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From the ECS State Policy Database
2001 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2001. 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--Takeovers
+ Accountability--School Improvement
+ Adult Basic Education
+ Assessment
+ Assessment--Accommodations
+ Assessment--End-of-Course
+ Assessment--Formative/Interim
+ Assessment--High Stakes/Competency
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol
+ Attendance
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+ Background Checks
+ Bilingual/ESL
+ Career/Technical Education
+ Cheating
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+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings
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+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment
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+ Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance
+ Class Size
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+ Federal
+ Finance
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+ Governance
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+ Governance--School Boards
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+ Health
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+ High School
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+ Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices
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+ Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
+ Leadership
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+ Mentoring/Tutoring
+ Middle School
+ Minority/Diversity Issues
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+ No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress
+ No Child Left Behind--Assessment
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+ No Child Left Behind--Report Cards
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+ No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services
+ Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning
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+ 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 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
DESigned into law 07/2001Postsec.Improving the Administration of Financial Assistance for Higher Ed.
H.B. 246
This bill streamlines the process to help the Higher Education Commission effectively administer the states financial aid programs....

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LASigned into law 07/2001Postsec.Tuition Opportunity Program for Students Reporting Requirements
H.B. 2012
Relates to Tuition Opportunity Program for Students; provides for a uniform information reporting system and for certain notifications to parents of public elementary and secondary school students....

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LASigned into law 07/2001Postsec.Eligibility for Tuition Opportunity Program for Students
H.B. 1800
Relates to the Tuition Opportunity Program for Students; provides eligibility for TOPS-Tech and Opportunity awards for certain students who graduate from high schools or complete home study programs outside the U.S. and its territories....

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LASigned into law 07/2001Postsec.Eligibility for TOPS Performance Awards
H.B. 1945
Permits certain high school students completing honors courses and having a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 to qualify for TOPS Performance Awards under specified circumstances....

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AKSigned into law 06/2001Postsec.Alaska Advantage Loan Program and the Alaska Supplemental Education Loan Program
H.B. 204
Relates to the Commission on Postsecondary Education in the Alaska Student Loan Corporation; relates to student financial aid programs and the financing of those programs; establishes the Alaska Advantage Loan Program and the Alaska Supplemental Education Loan...

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ILSigned into law 06/2001Postsec.Higher Education Student Assistance Act
S.B. 406
Public Act No. 92-45., Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act; increases the maximum Monetary Award Program grant for full time and part time undergraduate students....

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ILSigned into law 06/2001Postsec.Donations to the College Savings Account Pool
S.B. 902
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act; allows a deduction for individuals for moneys contributed in the taxable year to a college savings pool account; allows a deduction of an amount equal to the amount spent by an individual taxpayer during the taxable year to ...

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ILSigned into law 06/2001Postsec.Prepaid Tuition Program
H.B. 841
Amends the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act; removes a provision that provides that if a qualified beneficiary is awarded a grant or scholarship, then the amount of money returned to the purchaser shall equal the original purchase price plus %2 interest compounded...

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LASigned into law 06/2001Postsec.TOPS Eligibility for Students Graduation in Less than Four Years
H.B. 389
Prohibits a TOPS award recipient from being restricted or otherwise delayed in first using the award due to the student having graduated from high school in less than four years....

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LASigned into law 06/2001Postsec.Louisiana Student Tuition Assistant Program
S.B. 690
Provides for administration of, participation in, and alternative investment options relative to the Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust.
Creates the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program which may hereafter be referred to as ...

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LASigned into law 06/2001Postsec.Required ACT Score for TOPS Eligibility
S.B. 438
Lowers the required ACT score for a TOPS Tech award from 19 to 17, beginning with the 2000 - 2001 high school graduates....

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LASigned into law 06/2001Postsec.Extension of TOPS Waiver Due to Course Unavailability
H.B. 818
, Extends through the 2002-2003 school year the time period for a TOPS waiver form meeting high school core curriculum requirements due to course unavailability....

