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From the ECS State Policy Database
2002 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2002. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. To view all, press the button located at the top labeled "Expand All."

Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date].

State Status/Date Level Summary
+ Accountability
+ Accountability--Accreditation
+ Accountability--Measures/Indicators
+ Accountability--Reporting Results
+ Accountability--Rewards
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers
+ Accountability--School Improvement
+ Adult Basic Education
+ Assessment
+ Assessment--Accommodations
+ Assessment--End-of-Course
+ Assessment--Formative/Interim
+ Assessment--High Stakes/Competency
+ Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization)
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol
+ Attendance
+ Attendance--Truancy
+ Background Checks
+ Bilingual/ESL
+ Business Involvement
+ Career/Technical Education
+ Cheating
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment
+ Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Tax Credits
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers
+ Civic Education
+ Civic Education--Character Education
+ Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance
+ Class Size
+ Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Arts Education
+ Curriculum--Core Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Drivers Education
+ Curriculum--Environmental Education
+ Curriculum--Family Living Education
+ Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed.
+ Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language
+ Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education
+ Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling
+ Curriculum--Mathematics
+ Curriculum--Multicultural
+ Curriculum--Physical Education
+ Curriculum--Science
+ Curriculum--Sex Education
+ Curriculum--Social Studies/History
+ Data-Driven Improvement
+ Demographics--Enrollments
+ Desegregation
+ Economic/Workforce Development
+ Education Research
+ Equity
+ Federal
+ Finance
+ Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost
+ Finance--Bonds
+ Finance--District
+ Finance--Does Money Matter?
+ Finance--Equity
+ Finance--Facilities
+ Finance--Funding Formulas
+ Finance--Local Foundations/Funds
+ Finance--Lotteries
+ Finance--Private Giving
+ Finance--Resource Efficiency
+ Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
+ Finance--Student Fees
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues
+ Governance
+ Governance--School Boards
+ Governance--School Boards--Training
+ Governance--Site-Based Management
+ Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies
+ Health
+ Health--Child Abuse
+ Health--Mental Health
+ Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses
+ High School
+ High School--Advanced Placement
+ High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
+ High School--Exit Exams
+ High School--GED (General Education Development)
+ High School--Graduation Requirements
+ High School--International Baccalaureate
+ Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices
+ Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
+ Instructional Approaches--Official English
+ Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping
+ Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
+ International Benchmarking
+ Leadership
+ Leadership--District Superintendent
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention
+ Middle School
+ Minority/Diversity Issues
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--African American
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic
+ No Child Left Behind
+ No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress
+ No Child Left Behind--Assessment
+ No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer
+ No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools
+ No Child Left Behind--Report Cards
+ No Child Left Behind--School Support
+ No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services
+ Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning
+ Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses
+ P-16 or P-20
- P-3
KYEmergency Rule Adoption 12/2002P-12Early Intervention Program Assessment/Service Planning
911 KAR 2:130E
Establishes emergency rules pertaining to early intervention program assessment and service planning. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/911/002...

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AKRule Adoption 11/2002P-12Child Care Licensing
4 AAC 62.120; 4 AAS 62.310; 4 AAC 65.510, 65.540, 65.990
Pertains to child care licensing and facility operation and management. Expands the requirements regarding removal of employees or volunteer...

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FLApproved by voters 11/2002P-12Voluntary Universal Pre-Kindergarten Education
Constitutional Amendment 8
Proposes a Constitutional amendment (Article IX, Section 1)that every four- year-old child in Florida shall be offered a high quality pre-ki...

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MORejected by voters 11/2002P-12Additional tobacco tax for early childhood and other programs
Proposition A
Imposes an additional tax per cigarette and other tobacco products, with the new revenues placed into a Healthy Families Trust Fund to be us...

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NMAdopted 11/2002P-12Competencies for Early Childhood Education
6.61.8.10
Sets forth the competencies required for early childhood educators. ...

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PAIssued 10/2002P-12Governor's Task Force on Early Childhood Care and Education
Executive Order 2000-2
Task force was charged with examining proven, evidence-based school readiness strategies available for early childhood care and education fo...

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CASigned into law 09/2002P-12Revises and consolidates the definitions of children with exceptional needs
A.B. 2311
Relates to Child Care Development Services Act. Revises and consolidates the definitions of children with exceptional needs, children with s...

