HB 119: Enact the Graduation Readiness and Development (GRAD) Act

As Introduced

136th General Assembly

Regular Session H. B. No. 119

Representatives Williams, Santucci

Cosponsors: Representatives Daniels, Dean, Fischer, Hall, T., Humphrey, Jarrells, Johnson, Lampton, Lorenz, Synenberg, Workman

A B I L L

To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and 1
to enact sections 5.2322 and 3313.475 of the 2
Revised Code to enact the Graduation Readiness 3
and Development (GRAD) Act regarding exit 4
orientation programs at public high schools and 5
to designate September as "Workforce Development 6
Month." 7

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 be 8
amended and sections 5.2322 and 3313.475 of the Revised Code be 9
enacted to read as follows: 10
Sec. 5.2322. The month of September is designated as 11
"Workforce Development Month." 12
Sec. 3313.475. (A) Not later than June 1, 2026, the 13
department of education and workforce shall adopt rules and 14
guidelines for an exit orientation program for eleventh and 15
twelfth grade students to prepare them to enter the workforce, 16
obtain marketable skills, or enroll in higher education or 17

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military service. The rules and guidelines shall include: 18
(1) Instruction on federal student loans, including the 19
application process and the financial burden created upon 20
graduation; 21
(2) Instruction on federal and state grant programs for 22
higher education; 23
(3) Instruction on the availability of local internships 24
and apprenticeships offered by labor union organizations and 25
associations; 26
(4) Information on the individual microcredential 27
assistance program established under section 122.1710 of the 28
Revised Code, training programs created under the federal 29
"Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act," 29 U.S.C. 3101, et 30
seq., and any other federal or state programs that allow 31
participants to obtain marketable skills free of charge; 32
(5) Information on local technical and vocational training 33
providers; 34
(6) Information on voter registration and the voting 35
process, including the process of voting in a primary election 36
while seventeen years of age in limited circumstances; 37
(7) Information on enlistment in military service; 38
(8) Information on local employment opportunities; 39
(9) Information on local programs provided by the 40
department of job and family services to obtain gainful 41
employment; 42
(10) Information on local healthcare clinics and 43

healthcare facilities, including county departments of health; 44

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(11) Information on local sexually transmitted disease 45
testing facilities. 46
(B) The board of education of each city, exempted village, 47
and local school district annually shall host an exit 48
orientation program that complies with the rules and guidelines 49
adopted by the department of education and workforce under this 50
section for all students in eleventh and twelfth grade at each 51
high school operated by the board. The board shall schedule a 52
high school's exit orientation program on one school day during 53
the month of September. A board that operates multiple high 54
schools shall endeavor to schedule each school's program on a 55
different school day. 56
(C) The board of education of each city, exempted village, 57
and local school district shall permit representatives of labor 58
organizations, military branches, workforce training providers, 59
vocational training providers, local chambers of commerce, and 60
private businesses to present information on jobs, training, 61
apprenticeships, internships, and related topics to students 62
during a high school's exit orientation program. 63
(D) Each local board, as defined in section 6301.01 of the 64
Revised Code, shall actively participate in planning and 65
conducting the exit orientation program of each high school 66
under its local area. At the exit orientation program, each 67
local board shall present on workforce development programs 68
offered or funded by the local board, including training 69
programs created under the federal "Workforce Innovation and 70
Opportunity Act," 29 U.S.C. 3101, et seq. 71
(E) Each OhioMeansJobs center operator, as defined in 72
section 6301.01 of the Revised Code, shall ensure that the exit 73
orientation programs of each high school under its local area 74

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are aligned with the needs and opportunities of the local labor 75
market. The OhioMeansJobs center operator shall provide the 76
district board that operates the high school with information on 77
local labor market needs and assist with coordinating 78
participation in the program by local chambers of commerce, 79
private businesses, and others. The OhioMeansJobs center 80
operator shall encourage local chambers of commerce to 81
participate. 82