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MESigned into law 06/2001Postsec.Establishes Maine Scholarship Foundation
H.B. 799
Public Law No. 459., (LD 1043) Establishes the Maine Scholarship Foundations and the Maine Education Scholarship Endowment Fund to provide eligible State residents with the financial resources to access postsecondary education opportunities and achieve higher ...

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MESigned into law 06/2001Postsec.College Saving Plans and Scholarships
S.B. 579
Public Law No. 381., (LD 1757) Provides for the usage of funds in the State College Savings Program to include matching grants to encourage saving for higher education to any class of participants and to provide scholarship funds for individuals attending inst...

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ORSigned into law 06/2001Postsec.Tax Credits for Employer-Paid Scholarships
H.B. 2521
Requires the Student Assistance Commission to develop and adopt rules that provide the minimum criteria that an employer must meet in order for the employer's scholarship program for employees and dependents to be certified as eligible for the Employee and Dep...

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TXSigned into law 06/2001Postsec.Graduate and Professional Program Admissions
H.B. 1641
Revises admissions standards for graduate and professional programs. One portion states that an applicant's performance on a standardized test may not be used in the admissions or competitive scholarship process for a graduate or professional program as the s...

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TXSigned into law 06/2001Postsec.TEXAS Grant II Program
S.B. 1596
Relates to the establishment and operation of the Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (TEXAS) Grant II program; provides a grant of money to enable eligible students to attend public two-year institutions of higher learning in this state....

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CASigned into law 05/2001Postsec.
Community College
Cal. Grant Program
S.B. 176
Chapter No.8, Adds to the eligibility requirements for the Cal Grant A and B Entitlement Programs a provision specifying that a qualifying student must graduate from high school or its equivalent during or after the 2000-01 school year. Amends the eligibility ...

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FLSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program
S.B. 1180
2001-82., Creates the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; provides for eligibility; establishes obligations of school districts and the Department of Education; establishes criteria for private school eligibility; establishes obl...

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MDSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.
Community College
Income Requirements for Maryland HOPE Scholarship
H.B. 329,
Increasing to $95,000 the maximum annual total family income for a recipient of a Maryland HOPE Scholarship or a HOPE Community College Transfer Scholarship. A similar bill in the Senate (S.B. 213) was vetoed by the governor....

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MDSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Mentoring for Family Investment Program Recipients
S.B. 541
Requires Higher Education Commission and Department of Human Resources to coordinate efforts to encourage college student volunteers to mentor to Family Investment Program recipients; specifies when temporary cash assistance may not be paid; requires Secretary...

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MTSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Eligibility for Family Education Savings Accounts
S.B. 258
Revises the laws governing family education savings accounts; excludes from income those earnings on accounts that are withdrawn for qualified expenses; imposes a tax on certain withdrawals from accounts instead of recapturing the withdrawals as income; clarif...

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MTSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Eligibility for State Financial Aid
S.B. 256
Makes compliance with the federal military selective service act a prerequisite for State agency or Montana University system employment, payment of State student financial assistance, and enrollment in a postsecondary educational institution of a student rece...

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WVSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Providing Higher Education Adult Part-Time Student Grants
H.B. 2897
Provides higher education adult part-time student grants to students enrolled in post-secondary certificate, industry recognized credential and other skill development programs of study in demand occupations....

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ARSigned into law 04/2001Postsec.Administration of various minority scholarship programs
H.B. 2554
Authorizes the higher education coordination board to continue the administration of various minority scholarship programs....

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ARSigned into law 04/2001P-12
Postsec.
Impact of Scholarship Programs
H.B. 2477
Requires a report from the Department of Education and the Department of Higher Education on the impact of Scholarship Programs....

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ARBecame law without governor's signature 04/2001Postsec.Arkansas Academic Challenge Program
S.B. 595
Amends the Arkansas Academic Challenge Program to change the eligibility requirements; changes the financial need criteria; changes the continuing eligibility requirements; changes the definition of tuition....

