As Reported by the House Rules and Reference Committee

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

Sub. H. B. No. 597

Representatives Thompson, Huffman 

Cosponsor: Representative Buchy 

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A BILL

To amend sections 3301.07, 3301.078, 3301.079,

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3301.0710, 3301.0712, 3301.0714, 3301.0718,

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3301.0722, 3313.60, 3313.6020, 3313.61, 3313.612,

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3313.618, and 3328.01 and to repeal section

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3301.0721 of the Revised Code and to repeal

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Section 9 of Am. Sub. H.B. 487 of the 130th

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General Assembly to repeal and replace the Common

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Core State Standards Initiative English language

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arts and mathematics academic content standards

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and related assessments, to make changes regarding

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science and social studies standards and related

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assessments, to prohibit the development of state

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model curricula, and to revise the high school

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graduation 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,	15
3301.0710, 3301.0712, 3301.0714, 3301.0718, 3301.0722, 3313.60,	16
3313.6020, 3313.61, 3313.612, 3313.618, and 3328.01 of the Revised	17
Code be amended to read as follows:	18

Sec. 3301.07.  The state board of education shall exercise	19
under the acts of the general assembly general supervision of the	20
system of public education in the state. In addition to the powers	21
otherwise imposed on the state board under the provisions of law,	22
the board shall have the powers described in this section.	23

(A) The state board shall exercise policy forming, planning,	24
and evaluative functions for the public schools of the state	25
except as otherwise provided by law.	26

(B)(1) The state board shall exercise leadership in the	27
improvement of public education in this state, and administer the	28
educational policies of this state relating to public schools, and	29
relating to instruction and instructional material, building and	30
equipment, transportation of pupils, administrative	31
responsibilities of school officials and personnel, and finance	32
and organization of school districts, educational service centers,	33
and territory. Consultative and advisory services in such matters	34
shall be provided by the board to school districts and educational	35
service centers of this state.	36

(2) The state board also shall develop a standard of	37
financial reporting which shall be used by each school district	38
board of education and each governing board of an educational	39
service center, each governing authority of a community school	40
established under Chapter 3314., each governing body of a STEM	41
school established under Chapter 3328., and each board of trustees	42
of a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter	43
3328. of the Revised Code to make its financial information and	44
annual budgets for each school building under its control	45
available to the public in a format understandable by the average	46
citizen. The format shall show, both at the district and at the	47
school building level, revenue by source; expenditures for	48
salaries, wages, and benefits of employees, showing such amounts	49
separately for classroom teachers, other employees required to	50
hold licenses issued pursuant to sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of	51
the Revised Code, and all other employees; expenditures other than	52
for personnel, by category, including utilities, textbooks and	53
other educational materials, equipment, permanent improvements,	54
pupil transportation, extracurricular athletics, and other	55
extracurricular activities; and per pupil expenditures. The format	56
shall also include information on total revenue and expenditures,	57
per pupil revenue, and expenditures for both classroom and	58
nonclassroom purposes, as defined by the standards adopted under	59
section 3302.20 of the Revised Code in the aggregate and for each	60
subgroup of students, as defined by section 3317.40 of the Revised	61
Code, that receives services provided for by state or federal	62
funding.	63

(3) Each school district board, governing authority,	64
governing body, or board of trustees, or its respective designee,	65
shall annually report, to the department of education, all	66
financial information required by the standards for financial	67
reporting, as prescribed by division (B)(2) of this section and	68
adopted by the state board. The department shall make all reports	69
submitted pursuant to this division available in such a way that	70
allows for comparison between financial information included in	71
these reports and financial information included in reports	72
produced prior to July 1, 2013. The department shall post these	73
reports in a prominent location on its web site and shall notify	74
each school when reports are made available.	75

(C) The state board shall administer and supervise the	76
allocation and distribution of all state and federal funds for	77
public school education under the provisions of law, and may	78
prescribe such systems of accounting as are necessary and proper	79
to this function. It may require county auditors and treasurers,	80
boards of education, educational service center governing boards,	81
treasurers of such boards, teachers, and other school officers and	82
employees, or other public officers or employees, to file with it	83
such reports as it may prescribe relating to such funds, or to the	84
management and condition of such funds.	85

(D)(1) Wherever in Titles IX, XXIII, XXIX, XXXIII, XXXVII,	86
XLVII, and LI of the Revised Code a reference is made to standards	87
prescribed under this section or division (D) of this section,	88
that reference shall be construed to refer to the standards	89
prescribed under division (D)(2) of this section, unless the	90
context specifically indicates a different meaning or intent.	91

(2) The state board shall formulate and prescribe minimum	92
standards to be applied to all elementary and secondary schools in	93
this state for the purpose of providing children access to a	94
general education of high quality according to the learning needs	95
of each individual, including students with disabilities,	96
economically disadvantaged students, limited English proficient	97
students, and students identified as gifted. Such standards shall	98
provide adequately for: the licensing of teachers, administrators,	99
and other professional personnel and their assignment according to	100
training and qualifications; efficient and effective instructional	101
materials and equipment, including library facilities; the proper	102
organization, administration, and supervision of each school,	103
including regulations for preparing all necessary records and	104
reports and the preparation of a statement of policies and	105
objectives for each school; the provision of safe buildings,	106
grounds, health and sanitary facilities and services; admission of	107
pupils, and such requirements for their promotion from grade to	108
grade as will assure that they are capable and prepared for the	109
level of study to which they are certified; and requirements for	110
graduation; and such other factors as the board finds necessary.	111

The state board shall base any standards governing the	112
promotion of students or requirements for graduation on the	113
ability of students, at any grade level, to earn credits or	114
advance upon demonstration of mastery of knowledge and skills	115
through competency-based learning models. Credits of grade level	116
advancement shall not require a minimum number of days or hours in	117
a classroom.	118

The state board shall base any standards governing the	119
assignment of staff on ensuring each school has a sufficient	120
number of teachers to ensure a student has an appropriate level of	121
interaction to meet each student's personal learning goals.	122

In the formulation and administration of such standards for	123
nonpublic schools the board shall also consider the particular	124
needs, methods and objectives of those schools, provided they do	125
not conflict with the provision of a general education of a high	126
quality and provided that regular procedures shall be followed for	127
promotion from grade to grade of pupils who have met the	128
educational requirements prescribed.	129

(3) In addition to the minimum standards required by division	130
(D)(2) of this section, the state board may formulate and	131
prescribe the following additional minimum operating standards for	132
school districts:	133

(a) Standards for the effective and efficient organization,	134
administration, and supervision of each school district with a	135
commitment to high expectations for every student based on the	136
learning needs of each individual, including students with	137
disabilities, economically disadvantaged students, limited English	138
proficient students, and students identified as gifted, and	139
commitment to closing the achievement gap without suppressing the	140
achievement levels of higher achieving students so that all	141
students achieve core knowledge and skills in accordance with the	142
statewide academic standards adopted under section 3301.079 of the	143
Revised Code;	144

(b) Standards for the establishment of business advisory	145
councils under section 3313.82 of the Revised Code;	146

(c) Standards for school district buildings that may require	147
the effective and efficient organization, administration, and	148
supervision of each school district building with a commitment to	149
high expectations for every student based on the learning needs of	150
each individual, including students with disabilities,	151
economically disadvantaged students, limited English proficient	152
students, and students identified as gifted, and commitment to	153
closing the achievement gap without suppressing the achievement	154
levels of higher achieving students so that all students achieve	155
core knowledge and skills in accordance with the statewide	156
academic standards adopted under section 3301.079 of the Revised	157
Code.	158

(E) The state board may require as part of the health	159
curriculum information developed under section 2108.34 of the	160
Revised Code promoting the donation of anatomical gifts pursuant	161
to Chapter 2108. of the Revised Code and may provide the	162
information to high schools, educational service centers, and	163
joint vocational school district boards of education;	164

(F) The state board shall prepare and submit annually to the	165
governor and the general assembly a report on the status, needs,	166
and major problems of the public schools of the state, with	167
recommendations for necessary legislative action and a ten-year	168
projection of the state's public and nonpublic school enrollment,	169
by year and by grade level.	170

(G) The state board shall prepare and submit to the director	171
of budget and management the biennial budgetary requests of the	172
state board of education, for its agencies and for the public	173
schools of the state.	174

(H) The state board shall cooperate with federal, state, and	175
local agencies concerned with the health and welfare of children	176
and youth of the state.	177

(I) The state board shall require such reports from school	178
districts and educational service centers, school officers, and	179
employees as are necessary and desirable. The superintendents and	180
treasurers of school districts and educational service centers	181
shall certify as to the accuracy of all reports required by law or	182
state board or state department of education rules to be submitted	183
by the district or educational service center and which contain	184
information necessary for calculation of state funding. Any	185
superintendent who knowingly falsifies such report shall be	186
subject to license revocation pursuant to section 3319.31 of the	187
Revised Code.	188

(J) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the	189
state board shall adopt procedures, standards, and guidelines for	190
the education of children with disabilities pursuant to Chapter	191
3323. of the Revised Code, including procedures, standards, and	192
guidelines governing programs and services operated by county	193
boards of developmental disabilities pursuant to section 3323.09	194
of the Revised Code.	195

(K) For the purpose of encouraging the development of special	196
programs of education for academically gifted children, the state	197
board shall employ competent persons to analyze and publish data,	198
promote research, advise and counsel with boards of education, and	199
encourage the training of teachers in the special instruction of	200
gifted children. The board may provide financial assistance out of	201
any funds appropriated for this purpose to boards of education and	202
educational service center governing boards for developing and	203
conducting programs of education for academically gifted children.	204

(L) The state board shall require that all public schools	205
emphasize and encourage, within existing units of study, the	206
teaching of energy and resource conservation as recommended to	207
each district board of education by leading business persons	208
involved in energy production and conservation, beginning in the	209
primary grades.	210

(M) The state board shall formulate and prescribe minimum	211
standards requiring the use of phonics as a technique in the	212
teaching of reading in grades kindergarten through three. In	213
addition, the state board shall provide in-service training	214
programs for teachers on the use of phonics as a technique in the	215
teaching of reading in grades kindergarten through three.	216

(N) The state board may adopt rules necessary for carrying	217
out any function imposed on it by law, and may provide rules as	218
are necessary for its government and the government of its	219
employees, and may delegate to the superintendent of public	220
instruction the management and administration of any function	221
imposed on it by law. It may provide for the appointment of board	222
members to serve on temporary committees established by the board	223
for such purposes as are necessary. Permanent or standing	224
committees shall not be created.	225

(O) Upon application from the board of education of a school	226
district, the superintendent of public instruction may issue a	227
waiver exempting the district from compliance with the standards	228
adopted under divisions (B)(2) and (D) of this section, as they	229
relate to the operation of a school operated by the district. The	230
state board shall adopt standards for the approval or disapproval	231
of waivers under this division. The state superintendent shall	232
consider every application for a waiver, and shall determine	233
whether to grant or deny a waiver in accordance with the state	234
board's standards. For each waiver granted, the state	235
superintendent shall specify the period of time during which the	236
waiver is in effect, which shall not exceed five years. A district	237
board may apply to renew a waiver.	238

Sec. 3301.078. (A) No official or board of this state,	239
whether appointed or elected, shall enter into any agreement or	240
memorandum of understanding with any federal or private entity	241
that would require the state to cede any measure of control over	242
the development, adoption, or revision of academic content	243
standards.	244

(B) The state board of education shall not adopt, and the	245
department of education shall not implement, the academic content	246
standards for English language arts and mathematics developed by	247
the common core state standards initiative or any similar	248
initiative process or program. Nor shall the state board use the	249
partnership for assessment of readiness for college and careers	250
(PARCC), the smarter balanced assessment, or any other assessments	251
related to or based on the common core state standards.	252

Any actions taken to adopt or implement the common core state	253
standards as of the effective date of this section are void.	254

(C)(1) No official of this state, whether appointed or	255
elected, shall join on behalf of the state or a state agency any	256
consortium, association, or other entity when such membership	257
would require the state or a school district board to cede any	258
measure of control over education, including academic content	259
standards and assessments of such standards.	260

