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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 AK Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Bonds to Support Education Facilities Bonding Proposition C State General Obligation Educational and Museum Facility, Design, Construction, and Major Maintenance Bonds $236,805,441. An Act relating t... More... OR Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 General Obligation Bonds For Seismic Rehabilitation Of Public Education Buildings Measure 15 (SJR 21) Amends Constitution: Authorizes State To Issue General Obligation Bonds For Seismic Rehabilitation Of Public Education Buildings (D... More... CA Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 09/2002 P-12 Make recommendations for energy efficent school designs S.B. 284 Requires the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, in consultation with the State Department of Education and the Divisi... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 5-Year Plan for Infrastructure A.B. 857 Clarifies the information that is required to be included in the Governor's annual report to the Legislature concerning a 5-year plan for in... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Joint Commission work on facilities financing A.B. 2867 Authorizes the Redevelopment Agency, the Housing Authority, the Housing Commission, the Unified School District of San Diego and the City of... More... OR Approved by voters 9/2002 09/2002 P-12 State Funding Amendment Measure 19 (HJR 80 - 2002) Amends the Constitution. Creates a "rainy day" reserve fund for public schools and colleges by converting the existing Educ... More... CA Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Rules for Bond Elections A.B. 693 Prohibits School Facilities Improvement District special bond election within a 45-day period before or after a Statewide election, unless c... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Lease-to-Own Facility Finance Programs Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Creates new sections permitting 1) school facilities board to acquire school facilities to permit local districts to use through a lease-to-... More... AZ Signed by governor 06/2002 P-12 District Capital Plans H.B. 2096 Requires districts to include in their annual capital plan the number of high school pupils the district currently pays tuition to or accept... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Deficiencies Corrections Deadlines and State Schools for Deaf and Blind Omnibus--H.B. 2710 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 sch... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Deficiencies Correction Fund and Building Renewal Fund Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Bars school facilities board from disbursing funds to districts from the deficiencies correction fund for projects begun after June 30, 2003... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 New School Facilities Fund and School Construction Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Establishes September 1 as deadline for districts to submit capital plan to school facilities board. Section formerly allowed district to us... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Minimum Adequate Gross Square Footage Requirements Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Makes addition to subsection forbidding local board to reduce pupil square footage when such action would cause the district to fall below m... More... MO Signed into law 06/2002 Postsec. Community College Community College Taxes H.B. 2022 Repeals and reenacts without change the statue that sets community college property tax rates and creates a procedure to establish capital i... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Education Facility Survey S.B. 20E According to state legislative summary, "To ensure that educational facilities information used by the legislature is accurate, [section] is... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Code Re-Write: Compliance with Florida Building Code and Charter Building Expenses S.B. 20E According to state legislative summary, "Clarifies that school district, community college and university facilities are to comply with the ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: School Infrastructure Thrift Program S.B. 20E According to legislative summary, "More school districts will qualify for awards from the school infrastructure program because [the bill sp... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Local Government/District Interlocal Agreements S.B. 1906 Addresses facilities and local government/district collaborative efforts. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submen... More... HI Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Coordination of Public and Private Efforts S.B. 2068 Continues 2001-02 appropriation to fund position in the department of accounting and general services to coordinate public and private effor... More... MD Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 Aging School Program Funds; Task Force to Study Public School Facilities H.B. 937 Establishes new allocation method for district grants under the Aging Schools Program; provides specified additional funds yearly to county ... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Prince George's County Governance and Administration H.B. 949 Establishes appointed New Prince George's County Board of Education and requirements for membership. Provides for compensation of board memb... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Finance Overhaul S.B. 856 Requires that county board financial audit results be reported to state superintendent, county fiscal authority, and specified house and sen... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Requi... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Capital Outlay Revenue Limits and District Desegregation Activities H.B. 2550 Sets limits to amount that local board may budget outside of the capital outlay revenue limit. Requires districts pursuing desegregation vol... More... ME Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Bond Issue Authorized H.B. 1628 Authorizes a $28,500,000 General Fund bond issue to capitalize the School Revolving Renovation Fund, to provide grants to public educational... More... NE Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Nebraska Schools Construction Alternative Act L.B. 391 LB 391 is the Nebraska Schools Construction Alternatives Act. The bill allows a school district to enter into a design-build contract or con... More... NH Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Indoor Air Quality, Fire Safety H.B. 329 Establishes a committee to study indoor air quality and fire safety in public schools.... More... UT Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Secure Areas in Facilities S.B. 164 Modifies provisions related to security procedures at State Institutions of Higher Education by allowing the State Board of Regents to autho... More... VA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 City-School Facilities S.B. 276 Makes the local governing body of a locality a tenant in common with the local school board in instances where the locality has incurred a m... More... VA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Satellite public education facilities H.B. 755 Authorizes school boards to enter into agreements with private business and industry for the establishment, installation, renovation, remode... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 School Safety and Health Revolving Loan and Grant Fund S.B. 1431 Amends existing law to extend conditions for applications to the School Safety and Health Revolving Loan and Grant Fund to include authority... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 School Abatement S.B. 1434 Amends existing law to clarify requirements for the abatement of unsafe or unhealthy conditions in school buildings; defines a serious safet... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Definition of Educational Facility Project Changed H.B. 1143 Expands the definition of educational facility project for purposes of the Indiana Development Finance Authority Law to permit the authority... More... ME Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 H.B. 373 Removes the cap on the fees charged by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services for services asso... More... NM Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 School Revenue Bond Act H.B. 359 Enacts the School Revenue Bond Act; allows federal funds to be pledged for school revenue bonds. A local school board may issue bonds to fi... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Technology Part of Capital Projects S.B. 6515 Relates to clarifying the uses of the school district capital projects fund to include the costs of implementing technology facilities plans... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Air Quality in New Schools S.B. 32 Relates to air quality in new schools; requires rules to establish a process for independent radon testing, adjusting and valacing heating, ... More... WY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Capital Construction System H.B. 43 Relates to school capital construction; establishes a school capital construction system; establishes a state school facilities commission; ... More... GA Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Financing Facilities H.B. 1000 Authorizes supplementary appropriation, by issuance of general obligation bonds, to the State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fun... More... 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 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. 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