New high school graduation law goes into effect July 1

House Bill 1005 requires the state board of education, in conjunction with the Indiana Department of Education, the Indiana Education Roundtable, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, to develop guidelines to help schools identify students who are likely to fail a graduation exam or who will likely require remedial work in college.

If it is determined during a student’s junior year that he or she will likely need remedial work in college or will likely not pass the graduation exam, the student must take a college and career readiness exam, according to the law.

Students who are identified as needing remediation also will not be allowed to take a dual credit course in that subject until they pass the college and career readiness exam.