(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) 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.