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State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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 | Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Multicultural |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Does Money Matter? |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--School Boards--Training |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Child Abuse |
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| Health--Mental Health |
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| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| High School |
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| High School--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
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| High School--Exit Exams |
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| High School--GED (General Education Development) |
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| High School--Graduation Requirements |
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| High School--International Baccalaureate |
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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Official English |
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| Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| International Benchmarking |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Middle School |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--African American |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic |
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| No Child Left Behind |
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| No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
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| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
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| No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
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| No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools |
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| No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
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| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
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| Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
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| Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
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| P-16 or P-20 |
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| P-3 |
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| P-3 Child Care |
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| P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Family Involvement |
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| P-3 Finance |
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| P-3 Governance |
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| P-3 Grades 1-3 |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Preschool |
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| P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
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| Parent/Family |
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| Parent/Family--Parent Rights |
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| Postsecondary |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants |
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| Postsecondary Faculty |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure |
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| Postsecondary Finance |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Access |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Outreach |
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| Postsecondary Students--Disabled |
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| Postsecondary Students--Minority |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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| Promotion/Retention |
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| Public Involvement |
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| Reading/Literacy |
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| Religion |
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| Religion--Prayer/Meditation |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round |
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| School Safety |
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| School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
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| School Safety--Code of Conduct |
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| School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
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| School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools |
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| School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
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| School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes |
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| School/District Structure/Operations |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--School Size |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
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| Service-Learning |
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 | Special Education |
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| KY | Emergency Rule Adoption 12/2002 | P-12 | Establishes emergency rules pertaining to early intervention program assessment and service planning. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/911/002/130E.htm
Title: 911 KAR 2:130E
Source: StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 12/2002 | P-12 | Amends the act that provides for the maintenance, management and control of the Michigan School for the Blind. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2001-2002/publicact/pdf/2002-PA-0702.pdf
Title: H.B. 5721
Source: StateNet
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| NY | Emergency Rule Adoption 12/2002 | P-12 | Establishes emergency rules ensuring that school districts provide teachers, related service providers and other service providers with a copy of the Individualized Education Program of a student with a disability prior to the implementation of the student's Individualized Education Program. NEW YORK REG 15560 (SN)
Title: EDU 41-02-00009
Source: StateNet
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| AK | Rule Adoption 09/2002 | P-12 | Relates to special education due process hearings. Provides that on request the department will provide a record of the hearing findings or fact and decision at no cost to the parent or to any party. ALASKA REG 2757 (SN) http://old-www.legis.state.ak.us/cgi-bin/folioisa.dll/aac/query=[jump!3A!274+aac+52!2E550!27]/doc/{@12754}?
Title: 4 AAC 52.550
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2002 | P-12 | Prohibits an employee of a school district, county office of education or a special education local plan area from directly or indirectly using or attempting to use his or her official authority or influence for the purpose of intimidating, threatening, or coercing a person, or attempting any of those actions against a person, for the purpose of interfering with the right of that person to obtain services for an exceptional needs pupil. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/asm/ab_1851-1900/ab_1895_bill_20020927_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 1895
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2002 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to establish and administer a statewide program of grant funding to support special education local plan areas in conducting alternative dispute resolution programs for resolving special education disputes. Requires grant recipients to perform certain services related to alternative dispute resolution. States the intent of the Legislature, subject to federal funding, to make funding available for the program. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_164_bill_20020830_enrolled.html
Title: A.B. 164
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2002 | P-12 | Revises and recasts certain provisions relating to the suspension and expulsion of a pupil with exceptional needs by school districts, county offices of education and special education local plan areas to conform those provisions with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/asm/ab_1851-1900/ab_1859_bill_20020912_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 1859
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2002 | P-12 | Requires the Trustees of the California State University to assess the current status of the university's credential programs that prepare teachers to work with the blind and visually impaired pupil population. Expresses the intent to fund programs, including interactive television, Web-based courses, and other off-campus options for providing instruction that will increase the number of these teachers. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/asm/ab_2601-2650/ab_2616_bill_20020823_enrolled.html
Title: A.B. 2616
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2002 | P-12 | Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to form an advisory task force, with prescribed membership approved by the State Board of Education, to develop standards for the mastery of the braille code by pupils. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/asm/ab_2301-2350/ab_2326_bill_20020918_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 2326
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2002 | P-12 | Requires certain interagency agreements to meet the requirement of federal law to ensure a free and appropriate public education. Requires that any public agency that places a disabled child or a child suspected of being disabled in a facility out of State without the involvement of the school district, special education local plan area, or county office of education in which the parent resides, shall assume all financial responsibility for the child's special education program and related services. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/sen/sb_2001-2050/sb_2012_bill_20020916_chaptered.html
Title: S.B. 2012
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CT | Signed into law 09/2002 | P-12 | 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/
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| FL | Signed into law 08/2002 | P-12 | 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
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2002 | P-12 | Requires school bus attendants to receive training relating to the special needs of pupils with a handicapping condition; provides that bus attendants shall be required to pass a physical performance test.
