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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 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 Counseling/Guidance 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 Mentoring/Tutoring 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 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 CA Vetoed 09/2001 Postsec. Part-Time Teachers and Retirement A.B. 1081 Relates to California State University Faculty Members. Provides that temporary faculty of the California State University who work 40% of full-time or more, shall not be excluded from membership in the Public Employees' Retirement System if so provided in a c... More... LA Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Teacher Contracts Related to Professional Development Days H.B. 1447 Deletes the provisions requiring teachers (contingent upon salary increases) to work an additional three days for staff development.... More... MS Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Teacher Salary Increases H.B. 1A Eliminates the requirement that the sine die general fund revenue estimate increase by at least 5% annually as a prerequisite to implementing increases in salaries for teachers and assistant teachers and in the allotment for supportive services in accordance w... More... ME Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Benefits for Retirees Who Return to Work H.B. 941 Public Law No. 442., (LD 1255) Repeals the current law that establishes a cap on the earnings of retired members of the State Retirement System who return to work as State employees or teachers; allows those retirees to return to covered employment and continu... More... NV Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Cost of Living Bonuses S.B. 458 Appropriates funds to cover 3% cost of living bonuses for all education personnel.... More... NV Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Portability of Experience A.B. 380 Requires boards of trustees of school district to place a teacher who has been employed by another school district in this State on the salary schedule that is commensurate with the level of education of the teacher; requires school district to give administra... More... NV Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Assessments, National Board Certification, Professional Development S.B. 3A Relates to achievement and proficiency examinations administered in public schools; revises provisions governing the increase of salary for a teacher who is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; requires school districts to creat... More... OK Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Expands Resident Teacher Program S.B. 499 Expands the resident teacher program to include early childhood teachers. (One-year residency program is required as part of the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act.)... More... AL Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Accumulation of unlimited days of sick leave S.B. 91 Relates to educational employees and certain other employees; provides for accumulation of unlimited days of sick leave; amends various sections.... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Pay Raise For Teachers S.B. 1263 Relates to school finance; establishes that compensation increases shall be established as part of the teacher's base salary.... More... FL Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Teacher Compensation Issues H.B. 1193 Provides for distribution to classroom teachers who provided international baccalaureate instruction certain bonuses; eliminates the requirement that certain instructional personnel make an election to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program with... More... HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Teacher Pay Raises S.B. 1379 Relates to collective bargaining cost items; appropriates funds to pay for public school teacher raises.... More... IN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Teacher Retirement Rules S.B. 107 Specifies that the additional annuity savings account contributions that may be made by a Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF) member or a Teacher's Retirement Fund (TRF) member may not exceed 10% of the member's compensation; provides that a governing bod... More... ME Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 State 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 the cost-of-living adjustments; establishes standards for the determination by the Board of Trustees of the Maine State R... More... MT Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Pay & Benefits for Teachers H.B. 13 Provides for pay and benefits for state employees in the statewide, teachers', and blue collar pay plans; revises the departments authority to develop alternative pay plans; eliminates the statutory pay schedule for teachers; increases the state contribution t... More... OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Minimum Salary Schedule H.B. 1189 Modifies the minimum salary schedule for teachers, setting the base for salary and/or fringe benefits for a beginning teacher with a bachelor's degree at $27,060.... More... OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Reporting Exemptions and Teacher Pay H.B. 1433 Except for school districts with one or more school sites which are identified as low performing or high challenged, all school districts shall be exempt from reporting to the state board the following legislatively-mandated plans: Comprehensive Local Educatio... More... TN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Education Reform Act of 2001 S.B. 1881/H.B. 1921--Omnibus Bill Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to reimburse up to 100 teachers for evaluation fees incurred while obtaining certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Current law authorizes reimbursement of up to 25 teachers. Requires ... More... WV Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Minimum Salary Schedule & National Board Certification H.B. 102 Amends Chapter 18A to adjust the minimum salary schedule for teachers ($1,000 increase in basic salaries). Also amends the salary supplements connected to national board of professional teaching standards -- beginning July, 2001, changes from $1,000 to $2,500... More... AR Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Teacher Salary Increases S.B. 693 Makes an appropriation to the Department of Education to provide salary increases to teachers in special settings that may not be eligible for extraordinary salary increases for the 2001-2003 biennium.... More... AR Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Increasing Teacher Pay H.B. 2653 UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE EDUCATOR'S COMPENSATION ACT OF 2001, NO SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM PAYING CERTIFIED STAFF ADDITIONAL SALARY INCREASES AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SALARY SCHEDULE EVEN THOUGH THE CERTIFIED STAFF IS NOT EMPLOYED AN