ECS Selected State Policies 2002

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."

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State

Status/Date

Level

Summary

Accountability

Adopted 12/2002

P-12

Establishes major rules regarding regulations and procedures for the accreditation of schools. Repeals 94 NAC 3. NEBRASKA REG 895 (SN)
Title: 92 NAC 10 (Rule 10)
Source: StateNet

Adopted 12/2002

P-12

Promulgates rules relating to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Ensures that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at minimum, proficiency on challenging State achievement standards and academic assessments. Provides grants to State education agencies and sub- grants to local educational agencies. Provides for a single, statewide accountability system. http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol32/32-50/2219.html Effective Date: The standards will be effective upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin PENNSYLVANIA REG 3742 (SN)
Title: 22 PA. CODE CH. 403
Source: Dec. 2002 The Pennsylvania Bulletin, Volume 32, Number 50

Adopted 11/2002

P-12

Provides school districts with a comprehensive list of required assurances and provides for accountability to the State Board of Education. These include: (1) the National motto is displayed in schools; (2) a policy has been developed, in consultation with school personnel, parents, and school community, to provide for effective implementation of student education plans/student education occupation plans (SEPs/SEOPs) consistent with Section 53A-1a-106(2)(b); (3) a plan is in place for the expenditure of Interventions for Student Success Block Grant Program funds consistent with Section 53A-17a-123.5; (4) a policy has been developed for Quality Teaching Block Grant Program consistent with Section 53A- 17a-124; (5) a policy has been developed on education association leave consistent with Section 53A-3-425; and (6) each public school within the district has established a community council consistent with Section 53A-1-606.5, and the community council members have been advised of their responsibilities consistent with Sections 53A-1a-108 and 53A-1a-108.5; (7) the district has provided the USOE with required Utah Performance Assessment System for Students (U-PASS) statistical data in order for the USOE to fulfill the requirements of 53A-1-605. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-108.htm UTAH REG 25325 (SN)
Title: R277-108
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

P-12

Establishes the California Quality Education Commission for the purpose of developing, evaluating, validating and refining a quality education model for prekindergarten through grade 12. Requires the commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature. Requires the continuance of the commission.
Title: A.B. 2217
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2002

P-12

Eliminates commissioner waiver authority in school improvement/accountability system (see bill section 379, page 849, line 29 ff) Places Florida School Recognition Program eligibility on basis of school grades rather than application process. According to legislative summary, "Schools are eligible to receive a bonus if they receive an 'A' or improve a letter grade." Establishes provision that if school staff and school advisory council cannot agree on method of use of school recognition award by November 1, money must automatically be evenly distributed among all classroom teachers currently teaching in school. See bill section 381, page 864, line 25: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 06/2002

P-12

Relates to performance review of certain school districts; modifies authority and duties of Office of Accountability related to school performance ; clarifies authorized use of certain funds. Allows the Office of Accountability to contract with an outside entity or hire personnel for development and design of a performance review program. The Office of Accountability may contract with outside entities to assist in conducting performance review programs.
Title: S.B. 1335
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1335_enr.rtf

Signed into law 06/2002

P-12

Relates to the education oversight committee, so as to add the state superintendent of education or the superintendent's designee as an ex officio nonvoting member.
Title: H.B. 3602
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Require Baltimore board and CEO to ensure increased community involvement and outreach in support of the city's public schools. Deletes 1997 section requiring adoption and implementation of transition plan. Replaces with requirement that by June 1, 2002, Baltimore district CEO submit 5-year comprehensive master plan to board for review and approval by August 30, 2002 and subsequent review and approval by state board and superintendent. Requires CEO or designee to consult with specified others, including teachers, students and parents during the development of the master plan. Requires master plan to be updated and submitted for state board and superintendent review and approval on annual basis. Establishes areas which master plan must address. Requires department and Baltimore school system to jointly develop a principal development initiative pairing distinguished principals from outside the system and action support teams with principals in training in Baltimore. Addresses minimum appropriations to Baltimore Public School System. Requires consultant to evaluate the Baltimore City-State Partnership and the reform initiatives of the Baltimore City Public School System by December 1, 2006, and the board of commissioners and the state board to report to the general assembly on a review of the evaluation by January 15, 2007. Requires chief officers of Baltimore Public Schools to meet on at least a quarterly basis with the Special Master assigned to the case, after 6 of which meetings the CEO and the state superintendent may adjust the communication schedule. Requires state and Baltimore agencies to communicate on at least a quarterly basis on facilities planning in the Baltimore Public Schools, including on capital improvement program issues. Requires transfer of certain real property assets from Baltimore City Public School System to Baltimore City Board of Commissioners. Through June 30, 2009, permits Board of Public Works to approve state funding for capital improvements to Baltimore public school buildings deeded to Baltimore board or mayor and city council of Baltimore. Requires city to continue cooperation with school system to eliminate environmental hazards in the school system. Permits funds appropriated for the Baltimore City-State Partnership to be used to support the principal development initiative. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0853e.rtf
Title: H.B. 853
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 04/2002

P-12

Makes it explicit that the Office of Education Accountability has a responsibility to periodically review personnel policies and practices relating to recruitment, selection, evaluation, termination, and promotion of personnel.
Title: S.B. 166
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

P-12

Requires the membership of the Education assessment and accountability subcommittee include 4 members from each chamber, including at least 1 member of the minority party in the chamber; provides that a majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum; provides that actions that require affirmative vote of a majority.
Title: H.B. 292
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

P-12

Requires, to ensure the integrity of the standards of quality, the Board of Education is to exercise its constitutional authority to determine and prescribe the standards, subject to revision only by the General Assembly, by (i) reviewing the standards and (ii) either proposing amendments to the standards or (iii) making a determination that no changes are necessary. In any odd-numbered year in which the Board proposes changes to the standards of quality, the budget estimates that are statutority required to be reported must take into consideration the Board's proposed standards of quality. Prior to 1984, the Board was required to revise the standards every two years in the odd-numbered year. With the codification of the standards in 1984, this requirement was removed. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?021+ful+CHAP0498
Title: S.B. 201
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2002

P-12

Calls for development and implementation of a system to hold schools accountable for student performance and progress toward obtaining a high quality education. Creates a "Process for Improving Education Council" comprised of the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability, the Governor and Chancellor of the Higher Education Policy Commission. Council has the authority to meet and consult with the state board and to make recommendations on issues related to student, schools and school system performance. To ensure high quality education continues to be delivered, the statute grants the state board the authority to intervene again in county systems where they had once intervened within the past five years. If a second intervention is necessary, the bill provides the state board the authority to delegate additional authority to the state superintendent to conduct hearings or to make personnel changes. �

Title: H.B. 4319
Source: West Virginina Department of Education News

Accountability--Accreditation

Signed into law 06/2002

P-12

Requires department to develop single test for districts to identify students eligible to participate in K-12 English language proficiency programs; establish statewide proficiency levels and accomodations on test; and disaggregate testing data to track the academic progress of ESL students who have been in a Colorado public school for three years or more or have subsequently been assessed as having attained proficiency in English. Also mandates creation of advisory commission within department and membership thereof to assist in implementing the above changes. Beginning July 1, 2005, requires districts to use single test developed by department to identify students eligible to participate in K-12 English language proficiency programs. Requires districts to annually report to the department the number of non-English languages which are the primary language of students served, as well as the number of students who speak each non-English language as their primary language. Requires as an accreditation indicator the results of the assessments of students whose dominant language is other than English but who have been enrolled in a Colorado public school for at least three years or have been assessed as proficient in English, and are consequently required to take the state assessment in English. Authorizes the state board to recommend to the general assembly any format or content changes to the school accountability reports, as well as to reconfigure and rearrange the data due to space limitations. Beginning in the 2005-06 academic year, provided there are sufficient funds from "No Child Left Behind," school accountability reports must provide a chart indicating the progress of students on the test to determine if the student's dominant language is one other than English. Requires scores of students whose dominant language is not English and who have attained a proficient score in English in each component of the test to identify students eligible to participate in K-12 English language proficiency programs to be included in the calculation of school academic performance ratings and accreditation. Requires the department to administer reading assessments in Spanish for 3rd- and 4th-graders whose dominant language is Spanish and a writing assessment in Spanish to such 4th-graders. Provided there are sufficient funds provided by the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001," the board must develop and, starting spring 2003 the department must administer a writing assessment in Spanish for 3rd-graders whose dominant language is Spanish http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/5FC3C9C533C2716287256B3C0059EE95?Open&file=109_enr.pdf.
Title: S.B. 109
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Requires review of curriculum standards in certain core academic areas every five instead of three years. Changes date to requires state board to prepare public education performance report card on or before January 1 of each academic year. Eliminates language requiring Kansas, Inc. to perform a study to be conducted in 1997 evaluating changes in pupil performance attributable to the school accreditation system. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2002/9.pdf
Title: S.B. 9
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 03/2002

P-12

Amends the Standards of Quality to require, within the Standards of Accreditation, guidance counselors in elementary schools at the following staffing levels: one hour per day per 100 students, one full-time at 500 students, and one hour per day additional time per 100 students or major fraction thereof. In addition, elementary schools may employ one full-time reading specialist.
Title: H.B. 1136
Source: http://hod.state.va.us/welcome.htm

Accountability--Measures/Indicators

Adopted 12/2002

P-12

Establishes rules annually measuring public schools on the five statewide indicators. All scores, rates, and other measures used in the Accountability Rating System are to be verified by the department. Assessment data is to be considered for accountability ratings only when a group represents 10 or more students. Utilizes results from the state- mandated norm referenced achievement test(s) ('NRT') in Spanish or English, and all accomodations or exemptions must comply with federal guidelines. Ratings of "probationary" may be appealed to the Educational Standards Commission. Schools have one full year from the time they're identified as in need of corrective action to meet the standards for improvement. NEW MEXICO REG 3643 (SN)
Title: NMAC 6.19.1.8, 6.19.1.9; 6.19.2.16
Source: StateNet

Adopted 12/2002

P-12

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 Addresses school ratings: A. A school's rating will determine when intervention is appropriate. B. A school's rating is determined by the percentage of data points that are rated as exemplary, exceeds standards, meets standards, and probationary. C. The ratings shall be publicized each year and provided by the department to districts and to schools. D. New schools are not rated. E. A school that receives an overall rating of probationary for a first or second time and will enter either the performance warned or the first year of school improvement categories may appeal the rating to the Educational Standards Commission. The appeal must be made to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction ("State Superintendent") in writing within twenty days of the school's receipt of official notice of the school rating. Provides for use of dropout rates, annual performance measurement (of schools). Uses test results of students in attendance on or prior to the 40-day attendacne count. Considers LEP and IEP test results. Small schools use "rolling averages." Attendance is included as an indicator. Allows intervention at school and district level. 6.19.2.11 allows suspension of a local board until requirements of law, standards or rules have been met, compliance is assured, and the state board removes the suspension. The authority and responsibility of a local board may occur voluntarily -- as an agreement between the state superintendent and the board. Involuntary suspension of local boards may occur if a school within the district has been rated probationary for two out of three consecutive years and has failed to meet the criteria for the extension of school improvement rating for two out of three consecutive years. NEW MEXICO REG 3611 (SN)
Title: 6.19.1, 6.19.2 NMAC
Source: StateNet

Adopted 08/2002

P-12

Establishes the indicators and formulas used to measure school performance. http://www.eed.state.ak.us/regs/adopted/4AAC06_schooldesignators.pdf
Title: 4 AAC 06 - Article 4
Source: State of Alaska, Dept. of Education & Early Development

Adopted 06/2002

P-12

Each school will receive accountability points for each student included in school accountability, based on their performance category ("Advanced," "Proficient," "Below Proficient," or "Not Proficient") Performance on Benchmark Test Accountability Points: Advanced 150, Proficient 100, Below Proficient 50, Not Proficient 20, Did Not Participate 0. A school may not exempt or excuse more than 3% of the total number of students enrolled in a grade. The school will receive zero points for students who are accountable but who did not participate, above 3% of the students enrolled in the tested grades; (3) The Status Index for each content area is calculated by adding the total number of points and dividing by the total number of students accountable. (4) The Benchmark Status Index for the school is calculated by adding the total number of index points across all content areas, and dividing by the number of content areas.
Title: 4 AAC 06
Source: http://www.eed.state.ak.us/regs/4AAC06SchoolDesignators.pdf

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Changes distribution deadline for state board's annual reports for every school and district and the state as a whole from July 1 to September 1; removes "grade equivalents" as an area in which standardized test scores by subject area are to be reported. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/laws/0215.htm
Title: S.B. 1331
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Requires that the academic achievement profile report for schools serving students grades K-8 include as indicators the Arizona Measure of Academic Progress and the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) test. Academic achievement profile reports for schools serving students grades 9-12 must include as indicators the AIMS test, annual dropout and graduation rates. Establishes school classification system; requires department to determine criteria for each school's classification using specified methodology; requires each school's classification and criteria to appear on school report cards. Requires department to develop parallel achievement profile for accommodation schools, alternative schools, and schools serving fewer than 100 pupils. Addresses required actions of first-year and second-year underperforming schools, including underperforming charter schools. Creates consequences for failing schools that do not submit improvement plans and failing schools that do not make adequate improvement during two consecutive years of designation as such. Permits state board to allow governmental, nonprofit or or private organizations to submit applications to the state board to partially or fully manage the school. Sets out state board duties to periodically review performance of school operated by alternative providers as mentioned above. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/laws/0284.htm
Title: H.B. 2658
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Requires state board to establish criteria and application process for a school to be designated an alternative education campus. Mandates that criteria and application process include specified components. Permits charter school meeting criteria to be designated an alternative education campus. Mandates that Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) results for all part-time students at an alternative education campus be included in the school's academic performance and academic improvement ratings. However, any school designated an alternative education campus is exempt from receiving an academic performance or improvement rating unless the state board approves receipt of such ratings. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/631277866E3CECB087256B0300718AF9?Open&file=094_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 94
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Signed into law 03/2002

P-12

Directs the Board of Education to include, in its annual fall report on public education needs and schools failing to meet the Standards of Quality (SOQ), a complete listing of the current SOQ, justification for each standard, how long each standard has been in its current form, and whether the Board recommends any changes to the SOQ.
Title: H.B. 884, S.B. 350
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

P-12

Authorizes the Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission to set performance improvement goals for certain groups of students and dropout goals. The goals shall be consistent with student privacy protection provisions of RCW 28A.655.090(7) and shall not conflict with requirements contained in Title I of the federal elementary and secondary education act of 1965, as amended. The goals may be established for all students, economically disadvantaged students, limited English proficient students, students with disabilities, and students from
disproportionately academically underachieving racial and ethnic backgrounds. The commission may establish school and school district
goals addressing high school graduation rates and dropout reduction goals for students in grades seven through twelve. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2001-02/Senate/6450-6474/6456_sl_03192002.txt
Title: S.B. 6456
Source: www.leg.wa.gov

Signed into law 03/2002

Postsec.

Authorizes the rules relating to a higher education report card and performance indicators.
Title: S.B. 533
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Accountability--Reporting Results

Signed into law 12/2002

P-12

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 of NCLB. Specifies that the report card information is to be distributed on the Web and contain data for the state, district and local levels. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BT/2001/0/HB0204P4696.HTM
Title: H.B. 204
Source: StateNet

Active 10/2002

P-12

Arizona LEARNS Achievement Profiles Results: http://www.ade.az.gov/azlearns/
Title: N/A
Source: Arizona Department of Education Web site

Active 10/2002

P-12

2000-01 Report Card web page: (http://techservices.doe.k12.ga.us/reportcard/)
Title: N/A
Source: Georgia Department of Education

Active 10/2002

P-12

2000-01 State and District Profiles: http://www.sde.state.id.us/DistProfiles/DistrictProfiles.asp
Title: N/A
Source: Idaho Department of Education Web site

Active 10/2002

P-12

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/home.asp?I=PARENTS)
Title: N/A
Source: Louisiana Department of Education Web site

Active 10/2002

P-12

Performance Reporting Web site: http://msp.msde.state.md.us/
Title: N/A
Source: Maryland Department of Education Web site

Active 10/2002

P-12

2000-2001 Mississippi Record Card: (http://www.ms.gov/frameset.jsp?URL=http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/)
Title: N/a
Source: Mississippi Department of Education Web site

Active 10/2002

P-12

2000-2001 Report Card: (http://reportcard.nde.state.ne.us/Main/PDFDownload.asp)
Title: N/A
Source: Nebraska Department of Education Web site

Active 10/2002

P-12

Report Cards and Statistics: http://www.sde.state.ok.us/other.html
Title: N/A
Source: Oklahoma Department of Education Web site

Active 10/2002

P-12

2001 Report Cards web page: (http://www.myscschools.com/reportcard/)
Title: N/A
Source: North Carolina Department of Education Web site

Active 10/2002

P-12

Report Cards web page: http://wvde.state.wv.us/data/report_cards/
Title: N/A
Source: West Virginia Department of Education Web site

Signed into law 09/2002

P-12

Requires the school accountability report card to include the rate of pupils who earn Governor's scholarship awards. Deletes provisions which limit the amount of compensation of a school board member. Deletes the certification requirement regarding charter school revenue limits. Relates to the computation of average daily attendance. Permits a county superintendent of schools to grant an exemption from minimum expenditures for classroom teacher salaries.
Title: A.B. 1818
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Active 09/2002

P-12

2002-03 District and school report card requirements: (http://www.k12.wa.us/ESEA/pubdocs/Reportcardchecklist.pdf). Also, Washington has a special edition of its report card -- one that meets the requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB or ESEA). To view, use the following link: http://www.k12.wa.us/edprofile/
Title: N/A
Source: Washington Department of Education Web site

Signed into law 07/2002

P-12

Amends the School Code. Provides that the school report card assessing the performance of a school district's schools and students must specify the amount of money that the district receives from all sources. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
Title: H.B. 5663
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

P-12

Requires school report cards to include performance designations and the department to monitor the progress of the implementation of school improvement plans starting in January 2005 rather than January 2003. Requires the department to begin assigning performance designations in September 2004 rather than August 2002. http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill_text.asp?hsid=HB0352C&session=22
Title: H.B. 352
Source: www.legis.state.ak.us

Adopted 06/2002

P-12

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/adopted/4AAC06.170_schoolreport.pdf
Title: Regulations Change - 4 AAC 06.170
Source: State of Alaska Dept. of Education & Early Development

Signed into law 06/2002

P-12

Signed into law 06/2002

P-12

Requires schools that are part of the sample drawn by the National Center for Education Statistics to administer the biennial State academic assessments of 4th and 8th grade reading and mathematics under the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Provides that the school report card must be posted on the schools website rather than automatically mailed to parents, and a written notice sent home to parents with the Web site address. Printed copies are available on request. Requires districts to adopt policies for the transfer of students within the district. Requires requests for transfer in relation to ESEA to be made within 30 days of notification of right to transfer. Establishes criteria under which local board may refuse request to transfer. Requires the notifice of parents of child's placement in bilingual education program to include more specific information, including reasons why child was placed in program, child's level of English proficiency, how this level was assessed, and the child's current level of academic achievement. Permits parents to immediately withdraw child from bilingual program rather than at time of notice or end of semester. Increases supplemental aid to low income school districts. http://www.legis.state.il.us/publicacts/pubact92/acts/92-0604.html
Title: S.B. 1983
Source: www.legis.state.il.us

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Signed into law 03/2002

P-12

Changes the required publication date and some components of school corporation annual performance reports; provides for reports to be made available on the Internet; requires school corporations to provide free copies of reports to persons who request copies; removes language concerning the obsolete performance based accreditation program; moves the September 2002 publication date to January 2003.
Title: H.B. 1108
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

P-12

Signed into law 03/2002

P-12

Signed into law 03/2002

Postsec.

Authorizes the rules relating to a higher education report card and performance indicators.
Title: S.B. 533
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Accountability--Rewards

Signed into law 08/2002

P-12

Signed into law 06/2002

P-12

Department is required to identify high-achieving schools as performance schools and specify the waivers of rule applicable to those schools. Schools or districts that are academically deficient, unaccredited or provisionally accredited, or that achieve none of the student performance standards established for accreditation: (1) will be identified as priority schools; (2) must submit an accountability compliance statement that identifies areas of deficiency and provides a strategy to address the deficiencies; and (3) must disclose the deficiencies on the school report card. Sets out a schedule for submission of compliance, and the department may withhold state aid from districts that do not meet the standards and timelines. Strategies for improvement must align curricula; develop individual student plans for any student not receiving special education services who scores at the lowest level of proficiency on the statewide assessments and require those students in grades 9-11 to retake the assessment; focus professional development funds on the ares of greatest academic need; improve teacher and administrator effectiveness; and reallocate resources.
Title: H.B. 1711
Source: Summaries of Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed Bills - 2002

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Expands the Summer School Grant Program to provide funding to school districts for the operation of intensive literacy and reading comprehension education services to students preparing to enter the first grade who scored at an unsatisfactory level on the kindergarten reading readiness assessment. Only schools providing full-day kindergarten are eligible to apply for grant funds. The department is encouraged to apply for "No Child Left Behind" funds to help support the program. Bill also reduces the funds available to qualifying schools in the teacher pay incentive program for low-performing schools. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/FAB1CA6943E47F8F87256B3C004D317E?Open&file=1304_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1304
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

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 basis; provided that (1) Not more than $25,000 is credited to any one elementary, middle or high school per fiscal year; and (2) Not more than $37,500 may be credited to any one multi-level (high/elementary, middle/elementary, or high/middle) school per fiscal year. The incentive bonus must be used for the purposes identified in the nonstate grant or subsidy. This act does not apply to: (1) New Century Charter Schools chartered and regulated by the board of education; and (2) district and state offices of the department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2036_.htm
Title: S.B. 2036
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Signed into law 04/2002

P-12

Reestablishes a dedicated fund to set aside funds for providing rewards to schools earning rewards pursuant to the accountability system. http://www.legis.state.la.us/bills/byinst.asp?sessionid=021ES&billtype=SB&billno=14
Title: S.B. 14A
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions

Adopted 12/2002

P-12

Adopted 12/2002

P-12

Signed into law 12/2002

P-12

Authorizes the state superintendent to petition the court in the county to take over any district that has been declared "distressed." http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BT/2001/0/HB2644P4690.HTM
Title: H.B. 2644
Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us

Vetoed 09/2002

P-12

Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to assume all the legal rights, duties and powers of the governing board of the West Fresno Elementary School District. Authorizes the superintendent to appoint an administrator to act on its behalf in exercising authority over the district. Authorizes such authority to continue until certain enumerated conditions are met,including the completion of all required reports and an approved recovery plan.
Title: A.B. 1904
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

P-12

Sets deadlines regarding sanctions applied to state-monitored schools, allows for the placement of a trustee at a low-performing school. Specifies the duties and obligations of a school district with regard to a state-monitored school. Subjects a school, with incomplete data and no available test results or any other data related issue, to sanctions to which a State-monitored school is subject or to contract with a school assistance and intervention team.
Title: S.B. 1310
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Repealed 09/2002

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In 1999, the State Board of Education prepared a list of elementary and middle schools, by school district, that are in need of improvement based on student performance and performance trends on the state-wide mastery examinations. A new list will be prepared on or before February 1, 2003, and every three years thereafter. On or before January 1, 2000, April 1, 2003, and every three years thereafter, the superintendent of schools in districts that have a school on the list must meet with the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, to discuss the process for improving school performance. The schools on the list are required to develop a school improvement plan, and take the necessary steps to become accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The improvement plan is to be developed in consultation with the school's principal, teachers and the parents of students attending the school and must include criteria for use in measuring progress. The department of education will provide assistance on the development of these plans. Once completed, the improvement plans must be submitted to the department for review and comments, and then to the local board of education for approval. The plan is to be implemented at the beginning of the school year following approval. Enabling Legislation:
C.G.S. 10-223 b-c

Title: C.G.S. 10-223 b-c
Source: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dsi/accountability/AcctFactsheet2001.PDF

Signed into law 09/2002

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Requires the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee to report to the state board if a local board and school are not responsive to its recommendations. If the state board determines that the school and local board have failed to take appropriate steps to improve student performance, the state board is to assume all powers and duties previously conferred upon the local board and that school and will have general control and supervision of all matters pertaining to that school until student performance meets or exceeds the standards set for the school. The state board may delegate any powers and duties back to the local board before the school meets or exceeds the standards. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/html2001/bills/AllVersions/Senate/S1275vr.html
Title: S.B. 1275
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us

Signed into law 08/2002

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Amends the Education Law to conform to the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; directs the Commissioner of Education to establish procedures for the approval of providers of supplemental educational services; authorizes school districts to contract with approved supplemental educational service providers selected by students' parents. Also adds compliance provisions for safe schools under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A11858&sh=t
Title: A.B. 11858
Source: http://assembly.state.ny.us

Signed into law 07/2002

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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 on notice or probation for failure to make adequate progress. If a school system is deemed by the commissioner as not carrying out its responsibilities to a school or schools on notice or probation for technical or other assistance, the system may be included in the recommendation to the state board to be placed on notice or probation. Schools or school systems on notice or probation must abide by guidelines established by the commissioner. During the year on notice, the state department and the office of education accountability are to jointly study any school and/or school system placed on notice. The study will include findings on how the school and/or school system can meet the performance standards for adequate yearly progress. The commissioner has the authority to: (A) Approve the allocation of state discretionary grants; and/or (B) Provide technical assistance through an outside expert. The director of each local education agency serving schools placed on notice must promptly notify parents of students of such identification and revise school improvement plans. If a system or school does not meet the standards for adequate yearly progress by the end of the first year on notice, the system or school may be placed on probation. During the first year a system or school is on probation, the commissioner has the authority to: (A) Approve a school system's allocation of financial resources to a system or school on probation; and (B) Appoint a local community review committee to approve and monitor the school improvement plan. (2) The director of each local education agency serving schools placed on probation is responsible for the following actions: (A) Prompt notification to parents of students of such identification; (B) Implementation of performance contracts for the principal; (C) Provision for remediation services for students; (D) Notification to parents of their option to transfer their children to another public school within the system; and (E) Revision of school improvement plans to incorporate joint study findings. After two consecutive years of probation, if a school or system does not make progress to meet the standards for adequate yearly progress, the commissioner has the authority to: (1) Assume any or all powers of governance for the school or system, provided, however that in the case where the commissioner assumes governance of a school or system the district will continue to be accountable for the match required by the basic funding formula for students served; and/or (2) Recommend to the state board that the director of the local education agency be replaced; and/or (3) Recommend to the state board that some or all of the local board of education members be replaced. (4) If the state board concurs with the recommendation, the commissioner is required to order the removal of some or all of the board members and/or director of schools and shall declare a vacancy in the office or offices. Vacancies on the board are to be filled by the local legislative body until the next general election. If the entire board is removed, the commissioner appoints three citizens to serve the remainder of the term. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0860.pdf
Title: H.B. 3159
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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Active 06/2002

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In 1992 the Academic Watch List was enacted into law in Illinois; the Academic Early Warning List
(AEWL) became law in 1996. Schools with low or declining assessment results were identified as not
having met state standards and were placed on the state's Academic Early Warning List. Continued
declining assessment results could result in a school being placed on the Academic Watch List. Schools placed on the Academic Watch List are subject to having personnel replaced or the reassignment of students to another school. In 1995, a system was designed to inform the public of schools' financial status, thus extending accountability requirements to financial management. Using language similar to academic accountability, this financial management monitoring system is called the Financial Warning and Watch List.
Title: N/A
Source: NCLB Consolidated State Application June 2002

Signed into law 06/2002

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Signed into law 06/2002

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Reforms the governance structure of New York City schools. The new law gives the mayor control over city schools, including the power to appoint the chancellor. The law also eliminates the city's existing 32 community school boards in June 2003 and sets up a task force to devise an alternative mechanism for community input. http://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/year02/june12_4_02.htm
Title: A.B. 11627
Source: http://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/year02/june12_4_02.htm

Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Modifies 1999 Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP), which formerly required that every participating school district contract with an external evaluator for assistance in development of the school's action plan. Bill allows district to alternatively contract with an entity that has proven, successful expertise specific to the challenges inherent in low-performing schools, including institutions of higher education, county offices of education or school district personnel. Modifies High Priority Schools Grant Program for Low-Performing Schools to automatically approve school for participation upon school's completion of an action plan for participation in the federal program meeting certain requirements that plan for IIUSP participation must meet, and changes deadlines for submission and approval of school action plan during FY 01-02. Increases to $400 the amount of per-pupil money provided under the High Priority Schools Grant Program for Low Performing Schools. Specifies that High Priority Program school must assess pupils' progress with curriculum-based tests proven to be "valid and reliable." Mandates that already-required department study on sustainability of funding for low-performing schools include "(1) An objective rather than a comparative view of the necessity of sustaining supplemental funding over time to address the ongoing needs of low-performing pupils, and the impact of policies that only provide funding over a specified period of time. (2) A description of the ongoing needs of low-performing schools, as identified in needs assessments submitted pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of 52055.620 and the sources of funding schools used to meet these needs. (3) An analysis of the use of funds provided pursuant to this article and the effectiveness of that use in meeting the continued or changing needs of communities served by low-performing schools. This analysis shall include an evaluation of the growth in academic achievement realized by participating schools and the ability of those schools to sustain growth in academic achievement if funding is continued. (4) An assessment of whether local, state, and federal resources are likely to be sufficient to sustain all or some of the academic improvements made in low-performing schools after this state subsidy expires, taking into account prospects for the subsequent pupil population's incidence of poverty and low socioeconomic status." Requires every school district with any schools participating in High Priority Schools Grant Program to submit to state superintendent an analysis of the impact, costs and benefits of the program to the district and local participating schools. Requires the state superintendent to develop and the state board to approve guidelines for an RFP for an independent evaluator to create a multiyear comprehensive evaluation of the implementation, impact, costs and benefits of the program and to release the results of the report to the General Assembly, the Governor and other interested parties. Also specifies that average daily attendance funds are to be allocated to local education agencies and that child care and preschool programs whose average daily enrollment helps determine the allocation must be operated by local education agencies under contract with the Child Development Division of the State Department of Education. Bill modifies means of determining the average daily enrollment of children in preschool and child care programs.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_508_bill_20020516_chaptered.html
Title: S.B. 508
Source: info.sen.ca.gov

Signed into law 05/2002

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Creates new section giving state board oversight of all public school boards and public postsecondary institution boards, gives state board authority to undertake sanctions, including withholding funds, against school district or public postsecondary education institution that does not comply with law or state board rule within specified time. See bill section 376, page 842, line 3 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Establishes appointed New Prince George's County Board of Education and requirements for membership. Provides for compensation of board members. Allows for nonvoting student member. Establishes Chief Executive Officer as executive officer, secretary, and treasurer of county board. Establishes duties of CEO of the board in Prince George's County. Creates selection process for superintendent for Prince George's County. Establishes office, duties and selection process of chief academic officer, chief financial officer and chief accountability officer in Prince George's County. Establishes Parent and Community Advisory Board in Prince George's County; requires regular board and CEO consultation with the Parent and Community Advisory Board. Requires Prince George's County CEO to develop comprehensive master plan, for the board to review, approve, and begin implementation of by November 1, 2002. Requires state board and state superintendent to review and approve master plan. Establishes numerous required areas the master plan must address, including curriculum, professional development, personnel evaluation, addressing the needs of at-risk students and closing the achievement gap. Requires CEO and board to publish annual report addressing specified areas. Allows Prince George's County board or designated committee to hear appeal of CEO's decision on areas affecting specific student. Requires annual allocation of state and Prince George's County government funds through FY07 for public school construction projects. Makes project release for bidding contingent upon approval by the Interagency Committee on School Construction. Changes borders of Prince George's County. Establishes system for election, removal and compensation of Prince George's County board members, 5 representing local areas and 4 at large. Allows for voting student member; student member prohibited from voting on specified administrative and personnel issues. Terms of appointed New Prince George's County board members to expire December 3, 2006. Requires chief academic officer of Prince George's County to devise plan for teacher participation in development of curriculum, instruction, and professional development. Provides for supplementary annual state funding for Prince George's County in FYs 04-07 contingent upon and to the degree of achievement of benchmarks and outcomes in the master plan approved by the state superintendent and state board. Requires New Prince George's County Board to locate interim CEO by August 15, 2002 and permanent CEO by January 1, 2003. Requires consultant to perform comprehensive review of Prince George's County system and new board by June 1, 2006, including review of educational and management reforms made by new board. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0949e.rtf
Title: H.B. 949
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Establishes the Principal Training Pilot Program; requires that the State Board of Education award incentive funding under the program to provide school principals with instruction and training in specified and optional areas; establishes eligibility requirements for applicants. Limits participation to 100 principals; requires every county superintendent to choose three principals to participate; requires state superintendent to select remaining 28 principals, giving highest priority to principals in local reconstitution schools. Requires state board to report on specified aspects of program to various legislative committees on or before June 30, 2004. Pilot program to end June 30, 2005. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0007e.rtf
Title: H.B. 7
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Requires each county board to develop and implement comprehensive master plan that states the goals and strategies to be used to raise student achievement and meet state and local performance standards in each segment of the student population. Plans must be submitted to the department by October 1, 2003 and must include goals and strategies for specified objectives, including for special education, limited-English proficient, prekindergarten, kindergarten, gifted and talented, low-performing, and career- and technology students. State superintendent must review each plan and may require revisions to be made. Permits state board to withhold state funds from any board whose school system fails to make adequate yearly progress towards improving student achievement and meeting state performance standards for each segment of student population or fails to create plan that meets the specified state requirements or take action required by state superintendent. Requires state superintendent to review academic intervention programs and behavior modification programs to identify best practices. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/sb/sb0856e.rtf
Title: S.B. 856
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Authorizes the removal of the Board of Education of the Roosevelt Union Free School District and the appointment of an interim board of education; provides for special academic improvement grants; grants the Commissioner of Education and the Education Department additional authority over such school district; expands the authorization of such school district to issue serial bonds to finance deficits.
Title: S.B. 6617
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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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 district of the City of New York to order the supersession of a community school board, or the suspension or removal of such a board or any members thereof. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A09916
Title: A.B. 9916
Source: http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A09916

Signed into law 03/2002

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Modifies the current statute regarding suspension of driver's licenses for truancy to provide, upon a finding of a second or subsequent truancy offense, for the denial of a driver's license for a period of one year or until the juvenile reaches the age of 18, whichever is longer, or delay the child's ability to apply for a driver's license for a period of one year following the date he reaches the age 16 and 3 months.
Title: H.B. 160
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive

Signed into law 03/2002

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Signed into law 01/2002

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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 subject to the following: (a) The first time a truancy report is required, the pupil may be personally given a written warning by any peace officer specified in Section 830.1 of the Penal Code. A record of the written warning may be kept at the school for a period of not less than two years, or until the pupil graduates, or transfers, from that school. If the pupil transfers, the
record may be forwarded to any school receiving the pupil's school records. A record of the written warning may be maintained by the law enforcement agency in accordance with that law enforcement agency's policies and procedures. (b) The second time a truancy report is required within the same school year, the pupil may be assigned by the school to an afterschool or weekend study program located within the same county as the pupil's school. If the pupil fails to successfully complete the assigned study program, the pupil shall be subject to subdivision (c).

(c) The third time a truancy report is required within the same school year, the pupil shall be classified a habitual truant and may be referred to, and required to attend, an attendance review board or a truancy mediation program. If the district does not have a truancy mediation program, the pupil may be required to attend a comparable program deemed acceptable by the school district's attendance supervisor. If the pupil does not successfully complete the truancy mediation program or other similar program, the pupil shall be subject to subdivision (d).

(d) The fourth time a truancy is required to be reported within the same school year, the pupil shall be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court which may adjudge the pupil to be a ward of the court pursuant to Section 601 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. If the pupil is adjudged a ward of the court, the pupil shall be required to do one or more of the following:
(1) Performance at court-approved community services sponsored by either a public or private nonprofit agency for not less than 20 hours but not more than 40 hours over a period not to exceed 90 days, during a time other than the pupil's hours of school attendance or employment. The probation officer shall report to the court the failure of the pupil to comply with this paragraph.
(2) Payment of a fine by the pupil of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for which a parent or guardian of the pupil may be jointly liable.
(3) Attendance of a court-approved truancy prevention program.
(4) Suspension or revocation of driving privileges. This subdivision shall apply only to a pupil who has attended a school attendance review board program, a program operated by a probation department acting as a school attendance review board, or a truancy mediation program.
Title: A.B. 804
Source: California Legislative Web Site

Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers

Vetoed 09/2002

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Accountability--School Improvement

Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Relates to the Comprehensive Local School Plan; deletes certain review and submission requirements; modifies the adoption cycle for school improvement plans; relates to review of the adopted curriculum; modifies the review cycle of curriculum; requires a review cycle to coordinate with textbook adoption cycle.
Title: H.B. 2341
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adult Basic Education

Vetoed 12/2002

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Enhances availability of basic language and high school equivalency educational opportunities for public assistance recipients; requires assessment of public assistance recipient employability and educational level before assignment to work activities can be made.
Title: S.B. 7696
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 07/2002

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Establishes tobacco tax as well as special fund to dedicate tobacco tax revenues for education funding. Monies are to 1) provide unrestricted grants to districts; 2) assist local lead agencies and Baltimore City under the Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program; and 3) provide funding for adult education and literacy services. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/sb/sb0856e.rtf
Title: S.B. 856
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Establishes a Family Literacy Education Grant Program within the Department of Education; permits local education providers to apply for grants in order to provide family literacy education, adult literacy education or English language literacy education. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/749A738EBAEFDEC587256B3E0082C23B?Open&file=1303_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1303
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Eliminates educational program for disabled adults funded in Workforce development education fund. See bil section 236, page 588, line 7 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Transfers adult basic education services from the State Department of Education to the Postsecondary Education Department; provides for the State Board of Education to coordinate the transfer of adult basic education services. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/bills/hb465.htm
Title: H.B. 465
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Relates to vocational rehabilitation programs for persons with disabilities; requires the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to develop a plan relating to general vocational rehabilitation programs; provides requirements for the plan; renames the Rehabilitation Advisory Council as the Florida Rehabilitation Council; revises council membership and duties; makes conforming changes to existing provisions.
Title: H.B. 1825
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Lowers age for when certain students may attend alternative education or vocational-technical education programs; provides relative to attendance of certain students in BESE-approved adult education programs. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/021ES/CVT5/OUT/0000JJ1G.PDF
Title: H.B. 21A
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Requires the department of education to distribute need- and performance-based grants for adult education. Adult education and -literacy grant funds under this program may be used for GED instruction, the Maryland Adult External High School Program, ESL, family literacy and basic skills and literacy instruction. Funding is as provided in state budget. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/sb/sb0737t.rtf
Title: S.B. 737
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Act No. 03/2002

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Authorizes Public School and College Authority to sell and issue aggregate principal amount of Bonds, in addition to all other bonds previously issued by the Authority; provides funds to pay the cost of workforce development, education and training and the acquisition and construction of training facilities and equipment for the benefit of companies that engage in the business of manufacturing or assembling certain vehicles.http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/bills/sb517.htm
Title: S.B. 517
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us

Public Act No. 03/2002

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Amends the Nonprofit Corporation Act to add the Career Development and Distance Learning Act to the provisions governing such nonprofit charitable organizations.
Title: H.B. 5483
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Income tax; extend repealer tax credit for certain employers sponsoring basic skills training and retraining for employees (RP).
Title: H.B. 474
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Assessment

Adopted 11/2002

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Amends rules to provide additional definitions, terminology changes and new testing windows. Sets turnaround time for certain assessments. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bull_pdf/2002/b20021001.pdf and http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-473.htm UTAH REG 25321 (SN)
Title: R277-473
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 10/2002

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Requires the Department of Treasury to notify a school district or public school academy about suspected irregularities in the district's or academy's administration of or preparation of pupils for the Michigan Education Assessment Program; forbids the Department of Treasury from reporting the suspected irregularities to any person or entity not involved in the scoring or administration of the test before 1) notifying the district or public school academy suspected of irregularities and 2) allowing a minimum of five business days for school officials to respond. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2001-2002/publicact/htm/2002-PA-0592.htm
Title: S.B. 562
Source: www.michiganlegislature.org

Adopted 09/2002

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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 the passing scores should be revised to a higher level; during the 2002-2003 school year Alabama will administer a new norm-referenced test in Grades 3-8; pilot new kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2 reading assessments; pilot a new writing assessment for Grade 10; and during the 2003-2004 school year Alabama will implement a new criterion-referenced test in reading/language arts and mathematics in Grades 4, 6, and 8; implement a new writing assessment in Grade 10; implement new kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2 reading assessments; and review the data on the mathematics and science subject-area tests of the AHSGE and determine if the passing scores should be raised to a higher level.
Title: N/A
Source: http://www.alsde.edu/html/boe_resolutions2.asp?id=736

Signed into law 09/2002

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Requires the State Department of Education to contract for the development or proposals that will provide for the retention and analysis of longitudinal pupil achievement data on the Standardized Testing and Reporting and English Language Development tests and the high school exit examination. Requires the department to convene an advisory board to establish privacy and access protocol and to contract with an oversight consultant.
Title: S.B. 1453
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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The Board, pursuant to Section 10-17f of the Connecticut General Statutes and the requirements of the No Child Left Behind
legislation, approved the LAS as the instrument to annually assess the acquisition of English of all limited-English-proficient
students and the following proficiency standards: . Kindergarten, a score of 5 on a scale of 1-5 on the Pre-LAS, Oral;
. Grades 1-12, a score of 5 on a scale of 1-5 on the LAS, Oral; and Grades 2-12, a score of 3 on a scale of 1-3 on the LAS, Reading and Writing. While these scores represent the maximum score on the tests, they only represent an English proficiency level sufficient to exit
LEP services. The No Child Left Behind Act requires, in part, an annual linguistic assessment for all LEP students in Grades
K-12. The law also requires the Department to collect and monitor the results of the linguistic assessments for each school and
to report the results to the U.S. Department of Education biennially.
Title: N/A
Source: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/board/June02.pdf

Signed into law 06/2002

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Grandfathers in the scores of 10th-graders who took the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in spring 2001. Requires that when state board sets higher cutoff scores for 10th-grade FCAT, higher cutoff scores affect only those students who have not yet taken the 10th-grade FCAT. Forbids state board from establishing any accommodation that "negates the validity of a statewide assessment." Requires district to inform parent of student with disability when classroom accommodations may not be made on FCAT. Parent must give consent for student to be given classroom accommodations or modifications not allowable in the statewide assessment program, and must give parent information on the impact on student's capacity to attain benchmarks in reading, writing and math. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 06/2002

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For students who receive special education services, the state board must, through a teacher panel, determine if appropriate alternate assessments exist or, if not, create such an assessment. When it is determined by the student's individualized education plan team that the alternative assessment is more appropriate for the student, the student will take the alternative assessment, which will address independent living skills, detailed in the bill.
Title: H.B. 1711
Source: House Research Staff Summaries

Signed into law 05/2002

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Requires the department to ensure that assessments administered through the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) are designed to generate results that may be used as diagnostic tools for improving student performance. Department must implement the recommendations of the governor-appointed task force that reviewed the assessment reporting format and use of assessment results. Requires the department to offer districts, schools and the public a list of resources and programs that said may access to help students correct learning issues identified by assessment results. Requires local boards to approve policies that ensure appropriate personnel inform each student's parents of assessment results and diagnostic reporting. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/7D827B7EBE51F7C987256B10004F233E?Open&file=059_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 59
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Provides that if sufficient funding from the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is obtained, directs the Department of Education to administer, starting at the latest in spring 2006, a statewide assessment in mathematics to public school students grades 3 and 4 and in science to public school students grades 5 and 10. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/C731057D04EC44DF87256B26004ECCDF?Open&file=1306_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1306
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Provides for expansion of the statewide educational assessment program to include norm-referenced testing in the same grades as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 standards- based assessments in reading and math. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2353_.htm
Title: H.B. 2353
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Requires the department to distribute grants in qualified distressed counties for the administration of the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test to 10th-graders in FY03 and 04, and to each county in FY05 and each subsequent fiscal year. Subject to availability of state budget funds, grants are to allow for test administration to all 10th-graders in the county. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0661e.rtf
Title: H.B. 661
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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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 subsequent years for the administration of the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test to 10th-graders. Funding should be sufficient to administer PSAT to all 10th graders in the county. Replaces "State Scholarship Administration" with "Office of Student Financial Assistance." Requires governor to annually fund need-based scholarship programs at a minimum of 80% of the funds allocated the previous year. States that 9th- or 10th-grader who applies and qualifies for a Guaranteed Access Grant Award on the basis of financial need is prequalified for a guaranteed access award by agreeing in writing to meet certain criteria as a secondary and postsecondary student, including participating in the College Readiness Outreach Program until high school graduation; establishes the College Readiness Outreach Program for 9th- and 10th-grade students; allows, if state funds are available, students to receive Educational Excellence Awards who meet requirements but have missed March 1 deadline. Designates specified responsibilities in Educational Excellence Awards to the Maryland Higher Education Commission; establishes need-based Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program for full- and part-time students professional students in specified fields studying at specified universities; establishes K-16 Leadership Council. Requires that department develop, in conjunction with state professional standards board, certificate for middle school teachers. Establishes that College Readiness Outreach Program be implemented over 5-year period beginning in FY04, and that the program be implemented in its first year for up to 1,000 students in Allegany, Prince George's, and Wicomico counties and Baltimore City. Requires that College Readiness Outreach Program be evaluated by commission, in consulation with department, and reported on to general assembly by July 1, 2007. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/sb/sb0453e.rtf
Title: S.B. 453
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Relates to comprehensive writing assessment scheduling.
Title: H.B. 2900
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Requires any nationally standardized test that is administered to pupils in multiple states and any questions, answers or scoring keys from any such test that appear in any bid, proposal, contract, documentation or other materials to be exempt from inspection of public records; requires the Board to adopt rules allowing parents of pupils and the general public to view the nationally standardized norm-referenced achievement test.
Title: S.B. 1135
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of student member. Also requires school districts and nonpublic schools to report number of ninth graders who do not graduate from the school or school district, as well as the number of students who are tested on multiple assessment measures to determine student achievement levels, and the percentage of students who are so tested annually. Requires the board to develop and adopt uniform definitions consistent with the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and any federal regulations adopted pursuant to the federal Act. Permits department to conduct school site visits of accredited schools and districts on as-needed basis. Addresses conditions of employment of Superintendent staff. Addresses procedures in open enrollment law. Renders provision of school breakfast programs optional rather than mandatory. Modifies section addressing parental reimbursement for nonpublic school pupil transportation. Regulates the provision of textbooks to students in accredited nonpublic schools. Modifies requirements for school bus drivers' licenses. Establishes a conservation education program board and the duties of said board. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Legislation/HF/02500/HF02515/Current.html
Title: H.B. 2515
Source: www.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Changes the time frame for reporting state assessment results from September 15 to 150 days following the first day the assessment can be administered. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/record/02rs/HB621/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 621
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Amends existing law to define the students who shall be included in calculations relating to the reading assessment. Students counted must have attended at least 90% of school days between the fall and spring test administrations.
Title: S.B. 1412
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

P-12

Requires every district to review district's programs to judge if district's practices of separating students by ability, placing students into educational tracks, or using test results to screen students result in the systematic separation of students by race, color, creed, national origin or socioeconomic status.
Title: S.B. 292
Source: www.state.in.us/legislative

Signed into law 03/2002

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Modifies provisions related to the State System of Public Education by requiring the State Board of Education to consult with teachers and parents in establishing the core curriculum; aligns the core curriculum and tests administered under the Utah Performance Assessment System for Students (U-PASS) with each other.
Title: S.B. 99
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Assessment--Accommodations

Vetoed 09/2002

P-12

Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the advisory committee established by this bill to develop guidelines regarding the method and content of alternate assessments to the high school exit examination for those individuals with disabilities who cannot participate in the examination regardless of accommodation or modification. Requires the State Board of Education to adopt alternate assessments for those pupils.
Title: A.B. 2600
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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Signed into law 06/2002

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Assessment--End-of-Course

Rule Adoption 12/2002

P-12

The section is revised to read as follows: "Policies for Subject Area Testing
• Students will not be required to pass any end-of-course Subject Area Test in a course for which the Carnegie unit was earned by the student in a Mississippi public school prior to the 2001-2002 school year.
• Students entering a Mississippi public school will not be required to pass any end-of-course Subject Area Test in a course for which the school accepts Carnegie units earned by the student in a public school of another state as fulfilling the requirements for a Mississippi high school diploma.
• Students entering a Mississippi public school will not be required to pass any end-of-course Subject Area Test in a course for which the school accepts Carnegie units earned by the student in a private school as fulfilling the requirements for a Mississippi high school diploma, provided the private school is accredited regionally or by the state of Mississippi.
• Students entering a Mississippi public school will be required to pass any end-of-course Subject Area Test in a course for which the school accepts Carnegie units earned by the student in a private school as fulfilling the requirements for a Mississippi high school diploma if the private school is not accredited regionally or by the state of Mississippi.
• Students entering a Mississippi public school will be required to pass any end-of-course Subject Area Test in a course for which the school accepts Carnegie units earned by the student through home schooling as fulfilling the requirements for a Mississippi high school diploma.
• Any Mississippi public school student who fails to pass a required Subject Area Test will be offered a chance to retake the test three times each year until a passing score is achieved:
. At or near the end of the fall semester,
. At or near the end of the spring semester, and
. At or near the end of summer school.
• Any Mississippi public school student shall not be awarded Carnegie unit credit unless the core objectives identified in the Mississippi Curriculum Framework have been mastered. Passage of the required Subject Area Test is a separate requirement towards graduation and shall not be criteria for awarding Carnegie unit credit."
Title: MS ADC 36 000 001, Graduation Requirements, Code IHF-2
Source: WestLaw

Assessment--Formative/Interim

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Requires diagnostic assessment of a child's reading proficiency before instruction; requires teaching of phonics; permits multiple reading instruction curricula by each school district and charter school.
Title: H.B. 2465
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Assessment--High Stakes/Competency

Adopted 12/2002

P-12

Requires every sophomore to take the high school graduation exam. Juniors who have failed must be retested at least once each school year on the portions of the exam that they have not yet passed. On their school reports, high schools must state the number and percentage of students who are "proficient" and "not proficient." Adds new subsection regarding the requirements for a student with a disability to retake a subtest of the examination. ALASKA REG 2754 (SN) http://www.eed.state.ak.us/regs/adopted/4AAC06.755_SophomoresTakeHSGQE.pdf
Title: 4 AAC 06.755
Source: Memorandum Number 2002-41 and State NEt

Signed into law 12/2002

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Requires the department of treasury or any other state agency which suspects irregularities in the administration of or the preparation of pupils for, a Michigan Education Assessment Program test, not to report the irregularities to any person or entity not involved in the scoring or administration of the test before notifying the school district or public school academy of the suspected irregularities and allowing a timeframe for response. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2001-2002/publicact/pdf/2002-PA-0640.pdf
Title: H.B. 5049
Source: StateNet

Adopted 10/2002

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Establishes rules amending the current rule by delaying implementation of the social studies subject- area test of the Alabama High School Graduation Exam by one year. ALABAMA REG 5859 (SN)
Title: AAC 290-4-2-.02
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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Vetoed 09/2002

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Authorizes a school district that offers adult education to offer a program, course, or class of supplemental instruction in preparation for the high school exit examination exclusively to persons who complete grade 11 and fail the high school exit examination. Includes among the approved programs preparation courses for the high school exit examination and would increase the amount a school district may expend for this purpose to 10%.
Title: A.B. 1794
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 09/2002

P-12

Requires the governing board of each school district that grants a diploma of graduation from high school annually to compile the number of pupils who participate in certain programs, by grade level, who attempted and failed any part of the high school exit examination and who meet specified criteria. Requires the board of any school district, under certain circumstances to assure the school's action plan identifies certain barriers to achievement.
Title: S.B. 1408
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

P-12

Provides that language arts, with respect to the high school exit exam, refers to English language arts. Requires a school principal, to submit a request for a waiver of the requirement to successfully pass the high school exit examination to the governing board of the school district for a pupil with a disability who has taken the examination with modifications, that alter what the test measures and has received the equivalent of a passing score.
Title: S.B. 1476
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 09/2002

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Signed into law 07/2002

P-12

Modifies the State System of Public Education by extending for one year the pilot status of the tenth grade basic skills competency test.
Title: H.B. 5007E
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Makes the single exit exam prior to high school graduation optional instead of mandatory; requires results be shared with legislative oversight committee on education. - Amends Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 60.
Title: H.B. 2897
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization)

Signed into law 06/2002

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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)

Adopted 11/2002

P-12

Provides a process for the establishment of a more formal method to fund programs that strengthen student learning ability as required by House Bill 4022 adding W.Va. Code 18-2-35.� See H.B. 4022 (in this database) for more information. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4193 (SN)
Title: Policy 8350 --Title 126, Series 208
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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States the intent of the Legislature that federally- funded 21st Century Community Learning Centers complement the existing Before and After School Learning and Safe Neighborhoods Partnerships Program by utilizing existing funding provided under that program to provide local flexibility needed to implement the federal program through direct grants. Provides funds will be allocated on a priority basis to certain community learning centers.
Title: S.B. 1478
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

P-12

Adds disciplinary rules and regulations and retention and promotion policies to the list of things about which parents have a right to be informed and if their child is at risk of retention and of their right to consult with personnel responsible for such decision. Provides a parent or guardian's lack of English fluency does not preclude them from exercising the rights guaranteed. Requires reasonable steps to be taken to notify these parents or guardians.
Title: S.B. 1595
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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Community College

Directs the state board to improve the state's tracking of dropout data; encourages the concurrent enrollment of state technical high schools, career centers, and community colleges; directs the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee to study the correlation between the compulsory attendance age and dropout rates, and the fiscal and instructional accountability of local school administrative units; relates to teacher renewal credits. Encourages local boards to adopt policies that require superintendents to assign to the core academic course, in 7th through 9th grades, teachers who have at least four years' teaching experience and who have received within the last three years an overall rating on a formal evaluation that is at least above standard. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/html2001/bills/AllVersions/Senate/S1275vr.html
Title: S.B. 1275
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us

Vetoed 07/2002

P-12

Provides that correctional facilities shall coordinate the enrollment of a consenting child in the transitional program for post release services of the school district in which the facility is located; provides that the school district's transitional program for post release services may be provided for six months beyond release.
Title: S.B. 1893
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Changes the method for calculating funding for certain after-school programs for students who have previously dropped out of school and students who have previously failed courses in a regular day time school; provides for related matters. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/sb384.htm
Title: S.B. 384
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Establishes sales and use tax on telecommunications service in Prince George's County. Net proceeds from the revenue must be used only as supplemental funds for the operation of the Prince George's County School System. The board must consider using such funds for the provision of a program for at-risk or low-performing students in grades 6-12 that meets specified criteria; and a Spanish language immersion program for at least 450 pupils in grades K-5. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0949e.rtf
Title: H.B. 949
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Modifies the formula for calculating the portion of the adequate education grant based on free and reduced-price lunches.
Title: S.B. 140
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Clarifies the right to public education for children of homeless families; establishes a committee to study requirements regarding the legal residency of homeless children in certain educational and institutional settings; relates to appeals regarding change of school or assignment.
Title: S.B. 321
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

P-12

Changes the calculation of the at-risk index used to determine additional program units, to assist students to reach their full academic potential.
Title: S.B. 61
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 01/2002

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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Signed into law 04/2002

P-12

Signed into law 03/2002

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Relates to alternative educational service providers that the school district may contract with; includes the state national guard youth challenge program; grants number of highschool credits based on the students' level of academic proficiency as measured by the program.
Title: H.B. 1646
Source: www.leg.wa.gov

Signed into law 03/2002

P-12

Defines terms; expands defined terms to include definitions for alternative education and dangerous student; sale of narcotics and possession of deadly weapons and controlled substances on educational facility premises, vehicles and at school-sponsored functions; assault and battery committed by pupil; suspension and expulsion, and exceptions; hearing; notice and procedure of hearing; notification by regular mail; postponement of hearing; allowing county boards to determine whether a student is a dangerous student; allowing county boards to refuse to provide alternative education to dangerous students who have been expelled; reexamination of dangerous student status; reporting requirements; authority to request subpoena in certain circumstances; establishing guidelines for permitting a reduction in mandatory twelve-month suspension; removing provisions applying to students with disabilities and maintaining that application to students with disabilities must be consistent with federal law; and expanding and redefining deadly weapon as the phrase applies to schools.
Title: S.B. 4
Source: ftp://129.71.164.29/ftp-senate02/SB1-99/

At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol

Act No. 04/2002

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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://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/resolutions/hjr62.htm
Title: H.J.R. 62
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us

Signed into law 03/2002

P-12

Revises the procedure governing the response by school employees when a student makes a voluntary disclosure and when a student is reasonably suspected to be using or under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.
Title: H.B. 548
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Attendance

Vetoed 09/2002

P-12

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 6 who is enrolled in a public school kindergarten and attends the kindergarten for at least 30 days during the school year, unless the child is otherwise exempt as provided.
Title: A.B. 634
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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Signed into law 06/2002

