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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]. 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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 AR Signed into law 12/2003 P-12 K-12 Educational Facilities Committee S.B. 10 Repeals the fiscal year allocation provision for expenses of the joint committee on K-12 educational facilities. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/SB10.pdf... More... GA Adopted 11/2003 P-12 Public School Capital Outlay GAC 160-5-4-.04 Clarifies rules regarding special appropriation for public school capital outlay. Adds the additional funds authorized by the General Assembly to assist local boards of education in funding the construction of instructional units needed to implement the requir... More... ME November 2003 Ballot 11/2003 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Facilities Question 5: Bond Issue Do you favor a $19,000,000 bond issue to make repairs, upgrades and other facility improvements and enhance access for students with disabilities and upgrade classroom equipment at various campuses of the University of Maine System; the Maine Maritime Academy;... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 School Site Acquisition S.B. 763 Authorizes the governing board of a school district to acquire a site for a school building if the petition requesting the acquisition is approved by a majority of the members of the governing board of the acquiring school district and filed with the county su... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 School Facilities Funding: Replacement Buildings A.B. 1631 Relates to existing law requiring the State Allocation Board to provide a supplemental grant for 50% of the replacement cost of a single story building if a school proposes to demolish the building and replace it with a multistory building under certain condit... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 School Restrooms S.B. 892 Requires every public and private school to have restroom facilities open during school hours, and at all times to keep every restroom maintained and cleaned regularly, fully operational, and stocked with soap and paper supplies. Makes a school district inelig... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Surplus School Property: Use of Proceeds A.B. 264 Authorizes a school district to deposit up to 25% of the proceeds of the sale of surplus school real property into the district's general fund for the use for any one-time expenditure under prescribed conditions. Precludes the transfer from disqualifying the s... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Postsec. School Facilities: Maintenance and Repair A.B. 1124 Requires a priority for the use of maintenance funding under the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 be to ensure that facilities, including, but not limited to, rest-room facilities for pupils, are functional and that they meet local hygiene standar... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 School Facilities S.B. 15 Sets forth the manner of funding charter school facilities under the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2004 by the State Allocation Board and the California School Finance Authority. Allows an additional apportionment to be made, ... More... NY Signed into law 09/2003 Postsec. State University Affiliated Academic Incubator S.B. 4000 Amends the education law, in relation to university- related economic development facilities; authorizes the state university to establish an account to receive payments from leases of the pharmaceutical technology manufacturing building; allows any payments d... More... OR Signed into law 08/2003 Postsec. Capital Construction H.B. 5028 Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Higher Education for capital construction; establishes accounts related to issuance of general obligation bonds; authorizes the issuance of lottery bonds to fund projects related to the university r... More... WY Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Uniform Adequacy Standards for Facilities (Uncodified) Chapter 4 Establishes emergency rules relating to uniform statewide standards for the adequacy of school buildings and facilities necessary for providing educational programs prescribed by law for the the public schools. WYOMING REG 4370 (SN)... More... HI Line-item various appropriations veto 07/2003 P-12 Helping Hands Hawaii S.B. 58 Establishes the Hawaii 3R's School Repair and Maintenance Fund;appropriates funds for a grant to Hawaii 3R's for the school repair and maintenance fund; appropriates funds for a position with the Department of Accounting and General Services to coordinate the ... More... NC Signed into law 07/2003 Postsec. Community College Community Colleges S.B. 773 Authorizes community colleges to enter into public/private partnerships for construction projects.... More... NH Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 School Building Aid Grant H.B. 751 Implements an alternative school building aid grant formula; establishes size and cost standards for the construction of new school facilities or administrative unit facilities; permits high school vocational technical education programs which lease space to b... More... HI Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 School Repair and Maintenance H.B. 281 Transfers control of management and funding for school repair and maintenance to the department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb281_.htm... More... ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Portable Classroom Space S.P. 538 (LD 1577) (omnibus bill) Amends section allowing district to appeal to extend 5-year maximum approval period for leasing portable classroom space if this limitation creates an undue burden. Specifies that when making a determination on a school administrative unit's request for relie... More... AZ Vetoed 05/2003 P-12 School Building Renewal Formula H.B. 2012 Changes the formula used by the School Facilities Board for building renewal, school district space conversion or replacement cost. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2012... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 School Facilities H.B. 2091 Removes the School Facilities Board's (SFB) requirement to provide project managers to requesting school districts for constructing new school facilities and maintaining existing school facilities. Requires a county school superintendent operating and administ... More... CO Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Charter School Capital Construction Financing H.B. 1021 Concerns the financing of capital construction for qualified charter schools that have bonds issued on their behalf by the Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/6218A4F4A2D0D87687256C5... More... CO Signed by Governor 05/2003 P-12 Tax Exempt Bond Financing H.B. 1363 Repeals the statutory provisions that prohibit a religious entity from receiving tax-exempt bond financing through the Colorado educational and cultural facilities authority. