ECS Selected State Policies 2005

From the ECS State Policy Database
2005 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2005. 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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State

Status/Date

Level

Summary

Accountability

Signed into law 10/2005

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Authorizes the state board of education to exempt certain schools from accountability standards due to Hurricane Katrina of 2005. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/20055E/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2012SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2012
Source: StateNet

Vetoed 06/2005

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Requires the department to contract every 3 years for an independent evaluation of the state accountability system and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Requires the evaluation to include:
(1) The impact of the accountability systems on learning and teaching;
(2) Public perception of and confidence in the accountability sytems;
(3) The effectiveness of the parties involved in the accountability systems, including the department, districts, state charter school institute, and public schools;
(4) Improvements that may be made to the data collected through the accountability systems; and
(5) Recommended changes to statutes or rules pertaining to the accountability systems.

Requires the report to include an evaluation of the state acceditation indicators and how districts or the state charter school institute can meet or fail to meet such standards.

Changes the school designations in the state accountability system from "excellent", "high", "average", "low" and "unsatisfactory" to "excellent", "high achieving", "achieving", "priority" and "high priority". Requires the state board to develop procedures for a district or the state charter school institute to appeal or waive a school's rating based upon unusual testing circumstances.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/489B14D223FBDD2087256F5D006BE665?Open&file=214_rev.pdf
Title: S.B. 214 (Section 1-2)
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Vetoed 06/2005

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Requires the department to convene a working group of specified members to evaluate the current rules, definitions and reporting of incidents pertaining to school safety. Requires the working group to submit a report of its findings to the state by November 2005. Requires the findings to include examples of the types of incidents that should be reported for state safe school reporting requirements.

Also requires the state board to convene a panel of specified membership to conduct public meetings and make recommendations to the state board on the content, design and layout of the state accountability reports.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/489B14D223FBDD2087256F5D006BE665?open&file=214_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 214 (Section 3)
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 06/2005

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Establishes a monitoring system for the statewide system of accountability; revises various provisions governing the statewide system of accountability; requires the Department of Education to prescribe an educational involvement accord for use in all public schools which includes a description of how the parent or legal guardian will be involved in the education of the pupil; requires the Department of Education to prescribe a code of honor relating to cheating.

http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/SB/SB214_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 214
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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Revises provisions governing the statewide system of accountability for public schools; redesignating the four regional training programs for the professional development of teachers and administrators based upon the geographic regions served by those programs. Expands on technical assistance partnerships and says that they may require the school for which the partnership was established to submit plans,
strategies, tasks and measures that, in the determination of the partnership, will assist the school in improving the achievement
and proficiency of pupils enrolled in the school.
Title: H.B. 109
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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The board of trustees of each school district and the principal of each public school must prepare an annual summary of accountability information for public dissemination. This bill changes the requirements for the annual report of accountability and expands the school designations that may be appealed. This bill also makes changes to the proficiency exam requirements, including the grade levels for administering the writing and science proficiency exams. Under existing law, fees collected pursuant to the Private Elementary and Secondary Education Authorization Act are deposited in the State General Fund. This bill requires those fees to be deposited in the appropriate account of the Department of Education.

http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB154_EN.pdf
Title: H.B. 154
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 05/2005

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Creates the Commission on Educational Excellence; prescribing the membership and duties of the Commission; creating the Trust Fund for Educational Excellence; authorizing school districts and charter schools to apply for grants of money from the Trust Fund to improve the achievement of pupils; revising provisions governing the statewide system of accountability.

http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/SB/SB404_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 404
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 05/2005

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Postsec.
Community College

AN ACT relating to education; renaming the University and Community College System of Nevada as the Nevada System of Higher Education; clarifying that the System includes state colleges; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. NRS 385.3469 is hereby amended to read as follows: 385.3469 1. The State Board shall prepare an annual report of accountability that includes, without limitation: (a) Information on the achievement of all pupils based upon the results of the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.015 and 389.550, reported for each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, pupil achievement, reported separately by gender and reported separately for the following subgroups of pupils: (1) Pupils who are economically disadvantaged, as defined by the State Board; (2) Pupils from major racial and ethnic groups, as defined by the State Board; (3) Pupils with disabilities; (4) Pupils who are limited English proficient; and (5) Pupils who are migratory children, as defined by the State Board. (c) A comparison of the achievement of pupils in each subgroup identified in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 385.361 with the annual measurable objectives of the State Board. (d) The percentage of all pupils who were not tested, reported for each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole. (e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the percentage of pupils who were not tested, reported separately by gender and reported separately for the subgroups identified in paragraph (b). (f) The most recent 3-year trend in the achievement of pupils in each subject area tested and each grade level tested pursuant to NRS 389.015 and 389.550, reported for each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole, which may include information regarding the trend ; 2 ; in the achievement of pupils for more than 3 years, if such information is available. (g) Information on whether each school district has made adequate yearly progress, including, without limitation, the name of each school district, if any, designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.377 and the number of consecutive years that the school district has carried that designation. (h) Information on whether each public school, including, without limitation, each charter school, has made adequate yearly progress, including, without limitation, the name of each public school, if any, designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 and the number of consecutive years that the school has carried that designation. (i) Information on the results of pupils who participated i
Title: H.B. 527
Source: StateNet

Rule Adoption 05/2005

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Proposes rules concerning accountability and performance monitoring. Describes the Performance- Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBNAS). Adopts applicable excerpts of the PBMAS 2004-2005 Manual. TEXAS REG 97354 (SN)
Title: 19 TAC 2.97.AA.97.1005
Source: StateNet

Accountability--Accreditation

Rule Adoption 07/2005

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Amends rules relating to a performance based accreditation system to improve education. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4602 (SN)
Title: Title 126, Series 13
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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Standardizes the calculation of graduation rates and dropout rates that are required to be reported by school districts for accreditation. Standardizes and requires the reporting of continuing education rates and mobility rates by school districts for accreditation. Requires one accreditation indicator to be the percentage of students enrolled in an Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate diploma program, or institution of higher education through a dual enrollment program. Requires districts to report achievement of accreditation indicators disaggregated for student year, race, low family income, students with disabilities, and English language learners. Requires districts and the state charter school institute to annually report the status of students who have not graduated in 4 years and remain enrolled in the district or an institute charter school. Permits the state board of education to audit accreditation data.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/DFD64504612C4BC587256F5800587C38?Open&file=091_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 91
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Vetoed 06/2005

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Vetoed 06/2005

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Section 4: Repeals and reenacts 22-7-605 pertaining to the content and format of state-mandated school accountability reports.

Section 5: Adds new subsection requiring the department to print selected school accountability reports in Spanish. Requires the department to work with each district and the state charter school institute to determine whether a school's report will be printed in Spanish and the number of reports to be printed in Spanish for each selected public school.

Section 6: Requires state acceditation process to be based on individual student improvement (in addition to student achievement), both in the subjects tested in the state assessment system (reading, writing, math and science) and in subjects for which there are state model content standards but no statewide assessment.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/489B14D223FBDD2087256F5D006BE665?open&file=214_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 214 (Section 4-6)
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Vetoed 06/2005

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Section 7: Encourages the state board to establish accreditation indicators based in part on the diagnostic academic growth calculation added by paragraph (d), section 22-7-604.3.

Section 8: Creates new paragraph (d) in section 22-7-604.3. States that a diagnostic academic growth calculation showing each student's improvement from year to year might more accurately reflect a school's performance. Encourages the department to extend the use of the diagnostic academic growth calculation to the school level, and to use this method to evaluate schools for the state and federal accountability systems.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/489B14D223FBDD2087256F5D006BE665?open&file=214_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 214 (Section 7-8)
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Requires the department of education to conduct an on-campus Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools review for each school district in the state at least once every four years. Authorizes the department of education to visit any school campus for an on-campus Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools review at other additional times as determined necessary by the director of the department of education or the state board of education.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB2757.pdf
Title: H.B. 2757
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Became law without governor's signature 04/2005

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Requires every accredited school to teach the subjects and areas of instruction adopted by the state board of education as of January 1, 2005. Requires every accredited high school to also teach the subjects and areas of instruction necessary to meet the graduation requirements adopted by the state board of education as of January 1, 2005. Requires the state board to design subjects and areas of instruction to achieve the following goals established by the legislature to allow for the:
(1) Development of sufficient oral and written communication skills which enable students to function in a complex and rapidly changing society;
(2) acquisition of sufficient knowledge of economic, social and political systems which enable students to understand the issues that affect the community, state and nation;
(3) development of students' mental and physical wellness;
(4) development of knowledge of the fine arts to enable students to appreciate the cultural and historical heritage of others;
(5) training or preparation for advanced training in either academic or vocational fields so as to enable students to choose and pursue life work intelligently;
(6) development of sufficient levels of academic or vocational skills to enable students to compete favorably in academics and the job market;
and
(7) needs of students requiring special education services.

Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 6)
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Became law without governor's signature 04/2005

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Establishes the 2010 Commission. States that the commission shall cease to exist on December 31, 2010. Requires the commission to:
(a) Conduct continuous and on-going monitoring of the implementation and operation of the school district finance and quality performance
act and other provisions of law relating to school finance and the quality performance accreditation system;
(b) evaluate the school district finance and quality performance act and determine if there is a fair and equitable relationship between the costs of the weighted components and assigned weightings;
(c) determine if existing weightings should be adjusted;
(d) determine if additional school district operations should be weighted;
(e) review the amount of base state aid per pupil and determine if the amount should be adjusted;
(f) evaluate the reform and restructuring components of the act and assess the impact thereof;
(g) evaluate the system of financial support, reform and restructuring of public education in Kansas and in other states to ensure that the Kansas system is efficient and effective;
(h) conduct other studies, as directed by the legislative coordinating council, relating to the improving, reforming or restructuring of the educational system and the financing thereof;
(i) conduct hearings and receive and consider suggestions from teachers, parents, the department of education, the state board of education,
other governmental officers and agencies and the general public concerning suggested improvements in the educational system and the financing thereof;
(j) appoint advisory committees when deemed necessary. Such advisory committees shall conduct hearings and seek a wide variety of input from individuals and groups affected by and concerned with the quality, efficiency and cost of public elementary and secondary education in Kansas. Such individuals and groups shall include, but not be limited to, teachers, parents, students, the department of education, the state board of education, other governmental officers and agencies, professional educational organizations and associations, the business community, institutions of higher education, other persons who have an interest in the quality and efficiency of elementary and secondary education in Kansas and members of the general public interested in the improvement in the state's educational system and the financing thereof.
(k) make any recommendation it deems is necessary to guide the legislature to fulfill goals established by the legislature in meeting its constitutional duties of the legislature to: (A) Provide for intellectual, educational, vocational and scientific improvement in public schools established and maintained by the state; and (B) make suitable provision for the finance of the educational interests of the state;
(l) examine the availability of revenues to ensure adequate funding of elementary and secondary education in the state;
(m) examine school district efficiencies and whether districts are using best practices to deliver a high quality level of services and programs;
(n) examine school district consolidation and impediments thereto;
(o) examine voluntary activities, including extracurricular activities, which affect educational costs;
(p) monitor and evaluate associations and organizations that promote or regulate voluntary or extracurricular activities including, but not limited to, the Kansas state high school activities association;
(q) conduct other studies, as directed by the legislature, relating to the improving, reforming or restructuring of the educational system and the financing thereof;
(r) make and submit annual reports to the legislature on the work of the commission concerning recommendations of the commission relating
to the improving, reforming or restructuring of the educational system and the financing thereof and other topics of study directed to the commission by the legislative coordinating council. Such report also shall include recommendations for legislative changes and shall be submitted to the legislature on or before December 31 of each year.

Shifts responsibility for matters or issues relating to school finance from the legislative educational planning committee.

Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 7-9)
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Accountability--Measures/Indicators

Adopted 11/2005

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Makes changes in the accountability system for public schools. Changes the requirement for adequate yearly progress and the indicators that will be considered; the targets for each aspect of performance; the subgroups of students, their participation in state level assessments, and the treatment of their scores; and the academic early warning and watch status and the requirements for school and district improvement plans and restructuring plans.
Section 1.10 Public School Accountability Framework
Section 1.20 Operational Requirements
Section 1.30 State Assessment
Section 1.40 Adequate Yearly Progress
Section 1.50 Calculation of Participation Rate
Section 1.60 Subgroups of Students; Inclusion of Relevant Scores
Section 1.70 Additional Indicators for Adequate Yearly Progress (high school dropout rates/graduation rates)
Section 1.75: Student Information System
Section 1.80: Academic Early Warning and Watch Status
Section 1.85: School and District Improvement Plans; Restructuring Plans
Section 1.90: Systems of Rewards and Recognition - The Illinois Honor Role
Section 1.95 Appeals Procedure
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/rules/archive/pdfs/oneark.pdf

AGENCY CONTACT: Sally Vogl, Agency Rules Coordinator, State Board of Education, 100 N First St (W-475), Springfield, IL 62777, 217-782-5270
Title: 23 IAC 1.10, thru .70, .75, .80,
.85, .90, .95,
Source: www.isbe.state.il.us

Adopted 11/2005

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Amends rules which establish a system for identifying and rewarding successful schools and appropriate consequences for schools failing to meet or exceed their assistance line.
AGENCY CONTACT: Kevin Noland, Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel, Bureau of Operations and Support Services, Department of Education, 500 Mero St, 1st, Capitol Plaza Tower, Frankfort, KY 40601, 502-564-4474, fax 502-564-9321
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/703/005/020.htm
Title: 703 KAR 5:020
Source: Lexis-Nexis, www.lrc.ky.gov

Adopted 09/2005

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From background information: Proposed amendment to 19 TAC �97.1001 would describe the state accountability rating system and adopt excerpts of the 2005 Accountability Manual, dated June 2005, into rule. The excerpts, Chapters 2-6, 9, 11-13, 16, and 17 of the 2005 Accountability Manual, specify the indicators, standards, and procedures used by the commissioner of education to determine accountability ratings, both standard and alternative education accountability (AEA), for districts, campuses, and charter schools. These chapters also specify indicators, standards, and procedures used to determine Gold Performance Acknowledgment (GPA) on additional indicators for Texas public school districts and campuses. Also specified in Chapters 2-6, 9, 11-13, 16, and 17 of the 2005 Accountability Manual are procedures for submitting an appeal. The TEA will issue accountability ratings under the procedures specified in the 2005 Accountability Manual in August 2005. Ratings may be revised as a result of investigative activities by the commissioner as authorized under TEC, �39.074 and �39.075. The title of �97.1001 would also change from "Annual Accountability Standards" to "Accountability Rating System."
In 2005, campuses and districts will be evaluated using four base indicators: Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) results, completion rates, annual dropout rates, and student performance on the State Developed Alternative Assessment (SDAA) II. In 2005, the GPA system will award acknowledgment on 13 separate indicators to districts and campuses rated Academically Acceptable or higher: Attendance Rate for Grades 1-12; Advanced Academic Course Completion; Advanced Placement/ International Baccalaureate Examination Results; College Admissions Test Results; Commended Performance on Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Writing, Science and/or Social Studies; TAAS/TASP Equivalency; Recommended High School Program Participation; and Comparable Improvement on Reading/ELA and Mathematics.Amends rules concerning institutional reports. Accommodates the accountability system reports that will be presented to the Board at its January meeting. Changes the submission date to November 15.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/commissioner/proposed/0805/97-1001a-ltrprop.html
Title: 19 TAC 1.17.K.17.101
Source: http://www.tea.state.tx.us

Adopted 09/2005

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND SIGNIFICANT ISSUES: Legal counsel with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has recommended that the procedures for issuing accountability ratings for public school districts and campuses be adopted as part of the Texas Administrative Code. This decision was made in 2000 given a court decision challenging state agency decision making via administrative letter/publications. Given the statewide application of the accountability rating process and the existence of sufficient statutory authority for the commissioner of education to formally adopt rules in this area, portions of each annual accountability manual have been adopted since 2000. The accountability system evolves from year to year so the criteria and standards for rating and acknowledging schools in the most current year differ to some degree over those applied in the prior year. The intention is to annually update 19 TAC �97.1001 to refer to the most recently published accountability manual.

The proposed amendment to 19 TAC �97.1001 would describe the state accountability rating system and adopt excerpts of the 2005 Accountability Manual, dated June 2005, into rule. The excerpts, Chapters 2-6, 9, 11-13, 16, and 17 of the 2005 Accountability Manual, specify the indicators, standards, and procedures used by the commissioner of education to determine accountability ratings, both standard and alternative education accountability (AEA), for districts, campuses, and charter schools. These chapters also specify indicators, standards, and procedures used to determine Gold Performance Acknowledgment (GPA) on additional indicators for Texas public school districts and campuses. Also specified in Chapters 2-6, 9, 11-13, 16, and 17 of the 2005 Accountability Manual are procedures for submitting an appeal. The TEA will issue accountability ratings under the procedures specified in the 2005 Accountability Manual in August 2005. Ratings may be revised as a result of investigative activities by the commissioner as authorized under TEC, �39.074 and �39.075. The title of �97.1001 would also change from "Annual Accountability Standards" to "Accountability Rating System."

In 2005, campuses and districts will be evaluated using four base indicators: Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) results, completion rates, annual dropout rates, and student performance on the State Developed Alternative Assessment (SDAA) II. In 2005, the GPA system will award acknowledgment on 13 separate indicators to districts and campuses rated Academically Acceptable or higher: Attendance Rate for Grades 1-12; Advanced Academic Course Completion; Advanced Placement/ International Baccalaureate Examination Results; College Admissions Test Results; Commended Performance on Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Writing, Science and/or Social Studies; TAAS/TASP Equivalency; Recommended High School Program Participation; and Comparable Improvement on Reading/ELA and Mathematics.

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/commissioner/proposed/0805/97-1001a-ltrprop.html
Title: 19 TAC �97.1001
Source: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/

Adopted 09/2005

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Amends rules regarding the annual accountability standards. Describes the state accountability rating system for districts, campuses, and charter schools, and adopts applicable excerpts of the 2005 Accountability Manual, dated June 2005. TEXAS REG 97908 (SN)
Title: 19 TAC 2.97.AA.97.1001
Source: StateNet

Vetoed 06/2005

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Vetoed 06/2005

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Accountability--Reporting Results

Signed into law 12/2005

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From Legislative Council Memo: Prior law required each school board to annually distribute, by January 1, to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the school district a copy of the school district performance report (SPR) or give it to each pupil to take home. The SPR contains information, by school and by school district, on items such as: academic achievement, including scores on statewide pupil assessment examinations; various indicators of school and school district performance, including attendance data and suspension and expulsion data; certain staffing and financial data; information about use of the open enrollment program; and the method of reading instruction. The SPR also includes a comparison of the school district's performance on academic achievement and certain other indicators of performance with the performance of other school districts in the same athletic conference. 2005 Wisconsin Act 62 does the following:
• Requires that each school board distribute or send home the SPR only upon request; provides that annually, by January 1, each school board must notify the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled of the right to request the SPR.
• Requires that, if requested, the SPR be distributed or sent home annually by May 1.
• Provides that if the school district maintains an Internet site, the SPR must be made available to the public on that site.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/lc_act/act062-ab425.pdf
Title: A.B. 425
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us

Signed into law 09/2005

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The Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act requires each school district to develop and implement a school
accountability report card. This bill would add new sections and impose a state-mandated local program by specifying reporting requirements for the assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil, and would require that assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil include salaries of personnel at the schoolsite.
Title: S.B. 687
Source: StateNet

Adopted 09/2005

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Signed into law 07/2005

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Legislative intent: (a) Promote good data management practices with respect to education data.
(b) Support the efforts of the State Department of Education to minimize data redundancy, maximize data value, and reduce the reporting
burden on local educational agencies by: (1) Referring to the department's Data Resource Guide prior to collecting data in order to determine if the data sought is already collected. (2) Utilizing the preferred variation for data elements referenced in the department's common data architecture. (3) Allowing data collection to occur within windows specified by the state superintendent. (c) Providing sufficient lead time for local educational agencies and the department to collect new data elements within existing collection procedures.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_110_bill_20050718_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 110 -- Reporting Section
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov

Signed into law 07/2005

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Makes changes to the School District Finance and Quality Performance Act, other school funding legislation, and enact policies relating to the state department, the Courts, and the Legislature. The bill provides for increases in Base State Aid Per Pupil (BSAPP), reimposes correlation weighting, and establishes a Local Activities Budget of 2 percent of the school district general fund budget. The bill appropriates
funding totaling $119,000,000 in FY 2006 and $20,000,000 in FY 2007 for various state aid programs. The bill funds the Skills for Success
Program in FY 2007, and makes other policy changes, including, for example: School District Budget Deadline – For the 2005-06 school year
only, the school district budget deadline for filing the budget with county clerks would be delayed from August 25 to September 7. For the 2005-06 school year only, the cap on the school district contingency fund would be increased from 4 percent to 6 percent of the school district's general fund budget. Requires that at least 65 percent of the moneys appropriated, distributed, or otherwise provided by the state to school districts would be expended in the classroom or used for instructional purposes as defined by the National Center for Education Statistics. School District Administrative Reorganization Plan – Requires the state board to design an administrative reorganization plan for all
school districts. Provides that no money from a school district's general fund can be spent for attorney fees or other costs in support of litigation against the State of Kansas or any state officer, official, agent, or agency. No money from a school district's general fund can be used by a district for lobbying. Computer Reporting System – Adds a provision that the Kansas Department of Education is to have the new computer reporting system required by 2005 HB 2247 in use by December 31, 2005. Teacher Bonuses – Allows the preschool at-risk, atrisk,
bilingual, and vocational education funds to carry forward balances or be used for teacher bonuses when the teachers' efforts resulted in achievement of mastery of basic reading skills based on State Board guidelines (preschool at-risk and at-risk funds); in achievement of English for ESL students.

http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2005special/SN0003.pdf
Title: S.B. 3
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 06/2005

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Requires the state board to identify volunteer districts, boards of cooperative services and a charter school to send representatives to form the "educational data advisory committee" to work with the department to review school data reporting requirements. Requires the committee, on its own or by written request of a district, board of cooperative services or the state charter school institute, to review these entities' reporting requirements to determine whether the costs of such requirements outweigh the benefits. Authorizes the committee to make recommendations to the state board on repealing or amending statutory and regulatory reporting requirements and requires the state board to forward all recommendations on alterations to statutory reporting requirements to the general assembly. Requires the committee to review each data reporting request not required by statute or rule and notify districts, boards of cooperative services and the state charter school institute whether compliance with the request is mandatory or voluntary.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/DC1884F5438814D187256F6B0076EE38?Open&file=019_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 19
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 06/2005

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Modifies definition of "sufficient academic growth" for purposes of diagnostic assessment. Makes related changes to governor's distinguished improvement awards. Repeals provision requiring the state board to contract with a nationally recognized, independent auditing firm to annually audit the process of preparing the accountability reports. Makes appropriation.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/E3E46C5DD449721587256F8D0053612C?Open&file=1217_enr.pdf

Title: H.B. 1217
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Vetoed 06/2005

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Signed into law 06/2005

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Signed into law 06/2005

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From bill analysis: Under current law, public schools and school districts are given annual performance ratings by the Texas Education Agency. The four levels of performance are "exemplary", "recognized", "academically acceptable" or "academically unacceptable." Although these ratings are meant to provide information about the quality and performance of public schools, many people are unaware they exist. This information is important to Texas families seeking a superior education for their children. House Bill 3297 requires a school district to distribute the latest performance rating of each school campus with a student's first grade report. It also requires a school district that maintains an Internet website, to make available to the public information contained in the most recent campus report cards and district performance report with a definition and explanation of that information. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=03297&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: H.B. 3297
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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A new section requires the state board to study and assess ways to eliminate, reduce, consolidate, and simplify the number, type, and length of reports, data, statistics, and other information required of any school district or school district personnel by the board or state department of education. Subject to the availability of funding, authorizes the state board to retain a consultant or expert to complete the study. The study is to include the feasibility of coordinating reporting dates and must identify all requirements for maintaining, completing and filing records and reports mandated by law or rule and make recommendations for any amendments that may be necessary to implement the recommendations. Research for the study must provide for the input and participation of school districts and school district personnel. Requires (by December 31, 2005) the state board to issue a preliminary report of any findings and recommendations collected prior to that date. Upon the availability of funding, the board is to complete the findings and recommendations of the study and file a final report with the Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06HB/hb1444_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 1444
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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One section of this bill creates the Student Tracking and Reporting (STAR) Pilot Program. Requires interoperability with other state student data management and reporting systems; directs exploration of delivery systems for certain purposes; requires utilization of certain system model; requires model to include certain capabilities; creates the Student Tracking and Reporting (STAR) Coordinating Committee.The purpose of the Pilot Program is to provide for the development and implementation of a horizontal school district and school site level student data management and reporting system based on the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) industry open-standard. The developed student data management and reporting system is required to provide horizontal articulation of student academic data, student demographic data and other relevant student information. Horizontal articulation must assimilate the data from the classroom level, to the school site level, and to the district level, with the capability to analyze and disseminate the data back to the school site and classroom level when required by teachers and administrators to support informed and improved classroom instruction. The Pilot Program must incorporate the following objectives:
1. Provide for academic performance reporting at the district level for all students in grade levels five, eight, ten and twelve. Academic performance reporting shall include report card grades, student performance results from multiple standardized assessments, including at least one norm-referenced assessment, state testing program results for grade levels five, eight, and End-of-Instruction assessments, and ACT college entrance examination scores when applicable;

2. Provide for a horizontal data aggregation system at the school district and site level that facilitates storage, retrieval and distribution of data both horizontally, at the school district and site levels, and vertically to the Wave Program, including all necessary student data elements to support academic performance reporting;

3. Provide for a reporting structure at the district level that shall address all state and federal reporting requirements, including those specified in the federal act known as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), and data elements used in determining district and site performance levels for the Academic Performance Index. The district level reporting structure shall also provide for the transfer of aggregated school district and site level data in Extensible Markup Language (XML), an industry open-standard data format, to both state and federal agencies if required by the agencies in an aggregated format;

4. Develop, define and implement necessary data elements and codes to meet reporting requirements to support horizontal articulation of data at the district and site level and to provide effective transfer of data for state and federal reporting. Provided, that if SIF or the State Board of Education has not defined data elements and codes necessary for the development of the student data management and reporting system, the participating pilot program school districts may create the necessary data elements and codes to support horizontal articulation of data at district and site levels and to provide effective transfer of data for state and federal reporting requirements. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the State Board of Education from defining data elements and codes not defined in the SIF specifications for the Wave Program and from requiring all school districts, including the pilot program school districts, to use the data elements for the vertical transfer of data. These data elements and codes may include, but are not limited to, expanded student entry, gain and loss codes and unique course identification codes;

5. Provide for a historical data warehousing system at the school district and site levels to archive and retrieve comprehensive student data in order to provide all Pilot Program teachers and administrators with the necessary student academic performance indicators, including report card grades and multiple assessment data, to inform and improve instructional programs at the classroom level;

6. Provide for the aggregation of student performance credentialing at both school district and site levels. The Pilot Program schools shall develop credentialing criteria that shall include, but is not limited to, all areas of academic performance as outlined in paragraph 1 of this subsection, plus additional performance indicators pertaining to life skills, citizenship, and when applicable, employability skills and career awareness/exploration. Pilot Program schools shall develop a summary or condensed portfolio of student credentialing results within the transcript of all graduating students, to include cumulative credentialing data for students from grades six through twelve. The student credentialing portfolio shall be developed so that it can be electronically distributed via secure vertical transmission. Any transmission of a student portfolio to institutions of higher education and to other entities such as potential employers shall comply with the provisions of the Family Education Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA);

7. Provide for a continuous school and student improvement framework through the measurement of comprehensive, cumulative student growth by analyzing multiple academic performance measurements. Such measurements shall document relative growth over time so as to determine continuous improvement at the individual student, grade and school-wide levels; and

8. Provide for professional development in the use of techniques and tools to improve student achievement to teachers in the Pilot Program. Provide training to administrators and support personnel in the implementation of the student data management and reporting system.
Title: H.B. 1021 (multiple provisions)
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06HB/hb1900_engr.rtf

Signed into law 04/2005

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Increases from six to nine the number of hours of training that a newly elected member of a school board of directors is required to obtain following election. Specifies that every local board member who has served for at least 12 consecutive months must complete six hours of training annually. Requires training for both new and experienced board members to include topics relevant to school laws, school operations, and the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the local board members, including legal requirements, role differentiation, financial management and improving student achievement. Allows hours of training and instruction obtained in excess of the minimum requirements each year to accumulate and be carried forward from year to year.

Requires a statement of each board member's hours of training and instruction in the preceding year be: (A) Part of the comprehensive school plan and goals; (B) Published in the same way that other components of the comprehensive school plan and goals are required to be published; and (C) Made a part of the annual school performance report.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB2517.pdf
Title: H.B. 2517
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Concerns assessments scores for students attending the Arkansas school for mathematics, sciences and the arts of the University of Arkansas. Requires assessment scores under the Arkansas Comprehensive, Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program for
assessments taken by students attending the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts to be sent to the public school district the student attended immediately prior to transferring to the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts. Requires these scores to be included on the school district's reports.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2881.pdf
Title: H.B. 2881
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Authorizes local boards to adopt guidelines for the standardization of the format of school accountability report cards required by section 15-746 http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/15/00746.htm&Title=15&DocType=ARS

Authorizes local boards to adopt policies that require parental notification when a law enforcement officer interviews a student on school grounds. Provides both optional and mandatory parameters for such policies, including under what circumstances a parent may be present when a law enforcement officer interviews the student.

Expands school crime reporting requirements to mandate that school report cards report the total number of incidents that occurred not only on school grounds but also at school bus stops, on school buses and at school sponsored events that required a law enforcement officer, including a certified peace officer who serves as a school resource officer, to be contacted. Specifies that the total number of incidents reported must only include reports that law enforcement officers report to the school are supported by probable cause.

http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1044
Title: S.B. 1044
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 04/2005

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Requires districts to report expenditures by categories as directed by the department of education and requires the department to verify costs incurred by school districts providing programs required by law and the number of pupils enrolled in such programs. Requires the state board to implement a uniform, Web-based data reporting system for districts to allow any person to analyze and compare district financial and performance data.

Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 1-2)
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Accountability--Rewards

Adopted 11/2005

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Adopted 11/2005

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Establishes a local school district accountability program. Establishes eligibility for district rewards, and procedures for determining assistance and other consequences for local school districts. AGENCY CONTACT: Kevin Noland, Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel, Bureau of Operations and Support Services, Department of Education, 500 Mero St, 1 st, Capitol Plaza Tower, Frankfort, KY 40601, 502-564-4474, fax 502-564-9321
http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/703/005/130.htm
Title: 703 KAR 5:130
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us, Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 08/2005

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Implements the Academic Achievement Award Program. OKLAHOMA 13819

Title: OAC 210:20-26-1, -2, -3
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 07/2005

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Clarifies rules regarding the statewide accountability system, including definitions, profiles and awards and school- and district-level consequences. Also sets forth state audit and record retention requirements for schools and districts. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-7-1-.04.pdf
Title: GAC 160-7-1-.01 thru -.04
Source: www.doe.k12.ga.us

Signed into law 07/2005

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The personnel in participating schools that achieve a level of expected growth greater than one hundred percent (100%) at a level to be determined by the State Board of Education are eligible for financial awards in amounts set by the State Board. Schools and personnel shall not be required to apply for these awards. For the purpose of this section, "personnel" includes the principal and the instructional personnel (i) serving students in one or more of the grades kindergarten through 12 or (ii) assigned to a prekindergarten program that is located within the participating school and is designed to prepare students for kindergarten at that school.

http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/HTML/S630v3.html
Title: S.B. 630
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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Signed into law 06/2005

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Postsec.
Community College

Adds International General Certificate of Secondary Education (pre-AICE) and Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) to public school choice options and to rigorous academic programs parents must have the opportunity to learn about. Adds Advanced International Certificate of Education to list of articulation policies in statute. Identifies pre-AICE and AICE to advanced level fine arts courses for purposes of college admissions. Adds pre-AICE to 1007.27 on articulated acceleration mechanisms for community college and university entrance. Adds pre-AICE and AICE to courses in which grades must be given additional weights for purposes of determining initial eligibility for a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship. Adds that a student is eligible for a Florida Academic Scholars award if the student completed the Advanced International Certificate of Education curriculum but failed to earn the Advanced International Certificate of Education Diploma, or has been awarded an Advanced International Certificate of Education Diploma from the University of Cambridge International Examinations Office. Extends Florida Medallion Scholars award eligibility to a student who has completed the Advanced International Certificate of Education curriculum but failed to earn the Advanced International Certificate of Education Diploma.

Specifies that dual enrollment courses are creditable toward high school completion. Requires each semester of instruction that is eligible for
high school and postsecondary credit through a dual enrollment program to be reported by school districts as 75 membership hours for purposes of FTE calculation.

Requires career centers and community colleges to provide a comprehensive academic and career dual enrollment program. Clarifies that an independent postsecondary institution eligible for inclusion in a dual enrollment or early admission program pursuant to s. 1011.62 must participate in the statewide course numbering system developed pursuant to s. 1007.24 to participate in a dual enrollment program.

Amends minimum student scores in 1011.62 that trigger a bonus for Advanced International Certificate of Education teachers.

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/bills_detail.aspx?Id=16027&iSessionSelectedIndex=1&sBillSubjectText=&sBillNumberText=579&iSponsorSelectedIndex=0&iBillListSelectedIndex=0&sStatueAmendedText=&iBillTypeSelectedIndex=0&iReferredToSelectedIndex=0&iChamberSelectedIndex=0&iBillSearchListPageIndex=0
Title: H.B. 579
Source: www.myfloridahouse.gov

Signed into law 05/2005

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Districts are eligible for the academic honors diploma awards according to the number of students who successfully completed an academic honors diploma program in the school year ending in the previous calendar year. Reduces the amount for which districts are eligible for each student. Adds that an amount received by a school corporation as an honors diploma award may be used only for:
��(1) any:
��(A) staff training;
��(B) program development;
��(C) equipment and supply expenditures; or
��(D) other expenses;
��directly related to the school corporation's academic honors diploma program; and
��(2) the school corporation's program for high ability students.

States that a governing body that does not comply with these provisions for a school year is not eligible to receive an award for the following school year.

http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/HE/HE1001.1.html
Title: H.B. 1001 (Section 201)
Source: www.in.gov

Signed into law 05/2005

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New section of law: 3-152.1 of Title 70. Requires the state board of education to develop an Academic Achievement Award (AAA) program. The AAA program is to provide monetary awards to qualified employees at schools that attain the highest overall student achievement and the highest annual improvement in student achievement as measured by the Academic Performance Index (API) in each of five groups based on average daily membership (ADM). No later than January 31 of each year, the state board is to provide a monetary award to all qualified employees at school sites designated as recipients -- those schools that have achieved the highest annual percentage improvement in student achievement as measured by the API score as compared to the previous year. "Qualified employees" means all certified personnel employed for at least one-half (1/2) of the school year from which the student test data was derived and at least one-half (1/2) of the school year during which the awards provided for in this section will be paid.http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/50th/2005/1R/HB/1992.pdf
Title: H.B. 1992
Source: http://www.sos.state.ok.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Adds a new section to chapter 28A.655 RCW. The Apple Award program is created to honor and reward public elementary schools that have the greatest combined average increase in the percentage of students meeting the fourth grade reading, mathematics, and writing standards on the Washington assessment of student learning each school year. The program is tol be administered by the state board of education. Subject to appropriations, each school that receives an apple award shall be provided with a $25,000 grant to be used for capital construction purposes that have been selected by students in the school and approved by the district's school directors. The funds may be used exclusively for capital construction projects on school property or on other public property in the community, city, or county in which the school is located. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202005/1998.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1998
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov

Signed into law 04/2005

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Creates the End-of-Course Success Incentive Program under the department of education. Awards schools $50.00 for each student passing the end-of-course assessment on his or her first attempt. These funds must be utilized in the schools to improve student academic performance. Allows a teacher teaching a course that has a state-required end-of-course assessment to be awarded subsidized teacher training for that particular course at a cost not to exceed $650 per teacher.

