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S. B. No. 311 As IntroducedAs Introduced
126th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2005-2006 |
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Senators Gardner, Padgett, Harris, Clancy, Mumper
A BILL
To amend sections 3301.42, 3313.603, 3313.61, 3313.615, 3314.012, 3314.03, 3325.08, and 3345.06 and to enact sections 3301.0713, 3302.032, 3313.6013, 3319.233, 3333.163, 3333.34, and 3345.061 of the Revised Code to establish the Ohio Core curriculum, to restructure admission requirements and remedial courses in state universities, and to implement other initiatives to enhance secondary and post-secondary education in Ohio.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 3301.42, 3313.603, 3313.61, 3313.615, 3314.012, 3314.03, 3325.08, and 3345.06 be amended and sections 3301.0713, 3302.032, 3313.6013, 3319.233, 3333.163, 3333.34, and 3345.061 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 3301.0713. (A) Not later than October 31, 2006, the partnership for continued learning established by section 3301.41 of the Revised Code shall recommend to the state board of education and the Ohio board of regents an assessment to measure student mastery of the academic content and skills in reading, writing, and mathematics needed to successfully complete introductory level coursework at an institution of higher education and to avoid remedial coursework. The partnership for continued learning shall work with the state board and the board of regents in evaluating the suitability of existing assessments for this purpose. Within three months after the partnership for continued learning recommends an assessment, the state board and the board of regents jointly shall adopt the recommended assessment.
(B)(1) Beginning in the 2009-2010 school year, each city, local, and exempted village school district and each nonpublic high school shall administer the assessment adopted under division (A) of this section to all students enrolled in eleventh grade. A joint vocational school district may administer the assessment to any student enrolled in the district in lieu of any city, local, or exempted village school district in which the student is also enrolled administering the assessment to the student.
(2) The state school for the blind and the state school for the deaf shall administer the assessment adopted under division (A) of this section in the same manner as school districts. (3) The parent or guardian of a student who is educated at home as authorized under section 3321.04 of the Revised Code and who has completed the equivalent of the tenth grade may request the city, local, or exempted village school district in which the student otherwise is entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code to administer the assessment adopted under division (A) of this section to the student. The district shall administer the assessment to each such student whose parent or guardian requests it. The district shall establish the time and place that it will administer assessments requested under division (B)(3) of this section and may establish procedures and annual deadlines for requesting the assessment. The district shall not charge the parent, guardian, or student for the assessment and shall give the parent or guardian the results of the assessment. The department of education annually shall make a payment to each district administering assessments under division (B)(3) of this section for the costs of the assessments.
(C) The state board annually shall designate one date prior to the thirtieth day of November on which the assessment prescribed by this section shall be administered. In designating the date, the state board shall allow sufficient time for student scores on the assessment to be returned to school districts and nonpublic schools prior to the end of the school year. (D) The board of regents shall designate a score on the assessment prescribed by this section that shall be considered to indicate that a student has mastered the academic content and skills needed to successfully complete introductory level coursework at an institution of higher education and to avoid remedial coursework.
(E) The state board and the board of regents jointly shall adopt rules for the administration of the assessment prescribed by this section. Sec. 3301.42. The partnership for continued learning shall promote systemic approaches to education by supporting regional efforts to foster collaboration among providers of preschool through postsecondary education, identifying the workforce needs of private sector employers in the state, and making recommendations for facilitating collaboration among providers of preschool through postsecondary education and for maintaining a high-quality workforce in the state. Copies of the recommendations shall be provided to the governor, the president and minority leader of the senate, the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives, the chairperson of the Ohio board of regents, and the president of the state board of education. The recommendations shall address at least the following issues:
(A) Expansion of access to preschool and other learning opportunities for children under five years old;
(B) Increasing opportunities for students to earn credit toward a degree from an institution of higher education while enrolled in high school, including expanded opportunities for students to earn that credit on their high school campuses; a definition of "in good standing" for purposes of section 3313.6013 of the Revised Code; and legislative changes that the partnership, in consultation with the Ohio board of regents and the state board of education, determines would improve the operation of the post-secondary enrollment options program established under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code and other dual enrollment programs. The recommendations for legislative changes required by this division shall be issued not later than October 31, 2006.
(C) Expansion of access to workforce development programs administered by school districts, institutions of higher education, and other providers of career-technical education;
(D) Alignment of the statewide academic standards for grades nine through twelve adopted under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, the Ohio graduation tests prescribed by division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code, and the curriculum requirements for a high school diploma prescribed by section 3313.603 of the Revised Code with the expectations of employers and institutions of higher education regarding the knowledge and skills that high school graduates should attain prior to entering the workforce or enrolling in an institution of higher education;
(E) Improving the science and mathematics skills of students and employees to meet the needs of a knowledge-intensive economy;
(F) Reducing the number of students who need academic remediation after enrollment in an institution of higher education;
(G) Expansion of access programs and other strategies to overcome financial, cultural, and organizational barriers that prevent students from obtaining a postsecondary education;
(H) Alignment of teacher preparation programs approved by the state board of education pursuant to section 3319.23 of the Revised Code with the instructional needs and expectations of school districts;
(I) Strategies for retaining more graduates of Ohio institutions of higher education in the state and for attracting talented individuals from outside Ohio to work in the state;
(J) Strategies for promoting life-long lifelong continuing education as a component of maintaining a strong workforce and economy;
(K) Appropriate measures of the impact of statewide efforts to promote collaboration among providers of preschool through postsecondary education and to develop a high-quality workforce and strategies for collecting and sharing data relevant to such measures; (L) Strategies for developing and improving opportunities and for removing barriers to achievement for children identified as gifted under Chapter 3324. of the Revised Code.;
(M) An appropriate assessment for measuring student mastery of the academic content and skills needed to successfully complete introductory level coursework at an institution of higher education, as required by section 3301.0713 of the Revised Code; (N) Legislative changes to establish criteria by which state universities may waive the general requirement, under division (B) of section 3345.06 of the Revised Code, that a student complete the Ohio core curriculum to be admitted as an undergraduate. The recommendations for legislative changes under this division shall be developed in consultation with the Ohio board of regents and shall be issued not later than October 31, 2006.
