As Pending in the House Education Committee

(L# 1533-3)

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

Sub. H. B. No. 343

Representative Stebelton 

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A BILL

To amend sections 3301.0712, 3302.035, 3313.612,

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3314.38, 3317.034, 3317.23, 3317.24, 3319.227,

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3321.13, and 3345.86 of the Revised Code to revise

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the laws regarding state primary and secondary

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education assessments; reporting on student

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truancy, adult students, and students with

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disabilities; and educator licenses issued to

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Teach for America participants.

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

Section 1. That sections 3301.0712, 3302.035, 3313.612,	9
3314.38, 3317.034, 3317.23, 3317.24, 3319.227, 3321.13, and	10
3345.86 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:	11

Sec. 3301.0712.  (A) The state board of education, the	12
superintendent of public instruction, and the chancellor of the	13
Ohio board of regents shall develop a system of college and work	14
ready assessments as described in division (B) of this section to	15
assess whether each student upon graduating from high school is	16
ready to enter college or the workforce. Beginning with students	17
who enter the ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1,	18
2014, the system shall replace the Ohio graduation tests	19
prescribed in division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised	20
Code as a measure of student academic performance and one	21
determinant of eligibility for a high school diploma in the manner	22
prescribed by rule of the state board adopted under division (D)	23
of this section.	24

(B) The college and work ready assessment system shall	25
consist of the following:	26

(1) A nationally standardized assessment that measures	27
college and career readiness,and is used for college admission,	28
and includes components in English, mathematics, science, and	29
social studies. The assessment shall be selected jointly by the	30
state superintendent and the chancellor. The assessment prescribed	31
under division (B)(1) of this section shall be administered to all	32
eleventh-grade students.	33

(2) Seven end-of-course examinations, one in each of the	34
areas of English language arts I, English language arts II,	35
physical science or biology, Algebra I, geometry, American	36
history, and American government. The end-of-course examinations	37
shall be selected jointly by the state superintendent and the	38
chancellor in consultation with faculty in the appropriate subject	39
areas at institutions of higher education of the university system	40
of Ohio. Advanced placement examinations, international	41
baccalaureate examinations, and dual enrollment or advanced	42
standing program examinations, as prescribed under section	43
3313.6013 of the Revised Code, in the areas of physical science or	44
biology, American history, and American government may be used as	45
end-of-course examinations in accordance with division (B)(4)(a)	46
of this section.	47

(3)(a) Not later than July 1, 2013, each school district	48
board of education shall adopt interim end-of-course examinations	49
that comply with the requirements of divisions (B)(3)(b)(i) and	50
(ii) of this section to assess mastery of American history and	51
American government standards adopted under division (A)(1)(b) of	52
section 3301.079 of the Revised Code and the topics required under	53
division (M) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code. Each high	54
school of the district shall use the interim examinations until	55
the state superintendent and chancellor select end-of-course	56
examinations in American history and American government under	57
division (B)(2) of this section.	58

(b) Not later than July 1, 2014, the state superintendent and	59
the chancellor shall select the end-of-course examinations in	60
American history and American government.	61

(i) The end-of-course examinations in American history and	62
American government shall require demonstration of mastery of the	63
American history and American government content for social	64
studies standards adopted under division (A)(1)(b) of section	65
3301.079 of the Revised Code and the topics required under	66
division (M) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.	67

(ii) At least twenty per cent of the end-of-course	68
examination in American government shall address the topics on	69
American history and American government described in division (M)	70
of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.	71

(4)(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this	72
section, beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, if a student is	73
enrolled in an advanced placement or international baccalaureate	74
course or is enrolled under any other dual enrollment or advanced	75
standing program that student shall take the advanced placement or	76
international baccalaureate examination or applicable examination	77
under dual enrollment or advanced standing in lieu of the physical	78
science or biology, American history, or American government	79
end-of-course examinations prescribed under division (B)(2) of	80
this section. The state board shall specify the score levels for	81
each advanced placement examination, international baccalaureate	82
examination, and examination required under other dual enrollment	83
or advanced standing programs for purposes of calculating the	84
minimum cumulative performance score that demonstrates the level	85
of academic achievement necessary to earn a high school diploma.	86

(b) No student shall take a substitute examination or	87
examination prescribed under division (B)(4)(a) of this section in	88
place of the end-of-course examinations in English language arts	89
I, English language arts II, Algebra I, or geometry prescribed	90
under division (B)(2) of this section.	91

(c) The state board shall consider additional assessments	92
that may be used, beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, as	93
substitute examinations in lieu of the end-of-course examinations	94
prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section.	95

(5)(a) The state board shall determine and designate at least	96
five ranges of scores on each of the end-of-course examinations	97
prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section, and substitute	98
examinations prescribed under division (B)(4) of this section.	99
Each range of scores shall be considered to demonstrate a level of	100
achievement so that any student attaining a score within such	101
range has achieved one of the following:	102

(i) An advanced level of skill;

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(ii) An accelerated level of skill;

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(iii) A proficient level of skill;

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(iv) A basic level of skill;

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(v) A limited level of skill.

