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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 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 AR Signed into law 12/2003 P-12 Student Report Cards H.B. 1017 Requires school districts to provide a report card for each student reflecting the student's grade in each class in which the student is enrolled to the student's parents. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1017.pdf... More... WI Signed into law 11/2003 P-12 Dispositional Orders for Truancy A.B. 62 Provides for the specifications for school attendance of a dispositional order for truant or habitual truant and the disclosure of juvenile court records by a juvenile court or a municipal court for children of certain age groups.... More... OR Signed into law 09/2003 Postsec. Community College Student Social Security Number Disclosure H.B. 2658 Prohibits a state institution of higher education or community college from disclosing a student's Social Security number; creates exemptions; grants a civil remedy for a violation of this prohibition.... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Health Screening S.B. 1081 Provides that a diabetes screening be included in the health examination of each school child, but that diabetes testing is not required. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-0530... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College Student Records Privacy H.B. 761 Amends the School Code, various Acts relating to the governance of the public universities and the Public Community College Act. Prohibits a school district, university or community college from providing a student's name, address, telephone number, social sec... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Children's Privacy Protection S.B. 404 Amends the Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act to define a child as a person under age 16. Changes requirements for information brokers to broker sale of personal information concerning children without parental consent. Amends the Schoo... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Free and Reduced-price School Lunches S.B. 490 Requires the State Board of Education, regional superintendents, school boards and their schools, and nonpublic schools that receive funds for free or reduced-price lunches to agree in writing with the department of public aid to share with the department info... More... NY Vetoed 08/2003 P-12 Caregiver Review School Records S.B. 2062 Authorizes caregivers to review school records and to consent to medical and dental diagnosis and treatment of a minor child, excuse absences from school and participation in school sponsored activities.... More... HI Vetoed 07/2003 P-12 Confidentiality of Student Records S.B. 474 Designates the auditor as authorized representative of the department of education and the department of health for purposes of accessing student records. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB474&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs... More... CO Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Health Care Treatment for Students H.B. 1172 Requires school boards to adopt a policy prohibiting school personnel from recommending or requiring the use of a psychotropic drug by any student or to test or require a test for a child's behavior without the prior written permission from the parents or guar... More... CO Signed into law 06/2003 Postsec. Selective Service Registration S.B. 255 Concerns provisions relating to selective service registration as a prerequisite for enrolling at a state supported institution of higher education. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/6B883B08F7BCF89487256CC40063E431?Open&file=255_enr.pd... More... CT Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Student Assessment S.B. 1093 § 1 Revises statutes to allow student scores on grade 10 mastery exams to be added to the student's permanent record and transcipt for a student who meets or exceeds the state-wide mastery goal level for any component of the exam; students passing componets of the... More... DE Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Education Records S.B. 57 Relates to the disclosure of and access to education records; updates the protections afforded to parents and students concerning a student's education records, specifically adding a family's right to access their child's educational records; eliminates provis... More... DE Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 School Health Record Keeping Requirements/Screening 14 DAC 811, 815, 817 Establishes rules regarding school health record keeping requirements, physical examinations and screening, and administration of medications and treatments. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/Education%20Administrative%20Code%20-%20800%20Heal... More... GA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Child Abuse Records S.B. 201 Relates to child abuse and deprivation records; permits the Department of Human Resources to share access to child abuse records and release information from such records to the Office of School Readiness, includes principals, guidance counselors, school socia... More... ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Health Records S.P. 96 (LD 262) Requires that disciplinary, attendance and health records be included in the records that follow a student who transfers to another school either within or outside the state. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD026201-1.asp... More... NV Signed into law 06/2003 Postsec. Community College Personally Identifiable Information A.B. 353 Provides certain restrictions upon the disclosure of personally identifiable information concerning students for commercial and noncommercial uses; prescribes a form that provides for the informed consent of students concerning the directory information that a... More... OK Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 School Records H.B. 1646 Amends 51 O.S. 2001, Section 24A.16, which relates to confidentiality of educational records and material; updates statutory language; allows the release of individual student records to certain school districts; amends 70 O.S. 2001, Section 6-115, which relat... More... OR Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Recommending Medication S.B. 456 Prohibits public school personnel from recommending to a parent or guardian that a student seek a prescription for certain types of medication.... More... TX Signed into law 06/2003 Postsec. Religious Holy Day Excused Absences H.B. 256 Relates to excused absences for religious holy days for students in institutions of higher education. An institution of higher education must excuse a student from attending classes or other required activities, including examinations, for the observance of a... More... TX Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Psychotropic Drugs H.B. 320 An employee of a school district may not use or threaten to use the refusal of a parent, guardian, or managing or possessory conservator of a child to administer or consent to the administration of a psychotropic drug to the child, or to consent to any other ... More... CO Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Return of Library Resources H.B. 1333 Permits a board of education of a school district to require the replacement or return of library resources by withholding a student's diploma, transcript, or grades at the end of a semester or school year; directs the school district to make a reasonable effo... More... IN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Student Discipline S.B. 186 Provides that a student who is expelled from a charter school is subject to the same requirements for enrollment in another school corporation as a student who is expelled from a public school or required to separate from a nonpublic school or a school in a st... More... ME Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Record Sharing Between Law Enforcement and School Administrators S.P. 145 (LD 427) Clarifies that the Maine Juvenile Code does not preclude a law enforcement officer or criminal justice agency from sharing information pertaining to a juvenile with superintendents or principals for purposes of school safety, order and discipline, or to preven... More... ME Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Baxter Compensation Program S.P. 263 (LP 768) Concerns the Baxter Compensation Program; addresses confidentiality of claimants and families of victims of abuse at Baxter School for the Deaf; specifies information to be contained in public record; concerns appeal process and new information consideration; ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Parental Authorization for Surveys or Questions S.B. 895 Requires parental authorization for surveys or questionnaires administered to students requesting any personally identifiable information. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB895.pdf... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Students S.B. 1238 Requires student level data for the Student Accountability Information System (SAIS) to include reasons for a withdrawal, if provided by the pupil or the parent or guardian of the pupil. The Arizona Department of Education must include data relating to student... More... CO Became law without governor's signature 04/2003 P-12 School Transfer Rules H.B. 1083 Repeals of the requirement that transfer rules shall not prohibit a student's participation in extracurricular activities if the student enrolls in the transfer school within fifteen days after the school year begins and prior to participating in the activity ... More... OK Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Notice to Superintendent H.B. 1707 Amends 70 O.S. 2001, Section 5- 144. Upon filing an information or indictment for a felony or violent misdemeanor, the district attorney shall endeavor to ascertain whether or not the person arrested is a student or employee of a school district or a public sc... More... TN Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Child Immunization Records S.B. 1938 Includes third party payors or carriers regulated by department of commerce and insurance and self- insured entities as entities authorized to share information regarding child immunization records; relates to schools, child care facilities, and other institut... 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 Takeover Provisions H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Amends Sections 22-2-6 and Section 22-2-14 to allow the state department to take over the control and management of a public schools or district that has failed to meet requirements of law or state board rules and standards. The state board may suspend a board... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 School Board Policies/Equal Access H.B. 1518 Prohibits local school boards providing access and opportunity to use school facilities or to distribute literature from denying equal access or fair opportunity to use such school facilities or to distribute literature, or from otherwise discriminating agains... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Drug Test in Public Schools H.B. 2091 Requires voluntary and mandatory drug testing policies, in accordance with the most recent enunciation of constitutional principles by the Supreme Court of the United State of America, to be included in the Board of Education's guidelines for student conduct p... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Student Social Security Numbers H.B. 1716 Authorizes the division superintendent or his designee to assign another identifying number to students who are ineligible to obtain a federal social security number or the parent is unwilling to present such number or waive the requirement.... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 School Aulthorities Crime Reports H.B. 2680 Clarifies and revises the requirements for principals' reports to local law enforcement of incidents occurring on school buses, school property or at school-sponsored activities by (i) restructuring the clusters of incidents to separate assault and assault and... More... AR Signed into law 02/2003 Postsec. Higher Education and Social Security Numbers H.B. 1034 Prohibits institutions of higher education from using students or employees' social security numbers on identification cards.... More... MA Signed into law 01/2003 P-12 Workers Compensation Insurance H.B. 2852 Relates to providing Workers Compensation insurance coverage for certain students participating in a school-to-work program. Provides that such students who receive personal injuries arising out of such participation shall be deemed employees of such employers... More... 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