As Pending in the House Rules and Reference Committee

(L# 2660-1)

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

Sub. H. B. No. 597

Representatives Thompson, Huffman 

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A BILL

To amend sections 3301.07, 3301.078, 3301.079,

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3301.0712, 3301.0714, 3301.0718, 3313.61,

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3313.612, 3313.618, and 3328.01 of the Revised

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Code and to repeal Section 9 of Am. Sub. H.B. 487

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of the 130th General Assembly to repeal and

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replace the Common Core State Standards Initiative

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academic content standards and related assessment

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system and to revise the 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 3301.07, 3301.078, 3301.079,	10
3301.0712, 3301.0714, 3301.0718, 3313.61, 3313.612, 3313.618, and	11
3328.01 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:	12

Sec. 3301.07.  The state board of education shall exercise	13
under the acts of the general assembly general supervision of the	14
system of public education in the state. In addition to the powers	15
otherwise imposed on the state board under the provisions of law,	16
the board shall have the powers described in this section.	17

(A) The state board shall exercise policy forming, planning,	18
and evaluative functions for the public schools of the state	19
except as otherwise provided by law.	20

(B)(1) The state board shall exercise leadership in the	21
improvement of public education in this state, and administer the	22
educational policies of this state relating to public schools, and	23
relating to instruction and instructional material, building and	24
equipment, transportation of pupils, administrative	25
responsibilities of school officials and personnel, and finance	26
and organization of school districts, educational service centers,	27
and territory. Consultative and advisory services in such matters	28
shall be provided by the board to school districts and educational	29
service centers of this state.	30

(2) The state board also shall develop a standard of	31
financial reporting which shall be used by each school district	32
board of education and each governing board of an educational	33
service center, each governing authority of a community school	34
established under Chapter 3314., each governing body of a STEM	35
school established under Chapter 3328., and each board of trustees	36
of a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter	37
3328. of the Revised Code to make its financial information and	38
annual budgets for each school building under its control	39
available to the public in a format understandable by the average	40
citizen. The format shall show, both at the district and at the	41
school building level, revenue by source; expenditures for	42
salaries, wages, and benefits of employees, showing such amounts	43
separately for classroom teachers, other employees required to	44
hold licenses issued pursuant to sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of	45
the Revised Code, and all other employees; expenditures other than	46
for personnel, by category, including utilities, textbooks and	47
other educational materials, equipment, permanent improvements,	48
pupil transportation, extracurricular athletics, and other	49
extracurricular activities; and per pupil expenditures. The format	50
shall also include information on total revenue and expenditures,	51
per pupil revenue, and expenditures for both classroom and	52
nonclassroom purposes, as defined by the standards adopted under	53
section 3302.20 of the Revised Code in the aggregate and for each	54
subgroup of students, as defined by section 3317.40 of the Revised	55
Code, that receives services provided for by state or federal	56
funding.	57

(3) Each school district board, governing authority,	58
governing body, or board of trustees, or its respective designee,	59
shall annually report, to the department of education, all	60
financial information required by the standards for financial	61
reporting, as prescribed by division (B)(2) of this section and	62
adopted by the state board. The department shall make all reports	63
submitted pursuant to this division available in such a way that	64
allows for comparison between financial information included in	65
these reports and financial information included in reports	66
produced prior to July 1, 2013. The department shall post these	67
reports in a prominent location on its web site and shall notify	68
each school when reports are made available.	69

(C) The state board shall administer and supervise the	70
allocation and distribution of all state and federal funds for	71
public school education under the provisions of law, and may	72
prescribe such systems of accounting as are necessary and proper	73
to this function. It may require county auditors and treasurers,	74
boards of education, educational service center governing boards,	75
treasurers of such boards, teachers, and other school officers and	76
employees, or other public officers or employees, to file with it	77
such reports as it may prescribe relating to such funds, or to the	78
management and condition of such funds.	79

(D)(1) Wherever in Titles IX, XXIII, XXIX, XXXIII, XXXVII,	80
XLVII, and LI of the Revised Code a reference is made to standards	81
prescribed under this section or division (D) of this section,	82
that reference shall be construed to refer to the standards	83
prescribed under division (D)(2) of this section, unless the	84
context specifically indicates a different meaning or intent.	85

(2) The state board shall formulate and prescribe minimum	86
standards to be applied to all elementary and secondary schools in	87
this state for the purpose of providing children access to a	88
general education of high quality according to the learning needs	89
of each individual, including students with disabilities,	90
economically disadvantaged students, limited English proficient	91
students, and students identified as gifted. Such standards shall	92
provide adequately for: the licensing of teachers, administrators,	93
and other professional personnel and their assignment according to	94
training and qualifications; efficient and effective instructional	95
materials and equipment, including library facilities; the proper	96
organization, administration, and supervision of each school,	97
including regulations for preparing all necessary records and	98
reports and the preparation of a statement of policies and	99
objectives for each school; the provision of safe buildings,	100
grounds, health and sanitary facilities and services; admission of	101
pupils, and such requirements for their promotion from grade to	102
grade as will assure that they are capable and prepared for the	103
level of study to which they are certified; and requirements for	104
graduation; and such other factors as the board finds necessary.	105

The state board shall base any standards governing the	106
promotion of students or requirements for graduation on the	107
ability of students, at any grade level, to earn credits or	108
advance upon demonstration of mastery of knowledge and skills	109
through competency-based learning models. Credits of grade level	110
advancement shall not require a minimum number of days or hours in	111
a classroom.	112

The state board shall base any standards governing the	113
assignment of staff on ensuring each school has a sufficient	114
number of teachers to ensure a student has an appropriate level of	115
interaction to meet each student's personal learning goals.	116

In the formulation and administration of such standards for	117
nonpublic schools the board shall also consider the particular	118
needs, methods and objectives of those schools, provided they do	119
not conflict with the provision of a general education of a high	120
quality and provided that regular procedures shall be followed for	121
promotion from grade to grade of pupils who have met the	122
educational requirements prescribed.	123

(3) In addition to the minimum standards required by division	124
(D)(2) of this section, the state board may formulate and	125
prescribe the following additional minimum operating standards for	126
school districts:	127

(a) Standards for the effective and efficient organization,	128
administration, and supervision of each school district with a	129
commitment to high expectations for every student based on the	130
learning needs of each individual, including students with	131
disabilities, economically disadvantaged students, limited English	132
proficient students, and students identified as gifted, and	133
commitment to closing the achievement gap without suppressing the	134
achievement levels of higher achieving students so that all	135
students achieve core knowledge and skills in accordance with the	136
statewide academic standards adopted under section 3301.079 of the	137
Revised Code;	138

(b) Standards for the establishment of business advisory	139
councils under section 3313.82 of the Revised Code;	140

(c) Standards for school district buildings that may require	141
the effective and efficient organization, administration, and	142
supervision of each school district building with a commitment to	143
high expectations for every student based on the learning needs of	144
each individual, including students with disabilities,	145
economically disadvantaged students, limited English proficient	146
students, and students identified as gifted, and commitment to	147
closing the achievement gap without suppressing the achievement	148
levels of higher achieving students so that all students achieve	149
core knowledge and skills in accordance with the statewide	150
academic standards adopted under section 3301.079 of the Revised	151
Code.	152

(E) The state board may require as part of the health	153
curriculum information developed under section 2108.34 of the	154
Revised Code promoting the donation of anatomical gifts pursuant	155
to Chapter 2108. of the Revised Code and may provide the	156
information to high schools, educational service centers, and	157
joint vocational school district boards of education;	158

(F) The state board shall prepare and submit annually to the	159
governor and the general assembly a report on the status, needs,	160
and major problems of the public schools of the state, with	161
recommendations for necessary legislative action and a ten-year	162
projection of the state's public and nonpublic school enrollment,	163
by year and by grade level.	164

(G) The state board shall prepare and submit to the director	165
of budget and management the biennial budgetary requests of the	166
state board of education, for its agencies and for the public	167
schools of the state.	168

(H) The state board shall cooperate with federal, state, and	169
local agencies concerned with the health and welfare of children	170
and youth of the state.	171

(I) The state board shall require such reports from school	172
districts and educational service centers, school officers, and	173
employees as are necessary and desirable. The superintendents and	174
treasurers of school districts and educational service centers	175
shall certify as to the accuracy of all reports required by law or	176
state board or state department of education rules to be submitted	177
by the district or educational service center and which contain	178
information necessary for calculation of state funding. Any	179
superintendent who knowingly falsifies such report shall be	180
subject to license revocation pursuant to section 3319.31 of the	181
Revised Code.	182

(J) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the	183
state board shall adopt procedures, standards, and guidelines for	184
the education of children with disabilities pursuant to Chapter	185
3323. of the Revised Code, including procedures, standards, and	186
guidelines governing programs and services operated by county	187
boards of developmental disabilities pursuant to section 3323.09	188
of the Revised Code.	189

(K) For the purpose of encouraging the development of special	190
programs of education for academically gifted children, the state	191
board shall employ competent persons to analyze and publish data,	192
promote research, advise and counsel with boards of education, and	193
encourage the training of teachers in the special instruction of	194
gifted children. The board may provide financial assistance out of	195
any funds appropriated for this purpose to boards of education and	196
educational service center governing boards for developing and	197
conducting programs of education for academically gifted children.	198

(L) The state board shall require that all public schools	199
emphasize and encourage, within existing units of study, the	200
teaching of energy and resource conservation as recommended to	201
each district board of education by leading business persons	202
involved in energy production and conservation, beginning in the	203
primary grades.	204

(M) The state board shall formulate and prescribe minimum	205
standards requiring the use of phonics as a technique in the	206
teaching of reading in grades kindergarten through three. In	207
addition, the state board shall provide in-service training	208
programs for teachers on the use of phonics as a technique in the	209
teaching of reading in grades kindergarten through three.	210

(N) The state board may adopt rules necessary for carrying	211
out any function imposed on it by law, and may provide rules as	212
are necessary for its government and the government of its	213
employees, and may delegate to the superintendent of public	214
instruction the management and administration of any function	215
imposed on it by law. It may provide for the appointment of board	216
members to serve on temporary committees established by the board	217
for such purposes as are necessary. Permanent or standing	218
committees shall not be created.	219

