ECS
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
+ 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
CASigned into law 09/2000P-12Requires the County Office Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team to conduct a review, make recommendations, and provide technical assistance to streamline and improve the hiring process and related personnel system of a school district if the district meets certain criteria.
Title: S.B. 1331
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

NYSigned into law 09/2000P-12Provides that plans and specifications for all school buildings in the State be submitted to local fire and law enforcement authorities.
Title: A.B. 8370
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

RISigned into law 07/2000P-12Requires all public schools to make a breakfast program available to students attending the school.
Title: S.B. 2387
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

NHSigned into law 06/2000P-12Outlines procedures for the adoption of joint maintenance agreements; authorizes school districts which have entered into joint maintenance agreements to incur indebtedness by issuing notes or bonds subject to approval of the legislative bodies of the respective districts; permits joint agreement districts to be eligible for school building aid grants; repeals current law on the formation of a joint agreement certain school districts for the purpose of calculating school aid.
Title: S.B. 318
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

NYSigned into law 06/2000P-12Requires the Board of Regents to include in their annual report to the Governor and the Legislature on the schools of the state, information concerning school library expenditures and school library media specialist employment.
Title: A.B. 4885
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

SCBecame law without governor's signature 06/2000P-12Authorizes the Board of Education to acquire school buildings and other facilities relating to school district operations; allows this acquisition by means of a lease purchase agreement.
Title: H.B. 4970
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

ALSigned into law 05/2000P-12Provides an equivalent percent cost-of-living adjustment for certain public education employees with the beginning of the 2000-2001 fiscal year; requires a revision of the state salary matrix for certificated personnel; requires revisions of local salary schedules to reflect the cost-of-living adjustments for the 2000-2001 fiscal year.
Title: H.B. 202
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

MDSigned into law 05/2000P-12Makes certain adjustments to the formula for transportation grants to county boards of education; adjusts the time period for calculating increases in the grant amounts.
Title: S.B. 106
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

MSSigned into law 05/2000P-12Authorizes the Department of Finance and Administration to develop a master lease purchase program for equipment use by school districts.
Title: H.B. 1031
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

VTSigned into law 05/2000P-12Provides for a school environmental health clearinghouse on the Department of Health's website; provides for the development of a model school environmental health policy; requires an annual audit of school buildings and grounds; requires a maintenance schedule for ventilation and heating systems; requires implementation of integrated pest management; provides for isolation of toxic material that cannot be removed; provides for emergency response.
Title: H.B. 192
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

AZSigned into law 04/2000P-12States that unification of a common school district and a high school district is not authorized if any of the high school district facilities owned by the new unified school district are not located within its boundaries; stipulates that only unifying school districts shall approve the formation of a unified school district by resolution.
Title: H.B. 2264
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

IASigned into law 04/2000P-12Directs the Department of Education to conduct a feasibility study of reorganization and sharing incentives for school districts.
Title: H.B. 2198
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

IDSigned into law 04/2000P-12Requires that a majority vote shall decide the election for continuance or discontinuance of school.
Title: H.B. 520
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

KYSigned into law 04/2000P-12Requires the Auditor of Public Accounts to be responsible for an annual audit of the funds in each school district cooperative, school district consortium, school district corporation, and any other entity formed by school districts; provides the auditor may allow a certified public accountant to perform the audit but shall retain the right to receive the audit report and management letters.
Title: H.B. 689
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

INSigned into law 03/2000P-12Repeals the requirement for school corporations to change to a July-June budget year; repeals the July-June budget year pilot project; changes the date back to September 20 for public hearings on proposed plans for school bus replacement and capital projects.
Title: S.B. 508
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

KYSigned into law 03/2000P-12Directs the Department of Education to promote strategies to assist school districts in providing a safe transportation system; directs the Department of Education to report on its effect to the Interim Joint Committee on Education by January 1, 2001.
Title: H.J.R. 101
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

KYSigned into law 03/2000P-12Requires each public elementary and secondary school to establish and maintain a school library media center that is staffed by a certified school media librarian; requires school council to consult with the school media librarian on matters pertaining to the facility; permits school media librarian to be employed at two or more schools in a district with the consent of the school council.
Title: H.B. 324
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

NMSigned into law 03/2000P-12
Community College
This act provides for the establishment of "Learning Centers". These learning centers will be set-up by local Learning Center Districts and will work with established community colleges and universities to provide post-secondary education options throughout the state. Each district will have the ability to levy a 5-mill tax, with approval of the voters, to fund these centers.
Title: S.B. 406
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

UTSigned into law 03/2000P-12Relates to public education; requires the State Board of Education to conduct a study and make a report on whether there should be an optimum size for school districts based on student population; provides a mechanism for the creation of a new school district; provides for the transfer of property to and the assumption of indebtedness by the new school district; provides for the election of board members.
Title: H.B. 22
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

VASigned into law 03/2000P-12Amends the statute authorizing schools boards to permit the use of school property, under such conditions as will not impair the efficiency of the schools, to allows the school boards to authorize the division superintendent to permit the use of the school property, including buildings, grounds, vehicles, and other property.
Title: H.B. 1212
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

VASigned into law 03/2000P-12Requires local school boards to ensure that elementary school teachers in their employment have at least 3 hours during the students' school week for planning time.
Title: H.B. 1517
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

NJSigned into law 01/2000P-12Provides regionalization incentive aid for K-12 school districts with an enrollment greater than 10,000 pupils.
Title: A.B. 3290
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

+ 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