Sec. 3302.032. Not later than June 30, 2012, the state board of education shall select one or more methods of measuring high school graduates' preparedness for higher education and the workforce. The measures may include, but need not be limited to, student performance on the assessments administered under section 3301.0713 of the Revised Code, the percentage of students who earn credit toward a degree from an institution of higher education while enrolled in high school, or the percentage of students who take remedial coursework upon enrollment in an institution of higher education.
The state board annually shall include the school district's or school building's performance on each applicable measure on the report card issued for that district or building under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, beginning with the report cards issued for the 2012-2013 school year. The state board shall not apply the measures to the school district's or building's rating under division (B) of that section. Prior to selecting the measures, the state board shall consult with the partnership for continued learning established by section 3301.41 of the Revised Code and the Ohio board of regents.
Sec. 3313.603. (A) As used in this section: (1) "One unit" means a
minimum of one hundred twenty hours
of course
instruction, except that for
a laboratory course, "one
unit" means a minimum of
one hundred fifty hours of course
instruction. (2) "One-half unit" means
a minimum of sixty hours of course
instruction, except that for physical
education courses, "one-half
unit" means a minimum of one hundred twenty hours
of course
instruction.
(3) "Parent" has the same meaning as in section 3313.64 of the Revised Code. (B) Beginning September 15, 2001, and until September 15, 2010,
except as required in
division (C) of section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, the
requirements for
graduation from every high school shall include
twenty units earned in grades nine through twelve and shall be
distributed as follows: (1) English language arts, four units; (2) Health, one-half unit; (3) Mathematics, three units; (4) Physical education, one-half unit; (5) Science, two units until September 15, 2003, and three
units
thereafter, which at all times shall include both of the
following: (a) Biological sciences, one
unit; (b) Physical sciences, one
unit. (6) Social studies, three units, which shall include both
of
the following: (a) American history, one-half
unit; (b) American government, one-half
unit. (7) Elective units, seven units until September 15, 2003,
and
six units thereafter. Each student's electives shall include at least one unit, or
two half
units, chosen from among the areas of
business/technology, fine arts, and/or
foreign language. (C) Beginning September 15, 2010,
except as required in
division (C) of section 3313.614 of the Revised Code and as provided in division (D) of this section, the
requirements for
graduation from every high school shall include
twenty units earned in grades nine through twelve that are designed to prepare students for the workforce and college. The units shall be distributed as follows: (1) English language arts, four units; (2) Health, one-half unit; (3) Mathematics, four units, which shall include one unit of algebra II or the equivalent of algebra II; (4) Physical education, one-half unit; (5) Science, three
units with laboratory experience, which shall include the following: (a) Physical science, one unit; (c) Chemistry, physics, or advanced biology, one unit. (6) Social studies, three units, which shall include both
of
the following: (a) American history, one-half
unit; (b) American government, one-half
unit. (7) Foreign language, two units; (8) Elective units, three units. Each student's electives shall include at least one unit, or
two half
units, chosen from either or both of the areas of
business/technology and fine arts. Ohioans must be prepared to apply increased knowledge and skills in the workplace and to adapt their knowledge and skills quickly to meet the rapidly changing conditions of the twenty-first century. National studies indicate that all high school graduates need the same academic foundation, regardless of the opportunities they pursue after graduation. Completion of the Ohio core curriculum is intended to fully prepare high school graduates to succeed in their post-secondary opportunities, whether those opportunities involve an entry-level job, an apprenticeship, military service, or college.
The Ohio core curriculum
is the standard expectation for all students graduating from high school after September 14, 2010. A student may satisfy this expectation through a variety of methods, including, but not limited to, integrated, applied, and traditional coursework, as long as the student successfully completes the units of study required under this division. Whereas teacher quality is essential for student success in completing the Ohio core curriculum, the general assembly intends to appropriate funds for strategic initiatives designed to strengthen schools' capacities to hire and retain highly qualified teachers in the subject areas required by the curriculum. Stronger coordination between high schools and institutions of higher education is necessary to prepare students for more challenging academic endeavors and to lessen the need for academic remediation in college, thereby reducing the costs of higher education for Ohio's students, families, and the state. Therefore, the general assembly strongly encourages the state board of education, the Ohio board of regents, the partnership for continued learning, school districts, community schools, nonpublic schools, and institutions of higher education to collaborate to ensure that only in rare instances will students who complete the Ohio core curriculum require academic remediation after high school. (D) After September 14, 2010, unless division (C) of section 3313.614 of the Revised Code applies, a student who has not successfully completed the Ohio core curriculum prescribed in division (C) of this section may qualify for graduation from high school only if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The student and the student's parent have met with the guidance counselor and principal of the student's school to discuss the student's career or post-secondary plan and possible consequences of not completing the Ohio core curriculum, including the inability to enroll in a state university in Ohio without further coursework; (2) The student and student's parent have signed and filed with the school district a written acknowledgment that they have satisfied the condition described in division (D)(1) of this section, that they are fully informed of the consequences of not completing the Ohio core curriculum, that the parent consents to the student's graduating without completing the Ohio core curriculum, and that they have identified the remaining courses the student will seek to complete; (3) The student successfully completes, at a minimum, the curriculum prescribed in division (B) of this section. (E) Every high school
may permit students below the ninth
grade to take advanced work
for credit. A high school shall count
such advanced work toward the
graduation requirements of division
(B) or (C) of
this section if the advanced work was both: (1) Taught by a person who possesses a license or
certificate issued
under section 3301.071, 3319.22, or 3319.222 of
the
Revised Code
that is valid for teaching high school; (2) Designated by the board of education of the city, local,
or exempted
village school district, the board of the cooperative
education school
district, or the governing authority of the
chartered nonpublic
school as meeting the high school curriculum
requirements. (D)(F) Units earned in English language arts,
mathematics,
science, and social studies that are delivered
through integrated
academic and technical instruction are
eligible to meet the
graduation requirements of division
(B) or (C) of this section.