Title: A.B. 2786
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2002 | P-12 | Requires that each regular education teacher, special education teacher, assistant, and related service provider responsible for implementing a child's individualized education program be supplied with a copy of such child's individualized education program and that such teacher, assistant and staff person be advised as to his or her responsibility in helping to implement that program; includes charter schools.
Title: A.B. 10601
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2002 | P-12 | Requires the State Teacher Certification Board to categorically certify a special education teacher in one or more specialized categories or disability if the special education teacher applies and qualifies for such certification. Includes severe emotional disturbances, autism, mental retardation, and orthopedic impairment.
Title: S.B. 1777, H.B. 4466
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MI | Vetoed 07/2002 | P-12 | Revises membership on the Special Education Advisory Committee in the Department of Education.
Title: H.B. 4990
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 07/2002 | P-12 | When a child is referred for assessment or evaluation of a possible disability, such assessment or evaluation must be completed as specified by the state board of education rules and regulations. The time frame from informed written parental consent to the placement of a child eligible for special education will be examined during the 2001-2002 school year by the state board and department of education. The state board and department will make a recommendation to the senate and house education committees regarding the amount of time that is needed for assessments by no later than December 31, 2002. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0843.pdf
Title: H.B. 572
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| AK | Adopted 06/2002 | P-12 | Waivers are allowed if districts are (A) recruiting through the University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska Teacher Placement program; or
(B) advertising in one or more newspapers of general circulation; and (3) official transcripts and a letter from an approved teacher training program, evidencing that the person for whom the waiver is requested (A) has completed a minimum of nine semester or 12 quarter hours of special education coursework; and (B) is enrolled in an individualized special education training program that will qualify the person to receive a special education endorsement. May be renewed for up to three years as long as annual evidence that applicant continues to be enrolled in and is making satisfactory yearly progress on the individualized special education program set out in the application, and can complete the program within three years.
Title: 4 AAC 12.025 (a)
Source: http://www.eed.state.ak.us/regs/4aac12027specialedendorsefinal102001.pdf
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| AZ | Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 | P-12 | 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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| AZ | Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 | P-12 | Requires that school building inspection carried out by school facilities board every five years ensure compliance wtih routine preventative maintenance guidelines as established in code. Requires school facilities board to randomly select 20 districts every 30 months for inspection. As of August 15, 2004, requires school facilities board to report to the joint committee on capital revenue the amounts required for the building renewal fund and new school facilities fund for the state schools for deaf and the blind for the succeeding two fiscal years, which amounts must be incorporated in any request for building renewal and new school facilities funds. Mandates that by October 15 each year, the school facilities board submit for review to the joint committee on capital review demographic assumptions, projected construction schedule and new school construction cost estimates for coming fiscal year. Requires every district to develop routine preventative maintenance guidelines for its facilities by October 1, 2002, which must be submitted to the school facilities board for analysis and approval by February 1, 2003. If school facilities board deems district facility inadequately maintained pursuant to district's routine preventative maintenance guidelines, district must use building renewal funds to bring facility into compliance with district's routine preventative maintenance guidelines. Allows school facilities board to transfer monies between specified facilities funds under enumerated circumstances. 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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| CA | To governor 06/2002 | P-12 | 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
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| DE | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to continue to provide funding for a portion of the education costs associated with prison inmates aged 18 to 21 years who qualify for special education. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS141.NSF/vwLegislation/
Title: S.B. 391
Source: www.legis.state.de.us
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| MO | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12 | 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
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| MO | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12 | Requires school districts that provide early childhood special education to give preference to a child's birth to age 3 service provider when making the transition to early childhood special education, unless this would result in a cost which exceeds the average cost per student in early childhood special education for the district responsible for educating the student. http://www.senate.state.mo.us/02info/pdf-bill/tat/sb874.pdf
Title: S.B. 874
Source: www.senate.state.mo.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | 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
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| CO | Vetoed 05/2002 | P-12 | Finds that providing hearing aids to hearing impaired children will improve the language development of such children; declares that providing hearing aids to such children will reduce the costs borne by the state in connection with providing special education and other costs associated with such hearing loss; mandates that insurance providers cover hearing aids for minor children when medically appropriate.
