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From the ECS State Policy Database
2004 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2004. 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."

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- Choice of Schools--Charter Schools
COEmergency Rule Adoption 12/2004P-12Administration of the State Charter School Institute
1 CCR 302-1
Establishes emergency rules regarding administration of the State Charter School Institute....

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MAEmergency Rule Adoption 12/2004P-12Charter School Funding Formula
603 CMR 1.00
Establishes a new charter school formula. Implements the new provisions of state law so that the next quarterly tuition payments may be made on schedule. MASSACHUSETTS REG 8469 (SN)...

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DERule Adoption 11/2004P-12Compensation of District Personnel Under Proposals
14 DAC, 742
Amends regulations relating to compensating of district personnel under specific project proposals by adding a reference to charter schools and changing the title to refer only to federal projects. ...

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CAVetoed 09/2004P-12Charter Schools: Requirement Exempts
S.B. 1423
Exempts a charter high school chartered by the Riverside Unified School District and operated in cooperation with the Riverside Community College District from certain requirements of existing law relating to teacher certification and student residency and age...

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CAVetoed 09/2004P-12Charter Schools and Student Discipline/Attendance
A.B. 1860
Prohibits a school district governing board from denying a charter school petition, unless it makes findings that the petition lacks a description of the procedures by which a pupil may be subject to discipline and the procedure employed by the school to safeg...

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CASigned into law 09/2004P-12Charter School Funding
A.B. 2525 (multiple provisions)
Provides that for pupils who reside in a basic aid school district and are attending a countywide charter school operating at multiple sites throughout the county, the sponsoring local educational agency is the pupil's school district of residence. http://www....

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CASigned into law 08/2004P-12Charter School Employees' Retirement
S.B. 1603
Provides if a charter school chooses to participate in the Public Employees' Retirement System, its qualified classified employees shall be covered under the system in the same manner as the employees of the school district that granted the charter. Provides t...

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IDTemporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 08/2004P-12Charter Schools
IDAPA 08.02.04
Repeals rules governing public charter schools. http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rules/idapa08/0204.pdf...

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IDTemporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 08/2004P-12Charter Schools
IDAPA 08.02.04
Proposes rules governing public charter schools. Establishes a consistent application and review process for the approval and maintenance of public charter schools. http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rules/idapa08/0204.pdf...

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IDTemporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 08/2004P-12Public Charter School Commission
IDAPA 08.03.01
Proposes rules establishing Public Charter School Commission. Outlines the Commission definitions, proceedings, and board meetings. http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rules/idapa08/0301.pdf...

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ILSigned into law 08/2004P-12Charter Schools Attendance Boundaries
H.B. 5562
Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Allows the Chicago Board of Education to designate attendance boundaries for a specified amount of charter schools. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-0861...

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NCSigned into law 08/2004P-12Charter School Retirement Election
H.B. 1723
Authorizes existing charter schools to elect to participate in the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System and the North Carolina Teachers' and State Employees' Major Medical Plan. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/html2003/bills/CurrentVersion/house/hbil17...

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NJSigned into law 08/2004P-12Charter School Administrators
S.B. 337
Provides that charter school administrators and trustees are subject to provisions of School Ethics Act....

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CAEmergency Rule Adoption 07/2004P-12Charter School Facilities Program
Title 4 CCR 10152 - 10162, 10163 and 10164
Amends regulations relating to the Charter School Facilities Program. Adopts new regulations that establish uniform terms and conditions that shall apply equally to all projects for funding. http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=106162&E22=Title%...

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DESigned into law 07/2004P-12Charter Schools
S.B. 330
Extends the initial term of a charter school to 4 school years; provides a uniform date upon which an approved charter expires; establishes a deadline for applications to renew a charter; extends to four years the initial charters of previously approved charte...

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DESigned into law 07/2004P-12Charter Schools
S.B. 275
Current law requires that the State Auditor perform two audits of each charter school's enrollment each spring. This legislation discontinues that wasteful practice and, instead, provides each school district with certificates from each charter school regardin...

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HIVetoed 07/2004P-12Requirements for Charter Schools
H.B. 2911
Requires accountings conducted by new century charter schools to be subject to audit and inspection by the charter school administrative office. Requires disclosure of certain financial records and policies and procedures. Requires compliance with health and s...

