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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--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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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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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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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--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--Alignment |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental 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--International 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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| Demographics |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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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--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Litigation |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Performance Funding |
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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--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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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--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| Health--Suicide Prevention |
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| Health--Teen Pregnancy |
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| High School |
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| High School--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--College Readiness |
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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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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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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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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure |
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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--Finance |
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| No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement |
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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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| OK | Emergency Rule Adoption 11/2003 | P-12 | Specifies that early childhood education includes pre-kindergarten-third grade. Expands on the competencies for teaching mathematics that teachers up to grade three must have. OKLAHOMA REG 13002 (SN)
Title: OAC 210:20-9-172
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2003 | P-12 | Revises existing law that provides for the licensure of family day care homes including large and small day care homes under certain conditions. Allows one of the conditions for licensure to be met if at least one child is enrolled in and attending kindergarten or elementary school and a 2nd child is at least 6 years of age. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0501-0550/ab_529_bill_20031010_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 529
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| LA | Emergency Rule Adoption 10/2003 | P-12 | Establishes emergency rules concerning early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment program early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities. LOUISIANA REG 9136 (SN)
Title: LAC 50:XV.Chapter 81
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2003 | P-12 | Specifies a school district or county office of education that provides childcare pursuant to the California School Age Families Education (Cal-SAFE) Program is eligible to apply for and receive funding from the Childcare Facilities Revolving Fund. Requires a school district or county superintendent of schools to also enter into formal partnership agreements, as necessary, with community-based organizations to provide child care and developmental services. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1651-1700/ab_1668_bill_20030925_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 1668
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12 | Allows a school board to establish, maintain, and operate a summer kindergarten program for grade one readiness. Provides the summer kindergarten program may be held within the school district or under a contract that must be approved by the state board of education. Removes a provision that provides that summer kindergarten expenses may be paid from district maintenance funds. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=903&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=3792&SessionID=3
Title: S.B. 903
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| MI | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12 | Sec. 703. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for school readiness programs shall be made available through a competitive application process as follows:
(a) An applicant may be any public or private nonprofit legal entity or agency other than a local or intermediate school district except a local or intermediate school district acting as a fiscal agent for a child caring organization regulated under 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111 to 722.128.
(b) Applications shall be submitted in a form and manner as required by the department.
(c) Applications shall be reviewed by a diverse interagency committee composed of representatives of the department, appropriate community, volunteer, and social service agencies and organizations, and parents.
(d) Priority in the recommendation for awarding of grants by the superintendent of public instruction to applicants shall be based upon the following criteria:
(i) Compliance with standards for early childhood development consistent with programs for 4-year-olds, as approved by the state board of education.
(ii) Active and continuous involvement of the parents or guardians of the children participating in the program.
(iii) Employment of teachers possessing proper training in early childhood development, including an early childhood (ZA) endorsement or child development associate, and trained support staff.
(iv) Evidence of collaboration with the community of providers in early childhood development programs including documentation of the total number of children in the community who would meet the criteria established in subparagraph (vi), and who are being served by other providers, and the number of children who will remain unserved by other community early childhood programs if this program is funded.
(v) The extent to which these funds will supplement other federal, state, local, or private funds.
(vi) The extent to which these funds will be targeted to children who will be at least 4, but less than 5, years of age as of December 1 of the year in which the programs are offered and who show evidence of 2 or more "at-risk" factors as defined in the state board of education report entitled, "children at risk" that was adopted by the state board on April 5, 1988.
(e) Whether the application contains a comprehensive evaluation plan that includes implementation of all program components required and an assessment of the gains of children participating in an early childhood development program.
(f) Applications shall provide for the establishment of a school readiness advisory committee that shall be involved in the planning and evaluation of the program and provides for the involvement of parents and appropriate community, volunteer, and social service agencies and organizations. There shall be on the committee at least 1 parent or guardian of a program participant for every 18 children enrolled in the program, with a minimum of 2 parent or guardian representatives. The committee shall do all of the following:
(i) Review the mechanisms and criteria used to determine referrals for participation in the school readiness program.