Title: H.B. 1220
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Establishes the Eligible Facilities Education Task Force; requires the task force to examine the placement of children in eligible families by public agencies and to develop a funding mechanism and administrative structure that assures the provision of educational services comparable to public schools and that assures appropriate placement of children in such facilities. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/5048A86B9183E03C87256B3D00656F17?Open&file=1246_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1246
Source: www.leg.state.co.us
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| DE | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Requires the Autistic Monitoring Review Board to review at least annually the education of and provision of related services to students with autism throughout Delaware to ensure best practices are being used and opportunities for continuous improvement are afforded all such students. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS141.NSF/vwLegislation/
Title: H.B. 234
Source: http://www.legis.state.de.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | 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 digest, "Requires school districts to give parents a date for completion of the matrix and must notify parents of matrix level within 10 school days of completion of the matrix. Requires the award amount to be calculated at Level I until matrix is completed. Removes requirement that parent notify district in writing of intent to participate. Allows parent to notify district electronically through the department of education of intent to participate in program. Removes May 1 date for private schools to notify department of intent to participate." See bill section 104, page 285, 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
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | 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
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Permits collaboration between Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) and local districts and boards. Allows FSDB to carry forward funds in the same way as universities. Permits FSDB district status for purposes of teacher certification. See bill section 101, page 258, line 26 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
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Requires local superintendent to apprise parents of disabled students of all services available that are appropriate to child's disability. See bill section 151, page 404, line 27 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
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Defines "computer-based technology" as computer hardware or software used by teachers and students in the delivery of an instructional program. Requires state superintendent and secretary of business and economic development to ensure that specifications in all grants and procurement contracts for technology-based instructional products require equivalent access for students with disabilities, including blindness. Starting in FY05, state or local invitations for bids, RFPs, procurement contracts, grants, or modifications to these must give notice of the equivalent access requirement whenever funds are to develop or acquire technology-based instructional products. These equivalent access standards are also to be included in guidelines for design specifications for and selection of technology-based instructional products. The state or local district must select the available product that best meets the specifications and has the greatest functionality for equivalent access for students with disabilities, including blindness. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/sb/sb0226e.rtf
Title: S.B. 226
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | 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
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | 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
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Defines "wraparound services." States that child in need of special education may be placed in appropriate nonpublic educational setting if state or local agency can document that child cannot attend a public school in the local system due to home circumstances or medical necessity. Requires that subject to availability of state funding, state must pay cost of services for child who qualifies for nonpublic placement and who requires wraparound services to receive special education. Requires that if local management board funds the placement of a child in a school outside the county or state of child's residence without consulting the local school system, local management board must certify and pay the cost of the student's daily or other reasonable transportation to school. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb1221t.rtf
Title: H.B. 1221
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| MO | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Changes the name of the Missouri Commission for the Deaf to the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Changes membership requirements to allow two members to be either deaf or hard of hearing, one parent to be of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing, and executive director who is deaf or hard of hearing. Expands commission's duty to promoting the quality of services to both the deaf and hard of hearing. Establishes "Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Fund," to be administered by executive director of commission. Allows for compensation of evaluators for deaf interpretor certification. Requires Missouri Commission fo the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Board of Certification to recognize specified certificates. Allows certification for purposes of deaf interpreter licensure to come from either the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, the National Association of the Deaf or Missouri Interpreter Certification System. http://www.house.state.mo.us/bills02/biltxt02/truly02/HB1783T.HTM
Title: H.B. 1783
Source: www.house.state.mo.us
