Reading diagnostic assessment grace period

9/1/2026

Senate Bill 19 impacts certain school and district contracts

Under Senate Bill 19, a district, community school, or STEM school that has a contract that existed prior to Sept. 30, 2025, with a reading diagnostic assessment provider approved by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce prior to Sept. 30, 2025, may continue to use that provider's reading diagnostic assessment until the terms of the contract expire or by July 1, 2028 – provided that the assessment meets the minimum requirements for the science of reading under Ohio law, as determined by the Department. 

Please send questions to ThirdGradeGuarantee@education.ohio.gov.