(ii) Review the health screening program for all participants.
(iii) Review the nutritional services provided to all participants.
(iv) Review the mechanisms in place for the referral of families to community social service agencies, as appropriate.
(v) Review the collaboration with and the involvement of appropriate community, volunteer, and social service agencies and organizations in addressing all aspects of education disadvantage.
(vi) Review, evaluate, and make recommendations for changes in the school readiness program.
(g) More than 50% of the children participating in the program shall meet the income eligibility criteria for free or reduced price lunch, as determined under the national school lunch act, chapter 281, 60 Stat. 230, 42 U.S.C. 1751 to 1753,
1755 to 1761, 1762a, 1765 to 1766b, and 1769 to 1769h, or meet income and all other eligibility criteria for participation in the Michigan family independence agency unified child day care program.
(2) Grant awards by the superintendent of public instruction may be at whatever level the superintendent determines appropriate. A grant, when combined with other sources of state revenue for this program, shall not exceed $3,300.00 per child or the cost of the program, whichever is less.
(3) Except as otherwise provided, an applicant that receives a 2003-2004 grant under this section shall also receive priority for fiscal years 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 funding. However, after 3 fiscal years of continuous funding, an applicant will be required to compete openly with new programs and other programs completing their third year. All grant awards are contingent on the availability of funds and documented evidence of grantee compliance with standards for early childhood development consistent with programs for 4-year-olds, as approved by the state board of education, and with all operational, fiscal, administrative, and other program requirements. A program which offers supplementary day care and thereby offers full-day programs as part of its early childhood development program shall receive priority in the allocation of competitive funds.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/2003-PA-0145.pdf
Title: H.B. 4391 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.michiganlegislature.org
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| MI | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12 | Sec. 107a. (1) The family resource center curriculum blue ribbon study committee is established to explore and make
recommendations on implementing a new integrated system of delivering adult education and related family services
beginning with the 2004-2005 school year, including, but not limited to:
(a) Educational services, including, but not limited to, high school completion programs, adult basic education,
general education development (G.E.D.) test preparation, English as a second language programs, and early childhood
education.
(b) Family services, including, but not limited to, even start programs, 21st century learning center grants,
before- and after-school child care programs, parenting classes, and referrals for family and child services.
(c) Employment and training services, including, but not limited to, career preparation programs and work readiness
classes.
(2) The family resource center curriculum blue ribbon study committee shall consist of the following:
(a) Two members of the senate, 1 appointed by the senate majority leader and 1 appointed by the senate minority
leader.
(b) Two members of the house of representatives, 1 appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and
1 appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
(c) A representative of the Michigan association of community and adult education.
(d) A representative of the Michigan works! association.
(e) Three local adult education program directors, appointed jointly by the legislative members appointed under
subdivisions (a) and (b).
(f) Three local Michigan works program directors, appointed jointly by the legislative members appointed under
subdivisions (a) and (b).
(g) The state director of adult education.
(3) The timetable for the work of the family resource center curriculum blue ribbon study committee is as follows:
(a) Not later than September 1, 2003, report on its progress to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees
responsible for this act.