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(b) Determine a method by which to calculate a cumulative	108
performance score based on the results of a student's	109
end-of-course examinations or substitute examinations;	110

(c) Determine the minimum cumulative performance score that	111
demonstrates the level of academic achievement necessary to earn a	112
high school diploma;	113

(d) Develop a table of corresponding score equivalents for	114
the end-of-course examinations and substitute examinations in	115
order to calculate student performance consistently across the	116
different examinations.	117

(6) Any student who received high school credit prior to July	118
1, 2014, for a course for which an end-of-course examination is	119
prescribed by division (B)(2) of this section shall not be	120
required to take that end-of-course examination. Receipt of credit	121
for that course shall satisfy the requirement to take the	122
end-of-course examination.	123

(7)(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this	124
section, the state board may replace the algebra I end-of-course	125
examination prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section with	126
an algebra II end-of-course examination, beginning with the	127
2016-2017 school year for students who enter ninth grade on or	128
after July 1, 2016.	129

(b) If the state board replaces the algebra I end-of-course	130
examination with an algebra II end-of-course examination as	131
authorized under division (B)(7)(a) of this section, a student who	132
is enrolled in an advanced placement or international	133
baccalaureate course in algebra II or is enrolled under any other	134
dual enrollment or advanced standing program in algebra II shall	135
take the advanced placement or international baccalaureate	136
examination or applicable examination under dual enrollment or	137
advanced standing in lieu of the algebra II end-of-course	138
examination.	139

(8)(a) Until July 1, 2016, the department of education shall	140
make available end-of-course examinations in both physical science	141
and biology.	142

(b) For any school year that begins on or after July 1, 2016,	143
the state board may choose to provide one or both of the	144
end-of-course examinations in physical science and biology.	145

(C) The state board shall convene a group of national	146
experts, state experts, and local practitioners to provide advice,	147
guidance, and recommendations for the alignment of standards and	148
model curricula to the assessments and in the design of the	149
end-of-course examinations prescribed by this section.	150

(D) Upon completion of the development of the assessment	151
system, the state board shall adopt rules prescribing all of the	152
following:	153

(1) A timeline and plan for implementation of the assessment	154
system, including a phased implementation if the state board	155
determines such a phase-in is warranted;	156

(2) The date after which a person shall meet the requirements	157
of the entire assessment system as a prerequisite for a diploma of	158
adult education under section 3313.611 of the Revised Code;	159

(3) Whether and the extent to which a person may be excused	160
from an American history end-of-course examination and an American	161
government end-of-course examination under division (H) of section	162
3313.61 and division (B)(3) of section 3313.612 of the Revised	163
Code;	164

(4) The date after which a person who has fulfilled the	165
curriculum requirement for a diploma but has not passed one or	166
more of the required assessments at the time the person fulfilled	167
the curriculum requirement shall meet the requirements of the	168
entire assessment system as a prerequisite for a high school	169
diploma under division (B) of section 3313.614 of the Revised	170
Code;	171

(5) The extent to which the assessment system applies to	172
students enrolled in a dropout recovery and prevention program for	173
purposes of division (F) of section 3313.603 and section 3314.36	174
of the Revised Code.	175

(E) Not later than forty-five days prior to the state board's	176
adoption of a resolution directing the department of education to	177
file the rules prescribed by division (D) of this section in final	178
form under section 119.04 of the Revised Code, the superintendent	179
of public instruction shall present the assessment system	180
developed under this section to the respective committees of the	181
house of representatives and senate that consider education	182
legislation.	183

(F)(1) Any person enrolled in a nonchartered nonpublic school	184
or any person who has been excused from attendance at school for	185
the purpose of home instruction under section 3321.04 of the	186
Revised Code may choose to participate in the system of	187
assessments administered under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this	188
section. However, no such person shall be required to participate	189
in the system of assessments.	190

(2) The department shall adopt rules for the administration	191
and scoring of any assessments under division (F)(1) of this	192
section.	193

(G) Not later than December 31, 2014, the state board shall	194
select at least one nationally recognized job skills assessment.	195
Each school district shall administer that assessment to those	196
students who opt to take it. The state shall reimburse a school	197
district for the costs of administering that assessment. The state	198
board shall establish the minimum score a student must attain on	199
the job skills assessment in order to demonstrate a student's	200
workforce readiness and employability. The administration of the	201
job skills assessment to a student under this division shall not	202
exempt a school district from administering the assessments	203
prescribed in division (B) of this section to that student.	204

Sec. 3302.035. (A) Not later than October 1, 2015, and not	205
later than the first day of October each year thereafter, the	206
department of education shall report for each school district,	207
each community school established under Chapter 3314., each STEM	208
school established under Chapter 3326., and each	209
college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter	210
3328. of the Revised Code, the following measures for students	211
with disabilities enrolled in that school district or community,	212
STEM, or college-preparatory boarding school:	213

