To revise details of the mathematics and foreign language standards in the state's high school graduation curriculum requirements in ways that generally reduce their rigor. The bill would also allow school districts to establish their own career and technical standards, rather than the current statewide standards, and make additional changes in the physical education and arts standards.
Under current law (and subject to many exceptions), to get a diploma a student must complete four credits in "English language arts," three credits in science, including biology and either chemistry or physics; four credits in mathematics including at least algebra I, geometry, and algebra II; three credits in social science including U.S. and world history and geography; one health and physical education credit; and one credit in visual, performing, or applied arts.   Official Text and Analysis.

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

To tie-bar the bill to House Bills 4466 and 4712, meaning this bill cannot become law unless those ones do also. Those bills propose additional changes in current standards.

To allow school officials to have more discretion in determinging physical education standards.

To revise wording in the state's high school graduation curriculum requirements in ways that generally reduce the rigor of foreign language and math standards, among other things allowing students to substitute certain alternative courses for Algebra II; and also to revise details of physical education and arts standards.

To include a course in computer science among the alternatives to having to take algebra II.