(F) Notwithstanding any provision of section 121.95 of the Revised Code to the contrary, a regulatory restriction contained in a rule adopted under this section is not subject to sections 121.95 to 121.953 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3314.03. A copy of every contract entered into under 87
this section shall be filed with the director of education and 88
workforce. The department of education and workforce shall make 89
available on its web site a copy of every approved, executed 90
contract filed with the director under this section. 91
(A) Each contract entered into between a sponsor and the 92
governing authority of a community school shall specify the 93
following: 94
(1) That the school shall be established as either of the 95
following: 96
(a) A nonprofit corporation established under Chapter 97
1702. of the Revised Code, if established prior to April 8, 98
2003; 99
(b) A public benefit corporation established under Chapter 100
1702. of the Revised Code, if established after April 8, 2003. 101
(2) The education program of the school, including the 102
school's mission, the characteristics of the students the school 103

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is expected to attract, the ages and grades of students, and the 104
focus of the curriculum; 105
(3) The academic goals to be achieved and the method of 106
measurement that will be used to determine progress toward those 107
goals, which shall include the statewide achievement 108
assessments; 109
(4) Performance standards, including but not limited to 110
all applicable report card measures set forth in section 3302.03 111
or 3314.017 of the Revised Code, by which the success of the 112
school will be evaluated by the sponsor; 113
(5) The admission standards of section 3314.06 of the 114
Revised Code and, if applicable, section 3314.061 of the Revised 115
Code; 116
(6)(a) Dismissal procedures; 117
(b) A requirement that the governing authority adopt an 118
attendance policy that includes a procedure for automatically 119
withdrawing a student from the school if the student without a 120
legitimate excuse fails to participate in seventy-two 121
consecutive hours of the learning opportunities offered to the 122
student. 123
(7) The ways by which the school will achieve racial and 124
ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves; 125
(8) Requirements for financial audits by the auditor of 126
state. The contract shall require financial records of the 127
school to be maintained in the same manner as are financial 128
records of school districts, pursuant to rules of the auditor of 129
state. Audits shall be conducted in accordance with section 130
117.10 of the Revised Code. 131

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(9) An addendum to the contract outlining the facilities 132
to be used that contains at least the following information: 133
(a) A detailed description of each facility used for 134
instructional purposes; 135
(b) The annual costs associated with leasing each facility 136
that are paid by or on behalf of the school; 137
(c) The annual mortgage principal and interest payments 138
that are paid by the school; 139
(d) The name of the lender or landlord, identified as 140
such, and the lender's or landlord's relationship to the 141
operator, if any. 142
(10) Qualifications of employees, including both of the 143
following: 144
(a) A requirement that the school's classroom teachers be 145
licensed in accordance with sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the 146
Revised Code, except that a community school may engage 147
noncertificated persons to teach up to twelve hours or forty 148
hours per week pursuant to section 3319.301 of the Revised Code; 149
(b) A prohibition against the school employing an 150
individual described in section 3314.104 of the Revised Code in 151
any position. 152
(11) That the school will comply with the following 153
requirements: 154
(a) The school will provide learning opportunities to a 155
minimum of twenty-five students for a minimum of nine hundred 156
twenty hours per school year. 157
(b) The governing authority will purchase liability 158

