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From the ECS State Policy Database 2003 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2003. 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--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Vouchers Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Counseling/Guidance Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Demographics Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Performance Funding Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Suicide Prevention Health--Teen Pregnancy High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--College Readiness High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges High School--Exit Exams High School--GED (General Education Development) High School--Graduation Requirements Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools Leadership NY Signed into law 11/2003 P-12 Salary Cap for a District Superintendent S.B. 4452 Relates to setting of salary cap for a district superintendent beginning in 2003-2004 which is either 106% of the cap in the preceding year or 98% of the commissioner's salary in the 2003-2004 school year, whichever is less; provides that an employee of a boar... More... NC Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 School Principal Contracts S.B. 955 The initial contract between a school administrator and a local board of education shall be for two to four years, ending on June 30 of the final 12 months of the contract. In the case of a subsequent contract between a principal or assistant principal and a l... More... NY Rule Adoption 07/2003 P-12 Requirements for Educational Leadership Programs NYCRR 8 52.21 Amends rules improving the preparation of education leaders by establishing new requirements for college programs that prepare school business leaders, school district leaders, and school district business leaders. NEW YORK REG 15846 (SN)... More... AL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Administrator Accountability Act S.B. 10 Amends the Administrator Accountability Act (formerly Teacher Accountability Act), including assistant principals, instruction supervisors, and financial officers; provides for contract employment for term, cancellation for cause provisions during contract, us... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 School Boards 457 Deferred Compensation Plans A.B. 3385 Authorizes boards of education to establish tax- sheltered deferred compensation plans under section 457 of the federal Internal Revenue Code. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2002/Bills/A3500/3385_I1.PDF... More... OK Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Oklahoma Commission For Teacher Preparation H.B. 1169 Makes an appropriation to the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation; states purposes; provides for the budgeting of funds in certain categories and amounts; requires performance measures for budget categories; provides for duties and compensation of empl... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Licensure of Elementary and Secondary Principals H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Requires the state board of educational examiners to adopt criteria for administrative endorsements that allow one to obtain an endorsement to work as an elementary or secondary principal regardless of the grade level at which the individual accrued teaching e... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Temporary Administrator Contracts H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Allows a temporary contract to be given to an administrator to fill a vacancy created by an administrator's taking of military leave. The contract must automatically terminate when the administrator on military leave returns to resume his position. The holde... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Concurrent Employment as Superintendent and Secondary School Principal H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Adds that an individual working for a school or school district may also be employed as a secondary principal in the same school or district. Prior language allowed a superintendent to be concurrently employed as an elementary principal, which provision still... More... LA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Testing Requirement for School Administrator Certification H.B. 569 Requires, for initial certification as a principal or superintendent, the passage of an appropriate assessment instrument; authorizes the state board of elementary and secondary education to select the appropriate assessment instrument for such certification a... More... MD Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Bargaining Representation for Baltimore Paraprofessionals and Administrators H.B. 778 Includes supervisory noncertificated employees in the definition of public school employee as it applies to provisions that relate to organizations of employees in Baltimore County. States that of three permitted organizations in Baltimore County to be exclus... More... MD Vetoed 05/2003 P-12 Study Commission on Educators' Time and Paperwork H.B. 873 Establishes a Study Commission on Educators' Time and Paperwork. Specifies the composition, powers, and duties of the commission. Provides a specified staff for the commission. Requires the commission to report findings and recommendations, including any propo... More... MD Vetoed 05/2003 P-12 Educators' Time and Paperwork S.B. 558 Establishes a Study Commission of Educators' Time and Paperwork; establishes membership of commission. Requires the commission to: (1) conduct a survey and collect information relating to the issue of workload, administrative and bureaucratic tasks, and other... More... NE Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Student Fees L.B. 685 LB 685, as amended, includes provisions from LB's 264, 683 and 684 pertaining to teacher certification and private postsecondary career schools. Changes provisions relating to the issuance of administrator and teacher education certificates and permits to prov... More... OK Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Superintendents of Technology Center School Districts S.B. 628 The requirements for a certificate for superintendent of a technology center school district must include not less than a standard master's degree, such other professional education requirements as may be fixed by the state board, and a minimum of four (4) yea... More... OK Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 H.B. 1438 The requirements for a certificate for superintendents and principal are to include not less than completion of a standard master's degree, completion of a program in education administration approved by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation with an ... More... TX Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Public School Principal Employment Contracts S.B. 1394 Current law provides that a principal be employed under a probationary contract the first year of employment with a school district, regardless of experience with other districts. Senate Bill 1394 allows school districts the option of offering term contracts t... More... KS Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Name, Position, and Salary of Local Administrators S.B. 82 On or