§ 3313.612 — Graduation test requirements or alternative conditions for nonpublic schools

Ohio § 3313.612

• Jurisdiction: Ohio
• Title 33: Education-Libraries
• Ch. 3313: Boards of Education

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(A) No nonpublic school chartered by the director of education and workforce shall grant a high school diploma to any person unless, subject to section3313.614of 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 July 1, 2014, the person has attained at least the applicable scores designated under division (B)(1) of section3301.0710of the Revised Code on all the assessments required by that division, or has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in section3313.615of the Revised Code.

(2) If the person entered the ninth grade on or after July 1, 2014, the person has met the requirement prescribed by section3313.618or3313.619of the Revised Code.

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

(1) Any person with regard to any assessment from which the person was excused pursuant to division (C)(1)(c) of section3301.0711of the Revised Code;

(2) Except as provided in division (B)(4) of this section, any person who attends a nonpublic school accredited through the independent schools association of the central states, except for a student attending the school under a state scholarship program as defined in section3301.0711of the Revised Code;

(3) Any person with regard to the social studies assessment under division (B)(1) of section3301.0710of the Revised Code, any American history end-of-course examination and any American government end-of-course examination required under division (B) of section3301.0712of the Revised Code if such an exemption is prescribed by rule of the department of education and workforce under division (D)(3) of section3301.0712of the Revised Code, or the citizenship test under former division (B) of section3301.0710of 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.

(4) Any person who attends a chartered nonpublic school that satisfies the requirements of division (L)(4) of section3301.0711of the Revised Code. In the case of such a student, the student's chartered nonpublic school shall determine the student's eligibility for graduation based on the standards of the school's accrediting body.

(C) As used in this division, "English learner" has the same meaning as in section3301.0731of the Revised Code.

Notwithstanding division (C)(3) of section3301.0711of the Revised Code, no English learner who has not either attained the applicable scores designated under division (B)(1) of section3301.0710of the Revised Code on all the assessments required by that division, or met the requirement prescribed by section3313.618or3313.619of the Revised Code, shall be awarded a diploma under this section.

(D) The department shall not impose additional requirements or assessments for the granting of a high school diploma under this section that are not prescribed by this section.

(E) The department shall furnish the assessment administered by a nonpublic school pursuant to division (B)(1) of section3301.0712of the Revised Code.

Last updated July 31, 2023 at 5:19 PM

Legislative History

Effective: October 3, 2023 | Latest Legislation: House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly