HB 420 Summary

• Excludes students who choose not to take state assessments from calculations of school district and building performance index scores on state report cards starting with the 2013-2014 school year.

• Students who "opt-out" of required assessments under sections 3301.0710 or 3301.0712 of the Revised Code shall not be included in calculating grades for performance measures including annual measurable objectives, performance index scores, and literacy progress measures.

• Applies the opt-out exclusion to all performance measures and components used in school grading for the 2013-2014 school year and thereafter, with specific exceptions noted for certain measures.

• Declares the act an emergency measure to take immediate effect, citing the need to timely provide that opting-out students are excluded from district and school report card scores.