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State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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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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| P-3 Child Care |
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| P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Family Involvement |
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| P-3 Finance |
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| P-3 Governance |
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| P-3 Grades 1-3 |
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| P-3 Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Preschool |
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| P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
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| Parent/Family |
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| Parent/Family--Parent Rights |
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| Postsecondary |
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| Postsecondary Accountability |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants |
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| Postsecondary Faculty |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure |
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| Postsecondary Finance |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
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| Postsecondary Online Instruction |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Access |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
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| Postsecondary Students--Disabled |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion |
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| Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation |
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| Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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| Promotion/Retention |
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| Public Attitudes |
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| Public Involvement |
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| Reading/Literacy |
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| Religion |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Week |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
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| School Safety |
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| School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
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| School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
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| School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools |
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| School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
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| School Safety--Special Education |
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| School/District Structure/Operations |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
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| Service-Learning |
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| Special Education |
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| Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations |
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| Special Education--Finance |
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| Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming) |
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| Special Education--Placement |
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| Special Education--Transition |
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| Special Populations--Corrections Education |
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| Special Populations--Gifted and Talented |
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| Special Populations--Homeless Education |
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| Special Populations--Immigrant Education |
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| Standards |
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| Standards--Implementation |
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| State Longitudinal Data Systems |
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| State Policymaking |
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| State Policymaking--Ballot Questions |
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| State Policymaking--Politics |
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| State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
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| Student Achievement |
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| Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap |
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| Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
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| Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring |
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| Student Supports--Remediation |
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| Students |
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| Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
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| Students--Employment |
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| Students--Mobility |
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| Students--Records/Rights |
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| Teaching Quality |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
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| Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
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| Teaching Quality--Preparation |
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| Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
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 | Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
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| IL | Vetoed 11/2003 | P-12 | Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows certain retired teachers to remain in retirement status and continue to receive their retirement annuities while engaging in employment in a designated subject shortage area. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 to provide that health insurance benefits under the State and TRIP plans are suspended while the annuitant is covered as an active teacher. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1185&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=1740&SessionID=3
Title: H.B. 1185
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| IL | Total Veto Stands 11/2003 | P-12 | Creates the Illinois Housing Initiative Act of 2003. Provides a program of financial assistance for new teachers purchasing a first home. Requires an annual comprehensive housing plan that recommends construction of affordable housing for under-served populations. Provides that a county under 25,000 may develop a housing development plan and become eligible for tax and other preferences. Deletes provisions for State-municipal partnerships. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=2345&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=3654&SessionID=3
Title: H.B. 2345
Source: Illinois Legislative web site
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| ME | Rule Adoption 11/2003 | Postsec. | Proposes details of rules to be utilized in the conduct of the Educators for Maine Program. Provides financial assistance for post-secondary education to undergraduate students pursing post-baccalaureate certification. MAINE REG 7661 (SN)
Title: 94-457-610
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2003 | P-12 | Authorizes the Extra Credit Teacher Home Purchase Program to provide federal mortgage credit certificates and reduced interest rate loans funded by mortgage revenue bonds to classified employees in a high priority school. Requires priority for assistance to be given to eligible teachers, principals, vice principals and assistant principals. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0151-0200/sb_162_bill_20031012_chaptered.html
Title: S.B. 162
