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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--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--Computer Based |
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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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| Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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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--Charter Districts |
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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--Excusal |
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| Curriculum--Family Living 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 |
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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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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
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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--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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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--Nutrition |
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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--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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| High School--International Baccalaureate |
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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning |
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| Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping |
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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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| Middle School |
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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--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers |
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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 Brain Development |
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| P-3 Child Care |
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| P-3 Content Standards and Assessment |
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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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| AZ | Issued 12/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Orders the Arizona Higher Education Loan Authority to provide an additional Arizona educational loan secondary market and warehousing facility pursuant to Part B of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
http://www.governor.state.az.us/eo/2004_31.pdf
Title: Executive Order 31
Source: http://www.governor.state.az.us
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| CO | Rule Adoption 12/2004 | Postsec. | Repeals and incorporates rules regarding the student loan program. Changes the name from the Colorado Student Loan Program to the Colorado College Access Network. COLORADO REG 8010 (SN)
Title: 8 CCR 1504-3
Source: StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 12/2004 | P-12
Postsec. | Replaces high school MEAP test with the Michigan Merit Examination in determining eligibility for Michigan Merit Award scholarships.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=2004-SB-1156
Title: S.B. 1156
Source: StateNet
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| ME | Rule Adoption 11/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Repeals and replaces rules relating to the guaranteed student loan programs. Establishes industry standard procedures and policies for the administration of the Guaranteed Student Loan Program. Establishes separate policies with regard to Consolidation Loans and some in the event of a default or bankruptcy. MAINE REG 7981 (SN)
Title: 94-457-602
Source: StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 10/2004 | Postsec. | Revises higher education financial aid in the Michigan Education Trust Fund Act.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=2004-HB-5783
Title: H.B. 5783
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Specifies that a qualifying member of the National Guard, the State Military Reserve, or the Naval Militia is entitled to academic leave throughout the period that his or her loan payments are assumed under the National Guard Assumption Program of Loans for Education. Extends the entitlement to academic leave to a qualifying member who attends a private institution of higher education in the state. Would repeal the authority of a qualifying member to have his or her transcript cleared for the term in which academic leave is taken. Provides an incentive to enlist in the National Guard, the State Military Reserve, or the Naval Militia. Would also authorize a qualifying member who has received a baccalaureate degree to participate in this program.The bill would require a person to agree to enlist, or reenlist, in the National Guard, the State Military Reserve, or the Naval Militia in order to qualify to apply to enter into an agreement
for loan assumption under the program.. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1951-2000/ab_1997_bill_20040816_enrolled.html
Title: A.B. 1997
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Existing law, until January 1, 2007, grants to qualifying members of the National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia
an entitlement to academic leave when active duty, as defined, interrupts undergraduate college attendance for the purpose of pursuing an
undergraduate degree. Extends the duration of this entitlement until January 1, 2012. Extends this entitlement to members of the National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia who are graduate students or who are enrolled in or who have completed a program of instruction in a vocational diploma program where enrollment qualifies a student for participation in the Federal Family Education Loan Program.
Existing law, known as the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Act, establishes the Cal Grant A and B entitlement awards, the California Community College Transfer Entitlement awards, the Competitive Cal Grant A and B awards, the Cal Grant C awards, and the Cal Grant T awards. The Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Act requires, until January 1, 2007, that a recipient of a Cal Grant award who is a member of the National Guard, the State Military Reserve, or the Naval Militia on active duty, as defined, who is obliged to withdraw from his or her studies because of that active duty, and who later resumes those studies no later than one year after completing that active duty, does not forfeit either any of the monetary value of the Cal Grant award or any of his or her period of eligibility for that award. This bill extends the duration of this requirement until January 1, 2012.
Existing law establishes, commencing with the 2004–05 fiscal year, and ending with the 2006–07 fiscal year, the National Guard Assumption Program of Loans for Education, for qualifying members of the National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia who seek, or who have completed, baccalaureate degrees at institutions of higher education within the state, who receive a loan under a designated loan program, and who complete a certain period of service as qualifying members. Under the National Guard Assumption Program of Loans for Education, a qualifying member is eligible to receive up to $11,000 in loan assumption payments if he or she completes up to 4 years of qualifying service.
This bill instead provides that the program is established to provide an incentive for persons to enlist or reenlist in the National Guard, the State Military Reserve, or the Naval Militia. The bill authorizes persons who otherwise qualify for participation in the program, and who are enrolled in, or have completed, a program of study in a qualifying vocational diploma program, to participate in the program.
