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OH HB585
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/24/2020
Primary Sponsor
John Patterson
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AI Summary
- Waives minimum instructional hour requirements for the 2019-2020 school year for all K-12 schools, provided districts offer alternative methods of instruction delivery
- Excludes 2019-2020 school year report card grades from being used to determine sanctions or penalties against districts or schools, with grades having no effect on multi-year rating determinations
- Prohibits administration of all state and local assessments during the 2019-2020 school year and prohibits makeup assessments for the 2019-2020 year in the 2020-2021 school year
- Requires schools to grant diplomas or grade advancement to students who completed requirements by March 17, 2020, and allows districts to determine advancement for students who had not yet completed requirements by that date
- Allows school districts to use prior year data or data collected through March 16, 2020 for teacher evaluations, and requires the Department of Education to set third-grade English language arts testing for fall 2020-2021 no earlier than November 1, 2020
Legislative Description
Waive K-12 requirements due to COVID-19 closures
Education
Last Action
Refer to Committee: Primary and Secondary Education
5/5/2020
Committee Referrals
Primary and Secondary Education5/5/2020
Full Bill Text
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