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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 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 OR Temporary Rule Adoption 12/2002 Postsec. Support for self-improvement reduced OAR 589-002-0100 Reduces support for self-improvement classes (except those related to workforce development and health) by half for the remainder of the aca... More... AZ Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College School and Community College District Expenditure Limitations Proposition 104 (HCR 2002 OF 2002) Proposes a Constitutional Amendment; Relates to school and community college district expenditure limitations. Exempts f... More... 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... HI Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Postsec. Use the proceeds from bonds to assist private elementary/secondary schools & colleges/universities CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 2 Proposes a Constitutional amendment to allow the State to issue Special Purpose Revenue Bonds and use the proceeds from the bonds to assist ... More... KS Adopted 11/2002 Postsec. Excess Contributions/Withdrawals KAR 3-2-2, -3 Establishes rules considering the adoption of proposed amended rules and regulations of the Kansas State Treasurer on a permanent basis. Imp... More... NJ To ASSEMBLY Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT. 11/2002 P-12 Postsec. Automated Bids and Purchasing A.B. 3009 Directs the State Treasurer to establish an automated bid access and purchasing information to be known as the Vendor Information Program to... More... MD Signed into law 08/2002 Postsec. Community College Establishing rules for procurements HB 572 Authorizing the Board of Trustees of the Community College of Baltimore County to conduct noncompetitive negotiations for specified procurem... More... MD Signed into law 08/2002 Postsec. Community College Grants to community colleges HB 179 Altering the fiscal year in which unrestricted grants of specified amounts shall be distributed to the boards of each small community colleg... More... MD Signed into law 08/2002 Postsec. Community College Community college grants HB 179 Provides for certain unrestricted grants to be provided to the Board of certain small community colleges.... More... CO Enacted 07/2002 Postsec. Regarding liquor industry providing financial assistance to an institute of higher education that holds a liquor license SB 4 An act to allow the liquor industry to provide financial assistance to institutions of higher education regardless of whether they hold a li... More... CO Enacted 07/2002 Postsec. Supplemental appropriation for Higher Education HB 1426 Provides supplemental appropriation for higher education.... More... CO Enacted 07/2002 Postsec. Appropriations for Higher Education SB 52 An act concerning the repeal of provisions allocating certain moneys appropriated to the Department of Local Affairs from the waste tire rec... More... CO Enacted 07/2002 Postsec. Appropriations for Department of Higher Education HB 1371 Provides for supplemental appropriations to the Department of Higher Education.... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 Postsec. Community College Distribution of Vocational Education Funds to Community Colleges Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Changes recipient of at least 15% of federal vocational and applied technological education monies (including Carl Perkins funds) received f... More... SC SENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. School Funding H.B. 4879 Requires funding equal to 1994-95 appropriation to be appropriated to the state department annually to offset any reduction suffered by dist... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Code Re-Write: District, Community College, and University Uniform Records and Accounts S.B. 20E Requires state department rules re: accounts and financial records of districts, community colleges and universities to adhere to the requir... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Code Re-Write: State and Local Budget Systems, K-12 and Postsecondary S.B. 20E Requires state board to submit a K-20 legislative budget request annually to the governor and general assembly; requires a state board-appro... More... MS Enacted 05/2002 Postsec. Authorizes bonds for capital improvements SB 3197 The Act authorizes the issuance of state general obligation bonds for the purpose of making capital improvements for institutions of higher ... More... ME Enacted-interim 04/2002 Postsec. An act to give the technical college system bonding authority HB 1362 An act to give the Maine Technical College System limited revenue bonding authority. Aggregate principal of outstanding bonds not to exceed... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Bonds for Mississippi Postsecondary Institutions S.B. 3197 Issues bonds for four-year and community/junior college capital improvements. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2002/html/SB/3100-3... More... MS Enrolled 04/2002 Postsec. An act to require the state board for community and junior colleges to conduct a study of the state funding structure regarding community and junior colleges HB 1612 An act providing that the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges shall contract with an outside firm to study the state funding formu... More... WV Passed 04/2002 Postsec. Responsibilities of Compact with Higher Education for the Future of West Virginia HB 4362 Amends and reenacts code. Requires commission to develop budget for state higher education system and submit it to the governor by Septembe... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. Ayers Settlement Fund for endowments to HBCUs H.B. 1446 Relates to Ayers Settlement Fund for endowments to historically black state institutions of higher learning; extends date by which the settl... More... NM Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Faculty Endowment Fund S.B. 14 Creates the Faculty Endowment Fund; provides matching funds to create endowed chairs, professorships and faculty development programs to att... More... 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