(b) Not later than November 1, 2003, make final recommendations to the senate and house appropriations
subcommittees responsible for this act.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/billenrolled/house/pdf/2003-HNB-4401.pdf
Title: H.B. 4401 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.michiganlegislature.org
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| FL | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Stipulates that children age 3 years to school entry who are enrolled in a licensed early education and child care program as a result of being abused, neglected or abandoned and being served by the Family Safety Program Office must participate in the program 5 days a week; provides priority for children who are served by the Family Safety Program Office; requires notice to operators of enrollment of a child under court ordered supervision. http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&SubMenu=1&Tab=session&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&BillNum=1318&Chamber=Senate&Year=2003&Title=%2D%3EBill%2520Info%3AS%25201318%2D%3ESession%25202003
Title: S.B. 1318
Source: Florida Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Provides that 11% (instead of 8%) of the Early Childhood Education Block Grant shall be used to fund programs for children ages 0-3. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=2235&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=3446&SessionID=3
Title: H.B. 2235
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Creates the Illinois Early Learning Council Act. Establishes the Illinois Early Learning Council to coordinate existing state programs and services for children from birth to 5 years of age in order to better meet the early learning needs of children and their families. Provides for the appointment of members to the council who represent both public and private organizations and who reflect regional, racial and cultural diversity. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=565&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=3196&SessionID=3
Title: S.B. 565
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Establishes regional interagency coordinating councils under the laws relating to early intervention services for children from birth to five years of age with disabilities; requires a Head Start representative for each region and one representative from the Military Early Intervention program, if a military base is present in the region; provides for coordination with Mental Health Local Management Entities and local educational agencies.
Title: H.B. 932
Source: StateNet
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Requires the State Prevention Council to determine long-term goals, strategies and outcome measures to promote the health and well being of children and families including; early intervention strategies, an increase in healthy pregnant women and newborns, a decrease in child neglect and abuse, an increase in school-ready children, an increase in children who succeed in school, a decrease in children who are unsupervised after school and a decrease in juvenile suicide and crime. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2003/act/Pa/2003PA-00145-R00SB-00886-PA.htm
Title: S.B. 886
Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Requires testing in compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act; states an elementary teaching endorsement is valid for kindergarten to grade 6 and a comprehensive special education teaching endorsement is valid for kindergarten to grade 12; requires the state board of education to establish requirements for subject area endorsements; requires teacher certification to include teaching experience in birth-to three programs approved by the Department of Mental Retardation. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2003/act/Pa/2003PA-00168-R00SB-01155-PA.htm
Title: S.B. 1155
Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site
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| DE | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Relates to the Christa McAuliffe Scholarship Program for loan forgiveness to encourage academically talented residents to pursue teaching careers in a Delaware public school; expands eligibility to teachers in charter schools and teachers who provide contract services in public schools, including early intervention with developmentally delayed children under the age of 3. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS142.NSF/c6fe685e20e98b2b882569a60053971e/a96fcbce78adb9cc85256cfa0058dd73?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,68
Title: S.B. 68
Source: Delaware Legislative Web site
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| DE | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Creates a task force to examine early childhood education programs; develops a plan for implementation of universal pre-kindergarten and full day kindergarten. http://www.legis.state.de.us/Legislature.nsf/fsLIS?openframeset&Frame=Main&Src=/LIS/LIS142.NSF/Home!Openform
Title: H.J.R. 9
Source: Delaware Legislative Web site
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Revises inservice training requirements for child care personnel; requires training in early literacy and language development; requires annual training and annual health and safety home inspection self- evaluation by family day care home operators; requires annual training of operators of large family child care homes, etc. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/house/Session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&BillNum=2446&Chamber=Senate&Year=2003&Title=%2D%3EBill%2520Info%3AS%25202446%2D%3ESession%25202003
Title: S.B. 2446
Source: Florida Legislative Web site
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Implements specified provisions of State Constitution; creates voluntary universal prekindergarten education program; limits
application of provisions regarding school readiness programs; requires State Board of Education to submit report with recommendations or options for on curriculum, design and standards of said program; directs Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability &
Auditor General to conduct audits and submit reports to the governor and legislature.