Sec. 3313.6013. (A) As used in this section, "dual enrollment program" means a program that enables a student to earn credit toward a degree from an institution of higher education while enrolled in high school or that enables a student to complete coursework while enrolled in high school that may earn credit toward a degree from an institution of higher education upon the student's attainment of a specified score on an examination covering the coursework. Dual enrollment programs may include any of the following:
(1) The post-secondary enrollment options program established under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code; (2) Advanced placement courses; (3) Any similar program established pursuant to an agreement between a school district or nonpublic high school and an institution of higher education.
(B) Each city, local, and exempted village school district and each nonpublic high school shall provide students enrolled in grades nine through twelve with the opportunity to participate in a dual enrollment program. For this purpose, each school district and nonpublic high school shall offer at least one dual enrollment program in accordance with division (B)(1) or (2) of this section, as applicable.
(1) A school district meets the requirements of this division through its mandatory participation in the post-secondary enrollment options program established under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code. However, a school district may offer any other dual enrollment program, in addition to the post-secondary enrollment options program, to students in good standing, as defined by the partnership for continued learning under section 3301.42 of the Revised Code.
(2) A nonpublic high school that elects to participate in the post-secondary enrollment options program established under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code meets the requirements of this division. Each nonpublic high school that elects not to participate in the post-secondary enrollment options program instead shall offer at least one other dual enrollment program to students in good standing, as defined by the partnership for continued learning under section 3301.42 of the Revised Code. (C) Each school district and each nonpublic high school shall provide information about the dual enrollment programs offered by the district or school to all students enrolled in grades eight through eleven.
Sec. 3313.61. (A) A diploma shall be granted by the board
of education of any city, exempted village, or local school
district that operates a high school to any person to whom all of
the following apply: (1) The person has successfully completed the curriculum
in
any high school or the individualized education program
developed
for the person by any high school pursuant to section
3323.08 of
the Revised Code, or has complied with division (D) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code; (2)
Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, the
person
either: (a) Has attained at least the applicable scores
designated
under division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised
Code on all
the tests required by that division unless the person
was excused
from taking any such test pursuant to
section 3313.532 of the
Revised Code or
unless
division (H)
or (L) of this section applies
to the person; (b) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code. (3) The person is not eligible to receive an honors
diploma
granted pursuant to division (B) of this section. Except as provided in divisions (C), (E),
(J), and (L) of
this
section, no diploma shall be granted under this
division to
anyone
except as provided under this division. (B) In lieu of a diploma granted under division (A) of
this
section, an honors diploma shall be granted, in accordance
with
rules of the state board of education, by any such district
board
to anyone who successfully accomplishes all of the following: (1) Successfully completes the curriculum in any
high
school or the individualized education program developed for
the
person by any high school pursuant to section 3323.08 of the
Revised Code, who has attained
subject; (2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the
Revised Code, either: (a) Has attained at least the applicable scores
designated under
division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised
Code on all the
tests required by that division, or has; (b) Has satisfied the alternative
conditions prescribed in section 3313.615 of the Revised Code, and
who has. (3) Has met
additional
criteria established by the state board for
the
granting of such a an honors
diploma. Except An honors diploma shall not be granted to a student who is subject to the Ohio core curriculum prescribed in division (C) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code but elects the option of division (D) of that section. Except as provided in divisions
(C),
(E), and (J) of
this section, no honors
diploma shall be
granted
to anyone failing
to comply with this division and no more
than
one honors diploma
shall be granted to any student under this
division. The state board shall adopt rules prescribing the granting
of
honors diplomas under this division. These rules may
prescribe
the granting of honors diplomas that recognize a
student's
achievement as a whole or that recognize a student's
achievement
in one or more specific subjects or both. The rules may prescribe the granting of an honors diploma recognizing technical expertise for a career-technical student. In any
case, the rules
shall designate two or more criteria for the
granting of each type
of honors diploma the board establishes
under this division and
the number of such criteria that must be
met for the granting of
that type of diploma. The number of such
criteria for any type of
honors diploma shall be at least one
less than the total number of
criteria designated for that type
and no one or more particular
criteria shall be required of all
persons who are to be granted
that type of diploma. (C) Any such district board administering any of the tests
required by section 3301.0710
or 3301.0712 of the Revised Code to
any person
requesting to take such test pursuant to division
(B)(8)(b)
of
section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code shall award
a
diploma to
such person if the person attains at least the
applicable
scores
designated under division (B) of section
3301.0710 of the Revised
Code on all the tests administered and if
the person has
previously
attained the applicable scores on all
the other tests
required by
division (B) of that section or has
been exempted or
excused from attaining the applicable score on
any such test pursuant to division
(H)
or (L) of this
section
or from taking any such test pursuant to section
3313.532 of the
Revised
Code. (D) Each diploma awarded under this section shall be
signed
by the president and treasurer of the issuing board, the
superintendent of schools, and the principal of the high school.
