House Bill No. by Representative Chassion proposes significant changes to high school graduation requirements in Louisiana. The bill mandates that students must achieve a minimum composite score on the ACT, a national norm-referenced test, as a prerequisite for graduation. This score will be determined by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) through rule-making, ensuring that it does not negatively impact the high school graduation rate.

Additionally, the bill prohibits the administration of state-endorsed end-of-course assessments for high school students, which are currently required under existing law. This change aims to streamline the graduation process by removing these assessments while still maintaining a standard through the ACT score requirement. The enactment of this bill would thus alter the current educational assessment landscape in Louisiana, focusing on a singular standardized test for graduation eligibility.