(2) Any academic content standards adopted by the state board	261
shall be limited to the subject areas prescribed under division	262
(A) of section 3301.079 of the Revised Code.	263

(D) Notwithstanding anything in the Revised Code to the	264
contrary, no state funds shall be withheld from a school district	265
or school for failure to adopt or use the state academic content	266
standards.	267

(E) If the United States department of education requires as	268
a condition of a federal education grant that the grant recipient	269
provide personally identifiable information of students or	270
teachers, the grant recipient shall provide aggregate data only.	271
The grant recipient shall not release personally identifiable	272
information without informed written consent of the student's	273
parent or guardian or of the teacher.	274

Sec. 3301.079.  (A)(1) TheNot later than June 30, 2017,	275
subject to division (A) of section 3301.0718 of the Revised Code,	276
the state board of education periodically shall adopt new	277
statewide academic content standards with emphasis onfor each of	278
grades kindergarten through twelve in English language arts,	279
mathematics, science, and social studies that are distinct and	280
independent from the standards previously adopted by the state	281
board pursuant to this section as it was amended by Am. Sub. H.B.	282
1 of the 128th general assembly. The new standards shall emphasize	283
coherence, focus, and essential knowledge and that areshall be	284
more challenging and demanding when compared to international	285
standards for each of grades kindergarten through twelve in	286
English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.	287

(a) The state board shall ensure that the standards do all of	288
the following:	289

(i) Include the essential academic content and skills that	290
students are expected to know and be able to do at each grade	291
level that will allow each student to be prepared for	292
postsecondary instruction and the workplace for success in the	293
twenty-first century;	294

(ii) Include the development of skill sets that promote	295
information, media, and technological literacy;	296

(iii) Include interdisciplinary, project-based, real-world	297
learning opportunities;	298

(iv) Instill life-long learning by providing essential	299
knowledge and skills based in the liberal arts tradition, as well	300
as science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and	301
career-technical education;	302

(v) Beinclude the essential academic content and skills that	303
students are expected to know and be able to do at each grade	304
level; instill life-long learning by providing essential knowledge	305
and skills based in the liberal arts tradition, as well as	306
science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and	307
career-technical education; and be clearly written, transparent,	308
and understandable by parents, educators, and the general public.	309

(i) The standards for English language arts shall require a	310
systematic approach to teaching phonemic awareness and phonics	311
both in context and independent of context; include significant	312
instruction in English grammar; require that at least eighty per	313
cent of reading instruction focus on imaginative literature,	314
including poetry, drama, and fiction, and consisting of literary	315
works studied on the basis of literary merit and cultural and	316
historical significance rather than current popularity or	317
political considerations.	318

(ii) The standards for mathematics shall require a mastery of	319
the standard algorithm; require fluency with addition and	320
subtraction of multi-digit whole numbers using the standard	321
algorithms by third grade; require fluency with arithmetic	322
operations on decimals and multiplication and division of	323
multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithms by fifth grade;	324
prepare students to take the first authentic Algebra I course by	325
eighth grade; and include a traditional Euclidean geometry course.	326

(iii) The standards in science shall be based in core	327
existing disciplines of biology, chemistry, and physics;	328
incorporate grade-level mathematics and be referenced to the	329
mathematics standards; focus on academic and scientific knowledge	330
rather than scientific processes; and encourage students to	331
analyze, critique, and review, in an objective manner, the	332
scientific strengths and weaknesses of existing scientific	333
theories covered in the standards.	334

(iv) The standards in social studies shall incorporate the	335
original texts and the original context of the declaration of	336
independence, the northwest ordinance, the constitution of the	337
United States and its amendments with emphasis on the bill of	338
rights; incorporate the Ohio constitution; define the United	339
States of America as a constitutional republic; be based on	340
acquisition of real knowledge of major individuals and events;	341
require the study of world and American geography; and prohibit a	342
specific political or religious interpretation of the standards'	343
content.	344

(b) Not later than July 1, 2012, the state board shall	345
incorporate into the social studies standards for grades four to	346
twelve academic content regarding the original texts of the	347
Declaration of Independence, the Northwest Ordinance, the	348
Constitution of the United States and its amendments, with	349
emphasis on the Bill of Rights, and the Ohio Constitution, and	350
their original context. The state board shall revise the model	351
curricula and achievement assessments adopted under divisions (B)	352
anddivision (C) of this section as necessary to reflect the	353
additional American history and American government content. The	354
state board shall make available a list of suggested	355
grade-appropriate supplemental readings that place the documents	356
prescribed by this division in their historical context, which	357
teachers may use as a resource to assist students in reading the	358
documents within that context.	359

(c) When the state board adopts or revises academic content	360
standards in social studies, American history, American	361
government, or science under division (A)(1) of this section, the	362
state board shall develop such standards independently and not as	363
part of a multistate consortium.	364

Nothing in division (A)(1) of this section shall be construed	365
to promote any religious or nonreligious doctrine, promote	366
discrimination for or against a particular set of religious	367
beliefs or nonbeliefs, or promote discrimination for or against	368
religion or nonreligion.	369

(2) After completing the standards required by division	370
(A)(1) of this section, the state board shall adopt standards and	371
model curricula for instruction in technology, financial literacy	372
and entrepreneurship, fine arts, and foreign language for grades	373
kindergarten through twelve. The standards shall meet the same	374
requirements prescribed in division (A)(1)(a) of this section.	375

(3) The state board shall adopt the most recent standards	376
developed by the national association for sport and physical	377
education for physical education in grades kindergarten through	378
twelve or shall adopt its own standards for physical education in	379
those grades and revise and update them periodically.	380

The department of education shall employ a full-time physical	381
education coordinator to provide guidance and technical assistance	382
to districts, community schools, and STEM schools in implementing	383
the physical education standards adopted under this division. The	384
superintendent of public instruction shall determine that the	385
person employed as coordinator is qualified for the position, as	386
demonstrated by possessing an adequate combination of education,	387
license, and experience.	388

(4) When academic standards have been completed for any	389
subject area required by this section, the state board shall	390
inform all school districts, all community schools established	391
under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, all STEM schools	392
established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, and all	393
nonpublic schools required to administer the assessments	394
prescribed by sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code	395
of the content of those standards. Additionally, upon completion	396
of any academic standards under this section, the department shall	397
post those standards on the department's web site.	398

Nothing in this section requires any school district to	399
utilize all or any part of the academic content standards adopted	400
under this section.	401

(B)(1) The state board shall adopt a model curriculum for	402
instruction in each subject area for which updated academic	403
standards are required by division (A)(1) of this section and for	404
each of grades kindergarten through twelve that is sufficient to	405
meet the needs of students in every community. The model	406
curriculum shall be aligned with the standards, to ensure that the	407
academic content and skills specified for each grade level are	408
taught to students, and shall demonstrate vertical articulation	409
and emphasize coherence, focus, and rigor. When any model	410
curriculum has been completed, the state board shall inform all	411
school districts, community schools, and STEM schools of the	412
content of that model curriculum.	413

(2) Not later than June 30, 2013, the state board, in	414
consultation with any office housed in the governor's office that	415
deals with workforce development, shall adopt model curricula for	416
grades kindergarten through twelve that embed career connection	417
learning strategies into regular classroom instruction.	418

(3) All school districts, community schools, and STEM schools	419
may utilize the state standards and the model curriculum	420
established by the state board, together with other relevant	421
resources, examples, or models to ensure that students have the	422
opportunity to attain the academic standards. Upon request, the	423
department shall provide technical assistance to any district,	424
community school, or STEM school in implementing the model	425
curriculum.	426

Nothing in this section requires any school district to	427
utilize all or any part of a model curriculum developed under this	428
sectionThe state board shall not adopt any model curricula that	429
are aligned with the new academic content standards adopted under	430
division (A) of this section.	431

(C) The state board shall develop achievement assessments	432
aligned with the academic content standards and model curriculum	433
for each of the subject areas and grade levels required by	434
divisions (A)(1) and (B)(1) of sectionsections 3301.0710 and	435
3301.0712 of the Revised Code.	436

When any achievement assessment has been completed, the state	437
board shall inform all school districts, community schools, STEM	438
schools, and nonpublic schools required to administer the	439
assessment of its completion, and the department shall make the	440
achievement assessment available to the districts and schools.	441

(D)(1) The state board shall adopt a diagnostic assessment	442
aligned with the academic standards and model curriculum for each	443
of grades kindergarten through two in reading, writing, and	444
mathematics and for grade three in reading and writing. The	445
diagnostic assessment shall be designed to measure student	446
comprehension of academic content and mastery of related skills	447
for the relevant subject area and grade level. Any diagnostic	448
assessment shall not include components to identify gifted	449
students. Blank copies of diagnostic assessments shall be public	450
records.	451

(2) When each diagnostic assessment has been completed, the	452
state board shall inform all school districts of its completion	453
and the department shall make the diagnostic assessment available	454
to the districts at no cost to the district. School districts	455
shall administer the diagnostic assessment pursuant to section	456
3301.0715 of the Revised Code beginning the first school year	457
following the development of the assessment.	458

(E) The state board shall not adopt a diagnostic or	459
achievement assessment for any grade level or subject area other	460
than those specified in this section.	461

(F) Whenever the state board or the department consults with	462
persons for the purpose of drafting or reviewing any standards,	463
diagnostic assessments, or achievement assessments, or model	464
curriculum required under this section, the state board or the	465
department shall first consult with parents of students in	466
kindergarten through twelfth grade and with active Ohio classroom	467
teachers, other school personnel, and administrators with	468
expertise in the appropriate subject area. Whenever practicable,	469
the state board and department shall consult with teachers	470
recognized as outstanding in their fields.	471

If the department contracts with more than one outside entity	472
for the development of the achievement assessments required by	473
this section, the department shall ensure the interchangeability	474
of those assessments.	475

(G) Whenever the state board adopts standards or model	476
curricula under this section, the department also shall provide	477
information on the use of blended or digital learning in the	478
delivery of the standards or curricula to students in accordance	479
with division (A)(4) of this section.	480

(H) The fairness sensitivity review committee, established by	481
rule of the state board of education, shall not allow any question	482
on any achievement or diagnostic assessment developed under this	483
section or any proficiency test prescribed by former section	484
3301.0710 of the Revised Code, as it existed prior to September	485
11, 2001, to include, be written to promote, or inquire as to	486
individual moral or social values or beliefs. The decision of the	487
committee shall be final. This section does not create a private	488
cause of action.	489

(I)(1)(a) The English language arts academic standards review	490
committee is hereby created to review academic content standards	491
in the subject of English language arts. The committee shall	492
consist of the following members:	493

(i) Three experts who are residents of this state and who	494
primarily conduct research, provide instruction, currently work	495
in, or possess an advanced degree in the subject area. One expert	496
shall be appointed by each of the president of the senate, the	497
speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor;	498

(ii) One parent or guardian appointed by the president of the	499
senate;	500

(iii) One educator who is currently teaching in a classroom,	501
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;	502

(iv) The chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, or the	503
chancellor's designee;	504

(v) The state superintendent, or the superintendent's	505
designee, who shall serve as the chairperson of the committee.	506

(b) The mathematics academic standards review committee is	507
hereby created to review academic content standards in the subject	508
of mathematics. The committee shall consist of the following	509
members:	510

(i) Three experts who are residents of this state and who	511
primarily conduct research, provide instruction, currently work	512
in, or possess an advanced degree in the subject area. One expert	513
shall be appointed by each of the president of the senate, the	514
speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor;	515

(ii) One parent or guardian appointed by the speaker of the	516
house of representatives;	517

(iii) One educator who is currently teaching in a classroom,	518
appointed by the president of the senate;	519

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

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(v) The state superintendent, or the superintendent's	521
designee, who shall serve as the chairperson of the committee.	522

(c) The science academic standards review committee is hereby	523
created to review academic content standards in the subject of	524
science. The committee shall consist of the following members:	525

(i) Three experts who are residents of this state and who	526
primarily conduct research, provide instruction, currently work	527
in, or possess an advanced degree in the subject area. One expert	528
shall be appointed by each of the president of the senate, the	529
speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor;	530

