ECS
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
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+ Attendance
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+ Background Checks
+ Bilingual/ESL
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+ 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
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+ Curriculum--Mathematics
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+ Federal
+ Finance
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+ Governance
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+ Health
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+ High School
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+ Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices
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+ Leadership
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+ Middle School
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+ No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress
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+ Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning
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+ P-16 or P-20
+ P-3
+ P-3 Child Care
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+ P-3 Ensuring Quality
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+ P-3 Finance
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+ Postsecondary Faculty
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure
+ Postsecondary Finance
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+ Postsecondary Online Instruction
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+ Private Schools
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+ Reading/Literacy
+ Religion
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+ Rural
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+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Year
+ School Safety
+ School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution
+ School Safety--Corporal Punishment
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+ School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault
+ School Safety--Special Education
+ School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes
+ School/District Structure/Operations
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+ School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries
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+ School/District Structure/Operations--School Size
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation
+ Special Education
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+ Standards
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+ State Longitudinal Data Systems
+ State Policymaking
+ Student Achievement
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+ Students
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+ Teaching Quality
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative
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+ 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
MASigned into law 12/2001P-12Creates the Capital Needs Investment Trust Fund, which sets aside money for education technology; provides for statewide systems and competitive grants for districts that use technology to increase student achievement; funds the virtual education space, an online set of implementation strategies to increase student achievement on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, and for a music education program including multi-discipline curricula.
Title: H.B. 4797A
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

CASigned into law 10/2001P-12Establishes the High-Tech Schools Grant Program to provide grants to eligible school districts or charter schools for the purpose of establishing new high-tech high schools. Provides that the grant program be administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, who would be required to award grants under the program on a competitive basis. Provides such grants would require a local match equal to at least the amount of the grant.
Title: A.B. 620
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

NYSigned into law 07/2001P-12Extends the expiration date of the provisions of a section of the General Municipal Law, authorizing municipalities to donate surplus computers, computer equipment and computer software to public schools, public libraries, other public and private institutions for use in secular education, and institutions for use by persons with disabilities; requires the Commissioner of Education to submit a report on such donations.
Title: S.B. 5248
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

ORSigned into law 07/2001Postsec.Establishes Higher Education Technology Transfer Fund Board to promote higher education institution technology transfers and to manage fund; directs board to disburse moneys received from fund to eligible higher education institutions. http://www.leg.state.or.us/01reg/measures/sb0100.dir/sb0102.en.html
Title: S.B. 101, S.B. 102
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/01reg/measures/sb0100.dir/sb0101.en.html

NVSigned into law 06/2001P-12Appropriates $9,950,000 for technology grants for fiscal years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003: $1,250,000 per year for grants for the minimal level necessary to provide a networked computer for each classroom; $1,250,000 per year in grants for repair, replacement and upgrading of computer hardware and software; $150,000 in grants for pilot programs that demonstrate best practices for the use of technology to improve student achievement; $50,000 for hiring a consultant to conduct an evaluation of educational technology. Section 4 appropriates $10 million for signing bonuses for teachers who are newly hired by districts for the 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 school years.
Title: S.B. 427
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/71st/bills/SB/SB427_EN.html

MTSigned into law 05/2001P-12Authorizes a district to depreciate technological equipment as an authorized use of the Technology Acquisition and Depreciation Fund; requires voter approval for a levy to increase the districts funds to support technology.
Title: S.B. 313
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

NESigned into law 05/2001P-12Changes the allocation of the Education Innovation Fund in 2001-02 and 2002-03. The bill provides that up to 20% of the Education Innovation Fund (lottery proceeds), not to exceed $1.5 million per fiscal year, will be granted for a distance education network completion grant. The grant will fund engineering, equipment, and installation charges for two-way interactive distance education capacity for public high school buildings that do not have such capacity currently. Pursuant to current law about $1.6 million of lottery funds will be allocated for competitive incentive grants each year. The reallocation will leave approximately for $100,000 for competitive incentive grants in each of these two fiscal years.
Title: L.B. 833
Source: http://www.ecs.org/html/offsite.asp?document=http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/index.htm

INSigned into law 04/2001P-12Makes various changes concerning school accounting and school business officers; removes provisions requiring certain money to be deposited in the school technology fund.
Title: S.B. 454
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

NMSigned into law 04/2001P-12Authorizes the lease-purchase of technology equipment for schools.
Title: S.B. 533
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

UTSigned into law 03/2001P-12Relates to an individual income tax deduction for contributions for education to allow for contributions made to applied technology centers or applied technology service centers.
Title: H.B. 281
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

VASigned into law 02/2001P-12Clarifies that funds provided for educational technology may be used for career and technical education and vocational programs as well as academic programs.
Title: S.B. 1057
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

+ Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training
+ Textbooks and Open Source
+ Urban