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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
+ Assessment--Legal Issues
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol
+ Attendance
+ Attendance--Compulsory
+ Background Checks
+ Bilingual/ESL
+ Career/Technical Education
+ Cheating
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment
+ Civic Education
+ Civic Education--Character Education
+ Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance
+ Class Size
+ Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Arts Education
+ Curriculum--Drivers Education
+ Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed.
+ Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language
+ Curriculum--Geography Education
+ Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education
+ 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
+ Education Research
+ Equity
+ Federal
+ Finance
+ Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost
+ Finance--District
+ Finance--Equity
+ Finance--Facilities
+ Finance--Funding Formulas
+ Finance--Litigation
+ Finance--Local Foundations/Funds
+ Finance--Lotteries
+ Finance--Performance Funding
+ 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--Child Abuse
+ Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses
+ Health--Suicide Prevention
+ High School
+ High School--Advanced Placement
+ High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
+ High School--Exit Exams
+ High School--Graduation Requirements
+ Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices
+ Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
+ 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--Preparation
+ Middle School
+ Minority/Diversity Issues
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian
+ No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress
+ No Child Left Behind--Assessment
+ No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer
+ No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools
+ No Child Left Behind--Report Cards
+ No Child Left Behind--School Support
+ No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services
+ 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 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 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
+ 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
NJSigned into law 07/2001P-12Joint Services
S.B. 986
Permits jointure commissions to provide services to school districts including, education of disabled pupils; states when 2 or more boards o...

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LASigned into law 06/2001P-12Salary Supplement for Counselors Meeting National Certification Requirements
S.B. 247
Provides for a salary supplement for certain school counselors who have met the requirements and acquired the National Board of Certified Co...

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ORSigned into law 06/2001P-12Small Districts
S.B. 519
Establishes the Small School District Supplement fund; requires the Department of Education to award grants to small school districts with o...

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ORSigned into law 06/2001P-12Appeals of Decisions by State High School Athletic Associations
S.B. 220
Allows appeal of decisions made by organizations that administer interscholastic activities. Appeals go before the state board, which may h...

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UTSigned into law 06/2001P-12
Community College
Postsec.
Utah College of Applied Technology
H.B. 1003A
Creates the Utah College of Applied Technology and other regional applied technology colleges in Utah; establishes their governance structur...

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HISigned into law 05/2001P-12Risk Management for Schools
S.B. 535
Requires the Department of Education to establish risk management and related programs for school administrators, teachers, and other school...

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KSSigned into law 05/2001P-12Acquisition of Land
H.B. 2068
Concerns townships; relates to the acquisition of property; allows townships to procure not to exceed 3 acres of land for the township, and ...

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MESigned into law 05/2001P-12School Employee's Payment Over 10 or 12 Months
H.B. 1110
Public Law No. 156., (LD 1479) Amends current law to allow school year employees to receive their pay over a period of either 10 or 12 month...

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MESigned into law 05/2001P-12State Retirement System Provisions
S.B. 576
Public Law No. 192.,& 181 (LD 1754)Relates to the Maine State Retirement System; establishes the Consumer Price Index as the benchmark for t...

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MTSigned into law 05/2001P-12School District Sharing Agreements
S.B. 394
Authorizes the trustees of a school district to enter into an interlocal cooperative agreement with another K-12 accredited public instituti...

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MTSigned into law 05/2001P-12Use of Impact Aid by Districts
S.B. 457
Authorizes a school district to use a portion of its impact aid funds for repayment of bonds....

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MTSigned into law 05/2001P-12School District Sharing Agreements
H.B. 108
Authorizes a school district to enter into a cooperative purchasing contract with one or more districts for the procurement of supplies and ...

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MTSigned into law 05/2001P-12Start-Up Costs for School Breakfast Programs
H.B. 353
Provides start-up costs for school districts to establish school breakfast programs....

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MTSigned into law 05/2001P-12School District Consolidation Agreements
H.B. 488
Allows school districts that consolidate to each retain their basic entitlement for 6 years; retains 100% of the entitlement for the 1st 3 y...

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NCSigned into law 05/2001P-12Paperwork Reduction
S.B. 708
Eliminates unnecessary and duplicative paperwork in the public schools....

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NESigned into law 05/2001P-12
L.B. 797
Changes the definition of general fund operating expenditures for purposes of the state aid formula. General fund operating expenditures wil...

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ORSigned into law 05/2001P-12Schools Outside District
H.B. 2291
Allows the district school board to open a school outside of district with permission of the school district in which the school will be loc...

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TNSigned into law 05/2001P-12Salary Adjustments
S.B. 346
States that Basic Education Program funds generated in salary components for non-licensed personnel may be used to increase salaries for cur...

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TXSigned into law 05/2001P-12Classes Held Off Campus
S.B. 826
Senate Bill 826 amends the Education Code to authorize the board of trustees of a school district to operate a school or program or hold a c...

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TXVetoed 05/2001P-12Paperwork Reduction
H.B. 106
Requires trustees of each district to adopt a policy to limit redundant requests for information and the number and length of written report...

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VASigned into law 05/2001P-12Age-Appropriate Education Programs
S.B. 1144
Creates optional age-appropriate education programs for students in grades K-5 who require guidance, supervision and discipline in a structu...

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ARSigned into law 04/2001P-12District Web Pages
H.B. 2503
Requires districts to establish web pages and then post relevant district information on that web page....

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ARSigned into law 04/2001P-12Creation of New School Districts
H.B. 1882
Creates a procedure for the creation of a school district by detachment....

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MDVetoed 04/2001P-12School District Contract Requirements
S.B. 438
Requires county board of education to draft specifications encouraging maximum competition in public school procurement contracts when adver...

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MTSigned into law 04/2001P-12School District Budget Transfers
S.B. 436
Revises school district operating expense and purchasing laws by allowing a district to make transfers between different funds or between th...

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MTSigned into law 04/2001P-12School District Sharing Agreements
S.B. 182
Expands the Interlocal Cooperation Act to allow school districts to share teachers, specialists, or superintendents....

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NMSigned into law 04/2001P-12Regional Education Cooperatives
H.B. 139
Regional education cooperatives authorized by the state board may own, and have control and management over, buildings and land independent ...

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TNSigned into law 04/2001P-12Consolidation Authorization
H.B. 465
Authorizes counties with metropolitan governments in which principal city is not county seat to adopt consolidation plan for school systems ...

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ARSigned into law 03/2001P-12The Disposition of Property by School Districts
S.B. 819
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY BY PUBLIC EDUCA...

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MTSigned into law 03/2001P-12Opening or Reopening of Elementary Schools, Including Isolated Schools
H.B. 358
Revises the procedures for opening or reopening an elementary school; allows parents of at least two pupils to petition the trustees; lowers...

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NESigned into law 02/2001P-12Bus Inspections
L.B. 36
Changes provisions relating to inspection of pupil transportation vehicles....

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SDSigned into law 02/2001P-12District Boundaries
H.B. 1123
Repeals that the requirement that school districts consist of adjoining territory....

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VASigned into law 02/2001P-12Energy Contracts
H.B. 1967
Allows any local governing body, school district or public institution of higher education to enter into energy performance-based contracts ...

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+ 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
+ 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--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