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State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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 | Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Counseling/Guidance |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Geography Education |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Multicultural |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Litigation |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Performance Funding |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Child Abuse |
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| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| Health--Suicide Prevention |
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| High School |
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| High School--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
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| High School--Exit Exams |
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| High School--Graduation Requirements |
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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
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| Mentoring/Tutoring |
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| Middle School |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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| No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
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| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
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| No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
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| No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools |
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| No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
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| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
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| Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
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| Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
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| P-16 or P-20 |
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| P-3 |
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| P-3 Child Care |
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| P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Family Involvement |
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| P-3 Finance |
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| P-3 Governance |
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| P-3 Grades 1-3 |
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| P-3 Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Preschool |
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| P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
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| Parent/Family |
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| Parent/Family--Parent Rights |
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| Postsecondary |
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| Postsecondary Accountability |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants |
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| Postsecondary Faculty |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure |
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| Postsecondary Finance |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
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| Postsecondary Online Instruction |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Access |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
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| Postsecondary Students--Disabled |
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| Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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| Promotion/Retention |
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| Public Involvement |
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| Reading/Literacy |
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| Religion |
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| Religion--Prayer/Meditation |
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| Remediation (K-12) |
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| Rural |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
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| School Safety |
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| School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
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| School Safety--Corporal Punishment |
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| School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
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| School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
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| School Safety--Special Education |
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| School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes |
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| School/District Structure/Operations |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--School Size |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
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 | Special Education |
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2001 | P-12 | Use of a braille instructional aide
A.B. 306
Chapter No.736, Authorizes a school district, special education local plan area or county office of education to reinforce braille instruction using a braille instructional aide who meets certain criteria, under specific supervision. Deletes the provision that...
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| NY | Signed into law 10/2001 | P-12 | Alternative Formats for Instructional Materials
A.B. 7926
Requires every school district and board of cooperative educational services to develop a plan to ensure that all instructional materials to be used in the schools of the district are available in a usable alternative format for every disabled student; defines...
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2001 | P-12 | Reimbursement to Public Employees
A.B. 992
Chapter No.215. Deletes the prohibition against reimbursement by the State for special education and related services provided by a nonpublic, nonsectarian school by an individual who is or was an employee of a contracting local educational entity within the ...
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| NJ | Signed into law 07/2001 | P-12 | Joint Services
S.B. 986
Permits jointure commissions to provide services to school districts including, education of disabled pupils; states when 2 or more boards of education determine to carry out jointly the duties imposed upon them in regard to education and training of disabled ...
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2001 | P-12 | Special Education Finance Task Force
H.B. 2598
Establishes a task force on special education and school finance; charges said task force with studying and delivery of financing of instruction for students with disabilities receiving special education and related services....
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2001 | P-12 | Assisting in completing a functional behavioral assessment,
S.B. 116
Amends the School Code; provides that school social work services may include assisting in completing a functional behavioral assessment, as well as assisting in the development of positive behavioral intervention strategies; provides that other certified prof...
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| NJ | Signed into law 06/2001 | P-12 | State Funds for Special Education
S.B. 2167
Provides that State funds to provide special education and related services to students enrolled in nonpublic schools may not be included by a school district in the calculation of the minimum funding requirements for nonpublic school students under the Indivi...
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| TN | Became law without governor's signature 06/2001 | P-12 | Full Federal Funding Resolution
S.J.R. 239
Relates to Congress; urges fully funding federal commitment to Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)....
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2001 | P-12 | Age groupings, Case Loads
S.B. 733
Limits age ranges of instructional groups to range to a maximum of 36 months for special education purposes; requires state board of education to set class size standards and case load standards for instructional personnel; severity of disability is to be a we...
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2001 | Postsec. | 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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| HI | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 |
S.B. 1084
Appropriates $ 27,931,118 to the Department of Education as an emergency appropriation for special education costs as a result of the Felix consent decree. This was a result of the Felix v. Cayetano case....
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| HI | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Teach blindness skills to individuals 55 and older
H.B. 429
Makes an appropriation for teachers to teach blindness skills to individuals 55 and older with severe visual impairment or blindness....
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| KY | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Suspension of Special Education Students
S.B. 64
Relates to exceptional children and youth; clarifies a change in educational placement occurs if, due to a suspension, an exceptional child is removed for more than 10 consecutive days during a school year or the child is subjected to a series of removals that...
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| LA | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Hearings and Appeals for Special Education Students
H.B. 489
Provides procedural safeguards with respect to children with exceptionalities; to provide relative to procedures for hearings and appeals regarding the provision of special education and related services to such children; to provide certain time limitations fo...
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Review of Regulations Related to Student Restraints
H.B. 22
Resolve No. 9., (LD 22) Provides for legislative review of the regulations of the Department of Education governing timeout rooms, therapeutic restraints and aversives in public schools and approved private schools....
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| MS | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Special Education Requirements
S.B. 2633
Relates to the education of exceptional children; defines certain terms relating to the education of such children; requires the state to provide full educational opportunities to all children with disabilities from birth to 21 years of age by the year 2005; r...
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| MS | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Occupational Diplomas for Special Education Students
S.B. 2578
Authorizes the State Board of Education to develop and issue criteria for an occupational diploma for students with disabilities....