(1) The value-added progress dimension score, as	214
disaggregated for that subgroup under division (C)(1)(f) of	215
section 3302.03 of the Revised Code;	216

(2) The performance index score for that subgroup, as defined	217
under division (A) of section 3302.01 of the Revised Code;	218

(3) The four- and five-year, five-, six-, seven-, and	219
eight-year adjusted cohort graduation rates, as defined under	220
divisions (G)(1) and (2) of section 3302.01 of the Revised Code,	221
for that subgroup;	222

(4) Annual measurable objectives for that subgroup;

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(5) Data regarding disciplinary actions taken by the district	224
or school against students with disabilities compared with such	225
actions taken against students without disabilities.	226

(B) The department shall also calculate and report all of the	227
following:	228

(1) The state average for each of the measures specified in	229
division (A) of this section;	230

(2) The state average for the value-added progress dimension	231
score for students with disabilities, disaggregated by grade level	232
and subject area;	233

(3) The state average for the performance index score for	234
students with disabilities, disaggregated for each category of	235
disability described in divisions (A) to (F) of section 3317.013	236
of the Revised Code.	237

(C) The department shall make each report completed pursuant	238
to divisiondivisions (A) and (B) of this section available on its	239
web site for comparison purposes.	240

(D) As used in this section:

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(1) "Four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate" and	242
"five-year adjusted cohort graduation rate" have the same meanings	243
as in divisions (G)(1) and (2) of section 3302.01 of the Revised	244
Code.	245

(2) "Six-year adjusted cohort graduation rate" means the	246
number of students who graduate in six years with a regular high	247
school diploma divided by the number of students who form the	248
adjusted cohort for the four-year graduation rate.	249

(3) "Seven-year adjusted cohort graduation rate" means the	250
number of students who graduate in seven years with a regular high	251
school diploma divided by the number of students who form the	252
adjusted cohort for the four-year graduation rate.	253

(4) "Eight-year adjusted cohort graduation rate" means the	254
number of students who graduate in eight years with a regular high	255
school diploma divided by the number of students who form the	256
adjusted cohort for the four-year graduation rate.	257

Sec. 3313.612.  (A) No nonpublic school chartered by the	258
state board of education shall grant a high school diploma to any	259
person unless, subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code,	260
the person has met the assessment requirements of division (A)(1)	261
or (2) of this section, as applicable.	262

(1) If the person entered the ninth grade prior to July 1,	263
2014, the person has attained at least the applicable scores	264
designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the	265
Revised Code on all the assessments required by that division, or	266
has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in section	267
3313.615 of the Revised Code.	268

(2) If the person entered the ninth grade on or after July 1,	269
2014, the person has met the requirement prescribed by section	270
3313.618 of the Revised Code.	271

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

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(1) Any person with regard to any assessment from which the	273
person was excused pursuant to division (C)(1)(c) of section	274
3301.0711 of the Revised Code;	275

(2) Any person that attends a nonpublic school acting in	276
accordance with division (D) of this section with regard to any	277
end-of-course examination required underprescribed by divisions	278
(B)(2) and (3) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code;	279

(3) Any person with regard to the social studies assessment	280
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code,	281
any American history end-of-course examination and any American	282
government end-of-course examination required under division (B)	283
of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code if such an exemption is	284
prescribed by rule of the state board of education under division	285
(D)(3) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, or the	286
citizenship test under former division (B) of section 3301.0710 of	287
the Revised Code as it existed prior to September 11, 2001, if all	288
of the following apply:	289

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

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(b) The person is not a permanent resident of the United	291
States;	292

(c) The person indicates no intention to reside in the United	293
States after completion of high school.	294

(C) As used in this division, "limited English proficient	295
student" has the same meaning as in division (C)(3) of section	296
3301.0711 of the Revised Code.	297

Notwithstanding division (C)(3) of section 3301.0711 of the	298
Revised Code, no limited English proficient student who has not	299
either attained the applicable scores designated under division	300
(B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the	301
assessments required by that division, or met the requirement	302
prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code, shall be	303
awarded a diploma under this section.	304

(D) A nonpublic school chartered by the state board may forgo	305
the end-of-course examinations required by divisions (B)(2) and	306
(3) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, if that school	307
publishes the results of the standardized assessment prescribed	308
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code for	309
each graduating class. The published results shall include the	310
overall composite scores, mean scores, twenty-fifth percentile	311
scores, and seventy-fifth percentile scores for each subject area	312
of the assessment.	313

(E) The state board shall not impose additional requirements	314
or assessments for the granting of a high school diploma under	315
this section that are not prescribed by this section.	316

(F) The department of education shall furnish the assessment	317
administered by a nonpublic school pursuant to division (B)(1) of	318
section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code.	319

