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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 CA Unofficially approved by Voters 11/2000 P-12 Community College Changing Bond Approval from 75% to 55% V. 29 PROPOSITION 39 Authorizes bonds for construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or replacement of school facilities if approved by 55% vote... More... NC Approved by voters 10/2000 Postsec. Statewide Bond Referendum V. 1 BOND REFERENDUM Issues the State of North Carolina Higher Education Improvement Bonds, constituting general obligation bonds of the State se... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 School Construction Finance A.B. 2408 Chapter No.530, Authorizes new construction or modernization on real property leased to a school district if certain conditions are met.... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Report on School Building Capacity A.B. 801 Chapter No.458, Requires each school district that elects to participate in the new construction program under the Leroy F. Greene School Fa... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Funding Joint-use Projects S.B. 1795 Authorizes the State Allocation Board to fund joint-use projects to construct libraries, multi-purpose rooms, and gymnasiums if specified co... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Postsec. Community College Petitions for Charters and Passage of School Bonds A.B. 2659 Requires the State Board of Education to develop criteria for the review and approval of charter school petitions. Makes technical revision... More... NJ Signed into law 09/2000 Postsec. Bonds/Notes S.B. 1311 Increases the amount of bonds and notes which may be issued to provide additional State support for county colleges; states said bonds and n... More... CA Rejected by voters 08/2000 P-12 Community College Bonds V. 15 BALLOT NO. 833 (SA99F0004), PROPOSITION 26; Authorizes schools, community college districts, and county education offices that evaluate safe... More... CA Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Postsec. Community College Capital Finance Notification A.B. 1674 Requires a) specified notification to affected school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, California State ... More... CA On 11/07/2000 Ballot 07/2000 P-12 Community College Bond Vote for Schools V. 29 PROPOSITION 39; Authorizes bonds for construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or replacement of school facilities if approved by 55% vot... More... AK Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Bond Issue Financing School Buildings H.B. 287 Makes capital appropriations that are funded from the sale of revenue bonds that are issued by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation or a s... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Fire Safety S.B. 891 Requires installation of automatic fire suppression systems in all dormitories at public or private institutions of higher education.... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Facilities Construction S.B. 200 Concerns the Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act; concerns the construction and financing of public school facilities.... More... OH Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 School Facilities Assistance Moneys S.B. 272 Sets aside school facilities assistance moneys for school districts with exceptional needs; permits any school district to participate in th... More... OH Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Property Acquisition S.B. 269 Authorizes a Board of Education to acquire real property needed for school purposes by exchanging real property that the board owns for the ... More... OK Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Oklahoma Education and Infrastructure Bond Act S.B. 2A Relates to education and general obligation bonds; provides that the act may be cited as the Oklahoma Education and Infrastructure Bond Act.... 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... SC Became law without governor's signature 06/2000 P-12 School Facilities H.B. 4970 Authorizes the Board of Education to acquire school buildings and other facilities relating to school district operations; allows this acqui... More... CO Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Capital Construction Projects S.B. 181 Concerns the funding of Public School Capital Construction Projects; addresses two methods of providing funding for the state's portion of m... More... CO Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Charter School Changes, Capital Reserve Usage H.B. 1124 Concerns public schools; authorizes charter schools to impose fees for excess transportation costs and to engage in the building, planning a... More... IA Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Infrastructure Program/Fund S.B. 2447 Provides financial assistance to communities and school districts by creating a school infrastructure program and fund; continues the commun... More... MD Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Solar Energy in New Schools S.B. 711 Establishes a pilot program to use solar energy in new school construction projects in the State; requires a county board of education to in... More... ME Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Construction Funding S.B. 298 Public Law No. 789, (LD 870); Improves public school safety and learning environments; allows a municipality to expend funds for school cons... More... MS Signed into law 05/2000 Postsec. Allow Universities access to Dev. Bank S.B. 2868 Revises the definition of the term "local governmental entity" under the Mississippi Development Bank Act to include the State or any agency... More... FL Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Fund H.B. 627 Creates Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund within the Education Department; provides for sources of funds; provides purposes... More... IA Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Asbestos Removal - Funding H.B. 2435 Repeals provision authorizing the raising of an additional enrichment amount to fund asbestos removal projects; provides that asbestos remov... More... ID Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Uniform School Building Safety Code Commission H.B. 678 Creates an Idaho Uniform School Building Safety Code Commission which shall develop an Idaho Uniform School Building Safety Code; provides f... More... ID Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Unhealthy Conditions in Schools H.B. 668 Requires school districts to identify and abate unsafe and unhealthy conditions in schools in the district; creates a School Safety and Heal... More... MD Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 School Construction S.B. 202 Repeals a specified limitation on the applicability of the Prevailing Wage Law to the construction of an elementary or secondary school.... More... NE Vetoed 04/2000 P-12 L.B. 1401 Changes provisions relating to budgets, beginner grade entrance document requirements, the enrollment option program, reorganization plan he... More... NM Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Supplemental Severance Tax Bonds for School Capitol Outlay H.B. 32 Relates to severance tax bonds; declares an emergency. Amends the Severance Tax Bonding Act, authorizes the issuance of additional supplemen... More... NM Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Capital Projects H.B. 17A Authorizes the issuance and sale of capital projects general obligation bonds to make capital expenditures for senior citizen facility impro... More... NM Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Bonds for Capital Projects H.B. 17A Authorizes the issuance and sale of capital projects general obligation bonds to make capital expenditures for senior citizen facility impro... More... NM Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Criteria for School Capitol Projects H.B. 31 Relates to public school capital expenditures. Declares an emergency; amends the Public School Capitol Outlay Act to provide criteria and st... More... IN Vetoed 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Education Facility Projects S.B. 408 Expands the definition of education facility projects for purposes of the Indiana Development Finance Authority (IDFA) law to permit the aut... More... KY Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Construction H.B. 249 Relates to procurement; increases the cost of construction projects and purchases for which state agencies, institutions of higher education... More... UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Construction Manager Selection Process H.B. 42 Relates to public schools; provides that if a local board determines to use a construction manager and general contractor as its method of c... More... NM Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 School Facilities H.B. 279 Relates to supplemental severance tax bonds; provides for funding of public school capitol outlays.... More... NM Vetoed 02/2000 P-12 Facilities Funding S.B. 297 Authorizes supplemental severance tax bonds for public school capital outlay purposes.... More... 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