The bill aims to provide immediate relief to Ashtabula Lakeside High School due to significant disruptions caused by severe winter weather, which resulted in the school's roof collapsing and the building becoming unusable. It allows the Department of Education and Workforce to grant flexibility in awarding high school diplomas to twelfth-grade students based on their demonstration of subject area competency, rather than solely on the completion of required instructional hours. Additionally, the bill waives up to twenty-four hours of the minimum instructional hours required for the school to be eligible for state funding.

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