(ii) One parent or guardian appointed by the president of the	531
senate;	532

(iii) One educator who is currently teaching in a classroom,	533
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;	534

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

535

(v) The state superintendent, or the superintendent's	536
designee, who shall serve as the chairperson of the committee.	537

(d) The social studies academic standards review committee is	538
hereby created to review academic content standards in the subject	539
of social studies. The committee shall consist of the following	540
members:	541

(i) Three experts who are residents of this state and who	542
primarily conduct research, provide instruction, currently work	543
in, or possess an advanced degree in the subject area. One expert	544
shall be appointed by each of the president of the senate, the	545
speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor;	546

(ii) One parent or guardian appointed by the speaker of the	547
house of representatives;	548

(iii) One educator who is currently teaching in a classroom,	549
appointed by the president of the senate;	550

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

551

(v) The state superintendent, or the superintendent's	552
designee, who shall serve as the chairperson of the committee.	553

(2)(a) Each committee created in division (I)(1) of this	554
section shall review the academic content standards for its	555
respective subject area to ensure that such standards are clear,	556
concise, and appropriate for each grade level and promote higher	557
student performance, learning, subject matter comprehension, and	558
improved student achievement. Each committee also shall review	559
whether the standards for its respective subject area promote	560
essential knowledge in the subject, lifelong learning, the liberal	561
arts tradition, and college and career readiness and whether the	562
standards reduce remediation.	563

(b) Each committee shall determine whether the assessments	564
submitted to that committee under division (I)(4) of this section	565
are appropriate for the committee's respective subject area and	566
meet the academic content standards adopted under this section and	567
community expectations.	568

(3) The department of education shall provide administrative	569
support for each committee created in division (I)(1) of this	570
section. Members of each committee shall be reimbursed for	571
reasonable and necessary expenses related to the operations of the	572
committee. Members of each committee shall serve at the pleasure	573
of the appointing authority.	574

(4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in division (N)	575
of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code, the department shall	576
submit to the appropriate committee created under division (I)(1)	577
of this section copies of the questions and corresponding answers	578
on the relevant assessments required by section 3301.0710 of the	579
Revised Code on the first day of July following the school year	580
that the assessments were administered. The department shall	581
provide each committee with the entire content of each relevant	582
assessment, including corresponding answers.	583

The assessments received by the committees are not public	584
records of the committees and are not subject to release by the	585
committees to any other person or entity under section 149.43 of	586
the Revised Code. However, the assessments shall become public	587
records in accordance with division (N) of section 3301.0711 of	588
the Revised Code.	589

(J) Not later than forty-five days prior to the adoption by	590
the state board of updated academic content standards under	591
division (A)(1) of this section or updated model curricula under	592
division (B)(1) of this section, the superintendent of public	593
instruction shall present the academic content standards or model	594
curricula, as applicable, to the respective committees of the	595
house of representatives and senate that consider education	596
legislation.	597

(K) As used in this section:

598

(1) "Blended learning" means the delivery of instruction in a	599
combination of time in a supervised physical location away from	600
home and online delivery whereby the student has some element of	601
control over time, place, path, or pace of learning.	602

(2) "Coherence" means a reflection of the structure of the	603
discipline being taught.	604

(3) "Digital learning" means learning facilitated by	605
technology that gives students some element of control over time,	606
place, path, or pace of learning.	607

(4) "Focus" means limiting the number of items included in a	608
curriculum to allow for deeper exploration of the subject matter.	609

(5) "Vertical articulation" means key academic concepts and	610
skills associated with mastery in particular content areas should	611
be articulated and reinforced in a developmentally appropriate	612
manner at each grade level so that over time students acquire a	613
depth of knowledge and understanding in the core academic	614
disciplines.	615

Sec. 3301.0710.  The state board of education shall adopt	616
rules establishing a statewide program to assess student	617
achievement. The state board shall ensure that all assessments	618
administered under the program are aligned with the academic	619
standards and model curricula adopted by the state board and are	620
created with input from Ohio parents, Ohio classroom teachers,	621
Ohio school administrators, and other Ohio school personnel	622
pursuant to section 3301.079 of the Revised Code.	623

The assessment program shall be designed to ensure that	624
students who receive a high school diploma demonstrate at least	625
high school levels of achievement in English language arts,	626
mathematics, science, and social studies.	627

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

628

(a) Two statewide achievement assessments, one each designed	629
to measure the level of English language arts and mathematics	630
skill expected at the end of third grade;	631

(b) Three statewide achievement assessments, one each	632
designed to measure the level of English language arts,	633
mathematics, and social studies skill expected at the end of	634
fourth grade;	635

(c) Three statewide achievement assessments, one each	636
designed to measure the level of English language arts,	637
mathematics, and science skill expected at the end of fifth grade;	638

(d) Three statewide achievement assessments, one each	639
designed to measure the level of English language arts,	640
mathematics, and social studies skill expected at the end of sixth	641
grade;	642

(e) Two statewide achievement assessments, one each designed	643
to measure the level of English language arts and mathematics	644
skill expected at the end of seventh grade;	645

(f) Three statewide achievement assessments, one each	646
designed to measure the level of English language arts,	647
mathematics, and science skill expected at the end of eighth	648
grade.	649

(2) The state board shall determine and designate at least	650
five ranges of scores on each of the achievement assessments	651
described in divisions (A)(1) and (B)(1) of this section. Each	652
range of scores shall be deemed to demonstrate a level of	653
achievement so that any student attaining a score within such	654
range has achieved one of the following:	655

(a) An advanced level of skill;

656

(b) An accelerated level of skill;

657

(c) A proficient level of skill;

658

(d) A basic level of skill;

659

(e) A limited level of skill.

660

(3) For the purpose of implementing division (A) of section	661
3313.608 of the Revised Code, the state board shall determine and	662
designate a level of achievement, not lower than the level	663
designated in division (A)(2)(e) of this section, on the third	664
grade English language arts assessment for a student to be	665
promoted to the fourth grade. The state board shall review and	666
adjust upward the level of achievement designated under this	667
division each year the test is administered until the level is set	668
equal to the level designated in division (A)(2)(c) of this	669
section.	670

(B)(1) The assessments prescribed under division (B)(1) of	671
this section shall collectively be known as the Ohio graduation	672
tests. The state board shall prescribe five statewide high school	673
achievement assessments, one each designed to measure the level of	674
reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies skill	675
expected at the end of tenth grade. The state board shall	676
designate a score in at least the range designated under division	677
(A)(2)(c) of this section on each such assessment that shall be	678
deemed to be a passing score on the assessment as a condition	679
toward granting high school diplomas under sections 3313.61,	680
3313.611, 3313.612, and 3325.08 of the Revised Code until the	681
assessment system prescribed by section 3301.0712 of the Revised	682
Code is implemented in accordance with division (B)(2) of this	683
section.	684

(2) The state board shall prescribe an assessment system in	685
accordance with section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code that shall	686
replace the Ohio graduation tests beginning with students who	687
enter the ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2014.	688

(3) The state board may enter into a reciprocal agreement	689
with the appropriate body or agency of any other state that has	690
similar statewide achievement assessment requirements for	691
receiving high school diplomas, under which any student who has	692
met an achievement assessment requirement of one state is	693
recognized as having met the similar requirement of the other	694
state for purposes of receiving a high school diploma. For	695
purposes of this section and sections 3301.0711 and 3313.61 of the	696
Revised Code, any student enrolled in any public high school in	697
this state who has met an achievement assessment requirement	698
specified in a reciprocal agreement entered into under this	699
division shall be deemed to have attained at least the applicable	700
score designated under this division on each assessment required	701
by division (B)(1) or (2) of this section that is specified in the	702
agreement.	703

(C) The superintendent of public instruction shall designate	704
dates and times for the administration of the assessments	705
prescribed by divisions (A) and (B) of this section.	706

In prescribing administration dates pursuant to this	707
division, the superintendent shall designate the dates in such a	708
way as to allow a reasonable length of time between the	709
administration of assessments prescribed under this section and	710
any administration of the national assessment of educational	711
progress given to students in the same grade level pursuant to	712
section 3301.27 of the Revised Code or federal law.	713

(D) The state board shall prescribe a practice version of	714
each Ohio graduation test described in division (B)(1) of this	715
section that is of comparable length to the actual test.	716

(E) Any committee established by the department of education	717
for the purpose of making recommendations to the state board	718
regarding the state board's designation of scores on the	719
assessments described by this section shall inform the state board	720
of the probable percentage of students who would score in each of	721
the ranges established under division (A)(2) of this section on	722
the assessments if the committee's recommendations are adopted by	723
the state board. To the extent possible, these percentages shall	724
be disaggregated by gender, major racial and ethnic groups,	725
limited English proficient students, economically disadvantaged	726
students, students with disabilities, and migrant students.	727

Sec. 3301.0712.  (A) The state board of education, the	728
superintendent of public instruction, and the chancellor of the	729
Ohio board of regents shall develop a system of college and work	730
ready assessments as described in division (B) of this section to	731
assess whether each student upon graduating from high school is	732
ready to enter college or the workforce. Beginning with students	733
who enter the ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1,	734
2014, the system shall replace the Ohio graduation tests	735
prescribed in division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised	736
Code as a measure of student academic performance and one	737
determinant of eligibility for a high school diploma in the manner	738
prescribed by rule of the state board adopted under division (D)	739
of this section.	740

(B) The college and work ready assessment system shall	741
consist of the following:	742

(1) A nationally recognized, norm-referenced, and	743
standardized assessment that measures college and career	744
readiness, is used for college admission, and includes components	745
in English, mathematics, science, and social studies. The	746
assessment shall be selected jointly by the state superintendent	747
and the chancellor. The assessment prescribed under division	748
(B)(1) of this section shall be administered to all eleventh-grade	749
students.	750

(2) Seven end-of-courseA series of examinations, one in each	751
of the areas of English language arts I, English language arts II,	752
mathematics,physical science, Algebra I, geometry, American	753
history, and American government. The end-of-course examinations	754
shall be selected jointly by the state superintendent and the	755
chancellor in consultation with faculty in the appropriate subject	756
areas at institutions of higher education of the university system	757
of Ohio. Advanced placement examinations, international	758
baccalaureate examinations, and dual enrollment or advanced	759
standing program examinations, as prescribed under section	760
3313.6013 of the Revised Code, in the areas of physical science,	761
American history, and American government may be used as	762
end-of-course examinations in accordance with division (B)(4)(a)	763
of this section.	764

(3)(a) Not later than July 1, 2013, each school district	765
board of education shall adopt interim end-of-course examinations	766
that comply with the requirements of divisions (B)(3)(b)(i) and	767
(ii) of this section to assess mastery of American history and	768
American government standards adopted under division (A)(1)(b) of	769
section 3301.079 of the Revised Code and the topics required under	770
division (M) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code. Each high	771
school of the district shall use the interim examinations until	772
the state superintendent and chancellor select end-of-course	773
examinations in American history and American government under	774
division (B)(2) of this section.	775

(b) Not later than July 1, 2014, the state superintendent and	776
the chancellor shall select the end-of-course examinations in	777
American history and American government.	778

(i) The end-of-course examinations in American history and	779
American government shall require demonstration of mastery of the	780
American history and American government content for social	781
studies standards adopted under division (A)(1)(b) of section	782
3301.079 of the Revised Code and the topics required under	783
division (M) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.	784

(ii) At least twenty per cent of the end-of-course	785
examination in American government shall address the topics on	786
American history and American government described in division (M)	787
of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.	788

(4)(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this	789
section, beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, if a student is	790
enrolled in an advanced placement or international baccalaureate	791
course or is enrolled under any other dual enrollment or advanced	792
standing program that student shall take the advanced placement or	793
international baccalaureate examination or applicable examination	794
under dual enrollment or advanced standing in lieu of the physical	795
science, American history, or American government end-of-course	796
examinations prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section. The	797
state board shall specify the score levels for each advanced	798
placement examination, international baccalaureate examination,	799
and examination required under other dual enrollment or advanced	800
standing programs for purposes of calculating the minimum	801
cumulative performance score that demonstrates the level of	802
academic achievement necessary to earn a high school diploma.	803

(b) No student shall take a substitute examination or	804
examination prescribed under division (B)(4)(a) of this section in	805
place of the end-of-course examinations in English language arts	806
I, English language arts II, Algebra I, or geometry prescribed	807
under division (B)(2) of this section.	808

(c) The state board shall consider additional assessments	809
that may be used, beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, as	810
substitute examinations in lieu of the end-of-course examinations	811
prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section.	812

(5)(a) The state board shall determine and designate at least	813
five ranges of scores on each of the end-of-course examinations	814
prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section, and substitute	815
examinations prescribed under division (B)(4) of this section.	816
Each range of scores shall be considered to demonstrate a level of	817
achievement so that any student attaining a score within such	818
range has achieved one of the following:	819

(i) An advanced level of skill;

820

(ii) An accelerated level of skill;

821

(iii) A proficient level of skill;

822

(iv) A basic level of skill;

823

(v) A limited level of skill.

