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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."

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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
NYSigned into law 07/2000P-12Fingerprinting, Criminal History Checks
S.B. 1031
Relates to the protection of pupils in educational settings from abuse and maltreatment; requires the fingerprinting and criminal history re...

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NYSigned into law 07/2000P-12Payment for Background Checks
S.B. 8239
Relates to fingerprinting and criminal history records checks as they apply to persons applying for a position in a school district and the ...

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FLSigned into law 06/2000P-12Background Screening of School Health Employees
S.B. 2034
Relates to health care; relates to kidney dialysis patients; relates to the Children's Medical Services Program; relates to the Brain and Sp...

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ILSigned into law 06/2000P-12Background Checks on School Board Members
H.B. 3840
Public Act No. 91-728; Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code; makes changes concerning the ineligibility of persons ...

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NHSigned into law 06/2000P-12Criminal Histories
H.B. 304
Modifies the crimes that prevent a person from being hired by a school administrative units, school district and charter school; modifies th...

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ALSigned into law 05/2000Postsec.Background Checks for University Health Care Employees
H.B. 485
Relates to campus police departments of colleges or universities in this State which offers medical, nursing, or health care education, or w...

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HISigned into law 05/2000P-12Teacher/Staff Background Checks
H.B. 2098
Requires the Department of Health to conduct criminal history records checks for employees, applicants, providers, and subcontractors in pos...

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IASigned into law 05/2000P-12Background Checks
S.B. 228
Authorizes school districts and nonpublic schools to perform certain criminal and abuse record checks....

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IASigned into law 05/2000P-12Investigative Information Confidential
S.B. 292
Provides for the designation of investigative information possessed by the board of educational examiners as privileged and confidential; re...

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ILSigned into law 05/2000P-12Safety, School Report Cards, Background Checks, Summer School
H.B. 4587
Public Act No. 91-4587; Amends the School Code to provide that the School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant Program shall provi...

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MESigned into law 05/2000P-12Requires State to Pay for Background Checks
S.B. 951
Public Law No. 791., (LD 2490)Requires the State to pay the costs of the fingerprinting and background checks of current and prospective ele...

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MSSigned into law 05/2000P-12Background Checks
S.B. 2658
Requires fingerprinting and criminal records background checks for new public school licensed and nonlicensed employment applicants and for ...

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ALSigned into law 04/2000P-12
Postsec.
Criminal Background Checks
H.B. 132
Relates to the Child Protection Act of 1999; relates to criminal background checks; removes from the definition of a Local Employing Board a...

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AZSigned into law 04/2000P-12Fingerprinting
S.B. 1116
Relates to criminal screening of school employees; provides that a person applying for the renewal of a certificate shall have a valid class...

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AZSigned into law 04/2000P-12Fingerprinting
H.B. 2220
Relates to school employees; states a person applying for a certificate shall have a valid class one or class two fingerprint clearance card...

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IDSigned into law 04/2000P-12Background Checks
H.B. 522
Requires that charter schools shall comply with the requirement that all school employees undergo a criminal history check....

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IDSigned into law 04/2000P-12Background Checks/Private School Employees
H.B. 542
Provides for criminal history checks for private or parochial school employees or contractors upon request....

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IDSigned into law 04/2000P-12Background Checks for Private Kindergartens
S.B. 1477
Requires that any person who owns, operates or is employed by a private school for educational purposes for children four through six years ...

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KYSigned into law 04/2000P-12Background Checks for Volunteers
H.B. 136
Requires state criminal records checks of adult volunteers in public schools who have contact with students on a regularly scheduled or cont...

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MEVetoed 04/2000P-12Modifies Background Checks
S.B. 987
(LD 2540)Proposes to effect current law that requires teachers and other school employees in public schools or approved private schools to u...

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GASigned into law 03/2000P-12Omnibus Bill - Background Checks
H.B. 1187
Background checks are required of all school personnel and are required of all certificated personnel upon any application for certificate r...

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SDSigned into law 03/2000P-12Background Checks
H.B. 1200
Requires criminal background checks of school employees; prohibits employment of certain persons in schools....

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UTSigned into law 03/2000P-12Teacher Licensing/
H.B. 303
Relates to disclosure of information relating to prior school employment; provides that an applicant for a teacher's license provide the lic...

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VASigned into law 03/2000P-12Speed of Response
H.B. 865
Requires the Department of Social Services to respond to requests by local school board in cases where there is no match within the central ...

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VASigned into law 03/2000P-12Background Checks
H.B. 1238
Directs all school boards to require, as a condition of employment, fingerprinting for applicants who are offered or who accept school board...

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VASigned into law 02/2000P-12Background Checks
H.B. 1097
Requires applicants who are offered or who accept permanent or temporary, part-time or full-time employment with the school board to submit ...

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+ 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
+ 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