Each diploma shall bear the date of its issue, be in such form as
the district board prescribes, and be paid for out of the
district's general fund. (E) A person who is a resident of Ohio and is eligible
under
state board of education minimum standards to receive a
high
school diploma based in whole or in part on credits earned
while
an inmate of a correctional institution operated by the
state or
any political subdivision thereof, shall be granted such
diploma
by the correctional institution operating the programs in
which
such credits were earned, and by the board of education of
the
school district in which the inmate resided immediately prior
to
the inmate's placement in the institution. The diploma
granted by
the
correctional institution shall be signed by the director of
the
institution, and by the person serving as principal of the
institution's high school and shall bear the date of issue. (F) Persons who are not residents of Ohio but who are
inmates of correctional institutions operated by the state or any
political subdivision thereof, and who are eligible under state
board of education minimum standards to receive a high school
diploma based in whole or in part on credits earned while an
inmate of the correctional institution, shall be granted a
diploma
by the correctional institution offering the program in
which the
credits were earned. The diploma granted by the
correctional
institution shall be signed by the director of the
institution and
by the person serving as principal of the
institution's high
school and shall bear the date of issue. (G) The state board of education shall provide by rule for
the administration of the tests required by section 3301.0710 of
the Revised Code to inmates of correctional institutions. (H) Any person to whom all of the following apply shall be
exempted from attaining the applicable score on the test in
social
studies designated under division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the
Revised Code or the test in
citizenship designated under
former
division (B) of section 3301.0710 of
the Revised Code
as it
existed prior to
September 11, 2001: (1) The person is not a citizen of the United States; (2) The person is not a permanent resident of the United
States; (3) The person indicates no intention to
reside in the
United States after the completion of high school. (I) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and
division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, this section
and section 3311.611 of the Revised Code do not apply to the
board
of education of any joint vocational school district or any
cooperative education school district established pursuant to
divisions (A) to (C) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code. (J) Upon receipt of a notice under division (D) of
section
3325.08 of the Revised Code
that a student has received a diploma
under that section, the board of
education receiving the notice
may grant a high school diploma under this
section to the student,
except that such board shall grant the student a
diploma if the
student meets the graduation requirements that the student
would
otherwise have had to meet to receive a diploma from the district.
The
diploma granted under this section shall be of
the same type
the notice indicates the student received under section 3325.08
of
the Revised Code. (K) As used in this division, "limited English proficient student"
has
the same
meaning as in division (C)(3) of section 3301.0711 of the
Revised Code. Notwithstanding division (C)(3) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code, no limited English proficient student who has not attained the
applicable
scores designated under division (B) of section
3301.0710 of the
Revised Code on all
the tests
required by that
division shall be awarded a diploma under this
section. (L) Any student described by division (A)(1) of this section
may be awarded a diploma without attaining the applicable scores
designated on the tests prescribed under division (B) of section
3301.0710 of the Revised Code provided an individualized education
program specifically exempts the student from attaining such
scores. This division does not negate the requirement for such a
student to take all such tests or alternate assessments required
by division (C)(1) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code for
the purpose of assessing student progress as required by federal
law.
Sec. 3313.615. This section shall apply to diplomas awarded
after September 15, 2006, to students who are required to take the
five Ohio graduation tests prescribed by division (B) of
section
3301.0710 of the Revised Code. (A) As an alternative to the requirement that a person
attain the scores designated under division (B) of section
3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the tests required under that
division in order to be eligible for a high school diploma or an
honors diploma under sections 3313.61, 3313.612, or 3325.08 of the
Revised Code or for a diploma of adult education under section
3313.611 of the Revised Code, a person who has attained at least
the applicable scores designated under division (B) of section
3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all but one of the tests required
by that division and from which the person was not excused or
exempted, pursuant to division (H) or (L) of section 3313.61,
division (B) of section 3313.612, or section 3313.532 of the
Revised Code, may be awarded a diploma or honors diploma if the
person has satisfied all of the following conditions: (1) On the one test required under division (B) of section
3301.0710 of the Revised Code for which the person failed to
attain the designated score, the person missed that score by ten
points or less; (2) Has a ninety-seven per cent school attendance rate in
each of the last four school years, excluding any excused
absences; (3) Has not been expelled from school under
section
3313.66
of the Revised Code in any of the last four school
years; (4) Has a grade point average of at least 2.5 out of 4.0,
or
its equivalent as designated in rules adopted by the state
board
of education in the subject area of the test required under
division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code for which
the person failed to attain the designated score; (5) Has completed the high school curriculum requirements
prescribed in section 3313.603 of the Revised Code in the subject
area described in division (A)(4) of this or has complied with division (D) of that section; (6) Has taken advantage of any intervention programs
provided by the school district or school in the subject area
described in division (A)(4) of this section and has a
ninety-seven per cent attendance rate, excluding any excused
absences, in any of those programs that are provided at times
beyond the normal school day, school week, or school year or has
received comparable intervention services from a source other than
the school district or school; (7) Holds a letter recommending graduation from each of the
person's high school teachers in the subject area described in
division (A)(4) of this section and from the person's high school
principal. (B) The state board of education shall establish rules
designating grade point averages equivalent to the average
specified in division (A)(4) of this section for use by school
districts and schools with different grading systems.
