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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."

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State Status/Date Level Summary
+ Accountability
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+ Accountability--Rewards
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive
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+ Assessment
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+ Assessment--End-of-Course
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+ Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization)
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+ No Child Left Behind
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+ Postsecondary Faculty
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property
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+ Postsecondary Finance
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- Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
CASigned into law 10/2003Community College
Postsec.
Expresses the intent of the Legislature and various policy preferences of the Legislature with respect to part-time community college faculty. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_654_bill_20031012_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 654
Source: California Legislative Web site

CASigned into law 10/2003P-12
Community College
Postsec.
Relates to concurrent enrollment of high school students at community colleges on a part-time basis. Requires concurrent enrollment courses to meet certain requirements in order for a community college district to include students in the district's report of students for funding purposes. Authorizes the governing board of a community college district to restrict admissions and enrollment of special part-time and full-time students during any session based on specified criteria. Requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to report to the Department of Finance and the Legislature by March 1, 2004, and March 1 of each year thereafter, on the amount of full-time equivalent students claimed by each community college district for special part-time and full-time students. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_338_bill_20031011_chaptered.html
Title: S.B. 338
Source: California Legislative Web site

ORSigned into law 09/2003Community College
Postsec.
Relates to education; creates new provisions; appropriates money; limits expenditures; creates the Advanced Technology Education and Training Fund; appropriates moneys continuously to the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for grants and loans to provide advanced technology education and training opportunities; provides for public-private partnerships to provide industry- specific skills certification and short-term training programs.
Title: S.B. 272
Source: StateNet

ILSigned into law 08/2003Postsec.
Community College
Amends the Public Community College Act to provide for the election of board of trustee members by trustee district rather than at-large. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1980&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=4997&SessionID=3
Title: S.B. 1980
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site

NYSigned into law 08/2003Postsec.
Community College
Reduces the terms of community college boards of trustees from a maximum of nine years to seven years.
Title: S.B. 301
Source: StateNet

ILSigned into law 07/2003Postsec.
Community College
Amends the Educational Relations Act to provide that an academic employee of a community college who provides less than 3 credit hours of instruction per academic semester is not an educational employee within the meaning of the Act. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1457&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=2247&SessionID=3
Title: H.B. 1457
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site

ILSigned into law 07/2003Postsec.
Community College
Amends the Public Community College Act. Creates the ICCB Federal Trust Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that money recovered from federal programs for general administration that are received by the Illinois Community College Board shall be deposited into the Fund. Provides that all money in the Fund shall be used by the Board for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1375&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=4393&SessionID=3
Title: S.B. 1375
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site

NCSigned into law 07/2003Postsec.
Community College
Authorizes community colleges to enter into public/private partnerships for construction projects.
Title: S.B. 773
Source: StateNet

ORSigned into law 07/2003Postsec.
Community College
Allows the Board of Education to submit questions of community college district boundary changes to electors of affected territories; requires the board to submit community college boundary changes to the Legislative Assembly for approval.
Title: H.B. 2193
Source: StateNet

AZLine item vetoed 06/2003P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Creates budget reconciliation for education and includes the following provisions: Prohibits the State Board of Education from sponsoring additional charter schools in FY 2003-04, and requires the State Board for Charter Schools to provide oversight for existing state board of education-sponsored charter schools during FY 2003-04;Repeals a FY 2002-03 transfer of monies to the Parental Choice for Reading Success Program and deposits the monies in the General Fund; Allows school districts and charter schools to complete the minimum number of instructional hours in less than 180 days; Repeals the State Board of Directors for Community Colleges (SBDCC), transfers any remaining SBDCC funds to the General Fund, applies this change retroactively to July 1, 2003, and requires the Legislative Council to prepare proposed legislation conforming the repeal of the SBDCC throughout statute. 
Title: H.B. 2534
Source: Arizona Legislation Web site

CASigned into law 06/2003Postsec.
Community College
Prohibits service in professional ancillary activities by persons employed as temporary community college faculty, including, but not necessarily limited to, governance, staff development, grant writing, and advising student organizations, from being used for purposes of calculating eligibility for contract or regular status, unless otherwise provided for in a collective bargaining agreement applicable to a person employed under these provisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0551-0600/sb_599_bill_20030626_amended_asm.html
Title: S.B. 955
Source: California Legislative Web site

FLSigned into law 06/2003P-12
Community College
Postsec.
Requires emphasis on reading; requires certain accountability measures; eliminates the limitations on the number of charter schools per school district; authorizes community colleges to operate charter schools that provide students with the option of receiving an associates degree upon high school graduation and develop administrative fees charged by sponsor for provision of services; provides report to Governor; revises eligibility criteria for charter school capital outlay funding; provides allocation criteria for future said outlay appropriations. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/house/Session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&BillNum=0055&Year=2003A&Chamber=House#BillText
Title: H.B. 55-A
Source: Florida State Web site