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/B8D12A394DB4C10487256CFC005... More... CO Partial veto 05/2003 P-12 Financing of Public Schools S.B. 248 Concerns the procedures for the funding of public schools, including adjustments to the district size factor, minimum per pupil funding, at-risk student calculation; temporary reduction of number of children participating on the Colorado Preschool Program; cha... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 School Infrastructure Financing Program S.F. 445 Relates to the establishment of a school infrastructure financing program by providing for a local option school infrastructure sales tax and providing for the use of the revenues from the local option tax for school infrastructure or property tax relief purpo... More... ID Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Unsafe and Unhealthy Schools H.B. 403 Establishes a safe school facilities levy; establishes criteria under which the levy may be imposed and allows for judicial confirmation when the safety levy fails; brings all pending lawsuits under the constitutionally based Education Claims Act. http://www3.... More... ID Signed into law 05/2003 Postsec. Community College Community College Facilities H.B. 396 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 dist... More... MD Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Use of Solar Energy S.B. 2 Relates to the pilot program to use solar energy in public school buildings. Extends program from solely newly constructed buildings to also include existing or renovated public schools. Specifies how much of an elementary, middle or high school's electrical e... More... MD Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Public School Facilities S.B. 498 Extends the Aging Schools Program to fiscal year 2004 and every fiscal year thereafter; Requires the impact of the proposed goals, objectives and implementation strategies on public school facilities and capital improvements that may be needed to implement the... More... ME Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Portable Classrooms H.P. 619 Allows a school administrative unit that is engaged in a lease-purchase agreement for portable classroom space to be eligible for state support beyond the 10-year limit if the unit has a major capital improvement application on file with the department and is ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Joint Committee on Educational Facilities S.B. 307 Creates the joint committee on educational facilities to evaluate school facilities across the state to ensure that adequate and substantially equal facilities are provided for children. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB307.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Public Private Partnerships to School Districts H.B. 2272 Allows school districts to enter into public-private partnerships whereby the school district enters into lease-purchase agreements for school buildings built by the private entities with facilities bonds that are exempt from federal taxes; provides for short-... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 04/2003 P-12 School Building Renewal Funds H.B. 2096 Authorizes School Facilities Board to withhold building renewal monies until school districts comply with reporting requirements. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2096... More... CO Adopted 04/2003 P-12 Schools 6 CCR 1010-6 Establishes emergency rules concerning schools, specifying the following: general provisions; grounds; sanitary facilities and controls; building, occupancy, space and use; mechanical requirements; equipment and supplies; school food service; laboratory, indus... More... ID Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Unsafe Schools H.B. 326 Provides that the repair, renovation or replacement of unsafe or unhealthy conditions in public school facilities is an ordinary and necessary expense within the meaning of the Constitution of the State of Idaho. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0326.html... More... KS Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Capital Outlay Fund S.B. 83 Concerns school districts; relates to the capital outlay fund. Allows districts greater freedom when attempting to win voter approval of a millage vote for capital cost. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/83.pdf... More... MD Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 State Debt for School Facilities S.B. 7 Authorizes the creation of a State Debt to be used as a grant to the Interagency Committee on School Construction for the allocation to eligible school systems under the Aging School Program for the repair, renovation, and capital improvements of qualified zon... More... ME Rule Adoption 03/2003 P-12 Maine School Facilities Program/School Revolving Fund 05-071-64, 94-376-64 Proposes rules governing the application and approval process for projects to be considered through the School Revolving Renovation Fund, Facility Maintenance and Capital Improvement Programs, Maine School Facilities Finance Program, and lease and lease/purcha... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Minimum School Program Act Amendments H.B. 3 This act modifies the State System of Public Education Code by providing funding for the Minimum School Program and school building aid programs. This act establishes a ceiling for the state contribution to the Minimum School Program for fiscal year 2003-04 of... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Facilities S.B. 710 Provides that schools must be maintained in a manner ensuring compliance with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and that the school be accessible, barrier free, safe, and clean; provides suitable space for classrooms, administrative staff, pupil per... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Standards of Quality/Learning Environment H.B. 1493 Amends Standard 1 of the Standards of Quality to express the belief of the General Assembly and the Board of Education that the quality of public education is dependent upon an appropriate learning environment within school facilities built and equipped to mee... More... WV Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Postsec. School Building S.B. 180 Provides for school building on a cash basis, flood insurance, use of specified funds to finance construction, technical-vocational facilities, and facilities for junior colleges. http://129.71.164.29/Bill_Text_HTML/2003_SESSIONS/Regular_Session/Senate/S_BILL... More... CA Emergency Rule Adoption 02/2003 P-12 Charter School Facilities Program Title 4 CCR 10151 thru 10162 Establishes emergency rules concerning requirements for financing charter school construction projects, pursuant to Charter School Facilities Program. CALIFORNIA REG 15069 (SN)... More... 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