HB 370 Summary

• Requires the State Board of Education to establish a statewide education management information system to collect and maintain comprehensive student, personnel, and financial data from all school districts beginning with the 1991-1992 school year.

• Mandates collection of specific student performance data including grades, test scores, attendance rates, dropout rates, graduation rates, and demographic information, as well as personnel and cost accounting data organized by instructional service categories.

• Assigns each student a unique data verification code to enable longitudinal tracking while prohibiting reporting of personally identifiable student information (names, addresses, social security numbers) to the state board or department.

• Authorizes the Department of Education and Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor to establish an education data repository combining K-12 and higher education data for longitudinal research, audit, and evaluation functions while maintaining FERPA compliance.

• Imposes sanctions on school districts for incomplete, inaccurate, or untimely data reporting, including written notice, corrective action plans, withholding up to 10-30% of state funds, audits, and potential revised report cards.