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1983.pdf
Title: H.B. 1983 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions

Signed into law 12/2005

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Makes the department responsible for the implementation of a single statewide system of accountability. Adds school systems to the system of review and accountability. Strikes subparagraph (D) of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of Code Section 20-14-41, relating to appropriate levels of intervention for failing schools, and inserts in lieu thereof the following: (D) Mandate that the parents have the option to relocate the student to other public schools in the local school system to be chosen by the parents of the student with transportation costs borne by the system from a list of available options provided by the local school system. The local school system is to provide transportation for students in Title I schools in accordance with the requirements of federal law. The local school system may provide transportation for students in non-Title I schools. In any year in which the General Assembly does not appropriate funds for the provision of transportation to non-Title I students, the parents assume responsibility for the transportation.

http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/sb35.pdf
Title: S.B. 35
Source: http://www.legis.state.ga.us

Adopted 11/2005

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Adopted 11/2005

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Defines growth label changes for three-star schools. Defines the movement of three-star schools into Academic Assistance if performance significantly declines. Addresses the requirement of districts to address the learning needs of mobile students, the writing and implementation of reconstitution plans, and the accountability status of reconfigured schools. These changes take advantage of new flexibility in guidance for No Child Left Behind and address situations
that were not considered when the accountability policy was initially written.
AGENCY CONTACT: Nina A Ford, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Box 94064, Capitol Station, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0511/0511RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:LXXXIII.517, 1101, 1501, 1705, 2301, 3301, and 3303
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet and www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/

Signed into law 11/2005

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Establishes procedures for identifying underperforming schools to be transferred to the Recovery School District. Requires the Recovery School District to provide all educational services to students in transferred schools. Requires the recovery district to develop and present to the state board a plan for the operation of all schools transferred, within six months after the transfer of a school to the recovery district. Sets forth mandatory components of a plan. Mandates that the recovery district retain jurisdiction over any school transferred to it for at least five school years. Requires the recovery district to report to the state board on specified indicators no later than nine months prior to the expiration of the five-year period, and to recommend whether the school should be (aa) Continued in the recovery district pursuant to its reported operational status; continued in the recovery district with a change in its operational status and the nature of the recommended change; closed; or returned to the administration and management of the transferring system with proposed stipulations and conditions for the return.

Authorizes the district to manage and retain specified funding; relates to Type 5 charter schools; prohibits members of certain school boards from also being
members of the governing board of certain Type 5 charter schools.

States that on and after November 15, 2008, no additional schools shall be transferred to the jurisdiction of the recovery district.

http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=329650
Title: H.B. 121A
Source: www.legis.state.la.us, Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 10/2005

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This bill would require the Superintendent to provide a list of approved school assistance and intervention teams with which a school
district may contract if it receives funding under the Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program.. The bill would require that the list be based on criteria recommended by the Superintendent and adopted by the State Board of Education. The bill would require the Superintendent to remove the management team, trustee, or school assistance and intervention team from providing services at a school if all responsibilities pursuant to the terms of the contract.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: H.B. 953
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 10/2005

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Adopted 07/2005

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Vetoed 06/2005

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Repeals and reenacts the corrective action provisions for underperforming public schools. Requires the state board to annually notify each district and the state charter school institute as to which, if any, of its schools received a "low" or "unsatisfactory" rating in the state accountability system. Requires the department to adopt a school performance review process for schools rated "unsatisfactory." Requires the school performance review process to include creation of one or more school support teams to review each school rated "unsatisfactory" and make recommendations for an improvement plan with corrective actions. Permits the department, provided funds are available, to provide reviews and training for school support teams for schools rated "low." Allows each district and the institute to establish its own school performance review process, subject to department approval and to request comprehensive training for school support teams thereby established, which training the department must provide.

Requires the department to provide comprehensive training to school support teams that must ensure each team member has a thorough knowledge of the department's standards and indicators for continuous school improvement and understands how to apply the standards and indicators in evaluating a school's performance.

Beginning with the academic performance ratings for the 2004-2005 school year, requires a school receiving an "unsatisfactory" rating to undergo a review by a school support team and for the team to develop recommendations for an improvement plan with corrective actions. Mandates that the school begin implementing the improvement plan by the fall semester of the academic year following that in which the school received notice of inadequate performance. Establishes circumstances under which a school with an "unsatisfactory" rating is subject to restructuring or may cease to be subject to the school improvement action cycle.

Beginning with the academic performance ratings for the 2004-2005 school year, requires a district or the state charter school institute containing a school receiving a "low" rating that meets other additional criteria to review the school's operations and develop an improvement plan with corrective actions for the school. Mandates that the school begin implementing the improvement plan by the fall semester of the academic year following that in which the school received notice of inadequate performance. Establishes circumstances under which a school with a school improvement plan thus created may cease to be subject to the school improvement plan.

Establishes procedures for a school support team to conduct a performance review of a school and requires the team to prepare a comprehensive performance review report for the school. Requires a school that has received a performance review report to develop an improvement plan with corrective actions based on the findings and recommendations in the report. Requires the improvement plan to identify one or more from a list of specified corrective actions.

Requires a school support team member to provide an implementation review for a school that has implemented an improvement plan for one full school year, and to prepare an implementation review report. Specifies content of report.

Requires a school subject to restructuring to alter its governance structure. Sets forth procedures and options for such. Allows a district or the state charter school institute to voluntarily restructure a public school at any point in the school improvement action cycle at least 60 days before the determination that a school is required to restructure. Such a restructuring plan is not subject to the aforementioned altered governance structure provisions. States that if the state board determines that the school's restructuring plan is a major restructuring of the school's governance, the school will cease to be subject to the school improvement action cycle until such time as the school may again be subject to the school improvement action cycle by receiving an "unsatisfactory" or qualified "low" rating.

Sets forth procedures for a local board to convert a school subject to restructuring to a charter school.

Specifies that low-performing alternative education campuses are subject to the improvement plan and corrective action subsequent to a performance review report in the same manner as regular public schools.

Modifies closing the achievement gap program; deletes language that the program is to provide extensive assistance to an eligible school at risk of being converted into a charter school. Replaces with language that the program must provide extensive assistance to an eligible school at risk of governance restructuring as set forth in statute 22-7-909 (above).

Creates new paragraph allowing a charter to be revoked subsequent if it is determined that a charter school failed to show adequate improvement in its overall academic performance rating and is therefore subject to governance restructuring.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/7FFA7A4A0AF5D39087256F4E0000C637?Open&file=1216_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1216
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Amends No Pass No Drive law. Adds provision that a student who is pursuing a general education development (GED) diploma will not have his/her drivers license suspended. Amends absences or other behaviors that trigger suspension to include ten or more school days of unexcused absences in the previous academic year; or if student has been found in violation by a hearing officer, panel, or tribunal of one of several offenses, has received a change in placement for committing one of several offenses, or has waived his or her right to a hearing and pleaded guilty to certain offenses on school property or at a school sponsored event (adds the latter).

http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/sb35.pdf
Title: S.B. 35 - Attendance Provisions
Source: http://www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Establishes the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program Act. Requires the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and
Transportation to develop a comprehensive Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program that includes an academic facilities master plan program; an academic facilities custodial, maintenance, repair, and renovation manual; a public school academic facility manual; a public school academic equipment manual; and an academic facilities distress program. Defines each of the components of the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program and the areas each component must address.

Establishes the provisions of the academic facilites master plan program, which requires every local board to approve a ten-year districtwide facilities master plan for submission to and approval by the division of public school academic facilities and transportation. Specifies the required content of every district's facilities master plan.

Requires the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation to identify a public school or school district as being in academic facilities distress if the division determines that the public school or school district has engaged in actions or inactions that result in any act or violation determined by the division to jeopardize any academic facility used by a public school or school district, or any other condition of an academic facility or facilities in a public school or school district that is determined by the division to have a detrimental impact on educational services provided by that public school or school district. Requires the division to provide the district with written notification of its being in academic facilities distress. Requires a public school or school district identified as being in facilities distress to develop a facilities improvement plan within 30 days from the date of receipt of the notice and promptly submit the facilities improvement plan to the division for review and approval, and revise the plan on a periodic basis.

Authorizes the division to:

--Provide on-site technical evaluation and assistance to any school district identified to be in facilities distress, and to make recommendations to the district superintendent regarding the care and maintenance of any academic facility in the district. Requires the district in facilities distress to accept such on-site technical evaluation and assistance.
--Require the superintendent to relinquish all administrative authority with respect to the school district and appoint an individual in place of the superintendent to administratively operate the school district under the supervision and approval of the Director of the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation.
--Suspend or remove all of the current board members and call for the election of a new school board for the district, in which case the school district must reimburse the county board of election commissioners for election costs as otherwise required by law;
--Require the school district to operate without a local board under the supervision of the local superintendent or an individual or panel appointed by the director of the division;
--Return the administration of the school district to the former board or place the administration of the school district in a newly elected school board;
--Require school district staff and employees to attend training in areas of concern for the public school or school district;
--Require a school district to cease immediately all expenditures related to activities not described as part of an adequate education in � 6-20-2302 and place money that would have been spent on the activities into an academic facilities escrow account to be released only upon approval by the division for use in conjunction with a local academic facilities project.
--Notify the public school or school district in writing that the deficiencies regarding academic facilities must be corrected within a
time period designated by the division;
--Petition the state board at any time for the consolidation, annexation, or reconstitution of a school district in facilities distress or take other appropriate action as specified in statute in order to secure and protect the best interest of the educational resources of the state or to provide for the best interests of students in the school district. Allows the state board to consolidate, annex, reconstitute any school district that fails to remove itself from the classification of a school district in facilities distress within two consecutive school years of receipt of notice of identification of facilities distress status by the division; and
--Take any other action allowed by law that is deemed necessary to assist a public school or school district in removing criteria of facilities distress.

Allows a district to appeal the state board's consolidation, annexation, or reconstitution decision to the Commission for Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation. Authorizes the commission to reverse the action of the state board if the commission finds that the school district could not remove itself from facilities distress due to external forces beyond the school district's control.

Allows any student attending a public school district classified as being in facilities distress to be automatically eligible to transfer to another geographically contiguous school district not in facilities distress during the time period that a district is classified as being in facilities distress. Requires transportation costs to be paid by the resident district and the nonresident district to count the student for average daily membership purposes.

Requires the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation to conduct random unannounced on-site inspections of all academic facilities that have been funded wholly or in part by moneys from the state to ensure compliance with the school district's facilities master plan and, if applicable, the school district's facilities improvement plan. Requires the division to report to the Commission for Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation within 30 days of completion of the on-site inspections.

Establishes a process for a school district to appeal any determination of the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation to the Commission for Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation.

Repeals Arkansas Code � 6-20-1402 on school districts' authority to borrow money for building or repairing school facilities and Arkansas Code � 6-11-130 on custodial and maintenance care for school facilities.

Full text of bill as enacted: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB593.pdf
Title: S.B. 593
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Emergency Rule Adoption 02/2005

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Outlines the process and procedures for conducting the division-level academic review and submitting the corrective action plan to the Board of Education. Addresses the criteria for selection for the division- level academic review and improvement plans.. VIRGINIA REG 5136 (SN)
Title: 8 VAC 20-700-10 thru -50
Source: StateNet

Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive

Signed into law 05/2005

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Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers

Vetoed 06/2005

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Signed into law 04/2005

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Accountability--School Improvement

Adopted 11/2005

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Signed into law 10/2005

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Signed into law 08/2005

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Provides that by the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year, the State Board of Education shall by rule establish a parental participation pilot project to provide grants to the lowest performing school districts to help these districts improve parental participation through certain activities, including parent-teacher conferences, open houses, family nights, volunteer opportunities, and family outreach materials. Requires the pilot project to be for a period of at least 4 school years. Allows a school district to apply to the State Board for the establishment of a parental participation pilot project for the entire district or for a particular school or group of schools in the district. Requires the state board to select 4 school districts in specified geographic areas to participate in the pilot project. Requires the board, when selecting participants, to consider the following criteria:
(1) whether the district or school has any of the following problems and whether those problems can be mitigated or addressed through enhanced parental participation:
(A) low rates of satisfactory performance on state assessments;
(B) high rates of low-income students, limited English proficient students, dropouts, chronically truant students, and student mobility; or
(C) low student attendance rates; and
(2) the methods the district or school will use to measure the progress of the pilot project in the district or school.

Requires each participating district or school to establish a parental participation committee to assist in developing and implementing the parental participation pilot project. Requires the committee to develop an academic improvement plan that details how the pilot project should be implemented in the participating district or school, and to make recommendations to the local board on specified matters. Requires local boards to submit annual progress reports to the state board detailing the effect of the pilot project on the district or school. Provides for a review and final evaluation of the project. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Parental Participation Pilot Project Fund as a special fund in the state treasury. Repeals these provisions on December 31, 2010. Effective immediately. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0507
Title: S.B. 10
Source: www.ilga.gov

Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2005

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Establishes the submission date for the Plan to the Board of Education for school districts with one or more school sites which are identified for school improvement. No later than three months after being identified as a school in need of school improvement districts shall submit to the State Board of Education the following plans.
(1)��Comprehensive Local Education Plan required by 70 O.S. � 3-104.2.
(2)��School Improvement Plan required by 70 O.S. � 5-117.4.
(3)��Professional Development Plan required by 70 O.S. � 6-194.
(4)��Capital Improvement Plan as required in 70 O.S. � 18-153.
(5)��Reading Sufficiency Plan required by 70 O.S. � 1210.508C.

Title: OAC 210:15-8-1, -2
Source: Oklahoma Secretary of State

Vetoed 06/2005

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Signed into law 05/2005

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Amends Section 3-118.1 to allow for performance reviews by the Office of Accountability. If the Office requests such a review, the Office of Accountability is to pay the full amount. If a districts requests a review, the Office bears 75% of the responsibility for the cost. Districts are to be selected for review by the Education Oversight Board contingent upon the availability of funding. Requires the Office of Accountability to engage in follow-up, outreach and technical assistance to help school districts and others understand, interpret, and apply the recommendations and best practices resulting from performance reviews. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06SB/sb982_enr.rtf
Title: S.B. 982, Section 14
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Creates the Arkansas Online Professional Development Initiative. Requires the director of the department of education to prioritize identified teacher professional development needs and develop a statewide online professional development program. Requires online professional development courses to be aligned with (1) the required focus areas identified in the state board rules governing professional development and the Arkansas Comprehensive, Testing, Assessment, and Accountability Program, (2) clear, specific and challenging academic content areas; (3) the state curriculum frameworks. Additionally requires the courses to be (1) researched-based and available from sources with
expertise in technology-delivered professional development courses; (2) consistent with the Southern Regional Education Board
Multi-State Online Professional Development Standards in existence on January 1, 2005; (3) focused on improving student academic achievement by improving a teacher's academic and teaching knowledge and skills. Requires courses to include an assessment at the end of the program to measure each certified person's level of understanding and ability to implement or apply the information presented in the program.

Requires any provider of technology-delivered professional development under the Arkansas Online Professional Development Initiative to demonstrate an ability to successfully deliver technology-delivered products and services.

Requires the initiative to include a method for the department of education, the Arkansas Educational Television Network, school districts, schools and certified personnel to annually evaluate the effectiveness of the Arkansas Online Professional Development Initiative and its on-line professional development course and programs.

Authorizes the department, beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, to include as part of a school improvement plan guidelines for the professional development programs to be delivered to the certified personnel employed by a school in school improvement status or a school district in school improvement status or academic distress. Authorizes the department to require the participation and completion of professional development courses or programs by certified personnel in the school or district as part of the school improvement plan. States that certified personnel employed by any school in school improvement or school district in school improvement or academic distress must participate in, complete, and pass the assessment for the professional development requirements included in the school's or district's school improvement plan.

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2489.pdf
Title: H.B. 2489
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Creates the Arkansas Leadership Academy School Support Program to train principals and teachers in schools and districts designated as being in school improvement. Specifies that any school district in school improvement may be invited, strongly encouraged, or required to participate in the program as provided in the rules of the state board of education. Requires participating schools to remain in the program for at least three consecutive school years.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB2434.pdf
Title: H.B. 2434
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Requires colleges and universities to:

(a) Utilize institution-wide resources to work with elementary and secondary educators and other entities to align curriculum content to ensure that students who achieve proficiency on standards established at the prekindergarten through secondary levels will require no remediation to successfully enter a postsecondary education program;
(b) Provide quality undergraduate teacher preparation programs to ensure that those preparing to teach reading or mathematics at all grade levels have the necessary content knowledge, assessment and diagnostic skills, and teaching methodologies;
(c) Deliver appropriate continuing education for teachers in reading and mathematics through institutes, graduate level courses, and other professional development activities that support a statewide agenda for improving student achievement in reading and mathematics;
(d) Conduct or assist with research on best practices in assessment, intervention strategies, teaching methodologies, costs and effectiveness of instructional models, and other factors as appropriate to reading and mathematics;
(e) Provide staff to consult and provide technical assistance to teachers, staff, and administrators at elementary, middle, and secondary school sites;
(f) Assume active roles in the statewide initiatives referenced in Sections 2 and 5 of this Act; and
(g) Develop written procedures for measuring the effectiveness of activities outlined in paragraphs (a) to (e) of this subsection.

Declares an emergency.

http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93.htm
Fiscal note: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93/FN.doc
Title: H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraph 7)
Source: lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 03/2005

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Mandates that the Kentucky Department of Education provide assistance to schools and teachers, including publicizing professional development opportunities, methods of measuring effective professional development, the availability of high quality instructional materials, and developmentally appropriate screening and diagnostic assessments of student competency in mathematics and reading. Also requires the department to provide access to samples of units of study, annotated student work, diagnostic instruments, and research findings, and give guidance on parental engagement.

Also requires that the department conduct an annual review of the state grant programs it manages and make recommendations, when needed, to the Interim Joint Committee on Education for changes to statutory requirements that are necessary to gain a greater return on investment.

Requires the department to provide administrative support and oversight to programs to train classroom coaches and mentors to help teachers with reading and mathematics instruction. Declares an emergency.

http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93.htm
Fiscal note: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93/FN.doc
Title: H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraph 4)
Source: lrc.ky.gov

Adult Basic Education

Vetoed 09/2005

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An act to add Section 60851.3 to the Education Code, relating to education. Require the exit examination to be offered to a person regularly enrolled in an adult education program. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1051-1100/ab_1057_bill_20050908_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 1057
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov

Signed into law 06/2005

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The Community Colleges System Office is designated as the primary lead agency for delivering workforce development training, adult literacy training, and adult education programs in the State.

http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H583v5.html
Title: H.B. 583
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Limits professional development requirements for certified personnel working solely in the following adult education programs: (1) Adult basic education; (2) General adult education; (3) English as a second language for adults; and (4) General Educational Development Test examiners. 34http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1150.pdf
Title: S.B. 1150
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 04/2005

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Community College

Relates to second semester for education works program.
Title: S.B. 691
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Defines terms, including "mathematics coach," "mathematics diagnostic assessment," "mathematics intervention program," "mathematics leader," "mathematics mentor," and "numeracy." Establishes the Committee for Mathematics Achievement to develop a multi-faceted strategic plan to improve student achievement in mathematics at all levels of schooling, prekindergarten through postsecondary and adult. Specifies that at a minimum, the plan must address:

(a) Challenging curriculum that is aligned prekindergarten through postsecondary, including consensus among high school teachers and postsecondary education faculty about expectations, curriculum, and assessment;
(b) Attitudes and beliefs of teachers about mathematics;
(c) Teachers' knowledge of mathematics;
(d) Diagnostic assessment, intervention services, and instructional strategies;
(e) Shortages of teachers of mathematics, including incentives to attract strong candidates to mathematics teaching;
(f) Statewide institutes that prepare cadres of mathematics leaders in local school districts, which may include highly skilled retired mathematics teachers, to serve as coaches and mentors in districts and schools;
(g) Cohesive continuing education options for experienced mathematics classroom teachers;
(h) Closing the student achievement gap among various student subpopulations;
(i) Curriculum expectations and assessments of students among the various school levels, prekindergarten, primary, elementary, middle, and high school;
(j) Content standards for adult education centers providing mathematics curricula;
(k) Introductory postsecondary education mathematics courses that are appropriate to the wide array of academic programs and majors;
(l) Research to analyze further the issues of transition from high school or GED programs to postsecondary education mathematics; and
(m) The early mathematics testing program under KRS 158.803.
Other factors may be included in the strategic plan as deemed appropriate by the committee to improve mathematics achievement of Kentucky students.

Requires the committee to (a) Design a statewide professional development program that includes summer mathematics institutes at colleges and universities, follow-up, and school-based support services, beginning no later than June 1, 2006, to prepare teams of teachers as coaches and mentors of mathematics at all school levels to improve student achievement. Specifies areas the design must address. (b) Require schools and districts approved to have participants in the mathematics leader institutes to provide specified assurances to support institute participants and students who need modified instructional and intervention services in math.

Establishes committee membership, terms, chairmanship, attachmetn to Kentucky Department of Education, and responsibilities. Specifies that the committee must:
(a) Present a draft strategic plan addressing the requirements in subsection (1) of this section and other issues that arose during the work of the committee to the Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee no later than August 2005;
(b) Present the strategic plan for improving mathematics achievement to the Interim Joint Committee on Education by July 15, 2006, which shall include any recommendations that require legislative action; and
(c) Provide a final written report of committee activities to the Interim Joint Committee on Education and the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2006.

Also specifies that the committee will have ongoing responsibility for providing advice and guidance to policymakers in the development of statewide policies and in the identification and allocation of resources to improve mathematics achievement. In carrying out this responsibility, the committee must periodically review the strategic plan and make modifications as deemed appropriate and report those to the Interim Joint Committee on Education.
Mandates that the committee collaborate with the Center for Mathematics to ensure that there is ongoing identification of research-based intervention programs for K-12 students who have fallen behind in mathematics, rigorous mathematics curricula that prepare students for the next level of schooling, research-based professional development models that prepare teachers in mathematics and pedagogy, and strategies for closing the gap between high school or GED and postsecondary mathematics preparation.

Declares an emergency.

http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93.htm
Fiscal note: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93/FN.doc
Title: H.B. 93 (Section 2)
Source: lrc.ky.gov

Rule Adoption 02/2005

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Proposes rule to develop a statewide fee schedule for adult education classes based upon a student's ability to pay. Amends link of fees to free/reduced lunch criteria and establishes a basic fee amount for classes. UTAH REG 27592 (SN)
Title: R277-733
Source: StateNet

Assessment

Adopted 12/2005

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Requires the commissioner to select a standards-based science assessment and school districts to administer the assessment in selected grades.

AGENCY CONTACT: Dorothy Knuth, Commissioner's Office at the Department of Education & Early Development, 801 W 10th St., Ste. 200, Juneau, AK 99801- 1894, (907) 465-2802, Dorothy_Knuth@eed.state.ak.us
Title: 4 AAC 04.140 thru 06.825
Source: http://www.legis.state.ak.us/

Signed into law 10/2005

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This bill would require a pupil identified as limited English proficient who is enrolled in any of grades 2 to 11, and who either receives instruction in his or her primary language or has been enrolled in a school in the United States for less than 12 months, to take a test in his or
her primary language if a test is available. This bill also would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of the State Board of Education, to annually release to the public at least 25% of test items from the standards-based achievement test from the test administered in the previous year.

Title: S.B. 755
Source: StateNet

Vetoed 10/2005

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This bill would require a pupil to take achievement tests in his or her primary language, if the pupil is identified as limited English proficient, and is either literate in his or her primary language or receives instruction in his or her primary language. The bill would require a pupil who is LEP, but for whom an achievement test in his or her primary language is not available, to instead take an achievement test in English that is modified in order to eliminate unnecessary linguistic complexity. The bill would require a LEP pupil who has attended a school in the United States for at least 3 consecutive years to take an additional achievement test in English that is modified in order to eliminate unnecessary linguistic complexity. The bill would require the State Department of Education to develop a primary language assessment in the dominant primary language of limited-English-proficient pupils.

Title: S.B. 385
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 08/2005

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Streamline School Testing Program.
Title: H.B. 911
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 07/2005

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This Resolution creates a Task Force to examine best practice models of other state assessment programs for the purpose of providing recommendations for the improvement and/or changes to the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP). http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS143.nsf/vwLegislation/
Title: H.J.R. 4
Source: http://www.legis.state.de.us/

Vetoed 06/2005

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Signed into law 06/2005

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Deleted requirement that an assessment shall be administered to students on or after March 1 of a school year if the
assessment is: (A) A mathematics assessment that tests problem solving skills; or (B) An English assessment that tests writing skills; and
is administered as part of the statewide assessment. http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/sb0100.dir/sb0169.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 169
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Defines "phonologic weakness." Requires the department of education to develop and implement a plan to
(1) train teachers, especially the teachers directly involved in reading and language arts, about phonologic weakness and its role in reading development;
(2) determine which reading instruments can be used to detect phonologic weakness before formal reading instruction begins;
(3) determine which reading instruments can be used to assess student reading and spelling development; and
(4) apply the results of the assessment using reading instruments to a child's instructional program.

Requires the department to develop a technical assistance manual related to the plan and adopt reading instruments to diagnose reading and writing development. Requires each instrument adopted to be based on scientific research concerning reading development and have adequate reliability and validity.

http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/HE/HE1488.1.html
Title: H.B. 1488
Source: www.in.gov

Signed into law 05/2005

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AN ACT to amend 1970 PA 38, entitled "An act to provide for assessment and remedial assistance programs of students in reading, mathematics and vocational education," by amending section 2 (MCL 388.1082)

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/house/pdf/2005-HNB-4142.pdf
Title: H.B. 4142
Source: StateNet

Rule Adoption 05/2005

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Provides that the information contained within the Guidelines for Testing Students with Disabilities and the Guidelines for Educational Services and Assessement for English Language Learners and any subsequent updates shall apply to all public school personnel who are responsible for the implementation of the Statewide Assessment System. MISSISSIPPI REG 9605 (SN)
Title: IIB-3
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 05/2005

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New law establishing the Achieving Classroom Excellence Act of 2005. One new section establishes the Oklahoma Mathematics Improvement Program. The purpose is to improve student mastery of the Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) for sixth-grade mathematics through Algebra I by enhancing sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade public school teachers' mastery of the subject matter content and process skills. Offers $1,000 stipends to teachers who pass the mathematicssubject area test and participate in approved professional development programs. Mathematics academies, customized higher education courses, small learning community lesson studies facilitated by a mathematics coach and utilizing the Internet and video technology are programs the state board may approve. Phases in full-day kindergarten requirements; requires three years of high school math and a college bound curriculum unless parents sign a statement opting out of the curriculum; implements end-of-instruction testing in eighth grade and high school, ultimately requiring students to pass tests to graduate; provides remediation to students who fail tests; establishes special math labs for middle school students and math training programs for middle school teachers; encourages high school seniors to take concurrent college courses with state paying tuition for six credit hours per semester; and addresses access for professional teaching organizations. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06SB/sb982_enr.rtf
Title: S.B. 982
Source: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/house/news7622.html

Signed into law 05/2005

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Directs the superintendent of public instruction to review the course requirements and assessments in one or more representative career and technical programs that lead to industry certification to determine the alignment of the courses and assessments with the essential academic learning requirements measured in the high school Washington assessment of student learning. The purpose of the review is to determine if the certifications can be used as evidence that a student has met the standards measured by the Washington assessment of student learning. The review also shall evaluate the statewide availability and use of the certifications. As part of the review, the superintendent is to make a determination of the extent to which the certifications are comparable in rigor to the reading, writing, mathematics, or science Washington assessments of student learning, and whether they should be used as alternative assessments. The superintendent also shall develop a process for reviewing additional industry certification programs after the initial review. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202005/1987-S.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1987
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/

Signed into law 04/2005

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Requires each district's student services plan to include a district-level tracking system for students who fail to reach proficiency on state-mandated assessments. Specifies that guidance and counseling services in each district's "student services program" include academic advisement for class selection by establishing academic goals in elementary, middle, and high school; interpretation of criterion-referenced and norm-referenced testing and dissemination of results to the school, students, parents, and community; academic assessment counseling and career counseling, including advising students on the national college assessments, workforce opportunities, and and alternative programs that could provide postsecondary opportunities for students; and guidance in understanding the relationship between classroom performance and success in school.

Specifies that the psychological services offered through a district's student services program include consultation and counseling with parents, students, and school personnel to ensure that all students are ready to succeed and that all students are preparing for college and work.

Specifies that the career services offered through a district's student services program include the dissemination of appropriate course-taking patterns and the effect of taking more rigorous courses so that students are better prepared for college and work success.

Requires every school counselor to provide a career planning process for each student to include career awareness, employment readiness, career information, and the knowledge and skill necessary to achieve career goals. Requires school counselors to also encourage parents, during regular parent conferences, to support partnerships in their children's learning and career planning process.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2868.pdf
Title: H.B. 2868
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Establishes system for districts to report all students' scores on end-of-course assessments. Requires the division of public school accountability to:
(i) Match each student's end-of-course test score with the letter grade received in the corresponding course;
(ii) Report each student's end-of-course test score matched with the letter grade the student received in the corresponding course to the school district;
(iii) Create a report of the percentage of students who received a letter grade of "B" or above in the corresponding course and passed the end-of-course assessment on his or her first attempt; and
(iv) Create a report of the percentage of students who received a letter grade of "B" or above in the corresponding course and did not pass the end-of-course assessment on his or her first attempt.

Requires the division of public school accountability to annually report to the state board and the General Assembly the name, address, and superintendent of any high school in which more than 20% of the students received a letter grade of "B" or above but did not pass the end-of-course assessment on his or her first attempt. The report must also indicate by high school the number of students receiving a letter grade of "B" or above in the corresponding course who did not pass the end-of-course assessment on his or her first attempt.

Requires the department to investigate the classroom practices of any district in which more than 20% of the students received a letter grade of "B" or above but did not pass the end-of-course assessment on his or her first attempt; and provide the superintendent and local board with written recommendations or changes that would improve classroom instruction and student performance on end-of-course assessments.

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1983.pdf
Title: H.B. 1983 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Requires a student not passing an immediately previous grades 3-8 benchmark assessment or in a secondary level end-of-course assessment to participate in remediation activities as required in the student's individualized academic improvement plan beginning in the school year the
assessment results are reported. If a student with disabilities has an individualized education program that addresses any academic area or areas in which the student is not proficient on state-mandated criterion-referenced assessments, the individualized education program meets the requirements of the aforementioned academic improvement plan. Requires districts to notify the student's parent of the parent's role and responsibilities as well as the consequences for the student's failure to participate in the plan.

Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, requires students in grades 3-8 identified as not passing a benchmark assessment and who fail to participate in the subsequent academic improvement plan to be retained and not promoted to the next grade until the student is deemed to have participated in an academic improvement plan or the student passes the benchmark assessment for the current grade level in which the student is retained.

Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, mandates that any student required to take an end-of-course assessment who does not pass a particular assessment must participate in remediation activities as required in the student's individualized academic improvement plan in the school year the assessment results are reported in order to receive credit on his or her transcript for the course related to the end-of-course assessment.

Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, requires all initial end-of-course assessments to be administered by grade 10 for each student. Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, a student who does not pass an initial end-of-course assessment may receive credit for the course until the student passes a subsequent end-of-course assessment; or the student, by the end of grade twelve 12, passes an Alternative assessment directly related to the Alternative exit course. If a student does not meet the satisfactory pass levels on an initial end-of-course assessment or does not satisfy the remedial requirements, that student will not graduate with a high school diploma from an Arkansas high school or charter school.

To the extent any school district is determined to have knowingly failed to administer these provisions of law or rules, the superintendent's license shall be subject to probation, suspension or revocation.

Requires tthe department of education to annually make public at least 50% of the test questions on the most recent initial benchmark and end-of-course assessments.

Creates Alternative Exit Course and Alternative Course Exam for students who have failed an end-of-course assessment three times. Requires such a student to take and pass an Alternative exit course and meet a satisfactory Alternative level score on a subsequent Alternative assessment to graduate from high school. Allows the Alternative exit course to be offered through a distance learning class and to be offered by the district outside the course of the normal school day.

Repeals Arkansas Code � 6-15-203 on remediation and student promotion/retention.

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2824.pdf
Title: H.B. 2824
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Signed into law 04/2005

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Modifies eligibility requirements for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program, effective for applicants graduating from an Arkansas high school after December 31, 2009. Requires an applicant to have completed the Smart Core curriculum and have met the existing requirement of passing the end-of-course examinations in reading and writing literacy and mathematics. Adds that a sub-score of 19 or higher on the ACT may equate meeting the requirements for passing end-of-course examinations for applicants to the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program and the Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program for a student who has not had an opportunity to take an end-of-course exam, has not passed the end-of-course exam, or attends a private school or home school.

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1983.pdf
Title: H.B. 1983 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Vetoed 04/2005

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Requires the department to report to specified members of the legislature on its budget status every two months for the first half of each fiscal year and every month thereafter. Requires every report to include the department's current funding surplus or shortfall projections for basic state aid and other major formula-based programs. Requires every report to be submitted 30 days after the end of the applicable reporting period.

Requires the department to report annually to the joint legislative budget committee on: (a) the raw and adjusted scores on the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) test for high school students who have not received AIMS test tutoring services from the department, and the raw and adjusted AIMS scores of high school students who have received AIMS test tutoring from the department, both before and after receiving tutoring services. The report must also include contractual and policy changes made to the tests that would impact student achievement, and a description of any scoring errors or reporting delays and any actions taken to address the errors or delays.
Text of bill as vetoed: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/47leg/1r/bills/hb2033s%2Epdf
Title: H.B. 2033
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Rule Adoption 04/2005

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Amends rule to provide for makeup days in administration of required Utah Basic Skills Competency Test (UBSCT). Changes add language for schools to provide a makeup window not to exceed five school days following administration of UBSCT. Amendments also add parent notification requirements. UTAH REG 27710 (SN)
Title: R277-705-6
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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From the fiscal note: The bill eliminates the mandatory requirement for norm referenced testing in the third, sixth, and ninth grade classes.
School districts are permitted to offer norm referenced assessments at the districts' own expense and make diagnostic tools available that provide information that is at least as valuable as the information eliminated under this act. By September 1, 2005, subject to funding availability, the office of superintendant of public instruction is to post on its website, for voluntary use by school districts, a guide of diagnostic assessments. By September 1, 2006, subject to amounts appropriated for this purpose, the office of the superintendent of public
instruction is to make available to school districts diagnostic assessments that help improve student learning. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202005/1068.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1068
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Community College

Sets forth legislative intent related to early diagnosis of and intervention for elementary students struggling in reading and mathematics, state student achievement goals, provision and quality of diagnostic and intervention services to students below proficient on state math and reading assessments, and collaboration among state and local stakeholders to achieve state goals. Establishes the respective roles of the general assembly, state board of education, department of education, council on postsecondary education, education professional standards board, colleges and universities, school councils, and local boards and superintendents in achieving the state's student achievement goals. Declares an emergency.
http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB301.htm
Title: H.B. 93 (Section 1, multiple provisions)
Source: lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 03/2005

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Community College

Signed into law 03/2005

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Creates the mathematics achievement fund to provide developmentally appropriate diagnostic assessment and intervention services to students, primary through grade 12, to help them reach proficiency in mathematics on the state assessments and in compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Specifies activities for which fund monies may be used. Specifies that the fund is to provide funding for the Center for Mathematics created in this bill, provide renewable, two-year local grants to school districts for specified purposes, and provide operational funding for the Mathematics Achievement Committee created in Section 2 of this bill. Specifies that if matching funds are required, the school council or, if none exists, the principal or the superintendent of schools, must allocate matching funds. Allows funding for professional development allocated to the school council under KRS 160.345 and for continuing education under KRS 158.070 to be used to provide a portion or all of a school's required match. Specifies responsibilities of the department of education relative to the fund program, including technical assistance to potential applicants and grant recipients.