824

(b) Determine a method by which to calculate a cumulative	825
performance score based on the results of a student's	826
end-of-course examinations or substitute examinations;	827

(c) Determine the minimum cumulative performance score that	828
demonstrates the level of academic achievement necessary to earn a	829
high school diploma;	830

(d) Develop a table of corresponding score equivalents for	831
the end-of-course examinations and substitute examinations in	832
order to calculate student performance consistently across the	833
different examinations.	834

(6) Any student who received high school credit prior to July	835
1, 2014, for a course for which an end-of-course examination is	836
prescribed by division (B)(2) of this section shall not be	837
required to take that end-of-course examination. Receipt of credit	838
for that course shall satisfy the requirement to take the	839
end-of-course examination.	840

(7)(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this	841
section, the state board may replace the algebra I end-of-course	842
examination prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section with	843
an algebra II end-of-course examination, beginning with the	844
2016-2017 school year for students who enter ninth grade on or	845
after July 1, 2016.	846

(b) If the state board replaces the algebra I end-of-course	847
examination with an algebra II end-of-course examination as	848
authorized under division (B)(7)(a) of this section, a student who	849
is enrolled in an advanced placement or international	850
baccalaureate course in algebra II or is enrolled under any other	851
dual enrollment or advanced standing program in algebra II shall	852
take the advanced placement or international baccalaureate	853
examination or applicable examination under dual enrollment or	854
advanced standing in lieu of the algebra II end-of-course	855
examination.	856

(C) The state board shall convene a group of national	857
experts, state experts, and local practitioners to provide advice,	858
guidance, and recommendations for the alignment of standards and	859
model curricula to the assessments and in the design of the	860
end-of-course examinations prescribed by this section.	861

(D) Upon completion of the development of the assessment	862
system, the state board shall adopt rules prescribing all of the	863
following:	864

(1) A timeline and plan for implementation of the assessment	865
system, including a phased implementation if the state board	866
determines such a phase-in is warranted;	867

(2) The date after which a person shall meet the requirements	868
of the entire assessment system as a prerequisite for a diploma of	869
adult education under section 3313.611 of the Revised Code;	870

(3) Whether and the extent to which a person may be excused	871
from an American history end-of-course examination and an American	872
government end-of-course examination under division (H) of section	873
3313.61 and division (B)(3) of section 3313.612 of the Revised	874
Code;	875

(4) The date after which a person who has fulfilled the	876
curriculum requirement for a diploma but has not passed one or	877
more of the required assessments at the time the person fulfilled	878
the curriculum requirement shall meet the requirements of the	879
entire assessment system as a prerequisite for a high school	880
diploma under division (B) of section 3313.614 of the Revised	881
Code;	882

(5) The extent to which the assessment system applies to	883
students enrolled in a dropout recovery and prevention program for	884
purposes of division (F) of section 3313.603 and section 3314.36	885
of the Revised Code.	886

(E) Not later than forty-five days prior to the state board's	887
adoption of a resolution directing the department of education to	888
file the rules prescribed by division (D) of this section in final	889
form under section 119.04 of the Revised Code, the superintendent	890
of public instruction shall present the assessment system	891
developed under this section to the respective committees of the	892
house of representatives and senate that consider education	893
legislation.	894

(F)(1) Any person enrolled in a nonchartered nonpublic school	895
or any person who has been excused from attendance at school for	896
the purpose of home instruction under section 3321.04 of the	897
Revised Code may choose to participate in the system of	898
assessments administered under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this	899
section. However, no such person shall be required to participate	900
in the system of assessments.	901

(2) The department shall adopt rules for the administration	902
and scoring of any assessments under division (F)(1) of this	903
section.	904

(G) Not later than December 31, 2014, the state board shall	905
select at least one nationally recognized job skills assessment.	906
Each school district shall administer that assessment to those	907
students who opt to take it. The state shall reimburse a school	908
district for the costs of administering that assessment. The state	909
board shall establish the minimum score a student must attain on	910
the job skills assessment in order to demonstrate a student's	911
workforce readiness and employability. The administration of the	912
job skills assessment to a student under this division shall not	913
exempt a school district from administering the assessments	914
prescribed in division (B) of this section to that student.	915

Sec. 3301.0714.  (A) The state board of education shall adopt	916
rules for a statewide education management information system. The	917
rules shall require the state board to establish guidelines for	918
the establishment and maintenance of the system in accordance with	919
this section and the rules adopted under this section. The	920
guidelines shall include:	921

(1) Standards identifying and defining the types of data in	922
the system in accordance with divisions (B) and (C) of this	923
section;	924

(2) Procedures for annually collecting and reporting the data	925
to the state board in accordance with division (D) of this	926
section;	927

(3) Procedures for annually compiling the data in accordance	928
with division (G) of this section;	929

(4) Procedures for annually reporting the data to the public	930
in accordance with division (H) of this section;	931

(5) Standards to provide strict safeguards to protect the	932
confidentiality of personally identifiable student data.	933

(B) The guidelines adopted under this section shall require	934
the data maintained in the education management information system	935
to include at least the following:	936

(1) Student participation and performance data, for each	937
grade in each school district as a whole and for each grade in	938
each school building in each school district, that includes:	939

(a) The numbers of students receiving each category of	940
instructional service offered by the school district, such as	941
regular education instruction, vocational education instruction,	942
specialized instruction programs or enrichment instruction that is	943
part of the educational curriculum, instruction for gifted	944
students, instruction for students with disabilities, and remedial	945
instruction. The guidelines shall require instructional services	946
under this division to be divided into discrete categories if an	947
instructional service is limited to a specific subject, a specific	948
type of student, or both, such as regular instructional services	949
in mathematics, remedial reading instructional services,	950
instructional services specifically for students gifted in	951
mathematics or some other subject area, or instructional services	952
for students with a specific type of disability. The categories of	953
instructional services required by the guidelines under this	954
division shall be the same as the categories of instructional	955
services used in determining cost units pursuant to division	956
(C)(3) of this section.	957

(b) The numbers of students receiving support or	958
extracurricular services for each of the support services or	959
extracurricular programs offered by the school district, such as	960
counseling services, health services, and extracurricular sports	961
and fine arts programs. The categories of services required by the	962
guidelines under this division shall be the same as the categories	963
of services used in determining cost units pursuant to division	964
(C)(4)(a) of this section.	965

(c) Average student grades in each subject in grades nine	966
through twelve;	967

(d) Academic achievement levels as assessed under sections	968
3301.0710, 3301.0711, and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code;	969

(e) The number of students designated as having a disabling	970
condition pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 3301.0711 of the	971
Revised Code;	972

(f) The numbers of students reported to the state board	973
pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised	974
Code;	975

(g) Attendance rates and the average daily attendance for the	976
year. For purposes of this division, a student shall be counted as	977
present for any field trip that is approved by the school	978
administration.	979

(h) Expulsion rates;

980

(i) Suspension rates;

981

(j) Dropout rates;

982

(k) Rates of retention in grade;

983

(l) For pupils in grades nine through twelve, the average	984
number of carnegie units, as calculated in accordance with state	985
board of education rules;	986

(m) Graduation rates, to be calculated in a manner specified	987
by the department of education that reflects the rate at which	988
students who were in the ninth grade three years prior to the	989
current year complete school and that is consistent with	990
nationally accepted reporting requirements;	991

(n) Results of diagnostic assessments administered to	992
kindergarten students as required under section 3301.0715 of the	993
Revised Code to permit a comparison of the academic readiness of	994
kindergarten students. However, no district shall be required to	995
report to the department the results of any diagnostic assessment	996
administered to a kindergarten student, except for the language	997
and reading assessment described in division (A)(2) of section	998
3301.0715 of the Revised Code, if the parent of that student	999
requests the district not to report those results.	1000

(2) Personnel and classroom enrollment data for each school	1001
district, including:	1002

(a) The total numbers of licensed employees and nonlicensed	1003
employees and the numbers of full-time equivalent licensed	1004
employees and nonlicensed employees providing each category of	1005
instructional service, instructional support service, and	1006
administrative support service used pursuant to division (C)(3) of	1007
this section. The guidelines adopted under this section shall	1008
require these categories of data to be maintained for the school	1009
district as a whole and, wherever applicable, for each grade in	1010
the school district as a whole, for each school building as a	1011
whole, and for each grade in each school building.	1012

(b) The total number of employees and the number of full-time	1013
equivalent employees providing each category of service used	1014
pursuant to divisions (C)(4)(a) and (b) of this section, and the	1015
total numbers of licensed employees and nonlicensed employees and	1016
the numbers of full-time equivalent licensed employees and	1017
nonlicensed employees providing each category used pursuant to	1018
division (C)(4)(c) of this section. The guidelines adopted under	1019
this section shall require these categories of data to be	1020
maintained for the school district as a whole and, wherever	1021
applicable, for each grade in the school district as a whole, for	1022
each school building as a whole, and for each grade in each school	1023
building.	1024

(c) The total number of regular classroom teachers teaching	1025
classes of regular education and the average number of pupils	1026
enrolled in each such class, in each of grades kindergarten	1027
through five in the district as a whole and in each school	1028
building in the school district.	1029

(d) The number of lead teachers employed by each school	1030
district and each school building.	1031

(3)(a) Student demographic data for each school district,	1032
including information regarding the gender ratio of the school	1033
district's pupils, the racial make-up of the school district's	1034
pupils, the number of limited English proficient students in the	1035
district, and an appropriate measure of the number of the school	1036
district's pupils who reside in economically disadvantaged	1037
households. The demographic data shall be collected in a manner to	1038
allow correlation with data collected under division (B)(1) of	1039
this section. Categories for data collected pursuant to division	1040
(B)(3) of this section shall conform, where appropriate, to	1041
standard practices of agencies of the federal government.	1042

(b) With respect to each student entering kindergarten,	1043
whether the student previously participated in a public preschool	1044
program, a private preschool program, or a head start program, and	1045
the number of years the student participated in each of these	1046
programs.	1047

(4) Any data required to be collected pursuant to federal	1048
law.	1049

(C) The education management information system shall include	1050
cost accounting data for each district as a whole and for each	1051
school building in each school district. The guidelines adopted	1052
under this section shall require the cost data for each school	1053
district to be maintained in a system of mutually exclusive cost	1054
units and shall require all of the costs of each school district	1055
to be divided among the cost units. The guidelines shall require	1056
the system of mutually exclusive cost units to include at least	1057
the following:	1058

(1) Administrative costs for the school district as a whole.	1059
The guidelines shall require the cost units under this division	1060
(C)(1) to be designed so that each of them may be compiled and	1061
reported in terms of average expenditure per pupil in formula ADM	1062
in the school district, as determined pursuant to section 3317.03	1063
of the Revised Code.	1064

(2) Administrative costs for each school building in the	1065
school district. The guidelines shall require the cost units under	1066
this division (C)(2) to be designed so that each of them may be	1067
compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure per	1068
full-time equivalent pupil receiving instructional or support	1069
services in each building.	1070