Sec. 3314.012. (A) Within ninety days
of September
28, 1999, the superintendent of
public instruction shall appoint representatives of the department
of education, including employees who work with the education
management information system and employees of the office of
community schools established by section 3314.11 of the Revised Code,
to a committee to develop report card models for community schools. The
director of the legislative office of education oversight
shall also appoint representatives to the committee. The
committee shall design model report cards appropriate for the
various types of community schools approved to operate in the
state. Sufficient models shall be developed to reflect the
variety of grade levels served and the missions of the state's
community schools. All models shall include both financial and
academic data. The initial models shall be developed by March 31,
2000. (B) The department of education shall issue an annual
report card for each community school. The report card shall report
the academic and financial performance of the school utilizing one of the
models developed under division (A) of this section. The report card shall include all information applicable to school buildings under division (A) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code and section 3302.032 of the Revised Code. (C) Upon receipt of a copy of a contract between a sponsor and a
community school entered into under this chapter, the department of education
shall notify the community school of the specific model report card that will
be used for that school. (D) Report cards shall be distributed to the parents of all
students
in the community school, to the members of the board of education
of the school district in which the community school is located,
and to any person who requests one from the department. (E) No report card shall be issued for any community school under
this section until the school has been open for instruction for two full
school years.
Sec. 3314.03.
A copy of every contract entered into
under this section shall be filed with the superintendent of
public instruction. (A) Each contract entered into
between a sponsor and the governing
authority of a
community school shall specify the following: (1) That the school shall
be established as
either of the
following: (a) A nonprofit
corporation established
under Chapter 1702.
of the Revised Code,
if established prior to April 8, 2003; (b) A public benefit corporation established under Chapter
1702. of the Revised Code, if established after April 8, 2003;
(2) The education program of the school, including the
school's mission,
the characteristics of the students the school
is expected to attract, the ages and grades of students, and the
focus of the
curriculum; (3) The academic goals to be achieved and the method of
measurement that
will be used to determine progress toward those
goals, which shall include the statewide
achievement
tests; (4) Performance standards by which the success of the
school
will be evaluated by the sponsor. If the sponsor will evaluate the school in accordance with division (D) of section 3314.36 of the Revised Code, the contract shall specify the number of school years that the school will be evaluated under that division. (5) The admission standards of section 3314.06 of the
Revised Code and, if applicable, section 3314.061 of the Revised Code; (6)(a) Dismissal procedures;
(b) A requirement that the governing authority adopt an
attendance policy that includes a procedure for automatically
withdrawing a student from the school if the student without a
legitimate excuse fails to participate in one hundred five
consecutive hours of the learning opportunities offered to the
student. (7) The ways by which the school will achieve racial and
ethnic balance
reflective of the community it serves; (8) Requirements
for
financial audits by the
auditor of state. The contract shall require
financial records of
the school to be maintained in
the same manner as are financial
records of school districts, pursuant to
rules of the auditor of
state, and the audits shall be conducted in
accordance with
section 117.10 of the Revised Code. (9) The facilities to be used and
their locations; (10) Qualifications of teachers,
including a requirement
that the school's
classroom teachers be licensed in accordance
with sections 3319.22 to
3319.31 of the Revised Code, except that
a community school may engage
noncertificated persons to teach up
to twelve
hours per week pursuant to section 3319.301 of the
Revised Code; (11) That the school will comply with the following
requirements: (a) The school will provide learning opportunities to a
minimum
of twenty-five students for a minimum of nine
hundred
twenty hours per school year; (b) The governing authority will
purchase liability
insurance, or otherwise provide for the
potential liability of the
school; (c) The school will be
nonsectarian in its programs,
admission policies,
employment practices, and all other
operations, and will not be
operated by a sectarian school or
religious institution; (d) The school will comply with
sections 9.90, 9.91, 109.65,
121.22,
149.43, 2151.358, 2151.421, 2313.18,
3301.0710, 3301.0711,
3301.0712, 3301.0713,
3301.0715,
3313.50,
3313.608, 3313.6012, 3313.6013,
3313.643,
3313.648, 3313.66, 3313.661,
3313.662,
3313.67,
3313.671,
3313.672,
3313.673, 3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716,
3313.80,
3313.96,
3319.073, 3319.321, 3319.39, 3321.01,
3321.13, 3321.14,
3321.17,
3321.18, 3321.19, 3321.191, 3327.10, 4111.17,
4113.52, and
5705.391
and
Chapters 117., 1347.,
2744., 3365.,
3742., 4112., 4123.,
4141., and
4167. of
the Revised Code
as if it were a
school
district
and will comply with section
3301.0714 of the
Revised
Code in the manner specified in section
3314.17 of the
Revised
Code; (e) The school shall comply with Chapter 102. of the Revised
Code except that
nothing in that chapter shall prohibit a
member
of the school's governing board from also being an employee
of the
school and nothing in that chapter or section 2921.42 of
the
Revised Code shall prohibit a member of the
school's governing
board from having an interest in a
contract into which the
governing board enters
that is not a contract with a for-profit
firm for the operation or
management of a school under the
auspices of the governing
authority; (f) The school will comply with sections 3313.61,
3313.611,
and 3313.614 of the Revised Code, except that, until September 15, 2010, the
requirement in
sections
3313.61 and 3313.611 of the Revised
Code that a person
must successfully
complete the curriculum
in
any high school prior
to receiving a
high school diploma may be
met by completing the
curriculum adopted by the
governing
authority of the community
school
rather than the curriculum
specified in Title XXXIII of the
Revised Code or any rules of the
state board of education;. Beginning September 15, 2010, the requirement in sections 3313.61 and 3313.611 of the Revised Code that a person must successfully complete the curriculum of a high school prior to receiving a high school diploma shall be met by completing the Ohio core curriculum prescribed in division (C) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, unless the person satisfies the conditions prescribed in division (D) of that section. (g) The school governing authority will submit
within four months after the end of each school year a
report
of
its activities and progress in meeting the goals and
standards of
divisions
(A)(3) and (4) of this section and its
financial status
to the
sponsor, the parents of all students
enrolled in the
school, and the legislative office of education
oversight. The
school will
collect and provide
any data that the
legislative
office of education oversight requests in
furtherance
of any study
or research that the general assembly requires the
office to
conduct, including the studies required under Section
50.39
of Am.