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2003 | P-12 | Relates to existing law under which the Housing Finance Agency administers a down payment assistance program to low-income first time homebuyers. Authorizes the agency to establish higher assistance limits for the down payment assistance to teachers and school personnel. Limits, to specified neighborhoods, the down payment assistance under existing law for low-income first time homebuyers. Expands eligibility for home loan insurance. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_304_bill_20030929_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 304
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| IL | Emergency Rule Adoption 09/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Establishes the Illinois Future Teacher Corps (IFTC) Program to encourage academically talented Illinois students, especially minority students, to pursue teaching careers, especially in teacher shortage disciplines or at hard-to-staff schools. Establishes rules for applicant eligibility requirements, program procedures, and institutional procedures. http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/index/register/register_volume27_issue38.pdf
Title: 23 IAC 2764.10, .20, .30, .40
Source: Illinois State Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Relates to reimburse rates under the Child Care and Development Services Act, revenue limits for school districts and county superintendents of schools for 2003-04 and 2004-05 fiscal years, school district's school building maintenance account, school district and charter school funding for supplemental instruction, community college fee increase, teacher's incentive programs, community college funding, mental health services for special education pupils. Revenue limitations impacts including eliminating of the one time $10,000 merit award and fee assistance for teachers attaining National Certification, delays the Kindergarten Readiness Pilot Program until 2006-07 and prohibits loan assumptions warrants for the 2003-04 fiscal year for the Graduate Assumption Program of Loans for Education.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/ab_1754_bill_20030811_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 1754
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| NC | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12 | The General Assembly finds that the elimination of administrative and fiscal limitations on job-sharing arrangements would make employment in a public school an attractive option for well-qualified persons who do not wish to work full time. The state board is required to adopt rules to facilitate job sharing by public school employees. These rules must provide that an employee in a job-sharing position shall receive paid legal holidays, annual vacation leave, sick leave, and personal leave on a pro rata basis. Such an employee is to also receive service credit under the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System as provided in G.S. 135-4(b) and insurance benefits as provided in Article 3 of Chapter 135 of the General Statutes. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/html2003/bills/AllVersions/Senate/S701vr.html
Title: S.B. 701
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| CT | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Concerns the reemployment of retired teachers; purchases additional credited service in the Teachers' Retirement System, the excess earning account, credit for service with certain bargaining organizations, and payments for additional credited service purchased by boards of education and makes changes in the teachers' retirement system. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=6696&which_year=2003&SUBMIT.x=19&SUBMIT.y=9
Title: H.B. 6696
Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site
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| DE | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Clarifies that teachers teaching full time at a charter school are eligible for the critical need scholarships; clarifies that the eligibility criteria for the scholarship is cumulative and that a teacher must hold a limited standard, temporary or emergency certificate in order to be eligible. http://www.legis.state.de.us/Legislature.nsf/fsLIS?openframeset&Frame=Main&Src=/LIS/LIS142.NSF/Home!Openform
Title: S.B. 92
Source: Delaware Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows retired teachers to remain in retirement status and continue to receive their retirement annuities while teaching in a designated subject shortage area. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 to provide that health insurance benefits under the State and TRIP plans are suspended while the annuitant is covered as an active teacher. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=3&GA=93&DocTypeId=SB&DocNum=195
Title: S.B. 195
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Creates the Teach Louisiana First Program to reduce the shortage of teachers certified to teach certain subjects in public schools designated as failing by the state board. Provides for incentive pay to certified teachers willing to teach in rural public schools that have not been labeled as failing but are in disadvantaged geographic areas. Program teachers must teach in subject in which he or she is certified and which subject has been identified by the state board as critical to the school's recovery, and must meet one of the following criteria: 1) Have graduated from a nationally or regionally accredited teacher training program with at least a 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), have passed the state teachers' test, meet the federal requirements for a highly qualified teacher in a Title I school and have held a valid Louisiana teaching certificate for less than two years immediately preceding the execution of a teaching contract with a board for participation in the program; or 2) Have at least four years of teaching experience, have a valid Louisiana teaching certificate in the subject area or areas in which the applicant is contracted to teach and meet the federal requirements for a highly qualified teacher in a Title I school. In addition, all applicants must submit to a criminal background check, meet all other state teacher certification requirements and adhere to all local board employment contract provisions. Specifies that if at any time there is a lack of funding to provide for the participation of all eligible applicants, including those already participating in the program, first priority must be given to the best qualified teachers already participating in the program, then to the best qualified new applicants. Establishes $4,000 incentive payment in first year for every eligible applicant who meets the requirements of 1) above, and $4,000 every year for the next three consecutive years if the local board decides the teacher's performance and adequate program funding warrant continuing the participant in the program. If the participant meets the qualifications under 2) above, the participant is to receive $6,000 a year. Forbids any program participant from receiving any incentive payment for more than four consecutive years or receiving more than $24,000 over such four-year period. Allows any program participant who has incurred federal student loan debt prior to program participation to choose to apply program payments to the loan debt, such that the administering agency forwards the participant-designated amount, up to the maximum due the participant, to the holder of the federal student loan. Requires every participant to sign a contract stipulating that the participant agrees to pay the state the amount of the incentive payment received for any program year in which the participant does not teach the full year unless the debt is partially or fully forgiven by the administering agency for justifiable cause as established by the administering agency. Requires program to be administered by the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission, which must adopt regulations governing specified areas of the program. Allows the commission to seek, accept and spend funds from any source, including foundations and the private sector, as well as any federal or other governmental funding, to implement the program.
Requires the state board of elementary and secondary education to annually submit a report to the commission identifying 1) every school designated a failing school and every rural school not designated as failing but located in a disadvantaged geographical area; 2) the number of certified and highly qualified teachers needed in every failing school and every rural school in a disadvantaged geographical area to teach subject areas the board has designated as critical to the improvement of student performance and the school's recovery; 3) the order of priority in which failing schools and rurla schools in disadvantaged geographical areas may be allocated program teaching positions.
