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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."

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PASigned into law 12/2002P-12Amends the Athletes and Sports Code. Revises provisions relating to athlete agents. Makes provisions regarding student athletes.
Title: H.B. 2411
Source: StateNet

MASigned into law 10/2002P-12Requires every local board to establish a policy concerning student travel that is planned to occur between the hours of midnight and 6 A.M., or that will include an overnight stay away from home. The policy must address such issues as safety of transportation and accommodations, cost (including expectations for fundraising by students), time away from school, appropriateness of the trip for the grade level, and trip approval process. In adopting its policy, the local board must consider the model policy drafted by the state board, which must take the same issues into consideration as well as recommedations by specified national organizations.
Title: H.B. 4937
Source: www.state.ma.us

CASigned into law 09/2002P-12Requires the California Healthy Kids Resource Center, in consultation with the state department of education, and contingent upon receipt of funds, to review, acquire and circulate brain and spinal cord injury prevention curricula for voluntary use by districts serving students in any grades K-12. Requires the California Healthy Kids Resource Center to notify districts regarding the availability of the approved curricula. Requires funding for these purposes to be provided by nonstate sources. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2668_bill_20020921_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 2668
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

CASigned into law 09/2002Postsec.Requires the State Department of Education and the Postsecondary Education Commission to contract with an independent evaluator for the preparation of a report on interscholastic athletics in the State to be submitted to the Legislature. Requires the report to include findings relating to the percentage of participating women athletes, percentage of funding, percentage of scholarship and the overall level of compliance with federal law.
Title: A.B. 2295
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

FLSigned into law 08/2002P-12According to legislative summary, "The bill requires the board of directors of the Florida High School Activities Association (FHSAA) to examine alternative criteria for establishing administrative regions. The examination will include population; procedures to ensure appropriate diversity in the membership of the board; and opportunities to secure corporate financial support for high school athletic programs. By March 1, 2003, the board will report its findings to the Commissioner of Education, President of the Senate and Speaker of the House." Requires students' preparticipation physical evaluation forms to advise them to undergo a cardiovascular assessment. Limits the liability exemption for student athletes who do not undergo preparticipation physical examinations. 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

DESigned into law 07/2002P-12Creates a Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association to implement rules and regulations governing interscholastic sports in secondary and middle schools, including private schools which agree to voluntarily become member schools in the association. Rules and regulations are to be promulgated with the consent of the state superintendent and the state board. Appeals of decisions interpreting the rules and regulations of the association shall go to the state board. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS141.NSF/vwLegislation/
Title: H.B. 475
Source: http://www.legis.state.de.us/Legislature

NJSigned into law 06/2002P-12Permits the establishment of athletic codes of conduct; requires sports violence management counseling prior to resuming attendance; requires the Attorney General to promulgate a model athletic code of conduct.
Title: A.B. 446
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

GASigned into law 05/2002P-12Provides that students enrolled in home study programs are to be eligible to participate in any extracurricular program offered in the public school which that student would otherwise be authorized to attend. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/hb1590.htm
Title: H.B. 1590
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

HISigned into law 05/2002P-12Includes assistant athletic directors in language relating to compensation of coaches. Allows coaches and assistant athletic directors to waive all or part of their stipend; requires that amount waived be sent directly to the school for the use of the coaches' team. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2926_.htm
Title: S.B. 2926
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov

LASigned into law 05/2002P-12Authorizes the parish school board in certain parishes to name an athletic field house in honor of a former parish president and football director under certain circumstances; relates to the criminal code prohibition against naming a public building in honor of a living person.
Title: H.B. 138A
Source: Lexis-Nexis

NHSigned into law 05/2002P-12Provides that home schooled pupils shall have access to curricular courses or cocurricular programs offered by the school district in which the pupil resides, and that local school boards may establish a policy regulating participation in curricular courses and cocurricular programs, provided the policy is not more restrictive for non-public or home educated pupils than the policy governing the school district's resident pupils.
Title: H.B. 631
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

ALSigned into law 04/2002P-12
Postsec.
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 appropriation if subject to certain provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975; requires an operations plan and an audited financial statement prior to the release of funds. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/bills/hb146.htm
Title: H.B. 146
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us

AZSigned into law 04/2002P-12Relates to emergency aid; provides that a health care provider licensed or certified pursuant to title 32 who agrees with any person or school to voluntarily attend an amateur athletic practice, contest or other event to render emergency health care without compensation to an athlete injured during such event is omission by the provider.
Title: S.B. 1190
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

HISigned into law 04/2002P-12Establishes the Hawaii State Student Council with student representatives from each departmental school district; requires the council to determine whether to select the student member of the board of education or to run an election to select the individual. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1878_.htm
Title: H.B. 1878
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

IASigned into law 04/2002P-12Allows nonresident pupil's participation in extracurricular activities pursuant to a court-ordered decree or order of custody. Modifies tuition reimbursement payment by school districts under the postsecondary enrollment options act. Includes nonpublic schools in section allowing local boards to make an agreement with another school to to provide for the eligibility of its students in interscholastic activities at the partner school. Changes deadline for school infrastructure program calculations from July 1 to September 1. Modifies statute regarding phase I payment calculations. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Legislation/SF/02200/SF02259/Current.html
Title: S.B. 2259
Source: www.legis.state.ia.us

KYSigned into law 04/2002P-12Urges local school districts, postsecondary education institutions, the Kentucky Department of Education, and other education entities to promote the formation of Future Educators Clubs.
http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/02RS/HJ188/bill.doc
Title: H.J.R. 188
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us

KYSigned into law 04/2002P-12Establishes a study group composed of educators, private citizens, and two legislators to review the current format and scheduling of the boys' and girls' high school state basketball tournaments and make recommendations prior to scheduling the 2003-2004 tournaments. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/record/02rs/HB593/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 593
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us

KYSigned into law 04/2002P-12State Board of Education must require an agency or organization designated to manage interscholastic athletics to adopt bylaws establishing two nonpublic school member representatives on the agency's or organization's board of control. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/02RS/SB210/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 210
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us

KYSigned into law 04/2002P-12Local boards of education must require an annual medical examination performed by a physician, physician assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or chiropractor for a student seeking eligibility to participate in high school interscholastic athletics. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/02RS/SB142/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 142
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us

MSBecame law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 04/2002P-12Making an appropriation for the support and maintenance of the Co-Operative Extension Service.
Title: S.B. 3158
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

IDSigned into law 03/2002P-12Relates to dually enrolled students to clarify what constitutes demonstration of academic proficiency to establish eligibility for a non-public school student or public charter school student to participate in public school non-academic activities.
Title: H.B. 535
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

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