before October 1 of each year, requires the board of education of each school district to provide to a newspaper of general circulation within the district a statement showing the name, position and salary of the superintendent, deputy superintendents, a... More... ND Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 School District Reports H.B. 1295 1. Before September eleventh of each year, each school district is requried to report the following information to the superintendent of public instruction, with respect to each teacher and class of teachers and with respect to each administrator and class of... More... KY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Directors of Pupil Personnel in School Districts H.B. 224 Allows a local superintendent to waive the requirement that a director of pupil personnel in a district devote his or her entire time to the duties of the office. The superintendent must report this action to the commissioner of education. http://www.lrc.state... More... MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Community College Schools H.B. 744 Changes repealer from 2003 to 2007 on 1) the School Crisis Management Program, 2) the transfer of the industrial and adult short-term training programs to the State Board of Community Colleges, 3) the School Administrator Sabbatical Leave Program, 4) the secti... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Accountability, Evaluation of Personnel H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Adds Section 22-10A-19. Requires state board to adopt criteria an minimum highly objective uniform statewide standards of evaluation for the annual performance evaluation of licensed school employees. Classroom observation must be part of this standard. Set... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Duties of Principals H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Adds Section 22-10A-8. Duties include hiring, etc. of personnel; evaluation of school employees, as well as improvement plans for them; take disciplinary action against employees; develop budget with input from school council.... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Duties of the Superintendent H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Adds Section 22-5-14. Specifies that the superintendent is the CEO of the district. Duties are to carry out policies and rules of the state board and the local board; administer and supervise the district; employ, fix salaries of, assign, terminate or discha... More... SD Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 School Administrator Certification S.B. 71 Provides for the certification of school administrators. The alternative certification program is to be delivered by an accredited college or university with an approved program or endorsement program in the discipline. It must be delivered in coordination wi... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Non-Traditional Superintendents H.B. 149 Relates to school district administrator amendments; allows a local board to hire a superintendent with outstanding professional qualifications who does not hold an administrative or supervisory license.... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Duties of Boards S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill) Section 53A-3-402 requires local boards to implement the core curriculum using instructional materials that best correlate to the core curriculum and graduation requirements; administer required tests and create plans to improve student progress; use progress-... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Superintendent, Other Administrator Qualifications S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill) Section 53A-3-301and 53A-6-110 are amended to allow local boards to hire a person with outstanding professional qualifications to serve as superintendent or any other administrative/supervisory position without holding an administrative/supervisory license. B... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 School Superintendent Contracts S.B. 756 Requires any local school board, in renegotiating a division superintendent contract to hold at least 1 public hearing prior to issuing final approval of such action.... More... MA Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 01/2003 P-12 Principal Contracts S.B. 2079 Relates to defining principal's contracts.... More... Leadership--District Superintendent Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay 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 Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure Mentoring/Tutoring 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--Finance No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement 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 P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten P-3 Preschool P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development Parent/Family Parent/Family--Parent Rights Postsecondary Postsecondary Accountability Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills 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--Compensation Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Governance and Structures Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary Postsecondary Online Instruction Postsecondary Participation--Access Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements Postsecondary Students--Disabled Postsecondary Success--Completion Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation Private Schools Privatization Promotion/Retention Public Involvement Purposes of Public Education Reading/Literacy Religion Remediation (K-12) Scheduling/School Calendar Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School Scheduling/School Calendar--Week Scheduling/School Calendar--Year School Safety School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault School Safety--Special Education 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--Shared Services School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation Service-Learning Special Education Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations Special Education--Finance Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming) Special Education--Placement Special Education--Transition Special Populations--Corrections Education Special Populations--Gifted and Talented Special Populations--Homeless Education Special Populations--Immigrant Education Standards Standards--Implementation State Longitudinal Data Systems State Policymaking State Policymaking--Ballot Questions State Policymaking--Politics State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions Student Achievement Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap Students Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities Students--Employment Students--Mobility Students--Records/Rights Teaching Quality Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment 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--Pay-for-Performance 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--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes Technology Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware Technology--Equitable Access Technology--Funding Issues Technology--Internet Safety Textbooks and Open Source Urban--Governance