Requires the state board to submit a written report by March 1, 2008 to the house and senate education committees on board-collected data, to determine whether significant student test score improvements were made by students who were taught by teachers in the program and whether these improvements justify continuation of the program.
Requires every local board allocated a program position by the commission to employ a person to fill a critical classroom teaching position. if the board does not employ a qualified applicant within a prescribed period, the board must return its program allocation to the commission for reallocation.
Requires every college of education at any public postsecondary institution in the state to encourage teacher education students to participate in the program.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/bills/byinst.asp?sessionid=03RS&billid=HB1923&doctype=BT
Title: H.B. 1923
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Relates to the Critical Teacher Shortage Incentive Program; changes definition of "newly certified teacher" for purposes of the program from one certified for the first time for the 2002-03 school year to one certified for the first time for the 2004-05 school year. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/03RS/CVT10/OUT/0000KTG3.PDF
Title: H.B. 1231
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| RI | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | This act would allow retired teachers to fill the vacant position of a mentor principal or assistant mentor principal for a period of up to ninety (90) days in any one school year, without a reduction in retirement pay and/or benefits. This act would take effect upon passage.
Title: H.B. 5642
Source: StateNet
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| AK | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Relates to the acquisition of teachers' housing by regional educational
attendance areas and to a teacher housing loan program and a teachers' and nurses'
housing loan program in the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation. http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill_text.asp?hsid=SB0025E&session=23
Title: S.B. 25
Source: Alaska Legislative Web site
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| AL | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Directs the State Board of Education to create a program for payments to teachers who agree to teach in underserved areas or subject matter areas where teacher shortages exist; relates to scholarships to students who agree to be certified in subject matter areas where teacher shortages exist; relates to teach in underserved areas areas where teacher shortages exist; contingent on voter approval of constitutional amendment (HB1). http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLogin.asp?SESSION=1027
Title: S.B. 7
Source: Alabama Legislative Web site
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Permits the donation of teaching services by private sector specialists in workforce shortage areas identified by the Labor Commissioner and the Office of Workforce Competitiveness. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=5841&which_year=2003&SUBMIT.x=11&SUBMIT.y=6
Title: H.B. 5841
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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| IL | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Creates the FY2004 Budget Implementation (Education) Act with the purpose of the Act to make changes relating to education that are necessary to implement the State's FY2004 budget. Makes changes to the State aid formula provisions by increasing the foundation level of support and changing the amount of and how a supplemental general State aid grant is calculated. Exempts gifted education from block grant funding. Makes changes concerning reimbursement to community college districts for classes for adults and youths whose schooling has been interrupted. Makes changes concerning which courses are eligible for reimbursement under the Public Community College Act. Adds requirements that a community college district must meet for equalization funding. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act to repeal a Section concerning Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarships. Renames the ITEACH Teacher Shortage Scholarship Program the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Program, and makes other changes (including who may receive a scholarship, the scholarship amount, and where a recipient must agree to teach). http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=744&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=3589&SessionID=3
Title: S.B. 744
Source: Illinois 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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| ME | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Adds to existing language that required state board to establish criteria under which a targeted need area certificate could be issued to a person holding a bachelor's degree and teaching in a commissioner-identified teacher shortage area. New language bars enactment increasing qualifications for a targeted need certificate from applying to a person who was issued a targeted need area certificate prior to or during the 2002-2003 school year under the original rules.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billdocs/LD095701.doc
Title: H.P. 714 (LD 957)
Source: www.mainelegislature.org
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| MO | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Allows a retired certificated teacher receiving a retirement benefit from the state retirement system to teach full-time for a district for up to two years without losing his or her retirement benefit, provided that the district has a shortage of certified teachers, as determined by the district. Bars the total number of such retired certificated teachers from exceeding fifteen certificated teachers at any one time. Requires the employer's contribution rate to be paid by the hiring district and the employee's contribution rate to be paid by the employee. Specifies that any additional actuarial costs resulting from the hiring of a retired certificated teacher pursuant to the provisions of this section must be paid by the hiring district.
In order to hire teachers under this policy, the district must: (1) Show a good faith effort to fill positions with nonretired certificated teachers; (2) Post the vacancy for at least one month; (3) Have not offered early retirement incentives for either of the previous two years; (4) Solicit applications through the local newspaper, other media, or teacher education programs; (5) Determine there is an insufficient number of eligible applicants for the advertised position; and (6) Declare a critical shortage of certificated teachers that is active for one year.