The bill requires the Student Aid Commission to report annually to the Legislature regarding the total number of participants in the program, as well as the number of participants who receive a loan assumption benefit, classified by payment year, and categorized by age, ethnicity, and gender.
Existing law, in effect until January 1, 2007, requests the Office of the Adjutant General to make copies of the enrollment fee waiver application of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available to each member of the California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia who does not have a baccalaureate degree. Existing law also requests the Office of the Adjutant General to assist these persons in completing these forms, as needed.
This bill extends the operation of the provisions containing these requests until January 1, 2012.
The bill incorporates additional changes to Sections 66025.6 and 69751 of the Education Code proposed by AB 1997, to become operative only if AB 1997 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2005, and this bill is chaptered
last. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1301-1350/sb_1322_bill_20040825_enrolled.html
Title: S.B. 1322
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | Postsec. | Prohibits the Student Aid Commission from authorizing its auxiliary organization to participate in the issuance of bonds or in loan origination or loan capitalization activities. Specifies these provisions would not preclude the commission or auxiliary organization from undertaking other permitted activities that are related to student financial aid in partnership with institutions that conduct loan origination or loan capitalization activities. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2101-2150/ab_2122_bill_20040921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2122
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12
Postsec. | Amends the Golden State Scholarshare Trust Act. Provides financial aid for postsecondary education costs of participating students. Deletes a provision that permits participants in the trust to make up payments in full or in part, for years in which they were eligible to contribute, but did not, for the benefit of a designated beneficiary. Specifies the California Educational Facilities Authority is responsible for participation in the federal Family Education Loan Program. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2701-2750/ab_2724_bill_20040825_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_2724_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 2724
Source: StateNet
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| IA | Adopted 09/2004 | Postsec. | Specifies that the College Student Aid Commission may apply administrative wage garnishment procedures in the collection of all delinquent student loans owed tot he Commission, specifically including private partnership loans. Changes the chapter name from 'License Sanction Program' to 'Student Loan Debt Collection'. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/Current/iac/283iac/28337/28337.pdf
Title: 283 IAC 37.1 thru 37.4
Source: StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 09/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes changes concerning the Monetary Award Program. Provides for a maximum amount. Provides that an applicant is ineligible for assistance after the equivalent of 135 semester hours. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-1032
Title: S.B. 1971
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| AR | Report Issued 08/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | The governor formed the committee to make recommendations to the governor and the Legislature for improving postsecondary education in Arkansas. http://www.arkansas.gov/governor/media/releases/press/11062003-1.html
The Blue Ribbon Committee for Higher Education released its report in June 2004. The recommendations covered three main areas with subpoints: (1) Governance - Arkansas needs an empowered authority over higher education; (2) Mission and Scope - Arkansas needs centralized coordination of their institutions; and (3) Finance - Arkansas needs coordinated funding to act as a proper incentive. http://www.arkansashighered.com/pdfs/BRC/Final%20BRCRpt.pdf
Title: N/A
Source: Arkansas State Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2004 | Postsec. | Amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Authorizes scholarships for registered nurses pursuing graduate degrees in nursing. Provides that 20% of scholarships shall be for recipients pursuing graduate degrees and reduces percentages for other recipients. Makes provisions concerning scholarships for pursuing a hospital-based diploma in nursing. Defines nursing employment obligation to include employment in this state as a nurse educator. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-0879
Title: S.B. 2756
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides that if the recipient of an Illinois National Guard Grant ceases to be a member of the Illinois National Guard while enrolled in a course of study under that grant but has served in the Illinois National Guard for at least 5 years and has served a cumulative total of at least 6 months of active duty, then that recipient shall continue to be eligible for a grant for one year after membership. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-0856
Title: S.B. 2755
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| DE | Signed into law 07/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides education benefits to the children of certain Department of Transportation employees who are killed in the line of duty or who die from disease, wounds, or disabilities arising or resulting from job-related, official duties; adds those Department employees to the list of persons whose beneficiaries are entitled to receive line-of- duty death benefits. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS142.NSF/vwLegislation/HB+538/$file/0011420229.doc/?openelement
Title: H.B. 538
Source: Delaware Legislative Web site
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| HI | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Authorizes the University of Hawaii to create a trust fund to dispense scholarships as a requirement of the State's participation in the federal Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1893_hd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1893
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends the School Code. In a provision concerning MIA/POW scholarships, defines "eligible veteran or serviceperson" to include an Illinois National Guard member who is on active duty or is active on a training assignment and who has been declared to be a prisoner of war or missing in action, has died as the result of a service-connected disability, or is permanently disabled from service-connected causes.