(G) The exemption provided for in divisions (B)(2) and (D) of	320
this section shall be effective on and after October 1, 2015, but	321
only if the general assembly does not enact different requirements	322
regarding end-of-course examinations for chartered nonpublic	323
schools that are effective by that date.	324

Sec. 3314.38.  (A) An individual who is at least twenty-two	325
years of age and who is an eligible individual as defined in	326
section 3317.23 of the Revised Code may enroll for up to two	327
cumulative school years in a dropout prevention and recovery	328
program operated by a community school that is designed to allow	329
enrollees to earn a high school diploma. An individual enrolled	330
under this division may elect to satisfy the requirements to earn	331
a high school diploma by successfully completing a	332
competency-based instructional program that complies with the	333
standards adopted by the state board of education under section	334
3317.231 of the Revised Code. The community school shall report	335
that individual's enrollment on a full-time equivalency basis to	336
the department of education. This report shall be in addition to	337
the report required under division (B) of section 3314.08 of the	338
Revised Code. An individual enrolled under this division shall not	339
be assigned to classes or settings with students who are younger	340
than eighteen years of age.	341

(B)(1) For each community school that enrolls individuals	342
under division (A) of this section, the department of education	343
annually shall certify the enrollment and attendance, on a	344
full-time equivalency basis, of each individual reported by the	345
school under that division.	346

(2) For each individual enrolled in a community school under	347
division (A) of this section, the department annually shall pay to	348
the community school an amount equal to the following:	349

$5,000 X the individual's enrollment on a full-time equivalency	350
basis as certified under division (B)(1) of this section X the	351
portion of the school year in which the individual is enrolled in	352
the school expressed as a percentage	353

(C) A community school that enrolls individuals under	354
division (A) of this section shall be subject to the program	355
administration standards adopted by the state board under section	356
3317.231 of the Revised Code, as applicable.	357

(D) For each individual enrolled in a community school under	358
division (A) of this section, the school shall annually report to	359
the department all of the following information in accordance with	360
the standards adopted by the state board under section 3317.231 of	361
the Revised Code:	362

(1) Demographic information, including age at enrollment,	363
gender, and race or ethnicity;	364

(2) The number of courses needed to graduate at the time of	365
enrollment;	366

(3) The number of courses in which the individual	367
participated during the previous school year and the subject of	368
each of those courses;	369

(4) The number of courses the individual completed during the	370
previous school year and the subject of each of those courses;	371

(5) The subject area graduation tests prescribed by statutory	372
law that the individual, at the time of enrollment, was required	373
to pass in order to be eligible to graduate;	374

(6) The number of subject area graduation tests prescribed by	375
statutory law that the individual passed during the previous	376
school year and the subject area of each of those tests;	377

(7) The date that the school awarded a diploma to the	378
individual, if applicable.	379

Sec. 3317.034.  For purposes of section 3317.03 of the	380
Revised Code:	381

(A) A student shall be considered to be enrolled in the	382
district for any portion of the school year the student is	383
participating at a college under Chapter 3365. of the Revised	384
Code.	385

(B) A student shall be considered to be enrolled in the	386
district for the period of time beginning on the date on which the	387
school has both received the documentation of the student's	388
enrollment from a parent and the student has commenced	389
participation in learning opportunities offered by the district.	390
For purposes of applying divisions (B) and (C) of this section,	391
"learning opportunities" means both classroom-based and	392
nonclassroom-based learning opportunities overseen by licensed	393
educational employees of the district that is in compliance with	394
criteria and documentation requirements for student participation,	395
which shall be established by the department. Any student's	396
instruction time in nonclassroom-based learning opportunities	397
shall be certified by an employee of the district.	398

(C) A student's enrollment shall be considered to cease on	399
the date on which any of the following occur:	400

(1) The district receives documentation from a parent	401
terminating enrollment of the student.	402

(2) The district is provided documentation of a student's	403
enrollment in another public or nonpublic school.	404

(3) The student fails to participate in learning	405
opportunities and has not received an excused absence for one	406
hundred and five continuous hours. If a student is withdrawn from	407
the district for failure to participate in learning opportunities	408
under division (C)(1)(a)(v) of this section and the district board	409
determines that the student is truant, the district shall take the	410
appropriate action required under sections 3321.19 and 3321.191 of	411
the Revised Code.	412

(4) The student ceases to participate in learning	413
opportunities provided by the school.	414

(D) No public school may enroll or withdraw a student from	415
the education management information system established under	416
section 3310.0714 of the Revised Code later than thirty days after	417
the student's actual enrollment or withdrawal from the school.	418

(E) A student in any of grades nine through twelve shall be	419
considered a full-time equivalent student if the student is	420
enrolled in at least five units of instruction, as defined in	421
section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, per school year.	422

Sec. 3317.23.  (A) For purposes of this section, an "eligible	423
individual" is an individual who satisfies both of the following	424
criteria:	425

(1) The individual is at least twenty-two years of age.