P-12

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 from school. The current statute provides a procedure for a visiting teacher to follow for students in grades K through 5. http://www.legis.state.de.us/Legislature.nsf/fsLIS?openframeset&Frame=Main&Src=/LIS/LIS141.NSF/Home!Openform
Title: S.B. 404
Source: http://www.legis.state.de.us

Signed into law 06/2002

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Permits civil charges to be brought against a student at the same time that criminal charges are brought against the parent, if the student is age 12 or over; amends both the truancy statute and the probation before judgment statute to permit the use of probation before judgment when a parent is charged. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS141.NSF/vwLegislation/
Title: H.B. 380
Source: www.legis.state.de.us

Vetoed 06/2002

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On or before September 1, 2002, the state board must adopt rules to ensure that students who transfer into an Oklahoma school district from out of state after the student's junior year of high school shall not be denied, due to differing graduation requirements, the opportunity to be awarded a standard diploma. Creates the "Oklahoma Social Studies Stimulus Program" to be administered by the state department. The purpose of the program is to provide incentives to encourage innovative ways of educating students through the social studies and to prepare students to become active, engaged participants in the democratic process.
Title: S.B. 701
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb701_enr.rtf

To governor 06/2002

P-12

Requires children between 16 and 18 years of age to obtain permission from a custodial parent or guardian in order to be exempt from mandatory school attendance.
Title: S.B. 2108
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

P-12

Relates to truancy; mukes state-wide present authorization limited to Shelby County for local education agency to enter into agreement with its local law enforcement agency to enforce compulsory attendance.
Title: H.B. 2650
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Establishes legislative intent that 1) every K-12 public school student attend school throughout the school year and comply with the school's code of conduct; and 2) parents of every public K-12 student "comply with the school's reasonable and time-acceptable parental involvement requests." See bill section 114, page 318, line number 23 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 04/2002

P-12

Extends active duty military protections and rights to members of the National Guard called or ordered by the Governor to State active duty for 30 consecutive days or more for emergencies or federally funded duty, other than training for homeland security; relates to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; provides for a military leave of absence from educational institutions.http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/bills/hb464.htm
Title: H.B. 464
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Allows the court to impose incarceration to juvenile detention facility for violating a valid court order under the "School Attendance Law of 1963" after finding the child is guilty of the charges; or child found in contempt of court may be placed in community service, supervised activities, or other educational activities http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/719E6F76D74235F087256B1800501083?Open&file=1079_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1079
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 04/2002

P-12

Adds a judicial district to the truancy and assessment and service center pilot program. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/021ES/CVT5/OUT/0000JIZA.PDF
Title: S.B. 32A
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Reenacts sections relating to Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement and school attendance officers. Creates a Task Force to Conduct a Best Financial Management Practices Review of the State Department of Education. Requires the development of best practices for specified areas. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2002/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0492SG.htm
Title: H.B. 492
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Signed into law 03/2002

P-12

Provides a procedure for the board of trustees of a school district when a child is determined to be in violation of school attendance requirements.
Title: H.B. 657
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

P-12

Clarifies that school districts may require a parent, guardian or custodian to accompany child seeking to enroll in the school district.
Title: H.B. 1030
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

P-12

Relates to the counting of students in net enrollment when the transfer of students between counties is effectuated without the agreement of both boards by official action as reflected in the minutes of their respective meetings.
Title: H.B. 4428
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 01/2002

P-12

Attendance--Truancy

Signed into law 06/2002

P-12

Signed into law 06/2002

P-12

Signed into law 04/2002

P-12

Signed into law 01/2002

P-12

Background Checks

Signed into law 12/2002

P-12

Provides for notification of charges pending for a disqualifying crime or offense against a public or nonpublic school employee or school bus driver who has previously undergone a criminal history background check.
Title: S.B. 1709
Source: StateNet

Emergency Rule Adoption 12/2002

P-12

Establishes emergency rules regarding teacher education and certification. Changes rules to require all first-time Oklahoma teachers to have on file with the State Board of Education a current Oklahoma criminal history and a national fingerprint-based criminal history record provided by the FBI. OKLAHOMA REG 12687 (SN)
Title: OAC 210:209-9-91
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 11/2002

P-12

Defines enticement. Requires any organization offering activities or programs to children age 18 or younger and that uses volunteers to obtain all available criminal offender record information from the criminal history systems board before accepting the individual as a volunteer. Any company providing student transportation services must give the appropriate school board or superintendent names of any employees who may have direct, unmonitored contact with children, so that the board or superintendent may obtain background check information. Also requires local board and superintendent as well as principal of public or accredited private school to have access to and obtain all available criminal offender record information from the criminal history systems board for any current or prospective employee or volunteer in the district who may have direct, unmonitored contact with children, including transportation personnel. The local board, superintendent or principal must obtain all available information on all existing employees or volunteers at least every three years. The local board, superintendent or principal must also have access to all criminal offender record information for any subcontractor or laborer working on school grounds and who may have direct, unmonitored contact with children. http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/seslaw02/sl020385.htm
Title: S.B. 2436
Source: www.magnet.state.ma.us/legis

Rule Adoption 11/2002

P-12

Establishes rules regarding criminal history background check, substitute teachers, teacher license classification, definition of 'immoral conduct', investigation, and reporting of the surrender, denial, revocation or suspension of a license. Addresses accreditation, teacher certification, hearing procedures, and repeal of ARM 10.57.103 thru .407 relating to teacher certification.
Title: 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
Source: StateNet

Adopted 09/2002

P-12

Provides procedures and an appeals process for an individual seeking a Utah educator license for the first time. Provides for submission of information, including a background check, evaluation of materials. UTAH REG 25222 (SN)
Title: R686-104
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 08/2002

P-12

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 copy of the judgment and sentence, and of the opinion of the court or magistrate, if any opinion is filed, shall be sent by the clerk of the court, or by the magistrate, to the charter school. Requires anyone wishing to open a charter school and who will have direct contact with students to possess a valid Class 1 or Class 2 fingerprint clearance card. Requires all classroom teachers, supervisory teachers, speech therapists and principals in charter schools to have a valid Class 1 or Class 2 fingerprint clearance card issued by the state. Prohibits a charter school from employing a teacher whose certificate has been revoked for specified offenses or for any offense that placed a student in danger. Requires all other charter school staff to be fingerprint checked. Requires that before employment, the charter school must make a documented good faith effort to communicate with former employers of an individual to obtain information and recommendations relevant to an individual's suitability for employment. Requires the charter school to notify the Department of Public Safety if the charter school or sponsor obtains credible evidence that a person in possession of a valid Class 1 or Class 2 fingerprint clearance card is arrested for or charged with specified offenses. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/5s/bills/sb1008s.htm
Title: S.B. 1008E
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 06/2002

P-12

Expands inquiry process at nonpublic schools from applicants to include employees of such schools. If nonpublic school employee is subject of inquiry, he/she must submit a complete set of his/her fingerprints to the governing board of the school. Requires department to forward nonpublic school employee fingerprints to state bureau of investigation for completion of state and national criminal history record check. Department is designated as authorized agency to receive and disseminate information concerning the results of a national criminal background check of nonpublic school employee, and department must inform the governing board whether the background check has confirmed any conviction, plea of no contest, deferred sentence or deferred prosecution. Expands requirement beyond misdemeanor to add that when there is good cause to believe a nonlicensed staff member of a school district has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor other than a misdemeanor traffic offense or traffic infraction, the district must require such person to provide the district with a complete set of his/her fingerprints within 20 days of receipt of written notification from the district. Eliminates phrase that this requirement shall apply to only those personnel employed by the district since January 1, 1991. Eliminates language exempting from this requirement any person who has submitted fingerprints to any Colorado school district in the two-year period immediately preceding date of receipt of written notification requesting fingerprints and who has given written consent to the transfer of copies of previously submitted fingerprints to the requesting district. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/06A41A17C4F3B75587256B3D00642F0C?Open&file=1459_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1459
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us

To governor 06/2002

P-12

This act would permit an applicant for employment with a private school or public school department to apply for a national and state criminal records check with the state police or their local police department. Such applicants are now required to apply to the bureau of criminal identification or the department of attorney general. This act would take effect upon passage.
Title: S.B. 2468
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

To governor 06/2002

P-12

Requires applicants for employment with a school to apply to local state police and state police departments as well as the Bureau of Criminal Investigations of the Attorney General. This act would take effect upon passage.
Title: H.B. 7143
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

P-12

Prohibits issuance of certificate to drive school bus in this state if applicant has been convicted of driving under the influence, vehicular homicide, or aggravated vehicular assault within 5 years of application for certificate.
Title: H.B. 2106
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

P-12

Provides employer immunity for reference checks for residential service and programs for children, juveniles, and persons with developmental disabilities; includes personal care provider organizations, day training and habilitation services, and board and lodging facilities. Requires school district or charter school to disclose private personnel data on a current or former employee related to documented violence toward or sexual contact with a student. http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/bldbill.pl?bill=H3092.4&session=ls82
Title: H.B. 3092
Source: www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Amends the State Child Protection Act; subjects all employees with unsupervised access to children in an education setting to criminal history background information checks; provides for check procedure; allows checks to be performed on current employees, contingent on certain funding requirements.http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/bills/sb21.htm
Title: S.B. 21
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Modifies language relating to teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Modifies language relating to duties, membership, compensation and preliminary investigations of violations by the Professional Standards Commission. Permits the Professional Standards Commission to access criminal histories of educators through the Georgia Crime Information Center and the National Crime Information Center. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/sb368.htm
Title: S.B. 368
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Expands the board of educational examiners' authority with regard to licensee disciplinary investigations and proceedings.
Title: H.B. 2482
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Permits nonpublic schools that have voluntarily been certified by the Board of Education to conduct national and state criminal background checks on new certified hires. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/record/02rs/HB595/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 595
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Requires all new applicants and persons initially renewing a commercial drivers license (CDL) to undergo a criminal background check; allows a person who is not a resident to be issued a CDL instruction permit and CDL if the person is enrolled in a truck driving program; provides that nonresidents are issued a provisional Class D license for purposes of including an instruction permit in a single license; increases fees for duplicate CDLs.
Title: H.B. 189
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Relates to commercial driver licenses and commercial driver training schools; requires all persons applying for a license to operate a CDL driver training school, and all persons applying to be a CDL driver training instructor to undergo a criminal history background check; requires all CDL schools to own or lease at least one commercial motor vehicle; expands definition of residency; requires annual report on the Motorcycle Safety Education Fund.
Title: H.B. 190
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Modifies procedures for school bus driver background checks.
Title: S.B. 2949
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Requires fingerprinting and background checks for newly hired school attendance officers.
Title: H.B. 643
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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School employees criminal history record check requirement; include school attendance officers and delete repealer.
Title: S.B. 2223
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 03/2002

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Requires a prosecuting attorney to notify the state superintendent of public instruction and the employer when a licensed school employee is convicted of certain offenses; makes changes in the grounds for which teachers' licenses may be revoked and contracts may be canceled; requires consultation with a teacher before action is initiated to discipline a student. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2002/HE/HE1202.1.html
Title: H.B. 1202
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Public Law No. 03/2002

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Terminates the Educational Leave Advisory Board; declares the educational leave program for state employees to be in public interest.
Title: H.B. 1616
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Bilingual/ESL

Rejected by voters 11/2002

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The proposed amendment to the Colorado Constitution: requires that all public school students be taught in English unless they are exempted under the proposal; requires students who do not speak English (English learners) to be taught English through English language immersion programs and to be transferred to a regular classroom, generally after one year; allows parents or legal guardians to request a waiver from English immersion requirements under certain circumstances and gives schools the power to approve or deny the request; authorizes a parent or legal guardian to sue for enforcement of the proposal; requires all English learners in grades two through twelve to be tested annually in English using a nationally standardized test of academic subject matter. http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/lcsstaff/2002/ballot/EnglishLanguage.htm
Title: Amendment 31
Source: Colorado Elections Division

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Proposes by initiative petition; requires public schools to educate English learners through a sheltered English immersion program; provides that parents or guardians of certain children could apply each year to have the requirements waived; provides that a parent or guardian could sue for damages to enforce the proposed law; relates to any school employee, administrator, or elected official who refused to implement the proposed law.
Title: Question 2
Source: Massachusetts Elections Division

Rejected by voters 11/2002

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(LR 1CA 2001-2002) Amends section 27 of the Article I of the Nebraska Constitution to eliminate language requirements for private, denominational and parochial schools.
Title: Proposed Amendment 1
Source: Nebraska Secretary of State Web site

Signed into law 09/2002

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Enacts the English Learner and Immigrant Pupil Federal Conformity Act. Ensures that instructional services are provided to pupils with limited English proficiency in conformity with federal requirements that are designed to ensure that all pupils have reasonable access to educational opportunities with regard to English and other core curriculum areas of instruction. Provides certain federal funds would be used for these provisions.
Title: S.B. 2083
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 09/2002

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Makes legislative findings and declarations regarding limited-English-proficient pupils and would state the intent of the Legislature to integrate and restate the most basic protections in the State and federal law for these pupils and their parents and to ensure sustained achievement for these pupils in the public schools. Requires the demonstration of comparable improvement in academic achievement by certain subgroups of English learners.
Title: S.B. 1665
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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Amends the provisions concerning the exemptions of limited English proficient special education students from participation in the state mastery testing program (Sec. 5)
Title: H.B. 6004 (Special Session Act No. 02-7)
Source: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/commish/

Signed into law 08/2002

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Shifts responsibility for establishing rules regarding student report cards from state superintendent to state board. Modifies rules relating to remediation, retention and promotion. Specifically, as stated by legislative summary, "The bill requires retention of students whose reading deficiency is not remedied by the third grade, as demonstrated by scoring at Level 2 or higher on the third grade reading portion of the FCAT. Before third grade, students identified as having a substantial reading deficiency must be given intensive reading instruction." Also, "The bill requires that academic improvement plans describe specific areas of reading deficiency, desired levels of performance in these areas, and necessary support services. The bill requires written parental notification of a substantial reading disability, current services, proposed remediation, and a mandatory third grade retention requirement. The bill outlines good cause exemptions: Limited English Proficient students who have had less than two years of instruction in an English for Speakers of Other Languages program; those with disabilities whose individual education plan (IEP) indicates that participation in the statewide assessments is not appropriate; those who demonstrate an acceptable level of performance on an alternative standardized reading assessment approved by the State Board of Education; those who demonstrate, through a student portfolio, the mastery of the Sunshine State Standards in reading equal to a Level 2 performance on the FCAT; students with disabilities who were previously retained in kindergarten, first or second grade, who participate in the FCAT and whose IEP or 504 plan shows a remaining deficiency after intensive remediation in reading for more than two years; and students who have received the intensive remediation in reading for two or more years but still demonstrate a deficiency or who were previously retained in kindergarten, grade one or grade two for a total of two years. The bill requires the teacher to document and report any good cause exemption to the principal. The principal reviews and reports a recommendation to the superintendent who makes the final decision. Each step of this process must be in writing. The bill gives the State Board of Education authority to enforce these provisions by requiring that districts submit relevant data, allowing the Commissioner of Education to investigate noncompliance, ordering compliance within a specified time frame, and withholding funds in the event of continued noncompliance." See bill section 371, page 825, line 4 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 08/2002

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State-approved teacher preparation programs must incorporate appropriate English for Speakers of Other Languages instruction so that program graduates will have completed the requirements for teaching limited English proficient students in Florida public schools. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E (Code Re-Write)
Source: Bill Text

Signed into law 08/2002

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Creates within department the office of language acquisition to aid the commissioner in overseeing creation of district English language learners programs, and to gather and disseminate to districts best practices in terms of programs and techniques for bringing limited English proficient students to English proficiency. Replaces references to "programs of transitional bilingual education" with those to "English language learners programs. Requires every district to annually file specified data with the state, such as the type(s) of English language learners program provided and the the number of students formerly enrolled as English language learners who enroll in postsecondary institutions. Requires state commissioner to annually publish both statewide and district-level data on English language learner programs and limited English proficient students. Requires candidates for provisional or standard teacher certification or recertification to have completed state board-required courses in second language acquisition. Districts are required to provide teachers with development in second language acquisition techniques, and professional development plans are to be filed annually with the state commissioner. Also requires state commissioner's annual plan for providing assistance to indicate both statewide and by district the types of development provided educators who work with limited English proficient students. Requires student performance plans to describe opportunities given by the school to ensure limited English proficient students' progress in meeting reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in English as well as opportunities given these students to meet academic standards and curriculum frameworks. Requires every district to determine annually by March 1 the number of limited English proficient K-12 students served by the district. Establishes requirements to be met by programs for English language learners as well as annual assessment of these students' proficiency in English oral comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. Requires that limited English proficient students be taught to the same academic standards and curriculum frameworks as all students and allows assessment of attainment of these standards and frameworks in a language other than English as long as the student is enrolled in an English language learners program.

Permits students to remain in English language learners program for maximum of three years. Requires district development, with cooperation of student's parents, of English learning success plan for any limited English proficient student who does not make sufficient progress in attaining English proficiency after second year of enrollment in English language learners program. Requires that parents of limited English proficient student be notified in writing, both in English and the parents' primary language, of the English language learners program(s) in the district and of the existence of the district parent advisory council, with a recommendation of a specific program for the student and notification of their right to remove student from program, visit program, etc. Establishes in each district serving at least 50 students in English language learners program a parent advisory council comprised of parents of children enrolled in English language learners program in district. Each council must include at least one representative of every language group in which a program is conducted in the district. Establishes rights and duties of parent advisory councils, including right to meet at least once annually with the local school council. Permits nonresident students to attend a district's English language learners program(s.) Requires "limited English proficient students [to] participate fully with their English-speaking peers in those regular education classrooms, subjects, or activities in which verbalization in English is not essential to understanding" (i.e., physical education, art, music, etc.), and requires districts to ensure that limited English proficient students have the opportunity to participate fully in district's extracurricular offerings. Establishes requirements relating to certificates for teachers of bilingual education or English as a Second Language. Permits districts to establish full-time or part-time preschool, after-school or summer school programs English language learners programs, although these programs may not substitute for English language learners programs provided during the regular school year. Requires department to carry out an on-site visit at least once every three years to every school district with approved district English language learner plans, both to evaluate programs and to offer assistance in improving programs. Requires that any limited English proficient student who was unable to attain English proficiency prior to leaving high school be given access to English language and literacy skill instruction courses offered through the state adult basic education program. "[W]ithin five years of the effective date of this act, any foreign language classes required by the department [...] or by a school district shall be required for students in elementary schools and optional for students in high schools." http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/house/ht05010.htm
Title: H.B. 5010
Source: www.state.ma.us

Signed into law 07/2002

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Signed into law 06/2002

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Establishes a commission on language access. Requires the commission to develop and implement systems by which limited English speaking persons can access services, activities, and programs within each department. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2568_.htm
Title: S.B. 2568
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Creates new section on charter school capital outlay. According to legislative summary, bill "requires the full-credit for teaching service to apply to experience in charter schools, either in-state or out-of-state" and revises charter school purposes "to include both mandatory and permissive objectives." Gives charter schools exemption from fees for building permits and impact and service availability fees. Gives state commissioner authority to identify in writing a dedicated funding source for charter school capital outlay. States that charter schools are not exempt from law mandating provision of services to limited-English proficient students; removes Commissioner's waiver provisions; demands that nonrenewed charter schools be held in trust, pending appeal. Establishes a Charter School Appeal Commission composed of 1/2 representatives of school district and 1/2 representatives of charter operators to review and make recommendations to the state board regarding charter school appeals. Designates state board decision in charter school appeals as binding. Also section on charter technical career centers that deletes commissioner's waiver provisions. See bill section 98, page 207, line 28 ff and bill section 99, page 245, line 1: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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States the intent of the general assembly that state agencies provide equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency; requires documents to be translated into any language spoken by 3% of any limited English proficient population within the geographic service area; includes vital documents or informational materials, notices, and complaint forms offered by state deparments, agencies, and programs. Requires the Maryland State Department of Education to be in full compliance by July 1, 2005. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/sb/sb0265e.rtf
Title: S.B. 265
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Requires that county board financial audit results be reported to state superintendent, county fiscal authority, and specified house and senate committees. Requries Management Oversight Panel to monitor implementation of audits' recommendations and coordination office to support Management Oversight Panel until the state superintendent determines that all the audits' recommendations have been addressed. Modifies the basic current expense formula to create a new foundation program for state education funding; creates a compensatory education funding program; creates a funding program for students with limited English; creates a special education funding program; establishes guaranteed tax base program. Extends funding for public school construction projects in Prince George's County and Baltimore City from 2003 to 2004. Establishes Task Force to Study Public School Facilities; requires task force to study specified issues in the realms of school construction. Terminates task force on December 31, 2002. Provides unrestricted grants of specified amounts in FY 03 to county boards. Requires Prince George's County Board to develop and submit comprehensive master plan and Superintendent to approve master plan before it receives its unrestricted grant. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/sb/sb0856e.rtf
Title: S.B. 856
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Establishes requirements for nontraditional teacher preparation and licensure through the Teach Mississippi Institute (TMI), as well as mentoring and induction program for nontraditionally certified teachers. Establishes license certification for transitional bilingual teachers. Allows nontraditionally certified teachers to qualify for William F. Winter Teacher Scholar Loan Program and Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program. Modifies statutes regarding nontraditional administrator certification.
Title: S.B. 2370
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Business Involvement

Signed into law 04/2002

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Authorizes school boards to enter into agreements with private business and industry for the establishment, installation, renovation, remodeling, or construction of satellite classrooms for grades kindergarten through three on a site owned by the business or industry and leased to the school board at no cost. The local school board may adopt procedures for the enrollment of children of employees of the private industry who reside outside the attendance zone for such classrooms. Such procedures shall be designed to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and regulations and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination that are applicable to public schools and with any court-ordered desegregation plan in effect for the school division. Agreements for such satellite classrooms, shall include, among other things, (i) a detailed description of the satellite site, the site development necessary for new construction, remodeling, or renovation for the accomplishment of the project, and any facility to be constructed; (ii) a plan for the reimbursement of the school division by the private industry or business upon premature termination of any such lease agreement; (iii) an enrollment plan, including grade levels to be served; and (iv) a description of any waivers to be requested from the Board of Education for the operation of such satellite classrooms. This bill also authorizes in the tax code the relevant local government, by ordinance, to provide an exemption, in whole or in part, from the licensure tax for private businesses and industries entering into these agreements. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?021+ful+CHAP0717
Title: H.B. 755
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Career/Technical Education

Signed into law 09/2002

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Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a model curriculum framework for a career technical education course. Prescribes related matters. Encourages school districts to provide all pupils with a rigorous academic curriculum that integrates academic and career skills, incorporates applied learning in all disciplines, and includes the adoption of those standards for career and technical education.
Title: S.B. 1934
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

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Extends the time for adoption of certain model curriculum standards by the Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding high school graduation requirements and for a vocational education course to January 2003. Requires California State University to develop a model uniform academic accreditation of their career technical education courses requirements and to develop a simple admission requirements. Provides school districts not required to make curriculum changes. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/asm/ab_1401-1450/ab_1412_bill_20020927_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 1412
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 08/2002

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Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to convene a committee of experts to determine programs and processes to increase the number and improve the quality of career technical education teachers. Requires an independent study to be completed that contains comprehensive data. Requires the final report to be submitted to certain legislative committees. Provides the study and report to be funded exclusively with federal funding.
Title: A.B. 1462
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Became law without governor's signature 06/2002

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Establishes moratorium from November 30, 2002 until June 30, 2004 on creation of new joint technological education districts unless specified requirements are met. Also bans districts from joining existing joint technological education districts between effective date of this act and June 30, 2004, unless specified criteria are met. Limits average daily membership of new joint technological education districts (meeting specified requirements) to 450 students during first two years of operation. See Section 51: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710
Source: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm

Became law without governor's signature 06/2002

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Community College

Changes recipient of at least 15% of federal vocational and applied technological education monies (including Carl Perkins funds) received from "state board of directors for community colleges" to Arizona "community college districts[.]" Specifies that provisional community college districts are ineligible to receive federal vocational education act monies. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710
Source: http://www.azleg.state.az.us

Became law without governor's signature 06/2002

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Specifies that when districts that wish to form a joint technological education district submit question to electors of each school district, question must describe the tax rate associated with joining the joint district and the estimated cost of that tax rate for the owner of a single-family home valued at $100,000. Specifies that when district seeks to join a joint district, question submitted to electors of district seeking to become part of joint district must describe the tax rate associated with joining the joint district and the estimated cost of that tax rate for the owner of a single-family home valued at $100,000. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710
Source:

Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 06/2002

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Provides that maximum degree to be required for local director of vocational education is either masters degree in curriculum instruction or masters degree in supervision and administration.
Title: S.B. 1765
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Summary.asp?BillNumber=SB1765

Signed into law 05/2002

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Updates statutes referring to vocational and technological education to refer to career and technical education and vocational education; changes references to "state board of vocational and technological education" to "state board of education." http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/laws/0089.htm
Title: H.B. 2420
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Exempted local career technology districts from state board approval for buildings built with state bond money. Establishes the State Board of Career and Technology Education to prescribe criteria and procedures for establishing technology center school districts and the governance of them. Alllows boards of technology center school districts to hold meetings by videoconference where each board member is visible to each other and the public through a video monitor.
Title: H.B. 2656
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/hb2656_enr.rtf, 2002 Session Highlights

Signed into law 04/2002

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The Act defines terms related to vocational and technical education, amends current law to remove Kansas State University - Salina College of Technology from inclusion and provides a breakdown of types of vocation institutions and requirements for Boards of Control.
Title: H.B. 2820
Source: Kansas legislature website

Signed into law 04/2002

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Changes name of Division of Secondary Vocational Education within state department of education to Division of Career and Technical Education.
Title: S.B. 147
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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The State Board of Career and Technology Education is required to prescribe criteria and procedures for establishing technology center school districts and the government thereof, and such districts so established are to be operated in accordance with rules of the State Board of Career and Technology Education. Boards of education of local career technology districts may approve all plans and specifications for career technology center school buildings without approval from the state board when the cost of the project is paid with local levies.
Title: H.B. 2234
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/hb2234_enr.rtf, 2002 Session Highlights

Signed into law 03/2002

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Increases the maximum amount of a vocational technical tuition grant to a qualified full-time student from $650 to $1,200. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Legislation/HF/02100/HF02139/Current.html
Title: H.B. 2139
Source: www.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 03/2002

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Requires the state board of education to establish a list of approved secondary level vocational education courses and provides a procedure for high schools to offer courses on this list; removes an obsolete provision.
Title: H.B. 1099
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Clarifies that State appropriations made for vocational education purposes may be used to make payments, rather than reimbursements, to high schools conducting vocational programs in accordance with the federal Smith-Hughes Act.
Title: S.B. 2286
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Establishes the 17-member Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education in the legislative branch to recommend an integrated and coordinated multi-agency approach for the delivery of quality career and technical education programs and services in the public schools.
Title: H.B. 335
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?021+ful+CHAP0526

Signed into law 03/2002

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Modifies the existing requirement within the Standards of Quality for local school boards to develop plans for career and technical education to provide for the input of area business and industry representatives and local community colleges in the plan's development. In addition, the plan must be submitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and in accordance with the timelines established by Federal law. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?021+ful+SB334ER
Title: S.B. 334
Source: http://hod.state.va.us

Signed into law 02/2002

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Clarifies that school boards may operate comprehensive schools offering all-day academic programs and career and technical education as joint schools.
Title: H.B. 334
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Cheating

Signed into law 12/2002

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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools

Signed into law 12/2002

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Requires state commissioner, upon application for a charter school, to notify the members of the legislature, school superintendents, mayors and governing bodies of all legislative districts, school districts or municipalities in which there are students who will be eligible for enrollment in the charter schools. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2002/Bills/AL02/123_.PDF
Title: A.B. 2698
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us

Vetoed 12/2002

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Requires that public hearings be held to solicit comments from the community concerning the issuance or renewal of a charter; changes such meetings from being permissive to mandatory.
Title: S.B. 5616
Source: StateNet

Adopted 12/2002

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Amends rules to provide for a timeline for charter schools to apply for sponsorship to local boards and the state board, to provide a formula for funding charter schools as required by law. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-470.htm UTAH REG 25726 (SN)
Title: R277-470
Source: StateNet

Adopted 10/2002

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Establishes rules pertaining to charter schools. Provides definition of terms. Specifies: application and approval, reporting, renewal, probation and revocation, appeal and amendment process, School Ethics Act, certification requirements for staff and streamline tenure. NEW JERSEY REG 15252 (SN)
Title: NJAC 6A:11, 6A:11-1.1 thru 6A:11-7.1 (non seq)
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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Makes provisions relating to the calculation of average daily attendance inapplicable for purposes of determining the base revenue limit or block grant average daily attendance for charter school pupils who reside in a school district in which all schools have been converted to charter schools and that elect not to receive funding under specified provisions. Makes conforming changes in related provisions.
Title: A.B. 2912
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 09/2002