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/house/Session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&BillNum=1334&Chamber=Senate&Year=2003&Title=%2D%3EBill%2520Info%3AS%25201334%2D%3ESession%25202003
Title: S.B. 1334
Source: Florida Legislative Web site
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Establishes the Commission on Fatherhood within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor to provide for a statewide program, on a permanent and continuing basis, to promote healthy family relationships between parents and children that are father- friendly and inclusive; requires Lieutenant Governor's Office to provide staff and administrative support to the commission. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=sb1423&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: S.B. 1423
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Amends the Educators for Maine Program; provides financial assistance for postsecondary education to undergraduate students or students pursuing postbaccalaureate certification who demonstrate academic achievement and interest in teaching, speech pathology or child care. Added the categories of speech pathology and child care. Postbaccalaureate students must be pursuing a course of student that will lead to certification in one of the above fields. Caps Educator for Maine loans at $20,000 in total, or any funds that result in making the total financial aid award exceed the cost of attendance. An individual who received that individual's first program loan after January 1, 2000 may cancel the total amount of the loan by completing one year of return service by working in a child care facility. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD134001-1.asp
Title: H.P. 985 (LD 1340)
Source: StateNet
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| MO | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Alters the distribution of Gaming Commission Fund; provides funds for veterans facilities, the National Guard College Trust, early childhood development education, and the College Guaranty Fund.
http://www.house.state.mo.us/bills03/biltxt/truly/HB0444T.HTM
Title: H.B. 444
Source: www.house.state.mo.us
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Deletes requirement that individualized family service plan for child receiving early childhood special education be reviewed every six months or more frequently if conditions warrant or if family requests review.
Title: S.B. 127
Source: StateNet
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Includes Employment Department in development of voluntary statewide early childhood system; involves local child care resource and referral agencies in work of local commissions on children and families; expands definition of child for certification and registering of child care facilities to include certain special needs or disabled children under 18 years of age; relates to child care facility requirements for certain facilities and parent cooperatives.
Title: H.B. 2191
Source: StateNet
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| OR | Rule Adoption 06/2003 | P-12 | Amends rules to streamline the process of renewal of authorization for early childhood specialists and early childhood supervisors within the Early Intervention/ Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSA) Programs. OREGON REG 24245 (SN)
Title: OAR 581-015-1105, -1106
Source: StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Adds prekindergarten or after school child care programs to the provision governing subsidized childcare services.
Title: S.B. 76
Source: StateNet
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| CO | Partial veto 05/2003 | P-12 | Concerns the procedures for the funding of public schools, including adjustments to the district size factor, minimum per pupil funding, at-risk student calculation; temporary reduction of number of children participating on the Colorado Preschool Program; changes in kindergarten funding including repeal of full-day kindergarten for unsatisfactory schools, reduction of full-day kindergarten component of preschool program, directions for use of federal funds for kindergarten programs; repeals funding for new on-line students approved by legislature in 2002; amends law regarding capital construction funding for school districts and charter schools; and makes an related appropriations in connection therewith. Governor vetoed section 43 of the bill related to kindergarten programs and two appropriation amendments.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/C9D735028416E02F87256C5A0066CD5A?Open&target=/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/billsummary/B2A9CC94F12AE86687256C4F00525F07
http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/C9D735028416E02F87256C5A0066CD5A?Open&file=248_enr.pdf
http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/lcsstaff/schfin/SummaryMemoSB03-248.pdf
Title: S.B. 248
Source: Colorado Legislative Web site
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| MD | Vetoed 05/2003 | P-12 | Authorizes early childhood educational and developmental programs to enter specified agreements to promote early childhood educational programs. States that the purpose of the agreement is to collaborate and develop a plan to provide parents of indigent or at-risk children with information on the importance of early childhood education and the availability of specified services and programs such as mental health services for young children and children with developmental disabilities. Requires the state department of education to assist in developing the agreement, monitor and review results from the agreement, and submit an annual report to the legislature on the program's effectiveness in promoting early childhood educational and developmental programs. Governor letter regarding veto: http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/veto_letters/hb0635.htm and bill as submitted to governor: http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/bills/hb/hb0635e.rtf