http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-0825
Title: H.B. 4491
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2004 | Postsec. | Increases the amount of moneys in the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund to be appropriated to the Department of Public Health for nursing scholarships awarded pursuant to the Nursing Education Scholarship Law to $1,200,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-0806
Title: S.B. 2381
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12
Postsec. | Establishes program providing free tuition and waiver of fees and other charges, including room and board, for spouses of firefighters seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. Spouse must be otherwise eligible and meets all of the college or university entrance requirements. Spouse will remain eligible as long as s/he meets the academic requirements and maintains a "C" average for each semester and complies with the rules and regulations of such college or university required for attendance therein as a full-time student, for the number of semesters required of a full-time student to obtain one bachelor degree offered by such college or university, up to 10 semesters. In addition, such spouse will be entitled to a cash grant of two hundred fifty dollars per semester from such college or university as an allowance for books and all of the above sums shall be paid out of funds appropriated from the general fund of the state of Louisiana.
The same opportunity is available to any firefighter seriously injured in the line of duty, when such injury results in an inability to be employed.
Full text: http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT10/OUT/0000LVTN.PDF
Title: S.B. 641
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2004 | Postsec. | Requires the Board of Regents to develop and maintain a state student financial aid plan.
Title: S.B. 617
Source: StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12
Postsec. | Adds Agriscience I and II to the list of sciences that may be taken as part of the TOPS curriculum. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT2/OUT/0000LWCU.PDF
Title: S.B. 435
Source: StateNet
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| ME | Rule Adoption 07/2004 | Postsec. | Amends the rule by adding an attendance at a U.S. military service academy as an early termination event, not subject to the penalty for nonqualified withdrawals. Makes changes to the NextGen scholarship program. Makes changes to the matching grant programs. Specifies that a NextGen scholarship is only awarded once. MAINE REG 7868 (SN)
Title: 94-457-611
Source: StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 07/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides grants to students enrolled in independent nonprofit institutions of higher learning.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=2003-SB-0661
Title: S.B. 661
Source: StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 07/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | A recognized postsecondary school is eligible to participate in the Michigan educational opportunity grant (MEOG) program under this
act if the postsecondary school is a degree-granting public institution approved by the department of labor and economic
growth. A grant shall not be made under this act to a student who is enrolled in an institution whose primary purpose is
to prepare students for ordination or appointment as a member of the clergy of a church, denomination, or religious
association, order, or sect.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/2004-PA-0183.pdf
Title: S.B. 628
Source: StateNet
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Concerns the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation; creates a nonprofit corporation know as the Student Loan Foundation to improve educational opportunity and promote repayment of loans; guarantees loans for expenses of education instate and out of state. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2004/act/Pa/2004PA-00225-R00HB-05410-PA.htm
Title: H.B. 5410
Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2004 | Postsec. | Establishes system-wide student scholarship and assistance special fund at the University of Hawaii that will allow the university a mechanism to administer tuition and scholarship assistance system-wide and, where appropriate, obtain additional scholarship support or matching funds, or both, from state, federal, institutional and private funds. (Presently the University of Hawaii gives most of its assistance in the form of tuition waivers where a credit towards tuition is given to students.) http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1710_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1710
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2004 | Postsec. | Creates the Louisiana State University National Champions and Southern University Black College National Champions prestige license plates. Each license issued shall be assessed a one-time $25 royalty fee, which monies must be used solely for academic or financial need-based scholarships for Louisiana State University and Southern University Black College. The management boards of the institutions shall be responsible for disbursing the funds and for establishing the scholarship program. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT8/OUT/0000LPIA.PDF
Title: H.B. 246
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2004 | P-12
Postsec. | Establishes additional means for certain students to qualify for TOPS Opportunity, Performance and Honors scholarship awards. A student who meets all of the following criteria may receive an award: (a) meets citizenship requirements; (b) does not meet initial eligibility requirements; (c) scores in at least the superior range on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (3rd edition) or comparable score on comparable instrument; (d) scores in at least the 90th percentile at grade 12 level in reading, math and written language portions of Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (2nd edition) or equivalent score on equivalent test; (e) has minimum score on ACT or equivalent score on SAT; (f) student enrolls and after completing 12 hours of credit, is enrolled on full-time basis to earn undergraduate degree; and (g) "makes steady academic progress," earns at least minimum hours of credit for full-time status and maintains a minimum grade-point average. Such a student must receive same amount award as student who receives award through standard requirements. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT2/OUT/0000LUZQ.PDF
Title: H.B. 487
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2004 | Postsec. | Increases the membership of the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission.