(3) Instructional services costs for each category of	1071
instructional service provided directly to students and required	1072
by guidelines adopted pursuant to division (B)(1)(a) of this	1073
section. The guidelines shall require the cost units under	1074
division (C)(3) of this section to be designed so that each of	1075
them may be compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure	1076
per pupil receiving the service in the school district as a whole	1077
and average expenditure per pupil receiving the service in each	1078
building in the school district and in terms of a total cost for	1079
each category of service and, as a breakdown of the total cost, a	1080
cost for each of the following components:	1081

(a) The cost of each instructional services category required	1082
by guidelines adopted under division (B)(1)(a) of this section	1083
that is provided directly to students by a classroom teacher;	1084

(b) The cost of the instructional support services, such as	1085
services provided by a speech-language pathologist, classroom	1086
aide, multimedia aide, or librarian, provided directly to students	1087
in conjunction with each instructional services category;	1088

(c) The cost of the administrative support services related	1089
to each instructional services category, such as the cost of	1090
personnel that develop the curriculum for the instructional	1091
services category and the cost of personnel supervising or	1092
coordinating the delivery of the instructional services category.	1093

(4) Support or extracurricular services costs for each	1094
category of service directly provided to students and required by	1095
guidelines adopted pursuant to division (B)(1)(b) of this section.	1096
The guidelines shall require the cost units under division (C)(4)	1097
of this section to be designed so that each of them may be	1098
compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure per pupil	1099
receiving the service in the school district as a whole and	1100
average expenditure per pupil receiving the service in each	1101
building in the school district and in terms of a total cost for	1102
each category of service and, as a breakdown of the total cost, a	1103
cost for each of the following components:	1104

(a) The cost of each support or extracurricular services	1105
category required by guidelines adopted under division (B)(1)(b)	1106
of this section that is provided directly to students by a	1107
licensed employee, such as services provided by a guidance	1108
counselor or any services provided by a licensed employee under a	1109
supplemental contract;	1110

(b) The cost of each such services category provided directly	1111
to students by a nonlicensed employee, such as janitorial	1112
services, cafeteria services, or services of a sports trainer;	1113

(c) The cost of the administrative services related to each	1114
services category in division (C)(4)(a) or (b) of this section,	1115
such as the cost of any licensed or nonlicensed employees that	1116
develop, supervise, coordinate, or otherwise are involved in	1117
administering or aiding the delivery of each services category.	1118

(D)(1) The guidelines adopted under this section shall	1119
require school districts to collect information about individual	1120
students, staff members, or both in connection with any data	1121
required by division (B) or (C) of this section or other reporting	1122
requirements established in the Revised Code. The guidelines may	1123
also require school districts to report information about	1124
individual staff members in connection with any data required by	1125
division (B) or (C) of this section or other reporting	1126
requirements established in the Revised Code. The guidelines shall	1127
not authorize school districts to request social security numbers	1128
of individual students. The guidelines shall prohibit the	1129
reporting under this section of a student's name, address, and	1130
social security number to the state board of education or the	1131
department of education. The guidelines shall also prohibit the	1132
reporting under this section of any personally identifiable	1133
information about any student, except for the purpose of assigning	1134
the data verification code required by division (D)(2) of this	1135
section, to any other person unless such person is employed by the	1136
school district or the information technology center operated	1137
under section 3301.075 of the Revised Code and is authorized by	1138
the district or technology center to have access to such	1139
information or is employed by an entity with which the department	1140
contracts for the scoring or the development of state assessments.	1141
Access to the information shall be restricted to the fulfillment	1142
of contractual obligations to process data on behalf of the school	1143
district. Such contract shall include a stipulation that the	1144
personally identifiable information shall not be shared with	1145
additional parties. The guidelines may require school districts to	1146
provide the social security numbers of individual staff members	1147
and the county of residence for a student. Nothing in this section	1148
prohibits the state board of education or department of education	1149
from providing a student's county of residence to the department	1150
of taxation to facilitate the distribution of tax revenue.	1151

(2)(a) The guidelines shall provide for each school district	1152
or community school to assign a data verification code that is	1153
unique on a statewide basis over time to each student whose	1154
initial Ohio enrollment is in that district or school and to	1155
report all required individual student data for that student	1156
utilizing such code. The guidelines shall also provide for	1157
assigning data verification codes to all students enrolled in	1158
districts or community schools on the effective date of the	1159
guidelines established under this section. The assignment of data	1160
verification codes for other entities, as described in division	1161
(D)(2)(c) of this section, the use of those codes, and the	1162
reporting and use of associated individual student data shall be	1163
coordinated by the department in accordance with state and federal	1164
law.	1165

School districts shall report individual student data to the	1166
department through the information technology centers utilizing	1167
the code. The entities described in division (D)(2)(c) of this	1168
section shall report individual student data to the department in	1169
the manner prescribed by the department.	1170

Except as provided in sections 3301.941, 3310.11, 3310.42,	1171
3310.63, 3313.978, and 3317.20 of the Revised Code, at no time	1172
shall the state board or the department have access to information	1173
that would enable any data verification code to be matched to	1174
personally identifiable student data.	1175

(b) Each school district and community school shall ensure	1176
that the data verification code is included in the student's	1177
records reported to any subsequent school district, community	1178
school, or state institution of higher education, as defined in	1179
section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, in which the student	1180
enrolls. Any such subsequent district or school shall utilize the	1181
same identifier in its reporting of data under this section.	1182

(c) The director of any state agency that administers a	1183
publicly funded program providing services to children who are	1184
younger than compulsory school age, as defined in section 3321.01	1185
of the Revised Code, including the directors of health, job and	1186
family services, mental health and addiction services, and	1187
developmental disabilities, shall request and receive, pursuant to	1188
sections 3301.0723 and 3701.62 of the Revised Code, a data	1189
verification code for a child who is receiving those services.	1190

(E) The guidelines adopted under this section may require	1191
school districts to collect and report data, information, or	1192
reports other than that described in divisions (A), (B), and (C)	1193
of this section for the purpose of complying with other reporting	1194
requirements established in the Revised Code. The other data,	1195
information, or reports may be maintained in the education	1196
management information system but are not required to be compiled	1197
as part of the profile formats required under division (G) of this	1198
section or the annual statewide report required under division (H)	1199
of this section.	1200

(F) Beginning with the school year that begins July 1, 1991,	1201
the board of education of each school district shall annually	1202
collect and report to the state board, in accordance with the	1203
guidelines established by the board, the data required pursuant to	1204
this section. A school district may collect and report these data	1205
notwithstanding section 2151.357 or 3319.321 of the Revised Code.	1206

(G) The state board shall, in accordance with the procedures	1207
it adopts, annually compile the data reported by each school	1208
district pursuant to division (D) of this section. The state board	1209
shall design formats for profiling each school district as a whole	1210
and each school building within each district and shall compile	1211
the data in accordance with these formats. These profile formats	1212
shall:	1213

(1) Include all of the data gathered under this section in a	1214
manner that facilitates comparison among school districts and	1215
among school buildings within each school district;	1216

(2) Present the data on academic achievement levels as	1217
assessed by the testing of student achievement maintained pursuant	1218
to division (B)(1)(d) of this section.	1219

(H)(1) The state board shall, in accordance with the	1220
procedures it adopts, annually prepare a statewide report for all	1221
school districts and the general public that includes the profile	1222
of each of the school districts developed pursuant to division (G)	1223
of this section. Copies of the report shall be sent to each school	1224
district.	1225

(2) The state board shall, in accordance with the procedures	1226
it adopts, annually prepare an individual report for each school	1227
district and the general public that includes the profiles of each	1228
of the school buildings in that school district developed pursuant	1229
to division (G) of this section. Copies of the report shall be	1230
sent to the superintendent of the district and to each member of	1231
the district board of education.	1232

(3) Copies of the reports received from the state board under	1233
divisions (H)(1) and (2) of this section shall be made available	1234
to the general public at each school district's offices. Each	1235
district board of education shall make copies of each report	1236
available to any person upon request and payment of a reasonable	1237
fee for the cost of reproducing the report. The board shall	1238
annually publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the	1239
school district, at least twice during the two weeks prior to the	1240
week in which the reports will first be available, a notice	1241
containing the address where the reports are available and the	1242
date on which the reports will be available.	1243

(I) Any data that is collected or maintained pursuant to this	1244
section and that identifies an individual pupil is not a public	1245
record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code.	1246

(J) As used in this section:

1247

(1) "School district" means any city, local, exempted	1248
village, or joint vocational school district and, in accordance	1249
with section 3314.17 of the Revised Code, any community school. As	1250
used in division (L) of this section, "school district" also	1251
includes any educational service center or other educational	1252
entity required to submit data using the system established under	1253
this section.	1254

(2) "Cost" means any expenditure for operating expenses made	1255
by a school district excluding any expenditures for debt	1256
retirement except for payments made to any commercial lending	1257
institution for any loan approved pursuant to section 3313.483 of	1258
the Revised Code.	1259

(K) Any person who removes data from the information system	1260
established under this section for the purpose of releasing it to	1261
any person not entitled under law to have access to such	1262
information is subject to section 2913.42 of the Revised Code	1263
prohibiting tampering with data.	1264

(L)(1) In accordance with division (L)(2) of this section and	1265
the rules adopted under division (L)(10) of this section, the	1266
department of education may sanction any school district that	1267
reports incomplete or inaccurate data, reports data that does not	1268
conform to data requirements and descriptions published by the	1269
department, fails to report data in a timely manner, or otherwise	1270
does not make a good faith effort to report data as required by	1271
this section.	1272

(2) If the department decides to sanction a school district	1273
under this division, the department shall take the following	1274
sequential actions:	1275

(a) Notify the district in writing that the department has	1276
determined that data has not been reported as required under this	1277
section and require the district to review its data submission and	1278
submit corrected data by a deadline established by the department.	1279
The department also may require the district to develop a	1280
corrective action plan, which shall include provisions for the	1281
district to provide mandatory staff training on data reporting	1282
procedures.	1283

(b) Withhold up to ten per cent of the total amount of state	1284
funds due to the district for the current fiscal year and, if not	1285
previously required under division (L)(2)(a) of this section,	1286
require the district to develop a corrective action plan in	1287
accordance with that division;	1288

(c) Withhold an additional amount of up to twenty per cent of	1289
the total amount of state funds due to the district for the	1290
current fiscal year;	1291

(d) Direct department staff or an outside entity to	1292
investigate the district's data reporting practices and make	1293
recommendations for subsequent actions. The recommendations may	1294
include one or more of the following actions:	1295

(i) Arrange for an audit of the district's data reporting	1296
practices by department staff or an outside entity;	1297

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

1298

(iii) Withhold an additional amount of up to thirty per cent	1299
of the total amount of state funds due to the district for the	1300
current fiscal year;	1301

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

1302

(v) Assign department staff to supervise the district's data	1303
management system;	1304

(vi) Conduct an investigation to determine whether to suspend	1305
or revoke the license of any district employee in accordance with	1306
division (N) of this section;	1307

(vii) If the district is issued a report card under section	1308
3302.03 of the Revised Code, indicate on the report card that the	1309
district has been sanctioned for failing to report data as	1310
required by this section;	1311

(viii) If the district is issued a report card under section	1312
3302.03 of the Revised Code and incomplete or inaccurate data	1313
submitted by the district likely caused the district to receive a	1314
higher performance rating than it deserved under that section,	1315
issue a revised report card for the district;	1316

(ix) Any other action designed to correct the district's data	1317
reporting problems.	1318

(3) Any time the department takes an action against a school	1319
district under division (L)(2) of this section, the department	1320
shall make a report of the circumstances that prompted the action.	1321
The department shall send a copy of the report to the district	1322
superintendent or chief administrator and maintain a copy of the	1323
report in its files.	1324

(4) If any action taken under division (L)(2) of this section	1325
resolves a school district's data reporting problems to the	1326
department's satisfaction, the department shall not take any	1327
further actions described by that division. If the department	1328
withheld funds from the district under that division, the	1329
department may release those funds to the district, except that if	1330
the department withheld funding under division (L)(2)(c) of this	1331
section, the department shall not release the funds withheld under	1332
division (L)(2)(b) of this section and, if the department withheld	1333
funding under division (L)(2)(d) of this section, the department	1334
shall not release the funds withheld under division (L)(2)(b) or	1335
(c) of this section.	1336

