ECS
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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ILVeto Overridden: Restored Items Became Law. 11/2003Postsec.
Community College
Appropriations for Postsecondary Education
H.B. 2671
Amends appropriations to the Board of Higher Education, the Department of Public Health, for medical education scholarships, the Mathematics...

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ILVeto overridden: Restored items became law 11/2003P-12Appropriations for the State Board of Education
H.B. 2663
Makes appropriations to the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2004. Effective July 1, 2003. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/...

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MENovember 2003 Ballot 11/2003P-12Education Funding
Question 1B
Competing Measure: Do you want to lower property taxes and avoid the need for a significant increase in state taxes by phasing in a 55% stat...

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MENovember 2003 Ballot 11/2003P-12Education Funding
Question 1A
Citizen Initiative: Do you want the State to pay 55% of the cost of public education, which includes all special education costs, for the pu...

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MENovember 2003 Ballot 11/2003P-12Education Funding
Question 1C
Allows voter to vote against both the Citizen Initiative (Question 1A) and the Competing Measure (Question 1B). http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec...

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CAVetoed 10/2003P-12Supplemental Instruction
A.B. 52
Repeals existing law requiring a school district to offer supplemental instruction to pupils in grades 2 to 9, inclusive, who are
recommende...

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CASigned into law 08/2003P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Education Finance
A.B. 1754
Relates to reimburse rates under the Child Care and Development Services Act, revenue limits for school districts and county superintendents...

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ILSigned into law 07/2003P-12State Budget Transfers
H.B. 765
Amends the School Code concerning interfund transfers. Provides that certain limitations on transfers, one of which requires the transfer to...

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ILSigned into law 07/2003Postsec.Higher Education Appropriation Requirements
H.B. 1543
Amends the State Finance Act. Requires appropriations for higher education to be by separate line items and not by lump sum. Provides that e...

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LASigned into law 07/2003P-12
Postsec.
Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund Reduction Limits
H.B. 573
Requires total dollar amount of reductions to appropriations from the Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund resulting from budget adjustm...

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CASigned into law 06/2003P-12Targeted Instructional Improvement Grant Program
S.B. 1040
Reduces the appropriation to the State Department of Education for local assistance for purposes of the Targeted Instructional Improvement G...

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CTSigned into law 06/2003P-12Funding to Promote Children's Well-being
S.B. 886
Requires the State Prevention Council to determine long-term goals, strategies and outcome measures to promote the health and well being of ...

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ILSigned into law 06/2003P-12
Postsec.
Community College
FY2004 Budget Implementation (Education) Act
S.B. 744
Creates the FY2004 Budget Implementation (Education) Act with the purpose of the Act to make changes relating to education that are necessar...

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ORSigned into law 06/2003P-12Education Stability Fund
H.B. 3642
Directs State Treasurer to transfer moneys from Education Stability Fund to State School Fund; makes finding that economic and revenue forec...

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CASigned into law 05/2003P-12
Postsec.
Education Finance
S.B. 28
Repeals the Teacher Recruitment Initiative Program, administered by the Sacramento County Office of Education, which awards competitive gran...

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COPartial veto 05/2003P-12Financing 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-...

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NVSigned into law 05/2003P-12Distributive School Account Appropriation
A.B. 253
Makes supplemental appropriation to State Distributive School Account in State General Fund for unanticipated shortfall in Fiscal Year 2002-...

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MSVetoed 04/2003P-12Education Contingency Fund
H.B. 1036
Creates a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the 2004 Education Contingency Fund which shall be expended for public education...

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OKSigned into law 04/2003P-12State Board Of Education
H.B. 1247
Requires the legislature to fund common education at least 25 days in advance of the deadline for school districts to notify teachers of hir...

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SCBecame law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 04/2003P-12Furloughs
S.B. 320
Authorizes the adjutant generals office to furlough state-funded Full-time Equivalent Enrollments during fiscal year 2002-2003 under specifi...

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COSigned into law 03/2003P-12General Fund Appropriation
S.B. 195
Concerns the amount of general fund appropriation for the states share of districts total program funding required to be made to be in compl...

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MSSigned into law 03/2003P-12State Classroom Supply Funds
H.B. 663
Relates to state classroom supply funds; clarifies method of distribution and administration of. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/...

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ORSigned into law 03/2003P-12Use of the Education Stability Fund
S.B. 855
The Legislative Assembly finds that the March 2003 quarterly economic and revenue forecast issued on February 28, 2003, by the Office of Eco...

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SDSigned into law 03/2003P-12State Aid
S.B. 170
Increases the per student allocation in the state aid to education formula....

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UTSigned into law 03/2003P-12Minimum 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 prog...

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UTSigned into law 03/2003P-12Budget Reserve Account Amendments
H.B. 27
Establishes the General Fund Budget Reserve Account and sets processes and limits. According to the fiscal note, provisions of this bill re...

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WVSigned into law 03/2003P-12Fund Expiration of General Fund
H.B. 102
Appropriates the state surplus for fiscal year 2003 -- part of which is appropriated to the Department of Education and the Arts. http://12...

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WVSigned into law 03/2003P-12Surplus to Supplement Existing Appropriations
H.B. 104, H.B. 103
Relates to supplementing, amending, and increasing items of the existing appropriations from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropr...

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WVSigned into law 03/2003P-12Supplemental Appropriation to Schools
H.B. 101
An Act supplementing, amending, reducing and increasing items of the existing appropriations from the state fund, general revenue, from the ...

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OKSigned into law 02/2003P-12The Constitutional Reserve Fund
H.B. 1240
Relates to the Constitutional Reserve Fund; makes an appropriation to the Department of Education; states purpose; provides an effective dat...

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+ P-16 or P-20
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+ Postsecondary Faculty
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+ Postsecondary Finance
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