(O) Upon application from the board of education of a school	220
district, the superintendent of public instruction may issue a	221
waiver exempting the district from compliance with the standards	222
adopted under divisions (B)(2) and (D) of this section, as they	223
relate to the operation of a school operated by the district. The	224
state board shall adopt standards for the approval or disapproval	225
of waivers under this division. The state superintendent shall	226
consider every application for a waiver, and shall determine	227
whether to grant or deny a waiver in accordance with the state	228
board's standards. For each waiver granted, the state	229
superintendent shall specify the period of time during which the	230
waiver is in effect, which shall not exceed five years. A district	231
board may apply to renew a waiver.	232

Sec. 3301.078. (A) No official or board of this state,	233
whether appointed or elected, shall enter into any agreement or	234
memorandum of understanding with any federal or private entity	235
that would require the state to cede any measure of control over	236
the development, adoption, or revision of academic content	237
standards.	238

(B) The state board of education shall not adopt, and the	239
department of education shall not implement, the academic content	240
standards for English language arts and mathematics developed by	241
the common core state standards initiative or any similar	242
initiative process or program. Nor shall the state board use the	243
partnership for assessment of readiness for college and careers	244
(PARCC), the smarter balanced assessment, or any other assessments	245
related to or based on the common core state standards.	246

Any actions taken to adopt or implement the common core state	247
standards as of the effective date of this section are void.	248

(C)(1) No official of this state, whether appointed or	249
elected, shall join on behalf of the state or a state agency any	250
consortium, association, or other entity when such membership	251
would require the state or a school district board to cede any	252
measure of control over education, including academic content	253
standards and assessments of such standards.	254

(2) Any academic content standards adopted by the state board	255
shall be limited to the subject areas prescribed under division	256
(A) of section 3301.079 of the Revised Code.	257

(D) Notwithstanding anything in the Revised Code to the	258
contrary, no state funds shall be withheld from a school district	259
or school for failure to adopt or use the state academic content	260
standards or the state assessments.	261

(E) If the United States department of education requires as	262
a condition of a federal education grant that the grant recipient	263
provide personally identifiable information of students or	264
teachers, the grant recipient shall provide aggregate data only.	265
The grant recipient shall not release personally identifiable	266
information without informed written consent of the student's	267
parent or guardian or of the teacher.	268

Sec. 3301.079.  (A)(1) TheNot later than June 30, 2016,	269
subject to division (A) of section 3301.0718 of the Revised Code,	270
the state board of education periodically shall adopt new	271
statewide academic content standards with emphasis onfor each of	272
grades kindergarten through twelve in English language arts,	273
mathematics, science, and social studies that are distinct and	274
independent from the standards previously adopted by the state	275
board pursuant to this section as it was amended by Am. Sub. H.B.	276
1 of the 128th general assembly. The new standards shall emphasize	277
coherence, focus, and essential knowledge, and rigor and that are	278
shall be more challenging and demanding when compared to	279
international standards for each of grades kindergarten through	280
twelve in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social	281
studies.	282

(a) The state board shall ensure that the standards do all of	283
the following:	284

(i) Include the essential academic content and skills that	285
students are expected to know and be able to do at each grade	286
level that will allow each student to be prepared for	287
postsecondary instruction and the workplace for success in the	288
twenty-first century;	289

(ii) Include the development of skill sets that promote	290
information, media, and technological literacy;	291

(iii) Include interdisciplinary, project-based, real-world	292
learning opportunities;	293

(iv) Instill life-long learning by providing essential	294
knowledge and skills based in the liberal arts tradition, as well	295
as science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and	296
career-technical education;	297

(v) Be clearly written, transparent, and understandable by	298
parents, educators, and the general public.The new academic	299
content standards shall be designed to teach the competencies for	300
which students shall be tested under sections 3301.0710 and	301
3301.0712 of the Revised Code, and shall be designed to prepare	302
all students for active citizenship, employment, or successful	303
completion of post-secondary education without the need for	304
remedial coursework at the post-secondary level.	305

(i) The standards for English language arts shall require the	306
use of English phonograms and all of their sounds, using	307
traditional phonics; include significant instruction in English	308
grammar; require that at least eighty per cent of English study	309
focus on imaginative literature; require that at least eighty per	310
cent of literary works taught in grades eight through twelve be	311
complete works of classic British and American authors published	312
prior to 1970; and require a choice of literary works to be	313
studied solely on the basis of literary merit rather than	314
popularity or political considerations.	315

(ii) The standards for mathematics shall require a mastery of	316
the standard algorithm; require fluency with addition and	317
subtraction of multi-digit whole numbers using the standard	318
algorithms by third grade; require fluency with arithmetic	319
operations on decimals and multiplication and division of	320
multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithms by fifth grade;	321
prepare students to take the first authentic Algebra I course by	322
eighth grade; and include a traditional Euclidean geometry course.	323

(iii) The standards in science shall be based in core	324
existing disciplines of biology, chemistry, and physics;	325
incorporate grade-level mathematics and be referenced to the	326
mathematics standards; focus on academic and scientific knowledge	327
rather than scientific processes; and prohibit political or	328
religious interpretation of scientific facts in favor of another.	329

(iv) The standards in social studies shall incorporate the	330
original texts and the original context of the declaration of	331
independence, the northwest ordinance, the constitution of the	332
United States and its amendments with emphasis on the bill of	333
rights; incorporate the Ohio constitution; define the United	334
States of America as a constitutional republic; be based on	335
acquisition of real knowledge of major individuals and events;	336
require the study of world and American geography; and prohibit a	337
specific political or religious interpretation of the standards'	338
content.	339

(b) Not later than July 1, 2012, the state board shall	340
incorporate into the social studies standards for grades four to	341
twelve academic content regarding the original texts of the	342
Declaration of Independence, the Northwest Ordinance, the	343
Constitution of the United States and its amendments, with	344
emphasis on the Bill of Rights, and the Ohio Constitution, and	345
their original context. The state board shall revise the model	346
curricula and achievement assessments adopted under divisions (B)	347
and (C) of this section as necessary to reflect the additional	348
American history and American government content. The state board	349
shall make available a list of suggested grade-appropriate	350
supplemental readings that place the documents prescribed by this	351
division in their historical context, which teachers may use as a	352
resource to assist students in reading the documents within that	353
context.	354

(c) When the state board adopts or revises academic content	355
standards in social studies, American history, American	356
government, or science under division (A)(1) of this section, the	357
state board shall develop such standards independently and not as	358
part of a multistate consortium.	359

(2) After completing the standards required by division	360
(A)(1) of this section, the state board shall adopt standards and	361
model curricula for instruction in technology, financial literacy	362
and entrepreneurship, fine arts, and foreign language for grades	363
kindergarten through twelve. The standards shall meet the same	364
requirements prescribed in division (A)(1)(a) of this section.	365

(3) The state board shall adopt the most recent standards	366
developed by the national association for sport and physical	367
education for physical education in grades kindergarten through	368
twelve or shall adopt its own standards for physical education in	369
those grades and revise and update them periodically.	370

The department of education shall employ a full-time physical	371
education coordinator to provide guidance and technical assistance	372
to districts, community schools, and STEM schools in implementing	373
the physical education standards adopted under this division. The	374
superintendent of public instruction shall determine that the	375
person employed as coordinator is qualified for the position, as	376
demonstrated by possessing an adequate combination of education,	377
license, and experience.	378

(4) When academic standards have been completed for any	379
subject area required by this section, the state board shall	380
inform all school districts, all community schools established	381
under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, all STEM schools	382
established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, and all	383
nonpublic schools required to administer the assessments	384
prescribed by sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code	385
of the content of those standards. Additionally, upon completion	386
of any academic standards under this section, the department shall	387
post those standards on the department's web site.	388

Nothing in this section requires any school district to	389
utilize all or any part of the academic content standards adopted	390
under this section.	391

(B)(1) The state board shall adopt a model curriculum for	392
instruction in each subject area for which updated academic	393
standards are required by division (A)(1) of this section and for	394
each of grades kindergarten through twelve that is sufficient to	395
meet the needs of students in every community. The model	396
curriculum shall be aligned with the standards, to ensure that the	397
academic content and skills specified for each grade level are	398
taught to students, and shall demonstrate vertical articulation	399
and emphasize coherence, focus, and rigor. When any model	400
curriculum has been completed, the state board shall inform all	401
school districts, community schools, and STEM schools of the	402
content of that model curriculum.	403

(2) Not later than June 30, 2013, the state board, in	404
consultation with any office housed in the governor's office that	405
deals with workforce development, shall adopt model curricula for	406
grades kindergarten through twelve that embed career connection	407
learning strategies into regular classroom instruction.	408

(3) All school districts, community schools, and STEM schools	409
may utilize the state standards and the model curriculum	410
established by the state board, together with other relevant	411
resources, examples, or models to ensure that students have the	412
opportunity to attain the academic standards. Upon request, the	413
department shall provide technical assistance to any district,	414
community school, or STEM school in implementing the model	415
curriculum.	416

Nothing in this section requires any school district to	417
utilize all or any part of a model curriculum developed under this	418
section.	419

(C) The state board shall develop achievement assessments	420
aligned with the academic standards and model curriculum for each	421
of the subject areas and grade levels required by divisions (A)(1)	422
and (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code.	423

When any achievement assessment has been completed, the state	424
board shall inform all school districts, community schools, STEM	425
schools, and nonpublic schools required to administer the	426
assessment of its completion, and the department shall make the	427
achievement assessment available to the districts and schools.	428

(D)(1) The state board shall adopt a diagnostic assessment	429
aligned with the academic standards and model curriculum for each	430
of grades kindergarten through two in reading, writing, and	431
mathematics and for grade three in reading and writing. The	432
diagnostic assessment shall be designed to measure student	433
comprehension of academic content and mastery of related skills	434
for the relevant subject area and grade level. Any diagnostic	435
assessment shall not include components to identify gifted	436
students. Blank copies of diagnostic assessments shall be public	437
records.	438