Declares an emergency.

http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93.htm
Fiscal note: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93/FN.doc
Title: H.B. 93 (Section 3)
Source: lrc.ky.gov

Adopted 03/2005

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The adopted amendments update and revise the rules to align with current statute (3-10 testing rather than 3-8). http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/board/adopted/0305/101-005-two.pdf
Title: �101.5
Source: http://www.tea.state.tx.us

Rule Adoption 02/2005

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Proposes rules regarding examination opportunities, exam results, verification of exam results, and examination of record purposes. NEW MEXICO REG 4231 (SN)
Title: 11.12, 11.13, 11.15, 11.16
Source: StateNet

Rule Adoption 02/2005

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Removes 'Constructed response portions' from definitions and language. Updates Criterion Reference Test (CRT) assessment window and adds new language regarding Utah State Office of Education responsibilities and school responsibilities for crisis indicators in state assessments. UTAH REG 27547 (SN)
Title: R277-473
Source: StateNet

Assessment--Accommodations

Adopted 12/2005

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Establishes "variance" procedure for a student not eligible for waiver (not rendered incapable of passing a section of the GHSGT or the
GHSWT due to a disability or substantial hardship) to demonstrate proficiency on Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT) and the Georgia
High School Writing Test (GHSWT). Requires every district to develop a process for notifying students and parents or guardians of the procedures related to the application and granting of waivers and variances. Requires a local superintendent, upon receipt of a waiver or variance request, to certify that the student has met minimum eligibility criteria. Establishes requirements for district transmission of waiver and variance requests to the state superintendent. Establishes state board procedures for the approval of waiver and variance requests. Requires variance requests to the state board to include a statement describing opportunities provided by the school to assist the student in preparing for the test(s), including remediation classes, tutoring sessions, etc., and the participation of the student in such activities.

Authorizes the state board, by a majority vote, to grant a variance to students who satisfy all of the following requirements:
(i) The student has passed any three of the five graduation tests (four content sections of the GHSGT and the GHSWT);
(ii) The student has met the attendance and course unit requirements for graduation as described in State Board of Education Rule 160-4-2-.47 High School Graduation Requirements for Students Enrolling in the Ninth Grade for the First Time in the 2002-03 School Year and Subsequent Years;
(iii) The student has a 90% or better attendance record, excluding excused absences, while enrolled in grades 9-12;
(iv) The student has obtained a scale score that falls within one standard error of measurement (SEM) for passing the relevant section of the GHSGT or GHSWT. The SEM shall be applied to the student's highest score achieved over multiple administration; and
(v) The student has successfully passed each of the End-of-Course Tests (EOCT) related to the sections of the GHSGT or the GHSWT in which the variance is being sought.

http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/proposed/pr160-1-3-.09.pdf
Title: GAC 160-1-3-.09
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.doe.k12.ga.us

Adopted 12/2005

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Revises high stakes testing policy for students with disabilities to meet federal requirements.
Page 39 of 106: http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0512/0512RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:XXXIX.503 and 1301
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.doa.state.la.us

Adopted 12/2005

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Establishes guidelines for the participation of students with disabilities in alternate assessments who cannot participate in regular assessment.
Page 38 of 106: http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0512/0512RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:XCVII.901-907
Source: www.doa.state.la.us/osr, Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 12/2005

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Allows the Superintendent of Education to waive the final component of the General Education Exam for student with disabilities if the Department of Education determines that the student's disability significantly impacts their ability to pass the final required component.
Page 6 of 106: http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0512/0512RUL.pdf
AGENCY CONTACT: Nina A Ford, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Box 94064, Capitol Station, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
Title: LAC 28: CXV.2319
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet,

Adopted 11/2005

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Amends the accountability system calculations to take advantage of new flexibility in guidance for No Child Left Behind and address situations that were not considered when the accountability policy was initially written.
�305. Calculating the CRT Index
�509. Inclusion of Alternate Assessment Results in Accountability Reporting
�703. Inclusion of Students in the Subgroup Component
�3901. Assessment of Students with Disabilities
�3903. LEAP Alternate Assessment Participation Criteria
AGENCY CONTACT: Nina A Ford, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Box 94064, Capitol Station, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0511/0511RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:LXXXIII.305, 509, 703, 3901-3905
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet and www.doa.state.la.us/osr

Adopted 11/2005

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WEST VIRGINIA 4765, SUMMARY:��Amends rules relating to alternate academic achievement standards for West Virginia schools.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/14/2005
Title: Title 126, Series 44P
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 10/2005

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Vetoed 10/2005

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Adopted 07/2005

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Clarifies rules regarding testing programs and student assessment. Clarifies assessment participation requirements for English language learners, students with disabilities, students in each grade K-8, and students taking the Georgia High School Graduation Tests, as well as staff development opportunities on use of assessments in the instructional program. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-3-1-.07.pdf
Title: GAC 160-3-1-.07
Source: www.doe.k12.ga.us

Temporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 06/2005

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Proposes rules regarding the Limited English Proficient (LEP) students. Sets forth rules for LEP students to take an alternate Standard Achievement Test.
Title: IDAPA 08.02.03
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:24.4(F)(3), relative to alternative assessments for students with certain disabilities. Requires that, in addition to the alternate assessment accommodations for students with significant cognitive disabilities, the department of education must by September 2005 develop modified achievement standards and use alternative assessments to accommodate those students with persistent academic disabilities but who are likely to make significant progress.

Requires assessments for these students to be sensitive to measuring progress in their learning, to recognize their individual needs, and be
geared specifically toward accommodating students to enable them to perform on criterion- and norm-referenced tests. Requires such accommodations to include at a minimum verbalized test questions and to provide for writing assistance of a scribe and any other accommodations deemed appropriate by the student's Individual Education Plan committee. States that any accommodations afforded a student with disabilities while taking the state test shall not breach any test security nor invalidate the meaning of the test score or the purpose of the test. Further requires, at each IEP meeting, that a written list of accommodations be discussed and provided to the parent of each student with a disability. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=319039
Title: S.B. 214
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Provides that if, as part of a student's individual educational program (IEP), a student attends part-time a school or program away from the school where the student is enrolled, the district in which a student is enrolled may designate either the school of residency or the school of attendance as the school to which the student's scores will be assigned to calculate school academic performance ratings.

Requires the department to conduct a study of the administration of assessments for students with an IEP who are not eligible to take the CSAP-A (alternate assessment for students with most severe disabilities). Requires the study to examine and evaluate:
(a) THE EFFECT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF ASSESSMENTS ON STUDENTS WITH INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE CSAP-A ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE EFFECT ON STUDENTS WHO ARE DEEMED UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE ASSESSMENT;
(b) WHETHER, FOR STUDENTS WITH AN INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE CSAP-A ASSESSMENT, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO DESIGNATE IN A STUDENT'S INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THE GRADE OR GRADES OF THE CSAP ASSESSMENTS THAT THE STUDENT SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED.
(c) THE NEED FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR TEACHING STATE CONTENT STANDARDS TO STUDENTS WITH INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE CSAP-A ASSESSMENT;
(d) THE EFFECT OF BOTH INCLUDING AND NOT INCLUDING THE SCORES OF STUDENTS WITH INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE CSAP-A ASSESSMENT IN THE CALCULATIONS OF SCHOOL PERFORMANCE RATINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-7-604;
(e) A SURVEY OF THE TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS USED BY OTHER STATES IN ASSESSING STUDENTS WHO ARE COMPARABLE TO STUDENTS IN THIS STATE WHO HAVE INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE CSAP-A ASSESSMENT, WHETHER OTHER STATES USE THOSE ASSESSMENT SCORES IN CALCULATING SCHOOL PERFORMANCE RATINGS, WHETHER THE ASSESSMENTS ALIGN WITH THE STATE MODEL CONTENT STANDARDS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-7-406, AND WHETHER THE ASSESSMENTS HAVE BEEN, OR WOULD LIKELY BE, APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; AND
(f) FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL, LEGAL, AND REGULATORY ISSUES SURROUNDING THE ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS WITH INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE CSAP-A ASSESSMENT AND HOW FEDERAL FUNDING OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS MAY BE IMPACTED BY ADMINISTERING SUCH ASSESSMENTS.

Provides for the creation of a bipartisan study committee to work with the department in conducting the aforementioned study. Requires the department to present its findings to the state board of education and the legislature by December 31, 2005.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/AD6330E65A2E85AB87256F5C007F6625?Open&file=1246_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1246
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Rule Adoption 05/2005

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Signed into law 05/2005

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Section 4 creates the Achieving Classroom Excellence Task Force. The purpose of the task force is to study the testing requirements for eighth-grade students and high school students. The task force is to study, hold public hearings, and make recommendations regarding eighth grade and high school students on:

1. Subjects to be included for demonstration of mastery;

2. Additional end-of-instruction tests to be developed;

3. Benchmarks and cut scores for assessments;

4. Optional methods to demonstrate subject matter mastery;

5. Alternatives for English language learners and special needs students;

6. Exceptions that may be needed;

7. Intervention strategies;

8. Remediation options;

9. Consequences for students;

10. Review of other states' experiences;

11. Development of an action plan to implement recommendations;

12. Information to provide to teachers, parents and students, that will emphasize this initiative as a tool to improve student success; and

13. Funding necessary to implement recommendations.
http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06SB/sb982_enr.rtf
Title: S.B. 982, Section 4
Source:

Signed into law 04/2005

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States that a student with an individualized education program (IEP) is not required to earn a passing score on a competency test required for high school graduation unless the student is learning at a level appropriate for the student's grade level in a specific academic area and unless the student's IEP as agreed upon by the student's parents and the IEP team or the student if 18 or older, requires passing scores on a competency test. Requires the competency test to be administered to the student in a manner in keeping with the student's IEP and requires schools to make specific and appropriate accommodations on the test for students with IEPs. Makes similar provisions for a student with a section 504 plan. States that a student with an IEP or a section 504 plan who graduates from high school but is not required to achieve a passing score on a competency test to graduate must receive a standard diploma.

Requires the IEP team to indicate in the IEP the student's requirements for high school graduation, including provisions for testing and testing accommodations.

Requires the state board to adopt guidelines to define a parent's or guardian's role or pupil's role if the pupil is at least 18 years old, in the development of a student's section 504 plan, including testing and testing accommodations.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1352
Title: S.B. 1352
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Assessment--Computer Based

Signed into law 03/2005

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Establishes the value of the weighted pupil unit at $2,280; establishes a ceiling for the state contribution to the maintenance and operations
portion of the Minimum School Program for fiscal year 2005-06 of $1,795,446,575; modifies the funding formula for the Enrollment Growth Program; makes one-time appropriations to the state board for fiscal year 2004-05 for: the Electronic High School; and youth in custody programs; and makes one-time appropriations to the state board for fiscal year 2005-06 for: teachers' supplies and materials; online testing; the Enrollment Growth Program; and the Public Education Job Enhancement Program. Appropriates $2.500,000 to the state board for fiscal year 2005-06 to implement a uniform online summative test system. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0382.pdf

Title: H.B. 382
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Assessment--End-of-Course

Signed into law 05/2005

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Creates new section. Beginning with students entering the ninth grade in the 2008-2009 school year, every student must demonstrate mastery of the state academic content standards in a minimum of four out of six selected subject areas in order to receive a high school diploma from a public school in this state. To demonstrate mastery, the student must attain a satisfactory or advanced score on the end-of-instruction criterion-referenced tests. Requires that each of the six tests assess core academic subjects and that two of the four required end-of-instruction tests include Algebra I, or the additional mathematics test developed based upon the recommendation of the Achieving Classroom Excellence Task Force and English II. Students who do not attain a satisfactory or advanced score on any required test must be provided remediation and the opportunity to retake the test until a satisfactory or advanced score is attained. Determination of the two additional end-of-instruction tests to be developed is to be made by the Legislature upon receipt of recommendations of the Achieving Classroom Excellence Task Force.

Students who do not meet requirements may receive a high school diploma by demonstrating mastery of state academic content standards by alternative methods as recommended by the Achieving Classroom Excellence Task Force. Students who have individualized education programs pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are to be exempt from the requirements unless provided for in the student's individualized education program. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06SB/sb982_enr.rtf

Title: S.B. 982, Sections 6 and 8
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us

Assessment--Formative/Interim

Signed into law 09/2005

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States that funds received through section 37252 for supplemental instruction may be used to provide intensive instruction and services to students who have failed one or both parts of the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE). Requires the state superintendent to rank schools on the basis of the percentage of eligible pupils (students who have failed one or both parts of the exam and who are required to pass the exam to graduate from high school). Authorizes the superintendent to give priority to schools with the highest percentage of eligible pupils who have failed both parts of the examination. Requires $600 per eligible pupil to be awarded to districts identified by the superintendent (until the appropriation is exhausted) for services and instruction to help eligible pupils pass the California High School Exit Examination. Identifies activities that may be funded for such services, including purchasing, scoring, and reviewing diagnostic assessments; counseling and appropriate teacher training to meet the needs of eligible pupils.

Requires every district receiving funds under this program to:
(1) Ensure that each eligible pupil receives an appropriate diagnostic assessment to identify that pupil's areas of need.
(2) Ensure that each pupil receives intensive instruction and services based on the results of the diagnostic assessment.
(3) Demonstrate that funds will be used to supplement and not supplant existing services.
(4) Provide to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in a manner and by a date certain determined by the Superintendent, the number of eligible pupils at each high school in the school district.
(5) Submit an annual report to the Superintendent in a manner determined by the Superintendent that describes the number of pupils served, the types of services provided, and the percentage of pupils in the school district who successfully pass the California High School Exit
Examination.

Makes an appropriation. Declares that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_128_bill_20050913_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 128
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov

Signed into law 06/2005

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Signed into law 04/2005

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Signed into law 03/2005

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Community College

Signed into law 03/2005

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Specifies that the teachers' professional growth fund is to provide teachers with high quality professional development in content knowledge in reading and classroom-based screening, diagnostic, assessment and intervention strategies. States that the fund may be used to provide grants to local school districts to support staff participation in specific, statewide initiatives for the professional development of teachers and administrators in specific content areas as established by the Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky Board of Education as established in this bill; to provide grants to colleges and universities to plan and develop statewide professional development institutes and other professional development services; and to provide grants to local school districts, to colleges and universities, or other entities to assist the Kentucky Department of Education in evaluating costs and the effectiveness of activities and initiatives established under the teachers' professional growth fund.

Requires that professional development programs for which teachers may receive support from the fund provide training in the use of research-based and developmentally appropriate classroom-based screening, diagnostic, assessment, and intervention strategies.

Requires that, beginning June 1, 2006, through the 2009-2010 school year, priority for the use of funds from the teachers' professional growth fund be to train and support teams of teachers from all school levels to be trained as reading coaches and mentors or as mathematics coaches and mentors in statewide institutes referenced in Sections 1 and 2 of this bill, and for selected teachers to be highly trained in providing diagnostic assessment and intervention services for students in the primary program struggling with mathematics.

Requires the design of the statewide mathematics institutes to train mathematics coaches and mentors to be developed by the Committee for Mathematics Achievement. Requires the design of the professional development program to provide highly trained mathematics intervention teachers in the primary program to be developed by the Center for Mathematics in collaboration with public and private institutions of postsecondary education.

Requires that the development of the statewide program to train reading coaches and mentors be coordinated by the Kentucky Department of Education with recommendations from the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development and the reading steering committee established in KRS 158.794. Mandates that the design of the program reflect a consensus of the agencies involved in the development of the program. Requires the training program for reading coaches and mentors to complement other statewide reading initiatives, funded with state and federal funds, and that the program give priority to teachers in grades 4-12. Requires that the program be implemented no later than June 1, 2006.

Declares an emergency.

http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93.htm
Fiscal note: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93/FN.doc
Title: H.B. 93 (Sections 5 and 6)
Source: lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 03/2005

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Signed into law 03/2005

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Creates the Center for Mathematics to make available professional development for teachers in reliable, research-based diagnostic assessment and intervention strategies, coaching and mentoring models, and other programs in mathematics. Specifies the duties of the center. Requires the Council on Postsecondary Education to select a location for the center no later than January 1, 2006.

Declares an emergency.

http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93.htm
Fiscal note: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93/FN.doc
Title: H.B. 93 (Section 4)
Source: lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 03/2005

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Signed into law 03/2005

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This act is to be cited as the "Read to Achieve Act of 2005." Relates to reading; makes an appropriation therefor; describes the general assembly's findings and intent regarding reading. Defines "comprehensive reading program," "reading diagnostic assessment," and "reading intervention program." Eliminates the Early Reading Incentive Fund and the Early Reading Incentive Grant Steering Committee; establishes the Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Fund and the Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Grant Steering Committee to provide renewable, two-year grants to help teachers and library media specialists improve the reading skills of struggling readers in the primary program. Requires the state board to:

1. Identify eligible grant applicants, taking into consideration how the grant program described in this section will relate to other grant programs;
2. Specify the criteria for acceptable diagnostic assessments and intervention programs;
3. Specify the criteria for acceptable ongoing assessment of each child to determine his or her reading progress;
4. Establish the minimum evaluation process for an annual review of each grant recipient's program and progress;
5. Identify the annual data that must be provided from grant recipients;
6. Define the application review and approval process;
7. Establish matching requirements deemed necessary;
8. Define the professional development and continuing education requirements for teachers, library media specialists, administrators, and staff of grant recipients;
9. Establish the conditions for renewal of a two-year grant; and
10. Specify other conditions necessary to implement the program.

Sets forth principles that program grant applicants must meet for the applicant's request for funding to be approved.

Requires the department's annual report on the use of grant funds to include comparisons of the overall costs and effectiveness of intervention programs, and every other year to include an estimate of the cost to expand the reading diagnostic and intervention grant program.

Modifies the membership and expands upon the powers of the Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Grant Steering Committee.

Requires the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development: Early Childhood through Adulthood to undertake specified advisory and research duties. Requires the center's research agenda to consider the impact of various reading and intervention programs:
1. In eliminating academic achievement gaps among students with differing characteristics, including subpopulations of students with disabilities, students with low socioeconomic status, students from racial minority groups, students with limited English proficiency, and students of different gender;
2. In schools with differing characteristics, such as urban versus rural schools, poverty versus nonpoverty schools, schools with strong library media center programs versus schools with weak library media center programs and schools in different geographic regions of the state;
3. In terms of their costs and effectiveness; and
4. In maintaining positive student progress over a sustained period of time.

Requires the Early Childhood Development Authority to provide that primary students, regardless of age, who are having difficulty with reading may be referred and receive a second vision examination as described in KRS 156.160 at no cost to the parent.

http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/SB19.htm
Title: S.B. 19
Source: lrc.ky.gov

Assessment--High Stakes/Competency

Signed into law 05/2005

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Adopted 05/2005

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Amends provisions governing high school proficiency examinations. NEVADA REG 3705 (SN)
Title: NAC 389.027, .051, .056, .058, .061, .071
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 05/2005

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Assessment--Value Added

Vetoed 06/2005

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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)

Adopted 12/2005

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Emergency regulation effective December 14, 2005, through December 13, 2006 that assists juveniles in acquiring necessary work habits, developing marketable skills, and identifying career goals through a range of career opportunities and mentoring apprenticeship programs. http://legis.state.va.us/codecomm/register/vol22/iss09/v22i9.pdf (pg.207)
Title: 6 VAC 35-190-10 thru -120
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/codecomm/register/issfiles.htm

Adopted 11/2005

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The Dropout Prevention Activity Grant Program requires the State Board of Education to define procedures for applying for a grant, and the criteria for awarding grants. The grant application requires a statement of student needs used to determine the program being submitted for funding, the capacity of the staff for the program to deliver the services and a description of how the program will be evaluated for effectiveness. The department will apply the following criteria for awarding grants: the demonstrated need for the program including dropout rates, the
extent to which the program utilizes an arts-based or vocational activity program, the percentage of minority students to be served, free and reduced lunch rates at the school, the quality of the program used to address the needs, the number of students who will participate in the program, the quality of the evaluation and the cost effectiveness of the services.
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeboard/download/bdregs_301-66.pdf
Title: 1 CCR 301-66
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 10/2005

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An act to amend Sections 48853, 48853.5, 48859, 49069.5, 52052, 56034, 56366.1, and 56366.2 of the Education Code, and to amend Sections 319, 361, and 391 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. This bill stipulates the rights of foster children to attend their "school of origin" or a school to which they are "connected" when placement disputes arise. In addition, each local educational agency shall designate a staff person as the educational liaison for foster children.
Title: H.B. 1261
Source: StateNet

Consideration of governor's veto pending 09/2005

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An act to amend Section 49600 of the Education Code, relating to at-risk pupils. Requires that educational counseling include, in addition to the above, counseling for the development of an at-risk pupil plan for at-risk pupils. Specifies the components those plans are required to contain. Provides that the requirements for an at-risk pupil plan be satisfied in any school in which a study team, guidance team, resource panel team, or other assessment-related team has been established and is willing to participate in the development of an at-risk pupil plan.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0451-0500/ab_455_bill_20050819_enrolled.pdf

Title: A.B. 455
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov

Signed into law 08/2005

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Signed into law 08/2005

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Directs the State Board of Education to identify research-based methods to reduce the dropout rate, especially in high-poverty schools with diverse student populations.� As part of its study, the State Board shall review the research for best practices, effective policies, and model programs in areas such as (i) academic rigor in the curriculum, (ii) early identification of at-risk students, (iii) effective supplemental services for at risk students, (iv) school size, (v) school climate, and (vi) adolescent literacy programs, as they relate to a reduction in the dropout rate.
The State Board shall report its findings to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by January 2006.

Bill text: http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/PDF/S408v3.pdf
Preliminary report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/sbe_meetings/0512/0512_HSP09.pdf
Title: S.B. 408
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 07/2005

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When a juvenile court determines that it is in a child�s best interest to continue to attend the school that the child attended prior to placement by a public agency, the child: (A) Shall be considered resident for school purposes in the school district in which the
child resided prior to the placement; and (B) May continue to attend the school the child attended prior to the placement through
the highest grade level of the school. The public agency that has placed the child is responsible for providing the child with transportation to and from school when the need for transportation is due to the placement by the public agency. http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/hb3000.dir/hb3075.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3075
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us

Signed into law 06/2005

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Authorizes the department of education to retain up to 1% of any appropriation for the expelled and at-risk student services grant program to evaluate the program. Beginning January 1, 2006, requires the department to annually report to the general assembly on the outcomes and effectiveness of the program, related to school attendance, attachment and achievement.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/86586AF58A7872A987256FB6006E7A5F?Open&file=1311_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1311
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 06/2005

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Requires the department of corrections to obtain information from each inmate on whether the inmate is the parent of a child under the age of 18 in Colorado, and if so, whether the child is enrolled in a school in the state and the district or charter school in which the child is enrolled, while not providing the inmate with information that might pose a safety threat to the child or child's family. Requires the department of corrections to collect information on programs that assist students whose parents are incarcerated.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/B2C5BB6B29EBD39187256F39006FBF9E?Open&file=1088_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1088
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 06/2005

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The purpose of this Act is for schools whose student population includes at least twenty per cent or one hundred students from military families as determined by the department of education to provide for the following:
(1) Additional staff;
(2) Child care services; and
(3) Vocational training and retraining. Makes an appropriation for these.

Requires the department of education to consult with the Joint Venture Education Forum to establish a priority listing of public schools that are impacted by a large population of military dependent students. In the development of the priority listing, requires the department to consider establishing priority schools with a twenty per cent or more or one hundred or more population of dependent military students.

Requires the University of Hawaii to establish a program to allow readmission to military members who have been deployed. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1394_sd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1394
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Signed into law 05/2005

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Creates the dropout prevention activity grant program to fund before- and after-school arts-based and vocational activity programs for students in grades 6-12, with the goal of reducing the student dropout rate. Defines as schools eligible to participate public and charter schools serving any grades 6-12 and that received a "low" or "unsatisfactory" rating in the state accountability system for the school year preceding the school year in which the school is seeking a grant for the program.

States that a qualified school seeking grant program funding must apply to its local board for permission to apply to the department for a grant. If the district board grants permission, directs the qualified school to submit an application to the department. Defines a "qualified community organization" as a nonprofit or not-for-profit, nonsectarian, community-based organization that provides before- and after-school, arts-based or vocational activity programs to low-income youth in grades 6-12. Allows a qualified community organization to seek a program grant by entering into a partnership agreement with a qualified school. Requires the department to review each grant application received and to make recommendations to the state board on the awarding of program grants. Specifies that first priority must be given to schools that have had high dropout rates for the 3 years prior to the submission of the application, and that the department must also fund schools with high percentages of minority and low-income students. Also requires the department to consider the format of the program and determine its cost-effectiveness, the number of students who will be able to participate, and the quality of the experience offered, with the goal of funding arts-based and vocational activity programs that offer a large number of students the opportunity to directly participate in and experience an arts-based or vocational activity. Encourages the department to fund programs that have a school-business or include a community service component, so that programs demonstrate a connection with the community outside the school and provide a benefit to that community.

Creates the dropout prevention activity grant fund.

Requires each qualified school that receives a program grant to report to the department, for each year in which it receives a grant, a description of the arts-based or vocational activity program, the projects accomplished through the program, and the number of participating students. Directs the department to annually report to the education committees of the general assembly and to the governor on the number and amounts of dropout prevention activity program grants awarded, a description of the programs that received funding, the number of students participating in the programs, and the dropout rates for the schools where the funded arts-based and vocational activity programs were operated.

Requires that for income tax years commencing on and after January 1, 2005, but before January 1, 2008, a voluntary contributor designation line for the program shall appear on individual income tax forms. Repeals voluntary contributor designation line for the program effective January 1, 2009.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/0AF7F5020FB4A25987256F5C007F669F?Open&file=1024_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1024
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Defines "high-poverty school" and "rural school district." Expands teacher loan forgiveness pilot program to include teachers who (1) contract to teach in a high-poverty public elementary school in a rural school district or in a facility school in a rural school district; (2) work at least half-time in a qualified position in a rural district or, beginning in the 2005-2006 school year, full-time in a qualified position if employed in a district other than a rural district; and (3) will be liable for an outstanding balance on a CollegeInvest loan or a loan through a lender with an agreement with CollegeInvest to offer loans.

Specifies that if a teacher qualifies for the teacher loan forgiveness pilot program by working in a high-poverty elementary school in a rural district and in a subsequent academic year the school is no longer classified as a high-poverty elementary school in a rural district, the teacher may continue to participate in the teacher loan forgiveness pilot program if he/she continues to teach in the same school. Adds, however, that a participating teacher who transfers to a nonqualifying school forfeits participant status.

Requires the department to annually identify high-poverty elementary schools in rural districts.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/77BA02C2AD41CBA087256F90007DF598?Open&file=191_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 191
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

to governor 05/2005

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A resolution to urge increased funding for the development and expansion of dropout prevention programs in Tennessee.
Title: H.J.R. 117
Source: Westlaw/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2005

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From the fiscal note: A resolution to urge the Governor to include an earmarked appropriation within the administration's general appropriations act for fiscal year 2005-06 for an increase in funding for LEAs to be utilized for the development and expansion of dropout prevention programs. Current law provides that to the extent funding is available, on each occasion that an initiative is selected as a model dropout prevention program, the model program is to receive from the state department a grant in the amount of $6,000. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HJR0117.pdf
Title: H.J.R. 117
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Revises the funding formula for the Learning Assistance Program from one based equally on assessment results and family need to one
based solely on family need.
Title: H.B. 1066
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov

Signed into law 04/2005

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Authorizes the department of human services to communicate with a foster child's school concerning placement issues that may impact the child's ability to learn. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB2604.pdf
Title: H.B. 2604
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Increases the number and availability of social workers in the public schools. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1187.pdf
Title: S.B. 1187
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Amends the public school funding act of 2003. Requires the State Board of Education to promulgate rules clarifying not only which alternative learning environment programs qualify for funding, but also the characteristics of students who qualify for funding because they have been placed in an alternative learning environment program. Clarifies attendance record requirements for purposes of state funding. Adds definitions of the teacher's salary fund, operating fund and debt service fund. Modifies language defining "National school lunch students." Modifies formula for calculating student growth funding for 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years.

Adds language that a school district that has experienced a significant growth in enrolled students in the previous 3 years must receive funding for the expected increase in the number of national school lunch students based on the expected increase in enrolled students based on the levels of funding provided in this section for national school lunch students. Requires the state board to adopt rules determining specified provisions of this policy.

ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/bills/2005/public/SB939.pdf
Title: S.B. 939
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Requires districts to provide written notification to parents of a high school dropout who is not subject to compulsory education laws. States that the notice should have the goal of attempting to return the student to school and of conveying ot the student's parent the long-term ramifications to the student of dropping out of school.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/3482A575C7AF359787256F81006BF303?Open&file=164_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 164
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Defines basic system of free quality public elementary and secondary schools and identifies the educationally relevant factors upon which the state's share of the basic system must be funded; includes at-risk students, students who were not born in the United States or who are American Indians and come from an environment in which a language other than English has had a significant impact on the student.

Add the definition of "at-risk" student to mean "any student who is affected by environmental conditions that negatively impact the student's educational performance or threaten a student's likelihood of promotion or graduation," and defines "student with limited English proficiency."

http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2005/billhtml/SB0152.htm
Title: S.B. 152
Source: StateNet

Partially Vetoed 04/2005

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From fiscal note: Section 2 requires that, to the extent funds are appropriated, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) in
conjunction with the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) must convene a work group to evaluate issues related to school attendance, including the implementation of the Becca bill and other school attendance measures. The work group would include the Administrator for the Courts and court judges, among others. OSPI would be required to report the findings of the work group no later than January 10, 2006. It is assumed that work group participants would be reimbursed out of the appropriated funds. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202005/1708-S.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1708
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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HB 1066 changes the school district distribution of Learning Assistance Program (LAP) funds from a distribution based 50% on assessment of students and 50% on one or more family income factors measure economic need, to a distribution based 100% on one or more family income factors measuring economic needs. The bill does not detail the specific formula change, exact measure(s) of economic need to use for allocation, or the weights to apply one or more measures of economic need. From fiscal note: This legislation is a request of Governor Locke, necessary to implement his LAP budget proposal. In his budget proposal Governor Locke assumed one the following formulas as appropriate for calculating the LAP distribution. 1. For district where the percentage of October headcount enrollment in grades K-12 eligible for free or reduced price lunch is 40 percent or less: The district's full-time equivalent enrollment in grades K-11 for the prior school year multiplied by the district's percentage of October headcount enrollment in grades K-12 eligible for free or reduced price lunch and then multiplied by $163.61.* 2. For district where the percentage of October headcount enrollment in grades K-12 eligible for free or reduced price lunch exceeds 40 percent: The district's full-time equivalent enrollment in grades K-11 for the prior school year multiplied by the district's percentage of October headcount enrollment in grades K-12 eligible for free or reduced price lunch times 1.80 and then multiplied by $163.61. 3. Further, an additional amount is allocated to a school district for each school year in which the district's allocation is less than the amount the district received for LAP in the 2004-05 school year (hold harmless allocation). The amount of the hold harmless allocation maintains the 2004-05 school year allocation level for all districts, each year of the biennium. *$163.61 is allocated per LAP student in 2005-06; $164.96 in 2006-07. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1066.PL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1066
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov

Signed into law 03/2005

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Ensures the continuity of educational services to foster children. Prohibits the grades of a child in foster care from being lowered for school absences resulting from a change in the child's school enrollment, the child's attendance at a dependency-neglect court proceeding, or the child's attendance at court-ordered counseling or treatment. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB1710.pdf
Title: H.B. 1710
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 01/2005

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Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code to allow a child with a disability who has completed four years of high school to participate in the graduation ceremony and receive a certificate of completion under specified circumstances. Further amends the School Code to make changes to the ballot forms for school board elections. Amends provisions concerning enrollment of pupils below or above the compulsory school age; specifies circumstances under which a school or school district may deny enrollment to a student 17 years of age or older for one semester for failure to meet minimum attendance or academic standards. Defines "reenrolled student". Changes eligibility age for graduation incentives program to "below the age of 20". http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0757enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1162&DocNum=757&GAID=3&Session=
Title: H.B. 757
Source: StateNet

At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education

Signed into law 08/2005

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AN ACT to direct the state board of education to adopt standards for alternative learning programs, and to require local boards of education to develop proposals that are submitted to the State Board of education before establishing any alternative learning program or alternative school. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H1076v5.html
Title: H.B. 1076
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 07/2005

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Governing boards that expel pupils must provide access to an educational program for those students. Such a program may be operated by the school district, the county superintendent of schools, or a consortium of districts or in joint agreement with the county superintendent of schools. Allows governing boards to enter into an agreement with a county superintendent of schools in another county to provide education
services for the district's expelled pupils.Requires each school district to maintain the following data:
(A) The number of pupils recommended for expulsion.
(B) The grounds for each recommended expulsion.
(C) Whether the pupil was subsequently expelled.
(D) Whether the expulsion order was suspended.
(E) The type of referral made after the expulsion.
(F) The disposition of the pupil after the end of the period of expulsion.
Deletes the requirement that a school district annually report expulsion data to CDE and instead authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to collect this data as part of a periodic coordinated compliance review. Repeals the requirement that the state superintendent develop, update every other year, and distribute directories of public and private agencies providing services to special education pupils with "low-incidence" disabilities. Repeals the requirement that CDE publish and distribute to local educational agencies an annual school crime report.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_110_bill_20050718_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 110 --Expulsion Section
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov

Signed into law 06/2005

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Signed into law 05/2005

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Urges the Governor to include increased funding for alternative education programs in the 2005-06 General Appropriations Act. Currently, LEAs are required to have at least one alternative school in grades 7-12. Link to fiscal note summary: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Fiscal/HJR0116.pdf
Title: H.J.R. 116
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. 05/2005

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Allows local boards of education to establish evening alternative schools for students in grades six (age 11) through twelve (6-12). Previous provision allowed alternative schools only for students over 16. http://tennessee.gov/sos/acts/104/pub/pc0200.pdf
Title: H.B. 1938
Source: http://tennessee.gov/sos/acts

Signed into law 05/2005

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House Bill 3018 includes provisions relating to alternative education programs and the Mountaineer Challenge Academy. Attendees of both are given an extra year to graduate or pass the General Education Degree (GED) tests, subject to federal law. Additionally, attendees of the Academy are considered enrolled in the referring county, but only for the purposes of funding, attendance rates and graduation rates and only to the extent permitted by federal law.
Title: H.B. 3018
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Wrapup/2005/final/final.pdf

Signed into law 04/2005

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Community College

States that teacher certification requirements do not apply to persons teaching concurrent credit courses or advanced placement courses who: (i) Are employed by a postsecondary institution; (ii) Meet the qualification requirements of that institution or the department of workforce education; and (iii) Are teaching in a course in which credit is offered by an institution of higher education or a technical institute.

Also states that grade level/subject matter teacher certification requirements do not apply to licensed teachers teaching in the following settings:
(i) An alternative learning environment;
(ii) A juvenile detention facility;
(iii) A residential and day alcohol, drug, and psychiatric facility program;
(iv) An emergency youth shelter;
(v) A facility of the Division of Youth Services of the Department of Human Services; or
(vi) A facility of the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services of the Department of Human Services; and
(E) A licensed special education teacher teaching two or more core academic subjects exclusively to children with disabilities.

Authorizes the department fo education to offer and operate a nontraditional teacher licensure program.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1044.pdf
Title: S.B. 1044 (sections 16-17)
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol

Rule Adoption 08/2005

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Establishes and amends requirements for school district boards relating to development and implementation of school safety plans, cooperation with law enforcement on certain matters if they occur at school grounds and functions, development and implementation of a student code of conduct, establishment of intervention and referral services at schools, application and approval of alternative education programs, guidelines for placement in home or out-of-school instruction for general education students, and reporting allegations of child abuse or neglect.
Title: NJAC 6A:16-1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5 thru 5.8, 6.1 thru 6.3,7.1, 7.2 thru 7.10, 8 thru 11
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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Requires a school district to provide steroid abuse prevention education to students who participate in interscholastic athletic programs. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0014
Title: S.B. 64
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Amends the Child Maltreatment Act to includes acts involving drugs, alcohol, mistreatment and obscene behavior; includes school boards, superintendents and principals in reporting requirements. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb392.pdf
Title: S.B. 392
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Establishes legislative intent for the Idaho Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program. Requires program to include the following:
(1) Districts will develop a policy and plan which will provide a guide for their substance abuse programs.
(2) Districts will have an advisory board to assist each district in making decisions relating to the programs.
(3) The districts' substance abuse programs will be comprehensive to meet the needs of all students. This will include prevention programs, student assistance programs that address early identification and referral, and aftercare.
(4) Districts shall submit an annual evaluation of their programs to the State Department of Education as to the effectiveness of their programs.

