ECS
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
+ 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
+ Counseling/Guidance
+ 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
+ Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices
+ Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
+ Instructional Approaches--Official English
+ Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping
+ Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
+ International Baccalaureate
+ 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
+ Mentoring/Tutoring
+ 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 Accountability
- Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
MISigned into law 12/2002Postsec.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 United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, United States Air Force Academy and United State Merchant Marin...

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AZRejected by voters 11/2002P-12
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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 kindergarten through third grade and scholarships for graduates of Arizona high schools and community colleges. (http://www.sosaz....

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AZRejected by voters 11/2002Postsec.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 gaming revenues to fund college scholarships and to provide additional resources for elderly care. (http://www.sosaz.com/...

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LAAdopted 11/2002Postsec.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....

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LAEmergency Rule Adoption 11/2002Postsec.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)...

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NDRejected by voters 11/2002Postsec.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 residents under thirty years of age who have graduated from accredited post-secondary schools. Reimbursements would be l...

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MISigned into law 10/2002P-12
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Nursing Scholarship
S.B. 793
Establishes an educational scholarship program for eligible resident students enrolled in certain nursing programs. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2001-2002/publicact/pdf/2002-PA-0591.pdf...

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ILSigned into law 08/2002Postsec.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 that if
the recipient of a grant fails to complete his or her military service
obligations or require...

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ILSigned into law 08/2002Postsec.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 for a scholarship. Allows qualifying students to be enrolled on a half-time basis. Requires a scholarship recipient to b...

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ILSigned into law 08/2002Postsec.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 scholarship or repay....

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MDSigned into law 08/2002P-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 programs and other programs. Changes name of Maryland Higher Education Commission's State Scholarship Administration to ...

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COEnacted 07/2002Postsec.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 personnel and new the powers of the division....

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FLSigned into law 07/2002Postsec.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 guaranteed by state of Federal government; clarifies grounds for disciplinary action for failing to perform statutory or le...

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ILSigned into law 07/2002Postsec.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 quarter hours for a term to maintain eligibility for grant benefits from the Monetary Award Program; provides that upon the ...

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AKSigned into law 06/2002Postsec.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....

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CTSigned into law 06/2002P-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. Establishes "United We Stand commemorative account, 50% of which is to pay tuition and fees waivers at the University of Connect...

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HIVetoed 06/2002P-12
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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 for teachers. Transfers eligiblity determinations to the registrar of a State-approved teacher education program, and t...

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HISigned into law 06/2002Postsec.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 University of Hawaii. Program is to support financially needy students, especially students from ethnic groups that are ...

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ILSigned into law 06/2002P-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 recipient of a grant fails to complete his or her military service obligations or requirements for satisfactory participa...

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KSSigned into law 06/2002P-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 eligible guard member have had military service or basic military training before entering the national guard. Modifies admini...

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SCSENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002P-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 districts due to a change in the distribution of employee contribution funds. Provides that in the event of an EIA revenue ...

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CASigned into law 05/2002P-12
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California Memorial Scholarship Program
A.B. 1759
Provides for the issuance of California memorial license plates. Establishes the California Memorial Scholarship Program for surviving dependents of those killed in the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001. Provides that revenue derived from the issuance, renewal, t...

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FLSigned into law 05/2002P-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 student succeeds in earning college credit through an acceleration mechanism. This requirement applies only to Medallia...

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FLSigned into law 05/2002P-12
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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 Scholarship for Students with Disabilities, if a matrix of services for the student is unavailable. According to legislative dig...

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GASigned into law 05/2002P-12
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"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 Study. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/hb961.htm...

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MDSigned into law 05/2002P-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 been employed as such in Maryland for at least two years and to be full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate student...

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MDSigned into law 05/2002P-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 all scholarships does not exceed the equivalent annual expenses of a full-time resident undergraduate at a state universit...

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MDSigned into law 05/2002P-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 individuals who meet both qualifications: 1) placed in a foster care home by the Department of Human Resources and 2) resided in...