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insurance, or otherwise provide for the potential liability of 159
the school. 160
(c) The school will be nonsectarian in its programs, 161
admission policies, employment practices, and all other 162
operations, and will not be operated by a sectarian school or 163
religious institution. 164
(d) The school will comply with sections 9.90, 9.91, 165
109.65, 121.22, 149.43, 2151.357, 2151.421, 2313.19, 3301.0710, 166
3301.0711, 3301.0712, 3301.0715, 3301.0729, 3301.948, 3302.037, 167
3313.472, 3313.475, 3313.50, 3313.539, 3313.5310, 3313.5318, 168
3313.5319, 3313.608, 3313.609, 3313.6012, 3313.6013, 3313.6014, 169
3313.6020, 3313.6024, 3313.6025, 3313.6026, 3313.6028, 170
3313.6029, 3313.643, 3313.648, 3313.6411, 3313.6413, 3313.66, 171
3313.661, 3313.662, 3313.666, 3313.667, 3313.668, 3313.669, 172
3313.6610, 3313.67, 3313.671, 3313.672, 3313.673, 3313.69, 173
3313.71, 3313.716, 3313.718, 3313.719, 3313.7112, 3313.7117, 174
3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.80, 3313.814, 3313.816, 3313.817, 175
3313.818, 3313.819, 3313.86, 3313.89, 3313.96, 3319.073, 176
3319.077, 3319.078, 3319.0812, 3319.238, 3319.318, 3319.321, 177
3319.324, 3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393, 3319.41, 3319.46, 178
3319.614, 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, 3320.04, 3321.01, 3321.041, 179
3321.13, 3321.14, 3321.141, 3321.17, 3321.18, 3321.19, 3322.20, 180
3322.24, 3323.251, 3327.10, 4111.17, 4113.52, 5502.262, 181
5502.703, and 5705.391 and Chapters 117., 1347., 2744., 3365., 182
3742., 4112., 4123., 4141., and 4167. of the Revised Code as if 183
it were a school district and will comply with section 3301.0714 184
of the Revised Code in the manner specified in section 3314.17 185
of the Revised Code. 186
(e) The school shall comply with Chapter 102. and section 187
2921.42 of the Revised Code. 188

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(f) The school will comply with sections 3313.61, 189
3313.611, 3313.614, 3313.617, 3313.618, and 3313.6114 of the 190
Revised Code, except that for students who enter ninth grade for 191
the first time before July 1, 2010, the requirement in sections 192
3313.61 and 3313.611 of the Revised Code that a person must 193
successfully complete the curriculum in any high school prior to 194
receiving a high school diploma may be met by completing the 195
curriculum adopted by the governing authority of the community 196
school rather than the curriculum specified in Title XXXIII of 197
the Revised Code or any rules of the department. Beginning with 198
students who enter ninth grade for the first time on or after 199
July 1, 2010, the requirement in sections 3313.61 and 3313.611 200
of the Revised Code that a person must successfully complete the 201
curriculum of a high school prior to receiving a high school 202
diploma shall be met by completing the requirements prescribed 203
in section 3313.6027 and division (C) of section 3313.603 of the 204
Revised Code, unless the person qualifies under division (D) or 205
(F) of that section. Each school shall comply with the plan for 206
awarding high school credit based on demonstration of subject 207
area competency, and beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, 208
with the updated plan that permits students enrolled in seventh 209
and eighth grade to meet curriculum requirements based on 210
subject area competency adopted by the department under 211
divisions (J)(1) and (2) of section 3313.603 of the Revised 212
Code. Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, the school shall 213
comply with the framework for granting units of high school 214
credit to students who demonstrate subject area competency 215
through work-based learning experiences, internships, or 216
cooperative education developed by the department under division 217
(J)(3) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code. 218

(g) The school governing authority will submit within four

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months after the end of each school year a report of its 220
activities and progress in meeting the goals and standards of 221
divisions (A)(3) and (4) of this section and its financial 222
status to the sponsor and the parents of all students enrolled 223
in the school. 224
(h) The school, unless it is an internet- or computer- 225
based community school, will comply with section 3313.801 of the 226
Revised Code as if it were a school district. 227
(i) If the school is the recipient of moneys from a grant 228
awarded under the federal race to the top program, Division (A), 229
Title XIV, Sections 14005 and 14006 of the "American Recovery 230
and Reinvestment Act of 2009," Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115, 231
the school will pay teachers based upon performance in 232
accordance with section 3317.141 and will comply with section 233
3319.111 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district. 234
(j) If the school operates a preschool program that is 235
licensed by the department under sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of 236
the Revised Code, the school shall comply with sections 3301.50 237
to 3301.59 of the Revised Code and the minimum standards for 238
preschool programs prescribed in rules adopted by the department 239
of children and youth under section 3301.53 of the Revised Code. 240
(k) The school will comply with sections 3313.6021 and 241
3313.6023 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district 242
unless it is either of the following: 243
(i) An internet- or computer-based community school; 244
(ii) A community school in which a majority of the 245
enrolled students are children with disabilities as described in 246
division (B)(2) of section 3314.35 of the Revised Code. 247
(l) The school will comply with section 3321.191 of the 248