FLSigned into law 06/2003P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Revises options for participants in the Community College Optional Retirement Program; revises certain limitations on positions for which district school boards may employ members after specified period of retirement; revises payroll contribution rates for defined benefit plan for 2003-2004 fiscal year; eliminates compulsory participation in the defined contribution program for reemployed instructional personnel; provides concurrent funding for increased benefits. http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2003/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0958er.pdf
Title: S.B. 958
Source: StateNet

NYEmergency Rule Adoption 06/2003Postsec.
Community College
Establishes rules concerning a uniform process by which the chancellor engages in an orderly and thorough review of a situation at a community college threatening the college's viability to determine what action, if any, should be taken by the State University trustees. NEW YORK REG 15992 (SN)
Title: NYCRR 8 604.5
Source: StateNet

TXSigned into law 06/2003P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Requires districts to analyze information related to dropout prevention. Sec. 29.908. MIDDLE COLLEGE EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM requires: (a) The commissioner shall establish and administer a middle college education pilot program for students who are at risk of dropping out of school or who wish to accelerate high school completion. If a district has been rated as academically unacceptable for a period of two years or more due to the district's dropout rates, impose sanctions designed to improve high school completion rates, including: (A) ordering the development of a dropout prevention plan for approval by the commissioner; (B) restructuring the district or appropriate school campuses to improve identification of and service to students who are at risk of dropping out of school; (C) ordering lower student-to-counselor ratios on school campuses with high dropout rates; and (D) ordering the use of any other intervention strategy effective in reducing dropout rates, including mentor programs and flexible class scheduling. Also, Sec. 130.0012. PILOT PROJECT: BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS requires: (a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to establish a pilot project to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of authorizing public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs in the fields of applied science and applied technology. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/78R/billtext/SB00976F.HTM

Title: S.B. 976
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

TXSigned into law 06/2003Postsec.Relates to the continuation and functions of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Addresses membership, procedures, conflict of interest, common course numbering, success initiative (Sec. 51.3062. SUCCESS INITIATIVE: Requires institutions to assess all incoming students. If a student fails to meet the assessment standards described by Subsection (f), the institution of higher education is to work with the student to develop a plan to assist the student in becoming ready to perform freshman-level academic coursework. The plan must be designed on an individual basis to provide the best opportunity for each student to attain that readiness. (i) The institution of higher education may refer a student to developmental coursework as considered necessary by the institution to address a student's deficiencies in the student's readiness to perform freshman-level academic coursework, except that the institution may not require enrollment in developmental
coursework with respect to a student previously determined by any institution of higher education to have met college-readiness standards. Legislative funding may not be used for developmental coursework in excess of: (1) 18 semester credit hours, for a general academic teaching institution; and (2) 27 semester credit hours, for a public junior college, public technical institute, or public state college. Provides exceptions) Sec. 130.0012. PILOT PROJECT: BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS. (a) Requries the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to establish a pilot project to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of authorizing public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs in the fields of applied science and applied technology. Participation in the pilot project does not otherwise alter the role and mission of a public junior college. (b) Requires the coordinating board shall operate the pilot project at three public junior colleges, as determined by the coordinating board. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/78R/billtext/SB00286F.HTM
Title: S.B. 286
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

AZSigned into law 05/2003P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Prohibits a community college district, county, city, or town from levying or assessing primary property tax rates higher than the prior year if its governing board failed to comply with Truth in Taxation (TNT) noticing and hearing requirements.  It also would require a school district to include in its TNT hearing notices its budgeted levies for "Adjacent Ways" (A.R.S. § 15-995) and "Liabilities in Excess" (A.R.S. § 15-907). http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1331&x=13&y=2
Title: S.B. 1331
Source: Arizona Legislative Web site

AZSigned into law 05/2003Postsec.
Community College
States student political organizations may conduct lawful meetings on community college property, except to influence elections as provided by current statute. Continues the transfer of authorities and responsibilities of the State Board of Directors for Community Colleges (State Board) to the individual community college districts. Codifies portions of current State Board rules, makes numerous technical and conforming changes and contains a retroactive date of July 1, 2003. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=SB1105
Title: S.B. 1105
Source: Arizona Legislative Web site