(2) When each diagnostic assessment has been completed, the	439
state board shall inform all school districts of its completion	440
and the department shall make the diagnostic assessment available	441
to the districts at no cost to the district. School districts	442
shall administer the diagnostic assessment pursuant to section	443
3301.0715 of the Revised Code beginning the first school year	444
following the development of the assessment.	445

(E) The state board shall not adopt a diagnostic or	446
achievement assessment for any grade level or subject area other	447
than those specified in this section.	448

(F) Whenever the state board or the department consults with	449
persons for the purpose of drafting or reviewing any standards,	450
diagnostic assessments, achievement assessments, or model	451
curriculum required under this section, the state board or the	452
department shall first consult with parents of students in	453
kindergarten through twelfth grade and with active Ohio classroom	454
teachers, other school personnel, and administrators with	455
expertise in the appropriate subject area. Whenever practicable,	456
the state board and department shall consult with teachers	457
recognized as outstanding in their fields.	458

If the department contracts with more than one outside entity	459
for the development of the achievement assessments required by	460
this section, the department shall ensure the interchangeability	461
of those assessments.	462

(G) Whenever the state board adopts standards or model	463
curricula under this section, the department also shall provide	464
information on the use of blended or digital learning in the	465
delivery of the standards or curricula to students in accordance	466
with division (A)(4) of this section.	467

(H) The fairness sensitivity review committee, established by	468
rule of the state board of education, shall not allow any question	469
on any achievement or diagnostic assessment developed under this	470
section or any proficiency test prescribed by former section	471
3301.0710 of the Revised Code, as it existed prior to September	472
11, 2001, to include, be written to promote, or inquire as to	473
individual moral or social values or beliefs. The decision of the	474
committee shall be final. This section does not create a private	475
cause of action.	476

(I)(1)(a) The English language arts academic standards review	477
committee is hereby created to review academic content standards	478
in the subject of English language arts. The committee shall	479
consist of the following members:	480

(i) Three experts who are residents of this state and who	481
primarily conduct research, provide instruction, currently work	482
in, or possess an advanced degree in the subject area. One expert	483
shall be appointed by each of the president of the senate, the	484
speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor;	485

(ii) One parent or guardian appointed by the president of the	486
senate;	487

(iii) One educator who is currently teaching in a classroom,	488
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;	489

(iv) The chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, or the	490
chancellor's designee;	491

(v) The state superintendent, or the superintendent's	492
designee, who shall serve as the chairperson of the committee.	493

(b) The mathematics academic standards review committee is	494
hereby created to review academic content standards in the subject	495
of mathematics. The committee shall consist of the following	496
members:	497

(i) Three experts who are residents of this state and who	498
primarily conduct research, provide instruction, currently work	499
in, or possess an advanced degree in the subject area. One expert	500
shall be appointed by each of the president of the senate, the	501
speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor;	502

(ii) One parent or guardian appointed by the speaker of the	503
house of representatives;	504

(iii) One educator who is currently teaching in a classroom,	505
appointed by the president of the senate;	506

(iv) The chancellor, or the chancellor's designee;

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(v) The state superintendent, or the superintendent's	508
designee, who shall serve as the chairperson of the committee.	509

(c) The science academic standards review committee is hereby	510
created to review academic content standards in the subject of	511
science. The committee shall consist of the following members:	512

(i) Three experts who are residents of this state and who	513
primarily conduct research, provide instruction, currently work	514
in, or possess an advanced degree in the subject area. One expert	515
shall be appointed by each of the president of the senate, the	516
speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor;	517

(ii) One parent or guardian appointed by the president of the	518
senate;	519

(iii) One educator who is currently teaching in a classroom,	520
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;	521

(iv) The chancellor, or the chancellor's designee;

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(v) The state superintendent, or the superintendent's	523
designee, who shall serve as the chairperson of the committee.	524

(d) The social studies academic standards review committee is	525
hereby created to review academic content standards in the subject	526
of social studies. The committee shall consist of the following	527
members:	528

(i) Three experts who are residents of this state and who	529
primarily conduct research, provide instruction, currently work	530
in, or possess an advanced degree in the subject area. One expert	531
shall be appointed by each of the president of the senate, the	532
speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor;	533

(ii) One parent or guardian appointed by the speaker of the	534
house of representatives;	535

(iii) One educator who is currently teaching in a classroom,	536
appointed by the president of the senate;	537

(iv) The chancellor, or the chancellor's designee;

538

(v) The state superintendent, or the superintendent's	539
designee, who shall serve as the chairperson of the committee.	540

(2)(a) Each committee created in division (I)(1) of this	541
section shall review the academic content standards for its	542
respective subject area to ensure that such standards are clear,	543
concise, and appropriate for each grade level and promote higher	544
student performance, learning, subject matter comprehension, and	545
improved student achievement. Each committee also shall review	546
whether the standards for its respective subject area promote	547
essential knowledge in the subject, lifelong learning, the liberal	548
arts tradition, and college and career readiness and whether the	549
standards reduce remediation.	550

(b) Each committee shall determine whether the assessments	551
submitted to that committee under division (I)(4) of this section	552
are appropriate for the committee's respective subject area and	553
meet the academic content standards adopted under this section and	554
community expectations.	555

(3) The department of education shall provide administrative	556
support for each committee created in division (I)(1) of this	557
section. Members of each committee shall be reimbursed for	558
reasonable and necessary expenses related to the operations of the	559
committee. Members of each committee shall serve at the pleasure	560
of the appointing authority.	561

(4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in division (N)	562
of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code, the department shall	563
submit to the appropriate committee created under division (I)(1)	564
of this section copies of the questions and corresponding answers	565
on the relevant assessments required by section 3301.0710 of the	566
Revised Code on the first day of July following the school year	567
that the assessments were administered. The department shall	568
provide each committee with the entire content of each relevant	569
assessment, including corresponding answers.	570

The assessments received by the committees are not public	571
records of the committees and are not subject to release by the	572
committees to any other person or entity under section 149.43 of	573
the Revised Code. However, the assessments shall become public	574
records in accordance with division (N) of section 3301.0711 of	575
the Revised Code.	576

(J) Not later than forty-five days prior to the adoption by	577
the state board of updated academic standards under division	578
(A)(1) of this section or updated model curricula under division	579
(B)(1) of this section, the superintendent of public instruction	580
shall present the academic standards or model curricula, as	581
applicable, to the respective committees of the house of	582
representatives and senate that consider education legislation.	583

(K) As used in this section:

584

(1) "Blended learning" means the delivery of instruction in a	585
combination of time in a supervised physical location away from	586
home and online delivery whereby the student has some element of	587
control over time, place, path, or pace of learning.	588

(2) "Coherence" means a reflection of the structure of the	589
discipline being taught.	590

(3) "Digital learning" means learning facilitated by	591
technology that gives students some element of control over time,	592
place, path, or pace of learning.	593

(4) "Focus" means limiting the number of items included in a	594
curriculum to allow for deeper exploration of the subject matter.	595

(5) "Vertical articulation" means key academic concepts and	596
skills associated with mastery in particular content areas should	597
be articulated and reinforced in a developmentally appropriate	598
manner at each grade level so that over time students acquire a	599
depth of knowledge and understanding in the core academic	600
disciplines.	601

(6) "Rigor" means requiring a high degree of academic content	602
knowledge appropriate to the subject and grade level.	603

Sec. 3301.0712.  (A) The state board of education, the	604
superintendent of public instruction, and the chancellor of the	605
Ohio board of regents shall develop a system of college and work	606
ready assessments as described in division (B) of this section to	607
assess whether each student upon graduating from high school is	608
ready to enter college or the workforce. Beginning with students	609
who enter the ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1,	610
2014, the system shall replace the Ohio graduation tests	611
prescribed in division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised	612
Code as a measure of student academic performance and one	613
determinant of eligibility for a high school diploma in the manner	614
prescribed by rule of the state board adopted under division (D)	615
of this section.	616

(B) The college and work ready assessment system shall	617
consist of the following:	618

(1) A nationally norm-referenced and standardized assessment	619
that measures college and career readiness, is used for college	620
admission, and includes components in English, mathematics,	621
science, and social studies. The assessment shall be selected	622
jointly by the state superintendent and the chancellor. The	623
assessment prescribed under division (B)(1) of this section shall	624
be administered to all eleventh-grade students.	625

(2) Seven end-of-courseA series of examinations, one in each	626
of the areas of English language arts I, English language arts II,	627
mathematics,physical science, Algebra I, geometry, American	628
history, and American government. The end-of-course examinations	629
shall be selected jointly by the state superintendent and the	630
chancellor in consultation with faculty in the appropriate subject	631
areas at institutions of higher education of the university system	632
of Ohio. Advanced placement examinations, international	633
baccalaureate examinations, and dual enrollment or advanced	634
standing program examinations, as prescribed under section	635
3313.6013 of the Revised Code, in the areas of physical science,	636
American history, and American government may be used as	637
end-of-course examinations in accordance with division (B)(4)(a)	638
of this section.	639

(3)(a) Not later than July 1, 2013, each school district	640
board of education shall adopt interim end-of-course examinations	641
that comply with the requirements of divisions (B)(3)(b)(i) and	642
(ii) of this section to assess mastery of American history and	643
American government standards adopted under division (A)(1)(b) of	644
section 3301.079 of the Revised Code and the topics required under	645
division (M) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code. Each high	646
school of the district shall use the interim examinations until	647
the state superintendent and chancellor select end-of-course	648
examinations in American history and American government under	649
division (B)(2) of this section.	650

(b) Not later than July 1, 2014, the state superintendent and	651
the chancellor shall select the end-of-course examinations in	652
American history and American government.	653

(i) The end-of-course examinations in American history and	654
American government shall require demonstration of mastery of the	655
American history and American government content for social	656
studies standards adopted under division (A)(1)(b) of section	657
3301.079 of the Revised Code and the topics required under	658
division (M) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.	659

(ii) At least twenty per cent of the end-of-course	660
examination in American government shall address the topics on	661
American history and American government described in division (M)	662
of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.	663

(4)(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this	664
section, beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, if a student is	665
enrolled in an advanced placement or international baccalaureate	666
course or is enrolled under any other dual enrollment or advanced	667
standing program that student shall take the advanced placement or	668
international baccalaureate examination or applicable examination	669
under dual enrollment or advanced standing in lieu of the physical	670
science, American history, or American government end-of-course	671
examinations prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section. The	672
state board shall specify the score levels for each advanced	673
placement examination, international baccalaureate examination,	674
and examination required under other dual enrollment or advanced	675
standing programs for purposes of calculating the minimum	676
cumulative performance score that demonstrates the level of	677
academic achievement necessary to earn a high school diploma.	678

(b) No student shall take a substitute examination or	679
examination prescribed under division (B)(4)(a) of this section in	680
place of the end-of-course examinations in English language arts	681
I, English language arts II, Algebra I, or geometry prescribed	682
under division (B)(2) of this section.	683

(c) The state board shall consider additional assessments	684
that may be used, beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, as	685
substitute examinations in lieu of the end-of-course examinations	686
prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section.	687

(5)(a) The state board shall determine and designate at least	688
five ranges of scores on each of the end-of-course examinations	689
prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section, and substitute	690
examinations prescribed under division (B)(4) of this section.	691
Each range of scores shall be considered to demonstrate a level of	692
achievement so that any student attaining a score within such	693
range has achieved one of the following:	694

(i) An advanced level of skill;

695

(ii) An accelerated level of skill;

696

(iii) A proficient level of skill;

697

(iv) A basic level of skill;

698

(v) A limited level of skill.