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Revised Code, unless it is an internet- or computer-based 249
community school that is subject to section 3314.261 of the 250
Revised Code. 251
(12) Arrangements for providing health and other benefits 252
to employees; 253
(13) The length of the contract, which shall begin at the 254
beginning of an academic year. No contract shall exceed five 255
years unless such contract has been renewed pursuant to division 256
(E) of this section. 257
(14) The governing authority of the school, which shall be 258
responsible for carrying out the provisions of the contract; 259
(15) A financial plan detailing an estimated school budget 260
for each year of the period of the contract and specifying the 261
total estimated per pupil expenditure amount for each such year. 262
(16) Requirements and procedures regarding the disposition 263
of employees of the school in the event the contract is 264
terminated or not renewed pursuant to section 3314.07 of the 265
Revised Code; 266
(17) Whether the school is to be created by converting all 267
or part of an existing public school or educational service 268
center building or is to be a new start-up school, and if it is 269
a converted public school or service center building, 270
specification of any duties or responsibilities of an employer 271
that the board of education or service center governing board 272
that operated the school or building before conversion is 273
delegating to the governing authority of the community school 274
with respect to all or any specified group of employees provided 275
the delegation is not prohibited by a collective bargaining 276
agreement applicable to such employees; 277

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(18) Provisions establishing procedures for resolving 278
disputes or differences of opinion between the sponsor and the 279
governing authority of the community school; 280
(19) A provision requiring the governing authority to 281
adopt a policy regarding the admission of students who reside 282
outside the district in which the school is located. That policy 283
shall comply with the admissions procedures specified in 284
sections 3314.06 and 3314.061 of the Revised Code and, at the 285
sole discretion of the authority, shall do one of the following: 286
(a) Prohibit the enrollment of students who reside outside 287
the district in which the school is located; 288
(b) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in 289
districts adjacent to the district in which the school is 290
located; 291
(c) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in any 292
other district in the state. 293
(20) A provision recognizing the authority of the 294
department to take over the sponsorship of the school in 295
accordance with the provisions of division (C) of section 296
3314.015 of the Revised Code; 297
(21) A provision recognizing the sponsor's authority to 298
assume the operation of a school under the conditions specified 299
in division (B) of section 3314.073 of the Revised Code; 300
(22) A provision recognizing both of the following: 301
(a) The authority of public health and safety officials to 302
inspect the facilities of the school and to order the facilities 303
closed if those officials find that the facilities are not in 304
compliance with health and safety laws and regulations; 305

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under section 3314.072 of the Revised Code if the department has	(b） The authority of the department as the community
	school oversight body to suspend the operation of the school
	308 evidence of conditions or violations of law at the school that 309
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	312
	(23) A description of the learning opportunities that will 313
314
be offered to students including both classroom-based and non-
315 316
department under division (H)(2） of section 3314.08 of the 317
318
(24) The school will comply with sections 3302.04 and 3302.041 of the Revised Code, except that any action required to
319 320
321 be taken by the sponsor of the school. 322
(25) Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year, the school
323 will open for operation not later than the thirtieth day of 324
September each school year, unless the mission of the school as
325
specified under division (A)(2) of this section is solely to 326
327
fails to open by the thirtieth day of September, or within one 328
year after the adoption of the contract pursuant to division (D) 329
of section 3314.02 of the Revised Code if the mission of the 330 school is solely to serve dropouts, the contract shall be void. 331
(26) Whether the school's governing authority is planning 332
to seek designation for the school as a STEM school equivalent 333
under section 3326.032 of the Revised Code; 334

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(27) That the school's attendance and participation 335
policies will be available for public inspection; 336
(28) That the school's attendance and participation 337
records shall be made available to the department, auditor of 338
state, and school's sponsor to the extent permitted under and in 339
accordance with the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 340
of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20 U.S.C. $12329$ , as amended, and any 341
regulations promulgated under that act, and section 3319.321 of 342
the Revised Code; 343
(29) If a school operates using the blended learning 344
model, as defined in section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, all 345
of the following information: 346
(a) An indication of what blended learning model or models 347
will be used; 348
(b) A description of how student instructional needs will 349
be determined and documented; 350
(c) The method to be used for determining competency, 351
granting credit, and promoting students to a higher grade level; 352
(d) The school's attendance requirements, including how 353
the school will document participation in learning 354
opportunities; 355
(e) A statement describing how student progress will be 356
monitored; 357
(f) A statement describing how private student data will 358
be protected; 359
(g) A description of the professional development 360
activities that will be offered to teachers. 361