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CAVetoed 09/2002P-12Loan Forgiveness for Special Education
A.B. 2068
Makes an applicant who otherwise meets the Assumption Program for Loans for Education eligibility requirements and agrees to teach full time...

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CAVetoed 09/2002P-12Would have required the State to develop a master plan for child care/development
S.B. 390
Requires the State Department of Education to develop the State Master Plan for Child Care and Development in consultation and collaboration...

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AZSigned into law 08/2002P-12Child Care Home Provider Registry
Omnibus--H.B. 2213
Requires department's statewide child care resource and referral system to include a child care home provider registry to provide informatio...

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CASigned into law 08/2002P-12Provides additional funding to ensure that children are ready to enter school
A.B. 2800
Authorizes the Children and Families Commission to expend money allocated to it under the Children and Families Act of 1998, to ensure that ...

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MASigned into law 08/2002P-12Preschool, Extended-Day and -Year Programs for Limited English Proficient Students
H.B. 5010
Permits districts to establish full-time or part-time preschool, after-school or summer school programs English language learners programs, ...

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MDSigned into law 08/2002P-12Free Prekindergarten for Economically Disadvantaged Children
S.B. 856
Requires districts by 2007-08 school year to provide free prekindergarten programs to all eligible children within district. Defines "eligib...

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CAChaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 07/2002P-12The Safety of Children in Child Care Programs
A.B. 2555
Provides that if a contracted agency which provides child care and development service, places a person who has been convicted of specified ...

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ILSigned into law 07/2002P-12Child Care
H.B. 3662
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969; excludes certain programs operated by private entities on the grounds of public or private elementary or ...

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MDSigned into law 07/2002P-12Tobacco Tax for Education
S.B. 856
Establishes tobacco tax as well as special fund to dedicate tobacco tax revenues for education funding. Monies are to 1) provide unrestricte...

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COSigned into law 06/2002P-12School-Readiness Child Care Subsidation Program
H.B. 1297
Creates the School-Readiness Child Care Subsidization Program on and after January 1, 2003, which program offers three-year school-readiness...

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DESigned into law 06/2002P-12Child Care
S.B. 233
This Act requires day care centers operating part of the day with 13 or more children to be licensed by Child Care Licensing. Currently only...

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FLSigned into law 06/2002P-12
Community College
Child Care Quality
S.B. 1550
Increases from 40 to 45 clock hours the introductory training course requirement for operators of large family child care homes and for chil...

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MOSigned into law 06/2002P-12Major Bill -- Family Literacy Component
H.B. 1711
Defines family literacy and permits districts to create family literacy programs and to use at-risk funding to support them. Makes family l...

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NYTo governor 06/2002P-12Medical Assistance to Preschoolers with Handicaps
S.B. 6287
Extends the effectiveness of provisions of law authorizing medical assistance payments to certain clinics or diagnostic and treatment center...

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OKSigned into law 06/2002P-12Early Childhood Programs
S.B. 1212
Relates to funding for parent education programs; relates to the development and implementation of a Technology Intern Partner Program; rela...

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CASigned into law 05/2002P-12Intermediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program
S.B. 508
Modifies 1999 Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP), which formerly required that every participating school distri...

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GASigned into law 05/2002P-12Georgia's Pre-K Program
H.B. 97
Creates the voluntary Georgia's Pre-K Program; requires all printed materials relating to the program to refer to it as Georgia's Pre-K Prog...

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GASigned into law 05/2002P-12Retirement Benefits
H.B. 765
Relates to service creditable toward retirement benefits under the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; provides that any member of the Te...

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GASigned into law 05/2002P-12Joint Study Committee on Early Childhood Education
H.R. 1105
Creates the Joint Study Committee on Early Childhood Education. Mandates the committee to undertake a study of the importance of early chil...

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IASigned into law 05/2002P-12Teacher Induction, Evaluation, Early Retirement Incentives, Administrator Preparation and Certification, Minimum Teacher Salary Requirements, Statewide Career Path Pilot Program
H.B. 2549
Requires state board to establish standards for district and area education agency career development programs and for individual teacher ca...

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IASigned into law 05/2002P-12School Ready Children Grants Account
H.B. 2615
Appropriates $1,153,250 from the Healthy Iowans tobacco trust to the school ready children grants account. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/7...

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MDSigned into law 05/2002P-12Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program
S.B. 419
Establishes a Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program in the department to provide a statewide community-based interagency system of comprehen...

