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From the ECS State Policy Database 2000 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2000. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. To view all, press the button located at the top labeled "Expand All." Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--High Stakes/Competency At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Cheating Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Curriculum Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Data-Driven Improvement Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Equity Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--School Boards Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Mental Health Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Teen Pregnancy High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment High School--Exit Exams High School--Graduation Requirements Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Official English Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools Leadership Leadership--District Superintendent Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues Minority/Diversity Issues--African American Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic No Child Left Behind--Assessment Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-16 or P-20 P-3 P-3 Child Care P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Family Involvement P-3 Finance P-3 Governance P-3 Grades 1-3 P-3 Health and Mental Health P-3 Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten P-3 Preschool P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development Parent/Family Parent/Family--Parent Rights Postsecondary HI Approved by voters 11/2000 Postsec. Autonomy for The University of Hawaii V. 1 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT (SB 539 CD1, 2000); Amends the Hawaii State Constitution; provides the University of Hawaii with autonomy in all ma... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 Postsec. Lottery Money for Higher Ed. A.B. 2565 Relates to public postsecondary education. Increases the percentage of lottery moneys that may be pledged under the program to the equivalen... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 Postsec. Athletic Suspension S.B. 338 Adds to the Donahoe Higher Education Act provisions that require a campus of the University of California or the California State University... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 Postsec. Community College Assisting Students in Transferring from Community Colleges S.B. 1898 Requires the Student Aid Commission in collaboration with the various segments of higher education, to develop and establish a pilot program... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 Postsec. Defering Enrollment at College A.B. 1958 Requests the University of California and requires the California State University, to require each campus in their respective systems to de... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 Postsec. Higher Education For Veterans A.B. 1739 Conducts in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, a study concerning prescribed topics relating to educational opportunities... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 Postsec. Community College State Community Colleges and Articulation Agreements A.B. 1861 Requests the Regents of the University of California, and requires the Trustees of the California State University, to develop and maintain ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 Postsec. Prohibiting Selling/Recording any Academic Presentation A.B. 1773 Existing case law provides that in the absence of evidence of agreement to the contrary, a teacher, rather than the institution for which he... More... CA Signed into law 07/2000 Postsec. Cal Grant Guarantee Program S.B. 1644 Enacts the Vasconcellos-Poochigan-Burton-Ortiz-Pacheco Cal Grant Guarantee Program, which would, among other things, set forth the long-term... More... DE Signed into law 07/2000 Postsec. State Scholarship Program H.B. 545 Relates to financial assistance for higher education; creates an annual legislative essay scholarship fund that will fund a nonrenewable sch... More... HI Became law without governor's signature 07/2000 Postsec. Autonomy for the University of Hawaii S.B. 539 Provides the University of Hawaii with autonomy in all matters related to the University.... More... MO Vetoed 07/2000 Postsec. Governing Bodies of Public Colleges and Universities H.B. 1396 Makes several changes in the operations of the governing bodies of public colleges and universities, and provides for technical clarificatio... More... OK Approved by voters 07/2000 Postsec. College/University Presidents V. 3 STATE QUESTION 686 (SB 151-2000) Amends the State Constitution; relates to the State budget; allows State colleges and universities to contr... More... CA Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Science/Tech Training A.B. 2883 Authorizes the Regents of the University of California to establish 3 California Institutes for Science and Innovation for the purpose of co... More... CO Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Basic Skills Courses and Proficiency for Postsecondary Students H.B. 1464 Requires the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to adopt and the governing boards of state institutions of higher education to implemen... More... FL Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Community College Prohibits Colleges/Universities from Political Contributions S.B. 890 Relates to direct-support organizations; prohibits university, community college, and statewide community college direct-support organizatio... More... HI Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Higher Ed. Benefits Program S.B. 3123 Establishes a post-secondary education benefits program, known as the bridge-to-hope program, for heads of households in the temporary assis... More... MI Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Dual Enrollment H.B. 5534 Provides a wider variety of options to high school pupils by encouraging and enabling students to enroll in career and technical preparation... More... OH Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Intellectual Property, Institutional Interest S.B. 286 Permits the Board of Trustees of a State college or university to establish rules that describe circumstances in which an employee of that i... More... OK Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Enhances Research H.B. 2532 Creates the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Advisory Committee (EPSCoR) to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Educ... More... OK Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. appropriations for postsecondary S.B. 984 Relates to revenue and taxation and higher education. Appropriates to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education $634,890,903 from th... More... OK Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Postsecondary Capital Construction H.B. 2249 Relates to revenue and taxation and higher education. Appropriates $634,890,903 from the general fund to increase faculty salaries 3% and to... More... AL Vetoed 05/2000 Postsec. Exemptions for Competitive Bidding by Postsecondary Institutions S.B. 478 Exempts from competitive bidding the renewal of all existing contracts that do not involve the expenditure of State funds and that are made ... More... AL Signed into law 05/2000 Postsec. Students at 2-Year Institutions Deemed Graduates S.B. 356 Relates to viability and non-viability of programs of instruction as reviewed by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education; provides that s... More... TN Signed into law 05/2000 Postsec. Intellectual Property H.B. 2770 Pertains to the University of Tennessee; provides that copyrighted computer materials held by state institution, the university are not open... More... TN Signed into law 05/2000 Postsec. Confidential Research Records - Procedures H.B. 2769 Modifies certain procedures for protecting confidential research records and materials handled by higher education.... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2000 Postsec. Intellectual Property S.B. 1554 Relates to costs and revenues of intellectual property created by certain state universities.... More... WV Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Quality, Higher Education S.B. 653 Relates to education and related subheadings; relates to exemption from motor vehicle and travel rules, goals for post-secondary education, ... More... Postsecondary Accountability Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans Postsecondary Faculty Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Governance and Structures Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary Postsecondary Online Instruction Postsecondary Participation--Access Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements Postsecondary Participation--Outreach Postsecondary Students--Disabled Postsecondary Success--Completion Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation Private Schools Privatization Promising Practices Promotion/Retention Public Involvement Reading/Literacy Religion Scheduling/School Calendar Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round School Safety School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution School Safety--Code of Conduct School Safety--Corporal Punishment School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes School/District Structure/Operations School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation School/District Structure/Operations--District Size School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation Service-Learning Special Education Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations Special Education--Finance Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming) Special Education--Placement Special Education--Transition Special Populations--Corrections Education Special Populations--Gifted and Talented Special Populations--Homeless Education Standards Standards--Implementation State Longitudinal Data Systems State Policymaking State Policymaking--Politics State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions Student Achievement Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring Student Supports--Remediation Students Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities Students--Records/Rights Teaching Quality Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals Teaching Quality--Preparation Teaching Quality--Professional Development Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining Technology Technology--Computer Skills Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware Technology--Equitable Access Technology--Funding Issues Technology--Internet Safety Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training Textbooks and Open Source Urban Whole Child