Establishes legislative intent that state board and state department coordinate federally funded literacy programs with state literacy programs, resulting in well-coordinated, complementary literacy efforts.

The highest priority for Idaho Digital Learning Academy funds be to provide remedial coursework for students failing to achieve proficiency in one or more areas of the Idaho Standards Achievement Test. Allows funds also to be used to provide basic coursework, Advanced Placement coursework, and other specialized coursework not available in many small school districts.

http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1224.html
Title: S.B. 1224
Source: www3.state.id.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Prohibits alcohol possession or consumption on public school premises; establishes penalties.

http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/HB0275.pdf
Title: H.B. 275
Source: StateNet

Vetoed 03/2005

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Teaches effects of alcohol & drugs in schools.
Title: S.B. 410
Source: StateNet

Attendance

Emergency Rule Adoption 10/2005

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Re-establishes Truancy Assessment and Service Centers to identify, assess and intervene to ensure K-6 students attend school regularly. While established under TANF provisions, rules specify that eligibility for services is not limited to needy families. http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0510/0510EMR.pdf
Title: LAC 67:III.5539
Source: www.doa.state.la.us

Signed into law 08/2005

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Signed into law 07/2005

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Amends 2728 and 2729 of Title 14 to clarify that when both parents are listed on a student's school records and both parents are Delaware residents, they each are responsible for their child's school attendance. Reflects the view of the Truancy Task Force that both parents should be charged in this situation, not just the parent with whom the student primarily resides, since residence does not necessarily reflect legal custody. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/lis143.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+109/$file/0801430123.doc?open
Title: H.B. 109
Source: http://www.legis.state.de.us

Signed into law 07/2005

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Provides that if a pupil's change of residence is due to the military service obligation of a person who has legal custody of the pupil, then, upon the written request of the person having legal custody of the pupil, the residence of the pupil is deemed for purposes of enrollment, for the duration of the custodian's military service obligation, to be the same as the residence of the pupil immediately before the change of residence caused by the military service obligation. Provides that a school district is not responsible for providing transportation to or from school for a pupil whose residence is determined under these provisions. Effective immediately. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0309
Title: H.B. 156
Source: StateNet

Vetoed 06/2005

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Under existing law, a county school attendance review board may be established in each county to propose and promote the
use of alternatives to the juvenile court system for pupils with school attendance problems or school behavioral problems.
Existing law authorizes county school attendance review boards to adopt rules and regulations as are necessary for their own
government and to enable them to carry out their duties and powers. This bill provides that those rules and regulations may include a procedure for the submission of any recommendation of the board to the appropriate school district personnel. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_656_bill_20050617_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 656
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov

(H) APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR. CHAPTER 47. 05/2005

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AN ACT relating to education; authorizing the board of trustees of a school district to accommodate certain pupils who are physically or mentally unable to attend school in the policy for attendance of pupils at school.
Title: H.B. 76
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 05/2005

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From bill analysis: Requires an institution of higher education to excuse a student from attending classes or engaging in other required activities, including examinations, in order for the student to participate in active military service to which the student is called. Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Board to adopt rules to establish the maximum period for which a student may be excused under this section. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01630&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: H.B. 1630
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Provides an excused absence from school for the one day a student is serving as a page for the general assembly. States that the student may be allowed additional instructional assignment days at the discretion of the school district.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2461.pdf
Title: H.B. 2461
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Repeals the authority for the Governor to suspend all or any part of compulsory attendance requirements because of a riot, insurrection, public disorder, disturbance of the peace, natural calamity, or disaster. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/versions/hb26_HB_26_AP_5.htm
Title: H.B. 26
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Relates to compulsory school attendance; requires that school district attendance policies use withdrawal of students pursuant to the definition of membership in the Public School Finance Act only after exhausting efforts to keep students in educational settings.

http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/bills/house/HB0955.html
Title: H.B. 955
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Revises the definition of a "habitual truant." Revises the provisions applicable to proceedings against parents and guardians whose children are habitual truants. Allows proceedings to be brought against any parent of a habitual truant who is found to have knowingly allowed such pupil to become an habitual truant. Identifies such parent or guardian as guilty of a misdemeanor. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1066.html
Title: S.B. 1066
Source: www3.state.id.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Relates to nonresident student contracts; allows two local school districts to enter into a nonresident student contract for more than one year. http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB197.htm
Title: H.B. 197
Source: lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 03/2005

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Establishes that any student enrolled in a public school who is over 18 but not 21 years of age and who has been absent from school without valid excuse for three or more days, or tardy without valid excuse on three or more days, is a truant. Reduces from three to two the number of times a student must be reported truant during a one-year period to be identified as a habitual truant. Deletes provision allowing student who is absent for less than half a school day to be regarded as tardy.

Provides that any of the following who intentionally fails to comply with the attendance requirements set forth in KRS 159.150 must be fined $100 for the first offense and $250 for each subsequent offense:
(a) A student enrolled in a public school who is at least 18 but not yet 21 years old, for whom a guardian has not been appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction, whether or not that student is identified as an exceptional child;
or youth under KRS 157.200(1)(a) to (m);
(b) A parent, guardian, or custodian of a student enrolled in a public school who has not reached his or her 18th birthday; or
(c) A guardian appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction of a student who is enrolled in a public school, has been identified as an exceptional child or youth under KRS 157.200(1)(a) to (m), and is at least 18 but not yet 21 years old.
Requires any person described in paragraph (a), (b), or (c) above to be informed by district staff that a public school student who has not reached his or her twenty-first birthday is subject to truancy laws.
http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB72.htm
Title: H.B. 72
Source: lrc.ky.gov

To governor 03/2005

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Relates to contract terms for the cross-border attendance of elementary and high school students.

http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FAKJ0200.pdf
Title: H.B. 1194
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Allows the Department of Education to enter into certain enrollment agreements with the State of North Dakota; compensates certain school districts for lost revenue due to the agreements. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2005/bills/HB1149enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1149
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Creates a Class 4 misdemeanor charge for making a false statement concerning the residency of a child in a particular school division or school attendance zone. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+CHAP0178
Title: H.B. 2382
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Clarifies that the public schools in a school divisions shall be free to children in foster care living in that school division in the same manner as provided to homeless children and youth pursuant to the McKinney-Vento Act and state law. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+CHAP0343
Title: S.B. 1006
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 01/2005

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Attendance--Compulsory

(H) APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR. CHAPTER 151. 05/2005

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AN ACT relating to education; authorizing the boards of trustees of school districts to apply to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for additional days or minutes of instruction for certain programs of remedial education; authorizing the board of trustees of a school district to prescribe the minimum attendance requirements for pupils who are enrolled in kindergarten or the first grade and for pupils who are enrolled in certain programs of remedial education; revising related provisions governing the attendance and truancy of pupils.
Title: H.B. 518
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 01/2005

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Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower)

Signed into law 04/2005

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Attendance--Truancy

Emergency Rule Adoption 10/2005

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Signed into law 08/2005

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AN ACT to increase the penalty for aiding and abetting a student's unlawful absence from school. Any person who aids or abets a student's unlawful absence from the School shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H779v3.html
Title: H.B. 779
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 07/2005

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Truancy Defined.
I. For the purposes of this subdivision, "truancy" means an unexcused absence from school or class and "unexcused absence" is an absence without parental or administrative permission.
II. Twenty half days of unexcused absence during a school year shall constitute habitual truancy.
III. A school district shall define the term "half day of absence."
Title: H.B. 150
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Background Checks

(H) PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNOR 9/16/2005 @ 2:54 PM 09/2005

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Criminal background checks on school employees.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2005-PA-0129.pdf
Title: H.B. 4402
Source: StateNet

(H) PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNOR 9/16/2005 @ 2:58 PM 09/2005

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If a person who is employed in any capacity by a school district, intermediate school district, public
school academy, or nonpublic school; who has applied for a position with a school district, intermediate school district,
public school academy, or nonpublic school and has had an initial criminal history check under section 1230 or criminal
records check under section 1230a; or who is regularly and continuously working under contract in a school district,
intermediate school district, public school academy, or nonpublic school, is charged with a crime listed in section 1535a(1)
or a violation of a substantially similar law of another state, a political subdivision of this state or another state, or of
the United States, the person shall report to the department and to the school district, intermediate school district,
public school academy, or nonpublic school that he or she has been charged with the crime. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2005-PA-0131.pdf
Title: H.B. 4930
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 09/2005

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In addition to the criminal history check required under section 1230, the board of a school district or
intermediate school district or the governing body of a public school academy or nonpublic school shall request the
department of state police to conduct a criminal records check through the federal bureau of investigation on an
applicant for, or an individual who is hired for, any full-time or part-time employment or who is assigned to regularly
and continuously work under contract in any of its schools. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a board or
governing body shall not employ an individual or allow an individual to regularly and continuously work under contract
in any of its schools until after the board or governing body receives the results of the criminal records check. A board
or governing body requesting a criminal records check under this section shall require the individual to submit his or
her fingerprints to the department of state police for that purpose. The department of state police may charge a fee for
conducting the criminal records check. A board or governing body shall require an individual to submit his or her
fingerprints for the purposes of this section only at the time the individual initially applies for employment with the
board or governing body or is initially employed by the board or governing body or is initially assigned to work under
contract in any of its schools.

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2005-PA-0138.pdf
Title: S.B. 601
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 07/2005

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The Illinois State Police will be required to conduct, in addition to a fingerprint-based background check, a check of the Sex Offender Registry (SOR) under the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law, and a check of all valid and recorded orders of protection issued under the Domestic Violence Act of 1986. The School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant (also known as the ADA Block Grant) may be used by school districts to fund the cost of the background checks, the SOR checks and the check for orders of protection. There will not be an additional fee to check the SOR and it will not be performed by the ISP. Access to the ISP SOR website is free (other than Internet subscriber fees and personnel time). School districts, and regional superintendents in the case of substitutes, concurrent part-time teachers or concurrent educational support personnel, will be required to initiate a fingerprint-based background check, an SOR check and a check for orders or protection on an applicant for hire. The SOR and order of protection checks will be performed at the school district or the ROE.

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3451&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=19530&SessionID=50&GA=94

Title: H.B. 3451
Source: http://www.ilga.gov

Signed into law 07/2005

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Prohibits, except under certain circumstances, city, parish, and other local public school boards and nonpublic schools and school systems from hiring specified persons who have been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to certain crimes as provided in present law. Provides that such specified persons also include any person employed by any person or entity that contracts with a school or school system for cafeteria, transportation, or janitorial or maintenance services (with certain exceptions for nonpublic schools) and a temporary, part-time, or permanent school employee of any kind. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=316825
Title: H.B. 178
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Authorizes a local superintendent, with the local board's approval, to issue individual contracts for teaching positions.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1516
Title: S.B. 1516 (Section 8)
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Incorporates references to the state's Automated Fingerprint Identification System. Expands the definition of "cause" for purposes of waiving or suspending a teacher's license. Among changes to definition, includes knowingly falsifying or directing another to falsify any grade given to a student, whether the grade was given for an individual assignment or examination or at the conclusion of a regular grading period. Deletes references to voluntary surrender of license. Allows state board to determine an applicant for a noncertified position in a district ineligible for employment has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere for specified crimes; is required to pass an examination as a requirement of his or her position and the applicant's completed examination test score was declared invalid because of the applicant's improper conduct; has an expunged or pardoned conviction for any sexual or physical abuse offense committed against a child; knowingly submits or provides false or misleading information or knowingly fails to submit or provide information requested or required by law to the department of education, the state board of education, or the division of legislative audit; or knowingly falsifies or directs another to falsify any grade given to a student, whether the grade was given for an individual assignment or examination or at the conclusion of a regular grading period.

Amends definition of "fraudulent act" in Arkansas Code � 6-17-421.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1044.pdf
Title: S.B. 1044 (sections 1-10)
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Allows criminal history background checks of certain students and prospective students. Allows electronic dissemination of criminal history information to institutions of higher education for students enrolled in, and prospective students seeking enrollment to, a medical, nursing, pharmacy, or other health-related course of study at an institution of higher education in the state, with the written consent of the student or prospective student for the noncriminal justice purposes.

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2595.pdf
Title: H.B. 2595
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Allows charter schools to hire personnel who have not yet received a fingerprint clearance card provided the charter school has followed specified procedures.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2596
Title: H.B. 2596
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Exempts volunteers and guest speakers engaged in instructional or supervisory work in a charter school from having a valid fingerprint clearance card provided they are accompanied in the classroom by a person with a valid fingerprint clearance card.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1059
Title: S.B. 1059
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Contract personnel with contact with students; revise procedure for criminal background checks.
Title: H.B. 1377
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Permits a school district superintendent to require a national criminal history background check for a certificated job applicant who has resided in Kentucky twelve months or less; requires any national history background check results to be sent to the hiring superintendent. Requires an applicant for any district position to divulge all states in which he or she has lived and the dates of residency, and to provide photo identification.
http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB88.htm
Title: H.B. 88
Source: lrc.ky.gov

Bilingual/ESL

(S) IN SENATE. TO UNFINISHED BUSINESS. (VETO) 10/2005

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This bill would provide specified funding to school districts to provide supplementary instructional materials specifically for
English language learners in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, for the purpose of accelerating those pupils as rapidly as
possible toward grade level proficiency.
Title: S.B. 72
Source: StateNet

Vetoed 10/2005

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Rule Adoption 08/2005

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Amends regulations relating to educational programs for students with limited English proficiency to align with the federal statute No Child Left Behind. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/900/920.shtml#TopOfPage
Title: 14 DAC 920
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 08/2005

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Provides that for elementary school students who are in a state-approved transitional bilingual education program or transitional program of instruction, the time allotted to take state tests may be extended as determined by the State Board of Education by rule. Deletes reference to existing English exam for English language learners, IMAGE. Replaces with reference to Limited English Proficient student academic content assessment, as determined by the State Board of Education. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0642
Title: H.B. 678
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation

Signed into law 07/2005

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For the period from July 1, 2005, to July 1, 2008, the State Board of Education is to require an applicant for certification as a bilingual education teacher to demonstrate competency in English and the other language of instruction as a condition of certification. Competency in English must be demonstrated by successful passage of the oral proficiency test in English and an essential skills test approved by the State Board of Education. Oral and written competency in the other language is to be demonstrated on an examination, if available, of comparable difficulty as specified by the Department of Education. If such an examination is not available, competency must be demonstrated by an appropriate alternative method as specified by the department. For the period from July 1, 2005, to July 1, 2008, the State Board of Education must require persons seeking to become (1) elementary level bilingual education teachers to be certified in (A) bilingual education and achieve a satisfactory evaluation on the appropriate State Board of Education approved assessment for elementary education, or (B) elementary education and have completed six semester hours of credit in English as a second language course work as approved by the State Board of Education, and (2) secondary level bilingual education teachers to be certified in A) bilingual education and achieve a satisfactory evaluation on the appropriate State Board of Education approved subject area assessment, or (B) the subject area they will teach and have completed six semester hours of credit in English as a second language course work as approved by the State Board of Education. Such certificates shall be valid for subject-specific bilingual education. Certification in elementary bilingual education shall be valid for grades kindergarten to eight, inclusive, and certification in secondary subject-specific bilingual education shall be valid for grades seven to twelve, inclusive.

For the period from July 1, 2005, to July 1, 2008, the State Board of Education shall require bilingual education teachers who hold provisional educator certificates for subject-specific bilingual education and who do not hold the endorsement in the subject area they are teaching to meet the requirements of this subsection in order to qualify for a professional educator certificate to teach bilingual education. (1) Elementary bilingual education teachers shall complete the course work requirements necessary for an endorsement in elementary education. (2) Secondary bilingual teachers shall complete the course work requirements necessary for an endorsement in the subject area they teach within the bilingual program. ftp://159.247.160.79/textofbill/h/2005HB-06678-R01-HB.htm
Title: H.B. 6678
Source: ftp://159.247.160.79/textofbill/h/2005HB-06678-R01-HB.htm

Temporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 06/2005

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Proposes rules regarding the Limited English Proficient (LEP) students. Sets forth rules for LEP students to take an alternate Standard Achievement Test.
Title: IDAPA 08.02.03
Source: StateNet

Rule Adoption 05/2005

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Signed into law 04/2005

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Specifies that "child with a disability" does not mean a child who has difficulty in writing, speaking or understanding the English language due to an environmental background in which a language other than English is primarily or exclusively used. Deletes language pertaining to "gifted child" from language related to special education. Rewrites definition of special education to mean "specially designed instruction that meets the unique needs of a child with a disability and that is provided without cost to the parents of the child." Adds definition of "specially designed instruction" to designate "adapting the content, methodology or delivery of instruction to address the unique needs of a child with a disability and to ensure that child's access to the general curriculum" as identified in the state board's academic standards.

Creates new sections defining "gifted pupil," "gifted education," and setting forth local board responsibilities for the education of gifted children. Requires every local board to develop a scope and sequence for identifying and modifying curriculum for gifted students to ensure that such students receive gifted education commensurate with their academic abilities and potentials. Requires every district's annual financial report to include the dollar amount spent on programs for gifted students and the number of students enrolled in programs or receiving services by grade level.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1072
Title: S.B. 1072
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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English language learners - Program of instruction. Each school district shall provide a
program of instruction for students who are English language learners. The program may be provided
by a school district or in conjunction with one or more districts.
Program establishment. The superintendent of public instruction shall:
1. Appoint a state advisory committee to assist with the establishment and administration of
English language learner programs and the state English language proficiency
assessment;
2. Establish standards for English language learner programs;
3. Ensure that the English language learner programs use effective research-based methods
to teach the students;
4. Assist school districts with the development and administration of English language learner
programs and services;
5. Employ a program administrator and other necessary personnel; and
6. Coordinate federal, state, and local funding to maximize the services available to students.
English language learner services - Individualized plans. If a school district determines
through assessment that a student requires English language learner services, the school district shall
convene a team to review the student's language and educational needs. The team may develop an
individualized language plan and recommend specialized language instruction and related services.
Title: H.B. 1374
Source: StateNet

Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2005

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Establishes rules concerning full (subject matter) competencies for licensure and certification of teachers. Adds English as a Second Language requirements. From analysis: Teachers will have the opportunity to become licensed/certified in English as a Second Language (ESL). This rule establishes the teacher competencies for the licensure/certification. Limited English proficient students will benefit academically as a result of having teachers with increased ESL teaching skills. OKLAHOMA REG 13749 (SN)
http://www.oar.state.ok.us/oar/codedoc02.nsf/frmMain?OpenFrameSet&Frame=Main&Src=_75tnm2shfcdnm8pb4dthj0chedppmcbq8dtmmak31ctijujrgcln50ob7ckj42tbkdt374obdcli00_
Title: OAC 210:20-9-172
Source: http://www.oar.state.ok.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Revises the Standards of Quality to require local school boards to (i) provide for data collection and analysis and to use such results in instructional program evaluation; (ii) implement any actions identified through the academic review of schools accredited with a warning; (iii) analyze and report annually the results of industry certification examinations; (iv) annually review their professional development programs; and (v) report compliance with the Standards of Quality annually to the Board of Education. In addition, the bill (i) increases from 10 to 17 the full-time equivalent instructional positions for each 1,000 students identified as having limited English proficiency; (ii) provides that teacher, administrator, and superintendent evaluations shall be consistent with the performance objectives included in the Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers, Administrators, and Superintendents developed by the Board of Education; (iii) replaces Board- and locally-adopted six-year statewide or divisionwide plans, as the case may be, (including those for educational technology) with "comprehensive" statewide or divisionwide plans; and (iv) replaces individual school six-year plans with "comprehensive" plans. Requires each local school board to annually review its professional development program for quality, effectiveness, participation by instructional personnel, and relevancy to the instructional needs of teachers and the academic achievement needs of the students in the school division. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+CHAP0331
Title: S.B. 779, H.B. 1762
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us/

Career/Technical Education

Adopted 12/2005

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All school districts and charter schools that offer state approved career technical education programs must: a) have the approval of the Department of Education before implementing new programs; b) have adequate funding to support and sustain the instructional program; c) employ teachers certified in Career Technical Education Program areas; d) make provisions for meeting the unique needs of all students; e) establish and maintain an active advisory committee which includes labor and management personnel to assist in the development and operation of the program; f) use present and projected labor market information to determine the need for new and continuing Career Technical Education Programs; g) survey local business and industry to determine their occupational needs and the availability of placement and employment opportunities for program completers; and h) survey the student population to determine their occupational interests and needs.
http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/500/525.shtml#TopOfPage
Title: 14 DAC 525
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 12/2005

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The goal of the High Technology School-to-Work Program is to improve education and to prepare Illinois' students to transition from school to high skilled, high paying jobs in the areas of science, mathematics, and advanced technology. Increasing the number of trained students entering technology occupations will help meet the workforce demand of Illinois' high technology businesses.

The School-to-Work Program also provides funding for Project Lead the Way which promotes pre-engineering courses for high school students. This initiative forms
partnerships with public schools, higher education institutions and the private sector to increase the quantity and quality of engineers and engineering technologist graduating from schools. The program exposes students to the rigor and content of a preengineering curriculum to interest more students in engineering careers and promote greater success in collegiate programs.

The change to the current rule is needed to administer the duties outlined in Section 40 of the High Technology School-to-Work Act.

Pages 34 and 35 of 352 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume29_issue48.pdf
Title: 14 IAC 110.170
Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com

Signed into law 11/2005

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Relates to establishing the Tech Valley High School in the Capital Region and Questar III BOCES districts to provide expanded learning
opportunities in the area of technology as well as core academics to students in those districts.,
Title: S.B. 5729
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 10/2005

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Amends the act establishing career and technical preparation enrollment options for certain students enrolled in Michigan schools. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/house/pdf/2005-HNB-4144.pdf
Title: H.B. 4144
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 09/2005

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An act to amend Section 33126 of the Education Code, relating to vocational education. This bill would amend the act to also require the school accountability report card to include assessment of career-technical education data measures, such as the number of pupils participating in career technical education and the percentage of pupils that complete a career technical education program and earn a high school diploma.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1609_bill_20050927_chaptered.html
Title: H.B. 1609
Source: StateNet

Vetoed 09/2005

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This bill would create the Career Technical Education Vision Council to make recommendations regarding career technical education,
as specified, and to develop a workforce preparation and strategic plan on or before December 31, 2007. The bill also would create the Career
Technical Education Vision Fund.
Title: H.B. 917
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 07/2005

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Creates the Vocational Academies Act to integrate workplace competencies and career and technical education with core academic subjects.

A school district, in partnership with community colleges, local employers, and community-based organizations, may establish a vocational academy that is eligible for a grant under this Act if the vocational academy meets certain requirements.

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3646&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=20082&SessionID=50&GA=94
Title: H.B. 3646
Source: http://www.ilga.gov

Signed into law 07/2005

Community College

Requires the commissioner of higher education, not later than August 16, 2005, to appoint or assign a person with appropriate expertise and background to research, prepare, and propose a plan for the organization of the technical division. Assigned person is to (a) Consider and account for population patterns, the enrollment patterns, commuting patterns, the level of accreditation of the various community colleges and other institutions, and the programs in place at the various institutions. (b) Consult with representatives of the students to be served, the faculty of the institutions involved, the businesses and industries in each region, and the members of the legislature in each region. the function of the state level office is to include: (a) Statewide leadership and coordination of rapid-response workforce development. (b) Statewide leadership on adult learning with an emphasis on developing the community and technical college capacity as providers of adult literacy and adult education services. (c) Professional development and other support services to the institutions providing for technical education and workforce development. (d) Curriculum development. (e) Advocacy for the technical education mission with the LCTCS board of
supervisors.

http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=320085
Title: H.B. 505
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2005

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Establishes the Delaware Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education (DACCTE) to advise the Governor, General Assembly, Secretary of Education and the State Board of Education on all matters pertaining to career and technical education with emphasis on recommending policies and initiatives that should be pursued to strengthen and modernize the career and technical education delivery system.
DACCTE is to conduct evaluations, program reviews and serve as a clearinghouse for state and national information on career and technical education, so that citizens have access to the experience and judgment of lay and professional groups from the fields of employment and education in the formation of public policies. Sets membership. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS143.nsf/vwLegislation/
Title: H.B. 71
Source: http://www.legis.state.de.us/

Signed into law 06/2005

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Amends the standards for apprenticeship agreements to include assurances of qualified training personnel, adequate job supervision, and the requisite licenses. Requires the director of DLIR to establish an apprenticeship council whose purpose is to promote and approve apprenticeship programs. Provides that these changes are only effective upon approval by the OATELS. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1889_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1889
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:3048.5. Establishes the TOPS-Tech Early Start Award as part of the Louisiana Tuition Opportunity Program for Students for eligible 11th- and 12th-grade students attending Louisiana public high schools. States that a TOPS-Tech Early Start Award may be used at a Louisiana public postsecondary education institution for the purpose of pursuing an industry-based occupational or vocational education credential that:
(a) Is identified by the Occupation Forecasting Conference as a credential for an occupation in top demand in Louisiana;
(b) Is recognized by the State Industry-Based Certification Council; and
(c) Is approved by the state board of education and by the board of supervisors of community and technical colleges. An eligible student may receive an award for up to 2 semesters each in grade 11 and 12. Provides for payment to the Louisiana postsecondary education institution
in which the student is enrolled.

Requires the administering agency to make available information necessary to fully inform Louisiana public high school students and their parents on the requirements of and procedures for applying for the award in the same manner as required by law for other awards provided by the Tuition Opportunity Program for Students.

To be eligible for an initial TOPS-Tech Early Start Award, requires a student to meet all the following requirements and administering agency rules:

(1) Be in the eleventh or twelfth grade in a Louisiana public school.
(2) Have prepared a five-year education and career plan, including a sequence of related courses with a career focus as provided in statute.
(3) Have a cumulative high school grade point average on all courses attempted of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
(4) Have at least the minimum scores required to pass the math and English portions of the graduation exit exam established by the state board.
(5) Score at least fifteen on the English subsection and fifteen on the mathematics subsection of the ACT PLAN assessment administered as part of Louisiana's Educational Planning and Assessment System.

Establishes requirements for continuing eligibility for an award.

Establishes Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission as administering agency for the program. Authorizes the administering agency to implement the program provisions initially on a pilot basis. Adds that, if implemented on a pilot basis, it is the intention of the legislature that full implementation be achieved at the earliest time possible.

Requires the the board of regents, in consultation with the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission, to annually submit to the governor and the legislature, before the opening of each regular legislative session, a written review and analysis of TOPS-Tech Early Start awards relative to award use by students and the benefits therefrom as well as the impact on subsequent use by students of TOPS-Tech awards.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=319071
Title: S.B. 355
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2005

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AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:1871(A)(2), relative to membership of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges; to provide relative to terms and qualifications of appointees to the board; to provide with regard to experience as a condition of appointment; and to provide for related matters. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=318379
Title: S.B. 84
Source: StateNet

Rule Adoption 06/2005

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Amends rules concerning 2005 Workforce Project Policies. Establishes policies to aid in the provision of workforce education. MISSISSIPPI REG 10005 (SN)
Title: Uncodified
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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This bill clarifies the capital appropriation requirements for funding regional vocational education projects, provides that the state shall fund a maximum of 75 percent of the cost of renovation or expansion of a regional vocational education center, and adds a definition of a qualified project. The department of education is responsible for maintaining a statewide system of regional vocational education centers to provide and allow for a variety of career and technical education programs funded within state budget appropriations and the state will fund not less than 50 percent nor more than 75 percent of the cost of a qualified project.

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2005/HB0078.html
Title: H.B. 78
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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Calls for the establishment of "advisory technical skills committees" by superintendents of districts with career and technical education.
Establishes that a pupil who successfully completes a program of career and technical education and who otherwise satisfies the requirements for graduation from high school must be awarded a high school diploma with an endorsement indicating that the pupil has successfully completed the program of career and technical education. The provisions of this subsection do not preclude a pupil from receiving more than one endorsement on his diploma, if applicable. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB388_EN.pdf
Title: H.B. 388
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 05/2005

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States that a student in a K-8 program who enrolls in courses offered by the joint technological education district is not to be included in the joint district's average daily attendance or average daily membership. Also states that a student in a K-6 program who is enrolled in vocational education courses is not to be funded in whole or in part with monies provided by a joint technological education district. Clarifies how districts that are part of a joint district may acceptably use joint technological education district monies towards career and technical education and vocational education courses.

Establishes the task force on joint technological education districts. Mandates that the task force:
1. Evaluate and make specific recommendations concerning the state and local funding of joint technological education districts, including options for various funding schemes that are not currently provided by law.
2. Evaluate and make specific recommendations concerning governance issues of joint technological education districts.
3. Evaluate and make specific recommendations concerning governance issues between school districts and joint technological education districts for vocational education courses offered between school districts and joint technological education districts.
4. Evaluate and make specific recommendations concerning joint technological education districts that provide courses primarily at facilities located at centralized campuses owned and operated by the joint technological education district and concerning joint technological education districts that primarily provide satellite courses at facilities owned or operated by school districts.
5. Evaluate and make recommendations concerning which vocational education courses should be approved by the career and technical education division of the department of education.
6. Determine the appropriate funding level and funding mechanisms for students who are enrolled in high school courses that involve instructors, services and facilities furnished by a combination of a joint technological education district, a community college district and a school district.
7. Submit a report of its findings, recommendations and proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the governor on or before December 1, 2005. The task force shall provide a copy of the report to the secretary of state and the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records.

http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2418
Title: H.B. 2418
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Creates the Joint Agricultural Education Study Committee for the purposes of promoting the importance and study of agriculture in the state. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/versions/hr50_HR_50_AP_6.htm
Title: H.R. 50
Source: http://www.legis.state.ga.us

Rule Adoption 05/2005

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Approves the granting of academic and elective Carnegie unit credit for certain Vocational and Technical secondary course offerings to meet the requirements for high school graduation in response to the call for additional rigor in high school coursework and a proposed increase in high school graduation requirements. In granting credit to meet graduation requirements in science, mathematics, and arts to these courses, schools will have an opportunity to use existing courses and teachers to meet increased graduation requirements without adding additional staff. MISSISSIPPI REG 9842 (SN)
Title: Uncodified
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 05/2005

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Act No. 49 changes references from "vocational" to "career and technology." http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/prever/3413_20050427.htm
Title: H.B. 3413
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net

Signed into law 05/2005

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Adds a new chapter (59) establishing the South Carolina Education and Economic Development Act. Provides for the development of a curriculum organized around a career cluster system that must provide students with both strong academics and real-world problem solving skills. During the 2005-06 school year, the department of education must develop a guidance and counseling model that provides standards and strategies for school districts to use and follow in developing and implementing a comprehensive guidance and counseling program for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students in their districts. Before July 1, 2006, the department of education is required to develop state models and prototypes for individual graduation plans and the curriculum framework for career clusters of study. Beginning with the 2006-07 school year, counseling and career awareness programs on clusters of study must be provided to students in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, and they must receive career interest inventories and information to assist them in the career decision-making process. Before the end of the second semester of the eighth grade, eighth grade students in consultation with their parents, guardians, or individuals appointed by the parents or guardians to serve as their designee shall select a preferred cluster of study and develop an individual graduation plan. By the 2006-07 school year, middle schools and by 2007-08 high schools shall provide students with the services of a career specialist who has obtained a bachelor's degree and who has successfully completed the national Career Development Facilitator (CDF) certification training or certified guidance counselor having completed the Career Development Facilitator certification training.Provides for the traits that must be incorporated into school board policies addressing character education. Expands the report card to include dropout data. Establishes and sets membership for the Education and Economic Development Coordinating Council. Sets the functions as:
(1)� � advise the Department of Education on the implementation of this chapter;
(2)� � review accountability and performance measures for implementation of this chapter;
(3)� � designate and oversee the coordination and establishment of the regional centers;
(4)� � report annually by December first to the Governor, the General Assembly, the state board and other appropriate governing boards on the progress, results, and compliance with the provisions of this chapter and its ability to provide a better prepared workforce and student success in postsecondary education;
(5)� � make recommendations to the department of education for the development and implementation of a communication and marketing plan to promote statewide awareness of the provisions of this chapter; and
(6)� � provide input to the state board of education and others as appropriate.
http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/prever/3155_20050519.htm
Title: H.B. 3155
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net

Signed into law 05/2005

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Adds new subsection 49-7-202. Requires the commission, with the assistance of the University of Tennessee system and the state university and community college system, to develop information concerning the potential career opportunities in each curriculum or major field of study leading to a baccalaureate degree that is offered at a state institution of higher education. Such information shall include, but not be limited to, the potential job market in Tennessee in the major field or curriculum after graduation, the median income or an income range for jobs in the major field or curriculum in Tennessee, and whether an advanced degree in the major field or curriculum is required to obtain employment in such field. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0328.pdf
Title: S.B. 709
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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From bill analysis:
The Texas Tech-Prep Program was enacted in 1999 to allow high school students to begin a college technical
major while still attending high school. Texas' Tech-Prep law emphasizes the important role played by Texas'
business community, in partnership with secondary and post-secondary educational leaders, and provides for
cost-effective statewide administration of the federally funded program through a statewide network of
regional consortia.