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TNSigned into law 05/2002P-12State Standards Apply to Private Providers
S.B. 2380
Applies the state board's of education child care standards to programs operated by private schools. Any funds or personnel involved in the ...

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ALAct No. 04/2002P-12East Alabama Child Development Center
H.B. 152
Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund to the East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission for the East Al...

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HISigned into law 04/2002P-12School Readiness
S.B. 2283
Defines the term "school readiness" to mean that young children are ready to have successful learning experiences in school when there is a ...

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LASigned into law 04/2002P-12Early Childhood Enrichment Activity Classes
S.B. 33A
Revises early childhood development program for four-year-olds. Allows applicants to seek a waiver for the requirement of enrichment activit...

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MDSigned into law 04/2002P-12Child Care Quality Incentive Grant Program
H.B. 986
Establishes a Child Care Quality Incentive Grant Program in the Department of Human Resources; authorizes the Department to award grants as ...

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MESigned into law 04/2002P-12Child Care Facility Requirements
H.B. 1523
Changes the day care center references to child care facility; changes the definition of children in the laws governing nursery schools, whi...

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MSSigned into law 04/2002P-12Head Start in Tunica County
H.B. 615
Relates to Tunica County; allows the board of supervisors to make a contribution to the Institute for Community Service for an additional He...

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MSSigned into law 04/2002P-12District Service Contributions to Head Start
H.B. 1879
Lawrence County board is authorized to contribute services to Head Start Program Centers....

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OKSigned into law 04/2002P-12Child Care Facilities Licensing Act-Single licensure process
S.B. 1584
An Act relating to children; amending 10 O.S. 2001, Section 401, which relates to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act; requiri...

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VASigned into law 04/2002P-12Licenced child care center regulations
H.B. 1208
Provides that regulations for licensed child care centers adopted by the state board of social services or the child day-care council shall ...

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INSigned into law 03/2002P-12Child Care Regulation
H.B. 1214
Extends the expiration date of the law establishing the board for the coordination of child care regulation and the terms of board members; ...

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NESigned into law 03/2002P-12Learning Begins at Birth
L.B. 326
LB 326 is the Nebraska Read, Educate, and Develop Youth Act. The bill requires the state department and the
Department of Health and Human S...

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MESigned into law 02/2002P-12Childfind and Early Childhood Special Education Programs
H.B. 1476
Establishes as major substantive rules sections establishing and maintaining a statewide network that ensures the provisions of childfind fo...

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+ P-3 Child Care
+ P-3 Early Intervention (0-3)
+ P-3 Ensuring Quality
+ P-3 Family Involvement
+ P-3 Finance
+ P-3 Governance
+ P-3 Grades 1-3
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten
+ P-3 Preschool
+ P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development
+ Parent/Family
+ Parent/Family--Parent Rights
+ Postsecondary
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants
+ Postsecondary Faculty
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure
+ Postsecondary Finance
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
+ Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary
+ Postsecondary Participation--Access
+ Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements
+ Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action
+ Postsecondary Participation--Outreach
+ Postsecondary Students--Disabled
+ Postsecondary Students--Minority
+ Private Schools
+ Privatization
+ Promotion/Retention
+ Public Involvement
+ Reading/Literacy
+ Religion
+ Religion--Prayer/Meditation
+ Scheduling/School Calendar
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Year
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round
+ School Safety
+ School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution
+ School Safety--Code of Conduct
+ School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension
+ School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools
+ School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault
+ School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes
+ School/District Structure/Operations
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching)
+ School/District Structure/Operations--School Size
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation
+ Service-Learning
+ Special Education
+ Special Education--Finance
+ Special Education--Placement
+ Special Populations--Corrections Education
+ Special Populations--Gifted and Talented
+ Special Populations--Homeless Education
+ Standards
+ Standards--Implementation
+ State Longitudinal Data Systems
+ State Policymaking
+ State Policymaking--Politics
+ State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions
+ Student Achievement
+ Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance
+ Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring
+ Student Supports--Remediation
+ Students
+ Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities
+ Students--Employment
+ Students--Records/Rights
+ Teaching Quality
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits
+ Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring
+ Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals
+ Teaching Quality--Preparation
+ Teaching Quality--Professional Development
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights
+ Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining
+ Technology
+ Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware
+ Technology--Equitable Access
+ Technology--Funding Issues
+ Technology--Internet Safety
+ Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training
+ Textbooks and Open Source
+ Urban