HB 2755 Summary

• Creates the "Freedom to Succeed Act" establishing that students are not required to attain a proficient score on end-of-instruction tests in order to graduate from public high school.

• Requires students who do not score at the proficient level on end-of-instruction tests to be provided remediation or intervention and allowed to retake tests up to three times per calendar year.

• Allows students who do not attain proficient scores to take alternative assessments approved by the State Board of Education, with results recorded on high school transcripts.

• Amends funding eligibility under the Achieving Classroom Excellence Act of 2005 to provide reimbursement for alternative assessment administration costs and clarifies remediation funding provisions.

• Repeals Section 1210.523 relating to demonstrating mastery of state academic content standards and declares an emergency for immediate implementation.