ANOTHER SECTION OF STATE STATUTES IS MODIFIED IN THE SAME BILL (this section differs slightly from the one above): Allows a retired certificated teacher receiving a retirement benefit from the retirement system to teach full-time for a district for up to two years without losing his or her retirement benefit, provided that the district has a shortage of certified teachers, as determined by the district. The total number of such retired certificated teachers shall not exceed, at any one time, the lesser of ten percent of the total teacher staff for that district, or five certificated teachers. Allows a person receiving a retirement benefit to be employed full-time for up to two years for a district covered by such retirement system, without losing his or her retirement benefit, provided that the district has a shortage of noncertificated employees, as determined by the district. The total number of such retired noncertificated employees shall not exceed, at any one time, the lesser of ten percent of the total noncertificated staff for that district, or five employees. Requires the employer's contribution rate to be paid by the hiring district.
In order to hire teachers and noncertificated employees pursuant to the provisions of this section, the district must: (1) Show a good faith effort to fill positions with nonretired certificated teachers or nonretired noncertificated employees; (2) Post the vacancy for at least one month; (3) Have not offered early retirement incentives for either of the previous two years; (4) Solicit applications through the local newspaper, other media, or teacher education programs; (5) Determine there is an insufficient number of eligible applicants for the advertised position; and (6) Declare a critical shortage of certificated teachers or noncertificated employees that is active for one year.
http://www.house.state.mo.us/bills03/biltxt/truly/HB0346T.HTM
Title: H.B. 346 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.house.state.mo.us
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Relates to reemployment after retirement by teachers.
Title: S.B. 434
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Repeals the emergency secondary education loan program; creates the State Teacher Assistance Resource Program. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2352.pdf
Title: H.B. 2352
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Repeals the Teacher Recruitment Initiative Program, administered by the Sacramento County Office of Education, which awards competitive grants to operate regional recruitment centers that focus on recruiting teachers to low-performing schools. Makes the Governor's Scholarship Programs inoperative as of June 30, 2003. States the legislative intent that the 2003-04 Budget Act will include $10 million less for the Cal Grant Program in order to reflect a baseline adjustment in the number of students actually accepting awards and the award amounts.Repeals the statutory requirement that any Proposition 98 maintenance factor which may be accruing be repaid in a single fiscal year (the 2003-04 fiscal year). http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sbx1_28&sess=CUR&house=S&author=committee_on_budget_and_fiscal_review
Title: S.B. 28
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Allows teacher who received retirement benefits under state retirement system who returned to covered service to rejoin the system. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD153501-1.asp
Title: S.P. 514 (LD 1535)
Source: StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Extends the provisions relating to health benefits for retired employees of school districts and certain boards which prohibit the diminution of health insurance benefits provided to such retired employees unless there is a corresponding diminution of benefits or contributions for the current active group of employees.
Title: S.B. 1343
Source: StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Requires the state board of education, with the assistance of the commissioner of education, to study and determine the key academic teaching fields with the most critical shortages of highly qualified, licensed elementary and secondary teachers in the state. The board and commissioner will review, devise, and propose alternative plans for recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers in fields with critical shortages, particularly with respect to recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers in schools or school districts that are low performing. The board and commissioner must report such alternatives to the senate and house education committees before the second Tuesday in January 2004. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB1627.pdf
Title: S.B. 1627
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Currently, retirees of the Teacher Retirement System may return to work in a variety of positions without losing monthly benefits as long as they only work part-time and only in one position during the month. H.B. 3237 allows a retiree to work different positions as long as the total number of days that the retiree works in those positions in that month do not exceed the number of days per month for work on a one-half time basis. (Bill Analysis, Senate Research Center) http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=78&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=03237&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: H.B. 3237
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| WA | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Provides optional service credit for substitute service to members of the school employees' retirement system.
Title: S.B. 5094
Source: StateNet
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| WA | Vetoed 05/2003 | P-12 | Relates to postretirement employment in the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system.
Title: H.B. 1829
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Amends the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program to give priority in awards to applicants agreeing to teach in subject matter areas of critical need or in academically low performing schools. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB1854.pdf
Title: H.B. 1854
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Creates the Arkansas teacher center within the Department of Education for purposes of teacher recruitment. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/hb2062.pdf
Title: H.B. 2062
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Amends the critical needs minority teacher scholarship program; creates a commission for selecting scholarship recipients. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2187.pdf
Title: H.B. 2187
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Allows a return to employment in Education; provides that a retired member who has not been employed as an employee or independent contractor by a local administrative unit may begin employment at a local administrative unit without suspending retirement benefits.
