Alternative Diploma for Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities

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Sec. 14. (a) The state board shall create an alternate diploma for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The diploma must be:

(1) standards-based; and

(2) aligned with Indiana's requirements for an Indiana diploma.

(b) Not more than one percent (1%) of students of a cohort may receive the alternate diploma established by the state board under subsection (a).

(c) The alternate diploma must comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 6311).

(d) Not later than December 1, 2021, the state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to carry out this section.

As added by P.L.192-2018, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.113-2021, SEC.1.


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