699

(b) Determine a method by which to calculate a cumulative	700
performance score based on the results of a student's	701
end-of-course examinations or substitute examinations;	702

(c) Determine the minimum cumulative performance score that	703
demonstrates the level of academic achievement necessary to earn a	704
high school diploma;	705

(d) Develop a table of corresponding score equivalents for	706
the end-of-course examinations and substitute examinations in	707
order to calculate student performance consistently across the	708
different examinations.	709

(6) Any student who received high school credit prior to July	710
1, 2014, for a course for which an end-of-course examination is	711
prescribed by division (B)(2) of this section shall not be	712
required to take that end-of-course examination. Receipt of credit	713
for that course shall satisfy the requirement to take the	714
end-of-course examination.	715

(7)(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this	716
section, the state board may replace the algebra I end-of-course	717
examination prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section with	718
an algebra II end-of-course examination, beginning with the	719
2016-2017 school year for students who enter ninth grade on or	720
after July 1, 2016.	721

(b) If the state board replaces the algebra I end-of-course	722
examination with an algebra II end-of-course examination as	723
authorized under division (B)(7)(a) of this section, a student who	724
is enrolled in an advanced placement or international	725
baccalaureate course in algebra II or is enrolled under any other	726
dual enrollment or advanced standing program in algebra II shall	727
take the advanced placement or international baccalaureate	728
examination or applicable examination under dual enrollment or	729
advanced standing in lieu of the algebra II end-of-course	730
examination.	731

(C) The state board shall convene a group of national	732
experts, state experts, and local practitioners to provide advice,	733
guidance, and recommendations for the alignment of standards and	734
model curricula to the assessments and in the design of the	735
end-of-course examinations prescribed by this section.	736

(D) Upon completion of the development of the assessment	737
system, the state board shall adopt rules prescribing all of the	738
following:	739

(1) A timeline and plan for implementation of the assessment	740
system, including a phased implementation if the state board	741
determines such a phase-in is warranted;	742

(2) The date after which a person shall meet the requirements	743
of the entire assessment system as a prerequisite for a diploma of	744
adult education under section 3313.611 of the Revised Code;	745

(3) Whether and the extent to which a person may be excused	746
from an American history end-of-course examination and an American	747
government end-of-course examination under division (H) of section	748
3313.61 and division (B)(3) of section 3313.612 of the Revised	749
Code;	750

(4) The date after which a person who has fulfilled the	751
curriculum requirement for a diploma but has not passed one or	752
more of the required assessments at the time the person fulfilled	753
the curriculum requirement shall meet the requirements of the	754
entire assessment system as a prerequisite for a high school	755
diploma under division (B) of section 3313.614 of the Revised	756
Code;	757

(5) The extent to which the assessment system applies to	758
students enrolled in a dropout recovery and prevention program for	759
purposes of division (F) of section 3313.603 and section 3314.36	760
of the Revised Code.	761

(E) Not later than forty-five days prior to the state board's	762
adoption of a resolution directing the department of education to	763
file the rules prescribed by division (D) of this section in final	764
form under section 119.04 of the Revised Code, the superintendent	765
of public instruction shall present the assessment system	766
developed under this section to the respective committees of the	767
house of representatives and senate that consider education	768
legislation.	769

(F)(1) Any person enrolled in a nonchartered nonpublic school	770
or any person who has been excused from attendance at school for	771
the purpose of home instruction under section 3321.04 of the	772
Revised Code may choose to participate in the system of	773
assessments administered under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this	774
section. However, no such person shall be required to participate	775
in the system of assessments.	776

(2) The department shall adopt rules for the administration	777
and scoring of any assessments under division (F)(1) of this	778
section.	779

(G) Not later than December 31, 2014, the state board shall	780
select at least one nationally recognized job skills assessment.	781
Each school district shall administer that assessment to those	782
students who opt to take it. The state shall reimburse a school	783
district for the costs of administering that assessment. The state	784
board shall establish the minimum score a student must attain on	785
the job skills assessment in order to demonstrate a student's	786
workforce readiness and employability. The administration of the	787
job skills assessment to a student under this division shall not	788
exempt a school district from administering the assessments	789
prescribed in division (B) of this section to that student.	790

Sec. 3301.0714.  (A) The state board of education shall adopt	791
rules for a statewide education management information system. The	792
rules shall require the state board to establish guidelines for	793
the establishment and maintenance of the system in accordance with	794
this section and the rules adopted under this section. The	795
guidelines shall include:	796

(1) Standards identifying and defining the types of data in	797
the system in accordance with divisions (B) and (C) of this	798
section;	799

(2) Procedures for annually collecting and reporting the data	800
to the state board in accordance with division (D) of this	801
section;	802

(3) Procedures for annually compiling the data in accordance	803
with division (G) of this section;	804

(4) Procedures for annually reporting the data to the public	805
in accordance with division (H) of this section;	806

(5) Standards to provide strict safeguards to protect the	807
confidentiality of personally identifiable student data.	808

(B) The guidelines adopted under this section shall require	809
the data maintained in the education management information system	810
to include at least the following:	811

(1) Student participation and performance data, for each	812
grade in each school district as a whole and for each grade in	813
each school building in each school district, that includes:	814

(a) The numbers of students receiving each category of	815
instructional service offered by the school district, such as	816
regular education instruction, vocational education instruction,	817
specialized instruction programs or enrichment instruction that is	818
part of the educational curriculum, instruction for gifted	819
students, instruction for students with disabilities, and remedial	820
instruction. The guidelines shall require instructional services	821
under this division to be divided into discrete categories if an	822
instructional service is limited to a specific subject, a specific	823
type of student, or both, such as regular instructional services	824
in mathematics, remedial reading instructional services,	825
instructional services specifically for students gifted in	826
mathematics or some other subject area, or instructional services	827
for students with a specific type of disability. The categories of	828
instructional services required by the guidelines under this	829
division shall be the same as the categories of instructional	830
services used in determining cost units pursuant to division	831
(C)(3) of this section.	832

(b) The numbers of students receiving support or	833
extracurricular services for each of the support services or	834
extracurricular programs offered by the school district, such as	835
counseling services, health services, and extracurricular sports	836
and fine arts programs. The categories of services required by the	837
guidelines under this division shall be the same as the categories	838
of services used in determining cost units pursuant to division	839
(C)(4)(a) of this section.	840

(c) Average student grades in each subject in grades nine	841
through twelve;	842

(d) Academic achievement levels as assessed under sections	843
3301.0710, 3301.0711, and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code;	844

(e) The number of students designated as having a disabling	845
condition pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 3301.0711 of the	846
Revised Code;	847

(f) The numbers of students reported to the state board	848
pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised	849
Code;	850

(g) Attendance rates and the average daily attendance for the	851
year. For purposes of this division, a student shall be counted as	852
present for any field trip that is approved by the school	853
administration.	854

(h) Expulsion rates;

855

(i) Suspension rates;

856

(j) Dropout rates;

857

(k) Rates of retention in grade;

858

(l) For pupils in grades nine through twelve, the average	859
number of carnegie units, as calculated in accordance with state	860
board of education rules;	861

(m) Graduation rates, to be calculated in a manner specified	862
by the department of education that reflects the rate at which	863
students who were in the ninth grade three years prior to the	864
current year complete school and that is consistent with	865
nationally accepted reporting requirements;	866

(n) Results of diagnostic assessments administered to	867
kindergarten students as required under section 3301.0715 of the	868
Revised Code to permit a comparison of the academic readiness of	869
kindergarten students. However, no district shall be required to	870
report to the department the results of any diagnostic assessment	871
administered to a kindergarten student, except for the language	872
and reading assessment described in division (A)(2) of section	873
3301.0715 of the Revised Code, if the parent of that student	874
requests the district not to report those results.	875

(2) Personnel and classroom enrollment data for each school	876
district, including:	877

(a) The total numbers of licensed employees and nonlicensed	878
employees and the numbers of full-time equivalent licensed	879
employees and nonlicensed employees providing each category of	880
instructional service, instructional support service, and	881
administrative support service used pursuant to division (C)(3) of	882
this section. The guidelines adopted under this section shall	883
require these categories of data to be maintained for the school	884
district as a whole and, wherever applicable, for each grade in	885
the school district as a whole, for each school building as a	886
whole, and for each grade in each school building.	887

(b) The total number of employees and the number of full-time	888
equivalent employees providing each category of service used	889
pursuant to divisions (C)(4)(a) and (b) of this section, and the	890
total numbers of licensed employees and nonlicensed employees and	891
the numbers of full-time equivalent licensed employees and	892
nonlicensed employees providing each category used pursuant to	893
division (C)(4)(c) of this section. The guidelines adopted under	894
this section shall require these categories of data to be	895
maintained for the school district as a whole and, wherever	896
applicable, for each grade in the school district as a whole, for	897
each school building as a whole, and for each grade in each school	898
building.	899