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Requires a local educational agency that sponsors a charter school annually to transfer to each of its charter schools a prescribed amount of funding in lieu of funding available through property taxes. Exempts from this requirement funding for pupils who reside in, and are otherwise eligible to attend a school in, a basic aid school district but who attend a charter school in a nonbasic school district. Revises the manner in which funds are determined.
Title: A.B. 1100
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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Authorizes the revenue limit of an elementary school district to be determined using either the current or prior year second principal apportionment average daily attendance, whichever is greater, if all the schools in the district were converted to charter schools in the 2000-01 fiscal year and the district continued to be funded through the base revenue limit method.
Title: S.B. 1397
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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Requires the petition for the establishment of a charter school to describe how a charter school that will serve high school pupils will inform parents about the transferability and eligibility of courses to other public high schools and to meet college entrance requirements, the procedures to be used if the charter school closes and would prescribe related matters. Relates to the apportionment of funding to a school district with charter schools.
Title: A.B. 1994
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 09/2002

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Establishes procedures for annual accountability of all charter schools and for on-site reviews of charter schools. UTAH REG 25225 (SN)
Title: R277-481
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 08/2002

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Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 08/2002

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Requires a charter school to transmit a copy of its annual, independent, financial audit report for the preceding fiscal year to the Controller and the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the charter school is sited.
Title: S.B. 1709
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 08/2002

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Clarifies rules regarding charter schools. Specifies the following: definitions; role of the local board; role of the state board for locally approved charters; role of the state board for state chartered special schools; charter school petition requirements; allotment of funds; applicable laws; charter renewals; and Office of Charter School Compliance.
Title: GAC 160-4-9-.04
Source: Westlaw

Signed into law 08/2002

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Permits local flexibility with regards to the hiring of teachers who leave public schools to teach in charter schools.
Title: H.B. 190
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2002

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Provides that charter school boards of directors are subject to the open meeting law requirements. Amends existing law to clarify application of laws concerning contracts, public documents and other miscellaneous provisions to charter schools and the board of directors of a charter school.
Title: S.B. 1383
Source: Idaho State Board of Education Web site

Signed into law 07/2002

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Enacts the Tennessee Charter Schools Act of 2001. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0850.pdf
Title: H.B. 1131
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

To governor 06/2002

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Clarifies that a charter school is allowed to report average daily attendance to accommodate eligible pupils who require extended year services as part of an individualized education plan under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act.
Title: S.B. 1708
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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Creates the "Charter School Facilities Financing Act" to increase charter school access to the school district capital funding and planning process. Requires each school district that is considering submitting a bond question at an upcoming election to invite each charter school it has chartered to participate in discussions regarding the possible submission of such a question at the earliest possible time. Encourages each school district to voluntarily include funding for the capital construction needs of charter schools in the district's bond questions. Authorizes a school district that has chartered one or more charter schools to seek voter approval for the imposition of a special mill levy of up to one mill for up to 10 years for the purpose of financing charter school capital construction. Creates a process that allows a charter school to submit a capital construction plan to its chartering district so that it can be included in a bond election or have the school district submit a special mill levy question on its behalf. Requires the contract entered into between the charter school and the district regarding the issuance of bond proceeds for the financing of charter school capital construction to specify that the ownership of any such capital construction shall revert automatically to the district if the charter school loses its charter, fails to pay for the capital construction, or becomes insolvent and that the charter school cannot further encumber any capital construction financed by bond revenues with any additional debt.
Title: H.B. 1349
Source: http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/stateleg.html

Signed into law 06/2002

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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 pupils who were enrolled in any such on-line program for the 2001-02 school year. Modifies the definition of "pupil enrollment" to include a pupil who was enrolled during the 2001-02 school year in an on-line program and who is enrolled and participates in any such on-line program on October 1 within the applicable budget year or the school day nearest said date. Defines "district on-line funding" as the amount of minimum per pupil funding multiplied by a school district's on-line pupil enrollment. Excludes on-line pupils from the requirement that a school district set aside a specified amount per pupil for capital reserve and instructional supplies and materials. Requires school districts to report on-line pupil enrollment to the state board of education (state board). Allows charter schools to provide on-line programs. Provides funding for up to 135 students per year to enroll in on-line programs who were enrolled in a public school after October 1 of the preceding school year or who were enrolled in a private school or a home-school program in the preceding school year. States that the increase in the number of funded positions for on-line programs may be funded with moneys from the state education fund. Instructs the department to allocate the funded on-line program positions to applying school districts and charter schools, and establishes criteria for the allocation.

Exempts on-line students from any limit on the number of students that may enroll in a charter school, and prohibits a school district from restricting the number of on-line students that may enroll in a charter school. Exempts on-line students from the determination of whether a majority of the charter school's students reside within the chartering school district or a contiguous school district. Requires a charter school to receive 100% of the district's per pupil on-line funding for on-line students enrolled in the charter school. Exempts charter schools from the requirement to set aside a per pupil amount for capital reserve with regard to on-line students and from paying the per pupil amount for special education services for such students.

On-line education program study. Directs the department, in conjunction with an appointed study group, to study several issues concerning the design, implementation, and operation of full-time elementary and secondary on-line education programs. Specifies the membership of the study group. Directs the department to report the study findings, findings concerning a previous study of course-specific on-line education programs, and recommendations by December 31, 2002, to the state board and the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives.

State Board of Education adopted a resolution on August 14, 2002, asking the legislature to revise this statute in 2003. http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeboard/download/res_onlinelearning.pdf
Title: H.B. 1349
Source: http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/stateleg.html

Signed into law 06/2002

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Concerns the resolution of disputes between charter schools and chartering school districts and concerning governing policy provisions; requires parties to use any of specified forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), as long as any form chosen by the parties results in final written findings by a neutral third party within 120 days after receipt of such written notice. If parties find agreement through ADR an appeal to the state board is not required. Requires neutral third party to apportion costs reasonably related to the mutually agreed upon dispute resolution process. Modifies the process of appeals to the State Board of Education. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/A1F88ED4803D5EA987256B1F00519EFF?Open&file=124_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 124
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 06/2002

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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/LIS/LIS141.NSF/vwLegislation/
Title: S.B. 298
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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Improves coordination between local public districts and the entering charter school. It requires that: (1) a certificate of occupancy must be in place by July 1 prior to the opening of the school; (2) charter schools must keep their students for at least one school year unless otherwise mutually agreed upon; (3) no leave of absences will be granted by local school districts for teachers planning to teach in charter schools; (4) during the charter school application process, the Department of Education must communicate with the chief school officer of the local school district in which the charter school plans to locate; (5) if a charter school does not open as planned, the Department will be required to conduct a review of the management company and/or board, consider sanctions, and make a full report to the public as to the reasons the school did not open as planned; (6) when a school, public or charter, places a student in an alternative educational program, it is responsible for that cost; (7) the charter school application form contain an acknowledged statement that indicates that the parent clearly understands that his or her child must attend the charter school for at least one school year; (8) the Department conduct an audit to ensure compliance with minimum enrollment and application certification requirements; and (9) sets a firm deadline for application by charter agents at November 1. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS141.NSF/vwLegislation/
Title: S.B. 291
Source: www.legis.state.de.us

Signed into law 06/2002

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Defines "charter school;" establishes requirements of charter schools. Requires that charter schools be nonsectarian and established as means of providing new opportunities for attaining specified educational goals. Makes state board approval of charter application contingent upon determination whether charter school can reasonably be expected to accomplish the program goals established; allows state board to deny charter if program goals can be accomplished without the school's becoming a charter. Eliminates language establishing maximum of 30 charter school petitions to be approved. Makes charter renewal contingent upon demonstration to local and state board of progress towards achievement of program goals. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2002/402.pdf
Title: S.B. 402
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 06/2002

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Amends the charter school law. In either a new or converted charter school, a teacher teaching in the core academic areas of English/language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies must be certified in those areas or possess a baccalaureate or graduate degree in the subject he or she is hired to teach. Board of directors is elected annually. Charter must describe the targeted student population the charter school proposes to serve and provide assurance that the school does not conflict with any school district desegregation plan or order in effect. Establishes the Charter School Advisory Committee (to be established by the state board) to review charter school applications. Members are to be appointed by the state board unless otherwise indicated. Beginning with fiscal year 2003-2004 an amount equivalent to the base student cost times a 1.0 weighted pupil unit for each student enrolled in the charter school who was enrolled in another noncharter public school in the district on the one hundred thirty-fifth day of the previous school year must be provided to the district.
Title: S.B. 12
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net/prever/currsess/12_20020606.htm

Signed into law 05/2002

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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.sen.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_168_bill_20020510_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 168
Source: info.sen.ca.gov

Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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States that teachers at charter schools are to receive probationary and tenure status and seniority provided that they fill the requirements for regular school teachers.; changes per-pupil funding allocation for charter schools. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2512_.htm
Title: S.B. 2512
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Vetoed 05/2002

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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 exemptions from existing law relative to the approval process, while subjecting charter schools approved by the state board of education to the same oversight and reporting requirements found in the existing charter school laws. The bill provides that funding for charter schools shall be through reimbursement anticipation notes or cash tuition payments directly payable to the charter school.

Title: H.B. 298
Source: http://www.state.nh.us/gencourt/gencourt.htm

Signed into law 05/2002

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Provides that the Department of Education must keep a record of the trustees who successfully complete an orientation program within 1 year of taking office; makes provisions regarding charter schools. Provides that a trustee or county board member who fails to successfully complete the orientation is subject to suspension from office.
Title: H.B. 4419
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Allows local boards to determine deadlines for submission of charter school application; deadline must fall between August 15 and October 1. Requires local board, prior to any change in the application deadline, to send a certified letter to each charter school applicant in the district, informing them of the proposed change.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/FB72377B3313AB3887256B17004EC7AC?Open&file=051_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 51
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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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 extensively and comprehensively; to delete the legislative intent; to change and add definitions; to clarify differences between local charter schools and state chartered special schools and between conversion charter schools and start-up charter schools. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/versions/hb1200_HB_1200_AP_11.htm
Title: H.B. 1200
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Allows a nonprofit organization to manage and operate a new century conversion charter school as a division of the nonprofit organization, in which the charter school's local school board would consist of the board of directors of the nonprofit organization. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2662_.htm
Title: S.B. 2662
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Signed into law 04/2002

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Establishes pilot charter school program in Iowa; establishes procedures for approval/denial of charter school applications; establishes requirements of charter schools; establishes conditions and procedures for nonrenewal or revocation of contract; and charter school reporting requirements. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Legislation/SF/00300/SF00348/Current.html
Title: S.B. 348
Source: www.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Clarifies that institutions of higher education may submit applications to form charter schools, requires all school boards to accept and review public charter school applications, to report the acceptance or denial of applications to the state board, and requires the inclusion of charter school students in the fall membership for purposes of calculating the state and local shares for the Standards of Quality. (The following link is to the version prior to governor's changes.) http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?021+ful+SB625ER+pdf
Title: S.B. 625
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2002

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Relates to dually enrolled students to clarify what constitutes demonstration of academic proficiency to establish eligibility for a non-public school student or public charter school student to participate in public school non-academic activities.
Title: H.B. 535
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Clarifies that charter schools are required to comply with the general education laws of the state unless specifically directed otherwise in public charter school law.
Title: H.B. 546
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Makes specifications as regards charter school finance and required minimum contents of charter school proposals. Requires charter school sponsor to notify charter school organizer of acceptance or rejection of school proposal within 60 days of organizer's submission of proposal. Clarifies that after calendar year 2001, maximum number of charter schools established by the mayor of Indianapolis may increase by five over maximum number for the previous year (in 2001, mayor was permitted to establish maximum of five charter schools.) Specifies that district services provided to a charter school, including transportation, may be provided at not more than 103% of actual cost of services. Clarifies that postsecondary institution sponsoring charter school may receive from charter school organizer an administrative fee of maximum of 3% of total amount that governing body distributes in specified sections of code.
Title: S.B. 216
Source: www.state.in.us/legislative

Signed into law 03/2002

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Permits charter schools to construct facilities with federal funds.
Title: A.B. 1691
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Modifies provisions related to the State System of Public Education; increases the number of charter schools that may be sponsored by the State Board of Education; modifies requirements pertaining to the enrollment of students in charter schools; requires the State Board of Education through the superintendent of public instruction to provide technical support to charter schools and persons seeking to establish charter schools.
Title: S.B. 138
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Modifies the charter schools statutes by requiring the Board of Education to add the number of charters denied to its annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly and by clarifying that institutions of higher education may submit charter applications, and that the charter school and its governing body are entitled to immunity "to the same extent as a public school and its school board" and its employees and volunteers to such immunity "to the same extent as the employees and volunteers in a public school." http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?021+ful+HB734H2
Title: H.B. 734
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts

Signed into law 09/2002

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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance

Signed into law 09/2002

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Signed into law 09/2002

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Requires, to be eligible for funding under the Charter School Facility Grant Program, a charter schoolsite physically located in the attendance area of a public elementary school in which 70% or more of pupil enrollment is eligible for free or reduced price meals give a preference in admissions to pupils currently enrolled in that public elementary school and to pupils who reside in the elementary school attendance area where the charter school is located.
Title: S.B. 2039
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 08/2002

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Signed into law 07/2002

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Amends Idaho Code � 33-5208 to allow charter schools to waive the requirement that they use all administrative staff allowance to hire administrators.
Title: H.B. 543
Source: Idaho State Board of Education Web site

Signed into law 06/2002

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Signed into law 06/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Permits charter schools to construct facilities with federal funds.
Title: A.B. 1691
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment

Signed into law 06/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Establishes a commission to study public educational choice initiatives.
Title: H.B. 1281
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Allows nonresident pupil's participation in extracurricular activities pursuant to a court-ordered decree or order of custody. Modifies tuition reimbursement payment by school districts under the postsecondary enrollment options act. Includes nonpublic schools in section allowing local boards to make an agreement with another school to to provide for the eligibility of its students in interscholastic activities at the partner school. Changes deadline for school infrastructure program calculations from July 1 to September 1. Modifies statute regarding phase I payment calculations. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Legislation/SF/02200/SF02259/Current.html
Title: S.B. 2259
Source: www.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 02/2002

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Prevents students who open enroll into a school district from transferring back to the resident district during the same school year.
Title: S.B. 87
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools

Signed into law 09/2002

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Requires interdistrict magnet schools that begin operations after July 1, 2005 to limit the percentage of students from one district that enroll to 75% and requires students of racial minority to comprise at least 25% and not more than 75% of school's enrollment. Requires the Commissioner to consider the proposed operating budget and the funding sources when determining whether an application for an interdistrict magnet school operating grant will be approved. Allows the Commissioner, within available appropriations, to provide supplemental grants to enhance educational programs in interdistrict magnet schools for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2003, and June 30, 2004 (Sec. 110).
Title: H.B. 6004 (Special Session Act No. 02-7
Source: www.state.ct.us/sde/commish

Signed into law 05/2002

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Changes name of "Developmental Research Schools" to "Lab Schools." According to legislative document: "LLC members decided to change advisory board faculty membership and add a student member; LLC members decided to allow other colleges within university to participate in research; deletes commissioner's waiver provisions pursuant to member policy decision. Allows FAMU, FSU, UF and FAU to authorize one or more lab schools subject to legislative approval." See bill section 97, page 199, line 1 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Relates to the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics; provides for the budgeting of funds in certain categories and amounts; requires performance measures for budget categories; provides for duties and compensation of employees of the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics; limits the salary of the Director; provides budgetary limitations; provides an effective date.
Title: S.B. 1004
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Relates to the membership of the Board of Trustees of the state High School of Mathematics and Science; provides that the Assistant State Superintendent of Education in charge of curriculum development, the Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Ways and Means Education, and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education and named other members may designate a person to serve on the board in his or her stead. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/bills/hb289.htm
Title: H.B. 289
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us

Choice of Schools--Tax Credits

Signed into law 06/2002

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Revises the individual income tax credit for child care expenses and educational costs.
Title: H.B. 238
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

Postsec.

Concerns modifications to the state income tax credit available to Colorado taxpayers who make monetary contributions to the Colorado Institute of Technology; clarifies the amount of the credit that may be claimed; requires submission of certain documentation when claiming the credit; delays the applicability of the credit for one year; corrects the name of the institute to which contributions are to be made in order to qualify for the credit. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/F3045117CEFD624C87256AFB0056B030?Open&file=1059_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1059
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Choice of Schools--Vouchers

Signed into law 06/2002

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Revises the individual income tax credit for child care expenses and educational costs.
Title: H.B. 238
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

Postsec.

Civic Education

Signed into law 12/2002

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Requires boards of directors to ensure that schools to display the U.S. flag (private, parochial and public schools). The flag must be displayed in every classroom, and schools must provide for the daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance or National Anthem. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BT/2001/0/HB0592P4353.HTM
Title: H.B. 592
Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us

Adopted 09/2002

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Requires Utah public schools to display the United States national motto, consistent with state law. UTAH REG 25218 (SN)
Title: R277-475
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 07/2002

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Requires the Pledge of Allegiance to be recited each school day by pupils in elementary and secondary educational institutions supported or maintained in whole or in part by public funds. (Statute previously required only elementary school pupils to recite the pledge.) http://www.state.il.us/government/getfulltext.cfm?txtBillNum=SB1634
Title: S.B. 1634
Source: www.state.il.us

Signed into law 07/2002

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Each board of education shall require the daily recitation of the pledge of allegiance in each classroom in the school system in which a
flag is displayed. Each district is encouraged to have a flag in each classroom and patriotic, fraternal, and other organizations or individuals
are encouraged to donate flags to schools to enable them to have the flag of the United States of America present in each classroom. Each
board is required to determine the appropriate time during the school day for the recitation of the pledge of allegiance. At the time designated for the recitation of the pledge of allegiance, students shall stand and recite the pledge of allegiance while facing the flag with their right hands over their hearts or in an appropriate salute if in uniform; provided, however, no student shall be compelled to recite the pledge of allegiance if the student or the student's parent or legal guardian objects on religious, philosophical or other grounds to the student participating in such exercise. Students who are thus exempt from reciting the pledge of allegiance shall remain quietly standing or sitting at their desks while others recite the pledge of allegiance and shall make no display that disrupts or distracts others who are reciting the pledge of allegiance. Teachers or other school staff who have religious, philosophical, or other grounds for objecting are likewise exempt from leading or participating in the exercise. If a teacher chooses not to lead the pledge, another suitable person shall be designated either by the teacher or principal to
lead the class. Each board of education shall provide appropriate accommodations for students, teachers or other staff who are unable to
comply with the procedures described herein due to disability.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0841.pdf
Title: S.B. 2599
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 06/2002

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Requires local and regional boards to establish policies addressing bullying in the schools. Policies must include components set out in legislation, including a system enabling students to anonymously report acts of bullying to teachers and school administrators. Also requires each regional and local board of education to develop a policy allowing for time each school day for students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. This, however, does not require any person to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Title: H.B. 5425
Source: Lexis-Nexis

Signed into law 06/2002

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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 not required to participate.
Title: S.B. 718
Source: Summaries of Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed Bills 2002

Signed into law 05/2002

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Expands mandate to teach character education from elementary grades to K-12. Requires districts to develop curriculum, to be submitted to the department for approval, that "[stresses] the qualities of patriotism, responsibility, citizenship, kindess, respect, honesty, self-control, tolerance and cooperation." See bill section 131, page 351, line 25 ff: www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us

Joint Resolution No. 05/2002

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Urges local boards in Maryland to introduce instruction to encourage patriotism by including curriculum on or before Veterans' Day or Memorial Day designed to instill a sense of patriotism and an awareness of the great sacrifices made by veterans of the United States armed forces and Maryland National Guard to preserve and promote liberty and democratic values worldwide.
Title: H.J.R. 9
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Urges the boards of education in the state to introduce instruction to instill patriotism by developing and instituting curriculum on or before Veterans Day and Memorial Day regarding the sacrifices made by veterans in serving our country to defend and promote liberty and democratic values worldwide.
Title: S.J.R. 2
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 05/2002

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Requires recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance one or more times each week in all public and charter schools. Requires all public and charter schools to annually devote time to civics education that includes the history and reasons for reciting the pledge. Requires instruction in the proper etiquette toward, correct display of, and respect for the flag, and in patriotic exercises. http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/bldbill.pl?bill=H2598.2&session=ls82
Title: H.B. 2598
Source: /www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Establishes the New Hampshire School Patriot Act which requires that school districts authorize a period of time during the school day for the recitation of the pledge of allegiance. Pupil participation in the recitation of the pledge of allegiance shall be voluntary.
Title: H.B. 1446
Source: http://www.state.nh.us/gencourt/gencourt.htm

Signed into law 05/2002

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Establishes a commission to examine the status of public school curriculum requirements in civic education.
Title: H.B. 1151
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk. 05/2002

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Urges citizens and civic and community leaders of Ohio to vigorously maintain and encourage positive leadership and youth character qualities; designates Ohio as a State of Character, and requests the Congress of the United States to take action upon legislation promoting character education and program development.
Title: H.C.R. 28
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund to the Law Institute for the support and maintenance for a program promoting youth in Government; provides that the appropriation is subject to certain provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/bills/hb162.htm
Title: H.B. 162
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Requires all public and charter schools to permanently and prominently display the U.S. flag in every academic classroom while class is in session, and to do so in keeping with federal statutes. Flag must meet size regulations established in bill. Forbids the display of any depiction or representation of a U.S. flag intended for public view and permanently affixed or attached to to the building or grounds and not meeting federal statutes (4 U.S.C. section 7). Specifies that United Nations or foreign flag may be displayed in school only as part of a temporary display of instructional or historical materials not permanently affixed or attached to school buildings or grounds. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/A4DF666B13C93C3787256B17004E5DBF?Open&file=038_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 38
Source: www.state.co.us/gov_dir/stateleg.html

Signed into law 04/2002

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Relates to recitation of the Declaration of Independence; requires Celebrate Freedom Week to be recognized in the public schools each September; requires a potion of the Declaration of Independence to be recited daily by students during that week.
Title: H.B. 885
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Encourages school districts to establish character education programs and directing the department of education to partner with local educational institutions and agencies and nonprofit organizations in the design and implementation of character education programs.
Title: H.B. 2454
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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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 serve as an election officer for the primary and general election in which he or she is qualified to vote; provides that students who serve as election officers shall be granted one day of excused absence for each election day served. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/record/02rs/HB251/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 251
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Authorizes the appointment of student interns to assist at precincts during elections; creates the crime of multiple voting; provides for penalties. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2002/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2383SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2383
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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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 moral, philosophical, or patriotic theme; prohibits boards of education, schools, or employees of the school district from requiring a pupil to participate in such a period of silence; prohibits the board of education of a school district from adopting policies pertaining to religion or religious expression.
Title: H.B. 394
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Makes changes to the voting and nonvoting members of the state school bus committee; requires the committee to adopt rules allowing the display of the United States flag on school buses; amends the definition of a special purpose bus to include a motor vehicle owned by a school corporation used to transport children that complies with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and has certain other specifications. http://www.in.gov/serv/lsa_billinfo?document=HE/HE1133.1.html&year=2002
Title: H.B. 1133
Source: www.in.gov

Signed into law 03/2002

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Establishes a burial honor guard program for veteran's funerals; establishes the veterans' service organization burial honor guard trust fund to offset costs; authorizes local school boards to provide academic credit and excused absences for secondary students participating in the Burial Honor Guard Program.
Title: H.B. 231
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Display of United States flag and Pledge of Allegiance; required in all public school classrooms.
Title: S.B. 2321
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 02/2002

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Permits the posting or display of the United States flag and giving the pledge of allegiance within public schools in the State.
Title: S.B. 94
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Civic Education--Character Education

Signed into law 12/2002

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Adopted 09/2002

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Requires Utah public schools to display the United States national motto, consistent with state law. UTAH REG 25218 (SN)
Title: R277-475
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 07/2002

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Joint Resolution No. 05/2002

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Vetoed 05/2002

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Establishes a commission to examine the status of public school curriculum requirements in civic education.
Title: H.B. 1151
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk. 05/2002

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Display of United States flag and Pledge of Allegiance; required in all public school classrooms.
Title: S.B. 2321
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 02/2002

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Permits the posting or display of the United States flag and giving the pledge of allegiance within public schools in the State.
Title: S.B. 94
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance

Signed into law 12/2002

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Vetoed 05/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Display of United States flag and Pledge of Allegiance; required in all public school classrooms.
Title: S.B. 2321
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 02/2002

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Permits the posting or display of the United States flag and giving the pledge of allegiance within public schools in the State.
Title: S.B. 94
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Class Size

Approved by voters 11/2002

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Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution (Article IX, Section I) to require that the Legislature provide funding for sufficient classrooms so that there be a maximum number of students in public school classes for various grade levels; requires compliance by the beginning of the 2010 school year; requires the Legislature, and not local school districts, to pay for the costs associated with reduced class size; prescribes a schedule for phased-in funding to achieve the required maximum class size.
Analysis: (brochure) http://www.cepri.state.fl.us/pdf/Class%20Size%20Brochure.pdf
(report) http://www.cepri.state.fl.us/pdf/Class%20Size%20Summary.pdf
http://election.dos.state.fl.us/initiatives/initdetail.asp?account=34393&seqnum=1

Florida Board of Education opposes Amendment 9. (http://www.flboe.org/SpecialFeatures/proposed_amend_02/)
(http://www.flboe.org/SpecialFeatures/proposed_amend_02/Amendments_Talking_Points31.pdf)
Title: Constitutional Amendment 9
Source: Florida Elections Division: CEPRI

Curriculum

Signed into law 09/2002

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Imposes new duties on the state department regarding physical education. Requires the department to monitor the number of hours of physical instruction offered to pupils in grades 1 to 12. Requires the Board of Education to adopt model content standards in the curriculum area of physical education. Provides for reporting requirements.
Title: A.B. 1793
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

Postsec.

Relates to the Donahoe Higher Education Act. Encourages institutions of higher education to develop programs that support learning about other cultures, global issues, and the international exchange of students and scholars. Encourages public and private institutions to develop programs in international studies, promote the presence of international students, and to facilitate exchange programs, as their resources permit.
Title: A.B. 1342
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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Requires the Department of Education to incorporate nutrition education curriculum content into the health curriculum framework at its next revision. Requires the department to make competitive grants available to school districts and county offices of education to start up or expand instructional school gardens and garden salad bars with a compost program.
Title: A.B. 1634
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 09/2002

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Requires the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission within the Department of Education to identify model programs, standards, and curricula relating to ethnic studies at the high school level. Requires the commission to submit a report to the Governor and Legislature and to make the report available on the department's Internet Web site. Appropriates funds for the purposes of the report.
Title: A.B. 2001
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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Declares the Legislature encourages the incorporation of survivor, rescuer and liberator testimony into the teaching of human rights, genocide and the Holocaust. Establishes a State Task Force on Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights and Tolerance Education as an advisory body and the Center for Excellence on the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights and Tolerance as a pilot program at the California State University, Chico to train teachers.
Title: A.B. 2003
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2002

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"[W]ithin five years of the effective date of this act, any foreign language classes required by the department [...] or by a school district shall be required for students in elementary schools and optional for students in high schools." http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/house/ht05010.htm
Title: H.B. 5010
Source: http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/house/ht05010.htm

Signed into law 07/2002

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Requires the department to conduct a study of economics and personal finance education, to be submitted to the general assembly by January 1, 2003. Requires the study to include recommendations on 1) in-service training methods for teachers on economics and personal finance; 2) funding to integrate the subjects into K-12 math, reading, writing, social studies, business, and family and consumer science courses; 3) methods of integration of testing on economics and personal finance in the state assessments with sufficient test questions to allow a separate reportable score for each of these two subjects; 4) requirements for a capstone high school course in economics and personal finance with a passing grade required for high school graduation; 5) K-12 teacher certification requirements relating to these subjects.
Title: H.B. 1973
Source: www.moga.state.mo.us

Signed into law 06/2002

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Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history in public and nonpublic schools and public and private nonprofit resource organizations. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2002/Bills/A1500/1301_R1.HTM
Title: A.B. 1301
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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Transfers jurisdiction over high school drivers' education courses to the Department of Public Safety; requires school districts offering drivers' education to meet the standards for private entities by a certain date; requires certain driver education courses to include 30 minutes of instruction relating to anatomical gifts and anatomical gift procedures; prohibits reporting of certain student personally identifying information.
Title: H.B. 407
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 06/2002

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SENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002

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Requires funding equal to 1994-95 appropriation to be appropriated to the state department annually to offset any reduction suffered by districts due to a change in the distribution of employee contribution funds. Provides that in the event of an EIA revenue shortfall, lapsed funds remaining after EIA purposes must be distributed to districts for funding buildings and exempts EIA appropriations for teacher salaries and benefits from reductions to offset an official EIA revenue shortfall. Requires state board to establish a task force comprised of superintendents, principals, teachers, parents, school board members, and representatives of business and industry, including tourism-related industries no later than July 1, 2002. This task force to the extent possible is to be equally divided among proponents of existing or earlier starting dates for schools, proponents of later starting dates for schools, including proponents for dates after Labor Day, and persons who legitimately have no preferences. Also requires districts to provide advanced placement courses in all secondary schools which enroll an adequate number of academically talented students to support the course. Part II concerns public higher education: Each four-year campus of each state-supported public institution of higher learning must have equal representation on all formal and informal councils, advisory groups, committees, and task forces of the commission. Independent four-year colleges must have representation on all formal and informal committees and commissions dealing with higher education statewide issues. Also addresses instate tuition for certain students. Beginning with school year 2002-2003, the annual amount of a LIFE Scholarship for eligible resident students attending a four-year independent institution must be the cost of attendance up to a maximum of the average annual cost of tuition at the state's four-year public institutions of higher learning in the corresponding academic year. In addition, beginning with school year 2002-2003, eligible resident students attending two-year independent institutions may not receive an annual LIFE scholarship of more than the maximum cost of tuition at two-year regional public institutions for thirty credit hours a year or its equivalent."
Title: H.B. 4879
Source: http://www.ecs.org/html/offsite.asp?document=http://www.scstatehouse.net/

Signed into law 05/2002

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Postsec.