Title: H.B. 635
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| ME | Resolve No. 05/2003 | P-12 | Applies uniform fire code standards to preschool facilities located in public schools regardless of whether they are a child care center or a Head Start center. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billdocs/LD110501.doc
Title: H.P. 808 (LD 1105)
Source: www.mainelegislature.org
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Revises the criteria for determining at-risk children for pre-school and early learning programs from those "who live below the poverty line determined pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 9847" to those "who meet eligibility requirements identical to those met by school age children
qualifying for free and reduced lunch pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1771. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB1975.pdf
Title: S.B. 1975
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Expands the Arkansas Better Chance Program; allows any licensed early childhood program with early childhood accreditation by the Department of Human Services and meeting the Arkansas Better Chance Core Quality Approval Standards of the Department of Education to apply for funding, regardless of the sponsorship of the program. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2402.pdf
Title: H.B. 2402
Source: State legislative web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Creates the Better Chance for School Success Program to provide early education for low-income, 3- and 4-year-old children in low-performing school districts. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2376.pdf
Title: H.B. 2376
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| KS | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Authorizes local boards to (1) enter into cooperative or interlocal agreements with one or more other boards for the establishment, operation and maintenance of preschool programs;
(2) Contract with private, nonprofit corporations or associations or with any public or private agency or institution for the establishment, operation and maintenance of preschool programs.
(3) Prescribe and collect fees for providing preschool programs.
States that fees for providing preschool programs may only recover the costs incurred for operating preschool programs. Requires revenues from fees collected by a board for a preschool program to be deposited in the general fund of the school district and to be considered reimbursements to the district for the purpose of the school district finance and quality performance act. Allows such revenues to be expended
whether the same have been budgeted or not and amounts so expended shall not be considered operating expenses. http://www.kslegislature.org/enrollbills/approved/2003/82.pdf
Title: S.B. 82
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Establishes oversight committee to assess all prekindergarten or school readiness programs run by any public or private school or Head Start program in the state, as well as any school readiness program operated by any licensed childcare center in the state. Specifies what data every assessment must collect, including teacher qualifications, child eligibility criteria. In light of the findings of the assessment, the oversight committee must make recommendations on the need for additional early childhood programs and measures needed to guarantee that early childhood programs in operation in Mississippi meet or surpass recognized standards of excellence. The oversight committee must report to the legislature on these findings and recommendations by January 15, 2004. Requires the oversight committee to cause to be developed a single assessment instrument to gather and synthesize the required data into a single report.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2636SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2636
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| ND | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Requires the state board to issue major equivalency endorsements and minor equivalency endorsements (new requirement). Also adds new requirement for early childhood by requiring the education standards and practices board to issue an optional early childhood education teaching license or endorsement to an applicant who meets the requirements set by the board. Deletes prior requirements and replaces them with provision that preK and kindergarten teachers must be licensed to teach by the education standards and practices board. Also must:
1. Have a major in elementary education and a kindergarten endorsement;
2. Have a major equivalency in elementary education and a kindergarten endorsement;
3. Have a major in elementary education and an early childhood education endorsement;
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4. Have a major equivalency in elementary education and an early childhood education
endorsement;
5. Have a major in early childhood education; or
6. Have a major equivalency in early childhood education.
Title: H.B. 1489
Source: North Dakota Legislature Web Site
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Requires that certain state funds for Head Start programs be used to contract and subcontract with private and nonprofit programs that meet federal Head Start performance standards.
Title: H.B. 658
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 04/2003 | P-12 | Requires that certain state funds for head start programs be used for collaboration with private and nonprofit providers.