(c) The total number of regular classroom teachers teaching	900
classes of regular education and the average number of pupils	901
enrolled in each such class, in each of grades kindergarten	902
through five in the district as a whole and in each school	903
building in the school district.	904

(d) The number of lead teachers employed by each school	905
district and each school building.	906

(3)(a) Student demographic data for each school district,	907
including information regarding the gender ratio of the school	908
district's pupils, the racial make-up of the school district's	909
pupils, the number of limited English proficient students in the	910
district, and an appropriate measure of the number of the school	911
district's pupils who reside in economically disadvantaged	912
households. The demographic data shall be collected in a manner to	913
allow correlation with data collected under division (B)(1) of	914
this section. Categories for data collected pursuant to division	915
(B)(3) of this section shall conform, where appropriate, to	916
standard practices of agencies of the federal government.	917

(b) With respect to each student entering kindergarten,	918
whether the student previously participated in a public preschool	919
program, a private preschool program, or a head start program, and	920
the number of years the student participated in each of these	921
programs.	922

(4) Any data required to be collected pursuant to federal	923
law.	924

(C) The education management information system shall include	925
cost accounting data for each district as a whole and for each	926
school building in each school district. The guidelines adopted	927
under this section shall require the cost data for each school	928
district to be maintained in a system of mutually exclusive cost	929
units and shall require all of the costs of each school district	930
to be divided among the cost units. The guidelines shall require	931
the system of mutually exclusive cost units to include at least	932
the following:	933

(1) Administrative costs for the school district as a whole.	934
The guidelines shall require the cost units under this division	935
(C)(1) to be designed so that each of them may be compiled and	936
reported in terms of average expenditure per pupil in formula ADM	937
in the school district, as determined pursuant to section 3317.03	938
of the Revised Code.	939

(2) Administrative costs for each school building in the	940
school district. The guidelines shall require the cost units under	941
this division (C)(2) to be designed so that each of them may be	942
compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure per	943
full-time equivalent pupil receiving instructional or support	944
services in each building.	945

(3) Instructional services costs for each category of	946
instructional service provided directly to students and required	947
by guidelines adopted pursuant to division (B)(1)(a) of this	948
section. The guidelines shall require the cost units under	949
division (C)(3) of this section to be designed so that each of	950
them may be compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure	951
per pupil receiving the service in the school district as a whole	952
and average expenditure per pupil receiving the service in each	953
building in the school district and in terms of a total cost for	954
each category of service and, as a breakdown of the total cost, a	955
cost for each of the following components:	956

(a) The cost of each instructional services category required	957
by guidelines adopted under division (B)(1)(a) of this section	958
that is provided directly to students by a classroom teacher;	959

(b) The cost of the instructional support services, such as	960
services provided by a speech-language pathologist, classroom	961
aide, multimedia aide, or librarian, provided directly to students	962
in conjunction with each instructional services category;	963

(c) The cost of the administrative support services related	964
to each instructional services category, such as the cost of	965
personnel that develop the curriculum for the instructional	966
services category and the cost of personnel supervising or	967
coordinating the delivery of the instructional services category.	968

(4) Support or extracurricular services costs for each	969
category of service directly provided to students and required by	970
guidelines adopted pursuant to division (B)(1)(b) of this section.	971
The guidelines shall require the cost units under division (C)(4)	972
of this section to be designed so that each of them may be	973
compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure per pupil	974
receiving the service in the school district as a whole and	975
average expenditure per pupil receiving the service in each	976
building in the school district and in terms of a total cost for	977
each category of service and, as a breakdown of the total cost, a	978
cost for each of the following components:	979

(a) The cost of each support or extracurricular services	980
category required by guidelines adopted under division (B)(1)(b)	981
of this section that is provided directly to students by a	982
licensed employee, such as services provided by a guidance	983
counselor or any services provided by a licensed employee under a	984
supplemental contract;	985

(b) The cost of each such services category provided directly	986
to students by a nonlicensed employee, such as janitorial	987
services, cafeteria services, or services of a sports trainer;	988

(c) The cost of the administrative services related to each	989
services category in division (C)(4)(a) or (b) of this section,	990
such as the cost of any licensed or nonlicensed employees that	991
develop, supervise, coordinate, or otherwise are involved in	992
administering or aiding the delivery of each services category.	993

(D)(1) The guidelines adopted under this section shall	994
require school districts to collect information about individual	995
students, staff members, or both in connection with any data	996
required by division (B) or (C) of this section or other reporting	997
requirements established in the Revised Code. The guidelines may	998
also require school districts to report information about	999
individual staff members in connection with any data required by	1000
division (B) or (C) of this section or other reporting	1001
requirements established in the Revised Code. The guidelines shall	1002
not authorize school districts to request social security numbers	1003
of individual students. The guidelines shall prohibit the	1004
reporting under this section of a student's name, address, and	1005
social security number to the state board of education or the	1006
department of education. The guidelines shall also prohibit the	1007
reporting under this section of any personally identifiable	1008
information about any student, except for the purpose of assigning	1009
the data verification code required by division (D)(2) of this	1010
section, to any other person unless such person is employed by the	1011
school district or the information technology center operated	1012
under section 3301.075 of the Revised Code and is authorized by	1013
the district or technology center to have access to such	1014
information or is employed by an entity with which the department	1015
contracts for the scoring or the development of state assessments.	1016
Access to the information shall be restricted to the fulfillment	1017
of contractual obligations to process data on behalf of the school	1018
district. Such contract shall include a stipulation that the	1019
personally identifiable information shall not be shared with	1020
additional parties. The guidelines may require school districts to	1021
provide the social security numbers of individual staff members	1022
and the county of residence for a student. Nothing in this section	1023
prohibits the state board of education or department of education	1024
from providing a student's county of residence to the department	1025
of taxation to facilitate the distribution of tax revenue.	1026

(2)(a) The guidelines shall provide for each school district	1027
or community school to assign a data verification code that is	1028
unique on a statewide basis over time to each student whose	1029
initial Ohio enrollment is in that district or school and to	1030
report all required individual student data for that student	1031
utilizing such code. The guidelines shall also provide for	1032
assigning data verification codes to all students enrolled in	1033
districts or community schools on the effective date of the	1034
guidelines established under this section. The assignment of data	1035
verification codes for other entities, as described in division	1036
(D)(2)(c) of this section, the use of those codes, and the	1037
reporting and use of associated individual student data shall be	1038
coordinated by the department in accordance with state and federal	1039
law.	1040

School districts shall report individual student data to the	1041
department through the information technology centers utilizing	1042
the code. The entities described in division (D)(2)(c) of this	1043
section shall report individual student data to the department in	1044
the manner prescribed by the department.	1045

Except as provided in sections 3301.941, 3310.11, 3310.42,	1046
3310.63, 3313.978, and 3317.20 of the Revised Code, at no time	1047
shall the state board or the department have access to information	1048
that would enable any data verification code to be matched to	1049
personally identifiable student data.	1050

(b) Each school district and community school shall ensure	1051
that the data verification code is included in the student's	1052
records reported to any subsequent school district, community	1053
school, or state institution of higher education, as defined in	1054
section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, in which the student	1055
enrolls. Any such subsequent district or school shall utilize the	1056
same identifier in its reporting of data under this section.	1057

(c) The director of any state agency that administers a	1058
publicly funded program providing services to children who are	1059
younger than compulsory school age, as defined in section 3321.01	1060
of the Revised Code, including the directors of health, job and	1061
family services, mental health and addiction services, and	1062
developmental disabilities, shall request and receive, pursuant to	1063
sections 3301.0723 and 3701.62 of the Revised Code, a data	1064
verification code for a child who is receiving those services.	1065

(E) The guidelines adopted under this section may require	1066
school districts to collect and report data, information, or	1067
reports other than that described in divisions (A), (B), and (C)	1068
of this section for the purpose of complying with other reporting	1069
requirements established in the Revised Code. The other data,	1070
information, or reports may be maintained in the education	1071
management information system but are not required to be compiled	1072
as part of the profile formats required under division (G) of this	1073
section or the annual statewide report required under division (H)	1074
of this section.	1075

(F) Beginning with the school year that begins July 1, 1991,	1076
the board of education of each school district shall annually	1077
collect and report to the state board, in accordance with the	1078
guidelines established by the board, the data required pursuant to	1079
this section. A school district may collect and report these data	1080
notwithstanding section 2151.357 or 3319.321 of the Revised Code.	1081

(G) The state board shall, in accordance with the procedures	1082
it adopts, annually compile the data reported by each school	1083
district pursuant to division (D) of this section. The state board	1084
shall design formats for profiling each school district as a whole	1085
and each school building within each district and shall compile	1086
the data in accordance with these formats. These profile formats	1087
shall:	1088

(1) Include all of the data gathered under this section in a	1089
manner that facilitates comparison among school districts and	1090
among school buildings within each school district;	1091

(2) Present the data on academic achievement levels as	1092
assessed by the testing of student achievement maintained pursuant	1093
to division (B)(1)(d) of this section.	1094

(H)(1) The state board shall, in accordance with the	1095
procedures it adopts, annually prepare a statewide report for all	1096
school districts and the general public that includes the profile	1097
of each of the school districts developed pursuant to division (G)	1098
of this section. Copies of the report shall be sent to each school	1099
district.	1100

(2) The state board shall, in accordance with the procedures	1101
it adopts, annually prepare an individual report for each school	1102
district and the general public that includes the profiles of each	1103
of the school buildings in that school district developed pursuant	1104
to division (G) of this section. Copies of the report shall be	1105
sent to the superintendent of the district and to each member of	1106
the district board of education.	1107

(3) Copies of the reports received from the state board under	1108
divisions (H)(1) and (2) of this section shall be made available	1109
to the general public at each school district's offices. Each	1110
district board of education shall make copies of each report	1111
available to any person upon request and payment of a reasonable	1112
fee for the cost of reproducing the report. The board shall	1113
annually publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the	1114
school district, at least twice during the two weeks prior to the	1115
week in which the reports will first be available, a notice	1116
containing the address where the reports are available and the	1117
date on which the reports will be available.	1118