IAAdopted 05/2003Postsec.
Community College
Updates rules governing community college faculty planning. Eliminates the state licensure requirement for community college faculty in lieu of each college developing a faculty plan. Eliminates the state licensure requirements for community college faculty through the Board of Educational Examiners. Sets forth minimum standards for full-time faculty teaching in arts and sciences and career and technical education.
Title: 281 IAC 21.3(1)
Source: StateNet

IDSigned into law 05/2003Postsec.
Community College
Authorizes the State Building Authority to receive contributions from community college districts and to rent, lease, sell or sublease to community college districts; requires approval of the Legislature prior to financing facilities for community college districts; provides that a community college district board of trustees' general powers include the power to lease property to and enter into agreements.
http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0396.html
Title: H.B. 396
Source: Idaho Legislative Web site

ARSigned into law 04/2003Postsec.
Community College
An act to create the two-year college and technical institute study committee. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2844.pdf
Title: H.B. 2844
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site

IASigned into law 04/2003Postsec.
Community College
Specifies that a "teacher" in a community college includes anyone who is an instructor, but does not include an adjunct instructor; a librarian, including anyone who is a learning resource specialist or a media specialist; or a counselor.
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/Legislation/HF/00300/HF00341/Current.html
Title: H.F. 341
Source: http://www.legis.state.ia.us

KSSigned into law 04/2003Postsec.
Community College
Requires full-time community college employees to undergo the following evaluations: During the first two consecutive years of employement, the employee must be evaluated at least once a semester, unless the employee does not work for the complete semester. During the third and fourth years of employment, every employee is to be evaluated at least once every academic year. After the fourth year of employment, every employee must be evaluated at least once every three years. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/82.pdf
Title: S.B. 82
Source: www.kslegislature.org

MSVetoed 04/2003P-12
Postsec.
Removes the repeal on the State Personnel Board; provides that the State Board of Education may increase the salary of the State Superintendent of Public Education upon the approval of the State Personnel Board. Exempts state superintendent of education from cap on salary or compensation, direct or indirect, of any public officer, public employee, adminstrator or executive head of any agency of the state to 150% or less of the maximum salary established in statute for the governor.

Requires the state board for community and junior colleges as well as the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning to annually submit to the state personnel board a list of salaries for its employees, to which the state personnel board must respond with a nonbinding advisory opinion on the amount of the salaries for the director and other employees of the board.
Title: H.B. 773
Source: StateNet

NMSigned into law 04/2003Postsec.
Community College
Creates the "work force skills development fund" in the state treasury. Provides matching funds for community college programs. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/FinalVersions/house/HB0394.pdf
Title: H.B. 394
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us

WASigned into law 04/2003Postsec.The legislature finds that (1) Apprenticeships are very rigorous and highly structured programs with specific academic and work training requirements; (2) There is a misperception that apprenticeships are only for noncollege bound students; and (3) The state should expand opportunities for individuals to progress from an apprenticeship to college by creating pathways that build on the apprenticeship experience and permit apprentices to earn an associate degree. Authorizes associate degree pathways for persons in apprenticeship programs at community and technical colleges. The legislature finds that: (1) Apprenticeships are very rigorous and highly structured programs with specific academic and work training requirements; (2) There is a misperception that apprenticeships are only for noncollege bound students; and (3) The state should expand opportunities for individuals to progress from an apprenticeship to college by creating pathways that build on the apprenticeship experience and permit apprentices to earn an associate degree. An apprenticeship committee may recommend to its community or technical college partner or partners that an associate degree pathway be developed for the committee's program. At the request of an apprenticeship committee, the community or technical college or colleges providing apprentice-related and supplemental instruction for an apprenticeship program are to develop an associate degree pathway for the apprentices in that program, if the necessary resources are available. Adds a new section to chapter 28B.50 RCW and adds other new sections. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2003-04/House/1050-1074/1061-s_pl.pdf
Title: H.B. 1061
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov

AZSigned into law 03/2003Postsec.
Community College
Concerns expenditure limitations for community colleges, override ballots and add property tax.
Title: S.B. 1211
Source: StateNet

NMSigned into law 03/2003Postsec.
Community College
Creates the Work Force Training Act and the Work Force Skills Development Fund; provides for customized training at community colleges and matching funds.
Title: H.B. 160
Source: StateNet

ARSigned by Governor 02/2003Postsec.
Community College
Requires a county sales tax levied for maintenance and operation of any technical college, two-year college, community college or satellite campus of a community college to be distributed directly to the college.http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB1019.pdf
Title: H.B. 1019
Source: State legislative web site

NESigned into law 02/2003Postsec.
Community College
Provides for automatic nomination of candidates for community college boards of governors.
Title: L.B. 15
Source: StateNet

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