(5) Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary,	1337
the department may use its own staff or an outside entity to	1338
conduct an audit of a school district's data reporting practices	1339
any time the department has reason to believe the district has not	1340
made a good faith effort to report data as required by this	1341
section. If any audit conducted by an outside entity under	1342
division (L)(2)(d)(i) or (5) of this section confirms that a	1343
district has not made a good faith effort to report data as	1344
required by this section, the district shall reimburse the	1345
department for the full cost of the audit. The department may	1346
withhold state funds due to the district for this purpose.	1347

(6) Prior to issuing a revised report card for a school	1348
district under division (L)(2)(d)(viii) of this section, the	1349
department may hold a hearing to provide the district with an	1350
opportunity to demonstrate that it made a good faith effort to	1351
report data as required by this section. The hearing shall be	1352
conducted by a referee appointed by the department. Based on the	1353
information provided in the hearing, the referee shall recommend	1354
whether the department should issue a revised report card for the	1355
district. If the referee affirms the department's contention that	1356
the district did not make a good faith effort to report data as	1357
required by this section, the district shall bear the full cost of	1358
conducting the hearing and of issuing any revised report card.	1359

(7) If the department determines that any inaccurate data	1360
reported under this section caused a school district to receive	1361
excess state funds in any fiscal year, the district shall	1362
reimburse the department an amount equal to the excess funds, in	1363
accordance with a payment schedule determined by the department.	1364
The department may withhold state funds due to the district for	1365
this purpose.	1366

(8) Any school district that has funds withheld under	1367
division (L)(2) of this section may appeal the withholding in	1368
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.	1369

(9) In all cases of a disagreement between the department and	1370
a school district regarding the appropriateness of an action taken	1371
under division (L)(2) of this section, the burden of proof shall	1372
be on the district to demonstrate that it made a good faith effort	1373
to report data as required by this section.	1374

(10) The state board of education shall adopt rules under	1375
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement division (L) of this	1376
section.	1377

(M) No information technology center or school district shall	1378
acquire, change, or update its student administration software	1379
package to manage and report data required to be reported to the	1380
department unless it converts to a student software package that	1381
is certified by the department.	1382

(N) The state board of education, in accordance with sections	1383
3319.31 and 3319.311 of the Revised Code, may suspend or revoke a	1384
license as defined under division (A) of section 3319.31 of the	1385
Revised Code that has been issued to any school district employee	1386
found to have willfully reported erroneous, inaccurate, or	1387
incomplete data to the education management information system.	1388

(O) No person shall release or maintain any information about	1389
any student in violation of this section. Whoever violates this	1390
division is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.	1391

(P) The department shall disaggregate the data collected	1392
under division (B)(1)(n) of this section according to the race and	1393
socioeconomic status of the students assessed.	1394

(Q) If the department cannot compile any of the information	1395
required by division (H) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code	1396
based upon the data collected under this section, the department	1397
shall develop a plan and a reasonable timeline for the collection	1398
of any data necessary to comply with that division.	1399

Sec. 3301.0718. (A) The state board of education shall not	1400
adopt or revise any academic content standards in the areas of	1401
English language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies	1402
until both of the following conditions are satisfied:	1403

(1) The proposed standards or revisions are approved by both	1404
houses of the general assembly by concurrent resolution. The	1405
standing committee having jurisdiction over education legislation	1406
in each house shall conduct at least one public hearing on the	1407
proposed standards or revisions.	1408

(2) The proposed standards or revisions for each subject area	1409
are approved by the appropriate subcommittee established under	1410
division (D)(4) of this section.	1411

(B) The state board of education shall not adopt or revise	1412
any standards or curriculum in the area of health unless, by	1413
concurrent resolution, the standards, curriculum, or revisions are	1414
approved by both houses of the general assembly. Before the house	1415
of representatives or senate votes on a concurrent resolution	1416
approving health standards, curriculum, or revisions, its standing	1417
committee having jurisdiction over education legislation shall	1418
conduct at least one public hearing on the standards, curriculum,	1419
or revisions.	1420

(C) The academic content standards steering committee is	1421
hereby established.	1422

Prior to submitting academic content standards to the general	1423
assembly for approval as required under division (A) of this	1424
section, the state board shall propose any new or revised	1425
standards to the academic content standards steering committee.	1426

Meetings of the committee and its subcommittees shall be open	1427
to the public.	1428

The committee shall be composed of thirteen members as	1429
follows:	1430

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

1431

(2) Six members appointed by the president of the senate, of	1432
whom not more than one may be a member of the senate;	1433

(3) Six members appointed by the speaker of the house of	1434
representatives, of whom not more than one may be a member of the	1435
house of representatives.	1436

In appointing members under divisions (C)(2) and (3) of this	1437
section, consideration shall be given to the appointment of	1438
parents of students enrolled in Ohio schools; primary and	1439
secondary education teachers; and curriculum experts, provosts,	1440
chairs, and deans of state institutions of higher education.	1441

(D) The committee established under division (C) of this	1442
section shall do the following:	1443

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

1444

(2) Appoint four individuals to oversee the development of	1445
the standards documents, each of whom shall understand and be able	1446
to use subject-specific symbols. The department of education and	1447
the state board may provide assistance to these individuals.	1448

(3) Contract, if necessary, with an individual who has a	1449
national reputation in the areas of academic content standards and	1450
assessments to facilitate the work of the committee;	1451

(4) Establish a subcommittee in each of the areas of	1452
mathematics, English language arts, science, and social studies,	1453
and select, by a majority vote of all committee members, a	1454
chairperson for each subcommittee.	1455

(a) The chair of each subcommittee shall be an instructor or	1456
professor in a related subject area at a state institution of	1457
higher education. Other members of the subcommittee shall be	1458
teachers with at least ten years of teaching experience, and may	1459
be nominated by the superintendent of their employing school	1460
district. The state board shall select the individuals to serve as	1461
members on each subcommittee. Not more than five members shall	1462
serve on a subcommittee. A school librarian, nominated by the Ohio	1463
library council, may provide assistance to the English language	1464
arts subcommittee. An engineer, nominated by one of the state's	1465
engineering organizations, may provide assistance to the	1466
mathematics subcommittee and the science subcommittee.	1467

(b) Each subcommittee shall approve or disapprove the	1468
academic content standards for its respective subject area. Each	1469
subcommittee shall obtain from teachers comments on the	1470
appropriateness and wording of the proposed academic content	1471
standards for each grade and, if necessary, offer revisions on the	1472
proposed standards. The comments shall be recorded by an	1473
individual appointed under division (D)(2) of this section.	1474

Sec. 3301.0722.  As used in this section and section	1475
3301.0721 of the Revised Code, "form" means any report, document,	1476
paper, computer software program, or other instrument used in the	1477
management information system created by section 3301.0714 of the	1478
Revised Code or used to gather required or requested education	1479
data under division (I) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code or	1480
any other provision of state or federal statute or rule.	1481

Beginning July 1, 1992, the state board of education, the	1482
superintendent of public instruction, or the department of	1483
education shall not put into use any new form or any modified	1484
version of any previously existing form, unless the new or	1485
modified form has been submitted to the unit established pursuant	1486
to section 3301.133 of the Revised Code, the unit has reviewed the	1487
form, and the superintendent has considered the findings of the	1488
review and the unit's recommendations.	1489

Sec. 3313.60.  Notwithstanding division (D) of section	1490
3311.52 of the Revised Code, divisions (A) to (E) of this section	1491
do not apply to any cooperative education school district	1492
established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of section 3311.52 of	1493
the Revised Code.	1494

(A) The board of education of each city, exempted village,	1495
and local school district and the board of each cooperative	1496
education school district established, pursuant to section	1497
3311.521 of the Revised Code, shall prescribe a curriculum for all	1498
schools under its control. Except as provided in division (E) of	1499
this section, in any such curriculum there shall be included the	1500
study of the following subjects:	1501

(1) The language arts, including reading, writing, spelling,	1502
oral and written English, and literature;	1503

(2) Geography, the history of the United States and of Ohio,	1504
and national, state, and local government in the United States,	1505
including a balanced presentation of the relevant contributions to	1506
society of men and women of African, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and	1507
American Indian descent as well as other ethnic and racial groups	1508
in Ohio and the United States;	1509

(3) Mathematics;

1510

(4) Natural science, including instruction in the	1511
conservation of natural resources;	1512

(5) Health education, which shall include instruction in:

1513

(a) The nutritive value of foods, including natural and	1514
organically produced foods, the relation of nutrition to health,	1515
and the use and effects of food additives;	1516

(b) The harmful effects of and legal restrictions against the	1517
use of drugs of abuse, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco;	1518

(c) Venereal disease education, except that upon written	1519
request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be	1520
excused from taking instruction in venereal disease education;	1521

(d) In grades kindergarten through six, instruction in	1522
personal safety and assault prevention, except that upon written	1523
request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be	1524
excused from taking instruction in personal safety and assault	1525
prevention;	1526

(e) In grades seven through twelve, age-appropriate	1527
instruction in dating violence prevention education, which shall	1528
include instruction in recognizing dating violence warning signs	1529
and characteristics of healthy relationships.	1530

In order to assist school districts in developing a dating	1531
violence prevention education curriculum, the department of	1532
education shall provide on its web site links to free curricula	1533
addressing dating violence prevention.	1534

If the parent or legal guardian of a student less than	1535
eighteen years of age submits to the principal of the student's	1536
school a written request to examine the dating violence prevention	1537
instruction materials used at that school, the principal, within a	1538
reasonable period of time after the request is made, shall allow	1539
the parent or guardian to examine those materials at that school.	1540

(6) Physical education;

1541

(7) The fine arts, including music;

1542

(8) First aid, including a training program in	1543
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, safety, and fire prevention, except	1544
that upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a	1545
student shall be excused from taking instruction in	1546
cardiopulmonary resuscitation.	1547

(B) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, every	1548
school or school district shall include in the requirements for	1549
promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth grade one year's	1550
course of study of American history. A board may waive this	1551
requirement for academically accelerated students who, in	1552
accordance with procedures adopted by the board, are able to	1553
demonstrate mastery of essential concepts and skills of the eighth	1554
grade American history course of study.	1555

(C) As specified in divisions (B)(6) and (C)(6) of section	1556
3313.603 of the Revised Code, except as provided in division (E)	1557
of this section, every high school shall include in the	1558
requirements for graduation from any curriculum one-half unit each	1559
of American history and government.	1560

(D) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, basic	1561
instruction or demonstrated mastery in geography, United States	1562
history, the government of the United States, the government of	1563
the state of Ohio, local government in Ohio, the Declaration of	1564
Independence, the United States Constitution, and the Constitution	1565
of the state of Ohio shall be required before pupils may	1566
participate in courses involving the study of social problems,	1567
economics, foreign affairs, United Nations, world government,	1568
socialism, and communism.	1569

(E) For each cooperative education school district	1570
established pursuant to section 3311.521 of the Revised Code and	1571
each city, exempted village, and local school district that has	1572
territory within such a cooperative district, the curriculum	1573
adopted pursuant to divisions (A) to (D) of this section shall	1574
only include the study of the subjects that apply to the grades	1575
operated by each such school district. The curriculums for such	1576
schools, when combined, shall provide to each student of these	1577
districts all of the subjects required under divisions (A) to (D)	1578
of this section.	1579

(F) The board of education of any cooperative education	1580
school district established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of	1581
section 3311.52 of the Revised Code shall prescribe a curriculum	1582
for the subject areas and grade levels offered in any school under	1583
its control.	1584

(G) Upon the request of any parent or legal guardian of a	1585
student, the board of education of any school district shall	1586
permit the parent or guardian to promptly examine, with respect to	1587
the parent's or guardian's own child:	1588

(1) Any survey or questionnaire, prior to its administration	1589
to the child;	1590