S.B. 1809 clarifies the original intent of current state law regarding operation of tech-prep in Texas and
provides for a statewide evaluation of tech-prep consortia. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=S&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01809&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: S.B. 1809
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Repeals the school-to-work executive council. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1249_.htm
Title: S.B. 1249
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Reaffirms that the Division of Professional-Technical Education and the Office of the State Board of Education each play unique and vital roles in the state's educational system. Authorizes these agencies to share administrative resources only to the extent necessary to achieve readily obtainable administrative efficiencies. Requires the shared resources to be narrowly defined as human resources, information technology, reception and the fiscal activities of accounts payable, payroll processing and financial statement preparation. Requires each division administrator to retain management decision-making autonomy over his/her respective divisions. Bars the Office of the State Board of Education from considering or using employees of the Division of Professional-Technical Education as adjunct staff. Provides that under no circumstances shall this arrangement impair the individual ability of these agencies to fulfill their individual missions. Provides this authorization is automatically withdrawn to the extent it is found to be inconsistent with laws or regulations pertaining to the use of federal or dedicated funds. Mandates that the Legislature review this authorization each year and reserve its prerogative to withdraw it at any time.

http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1234.html
Title: S.B. 1234
Source: www3.state.id.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Community College

Relates to fees provided to the state board for career and technical education for authorizations to operate private postsecondary institutions; relates to the authorizations to operate private postsecondary institutions and use of false academic degrees; provides a continuing appropriation.; authorizes a fee fund.

http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FQPN0400.pdf
Title: S.B. 2120
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Makes the Public Education Commission the governing authority and sole state agency for supervision of the state plan relating to vocational education.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/HB0176.pdf
Title: H.B. 176
Source: StateNet

Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 04/2005

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Relates to School District additions to other Districts.

http://legis.state.nm.us/lcs/_session.asp?chamber=S&type=++&number=308&year=05
Title: S.B. 308
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Relates to higher education; provides procedures for adding portions of school districts to existing technical and vocational institute districts.

http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/HB0693.pdf
Title: H.B. 693
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Community College

This bill:
< allows Utah College of Applied Technology courses to fulfill high school graduation requirements, subject to State Board of Education approval;
< repeals the authority for the Utah College of Applied Technology to offer a high school diploma;
< establishes the Utah College of Applied Technology as a body politic and corporate;
< requires the president and board of trustees of the Utah College of Applied Technology to maintain a central administration office;
< modifies the campus president appointment process;
< authorizes campuses to enter into lease-purchase agreements, subject to certain approvals; and
< makes technical corrections.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0086.pdf
Title: H.B. 86
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Creates the Entrepreneurship Education Program, consisting of grants administered by the state board to public secondary schools to support innovative educational programs designed to assist students in the development of their entrepreneurial, academic, and life skills. The programs are requried to, among other things, (i) incorporate experiential learning; (ii) include partnerships with business and higher education; and (iii) assist students in practicing and mastering business concepts, such as negotiation, pricing, and the development and implementation of plans for individual student businesses.� This act will expire on July 1, 2007, if no gifts, donations, bequests, or other funds effectuating its purposes are received by that date.� http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+CHAP0033
Title: S.B. 969
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 02/2005

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Appropriates FY 2004-2005 emergency supplemental funds to department to disburse for grants and aid to state secondary vocational area centers. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1073.pdf
Title: H.B. 1073
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship

Vetoed 06/2005

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Cheating

Signed into law 06/2005

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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools

Signed into law 11/2005

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Signed into law 10/2005

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An act to amend Sections 33054, 47605, 47605.6, 47607, 47612.5, and 51745.6 of, and to add Section 47612.6 to, the Education Code, relating to charter schools. Existing law requires that charter schools meet specified statewide standards and conduct the specified pupil assessments. This bill would require that these standards and pupil assessments include the high school exit examination, and would require a pupil completing grade 12 to successfully pass the exit examination as a condition of receiving a diploma of graduation.
Title: H.B. 1610
Source: StateNet

Rule Adoption 08/2005

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Amends regulations to clarify what matters are to be considered minor modifications, major modifications, modifications that are considered as a new charter, and establishes a process by which these modifications are decided. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/200/275.shtml#TopOfPage
Title: 14 DAC 275
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 08/2005

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Authorizes Evergreen Charter School to elect to participate in the teachers' and state employees' retirement system. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H485v3.html
Title: H.B. 485
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 08/2005

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Charter schools participation in the teachers' and state employees' retirement system and the North Carolina teachers' and state employees' major medical plan.
Title: H.B. 182
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 07/2005

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An act to amend Section 47610 of , and to add Section 47610.5 to, the Education Code, relating to charter schools. Expressly includes the California Building Standards Code amongst those state laws from which a charter school is not exempt. Requires charter schools to be in compliance with those provisions by January 1, 2007. Also provides that a charter school is exempt from this requirement if it complies with the requirements of the Field Act, or if the school is exclusively owned or controlled by the federal government or other entity that is not subject to the California Building Standards Code.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1054_bill_20050719_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1054
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov

Vetoed 07/2005

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An act to amend Section 47607 of the Education Code, relating to charter schools. Existing law provides procedures that
relate to the renewal of a charter and specifies that a renewal is for a period of 5 years, inclusive. This bill provides, as an alternative, that a charter may be renewed for a period of 2 to 4 years, with certain requirements.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0151-0200/sb_166_bill_20050706_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 166
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov

Signed into law 07/2005

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This Act is based on a recommendation by the Charter School Standards and Licensing Task Force created by House Resolution No. 78 of the 142nd General Assembly. Allows a modification requested by a charter school relating to financial matters, enrollment preferences, number of students, or such other matters to be considered a minor modification when appropriate. Requires the Department to promulgate rules and regulations subject to state board approval. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS143.nsf/vwLegislation/
Title: H.B. 156
Source: http://www.legis.state.de.us

Signed into law 07/2005

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Requires that initial charters be in effect for a period of not more than five years and are to be renewed upon the authorization of the sponsor. The first renewal of a charter are for the same time period as the initial charter. Subsequent renewals of a charter are for a minimum of five years but may not exceed 10 years. The renewal of a charter shall use the process required by this section. Renewals must follow the following process:
-- The public charter school governing body is to submit a written renewal request to the sponsor for consideration at least 180 days prior to the expiration of the charter.
-- Within 45 days after receiving a written renewal request from a public charter school governing body, the sponsor must hold a public hearing regarding the request for renewal.
-- Within 10 days after the public hearing, the sponsor must notify the public charter school governing body of the sponsor�s intent about the renewal of the charter.
-- Within 20 days after the public hearing, the sponsor must approve the renewal of the charter or state in writing the reasons for denying the renewal of the charter.
-- If the sponsor approves the renewal of the charter, the sponsor and the public charter school governing body are to negotiate a new charter within 90 days after the date on which the sponsor approved the renewal of the charter unless the sponsor and the public charter
school governing body agree to an extension of the time period.
-- If the sponsor does not renew the charter, the public charter school governing body may address the reasons stated under paragraph (e) of this subsection and any remedial measures suggested by the sponsor and submit a revised request for renewal to the sponsor.
-- Notwithstanding other provisions, a sponsor and a public charter school governing body may agree in the charter of the school to a timeline for renewing the charter that is different from the timeline required by paragraphs (b) to (g) of this subsection.
-- If the sponsor does not renew the charter based on the revised request for renewal, the public charter school governing body may appeal the decision of the sponsor to the state board for a review of whether the sponsor used the process required by this section in denying the renewal of the charter.
-- If the board finds that the sponsor used the process required by this section in denying the request for renewal, the board is to affirm the decision of the sponsor. A public charter school governing body may seek judicial review of an order of the board.
-- If the board finds that the sponsor did not use the process required by this section in denying the request for renewal, the board must order the sponsor to reconsider the request for renewal.
-- If after reconsideration the sponsor does not renew the charter, the public charter school governing body may seek judicial review of an order of the sponsor.
-- If the board is the sponsor of a public charter school and the board does not renew the charter based on the revised request for renewal, the public charter school governing body may seek judicial review of whether the board used the process required by this section in denying the request for renewal.
-- The sponsor is required to base the charter renewal decision on a good faith evaluation of whether the public charter school: (A) Is in compliance with this chapter and all other applicable state and federal laws; (B) Is in compliance with the charter of the public charter school;
(C) Is meeting or working toward meeting the student performance goals and agreements specified in the charter or any other written agreements between the sponsor and the public charter school governing body; (D) Is fiscally stable; and (E) Is in compliance with any renewal criteria specified in the charter of the public charter school.
-- The sponsor must base the renewal evaluation primarily on a review of the public charter school�s annual performance reports,
annual audit of accounts and annual site visit and review and any other information mutually agreed upon by the public charter school governing body and the sponsor.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/hb3100.dir/hb3174.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3174
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us

Vetoed 06/2005

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Clarifies definitions of "new century charter schools" and "public schools". Requires charter school plans to include a plan for identifying, recruiting, and retaining highly-qualified instructional faculty. Requires a charter school's governance structure to incorporate a conflict of interest policy and a plan for periodic board training. Requires a charter school's plans to include a financial plan based on the most recent fiscal year's per-pupil charter school allocation that demonstrates the ability to meet the financial obligations of one-time start-up costs and ongoing costs such as monthly payrolls, faculty recruitment, professional development, and facilities costs. Amends new century charter school review panel membership to decrease board of education members and add two new members. Allows board of education to deny charter to school recommended by panel and establishes requirements if the board does not approve the charter.

Allows charter school employees full participation in the state systems for retirement, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance, and health benefits. Requires the department to provide its position listings to the charter school administrative office and any interested local school board of any new century charter school, and to facilitate and encourage the movement of instructional personnel between the department and new century charter schools, including limiting probationary status to one year, within specified parameters.

Allows the new century charter schools to propose to the board of education an alternative weighted student formula.

Repeals existing language on evaluating charter schools. Enacts new language requiring the board to adopt guidelines for multi-year evaluations of charter schools that have been chartered for four or more years, or for special evaluations at any time. Provides parameters and procedures for the board to place a charter school on probation and revoke a charter. Expands definition of "organizational viability" for a charter school.

Adds that if, at any time, the board of directors of the nonprofit organization governing a new century conversion charter school votes to discontinue its relationship with the charter school, the charter school may submit an application to the board to continue as a conversion school without the participation of the nonprofit organization.

Creates the Task Force on Charter School Governance to identify and recommend to the legislature revisions to the existing charter school law and to help create an effective framework for overseeing and supporting new and existing charter schools. Sets forth the areas on which the task force must make recommendations and establishes membership. Requires the charter school administrative office to submit a report to the legislature on the task force's progress, findings, and recommendations no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2006.

Ensures more equitable and stable funding for the basic operations of new century charter schools, including: (1) establishing and providing funding for a per pupil allocation funding mechanism; (2) requiring that funds be requested for fringe benefit costs and collective bargaining increases for charter school employee members of collective bargaining units; (3) allowing additional appropriations for workers' compensation benefits; and (4) providing charter schools with access to all federal education funds received by the state. Ensures charter schools' compliance with federal regulations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Clarifies administrative hearing procedures relating to the education of handicapped children. Appropriates funds for these various purposes. (CD1)

http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1643_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1643
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Signed into law 06/2005

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AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:24.10(A) and 3995(C). Authorizes charter schools to apply for and receive funding from the department to provide early childhood development and enrichment activity classes, .a.k.a. LA 4 classes, as provided for in statute. Specifies that a charter
school may apply for and receive funding directly from the state or federal government. Specifies that a charter school must comply
with the terms of any state or federal grant program for which it receives funding.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=319041
Title: S.B. 239
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2005

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AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing the operation of charter schools, the employees of charter schools and the enrollment of pupils in charter schools; providing for the issuance of a license to teach to certain persons with graduate degrees and work experience.

http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB162_EN.pdf
Title: H.B. 162
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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Revises provisions governing the review of applications to form charter schools submitted for sponsorship by the State Board of Education and requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to submit a report to the Legislature concerning the applications to form charter schools that were submitted during the preceding biennium.

http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB168_EN.pdf
Title: H.B. 168
Source: StateNet

(S) APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR. CHAPTER 490. 06/2005

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Revises the provisions governing the review of applications to form charter schools submitted to the board of trustees of a school district and the State Board of Education. Requires the governing body of a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees of a larger school district to enroll pupils who reside in the district before enrolling pupils who reside outside the district. Revises the provisions governing the licensed personnel of a charter school, the provisions governing the use of certain accountability information and the provisions governing the reporting of accountability information for charter schools sponsored by the State Board of Education.

This bill grants discretion to the State Board whether to approve or deny an application, similar to the discretion currently granted to the boards of trustees of school districts. This bill also amends existing law to provide that an application may be submitted directly to the State Board without first being denied by a school district, regardless of whether the proposed charter school is designed exclusively for the enrollment of special education pupils. This bill requires each member of the governing body of a charter school to submit an affidavit to the Department of Education indicating that he has read and understands the material concerning membership on the governing body, if such material is provided by the Department. This bill requires the governing body of a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees of a school district located in certain larger counties to enroll pupils who live in the district before enrolling pupils who live outside the district. This bill provides that a person who holds a valid license to teach with an administrative endorsement may be employed as an administrator at the charter school. This bill also reduces the period during which a licensed teacher who is on a leave of absence from a school district to work at a charter school may return to a guaranteed comparable teaching position.

http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB180_EN.pdf
Title: H.B. 180
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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AN ACT relating to education; requiring the governing body of a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees of a school district to enroll pupils who reside in the district before enrolling pupils who reside outside the district; making various changes concerning the employment practices of charter schools; revising provisions governing an application to form a charter school and the revocation of the written charter of a charter school; revising the provisions governing apportionments from the State Distributive School Account to charter schools sponsored by the State Board of Education; revising the provisions governing programs of distance education; requiring a charter school to pay for an additional administration of achievement and proficiency examinations under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

This bill requires all unlicensed applicants for employment with a charter school to submit a set of fingerprints to the governing body of the charter school for submission to the FBI for a criminal history report. This bill also requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to review the criminal history report of an applicant for employment with a charter school if that applicant has been convicted of a felony or an offense involving moral turpitude.

http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/SB/SB56_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 56
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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Amends charter school governing board membership to include a parent of a student attending the charter school. States that public charter schools may be formed to provide quality educational options for students and describes prospective student population:
(1) Students who were previously enrolled in a charter school; or
(2) Students who are assigned to, or were previously enrolled in a school failing to make adequate yearly progress, as defined by the state's accountability system, giving priority to at-risk students; or
(3) Students who, in the previous school year, failed to test proficient in the subjects of language arts/reading or mathematics in grades three through eight on the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program examinations; or
(4) Students who, in the previous school year, failed to test proficient on the gateway examinations in language arts/reading or mathematics.

Prior to 2008, at which time the general assembly is scheduled to evaluate the effectiveness of charter schools for the purpose of re-enactment or extension of the charter school statute, charter schools are limited to 50 in number (statewide), 20 of which are to be located within a home rule municipality of a county with a population greater than 897,400, and four of which shall be located within a county with a population greater than 897,400.

States that an LEA's decision whether to convert an eligible public school may not be appealed to the state board of education.

Requires the office of education accountability to review relevant state and national charter school research related to school and student achievement, with particular emphasis on curriculum design and teaching methods. Requires the office of education accountability in the office of the comptroller to conduct a comprehensive study of the charter schools across Tennessee. (Public Chapter 414) http://tennessee.gov/sos/acts/104/pub/pc0414.pdf
Title: S.B. 2167
Source: http://tennessee.gov

Signed into law 06/2005

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Allows the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school that specializes in one or more performing arts to require an applicant to audition for admission to the school. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01111&VERSION=5&TYPE=B

Title: H.B. 1111
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Requires the department of education to publish in its school performance reports, in addition to ISTEP scores, any nationally recognized comprehensive assessment program data submitted by a school corporation, including a charter school. Increases the review period for applications to become a charter school. Allows a charter school to provide online and computer instruction in the same manner as other public schools. Requires the department of education to obtain federal funding for charter schools. Indicates that a charter school may use a private auditor and prepare financial reports in addition to audits and financial reports required by the state board of accounts. Provides that the law governing grants to alternative school programs applies to charter schools. Allows the common school fund interest balance to be used for charter school facility financing. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/SE/SE0598.1.html
Title: S.B. 598
Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills

Signed into law 05/2005

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States that if the U.S. Department of Education approves a new competition for states to receive matching funds for charter school facilities, the department must pursue this federal funding. Appropriates $10 million from the state general fund to provide state matching funds for the federal funding beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2007.

http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/HE/HE1001.1.html
Title: H.B. 1001 (Section 129)
Source: www.in.gov

Temporary Rule Adoption 05/2005

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Amends provisions regarding meetings of governing bodies of charter schools. NEVADA REG 3708 (SN)
Title: NAC 386.345
Source: StateNet

Temporary Rule Adoption 05/2005

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Revises various provisions governing charter schools, including certain insurance information to be provided with applications to form charter schools, and apportionment of funding. NEVADA REG 3707 (SN)
Title: NAC 386.140, .355
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Ensures the preservation of historical artifacts of school districts subject to consolidation, deconsolidation or reclassification as a conversion charter. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2732.pdf
Title: H.B. 2732
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Authorizes charter schools to enter into public-private partnerships whereby the charter school enters into lease purchase agreements for school buildings built by the private entities with federal tax-exempt facilities bonds. Extends the charter school performance contract from three to five years. Requires hearings for charter modification or probation to be held at a state board meeting rather than at the charter school facility. Specifies that the state board shall not approve any charter school which hampers, delays or in any manner negatively affects the desegregation efforts of a school district or districts. Specifies that a public school petition for conversion charter status may
include the following purposes:
(A) Adopting research-based school or instructional designs, or both, that focus on improving student and school performance;
(B) Addressing school improvement status resulting from sanctions listed in � 6-15-207(c)(8) and 6-15-429(a) and (b); or
(C) Partnering with other districts or schools to address students' needs in a geographical location or multiple locations.

Eliminates prior provision that state board give preference in approving an application for a charter school to be located in any public school district where the percentage of students not reading at grade level is above the average for the state. Replaces it with preference for approving an application for a charter school to be located in any public school district classified by the state board as in academic distress or classified by the department of education as showing the greatest need for school improvement under � 6-15-426.

Increases from 12 to 24 the number of charters the state board may grant, and provides a schedule for phasing in such approvals for the 2005-06 through 2007-08 academic years. Eliminates cap of 3 charters to be granted in any single congressional district in the state. Adds that a charter applicant's school campus must be limited to a single open-enrollment charter school per charter.

Recognizes the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) Delta College Preparatory open-enrollment charter school as an effective method for meeting the statutory purpose and intent of the Arkansas Charter School Act, � 6-23-102; closing the achievement gap in public schools for economically disadvantaged, racial and ethnic subgroups, � 6-15-401 et seq. and � 6-15-1601 et seq.; and otherwise providing an alternative proven adequate and equitable education to Arkansas students. Authorizes any charter applicant that receives an approved open-enrollment charter under the 2005-2008 expansion to petition the state board for additional licenses to establish open-enrollment charter school in any congressional districts in Arkansas provided that the applicant meets the following conditions:
(i) The approved open-enrollment charter petitioner is sponsored by and approved by the Knowledge Is Power Program; and
(ii) The approved open-enrollment charter petitioner has not been subject to any disciplinary action by the State Board; has not been classified as in school improvement, academic or fiscal distress; and has not had its open-enrollment charter placed on probation, suspended or revoked; and
(iii) The state board determines in writing by majority of a quorum of the board present that the open-enrollment charter petitioner has generally established certain educational program results and criteria.

Bars a private or parochial elementary or secondary school from eligible for open-enrollment charter school status.

Moves student enrollment deadline in a charter school from April 15 to July 1.

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1130.pdf
Title: S.B. 1130
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Deletes definitions of "consolidated average daily membership," "consolidated national school lunch student total" and "national school lunch students" from consolidation/reorganization provisions. Deletes provision that no school facility in a school district included in the consolidation list required by � 6-13-1602 may be closed by the state board or a local school board until after completion of an assessment of public school facilities by the Joint Committee on Educational Facilities. Repeals section 6-13-1604 related to administrative consolidation assistance funds and 6-13-1605 on non-impact of reorganization on charter schools.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1044.pdf
Title: S.B. 1044 (sections 21-27)
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Permits a school district to sell used equipment to a charter school before the school district attempts to sell or dispose of the equipment by other means.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1223
Title: S.B. 1223
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Bars the sponsoring entity of a charter school from charging the charter school any fees unless the sponsor has provided services to the charter school and the fees represent the full value of those services. On request, requires the value of the services provided by the sponsor to be demonstrated to the department of education.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2438
Title: H.B. 2438
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Vetoed 04/2005

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Allows a public or private nonprofit university, a public or private nonprofit college or a community college to sponsor a charter school and approve a charter school application; includes these institutions in charter school financial provisions. Beginning July 1, 2005, prohibits a sponsor of a charter school, except for a school district, from owning, operating or administrating a charter school. Prohibits public institutions from including a count of charter students for state funding purposes.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1085
Title: S.B. 1085
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Bars a public charter school from receiving an increase in support units that exceeds the support units it received in the prior year by more than 20. To begin operations, requires a newly-chartered public school to be authorized by no later than January 1 of the previous school year.
http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1221.html
Title: S.B. 1221
Source: www3.state.id.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Amends and adds to existing law to revise the definition for public virtual school; revises limitations applicable to the creation of public charter schools; revises terminology; to provide that the board of directors of a public charter school shall be deemed public agents authorized by the Public Charter School Commission; provides for teachers; provides that the board of directors of a public charter school shall function independently of the Public Charter School Commission. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1170.html#engr
Title: S.B. 1170
Source: StateNet

Temporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 04/2005

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Rewrites rules governing charter schools. http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rules/idapa08/0204.pdf
Title: IDAPA 08.02.04
Source: StateNet

Temporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 04/2005

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Clarifies the petition submission process, information needed by the Commission for compliance monitoring and oversight, how public hearings before the Commission will be conducted, and the format of all petitions that are submitted to the Commission. http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rules/idapa08/0301.pdf
Title: IDAPA 08.03.01
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Establishment and operation of charter schools; extend repealer on; establishes a commission to study and report on the feasibility of the charter school concept in the state.
Title: H.B. 238
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Relates to program units for extracurricular activities for home school and charter school students.
Title: S.B. 789
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Relates to Charter School Standards.

http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/bills/house/HB0510.html
Title: H.B. 510
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Expands upon the Arkansas Educational Financial Accounting and Reporting Act of 2004. Requires charter schools to follow the financial reporting procedures required of public school districts. Expands upon and clarifies initial and ongoing training requirements for district superintendents, educational service cooperative directors, open-enrollment charter school directors and district/open-enrollment charter school staff whose job responsibilities include preparing the budget or overall accounting responsibility. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1568.pdf
Title: H.B. 1568
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Requires school district auditors to comply with the requirements and prohibitions of the federal Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB2700.pdf
Title: H.B. 2700
Source: StateNet

Vetoed 03/2005

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Increases charter school funding and makes changes in provisions for student counts for districts.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1405
Title: S.B. 1405
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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This bill allows charter schools to annually report innovative practices (such as innovative teaching practices) to the Charter School Board. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0206.pdf
Title: H.B. 206
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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The governing body of a charter school or a district must ensure that, prior to the beginning of each school year, each of its employees signs a document acknowledging that the employee has received:
(i) the disclosure required by law re: if the charter school or district participates in the Risk Management Fund; or (ii) written disclosure if the
charter school or district does not participate in the Risk Management Fund; and (b) understands the legal liability protection provided to the employee and what is not covered, as explained in the disclosure. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/sbillenr/sb0058.pdf
Title: S.B. 58
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Allows a charter school with more applicants than enrollment capacity to give enrollment preference based on a student's proximity to the school. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0136.pdf
Title: H.B. 136
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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This bill:
< removes the cap on the number of charter schools that the State Charter School Board may authorize;
< removes a time limitation imposed on the State Charter School Board for approving or denying a charter school application;
< prohibits charter schools from being denied due to certain impacts on public schools;
< allows charter schools to give additional enrollment preferences;
< modifies the content requirements for a charter school's charter;
< allows a chartering entity to take certain actions if a charter school fails to remedy deficiencies within an established timeline, including: removing a school director or finance officer; removing governing board members; appointing an interim director or mentor to work with the charter school; or terminating the charter school;
< provides for the appeal of a chartering entity's decision to terminate a charter school to the State Board of Education, and provides that the State Board of Education's action is final action subject to judicial review;
< allows a private management company to operate a charter school, if the school is terminated during a school year;
< provides that State Board of Education rules governing licensing of administrative and supervisory personnel do not apply to charter schools; and
< makes technical amendments.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/sbillenr/sb0178.pdf
Title: S.B. 178
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Signed into law 02/2005

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Relates to minimum school program act amendments. This bill:
< establishes a ceiling for the state contribution to the maintenance and operations portion of the Minimum School Program for fiscal year 2005-06 of $1,783,631,186;
< establishes the value of the weighted pupil unit at $2,258;
< appropriates $27,288,900 to the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2005-06 for school building aid programs for school districts;
< directs the state superintendent to include certain expenditure data in an annual report to the governor and the Legislature; and
< imposes a deadline for the authorization of a charter school in order to qualify for certain state funds. The superintendent's report must include (new requirements) a complete statement, by school district and charter school, of the amount of and percentage increase or decrease in expenditures from the previous year attributed to:
(A) wage increases, with expenditure data for base salary adjustments identified separately from step and lane expenditures;
(B) medical and dental premium cost adjustments; and
(C) adjustments in the number of teachers and other staff.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0003.pdf
Title: H.B. 3
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Signed into law 02/2005

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Exempts charter schools from certain municipal land use regulations; exempts charter schools from certain county land use regulations; allows the termination of the nonconforming status of charter school property when the property ceases to be used for charter school purposes; requires charter schools to provide local governments of intent to purchase a school site or construct a school building; makes technical corrections. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0003.pdf
Title: H.B. 36
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

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Establishes rules regarding the State Charter School Institute. Includes procedures for acceptance of applications, evaluating and authorizing schools and overseeing procedures. http://www.cde.state.co.us/choice/download/CSIpermRulesFinal.pdf
Title: 1 CCR 302-1
Source: http://www.cde.state.co.us

Rule Adoption 01/2005

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Amends regulation relating to professional employee work stoppage or strike by adding charter schools to the regulation.
Title: 14 DAC 714
Source: StateNet

Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts

Signed into law 04/2005

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Enacts the Charter School District Act of 2005; provides the procedures for a school district to become a charter school district.

http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/HB1101.pdf
Title: H.B. 1101
Source: StateNet

Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings

Vetoed 06/2005

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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters

Signed into law 05/2005

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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance

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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research

Vetoed 06/2005

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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment

Signed into law 12/2005

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From Legislative Council Memo: Current law, in s. 121.54 (10), Stats., authorizes a school board to provide transportation under the Open Enrollment Program for nonresident pupils who are attending public school in the school district or for resident pupils who are attending school in another school district. However, under the current law the school board may not provide transportation for a nonresident pupil to or from a location within the boundaries of the school district in which the pupil resides. Act 68 allows, but does not require a school board to provide such transportation, with the approval of the school board of the school district in which the pupil resides.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/SB-206.pdf
Title: S.B. 206 (Act. No. 68)
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us

Signed into law 08/2005

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Authorizes a school district that accepts interdistrict transfers to give priority for attendance to children of military personnel, if the school district elected to accept transfer pupils by a resolution adopted by the governing board of the school district prior to April 1, 2005. Also makes specified exceptions to, and provisions regarding, the transfer application procedure in existing law for pupils whose parents or legal guardians are enlisted in the military. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_208_bill_20050830_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 208
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov

Signed into law 05/2005

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States that if more than 150 students from a single unorganized territory are attending an adjacent district through open enrollment, the residents of the unorganized territory must be notified that the residents' children no longer qualify for open enrollment and that the residents are required to organize their own district or join an adjoining unified school district. Requires the county superintendent to prepare a ballot question for the next election to determine whether to create a unified school district or join an adjacent district. Establishes procedures for a county superintendent to propose an election to establish a unified school district on unorganized territory or join an adjacent district. States that if the newly established unified school district is unable to provide a complete academic program to students in the district, the districtg may transport students to an adjacent school district. Requires unorganized territory joining an adjacent district to provide the same educational services currently provided to students in the current boundaries of the district to all students within the revised boundaries at the beginning of the next school year.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1199
Title: S.B. 1199
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Specifies that if a transferor school corporation fails to take action within thirty (30) days after receipt of a transfer tuition request, the request is considered approved. Provides that a student who is placed in a facility, a home, or an institution may attend school in the school corporation in which the facility, home, or institution is located, and that the state is required to pay transfer tuition for the student if no other person or entity is required to pay the student's transfer tuition. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/SE/SE0372.1.html
Title: S.B. 372
Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills

Signed into law 04/2005

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Repeals provision that notation must be made on a student's transcript to indicate each special education class included on the transcript.

Establishes that school day must consist of at least rather than fewer than six hours of instructional time.

Allows a school district to include as part of the school day the travel time between public schools or other educational programs of those students attending classes or programs authorized by law.

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1044.pdf
Title: S.B. 1044 (sections 14-15)
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Amends the Arkansas Public School Choice Act of 1989. Requires the department of education to develop a proposed set of rules as the department deems necessary or desirable to amend the provisions of Arkansas Code � 6-18-206, to present to the House Interim Committee on Education and the Senate Interim Committee on Education by October 1, 2006, for the committees' review and consideration for possible amendments to this section and the Arkansas Public School Choice Program.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1040.pdf
Title: S.B. 1040
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools

Signed into law 06/2005

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From bill analysis: S.B. 1452 establishes the Texas Academy for Mathematics and Science Studies (academy) at The University of Texas at Brownville (UT-Brownsville) to provide high school students with the opportunity to pursue mathematics education. Students who enroll at the academy will have the benefit of completing high school and their core college requirements while enrolled at UT-Brownsville. They also will be able to take a variety of courses in mathematics, science, and technology studies, become involved in community service, and take advantage of the many cultural opportunities in Brownsville. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=S&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01452&VERSION=5&TYPE=B

Title: S.B. 1452
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Corrects a technical error in educational cost sharing distribution and enables the provision of existing funds to interdistrict magnet schools. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/act/Pa/2005PA-00002-R00HB-06489-PA.htm
Title: H.B. 6489
Source: www.cga.ct.gov

Choice of Schools--Tax Credits

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Allows the board of education of any school district, any teacher of mathematics, science, physics, chemistry or biology, and a business firm to enter a partnership agreement under which such business firm agrees to employ such teacher in a position that requires mathematics or science skills commensurate with the classes that the teacher regularly teaches when school is not regularly in session. Provides the business with a state income tax credit of 25%, or 30% for a teacher teaching in a school district in a rural community, underserved area, or underperforming urban area. Limits the total amount of credits for the program per fiscal year to $500,000. Limits the total amount of credits per congressional district to $125,000.

Establishes the mathematics and science teacher service scholarship program, which grants up to 50 new scholarships each year to qualified students who are Kansas residents working toward certification to teach math or science in grades 6-12 and who agree to teach in an accredited public or private school in Kansas for at least four years. Creates in the state treasury the mathematics and science teacher service scholarship program fund and the mathematics and science teacher service scholarship repayment fund.

Full text: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/138.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=36145
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38088
Title: S.B. 138
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Vetoed 03/2005

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After December 31, 2005, allows a taxpayer to deduct from his/her tax penalty any amount of voluntary cash contributions up to $10,000 made by the taxpayer to a school tuition organization, and a portion of contributions of $10,000 or more. Prohibits the department from allowing tax credits for contributions in any calendar year that exceed specified amounts. Sets forth procedures for donors and the school tuition organization governing the making and accepting of tax credit contributions. Specifies that a tax credit is not allowed for any contribution to the school tuition organization for the direct benefit of any specific student. Requires a portion of donations to school tuition organizations to go towards scholarships to low-income students that meet additional qualifications. Sets forth reporting requirements for school tuition organizations. Sets limit for amount of any tuition grant or scholarship awarded by a school tuition organization in 2006 and subsequent years.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2379
Title: H.B. 2379
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Choice of Schools--Vouchers

Vetoed 09/2005

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An Act to amend 119.23 (2) (b), relating to: the number of pupils eligible to participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. This bill eliminates the 15 percent cap for the 2005-06 school year. The bill provides that the number of pupils who attend private schools under the program in the 2006-07 school year or in any school year thereafter may not exceed the number who did so in the 2005-06 school year.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/AB-3.pdf
Title: H.B. 3
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/

Vetoed 05/2005

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Under current law, the number of pupils who may attend a private school under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program is capped at 15 percent of the enrollment of the Milwaukee Public Schools (approximately 15,000 pupils). If in any school year there are more spaces available in the private schools participating in the program than the maximum number of pupils allowed to attend the private schools under the program, the law directs the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to prorate the number of spaces available at each participating private school. This bill eliminates the 15 percent cap for the 2005-06 school year. The bill provides that the number of pupils who attend private schools under the program in the 2006-07 school year or in any school year thereafter may not exceed the number who did so in the 2005-06 school year. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/AB-3.pdf
Title: AB 3
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Creates a program to award scholarships to students with disabilities who attend a private school. Specifies criteria for qualifying for a scholarship; specifies criteria for private schools to enroll scholarship students; specifies the amount, timing, and form of scholarship payments; requires the state board to make rules; gives the state board enforcement authority; and requires the Legislature to annually appropriate money from the General Fund for scholarship payments. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0249.pdf
Title: H.B. 249
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Civic Education

Vetoed 09/2005

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Existing law requires the State Board of Education to adopt statewide academically rigorous content standards in core curriculum
areas, and requires the board to review and modify existing curriculum frameworks where appropriate to bring them into alignment
with these content standards. This bill would, as a component of that review, require the State Board of Education to integrate instruction on intergroup relations and tolerance into existing curriculum frameworks where appropriate, with certain requirements.
.
Title: H.B. 723
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 07/2005

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Amends the School Code. Requires teachers to teach students character education, which includes the teaching of respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, trustworthiness, and citizenship in order to raise pupils' honesty and kindness, justice, discipline, respect for others, and moral courage for the purpose of lessening crime and raising the standard of good character (now, requires teachers to teach pupils honesty, kindness, justice, discipline, respect for others, and moral courage for the purpose of lessening crime and raising the standard of good citizenship).
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0187
Title: H.B. 1336
Source: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts

Signed into law 07/2005

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The legislature encourages districts to integrate or offer instruction on character education including, but not limited to, character qualities such as attentiveness, truthfulness, respect for authority, diligence, gratefulness, self-discipline, patience, forgiveness, respect for others, peacemaking, and resourcefulness. Instruction should be integrated into a district's existing programs, curriculum, or the general school environment. The commissioner shall provide assistance at the request of a district to develop character education curriculum and programs.