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(2) The individual has not been awarded a high school diploma	427
or a certificate of high school equivalence as defined in section	428
4109.06 of the Revised Code.	429

(B) An eligible individual may enroll in a city, local, or	430
exempted village school district that operates a dropout	431
prevention and recovery program for up to two cumulative school	432
years for the purpose of earning a high school diploma. An	433
individual enrolled under this division may elect to satisfy the	434
requirements to earn a high school diploma by successfully	435
completing a competency-based instructional program that complies	436
with the standards adopted by the state board of education under	437
section 3317.231 of the Revised Code. The district shall report	438
that individual's enrollment on a full-time equivalency basis	439
under division (A) of section 3317.036 of the Revised Code and	440
shall not report that individual's enrollment under section	441
3317.03 of the Revised Code. An individual enrolled under this	442
division shall not be assigned to classes or settings with	443
students who are younger than eighteen years of age.	444

(C)(1) For each district that enrolls individuals under	445
division (B) of this section, the department of education annually	446
shall certify the enrollment and attendance, on a full-time	447
equivalency basis, of each individual reported by the district	448
under division (A) of section 3317.036 of the Revised Code.	449

(2) For each individual enrolled in a district under division	450
(B) of this section, the department annually shall pay to the	451
district an amount equal to the following:	452

$5,000 X the individual's enrollment on a full-time equivalency	453
basis as certified under division (C)(1) of this section X the	454
portion of the school year in which the individual is enrolled in	455
the district expressed as a percentage	456

(D) A district that enrolls individuals under division (B) of	457
this section shall be subject to the program administration	458
standards adopted by the state board under section 3317.231 of the	459
Revised Code, as applicable.	460

(E) For each individual enrolled in a district under division	461
(B) of this section, the district shall annually report to the	462
department all of the following information in accordance with the	463
standards adopted by the state board under section 3317.231 of the	464
Revised Code:	465

(1) Demographic information, including age at enrollment,	466
gender, and race or ethnicity;	467

(2) The number of courses needed to graduate at the time of	468
enrollment;	469

(3) The number of courses in which the individual	470
participated during the previous school year and the subject of	471
each of those courses;	472

(4) The number of courses the individual completed during the	473
previous school year and the subject of each of those courses;	474

(5) The subject area graduation tests prescribed by statutory	475
law that the individual, at the time of enrollment, was required	476
to pass in order to be eligible to graduate;	477

(6) The number of subject area graduation tests prescribed by	478
statutory law that the individual passed during the previous	479
school year and the subject area of each of those tests;	480

(7) The date that the district awarded a diploma to the	481
individual, if applicable.	482

Sec. 3317.24. (A) For purposes of this section, an "eligible	483
individual" has the same meaning as in section 3317.23 of the	484
Revised Code.	485

(B) An eligible individual may enroll in a joint vocational	486
school district that operates an adult education program for up to	487
two cumulative school years for the purpose of completing the	488
requirements to earn a high school diploma. An individual enrolled	489
under this division may elect to satisfy these requirements by	490
successfully completing a competency-based instructional program	491
that complies with the standards adopted by the state board of	492
education under section 3317.231 of the Revised Code. The district	493
shall report an individual's enrollment under this division on a	494
full-time equivalency basis under division (B) of section 3317.036	495
of the Revised Code and shall not report that individual's	496
enrollment under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. An	497
individual enrolled under this division shall not be assigned to	498
classes or settings with students who are younger than eighteen	499
years of age.	500

(C)(1) For each joint vocational school district that enrolls	501
individuals under division (B) of this section, the department of	502
education annually shall certify the enrollment and attendance, on	503
a full-time equivalency basis, of each individual reported by the	504
district under division (B) of section 3317.036 of the Revised	505
Code.	506

(2) For each individual enrolled in a joint vocational school	507
district under division (B) of this section, the department	508
annually shall pay to the district an amount equal to the	509
following:	510

$5,000 X the individual's enrollment on a full-time equivalency	511
basis as certified under division (C)(1) of this section X the	512
portion of the school year in which the individual is enrolled in	513
the district expressed as a percentage	514

(D) If an individual enrolled in a joint vocational school	515
district under division (B) of this section completes the	516
requirements to earn a high school diploma, the joint vocational	517
school district shall certify the completion of those requirements	518
to the city, local, or exempted village school district in which	519
the individual resides. Upon receiving certification under this	520
division, the city, local, or exempted village school district in	521
which the individual resides shall issue a high school diploma to	522
the individual.	523

(E) A joint vocational school district that enrolls	524
individuals under division (B) of this section shall be subject to	525
the program administration standards adopted by the state board	526
under section 3317.231 of the Revised Code, as applicable.	527

(F) For each individual enrolled in a joint vocational school	528
district under division (B) of this section, the district shall	529
annually report to the department all of the following information	530
in accordance with the standards adopted by the state board under	531
section 3317.231 of the Revised Code:	532