(2) Any textbook, workbook, software, video, or other	1591
instructional materials being used by the district in connection	1592
with the instruction of the child;	1593

(3) Any completed and graded test taken or survey or	1594
questionnaire filled out by the child;	1595

(4) Copies of the statewide academic standards and each model	1596
curriculum developed pursuant to section 3301.079 of the Revised	1597
Code, which copies shall be available at all times during school	1598
hours in each district school building.	1599

Sec. 3313.6020.  (A)(1) Beginning in the 2015-2016 school	1600
year, the board of education of each city, local, exempted	1601
village, and joint vocational school district shall adopt a policy	1602
on career advising that complies with this section. Thereafter,	1603
the policy shall be updated at least once every two years.	1604

(2) The board shall make the policy publicly available to	1605
students, parents, guardians, or custodians, local post-secondary	1606
institutions, and residents of the district. The district shall	1607
post the policy in a prominent location on its web site, if it has	1608
one.	1609

(B) The policy on career advising shall specify how the	1610
district will do all of the following:	1611

(1) Provide students with grade-level examples that link	1612
their schoolwork to one or more career fields. A district may use	1613
career connections developed under former division (B)(2) of	1614
section 3301.079 of the Revised Code for this purpose.	1615

(2) Create a plan to provide career advising to students in	1616
grades six through twelve;	1617

(3) Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, provide	1618
additional interventions and career advising for students who are	1619
identified as at risk of dropping out of school in accordance with	1620
division (C) of this section;	1621

(4) Train its employees on how to advise students on career	1622
pathways, including training on advising students using online	1623
tools;	1624

(5) Develop multiple, clear academic pathways through high	1625
school that students may choose in order to earn a high school	1626
diploma;	1627

(6) Identify and publicize courses that can award students	1628
both traditional academic and career-technical credit;	1629

(7) Document the career advising provided to each student for	1630
review by the student, the student's parent, guardian, or	1631
custodian, and future schools that the student may attend. A	1632
district shall not otherwise release this information without the	1633
written consent of the student's parent, guardian, or custodian,	1634
if the student is less than eighteen years old, or the written	1635
consent of the student, if the student is at least eighteen years	1636
old.	1637

(8) Prepare students for their transition from high school to	1638
their post-secondary destinations, including any special	1639
interventions that are necessary for students in need of	1640
remediation in mathematics or English language arts.	1641

(C)(1) Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, each district	1642
shall identify students who are at risk of dropping out of school	1643
using a method that is both research-based and locally-based and	1644
that is developed with input from the district's classroom	1645
teachers and guidance counselors. If a student is identified as at	1646
risk of dropping out of school, the district shall develop a	1647
student success plan that addresses the student's academic pathway	1648
to a successful graduation and the role of career-technical	1649
education, competency-based education, and experiential learning,	1650
as appropriate, in that pathway.	1651

(2) Prior to developing a student success plan for a student,	1652
the district shall invite the student's parent, guardian, or	1653
custodian to assist in developing the plan. If the student's	1654
parent, guardian, or custodian does not participate in the	1655
development of the plan, the district shall provide to the parent,	1656
guardian, or custodian a copy of the student's success plan and a	1657
statement of the importance of a high school diploma and the	1658
academic pathways available to the student in order to	1659
successfully graduate.	1660

(3) Following the development of a student success plan for a	1661
student, the district shall provide career advising to the student	1662
that is aligned with the plan and, beginning in the 2015-2016	1663
school year, the district's plan to provide career advising	1664
created under division (B)(2) of this section.	1665

(D)(1) Not later than December 1, 2014, the department of	1666
education shall develop and post on its web site model policies on	1667
career advising and model student success plans.	1668

(2) Not later than July 1, 2015, the department shall create	1669
an online clearinghouse of research related to proven practices	1670
for policies on career advising and student success plans that	1671
districts may access when fulfilling the requirements of this	1672
section.	1673

Sec. 3313.61.  (A) A diploma shall be granted by the board of	1674
education of any city, exempted village, or local school district	1675
that operates a high school to any person to whom all of the	1676
following apply:	1677

(1) The person has successfully completed the curriculum in	1678
any high school or the individualized education program developed	1679
for the person by any high school pursuant to section 3323.08 of	1680
the Revised Code, or has qualified under division (D) or (F) of	1681
section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, provided that no school	1682
district shall require a student to remain in school for any	1683
specific number of semesters or other terms if the student	1684
completes the required curriculum early;	1685

(2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, the	1686
person has met the assessment requirements of division (A)(2)(a)	1687
or (b) of this section, as applicable.	1688

(a) If the person entered the ninth grade prior to July 1,	1689
2014, the person either:	1690

(i) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated	1691
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on	1692
all the assessments required by that division unless the person	1693
was excused from taking any such assessment pursuant to section	1694
3313.532 of the Revised Code or unless division (H) or (L) of this	1695
section applies to the person;	1696

(ii) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in	1697
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code.	1698

(b) If the person entered the ninth grade on or after July 1,	1699
2014, the person has met the requirement prescribed by section	1700
3313.618 of the Revised Code, except to the extent that the person	1701
is excused from an assessment prescribed by that section pursuant	1702
to section 3313.532 of the Revised Code or division (H) or (L) of	1703
this section.	1704

(3) The person is not eligible to receive an honors diploma	1705
granted pursuant to division (B) of this section.	1706

Except as provided in divisions (C), (E), (J), and (L) of	1707
this section, no diploma shall be granted under this division to	1708
anyone except as provided under this division.	1709

(B) In lieu of a diploma granted under division (A) of this	1710
section, an honors diploma shall be granted, in accordance with	1711
rules of the state board, by any such district board to anyone who	1712
accomplishes all of the following:	1713

(1) Successfully completes the curriculum in any high school	1714
or the individualized education program developed for the person	1715
by any high school pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised	1716
Code;	1717

(2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, has met	1718
the assessment requirements of division (B)(2)(a) or (b) of this	1719
section, as applicable.	1720

(a) If the person entered the ninth grade prior to July 1,	1721
2014, the person either:	1722

(i) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated	1723
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on	1724
all the assessments required by that division;	1725

(ii) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in	1726
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code.	1727

(b) If the person entered the ninth grade on or after July 1,	1728
2014, the person has met the requirement prescribed under section	1729
3313.618 of the Revised Code.	1730

(3) Has met additional criteria established by the state	1731
board for the granting of such a diploma.	1732

An honors diploma shall not be granted to a student who is	1733
subject to the requirements prescribed in division (C) of section	1734
3313.603 of the Revised Code but elects the option of division (D)	1735
or (F) of that section. Except as provided in divisions (C), (E),	1736
and (J) of this section, no honors diploma shall be granted to	1737
anyone failing to comply with this division and no more than one	1738
honors diploma shall be granted to any student under this	1739
division.	1740

The state board shall adopt rules prescribing the granting of	1741
honors diplomas under this division. These rules may prescribe the	1742
granting of honors diplomas that recognize a student's achievement	1743
as a whole or that recognize a student's achievement in one or	1744
more specific subjects or both. The rules may prescribe the	1745
granting of an honors diploma recognizing technical expertise for	1746
a career-technical student. In any case, the rules shall designate	1747
two or more criteria for the granting of each type of honors	1748
diploma the board establishes under this division and the number	1749
of such criteria that must be met for the granting of that type of	1750
diploma. The number of such criteria for any type of honors	1751
diploma shall be at least one less than the total number of	1752
criteria designated for that type and no one or more particular	1753
criteria shall be required of all persons who are to be granted	1754
that type of diploma.	1755

(C) Any district board administering any of the assessments	1756
required by section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code to any person	1757
requesting to take such assessment pursuant to division (B)(8)(b)	1758
of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code shall award a diploma to	1759
such person if the person attains at least the applicable scores	1760
designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the	1761
Revised Code on all the assessments administered and if the person	1762
has previously attained the applicable scores on all the other	1763
assessments required by division (B)(1) of that section or has	1764
been exempted or excused from attaining the applicable score on	1765
any such assessment pursuant to division (H) or (L) of this	1766
section or from taking any such assessment pursuant to section	1767
3313.532 of the Revised Code.	1768

(D) Each diploma awarded under this section shall be signed	1769
by the president and treasurer of the issuing board, the	1770
superintendent of schools, and the principal of the high school.	1771
Each diploma shall bear the date of its issue, be in such form as	1772
the district board prescribes, and be paid for out of the	1773
district's general fund.	1774

(E) A person who is a resident of Ohio and is eligible under	1775
state board of education minimum standards to receive a high	1776
school diploma based in whole or in part on credits earned while	1777
an inmate of a correctional institution operated by the state or	1778
any political subdivision thereof, shall be granted such diploma	1779
by the correctional institution operating the programs in which	1780
such credits were earned, and by the board of education of the	1781
school district in which the inmate resided immediately prior to	1782
the inmate's placement in the institution. The diploma granted by	1783
the correctional institution shall be signed by the director of	1784
the institution, and by the person serving as principal of the	1785
institution's high school and shall bear the date of issue.	1786

(F) Persons who are not residents of Ohio but who are inmates	1787
of correctional institutions operated by the state or any	1788
political subdivision thereof, and who are eligible under state	1789
board of education minimum standards to receive a high school	1790
diploma based in whole or in part on credits earned while an	1791
inmate of the correctional institution, shall be granted a diploma	1792
by the correctional institution offering the program in which the	1793
credits were earned. The diploma granted by the correctional	1794
institution shall be signed by the director of the institution and	1795
by the person serving as principal of the institution's high	1796
school and shall bear the date of issue.	1797

(G) The state board of education shall provide by rule for	1798
the administration of the assessments required by sections	1799
3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code to inmates of	1800
correctional institutions.	1801

(H) Any person to whom all of the following apply shall be	1802
exempted from attaining the applicable score on the assessment in	1803
social studies designated under division (B)(1) of section	1804
3301.0710 of the Revised Code, any American history end-of-course	1805
examination and any American government end-of-course examination	1806
requiredprescribed under division (B) of section 3301.0712 of the	1807
Revised Code if such an exemption is prescribed by rule of the	1808
state board under division (D)(3) of section 3301.0712 of the	1809
Revised Code, or the test in citizenship designated under former	1810
division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code as it	1811
existed prior to September 11, 2001:	1812

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

1813

(2) The person is not a permanent resident of the United	1814
States;	1815

(3) The person indicates no intention to reside in the United	1816
States after the completion of high school.	1817

(I) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and	1818
division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, this section	1819
and section 3313.611 of the Revised Code do not apply to the board	1820
of education of any joint vocational school district or any	1821
cooperative education school district established pursuant to	1822
divisions (A) to (C) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code.	1823

(J) Upon receipt of a notice under division (D) of section	1824
3325.08 or division (D) of section 3328.25 of the Revised Code	1825
that a student has received a diploma under either section, the	1826
board of education receiving the notice may grant a high school	1827
diploma under this section to the student, except that such board	1828
shall grant the student a diploma if the student meets the	1829
graduation requirements that the student would otherwise have had	1830
to meet to receive a diploma from the district. The diploma	1831
granted under this section shall be of the same type the notice	1832
indicates the student received under section 3325.08 or 3328.25 of	1833
the Revised Code.	1834

(K) As used in this division, "limited English proficient	1835
student" has the same meaning as in division (C)(3) of section	1836
3301.0711 of the Revised Code.	1837

Notwithstanding division (C)(3) of section 3301.0711 of the	1838
Revised Code, no limited English proficient student who has not	1839
either attained the applicable scores designated under division	1840
(B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the	1841
assessments required by that division, or met the requirement	1842
prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code, shall be	1843
awarded a diploma under this section.	1844

(L) Any student described by division (A)(1) of this section	1845
may be awarded a diploma without meeting the requirement	1846
prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code provided an	1847
individualized education program specifically exempts the student	1848
from meeting such requirement. This division does not negate the	1849
requirement for a student to take the assessments prescribed by	1850
section 3301.0710 or under division (B) of section 3301.0712 of	1851
the Revised Code, or alternate assessments required by division	1852
(C)(1) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code, for the purpose	1853
of assessing student progress as required by federal law.	1854