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(30) A provision requiring that all moneys the school's 362
operator loans to the school, including facilities loans or cash 363
flow assistance, must be accounted for, documented, and bear 364
interest at a fair market rate; 365
(31) A provision requiring that, if the governing 366
authority contracts with an attorney, accountant, or entity 367
specializing in audits, the attorney, accountant, or entity 368
shall be independent from the operator with which the school has 369
contracted. 370
(32) A provision requiring the governing authority to 371
adopt an enrollment and attendance policy that requires a 372
student's parent to notify the community school in which the 373
student is enrolled when there is a change in the location of 374
the parent's or student's primary residence. 375
(33) A provision requiring the governing authority to 376
adopt a student residence and address verification policy for 377
students enrolling in or attending the school. 378
(B) The community school shall also submit to the sponsor 379
a comprehensive plan for the school. The plan shall specify the 380
following: 381
(1) The process by which the governing authority of the 382
school will be selected in the future; 383
(2) The management and administration of the school; 384
(3) If the community school is a currently existing public 385
school or educational service center building, alternative 386
arrangements for current public school students who choose not 387
to attend the converted school and for teachers who choose not 388
to teach in the school or building after conversion; 389

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(4) The instructional program and educational philosophy 390
of the school; 391

(5) Internal financial controls. 392

When submitting the plan under this division, the school 393
shall also submit copies of all policies and procedures 394
regarding internal financial controls adopted by the governing 395
authority of the school. 396
(C) A contract entered into under section 3314.02 of the 397
Revised Code between a sponsor and the governing authority of a 398
community school may provide for the community school governing 399
authority to make payments to the sponsor, which is hereby 400
authorized to receive such payments as set forth in the contract 401
between the governing authority and the sponsor. The total 402
amount of such payments for monitoring, oversight, and technical 403
assistance of the school shall not exceed three per cent of the 404
total amount of payments for operating expenses that the school 405
receives from the state. 406
(D) The contract shall specify the duties of the sponsor 407
which shall be in accordance with the written agreement entered 408
into with the department under division (B) of section 3314.015 409
of the Revised Code and shall include the following: 410
(1) Monitor the community school's compliance with all 411
laws applicable to the school and with the terms of the 412
contract; 413
(2) Monitor and evaluate the academic and fiscal 414
performance and the organization and operation of the community 415
school on at least an annual basis; 416
(3) Provide technical assistance to the community school 417
in complying with laws applicable to the school and terms of the 418

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contract; 419

(4) Take steps to intervene in the school's operation to correct problems in the school's overall performance, declare the school to be on probationary status pursuant to section 3314.073 of the Revised Code, suspend the operation of the school pursuant to section 3314.072 of the Revised Code, or terminate the contract of the school pursuant to section 3314.07 of the Revised Code as determined necessary by the sponsor;

(5) Have in place a plan of action to be undertaken in the event the community school experiences financial difficulties or closes prior to the end of a school year.

(E) Upon the expiration of a contract entered into under this section, the sponsor of a community school may, with the approval of the governing authority of the school, renew that contract for a period of time determined by the sponsor, but not ending earlier than the end of any school year, if the sponsor finds that the school's compliance with applicable laws and terms of the contract and the school's progress in meeting the academic goals prescribed in the contract have been satisfactory. Any contract that is renewed under this division remains subject to the provisions of sections 3314.07, 3314.072, and 3314.073 of the Revised Code.