Sub. H.B. 215 of the
122nd general assembly and
Section 50.52.2 of
Am. Sub. H.B. 215 of the
122nd general
assembly, as amended. (12) Arrangements for providing health and other benefits
to
employees; (13) The length of the contract, which shall begin at the
beginning of an
academic year. No contract shall
exceed
five years
unless such contract has been renewed pursuant to
division (E) of this section. (14) The governing authority of the school, which shall be
responsible for carrying out the provisions of the contract; (15) A financial plan detailing an estimated school budget
for each year
of the period of the contract and specifying the
total estimated per pupil
expenditure amount for each such year.
The plan shall specify for
each year the base formula amount
that
will be used for purposes of funding calculations under section
3314.08
of the Revised Code. This base formula amount for any
year shall not exceed
the formula amount defined under section
3317.02
of the Revised Code. The plan may also
specify for any
year a percentage figure to be used for reducing the per pupil
amount of the subsidy calculated pursuant to
section 3317.029 of the Revised Code the school is to
receive that
year under section 3314.08 of the Revised Code. (16) Requirements and procedures regarding the disposition
of
employees of the school in the event the contract is terminated
or not renewed pursuant to section 3314.07 of the Revised Code; (17) Whether the school is to be created by
converting all
or part of an existing public school or is to be a new start-up
school, and if it is a converted public school, specification of
any duties or
responsibilities of an employer that the board of
education that operated the
school before conversion is delegating
to the governing board of the community
school with respect to all
or any specified group of employees provided the
delegation is not
prohibited by a collective bargaining agreement applicable
to such
employees; (18) Provisions establishing procedures for resolving
disputes or
differences of opinion between the sponsor and the
governing authority of the
community school; (19) A provision requiring the governing authority to adopt
a policy
regarding
the admission of students who reside outside
the district in which the school
is located. That policy shall
comply with the admissions procedures specified
in sections 3314.06 and 3314.061
of the Revised Code and, at the sole
discretion of the authority,
shall do one of the following: (a) Prohibit the enrollment of students who reside outside
the
district in which the school is located; (b) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in
districts
adjacent to the district in which the school is located; (c) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in any
other
district in the state.
(20) A provision recognizing the authority of the department
of education to take over the sponsorship of the school in
accordance with the provisions of division (C) of section 3314.015
of the Revised Code; (21) A provision recognizing the sponsor's authority to
assume the operation of a school under the conditions specified in
division (B) of section 3314.073 of the Revised Code;
(22) A provision recognizing both of the following: (a) The authority of public health and safety officials to
inspect the facilities of the school and to order the facilities
closed if those officials find that the facilities are not in
compliance with health and safety laws and regulations; (b) The authority of the
department of education as the
community school oversight body to
suspend the operation of the
school under section 3314.072 of the
Revised Code if the
department has evidence of conditions or
violations of law at the
school that pose an imminent danger to
the health and safety of
the school's students and employees and
the sponsor refuses to
take such action;
(23) A description of the learning opportunities that will
be offered to students including both classroom-based and
non-classroom-based learning opportunities that is in compliance
with criteria for student participation established by the
department under division (L)(2) of section 3314.08 of the Revised
Code; (24) The school will comply with section 3302.04 of the Revised Code, including division (E) of that section to the extent possible, except that any action required to be taken by a school district pursuant to that section shall be taken by the sponsor of the school. However, the sponsor shall not be required to take any action described in division (F) of that section.
(25) Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year, the school will open for operation not later than the thirtieth day of September each school year, unless the mission of the school as specified under division (A)(2) of this section is solely to serve dropouts. In its initial year of operation, if the school fails to open by the thirtieth day of September, or within one year after the adoption of the contract pursuant to division (D) of section 3314.02 of the Revised Code if the mission of the school is solely to serve dropouts, the contract shall be void. (B) The community school shall also submit to the sponsor a
comprehensive plan for the
school. The plan shall specify the
following: (1) The process by which the governing authority of the
school will be
selected in the future; (2) The management and administration of the school; (3) If the community school is a currently existing
public
school, alternative arrangements
for current public school
students who choose
not to attend the school and teachers who
choose not to teach in
the school after conversion; (4) The instructional program and educational philosophy of
the
school; (5) Internal financial controls. (C) A contract entered into under section 3314.02 of the
Revised
Code between a sponsor and the governing
authority of a
community school may provide for the community school governing
authority to make payments to the sponsor, which is hereby
authorized to
receive such payments as set forth in the contract
between the governing
authority and the sponsor.
The total amount
of such payments for oversight and monitoring of the school shall
not exceed three per cent of the total
amount of payments for
operating expenses that the school receives
from the state. (D) The contract shall specify the duties of the sponsor
which shall be in accordance with the written agreement entered
into with the department of education under division (B) of
section 3314.015 of the Revised Code and shall include the
following:
(1) Monitor the community school's compliance with all laws
applicable to the school and with the terms of the contract;
(2) Monitor and evaluate the academic and fiscal
performance and the organization and operation of the community
school on at least an annual basis;
(3) Report on an annual basis the results of the evaluation
conducted under division (D)(2) of this section to the department
of education and to the parents of students enrolled in the
community school;
(4) Provide technical assistance to the community school
in complying with laws applicable to the school and terms of the
contract;
(5) Take steps to intervene in the school's operation to
correct problems in the school's overall
performance, declare the
school to be on probationary status
pursuant to section 3314.073
of the Revised Code, suspend the
operation of the school pursuant
to section 3314.072 of the
Revised Code, or terminate the contract
of the school pursuant to
section 3314.07 of the Revised Code as
determined necessary by the
sponsor;
(6) Have in place a plan of action to be undertaken in the
event the community school experiences financial difficulties or
closes prior to the end of a school year.
