HB 3021: Schools; curriculum requirements for graduation; diploma pathway; State Department of Education; notice; seminar; English requirements financial literacy; alternate diploma; course availability; waiver; coursework; repealers; effective date; emergency.

This bill is currently being debated in the House. It changes the rules for how students graduate high school. Here is what it does: * **New Requirements:** It adds new mandatory classes (like financial literacy) and updates English requirements. * **Different Paths:** It creates new options for students to earn their diplomas. * **Help for Schools:** It makes sure schools have the right classes available and allows them to ask for exceptions (waivers) if they struggle to offer them. * **Better Communication:** It requires the state to keep parents and teachers informed about these changes. * **Fast Track:** Because it is marked as an "emergency" bill, the goal is for these rules to take effect as soon as it passes.