To authorize an alternative public high school “general diploma” with reduced curriculum requirements from those required under a 2006 law establishing minimum statewide standards, and authorize up to 15 high school “specialty schools” with even lower requirements, subject to certain additional performance standards.   Official Text and Analysis.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not create alternative public high school “general diploma,” but does eliminate the Algebra II requirement in the high school graduation standards high school graduation standards adopted in 2006.

To remove the determination of whether a proposed "career and technical education" course proposed as an alternative to Algebra II and Geometry requirements from the state Board of Education, and give it to the local school district.

To clarify a provision that allows a "financial literacy" course as an alternative to Algebra II.

To add to this bill the section of the law containing the rest of the high school graduation standards, which is a technical procedure that facilitates expanding the scope of proposed changes in negotiations with the Senate.

To eliminate the Algebra II requirement in the high school graduation standards adopted in 2006. The bill would allow students to instead take various alternative courses including "applied math," accounting, business math, "financial literacy," a "career and technical education" course approved by the school district, and more.

To adopt a version of the bill that does not address graduation requirements, but instead deals with teacher tenure. See Senate-passed version for details.

To require schools to rate teachers as "effective" or "ineffective," with at least 45 percent of the rating based on student performance, and require these ratings be used for teacher tenure decisions.

To concur with the House-passed version of the bil.