(E) Upon the expiration of a
contract entered into under
this section, the sponsor of a
community school may, with the
approval of the governing authority
of the school, renew that
contract for
a period of time determined by the sponsor, but not
ending earlier
than the end of any school year, if the sponsor
finds that the
school's compliance with applicable laws and terms
of the contract
and the school's progress in meeting the academic
goals prescribed
in the contract have been satisfactory. Any
contract that is renewed
under this division remains subject to
the provisions of sections
3314.07, 3314.072, and 3314.073 of the
Revised Code. (F) If a community school fails to open for operation within one year after the contract entered into under this section is adopted pursuant to division (D) of section 3314.02 of the Revised Code or permanently closes prior to the expiration of the contract, the contract shall be void and the school shall not enter into a contract with any other sponsor. A school shall not be considered permanently closed because the operations of the school have been suspended pursuant to section 3314.072 of the Revised Code. Any contract that becomes void under this division shall not count toward any statewide limit on the number of such contracts prescribed by section 3314.013 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3319.233. The state board of education, in collaboration with the Ohio board of regents, shall issue an annual report on the quality of institutions approved for the preparation of teachers pursuant to section 3319.23 of the Revised Code. The state board shall prepare the report in collaboration with the teacher quality partnership and shall use data collected by the partnership as the basis for the information contained in the report. The report shall include at least the following information:
(A) Identification of best practices in the preparation of teachers drawn from research conducted by the teacher quality partnership;
(B) A plan for implementing best practices in approved teacher preparation institutions;
(C)
The number of graduates of approved teacher preparation institutions who graduated with a subject area specialty and teach grades seven through twelve. The number shall be disaggregated according to the subject areas of mathematics, science, foreign language, special education and related services, and any other subject area determined by the state board.
Sec. 3325.08. (A) A diploma shall be granted by the
superintendent of the state school for the blind and the
superintendent of the state school for the deaf to any student
enrolled in one of these state schools to whom all of the
following apply: (1) The student has successfully completed the
individualized education program developed for the student
for the
student's high school education pursuant to section
3323.08 of the
Revised Code; (2)
Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, the
student
either: (a) Has attained at least the applicable
scores designated
under division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the
Revised Code on all
the tests prescribed by that division
unless
division (L) of
section
3313.61 of the Revised Code
applies to the
student; (b) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in
section 3313.615 of the Revised Code. (3) The student is not eligible to receive an honors
diploma
granted pursuant to division (B) of this section. No diploma shall be granted under this division to anyone
except as provided under this division. (B) In lieu of a diploma granted under division (A) of
this
section, the superintendent of the state school for the
blind and
the superintendent of the state school for the deaf
shall grant an
honors diploma, in the same manner that the boards
of education of
school districts grant such diplomas under
division (B) of section
3313.61 of the Revised Code, to any
student enrolled in one of
these state schools who successfully accomplishes all of the following: (1) Successfully
completes the individualized
education program developed for
the student for the student's high
school education
pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code,
who has attained
subject; (2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, either: (a) Has attained
at least the
applicable scores
designated under division (B) of
section 3301.0710 of the Revised
Code on all the tests prescribed
under that division, and who has; (b) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in section 3313.615 of the Revised Code. (3) Has
met additional criteria for
granting such a an honors diploma. These These
additional criteria shall be the
same as those prescribed by the
state board under division (B) of
section 3313.61 of the Revised
Code for the granting of such
diplomas by school districts. No
honors diploma shall be granted
to anyone failing to comply with
this division and not more than
one honors diploma shall be
granted to any student under this
division. (C) A diploma or honors diploma awarded under this section
shall be signed by the superintendent of public instruction and
the superintendent of the state school for the blind or the
superintendent of the state school for the deaf, as applicable.
Each diploma shall bear the date of its issue and be in such form
as the school superintendent prescribes. (D) Upon granting a diploma to a student under this
section,
the superintendent of the state school in which the student is
enrolled shall provide notice of receipt of the diploma to the
board of
education of the school district where the student is
entitled to attend
school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the
Revised Code when not residing
at the state school for the blind
or the state school for the deaf. The
notice shall indicate the
type of diploma granted.
Sec. 3333.163. (A) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
(B) The articulation and transfer advisory council of the Ohio board of regents shall recommend to the board standards for awarding course credit toward degree requirements at state institutions of higher education based on scores attained on advanced placement examinations. The recommended standards shall include a score on each advanced placement examination that the council considers to be a passing score for which course credit may be awarded. Upon adoption of the standards by the board of regents, each state institution of higher education shall comply with the standards in awarding course credit to any student enrolled in the institution who has attained a passing score on an advanced placement examination.
Sec. 3333.34. The Ohio board of regents, in collaboration with the state board of education, shall publish an annual report describing dual enrollment programs, as defined in section 3313.6013 of the Revised Code, that are offered by school districts, community schools established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, and nonpublic high schools. The board of regents shall make the report available to all public and nonpublic school students enrolled in grades eight through eleven.
Sec. 3345.06. A (A) Subject to divisions (B) and (C) of this section, a graduate of the twelfth grade shall be entitled to admission
without examination to any college or university which is supported wholly or
in part by the state, but for unconditional admission may be required to
complete such units not included in his the graduate's high
school course as may be prescribed, not less than two years prior to
his the graduate's entrance, by the faculty of
the institution.