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LASigned into law 07/2004P-12Charter School Funding
S.B. 874
Provides for priority funding of type 2 charter schools which have been renewed for ten years. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT8/OUT/0000LVUP.PDF...

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MASigned into law 07/2004P-12
Postsec.
School Building Assistance Program
H.B. 4978
Relates to the School Building Assistance Program; provides for grants, investments, trusts and bonds; creates the School Building Authority; provides for children with disabilities; prohibits racial desegregation; provides for public-private partnerships, cha...

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CAEmergency Rule Adoption 06/2004P-12Leroy F. Green School Facilities Act of 1998 (SB 15)
Title 2 CCR 1859.2 - 1859.171
Establishes emergency rules concerning the Leroy F. Green School Facilities Act of 1998 - Charter School Program. Provides funding to qualifying entities for the purpose of establishing school facilities for charter school pupils. CALIFORNIA REG 15988 (SN) htt...

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COSigned by Governor 06/2004P-12Charter Schools
H.B. 1141
Concerns charter schools and legislative intent to provide multiple avenues for obtaining charter school authorization, including the creation of state charter schools. Amends the charter school law to require charter school contracts to include goals, objecti...

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COSigned into law 06/2004P-12State Charter School Institute
H.B. 1362
Concerns the authorization of institute charter schools, particularly schools for at-risk students, by the state Charter School Institute; deems institute charter schools to be part of the free public schools in the state, thereby adjusts the funding for free ...

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FLSigned into law 06/2004P-12Charter Schools
S.B. 3000
Relates to charter schools; revises qualifications for sponsoring charter school; revises requirements regarding which provisions of building code and fire safety code said school facilities must comply with; allows certain educational impact fees to be alloca...

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FLSigned by Governor 06/2004P-12Career and Technical Education
H.B. 769
Relates to career, workforce and technical education; requires said education programs within the comprehensive high school program of study to be industry certified; provides academic requirements for students enrolled in said education programs; allows chart...

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HISigned into law 06/2004P-12New Century Charter Schools Funding
S.B. 2425
Allows the legislature to adjust the most recent consolidated annual financial report of the department of education and make additional appropriations for fringe or other employee benefits, and facility costs; requires the charter school administrative office...

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NHSigned into law 06/2004P-12School Choice Committee
H.B. 727
Establishes a committee to study the issue of school choice in New Hampshire any issue relating to school choice which it deems relevant. Requires the committee to report its findings and recommendations by November 30, 2004. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/legis...

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AZSigned into law 05/2004P-12State Board for Charter Schools
H.B. 2580
Amends the membership of the State Board for Charter Schools to include at least one resident of an Indian reservation, a charter school teacher, and an operator of a charter school. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/46leg/2r/laws...

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COSigned into law 05/2004P-12School Finance; Enrollment Calculations; Charter School Contracts
H.B. 1397
Concerns the financing of public schools; relates to calculations of pupil enrollment; relates to charter school contracts. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/28517E5E9054E56887256E0400738CE5?Open&file=1397_enr.pdf...

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HISigned into law 05/2004P-12New Century Conversion Charter Schools Personnel
S.B. 2424
Continues existing civil service rights, privileges, and benefits to applicable personnel in new century conversion charter schools. Requires employees hired subsequent to conversion to have civil service status. Authorizes employees of new century conversion ...

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MSSigned into law 05/2004P-12Charter Schools
H.B. 664
Deletes repealer on authorization of charter schools.

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0664SG.pdf...

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OKSigned into law 05/2004P-12Amends Charter Schools law
S.B. 713
Authorizes the state department to allocate funds on a per-pupil basis for purposes of providing matching funds for the federal State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants Program created by the No Child Left Behind Act. Changes the notice necessary to de...

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TNSigned into law 05/2004P-12Charter Schools
S.B. 2416
From the fiscal note: Requires charter schools to administer state value-added testing for their students. Current law, T.C.A. 49-13-111(a)(2), provides that a public charter school shall meet the same performance standards and requirements adopted by the stat...

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AZSigned into law 04/2004P-12School District or Charter School Procurement
H.B. 2105
Concerns school district and charter school procurement; concerns contracts for materials and services the governing board may authorize for purchase which do not comply with requirements of procurement rules adopted by the State Board of Education; specifies ...