(1) Demographic information, including age at enrollment,	533
gender, and race or ethnicity;	534

(2) The number of courses needed to graduate at the time of	535
enrollment;	536

(3) The number of courses in which the individual	537
participated during the previous school year and the subject of	538
each of those courses;	539

(4) The number of courses the individual completed during the	540
previous school year and the subject of each of those courses;	541

(5) The subject area graduation tests prescribed by statutory	542
law that the individual, at the time of enrollment, was required	543
to pass in order to be eligible to graduate;	544

(6) The number of subject area graduation tests prescribed by	545
statutory law that the individual passed during the previous	546
school year and the subject area of each of those tests;	547

(7) The date that the district certified the individual's	548
completion of the requirements to earn a high school diploma to	549
the city, local, or exempted village school district in which the	550
individual resides under division (D) of this section, if	551
applicable.	552

Sec. 3319.227.  (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of	553
the Revised Code or any rule adopted by the state board of	554
education to the contrary, the state board shall issue a resident	555
educator license under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code to each	556
person who is assigned to teach in this state as a participant in	557
the teach for America program and who meets the following	558
conditions:	559

(1) Holds a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution	560
of higher education;	561

(2) Maintained a cumulative undergraduate grade point average	562
of at least 2.5 out of 4.0, or its equivalent;	563

(3) Has passed an examination prescribed by the state board	564
in the subject area to be taught;	565

(4) Has successfully completed the summer training institute	566
operated by teach for America.	567

(B) The state board shall issue a resident educator license	568
under this section for teaching in any grade level or subject area	569
for which a person may obtain a resident educator license under	570
section 3319.22 of the Revised Code. The state board shall not	571
adopt rules establishing any additional qualifications for the	572
license beyond those specified in this section.	573

(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code	574
or any rule adopted by the state board to the contrary, the state	575
board shall issue a resident educator license under section	576
3319.22 of the Revised Code to any applicant who has completed at	577
least two years of teaching in another state as a participant in	578
the teach for America program and meets all of the conditions of	579
divisions (A)(1) to (4) of this section. The state board shall	580
credit an applicant under this division as having completed two	581
years of the teacher residency program under section 3319.223 of	582
the Revised Code.	583

(D) In order to place teachers in this state, the teach for	584
America program shall enter into an agreement with one or more	585
accredited four-year public or private institutions of higher	586
education in the state to provide optional training of teach for	587
America participants for the purpose of enabling those	588
participants to complete an optional master's degree or an	589
equivalent amount of coursework. Nothing in this division shall	590
require any teach for America participant to complete a master's	591
degree as a condition of holding a license issued under this	592
section.	593

(E)(1) Each participant in the teach for America program	594
shall successfully complete that program as a condition of	595
continuing to hold a license issued pursuant to divisions (A) and	596
(B) of this section.	597

(2) If a participant in the teach for America program	598
assigned to teach in a school district in this state resigns or is	599
otherwise removed from the program prior to the program's	600
completion, the board of education of that school district shall	601
provide written notice of the participant's resignation to the	602
state board.	603

Sec. 3321.13.  (A) Whenever any child of compulsory school	604
age withdraws from school the teacher of that child shall	605
ascertain the reason for withdrawal. The fact of the withdrawal	606
and the reason for it shall be immediately transmitted by the	607
teacher to the superintendent of the city, local, or exempted	608
village school district. If the child who has withdrawn from	609
school has done so because of change of residence, the next	610
residence shall be ascertained and shall be included in the notice	611
thus transmitted. The superintendent shall thereupon forward a	612
card showing the essential facts regarding the child and stating	613
the place of the child's new residence to the superintendent of	614
schools of the district to which the child has moved.	615

The superintendent of public instruction may prescribe the	616
forms to be used in the operation of this division.	617

(B)(1) Upon receipt of information that a child of compulsory	618
school age has withdrawn from school for a reason other than	619
because of change of residence and is not enrolled in and	620
attending in accordance with school policy an approved program to	621
obtain a diploma or its equivalent, the superintendent shall	622
notify the registrar of motor vehicles and the juvenile judge of	623
the county in which the district is located of the withdrawal and	624
failure to enroll in and attend an approved program to obtain a	625
diploma or its equivalent. A notification to the registrar	626
required by this division shall be given in the manner the	627
registrar by rule requires and a notification to the juvenile	628
judge required by this division shall be given in writing. Each	629
notification shall be given within two weeks after the withdrawal	630
and failure to enroll in and attend an approved program or its	631
equivalent.	632

