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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 Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. 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Position Growth Pool S.B. 3 Establishes a growth pool of positions for the two year institutions of higher education of non- classified and classified positions to be u... More... MI To governor 11/2003 P-12 School Crossing Guards H.B. 4753 Adjusts the minimum age requirement of school crossing guards to 17 from 18 years of age.... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Community College Classified Employees: Notice of Layoff A.B. 290 Requires that classified employees of school districts and community college districts who are to be laid off be given written notice on or ... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Federal Tax Housing Credits: Classified Employees S.B. 162 Authorizes the Extra Credit Teacher Home Purchase Program to provide federal mortgage credit certificates and reduced interest rate loans fu... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Classified School Employees A.B. 1038 Sets forth the employment rights of classified school employees who are terminated, reassigned, or transferred, or become the employee of an... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Community College Postsec. School Teachers & Community College Employees: Military Duty S.B. 259 Authorizes the governing board of a school district or a community college district to approve compensation for all employees who are called... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Classified School Employees A.B. 424 Provides, in a school district with a pupil population over 400,000, authorization for an appointment for a school-based classified position... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College Classified Employees A.B. 918 Requires a regular classified employee who is assigned to perform an assignment or service in addition to his or her regular assignment to b... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Public School Employers: Unlawful Acts A.B. 109 Defines the prohibition on the refusal or failure to meet and negotiate in good faith to include the knowing provisions by a public school e... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Housing Assistance A.B. 304 Relates to existing law under which the Housing Finance Agency administers a down payment assistance program to low-income first time homebu... More... CA Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College Classified School Employees: Reclassification A.B. 1070 Decreases all 3 year time requirements to reclassify classified school employees under a merit system of a school district or community coll... More... CA Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Confidential Employees and Employee Organizations S.B. 253 Revises the definition of confidential employee to mean any employee who is required to develop or present management positions with respect... More... CA Signed into law 08/2003 Postsec. California State University: Disability Retirement A.B. 908 Requires the Trustees of the California State University to provide disability retirement temporary disability allowances for employees of C... More... IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Non-certified Personal H.B. 2350 Provides the state board of education shall accept, as qualifications for non-certified personnel, relevant life experiences as determined b... More... IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 School Service Personnel Certificates H.B. 2864 Amends the School Code. Provides that a School Service Personnel Certificate with a speech-language pathologist endorsement shall be issued ... More... LA Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 School Support Personnel--Extra Compensation H.B. 1858 Provides relative to extra compensation for noncertified school support personnel in the event such compensation is not included in the mini... More... GA Vetoed 06/2003 P-12 School Counselors S.B. 178 Relates to conditions of employment of certain persons under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for salary increases for ce... More... LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Immorality Grounds for Dismissal of School Employees H.B. 778 Adds a charge of immorality as a cause for dismissal of a teacher, bus driver, or permanent employee; defines immorality as conviction of a ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 School Bus Drivers S.B. 141 Requires a restriction which limits a person to operating only a school bus; provides that such restriction shall apply to a person who has ... More... IA Vetoed 05/2003 P-12 Removal of Contract Requirement for Part-Time and Substitute Bus Drivers H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Removes the contract requirement for substitute and part-time school bus drivers. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/Session.1/HJournal/02... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 School Bus Drivers Who Are Insulin-Dependent Diabetics H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Adds that school bus driver must be immediately suspended from duties, pending termination hearing by district board or authorities of nonpu... More... IN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Open Door Law S.B. 169 Allows a governing body in an executive session to receive information about misconduct and discuss the status of a school bus driver, who i... More... OK Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Retired Nonclassified Employees S.B. 663 Adds provision to allow certain nonclassified personnel who return to work after retirement to be paid without penalty to their retirement. ... More... KS Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Requirements for School Bus Drivers H.B. 2220 Amends the Uniform Commercial Drivers' Licensing Act. Creates new section allowing the driving skills test for a school bus endorsement to ... More... MS Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Method of Compensating Teachers and Other Employees H.B. 742 Allows any licensed employee to be credited with a professional leave allowance with pay for every day of absence caused by required attenda... 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... More... WV Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Job Sharing H.B. 2083 Relates to county boards of education generally and expands job sharing arrangements to include employees who are not professional employees... More... 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