(I) Any data that is collected or maintained pursuant to this	1119
section and that identifies an individual pupil is not a public	1120
record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code.	1121

(J) As used in this section:

1122

(1) "School district" means any city, local, exempted	1123
village, or joint vocational school district and, in accordance	1124
with section 3314.17 of the Revised Code, any community school. As	1125
used in division (L) of this section, "school district" also	1126
includes any educational service center or other educational	1127
entity required to submit data using the system established under	1128
this section.	1129

(2) "Cost" means any expenditure for operating expenses made	1130
by a school district excluding any expenditures for debt	1131
retirement except for payments made to any commercial lending	1132
institution for any loan approved pursuant to section 3313.483 of	1133
the Revised Code.	1134

(K) Any person who removes data from the information system	1135
established under this section for the purpose of releasing it to	1136
any person not entitled under law to have access to such	1137
information is subject to section 2913.42 of the Revised Code	1138
prohibiting tampering with data.	1139

(L)(1) In accordance with division (L)(2) of this section and	1140
the rules adopted under division (L)(10) of this section, the	1141
department of education may sanction any school district that	1142
reports incomplete or inaccurate data, reports data that does not	1143
conform to data requirements and descriptions published by the	1144
department, fails to report data in a timely manner, or otherwise	1145
does not make a good faith effort to report data as required by	1146
this section.	1147

(2) If the department decides to sanction a school district	1148
under this division, the department shall take the following	1149
sequential actions:	1150

(a) Notify the district in writing that the department has	1151
determined that data has not been reported as required under this	1152
section and require the district to review its data submission and	1153
submit corrected data by a deadline established by the department.	1154
The department also may require the district to develop a	1155
corrective action plan, which shall include provisions for the	1156
district to provide mandatory staff training on data reporting	1157
procedures.	1158

(b) Withhold up to ten per cent of the total amount of state	1159
funds due to the district for the current fiscal year and, if not	1160
previously required under division (L)(2)(a) of this section,	1161
require the district to develop a corrective action plan in	1162
accordance with that division;	1163

(c) Withhold an additional amount of up to twenty per cent of	1164
the total amount of state funds due to the district for the	1165
current fiscal year;	1166

(d) Direct department staff or an outside entity to	1167
investigate the district's data reporting practices and make	1168
recommendations for subsequent actions. The recommendations may	1169
include one or more of the following actions:	1170

(i) Arrange for an audit of the district's data reporting	1171
practices by department staff or an outside entity;	1172

(ii) Conduct a site visit and evaluation of the district;

1173

(iii) Withhold an additional amount of up to thirty per cent	1174
of the total amount of state funds due to the district for the	1175
current fiscal year;	1176

(iv) Continue monitoring the district's data reporting;

1177

(v) Assign department staff to supervise the district's data	1178
management system;	1179

(vi) Conduct an investigation to determine whether to suspend	1180
or revoke the license of any district employee in accordance with	1181
division (N) of this section;	1182

(vii) If the district is issued a report card under section	1183
3302.03 of the Revised Code, indicate on the report card that the	1184
district has been sanctioned for failing to report data as	1185
required by this section;	1186

(viii) If the district is issued a report card under section	1187
3302.03 of the Revised Code and incomplete or inaccurate data	1188
submitted by the district likely caused the district to receive a	1189
higher performance rating than it deserved under that section,	1190
issue a revised report card for the district;	1191

(ix) Any other action designed to correct the district's data	1192
reporting problems.	1193

(3) Any time the department takes an action against a school	1194
district under division (L)(2) of this section, the department	1195
shall make a report of the circumstances that prompted the action.	1196
The department shall send a copy of the report to the district	1197
superintendent or chief administrator and maintain a copy of the	1198
report in its files.	1199

(4) If any action taken under division (L)(2) of this section	1200
resolves a school district's data reporting problems to the	1201
department's satisfaction, the department shall not take any	1202
further actions described by that division. If the department	1203
withheld funds from the district under that division, the	1204
department may release those funds to the district, except that if	1205
the department withheld funding under division (L)(2)(c) of this	1206
section, the department shall not release the funds withheld under	1207
division (L)(2)(b) of this section and, if the department withheld	1208
funding under division (L)(2)(d) of this section, the department	1209
shall not release the funds withheld under division (L)(2)(b) or	1210
(c) of this section.	1211

(5) Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary,	1212
the department may use its own staff or an outside entity to	1213
conduct an audit of a school district's data reporting practices	1214
any time the department has reason to believe the district has not	1215
made a good faith effort to report data as required by this	1216
section. If any audit conducted by an outside entity under	1217
division (L)(2)(d)(i) or (5) of this section confirms that a	1218
district has not made a good faith effort to report data as	1219
required by this section, the district shall reimburse the	1220
department for the full cost of the audit. The department may	1221
withhold state funds due to the district for this purpose.	1222

(6) Prior to issuing a revised report card for a school	1223
district under division (L)(2)(d)(viii) of this section, the	1224
department may hold a hearing to provide the district with an	1225
opportunity to demonstrate that it made a good faith effort to	1226
report data as required by this section. The hearing shall be	1227
conducted by a referee appointed by the department. Based on the	1228
information provided in the hearing, the referee shall recommend	1229
whether the department should issue a revised report card for the	1230
district. If the referee affirms the department's contention that	1231
the district did not make a good faith effort to report data as	1232
required by this section, the district shall bear the full cost of	1233
conducting the hearing and of issuing any revised report card.	1234

(7) If the department determines that any inaccurate data	1235
reported under this section caused a school district to receive	1236
excess state funds in any fiscal year, the district shall	1237
reimburse the department an amount equal to the excess funds, in	1238
accordance with a payment schedule determined by the department.	1239
The department may withhold state funds due to the district for	1240
this purpose.	1241

(8) Any school district that has funds withheld under	1242
division (L)(2) of this section may appeal the withholding in	1243
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.	1244

(9) In all cases of a disagreement between the department and	1245
a school district regarding the appropriateness of an action taken	1246
under division (L)(2) of this section, the burden of proof shall	1247
be on the district to demonstrate that it made a good faith effort	1248
to report data as required by this section.	1249

(10) The state board of education shall adopt rules under	1250
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement division (L) of this	1251
section.	1252

(M) No information technology center or school district shall	1253
acquire, change, or update its student administration software	1254
package to manage and report data required to be reported to the	1255
department unless it converts to a student software package that	1256
is certified by the department.	1257

(N) The state board of education, in accordance with sections	1258
3319.31 and 3319.311 of the Revised Code, may suspend or revoke a	1259
license as defined under division (A) of section 3319.31 of the	1260
Revised Code that has been issued to any school district employee	1261
found to have willfully reported erroneous, inaccurate, or	1262
incomplete data to the education management information system.	1263

(O) No person shall release or maintain any information about	1264
any student in violation of this section. Whoever violates this	1265
division is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.	1266

(P) The department shall disaggregate the data collected	1267
under division (B)(1)(n) of this section according to the race and	1268
socioeconomic status of the students assessed.	1269

(Q) If the department cannot compile any of the information	1270
required by division (H) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code	1271
based upon the data collected under this section, the department	1272
shall develop a plan and a reasonable timeline for the collection	1273
of any data necessary to comply with that division.	1274

Sec. 3301.0718. (A) The state board of education shall not	1275
adopt or revise any academic content standards in the areas of	1276
English language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies	1277
until both of the following conditions are satisfied:	1278

(1) The proposed standards or revisions are approved by both	1279
houses of the general assembly by concurrent resolution. The	1280
standing committee having jurisdiction over education legislation	1281
in each house shall conduct at least one public hearing on the	1282
proposed standards or revisions.	1283

(2) The proposed standards or revisions for each subject area	1284
are approved by the appropriate subcommittee established under	1285
division (D)(4) of this section.	1286

(B) The state board of education shall not adopt or revise	1287
any standards or curriculum in the area of health unless, by	1288
concurrent resolution, the standards, curriculum, or revisions are	1289
approved by both houses of the general assembly. Before the house	1290
of representatives or senate votes on a concurrent resolution	1291
approving health standards, curriculum, or revisions, its standing	1292
committee having jurisdiction over education legislation shall	1293
conduct at least one public hearing on the standards, curriculum,	1294
or revisions.	1295

(C) The academic content standards steering committee is	1296
hereby established.	1297

Prior to submitting academic content standards to the general	1298
assembly for approval as required under division (A) of this	1299
section, the state board shall propose any new or revised	1300
standards to the academic content standards steering committee.	1301

Meetings of the committee and its subcommittees shall be open	1302
to the public.	1303

The committee shall be composed of thirteen members as	1304
follows:	1305

(1) The governor, or the governor's designee;

1306

(2) Six members appointed by the president of the senate, of	1307
whom not more than one may be a member of the senate;	1308

(3) Six members appointed by the speaker of the house of	1309
representatives, of whom not more than one may be a member of the	1310
house of representatives.	1311

In appointing members under divisions (C)(2) and (3) of this	1312
section, consideration shall be given to the appointment of	1313
parents of students enrolled in Ohio schools; primary and	1314
secondary education teachers; and curriculum experts, provosts,	1315
chairs, and deans of state institutions of higher education.	1316

(D) The committee established under division (C) of this	1317
section shall do the following:	1318

(1) Determine a chair and co-chair of the committee;

1319

(2) Appoint four individuals to oversee the development of	1320
the standards documents, each of whom shall understand and be able	1321
to use subject-specific symbols. The department of education and	1322
the state board may provide assistance to these individuals.	1323

(3) Contract, if necessary, with an individual who has a	1324
national reputation in the areas of academic content standards and	1325
assessments to facilitate the work of the committee;	1326

(4) Establish a subcommittee in each of the areas of	1327
mathematics, English language arts, science, and social studies,	1328
and select, by a majority vote of all committee members, a	1329
chairperson for each subcommittee.	1330

