(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) The alternate diploma must comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 6311).
- (c) For purposes of determining a school's or school corporation's graduation rate under IC 20-26-13 or 511 IAC 6.2-10, not more than one percent (1%) of a school's or school corporation's graduation cohort that receives an alternate diploma may be counted as having graduated.
- (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; P.L.160-2023, SEC.13.