ADDITIONAL... More... AR Signed into law 04/2001 Postsec. Institutions of higher education can exceed the maximum salary levels for exceptionally well qualified personnel S.B. 583 Amends Arkansas code 6-63-309 to allow institutions of higher education to exceed the maximum salary levels for exceptionally well qualified personnel; relates to non-academic personnel; relates to non-classified personnel.... More... AR Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Extra Pay for Extra Work Days H.B. 2375 Pertains to payment to teachers for additional contract days. This legislation establishes the pay rules for increased work days.... More... AR Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Teacher Retirement Provisions S.B. 232 Provides for an adjustment in the annuities of those members who retired early under the Teacher Retirement System.... More... GA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 The Use of Sick Leave H.B. 164 Act No. 169., Relates to sick leave for teachers and other public school personnel; provides that sick leave shall not be charged for certain periods of absence due to certain injuries sustained during the performance of duties which are caused by physical ass... More... MD Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Retirement Allowances for Teachers and, Principals H.B. 442, S.B. 221 Exempts from an offset of a retirement allowance, retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System or the Teachers' Pension System who are reemployed as principals and supervisors of principals; requires county boards of education to provide information to the Stat... More... ND Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Retired Teachers Who Resume Teaching H.B. 1101 Relates to definitions, annuities, participation by retired members who have resumed teaching, and confidentiality of records under the Teacher's Fund for Retirement.... More... NM Vetoed 04/2001 P-12 Omnibus Bill--Educational Retirement Act S.B. 308 Sections 60-62 amends the Educational Retirement Act (ERA) to provide incentives to retain experienced teachers in the classroom. First, it increases the multiplier for calculating retirement benefits for employees under the ERA who have more than 25 years of ... More... NM Vetoed 04/2001 P-12 Re-Employment of Retired Staff H.B. 152 Effective January 1, 2002, a retired member may be re-employed without having to suspend retirement benefits if the member has not been employed as an employee or independent contractor by a local administrative unit for at least twelve consecutive months from... More... NM Vetoed 04/2001 P-12 Omnibus Bill--Three-Tiered Licensure S.B. 308 Sections 31 through 41 provide new language to the existing Public School Code and enact a three-tiered system of teacher licensure with a minimum salaries specified for each licensure level. This would apply to both standard 9 ½ month contract and for an annu... More... WA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Return to Work Without Loss of Benefits H.B. 1048 Increases the number of hours that teachers' retirement system plan retirees may work in an eligible position to 840 without a reduction in their retirement benefits.... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Increase Teacher Pay S.B. 598 Increase teacher pay in the state by $1,000 (over 2001 pay) in 2002 and by $3,000 (over 2001 pay) in 2003.... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Changes in the Teacher Retirement System S.B. 194 Allows retirants of the Teacher Retirement System to become an active member in order to participate in the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan (T-DROP).... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Non-Teachers Qualifying for Teacher Retirement System H.B. 1078 Authorizes nonteaching school district employees who are members of the public employees' retirement system to have nonteaching service after July 1, 2001 covered under the teacher retirement system.... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Allows Teachers To Receive Gifts or Compensation for Good Work H.B. 1063 Allows teachers and other school employees to receive gifts or compensation in recognition of the employee's contribution to education.... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Retired Teachers Returning to Work H.B. 1272 Allows members of the Teacher Retirement System to retire and return to work within 30 days and repeals the earnings limitations after retirement.... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Teacher Planning Time S.B. 944 ANY TEACHER NOT RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL PLANNING TIME AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE COMPENSATED FOR THE PLANNING TIME LOST AT HIS OR HER HOURLY RATE OF PAY. ... More... CO Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Teacher Retirement H.B. 1186 Concerns the maintenance of public employee retirement benefits for retirees who are hired by a school district during a critical shortage of employees.... More... ID Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Teacher Base Pay S.B. 1114 Increases the base salary of teachers, classified personnel and administrative staff; provides for a new minimum salary in each category; requires school districts to adjust the salary schedule to meet the requirement.... More... KY Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Participation in Teachers' Retirement H.B. 88 Relates to reorganization; provides that certain employees of the Workforce Development Cabinet, Department of Adult Education and Literacy, and the Department for Technical Education may continue to participate in Teachers' Retirement and that others may opt ... More... WY Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 National Certification Incentive S.B. 13 Relates to the national teacher certification incentive; modifies program reimbursement levels; eliminates the delayed repeal of the program.... More... AR Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Increases Teacher Death Benefit S.B. 167 Increases the lump-sum death benefits for active and retired members of the Teacher Retirement System.... More... AR Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Increase In Retirement Benefits to Teachers S.B. 171 Provides an increase in the additional monthly benefit for all retirees in the Teacher Retirement System.... More... AR Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Changes in the Teacher Retirement System S.B. 170 Amends the teacher retirement system law to define the normal retirement age for the system and adds provisions concerning the normal retirement age.... More... SD Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Additional compensation for teachers that teach over Digital Dakota Network H.B. 1291 Any teacher that teaches a course over the Digital Dakota Network shall receive additional compensation for each course and from each school for which the teaching services are provided. ... More... 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