(a) The chair of each subcommittee shall be an instructor or	1331
professor in a related subject area at a state institution of	1332
higher education. Other members of the subcommittee shall be	1333
teachers with at least ten years of teaching experience, and may	1334
be nominated by the superintendent of their employing school	1335
district. The state board shall select the individuals to serve as	1336
members on each subcommittee. Not more than five members shall	1337
serve on a subcommittee. A school librarian, nominated by the Ohio	1338
library council, may provide assistance to the English language	1339
arts subcommittee. An engineer, nominated by one of the state's	1340
engineering organizations, may provide assistance to the	1341
mathematics subcommittee and the science subcommittee.	1342

(b) Each subcommittee shall approve or disapprove the	1343
academic content standards for its respective subject area. Each	1344
subcommittee shall obtain from teachers comments on the	1345
appropriateness and wording of the proposed academic content	1346
standards for each grade and, if necessary, offer revisions on the	1347
proposed standards. The comments shall be recorded by an	1348
individual appointed under division (D)(2) of this section.	1349

Sec. 3313.61.  (A) A diploma shall be granted by the board of	1350
education of any city, exempted village, or local school district	1351
that operates a high school to any person to whom all of the	1352
following apply:	1353

(1) The person has successfully completed the curriculum in	1354
any high school or the individualized education program developed	1355
for the person by any high school pursuant to section 3323.08 of	1356
the Revised Code, or has qualified under division (D) or (F) of	1357
section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, provided that no school	1358
district shall require a student to remain in school for any	1359
specific number of semesters or other terms if the student	1360
completes the required curriculum early;	1361

(2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, the	1362
person has met the assessment requirements of division (A)(2)(a)	1363
or (b) of this section, as applicable.	1364

(a) If the person entered the ninth grade prior to July 1,	1365
2014, the person either:	1366

(i) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated	1367
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on	1368
all the assessments required by that division unless the person	1369
was excused from taking any such assessment pursuant to section	1370
3313.532 of the Revised Code or unless division (H) or (L) of this	1371
section applies to the person;	1372

(ii) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in	1373
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code.	1374

(b) If the person entered the ninth grade on or after July 1,	1375
2014, the person has met the requirement prescribed by section	1376
3313.618 of the Revised Code, except to the extent that the person	1377
is excused from an assessment prescribed by that section pursuant	1378
to section 3313.532 of the Revised Code or division (H) or (L) of	1379
this section.	1380

(3) The person is not eligible to receive an honors diploma	1381
granted pursuant to division (B) of this section.	1382

Except as provided in divisions (C), (E), (J), and (L) of	1383
this section, no diploma shall be granted under this division to	1384
anyone except as provided under this division.	1385

(B) In lieu of a diploma granted under division (A) of this	1386
section, an honors diploma shall be granted, in accordance with	1387
rules of the state board, by any such district board to anyone who	1388
accomplishes all of the following:	1389

(1) Successfully completes the curriculum in any high school	1390
or the individualized education program developed for the person	1391
by any high school pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised	1392
Code;	1393

(2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, has met	1394
the assessment requirements of division (B)(2)(a) or (b) of this	1395
section, as applicable.	1396

(a) If the person entered the ninth grade prior to July 1,	1397
2014, the person either:	1398

(i) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated	1399
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on	1400
all the assessments required by that division;	1401

(ii) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in	1402
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code.	1403

(b) If the person entered the ninth grade on or after July 1,	1404
2014, the person has met the requirement prescribed under section	1405
3313.618 of the Revised Code.	1406

(3) Has met additional criteria established by the state	1407
board for the granting of such a diploma.	1408

An honors diploma shall not be granted to a student who is	1409
subject to the requirements prescribed in division (C) of section	1410
3313.603 of the Revised Code but elects the option of division (D)	1411
or (F) of that section. Except as provided in divisions (C), (E),	1412
and (J) of this section, no honors diploma shall be granted to	1413
anyone failing to comply with this division and no more than one	1414
honors diploma shall be granted to any student under this	1415
division.	1416

The state board shall adopt rules prescribing the granting of	1417
honors diplomas under this division. These rules may prescribe the	1418
granting of honors diplomas that recognize a student's achievement	1419
as a whole or that recognize a student's achievement in one or	1420
more specific subjects or both. The rules may prescribe the	1421
granting of an honors diploma recognizing technical expertise for	1422
a career-technical student. In any case, the rules shall designate	1423
two or more criteria for the granting of each type of honors	1424
diploma the board establishes under this division and the number	1425
of such criteria that must be met for the granting of that type of	1426
diploma. The number of such criteria for any type of honors	1427
diploma shall be at least one less than the total number of	1428
criteria designated for that type and no one or more particular	1429
criteria shall be required of all persons who are to be granted	1430
that type of diploma.	1431

(C) Any district board administering any of the assessments	1432
required by section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code to any person	1433
requesting to take such assessment pursuant to division (B)(8)(b)	1434
of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code shall award a diploma to	1435
such person if the person attains at least the applicable scores	1436
designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the	1437
Revised Code on all the assessments administered and if the person	1438
has previously attained the applicable scores on all the other	1439
assessments required by division (B)(1) of that section or has	1440
been exempted or excused from attaining the applicable score on	1441
any such assessment pursuant to division (H) or (L) of this	1442
section or from taking any such assessment pursuant to section	1443
3313.532 of the Revised Code.	1444

(D) Each diploma awarded under this section shall be signed	1445
by the president and treasurer of the issuing board, the	1446
superintendent of schools, and the principal of the high school.	1447
Each diploma shall bear the date of its issue, be in such form as	1448
the district board prescribes, and be paid for out of the	1449
district's general fund.	1450

(E) A person who is a resident of Ohio and is eligible under	1451
state board of education minimum standards to receive a high	1452
school diploma based in whole or in part on credits earned while	1453
an inmate of a correctional institution operated by the state or	1454
any political subdivision thereof, shall be granted such diploma	1455
by the correctional institution operating the programs in which	1456
such credits were earned, and by the board of education of the	1457
school district in which the inmate resided immediately prior to	1458
the inmate's placement in the institution. The diploma granted by	1459
the correctional institution shall be signed by the director of	1460
the institution, and by the person serving as principal of the	1461
institution's high school and shall bear the date of issue.	1462

(F) Persons who are not residents of Ohio but who are inmates	1463
of correctional institutions operated by the state or any	1464
political subdivision thereof, and who are eligible under state	1465
board of education minimum standards to receive a high school	1466
diploma based in whole or in part on credits earned while an	1467
inmate of the correctional institution, shall be granted a diploma	1468
by the correctional institution offering the program in which the	1469
credits were earned. The diploma granted by the correctional	1470
institution shall be signed by the director of the institution and	1471
by the person serving as principal of the institution's high	1472
school and shall bear the date of issue.	1473

(G) The state board of education shall provide by rule for	1474
the administration of the assessments required by sections	1475
3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code to inmates of	1476
correctional institutions.	1477

(H) Any person to whom all of the following apply shall be	1478
exempted from attaining the applicable score on the assessment in	1479
social studies designated under division (B)(1) of section	1480
3301.0710 of the Revised Code, any American history end-of-course	1481
examination and any American government end-of-course examination	1482
requiredprescribed under division (B) of section 3301.0712 of the	1483
Revised Code if such an exemption is prescribed by rule of the	1484
state board under division (D)(3) of section 3301.0712 of the	1485
Revised Code, or the test in citizenship designated under former	1486
division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code as it	1487
existed prior to September 11, 2001:	1488

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

1489

(2) The person is not a permanent resident of the United	1490
States;	1491

(3) The person indicates no intention to reside in the United	1492
States after the completion of high school.	1493

(I) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and	1494
division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, this section	1495
and section 3313.611 of the Revised Code do not apply to the board	1496
of education of any joint vocational school district or any	1497
cooperative education school district established pursuant to	1498
divisions (A) to (C) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code.	1499

(J) Upon receipt of a notice under division (D) of section	1500
3325.08 or division (D) of section 3328.25 of the Revised Code	1501
that a student has received a diploma under either section, the	1502
board of education receiving the notice may grant a high school	1503
diploma under this section to the student, except that such board	1504
shall grant the student a diploma if the student meets the	1505
graduation requirements that the student would otherwise have had	1506
to meet to receive a diploma from the district. The diploma	1507
granted under this section shall be of the same type the notice	1508
indicates the student received under section 3325.08 or 3328.25 of	1509
the Revised Code.	1510

(K) As used in this division, "limited English proficient	1511
student" has the same meaning as in division (C)(3) of section	1512
3301.0711 of the Revised Code.	1513

Notwithstanding division (C)(3) of section 3301.0711 of the	1514
Revised Code, no limited English proficient student who has not	1515
either attained the applicable scores designated under division	1516
(B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the	1517
assessments required by that division, or met the requirement	1518
prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code, shall be	1519
awarded a diploma under this section.	1520

(L) Any student described by division (A)(1) of this section	1521
may be awarded a diploma without meeting the requirement	1522
prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code provided an	1523
individualized education program specifically exempts the student	1524
from meeting such requirement. This division does not negate the	1525
requirement for a student to take the assessments prescribed by	1526
section 3301.0710 or under division (B) of section 3301.0712 of	1527
the Revised Code, or alternate assessments required by division	1528
(C)(1) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code, for the purpose	1529
of assessing student progress as required by federal law.	1530

Sec. 3313.612.  (A) No nonpublic school chartered by the	1531
state board of education shall grant a high school diploma to any	1532
person unless, subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code,	1533
the person has met the assessment requirements of division (A)(1)	1534
or (2) of this section, as applicable.	1535

(1) If the person entered the ninth grade prior to July 1,	1536
2014, the person has attained at least the applicable scores	1537
designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the	1538
Revised Code on all the assessments required by that division, or	1539
has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in section	1540
3313.615 of the Revised Code.	1541

(2) If the person entered the ninth grade on or after July 1,	1542
2014, the person has met the requirement prescribed by section	1543
3313.618 of the Revised Code.	1544

(B) This section does not apply to any of the following:

1545

(1) Any person with regard to any assessment from which the	1546
person was excused pursuant to division (C)(1)(c) of section	1547
3301.0711 of the Revised Code;	1548

(2) Any person that attends a nonpublic school acting in	1549
accordance with division (D) of this section with regard to any	1550
end-of-course examination requiredprescribed under divisions	1551
division (B)(2) and (3) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code;	1552