Adds subsection relating to Advanced International Certificate of Education Program (AICE); sets out that public secondary school students are exempt from payment of Advanced Placement exam fees, regardless of whether or not they obtain a passing score on the exam. Exempts any student earning at least nine credits from any program included in this section (i.e., Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate) from participating in otherwise mandatory postsecondary education program. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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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. See bill section 1061, page 1785, line 20 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Increases the Drivers Education Underwriters Fee to provide an additional amount to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for the benefit of the Department of Education and an amount to the Department of Transportation to operate and administer a mandatory driver education program for persons under the age of 18. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1730_.htm
Title: H.B. 1730
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Requires CPR training in either junior or senior high school, as established by State Board of Education; provides that CPR training would commensurate with the learning expectations within the lifetime wellness curriculum.
Title: S.B. 2153
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund to the Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/bills/hb161.htm
Title: H.B. 161
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Defines comprehensive family life education; directs the Commissioner of Education to take action to implement K-12 comprehensive family life education programs, contracting with local family planning services. Includes parental opt-out. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/bills/billdocs/LD160305.doc
Title: H.B. 1180
Source: /janus.state.me.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Allows any local school district to fund extended day and -year programs for kindergarten or compulsory age students through sources other than the adequate education program. Permits local boards to expend funds from any available sources to help defray costs of student field trips to public or private nonprofit museums. Allows local boards to enter into contracts or agreements with public or private individuals or entities to provide staff training or development. Requires School Executive Management Institute to issue certificates of completion to those school board members who complete the basic education course within the institute. Deletes language relating to required content and location of local board member basic training courses. Transfers responsibility for issuance of school board member continuing education courses from institute to state school boards association. Requires state school boards association to report annually to state board and assembly education committee chairs on activites and provide evaluation of continuing education programs offered by the association each year. Eliminates language mandating content of continuing education courses conducted by School Executive Management Institute for elementary and secondary school principals. Eliminates language requiring board members to file annually a certificate of completion of continuing education course conducted by postsecondary institutions but maintains same requirement for courses conducted by Mississippi School Boards Association. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2002/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0494SG.htm
Title: H.B. 494
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Requires department employment of physical activity coordinator for grades K-12, and specifies qualifications and duties of such. Recommends duration and frequency of physical education classes in grades K-9, beginning with 2002-2003 school year.
Title: S.B. 2249
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Adds instruction in the benefits of adoption as the preferred choice in the event of an unwanted pregnancy to the family life education curriculum guidelines. In addition, the measure clarifies that the Board of Education, in establishing requirements for appropriate training for teachers of family life education, is to include training in instructional elements to support the various curriculum components.
Title: H.B. 1206
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Authorizes local school boards to establish a Banking-at-School Partnership Program, consisting of school banks or school credit unions on the premises of public schools within the school division that have been developed and are operated jointly by a public school and a financial institution licensed to conduct business in the Commonwealth. The Program will be designed to provide a multidisciplinary method to reinforce, augment, and support the objectives of the relevant Standards of Learning and career and technical education competencies through practical experiences that (i) allow students to apply mathematical concepts, communication and computer technology skills, and knowledge of economic principles; (ii) allow students to develop proficiency in basic life skills pertaining to money management, personal finance, banking, commerce and trade, and investments; (iii) facilitate financial literacy and an understanding of the American economic system, Virginia's economy, the global economic system, and the effect of personal finance decisions on the national and state economic systems; and (iv) permit students to explore entrepreneurships and career options in banking and finance. The Program will be funded solely by gifts, grants, donations, in-kind services, and bequests received by a public school from its licensed partner financial institution. The department is to develop guidelines for these programs in consultation with the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Financial Institutions, the Virginia Bankers Association, and the Virginia Credit Union League. Parental permission is required for student participation in these programs. Schools with high concentrations of at-risk and disadvantaged studented will be encouraged to participate in the Banking-at School Partnership Program. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?021+ful+CHAP0774
Title: H.B. 966
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2002

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Adds organ and tissue donor awareness to the topics that must be included in instruction for driver education in public school classrooms; adds the Department of Health to those entities cooperating in the development of the curriculum.
Title: H.B. 686
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Provides that the State Department of Education's standardized driver education instruction for public schools to include distracted driving.
Title: S.B. 597
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 01/2002

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Commencing with the 2003–04 school year and each year thereafter, at least one course, or a combination of the two courses in mathematics required to be completed by pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, prior to receiving a diploma of graduation from high school, shall meet or exceed the rigor of the content standards for Algebra; if at any time, in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive, or in any combination of those grades, a pupil completes coursework that meets exceeds the academic content standards for Algebra, those courses shall apply towards satisfying the requirements.
Title: A.B. 804
Source: California Legislative Web Site

Curriculum--Arts Education

Signed into law 09/2002

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Enacts the Digital Arts Studio Partnership Demonstration Program Act. Requires the Arts Council to administer the Digital Arts Studio Partnership Demonstration Program, by designating 3 voluntary pilot digital arts studio partnerships in the State, for the purpose of providing digital media arts training to youths aged 13 to 18. Requires the council to review and make recommendations on a model digital media arts curriculum.
Title: S.B. 1937
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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Makes nonsubstantive changes to the existing law that establishes the Local Arts Education Partnership Program, a program that develops a locally based approach to art education improvement by using existing community art resources in a planned and coordinated way to strengthen basic art skills in the State's public schools. Extends the repeal date of the program.
Title: A.B. 2807
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Curriculum--Core Curriculum

Signed into law 05/2002

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Curriculum--Drivers Education

Signed into law 06/2002

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Signed into law 06/2002

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Sets forth the curriculum requirements a driver education course must meet in order for the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education to determine whether or not that course is equivalent, or similar to that required in the General Laws.
Title: S.B. 2172
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Provides that the State Department of Education's standardized driver education instruction for public schools to include distracted driving.
Title: S.B. 597
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Curriculum--Environmental Education

Signed into law 04/2002

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Curriculum--Family Living Education

Signed into law 04/2002

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Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed.

Signed into law 07/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Directs the Department of Education to implement the recommendations of the Interim Joint Committee on Education related to economic education; provides for related teacher professional development.
http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/02RS/HJ25/bill.doc
Title: H.J.R. 25
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Requires Department of Education to develop and make available to schools a model financial literacy program; provides, that to the extent federal funds are available, the Department of Education shall fund grants to public schools to encourage implementation of financial education programs.
Title: H.B. 5327
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language

Signed into law 08/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education

Signed into law 09/2002

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Relates to existing law which provides incentives for schools and communities to partner together to establish after school enrichment programs. Authorizes nutrition education to be provided as part of the educational enrichment component.
Title: A.B. 2024
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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Signed into law 06/2002

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Relates to urging primary and secondary schools to offer students more calcium rich foods and beverages in their lunch and snack bar programs.
Title: H.J.R. 646
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling

Signed into law 09/2002

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States that the Legislature encourages school districts to comply with the State Board of Education's English Language and Arts Writing Arts Strategies on cursive handwriting standards whereby pupils are expected to write fluidly and legibly. Encourages school districts to teach methods of penmanship that may include, but are not limited to, the D'Nealian Method and the Palmer Method of penmanship.
Title: S.B. 1770
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Relates to comprehensive writing assessment scheduling.
Title: H.B. 2900
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Curriculum--Mathematics

Signed into law 06/2002

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Allows Fresno Unified School District to apply for a waiver from certain regulations so as to allow the district to use designated funds for pupils at Cooper Middle School performing below basic or far below basic in math and reading on the California Standards Tests an instructional day 60 minutes longer than at other middle schools in the district instead of offering supplemental instructional programs the monies were originally intended to provide. Cooper Middle School may also offer an instructional day 60 minutes longer than at other district middle schools to students who have scored above below basic on the math and reading portions of the California Standards Tests. Includes parental opt-out, which requires that children be placed in a regular program at another district middle school. Program must be evaluated by state superintendent and reported on to general assembly by December 31, 2004. Section repealed as of January 1, 2005. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1251-1300/ab_1285_bill_20020621_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 1285
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov

Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Before enactment of this legislation, this subparagraph banned any 3rd-, 5th- or 8th-grader scoring Well Below the Standard on the state reading assessment from being promoted to the next grade unless the student participated in a summer school program and attained a proficient-level score on the state reading assessment before the start of the new school year. The subparagraph now states that a 3rd-, 5th- or 8th-grader scoring Well Below the Standard on the state reading assessment may not be promoted to the next grade unless he/she attends a summer school program and scores at Below the Standard or above on the state reading assessment before the start of the next school year and, if the student at the end of summer school scores at Below the Standard, the student's parents/guardian and the district agree upon an individual improvement plan. In addition, a separate subparagraph barred any 8th-grader performing Well Below the Standard on the state math assessment from being promoted to the next grade unless he/she attended summer school and attained a proficient score on the state math assessment before the beginning of the new school year. The new legislation changes this such that now no 8th-grader scoring Well Below the Standard on the state math assessment can be promoted unless he/she attends summer school and scores at Below the Standard or above on the state math assessment before the start of the new school year and, if the student performs at Below the Standard, the student's parents/guardian and the district agree on an individual improvement plan. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS141.NSF/vwLegislation/
Title: S.B. 322
Source: www.legis.state.de.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Establishes a pre-engineering technology curriculum in the public high schools in the state and creates a pre-engineering technology curriculum advisory council to advise the department of education on the implementation of such curriculum; transfers a capital appropriation to acquire pre-engineering technology equipment and bonds.
Title: H.B. 1231
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Allows sixth grade mathematics teachers to obtain middle level endorsement by successfully completing a professional development institute in middle level mathematics. Such teacher shall be eligible to participate in a professional development institute in middle level mathematics developed and administered by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation one time free of charge.certain institute; allows participation in institute one time free of charge; directs the state board and the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to conduct a joint study relating to school psychologists and speech pathologists; states purpose of study; requires a report.
Title: H.B. 2625
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/hb2625_enr.rtf

Signed into law 05/2002

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Narrows the requirements for remediation in grades three through eight to the subject areas of reading and mathematics.
Title: S.B. 1631
Source: 2002 Session Highlights

Signed into law 04/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Repeals student improvement goals provisions, includes reading and mathematic goals. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2001-02/Senate/5800-5824/5823-s_sl_03272002.txt
Title: S.B. 5823
Source: www.leg.wa.gov

Signed into law 01/2002

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Intensive Algebra Instruction Academies Program. A school district or charter school that maintains
grade 7 or 8, or both, may operate a program that provides multiple, intensive opportunities for pupils in either of these grades to practice skills in prealgebra, algebra, or both. Intensive prealgebra and algebra instruction provided pursuant to this chapter shall be offered four hours per day for six continuous weeks during the summer or when school is not regularly in session.The Regents of the University of California are requested to jointly develop with the Trustees of the California State University and the independent colleges and universities, the Algebra Academies Professional Development Institutes, to be administered by the university, in partnership with the California State University and with private, independent universities in California.
Title: A.B. 804
Source: California Legislative Web Site

Curriculum--Multicultural

Vetoed 09/2002

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Signed into law 06/2002

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Vetoed 02/2002

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Enacts the Indian Education Act; prescribes powers and duties. The purpose of the Indian Education Act is to: (A) ensure equitable educational opportunities for American Indian students residing in New Mexico; (B) ensure maintenance of native languages; (C) develop and implement educational systems that positively impact the educational success of American Indian students; and (D) structure a formal government-to-government relationship with New Mexico tribes.
Title: H.B. 28
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Curriculum--Physical Education

Signed into law 09/2002

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Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 09/2002

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Encourages school districts, to the extent resources are available, to provide quality physical education. Permits a school district or county superintendent of schools to grant an exemption for a student from courses in physical education during grades 10 to 12 if the student passes a designated physical examination test administered in the 9th grade. Authorizes the use of physical performance tests when considering a school's performance.
Title: S.B. 1868
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Permits completion of one semester of marching band with grade C or better to be included as 1/2 credit of physical education graduation requirement. See bill section 132, page 354, line 27 ff: www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Expresses sense that each school-age child should have access to and participate in daily physical education and activity as part of educational experience; encourages public schools to promote physical activity and well-being among students to combat prevalence of obesity among Tennessee's children and teenagers.

Title: S.J.R. 569
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SJR0569.pdf

Signed into law 04/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Curriculum--Science

Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Curriculum--Sex Education

Signed into law 09/2002

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Requires sex education courses to advise pupils of specified provisions of law relating to parents and others who voluntarily surrender physical custody of a minor child 72 hours old or younger at a hospital emergency room or other designated location without being subject to criminal prosecution.
Title: A.B. 2817
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 03/2002

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Postsec.

Stating findings of the Legislature and requesting that sexuality education in tax-supported public schools, universities and
colleges shall promote moral development.
Title: HCR 57
Source: Idaho State Board of Education Web site

Signed into law 03/2002

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Curriculum--Social Studies/History

Signed into law 09/2002

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Signed into law 09/2002

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Requires that social studies instruction contain instruction on World War II and the American role in that war. Expresses the Legislature's intent to encourage the instruction include a component drawn from personal testimony of American soldiers who were involved in the war as well as from the homefront. Specifies that this instruction shall be carried out in a manner that does not result in any new duties or program being imposed on school districts.
Title: A.B. 2709
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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Data-Driven Improvement

Signed by Governor 12/2002

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Community College

Adjusts appropriations for various departments, including community colleges and outlines community college performance measures: Performance measures: - Per cent of upper-division students at universities who transfer from an Arizona community college with 12 or more credits 40; - Per cent of students who transfer to Arizona public universities without loss of credits 95; - Number of applied baccalaureate programs collaboratively developed with universities 12; - Per cent of community college campuses that offer 2-way interactive TV courses 100; - Per cent of students completing vocational education programs who enter jobs related to training 90.

All community college districts shall provide articulation information to students for classes that transfer for credit to an Arizona public university, including references to advisement, counseling and appropriate web sites, in all catalogues, course schedules and internet course guides.

Arizona learning systems shall develop an operations and business plan for continued statewide use and financial viability of the system. If a plan is not developed and submitted to the joint legislative budget committee for its review by July 31, 2002, Arizona learning systems shall terminate by the end of August 2002. If Arizona learning systems is terminated, state-funded assets for Arizona learning systems shall be disbursed as directed by the joint legislative budget committee and any remaining state appropriations for Arizona learning systems shall be returned to the state general fund.
Title: S.B. 1001 �14
Source: StateNet

Demographics--Enrollments

Signed into law 07/2002

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Requires department to gather a committee of interested stakeholders to examine specified issues related to enrollment counts to ensure that the new school finance system, which is based on the number of pupils in each district, accurately reflects the workload of each school system at the time education funding is distributed. The committee must report on its findings and recommedations by December 30, 2003. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/sb/sb0856e.rtf
Title: S.B. 856
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Requires rules and policies by district school boards, community college district boards of trustees, and university boards of trustees relating to student withdrawal from courses due to call to, or enlistment in, active military service; provides that academic or financial penalties shall not be applied, and must be permitted the option of either completing the course or courses at a later date without penalty or withdrawing from the course or courses with a full refund of fees paid. If the student chooses to withdraw, the student's record shall reflect that the withdrawal is due to active military service. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb1090er.html&Directory=session/2002/Senate/bills/billtext/html/
Title: S.B. 1090
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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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, 2003.
Title: S.B. 2225
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Allows non-resident of county contiguous to Tennessee in another state to enroll in college or university (without tuition) despite presence of teacher college in another state of equal distance from residence or non-resident. Present law allows the waiver for residents of Kentucky counties within 30 miles of Austin Peay State University only if there is not an education college or normal school within equal distance of their home in Kentucky.
Title: S.B. 2865, HsB. 2639
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0595.pdf

Signed into law 04/2002

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Directs the governing board of each public two or four year institutions of higher education to develop and implement a procedure for reporting withdrawals of students attending the relevant institution pursuant to a student visa granted by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Title: H.B. 364
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Desegregation

Signed into law 04/2002

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Sets limits to amount that local board may budget outside of the capital outlay revenue limit. Requires districts pursuing desegregation voluntarily or under mandate to report to the department biennially on desegregation expenditures, activities and documented progress towards unitary status. Report must include a demonstration of demographic and academic achievement trends. Establishes joint legislative committee on desegregation expenses. Sets limits on district expenditures on desegregation activities. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/laws/0068.htm
Title: H.B. 2550
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 03/2002

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Economic/Workforce Development

Signed into law 06/2002

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Increases from 4 to 10 years the maximal time period for which a district board, county or municipality may establish business incentive agreement. Requires local board to present proposed business incentive agreement to Colorado Economic Development Commission for approval before entering into agreement to provide incentive payment or credit. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/90F763EEFC0742F187256AEF005D823D?Open&file=1399_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1399
Source: www.state.co.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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An act related to economic development; creates the "Florida Technology Development Act"; provides definition, purposes and objectives for centers of excellence dedicated to conducting high-tech research, building technology sectors, fostering innovative cutting-edge technology research at Florida's colleges and universities; creates the Emerging Technology Commission; provides for the Florida Research Consortium, Inc., to report to the commission on factors contributing to the success of the creation of a center of excellence; requires the commission to solicit and evaluate proposals for creating centers and to submit recommended plans to the State Board of Education; provides for the State Board of Education to develop and approve a final plan for establishing centers of excellence in the state and authorize expenditures for plan implementation.
Title: S.B. 1844
Source: Lexis-Nexis; www.state.fl.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Establishes a tax credit for individuals or corporations that provide a contribution that promotes the postsecondary educational attainment of State residents or that promotes the migration of college-educated persons to work in the State.
Title: H.B. 1655
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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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 the incremental cost of each course, and (ii) deal directly with employers in designing and offering courses to meet real, current and projected workforce training needs. The community colleges must report annually to the General Assembly on actions taken to meet these requirements. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?021+ful+CHAP0625
Title: S.B. 572
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2002

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Community College

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 exceed the incremental cost of each course, and to deal directly with employers in designing and offering courses to meet real, current and projected workforce training needs; provides community colleges shall report annually to the General Assembly on actions taken to meet these requirements.
Title: H.B. 1022
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Education Research

Signed into law 06/2002

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Requires districts to have reading programs for kindergarten through grade three that are based on scientific research. The programs must contain five elements, one of which is phonics. Explicit systematic phonics, as defined in the bill, is permitted as part of the program.
Title: H.B. 1711
Source: House Research Stafff Summaries

Equity

Signed into law 03/2002

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Federal

Adopted 06/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Creates new section mandating that districts report to the department by February 1, 2004 on their participation in federal summer food service program. See bill section 272, page 643, line 23 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Defines residency as it relates to homeless child. Authorizes school district to establish residency for purposes of school attendance. Authorizes a child who seeks shelter or is located in one school district to be considered a resident of another school district under certain circumstances. Requires school to obtain records and immunization as necessary for attendance. Consistent with federal requirements, requires department to establish appeal process for parents of homeless children to contest district's residency determination fo homeless student. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/86BE580A0699F2D087256B19004C0397?Open&file=1181_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1181
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Finance

Rejected by voters 11/2002

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To allow the investment of public funds, including school trust funds, in private corporate capital stock in accordance with recognized standards of financial management. (http://sos.state.mt.us/css/ELB/Ballot_Measures.asp)
Title: Constitutional Amendment 39
Source: Montana Secretary of State

To ASSEMBLY Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT. 11/2002

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Directs the State Treasurer to establish an automated bid access and purchasing information to be known as the Vendor Information Program to allow bidders to acces information related to bidding on contracts awarded by the State and its political subdivisions including, school districts and authorities.
Title: A.B. 3009
Source: StateNet

Approved by voters 11/2002

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Constitutional amendment to: (1) eliminate a requirement that a portion of the interest earnings of the State School Funs be retained in the Fund as a protection against the effects of inflation; and (2) provide that the dividends from the investment of the State School Fund may be spent to support the public education system.
http://elections.utah.gov/GOV_election_pamphletWEB.pdf
Title: Constitutional Amendment 1
Source: Utah Elections Office

Signed into law 09/2002

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Requires the Comptroller to review and monitor audits of local education agencies by independent auditors. Requires local education agencies to use certified public accountants for their audits from a directory approved by the Comptroller and to be in good standing with the Board of Accountancy. Prohibits, except as specified, a public accounting firm from performing an audit of the same local education agency under certain circumstances.
Title: A.B. 2834
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 09/2002

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Clarifies rules regarding the withholding of funds from local units of administration.
Title: GAC 160-5-2-.02
Source: WestLaw

Signed by governor 08/2002

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As part of the state's budget cuts, eliminates the School Finance Review Committee and the Education Roundtable (saves approximately $20,000)
Title: L.B. 41B
Source: http://www.unicam.state.ne.us

Signed into law 07/2002

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Creates mechanism and funding for alternative summer school programs.
Title: H.B. 687
Source: Idaho State Board of Education Web site

Signed into law 06/2002

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Requires the issuance of United We Stand commemorative number plates, most funds from which are to go to the commemorative account. Establishes "United We Stand commemorative account, 50% of which is to pay tuition and fees waivers at the University of Connecticut, Connecticut State University or the regional regional community-technical colleges to the dependent child or surving spouse of any state resident who was a terrorist victim of the September 11, 2001 attacks or died in the anthrax attacks September-December 31, 2001. Establishes September 11 of each year as Remembrance Day. Suitable exercises are to be held in the state capitol and elsewhere as the governor designates for the observance of the day.
Title: S.B. 102
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Rejected by Voters. 06/2002

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(Ballot Measure No. 13) Proposes a Constitutional Amendment to change the name of the Education Endowment Fund to the Education Stability Fund; specifies conditions under which moneys may be appropriated from principal of fund.
Title: V. 3
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Act No. 03/2002

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Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost

Signed into law 07/2002

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Requires the department to contact with a public or private organization by June 30, 2012 to evaluate education finance adequacy issues in the state. At a minimum, the adequacy study shall: (1) identify a base funding level for students without special needs; (2) establish per pupil weights for students with special needs to be applied to the base funding level; and (3) provide an analysis of the effect of concentrations of poverty on adequacy targets. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/sb/sb0856e.rtf
Title: S.B. 856
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 07/2002

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Creates a special joint committee to study the adequacy of funding for the Basic Education Program (BEP).
Title: H.J.R. 1191
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Vetoed 05/2002

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Revises the formula used to calculate the cost of an adequate education.
Title: S.B. 425
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 04/2002

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Prescribes the State cost of the State Adequate Education Program for purposes of determining allocation to school districts in fiscal year 2003; clarifies the program's cost components; clarifies the use of education enhancement funds for the purchase of textbooks for approved nonpublic schools.
Title: S.B. 2969
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Finance--Bonds

Approved by voters 11/2002

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State General Obligation Educational and Museum Facility, Design, Construction, and Major Maintenance Bonds $236,805,441. An Act relating to the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purpose of paying the cost of design, construction, and major maintenance of educational and museum facilities; and providing for an effective date. (http://www.gov.state.ak.us/ltgov/elections/02genr/bm02gen.htm)
Title: Bonding Proposition C
Source: Alaska Division of Elections

Approved by voters 11/2002

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Kindergarten - University Public Facilities Bond Act of 2002. (http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_j.htm#2002General)
Title: Proposition 47
Source: California Secretary of State

Approved by voters 11/2002

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Bonds B and C: Authorizes the issuance and sale of capital projects general obligation bonds for various capital expenditures including public education capital improvements and acquisitions. (http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Election/02General/GOEng.pdf)
Title: General Obligation Bonds
Source: New Mexico Bureau of Elections

Rejected by voters 11/2002

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The proposal to amend the Nevada Constitution would allow an exemption from the state debt limit for the improvement, acquisition or construction of public elementary and secondary schools. Approval of this proposal does not increase bonded indebtedness in the absence of subsequent legislative action. However, approval of additional bonded indebtedness by the Legislature as authorized by this measure could result in an indeterminate increase in property or other taxes to service that indebtedness.
(http://sos.state.nv.us/nvelection/2002_bq/bq7.htm)
Title: Ballot Question 7
Source: Nevada Elections Division

Approved by voters 11/2002

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(SJR 21) Amends Constitution: Authorizes State To Issue General Obligation Bonds For Seismic Rehabilitation Of Public Education Buildings (Defined) (http://sos-venus.sos.state.or.us:8080/elec_srch/web_irr_search.record_detail?p_reference=20020302..QSCYYY)
Title: Measure 15
Source: Oregon Elections Division

Approved by voters 11/2002

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Approving general obligations bonds authorized by Chapters 827 and 859, Acts of the General Assembly of 2002 in the maximum amount of $900,488,645 according to Article X, Section 9(b) of the Constitution of Virginia for capital projects for educational facilities; relates to state-supported colleges, universities, museums and other educational facilities.
Title: Bond Issue, Question 1
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections

Signed into law 04/2002

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Authorizes a $28,500,000 General Fund bond issue to capitalize the School Revolving Renovation Fund, to provide grants to public educational institutions to install sprinkler systems in dormitories, to renovate the Harlow Office Building and to provide a center for homeless teenagers. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/bills/billdocs/LD212801.doc
Title: H.B. 1628
Source: janus.state.me.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Amends a section of the Revised School Code relating to a school district's bond authority to fund a deficit.
Title: H.B. 5415
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Act No. 03/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Amends existing law to authorize the pledge of state sales tax moneys for payment of refunding school bonds issued on and after March 1, 1999, for voter approved bonds which were voted upon by the electorate prior to March 1, 1999.
Title: S.B. 1424
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Makes a technical amendment to the section of the Revised School Code relating to school district borrowing and bond authority.
Title: H.B. 5414
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Amends the provision of law relating to the bond authority an intermediate school district in which an area vocational-technical education program is established under the Revised School Code.
Title: H.B. 5408
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Amends a section of the provision of law related to school district bond authority under the Revised School Code.
Title: H.B. 5407
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Makes a technical amendment to the Revised School Code relating to the bonding or borrowing authority of school districts.
Title: H.B. 5413
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Relates to school board investment of surplus funds; provides they may be invested in the same manner as 16th Section funds.
Title: S.B. 2695
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Finance--District

Signed into law 12/2002

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Modifies state reimbursement to intermediate school districts in renaissance zones. http://www.mileg.org/documents/2001-2002/publicact/pdf/2002-PA-0745.pdf
Title: S.B. 1417
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 12/2002

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Amends Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act to clarify that the legislation relates to any municipality or school district which falls under its criteria and who has financial and governance challenges regarding assurances moneys are spent as required for development and redevelopment and the necessary coordination has been made with respect to moneys supporting schools and educational efforts.
Title: S.B. 1878
Source: StateNet

Adopted 12/2002

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Amends rules concerning the 'Financial Accountability System Resource Guide'. Describes rules for financial accounting such as financial reporting, budgeting, purchasing, auditing, site-based decision making, data collection and reporting, management, and state conpensatory education. TEXAS REG 84393 (SN)
Title: 19 TAC 109.41
Source: StateNet

To ASSEMBLY Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT. 11/2002

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Signed into law 08/2002

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Removes provision mandating that school boards fully fund a 5% reserve for all instructional and administrative staff. See bill section 697, page 1298, line 28, ff. Also bars local board member from hiring or appointing a relative to work under his or her direct supervision. See bill section 698, page 1303, line 6 ff. According to state legislative summary, "[Clarifies] that teaching experience applies to in-state and out-of-state public school teaching experience. If employees with unsatisfactory evaluations request transfer, requires superintendent to annually report to department on employees transferred, where transferred and what remediation" was undertaken. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 07/2002

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Signed by governor 06/2002

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Adjust some of the requirements that distircts provide detailed budgets for each school.
Title: S.B. 1118
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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Allows the Chicago Board of Education to levy a capital improvement tax; allows a Financial Oversight Panel, whose purposes are to exercise financial control over the district and to furnish financial assistance so that the district can provide public education within the district's jurisdiction while permitting the district to meet its obligations to its creditors and the holders of its debt. Includes the power to negotiate collective bargaining agreements, issue bonds, and levy taxes. States that a sound financial structure is essential to the continued operation of any school system and that public school systems must have effective access to the private market to borrow short and long term funds. To promote the financial integrity of districts, it is necessary to provide for the creation of school finance authorities with the powers necessary to promote sound financial management and to ensure the continued operation of the public schools. http://www.legis.state.il.us/publicacts/pubact92/acts/92-0547.html

Title: H.B. 5734
Source: http://www.legis.state.il.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Permits governing board to spend surplus monies in the civic center school fund and/or community school program fund for maintenance and operations or unrestricted capital outlay, if specified requirements are met. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/laws/0316.htm
Title: S.B. 1180
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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According to legislative summary, requires that local boards "determine the percentage of the base student allocation or other funds to be spent for in-service training conforming this to current legislative policy; deletes unnecessary itemization of school district expenditure of funds for in-service personnel training; ... authorizes [local] boards for the 2002-03 fiscal year to exercise flexibility in the use of categorical funds for academic classroom instruction with accountability provisions; ... deletes the requirement that beginning with the 2002-03 school year school districts shall document average daily attendance for FEFP funding." See bill section 655, page 1209, line 4 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Community College

Requires state board to submit a K-20 legislative budget request annually to the governor and general assembly; requires a state board-approved budget system to exist in every district, community college and university; and for every district board, community college and university to annually submit to the commissioner an annual operating budget that is in keeping with provisions of law and state board-approved rules. See bill section 601, page 1146, line 26 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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In funds for student transportation, shifts rule authority from commissioner to state board (see bill section 660, page 1239, line 8 ff); permits local boards to establish resolution that can include a convenant to decrease the capital local school property tax levied (see bill section 664, page 1251, line 4 ff); establishes new section for Florida Academic Improvement Trust Fund, which institutes a public schools matching grants program (see section 670, page 1258, line 1 ff): http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Directs the Department of Education to standardize the applications for statutorily created education grant programs and utilize existing data to minimize requests for duplicative information in grant applications. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/BBDD8302DD22F90E87256B1800507435?Open&file=1053_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1053
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Updates the Iowa Code references to the Internal Revenue Code, repealing an adjustment to net income for capital gains from installment sales; relates to an adjustment to income for school district income surtax paid; provides that refunds from the federal rebate are not taxable; makes provisions regarding reciprocal agreements with other states; relates to basic research tax credits; makes provisions for innocent spouse.
Title: H.B. 2116
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Authorizes the Zacary and Baker school boards to borrow money sufficient to meet its budget and expenditures for FY 2002-2003. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/021ES/CVT1/OUT/0000JHZE.PDF
Title: S.B. 110A
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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LB 460 repeals current law that restricts the annual growth rate of allowable cash reserves of school districts to 2% of the total general
fund budget of expenditures. School districts must still adhere to the statutory cap that restricts allowable reserves to between 20% to
45% of the total general fund budget of expenditures based on the membership of the district. The repeal of the annual percentage increase in reserves may have a fiscal impact on the amount of property taxes levied and collected by some school districts. The state department indicates that only 27 of 263 Class II-VI school districts are at the maximum reserve percentage in 2001-02. It is unknown what budgetary decisions will be made by school districts that have the ability to levy additional property taxes for reserves. It is assumed that some districts, not currently at the levy limit, will increase reserves pursuant to the bill. This will have an unknown fiscal impact in terms of increased property taxes levied. http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/Legal/SLIP_LB460.pdf
Title: L.B. 460
Source: http://www.unicam.state.ne.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Establishes contingency reserves as a major classification of school funds.
Title: S.B. 604
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Finance--Does Money Matter?

