MO HB1536

Establishes the "Student Accountability Act" requiring students to achieve proficient level or higher on a comprehensive assessment to receive a high school academic diploma, effective school year 2017-18.

Students or their parents may choose between ACT, COMPASS, ASVAB, GED, or end-of-course statewide assessments in mathematics, communication arts, social sciences, and science to meet the proficiency requirement.

Allows students receiving special education services who score at least one standard deviation below average on intelligence tests to receive a "diploma of local achievement" if they otherwise meet graduation requirements.

Prohibits the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education from issuing high school academic diplomas to students who fail to meet the proficiency requirement or local achievement diploma requirements.

Clarifies that no single test or group of tests established by the state board of education shall be a condition for high school graduation or state-approved diploma.