)(4) of	2867
this section during the remainder of the student's high school	2868
experience.	2869

(6) Prior to receiving the waiver, the program has submitted	2870
to the department an instructional plan that demonstrates how the	2871
academic content standards adopted by the state board of education	2872
under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code will be taught and	2873
assessed.	2874

If the department does not act either to grant the waiver or	2875
to reject the program application for the waiver within sixty days	2876
as required under this section, the waiver shall be considered to	2877
be granted.	2878

(B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, the	2879
department shall not grant a waiver to any community school that	2880
did not qualify for a waiver under this section when it initially	2881
began operations, unless the state board of education approves the	2882
waiver.	2883

(C) Beginning on July 1, 2014, all community schools in which	2884
a majority of the students are enrolled in a dropout prevention	2885
and recovery program are subject to the provisions of section	2886
3314.351 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether a waiver has	2887
been granted under this section. Thereafter, no waivers shall be	2888
granted under this section.	2889

Sec. 3325.08.  (A) A diploma shall be granted by the	2890
superintendent of the state school for the blind and the	2891
superintendent of the state school for the deaf to any student	2892
enrolled in one of these state schools to whom all of the	2893
following apply:	2894

(1) The student has successfully completed the individualized	2895
education program developed for the student for the student's high	2896
school education pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code;	2897

(2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, the	2898
student has met the assessment requirements of division (A)(2)(a)	2899
or (b) of this section, as applicable.	2900

(a) If the student entered the ninth grade prior to the date	2901
prescribed by rule of the state board of education under division	2902
(D)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised CodeJuly 1, 2014, the	2903
student either:	2904

(i) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated	2905
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on	2906
all the assessments prescribed by that division unless division	2907
(L)(M) of section 3313.61 of the Revised Code applies to the	2908
student;	2909

(ii) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in	2910
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code.	2911

(b) If the student entered the ninth grade on or after the	2912
date prescribed by rule of the state board under division (D)(2)	2913
of section 3301.0712 of the Revised CodeJuly 1, 2014, the student	2914
has met the requirements of the entire assessment system	2915
requirement prescribed under division (B)(2) ofby section	2916
3301.07103313.618 of the Revised Code, except to the extent that	2917
division (L)(M) of section 3313.61 of the Revised Code applies to	2918
the student.	2919

(3) The student is not eligible to receive an honors diploma	2920
granted pursuant to division (B) of this section.	2921

No diploma shall be granted under this division to anyone	2922
except as provided under this division.	2923

(B) In lieu of a diploma granted under division (A) of this	2924
section, the superintendent of the state school for the blind and	2925
the superintendent of the state school for the deaf shall grant an	2926
honors diploma, in the same manner that the boards of education of	2927
school districts grant such diplomas under division (B) of section	2928
3313.61 of the Revised Code, to any student enrolled in one of	2929
these state schools who accomplishes all of the following:	2930

(1) Successfully completes the individualized education	2931
program developed for the student for the student's high school	2932
education pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code;	2933

(2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, has met	2934
the assessment requirements of division (B)(2)(a) or (b) of this	2935
section, as applicable.	2936

(a) If the student entered the ninth grade prior to the date	2937
prescribed by rule of the state board under division (D)(2) of	2938
section 3301.0712 of the Revised CodeJuly 1, 2014, the student	2939
either:	2940

(i) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated	2941
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on	2942
all the assessments prescribed under that division;	2943

(ii) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in	2944
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code.	2945

(b) If the student entered the ninth grade on or after the	2946
date prescribed by rule of the state board under division (D)(2)	2947
of section 3301.0712 of the Revised CodeJuly 1, 2014, the student	2948
has met the requirements of the entire assessment system	2949
requirement prescribed under division (B)(2) ofby section	2950
3301.07103313.618 of the Revised Code.	2951

(3) Has met additional criteria for granting an honors	2952
diploma.	2953

These additional criteria shall be the same as those	2954
prescribed by the state board under division (B) of section	2955
3313.61 of the Revised Code for the granting of such diplomas by	2956
school districts. No honors diploma shall be granted to anyone	2957
failing to comply with this division and not more than one honors	2958
diploma shall be granted to any student under this division.	2959

(C) A diploma or honors diploma awarded under this section	2960
shall be signed by the superintendent of public instruction and	2961
the superintendent of the state school for the blind or the	2962
superintendent of the state school for the deaf, as applicable.	2963
Each diploma shall bear the date of its issue and be in such form	2964
as the school superintendent prescribes.	2965

(D) Upon granting a diploma to a student under this section,	2966
the superintendent of the state school in which the student is	2967
enrolled shall provide notice of receipt of the diploma to the	2968
board of education of the school district where the student is	2969
entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the	2970
Revised Code when not residing at the state school for the blind	2971
or the state school for the deaf. The notice shall indicate the	2972
type of diploma granted.	2973

Sec. 3328.25.  (A) The board of trustees of a	2974
college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter	2975
shall grant a diploma to any student enrolled in the school to	2976
whom all of the following apply:	2977

(1) The student has successfully completed the school's high	2978
school curriculum or the IEP developed for the student by the	2979
school pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code or has	2980
qualified under division (D) or (F) of section 3313.603 of the	2981
Revised Code, provided that the school shall not require a student	2982
to remain in school for any specific number of semesters or other	2983
terms if the student completes the required curriculum early.	2984

(2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, the	2985
student has met the assessment requirements of division (A)(2)(a)	2986
or (b) of this section, as applicable.	2987

(a) If the student entered ninth grade prior to the date	2988
prescribed by rule of the state board of education under division	2989
(D)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised CodeJuly 1, 2014, the	2990
student either:	2991

(i) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated	2992
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on	2993
all the assessments prescribed by that division unless division	2994
(L)(M) of section 3313.61 of the Revised Code applies to the	2995
student;	2996

(ii) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in	2997
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code.	2998

(b) If the person entered ninth grade on or after the date	2999
prescribed by rule of the state board under division (D)(2) of	3000
section 3301.0712 of the Revised CodeJuly 1, 2014, the student	3001
has met the requirements of the entire assessment system	3002
requirement prescribed under division (B)(2) ofby section	3003
3301.07103313.618 of the Revised Code, except to the extent that	3004
the student is excused from some portion of that assessment system	3005
section pursuant to division (L)(M) of section 3313.61 of the	3006
Revised Code.	3007

(3) The student is not eligible to receive an honors diploma	3008
granted under division (B) of this section.	3009

No diploma shall be granted under this division to anyone	3010
except as provided in this division.	3011

(B) In lieu of a diploma granted under division (A) of this	3012
section, the board of trustees shall grant an honors diploma, in	3013
the same manner that boards of education of school districts grant	3014
honors diplomas under division (B) of section 3313.61 of the	3015
Revised Code, to any student enrolled in the school who	3016
accomplishes all of the following:	3017

(1) Successfully completes the school's high school	3018
curriculum or the IEP developed for the student by the school	3019
pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code;	3020

(2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, has met	3021
the assessment requirements of division (B)(2)(a) or (b) of this	3022
section, as applicable.	3023

(a) If the student entered ninth grade prior to the date	3024
prescribed by rule of the state board under division (D)(2) of	3025
section 3301.0712 of the Revised CodeJuly 1, 2014, the student	3026
either:	3027

(i) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated	3028
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on	3029
all the assessments prescribed under that division;	3030

(ii) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in	3031
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code.	3032

(b) If the person entered ninth grade on or after the date	3033
prescribed by rule of the state board under division (D)(2) of	3034
section 3301.0712 of the Revised CodeJuly 1, 2014, the student	3035
has met the requirements of the entire assessment system	3036
requirement prescribed under division (B)(2) ofby section	3037
3301.0710 3313.618 of the Revised Code.	3038

(3) Has met the additional criteria for granting an honors	3039
diploma prescribed by the state board under division (B) of	3040
section 3313.61 of the Revised Code for the granting of honors	3041
diplomas by school districts.	3042

An honors diploma shall not be granted to a student who is	3043
subject to the Ohio core curriculum prescribed in division (C) of	3044
section 3313.603 of the Revised Code but elects the option of	3045
division (D) or (F) of that section. No honors diploma shall be	3046
granted to anyone failing to comply with this division, and not	3047
more than one honors diploma shall be granted to any student under	3048
this division.	3049

(C) A diploma or honors diploma awarded under this section	3050
shall be signed by the presiding officer of the board of trustees.	3051
Each diploma shall bear the date of its issue and be in such form	3052
as the board of trustees prescribes.	3053

(D) Upon granting a diploma to a student under this section,	3054
the presiding officer of the board of trustees shall provide	3055
notice of receipt of the diploma to the board of education of the	3056
city, exempted village, or local school district where the student	3057
is entitled to attend school when not residing at the	3058
college-preparatory boarding school. The notice shall indicate the	3059
type of diploma granted.	3060

Sec. 3333.123.  (A) As used in this section:

3061

(1) "The Ohio college opportunity grant program" means the	3062
program established under section 3333.122 of the Revised Code.	3063

(2) "Rules for the Ohio college opportunity grant program"	3064
means the rules authorized in division (R) of section 3333.04 of	3065
the Revised Code for the implementation of the program.	3066

(B) In adopting rules for the Ohio college opportunity grant	3067
program, the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents may include	3068
provisions that give preferential or priority funding to	3069
low-income students who in their primary and secondary school work	3070
participate in or complete rigorous academic coursework, attain	3071
passing scores on the assessments prescribed in section 3301.0710	3072
or 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, or meet other high academic	3073
performance standards determined by the chancellor to reduce the	3074
need for remediation and ensure academic success at the	3075
postsecondary education level. Any such rules shall include a	3076
specification of procedures needed to certify student achievement	3077
of primary and secondary standards as well as the timeline for	3078
implementation of the provisions authorized by this section.	3079

Section 2. That existing sections 3301.079, 3301.0710,	3080
3301.0711, 3301.0712, 3301.16, 3302.02, 3302.03, 3302.031,	3081
3310.14, 3310.522, 3313.532, 3313.603, 3313.61, 3313.611,	3082
3313.612, 3313.614, 3313.615, 3313.976, 3314.017, 3314.36,	3083
3325.08, 3328.25, and 3333.123 of the Revised Code are hereby	3084
repealed.	3085