Signed into law 07/2002

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Requires department to evaluate the effect of increased state aid for education on student and school performance in each locla school system. Initial report must be submitted by December 31, 2006; final report must be submitted by December 31, 2008. Reports must include specified information and analyses. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/sb/sb0856e.rtf
Title: S.B. 856
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Finance--Equity

Signed into law 07/2002

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Modifies and studies the local effort assistance program; provides that the purpose of the funds is to mitigate the effect that above average property tax rates might have on the ability of a school district to supplement the state's basic program of education.
Title: H.B. 3011
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Relates to school finance; modifies the education resource block grant model in response to the supreme court decision; implements recalibration of cost based prototypical school models; modifies requirements for out of state high school tuition payments; transfers and modifies school finance audits; provides for additional studies; provides for appropriations; authorizes additional personnel.
Title: S.B. 51
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Finance--Facilities

Approved by voters 11/2002

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Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 09/2002

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Requires the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, in consultation with the State Department of Education and the Division of the State Architect and the Office of Public School Construction within the Department of General Services, to recommend best design practices that include energy efficiency measures for all new public schools and to report the recommendations to the Governor and Legislature.
Title: S.B. 284
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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Clarifies the information that is required to be included in the Governor's annual report to the Legislature concerning a 5-year plan for infrastructure needed by state agencies, schools and postsecondary education institutions and a proposal for funding the needed infrastructure. Requires any revision to the report to provide that the goals are consistent with state planning priorities. Defines those priorities to include infill development and redevelopment.
Title: A.B. 857
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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Authorizes the Redevelopment Agency, the Housing Authority, the Housing Commission, the Unified School District of San Diego and the City of San Diego to enter into a joint power agreement to create and operate a joint powers agency with all of the powers of those agencies to acquire property, construct, improve or finance one or more schools, housing projects, parks, recreational facilities and anything necessary for their operation.
Title: A.B. 2867
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Approved by voters 9/2002 09/2002

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(HJR 80 - 2002) Amends the Constitution. Creates a "rainy day" reserve fund for public schools and colleges by converting the existing Education Endowment Fund to the Education Stability Fund. Allocates $150 million from the fund for local school budgets. Increases the percentage of net proceeds from the state lottery fund that are allocated to this fund. Creates a matching fund to help school districts with construction needs.
Title: Measure 19
Source: Oregon Elections Division

Signed into law 07/2002

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Prohibits School Facilities Improvement District special bond election within a 45-day period before or after a Statewide election, unless called for the same date as the Statewide election or an established election date.
Title: A.B. 693
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Became law without governor's signature 06/2002

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Creates new sections permitting 1) school facilities board to acquire school facilities to permit local districts to use through a lease-to-own program; and 2) a school district to acquire facilities through lease-to-own arrangements with the school facilities board. Establishes $200 million per fiscal year as the maximum amount for which school facilities board may enter into lease-to-own transactions. See section 35: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710
Source: http://www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed by governor 06/2002

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Requires districts to include in their annual capital plan the number of high school pupils the district currently pays tuition to or accepts students from another district to educate. Requires the school facilities board, the receiving school district and the resident school district, if more than 350 students are served outside the pupils' resident school district, to create a capital facilities plan on how best to provide educational services to those students. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/laws/0286.htm
Title: H.B. 2096
Source:

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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 school facilities board ensure that deficiencies in the facilities for these schools are assessed by December 31, 2002. See Section 52: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710
Source: http://www.azleg.state.az.us

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Bars school facilities board from disbursing funds to districts from the deficiencies correction fund for projects begun after June 30, 2003 or that were authorized by school facilities board after May 10, 2002. Requires any district receiving monies from the building renewal fund to provide school facilities board by October 15 of each year with a comprehensive five-year plan specifying the proposed use of building renewal funds. As of July 1, 2002, bars any district from receiving monies from the building renewal fund for buildings to be replaced with new buildings funded with deficiencies corrections monies. States that replacement buildings are ineligible to receive building renewal funding until the fiscal year after the completion of the building. Allows districts to use 8% of building renewal amount for routine preventative maintenance. Requires board to consult with district maintenance specialists and subsequently offer examples of recommended services qualifying as routine preventative maintenance. Defines "routine preventative maintenance." Specifies that district building renewal monies for routine preventative maintenance may be used to supplement and not supplant expenditures from other funds for school building maintenance. Auditor General to establish method to determine compliance. Requires a school district, in connection with any audit performed by a certified public accountant, to contract for an independent audit to ascertain whether the district used building renewal funds to lower the district's existing level of routine preventative maintenance funding. Gives auditor general power to conduct discretionary reviews of any district that is not required to contract for an independent audit. Repeals section governing deficiencies correction fund from and after June 30, 2004. See sections 37, 38 and 43: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710
Source: http://www.azleg.state.az.us

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Establishes September 1 as deadline for districts to submit capital plan to school facilities board. Section formerly allowed district to use surplus monies received from school facilities fund for any other capital purpose; section now mandates that district return surplus monies received from school facilities fund to the school facilities board for deposit in the new school facilities fund. Now district may keep surplus monies for any other capital purpose only if the school facilities board deems the project to have been completed with quality products as determined by the school facilities board. Mandates that if district employs its own project manager for new school construction, local school board members and the project manager must sign an affidavit attesting that the members and project manager comprehend and will comply with the minimum adequacy requirements established in statute .See section 39: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710
Source: http://www.azleg.state.az.us

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Makes addition to subsection forbidding local board to reduce pupil square footage when such action would cause the district to fall below minimum adequate gross square footage requirements without written permission of school facilities board. Addition specifies that reduction includes a reconfiguration of grades resulting in reduction of pupil square footage of any grade level, but that this subsection does not apply to a maximum of one-year reconfiguration of grades to accommodate new school construction. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 06/2002

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Community College

Repeals and reenacts without change the statue that sets community college property tax rates and creates a procedure to establish capital improvement subdistricts within community college districts, which may levy taxes with voter approval.
Title: H.B. 2022
Source: Sumaries of Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed Bills 2002

Signed into law 05/2002

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According to state legislative summary, "To ensure that educational facilities information used by the legislature is accurate, [section] is amended to provide that the department is to conduct an on-site review of a statistically valid sample of 5% of the facilities reported to the Florida Inventory of School Houses [FISH] by each school district. If the information provided by the district is less than 95% accurate, the district must submit revised and corrected data to the FISH. If the district fails to submit corrected data that is at least 95% accurate within one year from the date of notification by the department, the commissioner of education may exercise discretion of withholding future state fixed capital outlay funds until such time as the district submits corrected information; [section] is amended to provide that the department is to conduct an in-depth analyses [sic] each year of a representative sample of five school districts selected from among the districts with surveys showing the largest need-to-revenue ratio based on the five-year fixed capital outlay revenue projection. If the districts survey does not accurately project its facilities needs it must revise its survey. If a district fails to revise its survey to accurately project its facility needs the commissioner may exercise discretion of withholding future state fixed capital outlay funds until such time as the district corrects its survey." See http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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According to state legislative summary, "Clarifies that school district, community college and university facilities are to comply with the 'appropriate' sections of the Florida Building Code. See bill section 837, page 1550, line 22 ff. Also according to state legislative summary, "Exempts charter schools from building permit fees, etc." See bill section 859, page 1577, line 10 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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According to legislative summary, "More school districts will qualify for awards from the school infrastructure program because [the bill specifies that] the space counted will not include hurricane shelters."
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Addresses facilities and local government/district collaborative efforts. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb1906er.html&Directory=session/2002/Senate/bills/billtext/html/
Title: S.B. 1906
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Continues 2001-02 appropriation to fund position in the department of accounting and general services to coordinate public and private efforts to repair and maintain public schools. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2068_.htm
Title: S.B. 2068
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Vetoed 05/2002

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Establishes new allocation method for district grants under the Aging Schools Program; provides specified additional funds yearly to county boards. Establishes Task Force to Study Public School Facilities, establishes duties and membership. Requires task force to report to the governor and general assembly by December 31, 2002, at which time task force is dissolved. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0937e.rtf http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/veto_letters/hb0937.htm
Title: H.B. 937
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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LB 391 is the Nebraska Schools Construction Alternatives Act. The bill allows a school district to enter into a design-build contract or construction management at risk contract for a public project if the school adheres to specified procedures. It is voluntary on the part of the school district whether these types of contracts are used for capital construction projects. School districts that opt to enter into these contracts may do so in some instances to accelerate building projects and reduce capital expenditures. http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/Legal/SLIP_LB391.pdf
Title: L.B. 391
Source: http://www.unicam.state.ne.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Establishes a committee to study indoor air quality and fire safety in public schools.
Title: H.B. 329
Source: http://www.state.nh.us/gencourt/gencourt.htm

Signed into law 04/2002

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Modifies provisions related to security procedures at State Institutions of Higher Education by allowing the State Board of Regents to authorize institutional to establish no more than 1 bearing room at each institution as a secure area.
Title: S.B. 164
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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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 multi- year financial obligation to fund the acquisition, construction or improvement of public school property. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?021+ful+CHAP0674
Title: S.B. 276
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Amends existing law to extend conditions for applications to the School Safety and Health Revolving Loan and Grant Fund to include authority to draw upon the fund for grants for indebtedness incurred for the abatement of unsafe or unhealthy conditions; provides for the method for determination of present value. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1431.html
Title: S.B. 1431
Source: www3.state.id.us

Signed into law 03/2002

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Amends existing law to clarify requirements for the abatement of unsafe or unhealthy conditions in school buildings; defines a serious safety hazard; provides for a response to a serious safety hazard within the time specified and for an appeal of the finding; authorizes injunctive relief for failure to comply with a notice or order relating to a serious safety hazard; provides for penalties for violations. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1434.html
Title: S.B. 1434
Source: www3.state.id.us

Signed into law 03/2002

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Expands the definition of educational facility project for purposes of the Indiana Development Finance Authority Law to permit the authority to provide funding to certain nonprofit corporations for real property and improvements, personal property, and noncapital costs to fund a judgment, settlement, or other cost or liability.
Title: H.B. 1143
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Removes the cap on the fees charged by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services for services associated with a school construction project; requires the Department of Education to report on the results of a survey to access the level of satisfaction with the school construction service of the bureau.
Title: H.B. 373
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Enacts the School Revenue Bond Act; allows federal funds to be pledged for school revenue bonds. A local school board may issue bonds to finance the purchase, construction, renovation, equipping or furnishing of an income project and may irrevocably pledge any or all pledgeable revenue to the payment of those bonds and to the debt service reserve fund if one is established for the bonds.

Title: H.B. 359
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Relates to clarifying the uses of the school district capital projects fund to include the costs of implementing technology facilities plans; includes costs associated with implementing technology systems, facilities, and projects, including acquiring hardward, licensing software, and on-line applications and training related foregoing.
Title: S.B. 6515
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Relates to air quality in new schools; requires rules to establish a process for independent radon testing, adjusting and valacing heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems; requires training of personnel in the maintenance and operation of such systems.
Title: S.B. 32
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Relates to school capital construction; establishes a school capital construction system; establishes a state school facilities commission; prescribes transitional school building activities; provides for school bonds.
Title: H.B. 43
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 02/2002

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Authorizes supplementary appropriation, by issuance of general obligation bonds, to the State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund for educational facilities for county and independent schools, through the State Board of Education and the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission.
Title: H.B. 1000
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Finance--Funding Formulas

Signed into law 12/2002

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Modifies state reimbursement to intermediate school districts in renaissance zones. http://www.mileg.org/documents/2001-2002/publicact/pdf/2002-PA-0745.pdf
Title: S.B. 1417
Source: StateNet

Adopted 09/2002

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Clarifies rules regarding the withholding of funds from local units of administration.
Title: GAC 160-5-2-.02
Source: WestLaw

Approved by voters 9/2002 09/2002

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Became law without governor's signature 06/2002

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Requires joint legislative budget committee staff to analyze school district cost data from FY 2000-01 before July 1, 2002 to find the average per-pupil current expenditure for each district for administrative functions and to see if each district predicted per pupil cost level for those functions on the basis of information reported by districts of similar size and type. Requires the auditor general to report to the general assembly before December 1, 2002 on conditions that may explain disparities in administrative costs for districts identified by the joint legislative budget committee as having reported significantly higher or lower average per-pupil current expenditures for administrative functions for FY 2000-01, with emphasis on those districts found to have particularly high or low average per pupil administrative costs for FY 2000-01 but not identified as having had very high or low average per pupil administrative costs for FY 1998-99 and vice versa. The analysis must consider factors that resulted in these districts' reporting unusually high or low average per-pupil administrative costs for just one of the two FYs analyzed. See Section 50: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710
Source: http://www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 06/2002

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Signed into law 06/2002

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Concerns certain school districts and the computation of state financial aid; relates to powers and duties of schools and school districts; relates to consolidation of districts and the transfer of territory; provides that the State Board of Education must provide for a community service program to be offered to all accredited high schools in the state.
Title: S.B. 551
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Mandates state board to identify students simultaneously enrolled in a course for both high school and college credit using student level data element already in statute. Authorizes auditor general to access this information when certifying the full-time equivalent student enrollment for purposes of calculating state aid. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/laws/0241.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2213
Source: http://www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Modifies the formula for calculating the portion of the adequate education grant based on free and reduced-price lunches.
Title: S.B. 140
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Authorizes school districts and special schools to transfer up to 20 percent of revenue between programs to any instructional program with the same funding source; expends funds received from the children's education endowment fund for school facilities and fixed equipment.
Title: H.B. 4663
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Provides for an additional weighting for students identified as limited English proficient of twenty- two hundredths.
Title: H.B. 2404
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Establishes a timeline for a transition to a new school funding approach in order to provide all children with an equitable opportunity to access the resources necessary to achieve learning standards; defines essential programs and services, including elements funded on a per-pupil basis; defines major cost components to be determined on other than a per-pupil basis; provides for targeted grants.
Title: H.B. 1602
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 04/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Changes the calculation of state aid to education for 2002-03, 2003-04, and 2004-05. The bill establishes a temporary aid adjustment factor that reduces each local school system's ""need", allocated income tax funds and net option funding by 1.25%. The bill reduces the factors used to compute the stabilization factor and small stabilization adjustment by 1.25%. The lop-off provision is adjusted to reflect receipts from other school districts related to annexation. LB 898 also requires the recertification of 2002-03 state aid before May1, 2002. The state department estimates the general fund fiscal impact of the bill to be a $22,223,160 decrease in state aid in 2002-03. The 1.25% decrease in formula need, allocated income tax funds and net option funding will result in a decrease in state aid for the majority of school systems. A few school systems impacted by the stabilization factors will have little or no decrease in state aid. The statewide average decrease in aid from the amount certified in February 2002 is 3.26%. The bill also allows school districts to exceed the levy limitation with a three-fourths majority vote of the school board by an amount that is the difference between the amount of state aid that would have been provided without the changes made in LB 898. This provision allows school districts at the levy maximum to increase property tax receipts by the amount of the decrease in state aid, if 75% of the board votes to do so. NDE will have a minimal increase in expenditures to certify these amounts to school districts by the required dates. It is assumed the increase in expenditures can be handled with the resources of the agency.
Title: L.B. 898
Source: http://www.unicam.state.ne.us

Signed into law 03/2002

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Changes the calculation of the at-risk index used to determine additional program units, to assist students to reach their full academic potential.
Title: S.B. 61
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Finance--Local Foundations/Funds

Rejected by voters 11/2002

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Amendment to Oklahoma Constitution (Article 10, Section 10). Property taxes are levied for school districts' building funds. Generally these funds are used to construct school buildings. This measure would allow building funds to be used for payment of certain costs related to the inspection of property by the county assessor as part of the property tax system. The use of building funds for this purpose could be prescribed by law. (http://www.elections.state.ok.us/sq_gen02.pdf)
Title: State Question 704 / Legislative Referendum 329
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

Finance--Lotteries

Approved by voters 11/2002

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Amendment to the Constitution (Article XI, Section 5) permitting the legislature to authorize a state lottery if the net proceeds of the lottery's revenues are allocated to provide financial assistance to state citizens to attend in-state postsecondary educational institutions. Excess funds from lottery net proceeds after postsecondary financial assistance allocations are made will be appropriated to: (1) Capital outlay projects for K-12 educational facilities; and (2) Early learning programs and after school programs. Lottery net proceeds appropriations used to support improvements and enhancements for educational programs will be used to supplement, not supplant, non-lottery educational resources for education programs and purposes. All other forms of lottery are expressly prohibited unless authorized by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house of the General Assembly for an annual event operated for the benefit of a 501(c)(3) organization located in Tennessee. A state lottery means a lottery of the type such as in operation in Georgia, Kentucky and Virginia in 2000, and the amendment does not authorize games of chance associated with casinos, including, but not limited to, slot machines, roulette wheels, and the like. (http://www.state.tn.us/sos/election/amendment1.pdf)
Title: Constitutional Amendment 1
Source: Tennessee Division of Elections

Signed into law 05/2002

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Authorizes the Department of the Lottery to determine a variable percentage of revenue from instant lottery tickets, including on-line, that is to be returned in the form of prizes; provides rules for the allocation of lottery revenues and expenditure of funds for public education.
Title: H.B. 2011
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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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 purpose of public education; creates the Lottery Proceeds Fund as a special nonreverting fund to which the Comptroller deposits the audited balances of the State Lottery Fund, less a special reserve fund, to be used for public education.
Title: H.B. 438
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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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. The Fund will consist of the net revenues of any lottery conducted by the Commonwealth and will be appropriated to localities to use for public education purposes. The lottery revenues will be transferred to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in two parts, i.e., on or before June 30, the Comptroller will transfer the State Lottery Fund balances for the fiscal year, based on an estimate determined by the State Lottery Department and no later than 10 days after receipt of the annual audit report on the lottery, the Comptroller will transfer the remaining audited balances of the State Lottery Fund for the fiscal year. If an annual audit discloses that the actual revenue is less than the estimate on which the June 30 transfer was based, the State Comptroller will transfer the difference between the actual revenue and the estimate from the Lottery Proceeds Fund to the State Lottery Fund.
This bill is identical to HB 438 and incorporates SB 286. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?021+ful+SB50ER
Title: S.B. 50
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Finance--Private Giving

Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Changes the application of the Uniform Management of Educational Institutional Funds Act to "institutions" rather than "educational institutions." http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/bills/hb96.htm
Title: H.B. 96
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us

Finance--Resource Efficiency

Signed into law 09/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Community College

According to a legislative summary, "The bill establishes the Office of Inspector General within the State Board of Education to be responsible for promoting accountability, efficiency and effectiveness and detecting fraud and abuse within school districts, community colleges and universities in Florida." http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 03/2002

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Makes certain changes in the guaranteed energy savings contracts law used by school corporations and political subdivisions; provides that actual savings may include stipulated savings that are documented by industry engineering standards, and that causally connected work is work that is required to properly implement an energy conservation measure.
Title: H.B. 1158
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 03/2002

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Allows school districts and programs that receive grant funds to use funds for any educational purpose.
Title: H.B. 4036B
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures

Approved by voters 11/2002

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Community College

(HCR 2002 OF 2002) Proposes a Constitutional Amendment; Relates to school and community college district expenditure limitations. Exempts funds received from the sales tax for education passed by voters in 2000 and funds received from the Permanent School Trust Fund from K-12 school districts' aggregate expenditure limitation. (http://www.sosaz.com/election/2002/info/pubpamphlet/english/prop104.htm)
Title: Proposition 104
Source: Arizona Election Services

Approved by voters 11/2002

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(ACT 1236-200, HB 507) Amends the Constitution to authorize the legislature to establish procedures determining projected deficits and budget adjustments; limits reductions to the Minimum Foundation Program; exempts from reductions revenues dedicated or pledged as security for bonds, the severance tax and royalty allocations to parishes, retirement contributions, the Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund and the Millennium Trust.
Title: Amendment 3
Source: Louisiana Elections Division Web site

Signed into law 08/2002

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Reduces the General Fund shortfall in revenue by implementing pay and benefit adjustments for state employees for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003; includes legislative branch, consumer counsel, judiciary, Office of Budget and Program Planning, OBPP-Teacher Pay Plan. http://www.ecs.org/html/offsite.asp?document=http://leg.state.mt.us/ http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/specsess/0802/FNPDF/HB0003.pdf
Title: H.B. 3
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2002

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Reduces the General Fund shortfall in revenue by temporarily eliminating the revenue dedicated to the School Technology Fund; includes income produced from the annual timber harvest on common school trust lands. http://www.ecs.org/html/offsite.asp?document=http://leg.state.mt.us/ http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/specsess/0802/FNPDF/HB0004.pdf
Title: H.B. 4
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2002

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Changes Education Endowment Fund to Educational Stability Fund; allows state treasurer to divert funds from and reduce funds in accounts in Education Stability Fund for purpose of making constitutionally required transfer of funds to State School Fund.
Title: H.B. 4052C
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2002

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Establishes legislative intent that programs that received funding in the FY03 budget be funded in future state budgets. Programs are: Gifted and Talented Summer Center; Destination ImagiNation; Disruptive Youth (Annapolis Roads Middle School); Center for Educational Progress; Food Services; Science and Mathematics Initiative; Maryland Technology Academy; Education Modernization Initiative; Challenge Grants; Reconstitution; School Performance Recognition; Staff Development Centers; and Judith P. Hoyer Early Child Care and Education Enhancement. Also establishes legislative intent that specified discretionary programs funded in FY 03 be consolidated into either the newly established foundation program or one of three programs for special needs students established under S.B. 856 (compensatory, special education, and LEP) and not be funded in future state budgets. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/sb/sb0856e.rtf
Title: S.B. 856
Source: mlis.state.md.u

SENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Provides for local government workforce reduction through an early retirement incentive program for qualified employees, including school employees. http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/house/ht05007.htm
Title: H.B. 5007
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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LB 1172 is the Public Elementary and Secondary Student Fee Authorization Act. The act provides that a school or an educational
service unit (ESU) may collect fees or require students to provide equipment or attire for the following purposes: extracurricular
activities; admission fees for spectators at extracurricular activities and transportation charges for participants; certain postsecondary
education costs; certain transportation costs; reproduction costs for students files or records; reimbursement for damaged or lost
property; before and after school or prekindergarten services; summer school or night school; and breakfast and lunch programs.
Students may be required to furnish certain personal or consumable items and clothing for specified courses and activities. A school
store may be operated. Schools may require students to furnish musical instruments for optional music courses that are not
extracurricular activities, if the use of an instrument is provided free of charge for students qualifying for free or reduced price lunches.
Current law allowing a fee for eye protective devices is rewritten to require schools to provide the devices free of charge.
Entities charging fees pursuant to the act are required to have a policy to waive fees for students who qualify for free or reduced-price
lunches. School boards must annually hold a public hearing on the student fee policy and adopt a policy to be published in the student
handbook. A student fee fund shall be established to deposit fees received from extracurricular activities, postsecondary education
costs and summer and night school costs. Fees deposited into the fund shall be used for the purposes for which they were collected. http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/Legal/SLIP_LB1172.pdf
Title: L.B. 1172
Source: http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/index.htm

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LB 898's intent is to help address the budget shortfall facing Nebraska for the current biennium. LB 898 would increase the local effort rate for FY 2002-03 and beyond, so that it is only seven and one-half cents below the maximum levy, rather than ten cents. Currently, the local effort rate under a one-dollar maximum levy would be ninety cents. LB 898 increases the local effort rate to ninety-two and one-half cents. LB 898 reduces state appropriations by approximately $20.5 million. The bill also allows school districts to exceed the levy limitation with a three-fourths majority vote of the school board by an amount that is the difference between the amount of state aid that would have been provided without the changes made in LB 898.
Title: L.B. 898
Source: www.unicam.state.ne.us/index.htm

Signed into law 03/2002

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Set procedures for preparation of ballot title, financial estimate, and explanatory statement for House Joint Resolution of (2002 Special Session) which proposes a Constitution Amendment to change education endowment fund to education stability fund; specifies conditions under which moneys may be appropriated from principal of fund.
Title: H.B. 4032B, H.B. 4041B
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 03/2002

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Allows school districts and programs that receive grant funds to use funds for any educational purpose.
Title: H.B. 4036B
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 02/2002

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Allows school districts and programs that receive grant funds to use funds for any educational purpose.
Title: H.B. 4015A
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Finance--Student Fees

Signed into law 04/2002

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Finance--Taxes/Revenues

Signed into law 12/2002

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Modifies state reimbursement to intermediate school districts in renaissance zones. http://www.mileg.org/documents/2001-2002/publicact/pdf/2002-PA-0745.pdf
Title: S.B. 1417
Source: StateNet

Approved by voters 11/2002

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Directs earnings above the 2000-2001 level to be deposited in the classroom site fund for class size reduction, teacher raises, and other specified purposes; including interest on installment sales of state lands as expendable revenues; requiring fund transfers to pay school facilities revenue bond debt service; and including rent and installment sales interest in the amounts distributed to basic state aid to schools. (http://www.sosaz.com/election/2002/info/pubpamphlet/english/prop300.htm)
Title: Proposition 300
Source: Arizona Election Services

Approved by voters 11/2002

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Directs governor to approve new tribal gaming compacts. 1% to 8% of tribes' gross income goes to the state to fund school district programs statewide for classroom size reduction, teacher salary increases, reading and dropout prevention and other non-education related items.
(http://www.sosaz.com/election/2002/info/pubpamphlet/english/prop202.htm)
Title: Proposition 202
Source: Arizona Election Services

Approved by voters 11/2002

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(2001, HB 299) Relates to homestead exemptions from school district ad valorem taxation for educational purposes for residents who are 62 years of age or older; changes the income limitation provisions of such exemption.
Title: STATEWIDE REFERENDUM A
Source: Georgia Secretary of State Web site

Rejected by voters 11/2002

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Imposes an additional tax per cigarette and other tobacco products, with the new revenues placed into a Healthy Families Trust Fund to be used for hospital trauma care and emergency preparedness; health care treatment and access; prescription drug assistance for seniors; health care initiatives for low income citizens, women, minorities and children; medical research and smoking prevention; and grants for early childhood care and education.
Title: Proposition A
Source: Missouri Secretary of State Web site

Rejected by voters 11/2002

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Initiative 1 changes Utah's regulatory and tax framework affecting the disposal and storage of radioactive waste. It provides stricter regulations, certain prohibitions, and new and increased fees and taxes. The initiative distributes 80 percent of all taxes on radioactive waste to education and 20 percent to an endowment to help alleviate homelessness and poverty.
Title: Citizen's Initiative 1
Source: Utah State Elections Office Web site

Signed into law 09/2002

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Creates a special equalization formula for counties to apply to towns when determining county and school district tax apportionment which balances the local real property tax rate as calculated by the Town Assessor and the market value rate as applied by the State Office of real property services.
Title: S.B. 6221
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2002

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Authorizes the legislative body of any county which is a special assessing unit to grant partial abatement of the general county tax upon real property owned by a senior citizen qualified for the enhanced school tax relief exemption; provides such abatement shall apply to tax rolls completed in the years 2002 through 2015; provides such tax abatement shall apply to that part of the general county tax which is the result of an increase in county tax.
Title: S.B. 7532
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2002

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Creates a Revenue Options, School Funding and Accountability Task Force and a an Advisory Council; directs the task force and council to study revenue, taxation and school funding options. The purpose of the task force is to evaluate and prepare legislative options that would lessen Oregon's dependence on income taxes as the predominant source of state revenue. The task force shall: (a) Examine alternative tax reform proposals to develop a more stable tax system; (b) Evaluate the current property tax system; (c) Develop proposals for long-term, stable revenue sources to support kindergarten through grade 12 education; and (d) Evaluate school finance and accountability alternatives for the management of costs related to education funding. http://pub.das.state.or.us/LEG_BILLS/PDFSpec/EHB4063.pdf
Title: H.B. 4063C
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/bills_pdf.htm

Signed into law 07/2002

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Became law without governor's signature 06/2002

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Signed into law 06/2002

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Amends the Public School Finance Act of 1994 to comply with section 17 of article IX of the state constitution, requires the general assembly to appropriate an amount for the 2002-03 state fiscal year equal to the maintenance of effort base plus an amount equal to at least 7.39% of the maintenance of effort base. For the 2002-03 budget year and budget years thereafter, modifies a district's total program to be the greater of: (District per pupil funding X (District funded pupil count - District on-line pupil enrollment)) + District at-risk funding + District on-line funding; or $5,435 X District funded pupil count. Increases statewide base per pupil funding by 5.7% to account for inflation plus an additional one percentage point. Increases the available state preschool program slots; specifies a number of slots for all day Kindergarten within said preschool slots; eliminates authority for seeking a ballot question wanting to collect and spend additional property tax revenue; allows charter schools to provide on-line programs; specifies amount spent on school districts based on pupil count.

