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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." Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Vouchers Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Counseling/Guidance Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Data-Driven Improvement Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Education Research Equity Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Funding Formulas MT Rule Adoption 12/2004 P-12 Postsec. Out Of State Attendance Agreements ARM 10.10.301C Relates to out-of-state attendance agreements. The superintendent of public instruction shall provide payment of the amount calculated in (4)(a), but not more than the amount of tuition paid by the district for resident students who attended school out-of-stat... More... CA Vetoed--in Senate to unfinished business 10/2004 P-12 Grant Joint Union High School District S.B. 1271 The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for costs mandated by the state and incurred by a local agency or school district to implement a new program or higher level of service. Existing law creates certai... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Pupil Attendance: Precinct Board Membership A.B. 1944 Deems, for purposes of computing the average daily attendance generated by a pupil enrolled in a history or social science course required by a school district as a condition of receipt of a high school diploma, a pupil serving as a member of a precinct board ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Finance: Weighted Per Pupil Funding A.B. 2373 Requires the California Quality Education Commission to examine the advantages and disadvantages of allowing a school district to allocate funds to each school in its district based on a weighted per pupil formula and to make recommendations regarding its find... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Task Force: Restructuring Funding Formula S.B. 1645 Establishes a task force to develop options for restructuring the funding formula for state aid. Authorizes the use of specified funds appropriated in the Budget Act of 2004 for implementing these provisions. Makes an appropriation. Relates to economic impact ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Education: Class Size S.B. 311 Requires the Controller to deduct from the next principal apportionment of a school district a specified amount based on the annual pupil enrollment of the class above a different prescribed number. Authorizes a district located in the counties of Los Angeles,... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 Postsec. Adult Education: Funding S.B. 1309 Provides that the allocation of statewide authorized adult education average daily attendance would be modified pursuant to a specified formula. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to allocate the excess funds as grants to school districts operat... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Pupil Achievement Grant Program A.B. 2152 Establishes the Pupil Achievement Grant Program to consolidate funding and provide flexibility at the schoolsite in the use of funds from specified categorical education programs in schools identified as underperforming in at least one of the three preceding f... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Home-to-School Transportation A.B. 1253 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to examine home-to-school transportation funding formulas and determine how current formulas should be modified to allow school districts and county offices of education to initiate new transportation programs ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Home-School Transportation A.B. 2462 Authorizes, commencing with the 2006-07 fiscal year, home-to-school transportation programs to receive a state funding increase in lieu of an inflation or cost-of-living increase. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2451-2500/ab_2462_bill_20040824_enroll... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Education Finance: Categorical Education Program Reform A.B. 825 Establishes block grants to be composed of funding for specified existing categorical education programs. Repeals dates of the Early Intervention for School Success Program. Establishes a pupil retention block grant, school safety consolidated block grants, te... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 State Mandates: Commission on State Mandates A.B. 2856 Revises the procedures for receiving claims and for hearings on claims from local governmental agencies, including school district, for reimbursement of costs of state mandates with the Commission on State Mandates. Revises the definitions of terms related to ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Teacher Support and Development Act of 2005 A.B. 1650 Consolidates the funding for programs aimed at promoting the development of teachers in specific areas, and establishes the Teacher Support and Development Act of 2005 to provide flexible professional development block grants to school districts. Requires the ... More... NY Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 School District Transportation Laws S.B. 4772 Provides that the transportation of pupils by a school district in child safety zones shall be considered regular aidable transportation; eliminates expiration of and makes permanent provisions of the education law providing for the transportation of pupils in... More... CA Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Community College Education Finance S.B. 1101 Suspends the minimum funding obligation of school districts and community college districts. Requires the amount of money to be applied by the state for these district's support during the 2004-05 fiscal year to be calculated by subtracting a certain amount of... More... CA Vetoed 08/2004 P-12 Quality Education Model: School Funding A.B. 2776 Requires the California Quality Education Commission to examine the advantages and disadvantages of apportioning funds to school districts on the basis of enrollment rather than on the basis of average daily attendance. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/a... More... GA Active 08/2004 P-12 The Quality Basic Education (QBE) Task Force N/A The governor announced "The Quality Basic Education (QBE) Task Force in February 2004. The task force will look at realigning the school funding formula to ensure it serves all students in the new era of accountability. The task force is authorized under O.C.G... More... IL Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 State Aid Formula Local Resources Exclusion S.B. 2362 Amends the School Code. In the State aid formula provisions, provides that calculation of Available Local Resources shall exclude tax amnesty funds received as a result of Public Act 93-26. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=... More... CA Vetoed 07/2004 P-12 School Districts: Four-Day School Week S.B. 1142 Deletes the reduction in base revenue limit funding that results to certain school districts for offering less than 180 days of instruction. Conditions the entitlement to the same support from the State School Fund due to the average daily attendance on the di... More... IL Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Military Dependents Tuition S.B. 2444 Provides that if, at the time of enrollment, dependents of United States military personnel are housed in temporary housing located outside of a school district, but will be living within that school district within 60 days after the time of initial enrollment... More... IL Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 State Aid Formula Foundation Support Level H.B. 4266 Amends the School Code. In the State aid formula provisions, increases the foundation level of support from $4,810 to $5,060. Effective July 1, 2004. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-0808... More... IL Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Postsec. FY 2005 Budget Implementation (Education) Act S.B. 2205 Creates the FY2005 Budget Implementation (Education) Act. Creates several education related funds for receipt of federal moneys for education and other areas; addresses subjects students must be tested on; provides transitional assistance payments; increases t... More... PA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Finance H.B. 564 Amends the Public School Code of 1949. Makes provisions regarding school budgets, limitations on balances, auxiliary services, cost of tuition for exceptional children in private schools, charter school tuition for the deaf and blind, Head Start supplemental a... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004 P-12 Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act S.B. 3182 Creates the "Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act, " and would create a joint legislative committee of ten members to establish a permanent education foundation and education formula for the state - the committee's final report is due October 1, 2005..... More... AK Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Public Education State Funding H.B. 233 Increases the base student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public education; and providing for an effective date." http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill_text.asp?hsid=HB0233Z&session=23... More... AR Rule Adoption 06/2004 P-12 Repeal of Act 1228 of 1995 ADE 171 Repeals rules regarding Act 2 of 1994 as amended by Act 1228 of 1995, relating to the determination of the amount of Minimum Foundation Program Aid for each district. ARKANSAS REG 3948 (SN) http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/Repeal%20Act%202%20of%201994.pdf... More... CO Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 School 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... More... HI Veto override 05/2004 P-12 Reinventing Education Act of 2004 S.B. 3238 Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy and other means; strengthens community involvement through school community councils and parent-community networking cen... More... KS Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Multiple Provisions S.B. 304 Concerns the computation of the amount of state financial aid received by school districts that consolidate; establishes the Center for Innovative School Leadership; establishes membership requirements of school site councils, allows self-administration of ast... More... TX Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Foundation School Program 19 TAC 105.A.105.1 Amends rules concerning the foundation school program. Relates to rules for the definition of tax and levy and tax collection. TEXAS REG 95053 (SN) http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tacupdates/may2004/ch062.pdf... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Standards of Quality S.B. 479, H.B. 1014 Reorganizes the Standards of Quality and makes substantive amendments that would (i) increase from one half-time to one full-time principal in elementary schools with fewer than 300 students; (ii) provide one full-time assistant principal for each 400 students... More... IA Vetoed 03/2004 P-12 Education Funding S.F. 2124 Relates to education funding, providing for the establishment of the state percent of growth for purposes of the state school foundation program, making appropriations, and providing an applicability date. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?... More... SD Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 State Aid to Education Formula S.B. 206 Increases the per student allocation in the state aid to education formula.... More... TX Adopted 03/2004 P-12 Commissioner's Rules on School Finance 61.AA Sets administrative ratios for funding purposes; addresses "gap funding" to meet equalization requirements.... More... WY Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Financial Assistance for Reading and Intervention; Funding Formula H.B. 93 Provides assistance to districts for reading assessment and intervention programs; implements the adjustment to the education resource block grant model for experience and longevity of school district classified staff; modifies the at-risk adjustment to includ... More... UT Rule Adoption 02/2004 P-12 Professional Staff Cost Program R277-486 Establishes rules to provide a formula and procedures for funding for school districts that have certain percentages of licensed professional staff. UTAH REG 26828 (SN)... More... 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