Effective: September 14, 2016
Latest Legislation: House Bill 113 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The department of education shall award a certificate of high school equivalence to each person who achieves the equivalent of a high school education, as measured by scores obtained on a high school equivalency test approved by the department pursuant to division (B) of this section. Each certificate awarded under this section shall be signed by the superintendent of public instruction and the president of the state board of education.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Revised Code, a person who seeks to obtain a certificate of high school equivalence shall be subject to the requirements of section 3301.81 of the Revised Code.
(B) The department shall approve at least two nationally recognized high school equivalency tests for the purpose of awarding certificates of high school equivalence under this section. For each test approved pursuant to division (B) of this section, the department shall ensure that the scores required for passage are equivalent to the scores required for passage on the other approved equivalency tests.
(C) All of the following shall be considered the equivalent of a certificate of high school equivalence awarded by the department under this section:
(1) A high school equivalence diploma or a certificate of high school equivalence awarded by the state board of education prior to the effective date of this section;
(2) A certificate of high school equivalence issued prior to January 1, 1994, attesting to the achievement of the equivalent of a high school education as measured by scores obtained on tests of general educational development;
(3) A statement issued by a primary-secondary education or higher education agency of another state that indicates that its holder has achieved the equivalent of a high school education as measured by scores obtained on a similar nationally recognized high school equivalency test.
(D) The state board, in consultation with the chancellor of higher education, shall adopt rules to administer this section and section 3301.81 of the Revised Code.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 33 | Education-Libraries
Chapter 3301 | Department of Education
Section 3301.01 | State Board of Education.
Section 3301.011 | Total Student Count Defined.
Section 3301.012 | Computer Science Defined.
Section 3301.02 | Elected and Appointed State Board Members - Terms of Office.
Section 3301.03 | Board Members to Be Qualified Electors - Oath, Salary, Expenses.
Section 3301.041 | Audio and Video Recordings of Board of Education Meetings.
Section 3301.05 | Public Meetings, Official Records of Board.
Section 3301.06 | Vacancy on Board.
Section 3301.07 | State Board of Education - Powers and Duties.
Section 3301.072 | Programs of In-Service Training in District Budget and Finance.
Section 3301.074 | Licenses for School District Treasurers and Business Managers.
Section 3301.076 | Operating Reserve Account or Minimum Cash Balance.
Section 3301.077 | Adoption of Reading Competencies.
Section 3301.079 | Academic Standards - Model Curriculum.
Section 3301.0710 | Ohio Graduation Tests.
Section 3301.0711 | Administration and Grading of Assessments.
Section 3301.0712 | College and Work Ready Assessment System.
Section 3301.0713 | Education Management Information System Advisory Council.
Section 3301.0714 | Guidelines for Statewide Education Management Information System.
Section 3301.0715 | District Board to Administer Diagnostic Assessments - Intervention Services.
Section 3301.0716 | Department Access to Student Information.
Section 3301.0719 | Adoption of Standards for Business Education in Grades Seven Through Twelve.
Section 3301.0720 | Recommendations to School Districts for Teaching Secondary School Sciences.
Section 3301.0723 | Data Verification Code for Younger Children Receiving State Services.
Section 3301.0725 | Extended Programming Employment of Certificated Instructional Personnel.
Section 3301.0728 | Retaking of End-of-Course Examinations.
Section 3301.0729 | Time Spent on Assessments.
Section 3301.0730 | User Review of Emis Guidelines.
Section 3301.08 | Appointment of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Section 3301.09 | Superintendent of Public Instruction Shall Be Secretary of Board.
Section 3301.12 | Superintendent of Public Instruction - Additional Duties.
Section 3301.121 | Adjudication Procedure to Determine Whether to Permanently Exclude Pupil.
Section 3301.13 | Department of Education - Organization - Powers and Duties.
Section 3301.131 | School-Parent and School-Business Partnerships.
Section 3301.134 | Awards for Innovative and Exemplary Parental Involvement Programs.
Section 3301.135 | List of Free, Reduced Cost Epinepherine Autoinjectors.
Section 3301.136 | High-Quality Tutoring Program List.
Section 3301.14 | Annual Report.
Section 3301.15 | Inspection of Institutions Employing Teachers - Reports.
Section 3301.161 | Petition of Referendum Against Transfer of School District.
Section 3301.162 | Notice of Intent to Close Chartered Nonpublic School.
Section 3301.163 | Third-Grade Reading Guarantee for Scholarship Students.
Section 3301.164 | Chartered Nonpublic School Reporting Requirements on School Website.
Section 3301.17 | Driver Education Courses.
Section 3301.171 | Driver Education Course Fee.
Section 3301.18 | Duties of Department Regarding Desegregation Within School Districts.
Section 3301.22 | Model Harassment Prevention Policy.
Section 3301.23 | State Computer Science Education Committee and Plan.
Section 3301.27 | Research on Factors That Improve Education Effectiveness.
Section 3301.28 | Tutoring and Remedial Education Program.
Section 3301.30 | Programs for Children of Migrant Agricultural Laborers.
Section 3301.32 | Criminal Records Check.
Section 3301.40 | Adult Education Programs.
Section 3301.48 | Interstate Compact for Education.
Section 3301.481 | Identifying State Agency for Whose Benefit Real Property Is Acquired.
Section 3301.49 | Appointment of Members to Educational Commission.
Section 3301.50 | Preschool Educator License.
Section 3301.51 | Preschool Associate Educator License Not Required.
Section 3301.52 | Preschool, School Child Program Definitions.
Section 3301.53 | Rules for Minimum Standards for Preschool Programs.
Section 3301.531 | Tuberculosis Screening, Testing of Prospective Employees.
Section 3301.54 | Direction and Supervision of Preschool Program - Qualifications of Staff Members.
Section 3301.541 | Criminal Records Check.
Section 3301.55 | Preschool Program Building Requirements and Building Plan.
Section 3301.57 | Providing Consultation and Technical Assistance.
Section 3301.58 | Licensing of Preschool Programs and School Child Programs - Enforcement of Rules.
Section 3301.60 | Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
Section 3301.601 | Technology-Based Educational Opportunities for Military Family Children.
Section 3301.61 | State Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
Section 3301.62 | Compact Commissioner.
Section 3301.63 | Military Family Education Liaison.
Section 3301.64 | Division of Assessment for Participation in Compact.
Section 3301.65 | School District Enrollment of Military Family Children.
Section 3301.68 | Consolidated School Mandate Report for School Districts.
Section 3301.70 | State Board Duties as to National and Community Service Act of 1990.
Section 3301.71 | Effect of Child Support Default on License or Certificate.
Section 3301.80 | Certificate of High School Equivalence.
Section 3301.81 | Criteria to Take High School Equivalency Test.
Section 3301.90 | Early Childhood Advisory Council.
Section 3301.923 | Clearinghouse of Best Practices to Promote Student Health.
Section 3301.94 | Education Data Repository.
Section 3301.941 | Student Level Data Records Collected and Maintained for Early Childhood Programs.
Section 3301.947 | Privacy of Data During Testing.
Section 3301.948 | Provision of Data to Multi-State Consortium Prohibited.