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| NE | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Special Education Funding Component
LB 797
Section 37 of LB 797 allows Class I school districts to amend the general fund budget of expenditures after October 15th of each year for special education expenditures, special grant funds received or for current fiscal year expenditures that board deems esse...
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Full Funding for Special Education
H.J.R. 151
Urges the President and the United states Congress to increase federal funds for special education to the share level authorized by the Individual with Disabilities Act....
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| TX | Became law without governor's signature 05/2001 | P-12 | Restraint and Time Out
S.B. 1196
Requires the commissioner to adopt procedures for the use of restraint and time-out by a school district employee or volunteer or an independent contractor of a district in the case of a student receiving special education services. Prohibits putting students...
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Discipline of Special Education Students
S.B. 1735
Any disciplinary action regarding a student with disabilities that would constitute a change in placement under federal law may only occur after a manifestation determination review has been conducted by the student's admission, review, and dismissal committe...
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Professional Development
S.B. 1727
From bill analysis: The number of special education students included in the mainstream classroom has steadily increased over the last twenty-five years. Many teachers in the regular classroom have at least one special education student in their classes, yet ...
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Special Education Services Cost Sharing
H.B. 499
Relates to special education services cost sharing; states the Commissioner of Education and the Secretary of Human Services shall present to the House and Senate committees on education and health and welfare a draft of an agreement to shift a portion of spec...
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Reimbursement to Parent for Special Education Services
H.B. 248
Alters the conditions under which a county board is not required to reimburse a parent or guardian for certain tuition or related costs for enrollment of a student with a disability in a nonpublic school; requires the parent of a child with a disability to giv...
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| MN | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Related to Federal Government Funding of 40 Percent of Special Education
S.B. 647
, Memorializes the President and Congress to carry through their pledge to fund 40 percent of special education costs....
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| MT | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Revision of Base Aid To Include Percentage of Special Education Allowance
S.B. 94
Amends the definition of base aid to include a percentage of the special education allowable cost payment; amends definition of maximum general fund budget to increase the special education allowable cost payment component....
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| ND | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Standards for Teachers, Administrators
H.B. 1045
Relates to elementary and secondary education provisions addressed in the creation of North Dakota Century Code; relates to administration, boards, teacher licenses; school guidance and counseling services; special education; vocational and technology educatio...
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| ND | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Definition of Disability
H.B. 1142
"Student with disabilities" means an individual who is at least three years of age but who
has not reached the age of twenty-one before September first of the year in which the
individual turns twenty-one and who because of mental, physical, emotional, or lear...
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| NM | Vetoed 04/2001 | P-12 | Medicaid in Schools
S.B. 432
Senate Bill 432 amends the Public School Code as follows: Creates an Office of Medicaid in the Schools in the state department. Creates a Medicaid in the Schools Advisory Council. Transfers Personnel, budgets funds, appropriations, records, contracts, equip...
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| OR | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Billing related to special education services
S.B. 264
Directs the Department of Education to bill resident school district for children who receive certain special education services....
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Braille Materials Available to Students
S.B. 537
Provides instructional materials to disabled students in a format that is compatible with commonly used braille translation and speech synthesis software....
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| AZ | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Special Ed. Students Rights
H.B. 2379
Relates to special education; permits adult disabled pupils to execute a delegation of rights regarding their education....
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| MT | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Fixed Limits for Special Education Funding
H.B. 160
Revises the special education funding formula to establish fixed limits for distribution of the state's total special education allocation; limiting distribution of the total allocation to 52.5 percent for instructional block grants, 25 percent for reimburseme...
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| OR | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Special Education Costs
S.B. 253
Directs Department of Education to recover costs of certain special education programs from State School Fund....
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| SD | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Extraordinary Cost Fund
S.B. 60
Expands the uses of the Special Education Extraordinary Cost Fund....
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| SD | Signed into law 02/2001 | P-12 | Residency for Special Education Services
S.B. 145
Revises school district residency for the purposes of special education; revises the distribution of state aid to special education....
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| VA | Signed into law 02/2001 | P-12 | Parent Rights Concerning Special Education
H.B. 1226
Relates to publication of procedure for changing special education placements. Directs the Board of Education to publicize and disseminate, to parents of students who are enrolled in special education programs or for whom a special education placement has been...
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| WY | Signed into law 02/2001 | P-12 | Preschoolers with Disabilities
H.B. 23
Relates to preschool education for children with disabilities; modifies the distribution of federal funds available to the state for preschool special education programs as specified....
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| Special Education--Finance |
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| Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming) |
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| Special Education--Placement |
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| Special Education--Transition |
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| Special Populations--Corrections Education |
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| Standards |
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| Standards--Implementation |
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| State Longitudinal Data Systems |
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| State Policymaking |
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| Student Achievement |
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| Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap |
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| Students |
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| Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
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| Students--Records/Rights |
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| Teaching Quality |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
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| Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Teaching Quality--Preparation |
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| Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools |
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| Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights |
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| Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
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| Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
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| Technology |
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| Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
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| Technology--Equitable Access |
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| Technology--Funding Issues |
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| Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training |
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| Textbooks and Open Source |
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| Urban |
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