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AZSigned into law 04/2004P-12Charter Schools
H.B. 2255
Allows the sponsor of a charter school to direct the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to withhold a portion of state aid if the charter school is out of compliance with federal law, state law or with the charter; amends provisions regarding daily membersh...

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IDSigned into law 04/2004P-12Charter Schools
S.B. 1443
Adds to and amends existing law relating to the public charter schools to provide transportation reimbursement for public virtual schools; clarifies computation of support units for charter schools formed by conversion of an existing traditional public school;...

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IDSigned into law 04/2004P-12Charter School Teacher Employment
S.B. 1363
Amends existing law to require that employment of charter school teachers and administrators shall be on written contract in a form as approved by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction conditioned upon a valid certificate being held by such profession...

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IDSigned into law 04/2004P-12Charter Schools
S.B. 1444
Relates to public charter schools; revises limits on the number of public charter schools; governs methods of forming a public charter school; provides additional limitations on authorizing a charter; provides rules to be adopted by the State Board of Educatio...

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IDSigned into law 04/2004P-12Charter School Transportation
S.B. 1347
Amends existing law relating to charter schools to authorize advance payment of a portion of estimated transportation costs. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1347.html#billtext...

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IDSigned into law 04/2004P-12Charter School Incorporation
S.B. 1361
Amends existing law to require that each petition submitted to convert an existing school or to establish a new charter school shall contain a copy of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the nonprofit corporation. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1361.ht...

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KSSigned into law 04/2004P-12State Board Response Deadline
H.B. 2558
Changes from April 1 to April 15 the date by which the state board must notify local boards and charter school petitioners of the approval or disapproval of an application. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/2558.pdf...

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VASigned into law 04/2004P-12Charter School Excellence and Accountability Act
H.B. 380
Requires charter school applications to disclose any ownership or financial interest in the public charter school, by the charter applicant and the governing body, administrators, and other personnel of the proposed public charter school, and requires that the...

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WIVetoed 04/2004P-12Charter Schools Established by Colleges
S.B. 253
From Legislative Reference Bureau analysis: Under current law, school boards may enter into contracts with individuals,
groups, businesses, or governmental bodies to establish charter schools, which operate with fewer constraints than traditional public school...

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IDSigned into law 03/2004P-12Charter Schools
S.B. 1346
Amends existing law to provide criteria governing the attendance area of a charter school. The attendance area of a charter
school shall be composed of compact and contiguous area. For the purposes of this section, if services are available to students
through...

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UTRule Adoption 03/2004P-12Comprehensive Guidance Program
R244-462
Provides Comprehensive Guidance funding for charter schools and adjusts the funding base slightly for all schools. UTAH REG 26850 (SN)...

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UTSigned into law 03/2004P-12Charter School Employees
H.B. 108
Modifies the State System of Public Education Code and the Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act to amend employee benefit provisions for charter schools; allows a charter school applying for sponsorship to make an election of nonparticipation in the...

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UTSigned into law 03/2004P-12Charter School Governance
H.B. 152
This bill creates the State Charter School Board consisting of seven members appointed by the governor; specifies the powers and duties of the State Charter School Board, including the power to: authorize and promote the establishment of charter schools, subje...

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WASigned into law 03/2004P-12Charter Schools
H.B. 2295
Provides for the procedures, rules and responsibilities for the development of a charter school within the State. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2003-04/House/2275-2299/2295-s2_sl.pdf...

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WIVetoed 03/2004P-12Independent Charter Schools
A.B. 746
Relates to eligibility to attend an independent charter school and payments made to independent charter schools....

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CARule Adoption 02/2004P-12Regular Average Daily Attendance for Charter Schools
Title 5 CCR 11960
Amends rule to provide that a pupil over the age of 19 years may generate attendance for apportionment purposes in a charter school only if the pupil was enrolled in public school in pursuit of a high school diploma or in keeping with an individualized educati...

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GAAdopted 02/2004P-12Charter School Grants
GAC 160-1-4-.155, .255, .267
Submits rules regarding charter school planning grants, implementation grants and dissemination grants. http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/page.cgi?g=GEORGIA_DEPARTMENT_OF_EDUCATION%2Findex.html&d=1...

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