Title: S.B. 572
Source: StateNet
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| OK | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Creates the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Act; states intent, purposes, and goals; creates the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Board; states powers and duties of the Board; requires annual report and specifies contents of report; designates Department of Human Services as lead agency. The Board is to promote school readiness supporting community-based efforts to increase the number of children who are ready to succeed by the time they enter school, and shall consist of representatives from the private and public sectors as follows: 1. Fifteen private sector representatives, two of whom shall be parents of children eight (8) years of age or younger and one of whom shall be a representative of licensed child care providers, appointed by the Governor from a list submitted by an existing private-sector school readiness initiative that includes in its focus community mobilization and public engagement activities; and 2. To insure that existing resources are being utilized effectively, thirteen public sector representatives. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1094_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 1094
Source: StateNet
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| SC | Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 04/2003 | P-12 | (Joint Resolution)The CSAB was administered for the last time in fall 2001. The Education Accountability Act of 1998 (EAA) required the development/selection of developmentally appropriate readiness assessments for grades one and two. The South Carolina Readiness Assessment (SCRA) fulfills the requirements of the EAA, obviating the need for the CSAB. The SCRA is identified as the Assessment Program in 24 S. C, Code Ann. Regs. 43-262 (to be codified at Supp. 2002.) Therefore, this regulation needs to be repealed. http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess115_2003-2004/bills/3870.htm
Title: H.B. 3870
Source: StateNet
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| SC | Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 04/2003 | P-12 | (Joint Resolution) Approves regulations of the Board of Education; relates to basic skills assessment programs kindergarten objectives.
Title: H.B. 3869
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Requires the department of education to develop a list of skills that child should have in order to be prepared to enter kindergarten. The department must publish this list and distribute it to parents and early childhood educators. The list does not create pre-requisites for kindergarten entry, but is rather intended to serve as a guide for helping parents and early educators prepare children to enter kindergarten ready to learn. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB1951.pdf
Title: H.B. 1951
Source: State legislative web site
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| KY | Adopted 03/2003 | P-12 | Allows that if no certified early childhood education teacher is available, the superintendent may ask that a one-year probationary interdisciplinary early childhood education certificate be granted. Establishes prerequisites for this probationary certificate. Establishes requisites for one-year renewals of the probationary certificate. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/016/002/140.htm
Title: 16 KAR 2:140
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar
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| KY | Adopted 03/2003 | P-12 | Establishes rules regarding the professional certificate for interdisciplinary early childhood education, birth to primary, the teacher standards, and the standards for approval of a program leading to this certificate. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/016/002/040.htm
Title: 16 KAR 2:040
Source: StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Requires the department of education to conduct a needs assessment to determine what areas do not currently have pre-kindergarten programs, and a cost-benefit analysis creating statewide pre-kindergarten programs. Requires department to perform cost-benefit analysis of making kindergarten mandatory statewide. Requires the department to study developing an optional occupational diploma that would include course requirements to make sure that students possess mastery of skills and employment competencies. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0859SG.htm
Title: H.B. 859
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| NM | to governor 03/2003 | P-12 | House Joint Memorial 12 requests that the Interagency Coordinating Group (ICG) study the
alignment of early care education programs in New Mexico, establish a framework for a statewide
comprehensive and universal system of preschool programs and fully delineate the procedures
and methodology necessary to implement such a framework; and that the group report its
finding to the Legislative Education Study Committee by November 2003. Link to fiscal note: http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/firs/hjm012.pdf
Title: H.J.M. 12
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us
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| KY | Emergency Rule Adoption 01/2003 | P-12 | Establishes emergency rules pertaining to coverage and payment for Kentucky Early Intervention Program services. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/911/002/200E.htm
Title: 911 KAR 2:200E
Source: StateNet
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| KY | Adopted 01/2003 | P-12 | Establishes rules regarding the provisions relating to early intervention services for which payment shall be made on behalf of eligible recipients. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/911/002/200.htm
Title: 911 KAR 2:200
Source: StateNet
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| WV | Adopted 01/2003 | P-12 | Provides rules relating to West Virginia's universal access to the state's Pre-Kindergarten System. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4202 (SN)
Title: Title 126, Series 28
Source: StateNet
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