(2) The board of education of a school district may adopt a	633
resolution providing that the provisions of division (B)(2) of	634
this section apply within the district. The provisions of division	635
(B)(2) of this section do not apply within any school district,	636
and no superintendent of a school district shall send a	637
notification of the type described in division (B)(2) of this	638
section to the registrar of motor vehicles or the juvenile judge	639
of the county in which the district is located, unless the board	640
of education of the district has adopted such a resolution. If the	641
board of education of a school district adopts a resolution	642
providing that the provisions of division (B)(2) of this section	643
apply within the district, and if the superintendent of schools of	644
that district receives information that, during any semester or	645
term, a child of compulsory school age has been absent without	646
legitimate excuse from the school the child is supposed to attend	647
for more than ten consecutive school days or for at least fifteen	648
total school days, the superintendent shall notify the child and	649
the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, in writing, that the	650
information has been provided to the superintendent, that as a	651
result of that information the child's temporary instruction	652
permit or driver's license will be suspended or the opportunity to	653
obtain such a permit or license will be denied, and that the child	654
and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian may appear in	655
person at a scheduled date, time, and place before the	656
superintendent or a designee to challenge the information provided	657
to the superintendent.	658

The notification to the child and the child's parent,	659
guardian, or custodian required by division (B)(2) of this section	660
shall set forth the information received by the superintendent and	661
shall inform the child and the child's parent, guardian, or	662
custodian of the scheduled date, time, and place of the appearance	663
that they may have before the superintendent or a designee. The	664
date scheduled for the appearance shall be no earlier than three	665
and no later than five days after the notification is given,	666
provided that an extension may be granted upon request of the	667
child or the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. If an	668
extension is granted, the superintendent shall schedule a new	669
date, time, and place for the appearance and shall inform the	670
child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian of the new	671
date, time, and place.	672

If the child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian	673
do not appear before the superintendent or a designee on the	674
scheduled date and at the scheduled time and place, or if the	675
child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian appear before	676
the superintendent or a designee on the scheduled date and at the	677
scheduled time and place but the superintendent or a designee	678
determines that the information the superintendent received	679
indicating that, during the semester or term, the child had been	680
absent without legitimate excuse from the school the child was	681
supposed to attend for more than ten consecutive school days or	682
for at least fifteen total school days, the superintendent shall	683
notify the registrar of motor vehicles and the juvenile judge of	684
the county in which the district is located that the child has	685
been absent for that period of time and that the child does not	686
have any legitimate excuse for the habitual absence. A	687
notification to the registrar required by this division shall be	688
given in the manner the registrar by rule requires and a	689
notification to the juvenile judge required by this division shall	690
be given in writing. Each notification shall be given within two	691
weeks after the receipt of the information of the habitual absence	692
from school without legitimate excuse, or, if the child and the	693
child's parent, guardian, or custodian appear before the	694
superintendent or a designee to challenge the information, within	695
two weeks after the appearance.	696

For purposes of division (B)(2) of this section, a legitimate	697
excuse for absence from school includes, but is not limited to,	698
the fact that the child in question has enrolled in another school	699
or school district in this or another state, the fact that the	700
child in question was excused from attendance for any of the	701
reasons specified in section 3321.04 of the Revised Code, or the	702
fact that the child in question has received an age and schooling	703
certificate in accordance with section 3331.01 of the Revised	704
Code.	705

(3) Whenever a pupil is suspended or expelled from school	706
pursuant to section 3313.66 of the Revised Code and the reason for	707
the suspension or expulsion is the use or possession of alcohol, a	708
drug of abuse, or alcohol and a drug of abuse, the superintendent	709
of schools of that district may notify the registrar and the	710
juvenile judge of the county in which the district is located of	711
such suspension or expulsion. Any such notification of suspension	712
or expulsion shall be given to the registrar, in the manner the	713
registrar by rule requires and shall be given to the juvenile	714
judge in writing. The notifications shall be given within two	715
weeks after the suspension or expulsion.	716

(4) Whenever a pupil is suspended, expelled, removed, or	717
permanently excluded from a school for misconduct included in a	718
policy that the board of education of a city, exempted village, or	719
local school district has adopted under division (A) of section	720
3313.661 of the Revised Code, and the misconduct involves a	721
firearm or a knife or other weapon as defined in that policy, the	722
superintendent of schools of that district shall notify the	723
registrar and the juvenile judge of the county in which the	724
district is located of the suspension, expulsion, removal, or	725
permanent exclusion. The notification shall be given to the	726
registrar in the manner the registrar, by rule, requires and shall	727
be given to the juvenile judge in writing. The notifications shall	728
be given within two weeks after the suspension, expulsion,	729
removal, or permanent exclusion.	730

(5)(a) If a student has at least sixty cumulative hours of	731
unexcused absences, the student's school district shall notify the	732
student's parent, guardian, or custodian in writing that the	733
student may be a chronic truant as defined under section 2152.02	734
of the Revised Code. The notification shall specify that, if the	735
student has at least one hundred five cumulative hours of	736
unexcused absences, a complaint must be filed in the juvenile	737
court of the county in which the child has a residence or legal	738
settlement or in which the child is supposed to attend school	739
jointly against the child and the parent, guardian, or custodian.	740