Eliminates the authority for a school district to submit a ballot question seeking authorization to collect and spend additional property tax revenue to provide a supplemental cost of living adjustment for the district. Modifies the limitation on districts' property tax override to include an amount equal to the maximum dollar amount of property tax revenue a school district could have generated for the 2001-02 budget year if it submitted and received approval of such a ballot question at the November 2001 election.
Title: H.B. 1349
Source: http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/stateleg.html

Signed into law 06/2002

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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 for payment of $5 million per month into the School Infrastructure Funding beginning April 1, 2003. http://www.isbe.net/gov-relations/materials/2002/02-8-28-ACTIVE%20BILLS-Legis-Sch.pdf
Title: H.B. 539
Source: Illinois State Board of Education Web site

Signed into law 06/2002

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Revises the individual income tax credit for child care expenses and educational costs.
Title: H.B. 238
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed by governor 06/2002

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Adds a definition of "district equalized assessed valuation" to the definitions that are used in interpreting the state school funding formula. The definition averages a district's assessed valuation from the first and secon preceding years. Also revises guaranteed tax bas to encompass the average of the 3rd and 4th preceding years, instead of basing the amount on only the 3rd preceding year, as in prior law. Permits a school district that has a delinquent single taxpayer to apply to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to deduct the taxpayer's assessed valuation from its formula calculation.
Title: H.B. 1711
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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Additional revenue from miscellaneous tax revenues (e.g. unclaimed, abandoned and seized money and property) will go to the Schools of the Future Fund. Transfers $5 million from the Lottery Proceeds Fund and unclaimed lottery prize money for FY 2003 to the Schools of the Future Fund.
Title: S.B. 1248
Source: Summaries of Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed Bills 2002

SENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002

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Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 06/2002

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Directs the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to study the overall effect on local public education when property taxes or in lieu of tax payments earmarked for education are abated or reduced and whether the effect on local public education is offset by enhanced economic development.
Title: H.B. 2672
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Provides for the establishment of the state 2 percent of growth for purposes of the state school foundation program.
Title: S.B. 2328
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Establishes a Commission on State's Fiscal Structure; requires the Commission to review and evaluate the State's budget and tax structure; requires the Commission to make recommendations on changes to the State budget process and the State tax structure; relates to funding for education, transportation, and health care; provides for a study of income, sales, property, excise, and business taxes.
Title: H.B. 1
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama; levies additional taxes, either an additional ad valorem tax or an additional ad valorem tax and an additional sales and use tax, in Barbour County for public schools or for the county general fund, or both; provides for a referendum to provide choices of the tax or taxes to be levied.http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/bills/hb645.htm
Title: H.B. 645
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Amends a section of the Revised School Code relating to a school district's bond authority to fund a deficit.
Title: H.B. 5415
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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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 property situated within Cullman, the special ad valorem tax for the support and furtherance of education.http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/bills/hb440.htm
Title: H.B. 440
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/

Signed into law 03/2002

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Provides that for school districts, beginning 1/1/02, only the portion of property tax replacement received to replace property exempt from taxation pursuant to specified Idaho Codes, base on the year 2000 tax charges for all maintenance and operation, limited as specified, on property exempt from taxation pursuant to specified Idaho Code, shall not be subtracted from maximum school district maintenance and operation property taxes.
Title: H.B. 680
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Makes a technical amendment to the Revised School Code relating to a school district's annual estimates for taxes needed for such district's needs for the ensuing fiscal year.
Title: H.B. 5412
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Makes a technical amendment to the provision of law relating to the expenditure of tax monies by schools under the Revised School Code.
Title: H.B. 5410
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Public Act No. 03/2002

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Amends a section of the Revised School Code relating to the money raised from taxes by a school district to pay for discharging the principal and interest of an indebtedness.
Title: H.B. 5417
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Relates to oil and gas severance taxes; clarify deposit of state's share of revenues into the Budget Contingency Fund and the Minimum Education Program Fund.
Title: S.B. 2389
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Signed into law 02/2002

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Authorizes the governing body of the City of Athens to increase the rate at which there is levied and collected, on all taxable property situated, the ad valorem tax, to a maximum rate, for any tax year of the City; increases the amount to be used for public schools. purposes.http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/bills/hb339.htm
Title: H.B. 339
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us

Signed into law 02/2002

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Allows school board to initiate a vote relating to the imposition of an excess tax levy; declares an emergency.
Title: S.B. 89
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 02/2002

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Allows school boards to initiate a vote relating to the imposition of an excess tax levy with the use of a resolution.
Title: H.B. 1112
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues

Signed into law 06/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Relates to the regulation of games of skill or chance and raffles conducted for fundraising by charitable, religious, educational, public, civic, or patriotic organizations, or other entities, or between individuals.
Title: H.B. 2109
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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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 coal sale are donated to charitable, governmental,or educational organizations; requires that technical assistance be provided by the Department for Surface Mining and Reclamation.
Title: H.B. 405
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Creates the Maine Black Bears Scholarship Fund for need-based scholarships to attend the University of Maine; authorizes the distribution of Maine Black Bears Licence Plates, $10 from the sale of which is to go to the Maine Black Bears Scholarship Fund. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/bills/billdocs/LD200901.doc
Title: H.B. 1506
Source: janus.state.me.us

Signed into law 03/2002

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Allows the governing body of a school corporation to donate specified sources of revenue to a charitable nonprofit community foundation if the foundation retains all rights to the donation and agrees to: (1) hold the donation as a permanent endowment; (2) distribute income from the donation only to the school corporation; and (3) return the donation to the school corporation's general fund under certain conditions.
Title: H.B. 1201
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Creates a special Parent-Teacher Association license plate.
Title: H.B. 254
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Governance

Became law without governor's signature 06/2002

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Eliminates provision in statute that requires school-wide audit team in the office of the auditor general to randomly audit each school district at least once every five years. Replaces it with provision requiring auditor general to randomly select the school districts to be audited each year, subject to review by the joint legislative audit committee. See section 40: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710
Source: http://www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 06/2002

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Provides that the Auditor General, instead of the State Board of Education, shall annually cause an audit to be made of the financial statements of all accounts, funds and other moneys in the care, custody, or control of the regional superintendent of schools of each educational service region and of each educational service center (other than an educational service center serving the Chicago school district). http://www.legis.state.il.us/publicacts/pubact92/acts/92-0544.html
Title: S.B. 1534
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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The bill specifies that the State Board of Regents will serve as the representative of the public postsecondary education system before the Governor and the Legislature. (Under current law, the State Board of Regents is assigned the role of advocating for adequate resources and sufficient authority to enable postsecondary institutions to achieve their missions.) The State Board of Regents is directed to develop and
implement, in conjunction with the postsecondary educational institutions, a comprehensive plan for coordinating all program offerings by
postsecondary educational institutions. Commencing on July 1, 2004, the state board of regents shall have authority to review and approve institutional improvement plans, and, on the basis of each plan, shall develop and implement a performance agreement with each postsecondary educational institution. Performance agreements shall incorporate the goals, priorities, policies and mission objectives identified in the institutional improvement plans, and the performance measures, which will be used to demonstrate compliance and progress. (e) Commencing on July 1, 2005, each postsecondary educational institution's receipt of new state funds shall be contingent on achieving compliance with its performance agreement. The state board shall determine the amount of new state funds to be received by each postsecondary educational institution, taking into account the postsecondary educational institution's level of compliance with its performance agreement and the funds available for distribution. The State Board of Regents is directed to develop a unified budget for state funding of postsecondary educational institutions, present that budget to the Governor and the Legislature each year, and receive and allocate the state funds appropriated for funding of postsecondary educational institutions in accord with legislative directives, except for allocations based on institutional performance allocations. (This replaces the current law which directs the State Board to approve for state funding purposes educational programs, courses of instruction, and out-district program and course locations and to review budget and state funding requests of postsecondary educational institutions in order to present a unified budget for higher education.)
Title: S.B. 647
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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SENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Repeals the process for filling a vacancy on the state board; specifies that any vacancy occurring on the state board other than a vacancy of the state board at-large seat shall be filled by the vacancy committee of the party Congressional Central Committee of the same political party as the vacating board member. Also specifies that any vacancy on the state board at-large seat must be filled by the vacancy committee of the state central committee of the same political party as the vacating state board member. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/A2523CE2D53E555E87256B29004FBEF5?Open&file=1245_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1245
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Community College

Signed into law 05/2002

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According to a legislative summary, "The bill provides for the state board to be the entity responsible for ensuring that school districts and public postsecondary institutions comply with law and state board rule and authorizes a number of options to enforce compliance." http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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According to a legislative summary, "The bill eliminates the commissioner's waiver authority over law. However, it authorizes the commissioner to waive state board rule, if the state board delegates to him that authority." http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E (waiver authority section)
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Community College

According to state legislative summary: "Designates the State Board of Education as the head of the department, the Commissioner as the Executive Director of the department; revises divisions [to create three divisions within the department, namely the Division of Public Schools, the Division of Community Colleges and the Division of Colleges and Universities, to create an Office of Private Schools and Home Education Programs within the department, and to eliminate the Division of Independent Education]; revises powers and duties[.]" See bill section 881, page 1625, line 14 ff. Also "[a]utorizes establishment, abolishment or consolidation within department to promote efficient operation. Authorizes flexibility of positions and appropriations." See bill section 1055, page 1784, line 8 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Relates to services to member local school systems by regional educational service agencies; provides that a regional educational service agency shall be authorized to sell or provide at reasonable costs goods and services to private schools located in the State. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/hb136.htm
Title: H.B. 136
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 05/2002

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Allows the state board to employ attorneys without the attorney general's approval. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1969_.htm
Title: H.B. 1969
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 05/2002

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Requires the establishment of an educational region commission to establish educational regions within the State on or before January 1, 2003, and every tenth year thereafter. Replaces the current Board of Education with regional Boards of Education and a statewide Board of Education composed of its members. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3018_.htm
Title: S.B. 3018
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Signed into law 05/2002

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Repeals an obsolete provision concerning the date by which the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board shall conduct educational programs for public bodies; alters the date by which the Board shall submit an annual report; repeals the requirement that the annual report include a description of the impact on State and local governments of expansion of the application of the Open Meetings Act to local public bodies. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0270t.rtf
Title: H.B. 270
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Includes a representative of the State's independent colleges and universities as a member on the Council on Postsecondary Education; requires the member to be selected by the board of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.
Title: H.B. 191
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Creates a study group to study school administrative unit organization; provides that the group shall study the history of formation of districts, participation in regional collaboratives, recommend incentives to be used to promote organizational characteristics that can be demonstrated to support high levels of student outcomes and efficient use of resources, and maintain school administrative units that exhibit organizational characteristics.
Title: S.B. 733
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Brings state's Regional Education Services (RESAs) under the state board's authority allows the state superintendent to appoint their executive directors. RESAs are responsible for providing technical assistance to "low performing schools and school systems" and high quality professional development. Also responsible for various technology-related matters, receiving and administering federal and/or state grants and installing and maintaining education related technology equipment and software.
Title: H.B. 4319
Source: West Virginia Department of Education News

Signed into law 02/2002

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Requires the State Council of Higher Education to prepare and submit its plans and recommendations for implementing a coordinating system of higher education to the Governor and the General Assembly at least once every four years.
Title: H.B. 79
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Governance--School Boards

Signed into law 12/2002

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Requires school committee members [local school board members] to complete at least 8 hours of orientation concerning their responsibilities, and within no more than a year of their initial election or appointment. Specifies subject areas in which members must undergo training. http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/seslaw02/sl020416.htm
Title: H.B. 783
Source: StateNet

Approved by voters 11/2002

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Reinstating term limits for elected state, county, municipal and school district officials through ballot access restrictions. (http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/inits/02init06.htm)
Title: Proposition 2
Source: Idaho Division of Elections Web site

Rule Adoption 11/2002

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Clarifies, establishes and recodifies rules regarding complaint procedures with respect to the code of ethics for school board members. Adds a new complaint form for complaints alleging only a violation of the Code of Ethics and sets forth procedures to expedite the processing of complaints to allow the Commission to decide whether a violation exists within the 90 days prescribed by the newly enacted statute. NEW JERSEY REG 15283 (SN)
Title: NJAC 6A:28-1.2, 1.9 thru 1.16
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 08/2002

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Increases the maximum amount of compensation a county board of education, the governing board of a school district or community college district, would be authorized to compensate a member of a board for attending board meetings. Deletes those provisions that authorize an action to increase the compensation of a board member pursuant to those provisions to be rejected by a majority of the voters in that school district, county or community college district.
Title: S.B. 1308
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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Increases the maximum compensation for members of school district boards of education and educational service center governing boards; permits compensation to members for attendance at training programs.
Title: S.B. 187
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Relates to school boards of reorganized school districts; requires quorums for a meeting to be a majority of the board members. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS141.NSF/vwLegislation/
Title: H.B. 218
Source: www.legis.state.de.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Abolishes statutory salary scale for local board members, and replaces with policy authorizing boards to establish own pay in public meeting. See New Section 1001.395 (see bill section 52, page 91, line 24). http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Requires auditor general to conduct financial audits of the accounts and records of all local boards in counties with populations of 150,000 rather than 125,000, according to the latest 10-year census. According to legislative report, "The number of school districts undergoing audits is increased by five." See bill section 880, page 1621, line 12 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Creates the Atlanta Board of Education Charter Review Commission to undertake a study of the conditions, needs, issues and problems arising from the creation of the Atlanta Board of Education to examine the length of terms of officers, the board's reporting relationship of the Comptroller and internal audit financing and the structure of investigations for alleged ethics violations. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/sr608.htm
Title: S.R. 608
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Changes the compensation of the members of the board of education. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/hb1676.htm
Title: H.B. 1676
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Authorizes local boards to pay additional costs imposed on certain members as a result of the board's decision to provide certain state health insurance benefits to school board members; provides for the use of local tax funds for such purpose. Permits spouses and dependents of board members to be included in members' plans. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/hb1121.htm
Title: H.B. 1121
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Requires that a question be placed on the ballot in Dorchester County at the November general election of 2002 to determine voters' attitudes towards potentially changing the method of selecting members of the Dorchester County board from governor-appointed to locally-elected. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/sb/sb0700t.rtf
Title: S.B. 700
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Provides for the compensation of the members of the Schley County board of education and reimbursement of related expenses. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/versions/hb1593_LC_28_0649_a_2.htm
Title: H.B. 1748
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Alters term limit on consecutive terms of a member of Calvert County Board of Education; alters the compensation received by the president of the Board and other members; provides that the Act does not apply to salary or compensation of incumbent members of the Board; alters the starting date of student members. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0267t.rtf
Title: H.B. 267
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Requires that a member elected to the Carroll County Board of Education begin the member's term on the first Monday in December immediately following the member's election. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb1400e.rtf
Title: H.B. 1400
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Alters the compensation received by an elected member of the Montgomery County Board of Education; alters the additional compensation to which the President of the Board is entitled; provides health insurance and other fringe benefits to elected members of the Board; establishes a scholarship for the student member of the Board. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0706t.rtf
Title: H.B. 706
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Redistricts the Board of Education districts of Montgomery County; alters compensation received by the president; does not apply to incumbent president. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0712t.rtf
Title: H.B. 712
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Public Law No. 04/2002

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Relates to the local governance of school administrative units; clarify that the primary role and responsibilities of school board members are to serve as policymakers for the school administrative units and that the role and responsibilities of school superintendents are to serve as education leaders and administrators for the school administrative units.
Title: S.B. 791
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Revises the petition signature and filing fee requirements for a candidate for school board election according to population as of the most recent census.
Title: S.B. 385
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Provides that the Director of Schools rather than the board of education would have the authority to transfer teachers from one
position to another at his or her option. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0586.pdf
Title: S.B. 2175
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 03/2002

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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 directors following a federal decennial census.
Title: H.B. 2183
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 03/2002

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Provides for the election of school trustees in partisan instead of nonpartisan elections beginning in 2002 and for the nomination, terms, and election procedures of candidates for these offices.
Title: S.B. 933
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net/

Signed into law 03/2002

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Increases maximum size of county school boards from 10 to 12 members.
Title: S.B. 2018
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Provides that any elected school board may pay each of its members an annual salary that is consistent with the salary procedures and no more than the salary limits provided for local governments.
Title: H.B. 1141
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Makes the implementation of any superintendent resignation, retirement, or other financial package and contract negotiation or renegotiation by a school board whose members are elected in whole or in part and of which one or more member's term is to expire within three months of the board's vote on such action contingent upon approval of such package or contract negotiation by the newly constituted school board.
Title: H.B. 434, S.B. 439
Source: http://hod.state.va.us/welcome.htm

Signed into law 02/2002

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Repeals Idaho's term limit law for federal, statewide elected executive officials, legislators, school district trustees and city and county elected officials.
Title: H.B. 425
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 02/2002

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Allows districts to modify the size of board of directors.
Title: S.B. 57
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 01/2002

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Provides for the election and operation of the Birmingham City Board of Education; provides for the election of the initial members of the board on a certain date.
Title: H.B. 135
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 01/2002

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Relates to the finances of regional school committees. Modifies language regarding the compensation of school board members. Regional school districts must be audited annually by an independent CPA, the results of which audit must be made public.
Title: H.B. 3071
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Governance--School Boards--Training

Signed into law 12/2002

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Governance--Site-Based Management

Signed into law 08/2002

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Establishes in each district serving at least 50 students in English language learners program a parent advisory council comprised of parents of children enrolled in English language learners program in district. Each council must include at least one representative of every language group in which a program is conducted in the district. Establishes rights and duties of parent advisory councils, including right to meet at least once annually with the local school council. http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/house/ht05010.htm
Title: H.B. 5010
Source: http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/house/ht05010.htm

Signed into law 04/2002

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Requires school advisory councils to adopt bylaws that are subject to approval by the district school board; requires that the bylaws include provisions for establishing quorums, requiring meeting notices, scheduling meetings, and replacing members.
Title: H.B. 1661
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Allows building principal applicants considered by school-based decision making councils until September 15 to provide evidence that they are qualified as required by law, administrative regulations, and school board policies; permits the superintendent to submit names of qualified applicants who have pending certification based on recent completion of preparation requirements, out-of-state preparation, and alternative routes to certification.http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/record/02rs/HB55/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 55
Source: http://www.lrc.state.ky.us

Signed into law 03/2002

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Specifies the duties, powers, and membership of a school community council and establishes a process for the selection of council members. specifies the duties, powers, and membership of a school community council; consolidates the school plan to improve student reading achievement and the School LAND Trust plan; Each school community council is to annually evaluate the school's U-PASS test results and use the evaluations in developing a school improvement plan. Each school improvement plan mustl: (a) identify the school's most critical academic needs; (b) recommend a course of action to meet the identified needs; (c) list any programs, practices, materials, or equipment that the school will need to implement its action plan to have a direct impact on the instruction of students and result in measurable increased student performance; and (d) describe how the school intends to enhance or improve academic achievement, including how financial resources available to the school, such as School LAND Trust Program monies received will be used to enhance or improve academic achievement. The school improvement plan shall focus on the school's most critical academic needs but may include other actions to enhance or improve academic achievement and community environment for students. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2002/bills/sbillenr/sb0167.htm
Title: S.B. 167
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies

Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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This bill, which rewrites the Florida Education Code, modifies the specific powers of the State Board of Education and modifies language relating to department under direction of state board. See bill section 21, page 53, line 18 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Community College

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Community College

Vetoed 05/2002

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Allows the state board to employ attorneys without the attorney general's approval. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1969_.htm
Title: H.B. 1969
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Authorizes the State Superintendent of Education to designate an appropriate individual to serve in his place on certain State boards and councils.
Title: S.B. 2283
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Abolishes the requirement that the State Board of Education be dissolved and recreated following the creation of new State Board of Education districts; specifies that members of the Board as of the time new districts are created shall represent their assigned districts for the term for which they were originally elected; provides terms for appointed members of the SchoolNet Commission. http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText124/124_SB_192_PH_Y.html
Title: S.B. 192
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us

Health

Signed into law 12/2002

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Creates the School Integrated Pest Management Act; implements a policy for integrated pest management in public, private and charter schools.
Title: S.B. 137
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 12/2002

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Amends the Public Eating and Drinking Place Code. Provides for health and safety inspections of school cafeterias and for training related to school cafeterias. Makes editorial changes.
Title: H.B. 2350
Source: StateNet

Adopted 12/2002

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Establishes rules to clarify for school personnel, parents, and guardians the recommendations or directions that school personnel may make or give parents or guardians about specific treatments or medications for their children. Inappropriate Medical Recommendations by School
Personnel: A. School personnel shall not require that a student take or continue to take a specific medication as a condition for attending school. B. School personnel shall not recommend a single specific health care professional or provider but may provide to a parent or guardian a list of two or more health care professionals or providers. UTAH REG 25647 (SN)
Title: R277-611
Source: StateNet

Adopted 11/2002

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Clarifies rules regarding the prohibition of smoking or the use of any other tobacco product on school grounds. Adds a definition of school grounds and extends to include the smoking of any substance and the use of tobacco products in school buildings and on school grounds. NEW JERSEY REG 15282 (SN)
Title: NJAC 6A:16-1.3, 3.1
Source: StateNet

Adopted 11/2002

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Adopts the form and protocol for physical exams to be required of all students participating in sports. Directs the Department to consult with the interscholastic activity organization that oversees these activities, the Oregon School Activities Association, in development of the form and protocol. OREGON REG 23960 (SN)
Title: OAC 581-021-0041
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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Requires the California Healthy Kids Resource Center, in consultation with the state department of education, and contingent upon receipt of funds, to review, acquire and circulate brain and spinal cord injury prevention curricula for voluntary use by districts serving students in any grades K-12. Requires the California Healthy Kids Resource Center to notify districts regarding the availability of the approved curricula. Requires funding for these purposes to be provided by nonstate sources. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2668_bill_20020921_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 2668
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2002

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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 sandbox area.
Title: A.B. 1867
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2002

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Requires every schoolsite to allow pupils to use sunscreen during the school day without a physician's note or prescription and authorizes schoolsites to set a policy related to use of sunscreen.
Title: S.B. 1632
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2002

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Forbids school districts from prohibiting students with asthma or other respiratory diseases from possessing and administering prescription inhalers in accordance with department of public health regulations. http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/house/ht04411.htm
Title: H.B. 4411
Source: www.state.ma.us

Signed into law 08/2002

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Requires hepatitis B vaccinations for full-time students at institutions of higher education.
Title: A.B. 1888
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2002

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Creates the Certified School Professional Nurse Staff Task Force to identify strategies to enhance recruitment and retention of certified school nurses, especially in rural and inner-city areas.
Title: H.B. 2162
Source: 2002 Session Highlights

Signed into law 07/2002

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Relates to psychotropic and psychostimulant drugs. Requires a school board to adopt and implement a policy that prohibits any disciplinary action that is based totally or in part on the refusal of a student's parent or guardian to administer or consent to the administration of psychotropic or psychostimulant medication to the student; adds other requirements concerning the policy.
Title: H.B. 3744
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2002

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Validates certain practices sanctioned by regulations, but not necessarily Title VIII of the Education Law, regarding the administration of medication to children, pending the development of appropriate legislation to address the issue permanently. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S07746&sh=t
Title: S.B. 7746
Source: http://assembly.state.ny.us

Signed into law 06/2002

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Amends the School Code; provides that school districts are encouraged to create and use an emergency medical information form for bus drivers and emergency medical technicians for those students with special needs or medical conditions, to be filled out by the student's parent or guardian, with one copy on file at the school and another copy on the student's school bus. http://www.legis.state.il.us/publicacts/pubact92/acts/92-0580.html
Title: H.B. 5939
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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Requires public and nonpublic school to have an employee trained in the performance of the Heimlich maneuver present during periods of food service to students.
Title: H.B. 384
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

To governor 06/2002

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Provides for vaccination against meningococcal disease for students at institutions of higher education. Provides exemption if a waiver is signed by student's parent or guardian.
Title: S.B. 955
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

To governor 06/2002

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Adds evidence of immunization to the Intra-state education Identification card for each child. This act takes effect upon passage.
Title: H.B. 7176
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

To governor 06/2002

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This act would establish the conditions under which pesticide applications would occur at schools, pre- schools and child care centers and would provide for prior notice of pesticide applications to parents and guardians of children and to school staff. This act would take effect upon passage.
Title: S.B. 2465
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Act No. 06/2002