The commissioner must first use federal funds for character development education programs to the extent available under United States Code, title 20, section 7247. Districts may accept funds from private and other public sources for character development education programs developed and implemented under this section.

http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0141.1&session_year=2005&session_number=1
Title: H.F. 141 - Multiple Components
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/

Signed into law 07/2005

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The general assembly recognizes the importance of a citizenry well educated in the principles of democracy as enunciated in the constitutions of the state of Rhode Island and the United States. The general assembly directs the board of regents for elementary and secondary education to develop and adopt a set of grade level standards K-12 in civics education no later than August 31, 2007. These standards are to include, but not be limited to, the history of the state of Rhode Island, representative government, the rights and duties of actively engaged citizenship, and the principals of democracy. These civic education standards are to be used in the public schools beginning in kindergarten and continuing through to and including grade 12.
Title: H.B. 5748
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/

Signed into law 06/2005

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AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 24:971(B)(1), 972(A)(18), (B) and (C), and 973(A)(1)(introductory paragraph), and to enact R.S. 24:972(A)(23) and 973(B), relative to the Louisiana Commission on Civic Education. Expands commission's purpose to include educating citizens in the community. Clarifies that one member should represent the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters. Adds that commission may include any additional member who has expertise in civic education or civic involvement, as may be designated by 3/4 of the commission members present and voting. Requires such member to serve at the pleasure of the commission. Allows members of the commission to receive a per diem. States that the commission must develop and coordinate outreach programs in collaboration with member organizations, agencies, in addition to schools.

http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=317499
Title: S.B. 39
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2005

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Directs the board of regents for elementary and secondary education to develop and adopt a set of grade level standards K-12 in civics education no later than August 31, 2007. These standards are to include, but not be limited to, the history of the state of Rhode Island, representative government, the rights and duties of actively engaged citizenship, and the principals of democracy. These civic education standards are to be used in the public schools beginning in kindergarten and continuing through and including grade 12. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Billtext/BillText05/SenateText05/S0864A.pdf
Title: S.B. 864
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/

Signed into law 05/2005

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Mandates that the constitutional commemoration committee collaborate and cooperate with public, private and nonprofit entities to promote public understanding of the amendments to the U.S. constitution, including those that made advancements in civil rights and other personal liberties. Moves termination date of constitutional commemmoration committee from July 1, 2005 to July 1, 2015.

http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2426
Title: H.B. 2426
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Requires a United States flag to be displayed in each classroom of a school corporation. Requires a school corporation to provide a daily opportunity for students to voluntarily recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Provides an exemption for students who choose (or whose parents choose for them) not to participate in the Pledge. Requires a school corporation to establish a daily moment of silence in each classroom or on school grounds. Repeals a law allowing an optional brief period of silent prayer or meditation. Requires the attorney general to defend a school corporation in a civil suit based on an act authorized under these provisions. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/SE/SE0332.1.html
Title: S.B. 332
Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills

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Amends 70 O.S. 2001, Section 1210.229- 6, which relates to character education programs. Requries school districts to develop and implement character education programs; directs the state board to develop and provide certain services through an Internet web site; directs the board to award grants for character education pilot projects; states purpose of pilot projects; provides for costs; directs the board to establish criteria and a process and to promulgate rules. http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/50th/2005/1R/HB/1704.pdf
Title: H.B. 1704
Source: http://www.sos.state.ok.us

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Requires the department to help districts develop and promote elementary- and secondary-level programs addressing the state model content standards for civics and promoting best practices in civic education. Authorizes these activities to be funded through the state education fund.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/FB38088C4F083DE787256F8E00813440?Open&file=200_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 200 (Section 14)
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Creates a New Mexico Government Education Fund to be administered by the department. Money in the fund is
appropriated to the department to contract for annual, weeklong, high school civics courses focusing on New Mexico state government for boys and girls to be held at varying postsecondary educational institutions in New Mexico.

http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/HB0268.pdf
Title: H.B. 268
Source: StateNet

Adopted 03/2005

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Concurrent resolution emphasizes the importance of legislators promoting greater understanding of the legislative process and building public trust and confidence in representative democracy through civic education; recognizes Utah's high level of participation in the National Conference of State Legislatures' Legislators Back to School Week from students, teachers, and legislators during 2004; urges increased support for and participation in Utah's Legislators Back to School Program during the 2005- 2006 school year. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/htmdoc/hbillhtm/HCR006.htm
Title: H.C.R. 6
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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This resolution recognizes the practice and promotion of the Golden Rule as a commitment for the common good; and expresses a shared sense of duty to support and practice the Golden Rule and urges all Utahns to live by it. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/sbillenr/scr006.pdf
Title: S.C.R. 6
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Creates the 23-member Commission on Civics Education, comprised of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, legislators, executive branch officials, and citizens. The Commission is to, among other things, (i) identify civic education projects in the Commonwealth and provide technical assistance as may be needed, (ii) build a network of civic education professionals to share information and strengthen partnerships, and (iii) make recommendations to the Board of Education regarding revisions to the Standards of Learning for civics and government. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+HB1769ER
Title: H.B. 1769
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Adopted 01/2005

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Establishes rules regarding instruction in United States and Georgia history and government. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-2-.07.pdf
Title: GAC 160-4-2-.07
Source: StateNet

Civic Education--Character Education

Vetoed 09/2005

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Community College

Signed into law 04/2005

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Signed into law 04/2005

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Adopted 03/2005

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Signed into law 03/2005

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Signed into law 03/2005

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Directs the state board to include bullying in its standards for school board policies on student conduct and requires school boards to include (i) instruction on the inappropriateness of bullying in their character education programs and (ii) bullying provisions in their student conduct codes.� In addition, the measure requires the reporting of incidents of stalking to principals and division superintendents.� Finally, except as may be prohibited by federal law, regulation, or jurisprudence, principals must report certain violent acts, stalking, and other conduct to parents of the minor student who is the target of the conduct; included in this report is disclosure that the incident has been reported to law enforcement, and that the parent may contact law enforcement for further information.� This bill is identical to HB 2879.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+CHAP0461
Title: H.B. 2266
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Adopted 01/2005

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Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance

Signed into law 05/2005

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Class Size

Signed into law 11/2005

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Exempts LA 4 (prekindergarten) classes from class size ratio for the 2005-2006 school year if the district or charter school enrolled any students during the 2005-2006 school year who were displaced that year due to school closures as a result of natural catastrophe or disaster or the district or charter school cannot meet the class size ratio requirements due to the enrollment of students displaced by natural catastrophe or disaster.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=329555
Title: H.B. 19A
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Adopted 10/2005

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Changes the maximum individual class size for science grades 9-12 for school years 2007-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 from 28 to 30. Amends the funding class size and maximum individual class size for students with disabilities., AGENCY CONTACT: Patricia L. Mills, Department of Education, 2052 Twin Towers East, Atlanta, GA 30334, 404- 656-4689, fax 404-657-8376
http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-5-1-.08.pdf
Title: GAC 160-5-1-.08
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2005

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Under the K-3 class size reduction grant program, provides that if a school board determines that a school is using funds awarded under the program for purposes not authorized by the program, then the school board, rather than the school, shall determine how the funds are used. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0566
Title: H.B. 2589
Source: http://www.ilga.gov

Vetoed 06/2005

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States that, beginning in the 2005-2006 school year, if the actual student membership in the October survey exceeds the student membership estimate included in the Florida Education Finance Program first calculation, the maximum student membership enrollment used in determining the October class size averages shall be the student membership estimate included in the Florida Education Finance Program first calculation. States that, beginning in the 2005-2006 school year, a district that fully achieves the required class size averages when compared to the February 2003 baseline student membership survey is eligible for a reversal of the prior year class size reduction operating categorical transfer that resulted from its inability to achieve the required class size averages as required.

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/bills_detail.aspx?Id=16687&iSessionSelectedIndex=1&sBillSubjectText=&sBillNumberText=1678&iSponsorSelectedIndex=0&iBillListSelectedIndex=0&sStatueAmendedText=&iBillTypeSelectedIndex=0&iReferredToSelectedIndex=0&iChamberSelectedIndex=1&iBillSearchListPageIndex=0
Title: S.B. 1678
Source: www.myfloridahouse.gov

Signed into law 06/2005

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Each school district that does not meet the ratio of pupils per class (15:1 in grades k-3) must request a variance from the State Board by providing a written statement that includes the reasons for the request and the justification for exceeding the applicable prescribed ratio of pupils per class.

http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB526_EN.pdf
Title: H.B. 526
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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Authorizes certain school districts to develop plans for alternative pupil-teacher ratios. In lieu of complying with the pupil-teacher ratio, a school district in a county whose population is less than 100,000 may, in consultation with the recognized associations representing licensed educational personnel, develop a plan to reduce the district's pupil-teacher ratios per class for specified grade levels in elementary schools. Alternative ratios for grade 6 may only be approved for those school districts that include grade 6 in elementary school. The alternative pupil-teacher ratios must not:
(a) Exceed 22 to 1 in grades 1, 2 and 3; and
(b) Exceed 25 to 1 in grades 4 and 5 or grades 4, 5 and 6, as applicable.
3. The State Board shall approve a plan submitted pursuant to subsection 2 if the plan:
(a) Reduces the district's pupil-teacher ratio in the elementary schools within the school district; and
(b) Is fiscally neutral.

http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/SB/SB460_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 460
Source: StateNet

(H) APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR. CHAPTER 433. 06/2005

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Makes appropriations to the State Distributive School Account for purposes relating to class-size reduction. The state appropriates from the State General Fund to the State Distributive School Account the sum of $125,552,187 for distribution by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to the county school districts for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 which must, except as otherwise provided in sections 3 and 4 of this act, be used to employ teachers to comply with the required ratio of pupils to teachers, as set forth in NRS 388.700, in grades 1 and 2 and in selected kindergartens with pupils who are considered at risk of failure by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and to maintain the current ratio of pupils per teacher in grade 3. Expenditures for the class-size reduction program must be accounted for in a separate category of expenditure in the State Distributive School Account.

http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB575_EN.pdf
Title: H.B. 575
Source: StateNet

Emergency Rule Adoption 02/2005

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Amends class size reduction funding under the Student Achievement Guaranteed in Education Program (SAGE). WISCONSIN REG 20485 (SN) http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dfm/pb/sageemerg.html
Title: PI 24
Source: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us

Signed into law 01/2005

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Revises the funding formula for the K-3 class size reduction program. Effective retroactive to January 1, 2005. Makes other adjustments.

http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/HE/HE1001.1.html
Title: H.B. 1001 (Section 181 and 233)
Source: www.in.gov

Curriculum

Vetoed 10/2005

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Social sciences curriculum. This bill would encourage a school district to provide instruction in social sciences that accurately reflects the role of affected populations of the continent of Asia, the subcontinent of South Asia, and the Pacific Islands in the many historical events leading up to and during World War II.

Title: S.B. 684
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 10/2005

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Establishes and creates the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and
other programs on slavery and African-American history. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A06362&sh=t
Title: H.B. 6362
Source:

Adopted 10/2005

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Replaces the term multicultural education with the term racial and ethnic education. Establishes new school board policy for the rule change. OKLAHOMA 13851
Title: OAC 210:20-19-2 thru -4
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Consideration of governor's veto pending 09/2005

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Allows social studies instruction in grades 7-12 to include instruction the role of Filipinos in World War II and
that war, and encourages this instruction to include specific components.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_15_bill_20050823_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 15
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov

Signed into law 09/2005

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Rewrites Section 51220.6 of the Education Code, relating to driver education. Specifies that a private school is not required to offer driver's education. Provides that the satisfactory completion of an Internet-based, correspondence, or other distance-learning course offered by a private
high school meets driver's ed instructional requirements. Establishes certain requirements for such Internet or CD driver's ed courses.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0801-0850/ab_846_bill_20050922_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 846
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov

Vetoed 09/2005

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Signed into law 08/2005

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Provides that in addition to the unit of instruction studying the events of the Holocaust, the curriculum of every public elementary school and high school shall include a unit of instruction studying other acts of genocide across the globe, including, but not limited to, the Armenian Genocide, the Famine-Genocide in Ukraine, and more recent atrocities in Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, and Sudan. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=312&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14536&SessionID=50&GA=94

Title: H.B. 312
Source: http://www.ilga.gov

Signed into law 08/2005

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Adds that the total amount from driver education fees and reimbursement from the state for driver education must not exceed the total cost of the driver education program in any year and must be deposited into the school district's driver education fund as a separate line item budget entry. Requires all moneys deposited into the school district's driver education fund to be used solely for the funding of a high school driver education program approved by the state board of education that uses state board-certified instructors.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0426
Title: S.B. 69
Source: www.ilga.gov

Signed into law 08/2005

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Creates the College and Career Success for All Students Act. Requires a teacher of an Advanced Placement course to obtain appropriate training, subject to appropriation. Requires the State Board of Education to establish training guidelines that require teachers of Advanced Placement courses to obtain recognized Advanced Placement training endorsed by the College Board, subject to appropriation. Provides that Advanced Placement and pre-Advanced Placement training to teachers in Illinois high schools must meet certain requirements. Requires the state board to encourage school districts to offer rigorous courses in grades 6 through 11 that prepare students for the demands of Advanced Placement course work. Requires the state board to encourage school districts to make it a goal that all 10th graders take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholars Qualifying Test so that test results will provide each high school with a database of student assessment data to identify students who are prepared or who need additional work to be prepared to enroll and be successful in Advanced Placement courses. Also requires the state board to:
(1) Seek federal funding through the Advanced Placement Incentive Program and the Math-Science Partnership Program to support Advanced Placement and Pre-Advanced Placement professional development;
(2) Focus state and federal funding with the intent to carry out activities that target school districts serving high concentrations of low-income students;
(3) Subject to appropriation, develop a communications plan that includes disseminating to parents materials that emphasize the importance of Advanced Placement or other advanced courses to a student's ability to gain access to and to succeed in postsecondary education and materials that emphasize the
importance of the PSAT/NMSQT.
(4) Subject to appropriation, annually evaluate the impact of this Act on rates of student enrollment and success in Advanced Placement courses, on high school graduation rates, and on college enrollment rates.

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0534
Title: S.B. 574
Source: www.ilga.gov

Signed into law 07/2005

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Amends Section 16-6B-2 to specify that American Sign Language is a foreign language for purposes of satisfying certain curriculum requirements; and to apply such provision to hearing-impaired students for the 2005-2006 school year and to all students beginning with the 2006-2007 school year.
http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2005fs/bills/sb94.htm
Title: S.B. 94
Source: http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us

Signed into law 07/2005

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A physical education course of study must include a developmentally planned and sequential curriculum that fosters the development of movement skills, enhances health-related fitness, increases students' knowledge, offers direct opportunities to learn how to work cooperatively in a group setting, and encourages healthy habits and attitudes for a healthy lifestyle. A physical education course of study is to provide students with an opportunity for an appropriate amount of daily physical activity. A physical education course of study must be part of the regular school curriculum and not extra-curricular in nature or organization. Provides for excusing students in grades 9-12 who must use that time for special education services.

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0189
Title: H.B. 1540
Source: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation

Signed into law 07/2005

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Creates the Amistad Commission. Contains provisions concerning the membership and duties of the Commission. These duties include:
(i) providing assistance and advice to schools within the state with respect to the implementation of education, awareness programs, textbooks, and educational materials concerned with the African slave trade, slavery in America, the vestiges of slavery in this country, and the contributions of African-Americans to our society;
(ii) surveying and cataloging the extent and breadth of education concerning these topics;
(iii) acting as a liaison to textbook publishers and others in forming a curriculum on these subjects;
(iv) coordinating events and programs on slavery and related issues; and
(iv) developing with the cooperation of the State Board of Education, curriculum guidelines for the teaching of information on slavery topics and issues.

Authorizes the commission to call upon any department, office, division, or agency of the state, or of any county, municipality, or school district of the State, to supply such data, program reports, and other information, personnel, and assistance as it deems necessary to discharge its responsibilities under this Act. Requires the state board to assist the commission in a variety of ways, including by: (i) marketing and distributing information and materials on slavery topics to schools, and (ii) conducting at least one teacher workshop annually on slavery issues. Requires the Commission to make biannual reports on its activities to the Governor and the General Assembly. Effective immediately. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0285
Title: H.B. 383
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 07/2005

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Requires instructions regarding the correct use of an automated external defibrillator be included as a part of the health education curriculum in all senior high schools when cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction is being provided. In addition to the requirement that all teachers of health education be certified to teach health, persons instructing pupils in the correct use of automated external defibrillators must possess valid certification by a nationally recognized organization or the state emergency medical services council.

Title: H.B. 236
Source: http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us

Signed into law 06/2005

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Vetoed 06/2005

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Establishes the statewide physical education recognition program to recognize and reward public schools and physical education teachers meeting established criteria. Creates the statewide physical education recognition board to establish objective criteria for a tiered rating to a physical education program or teach, solicit and review applications for recognition, rate physical education programs, and recommend annual monetary awards to the highest rated school programs and an outstanding physical education teacher in an elementary school, middle school and high school. Provides that if the fund does not receive at least $50,000 by June 1, 2006, repeals the act effective July 1, 2006. If the act is not repealed earlier, repeals the act effective July 1, 2010.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/2EC8168D1E92E69187256F5E0067F7AB?Open&file=1237_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1237
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

SIGNED 06/2005

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In order to support state-wide academic standards and to ensure that students in Delaware public school do not suffer in the event they should change schools for whatever reason, it is essential that the Department of Education establish uniform, state-wide curricula for students enrolled in the many public schools of Delaware. This Act requires the department of education to establish uniform, state-wide curricula for all public schools. As with other regulations governing classes, instruction and courses of study, these rules and regulations shall be proposed by the Secretary of Education subject to the approval of the State Board of Education. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS143.nsf/vwLegislation/
Title: H.B. 47
Source: http://www.legis.state.de.us

Signed into law 06/2005

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Requires the inclusion of the topic of adoption awareness in middle or high school courses that include material related to family life, including Family Life and Consumer Science Education courses. Defines adoption awareness.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=317551
Title: H.B. 777
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2005

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Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year and thereafter, requires all public elementary and secondary schools to:
(1) Encourage and motivate children of all physical abilities to participate in physical activity for the purpose of allowing all children to reach their full potential as individuals.
(2) Improve physical activity and fitness in schools by encouraging innovative physical education programs that consist of physical exertion of a moderate to vigorous intensity level.
(3) Improve nutrition in children by making available during the day snacks with higher nutritional values.
(4) Increase the awareness of children about the importance of physical activity and improved nutrition and the effects of both on improving health.
(5) Encourage increased parental awareness of the positive impact on health and fitness of increasing the activity level of children and of improving nutrition.
(6) Encourage daily physical activity and the development of lifelong patterns of physical activity.
(7) Encourage the enjoyment of physical activity and the improvement of nutritional and eating habits.

http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=319230
Title: S.B. 146 (Sections K-
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2005

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Adds Chapter 10, entitled Physical Education, School Health Services, and Nutritional Standards. Applies to elementary schools. Sets the amount of physical education instruction that each student in kindergarten through fifth grade must receive each week on a phased-in basis. Provides for physical education teacher to student ratio. Provides for a measure of effectiveness of the physical education program and for a physical education activity director. Provides for the appropriation of of funds for licensed nurses in elementary schools. Provides for a coordinated school health model and an assessment program for school health programs. Provides for the minimum amount of time elementary school students must have to eat lunch. Provides for the establishment of a district level and elementary level coordinated school health advisory council and sets its powers and dutires. Provides for a weekly nutrition component for the health curriculum. Implementation is contingent on funding. http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/prever/3499_20050525.htm
Title: H.B. 3499
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net

Signed into law 06/2005

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Contingent on funding, requires state board to establish and implement a financial literacy pilot program to provide students in participating school districts with the knowledge and skills necessary as self-supporting adults to make critical decisions relating to personal financial matters. Requires the agency shall collaborate with the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner and the State Securities Board to develop the curriculum and instructional materials for the program. The curriculum and instructional materials must include information about: (1) avoiding and eliminating credit card debt; (2) understanding the rights and responsibilities of renting or buying a home; (3) managing money to make the transition from renting a home to home ownership; (4) starting a small business; (5) being a prudent investor in the stock market and using other investment options; (6) beginning a savings program; (7) bankruptcy; (8) the types of bank accounts available to consumers
and the benefits of maintaining a bank account; (9) balancing a check book; and (10) the types of loans available to consumers and becoming a low-risk borrower.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/79R/billtext/SB00851F.HTM
Title: S.B. 851
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Authorizes districts and charter schools to incorporate into the existing curricula instruction on the dangers of unsupervised interaction with strangers. Allows each district and charter school to develop its own course of study thereon.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1289
Title: S.B. 1289
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Signed into law 05/2005

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Creates the Georgia Driver's Education Commission. Authorizes the commission to recommend to the governor and the general assembly changes in state programs, statutes, policies, budgets and standards relating to the provision of driver education and training to maximize participation in driver's education and training and accident reduction.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/sum/sb226.htm
Title: S.B. 226
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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All high school agricultural education programs that were twelve-month programs for the 1992-1993 fiscal year, or any fiscal year thereafter, are to be maintained as twelve-month programs by the local board of education, so long as a quality agricultural education program as determined by criteria established by the vocationaltechnical education division, agriculture education program, of the department of education is maintained. Public Chapter 143 http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB1563.pdf
Title: S.B. 1563/H.B. 2123
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Amends Sec. 28.0021. Requires instruction in personal financial literacy in one or more courses required for high school graduation. Requires districts and open-enrollment charter schools to incorporate instruction in personal financial literacy into any course meeting a requirement for an economics credit, using materials approved by the board. Requires districts and open-enrollment charter schools to comply beginning with the 2006-2007 school year. Requires the board to adopt essential knowledge and skills for a course not later than the 2008-2009 school year. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=00492&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: H.B. 492
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Adds a new article, designated �5-1E-1, �5-1E-2, �5-1E-3, �5-1E-4 and �5-1E-5; and amends and reenacts �18-2-6a and �18-2-7a, all relating to promoting healthy lifestyles; creating a Healthy Lifestyles Office in the Department of Education and the Arts; establishing the functions of the Office; creating a special revenue account; establishing a voluntary menu labeling program; requiring physical activity in the schools; and encouraging the use of health foods and beverages in the vending machines of schools.Requires the state department to establish the requirement that each child enrolled in the public schools of this state actively participates in physical education classes during the school year to the level of his or her ability as follows:
(1) Kindergarten to and including grade five. -- Not less than thirty minutes of physical education, including physical exercise and age appropriate physical activities, for not less than three days a week.
(2) Grade six to and including grade eight. -- Not less than one full period of physical education, including physical exercise and age appropriate physical activities, each school day of one semester of the school year.
(3) Grade nine to and including grade twelve. -- Not less than one full course credit of physical education, including physical exercise and age appropriate physical activities which shall be required for graduation and the opportunity to enroll in an elective lifetime physical education course. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2005_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB2816%20enr.htm
Title: H.B. 2816
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Includes salaries or supplemental pay for staff for organized physical activity courses as provided under Act 660 of 2005 in the definitions of "Athletic expenditures" and "Interschool scholastic activity expenditures."

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2916.pdf
Title: H.B. 2916
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Amends in-service training requirements for teachers of Arkansas history . http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb187.pdf
Title: S.B. 187
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Allows a high school course offered under the international baccalaureate diploma program to be treated the same as an advanced placement course in terms of the state grading scale and weighted credit, teacher licensure requirements, district reporting of courses offered and test fee reimbursement. Renames The Arkansas Advanced Placement Incentive Program Act of 1995 the Arkansas Advanced Placement and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Incentive Program Act of 1995.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1054.pdf
Title: S.B. 1054
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Allows motor vehicles seized by law enforcement agencies to be donated to school districts for driver's education courses. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2828.pdf
Title: H.B. 2828
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Requires the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority to develop a knowledge-based technology curriculum for use in grades 7-12 beginning in the 2007-2008 school year. Requires the curriculum to include a collection of the substantive material used to teach a particular subject matter, lesson plans and recommendations for activities and other learning processes.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2964.pdf
Title: H.B. 2964
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Creates new section allowing school districts and charter schools to offer a one-semester course in firearm marksmanship and gun safety, to be designated as the Arizona Gun Safety Course. Specifies the areas of instruction that the course must include. Requires districts and charter schools offering this course to arrange for adequate use of shooting range time by students in the course at any established shooting range. Requires instructors to be certified by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1271
Title: S.B. 1271
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Establishes the mandatory physical education implementation task force. Sets forth task force's membership. Requires the task force to develop an implementation plan that will result in a uniform physical education program in grades K-8 and that takes the following into consideration: (1) Time constraints, including the length of the school day and school year; (2) Program content consistent with national standards; (3) Staffing requirements; (4) Facilities and resource requirements; (5) Fiscal considerations; (6) Exemptions from a mandatory program both at the individual student level and at the school level. Requires the implementation plan to include an appropriate timeline for
achieving full implementation by a date certain and the development proposal for draft legislation that the task force believes is necessary to successfully implement the proposed program. Requires the final report and implementation plan to be submitted to the governor and the legislature by December 15, 2005.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2111
Title: H.B. 2111
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Requires all public schools to incorporate instruction on skin cancer prevention into the existing curriculum in the common school grades if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides a comprehensive program on skin cancer prevention free of charge to schools. The instruction must be provided in an age-appropriate manner and must include (1) the basic facts about skin cancer, including the negative impact of human exposure to ultraviolet radiation obtained through sunburns and tanning; and (2) a comprehensive set of strategies and behaviors to reduce the risk of contracting skin cancer.

http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1297
Title: S.B. 1297
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Requires the state board to develop nutrition guidelines for all foods and beverages made available to public school students during the school day. Requires the state board of education to consult with other state agencies, private foundations and other private entities in developing such guidelines, and to give particular attention to providing healthful foods and beverages, physical activities and wellness education with the goals of preventing and reducing childhood obesity. Requires local boards to consider these guidelines when establishing the district's wellness policy.
http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/searchBillNumber.do
Title: S.B. 154
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 04/2005

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Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, the state board of Education must require, as a condition of accreditation, that school districts provide to all students physical education programs which may include athletics. The state board must also require that public elementary schools provide instruction, for students in full-day kindergarten and grades one through five, in physical education or exercise programs for a minimum of an average of sixty (60) minutes each week. Requires the state board to disseminate information to each school district on the benefits of physical education programs and strongly encourage districts to provide physical education instruction to students in grades six through twelve. Instruction in physical education is required to be aligned with the Priority Academic Student Skills as adopted by the State Board of Education. Encourages local boards to require students to complete two units or sets of competencies of physical and health education for graduation. http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/50th/2005/1R/SB/312.pdf
Title: S.B. 312
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Requires the state board of education to establish a physical activity program for public school students in the fifth grade, which each school district may elect to implement. The program is to incorporate the fitness challenges adopted by the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. It is also required to incorporate a "Walk Across Oklahoma" activity plan for school districts. The plan is to establish routes that challenge students to complete virtual walks across the state and at the same time learn facts, geography, and history about various locations in the state. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06HB/hb1647_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 1647
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Enacts the Financial Literacy Instruction Act; provides a curriculum for local school boards to teach financial literacy; provides for a fund to receive public and private contributions for financial literacy instruction. http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/bills/3020.htm
Title: H.B. 3020
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net

To governor 04/2005

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Encourages that Washington's tribal history be taught in the common schools. Also adds a new section that requires, beginning in 2006, and at least once annually through 2010, the Washington state school directors' association is encouraged to convene regional meetings and invite the tribal councils from the region for the purpose of establishing government-to-government relationships and dialogue between tribal councils and school district boards of directors. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202005/1495-S.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1495
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov

Signed into law 04/2005

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Encourages each school district board of directors to adopt a family preservation education program curriculum and offer a family preservation unit in high school. The board of directors may adopt the model curriculum developed by the superintendent of public instruction or the board may develop its own curriculum with input from the community. Requires the state department of education to develop a family preservation education program model curriculum. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1252-S.PL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1252
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/

Signed into law 04/2005

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Adds new section: �18-2-7c, to read as follows:(a) The Legislature finds and declares that persons with an understanding of personal finance are better prepared to manage their money and that providing a personal finance program in secondary schools in West Virginia will prepare students to handle their finances. (b) To provide students a basic understanding of personal finance, the State Board shall develop a program of instruction on personal finance which may be integrated into the curriculum of an appropriate existing course or courses for students in secondary schools. Prescribing personal finance instruction in secondary schools by the State Board of Education. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2005_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/hb2837%20enr.htm
Title: H.B. 2837
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us

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Defines "organized physical activity course." Beginning in the 2005-2006 school year, allows a student in grades 9-12 successfully completing an organized physical activity course meeting certain specifications to earn .5 unit of physical education credit towards high school graduation. Specifies that a student is limited to only the .5 unit of physical education credit for graduation for the organized physical activity course, and that the student is not allowed any other credit toward graduation for that same course. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb2.pdf
Title: S.B. 2
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Allows grant funds for fish and wildlife conservation education to be distributed to conservation districts in addition to school districts. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB394.pdf
Title: S.B. 394
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

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Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, requires each school to limit access to no more than one day each week to retail fast foods in the cafeteria, whether sold by contract, commercial vendor, or otherwise.

Requires every district to appoint a food service director who is responsible for the management and oversight of the food service program in the district; allows two or more contiguous districts to form a "school food service area," in which a school food service director must be jointly selected by the participating superintendents to oversee the school food service area. Each school food service director must be certified as a "school food service and nutrition specialist" or certified by a Level 2 certificate issued by the American School Food Service Association within three years after this bill goes into effect. Requires school cafeteria managers to annually receive at least two hours of continuing education in applied nutrition and healthy meal planning and preparation.

Defines "competitive food," "school day" and school-day-approved beverage." Defines "school-day-approved beverage" as water, 100% fruit juice, lowfat milk, and any beverage that contains no more than 10 grams of sugar per serving. Requires the state board to specify the minimum nutritional standards for all foods and beverages sold outside the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch programs in vending machines, school stores, canteens, and a la carte cafeteria sales. Requires minimum nutritional standards to be based on the most recent edition of the United States Department of Agriculture's Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Requires the state board rule to address serving size, sugar, and fat content of the foods and beverages. Permits school districts to impose more stringent standards than the state board standards. Requires all schools to follow the state board minimum standards unless the school has obtained a waiver from the state board. Requires any waiver approved by the state board to be reviewed on an annual basis.

Bars schools from selling competitive foods or beverages from the time of the arrival of the first student at the school building until 30 minutes after the last lunch period. Allows only school-day-approved beverages to be sold in elementary schools during the school day in vending machines, school stores, canteens, or fundraisers that sell beverages by students, teachers, or groups on school grounds.

Establishes fines and other sanctions for any public school that violates the school food nutrition requirements in section 4 of this bill.

Requires each school food service director to annually assess school nutrition in the district and issue a written report to parents, the local school board, and school-based decision making councils. The report must include:
(a) An evaluation of compliance with the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch programs;
(b) An evaluation of the availability of contracted fast foods or foods sold through commercial vendors;
(c) A review of access to foods and beverages sold outside the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch programs, including vending machines, school stores, canteens, and a la carte cafeteria sales;
(d) A list of foods and beverages that are available to students, including the nutritional value of those foods and beverages; and
(e) Recommendations for improving the school nutrition environment.

Requires the state board to develop an assessment tool that each school district may use to evaluate its physical activity environment. Requires the evaluation to be completed annually and released to the public at the same time as the school food service director's annual nutrition report. Requires every local board to discuss the findings of the nutrition report and physical activity report, seek public comments during a public meeting of the board, and annually hold an advertised public forum to present a plan to improve school nutrition and physical activities in the school district.

Requires each school council of an elementary school to develop and implement a wellness policy that includes moderate to vigorous physical activity each day and encourages healthy choices among students. The policy may permit physical activity to be considered part of the instructional day, up to 30 minutes per day, or 150 minutes per week. Each school council must adopt an assessment tool or utilize an existing assessment program to annually determine each child's level of physical activity. Requires the department to make available a list of available resources to carry out the provisions of this subsection, and to report annually to the Legislative Research Commission on how the schools are providing physical activity under these requirements, and on the types of physical activity being provided. The policy developed by the school council must comply with provisions required by federal law, state law, or local board policy.

Bill summary, history and text: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/SB172.htm
Fiscal note: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/SB172/FN.doc
Title: S.B. 172
Source: lrc.ky.gov

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Clarifies that physical education is to include activities such as, but not limited to, cardiovascular, muscle
building, or stretching exercises, as appropriate. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+CHAP0350+pdf
Title: S.B. 1130
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

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Creates the governor's council on financial literacy. The council's mission is to measurably improve the financial literacy of Wisconsin citizens. In addition to other tasks, the council will serve as a sounding board for the governor's office and the office of financial literacy and is to provide a semi-annual report on its progress, beginning on December 31, 2005.
http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/journal_media_detail.asp?prid=1026
Title: Executive Order # 92
Source: http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/

Adopted 01/2005

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Curriculum--Arts Education

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Adds a new Section 56-3-5400.�Allows the department to issue Arts Awareness special license plates to establish a special fund to be used by the South Carolina Arts Commission for the purpose of funding activities that support a thriving arts environment in South Carolina. The biennial fee for the special license plates is seventy dollars in addition to the regular motor vehicle license plate fee. Sets a minimum number of applications necessary (400 or more, or a deposit of $4,000) before the department can produces and distribute the plates. Requires a marketing plan. http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/prever/418_20050428.htm
Title: S.B. 418
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net

Signed into law 05/2005

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Amends Chapter 50, Title 59, relating to the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities. Sets standards for the faculty (hold advanced degrees in recognized arts fields including, but not limited to, dance, music, theater or drama, visual arts, and creative writing, and previously have taught students in a pre-professional and professional arts instructional program setting or are practicing master artists whose professional expertise can be demonstrated by their training and accomplishments as recognized by state or national arts organizations and affiliations. As an alternative to traditional certification, the faculty for pre-professional and professional instruction shall participate annually in master artists professional development programs.) Sets the composition of the board of directors. Requires out of state or international students to pay tuition. Requires the board of directors to adopt policies and promulage regulations necessary for the operation and management of the school (Act No. 84). http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/prever/362_20050517.htm
Title: S.B. 362
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net

Signed into law 05/2005

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An Act to create 70.11 (43) of the statutes; creates a property tax exemption for arts and arts education centers. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/acts/05Act4.pdf
Title: S.B. 3
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us

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Expands list of "instructional materials" that may be exempt from sales tax when purchased by schools, to include sheet music, electronic software, maps, globes, art supplies, workbooks, flash cards, educational blocks, educational models, manipulatives, charts, video tapes, DVDs, films, or cassettes containing instructional information designed to be presented to students as part of a course of study. Specifies that "instructional materials" does not include items purchased for use in interscholastic extracurricular activities, administration or maintenance of the school, or construction materials or supplies.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB2099.pdf
Title: H.B. 2099
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 02/2005

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Strikes language requiring districts to increase instruction in grades one through six to one hour each in music and art by June 1, 2005. Continues the requirement for forty minutes of visual art and music every week for students in grades one through six. Adds provision that allows instruction to be provided in an equivalent amount of time in each school year rather than on a weekly basis. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1034.pdf
Title: H.B. 1034
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Curriculum--Censorship

to governor 07/2005

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Districts may not censor or restrain instruction in American or Minnesota state history or heritage based on religious references in original source documents, writings, speeches, proclamations, or records.

http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0141.1&session_year=2005&session_number=1
Title: H.F. 141 - Multiple Components
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.usv

Curriculum--Core Curriculum

Signed into law 04/2005

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Provides for core curriculum framework for kindergarten through grade six; provides for grants. School districts and charter schools may create
core curriculum frameworks to provide high quality curricula in kindergarten through grade six to prepare students for pre-advanced placement and advanced placement coursework in
grades seven through twelve.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/SB0138.pdf
Title: S.B. 138
Source: StateNet

Curriculum--Drivers Education

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Driver education instructors are not be required to be certified as secondary school teachers.

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2005/SB0208.html
Title: S.B. 208
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 05/2005

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Curriculum--Environmental Education

Signed into law 03/2005

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Curriculum--Family Living Education

Signed into law 06/2005

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Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed.

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Establishes emergency rules to address the state's deficit in financial instruction and to combat the considerable cost of fiscal illiteracy, by developing a financial literacy initiative, Oklahoma Money Matters (OKMM) under the state student loan program. OKLAHOMA REG 13725 (SN)
Title: OAC 610:25-35-1 thru -7
Source: StateNet

Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language

Signed into law 07/2005

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This bill treats American Sign Language (ASL) as a foreign language for the granting of academic credit at public schools and public higher education institutions. Students may receive academic credit for demonstrating proficiency or completing a course with a passing grade. The credit may be used to satisfy the foreign language or language arts requirements, including entrance requirements of public higher education institutions. Nothing in the bill prohibits a department of a higher education institution from establishing specific language requirements for its majors that cannot be met by ASL, nor does the bill prohibit the offering of noncredit courses in ASL. The Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Missouri American Sign Language Teachers Association, upon request, will assist in the development and teaching of the courses.
Title: H.B. 530
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Italian language classes; establish a pilot program to offer to students in grades K-12.

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2005/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1163SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1163
Source: StateNet

Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education

Adopted 06/2005

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State Board of Agriculture has approved Agriculture Department's amended Nutrition Rule. Will be phased in. By September 1, 2006, districts are required to adopt a school nutrition policy. By September 1, 2007, districts must match their policies to the Model School Nutrition Policy. Applies to all vending machines, cafeterias, a la carte lines, snack bars, school stores, fundraisers and reimbursable After School Snack Program. Prohibits foods of minimal nutritional value, including a ban on soda, items listing sugar in any form as the first ingredient, and all forms of candy -- at any time before the end of the school day. Requires reduction in the purchase of products containing trans fats. Sets requirements for all snack and beverage items. Requires each school's curriculum to include nutrition education.

http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/modelnutritionpolicy.htm
Title: Nutrition Rule, Department of Agriculture
Source: www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/governor

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Curriculum--International Education

Vetoed 06/2005

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Recognizes the importance of international education in public elementary and secondary schools. Directs the state board of education to appoint an international education advisory council to explore international opportunities for learning, professional development, exchange programs and the availability of curriculum materials. Requires the advisory council to make recommendations to the state board and commissioner of education on expanding international education programs and opportunities and ways of encouraging participation in such programs. Requires the advisory council to advise the state board and department of education on international education program opportunities and the availability of federal, state, local and non-profit agency funding for such programs. Requires the advisory council to survey districts, public schools and charter schools on existing international education programs, opportunities and activities.

