This bill waives the required minimum instructional hours for Ashtabula Lakeside High School for the 2024-2025 school year due to significant disruptions caused by severe winter weather, including the collapse of the school's roof and the inaccessibility of local services. The legislation allows the Department of Education and Workforce to provide flexibility in granting high school diplomas to twelfth-grade students based on their demonstration of subject area competency, rather than solely on completing classroom instruction hours. Additionally, it permits the waiver of up to twenty-four hours of the required minimum instructional hours for the school to maintain eligibility for state funding.

The bill is declared an emergency measure, emphasizing the urgency of ensuring that affected high school seniors can graduate on time and that the Ashtabula City School District can retain its state funding amidst the challenges posed by the weather-related closures. The act is designed to take immediate effect to address these pressing educational needs.