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Requires public institutions of higher learning to notify incoming students, or their parents, of the risk of contracting Meningococcal Disease if living in on campus student housing; requires these institutions to recommend vaccinations against this disease in the institutions health and medical information provided to students and parents.
Title: H.B. 5133
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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Relates to urging primary and secondary schools to offer students more calcium rich foods and beverages in their lunch and snack bar programs.
Title: H.J.R. 646
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Withdraws Auditor General's mandate to evaluate the Healthy Families and family literacy program; moves responsibility for family group decision making program reports from auditor general to department. Requires report on Health Start program to be delivered to the speaker of the house, president of the senate and governor on or before December 31, 2002. Deletes obsolete language regarding delivery of other reports. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/laws/0245.htm
Title: H.B. 2347
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Mandates that the Commissioner of Education and Public Health create plan for the colocation where possible of family resource centers and school-based health clinics in order to improve access to services and to make the delivery of services more cost-efficient. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2002/act/Pa/2002PA-00036-R00HB-05179-PA.htm
Title: H.B. 5179
Source: www.cga.state.ct.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Requires local boards to adopt a policy authorizing the self-administration of asthma medication by a student who has asthma, provided that any student who is authorized for self-administration of asthma medication under such policy may possess and use his or her asthma medication in specified locales. Provides an exception from liability to school districts or their employees. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/sb472.htm
Title: S.B. 472
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Renames State Coordinating Countil for Residential Placement of Handicapped Children as State Coordinating Council for Children. Adds Maryland School-Based Health Care Center Policy Advisory Council; State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect; and State Commission on Infant Mortality Prevention to units in Office for Children, Youth and Families in Executive Department. Establishes as "Community Partnership Agreements" agreements between the state and local management boards relating to the provision of services for children, youth and families. Adds to purposes of Subcabinet Fund as it relates to services to handicapped children. Requires the Special Secretary to adopt regulations about local management boards. Modifies membership and duties of local coordinating councils. Provides out-of-state placement for children who have behavioral, educational, developmental, or mental needs that can't be met through state agencies; codifies the State School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council. Requires Special Secretary for Children, Youth, and Families to appoint a Committee to develop a Subcabinet plan to address provision of services to intensive-needs children. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb1386t.rtf
Title: H.B. 1386
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Creates an Asthma Control Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requires the Secretary to adopt regulations to implement the Program; provides for the funding of the Program; provides training for school personnel or other appropriate personnel, on asthma education in conjunction with the Department of Education and Local Health Departments. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0420t.rtf
Title: H.B. 420
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Codifies the School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council; provides for membership, chairman, purpose, duties; provides for creation within the Office for Children, Youth, and Families. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb1163t.rtf
Title: H.B. 1163
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Relates to requiring school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, county vocational education and extension boards and charter schools to retain on premises at least 1 functional cardiac automated external defibrillator; provides that where a school-sponsored competitive athletic event is held at a site other than a public school facility, the public school officials shall ensure that such defibrillator is provided on site.
Title: A.B. 10577, A.B. 8779
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Relates to emergency aid; provides that a health care provider licensed or certified pursuant to title 32 who agrees with any person or school to voluntarily attend an amateur athletic practice, contest or other event to render emergency health care without compensation to an athlete injured during such event is omission by the provider.
Title: S.B. 1190
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Vision screening examinations must be performed and submitted to the public school, public preschool, or Head Start program a child enters between the ages of 3 and 6 years old.
Title: S.B. 207
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Establishes a full-time position of education school nurse consultant within the Department of Education; specifies data collection and reporting for schools and local health departments; requires protocols on school health services to be maintained in each school library; specifies that nothing shall be construed to limit a student's attendance at public school or to deny, prohibit, or limit the administration of first aid or emergency procedures.
Title: H.B. 126
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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In section relating to immunization tracking registry, states that parental consent is to be considered general consent given for treatment and release of information to other providers or to the office of public health. Requires immunization providers to meet at least one of the following requirements: 1) Placement of poster in waiting room notifying parents that the site is sharing data with the state immunization registry. 2) Provision of parents with a brochure from the Office of Public Health describing the purposes of the registry and telling parents they can ask the health provider not to submit their child's immunization information. 3) In the event of a public health emergency such as a natural disaster, bioterrorist attack, or epidemic, waiver of requirement to obtain consent for placement on the registry for mass immunizations performed in response to such events.
Title: H.B. 91A
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Repeals the termination date of the Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program; requires the Department of Education to evaluate the Program each year. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb1409t.rtf
Title: H.B. 1409
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Resolve authorizing emergency adoption of legislation regarding immunization of children. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/bills/billdocs/LD212401.doc
Title: H.B. 1624
Source: janus.state.me.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Relates to accommodating children with diabetes in schools; requires that an individual health plan for each diabetic child, parental signed release form, medical equipment jand storage capacity, exceptions from school policies, school schedule, meals and eating, disaster preparedness, inservice training for staff by a registered nurse, legal documents for parent-designated adults.
Title: S.B. 6641
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Requires the state department of health to establish an indoor air quality in schools program, and to inspect the air quality of schools annually. Establishes the school air quality panel. Allows monies from a school corporation's capital projects fund to carry out a indoor air quality improvement plan as established in statute. http://www.in.gov/serv/lsa_billinfo?document=SE/SE0407.1.html&year=2002
Title: S.B. 407
Source: www.in.gov

Signed into law 03/2002

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Provides that a student, before enrolling in a residential campus at a public university, must be immunized for meningococcal disease or qualify for an exemption from the immunization requirement.
Title: H.B. 1161
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Concerns public health departments; relates to tests and inoculations for pupils enrolling in schools; provides that a county, city-county or multicounty health department shall provide without delay and to the extent that funds designated by such health department for the purchase of vaccines are available the tests and inoculations required by this act to such pupils as are not exempted on religious or medical grounds.
Title: H.B. 2809
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Permits public and private school students to self- administered asthma medications when the school receives written authorization from the parent and health care provider; requires statements to be kept on file at the school; requires parent or guardian to sign a statement acknowledging that the school has no liability from any injury.
Title: H.B. 353
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Public Act No. 03/2002

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Requires the Department of Health to review all current procedures for the administration of medications to students in schools by nonmedical personnel and to revise them as necessary; requires the development of new model procedures and encourages all school districts to realign their policy towards the new model policy developed by the Department.
Title: H.B. 4672
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 03/2002

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Prohibits school personnel from making certain medical recommendations for a child, including the use of psychotropic drugs; provides criminal penalties; provides that the Division of Child and family services may not initiate an investigation or remove a minor from the custody of his parent on the basis of the refusal of the parent to consent to the administration of a psychotropic drug to a child.
Title: H.B. 123
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Prohibits smoking in the interior of any public elementary, intermediate, and secondary school; areas within 50 feet of any such building entrance or exit; and outdoor school functions on school grounds where students are present.
Title: H.B. 939
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Requires a medication or treatment order as a condition for children with life-threatening conditions to attend public schools; defines medication or treatment order as the authority a registered nurse obtains; defines life threatening condition as a health condition that will put the child in danger of death during the schoold day if medication, treatment order and nursing plan are in place.
Title: H.B. 2834
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Requires local school boards to develop and implement policies prohibiting certain school personnel from recommending the use of a psychotropic medications for any student; provides such policies shall not prohibit school health staff for making such recommendation or to consult with the appropriated health practitioner with the written consent of the student's parents.
Title: H.B. 90
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Health--Child Abuse

Signed into law 05/2002

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Lengthens statutes of limitations in cases of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or sexual assault of a minor to 30 years from date of victim's attainment of age of majority. Adds section stating that in certain cases of recovering damages for personal injury caused by sexual assault to a minor, there is no statute of limitations. Defines as Class B felony actions placing child in endangerment. Makes sexual assault in the first degree a class A felony if the victim is under 16. Expands list of those professionals mandated to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Establishes educational training program for accurate and prompt identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect, available to all mandated reporters. Requires that any mandated reporter who does not report must participate in an educational and training program; reduces maximum time in whic reporting must take place to within 12 hours. Allows state telephone hotline for child abuse to accept information from anyone. States that teacher records held by local or regional boards which are records of the personal misconduct of a teacher are public records and subject to disclosure. Disclosure of such records of a teacher's personal misconduct does not require the consent of the teacher.
Title: H.B. 5680
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Health--Mental Health

Signed into law 03/2002

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Relates to school psychologists; clarifies that persons under contract with school districts to perform psychological services may use the same titles as those persons employed by school districts who perform the same services.
Title: H.B. 1302
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses

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High School

Rule Adoption 12/2002

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Adopted 12/2002

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Amends rules to add the Utah Basic Skills Competency Test (UBSCT) as a requirement for high school diplomas and provides for differentiated diplomas. Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year, adds a tenth grade basic skills competency test and beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, the use of student behavior indicators in assessing student performance. Students who do not pass the competency exam will be awarded an alternative completion diploma. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bull_pdf/2002/b20021201.pdf and http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-705.htm UTAH REG 25648 (SN)
Title: R277-705
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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Establishes the High School Pupil Success Act to provide grants and consultation to school districts with high schools, pursuant to a request for proposals process, to develop a reform and redesign plan for their high school systems to raise pupil achievement. Provides the program to be administered by the Department of Education along with an advisory committee made up of representatives from specified educational organizations.
Title: A.B. 2531
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2002

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Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to advise school districts that maintain high schools about the importance of making readily available to each high school pupil the list of courses offered by the school attended by that pupil that are certified by the University of California as meeting admission requirements. Requires that State institutions of higher education assist school districts in this matter.
Title: S.B. 1339
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 07/2002

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Requires that a fee for applications for the high school equivalency test be submitted when registering for the test; requires that each scoring contractor provides the Superintendent of Public Instruction with the test results.
Title: A.B. 2310
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2002

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Creates a Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association to implement rules and regulations governing interscholastic sports in secondary and middle schools, including private schools which agree to voluntarily become member schools in the association. Rules and regulations are to be promulgated with the consent of the state superintendent and the state board. Appeals of decisions interpreting the rules and regulations of the association shall go to the state board. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS141.NSF/vwLegislation/
Title: H.B. 475
Source: http://www.legis.state.de.us/Legislature

Signed into law 06/2002

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Establishes a 4-year implementation schedule for existing law which prohibits a school district, when calculating a pupil's grade point average, from assigning extra grade weighting to a course that covers a subject required for admission to the University of California or the California State University unless the University of California approves the course for extra grade weighting. Bill commences application to pupils in the grade 9 in the 2005-06 school year. http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2657_bill_20020604_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 2657
Source: info.sen.ca.gov

Signed into law 06/2002

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Revises section awarding honorary high school diplomas to certain veterans to include residents or former residents who were civilian prisoners of war. http://www.house.state.mo.us/bills02/biltxt02/truly02/HB1515T.HTM
Title: H.B. 1515
Source: www.house.state.mo.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Mandates the state board to adopt rules permitting any GED recipient who meets certain criteria to be awarded a standard high school diploma. See bill section 133, page 365, line 3 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Provides that each local board of education shall issue high school diplomas to certain veterans who failed to receive diplomas due to an interruption of their education by service in the Korean Conflict or the Vietnam Conflict; provides certain requirements relating to attendance in high school. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/hb1068.htm
Title: H.B. 1068
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Allows honorably discharged veterans of the Korean Conflict to obtain a high school diploma by applying to the county board where the individual resides or where the school the individual withdrew from was located. Veteran must have left a state board-accredited full-time public or private school during the individual's senior year in high school to enlist in the armed forces during the Korean Conflict. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0218t.rtf
Title: H.B. 218
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Directs the local board of education to award high school diplomas to honorably discharged veterans of World War II who were enrolled in, but did not complete, high school prior to their service in the United States Armed Forces during World War II.
Title: H.B. 45
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Clarifies the duties of the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges in the administration of General Educational Development (GED) Testing Program.
Title: S.B. 2626
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2002

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Modifies high school graduation requirements; adds certain courses which count for the core curriculum requirements; modifies credit granting requirement; directs certain school district to adopt class schedules which allow enrollment at a technology center school district.
Title: H.B. 2886
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/hb2886_enr.rtf

Signed into law 03/2002

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Requires high schools to provide access to campuses and to student directory information for official recruiting representatives of various military organizations to inform students of educational and career opportunities in the armed forces.
Title: H.B. 110
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Directs the state board of education to provide that the requirements for the standard high school diploma must include at least two sequential electives chosen from a concentration of courses selected from a variety of options that may be planned to ensure the completion of a focused sequence of elective courses. Students may take such focused sequence of elective courses in consecutive years or any two years of high school. Such focused sequence of elective courses must provide a foundation for further education or training or preparation for employment and must be developed by the school division, consistent with state board guidelines and as approved by the local school board.
Title: H.B. 1277
Source: http://hod.state.va.us/welcome.htm

Signed into law 03/2002

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Requires state board to set proficiency standards. Modifies requirements for graduation; imposes different types of student proficiency with respect to performance standards; imposes assessment duties upon school districts; conforms statutory provisions accordingly; provides an effective date. As measured by each district's body of evidence assessment system, a high school diploma must provide for one of the following endorsements which shall be stated on the transcript of each student: Advanced endorsement requires a student to demonstrate advanced performance in a majority of the areas of the common core of knowledge and skills and proficient performance in the remaining areas of the specified common core of knowledge and skills. Comprehensive endorsement requires a student to demonstrate proficient performance in all areas of the common core of knowledge and skills and general endorsement requires a student to demonstrate proficient performance in a majority of the areas of the common core of knowledge and skills. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2002/engross/sf0056.pdf
Title: S.B. 56
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us

Signed into law 02/2002

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Clarifies that school boards may operate comprehensive schools offering all-day academic programs and career and technical education as joint schools.
Title: H.B. 334
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

High School--Advanced Placement

SENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Relates to college preparatory educational programs; requires the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a core advanced placement curriculum, to expand access to advanced placement courses though the Kentucky Virtual High School; requires school districts to grant credit to students for courses taken via the Kentucky Virtual High School.
Title: S.B. 74
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment

Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Postsec.

Signed into law 05/2002

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Postsec.
Community College

According to legislative summary, "The bill deletes a provision that penalizes a student for using part of Bright Futures eligibility if the student succeeds in earning college credit through an acceleration mechanism. This requirement applies only to Medallian and Academic Scholars and only to students who enroll in public colleges or universities." Requires local districts to annually give each high school student information on Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Requires school districts to help high school students to determine their progress in eligibility for a Bright Futures Scholarship. District must give every high school student a full Florida Bright Futures Scholarship report and key and must inform students that their report card GPA may differ from the Bright Futures GPA. See bill section 423, page 945, line 11 ff. Changes references from "merit" scholars to "medallion" scholars. Extends eligibility for Florida Medallion Scholars Award to Florida Bright Futures Scholarship-eligible students who are National Merit, National Achievement and National Hispanic Recognition students who did not complete a community service program. See bill section 427, page 953, line 8 ff. Eliminates reference in Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars Award statute to vocational-ready diploma program. See bill section 428, page 954, line 24 ff. In Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Testing Program, requirement to reduce program award hours by number of credit hours received is eliminated. See bill section 431, page 960, line 20 ff. Adds Florida State University to the Florida Minority Medical Education Program because FSU now has a medical school. Includes Florida A&M University (FAMU) and Florida International University (FIU) law schools in Virgil Hawkins Fellows Assistance Program. According to legislative summary, "The bill retains the requirement that all Bright Futures Medallion and Gold Seal Scholarship recipients must take five CLEP tests, if they enroll in a public community college or state university. It does not authorize a penalty if students do not obey this requirement." Also, "The bill retains the requirement that the community college or university must pay for the CLEP tests, and does not authorize the use of any other college equivalency testing program." http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Community College

Explicitly states that community colleges may, free of charge, provide instructional materials to home-schooling students or private-school students. See bill section 357, page 795, line 15 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 04/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Vetoed 03/2002

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Community College

Certain minimum standardized test requirements for participation in the community college and junior college dual enrollment program.
Title: S.B. 2622
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Community College

Relates to Community colleges; deletes the ACT score requirement for dual enrollment of high school students.
Title: H.B. 1539
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

Postsec.

Each governing board is required to establish and implement a policy through which college students obtain credit toward graduation for service performed in the public schools as tutors, student advisors, and mentors to instill in public school students the benefits of postsecondary education attainment. Also requires the higher education policy commission to study and determine an appropriate process for allowing students enrolled in high schools in the state to concurrently enroll in post-secondary courses without cost for tuition and fee charges. The postsecondary courses must include academic, vocational and certificate courses.
Title: H.B. 4362
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

High School--Exit Exams

Adopted 12/2002

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Rule Adoption 12/2002

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Adopted 10/2002

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Signed into law 09/2002

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Vetoed 09/2002

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Vetoed 09/2002

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Signed into law 09/2002

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Vetoed 09/2002

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Signed into law 07/2002

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Modifies the State System of Public Education by extending for one year the pilot status of the tenth grade basic skills competency test.
Title: H.B. 5007E
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Directs the Board of Education to develop guidelines for local school boards to award verified units of credit for a standard diploma for "transition" students: students entering the ninth grade in the 2000, 2001, and 2002 school years using criteria different from the current Standards of Accreditation diploma requirements. The guidelines address students in these classes who passed the relevant coursework and who meet such additional criteria as the Board shall establish for the award of such verified units, which may include, but shall not be limited to, performance on Standards of Learning assessments or other tests, including subsequent administrations of such assessments or tests; attendance and conduct requirements, and participation in remediation programs.
Title: S.B. 609
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?021+sum+SB609S

Signed into law 03/2002

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Authorizes the Board of Education to substitute industry certification and State licensure examinations for Standards of Learning assessments for the purpose of enhancing the quality of career and technical education and awarding verified units of credit for career and technical education courses, where appropriate.
Title: S.B. 477
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Directs the Board of Education to develop guidelines for local school boards to award verified units of credit for a standard diploma for transition students, students entering the ninth grade in the 2000, 2001 and 2002 school years using criteria different from the current Standards of Accreditation diploma requirements. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?021+ful+CHAP0577
Title: H.B. 493, S.B. 609
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

High School--GED (General Education Development)

Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Clarifies the duties of the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges in the administration of General Educational Development (GED) Testing Program.
Title: S.B. 2626
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

High School--Graduation Requirements

Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Signed into law 01/2002

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High School--International Baccalaureate

Signed into law 05/2002

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Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices

Signed into law 06/2002

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Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling

Signed into law 05/2002

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Creates Office of Private Schools and Home Education. New section defines home education program and private school. Inserts "directory" language to show home-schooling parents the programs in which their children may participate (i.e., extracurricular activities, dual enrollment, Bright Futures), and to show private schools the sections with which they must comply (i.e., student records, instructional materials, etc.) See bill section 90, page 172, line 22 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: Florida Legislative Web site

Signed into law 05/2002

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Provides that home schooled pupils shall have access to curricular courses or cocurricular programs offered by the school district in which the pupil resides, and that local school boards may establish a policy regulating participation in curricular courses and cocurricular programs, provided the policy is not more restrictive for non-public or home educated pupils than the policy governing the school district's resident pupils.
Title: H.B. 631
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Instructional Approaches--Official English

Vetoed 06/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Enacts the Iowa English Language Reaffirmation Act of 2001; declares that English is the official language of the state ; requires all state and local official government business to be conducted in English with certain exceptions.
Title: S.B. 165
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping

Signed into law 03/2002

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Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools

Rejected by voters 11/2002

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Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to reallocate tobacco settlement revenue on a permanent annual basis funding to certain entities, including nonprofit hospitals, licensed nursing homes, licensed hospices, nurse practitioners, school-linked health centers, Health and Aging Research Development Initiative, the Elder Prescription Drug Program, Nurses Scholarship Program, Tobacco Free Futures Fund, and tobacco use reduction programs.
Title: Proposal 02-4
Source: Michigan Secretary of State Web site

Signed into law 07/2002

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Establishes a coordinated children's services initiative for children with emotional and/or behavioral disorders, within the council on children and families, to provide effective collaboration among State and local health, mental hygiene, education, juvenile justice, probation and other human services agencies for the benefit of such children and their families, and to limit institutional placements of such children. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S07516&sh=t
Title: S.B. 7516
Source: http://assembly.state.ny.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Establishes three-year pilot project for cooperative programs for low incidence pupils. Establishes an advisory committee to assist in establishment of the pilot project for cooperative programs for certain groups of pupils with low incidence disabilities. Defines "low-incidence pupils"; designates committee membership and duties. Includes conditional enactment clause. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/laws/0300.htm
Title: H.B. 2702
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Requires the Director of the Division of Special Education to coordinate an interagency task force to review services and funding sources available for children and young adults with disabilities and their families.
Title: S.B. 290
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

International Benchmarking

Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Urges the Board of Education to encourage educators, students and education policymakers to participate in international educational exchange programs; urges the department to identify exchange programs, curricula and information for districts to increase students' and educators' knowledge of other cultures and systems of government. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/02RS/SC142/bill.doc
Title: S.C.R. 142
Source:

Signed into law 04/2002

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Appropriates one-time funds for student scholarships to the Seeds of Peace International Camp. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/bills/billdocs/LD193102.doc
Title: H.B. 1434
Source: janus.state.me.us

Leadership

Vetoed 12/2002

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Adjusts the salary cap for district superintendents appointed by a board of cooperative educational services to 98% of the Education Commissioners salary for the current fiscal year.
Title: A.B. 7535
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 07/2002

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Implements a study pertaining to licensing of educational administrators; takes the foundational steps towards establishing an independent body to set and monitor standards for school administrators. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2002/bills/sb2270_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2270
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2002

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Permits individual to be employed as a resident teacher (emergency certified) in special education for three years. Beginning in the 2003-04 school year, an emergency-certified individual beginning a second or subsequent year of teaching may work only as a resident teacher, after obtaining a provisional teacher license or one-time renewal valid for one year. Every teacher in residence program is to undergo an onsite evaluation at least once every five years; the state board should, when practicable, evaluate any teacher in residence progam affiliated with an institution of higher education at the same time as the commission of higher education's review of that institution's teacher preparation program. A school district may hire an individual as a resident teacher for any part of the two-year residency program if the individual completes all remaining requirements for an approved program of preparation witin twoyears of being hired as a resident teacher. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/BBB8887EBEB063B887256B1E004C587E?Open&file=1300_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1300
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 06/2002

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Requires the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to approve a plan by July 1, 2003 for establishing the program requirements for principal preparation programs at postsecondary institutions. The commission, in collaboration with the state board and postsecondary institutions that offer principal preparation programs, is to ensure that the performance-based standards for licensure become the base for principal preparation programs. Requires the commission to make the final determination on the contents of the performance-based standards for licensure and the implementation of these standards. Lists additional required components of all principal preparation programs. Requires the board to adopt by January 1, 2003 performance-based principal licensure standards to aid in the development of principal preparation programs. Standards must be consistent with national standards for principal preparation, and must include specified components. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/669A4002F9D847DC87256AB0004D8BDB?Open&file=152_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 152
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Designates the office of county school superintendent as a local education service agency that is eligible to provide programs to school districts and charter schools within the county; authorizes the superintendent to provide discretionary programs and establish an advisory committee to the office of county superintendent; mandates that the county superintendent: 1) assist school districts and charter schools in the use of student data, staff development, curriculum alignment and techology to improve student performance; assist schools in meeting yearly adequate progress goals as defined by state board criteria and implemented by the department. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/laws/0290.htm
Title: H.B. 2284
Source: http://www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Allows school boards more time to decide on personnel nominations when the Legislature adjourns before May 31.
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Permits local boards to hire principals lacking educator certification, as long as the board provides alternative certification for the principal through its own written alternative principal certification policy. (see bill section 55, page 93, line 20). http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: Florida Legislature Web site

Signed into law 05/2002

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Requires state board to establish standards for district and area education agency career development programs and for individual teacher career development plans. Requires state director to develop a transition plan for implementation of the career development standards established in statute relating to licensure renewal. Moves national board certification registration deadline for purposes of payment of one-half of national board certification fee from June 30, 2002 to June 30, 2005. Teachers must likewise register for national board certification by June 30, 2005 and be certified in three years to obtain 2,500 annual award. Eliminates age limitations of employees eligible for early retirement incentives, leaving these to local board discretion. Includes licensed preschool teachers in definition of "beginning teachers," "classroom teachers," and "teachers." Eliminates requirement that beginning teacher's mentor be classroom teacher. Creates new defintions for "intensive assistance" and "performance reviews" for non-beginning teachers. Revises section requiring boards to provide for evaluations of beginning teachers and performance reviews for non-beginning teachers. Requires state board to adopt state director-developed model criteria for teacher evaluation, advancement and career development. Encourages districts to evaluate their current career development alignment with their student achievement goals and research-based instructional strategies, and implement district career development plans. Reduces from 5 to 3 years the frequency with which teacher performance reviews must be conducted, and requires that these be based in part on individual career development plans. Makes additional changes to beginning teacher evaluation system and teacher career development programs. Establishes timeline for development of administrator preparation program. Establishes minimum teacher salary requirements. Requires department to undertake study of feasibility of change to student achievement and teacher quality program. Creates statewide career path pilot program: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Legislation/HF/02500/HF02549/Current.html
Title: H.B. 2549
Source: www.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Amends the laws regarding the certification for school administrators and teachers by incorporating performance standards for provisional teacher certification; allows the State Board of Education to determine competency areas for school administrators.
Title: H.B. 1517
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Public school principals and vice principals must hold or have held either valid teacher certificates or valid educational staff associate certificates. Persons who hold or have held valid educational staff associate certificates must also have demonstrated successful school-based experience in an instructional role with students. Persons whose certificates were revoked, suspended, or surrendered may not be employed as public school principals or vice principals. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2001-02/House/2400-2424/2415-s_sl_03252002.txt
Title: H.B. 2415
Source: www.leg.wa.gov

Leadership--District Superintendent

Signed into law 05/2002

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Public Law No. 04/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure

Signed into law 07/2002

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Signed into law 06/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 03/2002

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Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay

Vetoed 12/2002

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Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness

Signed into law 05/2002

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Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation

Signed into law 06/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 05/2002

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Signed into law 04/2002

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Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention

Vetoed 09/2002

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Creates the Superintendent Training Program for the training of county and school district superintendents, upon application.
Title: A.B. 2540
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Middle School

Signed into law 09/2002

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Community College

Signed into law 07/2002

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Requires that the department and Professional Standards in Teaching Education Board develop a certificate for middle school teachers. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0661e.rtf
Title: H.B. 661
Source: mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 06/2002

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Allows the Board of Governors of Higher Education to establish and administer within the general fund a GEAR Up for Connecticut futures account. State treasurer may invest any moneys in the account not needed for current disbursement for scholarships, with interest from investments credited to the account.
Title: H.B. 5498
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2002

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Minority/Diversity Issues

Signed into law 03/2002

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Vetoed 03/2002

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Enacts to the Indian Education Act. Creates the "Indian education division" within the department of education to (A.) provide assistance to school districts and tribes to meet the educational needs of American Indian students; (B.) provide assistance to school districts and tribes in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of curricula in native languages, culture and history designed for American Indian students; (C.) provide assistance to school districts and tribes to develop curricula and instructional materials in native languages, culture and history in conjunction and by contract with native language practitioners and tribal elders, unless the use of written language is expressly prohibited by the tribe; (D.) establish an advisory council; (E.) by January 2005, enter into agreements with each tribe or authorized tribal educational entity to share programmatic information and to coordinate technical assistance for public schools that serve American Indian students; (F.) seek funds to establish an Indian education office in the northwest corner of the state; (G.) require school districts to obtain a signature of approval by the tribal governments or tribal government designees residing within school district boundaries, verifying that the tribes agree to Indian policies and procedures pursuant to federal requirements; and (H.) seek funds to help increase the number of American Indian teachers and principals and providing continued professional development for teachers and principals serving American Indian students.

Title: S.B. 198
Source: http://www.technet.nm.org/legislature

Minority/Diversity Issues--African American

Signed into law 03/2002

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Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian

Rejected by voters 11/2002

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Creates the Tribal State Gaming Compact, College Scholarship and Elderly Care Act of 2002; allows Indian tribes to contribute a portion of gaming revenues to fund college scholarships and to provide additional resources for elderly care. (http://www.sosaz.com/election/2002/info/pubpamphlet/english/prop200.htm)
Title: Proposition 200
Source: Arizona Elections Services

Approved by voters 11/2002

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Indian Gaming and Self-Reliance Act provides a tribal contribution of 5% of annual net gaming income for educational programs and schools on or near the reservations; limiting gaming to Indian lands. (http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/inits/02init01.htm)

Title: Proposition 1
Source: Idaho Election Division

Signed into law 07/2002

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Creates new section relating the importance of native language preservation, and providing that the State Board of Education will adopt rules authorizing American Indian language teachers in the public schools.
Title: S.B. 1411
Source: Idaho State Board of Education Web site

Vetoed 03/2002

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Vetoed 02/2002

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Signed into law 02/2002

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Provides for a Native American Language Teacher certificate.
Title: H.B. 204
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic

Signed into law 03/2002

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No Child Left Behind