Title: H.B. 257
Source: StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2004 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides relative to student eligibility for Louisiana Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) scholarship program. Eliminates provision that completion of one-half unit of computer science, computer literacy and computer business applications is requirement only through the 2006-2007 school year. (Continues one-half unit requirement through 2007-08 school year and beyond). Deletes language that students graduating during the 2007-08 school year and thereafter must complete one and one-half units of computer science, computer literacy or business computer applications; replaces with requirement that students graduating during the 2007-08 school year and thereafter complete at least one unit as an elective from among other math or science subjects listed in core curriculum. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT7/OUT/0000LUSP.PDF
Title: H.B. 32
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2004 | Postsec. | Revises the definitions, exclusions, fee structure, and licensing requirements for private postsecondary career schools.
Title: S.B. 409
Source: StateNet
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2004 | Postsec. | Provides tuition waivers at the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State University and Keene State College for children under the age of 25 of firefighters and police officers who died in the performance of their duties. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2004/HB1378.html
Title: H.B. 1378
Source: gencourt.state.nh.us
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| NJ | Signed into law 06/2004 | Postsec. | Establishes the New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship Program (NJ STARS) to provide scholarships for students attending New Jersey county colleges on a full-time basis in a curriculum leading to a degree. Scholarships awarded under the program will cover the cost of tuition and fees for a full-time course load. To be eligible to receive a scholarship in the first year of enrollment at a county college, a student must have graduated in the top 20% of the student's high school class. To be eligible for a scholarship award after the first year of enrollment, a student must have ranked among the top 20% of all full-time students, commencing enrollment at the county college at the same time as the student did, who remained enrolled as full-time students at the completion of the student's initial year of enrollment (i.e., the student's full-time college freshman class cohort). Other eligibility criteria provided for in the bill are (i) being a State resident, (ii) having applied for all other available forms of State and federal need-based grants and merit scholarships, exclusive of loans, (iii) being enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester, not including any credit hours in a remedial or developmental curriculum, (iv) having graduated from high school in 2004 or later, and not earlier than the calendar year two years prior to the first calendar year of scholarship payment, and (v) maintaining continuous enrollment in a full-time course of study, except for approved leave for medical reasons or family emergency. A student would only be eligible for a scholarship award for five semesters. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2004/Bills/S1500/1192_R2.PDF
Title: S.B. 1192
Source: www.njleg.state.nj.us
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Changes Lottery Scholarship eligibility requirements for graduates of home school programs and non- eligible high schools; relates to HOPE scholarships; amends provisions regarding a dependent child whose parent is in active military service to include an adopted child. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0840.pdf
Title: H.B. 2134
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| AR | Rule Adoption 05/2004 | P-12
Postsec. | Establishes rules regarding the amendment of the state teacher assistance resource program. ARKANSAS REG 3933 (SN)
http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/elections_pdfs/register/may_2004/008.10.04-001.pdf
Title: 008.10.04-001
Source: Arkansas State Web site
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2004 | Postsec. | Provides tuition waivers for child or spouse of peace officer, fire fighter, correctional officer, emergency paramedic or national guard member killed in the line of duty; provides for disabled national guard member. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=SB1158
Title: S.B. 1158
Source: Arizona Legislative web site
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the College Opportunity Fund Program; requires each state and private institution of higher education which does not receive loan services through the Colorado Student Loan Program to pay an implementation fee and an on going disbursement fee; specifies the college opportunity fund shall be trust fund for eligible undergraduate students. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont2/e1e067acaeb853c887256df8005f11e2?OpenDocument&Click=87256D6C00679B13.b925f7d822283ac087256dd3003efcdb/$Body/1.2
Title: S.B. 189
Source: Colorado Legislative Web site
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Concerning the deadline for depositing political contributions and authorizes town committees to contribute to scholarships. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2004/act/Pa/2004PA-00112-R00HB-05499-PA.htm
Title: H.B. 5499
Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site
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| FL | Became law without governor's signature 05/2004 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Relates to education funding; requires school districts to establish certain policies and procedures regarding lottery fund enhancements; provides tax credit cap for contributions to nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations; prohibits use of funds for lab schools for certain overhead or indirect costs; redesignates specified community colleges as colleges; specifies maximum fee waiver percentage for school districts and community colleges; authorizes use of the Dale Hickam Excellent Teaching Program funds; requires reports regarding inmate education provided by community colleges; authorizes Florida State University to construct classroom building. http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=hb1867er.html&Directory=session/2004/House/bills/billtext/html/
Title: H.B. 1867
Source: Florida Legislative Web site
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to elementary and secondary education and to postsecondary education; changes the reporting system and method for determining eligibility for HOPE scholarships, other scholarships, grants, or loan assistance, and certain postsecondary courses and advanced placement courses for students graduating from high school in 2007 and thereafter. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/search/hb1325.htm
Title: H.B. 1325
Source: Georgia Legislative Web site
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2004 | Postsec. | Relates to the duties of the College Student Aid Commission and the approval and registration of postsecondary schools by the commission, the Department of Education, and the Secretary of State, and the establishment and collection of fees and chargeable expenses by the State Board of Education and the Secretary of State.
