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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].

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- Student Achievement
WVAdopted 11/2002P-12Provides a process for the establishment of a more formal method to fund programs that strengthen student learning ability as required by House Bill 4022 adding W.Va. Code 18-2-35.  See H.B. 4022 (in this database) for more information. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4193 (SN)
Title: Policy 8350 --Title 126, Series 208
Source: StateNet

MDSigned into law 05/2002P-12Establishes sales and use tax on telecommunications service in Prince George's County. Net proceeds from the revenue must be used only as supplemental funds for the operation of the Prince George's County School System. The board must consider using such funds for the provision of a program for at-risk or low-performing students in grades 6-12 that meets specified criteria; and a Spanish language immersion program for at least 450 pupils in grades K-5. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0949e.rtf
Title: H.B. 949
Source: mlis.state.md.us

KYSigned into law 04/2002P-12Requires the Department of Education, by 11/01 of each year, to provide each school council, or the principal if a school council does not exist, with nonaggregated data on its students' performance on the statewide test with an equity analysis on the achievement gap between the subpopulations of students. Districts and local school councils must set biennial targets for reducing the achievement gap and compose plans addressing specified areas. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/02RS/SB168/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 168
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us

SCSigned into law 04/2002P-12Makes it a misdemeanor to falsify or alter a transcript, a diploma, or the high school equivalency diploma known as the GED from any high school, college, university, or technical college of South Carolina, from the South Carolina Department of Education, or from any other transcript or diploma issuing entity. Also applies to anyone who uses a falsified or altered version of one of the above with the intent to defraud or mislead another person.
Title: H.B. 4455
Source: scstatehouse.net

INSigned into law 03/2002P-12Requires every district to review district's programs to judge if district's practices of separating students by ability, placing students into educational tracks, or using test results to screen students result in the systematic separation of students by race, color, creed, national origin or socioeconomic status.
Title: S.B. 292
Source: www.state.in.us/legislative

WVSigned into law 03/2002P-12The legislature finds that schools that have implemented programs to strengthen student learning ability are reporting statistically significant improvement in the statewide test scores in reading, language and math of students referred to the programs. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature through this section to establish a more formal method to fund programs that strengthen student learning ability. The state board is required to establish a program for strengthening student learning ability that includes the following: (1) A procedure for schools to apply for funds to implement programs to strengthen student learning ability in accordance with the provisions of this section; (2) Specific factors for determining the need for each school applying for funds in accordance with subsection (e) of this section; (3) A method for judging applications for funds on a competitive basis; and (4) A determination of the maximum percentage of total funds appropriated for the purposes of this section which may be distributed for use in grades six through twelve so that the priority for program implementation is at the prekindergarten and elementary levels. Proposed programs must include the following:
(1) Assessment of the cognitive abilities of students; (2) Physical screening that identifies barriers to a student's ability to learn; (3) Development of a student-specific program to improve student learning ability based on the results of the assessment and physical screening; (4) Administration of learning development exercises that strengthen the ability of students to learn; and (5) An evaluation of the program's impact, including factors such as student test scores and other measures of student performance, the program's impact on special education referrals, program cost and other information considered important for judging the value of the program.
Also includes an early childhood component. ftp://129.71.164.29/ftp-house02/HB4001-4100/
Title: H.B. 4022
Source: West Virginia state web site

+ Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance
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+ Technology
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+ Technology--Equitable Access
+ Technology--Funding Issues
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+ Textbooks and Open Source
+ Urban