3313.612 Graduation test requirements or alternative conditions for nonpublic schools. - Ohio Statutes

3313.612 Graduation test requirements or alternative conditions for nonpublic schools.

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

(1)If the person entered the ninth grade prior to the date prescribed by rule of the state board under division (E)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, the person has attained at least the applicable scores designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the assessments required by that division, or has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in section 3313.615 of the Revised Code.

(2)If the person entered the ninth grade on or after the date prescribed by rule of the state board under division (E)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, the person has attained on the entire assessment system prescribed under division (B)(2) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code at least the required passing composite score, designated under division (C)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code.

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

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

(2) Any person with regard to the social studies assessment under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code, any social studies end-of-course examination required under division (B)(2) of that section if such an exemption is prescribed by rule of the state board of education under division (E)(4) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, or the citizenship test under former division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to September 11, 2001, if all of the following apply:

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

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

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

(C) 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 either attained the applicable scores designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the assessments required by that division, or attained the composite score designated for the assessments required by division (B)(2) of that section, shall be awarded a diploma under this section.

Amended by 128th General Assembly File No. 9, HB 1, § 101.01, eff. 10/16/2009.

Effective Date: 08-15-2003; 09-16-2004