Specifies the membership of the advisory council. Requires review of the council prior to repeal, effective July 1, 2015. Authorizes the department to receive public and private gifts, grants, and donations to implement the act, as well as legislative appropriations. Creates the international education fund for any moneys received by the department.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/FF0C1AC4503DE89E87256F660055A6EF?Open&file=1087_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1087
Source: www.leg.state.co.us

Curriculum--Language Arts

Signed into law 04/2005

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Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, each school district shall offer at least one honors or similar academically rigorous class each in mathematics and language arts in each high school.

http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/SB0069.pdf
Title: S.B. 69
Source: StateNet

Curriculum--Mathematics

Adopted 10/2005

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Adopts rules for curriculum and instruction, in regards to Middle School Mathematics Laboratories for Public Schools with Low Student Achievementin Mathematics Program. Includes identification criteria for the schools thatwill receive the laboratories, requirements and timelines for the vendor, andimplementation requirements of the schools. Includes quarterly data reporting tothe State Department of Education. OKLAHOMA 13850
http://www.oar.state.ok.us/register/Volume-23_Issue-07.htm#a21505
Title: OAC 210:15-31-1 thru -2
Source: http://www.oar.state.ok.us

Adopted 05/2005

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Establishes rules regarding the Mathematics and Science Partnerships Grants to build mathematics and science teachers' content knowledge and skills.
Title: GAC 160-1-4-.266, -.269
Source: WestLaw

Signed into law 05/2005

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Beginning July 1, 2005, any teacher with certification or endorsement to teach mathematics at the secondary level may teach mathematics in grade five. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06HB/hb1273_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 1273
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Describes the process for prospective elementary schools to become involved in the Roadways into the Development of Elementary Students (RIDES) Program. MISSISSIPPI REG 9715 (SN)
Title: 941-9001--01500
Source: StateNet

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Specifies that, for the state to achieve its student achievement goals, the Council on Postsecondary Education, in cooperation with the Education Professional Standards Board, must exercise its duties and functions under KRS 164.020 to ensure that teacher education programs are fulfilling the needs of Kentucky for highly skilled teachers. Requires the council to coordinate the federal and state grant programs it administers with other statewide initiatives relating to improving student achievement in reading and mathematics to avoid duplication of effort and to make efficient use of resources. Declares an emergency.
http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93.htm
Fiscal note: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93/FN.doc
Title: H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraph 5)
Source: lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 03/2005

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(8) School councils at all school levels are encouraged to identify and allocate resources to qualified teachers to become coaches or mentors in mathematics or coaches or mentors in reading with a focus on improving student achievement in their respective schools.

(9) Local school boards and superintendents shall provide local resources, whenever possible, to supplement or match state and federal resources to support teachers, school administrators, and school councils in helping students achieve proficiency in reading and mathematics.

(10) Local school superintendents shall provide leadership and resources to the principals of all schools to facilitate curriculum alignment, communications, and technical support among schools to ensure that students are academically prepared to move to the next level of schooling.

Declares an emergency.

http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93.htm
Fiscal note: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93/FN.doc
Title: H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraphs 8-10)
Source: lrc.ky.gov

Curriculum--Multicultural

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Adds that the Indian education division shall:
develop or select for implementation a challenging, sequential, culturally relevant curriculum to provide instruction to American Indian students in kindergarten through sixth grade to prepare them for pre-advanced placement and advanced placement coursework in grades seven through twelve;
Title: S.B. 215
Source: StateNet

Curriculum--Physical Education

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From bill analysis: This Act allows for the expansion of physical activity requirements to middle and junior high schools, up to the eighth grade; encourages the use of nationally recognized health and physical education guidelines; directs the reporting of information on physical activity, School Health Advisory Councils, and compliance with guidelines on vending machines, food service, and tobacco products; directs coordinated health programs approved by the Texas Education Agency to comply with the Department of Agriculture guidelines on foods of minimal nutritional value; and reinstates the School Health Advisory Committee. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=S&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=00042&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: S.B. 42
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

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Resolution urging the state board, in cooperation with all local education agencies, to develop and implement a curriculum of instruction which will enable students to adopt and maintain healthy lifestyle habits. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HJR0088.pdf
Title: H.J.R. 88
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

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Requiring each county board of education to include the importance of physical activity as part of instruction in health education; requiring all vending machines in public schools to have and use a timing device in accordance with specified policies.

http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/bills/sb/sb0473e.pdf
Title: S.B. 473
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Requiring the State Department of Education to employ a full-time director of physical education.

http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/sb0233.htm
Title: S.B. 233
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Changes what each public and nonpublic high school must make available to each student In order to be approved by the superintendent of public instruction from one-half unit of health and one-half unit of physical education during each school year, to just one-half unit of health and one-half unit of physical education.

http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FAKI0200.pdf

Title: H.B. 1048
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Curriculum--Science

Adopted 12/2005

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Rule Adoption 07/2005

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Amends the Comprehensive Assessment System and Standards for Competency Determination rules. Adds one discipline in science and technology and engineering to the subjects to be included in the competency determination required for high school graduation starting with the class of 2010.
Title: 603 CMR 30.00
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 07/2005

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Allows any student to refuse to dissect any vertebrate or invertebrate animal or the parent or legal guardian of a public school student to refuse to allow the student to dissect any vertebrate or invertebrate animal. A school district that includes dissection as part of its coursework must permit students to demonstrate competency in the coursework through alternative materials or methods of learning that do not include the dissection of animals. These alternative materials and methods may include but are not limited to: (a) Videotapes, DVDs and CD-ROMs;
(b) Models; (c) Films; (d) Books; (e) Computer programs; (f) Clay modeling; and (g) Transparencies. Prohibits discrimination against these students. http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/sb0300.dir/sb0383.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 383
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us

Adopted 05/2005

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Establishes rules regarding the Mathematics and Science Partnerships Grants to build mathematics and science teachers' content knowledge and skills.
Title: GAC 160-1-4-.266, -.269
Source: WestLaw

Temporary Rule Adoption 05/2005

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Revises state academic standards for science.
Title: NAC 389.244, .2947, .411, .491, .4915
Source: StateNet

Rule Adoption 04/2005

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Amends regulation relating to the certification of a science teacher of middle level by removing the requirements for earth science and physical science from this regulation, as middle school science is taught as an integrated science. Aligns the requirements for a Standard Certificate with the Delaware content standards in Science.
Title: 14 DAC 1542
Source: StateNet

Rule Adoption 01/2005

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Amends regulation relating to the Certification for a Science Teacher to clarify some of the requirements for a standard certificate and to add an additional category of certification for integrated science, which is aligned with the Delaware content standards in Science.
Title: 14 DAC 1540, 1.0 - 4.0
Source: StateNet

Curriculum--Sex Education

In HOUSE. Placed on the Orders of the Day. 03/2005

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Relates to the use of abstinence education project funds.
Title: H.B. 44
Source: StateNet

Curriculum--Social Studies/History

Vetoed 10/2005

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Amends in-service training requirements for teachers of Arkansas history . http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb187.pdf
Title: S.B. 187
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Establishes the Task Force to Implement Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance Education and requires the University System of Maryland to provide staff for the Task Force.

http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/sb0440.htm
Title: S.B. 440
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Requires one-half unit in New Mexico history for students entering the ninth grade beginning in the 2005-2006
school year as part of the units required for graduation.

http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/HB0139.pdf
Title: H.B. 139
Source: StateNet

To governor 04/2005

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Curriculum--Speech Education

(S) THIRD READING PASSED (46-0) 04/2005

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Authorizing an area of critical shortage to include speech language pathology or audiology services under the Sharon Christa McAuliffe Memorial Teacher Education Award program in the Maryland Higher Education Commission; defining terms; etc

http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/hb1235.htm
Title: H.B. 1235
Source: StateNet

Data-Driven Improvement

Adopted 12/2005

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These changes clarify that all local education agencies must be monitored, eliminates the exemplary category, and adds a new category called targeted monitoring. It also clarifies that agencies must begin correcting non-compliance upon receipt of the monitoring report, requires agencies to develop an intensive corrective action plan (ICAP) when compliance is not reached in one year, requires additional actions in conjunction with the ICAP, and allows the state
superintendent to impose special conditions on the agencies IDEA Part B grant award without the need for approval from the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. This new monitoring process began in 1999 and, after five years of implementation, changes were needed to make the process more effective.
Page 40 of 106: http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0512/0512RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:XCI.101, 105-111, 301, 303-317, 507, and 509
Source: www.doa.state.la.us, Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Demographics--Enrollments

Signed into law 10/2005

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Establishes a postsecondary enrollment options program for certain students enrolled in Michigan schools; to prescribe certain duties of public schools; to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state departments, officials, and agencies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by amending section 3 (MCL 388.513), as amended by 2004 PA 594.

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2005-PA-0180.pdf
Title: H.B. 4143
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 07/2005

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Signed into law 06/2005

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Makes it a Class C Misdemeanor penalty for tampering with a governmental record establishing residency for enrollment in a public school. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=00126&VERSION=5&TYPE=B

Title: H.B. 126
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Modifies procedures for conducting the school enrollment census. Requires school census to reflect students transferring into or out of the school from October 1 to September 30th of the following school year, rather than from October 1 to the end of the same school year. Clarifies that the number of students transferring out is to be determined only by the number of official transcripts requested by other schools. Makes other technical changes to school enrollment census procedures.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1044.pdf
Title: S.B. 1044 (section 18)
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

(H) THIRD READING PASSED (131-0) 04/2005

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Requiring a placement agency responsible for a child in State-supervised care, or the agency's designee, to provide notice to a public school or a specified nonpublic school regarding the enrollment or imminent enrollment of a child in State-supervised care; requiring a sending school to orally inform a receiving school of the grade level of the child; requiring a sending school to convey specified information to a receiving school; etc

http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/sb0426.htm
Title: S.B. 426
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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AN ACT REVISING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TUITION LAWS; REQUIRING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO PAY TUITION FOR CHILDREN WHO ATTEND SCHOOL OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE BECAUSE OF PLACEMENT IN FOSTER CARE OR A GROUP HOME; ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT REPORT THE NUMBER OF OUT-OF-DISTRICT STUDENTS ATTENDING SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT BECAUSE OF GEOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS; ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT TO PAY TUITION ON BEHALF OF THE STATE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; ESTABLISHING A TUITION PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR DISTRICTS THAT PAY TUITION; CLARIFYING WHERE A DISTRICT MUST CREDIT TUITION RECEIPTS; REQUIRING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO PAY TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AMENDING SECTIONS 20-3-205, 20-5-321, 20-5-324, 20-7-420, 20-9-212, 20-9-335, AND 20-10-105, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
Title: H.B. 83
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Relates to enrollment. For this purpose, defines "pupils" as students who are dependents of a fulltime active duty member of the military service or miliary reserve who are engaged in mobilizing for war, international peacekeeping missions, national emergency, or homeland defense activities. Establishes a second date for enrollment count on February 20 for the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years. Adds that if the number of pupils enrolled in a district in those school years on February 20 has increased from the number of pupils enrolled in the district on September 20 of the same school year by at least 25 pupils or by a number equal to 1% or more of the district's enrollment, the enrollment of the district for the school year will be that from the February 20 count.
Bill text: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/SN2059.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/fiscalnotes/2006/2059.pdf
Title: H.B. 2059
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Revise statutes related to school district enrollment and calculation; provides for tuition to be paid for a nonresident public school student who reaches the age of 18 during the school year.

http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2005/billhtml/SB0359.htm
Title: S.B. 359
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Concerns enrollment and provision of services to elementary and high school students placed by out- of-state agencies or entities; relates to elementary and high school student residency determinations.

http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FADV0700.pdf
Title: S.B. 2033
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Signed into law 02/2005

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Community College

Provides for re-enrollment right or refund of fees for student in public institutions of higher education who is called to active duty for certain military operations.
Title: S.B. 532
Source: StateNet

Desegregation

Signed into law 04/2005

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Allows a school district to close an isolated school or part thereof following an annexation or consolidation. Specifies that the state board may approve a motion to close such a school if the closure is in the best interest of the students in the school district as a whole. Bars the state board from allowing an isolated school to be closed if it finds the closure will have any negative impact on desegregation efforts or will violate any valid court order from a court of proper jurisdiction.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB1289.pdf
Title: H.B. 1289
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Allows the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Subcommittee to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study to facilitate a final resolution of the various desegregation cases in the state to which the state of Arkansas or its officers are a party. Authorizes the subcommittee to contract with experts or other unbiased sources to facilitate a final resolution to desegregation cases in the state.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2701.pdf
Title: H.B. 2701
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.u

Signed into law 04/2005

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Creates the Arkansas Public School Desegregation Lawsuit Resolution Task Force to serve with the members of the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Subcommittee. Requires the task force to (1) Study methods of bringing a final resolution to desegregation litigation and related matters involving the state; (2) Hire and direct experts as may be necessary to facilitate a final resolution of desegregation litigation and related matters involving the state; and (3) Make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding the resolution of desegregation litigation and related matters involving the state.

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb974.pdf
Title: S.B. 974
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Vetoed 04/2005

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Provides restrictions on desegregation funds for districts that, as of June 30, 2005, were under desegregation orders or an administrative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights directed toward remediating alleged or proven racial discrimination.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2498
Title: H.B. 2498
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Replaces the biennial reporting requirements for desegregation districts with an annual report that lists specific items to be reported on a district-wide and school-by-school basis beginning in FY 2006-07.� Districts that become subject to a court order or administrative agreement must submit the report by July 15 or within 90 days after the date of the court order or administrative agreement, whichever occurs first.� The reports must be submitted to the ADE, and the ADE must compile the information and submit copies to the Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Education committee chairmen in both houses.
��Requires school district governing boards that budget for desegregation expenses to ensure that the desegregation expenses will:
��Be educationally justifiable.
��Result in equal educational opportunities for all pupils.
��Be used to promote systemic and organizational changes within the school district.
��Be used in accordance with the Arizona Academic Standards.
��Be used to accomplish specific actions to remediate the violation as specified in the court order or administrative agreement.

http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2497
Title: H.B. 2497
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Economic/Workforce Development

Signed into law 09/2005

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Repeals the California Occupational Information Coordination Committee and instead establishes the California Career Resource Network for the purpose of providing career development information and resources. Specifies that the primary duty of the California Career Resource Network is to distribute career information, resources, and training materials to middle and high school counselors, educators, and administrators so as to provide students with guidance and instruction on education and job requirements necessary for career development.

Requires information and resources distributed by the California Career Resource Network to provide all of the following:
(1) Encouragement to completing a secondary education.
(2) Career exploration tools, provided in written and multimedia format, that offer an introduction to the nature of career planning, self-assessment, methods of investigating the work world, methods of identifying and meeting education and training needs, and methods of
creating a career action plan.
(3) Relevant information on the labor market and career opportunities.
(4) Assistance to a pupil in the acquisition and development of career competencies including the appropriate skills, attitudes, and knowledge to
allow a pupil to successfully manage his or her career.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0651-0700/sb_665_bill_20050906_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 665
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov

Vetoed 09/2005

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Defines the competencies and personal skills identified in the Secretary of Labor's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) report. Establishes legislative intent to investigate how and to what degree SCANS competencies can be incorporated into teacher preparation programs to ensure that pupils are well-rounded and prepared to enter the workforce by the time they complete high school. Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to conduct a study about how any or all components of skills identified by the SCANS report can be integrated into existing teacher training programs to better prepare pupils for the workforce. Requires the commission to report the results of this study to the legislature on or before January 1, 2007.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_693_bill_20050901_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 693
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov

Signed into law 08/2005

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Creates the Oregon Innovation Council to provide advice to the Governor, the Legislative Assembly, public and private post-secondary educational institutions, public agencies that provide economic development and the private sector on issues related to:
(a) Promoting agreements between public and private post-secondary educational institutions and private industry that increase technology transfer and the commercialization of research;
(b) Promoting investment in specialized research facilities and signature research centers where Oregon has a distinct or emerging advantage for creating new products and businesses;
(c) Stimulating seed and start-up capital investment and entrepreneurial capacity that will promote economic growth in Oregon traded sector industries;
(d) Developing the entrepreneurial and management capacity critical to the competitiveness of Oregon traded sector industries and rapidly growing global markets;
(e) Enhancing the international competitiveness of Oregon traded sector industries; and (f) Identifying workforce issues for occupations critical to the competitiveness of Oregon traded sector industries, including but not limited to scientific, engineering, information technology and business management occupations.
(2) The Oregon Innovation Council shall advise the Engineering and Technology Industry Council on how to coordinate the Engineering and Technology Industry Council�s goals and policies with the state plan developed under section 5 of this 2005 Act.
(3) The council, the Oregon Economic and Community Development Commission, the State Board of Higher Education and the office of the State Treasurer shall coordinate policies and programs related to the duties of the council.
(4) Based on the state plan developed under section 5 of this 2005 Act, the council may distribute moneys in the Oregon Innovation Fund by grant or pursuant to contracts with public and private post-secondary institutions, state agencies and private sector entities.
SECTION 5. (1) The Oregon Innovation Council shall develop a state plan for innovation and economic competitiveness.

Title: S.B. 838
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/sb0800.dir/sb0838.en.pdf

Issued 07/2005

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Directs the commissioner of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to strive to require that no less than 15% of the labor hours on certain highway and heavy construction projects reported to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development be performed by apprentices. "Apprentice" means an apprentice enrolled in a federally registered approved apprenticeship training program.
http://gov.state.ak.us/admin-orders/226.html
Title: Administrative Order NO. 226
Source: http://gov.state.ak.us/

Signed into law 07/2005

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Allows the Commissioner of Higher Education to create degree programs and pathways in the field of nanoscale science and engineering.
Requires the Board for State Academic Awards and the Commissioner of Higher Education, in consultation with the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, to review how the state can accelerate the inclusion of discussion and segments of learning about nanotechnology, molecular manufacturing and advanced and developing technologies at institutions of higher education. Not later than January 1, 2006, the board and the commissioner are to report their findings to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment advancement. ftp://159.247.160.79/textofbill/s/2005SB-01167-R03-SB.htm
Title: S.B. 1167
Source: Connecticut Legislative Web Site

Vetoed 07/2005

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Authorizes the creation of one or more film institutes by public institutions of higher education. Such institutes shall be nonprofit corporations under state law and under the Internal Revenue Code. Provides that the institute will be governed by the administration of the respective
public institution of higher education subject to the oversight of a board of directors of five members. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=317008
Veto message: http://www.legis.state.la.us/archive/05RS/veto/HB797v.pdf
Title: H.B. 797
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2005

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Appropriates funds to subsidize state department information systems projects, provide for additional support personnel and training and additional data processing systems analysts, and to continue the implementation of Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004. Improves the composition of the workforce development council. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb841_cd1_.htm

Title: H.B. 841
Source: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Signed into law 06/2005

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(S) GOVERNOR SIGNED. 06/2005

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Community College

Requires the Employment Department, in consultation with health care industry employers, shall perform a statewide and regional needs assessment for health care occupations to identify emerging occupations and occupations for which there is high demand or a shortage of workers. http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/sb0800.dir/sb0882.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 882
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us

Signed into law 06/2005

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Community College

Aligns the membership of the State Workforce Investment Board to the requirements of the Federal Act. http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/sb0100.dir/sb0187.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 187
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us

Signed into law 06/2005

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Community College

From bill analysis: Gives nursing schools the tools to address the nursing shortage. This bills sets statewide goals for increasing the number of initial RN graduates, developing strategies for increasing graduation rates from nursing programs, and promoting innovation in nursing education through the regionalization of common administrative and instructional functions, interdisciplinary instruction, pooled or shared faculty, and new clinical instruction models to maximize use of existing resources and faculty. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=S&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=00132&VERSION=5&TYPE=B

Title: S.B. 132
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 06/2005

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From bill analysis: This bill amends the Development Corporation Act of 1979 (the Act) to allow�industrial development corporations�to undertake projects required�or suitable for career centers. Under current law, an industrial development corporation (corporation) can lease authorized projects to a nonexempt entity and that project is exempt from ad valorem, sales and use taxes or any other taxes levied or imposed by this state or any political subdivision of the state.� Since the bill would expand the types of authorized projects to include certain educational facilities at a higher education institution, it could impact the amount of taxable property values and the related ad valorem taxes as well as other taxes.

Section 403.302 of the Government Code requires the Comptroller to conduct a property value study to determine the total taxable value for each school district.�Total taxable value is an element in the state's school funding formula.� Passage of this bill could cause a change in the school district taxable values reported to the Commissioner of Education by the Comptroller and a change in state costs to the Foundation School Fund.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01253&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: H.B. 1253
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 06/2005

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From fiscal note: The bill creates the Texas Emerging Technology Fund as a dedicated account in the general revenue fund. Requires that 50 percent of the money appropriated to the Texas Emerging Technology Fund be used for incentives for private or nonprofit entities to collaborate with public or private institutions of higher education on emerging technology projects.
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The bill requires that 25 percent of the money appropriated to the Texas Emerging Technology Fund be used to match funding from research sponsors. The bill requires that 25 percent of the money appropriated to the Texas Emerging Technology Fund be used to acquire new or enhance existing research superiority at public institutions of higher education. The bill provides that the governor may reallocate money from one component of the fund to another component with prior approval of the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of representatives.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01765&VERSION=5&TYPE=B

Title: H.B. 1765
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Community College

Establishes the Arizona partnership for nursing education demonstration project to increase the capacity of nursing education programs in the state by fostering collaboration among the state's education and health care communities and the state and federal governments. Requires the demonstration project to address the state's nursing shortage by increasing the number of nurses graduating from the state's nursing education programs with the goal of doubling the number of nursing graduates by the end of fiscal year 2009-2010 from the number graduating in fiscal year 2004-2005.

Establishes the nursing education demonstration project fund and appropriates monies to this fund. States that the fund consists of monies appropriated to the fund and monies provided by any federal agency, entity or program for nursing education and workforce expansion, and that monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations. Requires monies in the nursing education demonstration project fund to be used:
1. To pay for salaries, benefits, training and related expenses and operational costs necessary to increase the number of qualified nursing
education faculty members teaching in nursing degree programs operated or overseen by the Arizona board of regents or by community college districts.
2. To pay for certain expenses only for additional nursing education faculty members based on the number of faculty members who provide this education on June 30, 2005.
3. To supplement and not supplant monies that are appropriated by the legislature for the fiscal years 2005-2006 through 2009-2010 by funding the number of nursing education faculty members who provide this education in fiscal year 2004-2005.

Requires fund monies to be distributed in a manner designed to increase the number of nurses graduating from universities and community colleges by increasing available faculty and teaching resources in a manner that provides for the efficient use of available monies and shared
resources, geographic distribution of nurses in this state and increased diversity in the nursing workforce. Allows the distribution systems to include grant programs that provide monies to universities and community colleges after submission of grant proposals.

http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1517
Title: S.B. 1517 (Section 15-16)
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Establishes the joint study committee on medical school education. Requires the committee to:
1. Evaluate the medical education and training needs for health professions and careers throughout the state, including the medical and nursing fields.
2. Review and evaluate public and privately provided education programs in health professions and careers.
3. Review plans submitted by the Arizona commission on medical education and research.
4. Review and evaluate the funding necessary to address the medical education needs of the state.
5. Review the implications of family practice on graduate medical education in the state.
6. Study methods to retain medical practitioners trained in the state.
7. Review locations for medical training facilities that are the most economical and that provide the most benefit to the state.
8. Study the medical needs of the communities of the state as they relate to special health care districts and their coordination with existing medical training facilities.
9. Study the funding for any phase of a newly established state medical campus and identify additional funding and capital commitments from other public and private entities.
10. Study any other market or environmental factors that create barriers to the practice of medicine in Arizona.
11. Submit a report by December 1, 2005 that summarizes the joint study committee's findings and conclusions to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. Requires the Committee to provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state and the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records.

http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1517
Title: S.B. 1517 (Section 14)
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Community College

Establishes the "Partnership for Continued Learning" to promote systemic approaches to education.� The Partnership must (1) support regional efforts to foster collaboration among providers of preschool through postsecondary education, (2) identify the workforce needs of private sector employers in the state, and (3) make recommendations to facilitate collaboration among education providers and to maintain a high-quality workforce. The recommendations must address at least the following issues:
(1) Expansion of access to preschool and other education for children under five years of age;
(2) Increasing opportunities for high school students to earn college credit;
(3) Expansion of access to workforce development programs administered by school districts, institutions of higher education, and other providers of career-technical education;
(4) Alignment of statewide academic content standards for grades 9 through 12, the Ohio Graduation Tests, and the curriculum requirements for a high school diploma with the expectations of prospective employers and postsecondary institutions regarding the knowledge and skills high school graduates should attain;[1]
(5) Improvement of science and mathematics skills among students and employees to meet the needs of a knowledge-intensive economy;
(6) Reduction of remediation needs for postsecondary students;
(7) Expansion of access to postsecondary education, including strategies for overcoming financial, cultural, and organizational barriers;
(8) Alignment of teacher preparation programs approved by the State Board of Education with the instructional needs and expectations of school districts;[2]
(9) Strategies for the retention of Ohio graduates in the state workforce and for the attraction of talented graduates from outside the state;�
(10) Strategies for promoting adult continuing education to maintain a strong workforce and economy;
(11) Appropriate means of measuring the impact of statewide efforts to promote collaboration among education providers and to develop a high-quality workforce and strategies for collecting and sharing data relevant to this evaluation; and
(12) Strategies for developing and improving opportunities and for removing barriers to achievement for children who are identified as gifted.
http://lsc.state.oh.us/analyses/analysis126.nsf/e77dc78db8ad9b2b85256598004e3f1a/
Title: S.B. 6
Source: http://lsc.state.oh.us/analyses

Signed into law 05/2005

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Community College

Signed into law 04/2005

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Expands the opportunities for nurses to receive graduate education through the student loan and scholarship program. Defines "advanced nursing practice," "advanced practice nursing" and "nurse administrator." Eliminates definition of "primary care nursing." Allows Graduate Nurse Educator Loan and Scholarship Board to provide advanced nursing practice loans.Eliminates requirement that nurse education loans be for rural nurses. Allows loans to be granted to students studying to be a nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or nursing supervisor. Allows nurse educator recipient to teach as a nurse administrator or work as a nursing administrator in an Arkansas complex health care agency for one year. Requires the board to adopt regulations on the requirements for ensuring a pool of advanced nursing practitioners to serve the state with a priority on health professions shortage areas.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB578.pdf
Title: S.B. 578
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Issued 04/2005

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Community College

Establishes 10-member task force to plan for higher education in the Kennebec Valley. Establishes membership composition, duties and procedures for task force. Task force is to submit a final report by December 1, 2005.
http://www.maine.gov/governor/baldacci/news/executive-orders/E.O.%27s%20since%20E.R.%27s%20arrival/EO%2038%20FY%200405%20-%20Task%20Force%20Higher%20Education.doc
Title: Executive Order
Source: http://www.maine.gov

Signed into law 04/2005

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Community College

Creates the technology research collaborative; relates to higher education. Included in the act is:

"The purposes of the collaborative are to: (1) establish advanced technology centers based on the wealth of scientific and technical talent that
exists in the member institutions; (2) develop and create new intellectual property for the state and encourage new opportunities for business and increased jobs; (3) commercialize the intellectual property; and (4) create a work force to support enterprises based on the intellectual property."

http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/SB0169.pdf
Title: S.B. 169
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/

Signed into law 03/2005

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An act to strengthen the connection between the mission and scope of Arkansas institutions of higher education and the economic goals of the state. Requires the department of economic development to provide the department of higher education with a list of the state's overall and regional economic development goals within ten days of the amendment's enactment and by September 1 each year thereafter. Allows the department of higher education to retain the services of consultants or other experts as needed to carry out the review to be conducted at least every five years of appropriate role and scope designations for state higher education trustees. Specifies reporting requirements for such reports.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb287.pdf
Title: S.B. 287
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Community College

Appropriates $85,000 to the the Department of Higher Education to use national consultants to review the role and scope of each higher education institution relative to the state's overall and regional economic development goals. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB795.pdf
Title: S.B. 795
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Creates a legislative task force to examine the effect of school calendars on Kentucky's tourism industry and the potential effect that changes in school calendars may have on Kentucky's educational system. Establishes task force membership. Requires the task force to report its findings to the Legislative Research Commission no later than December 15, 2005.
http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HC55.htm
Title: H.C.R. 55
Source: lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 03/2005

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Community College

Provides for a reduction in the unemployment compensation contribution rate for certain employers; provides for a workforce training enhancement contribution for certain employers subject to the Unemployment Compensation Law; establishes the Workforce Training Enhancement Fund for employee training administered by the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges.

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2005/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2480SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2480
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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This bill appropriates ongoing monies to recruit persons to conduct high technology research and development and makes those appropriations nonlapsing; appropriates one-time monies to purchase equipment and supplies for high technology research and development and makes those appropriations nonlapsing; appropriates one-time monies to provide for expenses related to the development, planning, and implementation of the high technology research and development initiative and makes those appropriations nonlapsing; and directs a review process for the monies appropriated under this bill.Appropriates monies to begin planning and recruiting for a high technology economic development initiative. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/sbillenr/sb0192.pdf
Click here for a white paper from the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce: http://www.saltlakechamber.org/media/pdf%20files/2005-01-18.researchunivwhitepaper.pdf
Title: S.B. 192
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Community College

This bill establishes a Jobs Now Economic Development Initiative within the state system of higher education to promote workforce preparation programs that meet critical needs and shortages throughout the state; and provides a distribution process for moneys received under the initiative to institutions within the state system of higher education, including the Utah College of Applied Technology. The initiative must provide support for technical training expansion that trains skilled potential employees within a period not to exceed 12 months for technical jobs in critical needs occupations. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0313.pdf
Title: H.B. 313
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Provides that a state institution of higher education may enter into a business relationship or dealing with a private seed or venture capital partnership or entity; provides that the relationship or dealing does not preclude the private entity or partnership from receiving benefits form a venture capital program authorized or sanctioned by state law. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/sbillenr/sb0035.pdf
Title: S.B. 35
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Signed into law 02/2005

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Defines a "center of excellence" as a consortium of two or more institutions of higher education working in collaboration with regional economic developers to address the workforce education and training needs of a region for existing, expanding, or attracting new business and industry in each of the economic development regions of the state. Authorizes the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create centers of excellence at colleges and universities in Arkansas to improve the state's ability to compete in the knowledge-based economy. Establishes system for submission, review and approval of proposals. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb285.pdf
Title: S.B. 285
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Education Research

Signed into law 05/2005

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Requires the state board to develop rules that allow every school district, school, administrator, teacher, and student of the public school system in this state to choose to participate in scientifically based research designed for the purpose of improving academic achievement in accordance with all relevant state and federal laws. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06SB/sb982_enr.rtf

Title: S.B. 982, Section 13
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/

Signed into law 05/2005

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Authorizes an independent nonprofit Washington Academy of Sciences. The legislature finds that public policies and programs will be improved when informed by independent scientific analysis and communication with state and local policymakers. Throughout the state there are highly qualified persons in a wide range of scientific disciplines who are willing to contribute their time and expertise in such reviews, but that presently there is lacking an organizational structure in which the entire scientific community may most effectively respond to requests for assessments of complex public policy questions. The principal mission will be the provision of scientific analysis and recommendations on questions referred to the academy by the governor, the governor's designee, or the legislature. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5381.PL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5381
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov

Issued 04/2005

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Declares Arkansas will participate in the Compact for Education Research and Development. Council is intended to create a partnership among member states for purposes of creating a high quality, sustained research and development effort that would improve teaching, learning, and effective management of schools throughout the member states.
Title: Executive Order 04-01
Source: Governor's Web Site

Signed into law 03/2005

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Equity

(H) INTRODUCED AND REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ASSEMBLY EDUCATION 05/2005

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Establishes the single gender core course academies demonstration program within the education department; provides that such program shall be established in 4 elementary schools, 8 middle schools and 1 high school which are lowperforming schools in each of the cities of New York, Yonkers, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo; provides that the program shall provide single gender classroom instruction in English, social studies, mathematics and science; requires such schools to report progress to the department and a university center of the state university of New York forstudy and reporting to the governor, temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly; students shall participate in such program upon consent of their parents
Title: H.B. 8092
Source: StateNet

Finance

Vetoed 10/2005

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Existing law establishes the State Instructional Materials Fund and continuously appropriates the money in the fund to the State
Department of Education. This bill would extend the operation of these provisions to January 1, 2008, and would require the state board to annually solicit recommendations from school districts regarding the adoption of instructional materials.
Title: S.B. 657
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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Requires political subdivisions to establish procedures to give first priority for donation of their surplus computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools in the state and community and technical colleges under the management and control of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=318391
Title: S.B. 218
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1351(A) and (B), 1352, 1353, and 1354, and to enact R.S. 17:10.1(C). Requires the state board to define "financially at risk" as a status of any city, parish, or other local school board the unresolved finding of which subjects the school system and its board to specified statutory provisions regarding the judicial appointment of a fiscal administrator. Requires every local board to be notified on a regular basis by the department of education of its status related to the elements of the definition of financially at risk. Clarifies provisions relating to the determination that a political subdivision is to be appointed a fiscal administrator. Adds that in the case of a local school board, upon notification by the state superintendent of education, the attorney general must file a rule for a fiscal administrator to be appointed to the district when, the legislative auditor, the attorney general and the state treasurer unanimously determine that such local board is reasonably certain to fail to resolve its status as financially at risk as that status has been defined by rule by the state board for ensuring the fiscal soundness of all public school systems, pursuant to R.S. 17:10.1(C). Adds that a court must appoint a fiscal administrator to a political subdivision if the court finds from the facts and evidence deduced at the hearing of the rule that the political subdivision is reasonably certain to not have sufficient revenue to pay current expenditures, excluding civil judgments, or, in the case of a city, parish, or other local public school board, reasonably certain to fail to resolve its status as financially at risk as defined by the state board.

Adds that the fiscal administrator's report subsequent to his investigation may, rather than existing requirements regarding amendments to the political subdivision's comprehensive budget, include amendments that will insure having sufficient revenue to pay current expenditures, excluding civil judgments, or, in the case of a city, parish, or other local public school board, amendments that will insure resolving its status as financially at risk as defined by the state board. Adds that the fiscal administrator's report may, rather than existing requirements regarding estimates of the political subdivision's funding level needs, identify the funding level needed in order to have sufficient revenue to pay current expenditures, excluding civil judgments, or, in the case of a city, parish, or other local public school board, as is needed to resolve its status as financially at risk as defined by the state board.

Establishes additional requirements for such political subdivisions and districts.

http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=316582
Title: S.B. 307
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Repealed the following provision and related provisions: The General Assembly, being mindful of the primary obligation of the state to provide an adequate education for the citizens of this state under Article VIII, Section I, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia, and being mindful of the authority vested in the General Assembly under Article VIII, Section VII of the Constitution of Georgia to discharge all obligations of the state to provide an adequate education for its citizens by providing for grants of state, county, or municipal funds to such citizens for educational purposes, and being further particularly mindful of the need for a literate and informed society in all events, declares it to be the purpose and intent of this article to encourage and aid the education of all children of this state by implementing Article VIII, Section VII of the Constitution of Georgia by making provision for payment of education grants from public funds to the extent and in the manner as provided in this article. . . . 20-2-642.
Every child between the ages of six and 19 years residing in this state who has not finished or graduated from high school and who is otherwise eligible and qualified to attend the elementary and secondary public schools of the local school system wherein such child resides shall, in lieu of attending the public schools of such local school system, be eligible to receive an education grant to be expended for the purpose of paying or otherwise defraying the cost of tuition at a nonsectarian private school located in any state of the United States or a public school located outside this state but within some other state of the United States, in the amount and manner provided by and subject to this article.

20-2-643.
The amount of each education grant that may be paid under this article per school year shall not exceed:
(1) The actual amount expended or to be expended by parents in payment of the tuition cost of attendance of their child or ward at a school which by the terms of this article qualified such child to receive such grant; or
(2) The average state cost per pupil in average daily attendance in the public schools of this state for the school year immediately preceding the school year for which the education grant is to be paid, to be determined by dividing the state-wide average daily attendance figure in the public schools of this state during the preceding school year into the total amount of state education funds allotted to all public school systems of this state for the preceding school year under Article 6 of this chapter excluding state allotments for capital outlay purposes,
whichever of the two sums is the lesser. Only one education grant shall be paid on behalf of any school child eligible to receive a grant during any one school-year period as defined by law.http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/versions/hb27_HB_27_AP_8.htm
Title: H.B. 27
Source: http://www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Appropriates $283,113,100 for the Educational Support Program/Division of Operations for fiscal year 2006; provides for expenditures for certain technology and remediation programs; appropriates moneys for property tax replacement; provides an estimate of discretionary funds per support unit; amends and repeals existing law to reduce minimum support guaranteed to a district.
Title: S.B. 1223
Source: StateNet

Became law without governor's signature 04/2005

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Creates a school district audit team within the division of post audit. Requires the school district audit team to conduct performance
audits and monitor school district funding and other oversight issues through audit work as directed by the 2010 commission. States that the topics for school district performance audits may include:
(1) The accuracy of school expenditures, reports or other information;
(2) how school districts use the funding received from the state;
(3) the relationship between school funding levels and costs;
(4) the weights of various education program components or the level
of equity achieved by the funding system;
(5) whether funding levels for education programs or students are
keeping up with the actual costs school districts report;
(6) the basis for changes in school district costs;
(7) the reasonableness of the amount and type of actual or budgeted
expenditures compared with historical costs or with costs of other districts;
(8) options for modifying the school funding formula;
(9) other finance issues identified as needing further study;
(10) whether a school district has adequate operating or administrative
procedures and fiscal controls and whether it is efficiently managed;
(11) best practices or innovative procedures, practices or controls operating
within any school districts that could present opportunities for
other school districts to operate more efficiently; and
(12) any other topic as directed by the 2010 commission.

Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 4-5)
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 04/2005

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Creates a Commission on Restructuring the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) to revise certain components and creates a commission to study the effectiveness and efficiency of the administration of college tuition assistance programs administered by the institutions of higher learning.�
Title: S.B. 2731
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING SCHOOL FINANCE LAWS; ALLOWING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO LEASE PERSONAL PROPERTY; EXPANDING THE USES FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDS; CHANGING A BUDGET DEADLINE FOR JOINT DISTRICTS; INCREASING THE ENTITLEMENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOL FISCAL YEAR 2006 AND SCHOOL FISCAL YEAR 2007; PROVIDING FOR 3-YEAR AVERAGING OF ANB FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH DECLINING ENROLLMENT FOR SCHOOL FISCAL YEAR 2006 AND SCHOOL FISCAL YEAR 2007; ALLOWING A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PERMISSIVELY LEVY UP TO THE SAME OVER-BASE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE LEVIED IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR; REVISING CERTAIN CALCULATIONS FOR GUARANTEED TAX BASE FUNDING; REVISING THE LIMITATIONS ON SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDED INDEBTEDNESS; CONFORMING CERTAIN STATUTES TO CURRENT LAW; REMOVING A REFERENCE TO A ONE-TIME-ONLY STATE PAYMENT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TEMPORARILY EXTENDING SCHOOL ELECTION DEADLINES; PROVIDING FOR INTERDISTRICT AGREEMENTS FOR FUND TRANSFERS BY FEBRUARY 1 OF THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR; AMENDING SECTIONS 20-5-323, 20-6-607, 20-7-102, 20-9-130, 20-9-131, 20-9-142, 20-9-151, 20-9-152, 20-9-306, 20-9-308, 20-9-311, 20-9-314, 20-9-321, 20-9-353, 20-9-366, 20-9-406, AND 20-9-443, MCA; REPEALING SECTION 20-9-375, MCA; AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES, APPLICABILITY DATES, AND TERMINATION DATES
Title: H.B. 63
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of public instruction, the school for the deaf, North Dakota vision services - school for the blind, and the state library; to provide an appropriation to the division of independent study; to provide for the distribution of special education payments; to provide for a legislative council study; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to amend and reenact section 15.1-02-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salary of the superintendent of public instruction; and to declare an emergency

The legislative council shall study, during the 2005-06 interim, the state's elementary and secondary education system, including
key measurements of student progress, programs that address the state's competitiveness with other
states, costs incurred by the state relating to implementing the No Child Left Behind Act, and the most
effective means of using taxpayer dollars at the state and local levels to ensure the best possible
education for the children of this state.

http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FQNG0500.pdf
Title: H.B. 1013
Source: http://www.state.nd.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Relates to the formula for calculating supplemental payments to high school districts; relates to property taxes, transportation levy, and high school tuition levy.

http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FAIC0200.pdf
Title: H.B. 1032
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Relates to schools. Provides for payment adjustments to reflect transfers of property as prescribed.

(1) State aid payments shall be adjusted to reflect transfers of property due to annexation, to any dissolution of a Class I school district, and to any reorganization involving one or more Class I school districts.

Title: L.B. 198
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Community College

Adds new section: � 23-2.3. Annual reporting of the use of student fees. Requires each public two- and four-year institution of higher education to publish annually a descriptive report detailing the (i) amount and distribution of student activity fees assessed each semester or during an academic year; and (ii) the name of each organization, including the nature of the organization's activity, that receives funding of $100 or more from student activity fees. Also requires each institution to post the annual report of the use of student activity fees to its website to facilitate access and availability of the report to students enrolled at the institution and their parents. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+CHAP0532
Title: H.B. 1816
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 02/2005

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Unless otherwise provided by law, all civil or administrative fines or penalties collected under this article are to be paid over to the state treasurer to be credited to the public school fund of the county in which the violation for which the fine or penalty was imposed. Amends civil penalties that may be imposed by the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and provides for payment of penalties (ranges from $5,000-$10,000 for each violation and for each day a violation continues) into the public school fund. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/SF0073.pdf
Title: S.F. 73
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us

Signed into law 01/2005

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Increases the State share of education costs; provides for reduction in property taxes; reduces government spending at all levels; provides a formula for adjustment of levy calculation; creates the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund; provides for transfers from and excess of General Fund revenues; concerns the Highway Fund; concerns calculation of long-term growth rate limitation; establishes limitation on municipal appropriations; concerns mill rates, special education costs.

http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280014321&LD=1&Type=1&SessionID=6
Title: H.P. 6
Source: StateNet

Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost

Passed 06/2005

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Establishes a seven-member task force on school district cost factors and foundation formula to evaluate proposals that are based on available facts and conclusions pertaining to school district cost differentials. Requires the task force to provide a written report with recommendations to the House of Representatives and the Senate by January 20, 2006.
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill_text.asp?hsid=HR0010Z&session=24
Title: H.R. 10
Source: www.legis.state.ak.us

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Requires the division of post audit to conduct a professional cost study analysis to determine the costs of delivering the K-12 curriculum, related services and other programs mandated by state statute in accredited schools. Such review must include high school graduation requirements, admissions requirements established by the state board of regents, state scholarship requirement, and courses of instruction at various grade levels required by state statute; a study of actual costs for regular as well as special programs such as at-risk programs, bilingual education and special education; a study of the factors which may contribute to the variations in costs incurred by districts of various sizes and in various regions of the state when providing services or programs; a review of relevant studies that assess whether there is a correlation
between amounts spent on education and student performance; and other areas of review.

The report must be delivered to the legislature on or before the first day of the 2006 legislative session.

Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 3)
Source: www.kslegislature.org

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Section 2 creates the comprehensive education study steering committee. The director of the Office of Financial Management (OFM) is a member. The steering committee will appoint members to three advisory committees: early learning, K-12, and higher education. The steering committee will receive staff and logistical support from OFM. The committee's charge is to address a number of issues, including: the constitutional and legal requirements of the current finance system and the impact of the goals of the current education reform on the system; strengths and weaknesses of the current finance formulas; potential changes to the finance system; a review of funding systems in at least five states; funding challenges; specific issues facing schools; potential changes to the current compensation system that would align to professional development and student performance.
Section 3 authorizes the steering committee to direct and coordinate three studies: 1. A comprehensive K-12 finance study
2. A comprehensive early learning study
3. A comprehensive higher education study
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5441-S2.PL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5441
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov

Signed into law 03/2005

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Allows the house interim committee on education and the senate interim committee on education to contract with experts to conduct interim adequacy reviews. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1258.pdf
Title: H.B. 1258
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Directs the department of education to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the professional development, training and resources needed in each school to help each child achieve reading and literacy proficiency by 2014. Requires the department of education to submit its findings and recommendations to the Interim Joint Committee on Education no later than November 1, 2005.

http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/SJ92.htm
Title: S.J.R. 92
Source: lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 02/2005

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Relates to school finance; establishes a select committee to conduct school finance model recalibration; provides for model recalibration subject to management council approval; imposes duties upon the department of education pertaining to school finance data requirements; provides funds for school finance litigation. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/hb0228.pdf
Title: H.B. 228
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us

Finance--District

Signed into law 10/2005

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Authorizes the state superintendent to appoint a financial advisor for school districts where the state auditor has expressed concern over financial statements. If any concern expressed by such auditor(s) is a result of conditions caused by Hurricane Katrina 2005 and applies to fiscal years 2005 and/or 2006, then the Superintendent of Education may appoint a financial advisor, and may direct the school district to immediately cease all expenditures until a financial advisor is appointed.
http://index.ls.state.ms.us/isysnative/UzpcRG9jdW1lbnRzXDIwMDU1RVxwZGZcc2JcMjAwMS0yMDk5XHNiMjAxM3NnLnBkZg==/sb2013sg.pdf#xml=http://10.240.72.35/isysquery/irl2d7b/5/hilite
Title: S.B. 2013
Source: http://index.ls.state.ms.us/

Signed into law 10/2005

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If the amount of revenue collected or estimated to be collected from local sources, on behalf of a school district during a fiscal year, is less than the amount provided for in the duly adopted budget of the school district for the fiscal year as a result of Hurricane Katrina, then the school district may issue promissory notes in an amount and in the manner set forth in Section 27-39-333, not to exceed the estimated shortfall of revenue from local sources, but in no event to exceed fifty percent (50%) of its budget anticipated to be funded from the sources of the shortfall for the fiscal year.� Any school district issuing promissory notes under this subsection may do so only if such school district receives prior approval by the State Superintendent of Education that the school district received damage from Hurricane Katrina.� In order for a school district to issue notes under the provisions of this section, the superintendent of the local school district must recommend such action to the school board and the board must duly adopt and enter upon its official minutes a resolution setting forth specific findings as to how the district meets the requirements of this section.
Title: H.B. 39
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 10/2005

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Upon written request of a local school board, the State Board of Education may certify that a public school district is in an extreme emergency financial situation which jeopardizes the safety, security or educational interests of the students enrolled in the schools in that district, and such emergency financial situation is due to extraordinary damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.� Upon declaration of an extreme emergency financial situation in a school district by the State Board of Education, the local school board may increase the time within which the money borrowed under this section shall be repaid to twenty-four (24) months after the date of such borrowing. http://www.state.ms.us/frameset.jsp?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ls.state.ms.us
Title: S.B. 2014
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 09/2005

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Establishes the Local Improvement Program as a pilot program, with up to 5% of all public schools and up to 15 school districts participating. Requires participating districts to allocate instructional program funding to participating schools with maximum flexibility in the development and implementation of schoolsite funding in order to support and improve pupil learning.

Requires local board of each participating school district to develop and implement policies and procedures to increase site-level decisionmaking at participating schools. Decisionmaking must include specific powers, such as allowing parents, diverse community members, students, teachers and other school employees to set goals, objectives, and expenditure priorities for improving instruction at that school, and to participate in decisionmaking regarding policies and procedures. Policies in participating districts must also allow teachers and administrators to select and assign certified and noncertified personnel, make decisions on allocations for instructional materials, staff training, and personnel, and design coursework.

Within certain limitations, participating school districts may, on behalf of one or more participating schools, request to waive any provision of the Education Code, or any regulation enacted pursuant to authority granted by the Education Code, if such a waiver is necessary to facilitate the pilot program.

Requires district applications for program participation to demonstrate the manner in which parent education, information, and support will be provided for parents of all racial, ethnic, gender, or socioeconomic backgrounds to encourage their involvement in developing and implementing the program.

Provides for the state superintendent to evaluate the program's effectiveness and annually report on that evaluation.

Ends pilot program effective June 30, 2010.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1053_bill_20050922_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1053
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov

Vetoed 09/2005

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An act to amend Section 20112 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts. Requires notice for bids for district projects to be
mailed to all construction trade journals specified in Section 22036 for the county or counties in the attendance area of the district, provided the district will incur no publishing costs.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0451-0500/ab_490_bill_20050908_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 490
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov

Vetoed 09/2005

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An act to amend Section 42291 of the Education Code. Establishes a priority for allocations to small school districts to replace or recondition schoolbuses owned by a school district or county office of education that were manufactured prior to 1987. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1101-1150/ab_1107_bill_20050907_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 1107
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov

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Provides that the annual budget of a school district under 500,000 inhabitants shall separately identify cash on hand from taxes and cash on hand from all other sources, including without limitation vending machines, at the beginning of the fiscal year. Requires the budget to include an estimate of the cash to be received from all other itemized sources, including without limitation vending machines, during such fiscal year. Also requires the budget to include expenditures from tax revenues, an estimate of the expenditures from revenues from all other itemized sources, including without limitation vending machines, contemplated for such fiscal year, and a statement of the estimated cash from all other itemized sources, including without limitation vending machines, expected to be on hand at the end of such year; and (v) a statement disclosing all school board-sanctioned contractual agreements and estimated revenue expected to be received as a result of these contracts.

Requires the local board to approve all contracts and agreements that pertain to goods and services and that are intended to generate $1,000 or more of additional revenue and other remunerations for a school district, including without limitation vending machine contracts, sports and other attire, class rings, and photographic services. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3480enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=19741&DocNum=3480&GAID=8&Session=

Veto message: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3480gms&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=19741&DocNum=3480&GAID=8&Session=
Title: H.B. 3480
Source: http://www.ilga.gov/

Issued 08/2005

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Directs the commissioner of education to create and implement a comprehensive financial accountability and reporting system to ensure transparency and fiscal efficiency in school district operations. The financial accountability and reporting system must include an indicator establishing a requirement that 65% of school district funds be expended for instructional purposes as defined by the National Center for Education Statistics. The system will include indicators of school district efficiency, including the use of shared-services agreements and consolidation of administrative functions, as well as a requirement for clear and concise accounting of school district expenditures.
Investigations and Actions. The commissioner will conduct special accreditation investigations of school districts exhibiting poor financial management and may take appropriate action under Subchapter G, Chapter 39, Texas Education Code; or lower a school district's accreditation rating as deemed appropriate by the commissioner; or both.
http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/exorders/rp47
Title: Executive Order RP47
Source: http://www.governor.state.tx.us

Signed into law 07/2005

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Amends the Downstate School Finance Authority Law of the School Code. Provides that the purpose of an Authority's power to appoint a chief executive officer, chief fiscal officer, and chief educational officer is to administer and manage, under the director of the Authority, the operations and educational programs of the school district, in accordance with the School Code. Provides that an Authority shall have the power to take action on behalf of the school district as the Authority deems necessary and in accordance with the School Code, based on the recommendation of the chief executive officer, chief educational officer, or chief fiscal officer, and that the district shall be bound by such action in all respects as if the action had been approved by the district itself. Provides that a chief educational officer shall have authority to determine the agenda and order of business at school board meetings, as needed in order to carry forward and implement the objectives and priorities of the Authority in the administration and management of the district.

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0234
Title: S.B. 1853
Source: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation

Signed into law 07/2005

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Relating to allowing designated public school libraries to participate in group purchasing agreements with the TexShare Library Consortium.
Title: S.B. 483
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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Authorizes the voters to eliminate the office of auditor and to employ instead a public accountant annually to audit the financial statements of the union school district. Adds tuition payments for technical education to the list of exclusions for calculating net cost per pupil. Deletes "adjusted education payment for each equalized pupil statewide" and replaces it with "statewide education spending." In fiscal year 2007, union and unified school districts are to not to receive funds under 16 V.S.A. � 4011(c) and must divide the amount that would otherwise be received under that section in the proportion which the union district's equalized pupil count from the associated municipality bears to the total number of the union district's equalized pupil count for that year.� http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT054.HTM
Title: S.B. 159
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Includes "common purchases" as element that may be funded as classroom instructional support. States that any funds allocated by the legislature for student materials must be given directly to each teacher as specified in the allocation for use directly in his or her classroom as determined exclusively by the teacher. States that funds provided per school for common purchases must be expended according to the decisions of the local school budget committee. States that the budget committee of a school may propose the expenditure of up to $100 from the student materials allotment of the school to supplement the common purchases funding appropriated by the legislature, subject to teacher approval. Provides for repeal of expenditure provision.

http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2005rs/bills/hb258.htm
Title: H.B. 258
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Allows school districts the option to post their proposed budget or summary of proposed budget on a website maintained by the department of education.� If the school district prefers to submit their proposed budget for posting on the department website, requires the cost to be a charge against the school district.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2349
Title: H.B. 2349 (section 3)
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Requires each district's debt service fund to pay all unreimbursed costs of textbooks for the district's students who were eligible for free or reduced lunches in the previous school year. Authorizes the governing body to transfer the amount levied to cover unreimbursed costs of textbooks to the textbook rental fund or extracurricular account.

http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/HE/HE1001.1.html
Title: H.B. 1001 (Section 183-184)
Source: www.in.gov

Signed into law 05/2005

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A new section requires several district-level finance positions to receive training in state school finance laws. Amended section adds a requirement that any contract include the the following signed statement: "The undersigned (architect, contractor, supplier or engineer), of lawful age, being first duly sworn, on oath says that this contract is true and correct. Affiant further states that the (work, services or materials) will be (completed or supplied) in accordance with the plans, specifications, orders or requests furnished the affiant. Affiant further states that (s)he has made no payment directly or indirectly to any elected official, officer or employee of the State of Oklahoma, any county or local subdivision of the state, of money or any other thing of value to obtain or procure the contract or purchase order." http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06SB/sb668_enr.rtf
Title: S.B. 668
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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Amends Section 49-3-352. Allows any fund balance remaining unexpended at the end of a fiscal year in the general fund of the local public education system to be carried forward into the subsequent fiscal year. Such fund balance is to be available to offset shortfalls of budgeted revenues or to be available to meet unforeseen increases in operating expenses. Any accumulated fund balance in excess of three percent (3%) of the budgeted annual operating expenses for the current fiscal year may be budgeted and expended for any education purposes but must be recommended by the board of education prior to appropriation. http://tennessee.gov/sos/acts/104/pub/pc0223.pdf

Title: H.B. 1262
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

to governor 05/2005

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Regarding School District Bidding Requirements - Increases the bid limit requirements for school districts.
Title: H.B. 1719
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov

Signed into law 05/2005

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Revises the state bidding and purchasing process for school buses. Requires SPI to solicit competitive price quotes for base buses and optional features and to publish a list of accepted quotes. Permits school districts to buy directly from any dealer on the list and requires SPI to reimburse school districts and ESD's for buses purchased through either a lowest-bid competitive process or through the competitive price
quote process established by SPI, using reimbursement rates established for base buses.
Title: H.B. 1485
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov

Signed into law 04/2005

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Amends Arkansas code 6-20-402. Allows a district to terminate a long-term lease agreement at the end of any fiscal year for the district. Requires all school buildings or related facilities to comply with the requirements of the Arkansas School Facility Manual in effect at the time the lease became effective. Permits a district to sublease a school building or facility whenever that building or facility is not being used for educational purposes. Requires rent from a sublease to be placed in the district's general fund; allows rent to be used for any operational or capital purpose. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1448.pdf
Title: H.B. 1448
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Concerns energy savings contracts for school districts. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1095.pdf
Title: S.B. 1095
Source: StateNet

Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 04/2005

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Relates to holding school districts harmless for disequalized budget status.

"A school district that adopted a general fund budget over its maximum general fund budget under any provision of subsection (3)(a) at any time between fiscal year 2001 and fiscal year 2005 may, for fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2007, adopt the greater of its maximum general fund budget or the highest actual budget adopted between fiscal year 2001 and fiscal year 2005."

http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2005/billhtml/HB0624.htm
Title: H.B. 624
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Provides an appropriation for eligible school districts receiving reduced amounts of state aid.

The superintendent of public instruction shall use the first $119,190, or so much of that
amount as is necessary, for the purpose of reimbursing eligible school districts that
received reduced amounts of state aid. For the purposes of this subsection, an eligible
school district is one that received a reduction in state aid during the second year of the
2003-05 biennium because the district's general fund levy fell below one hundred forty
mills as the result of a reorganization or the dissolution of a contiguous district. The
following affected districts listed are entitled to receive reimbursements:
Velva 1 $24,355
TGU 60 93,514
Lewis and Clark 1,321
Title: H.B. 1311
Source: StateNet

Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 04/2005

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Changes public school budget requests due date.
Title: H.B. 873
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Relates to the state aid Formula; modifies allowable general fund carryover amounts; requires districts to exceed limits for two consecutive years before penalty assessed. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06SB/sb531_enr.rtf
Title: S.B. 531
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Signed into law 03/2005

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Clarifies audit requirements for schools, municipalities and counties. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1185.pdf
Title: H.B. 1185
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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To amend sections of the Arkansas code pertaining to distributions of county's school fund. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1373.pdf
Title: H.B. 1373
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Signed into law 03/2005

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Provides a regulatory basis of financial statement presentation for schools. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB2449.pdf
Title: H.B. 2449
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Provision of budget bill. Directs the Office of Education Accountability to conduct an inventory and assessment of indicators that may be used to analyze financial, academic, and demographic data in order to evaluate school performance. The inventory and assessment are to be under the direction of the Eduation Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee. With approval of the Subcommittee and the Legislative Research Commission, funds may be used to contract for special expertise in the area of financial or performance reviews.
Title: H.B. 267
Source: Kentucky 2005 legislative summary

Signed into law 03/2005

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Requires the state superintendent to submit an annual report on the financial condition of school districts to the governor, legislative council, and the secretary of state. http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FQOT0300.pdf
Title: S.B. 2083
Source: http://www.state.nd.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Allows the board of a school district to adopt policies governing the disbursement of school district moneys by the business manager. The policies adopted under subdivision a may include:
(1) The authorization, creation, and approval of negotiable instruments;
(2) The use of credit or debit cards;
(3) The payment of invoices;
(4) The use of petty cash;
(5) The use of electronic payments; and
(6) The use of facsimile signatures.
The policies adopted under subdivision a must include internal controls to safeguard school district moneys.Relates to the disbursement of moneys by a school district business manager.
http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FAJU0200.pdf
Title: H.B. 1228
Source: http://www.state.nd.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Requires school facility commission review of school district land sales. The commission will review any proposed sale of existing land
owned by a district, which land is within the scope of the district's five (5) year facility plan, and the impact of the land disposition upon that plan. The commission may disapprove any plans submitted to protect the financial interests of the state if the plans are not otherwise in the public interest. If the commission determines land disposition adversely impacts the cost-effectiveness of the district's five (5) year plan, the revenues resulting from land disposition shall be considered by the commission in any future building or facility remedy for that district. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/SF0131.pdf
Title: S.F. 131
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us

Signed into law 02/2005

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Extends from September 1 to September 15 the deadline for school districts to file a budget and expenditures report with the department of education. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1154.pdf
Title: H.B. 1154
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 02/2005

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After March 31 of any school year, the state superintendent may not adjust any district's entitlement or fiscal information used to
compute a district's entitlement for that school year, and the entitlement or fiscal information shall only be adjusted thereafter in accordance with audit review pursuant to W.S. 9-1-513. Provides an appropriation. Authorizes 4 full-time positions. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/hb0070.pdf
Title: H.B. 70
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us

Signed into law 02/2005

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Continues assistance to school districts for full-day kindergarten programs ($5 million) and the summer school grant program ($4.5 million); provides assistance to school districts for health insurance ($33,321,419). http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/SF0047.pdf
Title: S.F. 47
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us

FILED. 01/2005

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Requires schools and school districts to line item sports programs for municipal veto.
Title: L.R. 1668
Source: StateNet

Finance--Equity

Became law without governor's signature 04/2005

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Finance--Facilities

Signed into law 07/2005

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Transfers the management of the state educational facilities improvement special fund and capital improvement and repair and maintenance programs of school facilities to the department of education. Establishes the educational design and construction project assessment fund for the purpose of defraying the costs of carrying out construction projects managed by the department; equitably collecting and distributing moneys for other current expenses associated with capital improvement, repairs and maintenance, and repairs and alterations projects; and specified personnel benefits and reimbursement needs.

http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1660_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1660
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Signed into law 07/2005

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This bill provides that a receiving district situated in this state providing an education to pupils from one or more sending districts situated in this state under a contract entered into pursuant to RSA 194:21-a or RSA 194:22, shall be eligible, under certain conditions, to receive annual school building aid grants.
Title: S.B. 38
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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Specifies that a student who is eligible to receive a stipend may receive a stipend for graduate level courses that apply toward the student's undergraduate degree. Requires the Colorado student loan program to reduce the amount of the stipend per credit hour for all students, if moneys in the college opportunity fund in any fiscal year are not sufficient to pay the rate per credit hour established by the general assembly. Changes for which courses that a student may receive a stipend payment, the courses that count toward the student's 145 lifetime-credit-hour limitation, and provisions relating to waivers of the credit-hour limitation. Allows the Colorado student loan program to authorize an advance from the college opportunity fund to a governing board and, upon such authorization, requires the state treasurer to make the advance without interest to the governing board to assist the governing board in managing its cash flow. Requires an advance to be repaid within the same state fiscal year in which the advance is made. Authorizes a governing board to approve and commence, without prior approval of the Colorado commission on higher education, capital construction projects that are funded without state capital construction or general fund moneys if: The capital construction project costs less than 5 million dollars; and the institution for which the capital project is being constructed has been designated as an enterprise.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/A4058D1E27570DC987256F7E0059EAA8?Open&file=132_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 132
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 06/2005

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Repeals the Public School Facilities Funding Act. From analysis: School Facilities Act was established in 1989 to be administered by the Bond Review Board. The board was authorized to issue bonds and place the proceeds in the public school facilities fund. The original intent of the legislation was to address concerns over the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) arbitrage rules fearing the Permanent School Fund (PSF) would no longer be allowed to guarantee school district bonds. Therefore, the state was given the ability to issue bonds to buy school district bonds thereby conferring the state's credit rating on the transaction. The 1990 IRS ruling alleviated all fears therefore the legislation has not been used. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01106&VERSION=3&TYPE=A
Title: H.B. 1106
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/

Vetoed 06/2005

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Community College

From bill analysis: Consolidates alternate project delivery processes into a single chapter of the Government Code. This is similar to the legal approach to procurement of professional services, under which the same process applies to all governmental entities procuring services.
Expands the types of entities that may use these procedures to include hospital districts, transit authorities, and others. Allows construction manager-at-risk and competitive sealed proposals for construction services to be used for all types of projects including water, wastewater, transportation, utilities and other improvements to real property. Significantly expands the tools that governmental entities (including education entitites) have at their disposal to expedite projects.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=02525&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: H.B. 2525
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

Signed into law 05/2005

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This bill makes an appropriation of $2,730,411 to the department of education for the purpose of fully funding all school building aid projects approved in the 2005 fiscal year

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2005/HB0071.html
Title: H.B. 71
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Creates the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee and the advisory committee on public school academic facilities. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB591.pdf
Title: S.B. 591
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Defines "design-build," "design-builder" and "design-build contract." Permits any school district to use design-build construction as a project delivery method for the building, altering, repairing, improving, maintaining, or demolishing of any structure, or any improvement to real property owned by a school district. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1093.pdf
Title: S.B. 1093
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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This subchapter is known as and may be cited as the "Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Funding Act." Determines the value of total assesed valuation of taxable real, personal and utility property in the school district.

Establishes the the Academic Facilities Immediate Repair Program to provide school districts with state financial participation for eligible repair projects based on the school district's academic facilities wealth index.

Establishes the Academic Equipment Program to support the purchase of eligible academic equipment based on the school district's academic facilities wealth index.

Establishes the Transitional Academic Facilities Program to provide state financial participation based on a school district's academic facilities wealth index in the form of reimbursement to a school district for eligible new construction projects for which debt is incurred or funds are spent after January 1, 2005, and on or before June 30, 2006. Under the transitional academic facilities program, a school district may proceed with new construction of an academic facility through the expenditure of local resources prior to the school district's eligibility for state financial participation and may apply the expenditure of local resources after January 1, 2005, and on or before June 30, 2006, toward meeting the school district's share of financial participation in the cost of the new construction project when, and if, the school district becomes eligible for state financial participation.

Establishes the Academic Facilities Partnership Program to provide state financial participation based on a school district's academic facilities wealth index in the form of cash payments to a school district for eligible new construction projects.

Establishes the Academic Facilities Catastrophic Program to award state financial participation to a school district based on a school district's academic facilities wealth index for eligible catastrophic repair and new construction projects for the purpose of supplementing insurance or other public or private emergency assistance received by or payable to the school district.

Requires the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation to establish formulas, to be updated annually, for determining the basic project cost per student for various types of new construction projects, including new academic facilities; additions to existing academic facilities; and major improvements to academic facilities that bring the state of condition or efficiency of the academic facility to a state of condition or efficiency better than the facility's original condition of completeness or efficiency.

Establishes legislative intent that school districts explore collaboration with other districts in pooling equipment, facilities and transportation.

Requires the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation to develop a program to provide emergency loans to eligible high-growth school districts for assistance with excess debt service requirements.

Allows a school district to appeal any determination of the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation under the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Funding Act to the Commission on Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation.

Effective July 1, 2005, Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 20, Subchapter 24 is repealed.

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2508.pdf
Title: H.B. 2508
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Concerns energy savings contracts for school districts. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1095.pdf
Title: S.B. 1095
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Establishes procedures for the preservation, sale and/or disposal of school buildings in school districts that have been consolidated. Allows a district that determines any real estate it owns or controlls is not required for the district's present or anticipated future needs to donate the property to a non-profit organization if donation thereof would serve a beneficial educational service for the students of the district. Adds providing community programs, social enrichment programs, or after-school programs for students who are from the district or to educate pupils from within the donating school district even if other persons in the community or students from outside the district might also benefit to the purposes that such donated property may fill.

States that if the school district donates real property to an entity, the district has right of first refusal to reacquire the real property if the entity decides to sell or otherwise dispose of the real property. States that the school district is not required to compensate the entity for any improvements to real property reacquired in this manner.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2936.pdf
Title: H.B. 2936
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2005

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Reduces the length of the comprehensive plan for the proposed use of Building Renewal Fund monies from five years to three years.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2287
Title: H.B. 2287
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Became law without governor's signature 04/2005

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Establishes procedures for local tax levies. Establishes in every district a fund called the teacher salary enhancement fund. Creates a formula for determining a district's cost of living weighting. Authorizes any balance remaining in a district's vocational education fund at the end of the budget year to be carried forward into the vocational education fund for succeeding budget years; makes other changes. Changes ''state prescribed percentage'' to 27% for school year 2005-2006, 29% for school year 2006-2007 and 30% for school year 2007-2008 and each school year thereafter. Allows any district that has adopted a local option budget for school year 2004-2005 in an amount equal to the state prescribed in effect prior to the effective date of this act to adopt a local option budget for school year 2005-2006 in an amount equal to the state prescribed percentage in effect on July 1, 2005, by adoption of a resolution. Such resolution shall not be subject to protest or election. Modifies ''statutorily prescribed mill rate.'' Bars school districts from adopt or renew a resolution imposing a tax levy in excess of the statutorily prescribed mill rate.

Creates new sections defining ''extraordinary declining enrollment'' as an enrollment which has declined during the preceding three school years at an average rate of at least 5% or by at least 50 pupils, and setting forth rules for bonds and tax levies in districts experiencing such enrollment losses.

States that for school year 2005-2006, districts shall not be paid supplemental general state aid for that portion of the local option budget in excess of the state prescribed percentage in effect prior to the effective date of this act.

Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 19-29)
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 04/2005

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Repeals a provision of law requiring the transfer of public school facilities and property from the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; repeals a requirement that prohibits the State from funding capital improvements to public school buildings in Baltimore City after 2009 under specified circumstances.

http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/sb0766.htm
Title: S.B. 766
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 04/2005

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Relates to public school finance; removes the requirement that a portion of local and federal revenue be used for capital outlay; provides for the calculation of MEM on the eightieth and one hundred twentieth days.

Removes the requirement that the school district budget and expend 20% of the total revenue receipts for capital outlay.

http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/HB1091.pdf
Title: H.B. 1091
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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An act to allow education service cooperatives to purchase or construct buildings as may be required to provide authorized programs and services and to provide for distribution of assets upon dissolution. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB1357.pdf
Title: H.B. 1357
Source: StateNet

Signed into law 03/2005

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Revises the duties and responsibilities of the division of public school academic facilities and transportation and creates the commission on public school academic facilities and transportation.

Provides that the enumerated duties of the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation are to: ... "(5) Develop and implement an ongoing uniform process for collecting, inventorying, and updating information on the state of condition of all public school academic facilities in the state; (6) Develop a facility cost index that provides a methodology for comparing the cost of repairing the condition of a public school academic facility to the cost of replacing the public school academic facility with a facility containing the same amount of square footage; (7) Conduct unannounced random on-site inspections of public school academic facilities; (8) Develop minimum standards for accessibility to public school academic facilities and programs for individuals with disabilities; (9) Develop guidelines for competitive bidding, competitive negotiation, and other methods of procurement for public school academic facilities projects; (10) Develop incentive programs to reward school districts for innovative, effective, and efficient use of local and state resources with regard to public school academic facilities;" and "(13) Report by October 1 of each year to the Governor, the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee on the state of condition of education facilities statewide" addressing specified features of school facilities; "(14) Report by October 1 of each even-numbered year to the Governor, the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee on the state academic facilities master plan; and (15) Maintain a public access website dedicated to public school academic facilities."
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB590.pdf
Title: S.B. 590
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Defines "public-public partnership" as a contractual agreement between a school district and another governmental agency, political subdivision, or institution of higher education to meet a clearly defined need for facilities, infrastructure, or goods and services. Authorizes any school district to use public-public partnerships as a project delivery method for the building, altering, repairing, improving, maintaining, or demolishing of any structure, or any improvement to real property owned by the school district.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB858.pdf
Title: S.B. 858
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Vetoed 03/2005

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Amends provisions relating to the school facilities board. Bars the school facilities board from entering into lease-to-own transactions as of June 30, 2005; provides exception. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1394
Title: S.B. 1394
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Directs the Office of Education Accountability to conduct a review of the SFCC's ability to provide local school districts with necessary debt service assistance to maintain a facility program that will be conducive to a positive learning environment.
Title: H.B. 267 (Facility Component)
Source: Kentucky 2005 Legislative Summary

Signed into law 03/2005

Postsec.

Enacts the Higher Education Promise of Excellence Act of 2005; authorizes the issuance of certain obligations to the Regents for Higher Education, the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, the Board of Regents for the Agricultural and Mechanical colleges authorizing pledge for lawfully available revenues. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06HB/hb1191_enr.rtf
http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/50th/2005/1R/HB/1191.pdf
Title: H.B. 1191
Source: http://www.sos.state.ok.us

To governor 03/2005

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This bill modifies the funding formula for a program that provides money to school districts for school building construction.
This bill: defines terms, including "yield per ADM"; removes the requirement that a school district be a recipient of monies distributed
under the Capital Outlay Foundation Program to qualify for monies under the Enrollment Growth Program; and requires school districts to have a tax yield below a certain amount to qualify for monies under the Enrollment Growth Program. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0124.pdf
Title: H.B. 124
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Signed into law 03/2005

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Specifies district major maintenance payment expenditures from the required separate account. Account expenditures may include the expenses of district personnel performing work described under paragraph (a)(iii) of this section if approved by the commission and if documented within the district's facility plan. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/hb0269.pdf
Title: H.B. 269
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us

Signed into law 02/2005

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Relates to school capital construction program; modifies the date by which state funding is provided for major facilities maintenance/replacement and makes payments based upon square footage computations computed on September 1 of the prior school year. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/SF0029.pdf
Title: S.F. 29
Source: StateNet

Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 01/2005

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Relates to the renovation of cafeterias in school districts located in cities with a population of one million or more.
Title: S.B. 7474
Source: StateNet

Finance--Federal

Signed into law 05/2005

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Signed into law 04/2005

P-12

Requires the state board to annually report to the legislature the total amount of federal funds received by the state board in the prior fiscal year, accounting how the funds were used, specifying the federal law or regulation governing the use of the federal funds, if any, and providing information on any flexibility the state board has in using the federal funds.