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| MO | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Specifies that appeal of special education identification, evaluation, placement or provision case where review of the hearing panel's decision is sought by the district or parent must be heard without a jury and that the inquiry may extend to a determination of whether the agency committed any of specified offenses. Specifies that it is the policy of the state of Missouri to provide a free appropriate education consistent with state and federal regulations implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Eliminates language requiring that special education services "maximize [students'] capabilities" and that the special educational services provided handicapped children "develop [them] to their maximum capacity." http://www.house.state.mo.us/bills02/biltxt02/truly02/HB2023T.HTM
Title: H.B. 2023
Source: www.house.state.mo.us
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| AL | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund, Impaired Drivers Trust Fund and Federal and Local Funds to the Department of Rehabilitation Services. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/bills/hb154.htm http://www.rehab.state.al.us/overview.html
Title: H.B. 154
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us
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| AL | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund to the State Board of Education for the support and maintenance of special programs, schools, and services for special education; provides that the appropriation is subject to certain provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975; requires an operations plan and an audited financial prior to the release of funds. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/bills/hb145.htm
Title: H.B. 145
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | 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
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | States intent to ensure to the degree feasible that all students with reading accommodations have textbooks and instructional materials in accessible formats; requires the Department of Education to give preferential procurement status to textbook and instructional materials from publishers who make their materials available in accessible formats for use by students with disabilities. Requires publishers of approved textbooks in public schools in the state to provide computer files or electronic formats of textbooks, as well as digital files from which recordings of the textbook may be made. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/02RS/SB243/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 243
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us
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| LA | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Provides relative to the definition of resident as it applies to a child with an exceptionality. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/021ES/CVT8/OUT/0000JJ2D.PDF
Title: H.B. 96A
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Specifies procedures for hearings and appeals regarding the provision of special education and related services to children with exceptionalities. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/021ES/CVT7/OUT/0000JJ2C.PDF
Title: H.B. 94A
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| NH | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Relates to liability for educational expenses incurred during placement of any resident or patient, who is capable of being benefited by instruction and who is between 3 and 21 years of age, in certain Department of Health and Human Services facilities; provides for payment by school district of residence.
Title: H.B. 1443
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| UT | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Modifies provisions regarding Public Education for students with disabilities by indicating that the education services are available to the end of the school semester during which the students turn 22, if the student has not graduated from high school with a regular diploma.
Title: S.B. 81
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WI | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Changes the name of the Wisconsin School for the Deaf to the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; specifies the duties of the Program; creates a deaf and hard of hearing council; requires the Legislative Audit Bureau to conduct a performance evaluation audit of the Program during the 2004-05 fiscal year.
Title: S.B. 176
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | SPECIAL EDUCATION-Amends existing law to revise eligibility requirements for special education services provided to adult correctional facility inmates who are between eighteen and twenty-one years of age.
Title: H.B. 398
Source: Idaho State Board of Education Web site
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| IN | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | 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
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| MN | Filed with Secretary of State. Chapter No. 03/2002 | P-12 | Relates to human services; modifies consent requirements for billing medical assistance and Minnesota Care for covered individual education plan services; modifies individualized family service plan definition; modifies certain mediation procedures; modifies revenue allocation provisions for special education; modifies coverage for special education services to include physical therapy and nursing services and health assessments.
Title: S.B. 2550
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Eliminates certain requirements pertaining to the preparation and implementation of student education plans and student education/occupation plans.
Title: H.B. 262
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services to reimburse school divisions providing health-related services to special education students as participating providers in the Virginia Medicaid program for transportation services, on those days when the special education student is scheduled to receive health-related services at a site other than the school.
Title: S.B. 465
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | 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
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