AB 370

Under current law, a school board may grant a high school diploma to a pupil

if, subject to certain exceptions, the pupil earns a certain number of credits while in

grades 9 to 12 (high school credits). This bill allows a school board to count certain

credits a pupil earns while in grades 7 and 8 as high school credits for purposes of

granting a high school diploma.

Under the bill, a school board may count credit earned by a pupil in grade 7 or

8 as high school credit if the pupil earns the credit in a course that is taught by a

teacher who is licensed to teach the subject matter to pupils in grades 9 to 12 and the

course is taught using a curriculum and assessments that are used to teach the

subject to pupils in grades 9 to 12. The pupil must also demonstrate based on certain

exams that he or she is academically prepared for coursework that is offered to pupils

in grades 9 to 12.