Title: S.B. 283
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Clarifies that the state will not impair teacher housing revenue bonds. The state pledges and agrees with the holders of bonds issued by a
local school board and payable from pledgeable revenue that the state will not limit or alter the rights of the local school board to receive, collect and account for pledgeable revenue and to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the bondholders or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the bondholders until the bonds, together with the interest on the bonds, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of those bondholders, are fully paid and discharged. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/FinalVersions/house/hb0195.pdf
Title: H.B. 195
Source: StateNet
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| WV | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Relates to authorizing service credit toward retirement to public employees for public employment in another state.
Title: S.B. 455
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Allows the state board of education to waive examination requirements for individuals seeking an Arkansas teaching license who have an out of state teaching license and experience. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB1512.pdf
Title: H.B. 1512
Source: State legislative web site
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| KY | Adopted 03/2003 | P-12 | Establishes rules regarding the procedures for local school districts to follow to determine whether other qualified applicants are available to fill a teaching or nonteaching position, and if not, for filling the position with a retired member. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/702/001/150.htm
Title: 702 KAR 1:150
Source: StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Expands applicability requirements of Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program from those intending to teach in geographical areas of the state with critical teacher shortages to include those, regardless of geographical area, who intend to teach a subject area in which a shortage of teachers exists. Eliminates from eligibility those enrolled in teacher eductation program at an accredited, nonprofit community or junior college. Reduces from four to two the number of years one had to receive an annual award in order to be obligated to render one year's service as a licensed teacher. Eliminates opportunity to fulfill service obligation as a nontraditional teacher intern.
Any student who, prior to July 1, 2003, has been accepted into the Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program under the authority of Section 37-159-3(4) shall be allowed to begin or remain in the scholar loan program, and conversion for those students with fewer than four (4) annual awards shall be based on one (1) year of service in either (a) a geographic area of the state in which there exists a critical shortage of teachers as determined by the State Board of Education, or (b) a subject area of the curriculum in the public schools in which there exists a critical shortage of teachers as determined by the State Board of Education, for each year a loan was received by the student. For those students that receive the equivalent of four (4) annual awards, such students shall render three (3) years of service.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2482SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2482
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| MT | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Allows retired teachers, specialists and administrators to return to work part- or full-time without loss or interruption of benefits. To participate, member may not have been receiving disability retirement allowance, must hold valid certificate, must have been receiving a retirement for at least 12 months, and employer must prove to department it has been unable to fill position because no applications have been received and no nonretired teacher, specialist or adminstrator has offered to fill the position. Retired member reemployed in this way is not eligible for active membership. The department and the teachers' retirement system must report to the appropriate committee in the 2007 legislative session on the implementation and results of this policy. http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2003/billhtml/HB0178.htm
Title: H.B. 178
Source: data.opi.state.mt.u
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| ND | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Allows school boards to pay signing bonuses for certain teachers.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/58-2003/bill-text/DATI0200.pdf
Title: H.B. 1273
Source: http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly
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| NM | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Relates to educational retirement; provides for return to employment; continues retirement benefits.
Title: H.B. 22
Source: StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Relates to Virginia Retirement System; relates to the continuation of retirement benefits for retired teachers who resume teaching.
Title: H.B. 2438
Source: StateNet
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Relates to county boards of education generally and expands job sharing arrangements to include employees who are not professional employees; relates to agreements to specify which employee is eligible for insurance coverage; limits cost to retirement system.
Title: H.B. 2083
Source: StateNet
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| KY | Emergency Rule Adoption 01/2003 | P-12 | Establishes emergency rules regarding the eligibility requirements and application procedures for administration of the Teachers' National Certification Incentive Trust Fund established in KRS 161.131-134 and funded in the Governor's Fiscal Year 2003 Spending Plan (EO 2002-727). http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/notofint.htm http://www.kyepsb.net/Legislative/national_board/0203registration.htm
Title: 16 KAR 1:040E
Source: StateNet
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| MA | Signed into law 01/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Establishes a paraprofessional incentive program to provide grants to residents who are working as paraprofessionals in public schools while pursuing a bachelor's degree at a public college or university in order to become a teacher in bilingual education, special education, math, science, or foreign languages and who commit to teach for a period [to be determined by the board of higher education] in public schools in the state upon graduation and certification. http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/seslaw02/sl020440.htm
Title: H.B. 4702
Source: StateNet
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