(3) Any person with regard to the social studies assessment	1553
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code,	1554
any American history end-of-course examination and any American	1555
government end-of-course examination requiredprescribed under	1556
division (B) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code if such an	1557
exemption is prescribed by rule of the state board of education	1558
under division (D)(3) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, or	1559
the citizenship test under former division (B) of section	1560
3301.0710 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to September 11,	1561
2001, if all of the following apply:	1562

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

1563

(b) The person is not a permanent resident of the United	1564
States;.	1565

(c) The person indicates no intention to reside in the United	1566
States after completion of high school.	1567

(C) As used in this division, "limited English proficient	1568
student" has the same meaning as in division (C)(3) of section	1569
3301.0711 of the Revised Code.	1570

Notwithstanding division (C)(3) of section 3301.0711 of the	1571
Revised Code, no limited English proficient student who has not	1572
either attained the applicable scores designated under division	1573
(B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the	1574
assessments required by that division, or met the requirement	1575
prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code, shall be	1576
awarded a diploma under this section.	1577

(D) A nonpublic school chartered by the state board may forgo	1578
the end-of-course examinations requiredprescribed by divisions	1579
division (B)(2) and (3) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code,	1580
if that school publishes the results of the standardized	1581
assessment prescribed under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0712	1582
of the Revised Code for each graduating class. The published	1583
results shall include the overall composite scores, mean scores,	1584
twenty-fifth percentile scores, and seventy-fifth percentile	1585
scores for each subject area of the assessment.	1586

(E) The state board shall not impose additional requirements	1587
or assessments for the granting of a high school diploma under	1588
this section that are not prescribed by this section.	1589

(F) The department of education shall furnish the assessment	1590
administered by a nonpublic school pursuant to division (B)(1) of	1591
section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code.	1592

(G) The exemption provided for in divisions (B)(2) and (D) of	1593
this section shall be effective on and after October 1, 2015, but	1594
only if the general assembly does not enact different requirements	1595
regarding end-of-course examinations for chartered nonpublic	1596
schools that are effective by that date.	1597

Sec. 3313.618. (A) In addition to the applicable curriculum	1598
requirements, each student entering ninth grade for the first time	1599
on or after July 1, 2014, shall satisfy at least one of the	1600
following conditions in order to qualify for a high school	1601
diploma:	1602

(1) Be remediation-free, in accordance with standards adopted	1603
under division (F) of section 3345.061 of the Revised Code, on	1604
each of the nationally standardized assessments in English,	1605
mathematics, and reading;	1606

(2) Attain a score specified under division (B)(5)(c) of	1607
section 3301.0712 of the Revised Codeby the state board of	1608
education on the end-of-course examinations prescribed under	1609
division (B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code. For any	1610
student who is exempt from taking an end-of-course examination	1611
under division (B)(6) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, in	1612
determining whether that student has attained the cumulative score	1613
prescribed by division (B)(5)(c) of that section, that student	1614
shall be considered to have attained a proficient score on the	1615
exempted examination.	1616

(3) Attain a score that demonstrates workforce readiness and	1617
employability on a nationally recognized job skills assessment	1618
selected by the state board of education under division (G) of	1619
section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code and obtain either an	1620
industry-recognized credential, as described under division	1621
(B)(2)(d) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, or a license	1622
issued by a state agency or board for practice in a vocation that	1623
requires an examination for issuance of that license.	1624

The state board shall approve the industry-recognized	1625
credentials and licenses that may qualify a student for a high	1626
school diploma under division (A)(3) of this section.	1627

A student may choose to qualify for a high school diploma by	1628
satisfying any of the separate requirements prescribed by	1629
divisions (A)(1) to (3) of this section. If the student's school	1630
district or school does not administer the examination prescribed	1631
by one of those divisions that the student chooses to take to	1632
satisfy the requirements of this section, the school district or	1633
school may require that student to arrange for the applicable	1634
scores to be sent directly to the district or school by the	1635
company or organization that administers the examination.	1636

(B) The state board of education shall not create or require	1637
any additional assessment for the granting of any type of high	1638
school diploma other than as prescribed by this section. The state	1639
board shall not create any endorsement or designation that may be	1640
affiliated with a high school diploma.	1641

Sec. 3328.01.  As used in this chapter:

1642

(A) "Board of trustees" means the board of trustees	1643
established for a college-preparatory boarding school in	1644
accordance with section 3328.15 of the Revised Code.	1645

(B) "Child with a disability," "IEP," and "school district of	1646
residence" have the same meanings as in section 3323.01 of the	1647
Revised Code.	1648

(C) "Eligible student" means a student who is entitled to	1649
attend school in a participating school district; is at risk of	1650
academic failure; is from a family whose income is below two	1651
hundred per cent of the federal poverty guidelines, as defined in	1652
section 5101.46 of the Revised Code; meets any additional criteria	1653
prescribed by agreement between the state board of education and	1654
the operator of the college-preparatory boarding school in which	1655
the student seeks enrollment; and meets at least two of the	1656
following additional conditions:	1657

(1) The student has a record of in-school disciplinary	1658
actions, suspensions, expulsions, or truancy.	1659

(2) The student has not attained at least a proficient score	1660
on the state achievement assessments in English language arts,	1661
reading, or mathematics prescribed under section 3301.0710 of the	1662
Revised Code, after those assessments have been administered to	1663
the student at least once, or the student has not attained at	1664
least a score designated by the board of trustees of the	1665
college-preparatory boarding school in which the student seeks	1666
enrollment under this chapter on an end-of-course examination in	1667
English language arts or mathematics prescribed under division	1668
(B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code.	1669

(3) The student is a child with a disability.

1670

(4) The student has been referred for academic intervention	1671
services.	1672

(5) The student's head of household is a single parent. As	1673
used in this division and in division (C)(6) of this section,	1674
"head of household" means a person who occupies the same household	1675
as the student and who is financially responsible for the student.	1676

(6) The student's head of household is not the student's	1677
custodial parent.	1678

(7) A member of the student's family has been imprisoned, as	1679
defined in section 1.05 of the Revised Code.	1680

(D) "Entitled to attend school" means entitled to attend	1681
school in a school district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of	1682
the Revised Code.	1683

(E) "Formula ADM," "category one through six special	1684
education ADM," and "state education aid" have the same meanings	1685
as in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code.	1686

(F) "Operator" means the operator of a college-preparatory	1687
boarding school selected under section 3328.11 of the Revised	1688
Code.	1689

(G) "Participating school district" means either of the	1690
following:	1691

(1) The school district in which a college-preparatory	1692
boarding school established under this chapter is located;	1693

(2) A school district other than one described in division	1694
(G)(1) of this section that, pursuant to procedures adopted by the	1695
state board of education under section 3328.04 of the Revised	1696
Code, agrees to be a participating school district so that	1697
eligible students entitled to attend school in that district may	1698
enroll in a college-preparatory boarding school established under	1699
this chapter.	1700

Section 2.  That existing sections 3301.07, 3301.078,	1701
3301.079, 3301.0712, 3301.0714, 3301.0718, 3313.61, 3313.612,	1702
3313.618, and 3328.01 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	1703

Section 3. That Section 9 of Am. Sub. H.B. 487 of the 130th	1704
General Assembly is hereby repealed.	1705

Section 4. (A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in	1706
sections 3301.079 and 3301.0718 of the Revised Code, the State	1707
Board of Education shall do the following not later than ninety	1708
days after the effective date of this section:	1709

(1) Replace the academic content standards in English	1710
language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies adopted	1711
under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code with new standards that	1712
are consistent with the standards adopted by the Commonwealth of	1713
Massachusetts as they existed prior to December 21, 2010. The	1714
standards adopted under this section shall be as identical as	1715
possible to those adopted by Massachusetts, except where an Ohio	1716
context requires otherwise. The standards shall be effective for	1717
the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years only.	1718

(2) Adopt or develop elementary- and secondary-level	1719
assessments in English language arts, mathematics, science, and	1720
social studies that are aligned with the academic content	1721
standards adopted under division (A) of this section for use	1722
during the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years only.	1723

(B) The State Board shall adopt the new academic content	1724
standards required by section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, as	1725
amended by this act, so that they are in place for the 2017-2018	1726
school year and for each school year thereafter.	1727

Section 5. Not later than June 30, 2017, the State Board of	1728
Education shall adopt or develop elementary- and secondary-level	1729
assessments in English language arts, mathematics, science, and	1730
social studies that are aligned with the new academic content	1731
standards required under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, as	1732
amended by this act, for use during the 2017-2018 school year and	1733
each school year thereafter.	1734

Section 6.  (A) Upon the adoption of the new academic content	1735
standards required under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, as	1736
amended by this act, the State Board of Education shall compare	1737
those new academic content standards in English language arts,	1738
mathematics, science, and social studies with the academic content	1739
standards that were previously adopted pursuant to that section as	1740
it was amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly.	1741
The State Board shall consider public comments, the use of best	1742
practices, evidence, and research in the evaluation and comparison	1743
of the standards. The State Board shall submit, in accordance with	1744
section 101.68 of the Revised Code, a report outlining the results	1745
of the comparison of the standards to the General Assembly and the	1746
Governor.	1747

(B) Upon the adoption or development of the new assessments	1748
required under Section 5 of this act, the Department of Education	1749
shall compare those assessments with the Ohio Achievement	1750
Assessments and the Ohio Graduation Tests prescribed for the	1751
2013-2014 school year under divisions (A) and (B)(1) of section	1752
3301.0710 of the Revised Code and with the assessments adopted	1753
under division (A)(2) of Section 4 of this act. The Department	1754
shall publish the comparison on its web site.	1755

Section 7. It is the intent of this act that any assessment	1756
related to the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College	1757
and Careers (PARCC) or Smarter Balanced consortia shall not be	1758
used for the 2014-2015 school year or any school year thereafter.	1759

Section 8. For the 2014-2015 school year, the Department of	1760
Education shall furnish and school districts and schools shall	1761
administer the elementary and secondary assessments administered	1762
for the 2013-2014 school year under section 3301.0710 of the	1763
Revised Code.	1764