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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."

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- Career/Technical Education
CASigned into law 10/2001Postsec.Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act
A.B. 201
Relates to existing law, the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act, that establishes the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education and sets standards applicable to every audit, review, statement, or financial report required...

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CASigned into law 10/2001P-12California Information Technology Career Academy Grant Initiative
A.B. 717
Establishes the California Information Technology Career Academy Grant Initiative to establish a partnership between the State and the National Academy Foundation. Provides grants to create up to 100 information technology career academies in public high schoo...

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CAVetoed 09/2001P-12Creating a clearinghouse of academic and career-related information
A.B. 1341
Requires the State Department of Education to collect specified information from all public high schools on existing academic and career-related curriculum for the purposes of establishing a clearinghouse of information on academic and career-related curriculu...

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HISigned into law 07/2001P-12Amends powers of School To Work Executive Council
S.B. 865
Amends powers of School To Work Executive Council; administratively places council within the Department of Education; reinstates the Director of Human Services on the Council and removes the Director of Human Resources Development; appropriates unspecified fu...

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LASigned into law 07/2001P-12
Postsec.
Adult Education and Literacy Training Related to TANF Programs
H.B. 1759
Specifies that adult basic education and literacy training are within the definition of vocational education training for purposes of Temporary Assistance of Needy Families (TANF) programs....

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ILSigned into law 06/2001P-12High Technology School-to-Work Program
S.B. 845
Establishes a High Technology School-to-Work Program in the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to increase the number of students who opt to enter occupations requiring advanced skills in the areas of science, mathematics, and advanced technology; re...

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LASigned into law 06/2001P-12Changes from Vocational Major to Career Major
S.B. 113
Changes references in the high school career options program from a vocational major to a career major and provides for program reporting requirements....

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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 structure; defines their powers and duties. Each regional applied technology college shall:
(a) offer a post-secondary and extr...

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AZSigned into law 05/2001P-12School To Work Programs
S.B. 1472
Relates to school to work Programs; makes appropriations to the Department of Commerce for school to work programs....

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HISigned into law 05/2001P-12School To Work Programs
H.B. 1561
, Appropriates funds for activities and personnel related to the Career Development System; provides for the operational transition from the School to Work System to the Career Development System Plan; provides such Career Development System will enable all st...

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KSSigned into law 05/2001P-12Vocational Education Boards
S.B. 11
Concerns vocational education; relates to supervision of the administration of programs by local education agencies. From the legislation:

THROUGH JUNE 30, 2004. ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 2004, THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS DESIGNATED AS THE S...

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MDSigned into law 05/2001P-12School to Work Programs
S.B. 613
Authorizes eligible parties to establish specified approved paid work-based learning programs under which arrangements are made between schools and employers to provide youths with specified structured employer-supervised learning; allows a credit against the ...

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MTSigned into law 05/2001P-12
Postsec.
References to Voc/Tech. to Include K-12 Career Ed; Changes to Funding Formula and Eliminates Propriety Postsecondary Council
H.B. 134
(LC 0135) Revises certain provisions; relates to K-12 vocational education; substitutes "K-12 career and vocational/technical education" for references to K-12 vocational education; revises the K-12 career and vocational/technical education funding formula; el...

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TNSigned into law 05/2001P-12Tech-Prep Curriculum
S.B. 1743
Authorizes local education agencies (LEAs) to enter into cooperative agreements with nonprofit entities to offer technical-prep high school curriculum under the following conditions: the local board of education must approve all agreements; agreements must be...

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TXSigned into law 05/2001P-12Healthcare Awareness
H.B. 1124
Establishes a community healthcare awareness and mentoring program for students. Intent is to introduce interested high school students to the spectrum of professional health care careers through activities such as health care camps and shadowing of health ca...

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TXVetoed 05/2001P-12Career Studies
H.B. 660
Adds a state objective that school districts will offer programs of study for broad career concentrations in areas of agriculture science technology, arts and communication, business education, family and consumer science, health occupations technology, trade ...

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VTSigned into law 05/2001P-12
Postsec.
Technical Centers
H.B. 495
The purpose of this act to enable technical center regions to establish alternative governance structures which meet regional technical education needs, ensure equal educational opportunities to technical education students throughout Vermont, and prepare Verm...

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WAVetoed 05/2001P-12Career and Technical Education
S.B. 5940
States the importance of career and technical education as it supports applied learning, increases the number of students completing high school, assists with transitions from secondary schools to postsecondary education, training and employment. Adds section...

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AZBecame law without GOVERNOR'S signature 04/2001P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Joint Technological Education District
H.B. 2560
Provides a school district may join a Joint Technological Education District (JTED) by holding an election on any prescribed date prior to a certain date; provides that the JTED shall submit a report containing information on enrollments and on the courses tha...

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KYSigned into law 03/2001P-12Career and Technical Education
H.B. 185
Defines the purposes of career and technical education; relates to school district funding for area centers and departments; requires a report on the academic achievement of technical education students with at least 3 high school credits, further assessments ...

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MSSigned into law 03/2001P-12Vocational Study Programs
H.B. 52
Authorizes local school districts to establish a vocational study program through which students may receive credits toward graduation for vocational experience; provides that students in the vocational study program shall be required to complete the core curr...

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MTSigned into law 03/2001P-12
Postsec.
Administration of Perkins Grants by Bd. of Regents
S.B. 425
Makes permanent the designation of the Board of Regents as the eligible agency for administering the Carl D. Perkins vocational and applied technology education act programs in Montana; revises the provisions of the Development of the state plan to require cre...

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ARSigned into law 02/2001P-12Terminating the Vocational Resource Center
H.B. 1282
Repeals provisions pertaining to the Model Vocational-Technical Education Resource Center.

From the legislation:

> EMERGENCY CLAUSE. IT IS FOUND AND DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT QUESTIONS HAVE ARISEN REGARDING THE USE OF FUNDS BY THE MODEL VOCATIO...

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VASigned into law 02/2001P-12Career and Technical Education
S.B. 1055
Changes the name of vocational technical education to refer to career and technical education....

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

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