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From the ECS State Policy Database 2002 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2002. 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 NE Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Regulations and Procedures/Accreditation of Schools 92 NAC 10 (Rule 10) Establishes major rules regarding regulations and procedures for the accreditation of schools. Repeals 94 NAC 3. NEBRASKA REG 895 (SN)... More... PA Adopted 12/2002 P-12 No Child Left Behind Act 32 PAB 6096 22 PA. CODE CH. 403 Promulgates rules relating to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Ensures that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality ... More... UT Adopted 11/2002 P-12 Annual Assurance of Compliance by School Districts R277-108 Provides school districts with a comprehensive list of required assurances and provides for accountability to the State Board of Education. ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Quality Education Commission A.B. 2217 Establishes the California Quality Education Commission for the purpose of developing, evaluating, validating and refining a quality educati... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: School Improvement and Accountability Program; Florida School Recognition Program S.B. 20E Eliminates commissioner waiver authority in school improvement/accountability system (see bill section 379, page 849, line 29 ff) Places Flo... More... OK Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Performance Review S.B. 1335 Relates to performance review of certain school districts; modifies authority and duties of Office of Accountability related to school perfo... More... SC Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Membership of Oversight Committee H.B. 3602 Relates to the education oversight committee, so as to add the state superintendent of education or the superintendent's designee as an ex o... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Requi... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Teacher Quality Duties of the Office of Education Accountability S.B. 166 Makes it explicit that the Office of Education Accountability has a responsibility to periodically review personnel policies and practices r... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Membership and Rules of Education Assessment and Accountability Subcommittee H.B. 292 Requires the membership of the Education assessment and accountability subcommittee include 4 members from each chamber, including at least ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Revisions to Standards of Quality S.B. 201 Requires, to ensure the integrity of the standards of quality, the Board of Education is to exercise its constitutional authority to determi... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Major Education Bill - Accountability/Standards Component H.B. 4319 Calls for development and implementation of a system to hold schools accountable for student performance and progress toward obtaining a hig... More... Accountability--Accreditation CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Testing and Reporting of K-12 ESL Students S.B. 109 Requires department to develop single test for districts to identify students eligible to participate in K-12 English language proficiency p... More... KS Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Curriculum Standards Review, State School Report Card, Pupil Performance Study S.B. 9 Requires review of curriculum standards in certain core academic areas every five instead of three years. Changes date to requires state boa... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Guidance Counselors, Reading Specialists H.B. 1136 Amends the Standards of Quality to require, within the Standards of Accreditation, guidance counselors in elementary schools at the followin... More... Accountability--Measures/Indicators NM Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Indicators and Measurements/School Ratings NMAC 6.19.1.8, 6.19.1.9; 6.19.2.16 Establishes rules annually measuring public schools on the five statewide indicators. All scores, rates, and other measures used in the Acco... More... NM Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Public School Accountability, General Provisions 6.19.1, 6.19.2 NMAC Amends rules regarding the annual measurement of schools. http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title06/06.019.0001.pdf 6.19.1.9 Address... More... AK Adopted 08/2002 P-12 School Designators 4 AAC 06 - Article 4 Establishes the indicators and formulas used to measure school performance. http://www.eed.state.ak.us/regs/adopted/4AAC06_schooldesignator... More... AK Adopted 06/2002 P-12 School Designators 4 AAC 06 Each school will receive accountability points for each student included in school accountability, based on their performance category ("Adv... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Annual Reports on Schools and Districts S.B. 1331 Changes distribution deadline for state board's annual reports for every school and district and the state as a whole from July 1 to Septemb... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Performance Indices, School Classification and Intervention for Failing Schools H.B. 2658 Requires that the academic achievement profile report for schools serving students grades K-8 include as indicators the Arizona Measure of A... More... CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Alternative Education Campuses S.B. 94 Requires state board to establish criteria and application process for a school to be designated an alternative education campus. Mandates t... More... KS Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Curriculum Standards Review, State School Report Card, Pupil Performance Study S.B. 9 Requires review of curriculum standards in certain core academic areas every five instead of three years. Changes date to requires state boa... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Annual Fall Reports H.B. 884, S.B. 350 Directs the Board of Education to include, in its annual fall report on public education needs and schools failing to meet the Standards of ... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Disaggregating data S.B. 6456 Authorizes the Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission to set performance improvement goals for certain groups of students and dr... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Higher Education Accountability S.B. 533 Authorizes the rules relating to a higher education report card and performance indicators.... More... Accountability--Reporting Results PA Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 State Report Card H.B. 204 Amends the Public School Code (P.L.30, NO.14). Provides for a state report card and for the collection of data that meets the requirements o... More... AZ Active 10/2002 P-12 Accountability Reporting N/A Arizona LEARNS Achievement Profiles Results: http://www.ade.az.gov/azlearns/... More... GA Active 10/2002 P-12 Accountability Reporting N/A 2000-01 Report Card web page: (http://techservices.doe.k12.ga.us/reportcard/)... More... ID Active 10/2002 P-12 Acountability Reporting N/A 2000-01 State and District Profiles: http://www.sde.state.id.us/DistProfiles/DistrictProfiles.asp... More... LA Active 10/2002 P-12 Accountability Reporting N/A Accountability Reports: (http://www.doe.state.la.us/DOE/asps/home.asp?I=PROF98) 1998-1999 Report Cards: (http://www.doe.state.la.us/DOE/asps... More... MD Active 10/2002 P-12 Accountability Reporting N/A Performance Reporting Web site: http://msp.msde.state.md.us/... More... MS Active 10/2002 P-12 Accountability Reporting N/a 2000-2001 Mississippi Record Card: (http://www.ms.gov/frameset.jsp?URL=http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/)... More... NE Active 10/2002 P-12 Accountability Reporting N/A 2000-2001 Report Card: (http://reportcard.nde.state.ne.us/Main/PDFDownload.asp)... More... OK Active 10/2002 P-12 Accountability Reporting N/A Report Cards and Statistics: http://www.sde.state.ok.us/other.html... More... SC Active 10/2002 P-12 Accountability Reporting N/A 2001 Report Cards web page: (http://www.myscschools.com/reportcard/)... More... WV Active 10/2002 P-12 Accountability Reporting N/A Report Cards web page: http://wvde.state.wv.us/data/report_cards/... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Accountability Report Cards, Other A.B. 1818 Requires the school accountability report card to include the rate of pupils who earn Governor's scholarship awards. Deletes provisions whic... More... WA Active 09/2002 P-12 Accountability Reporting N/A 2002-03 District and school report card requirements: (http://www.k12.wa.us/ESEA/pubdocs/Reportcardchecklist.pdf). Also, Washington has a s... More... IL Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 School Report Cards H.B. 5663 Amends the School Code. Provides that the school report card assessing the performance of a school district's schools and students must spec... More... AK Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 School Performance Designation and Improvement Deadlines Pushed Back H.B. 352 Requires school report cards to include performance designations and the department to monitor the progress of the implementation of school ... More... AK Adopted 06/2002 P-12 School Report Regulations Change - 4 AAC 06.170 Amends the number of students that must be tested in order to publicly report test results from 3 to 10. http://www.eed.state.ak.us/regs/ad... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Testing and Reporting of K-12 ESL Students S.B. 109 Requires department to develop single test for districts to identify students eligible to participate in K-12 English language proficiency p... More... IL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 NAEP Testing, School Report Cards, Parental Notification of Child Placement in Bilingual Program, Supplemental Aid to Low-Income Districts S.B. 1983 Requires schools that are part of the sample drawn by the National Center for Education Statistics to administer the biennial State academic... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Performance Indices, School Classification and Intervention for Failing Schools H.B. 2658 Requires that the academic achievement profile report for schools serving students grades K-8 include as indicators the Arizona Measure of A... More... CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Alternative Education Campuses S.B. 94 Requires state board to establish criteria and application process for a school to be designated an alternative education campus. Mandates t... More... KS Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Curriculum Standards Review, State School Report Card, Pupil Performance Study S.B. 9 Requires review of curriculum standards in certain core academic areas every five instead of three years. Changes date to requires state boa... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Districts Annual Performance Reports H.B. 1108 Changes the required publication date and some components of school corporation annual performance reports; provides for reports to be made ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Annual Fall Reports H.B. 884, S.B. 350 Directs the Board of Education to include, in its annual fall report on public education needs and schools failing to meet the Standards of ... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Disaggregating data S.B. 6456 Authorizes the Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission to set performance improvement goals for certain groups of students and dr... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Higher Education Accountability S.B. 533 Authorizes the rules relating to a higher education report card and performance indicators.... More... Accountability--Rewards FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: School Improvement and Accountability Program; Florida School Recognition Program S.B. 20E Eliminates commissioner waiver authority in school improvement/accountability system (see bill section 379, page 849, line 29 ff) Places Flo... More... MO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Major Bill - Accountability Component H.B. 1711 Department is required to identify high-achieving schools as performance schools and specify the waivers of rule applicable to those schools... More... CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Summer School Grant Program and Teacher Pay Incentive Program H.B. 1304 Expands the Summer School Grant Program to provide funding to school districts for the operation of intensive literacy and reading comprehen... More... HI Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Incentive Bonuses S.B. 2036 Provides an incentive bonus equal to 10% of any nonstate grant or subsidy that is awarded to a school or school teacher on a competitive bas... More... LA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 School and District Accountability Rewards Fund S.B. 14A Reestablishes a dedicated fund to set aside funds for providing rewards to schools earning rewards pursuant to the accountability system. ht... More... Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions NM Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Indicators and Measurements/School Ratings NMAC 6.19.1.8, 6.19.1.9; 6.19.2.16 Establishes rules annually measuring public schools on the five statewide indicators. All scores, rates, and other measures used in the Acco... More... NM Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Public School Accountability, General Provisions 6.19.1, 6.19.2 NMAC Amends rules regarding the annual measurement of schools. http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title06/06.019.0001.pdf 6.19.1.9 Address... More... PA Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Distressed School Districts H.B. 2644 Authorizes the state superintendent to petition the court in the county to take over any district that has been declared "distressed." http... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Requires State Takeover A.B. 1904 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to assume all the legal rights, duties and powers of the governing board of the West Fresn... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Sanctions S.B. 1310 Sets deadlines regarding sanctions applied to state-monitored schools, allows for the placement of a trustee at a low-performing school. Spe... More... CT Repealed 09/2002 P-12 Low-Performing Schools List C.G.S. 10-223 b-c In 1999, the State Board of Education prepared a list of elementary and middle schools, by school district, that are in need of improvement ... More... NC Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Takeover of Schools S.B. 1275 Requires the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee to report to the state board if a local board and school are not responsive to ... More... NY Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Conforms to Provisions of No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 A.B. 11858 Amends the Education Law to conform to the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; directs the Commissioner of Education... More... TN Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Intervention in Low-Performing Schools H.B. 3159 By September 1 of each year, the commissioner is required to recommend for approval to the state board a listing of all schools to be placed... More... AK Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 School Performance Designation and Improvement Deadlines Pushed Back H.B. 352 Requires school report cards to include performance designations and the department to monitor the progress of the implementation of school ... More... IL Active 06/2002 P-12 Academic Watch Process N/A In 1992 the Academic Watch List was enacted into law in Illinois; the Academic Early Warning List (AEWL) became law in 1996. Schools with lo... More... MO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Major Bill - Accountability Component H.B. 1711 Department is required to identify high-achieving schools as performance schools and specify the waivers of rule applicable to those schools... More... NY Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Governance Reorganization A.B. 11627 Reforms the governance structure of New York City schools. The new law gives the mayor control over city schools, including the power to app... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Performance Indices, School Classification and Intervention for Failing Schools H.B. 2658 Requires that the academic achievement profile report for schools serving students grades K-8 include as indicators the Arizona Measure of A... More... CA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Intermediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program S.B. 508 Modifies 1999 Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP), which formerly required that every participating school distri... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: State Board Oversight Enforcement Authority S.B. 20E Creates new section giving state board oversight of all public school boards and public postsecondary institution boards, gives state board ... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Prince George's County Governance and Administration H.B. 949 Establishes appointed New Prince George's County Board of Education and requirements for membership. Provides for compensation of board memb... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Principal Training Pilot Program H.B. 7 Establishes the Principal Training Pilot Program; requires that the State Board of Education award incentive funding under the program to pr... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Requi... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Districts to Develop Comprehensive Master Plans S.B. 856 Requires each county board to develop and implement comprehensive master plan that states the goals and strategies to be used to raise stude... More... NY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Roosevelt Union Free School District Takeover S.B. 6617 Authorizes the removal of the Board of Education of the Roosevelt Union Free School District and the appointment of an interim board of educ... More... NY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Takeover Powers Extension A.B. 9916 Extends from April 9,2002 to July 1, 2005, the expiration and repeal of provisions of law which authorizes the chancellor of the city school... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 No Pass No Drive Modifications H.B. 160 Modifies the current statute regarding suspension of driver's licenses for truancy to provide, upon a finding of a second or subsequent trua... More... Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 No Pass No Drive Modifications H.B. 160 Modifies the current statute regarding suspension of driver's licenses for truancy to provide, upon a finding of a second or subsequent trua... More... CA Signed into law 01/2002 P-12 Omnibus Bill -- Truancy, Dropout Prevention Components A.B. 804 Any minor who is required to be reported as a truant may be required to attend makeup classes conducted on one day of a weekend and is subje... More... Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Requires State Takeover A.B. 1904 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to assume all the legal rights, duties and powers of the governing board of the West Fresn... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Sanctions S.B. 1310 Sets deadlines regarding sanctions applied to state-monitored schools, allows for the placement of a trustee at a low-performing school. Spe... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Principal Training Pilot Program H.B. 7 Establishes the Principal Training Pilot Program; requires that the State Board of Education award incentive funding under the program to pr... More... NY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Roosevelt Union Free School District Takeover S.B. 6617 Authorizes the removal of the Board of Education of the Roosevelt Union Free School District and the appointment of an interim board of educ... More... Accountability--School Improvement MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Principal Training Pilot Program H.B. 7 Establishes the Principal Training Pilot Program; requires that the State Board of Education award incentive funding under the program to pr... More... OK Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Improvement Plans H.B. 2341 Relates to the Comprehensive Local School Plan; deletes certain review and submission requirements; modifies the adoption cycle for school i... More... Adult Basic Education NY Vetoed 12/2002 P-12 Adult Educational Opportunities S.B. 7696 Enhances availability of basic language and high school equivalency educational opportunities for public assistance recipients; requires ass... More... MD Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Tobacco Tax for Education S.B. 856 Establishes tobacco tax as well as special fund to dedicate tobacco tax revenues for education funding. Monies are to 1) provide unrestricte... More... CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Family Literacy Education Grant Program H.B. 1303 Establishes a Family Literacy Education Grant Program within the Department of Education; permits local education providers to apply for gra... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Program for Disabled Adults Discontinued S.B. 20E Eliminates educational program for disabled adults funded in Workforce development education fund. See bil section 236, page 588, line 7 ff:... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Adult Education under Purview of Postsecondary Education H.B. 465 Transfers adult basic education services from the State Department of Education to the Postsecondary Education Department; provides for the ... More... FL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Services to Persons with Disabilities H.B. 1825 Relates to vocational rehabilitation programs for persons with disabilities; requires the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to develop a... More... LA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Age to Attend Alternative Or Voc-Ed Programs H.B. 21A Lowers age for when certain students may attend alternative education or vocational-technical education programs; provides relative to atten... More... MD Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Need- and Performance-Based Adult Education Grants S.B. 737 Requires the department of education to distribute need- and performance-based grants for adult education. Adult education and -literacy gr... More... AL Act No. 03/2002 P-12 Bonding Authority S.B. 517 Authorizes Public School and College Authority to sell and issue aggregate principal amount of Bonds, in addition to all other bonds previou... More... MI Public Act No. 03/2002 P-12 H.B. 5483 Amends the Nonprofit Corporation Act to add the Career Development and Distance Learning Act to the provisions governing such nonprofit char... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Incentives for Employers to Provide Basic Skills Training H.B. 474 Income tax; extend repealer tax credit for certain employers sponsoring basic skills training and retraining for employees (RP).... More... Assessment UT Adopted 11/2002 P-12 Testing Procedures R277-473 Amends rules to provide additional definitions, terminology changes and new testing windows. Sets turnaround time for certain assessments. h... More... MI Signed into law 10/2002 P-12 Department Notification of Assessment Scoring or Administration Irregularities S.B. 562 Requires the Department of Treasury to notify a school district or public school academy about suspected irregularities in the district's or... More... AL Adopted 09/2002 P-12 Testing Program N/A During the summer of 2003, the state board will review the data on the reading and language subject-area tests of the AHSGE and determine if... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Longitudinal Achievement Data S.B. 1453 Requires the State Department of Education to contract for the development or proposals that will provide for the retention and analysis of ... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Testing and Reporting of K-12 ESL Students S.B. 109 Requires department to develop single test for districts to identify students eligible to participate in K-12 English language proficiency p... More... CT Passed 06/2002 P-12 English Language Assessment N/A The Board, pursuant to Section 10-17f of the Connecticut General Statutes and the requirements of the No Child Left Behind legislation, appr... More... FL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Assessment Cutoff Scores, Accommodations S.B. 20E Grandfathers in the scores of 10th-graders who took the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in spring 2001. Requires that when stat... More... MO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Major Bill - Assessment Component H.B. 1711 For students who receive special education services, the state board must, through a teacher panel, determine if appropriate alternate asses... More... CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Diagnosing Student Needs Through Assessments S.B. 59 Requires the department to ensure that assessments administered through the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) are designed to gener... More... CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Potential Testing in Mathematics and Science H.B. 1306 Provides that if sufficient funding from the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is obtained, directs the Department of Education to ad... More... CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Alternative Education Campuses S.B. 94 Requires state board to establish criteria and application process for a school to be designated an alternative education campus. Mandates t... More... HI Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 NCLB-Aligned Reading and Math Testing H.B. 2353 Provides for expansion of the statewide educational assessment program to include norm-referenced testing in the same grades as required by ... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. PSAT for 10th-Graders H.B. 661 Requires the department to distribute grants in qualified distressed counties for the administration of the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude ... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Need-Based Financial Aid Programs for Undergraduate and Professional Degrees; College Readiness Mentoring Program; PSAT for 10th-Graders, K-16 Leadership Council, Middle School Teacher Certificate S.B. 453 Requires the department to distribute a grant in specified amounts to distressed counties in FY 03 and 04 and to all counties in FY05 and su... More... TN Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Writing Assessment H.B. 2900 Relates to comprehensive writing assessment scheduling.... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Public Access to Nationally Standardized S.B. 1135 Requires any nationally standardized test that is administered to pupils in multiple states and any questions, answers or scoring keys from ... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Numerous Program Changes H.B. 2515 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of stud... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Deadline for Reporting State Assessment Results H.B. 621 Changes the time frame for reporting state assessment results from September 15 to 150 days following the first day the assessment can be ad... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Membership and Rules of Education Assessment and Accountability Subcommittee H.B. 292 Requires the membership of the Education assessment and accountability subcommittee include 4 members from each chamber, including at least ... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Attendance Requirement for Inclusion in Reading Assessment S.B. 1412 Amends existing law to define the students who shall be included in calculations relating to the reading assessment. Students counted must ... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 District Review of Programs to Consider Consequences of Tracking, Ability Grouping or Screening of Students by Test Results S.B. 292 Requires every district to review district's programs to judge if district's practices of separating students by ability, placing students i... More... UT Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Curriculum, Assessments S.B. 99 Modifies provisions related to the State System of Public Education by requiring the State Board of Education to consult with teachers and p... More... Assessment--Accommodations CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Alternate assessments for exit examination for individuals with disabilities A.B. 2600 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the advisory committee established by this bill to develop guidelines regarding the me... More... FL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Assessment Cutoff Scores, Accommodations S.B. 20E Grandfathers in the scores of 10th-graders who took the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in spring 2001. Requires that when stat... More... MO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Major Bill - Assessment Component H.B. 1711 For students who receive special education services, the state board must, through a teacher panel, determine if appropriate alternate asses... More... Assessment--End-of-Course MS Rule Adoption 12/2002 P-12 Graduation Requirements MS ADC 36 000 001, Graduation Requirements, Code IHF-2 The section is revised to read as follows: "Policies for Subject Area Testing • Students will not be required to pass any end-of-course Subj... More... Assessment--Formative/Interim AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Reading H.B. 2465 Requires diagnostic assessment of a child's reading proficiency before instruction; requires teaching of phonics; permits multiple reading i... More... Assessment--High Stakes/Competency AK Adopted 12/2002 P-12 High School Graduation Examinations 4 AAC 06.755 Requires every sophomore to take the high school graduation exam. Juniors who have failed must be retested at least once each school year o... More... MI Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Protocol for Notification of Suspected Irregularities in MEAP Testing or Preparation H.B. 5049 Requires the department of treasury or any other state agency which suspects irregularities in the administration of or the preparation of p... More... AL Adopted 10/2002 P-12 Student Assessment Required for Alabama High School AAC 290-4-2-.02 Establishes rules amending the current rule by delaying implementation of the social studies subject- area test of the Alabama High School G... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Longitudinal Achievement Data S.B. 1453 Requires the State Department of Education to contract for the development or proposals that will provide for the retention and analysis of ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Exit Exam Prep Class A.B. 1794 Authorizes a school district that offers adult education to offer a program, course, or class of supplemental instruction in preparation for... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Data on Exam Failure Rates S.B. 1408 Requires the governing board of each school district that grants a diploma of graduation from high school annually to compile the number of ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Changes/Clarifications in the exit exam system S.B. 1476 Provides that language arts, with respect to the high school exit exam, refers to English language arts. Requires a school principal, to sub... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Alternate assessments for exit examination for individuals with disabilities A.B. 2600 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the advisory committee established by this bill to develop guidelines regarding the me... More... UT Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Status of 10th Grade Competency Test H.B. 5007E Modifies the State System of Public Education by extending for one year the pilot status of the tenth grade basic skills competency test.... More... FL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Assessment Cutoff Scores, Accommodations S.B. 20E Grandfathers in the scores of 10th-graders who took the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in spring 2001. Requires that when stat... More... TN Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Exit Exam H.B. 2897 Makes the single exit exam prior to high school graduation optional instead of mandatory; requires results be shared with legislative oversi... More... Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) IL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 NAEP Testing, School Report Cards, Parental Notification of Child Placement in Bilingual Program, Supplemental Aid to Low-Income Districts S.B. 1983 Requires schools that are part of the sample drawn by the National Center for Education Statistics to administer the biennial State academic... More... At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) WV Adopted 11/2002 P-12 Student Learning Ability STATE ID: 126-208 Policy 8350 --Title 126, Series 208 Provides a process for the establishment of a more formal method to fund programs that strengthen student learning ability as required by Ho... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Federally- funded 21st Century Community Learning Centers S.B. 1478 States the intent of the Legislature that federally- funded 21st Century Community Learning Centers complement the existing Before and After... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Information to parents who have an At-risk child S.B. 1595 Adds disciplinary rules and regulations and retention and promotion policies to the list of things about which parents have a right to be in... More... NC Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Community College Sections Pertaining to Dropout Data, Dropout Retention, Teacher Quality S.B. 1275 Directs the state board to improve the state's tracking of dropout data; encourages the concurrent enrollment of state technical high school... More... NY Vetoed 07/2002 P-12 Transition of Students from Correctional Facilities S.B. 1893 Provides that correctional facilities shall coordinate the enrollment of a consenting child in the transitional program for post release ser... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 After-School Programs for At-Risk Students S.B. 384 Changes the method for calculating funding for certain after-school programs for students who have previously dropped out of school and stud... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Tax to Support Prince George's County Programs H.B. 949 Establishes sales and use tax on telecommunications service in Prince George's County. Net proceeds from the revenue must be used only as s... More... NH Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 At-Risk Funding S.B. 140 Modifies the formula for calculating the portion of the adequate education grant based on free and reduced-price lunches.... More... NH Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Homeless Students S.B. 321 Clarifies the right to public education for children of homeless families; establishes a committee to study requirements regarding the legal... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Numerous Program Changes H.B. 2515 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of stud... More... NM Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 At-Risk Index S.B. 61 Changes the calculation of the at-risk index used to determine additional program units, to assist students to reach their full academic pot... More... CA Signed into law 01/2002 P-12 Omnibus Bill -- Truancy, Dropout Prevention Components A.B. 804 Any minor who is required to be reported as a truant may be required to attend makeup classes conducted on one day of a weekend and is subje... More... At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Alternative Education Campuses S.B. 94 Requires state board to establish criteria and application process for a school to be designated an alternative education campus. Mandates t... More... LA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Age to Attend Alternative Or Voc-Ed Programs H.B. 21A Lowers age for when certain students may attend alternative education or vocational-technical education programs; provides relative to atten... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 National Guard Youth Challenge Program H.B. 1646 Relates to alternative educational service providers that the school district may contract with; includes the state national guard youth cha... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Zero Tolerance, Alternative Education S.B. 4 Defines terms; expands defined terms to include definitions for alternative education and dangerous student; sale of narcotics and possessio... More... At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol AL Act No. 04/2002 P-12 Governor's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Task Force H.J.R. 62 Requests Governor's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Task Force to study and report on the problem of teenage in-vehicle alcohol and drug use. http://... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Student Voluntary Disclosure of Alcohol or Drug Use H.B. 548 Revises the procedure governing the response by school employees when a student makes a voluntary disclosure and when a student is reasonabl... More... Attendance CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Compulsory Attendance for Kindergarten A.B. 634 Makes, commencing 7/1/2004, the Compulsory Attendance Law apply to a child, and the parents or guardian of a child between the ages of 5 and... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Accountability Report Cards, Other A.B. 1818 Requires the school accountability report card to include the rate of pupils who earn Governor's scholarship awards. Deletes provisions whic... More... DE Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Truancy Prevention S.B. 404 This Act requires the building principal to notify a visiting teacher when a student in grades 6 through 12 has ten or more unexcused days ... More... DE Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Truancy Charges Against Parents and Students H.B. 380 Permits civil charges to be brought against a student at the same time that criminal charges are brought against the parent, if the student ... More... OK Vetoed 06/2002 P-12 Transfers, Social Studies S.B. 701 On or before September 1, 2002, the state board must adopt rules to ensure that students who transfer into an Oklahoma school district from ... More... RI To governor 06/2002 P-12 Compulsory Attendance S.B. 2108 Requires children between 16 and 18 years of age to obtain permission from a custodial parent or guardian in order to be exempt from mandato... More... TN Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Truancy Prevention H.B. 2650 Relates to truancy; mukes state-wide present authorization limited to Shelby County for local education agency to enter into agreement with ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: New Section on Student Conduct and Parental Involvement Goals S.B. 20E Establishes legislative intent that 1) every K-12 public school student attend school throughout the school year and comply with the school'... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Military Leave of Absence Granted H.B. 464 Extends active duty military protections and rights to members of the National Guard called or ordered by the Governor to State active duty ... More... CO Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Violation of Court Order for Truancy H.B. 1079 Allows the court to impose incarceration to juvenile detention facility for violating a valid court order under the "School Attendance Law o... More... LA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Truancy and Assessment and Service Centers S.B. 32A Adds a judicial district to the truancy and assessment and service center pilot program. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/021ES/CVT5/OU... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement; School Attendance Officers; Task Force for Department Financial Management Practices Review H.B. 492 Reenacts sections relating to Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement and school attendance officers. Creates a Task Force to Con... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 District Actions Against School Attendance Violations H.B. 657 Provides a procedure for the board of trustees of a school district when a child is determined to be in violation of school attendance requi... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Adult Presence at Child's School Enrollment H.B. 1030 Clarifies that school districts may require a parent, guardian or custodian to accompany child seeking to enroll in the school district.... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Attending Outside the District H.B. 4428 Relates to the counting of students in net enrollment when the transfer of students between counties is effectuated without the agreement of... More... CA Signed into law 01/2002 P-12 Omnibus Bill -- Truancy, Dropout Prevention Components A.B. 804 Any minor who is required to be reported as a truant may be required to attend makeup classes conducted on one day of a weekend and is subje... More... Attendance--Truancy DE Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Truancy Charges Against Parents and Students H.B. 380 Permits civil charges to be brought against a student at the same time that criminal charges are brought against the parent, if the student ... More... TN Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Truancy Prevention H.B. 2650 Relates to truancy; mukes state-wide present authorization limited to Shelby County for local education agency to enter into agreement with ... More... LA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Truancy and Assessment and Service Centers S.B. 32A Adds a judicial district to the truancy and assessment and service center pilot program. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/021ES/CVT5/OU... More... CA Signed into law 01/2002 P-12 Omnibus Bill -- Truancy, Dropout Prevention Components A.B. 804 Any minor who is required to be reported as a truant may be required to attend makeup classes conducted on one day of a weekend and is subje... More... Background Checks NJ Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Bus Drivers S.B. 1709 Provides for notification of charges pending for a disqualifying crime or offense against a public or nonpublic school employee or school bu... More... OK Emergency Rule Adoption 12/2002 P-12 Fingerprint Checks OAC 210:209-9-91 Establishes emergency rules regarding teacher education and certification. Changes rules to require all first-time Oklahoma teachers to have... More... MA Signed into law 11/2002 P-12 Background Checks for School Employees, Volunteers and Contractors S.B. 2436 Defines enticement. Requires any organization offering activities or programs to children age 18 or younger and that uses volunteers to obt... More... MT Rule Adoption 11/2002 P-12 ARM New Rule I thru III, XXVIII, XXIX, XXX, XXXI; 10.55.602 thru .710 (non-seq); 10.57.101 thru .801 (non-seq.); Repeal 10.57.103 thru .406 (non-seq); New Rule I/Criminal History Background Check Establishes rules regarding criminal history background check, substitute teachers, teacher license classification, definition of 'immoral c... More... UT Adopted 09/2002 P-12 Denial of License Due to Background Check Offenses R686-104 Provides procedures and an appeals process for an individual seeking a Utah educator license for the first time. Provides for submission of ... More... AZ Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Background Checks and Fingerprinting of Charter School Staff S.B. 1008E Requires that upon the conviction of a person of an offense in this title or of any felony, if the person is teaching in a charter school, a... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Criminal Background Checks H.B. 1459 Expands inquiry process at nonpublic schools from applicants to include employees of such schools. If nonpublic school employee is subject o... More... RI To governor 06/2002 P-12 Criminal Records Checks S.B. 2468 This act would permit an applicant for employment with a private school or public school department to apply for a national and state crimin... More... RI To governor 06/2002 P-12 Background Checks H.B. 7143 Requires applicants for employment with a school to apply to local state police and state police departments as well as the Bureau of Crimin... More... TN Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Bus Driver Certificates H.B. 2106 Prohibits issuance of certificate to drive school bus in this state if applicant has been convicted of driving under the influence, vehicula... More... MN Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Required Disclosure of Employee Impropriety; Employer Immunity H.B. 3092 Provides employer immunity for reference checks for residential service and programs for children, juveniles, and persons with developmental... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Background Checks S.B. 21 Amends the State Child Protection Act; subjects all employees with unsupervised access to children in an education setting to criminal histo... More... GA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 National Board Teacher Licensure and Professional Standard Commission Investigations S.B. 368 Modifies language relating to teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Modifies language relating to du... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Licensee Investigations and Proceedings H.B. 2482 Expands the board of educational examiners' authority with regard to licensee disciplinary investigations and proceedings.... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Voluntary Background Checks at Nonpublic Schools H.B. 595 Permits nonpublic schools that have voluntarily been certified by the Board of Education to conduct national and state criminal background c... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 School Bus Driver's License Requirements H.B. 189 Requires all new applicants and persons initially renewing a commercial drivers license (CDL) to undergo a criminal background check; allows... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 School Bus Driver's Licenses and Training Schools H.B. 190 Relates to commercial driver licenses and commercial driver training schools; requires all persons applying for a license to operate a CDL d... More... MN Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 School Bus Driver Background Checks S.B. 2949 Modifies procedures for school bus driver background checks.... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 School Attendance Officers H.B. 643 Requires fingerprinting and background checks for newly hired school attendance officers.... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 School Employees Criminal Background Check S.B. 2223 School employees criminal history record check requirement; include school attendance officers and delete repealer.... More... IN Vetoed 03/2002 P-12 Background Checks H.B. 1202 Requires a prosecuting attorney to notify the state superintendent of public instruction and the employer when a licensed school employee is... More... ME Public Law No. 03/2002 P-12 Education Leave Advisory Board H.B. 1616 Terminates the Educational Leave Advisory Board; declares the educational leave program for state employees to be in public interest.... More... Bilingual/ESL CO Rejected by voters 11/2002 P-12 English Language Education Amendment 31 The proposed amendment to the Colorado Constitution: requires that all public school students be taught in English unless they are exempted ... More... MA Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 ESL Instruction via Sheltered English Immersion Question 2 Proposes by initiative petition; requires public schools to educate English learners through a sheltered English immersion program; provides... More... NE Rejected by voters 11/2002 P-12 Clarify English language requirements in schools Proposed Amendment 1 (LR 1CA 2001-2002) Amends section 27 of the Article I of the Nebraska Constitution to eliminate language requirements for private, denominat... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 English Learner and Immigrant Pupil Federal Conformity Act S.B. 2083 Enacts the English Learner and Immigrant Pupil Federal Conformity Act. Ensures that instructional services are provided to pupils with limit... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Possible changes to rules governing ESL students. S.B. 1665 Makes legislative findings and declarations regarding limited-English-proficient pupils and would state the intent of the Legislature to int... More... CT Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 State Expenditures (various sections) H.B. 6004 (Special Session Act No. 02-7) Amends the provisions concerning the exemptions of limited English proficient special education students from participation in the state mas... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Public School Student Progression, Remedial Services, Reporting Requirements S.B. 20E Shifts responsibility for establishing rules regarding student report cards from state superintendent to state board. Modifies rules relatin... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Teacher Preparation - English Language Learners S.B. 20E (Code Re-Write) State-approved teacher preparation programs must incorporate appropriate English for Speakers of Other Languages instruction so that program... More... MA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 District Programs for and Assessment of Limited English Proficient Students H.B. 5010 Creates within department the office of language acquisition to aid the commissioner in overseeing creation of district English language lea... More... MD Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Tobacco Tax for Education S.B. 856 Establishes tobacco tax as well as special fund to dedicate tobacco tax revenues for education funding. Monies are to 1) provide unrestricte... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Testing and Reporting of K-12 ESL Students S.B. 109 Requires department to develop single test for districts to identify students eligible to participate in K-12 English language proficiency p... More... HI Vetoed 06/2002 P-12 Hawaii Commission on Language Access S.B. 2568 Establishes a commission on language access. Requires the commission to develop and implement systems by which limited English speaking pers... More... IL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 NAEP Testing, School Report Cards, Parental Notification of Child Placement in Bilingual Program, Supplemental Aid to Low-Income Districts S.B. 1983 Requires schools that are part of the sample drawn by the National Center for Education Statistics to administer the biennial State academic... More... CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Family Literacy Education Grant Program H.B. 1303 Establishes a Family Literacy Education Grant Program within the Department of Education; permits local education providers to apply for gra... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Charter Schools, ESL Services, Charter Technical Career Centers S.B. 20E Creates new section on charter school capital outlay. According to legislative summary, bill "requires the full-credit for teaching service ... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Equal Access to Government Services to LEP Individuals S.B. 265 States the intent of the general assembly that state agencies provide equal access to public services for individuals with limited English p... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Tax to Support Prince George's County Programs H.B. 949 Establishes sales and use tax on telecommunications service in Prince George's County. Net proceeds from the revenue must be used only as s... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Finance Overhaul S.B. 856 Requires that county board financial audit results be reported to state superintendent, county fiscal authority, and specified house and sen... More... MD Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Need- and Performance-Based Adult Education Grants S.B. 737 Requires the department of education to distribute need- and performance-based grants for adult education. Adult education and -literacy gr... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Nontraditional Teacher Education, Certification, Inservice and Mentoring; Transitional Bilingual Teacher Certification; Qualifications of Nontraditional Administrator Certification Candidates S.B. 2370 Establishes requirements for nontraditional teacher preparation and licensure through the Teach Mississippi Institute (TMI), as well as ment... More... Business Involvement VA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Satellite public education facilities H.B. 755 Authorizes school boards to enter into agreements with private business and industry for the establishment, installation, renovation, remode... More... Career/Technical Education CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Develop a model curriculum for a career technical education S.B. 1934 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a model curriculum framework for a career technical education course. Prescribe... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Postsec. Vocational Education Curriculum A.B. 1412 Extends the time for adoption of certain model curriculum standards by the Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding high school gradua... More... CA Vetoed 08/2002 P-12 Postsec. A study of the quality of career technical education teachers. A.B. 1462 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to convene a committee of experts to determine programs and processes to increase the numb... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Temporary Prohibition on Forming or Entering Existing Joint Technological Education Districts Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Establishes moratorium from November 30, 2002 until June 30, 2004 on creation of new joint technological education districts unless specifie... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 Postsec. Community College Distribution of Vocational Education Funds to Community Colleges Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Changes recipient of at least 15% of federal vocational and applied technological education monies (including Carl Perkins funds) received f... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Tax Change Resulting from Creation of Joint Education Districts Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Specifies that when districts that wish to form a joint technological education district submit question to electors of each school district... More... TN Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 06/2002 P-12 Vocational Director Qualifications S.B. 1765 Provides that maximum degree to be required for local director of vocational education is either masters degree in curriculum instruction or... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Career and Technical Education and Vocational Education H.B. 2420 Updates statutes referring to vocational and technological education to refer to career and technical education and vocational education; ch... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Charter Schools, ESL Services, Charter Technical Career Centers S.B. 20E Creates new section on charter school capital outlay. According to legislative summary, bill "requires the full-credit for teaching service ... More... OK Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 Technology Center School Districts H.B. 2656 Exempted local career technology districts from state board approval for buildings built with state bond money. Establishes the State Board... More... KS Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Vocation/technical education H.B. 2820 The Act defines terms related to vocational and technical education, amends current law to remove Kansas State University - Salina College o... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Kentucky Division of Career and Technical Education S.B. 147 Changes name of Division of Secondary Vocational Education within state department of education to Division of Career and Technical Educatio... More... LA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Age to Attend Alternative Or Voc-Ed Programs H.B. 21A Lowers age for when certain students may attend alternative education or vocational-technical education programs; provides relative to atten... More... OK Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Technology Districts H.B. 2234 The State Board of Career and Technology Education is required to prescribe criteria and procedures for establishing technology center schoo... More... IA Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Vocational Technical Tuition Grant Amount Increase H.B. 2139 Increases the maximum amount of a vocational technical tuition grant to a qualified full-time student from $650 to $1,200. http://www.legis.... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 State List of Approved Voc. Ed. Courses H.B. 1099 Requires the state board of education to establish a list of approved secondary level vocational education courses and provides a procedure ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Use of Vocational Education Appropriations S.B. 2286 Clarifies that State appropriations made for vocational education purposes may be used to make payments, rather than reimbursements, to high... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education H.B. 335 Establishes the 17-member Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education in the legislative branch to recommend an integrated and coordi... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Community College Career and Technical Education S.B. 334 Modifies the existing requirement within the Standards of Quality for local school boards to develop plans for career and technical educatio... More... VA Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Career/Academic Combinations H.B. 334 Clarifies that school boards may operate comprehensive schools offering all-day academic programs and career and technical education as join... More... Cheating MI Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Protocol for Notification of Suspected Irregularities in MEAP Testing or Preparation H.B. 5049 Requires the department of treasury or any other state agency which suspects irregularities in the administration of or the preparation of p... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools NJ Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Notification of Enrollment Eligibility A.B. 2698 Requires state commissioner, upon application for a charter school, to notify the members of the legislature, school superintendents, mayors... More... NY Vetoed 12/2002 P-12 Public Hearings on Charters S.B. 5616 Requires that public hearings be held to solicit comments from the community concerning the issuance or renewal of a charter; changes such m... More... UT Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Charter Schools R277-470 Amends rules to provide for a timeline for charter schools to apply for sponsorship to local boards and the state board, to provide a formul... More... NJ Adopted 10/2002 P-12 Charter Schools STATE ID: 34 NJR 2920 NJAC 6A:11, 6A:11-1.1 thru 6A:11-7.1 (non seq) Establishes rules pertaining to charter schools. Provides definition of terms. Specifies: application and approval, reporting, renewal, prob... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Charter District Finance Rules A.B. 2912 Makes provisions relating to the calculation of average daily attendance inapplicable for purposes of determining the base revenue limit or ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Charter School Finance A.B. 1100 Requires a local educational agency that sponsors a charter school annually to transfer to each of its charter schools a prescribed amount o... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Revenue Limits S.B. 1397 Authorizes the revenue limit of an elementary school district to be determined using either the current or prior year second principal appor... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 New Charter School Requirement A.B. 1994 Requires the petition for the establishment of a charter school to describe how a charter school that will serve high school pupils will inf... More... UT Adopted 09/2002 P-12 Charter School Accountability and Assistance R277-481 Establishes procedures for annual accountability of all charter schools and for on-site reviews of charter schools. UTAH REG 25225 (SN)... More... AZ Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Background Checks and Fingerprinting of Charter School Staff S.B. 1008E Requires that upon the conviction of a person of an offense in this title or of any felony, if the person is teaching in a charter school, a... More... CA Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 08/2002 P-12 Charter School Financial Reporting S.B. 1709 Requires a charter school to transmit a copy of its annual, independent, financial audit report for the preceding fiscal year to the Control... More... GA Adopted 08/2002 P-12 Charter Schools GAC 160-4-9-.04 Clarifies rules regarding charter schools. Specifies the following: definitions; role of the local board; role of the state board for locall... More... NC Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Teachers in Charter Schools H.B. 190 Permits local flexibility with regards to the hiring of teachers who leave public schools to teach in charter schools.... More... ID Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 S.B. 1383 Provides that charter school boards of directors are subject to the open meeting law requirements. Amends existing law to clarify applicatio... More... TN Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Charter Schools Act H.B. 1131 Enacts the Tennessee Charter Schools Act of 2001. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0850.pdf... More... CA To governor 06/2002 P-12 Rules for Special Ed. Students at Charter Schools S.B. 1708 Clarifies that a charter school is allowed to report average daily attendance to accommodate eligible pupils who require extended year servi... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Major Finance Bill - Charter Facilities Component H.B. 1349 Creates the "Charter School Facilities Financing Act" to increase charter school access to the school district capital funding and planning ... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Major Bill -- Online Funding Component H.B. 1349 Defines "on-line pupil enrollment" as the number of pupils enrolled, on October 1 in a budget year, in an on-line program, minus any such pu... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Resolution of Charter School Contract Disputes S.B. 124 Concerns the resolution of disputes between charter schools and chartering school districts and concerning governing policy provisions; requ... More... DE Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Teacher Leave to Teach at Charter School S.B. 298 Reduces the leave of absence to one year for any teacher leaving a public school to teach at a charter school. http://www.legis.state.de.us/... More... DE Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Coordination Between Charters and Local Districts S.B. 291 Improves coordination between local public districts and the entering charter school. It requires that: (1) a certificate of occupancy must ... More... KS Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Charter Approvals/ Revocations S.B. 402 Defines "charter school;" establishes requirements of charter schools. Requires that charter schools be nonsectarian and established as mean... More... SC Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Charter Schools Law Changes S.B. 12 Amends the charter school law. In either a new or converted charter school, a teacher teaching in the core academic areas of English/langua... More... CA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Charter School Funding A.B. 168 Specifies that until July 1, 2004, a charter school shall be treated as a school district for purposes of the State School Fund. http://info... More... CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Alternative Education Campuses S.B. 94 Requires state board to establish criteria and application process for a school to be designated an alternative education campus. Mandates t... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Charter Schools, ESL Services, Charter Technical Career Centers S.B. 20E Creates new section on charter school capital outlay. According to legislative summary, bill "requires the full-credit for teaching service ... More... HI Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Charter School Funding and Teacher Status S.B. 2512 States that teachers at charter schools are to receive probationary and tenure status and seniority provided that they fill the requirements... More... NH Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 298 Establishes a 10-year pilot program for the approval of up to 2 charter schools per year by the state board of education and creates certain... More... SC Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Charter School Trustees H.B. 4419 Provides that the Department of Education must keep a record of the trustees who successfully complete an orientation program within 1 year ... More... CO Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Charter School Application Deadlines S.B. 51 Allows local boards to determine deadlines for submission of charter school application; deadline must fall between August 15 and October 1.... More... GA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Revisions to Georgia Charter Schools Act of 1998 H.B. 1200 Amend Article 31 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Charter Schools Act of 1998," so as to revise exte... More... HI Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 New Century Conversion Charter Schools S.B. 2662 Allows a nonprofit organization to manage and operate a new century conversion charter school as a division of the nonprofit organization, i... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Pilot Charter School Program S.B. 348 Establishes pilot charter school program in Iowa; establishes procedures for approval/denial of charter school applications; establishes req... More... VA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 625 Clarifies that institutions of higher education may submit applications to form charter schools, requires all school boards to accept and re... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 H.B. 535 Relates to dually enrolled students to clarify what constitutes demonstration of academic proficiency to establish eligibility for a non-pub... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 H.B. 546 Clarifies that charter schools are required to comply with the general education laws of the state unless specifically directed otherwise in... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Charter School Proposals and Finance S.B. 216 Makes specifications as regards charter school finance and required minimum contents of charter school proposals. Requires charter school sp... More... NJ Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Charter School Construction A.B. 1691 Permits charter schools to construct facilities with federal funds.... More... UT Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Charter School Provisions S.B. 138 Modifies provisions related to the State System of Public Education; increases the number of charter schools that may be sponsored by the St... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Modifies Charter Schools Law H.B. 734 Modifies the charter schools statutes by requiring the Board of Education to add the number of charters denied to its annual report to the G... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Charter District Finance Rules A.B. 2912 Makes provisions relating to the calculation of average daily attendance inapplicable for purposes of determining the base revenue limit or ... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Charter District Finance Rules A.B. 2912 Makes provisions relating to the calculation of average daily attendance inapplicable for purposes of determining the base revenue limit or ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Rules for Charter School Financing S.B. 2039 Requires, to be eligible for funding under the Charter School Facility Grant Program, a charter schoolsite physically located in the attenda... More... CA Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 08/2002 P-12 Charter School Financial Reporting S.B. 1709 Requires a charter school to transmit a copy of its annual, independent, financial audit report for the preceding fiscal year to the Control... More... ID Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Charter school resource allocations H.B. 543 Amends Idaho Code § 33-5208 to allow charter schools to waive the requirement that they use all administrative staff allowance to hire admin... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Major Finance Bill - Charter Facilities Component H.B. 1349 Creates the "Charter School Facilities Financing Act" to increase charter school access to the school district capital funding and planning ... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Major Bill -- Online Funding Component H.B. 1349 Defines "on-line pupil enrollment" as the number of pupils enrolled, on October 1 in a budget year, in an on-line program, minus any such pu... More... CA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Charter School Funding A.B. 168 Specifies that until July 1, 2004, a charter school shall be treated as a school district for purposes of the State School Fund. http://info... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Charter Schools, ESL Services, Charter Technical Career Centers S.B. 20E Creates new section on charter school capital outlay. According to legislative summary, bill "requires the full-credit for teaching service ... More... HI Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Charter School Funding and Teacher Status S.B. 2512 States that teachers at charter schools are to receive probationary and tenure status and seniority provided that they fill the requirements... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Charter School Proposals and Finance S.B. 216 Makes specifications as regards charter school finance and required minimum contents of charter school proposals. Requires charter school sp... More... NJ Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Charter School Construction A.B. 1691 Permits charter schools to construct facilities with federal funds.... More... Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment IL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 NAEP Testing, School Report Cards, Parental Notification of Child Placement in Bilingual Program, Supplemental Aid to Low-Income Districts S.B. 1983 Requires schools that are part of the sample drawn by the National Center for Education Statistics to administer the biennial State academic... More... NH Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Commission to Study Choice Initiatives H.B. 1281 Establishes a commission to study public educational choice initiatives.... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Numerous Program Changes H.B. 2515 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of stud... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Various Modifications S.B. 2259 Allows nonresident pupil's participation in extracurricular activities pursuant to a court-ordered decree or order of custody. Modifies tuit... More... SD Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Open Enrollment Revisions S.B. 87 Prevents students who open enroll into a school district from transferring back to the resident district during the same school year.... More... Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools CT Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 State Expenditures (various sections) H.B. 6004 (Special Session Act No. 02-7 Requires interdistrict magnet schools that begin operations after July 1, 2005 to limit the percentage of students from one district that en... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Developmental Research (Laboratory) Schools S.B. 20E Changes name of "Developmental Research Schools" to "Lab Schools." According to legislative document: "LLC members decided to change advisor... More... OK Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 School of Science and Mathematics S.B. 1004 Relates to the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics; provides for the budgeting of funds in certain categories and amounts; requires p... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Board of Trustees of AL High School of Mathematics and Science H.B. 289 Relates to the membership of the Board of Trustees of the state High School of Mathematics and Science; provides that the Assistant State Su... More... Choice of Schools--Tax Credits LA Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Income Tax Credits for Child Care and Educational Costs H.B. 238 Revises the individual income tax credit for child care expenses and educational costs.... More... CO Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Income Tax Credit for Gifts to Colorado Institute of Technology H.B. 1059 Concerns modifications to the state income tax credit available to Colorado taxpayers who make monetary contributions to the Colorado Instit... More... Choice of Schools--Vouchers LA Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Income Tax Credits for Child Care and Educational Costs H.B. 238 Revises the individual income tax credit for child care expenses and educational costs.... More... CO Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Income Tax Credit for Gifts to Colorado Institute of Technology H.B. 1059 Concerns modifications to the state income tax credit available to Colorado taxpayers who make monetary contributions to the Colorado Instit... More... Civic Education PA Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Display of the Flag H.B. 592 Requires boards of directors to ensure that schools to display the U.S. flag (private, parochial and public schools). The flag must be disp... More... UT Adopted 09/2002 P-12 Patriotic Education R277-475 Requires Utah public schools to display the United States national motto, consistent with state law. UTAH REG 25218 (SN)... More... IL Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 High School Recitation of Pledge of Allegiance S.B. 1634 Requires the Pledge of Allegiance to be recited each school day by pupils in elementary and secondary educational institutions supported or ... More... TN Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Pledge of Allegiance S.B. 2599 Each board of education shall require the daily recitation of the pledge of allegiance in each classroom in the school system in which a fla... More... CT Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Bullying and Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance H.B. 5425 Requires local and regional boards to establish policies addressing bullying in the schools. Policies must include components set out in leg... More... MO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Pledge of Allegiance S.B. 718 Requires every public school to ensure that the Pledge of Allegiance is recited at least once a week in every student's class. Students are... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Character Education Expanded; Patriotism and Citizenship Education S.B. 20E Expands mandate to teach character education from elementary grades to K-12. Requires districts to develop curriculum, to be submitted to th... More... MD Joint Resolution No. 05/2002 P-12 Instruction to Encourage Patriotism Urged H.J.R. 9 Urges local boards in Maryland to introduce instruction to encourage patriotism by including curriculum on or before Veterans' Day or Memori... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Instruction to Instill Patriotism S.J.R. 2 Urges the boards of education in the state to introduce instruction to instill patriotism by developing and instituting curriculum on or bef... More... MN Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and Instruction in Civics Education and Flag Etiquette H.B. 2598 Requires recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance one or more times each week in all public and charter schools. Requires all public and chart... More... NH Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Pledge of Allegiance H.B. 1446 Establishes the New Hampshire School Patriot Act which requires that school districts authorize a period of time during the school day for t... More... NH Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Civic Education H.B. 1151 Establishes a commission to examine the status of public school curriculum requirements in civic education.... More... OH Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk. 05/2002 P-12 Character Education H.C.R. 28 Urges citizens and civic and community leaders of Ohio to vigorously maintain and encourage positive leadership and youth character qualitie... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Youth in Government Program H.B. 162 Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund to the Law Institute for the support and maintenance for a program promoting you... More... CO Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Display of U.S. Flag in Public Schools S.B. 38 Requires all public and charter schools to permanently and prominently display the U.S. flag in every academic classroom while class is in s... More... FL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Recitation of Declaration of Independence and Celebrate Freedom Week H.B. 885 Relates to recitation of the Declaration of Independence; requires Celebrate Freedom Week to be recognized in the public schools each Septem... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Districts Encouraged to Implement Character Education Programs H.B. 2454 Encourages school districts to establish character education programs and directing the department of education to partner with local educat... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Election Officers and Excused Absence for Election Day Served H.B. 251 Provides that minors who are seventeen years old and who will become eighteen years old on or before the day of the regular election may ser... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Student Interns to Assist During Elections S.B. 2383 Authorizes the appointment of student interns to assist at precincts during elections; creates the crime of multiple voting; provides for pe... More... OH Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Moment of Silence H.B. 394 Permits the board of education of a school district to provide for a period of silence each school day for reflection or meditation upon a m... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 School buses, display of flag H.B. 1133 Makes changes to the voting and nonvoting members of the state school bus committee; requires the committee to adopt rules allowing the disp... More... KY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Excused Absence for Participation in Burial Honor Guard Program H.B. 231 Establishes a burial honor guard program for veteran's funerals; establishes the veterans' service organization burial honor guard trust fun... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Display of U.S. Flag and Pledge of Allegiance S.B. 2321 Display of United States flag and Pledge of Allegiance; required in all public school classrooms.... More... SD Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Flag and Pledge of Allegiance S.B. 94 Permits the posting or display of the United States flag and giving the pledge of allegiance within public schools in the State.... More... Civic Education--Character Education PA Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Display of the Flag H.B. 592 Requires boards of directors to ensure that schools to display the U.S. flag (private, parochial and public schools). The flag must be disp... More... UT Adopted 09/2002 P-12 Patriotic Education R277-475 Requires Utah public schools to display the United States national motto, consistent with state law. UTAH REG 25218 (SN)... More... IL Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 High School Recitation of Pledge of Allegiance S.B. 1634 Requires the Pledge of Allegiance to be recited each school day by pupils in elementary and secondary educational institutions supported or ... More... TN Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Pledge of Allegiance S.B. 2599 Each board of education shall require the daily recitation of the pledge of allegiance in each classroom in the school system in which a fla... More... CT Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Bullying and Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance H.B. 5425 Requires local and regional boards to establish policies addressing bullying in the schools. Policies must include components set out in leg... More... MO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Pledge of Allegiance S.B. 718 Requires every public school to ensure that the Pledge of Allegiance is recited at least once a week in every student's class. Students are... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Character Education Expanded; Patriotism and Citizenship Education S.B. 20E Expands mandate to teach character education from elementary grades to K-12. Requires districts to develop curriculum, to be submitted to th... More... MD Joint Resolution No. 05/2002 P-12 Instruction to Encourage Patriotism Urged H.J.R. 9 Urges local boards in Maryland to introduce instruction to encourage patriotism by including curriculum on or before Veterans' Day or Memori... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Instruction to Instill Patriotism S.J.R. 2 Urges the boards of education in the state to introduce instruction to instill patriotism by developing and instituting curriculum on or bef... More... MN Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and Instruction in Civics Education and Flag Etiquette H.B. 2598 Requires recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance one or more times each week in all public and charter schools. Requires all public and chart... More... NH Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Pledge of Allegiance H.B. 1446 Establishes the New Hampshire School Patriot Act which requires that school districts authorize a period of time during the school day for t... More... NH Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Civic Education H.B. 1151 Establishes a commission to examine the status of public school curriculum requirements in civic education.... More... OH Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk. 05/2002 P-12 Character Education H.C.R. 28 Urges citizens and civic and community leaders of Ohio to vigorously maintain and encourage positive leadership and youth character qualitie... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Youth in Government Program H.B. 162 Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund to the Law Institute for the support and maintenance for a program promoting you... More... CO Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Display of U.S. Flag in Public Schools S.B. 38 Requires all public and charter schools to permanently and prominently display the U.S. flag in every academic classroom while class is in s... More... FL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Recitation of Declaration of Independence and Celebrate Freedom Week H.B. 885 Relates to recitation of the Declaration of Independence; requires Celebrate Freedom Week to be recognized in the public schools each Septem... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Districts Encouraged to Implement Character Education Programs H.B. 2454 Encourages school districts to establish character education programs and directing the department of education to partner with local educat... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Election Officers and Excused Absence for Election Day Served H.B. 251 Provides that minors who are seventeen years old and who will become eighteen years old on or before the day of the regular election may ser... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Student Interns to Assist During Elections S.B. 2383 Authorizes the appointment of student interns to assist at precincts during elections; creates the crime of multiple voting; provides for pe... More... OH Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Moment of Silence H.B. 394 Permits the board of education of a school district to provide for a period of silence each school day for reflection or meditation upon a m... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 School buses, display of flag H.B. 1133 Makes changes to the voting and nonvoting members of the state school bus committee; requires the committee to adopt rules allowing the disp... More... KY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Excused Absence for Participation in Burial Honor Guard Program H.B. 231 Establishes a burial honor guard program for veteran's funerals; establishes the veterans' service organization burial honor guard trust fun... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Display of U.S. Flag and Pledge of Allegiance S.B. 2321 Display of United States flag and Pledge of Allegiance; required in all public school classrooms.... More... SD Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Flag and Pledge of Allegiance S.B. 94 Permits the posting or display of the United States flag and giving the pledge of allegiance within public schools in the State.... More... Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance PA Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Display of the Flag H.B. 592 Requires boards of directors to ensure that schools to display the U.S. flag (private, parochial and public schools). The flag must be disp... More... IL Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 High School Recitation of Pledge of Allegiance S.B. 1634 Requires the Pledge of Allegiance to be recited each school day by pupils in elementary and secondary educational institutions supported or ... More... TN Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Pledge of Allegiance S.B. 2599 Each board of education shall require the daily recitation of the pledge of allegiance in each classroom in the school system in which a fla... More... CT Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Bullying and Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance H.B. 5425 Requires local and regional boards to establish policies addressing bullying in the schools. Policies must include components set out in leg... More... MO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Pledge of Allegiance S.B. 718 Requires every public school to ensure that the Pledge of Allegiance is recited at least once a week in every student's class. Students are... More... MN Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and Instruction in Civics Education and Flag Etiquette H.B. 2598 Requires recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance one or more times each week in all public and charter schools. Requires all public and chart... More... NH Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Pledge of Allegiance H.B. 1446 Establishes the New Hampshire School Patriot Act which requires that school districts authorize a period of time during the school day for t... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Display of U.S. Flag and Pledge of Allegiance S.B. 2321 Display of United States flag and Pledge of Allegiance; required in all public school classrooms.... More... SD Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Flag and Pledge of Allegiance S.B. 94 Permits the posting or display of the United States flag and giving the pledge of allegiance within public schools in the State.... More... Class Size FL Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Florida's Amendment to Reduce Class Size Constitutional Amendment 9 Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution (Article IX, Section I) to require that the Legislature provide funding for sufficient class... More... Curriculum CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Physical Education A.B. 1793 Imposes new duties on the state department regarding physical education. Requires the department to monitor the number of hours of physical ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 Postsec. International Education A.B. 1342 Relates to the Donahoe Higher Education Act. Encourages institutions of higher education to develop programs that support learning about oth... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Nutrition Education Curriculum A.B. 1634 Requires the Department of Education to incorporate nutrition education curriculum content into the health curriculum framework at its next ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Models for Ethnic Studies A.B. 2001 Requires the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission within the Department of Education to identify model programs, sta... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Holocaust Curriculum A.B. 2003 Declares the Legislature encourages the incorporation of survivor, rescuer and liberator testimony into the teaching of human rights, genoci... More... MA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Foreign Language Instruction to Be Required in Elementary Schools H.B. 5010 "[W]ithin five years of the effective date of this act, any foreign language classes required by the department [...] or by a school distric... More... MO Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Study of Economics and Personal Finance Education in State H.B. 1973 Requires the department to conduct a study of economics and personal finance education, to be submitted to the general assembly by January 1... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Amistad Commission A.B. 1301 Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history in public and nonpub... More... OH Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Drivers' Education H.B. 407 Transfers jurisdiction over high school drivers' education courses to the Department of Public Safety; requires school districts offering dr... More... OK Vetoed 06/2002 P-12 Transfers, Social Studies S.B. 701 On or before September 1, 2002, the state board must adopt rules to ensure that students who transfer into an Oklahoma school district from ... More... SC SENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. School Funding H.B. 4879 Requires funding equal to 1994-95 appropriation to be appropriated to the state department annually to offset any reduction suffered by dist... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: Articulated Acceleration Mechanisms S.B. 20E Adds subsection relating to Advanced International Certificate of Education Program (AICE); sets out that public secondary school students a... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: District K-12 Foreign Language Curriculum Required S.B. 20E Requires every local board to create a plan for a K-12 foreign language curriculum, to be submitted to the commissioner by June 30, 2004. Se... More... HI Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Drivers Education Underwriters' Fee H.B. 1730 Increases the Drivers Education Underwriters Fee to provide an additional amount to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for the ... More... KS Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Curriculum Standards Review, State School Report Card, Pupil Performance Study S.B. 9 Requires review of curriculum standards in certain core academic areas every five instead of three years. Changes date to requires state boa... More... OK Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Improvement Plans H.B. 2341 Relates to the Comprehensive Local School Plan; deletes certain review and submission requirements; modifies the adoption cycle for school i... More... TN Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 CPR Training S.B. 2153 Requires CPR training in either junior or senior high school, as established by State Board of Education; provides that CPR training would c... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness H.B. 161 Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund to the Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness. http://alisdb.legislature.stat... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Numerous Program Changes H.B. 2515 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of stud... More... ME Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Comprehensive Family Life Education H.B. 1180 Defines comprehensive family life education; directs the Commissioner of Education to take action to implement K-12 comprehensive family lif... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Extended Day/Year Program Funding, Field Trip Costs, Provision of Staff Development, School Board Member and Principal Development Requirements H.B. 494 Allows any local school district to fund extended day and -year programs for kindergarten or compulsory age students through sources other t... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 State Physical Activity Coordinator and K-9 P.E. Recommendations S.B. 2249 Requires department employment of physical activity coordinator for grades K-12, and specifies qualifications and duties of such. Recommend... More... UT Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Curriculum, Assessments S.B. 99 Modifies provisions related to the State System of Public Education by requiring the State Board of Education to consult with teachers and p... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Family Life Education H.B. 1206 Adds instruction in the benefits of adoption as the preferred choice in the event of an unwanted pregnancy to the family life education curr... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Banking-at-School Demonstration Program H.B. 966 Authorizes local school boards to establish a Banking-at-School Partnership Program, consisting of school banks or school credit unions on t... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Topics for Driver Education H.B. 686 Adds organ and tissue donor awareness to the topics that must be included in instruction for driver education in public school classrooms; a... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 "Distracted" Driving S.B. 597 Provides that the State Department of Education's standardized driver education instruction for public schools to include distracted driving... More... CA Signed into law 01/2002 P-12 Omnibus Bill - Course of Study A.B. 804 Commencing with the 2003–04 school year and each year thereafter, at least one course, or a combination of the two courses in mathematics re... More... Curriculum--Arts Education CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Digital Arts Studio Partnership Demonstration Program S.B. 1937 Enacts the Digital Arts Studio Partnership Demonstration Program Act. Requires the Arts Council to administer the Digital Arts Studio Partne... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Changes in Art Education A.B. 2807 Makes nonsubstantive changes to the existing law that establishes the Local Arts Education Partnership Program, a program that develops a lo... More... Curriculum--Core Curriculum KS Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Curriculum Standards Review, State School Report Card, Pupil Performance Study S.B. 9 Requires review of curriculum standards in certain core academic areas every five instead of three years. Changes date to requires state boa... More... Curriculum--Drivers Education OH Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Drivers' Education H.B. 407 Transfers jurisdiction over high school drivers' education courses to the Department of Public Safety; requires school districts offering dr... More... RI Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Driver Education S.B. 2172 Sets forth the curriculum requirements a driver education course must meet in order for the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Ed... More... HI Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Drivers Education Underwriters' Fee H.B. 1730 Increases the Drivers Education Underwriters Fee to provide an additional amount to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for the ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Topics for Driver Education H.B. 686 Adds organ and tissue donor awareness to the topics that must be included in instruction for driver education in public school classrooms; a... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 "Distracted" Driving S.B. 597 Provides that the State Department of Education's standardized driver education instruction for public schools to include distracted driving... More... Curriculum--Environmental Education IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Numerous Program Changes H.B. 2515 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of stud... More... Curriculum--Family Living Education ME Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Comprehensive Family Life Education H.B. 1180 Defines comprehensive family life education; directs the Commissioner of Education to take action to implement K-12 comprehensive family lif... More... Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. MO Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Study of Economics and Personal Finance Education in State H.B. 1973 Requires the department to conduct a study of economics and personal finance education, to be submitted to the general assembly by January 1... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Economic Education H.J.R. 25 Directs the Department of Education to implement the recommendations of the Interim Joint Committee on Education related to economic educati... More... MI Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Model Financial Literacy Program H.B. 5327 Requires Department of Education to develop and make available to schools a model financial literacy program; provides, that to the extent f... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Banking-at-School Demonstration Program H.B. 966 Authorizes local school boards to establish a Banking-at-School Partnership Program, consisting of school banks or school credit unions on t... More... Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language MA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Foreign Language Instruction to Be Required in Elementary Schools H.B. 5010 "[W]ithin five years of the effective date of this act, any foreign language classes required by the department [...] or by a school distric... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: District K-12 Foreign Language Curriculum Required S.B. 20E Requires every local board to create a plan for a K-12 foreign language curriculum, to be submitted to the commissioner by June 30, 2004. Se... More... Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Enrichment Programs, Nutrition Education A.B. 2024 Relates to existing law which provides incentives for schools and communities to partner together to establish after school enrichment progr... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Nutrition Education Curriculum A.B. 1634 Requires the Department of Education to incorporate nutrition education curriculum content into the health curriculum framework at its next ... More... TN Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Food Offerings H.J.R. 646 Relates to urging primary and secondary schools to offer students more calcium rich foods and beverages in their lunch and snack bar program... More... Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Cursive handwriting standards S.B. 1770 States that the Legislature encourages school districts to comply with the State Board of Education's English Language and Arts Writing Arts... More... TN Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Writing Assessment H.B. 2900 Relates to comprehensive writing assessment scheduling.... More... Curriculum--Mathematics CA Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Supplemental Instruction in Fresno Unified School District A.B. 1285 Allows Fresno Unified School District to apply for a waiver from certain regulations so as to allow the district to use designated funds for... More... CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Potential Testing in Mathematics and Science H.B. 1306 Provides that if sufficient funding from the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is obtained, directs the Department of Education to ad... More... DE Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Below the Standard Score and Individual Improvement Plan for Promotion S.B. 322 Before enactment of this legislation, this subparagraph banned any 3rd-, 5th- or 8th-grader scoring Well Below the Standard on the state rea... More... NH Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Pre-Engineering Curriculum H.B. 1231 Establishes a pre-engineering technology curriculum in the public high schools in the state and creates a pre-engineering technology curricu... More... OK Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 H.B. 2625 Allows sixth grade mathematics teachers to obtain middle level endorsement by successfully completing a professional development institute i... More... OK Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Remediation in Mathematics S.B. 1631 Narrows the requirements for remediation in grades three through eight to the subject areas of reading and mathematics.... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Board of Trustees of AL High School of Mathematics and Science H.B. 289 Relates to the membership of the Board of Trustees of the state High School of Mathematics and Science; provides that the Assistant State Su... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Student Improvement Goals Repealed S.B. 5823 Repeals student improvement goals provisions, includes reading and mathematic goals. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2001-02/Senate/5800... More... CA Signed into law 01/2002 P-12 Omnibus Bill -- Algebra Component A.B. 804 Intensive Algebra Instruction Academies Program. A school district or charter school that maintains grade 7 or 8, or both, may operate a pr... More... Curriculum--Multicultural CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Models for Ethnic Studies A.B. 2001 Requires the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission within the Department of Education to identify model programs, sta... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Amistad Commission A.B. 1301 Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history in public and nonpub... More... NM Vetoed 02/2002 P-12 Indian Education Act H.B. 28 Enacts the Indian Education Act; prescribes powers and duties. The purpose of the Indian Education Act is to: (A) ensure equitable educatio... More... Curriculum--Physical Education CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Physical Education A.B. 1793 Imposes new duties on the state department regarding physical education. Requires the department to monitor the number of hours of physical ... More... CA Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 09/2002 P-12 Encourages school districts to provide quality physical education S.B. 1868 Encourages school districts, to the extent resources are available, to provide quality physical education. Permits a school district or coun... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Marching Band as P.E. Credit Towards Graduation S.B. 20E Permits completion of one semester of marching band with grade C or better to be included as 1/2 credit of physical education graduation req... More... TN Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Physical Education S.J.R. 569 Expresses sense that each school-age child should have access to and participate in daily physical education and activity as part of educati... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness H.B. 161 Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund to the Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness. http://alisdb.legislature.stat... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 State Physical Activity Coordinator and K-9 P.E. Recommendations S.B. 2249 Requires department employment of physical activity coordinator for grades K-12, and specifies qualifications and duties of such. Recommend... More... Curriculum--Science CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Potential Testing in Mathematics and Science H.B. 1306 Provides that if sufficient funding from the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is obtained, directs the Department of Education to ad... More... NH Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Pre-Engineering Curriculum H.B. 1231 Establishes a pre-engineering technology curriculum in the public high schools in the state and creates a pre-engineering technology curricu... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Board of Trustees of AL High School of Mathematics and Science H.B. 289 Relates to the membership of the Board of Trustees of the state High School of Mathematics and Science; provides that the Assistant State Su... More... Curriculum--Sex Education CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Educating Students about surrendering their child A.B. 2817 Requires sex education courses to advise pupils of specified provisions of law relating to parents and others who voluntarily surrender phys... More... ID Adopted 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. Character-Based Sex Education HCR 57 Stating findings of the Legislature and requesting that sexuality education in tax-supported public schools, universities and colleges shall... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Family Life Education H.B. 1206 Adds instruction in the benefits of adoption as the preferred choice in the event of an unwanted pregnancy to the family life education curr... More... Curriculum--Social Studies/History CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Holocaust Curriculum A.B. 2003 Declares the Legislature encourages the incorporation of survivor, rescuer and liberator testimony into the teaching of human rights, genoci... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Requires that social studies instruction contain instruction on World War II A.B. 2709 Requires that social studies instruction contain instruction on World War II and the American role in that war. Expresses the Legislature's ... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Amistad Commission A.B. 1301 Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history in public and nonpub... More... Data-Driven Improvement AZ Signed by Governor 12/2002 Postsec. Community College Community College Performance Measures S.B. 1001 §14 Adjusts appropriations for various departments, including community colleges and outlines community college performance measures: Performanc... More... Demographics--Enrollments MD Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Enrollment Count Review Committee S.B. 856 Requires department to gather a committee of interested stakeholders to examine specified issues related to enrollment counts to ensure that... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Community College Student Withdrawal Due to Active Military Service S.B. 1090 Requires rules and policies by district school boards, community college district boards of trustees, and university boards of trustees rela... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Numerous Program Changes H.B. 2515 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of stud... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Various Modifications S.B. 2259 Allows nonresident pupil's participation in extracurricular activities pursuant to a court-ordered decree or order of custody. Modifies tuit... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Proving Age of Child for School Enrollment S.B. 2225 Specifies which documents may prove date of child's birth for purposes of enrollment in kindergarten or grade 1; is to be repealed on July 1... More... TN Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Attending Across State Lines S.B. 2865, HsB. 2639 Allows non-resident of county contiguous to Tennessee in another state to enroll in college or university (without tuition) despite presence... More... VA Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Foreign Student Withdrawals H.B. 364 Directs the governing board of each public two or four year institutions of higher education to develop and implement a procedure for report... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Attending Outside the District H.B. 4428 Relates to the counting of students in net enrollment when the transfer of students between counties is effectuated without the agreement of... More... Desegregation AZ Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Capital Outlay Revenue Limits and District Desegregation Activities H.B. 2550 Sets limits to amount that local board may budget outside of the capital outlay revenue limit. Requires districts pursuing desegregation vol... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 District Review of Programs to Consider Consequences of Tracking, Ability Grouping or Screening of Students by Test Results S.B. 292 Requires every district to review district's programs to judge if district's practices of separating students by ability, placing students i... More... Economic/Workforce Development CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Business Incentive Agreements H.B. 1399 Increases from 4 to 10 years the maximal time period for which a district board, county or municipality may establish business incentive agr... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 Postsec. Florida Technology Development Act S.B. 1844 An act related to economic development; creates the "Florida Technology Development Act"; provides definition, purposes and objectives for c... More... ME Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Tax Credits H.B. 1655 Establishes a tax credit for individuals or corporations that provide a contribution that promotes the postsecondary educational attainment ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Community College Community College Offerings S.B. 572 Requires community colleges to (i) offer non-credit courses at a time and place that meet the needs of employers and at a cost not to exceed... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Community College Course Offerings H.B. 1022 Requires community colleges maximize non-credit course offerings at a time and place that meet the needs of employers and at a cost not to e... More... Education Research MO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Major Bill - Phonics Component H.B. 1711 Requires districts to have reading programs for kindergarten through grade three that are based on scientific research. The programs must c... More... Equity IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 District Review of Programs to Consider Consequences of Tracking, Ability Grouping or Screening of Students by Test Results S.B. 292 Requires every district to review district's programs to judge if district's practices of separating students by ability, placing students i... More... Federal AK Adopted 06/2002 P-12 School Report Regulations Change - 4 AAC 06.170 Amends the number of students that must be tested in order to publicly report test results from 3 to 10. http://www.eed.state.ak.us/regs/ad... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Summer Food Programs for Low-Income Pupils S.B. 20E Creates new section mandating that districts report to the department by February 1, 2004 on their participation in federal summer food serv... More... CO Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Homeless Education H.B. 1181 Defines residency as it relates to homeless child. Authorizes school district to establish residency for purposes of school attendance. Auth... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Numerous Program Changes H.B. 2515 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of stud... More... Finance MT Rejected by voters 11/2002 P-12 Investment of School Trust Funds Constitutional Amendment 39 To allow the investment of public funds, including school trust funds, in private corporate capital stock in accordance with recognized stan... More... NJ To ASSEMBLY Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT. 11/2002 P-12 Postsec. Automated Bids and Purchasing A.B. 3009 Directs the State Treasurer to establish an automated bid access and purchasing information to be known as the Vendor Information Program to... More... UT Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Resolution on Investment of State School Fund and Uniform School Fund Constitutional Amendment 1 Constitutional amendment to: (1) eliminate a requirement that a portion of the interest earnings of the State School Funs be retained in the... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Auditing Local Education Agencies A.B. 2834 Requires the Comptroller to review and monitor audits of local education agencies by independent auditors. Requires local education agencies... More... GA Adopted 09/2002 P-12 Withholding of Funds GAC 160-5-2-.02 Clarifies rules regarding the withholding of funds from local units of administration.... More... NE Signed by governor 08/2002 P-12 Committee Eliminations L.B. 41B As part of the state's budget cuts, eliminates the School Finance Review Committee and the Education Roundtable (saves approximately $20,000... More... ID Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Alternative summer school programs H.B. 687 Creates mechanism and funding for alternative summer school programs.... More... CT Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. United We Stand Tuition and Fee Waivers S.B. 102 Requires the issuance of United We Stand commemorative number plates, most funds from which are to go to the commemorative account. Establis... More... OR Rejected by Voters. 06/2002 P-12 Change in Fund Name V. 3 (Ballot Measure No. 13) Proposes a Constitutional Amendment to change the name of the Education Endowment Fund to the Education Stability Fu... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Various Modifications S.B. 2259 Allows nonresident pupil's participation in extracurricular activities pursuant to a court-ordered decree or order of custody. Modifies tuit... More... AL Act No. 03/2002 P-12 Bonding Authority S.B. 517 Authorizes Public School and College Authority to sell and issue aggregate principal amount of Bonds, in addition to all other bonds previou... More... Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost MD Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Education Finance Adequacy Study Mandated S.B. 856 Requires the department to contact with a public or private organization by June 30, 2012 to evaluate education finance adequacy issues in t... More... TN Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Adequacy Study Committee H.J.R. 1191 Creates a special joint committee to study the adequacy of funding for the Basic Education Program (BEP).... More... CA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Intermediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program S.B. 508 Modifies 1999 Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP), which formerly required that every participating school distri... More... NH Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 Adequacy Formula S.B. 425 Revises the formula used to calculate the cost of an adequate education.... More... MS Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 04/2002 P-12 Adequate Education Program S.B. 2969 Prescribes the State cost of the State Adequate Education Program for purposes of determining allocation to school districts in fiscal year ... More... Finance--Bonds AK Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Bonds to Support Education Facilities Bonding Proposition C State General Obligation Educational and Museum Facility, Design, Construction, and Major Maintenance Bonds $236,805,441. An Act relating t... More... CA Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Postsec. Kindergarten - University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2002 Proposition 47 Kindergarten - University Public Facilities Bond Act of 2002. (http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_j.htm#2002General)... More... NM Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Capital Projects General Obligation Bonds General Obligation Bonds Bonds B and C: Authorizes the issuance and sale of capital projects general obligation bonds for various capital expenditures including publ... More... NV Rejected by voters 11/2002 P-12 Exemption from State Debt Limits Ballot Question 7 The proposal to amend the Nevada Constitution would allow an exemption from the state debt limit for the improvement, acquisition or constru... More... OR Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 General Obligation Bonds For Seismic Rehabilitation Of Public Education Buildings Measure 15 (SJR 21) Amends Constitution: Authorizes State To Issue General Obligation Bonds For Seismic Rehabilitation Of Public Education Buildings (D... More... VA Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Educational Facilities Bond Issue, Question 1 Approving general obligations bonds authorized by Chapters 827 and 859, Acts of the General Assembly of 2002 in the maximum amount of $900,4... More... ME Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Bond Issue Authorized H.B. 1628 Authorizes a $28,500,000 General Fund bond issue to capitalize the School Revolving Renovation Fund, to provide grants to public educational... More... MI Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Bond Authority to Fund Deficits H.B. 5415 Amends a section of the Revised School Code relating to a school district's bond authority to fund a deficit.... More... AL Act No. 03/2002 P-12 Bonding Authority S.B. 517 Authorizes Public School and College Authority to sell and issue aggregate principal amount of Bonds, in addition to all other bonds previou... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Sales Taxes May Refund Some School Bonds S.B. 1424 Amends existing law to authorize the pledge of state sales tax moneys for payment of refunding school bonds issued on and after March 1, 199... More... MI Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 District Bonding/Borrowing Authority H.B. 5414 Makes a technical amendment to the section of the Revised School Code relating to school district borrowing and bond authority.... More... MI Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Bond Authority for Districts Housing Voc./Tech. Ed. Program H.B. 5408 Amends the provision of law relating to the bond authority an intermediate school district in which an area vocational-technical education p... More... MI Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 School District Bond Authority H.B. 5407 Amends a section of the provision of law related to school district bond authority under the Revised School Code.... More... MI Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 District Bonding/Borrowing Authority H.B. 5413 Makes a technical amendment to the Revised School Code relating to the bonding or borrowing authority of school districts.... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Use of Bond Funds S.B. 2695 Relates to school board investment of surplus funds; provides they may be invested in the same manner as 16th Section funds.... More... Finance--District MI Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Reimbursement of School District S.B. 1417 Modifies state reimbursement to intermediate school districts in renaissance zones. http://www.mileg.org/documents/2001-2002/publicact/pdf/2... More... NJ Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Development/Redevelopment S.B. 1878 Amends Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act to clarify that the legislation relates to any municipality or school district whi... More... TX Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Budgeting, Accounting, and Auditing 27 TEXREG 10274 19 TAC 109.41 Amends rules concerning the 'Financial Accountability System Resource Guide'. Describes rules for financial accounting such as financial rep... More... NJ To ASSEMBLY Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT. 11/2002 P-12 Postsec. Automated Bids and Purchasing A.B. 3009 Directs the State Treasurer to establish an automated bid access and purchasing information to be known as the Vendor Information Program to... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Personnel Policy S.B. 20E Removes provision mandating that school boards fully fund a 5% reserve for all instructional and administrative staff. See bill section 697,... More... MD Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Tobacco Tax for Education S.B. 856 Establishes tobacco tax as well as special fund to dedicate tobacco tax revenues for education funding. Monies are to 1) provide unrestricte... More... AZ Signed by governor 06/2002 P-12 Districts providing budgets for each school building. S.B. 1118 Adjust some of the requirements that distircts provide detailed budgets for each school.... More... IL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Financial Oversight Panel H.B. 5734 Allows the Chicago Board of Education to levy a capital improvement tax; allows a Financial Oversight Panel, whose purposes are to exercise ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Permitted Expenditures from Special Funds S.B. 1180 Permits governing board to spend surplus monies in the civic center school fund and/or community school program fund for maintenance and ope... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Funds for Operation of Schools S.B. 20E According to legislative summary, requires that local boards "determine the percentage of the base student allocation or other funds to be s... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Code Re-Write: State and Local Budget Systems, K-12 and Postsecondary S.B. 20E Requires state board to submit a K-20 legislative budget request annually to the governor and general assembly; requires a state board-appro... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Other Finance Changes S.B. 20E In funds for student transportation, shifts rule authority from commissioner to state board (see bill section 660, page 1239, line 8 ff); pe... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Finance Overhaul S.B. 856 Requires that county board financial audit results be reported to state superintendent, county fiscal authority, and specified house and sen... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Requi... More... CO Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Streamlining of Grant Application Process H.B. 1053 Directs the Department of Education to standardize the applications for statutorily created education grant programs and utilize existing da... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Postsec. Iowa School Taxes H.B. 2116 Updates the Iowa Code references to the Internal Revenue Code, repealing an adjustment to net income for capital gains from installment sale... More... LA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Loans to Parish Districts S.B. 110A Authorizes the Zacary and Baker school boards to borrow money sufficient to meet its budget and expenditures for FY 2002-2003. http://www.le... More... NE Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Cash Reserves L.B. 460 LB 460 repeals current law that restricts the annual growth rate of allowable cash reserves of school districts to 2% of the total general f... More... VA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Contingency Reserves S.B. 604 Establishes contingency reserves as a major classification of school funds.... More... Finance--Does Money Matter? MD Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Study of Effect of State Aid on Student and School Performance S.B. 856 Requires department to evaluate the effect of increased state aid for education on student and school performance in each locla school syste... More... Finance--Equity MD Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Enrollment Count Review Committee S.B. 856 Requires department to gather a committee of interested stakeholders to examine specified issues related to enrollment counts to ensure that... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Local Effort Assistance Program H.B. 3011 Modifies and studies the local effort assistance program; provides that the purpose of the funds is to mitigate the effect that above averag... More... WY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Education Resource Block Grant Model S.B. 51 Relates to school finance; modifies the education resource block grant model in response to the supreme court decision; implements recalibra... More... Finance--Facilities AK Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Bonds to Support Education Facilities Bonding Proposition C State General Obligation Educational and Museum Facility, Design, Construction, and Major Maintenance Bonds $236,805,441. An Act relating t... More... OR Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 General Obligation Bonds For Seismic Rehabilitation Of Public Education Buildings Measure 15 (SJR 21) Amends Constitution: Authorizes State To Issue General Obligation Bonds For Seismic Rehabilitation Of Public Education Buildings (D... More... CA Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 09/2002 P-12 Make recommendations for energy efficent school designs S.B. 284 Requires the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, in consultation with the State Department of Education and the Divisi... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 5-Year Plan for Infrastructure A.B. 857 Clarifies the information that is required to be included in the Governor's annual report to the Legislature concerning a 5-year plan for in... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Joint Commission work on facilities financing A.B. 2867 Authorizes the Redevelopment Agency, the Housing Authority, the Housing Commission, the Unified School District of San Diego and the City of... More... OR Approved by voters 9/2002 09/2002 P-12 State Funding Amendment Measure 19 (HJR 80 - 2002) Amends the Constitution. Creates a "rainy day" reserve fund for public schools and colleges by converting the existing Educ... More... CA Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Rules for Bond Elections A.B. 693 Prohibits School Facilities Improvement District special bond election within a 45-day period before or after a Statewide election, unless c... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Lease-to-Own Facility Finance Programs Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Creates new sections permitting 1) school facilities board to acquire school facilities to permit local districts to use through a lease-to-... More... AZ Signed by governor 06/2002 P-12 District Capital Plans H.B. 2096 Requires districts to include in their annual capital plan the number of high school pupils the district currently pays tuition to or accept... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Deficiencies Corrections Deadlines and State Schools for Deaf and Blind Omnibus--H.B. 2710 States that dates by which actions must be completed do not apply to the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind. Requires that sch... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Deficiencies Correction Fund and Building Renewal Fund Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Bars school facilities board from disbursing funds to districts from the deficiencies correction fund for projects begun after June 30, 2003... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 New School Facilities Fund and School Construction Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Establishes September 1 as deadline for districts to submit capital plan to school facilities board. Section formerly allowed district to us... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Minimum Adequate Gross Square Footage Requirements Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Makes addition to subsection forbidding local board to reduce pupil square footage when such action would cause the district to fall below m... More... MO Signed into law 06/2002 Postsec. Community College Community College Taxes H.B. 2022 Repeals and reenacts without change the statue that sets community college property tax rates and creates a procedure to establish capital i... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Education Facility Survey S.B. 20E According to state legislative summary, "To ensure that educational facilities information used by the legislature is accurate, [section] is... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Code Re-Write: Compliance with Florida Building Code and Charter Building Expenses S.B. 20E According to state legislative summary, "Clarifies that school district, community college and university facilities are to comply with the ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: School Infrastructure Thrift Program S.B. 20E According to legislative summary, "More school districts will qualify for awards from the school infrastructure program because [the bill sp... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Local Government/District Interlocal Agreements S.B. 1906 Addresses facilities and local government/district collaborative efforts. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submen... More... HI Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Coordination of Public and Private Efforts S.B. 2068 Continues 2001-02 appropriation to fund position in the department of accounting and general services to coordinate public and private effor... More... MD Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 Aging School Program Funds; Task Force to Study Public School Facilities H.B. 937 Establishes new allocation method for district grants under the Aging Schools Program; provides specified additional funds yearly to county ... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Prince George's County Governance and Administration H.B. 949 Establishes appointed New Prince George's County Board of Education and requirements for membership. Provides for compensation of board memb... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Finance Overhaul S.B. 856 Requires that county board financial audit results be reported to state superintendent, county fiscal authority, and specified house and sen... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Requi... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Capital Outlay Revenue Limits and District Desegregation Activities H.B. 2550 Sets limits to amount that local board may budget outside of the capital outlay revenue limit. Requires districts pursuing desegregation vol... More... ME Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Bond Issue Authorized H.B. 1628 Authorizes a $28,500,000 General Fund bond issue to capitalize the School Revolving Renovation Fund, to provide grants to public educational... More... NE Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Nebraska Schools Construction Alternative Act L.B. 391 LB 391 is the Nebraska Schools Construction Alternatives Act. The bill allows a school district to enter into a design-build contract or con... More... NH Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Indoor Air Quality, Fire Safety H.B. 329 Establishes a committee to study indoor air quality and fire safety in public schools.... More... UT Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Secure Areas in Facilities S.B. 164 Modifies provisions related to security procedures at State Institutions of Higher Education by allowing the State Board of Regents to autho... More... VA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 City-School Facilities S.B. 276 Makes the local governing body of a locality a tenant in common with the local school board in instances where the locality has incurred a m... More... VA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Satellite public education facilities H.B. 755 Authorizes school boards to enter into agreements with private business and industry for the establishment, installation, renovation, remode... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 School Safety and Health Revolving Loan and Grant Fund S.B. 1431 Amends existing law to extend conditions for applications to the School Safety and Health Revolving Loan and Grant Fund to include authority... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 School Abatement S.B. 1434 Amends existing law to clarify requirements for the abatement of unsafe or unhealthy conditions in school buildings; defines a serious safet... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Definition of Educational Facility Project Changed H.B. 1143 Expands the definition of educational facility project for purposes of the Indiana Development Finance Authority Law to permit the authority... More... ME Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 H.B. 373 Removes the cap on the fees charged by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services for services asso... More... NM Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 School Revenue Bond Act H.B. 359 Enacts the School Revenue Bond Act; allows federal funds to be pledged for school revenue bonds. A local school board may issue bonds to fi... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Technology Part of Capital Projects S.B. 6515 Relates to clarifying the uses of the school district capital projects fund to include the costs of implementing technology facilities plans... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Air Quality in New Schools S.B. 32 Relates to air quality in new schools; requires rules to establish a process for independent radon testing, adjusting and valacing heating, ... More... WY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Capital Construction System H.B. 43 Relates to school capital construction; establishes a school capital construction system; establishes a state school facilities commission; ... More... GA Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Financing Facilities H.B. 1000 Authorizes supplementary appropriation, by issuance of general obligation bonds, to the State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fun... More... Finance--Funding Formulas MI Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Reimbursement of School District S.B. 1417 Modifies state reimbursement to intermediate school districts in renaissance zones. http://www.mileg.org/documents/2001-2002/publicact/pdf/2... More... GA Adopted 09/2002 P-12 Withholding of Funds GAC 160-5-2-.02 Clarifies rules regarding the withholding of funds from local units of administration.... More... OR Approved by voters 9/2002 09/2002 P-12 State Funding Amendment Measure 19 (HJR 80 - 2002) Amends the Constitution. Creates a "rainy day" reserve fund for public schools and colleges by converting the existing Educ... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Per-Pupil Expenditure Disparities Among Districts Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Requires joint legislative budget committee staff to analyze school district cost data from FY 2000-01 before July 1, 2002 to find the avera... More... IL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 NAEP Testing, School Report Cards, Parental Notification of Child Placement in Bilingual Program, Supplemental Aid to Low-Income Districts S.B. 1983 Requires schools that are part of the sample drawn by the National Center for Education Statistics to administer the biennial State academic... More... KS Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 District Aid for Consolidated Districts S.B. 551 Concerns certain school districts and the computation of state financial aid; relates to powers and duties of schools and school districts; ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Omnibus--Identification of Dually Enrolled Students Omnibus--H.B. 2213 Mandates state board to identify students simultaneously enrolled in a course for both high school and college credit using student level da... More... CA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Intermediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program S.B. 508 Modifies 1999 Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP), which formerly required that every participating school distri... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Finance Overhaul S.B. 856 Requires that county board financial audit results be reported to state superintendent, county fiscal authority, and specified house and sen... More... NH Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 At-Risk Funding S.B. 140 Modifies the formula for calculating the portion of the adequate education grant based on free and reduced-price lunches.... More... SC Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Revenue Transfers H.B. 4663 Authorizes school districts and special schools to transfer up to 20 percent of revenue between programs to any instructional program with t... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 LEP Student Weighting H.B. 2404 Provides for an additional weighting for students identified as limited English proficient of twenty- two hundredths.... More... ME Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Transition to New Funding Approach H.B. 1602 Establishes a timeline for a transition to a new school funding approach in order to provide all children with an equitable opportunity to a... More... MS Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 04/2002 P-12 Adequate Education Program S.B. 2969 Prescribes the State cost of the State Adequate Education Program for purposes of determining allocation to school districts in fiscal year ... More... NE Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 State Aid L.B. 898 Changes the calculation of state aid to education for 2002-03, 2003-04, and 2004-05. The bill establishes a temporary aid adjustment factor ... More... NM Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 At-Risk Index S.B. 61 Changes the calculation of the at-risk index used to determine additional program units, to assist students to reach their full academic pot... More... WY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Education Resource Block Grant Model S.B. 51 Relates to school finance; modifies the education resource block grant model in response to the supreme court decision; implements recalibra... More... Finance--Local Foundations/Funds OK Rejected by voters 11/2002 P-12 Use of School District Building Funds State Question 704 / Legislative Referendum 329 Amendment to Oklahoma Constitution (Article 10, Section 10). Property taxes are levied for school districts' building funds. Generally these... More... Finance--Lotteries TN Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Postsec. State Lottery for Education Constitutional Amendment 1 Amendment to the Constitution (Article XI, Section 5) permitting the legislature to authorize a state lottery if the net proceeds of the lot... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Lottery Revenues for Public Education H.B. 2011 Authorizes the Department of the Lottery to determine a variable percentage of revenue from instant lottery tickets, including on-line, that... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Lottery Funds for Education H.B. 438 Permits the State Lottery board to expend funds to inform the public that net proceeds from the Lottery are used entirely and solely for the... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Lottery Proceeds Fund S.B. 50 Establishes the Lottery Proceeds Fund that is authorized as of July 1, 2001, in Section 7-A of Article X of the Constitution of Virginia. Th... More... Finance--Private Giving FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Other Finance Changes S.B. 20E In funds for student transportation, shifts rule authority from commissioner to state board (see bill section 660, page 1239, line 8 ff); pe... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Postsec. Uniform Management of Institutional Funds H.B. 96 Changes the application of the Uniform Management of Educational Institutional Funds Act to "institutions" rather than "educational institut... More... Finance--Resource Efficiency CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Auditing Local Education Agencies A.B. 2834 Requires the Comptroller to review and monitor audits of local education agencies by independent auditors. Requires local education agencies... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Code Re-Write: Office of Inspector General Established S.B. 20E According to a legislative summary, "The bill establishes the Office of Inspector General within the State Board of Education to be responsi... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Guaranteed Energy Savings Contracts Law H.B. 1158 Makes certain changes in the guaranteed energy savings contracts law used by school corporations and political subdivisions; provides that a... More... OR Vetoed 03/2002 P-12 Use of Grant Funds H.B. 4036B Allows school districts and programs that receive grant funds to use funds for any educational purpose.... More... Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures AZ Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College School and Community College District Expenditure Limitations Proposition 104 (HCR 2002 OF 2002) Proposes a Constitutional Amendment; Relates to school and community college district expenditure limitations. Exempts f... More... LA Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Exempts Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund from revenue reductions Amendment 3 (ACT 1236-200, HB 507) Amends the Constitution to authorize the legislature to establish procedures determining projected deficits and budge... More... MT Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Reducing the General Fund Shortfall H.B. 3 Reduces the General Fund shortfall in revenue by implementing pay and benefit adjustments for state employees for the fiscal year ending Jun... More... MT Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 School Technology Fund Revenues Temporarily Eliminated H.B. 4 Reduces the General Fund shortfall in revenue by temporarily eliminating the revenue dedicated to the School Technology Fund; includes incom... More... OR Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 State School Fund Transfers H.B. 4052C Changes Education Endowment Fund to Educational Stability Fund; allows state treasurer to divert funds from and reduce funds in accounts in ... More... MD Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Legislative Intent That Specified Programs Be Funded S.B. 856 Establishes legislative intent that programs that received funding in the FY03 budget be funded in future state budgets. Programs are: Gift... More... SC SENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. School Funding H.B. 4879 Requires funding equal to 1994-95 appropriation to be appropriated to the state department annually to offset any reduction suffered by dist... More... MA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Local Government Workforce Reduction H.B. 5007 Provides for local government workforce reduction through an early retirement incentive program for qualified employees, including school em... More... NE Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Student Fees L.B. 1172 LB 1172 is the Public Elementary and Secondary Student Fee Authorization Act. The act provides that a school or an educational service unit ... More... NE GOVERNOR'S veto overridden by LEGISLATURE. 04/2002 P-12 State Aid L.B. 898 LB 898's intent is to help address the budget shortfall facing Nebraska for the current biennium. LB 898 would increase the local effort rat... More... OR Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Constitutional Amendement Proposal H.B. 4032B, H.B. 4041B Set procedures for preparation of ballot title, financial estimate, and explanatory statement for House Joint Resolution of (2002 Special Se... More... OR Vetoed 03/2002 P-12 Use of Grant Funds H.B. 4036B Allows school districts and programs that receive grant funds to use funds for any educational purpose.... More... OR Vetoed 02/2002 P-12 Use of Grant Funds H.B. 4015A Allows school districts and programs that receive grant funds to use funds for any educational purpose.... More... Finance--Student Fees NE Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Student Fees L.B. 1172 LB 1172 is the Public Elementary and Secondary Student Fee Authorization Act. The act provides that a school or an educational service unit ... More... Finance--Taxes/Revenues MI Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Reimbursement of School District S.B. 1417 Modifies state reimbursement to intermediate school districts in renaissance zones. http://www.mileg.org/documents/2001-2002/publicact/pdf/2... More... AZ Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 State School Trust Land Revenues Proposition 300 Directs earnings above the 2000-2001 level to be deposited in the classroom site fund for class size reduction, teacher raises, and other sp... More... AZ Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Indian Gaming Preservation and Self-Reliance Act Proposition 202 Directs governor to approve new tribal gaming compacts. 1% to 8% of tribes' gross income goes to the state to fund school district programs... More... GA Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Change school tax homestead exemption for those 62 or older STATEWIDE REFERENDUM A (2001, HB 299) Relates to homestead exemptions from school district ad valorem taxation for educational purposes for residents who are 62 ye... More... MO Rejected by voters 11/2002 P-12 Additional tobacco tax for early childhood and other programs Proposition A Imposes an additional tax per cigarette and other tobacco products, with the new revenues placed into a Healthy Families Trust Fund to be us... More... UT Rejected by voters 11/2002 P-12 Revenue for Education Citizen's Initiative 1 Initiative 1 changes Utah's regulatory and tax framework affecting the disposal and storage of radioactive waste. It provides stricter regul... More... NY Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Property Taxes S.B. 6221 Creates a special equalization formula for counties to apply to towns when determining county and school district tax apportionment which ba... More... NY Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Property Tax Relief - Senior Citizens S.B. 7532 Authorizes the legislative body of any county which is a special assessing unit to grant partial abatement of the general county tax upon re... More... OR Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 State School Fund Transfers H.B. 4052C Changes Education Endowment Fund to Educational Stability Fund; allows state treasurer to divert funds from and reduce funds in accounts in ... More... OR Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Task Force H.B. 4063C Creates a Revenue Options, School Funding and Accountability Task Force and a an Advisory Council; directs the task force and council to stu... More... MD Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Tobacco Tax for Education S.B. 856 Establishes tobacco tax as well as special fund to dedicate tobacco tax revenues for education funding. Monies are to 1) provide unrestricte... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Tax Change Resulting from Creation of Joint Education Districts Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Specifies that when districts that wish to form a joint technological education district submit question to electors of each school district... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Finance Bill - Funding Component H.B. 1349 Amends the Public School Finance Act of 1994 to comply with section 17 of article IX of the state constitution, requires the general assembl... More... IL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Cigarette Tax and School Infrastructure Fund H.B. 539 Amends the Cigarette Tax and the Cigarette Use Tax; increases the tax from 58 cents per pack of cigarettes to 98 cents per pack; provides fo... More... LA Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Income Tax Credits for Child Care and Educational Costs H.B. 238 Revises the individual income tax credit for child care expenses and educational costs.... More... MO Signed by governor 06/2002 P-12 Major Bill: School Funding Portion H.B. 1711 Adds a definition of "district equalized assessed valuation" to the definitions that are used in interpreting the state school funding formu... More... MO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Schools of the Future Fund S.B. 1248 Additional revenue from miscellaneous tax revenues (e.g. unclaimed, abandoned and seized money and property) will go to the Schools of the F... More... SC SENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. School Funding H.B. 4879 Requires funding equal to 1994-95 appropriation to be appropriated to the state department annually to offset any reduction suffered by dist... More... TN Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 06/2002 P-12 Property Tax Abatements H.B. 2672 Directs the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to study the overall effect on local public education when property taxes or ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Other Finance Changes S.B. 20E In funds for student transportation, shifts rule authority from commissioner to state board (see bill section 660, page 1239, line 8 ff); pe... More... IA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Two percent growth S.B. 2328 Provides for the establishment of the state 2 percent of growth for purposes of the state school foundation program.... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Commission on State Fiscal Structure H.B. 1 Establishes a Commission on State's Fiscal Structure; requires the Commission to review and evaluate the State's budget and tax structure; r... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Tax to Support Prince George's County Programs H.B. 949 Establishes sales and use tax on telecommunications service in Prince George's County. Net proceeds from the revenue must be used only as s... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Finance Overhaul S.B. 856 Requires that county board financial audit results be reported to state superintendent, county fiscal authority, and specified house and sen... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Barbour County Tax Levy H.B. 645 Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama; levies additional taxes, either an additional ad valorem tax or an additional ad valor... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Postsec. Iowa School Taxes H.B. 2116 Updates the Iowa Code references to the Internal Revenue Code, repealing an adjustment to net income for capital gains from installment sale... More... ME Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Tax Credits H.B. 1655 Establishes a tax credit for individuals or corporations that provide a contribution that promotes the postsecondary educational attainment ... More... MI Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Bond Authority to Fund Deficits H.B. 5415 Amends a section of the Revised School Code relating to a school district's bond authority to fund a deficit.... More... AL Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 City of Cullman Tax Levy H.B. 440 Authorizes the governing body of the City of Cullman to increase the rate at which there is levied and collected by the city, on all taxable... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Sales Taxes May Refund Some School Bonds S.B. 1424 Amends existing law to authorize the pledge of state sales tax moneys for payment of refunding school bonds issued on and after March 1, 199... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 H.B. 680 Provides that for school districts, beginning 1/1/02, only the portion of property tax replacement received to replace property exempt from ... More... MI Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 H.B. 5412 Makes a technical amendment to the Revised School Code relating to a school district's annual estimates for taxes needed for such district's... More... MI Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Expenditure of Tax Monies H.B. 5410 Makes a technical amendment to the provision of law relating to the expenditure of tax monies by schools under the Revised School Code.... More... MI Public Act No. 03/2002 P-12 H.B. 5417 Amends a section of the Revised School Code relating to the money raised from taxes by a school district to pay for discharging the principa... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Oil and Gas Severance Taxes S.B. 2389 Relates to oil and gas severance taxes; clarify deposit of state's share of revenues into the Budget Contingency Fund and the Minimum Educat... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Local Effort Assistance Program H.B. 3011 Modifies and studies the local effort assistance program; provides that the purpose of the funds is to mitigate the effect that above averag... More... AL Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Tax Levy for Public Schools H.B. 339 Authorizes the governing body of the City of Athens to increase the rate at which there is levied and collected, on all taxable property sit... More... SD Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Excess Tax Levys S.B. 89 Allows school board to initiate a vote relating to the imposition of an excess tax levy; declares an emergency.... More... SD Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Excess Tax Levy Votes H.B. 1112 Allows school boards to initiate a vote relating to the imposition of an excess tax levy with the use of a resolution.... More... Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues CT Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. United We Stand Tuition and Fee Waivers S.B. 102 Requires the issuance of United We Stand commemorative number plates, most funds from which are to go to the commemorative account. Establis... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Changes to Statutes Regarding School Raffles H.B. 2109 Relates to the regulation of games of skill or chance and raffles conducted for fundraising by charitable, religious, educational, public, c... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Proceeds of Coal Sale to Educational Organizations H.B. 405 Provides that a mining permit is not required of a landowner if coal extraction is related to construction, and the coal or proceeds of a co... More... ME Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Postsec. Maine Black Bears Scholarship Fund H.B. 1506 Creates the Maine Black Bears Scholarship Fund for need-based scholarships to attend the University of Maine; authorizes the distribution of... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 District Donations to Charitable Foundations H.B. 1201 Allows the governing body of a school corporation to donate specified sources of revenue to a charitable nonprofit community foundation if t... More... KY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 H.B. 254 Creates a special Parent-Teacher Association license plate.... More... Governance AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Auditor General Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Eliminates provision in statute that requires school-wide audit team in the office of the auditor general to randomly audit each school dist... More... IL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Auditor General to Audit Educational Service Regions S.B. 1534 Provides that the Auditor General, instead of the State Board of Education, shall annually cause an audit to be made of the financial statem... More... KS Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Higher Education Coordination Act S.B. 647 The bill specifies that the State Board of Regents will serve as the representative of the public postsecondary education system before the ... More... NY Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Governance Reorganization A.B. 11627 Reforms the governance structure of New York City schools. The new law gives the mayor control over city schools, including the power to app... More... SC Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Membership of Oversight Committee H.B. 3602 Relates to the education oversight committee, so as to add the state superintendent of education or the superintendent's designee as an ex o... More... SC SENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. School Funding H.B. 4879 Requires funding equal to 1994-95 appropriation to be appropriated to the state department annually to offset any reduction suffered by dist... More... CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Filling Vacancies on the State Board H.B. 1245 Repeals the process for filling a vacancy on the state board; specifies that any vacancy occurring on the state board other than a vacancy o... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Code Re-Write: Office of Inspector General Established S.B. 20E According to a legislative summary, "The bill establishes the Office of Inspector General within the State Board of Education to be responsi... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: State Board to Enforce Compliance S.B. 20E According to a legislative summary, "The bill provides for the state board to be the entity responsible for ensuring that school districts a... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: State Board Oversight Enforcement Authority S.B. 20E Creates new section giving state board oversight of all public school boards and public postsecondary institution boards, gives state board ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Commissioner's Waiver Authority Eliminated S.B. 20E (waiver authority section) According to a legislative summary, "The bill eliminates the commissioner's waiver authority over law. However, it authorizes the commission... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Community College Education Code Re-Write: Department Operations S.B. 20E According to state legislative summary: "Designates the State Board of Education as the head of the department, the Commissioner as the Exec... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Regional Educational Service Agencies H.B. 136 Relates to services to member local school systems by regional educational service agencies; provides that a regional educational service ag... More... HI Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 State Board Use of Attorneys H.B. 1969 Allows the state board to employ attorneys without the attorney general's approval. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb196... More... HI Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 Education Regions in Hawaii S.B. 3018 Requires the establishment of an educational region commission to establish educational regions within the State on or before January 1, 200... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Requi... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Numerous Program Changes H.B. 2515 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of stud... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Membership and Rules of Education Assessment and Accountability Subcommittee H.B. 292 Requires the membership of the Education assessment and accountability subcommittee include 4 members from each chamber, including at least ... More... MD Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Open Meetings Law H.B. 270 Repeals an obsolete provision concerning the date by which the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board shall conduct educational programs f... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement; School Attendance Officers; Task Force for Department Financial Management Practices Review H.B. 492 Reenacts sections relating to Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement and school attendance officers. Creates a Task Force to Con... More... KY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. Independent College Representation on State Postsecondary Council H.B. 191 Includes a representative of the State's independent colleges and universities as a member on the Council on Postsecondary Education; requir... More... ME Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 S.B. 733 Creates a study group to study school administrative unit organization; provides that the group shall study the history of formation of dist... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Major Education Bill - Accountability/Standards Component H.B. 4319 Calls for development and implementation of a system to hold schools accountable for student performance and progress toward obtaining a hig... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Major Education Bill - One Component H.B. 4319 Brings state's Regional Education Services (RESAs) under the state board's authority allows the state superintendent to appoint their execut... More... VA Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Postsec. Regular Submission of Plans H.B. 79 Requires the State Council of Higher Education to prepare and submit its plans and recommendations for implementing a coordinating system of... More... Governance--School Boards MA Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 School Board Member Training H.B. 783 Requires school committee members [local school board members] to complete at least 8 hours of orientation concerning their responsibilities... More... ID Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Term Limits for Elected Officials Proposition 2 Reinstating term limits for elected state, county, municipal and school district officials through ballot access restrictions. (http://www.i... More... NJ Rule Adoption 11/2002 P-12 Complaint Procedures STATE ID: 34 NJR 3158 NJAC 6A:28-1.2, 1.9 thru 1.16 Clarifies, establishes and recodifies rules regarding complaint procedures with respect to the code of ethics for school board members. Adds... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Personnel Policy S.B. 20E Removes provision mandating that school boards fully fund a 5% reserve for all instructional and administrative staff. See bill section 697,... More... CA Vetoed 07/2002 P-12 Community College School Board Compensation S.B. 1308 Increases the maximum amount of compensation a county board of education, the governing board of a school district or community college dist... More... OH Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Compensation for Board Members S.B. 187 Increases the maximum compensation for members of school district boards of education and educational service center governing boards; permi... More... DE Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Quorums of Meetings H.B. 218 Relates to school boards of reorganized school districts; requires quorums for a meeting to be a majority of the board members. http://www.l... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Board Members' Salaries S.B. 20E Abolishes statutory salary scale for local board members, and replaces with policy authorizing boards to establish own pay in public meeting... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Auditing of District Boards S.B. 20E Requires auditor general to conduct financial audits of the accounts and records of all local boards in counties with populations of 150,000... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Atlanta Board of Education Ethics Examination S.R. 608 Creates the Atlanta Board of Education Charter Review Commission to undertake a study of the conditions, needs, issues and problems arising ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 School Board Member Compensation H.B. 1676 Changes the compensation of the members of the board of education. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/hb1676.htm... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Insurance Benefits for Local Board Members H.B. 1121 Authorizes local boards to pay additional costs imposed on certain members as a result of the board's decision to provide certain state heal... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Prince George's County Governance and Administration H.B. 949 Establishes appointed New Prince George's County Board of Education and requirements for membership. Provides for compensation of board memb... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Straw Poll for Change of School Board Member Selection S.B. 700 Requires that a question be placed on the ballot in Dorchester County at the November general election of 2002 to determine voters' attitude... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Requi... More... SC Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Charter School Trustees H.B. 4419 Provides that the Department of Education must keep a record of the trustees who successfully complete an orientation program within 1 year ... More... GA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Schley County Board of Education H.B. 1748 Provides for the compensation of the members of the Schley County board of education and reimbursement of related expenses. http://www.legis... More... LA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Loans to Parish Districts S.B. 110A Authorizes the Zacary and Baker school boards to borrow money sufficient to meet its budget and expenditures for FY 2002-2003. http://www.le... More... MD Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Terms and Compensation of Calvert County Board of Education H.B. 267 Alters term limit on consecutive terms of a member of Calvert County Board of Education; alters the compensation received by the president o... More... MD Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Date of Commencement of Board Members' Term H.B. 1400 Requires that a member elected to the Carroll County Board of Education begin the member's term on the first Monday in December immediately ... More... MD Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Montgomery County Board Compensation H.B. 706 Alters the compensation received by an elected member of the Montgomery County Board of Education; alters the additional compensation to whi... More... MD Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Montgomery County Redistricting H.B. 712 Redistricts the Board of Education districts of Montgomery County; alters compensation received by the president; does not apply to incumben... More... ME Public Law No. 04/2002 P-12 Duties of Board Members and Superintendents S.B. 791 Relates to the local governance of school administrative units; clarify that the primary role and responsibilities of school board members a... More... MI Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 School Board Election Rules S.B. 385 Revises the petition signature and filing fee requirements for a candidate for school board election according to population as of the most ... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Extended Day/Year Program Funding, Field Trip Costs, Provision of Staff Development, School Board Member and Principal Development Requirements H.B. 494 Allows any local school district to fund extended day and -year programs for kindergarten or compulsory age students through sources other t... More... TN Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Transfer of Employees S.B. 2175 Provides that the Director of Schools rather than the board of education would have the authority to transfer teachers from one position to ... More... IA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Change of Number of Members or Method of Election H.B. 2183 Relates to the authority of the board of directors of a school district to change the number of directors or the method of election of direc... More... SC Vetoed 03/2002 P-12 Partisan School Board Elections S.B. 933 Provides for the election of school trustees in partisan instead of nonpartisan elections beginning in 2002 and for the nomination, terms, a... More... TN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Size of School Boards S.B. 2018 Increases maximum size of county school boards from 10 to 12 members.... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Board Member Compensation H.B. 1141 Provides that any elected school board may pay each of its members an annual salary that is consistent with the salary procedures and no mor... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Superintendent Contracts H.B. 434, S.B. 439 Makes the implementation of any superintendent resignation, retirement, or other financial package and contract negotiation or renegotiation... More... ID Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Term Limit Repeal for School Board Members H.B. 425 Repeals Idaho's term limit law for federal, statewide elected executive officials, legislators, school district trustees and city and county... More... SD Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Size of School Boards S.B. 57 Allows districts to modify the size of board of directors.... More... AL Signed into law 01/2002 P-12 Birmingham Board of Education H.B. 135 Provides for the election and operation of the Birmingham City Board of Education; provides for the election of the initial members of the b... More... MA Signed into law 01/2002 P-12 Compensation of School Board Members H.B. 3071 Relates to the finances of regional school committees. Modifies language regarding the compensation of school board members. Regional scho... More... Governance--School Boards--Training MA Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 School Board Member Training H.B. 783 Requires school committee members [local school board members] to complete at least 8 hours of orientation concerning their responsibilities... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Extended Day/Year Program Funding, Field Trip Costs, Provision of Staff Development, School Board Member and Principal Development Requirements H.B. 494 Allows any local school district to fund extended day and -year programs for kindergarten or compulsory age students through sources other t... More... Governance--Site-Based Management MA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Parent Advisory Councils for Parents of English Language Learners H.B. 5010 Establishes in each district serving at least 50 students in English language learners program a parent advisory council comprised of parent... More... FL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 School Advisory Council Bylaws H.B. 1661 Requires school advisory councils to adopt bylaws that are subject to approval by the district school board; requires that the bylaws includ... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Principal Hiring by School Councils H.B. 55 Allows building principal applicants considered by school-based decision making councils until September 15 to provide evidence that they ar... More... UT Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 School Community Councils S.B. 167 Specifies the duties, powers, and membership of a school community council and establishes a process for the selection of council members. ... More... Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Filling Vacancies on the State Board H.B. 1245 Repeals the process for filling a vacancy on the state board; specifies that any vacancy occurring on the state board other than a vacancy o... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Specific Powers of State Board of Education S.B. 20E This bill, which rewrites the Florida Education Code, modifies the specific powers of the State Board of Education and modifies language rel... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Code Re-Write: Office of Inspector General Established S.B. 20E According to a legislative summary, "The bill establishes the Office of Inspector General within the State Board of Education to be responsi... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: State Board to Enforce Compliance S.B. 20E According to a legislative summary, "The bill provides for the state board to be the entity responsible for ensuring that school districts a... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: State Board Oversight Enforcement Authority S.B. 20E Creates new section giving state board oversight of all public school boards and public postsecondary institution boards, gives state board ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Commissioner's Waiver Authority Eliminated S.B. 20E (waiver authority section) According to a legislative summary, "The bill eliminates the commissioner's waiver authority over law. However, it authorizes the commission... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Community College Education Code Re-Write: Department Operations S.B. 20E According to state legislative summary: "Designates the State Board of Education as the head of the department, the Commissioner as the Exec... More... HI Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 State Board Use of Attorneys H.B. 1969 Allows the state board to employ attorneys without the attorney general's approval. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb196... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Numerous Program Changes H.B. 2515 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of stud... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Designee of State Superintendent May Serve on Certain Boards S.B. 2283 Authorizes the State Superintendent of Education to designate an appropriate individual to serve in his place on certain State boards and co... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Major Education Bill - One Component H.B. 4319 Brings state's Regional Education Services (RESAs) under the state board's authority allows the state superintendent to appoint their execut... More... OH Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Redistricting Adjustments: State Board S.B. 192 Abolishes the requirement that the State Board of Education be dissolved and recreated following the creation of new State Board of Educatio... More... Health NJ Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Integrated Pest Management Act S.B. 137 Creates the School Integrated Pest Management Act; implements a policy for integrated pest management in public, private and charter schools... More... PA Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 School Cafeterias H.B. 2350 Amends the Public Eating and Drinking Place Code. Provides for health and safety inspections of school cafeterias and for training related t... More... UT Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Medical Recommendations by School Personnel to Parents R277-611 Establishes rules to clarify for school personnel, parents, and guardians the recommendations or directions that school personnel may make o... More... NJ Adopted 11/2002 P-12 Prohibition of Smoking on School Grounds STATE ID: 34 NJR 3157 NJAC 6A:16-1.3, 3.1 Clarifies rules regarding the prohibition of smoking or the use of any other tobacco product on school grounds. Adds a definition of school ... More... OR Adopted 11/2002 P-12 Form and Protocol for Physical Exams OAC 581-021-0041 Adopts the form and protocol for physical exams to be required of all students participating in sports. Directs the Department to consult wi... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Prevention Curricula A.B. 2668 Requires the California Healthy Kids Resource Center, in consultation with the state department of education, and contingent upon receipt of... More... CA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Smoking Rules A.B. 1867 Increases the fine and would expand the prohibited smoking and tobacco product disposal area to within 25 feet of a playground or a tot lot ... More... CA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 The Use of Sunscreen at School S.B. 1632 Requires every schoolsite to allow pupils to use sunscreen during the school day without a physician's note or prescription and authorizes s... More... MA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Students with Asthma May Possess and Use Prescription Inhalers H.B. 4411 Forbids school districts from prohibiting students with asthma or other respiratory diseases from possessing and administering prescription ... More... NJ Signed into law 08/2002 Postsec. Hepatitis B A.B. 1888 Requires hepatitis B vaccinations for full-time students at institutions of higher education.... More... OK Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 School Nurses H.B. 2162 Creates the Certified School Professional Nurse Staff Task Force to identify strategies to enhance recruitment and retention of certified sc... More... IL Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Psychotropic Drugs H.B. 3744 Relates to psychotropic and psychostimulant drugs. Requires a school board to adopt and implement a policy that prohibits any disciplinary ... More... NY Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Children's Medications S.B. 7746 Validates certain practices sanctioned by regulations, but not necessarily Title VIII of the Education Law, regarding the administration of ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Emergency Medical Information Form for Bus Drivers and EMTs H.B. 5939 Amends the School Code; provides that school districts are encouraged to create and use an emergency medical information form for bus driver... More... OH Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Heimlich Maneuver H.B. 384 Requires public and nonpublic school to have an employee trained in the performance of the Heimlich maneuver present during periods of food ... More... PA To governor 06/2002 Postsec. Vaccinations S.B. 955 Provides for vaccination against meningococcal disease for students at institutions of higher education. Provides exemption if a waiver is s... More... RI To governor 06/2002 P-12 I.D. Cards H.B. 7176 Adds evidence of immunization to the Intra-state education Identification card for each child. This act takes effect upon passage.... More... RI To governor 06/2002 P-12 Pesticide Applications S.B. 2465 This act would establish the conditions under which pesticide applications would occur at schools, pre- schools and child care centers and w... More... SC Act No. 06/2002 P-12 Vaccinations, Meningitis H.B. 5133 Requires public institutions of higher learning to notify incoming students, or their parents, of the risk of contracting Meningococcal Dise... More... TN Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Food Offerings H.J.R. 646 Relates to urging primary and secondary schools to offer students more calcium rich foods and beverages in their lunch and snack bar program... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Duties of Auditor General H.B. 2347 Withdraws Auditor General's mandate to evaluate the Healthy Families and family literacy program; moves responsibility for family group deci... More... CT Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Colocation of Family Resource Centers and School-Based Health Clinics H.B. 5179 Mandates that the Commissioner of Education and Public Health create plan for the colocation where possible of family resource centers and s... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Self-Administration of Asthma Medication S.B. 472 Requires local boards to adopt a policy authorizing the self-administration of asthma medication by a student who has asthma, provided that ... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Special Needs Children and the State School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council H.B. 1386 Renames State Coordinating Countil for Residential Placement of Handicapped Children as State Coordinating Council for Children. Adds Maryl... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Asthma Control Program and School Personnel Asthma Training H.B. 420 Creates an Asthma Control Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requires the Secretary to adopt regulations to implement t... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council H.B. 1163 Codifies the School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council; provides for membership, chairman, purpose, duties; provides for creation w... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Requi... More... NY Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Defibrillators A.B. 10577, A.B. 8779 Relates to requiring school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, county vocational education and extension boards and char... More... TN Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 CPR Training S.B. 2153 Requires CPR training in either junior or senior high school, as established by State Board of Education; provides that CPR training would c... More... TN Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Physical Education S.J.R. 569 Expresses sense that each school-age child should have access to and participate in daily physical education and activity as part of educati... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness H.B. 161 Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund to the Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness. http://alisdb.legislature.stat... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Emergency Aid S.B. 1190 Relates to emergency aid; provides that a health care provider licensed or certified pursuant to title 32 who agrees with any person or scho... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Numerous Program Changes H.B. 2515 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of stud... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Vision Screening of Young Children S.B. 207 Vision screening examinations must be performed and submitted to the public school, public preschool, or Head Start program a child enters b... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Education School Nurse Consultant H.B. 126 Establishes a full-time position of education school nurse consultant within the Department of Education; specifies data collection and repo... More... LA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Immunization Tracking Registry H.B. 91A In section relating to immunization tracking registry, states that parental consent is to be considered general consent given for treatment ... More... MD Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program H.B. 1409 Repeals the termination date of the Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program; requires the Department of Education to evaluate t... More... ME Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Child Immunization H.B. 1624 Resolve authorizing emergency adoption of legislation regarding immunization of children. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/bills/billdocs/LD21... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 State Physical Activity Coordinator and K-9 P.E. Recommendations S.B. 2249 Requires department employment of physical activity coordinator for grades K-12, and specifies qualifications and duties of such. Recommend... More... WA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Children with Diabetes S.B. 6641 Relates to accommodating children with diabetes in schools; requires that an individual health plan for each diabetic child, parental signed... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Indoor School Air Quality S.B. 407 Requires the state department of health to establish an indoor air quality in schools program, and to inspect the air quality of schools ann... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. University students must be immunized for meningococcal disease H.B. 1161 Provides that a student, before enrolling in a residential campus at a public university, must be immunized for meningococcal disease or qua... More... KS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Pupil Health tests and Inoculations H.B. 2809 Concerns public health departments; relates to tests and inoculations for pupils enrolling in schools; provides that a county, city-county o... More... KY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Students May Self-Administer Asthma Medication H.B. 353 Permits public and private school students to self- administered asthma medications when the school receives written authorization from the ... More... MI Public Act No. 03/2002 P-12 Procedures for Medication Administration by Nonmedical Personnel H.B. 4672 Requires the Department of Health to review all current procedures for the administration of medications to students in schools by nonmedica... More... UT Vetoed 03/2002 P-12 Psychotropic Drugs H.B. 123 Prohibits school personnel from making certain medical recommendations for a child, including the use of psychotropic drugs; provides crimin... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Smoking Prohibition H.B. 939 Prohibits smoking in the interior of any public elementary, intermediate, and secondary school; areas within 50 feet of any such building en... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Medication or Treatment Orders H.B. 2834 Requires a medication or treatment order as a condition for children with life-threatening conditions to attend public schools; defines medi... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Air Quality in New Schools S.B. 32 Relates to air quality in new schools; requires rules to establish a process for independent radon testing, adjusting and valacing heating, ... More... VA Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Psychotropic Drugs H.B. 90 Requires local school boards to develop and implement policies prohibiting certain school personnel from recommending the use of a psychotro... More... Health--Child Abuse CT Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Sexual Abuse of Minors and Child Abuse and Teacher Records H.B. 5680 Lengthens statutes of limitations in cases of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or sexual assault of a minor to 30 years from date of victim... More... Health--Mental Health MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Titles Used by School Psychologists H.B. 1302 Relates to school psychologists; clarifies that persons under contract with school districts to perform psychological services may use the s... More... Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Special Needs Children and the State School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council H.B. 1386 Renames State Coordinating Countil for Residential Placement of Handicapped Children as State Coordinating Council for Children. Adds Maryl... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council H.B. 1163 Codifies the School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council; provides for membership, chairman, purpose, duties; provides for creation w... More... High School MS Rule Adoption 12/2002 P-12 Graduation Requirements MS ADC 36 000 001, Graduation Requirements, Code IHF-2 The section is revised to read as follows: "Policies for Subject Area Testing • Students will not be required to pass any end-of-course Subj... More... UT Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Secondary School Completion and Diplomas R277-705 Amends rules to add the Utah Basic Skills Competency Test (UBSCT) as a requirement for high school diplomas and provides for differentiated ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Develop a reform and redesign plan for their high school systems to raise pupil achievement A.B. 2531 Establishes the High School Pupil Success Act to provide grants and consultation to school districts with high schools, pursuant to a reques... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Readily-Available Course Lists S.B. 1339 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to advise school districts that maintain high schools about the importance of making readi... More... CA Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 07/2002 P-12 High school equivalency test fee A.B. 2310 Requires that a fee for applications for the high school equivalency test be submitted when registering for the test; requires that each sco... More... DE Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association H.B. 475 Creates a Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association to implement rules and regulations governing interscholastic sports in secondary and... More... CA Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Extra Grade Weighting Limited A.B. 2657 Establishes a 4-year implementation schedule for existing law which prohibits a school district, when calculating a pupil's grade point aver... More... MO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Honorary High School Diplomas to Civilian POWs H.B. 1515 Revises section awarding honorary high school diplomas to certain veterans to include residents or former residents who were civilian prison... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Marching Band as P.E. Credit Towards Graduation S.B. 20E Permits completion of one semester of marching band with grade C or better to be included as 1/2 credit of physical education graduation req... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Standard High School Diploma to Certain GED Recipients S.B. 20E Mandates the state board to adopt rules permitting any GED recipient who meets certain criteria to be awarded a standard high school diploma... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Diplomas for Veterans of Korea and Vietnam Conflicts H.B. 1068 Provides that each local board of education shall issue high school diplomas to certain veterans who failed to receive diplomas due to an in... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Prince George's County Governance and Administration H.B. 949 Establishes appointed New Prince George's County Board of Education and requirements for membership. Provides for compensation of board memb... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Diplomas for Honorably Discharged Korean Conflict Veterans H.B. 218 Allows honorably discharged veterans of the Korean Conflict to obtain a high school diploma by applying to the county board where the indivi... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Diplomas for Honorably Discharged WWII Veterans H.B. 45 Directs the local board of education to award high school diplomas to honorably discharged veterans of World War II who were enrolled in, bu... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Duties of Board in GED Program Administration S.B. 2626 Clarifies the duties of the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges in the administration of General Educational Development (GED) Tes... More... OK Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements H.B. 2886 Modifies high school graduation requirements; adds certain courses which count for the core curriculum requirements; modifies credit grantin... More... KY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 H.B. 110 Requires high schools to provide access to campuses and to student directory information for official recruiting representatives of various ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Electives for High School Graduation H.B. 1277 Directs the state board of education to provide that the requirements for the standard high school diploma must include at least two sequent... More... WY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Graduation Standards S.B. 56 Requires state board to set proficiency standards. Modifies requirements for graduation; imposes different types of student proficiency wit... More... VA Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Career/Academic Combinations H.B. 334 Clarifies that school boards may operate comprehensive schools offering all-day academic programs and career and technical education as join... More... High School--Advanced Placement SC SENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. School Funding H.B. 4879 Requires funding equal to 1994-95 appropriation to be appropriated to the state department annually to offset any reduction suffered by dist... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: Articulated Acceleration Mechanisms S.B. 20E Adds subsection relating to Advanced International Certificate of Education Program (AICE); sets out that public secondary school students a... More... KY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Advanced Placement Courses and the Kentucky Virtual High School S.B. 74 Relates to college preparatory educational programs; requires the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a core advanced placement curr... More... High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Omnibus--Identification of Dually Enrolled Students Omnibus--H.B. 2213 Mandates state board to identify students simultaneously enrolled in a course for both high school and college credit using student level da... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: Articulated Acceleration Mechanisms S.B. 20E Adds subsection relating to Advanced International Certificate of Education Program (AICE); sets out that public secondary school students a... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Florida Scholarship Programs S.B. 20E According to legislative summary, "The bill deletes a provision that penalizes a student for using part of Bright Futures eligibility if the... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Community College Education Code Re-Write: Provision of Home Schooling Materials by Community Colleges S.B. 20E Explicitly states that community colleges may, free of charge, provide instructional materials to home-schooling students or private-school ... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Various Modifications S.B. 2259 Allows nonresident pupil's participation in extracurricular activities pursuant to a court-ordered decree or order of custody. Modifies tuit... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 H.B. 535 Relates to dually enrolled students to clarify what constitutes demonstration of academic proficiency to establish eligibility for a non-pub... More... MS Vetoed 03/2002 P-12 Community College Minimum Requirements for Dual Enrollment Participation S.B. 2622 Certain minimum standardized test requirements for participation in the community college and junior college dual enrollment program.... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Community College ACT Score Not Required for Dual Enrollment H.B. 1539 Relates to Community colleges; deletes the ACT score requirement for dual enrollment of high school students.... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Credit for Services Performed, Dual Enrollment H.B. 4362 Each governing board is required to establish and implement a policy through which college students obtain credit toward graduation for serv... More... High School--Exit Exams AK Adopted 12/2002 P-12 High School Graduation Examinations 4 AAC 06.755 Requires every sophomore to take the high school graduation exam. Juniors who have failed must be retested at least once each school year o... More... MS Rule Adoption 12/2002 P-12 Graduation Requirements MS ADC 36 000 001, Graduation Requirements, Code IHF-2 The section is revised to read as follows: "Policies for Subject Area Testing • Students will not be required to pass any end-of-course Subj... More... AL Adopted 10/2002 P-12 Student Assessment Required for Alabama High School AAC 290-4-2-.02 Establishes rules amending the current rule by delaying implementation of the social studies subject- area test of the Alabama High School G... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Longitudinal Achievement Data S.B. 1453 Requires the State Department of Education to contract for the development or proposals that will provide for the retention and analysis of ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Exit Exam Prep Class A.B. 1794 Authorizes a school district that offers adult education to offer a program, course, or class of supplemental instruction in preparation for... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Data on Exam Failure Rates S.B. 1408 Requires the governing board of each school district that grants a diploma of graduation from high school annually to compile the number of ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Changes/Clarifications in the exit exam system S.B. 1476 Provides that language arts, with respect to the high school exit exam, refers to English language arts. Requires a school principal, to sub... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Alternate assessments for exit examination for individuals with disabilities A.B. 2600 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the advisory committee established by this bill to develop guidelines regarding the me... More... UT Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Status of 10th Grade Competency Test H.B. 5007E Modifies the State System of Public Education by extending for one year the pilot status of the tenth grade basic skills competency test.... More... FL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Assessment Cutoff Scores, Accommodations S.B. 20E Grandfathers in the scores of 10th-graders who took the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in spring 2001. Requires that when stat... More... TN Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Exit Exam H.B. 2897 Makes the single exit exam prior to high school graduation optional instead of mandatory; requires results be shared with legislative oversi... More... VA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Standard Diploma for "Transition" Students S.B. 609 Directs the Board of Education to develop guidelines for local school boards to award verified units of credit for a standard diploma for "t... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Industry Certification S.B. 477 Authorizes the Board of Education to substitute industry certification and State licensure examinations for Standards of Learning assessment... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Diploma Requirements H.B. 493, S.B. 609 Directs the Board of Education to develop guidelines for local school boards to award verified units of credit for a standard diploma for tr... More... High School--GED (General Education Development) FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Standard High School Diploma to Certain GED Recipients S.B. 20E Mandates the state board to adopt rules permitting any GED recipient who meets certain criteria to be awarded a standard high school diploma... More... MD Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Need- and Performance-Based Adult Education Grants S.B. 737 Requires the department of education to distribute need- and performance-based grants for adult education. Adult education and -literacy gr... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Duties of Board in GED Program Administration S.B. 2626 Clarifies the duties of the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges in the administration of General Educational Development (GED) Tes... More... High School--Graduation Requirements FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Marching Band as P.E. Credit Towards Graduation S.B. 20E Permits completion of one semester of marching band with grade C or better to be included as 1/2 credit of physical education graduation req... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Standard High School Diploma to Certain GED Recipients S.B. 20E Mandates the state board to adopt rules permitting any GED recipient who meets certain criteria to be awarded a standard high school diploma... More... OK Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements H.B. 2886 Modifies high school graduation requirements; adds certain courses which count for the core curriculum requirements; modifies credit grantin... More... WY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Graduation Standards S.B. 56 Requires state board to set proficiency standards. Modifies requirements for graduation; imposes different types of student proficiency wit... More... CA Signed into law 01/2002 P-12 Omnibus Bill - Course of Study A.B. 804 Commencing with the 2003–04 school year and each year thereafter, at least one course, or a combination of the two courses in mathematics re... More... High School--International Baccalaureate FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: Articulated Acceleration Mechanisms S.B. 20E Adds subsection relating to Advanced International Certificate of Education Program (AICE); sets out that public secondary school students a... More... Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices CA Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Extra Grade Weighting Limited A.B. 2657 Establishes a 4-year implementation schedule for existing law which prohibits a school district, when calculating a pupil's grade point aver... More... Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Private Schools and Home Education S.B. 20E Creates Office of Private Schools and Home Education. New section defines home education program and private school. Inserts "directory" lan... More... NH Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Activities for Homeschooled Students H.B. 631 Provides that home schooled pupils shall have access to curricular courses or cocurricular programs offered by the school district in which ... More... Instructional Approaches--Official English HI Vetoed 06/2002 P-12 Hawaii Commission on Language Access S.B. 2568 Establishes a commission on language access. Requires the commission to develop and implement systems by which limited English speaking pers... More... IA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Iowa English Language Reaffirmation Act of 2001 S.B. 165 Enacts the Iowa English Language Reaffirmation Act of 2001; declares that English is the official language of the state ; requires all state... More... Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 District Review of Programs to Consider Consequences of Tracking, Ability Grouping or Screening of Students by Test Results S.B. 292 Requires every district to review district's programs to judge if district's practices of separating students by ability, placing students i... More... Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools MI Rejected by voters 11/2002 P-12 Reallocation of tobacco settlement revenue Proposal 02-4 Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to reallocate tobacco settlement revenue on a permanent annual basis funding to certain entities, ... More... NY Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Coordinated Services S.B. 7516 Establishes a coordinated children's services initiative for children with emotional and/or behavioral disorders, within the council on chil... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Pilot Cooperative Special Education Program H.B. 2702 Establishes three-year pilot project for cooperative programs for low incidence pupils. Establishes an advisory committee to assist in estab... More... CT Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Colocation of Family Resource Centers and School-Based Health Clinics H.B. 5179 Mandates that the Commissioner of Education and Public Health create plan for the colocation where possible of family resource centers and s... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Special Needs Children and the State School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council H.B. 1386 Renames State Coordinating Countil for Residential Placement of Handicapped Children as State Coordinating Council for Children. Adds Maryl... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. Interagency Task Force S.B. 290 Requires the Director of the Division of Special Education to coordinate an interagency task force to review services and funding sources av... More... International Benchmarking FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: Articulated Acceleration Mechanisms S.B. 20E Adds subsection relating to Advanced International Certificate of Education Program (AICE); sets out that public secondary school students a... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 International Education Encouraged S.C.R. 142 Urges the Board of Education to encourage educators, students and education policymakers to participate in international educational exchang... More... ME Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Seeds of Peace International Camp H.B. 1434 Appropriates one-time funds for student scholarships to the Seeds of Peace International Camp. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/bills/billdocs... More... Leadership NY Vetoed 12/2002 P-12 Salary Caps A.B. 7535 Adjusts the salary cap for district superintendents appointed by a board of cooperative educational services to 98% of the Education Commiss... More... HI Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Licensing of Administrators S.B. 2270 Implements a study pertaining to licensing of educational administrators; takes the foundational steps towards establishing an independent b... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Teacher in Residence Programs H.B. 1300 Permits individual to be employed as a resident teacher (emergency certified) in special education for three years. Beginning in the 2003-04... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Performance-Based Principal Preparation Programs S.B. 152 Requires the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to approve a plan by July 1, 2003 for establishing the program requirements for princip... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Duties and Powers of County Superintendent H.B. 2284 Designates the office of county school superintendent as a local education service agency that is eligible to provide programs to school dis... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Personnel Nominations S.B. 20E Allows school boards more time to decide on personnel nominations when the Legislature adjourns before May 31.... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Hiring of Uncertified Principals S.B. 20E Permits local boards to hire principals lacking educator certification, as long as the board provides alternative certification for the prin... More... IA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Teacher Induction, Evaluation, Early Retirement Incentives, Administrator Preparation and Certification, Minimum Teacher Salary Requirements, Statewide Career Path Pilot Program H.B. 2549 Requires state board to establish standards for district and area education agency career development programs and for individual teacher ca... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Prince George's County Governance and Administration H.B. 949 Establishes appointed New Prince George's County Board of Education and requirements for membership. Provides for compensation of board memb... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Principal Training Pilot Program H.B. 7 Establishes the Principal Training Pilot Program; requires that the State Board of Education award incentive funding under the program to pr... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Requi... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Nontraditional Teacher Education, Certification, Inservice and Mentoring; Transitional Bilingual Teacher Certification; Qualifications of Nontraditional Administrator Certification Candidates S.B. 2370 Establishes requirements for nontraditional teacher preparation and licensure through the Teach Mississippi Institute (TMI), as well as ment... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Extended Day/Year Program Funding, Field Trip Costs, Provision of Staff Development, School Board Member and Principal Development Requirements H.B. 494 Allows any local school district to fund extended day and -year programs for kindergarten or compulsory age students through sources other t... More... TN Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Transfer of Employees S.B. 2175 Provides that the Director of Schools rather than the board of education would have the authority to transfer teachers from one position to ... More... ME Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Certification Changes H.B. 1517 Amends the laws regarding the certification for school administrators and teachers by incorporating performance standards for provisional te... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Superintendent Contracts H.B. 434, S.B. 439 Makes the implementation of any superintendent resignation, retirement, or other financial package and contract negotiation or renegotiation... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Administrator Qualifications H.B. 2415 Public school principals and vice principals must hold or have held either valid teacher certificates or valid educational staff associate c... More... Leadership--District Superintendent AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Duties and Powers of County Superintendent H.B. 2284 Designates the office of county school superintendent as a local education service agency that is eligible to provide programs to school dis... More... ME Public Law No. 04/2002 P-12 Duties of Board Members and Superintendents S.B. 791 Relates to the local governance of school administrative units; clarify that the primary role and responsibilities of school board members a... More... TN Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Transfer of Employees S.B. 2175 Provides that the Director of Schools rather than the board of education would have the authority to transfer teachers from one position to ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Superintendent Contracts H.B. 434, S.B. 439 Makes the implementation of any superintendent resignation, retirement, or other financial package and contract negotiation or renegotiation... More... Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure HI Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Licensing of Administrators S.B. 2270 Implements a study pertaining to licensing of educational administrators; takes the foundational steps towards establishing an independent b... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Teacher in Residence Programs H.B. 1300 Permits individual to be employed as a resident teacher (emergency certified) in special education for three years. Beginning in the 2003-04... More... IA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Teacher Induction, Evaluation, Early Retirement Incentives, Administrator Preparation and Certification, Minimum Teacher Salary Requirements, Statewide Career Path Pilot Program H.B. 2549 Requires state board to establish standards for district and area education agency career development programs and for individual teacher ca... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Administrator Qualifications H.B. 2415 Public school principals and vice principals must hold or have held either valid teacher certificates or valid educational staff associate c... More... Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay NY Vetoed 12/2002 P-12 Salary Caps A.B. 7535 Adjusts the salary cap for district superintendents appointed by a board of cooperative educational services to 98% of the Education Commiss... More... Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Requi... More... Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Performance-Based Principal Preparation Programs S.B. 152 Requires the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to approve a plan by July 1, 2003 for establishing the program requirements for princip... More... IA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Teacher Induction, Evaluation, Early Retirement Incentives, Administrator Preparation and Certification, Minimum Teacher Salary Requirements, Statewide Career Path Pilot Program H.B. 2549 Requires state board to establish standards for district and area education agency career development programs and for individual teacher ca... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Requi... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Extended Day/Year Program Funding, Field Trip Costs, Provision of Staff Development, School Board Member and Principal Development Requirements H.B. 494 Allows any local school district to fund extended day and -year programs for kindergarten or compulsory age students through sources other t... More... Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Creates the Superintendent Training Program A.B. 2540 Creates the Superintendent Training Program for the training of county and school district superintendents, upon application.... More... Middle School NC Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Community College Sections Pertaining to Dropout Data, Dropout Retention, Teacher Quality S.B. 1275 Directs the state board to improve the state's tracking of dropout data; encourages the concurrent enrollment of state technical high school... More... MD Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Development of Middle School Teacher Certification H.B. 661 Requires that the department and Professional Standards in Teaching Education Board develop a certificate for middle school teachers. http:/... More... CT Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Gear Up for CT Futures Account H.B. 5498 Allows the Board of Governors of Higher Education to establish and administer within the general fund a GEAR Up for Connecticut futures acco... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Tax to Support Prince George's County Programs H.B. 949 Establishes sales and use tax on telecommunications service in Prince George's County. Net proceeds from the revenue must be used only as s... More... OK Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 H.B. 2625 Allows sixth grade mathematics teachers to obtain middle level endorsement by successfully completing a professional development institute i... More... Minority/Diversity Issues IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 District Review of Programs to Consider Consequences of Tracking, Ability Grouping or Screening of Students by Test Results S.B. 292 Requires every district to review district's programs to judge if district's practices of separating students by ability, placing students i... More... NM Vetoed 03/2002 P-12 Indian Education Act S.B. 198 Enacts to the Indian Education Act. Creates the "Indian education division" within the department of education to (A.) provide assistance t... More... Minority/Diversity Issues--African American IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 District Review of Programs to Consider Consequences of Tracking, Ability Grouping or Screening of Students by Test Results S.B. 292 Requires every district to review district's programs to judge if district's practices of separating students by ability, placing students i... More... Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian AZ Rejected by voters 11/2002 Postsec. Tribal State Gaming Compact, College Scholarship and Elderly Care Act of 2002 Proposition 200 Creates the Tribal State Gaming Compact, College Scholarship and Elderly Care Act of 2002; allows Indian tribes to contribute a portion of g... More... ID Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 An initiative defining tribal video gaming machines and providing for amendment of state-tribal gaming compact providing for their use. Proposition 1 Indian Gaming and Self-Reliance Act provides a tribal contribution of 5% of annual net gaming income for educational programs and schools on... More... ID Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Tribal language teaching S.B. 1411 Creates new section relating the importance of native language preservation, and providing that the State Board of Education will adopt rule... More... NM Vetoed 03/2002 P-12 Indian Education Act S.B. 198 Enacts to the Indian Education Act. Creates the "Indian education division" within the department of education to (A.) provide assistance t... More... NM Vetoed 02/2002 P-12 Indian Education Act H.B. 28 Enacts the Indian Education Act; prescribes powers and duties. The purpose of the Indian Education Act is to: (A) ensure equitable educatio... More... NM Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Native American Language Teachers H.B. 204 Provides for a Native American Language Teacher certificate.... More... Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 District Review of Programs to Consider Consequences of Tracking, Ability Grouping or Screening of Students by Test Results S.B. 292 Requires every district to review district's programs to judge if district's practices of separating students by ability, placing students i... More... No Child Left Behind