(F) If a community school fails to open for operation 441
within one year after the contract entered into under this 442
section is adopted pursuant to division (D) of section 3314.02 443
of the Revised Code or permanently closes prior to the 444
expiration of the contract, the contract shall be void and the 445
school shall not enter into a contract with any other sponsor. A 446
school shall not be considered permanently closed because the 447
operations of the school have been suspended pursuant to section 448

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3314.072 of the Revised Code. 449

Sec. 3326.11. Each science, technology, engineering, and 450
mathematics school established under this chapter and its 451
governing body shall comply with sections 9.90, 9.91, 109.65, 452
121.22, 149.43, 2151.357, 2151.421, 2313.19, 2921.42, 2921.43, 453
3301.0714, 3301.0715, 3301.0729, 3301.948, 3302.037, 3313.14, 454
3313.15, 3313.16, 3313.18, 3313.201, 3313.26, 3313.472, 455
3313.475, 3313.48, 3313.481, 3313.482, 3313.50, 3313.539, 456
3313.5310, 3313.5318, 3313.5319, 3313.608, 3313.6012, 3313.6013, 457
3313.6014, 3313.6020, 3313.6021, 3313.6023, 3313.6024, 458
3313.6025, 3313.6026, 3313.6028, 3313.6029, 3313.61, 3313.611, 459
3313.614, 3313.615, 3313.617, 3313.618, 3313.6114, 3313.643, 460
3313.648, 3313.6411, 3313.6413, 3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662, 461
3313.666, 3313.667, 3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.67, 462
3313.671, 3313.672, 3313.673, 3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716, 463
3313.717, 3313.718, 3313.719, 3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.721, 464
3313.753, 3313.80, 3313.801, 3313.814, 3313.816, 3313.817, 465
3313.818, 3313.819, 3313.86, 3313.89, 3313.96, 3319.073, 466
3319.077, 3319.078, 3319.0812, 3319.21, 3319.238, 3319.318, 467
3319.32, 3319.321, 3319.324, 3319.35, 3319.39, 3319.391, 468
3319.393, 3319.41, 3319.45, 3319.46, 3319.614, 3320.01, 3320.02, 469
3320.03, 3320.04, 3321.01, 3321.041, 3321.05, 3321.13, 3321.14, 470
3321.141, 3321.17, 3321.18, 3321.19, 3321.191, 3322.20, 3322.24, 471
3323.251, 3327.10, 4111.17, 4113.52, 5502.262, 5502.703, and 472
5705.391 and Chapters 102., 117., 1347., 2744., 3307., 3309., 473
3365., 3742., 4112., 4123., 4141., and 4167. of the Revised Code 474
as if it were a school district. 475
Sec. 3328.24. A college-preparatory boarding school 476
established under this chapter and its board of trustees shall 477
comply with sections 102.02, 3301.0710, 3301.0711, 3301.0712, 478
3301.0714, 3301.0729, 3301.948, 3302.037, 3313.475, 3313.5318, 479

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3313.5319, 3313.6013, 3313.6021, 3313.6023, 3313.6024, 480
3313.6025, 3313.6026, 3313.6029, 3313.617, 3313.618, 3313.6114, 481
3313.6411, 3313.6413, 3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.717, 482
3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.89, 3319.073, 483
3319.077, 3319.078, 3319.318, 3319.324, 3319.39, 3319.391, 484
3319.393, 3319.46, 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, 3320.04, 3323.251, 485
and 5502.262, and Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code as if the 486
school were a school district and the school's board of trustees 487
were a district board of education. 488
Section 2. That existing sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and 489
3328.24 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed. 490
Section 3. This act shall be known as the Graduation 491
Readiness and Development (GRAD) Act. 492
Section 4. The General Assembly, applying the principle 493
stated in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that 494
amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of 495
simultaneous operation, finds that the following sections, 496
presented in this act as composites of the sections as amended 497
by the acts indicated, are the resulting versions of the 498
sections in effect prior to the effective date of the sections 499
as presented in this act: 500
Section 3314.03 of the Revised Code as amended by H.B. 501
214, H.B. 250, and S.B. 168, all of the 135th General Assembly. 502
Section 3326.11 of the Revised Code as amended by H.B. 47, 503
H.B. 214, and S.B. 168, all of the 135th General Assembly. 504
Section 3328.24 of the Revised Code as amended by both 505
H.B. 47 and H.B. 214 of the 135th General Assembly. 506