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ARSigned into law 04/2001Postsec.Governor's Scholars Program
S.B. 762
Amends the Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program; changes the eligibility requirements; reduces the number of applicants; lowers the amount of the award....

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GASigned into law 04/2001P-12
Postsec.
At Risk Programs and Hope Scholarship Changes
H.B. 656
Act No. 29., Relates to elementary and secondary education; creates early intervention programs for kindergarten, primary grades, and upper elementary grades, in place of the special instructional assistance program to assist students with certain identified d...

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HISigned into law 04/2001Postsec.Student Loans
H.B. 1411
Relates to Secondary Market Services Corp.--Hawaii, the state designated student loan secondary market, to purchase student loan notes held by mainland financial institutions....

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KSSigned into law 04/2001Postsec.
Community College
Community College Scholarships
H.B. 2188
Concerns community colleges; relates to expenditures for scholarships; authorizes the charging of fees. The board of trustees of any community college shall not authorize or permit the expenditure of any public funds, either directly or indirectly, for scholar...

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MDSigned into law 04/2001Postsec.Teacher Scholarships for Full- and Part-time Graduate Students
H.B. 299, S.B. 206
Expands the Maryland Teacher Scholarship program to include full-time or part-time graduate students in programs leading to Maryland professional teachers' certificates....

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MDSigned into law 04/2001Postsec.Science and Technology Scholarships
S.B. 357
Requires the State Scholarship Administration to offer yearly Maryland Science and Technology Scholarships to students who have been accepted into academic programs under certain circumstances; requires the Administration to offer scholarships to certain stude...

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MDSigned into law 04/2001Postsec.Use of Carry Over Financial Aid Dollars
H.B. 1004
Establishes that money appropriated by the State for student financial assistance that is not used in that fiscal year may not revert to the State Treasury and may be used only for specified purposes; prohibits the use of certain money for administrative expen...

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IDSigned into law 03/2001Postsec.National Guard Scholarship Program
H.B. 53
Provides authority to the Adjutant General to provide incentive payments for registration fees and tuition for Idaho National Guard members attending private institutions of higher education in Idaho....

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KYSigned into law 03/2001Postsec.Participation in KY Education Excellence Scholarships by Congressional Page or Foreign Exchange Students
S.B. 71
Relates to the inclusion of students enrolled in a Congressional Page School or in a foreign exchange high school program under the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship Program; permits a student who maintains Kentucky residency to earn credit toward a ...

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SDVetoed 03/2001Postsec.Regents Scholarship
S.B. 239
Would have established the regents scholarship program and provides for its funding. Would have allowed students to attend one of the public or nonpublic accredited universities, colleges, or technical institutes located in South Dakota....

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SDSigned into law 02/2001Postsec.Rehabilitation Services to Include Student Tuition/Fees
H.B. 1030
Revises the rehabilitation services provided at public cost to disabled and visually impaired persons based on economic need to include postsecondary tuition and fees....

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+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants
+ Postsecondary Faculty
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure
+ 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 Students--Disabled
+ Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation
+ Private Schools
+ Privatization
+ Promotion/Retention
+ Public Involvement
+ Reading/Literacy
+ Religion
+ Religion--Prayer/Meditation
+ Remediation (K-12)
+ Rural
+ Scheduling/School Calendar
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Year
+ School Safety
+ School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution
+ School Safety--Corporal Punishment
+ School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension
+ School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault
+ School Safety--Special Education
+ School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes
+ School/District Structure/Operations
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation
+ 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--School Size
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation
+ Special Education
+ Special Education--Finance
+ Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming)
+ Special Education--Placement
+ Special Education--Transition
+ Special Populations--Corrections Education
+ Standards
+ Standards--Implementation
+ State Longitudinal Data Systems
+ State Policymaking
+ Student Achievement
+ Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap
+ 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--Assignment
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers
+ 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--Preparation
+ Teaching Quality--Professional Development
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools
+ Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights
+ Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining
+ Technology
+ Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware
+ Technology--Equitable Access
+ Technology--Funding Issues
+ Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training
+ Textbooks and Open Source
+ Urban