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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 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 MI Signed into law 12/2002 Postsec. Merit Scholarship Program H.B. 4330 Expands the Michigan Merit Scholarship Program to include additional eligible costs and to grant scholarship for students attending the Unit... More... AZ Rejected by voters 11/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Fair Gaming Act Proposition 201 Revises State Gaming Act; a portion of the revenues from non-tribal gaming devices would support reading programs for students in kindergart... More... AZ Rejected by voters 11/2002 Postsec. Tribal State Gaming Compact, College Scholarship and Elderly Care Act of 2002 Proposition 200 Creates the Tribal State Gaming Compact, College Scholarship and Elderly Care Act of 2002; allows Indian tribes to contribute a portion of g... More... LA Adopted 11/2002 Postsec. Scholarship and Grant Programs LAC 28:IV.301, 703, 803, 2103, 2105 Amends rules relating to the Office of Student Financial Assistance's Scholarship and Grant Programs.... More... LA Emergency Rule Adoption 11/2002 Postsec. Scholarship and Grant Programs LAC 28:IV.301 Establishes emergency rules to provide definitions of terms concerning the Office's Scholarship and Grant Programs. LOUISIANA REG 8661 (SN)... More... ND Rejected by voters 11/2002 Postsec. Student Loan Reimbursement Initiative/Statutory Measure 3 Creates a Bank of North Dakota administered program providing for partial reimbursement of student loan payments for employed North Dakota r... More... MI Signed into law 10/2002 P-12 Postsec. Nursing Scholarship S.B. 793 Establishes an educational scholarship program for eligible resident students enrolled in certain nursing programs. http://www.michiganlegis... More... IL Signed into law 08/2002 Postsec. Grant assistance and National Guard members SB 2204 Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. In provisions concerning the Illinois National Guard grant program, provides t... More... IL Signed into law 08/2002 Postsec. Teacher recruitment/shortage scholarships H.B. 4912 Relates to the Minority Teachers Scholarship Program; allows a qualified person enrolled at the freshman level or graduate level to qualify ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2002 Postsec. An Act concerning higher education student assistance HB 4037 Act creates scholarships for students to study optometry and work in state. Recipients must practice in state for each year awarded scholar... More... MD Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Postsec. Need-Based Financial Aid Programs H.B. 661 Requires governor to include in state budget at least 80% of funds appropriated in prior fiscal year for specified need-based financial aid ... More... CO Enacted 07/2002 Postsec. Concerning the operation of higher education student financial aid enterprises HB 1452 Amends existing law concerning the operation of higher education student financial aid enterprises to provide guidelines for hiring personne... More... FL Signed into law 07/2002 Postsec. Student loan default HB 1405 Act provides for an emergency order suspending the license of any health care practitioner who has defaulted on a student loan issued or gua... More... IL Signed into law 07/2002 Postsec. Higher Education Student Assistance Act H.B. 4351 Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act; removes the requirement that a student be enrolled for at least six semester or six quar... More... AK Signed into law 06/2002 Postsec. Selective Service Enrollment for Student Loans H.B. 305 Prohibits granting a student loan to a person who fails to register for the military selective services.... More... CT Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. United We Stand Tuition and Fee Waivers S.B. 102 Requires the issuance of United We Stand commemorative number plates, most funds from which are to go to the commemorative account. Establis... More... HI Vetoed 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. Changes to Hawaii Educator Loan Program S.B. 2816 Transfers administration of Hawaii Educator Loan Program from University of Hawaii to designated federal credit union with existing services... More... HI Signed into law 06/2002 Postsec. Hawaii Opportunity Program in Education (HOPE) S.B. 2067 Defines HOPE as Hawaii Opportunity Program in Education. Repeals the HOPE endowment special fund and transfers the remaining balance to the ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. Incomplete Service of Illinois National Guard Grant Program Recipients S.B. 2204 Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides, in section concerning the Illinois National Guard grant program, that if the r... More... KS Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. National Guard Educational Assistance Program and Teacher Service Scholarship Program H.B. 2642 Relates to the teacher service scholarship program and the national guard educational assistance program. Eliminates requirement that eligib... More... SC SENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. School Funding H.B. 4879 Requires funding equal to 1994-95 appropriation to be appropriated to the state department annually to offset any reduction suffered by dist... More... CA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. California Memorial Scholarship Program A.B. 1759 Provides for the issuance of California memorial license plates. Establishes the California Memorial Scholarship Program for surviving depen... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Florida Scholarship Programs S.B. 20E According to legislative summary, "The bill deletes a provision that penalizes a student for using part of Bright Futures eligibility if the... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities S.B. 20E Requires districts to notify the parent of a disabled student within 10 school days of the parent's application for a John M. McKay Scholars... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. "Eligible High School" for HOPE Scholarships H.B. 961 Rredefines the term "eligible high school" for HOPE scholarships to include schools accredited by The Accrediting Commission for Independent... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Maryland Teacher Scholarship Eligibility H.B. 1172 Expands eligibility for Maryland Teacher Scholarship to part-time undergraduate students; requires teaching assistants who apply to have bee... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Multiple State Scholarship Awards H.B. 399 Allows a recipient of specified state scholarships and grants to hold specified other state scholarships and grants as long as the sum of al... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Tuition Waivers for Certain Foster Care Recipients H.B. 827 Clarifies the definition of a foster care recipient who may be eligible for waiver of certain tuition fees, to limit eligibility to individu... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Scholarships for Children and Spouses of September 11 Victims H.B. 300 Expands the Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program to include children and surviving spouses of victims of September 11, 2001 terrori... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Need-Based Financial Aid Programs for Undergraduate and Professional Degrees; College Readiness Mentoring Program; PSAT for 10th-Graders, K-16 Leadership Council, Middle School Teacher Certificate S.B. 453 Requires the department to distribute a grant in specified amounts to distressed counties in FY 03 and 04 and to all counties in FY05 and su... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Minimum GPAs for Maryland Scholarships H.B. 316 Requires students applying for a Maryland Science and Technology Scholarship, Maryland Teacher Scholarship, or a Maryland HOPE Scholarship ... More... MO Signed into law 05/2002 Postsec. Residency Requirements for A+ Schools Program S.B. 859 Exempts dependents of active military personnel from the residency requirements of the A+ Schools Program. http://www.senate.state.mo.us/02i... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Postsec. Alabama Sports Festival H.B. 146 Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund to the Alabama Sports Festival in Montgomery, Alabama for the support and mainte... More... FL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Postsec. State Student Assistance Grant Programs S.B. 1914 Provides that grants through the Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program, the Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program, and ... More... FL Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Financial Aid to Public Servants Killed in the Line of Duty H.B. 1357 Increases the amounts paid to beneficiaries of certain law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers and firefighters k... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Sanctions against Defaulters of Designated Loan and Scholarship Programs H.B. 2467 Provides for licensure sanctions against defaulters of designated loan and scholarship programs; provides that each licensing board shall es... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Postsec. Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarships H.B. 59 Relates to the Kentucky educational excellence scholarship awards; permits a student who is a Kentucky resident but attends high school out-... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation H.B. 131 The act increases the amount of bonds the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation may issue from $950,000,000 to $1,950,000.000.... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Postsec. College Access Program Grants H.B. 684 Permits students enrolled in an equivalent undergraduate program as defined by the Council on Postsecondary Education to qualify for college... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Postsec. Denial of Professional Licenses for Student Loan Defaulters H.B. 296 Relates to student loans; requires for initial issuance and renewal of a professional license that an applicant who has received financial a... More... MD Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Maryland National Guard Tuition Assistance H.B. 899 Includes public postsecondary vocational-technical or trade schools and private postsecondary vocational-technical or trade schools that gra... More... ME Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Postsec. Maine Black Bears Scholarship Fund H.B. 1506 Creates the Maine Black Bears Scholarship Fund for need-based scholarships to attend the University of Maine; authorizes the distribution of... More... WV Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Amendment to an act creating a Financial Aid Coordinating Council 4534 Amendment to the code to create a financial aid coordinating council to examine and recommend strategies for coordinating various financial ... More... IA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. H.B. 2138 Authorizes the College Student Aid Commission to waive or modify statutory or regulatory provisions applicable to State financial aid progra... More... IA Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Vocational Technical Tuition Grant Amount Increase H.B. 2139 Increases the maximum amount of a vocational technical tuition grant to a qualified full-time student from $650 to $1,200. http://www.legis.... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. H.B. 570 Amends existing law to provide that a graduate of an accredited secondary school or equivalent program outside the United States may qualify... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. Scholarships for Dependents of Some Public Servants Killed in the Line of Duty S.B. 1356 Provides for scholarships for dependents of full time or part time peace officers, firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians o... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. Scholorships for Dependents of POWs or MIAs S.B. 1327 Increases the benefit amount for scholarship assistance to eligible students who are dependants of Prisoners of War or Missing in Action mil... More... KY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship Eligibility H.B. 330 Relates to the Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship Program; requires enrollment in a Kentucky high school for at least 140 days of the... More... KY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. H.B. 112 Adds definitions regarding college tuition waiver programs for deceased veterans' dependents; authorizes promulgation of administrative regu... More... KY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. H.B. 115 Provides tuition waivers for children of veterans who acquire a disability as a direct result of the veteran's service.... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Washington Promise Scholarship H.B. 2807 Creates the Washington promise scholarship for academically successful high school graduates from low and middle-income families.... More... WA Vetoed 03/2002 Postsec. Financial Aid H.B. 2914 Creates the state financial aid account to ensure that all statewide student financial aid is made available; provides that the account is i... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. Financial Aid Coordinating Council H.B. 4534 Creates the West Virginia financial aid coordinating council. The council is established for the purpose of examining and recommending stra... More... KY Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Postsec. H.B. 386 Relates to Kentucky's Postsecondary Education Prepaid Tuition Program; permits the board to develop and maintain a scholarship program for f... More... ME Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Postsec. State Grant Changes S.B. 732 Relates to the State Grant Program; amends the provisions of the Student Incentive Scholarship Program administered by the Finance Authority... More... 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