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MDSigned into law 05/2002P-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 terrorist attacks. Limits the amount of scholarship that may be awarded to a child or spouse of a victim of September 11 terror...

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MDSigned into law 05/2002P-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 subsequent years for the administration of the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test to 10th-graders. Funding should be su...

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MDSigned into law 05/2002P-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 to have a minimum overall 3.0 GPA at the end of the first semester of the senior year of high school. http://mlis.state....

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MOSigned into law 05/2002Postsec.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/02info/pdf-bill/tat/SB859.pdf...

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ALSigned into law 04/2002P-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 maintenance of a program providing academic scholarships and promoting Olympic-style competition; provides that the appropriat...

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FLSigned into law 04/2002P-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 the Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program may be made to part time degree seeking students; revises pro...

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FLSigned into law 04/2002Postsec.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 killed in the performance of their duties and provides for an annual adjustment in the amount of the benefits that are pa...

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IASigned into law 04/2002Postsec.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 establish procedures, consistent with college student aid commission provisions, for the suspension, denial, or revocation...

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KYSigned into law 04/2002P-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-of- state while his or her parent or guardian is serving in the United States military service to qualify for Kentucky e...

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KYSigned into law 04/2002Postsec.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....

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KYSigned into law 04/2002P-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 access funds if otherwise qualified. Includes recipients of Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarships. http://www.l...

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KYSigned into law 04/2002P-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 aid is meeting the repayment obligation; requires authority and licensing agency to agree on exchanging information on bo...

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MDSigned into law 04/2002Postsec.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 grant members a tuition waiver of at least 50 percent among institutions eligible to participate in the Maryland National G...

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MESigned into law 04/2002P-12
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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 Maine Black Bears Licence Plates, $10 from the sale of which is to go to the Maine Black Bears Scholarship Fund. http:/...

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WVSigned into law 04/2002Postsec.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 aid sources. Amendment requires the council to explore the feasibility of - administrating a simplified application pro...

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IASigned into law 03/2002P-12
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H.B. 2138
Authorizes the College Student Aid Commission to waive or modify statutory or regulatory provisions applicable to State financial aid programs for affected students in the event of a national emergency; relates to students called to active duty or to serve in ...

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IASigned into law 03/2002Postsec.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.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Legislation/HF/02100/HF02139/Current.html...

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IDSigned into law 03/2002P-12
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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 for the promise scholarship, if the student graduated from such school or completed such program within one year of lea...

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IDSigned into law 03/2002P-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 or first responders employed or volunteering in Idaho who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty....

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IDSigned into law 03/2002P-12
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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 military personnel....

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KYSigned into law 03/2002P-12
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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 school term; provides for the students who complete high school graduation requirements at the end of the fall academic...

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KYSigned into law 03/2002P-12
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H.B. 112
Adds definitions regarding college tuition waiver programs for deceased veterans' dependents; authorizes promulgation of administrative regulations by the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs; allows tuition waiver to dependents of veterans who served duri...

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KYSigned into law 03/2002P-12
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H.B. 115
Provides tuition waivers for children of veterans who acquire a disability as a direct result of the veteran's service....

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WASigned into law 03/2002Postsec.Washington Promise Scholarship
H.B. 2807
Creates the Washington promise scholarship for academically successful high school graduates from low and middle-income families....

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WAVetoed 03/2002Postsec.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 in the custody of the state treasurer; provides that expenditures from the account may be used only for financial aid to ...

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WVSigned into law 03/2002P-12
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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 strategies for maximizing coordination among the various sources of student financial aid. The council will identify and ex...

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KYSigned into law 02/2002P-12
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H.B. 386
Relates to Kentucky's Postsecondary Education Prepaid Tuition Program; permits the board to develop and maintain a scholarship program for financially disadvantaged families and students; clarifies the payment of tuition contracts; clarifies the payment proced...

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MESigned into law 02/2002P-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 by eliminating the need that the applicant be eligible for a Pell Grant to receive an award under the program....

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