Title: H.F. 2559
Source: StateNet
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| KS | Signed into law 05/2004 | Postsec. | Provides procedures for a certificate of approval and the revocation therefor for private and out-of- state postsecondary educational institutions; creates the Workforce Development Loan Program for vocational and technical training loans; exempts Family Postsecondary Education Savings Accounts from garnishment; relates to out-district tuition of a municipal university and county taxation for the payment of such tuition for students.
Title: H.B. 2795
Source: StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 05/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to a student financial aid appropriation.
Title: S.B. 3117
Source: StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12
Postsec. | Directs the state board to establish a task force comprised of superintendents, principals, teachers, and representatives of school
boards and higher education no later than June 30, 2004. The task force is to make recommendations to the board including, but not limited to, the following: consistent numerical breaks for letter grades; consideration of standards to define an honors course; appropriate weighting of courses; and determination of courses and weightings to be used in the calculation of class rank. The task force is required to report its findings to the state board of education no later than December 31, 2004. Authorizes the state board of education is authorized to promulgate
rules and regulations for the administration of this section. The comptroller's office of education accountability is directed to evaluate the uniform grading system four (4) years after its implementation and to report its findings to the education oversight committee of the general assembly. Such evaluation must include an analysis of the relationship of grade point averages to ACT and SAT scores of high school students. Each local education agency must adopt and use the uniform grading system for students enrolled in grades 9-12. Students' grades are to be reported for the purposes of application for postsecondary financial assistance administered by the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation using the uniform grading system. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0679.pdf
Title: S.B. 2205
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Repeals the Arizona Student Program Investing Resources for Education (ASPIRE) program. ASPIRE was added by Laws 1994, Chapter 298, Section 3 to provide guaranteed tuition scholarships to persons residing within the state who attend a school selected for participation, meet specific academic standards and intend to pursue an undergraduate degree at an eligible school of higher education. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/46leg/2r/laws/0126.htm
Title: H.B. 2546
Source: Arizona Legislative Web site
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Concerns state programs to assist higher education students in paying tuition. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont2/8665449929ab4b5f87256e1d0062f763?OpenDocument&Click=87256D6C00679B13.b925f7d822283ac087256dd3003efcdb/$Body/1.2
Title: H.B. 1350
Source: Colorado LEgislative Web site
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| LA | Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2004 | Postsec. | Establishes emergency rules relating to the administration of the Student Tuition and Revenue Trust (START Saving) programs. Protects the welfare of eligible students. LOUISIANA REG 9364 (SN)
Title: LAC 26:VI.107, 305
Source: StateNet
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| LA | Adopted 04/2004 | Postsec. | Amends rules relating to discharge of obligation for scholarship and grant rules.
Title: LAC 28:IV.911, 1111, 2105
Source: StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends existing law to increase the maximum amount of the Promise Scholarship. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1322.html#billtext
Title: S.B. 1322
Source: Idaho Legislative Web site
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| VT | Signed into law 02/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to the establishment of a trust fund; provides aid to students who do not have parental support and are in Social and Rehabilitation Services custody and wish to attend college or university.
Title: H.B. 171
Source: StateNet
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