Sec. 3313.612.  (A) No nonpublic school chartered by the	1855
state board of education shall grant a high school diploma to any	1856
person unless, subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code,	1857
the person has met the assessment requirements of division (A)(1)	1858
or (2) of this section, as applicable.	1859

(1) If the person entered the ninth grade prior to July 1,	1860
2014, the person has attained at least the applicable scores	1861
designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the	1862
Revised Code on all the assessments required by that division, or	1863
has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in section	1864
3313.615 of the Revised Code.	1865

(2) If the person entered the ninth grade on or after July 1,	1866
2014, the person has met the requirement prescribed by section	1867
3313.618 of the Revised Code.	1868

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

1869

(1) Any person with regard to any assessment from which the	1870
person was excused pursuant to division (C)(1)(c) of section	1871
3301.0711 of the Revised Code;	1872

(2) Any person that attends a nonpublic school acting in	1873
accordance with division (D) of this section with regard to any	1874
end-of-course examination requiredprescribed under divisions	1875
division (B)(2) and (3) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code;	1876

(3) Any person with regard to the social studies assessment	1877
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code,	1878
any American history end-of-course examination and any American	1879
government end-of-course examination requiredprescribed under	1880
division (B) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code if such an	1881
exemption is prescribed by rule of the state board of education	1882
under division (D)(3) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, or	1883
the citizenship test under former division (B) of section	1884
3301.0710 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to September 11,	1885
2001, if all of the following apply:	1886

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

1887

(b) The person is not a permanent resident of the United	1888
States;.	1889

(c) The person indicates no intention to reside in the United	1890
States after completion of high school.	1891

(C) As used in this division, "limited English proficient	1892
student" has the same meaning as in division (C)(3) of section	1893
3301.0711 of the Revised Code.	1894

Notwithstanding division (C)(3) of section 3301.0711 of the	1895
Revised Code, no limited English proficient student who has not	1896
either attained the applicable scores designated under division	1897
(B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the	1898
assessments required by that division, or met the requirement	1899
prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code, shall be	1900
awarded a diploma under this section.	1901

(D) A nonpublic school chartered by the state board may forgo	1902
the end-of-course examinations requiredprescribed by divisions	1903
division (B)(2) and (3) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code,	1904
if that school publishes the results of the standardized	1905
assessment prescribed under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0712	1906
of the Revised Code for each graduating class. The published	1907
results shall include the overall composite scores, mean scores,	1908
twenty-fifth percentile scores, and seventy-fifth percentile	1909
scores for each subject area of the assessment.	1910

(E) The state board shall not impose additional requirements	1911
or assessments for the granting of a high school diploma under	1912
this section that are not prescribed by this section.	1913

(F) The department of education shall furnish the assessment	1914
administered by a nonpublic school pursuant to division (B)(1) of	1915
section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code.	1916

(G) The exemption provided for in divisions (B)(2) and (D) of	1917
this section shall be effective on and after October 1, 2015, but	1918
only if the general assembly does not enact different requirements	1919
regarding end-of-course examinations for chartered nonpublic	1920
schools that are effective by that date.	1921

Sec. 3313.618. (A) In addition to the applicable curriculum	1922
requirements, each student entering ninth grade for the first time	1923
on or after July 1, 2014, shall satisfy at least one of the	1924
following conditions in order to qualify for a high school	1925
diploma:	1926

(1) Be remediation-free, in accordance with standards adopted	1927
under division (F) of section 3345.061 of the Revised Code, on	1928
each of the nationally standardized assessments in English,	1929
mathematics, and reading;	1930

(2) Attain a score specified under division (B)(5)(c) of	1931
section 3301.0712 of the Revised Codeby the state board of	1932
education on the end-of-course examinations prescribed under	1933
division (B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code. For any	1934
student who is exempt from taking an end-of-course examination	1935
under division (B)(6) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, in	1936
determining whether that student has attained the cumulative score	1937
prescribed by division (B)(5)(c) of that section, that student	1938
shall be considered to have attained a proficient score on the	1939
exempted examination.	1940

(3) Attain a score that demonstrates workforce readiness and	1941
employability on a nationally recognized job skills assessment	1942
selected by the state board of education under division (G) of	1943
section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code and obtain either an	1944
industry-recognized credential, as described under division	1945
(B)(2)(d) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, or a license	1946
issued by a state agency or board for practice in a vocation that	1947
requires an examination for issuance of that license.	1948

The state board shall approve the industry-recognized	1949
credentials and licenses that may qualify a student for a high	1950
school diploma under division (A)(3) of this section.	1951

A student may choose to qualify for a high school diploma by	1952
satisfying any of the separate requirements prescribed by	1953
divisions (A)(1) to (3) of this section. If the student's school	1954
district or school does not administer the examination prescribed	1955
by one of those divisions that the student chooses to take to	1956
satisfy the requirements of this section, the school district or	1957
school may require that student to arrange for the applicable	1958
scores to be sent directly to the district or school by the	1959
company or organization that administers the examination.	1960

(B) The state board of education shall not create or require	1961
any additional assessment for the granting of any type of high	1962
school diploma other than as prescribed by this section. The state	1963
board shall not create any endorsement or designation that may be	1964
affiliated with a high school diploma.	1965

Sec. 3328.01.  As used in this chapter:

1966

(A) "Board of trustees" means the board of trustees	1967
established for a college-preparatory boarding school in	1968
accordance with section 3328.15 of the Revised Code.	1969

(B) "Child with a disability," "IEP," and "school district of	1970
residence" have the same meanings as in section 3323.01 of the	1971
Revised Code.	1972

(C) "Eligible student" means a student who is entitled to	1973
attend school in a participating school district; is at risk of	1974
academic failure; is from a family whose income is below two	1975
hundred per cent of the federal poverty guidelines, as defined in	1976
section 5101.46 of the Revised Code; meets any additional criteria	1977
prescribed by agreement between the state board of education and	1978
the operator of the college-preparatory boarding school in which	1979
the student seeks enrollment; and meets at least two of the	1980
following additional conditions:	1981

(1) The student has a record of in-school disciplinary	1982
actions, suspensions, expulsions, or truancy.	1983

(2) The student has not attained at least a proficient score	1984
on the state achievement assessments in English language arts,	1985
reading, or mathematics prescribed under section 3301.0710 of the	1986
Revised Code, after those assessments have been administered to	1987
the student at least once, or the student has not attained at	1988
least a score designated by the board of trustees of the	1989
college-preparatory boarding school in which the student seeks	1990
enrollment under this chapter on an end-of-course examination in	1991
English language arts or mathematics prescribed under division	1992
(B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code.	1993

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

1994

(4) The student has been referred for academic intervention	1995
services.	1996

(5) The student's head of household is a single parent. As	1997
used in this division and in division (C)(6) of this section,	1998
"head of household" means a person who occupies the same household	1999
as the student and who is financially responsible for the student.	2000

(6) The student's head of household is not the student's	2001
custodial parent.	2002

(7) A member of the student's family has been imprisoned, as	2003
defined in section 1.05 of the Revised Code.	2004

(D) "Entitled to attend school" means entitled to attend	2005
school in a school district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of	2006
the Revised Code.	2007

(E) "Formula ADM," "category one through six special	2008
education ADM," and "state education aid" have the same meanings	2009
as in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code.	2010

(F) "Operator" means the operator of a college-preparatory	2011
boarding school selected under section 3328.11 of the Revised	2012
Code.	2013

(G) "Participating school district" means either of the	2014
following:	2015

(1) The school district in which a college-preparatory	2016
boarding school established under this chapter is located;	2017

(2) A school district other than one described in division	2018
(G)(1) of this section that, pursuant to procedures adopted by the	2019
state board of education under section 3328.04 of the Revised	2020
Code, agrees to be a participating school district so that	2021
eligible students entitled to attend school in that district may	2022
enroll in a college-preparatory boarding school established under	2023
this chapter.	2024

Section 2.  That existing sections 3301.07, 3301.078,	2025
3301.079, 3301.0710, 3301.0712, 3301.0714, 3301.0718, 3301.0722,	2026
3313.60, 3313.6020, 3313.61, 3313.612, 3313.618, and 3328.01 and	2027
section 3301.0721 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	2028

Section 3. That Section 9 of Am. Sub. H.B. 487 of the 130th	2029
General Assembly is hereby repealed.	2030

Section 4. (A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in	2031
sections 3301.079 and 3301.0718 of the Revised Code, the State	2032
Board of Education shall do the following not later than ninety	2033
days after the effective date of this section:	2034

(1) Replace the academic content standards in English	2035
language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies adopted	2036
under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code with new standards that	2037
are consistent with the standards adopted by the Commonwealth of	2038
Massachusetts as they existed prior to December 21, 2010. The	2039
standards adopted under this section shall be as identical as	2040
possible to those adopted by Massachusetts, except where an Ohio	2041
context requires otherwise. The standards shall be effective for	2042
the 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 school years only.	2043

(2) Adopt or develop elementary- and secondary-level	2044
assessments in English language arts, mathematics, science, and	2045
social studies that are aligned with the academic content	2046
standards adopted under division (A) of this section for use	2047
during the 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 school years only.	2048

(B) The State Board shall not adopt any model curricula that	2049
are aligned with the academic content standards adopted under	2050
division (A)(1) of this section.	2051

(C) The State Board shall adopt the new academic content	2052
standards required by section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, as	2053
amended by this act, so that they are in place for the 2018-2019	2054
school year and for each school year thereafter.	2055

Section 5. Not later than June 30, 2018, the State Board of	2056
Education shall adopt or develop elementary- and secondary-level	2057
assessments in English language arts, mathematics, science, and	2058
social studies that are aligned with the new academic content	2059
standards required under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, as	2060
amended by this act, for use during the 2018-2019 school year and	2061
each school year thereafter.	2062

Section 6.  (A) Upon the adoption of the new academic content	2063
standards required under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, as	2064
amended by this act, the State Board of Education shall compare	2065
those new academic content standards in English language arts,	2066
mathematics, science, and social studies with the academic content	2067
standards that were previously adopted pursuant to that section as	2068
it was amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly.	2069
The State Board shall consider public comments, the use of best	2070
practices, evidence, and research in the evaluation and comparison	2071
of the standards. The State Board shall submit, in accordance with	2072
section 101.68 of the Revised Code, a report outlining the results	2073
of the comparison of the standards to the General Assembly and the	2074
Governor.	2075

(B) Upon the adoption or development of the new assessments	2076
required under Section 5 of this act, the Department of Education	2077
shall compare those assessments with the Ohio Achievement	2078
Assessments and the Ohio Graduation Tests prescribed for the	2079
2013-2014 school year under divisions (A) and (B)(1) of section	2080
3301.0710 of the Revised Code and with the assessments adopted	2081
under division (A)(2) of Section 4 of this act. The Department	2082
shall publish the comparison on its web site.	2083

Section 7. It is the intent of this act that any assessment	2084
related to the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College	2085
and Careers (PARCC) or Smarter Balanced consortia shall not be	2086
used for the 2014-2015 school year or any school year thereafter.	2087

Section 8. For the 2014-2015 school year, the Department of	2088
Education shall furnish and school districts and schools shall	2089
administer the elementary and secondary assessments administered	2090
for the 2013-2014 school year under section 3301.0710 of the	2091
Revised Code.	2092

Section 9. The academic standards review committees	2093
established under division (I)(1) of section 3301.079 of the	2094
Revised Code shall compare the appropriate corresponding academic	2095
content standards in English language arts, mathematics, science,	2096
and social studies adopted under division (A)(1) of Section 4 of	2097
this act with the academic content standards in those subjects	2098
that were adopted pursuant to section 3301.079 of the Revised Code	2099
as it was amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the 128th General	2100
Assembly.	2101

The committees shall compile a report detailing substantial	2102
similarities between the two sets of standards and recommend that	2103
the State Board of Education include those similar items in the	2104
new academic content standards the State Board is required to	2105
adopt under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code as amended by	2106
this act. The committees shall submit the reports required under	2107
this section to the State Board not later than December 31, 2015.	2108