(b) If a student has at least one hundred five cumulative	741
hours of unexcused absences, the school district board of	742
education shall take the appropriate action required under	743
sections 3321.19 and 3321.191 of the Revised Code not later than	744
ten days after the student accumulates one hundred five hours of	745
unexcused absences.	746

(c) If a student has at least two hundred sixty-five	747
continuous hours of unexcused absences, the superintendent of the	748
school district shall withdraw the student from the school.	749

(d) The department of education shall track and record the	750
number of students who meet any of the conditions prescribed in	751
division (B)(5)(a), (b), or (c) of this section. If a district	752
fails to comply with the provisions of division (B)(5)(a), (b), or	753
(c) of this section, the superintendent of public instruction	754
shall consider a reduction in the district's state operating	755
payments under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code on a case-by-case	756
basis.	757

(C) A notification of withdrawal, habitual absence without	758
legitimate excuse, suspension, or expulsion given to the registrar	759
or a juvenile judge under division (B)(1), (2), (3), or (4), or	760
(5) of this section shall contain the name, address, date of	761
birth, grade level, number of unexcused absences, school, and	762
school district of the child. The notification also shall include	763
the name of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. If the	764
superintendent finds, after giving a notification of withdrawal,	765
habitual absence without legitimate excuse, suspension, or	766
expulsion to the registrar and the juvenile judge under division	767
(B)(1), (2), (3), or (4), or (5) of this section, that the	768
notification was given in error, the superintendent immediately	769
shall notify the registrar and the juvenile judge of that fact.	770

Sec. 3345.86.  (A) As used in this section, an "eligible	771
institution" means a community college established under Chapter	772
3354. of the Revised Code, a university branch established under	773
Chapter 3355. of the Revised Code, a technical college established	774
under Chapter 3357. of the Revised Code, or a state community	775
college established under Chapter 3358. of the Revised Code.	776

(B) An individual who is at least twenty-two years of age and	777
who is an eligible individual as defined in section 3317.23 of the	778
Revised Code may enroll in an eligible institution for up to two	779
cumulative school years for the purpose of completing the	780
requirements to earn a high school diploma. An individual enrolled	781
under this division may elect to satisfy these requirements by	782
successfully completing a competency-based instructional program	783
that complies with the standards adopted by the state board of	784
education under section 3317.231 of the Revised Code.	785

The eligible institution in which the individual enrolls	786
shall report that individual's enrollment on a full-time	787
equivalency basis to the department of education.	788

(C)(1) For each eligible institution that enrolls individuals	789
under division (B) of this section, the department annually shall	790
certify the enrollment and attendance, on a full-time equivalency	791
basis, of each individual reported by the institution under that	792
division.	793

(2) For each individual enrolled in an eligible institution	794
under division (B) of this section, the department annually shall	795
pay to the institution an amount equal to the following:	796

$5,000 X the individual's enrollment on a full-time	797
equivalency basis as certified under division (C)(1) of this	798
section X the portion of the school year in which the individual	799
is enrolled in the institution expressed as a percentage	800

(D) If an individual enrolled in an eligible institution	801
under division (B) of this section completes the requirements to	802
earn a high school diploma, the institution shall certify the	803
completion of those requirements to the city, local, or exempted	804
village school district in which the individual resides. Upon	805
receiving certification under this division, the city, local, or	806
exempted village school district in which the individual resides	807
shall issue a high school diploma to the individual.	808

(E) An eligible institution that enrolls individuals under	809
division (B) of this section shall be subject to the program	810
administration standards adopted by the state board under section	811
3317.231 of the Revised Code, as applicable.	812

(F) For each individual enrolled in an eligible institution	813
under division (B) of this section, the institution shall annually	814
report to the department all of the following information in	815
accordance with the standards adopted by the state board under	816
section 3317.231 of the Revised Code:	817

(1) Demographic information, including age at enrollment,	818
gender, and race or ethnicity;	819

(2) The number of courses needed to graduate at the time of	820
enrollment;	821

(3) The number of courses in which the individual	822
participated during the previous school year and the subject of	823
each of those courses;	824

(4) The number of courses the individual completed during the	825
previous school year and the subject of each of those courses;	826

(5) The subject area graduation tests prescribed by statutory	827
law that the individual, at the time of enrollment, was required	828
to pass in order to be eligible to graduate;	829

(6) The number of subject area graduation tests prescribed by	830
statutory law that the individual passed during the previous	831
school year and the subject area of each of those tests;	832

(7) The date that the institution certified the individual's	833
completion of the requirements to earn a high school diploma to	834
the city, local, or exempted village school district in which the	835
individual resides under division (D) of this section, if	836
applicable.	837

Section 2. That existing sections 3301.0712, 3302.035,	838
3313.612, 3314.38, 3317.034, 3317.23, 3317.24, 3319.227, 3321.13,	839
and 3345.86 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	840