(B) Beginning with the 2011-2012 academic year, each state university listed in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, except for Central state university, Shawnee state university, and Youngstown state university, shall admit as an undergraduate student a resident of this state who entered ninth grade after July 1, 2007, only if the person has successfully completed the Ohio core curriculum for high school graduation prescribed in division (C) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, unless one of the following applies: (1) The person has earned at least ten semester hours, or the equivalent, at a community college, state community college, university branch, technical college, or another post-secondary institution except a state university to which division (B) of this section applies, in courses that are college-credit-bearing and may be applied toward the requirements for a degree. The university shall grant credit for successful completion of those courses pursuant to any applicable articulation and transfer policy of the Ohio board of regents or any agreements the university has entered into in accordance with policies and procedures adopted under section 3333.16, 3313.161, or 3333.162 of the Revised Code. The university may count college credit that the student earned while in high school through the post-secondary enrollment options program under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code, or through other dual enrollment programs, toward the requirements of division (B)(1) of this section if the credit may be applied toward a degree.
(2) The person met the high school graduation requirements by successfully completing the person's individualized education program developed under section 3323.08 of the Revised Code.
(3) The person completed the equivalent of the twelfth grade through instruction at home as authorized under section 3321.04 of the Revised Code, completed an assessment under section 3301.0713 of the Revised Code, and demonstrates mastery of the academic content and skills in reading, writing, and mathematics needed to successfully complete introductory level coursework at an institution of higher education and to avoid remedial coursework.
(4) The person is a high school student participating in the post-secondary enrollment options program under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code or another dual enrollment program. (C) A state university subject to division (B) of this section may delay admission for or admit conditionally an undergraduate student who has successfully completed the Ohio core curriculum if the university determines the student requires academic remedial or developmental coursework. The university may delay admission pending, or make admission conditional upon, the student's successful completion of the academic remedial or developmental coursework at a university branch, community college, state community college, or technical college. (D) This section does not deny the right of a college of law, medicine, or other
specialized education to require college training for admission, or the right
of a department of music or other art to require particular preliminary
training or talent. Sec. 3345.061. (A) The general assembly finds that Ohio's two-year institutions of higher education are respected points of entry for students embarking on post-secondary careers and that courses completed at those institutions are transferable to state universities in accordance with articulation and transfer agreements developed under sections 3333.16, 3333.161, and 3333.162 of the Revised Code.
(B) Beginning with undergraduate students who commence undergraduate studies in the 2011-2012 academic year, no state university listed in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, except Central state university, Shawnee state university, and Youngstown state university, shall receive any state operating subsidies for any academic remedial or developmental courses for undergraduate students, including courses prescribed in the Ohio core curriculum for high school graduation under division (C) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, offered at its main campus, except as provided in divisions (B)(1) to (4) of this section. (1) In the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 academic years, a state university may receive state operating subsidies for academic remedial or developmental courses for not more than three per cent of the total undergraduate credit hours provided by the university at its main campus.
(2) In the 2013-2014 academic year, a state university may receive state operating subsidies for academic remedial or developmental courses for not more than fifteen per cent of the first-year students enrolled in the university at its main campus, as calculated on a full-time-equivalent basis.
(3) In the 2014-2015 academic year, a state university may receive state operating subsidies for academic remedial or developmental courses for not more than ten per cent of the first-year students enrolled in the university at its main campus, as calculated on a full-time-equivalent basis.
(4) In the 2015-2016 academic year, a state university may receive state operating subsidies for academic remedial or developmental courses for not more than five per cent of the first-year students enrolled in the university at its main campus, as calculated on a full-time-equivalent basis.
It is the intent of the general assembly that state universities make every effort over time to eliminate the academic remedial or developmental courses they offer on their main campuses.
A state university may offer academic remedial or developmental courses at any of its branch campuses.
(C) Except as otherwise provided in this section, beginning with students who commence undergraduate studies in the 2011-2012 academic year, academic remedial or developmental courses offered by state institutions of higher education shall be available only at Central state university, Shawnee state university, Youngstown state university, any university branch, any community college, any state community college, or any technical college.
(D) Each state university shall grant credit for academic remedial or developmental courses successfully completed at an institution described in division (C) of this section pursuant to any applicable articulation and transfer agreements the university has entered into in accordance with policies and procedures adopted under section 3333.16, 3333.161, or 3333.162 of the Revised Code.
(E) The Ohio board of regents shall do all of the following:
(1) Withhold state operating subsidies for academic remedial or developmental courses provided by a state university as required in order to conform to division (B) of this section;
(2) Adopt standards for academic remedial and developmental courses;
(3) Encourage and assist in the design and establishment of academic remedial and developmental courses by institutions of higher education;
(4) Define "academic year" for purposes of this section and section 3345.06 of the Revised Code;
(5) Encourage and assist in the development of articulation and transfer agreements between state universities and other institutions of higher education in accordance with policies and procedures adopted under sections 3333.16, 3333.161, and 3333.162 of the Revised Code.
Section 2. That existing sections 3301.42, 3313.603, 3313.61, 3313.615, 3314.012, 3314.03, 3325.08, and 3345.06 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed. Section 3. Section 3313.603 of the Revised Code is presented in
this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am. Sub. H.B. 94 and Am. Sub. S.B. 1 of
the 124th General Assembly. The General Assembly, applying the
principle stated in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised
Code that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of
simultaneous operation, finds that the composite is the resulting
version of the section in effect prior to the effective date of
the section as presented in this act.
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