ECS
From the ECS State Policy Database
2005 State Policies / Activities

Education Commission of the States • 700 Broadway, Suite 810 • Denver, CO 80203-3442 • 303.299.3600 • fax 303.296.8332 • www.ecs.org

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."

Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date].

State Status/Date Level Summary
+ Accountability
+ Accountability--Accreditation
+ Accountability--Measures/Indicators
+ Accountability--Reporting Results
+ Accountability--Rewards
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers
+ Accountability--School Improvement
+ Adult Basic Education
+ Assessment
+ Assessment--Accommodations
+ Assessment--Computer Based
+ Assessment--End-of-Course
+ Assessment--Formative/Interim
+ Assessment--High Stakes/Competency
+ Assessment--Value Added
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol
+ Attendance
+ Attendance--Compulsory
+ Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower)
+ Attendance--Truancy
+ Background Checks
+ Bilingual/ESL
+ Career/Technical Education
+ Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship
+ Cheating
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment
+ Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Tax Credits
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers
+ Civic Education
+ Civic Education--Character Education
+ Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance
+ Class Size
+ Counseling/Guidance
+ Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Arts Education
+ Curriculum--Censorship
+ Curriculum--Core Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Drivers Education
+ Curriculum--Environmental Education
+ Curriculum--Family Living Education
+ Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed.
+ Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language
+ Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education
+ Curriculum--International Education
+ Curriculum--Language Arts
+ Curriculum--Mathematics
+ Curriculum--Multicultural
+ Curriculum--Physical Education
+ Curriculum--Science
+ Curriculum--Sex Education
+ Curriculum--Social Studies/History
+ Data-Driven Improvement
+ Demographics--Enrollments
+ Desegregation
+ Economic/Workforce Development
+ Education Research
+ Equity
+ Finance
+ Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost
+ Finance--District
+ Finance--Equity
+ Finance--Facilities
+ Finance--Federal
+ Finance--Funding Formulas
+ Finance--Litigation
+ Finance--Local Foundations/Funds
+ Finance--Lotteries
+ Finance--Resource Efficiency
+ Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
+ Finance--Student Fees
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues
+ Governance
+ Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule
+ Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest
+ Governance--School Boards
+ Governance--School Boards--Training
+ Governance--Site-Based Management
+ Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies
+ Health
+ Health--Child Abuse
+ Health--Nutrition
+ Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses
+ Health--Suicide Prevention
+ High School
+ High School--Advanced Placement
+ High School--College Readiness
+ High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates
+ High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
+ High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges
+ High School--Exit Exams
+ High School--GED (General Education Development)
+ High School--Graduation Requirements
+ Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices
+ Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
+ Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education
+ Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
+ International Baccalaureate
+ Leadership
+ Leadership--District Superintendent
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure
+ Mentoring/Tutoring
+ Middle School
+ Minority/Diversity Issues
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian
+ No Child Left Behind
+ No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress
+ No Child Left Behind--Assessment
+ No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer
+ No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools
+ No Child Left Behind--Finance
+ No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement
+ No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers
+ No Child Left Behind--Report Cards
+ No Child Left Behind--School Support
+ No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services
+ Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning
+ Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses
+ P-16 or P-20
+ P-3
+ P-3 Child Care
+ P-3 Early Intervention (0-3)
+ P-3 Ensuring Quality
+ P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits
+ P-3 Family Involvement
+ P-3 Finance
+ P-3 Grades 1-3
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten
+ P-3 Preschool
+ P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development
+ Parent/Family
+ Parent/Family--Parent Rights
+ Partnerships--University/School
+ Postsecondary
+ Postsecondary Accountability
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills
- Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
LASigned into law 12/2005Postsec.
Community College
Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) Eligibility for Hurricane Victims
H.B. 142A
Provides relative to Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) continuing eligibility requirements for the 05-06 academic year for postsecondary students displaced during such academic year as a consequence of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, or both; provide...

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LASigned into law 12/2005P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Initial Eligibility for Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) Scholarships for Hurricane Victims
H.B. 143A
Provides relative to initial eligibility requirements for Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) awards for high school students displaced during the 2005-2006 school year as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina or Rita, or both; provides waivers, exemp...

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LAEmergency Rule Adoption 10/2005Postsec.
Community College
Scholarship/Grant Programs Hurricane Katrina Exceptions
LAC 28:IV.2103 and 2105
Establishes exceptions and deferments in certain state financial aid programs for students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0510/0510EMR.pdf...

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NYSigned into law 10/2005Postsec.Default prevention and student loan collection
S.B. 5546
Provides for the furnishing of information acquired by the department of taxation to the higher education services corporation for the purpose ofassisting in default prevention and collection of certain student loans. - Higher Education Services Corporation.

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DESigned into law 09/2005P-12
Community College
Postsec.
Delaware Student Excellence Equals Degree (SEED) Program
S.B. 30
Creates the Delaware Student Excellence Equals Degree (SEED) Program, to encourage Delaware students to stay in school, avoid contact with the criminal justice system, excel academically, and have access to higher education regardless of a family's financial c...

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NY(F) VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR 09/2005P-12
Postsec.
Library science scholarships
S.B. 2510
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing library science scholarships and making an appropriation....

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ILSigned into law 08/2005Postsec.
Community College
Veteran Grants for Postsecondary Education
H.B. 815
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes changes concerning veteran grants with regard to who qualifies for assistance, the type of assistance, notification to the postsecondary institution, and administration of the program. Makes changes con...

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NYSigned into law 08/2005Community College
Postsec.
Memorial award
H.B. 7150
Establishes a memorial award for children and spouses of those deceased as a result of American Airlines flight 587, airbus A300 which crashed into BelleHarbor, Queens county on November 12, 2001, which allows eligibility for suchpersons to receive an amount e...

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ILSigned into law 07/2005Postsec.
Community College
Postsecondary Aid for TANF Recipients
H.B. 2421
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot program to provide TANF recipients with assistance in obtaining a post-secondary education degree. (1) provides that assistance in obtaining a post-secondary ed...

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LASigned into law 07/2005Postsec.Use of Tuition Opportunity Program at Out-of-State Colleges
H.B. 103
AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:3048.1(A)(5), to permit use of Tuition Opportunity Program for Students Opportunity, Performance, and Honors Awards at certain out-of-state nonpublic colleges and universities; sets conditions for and limitations on such use; to provide...

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NMRule Adoption 07/2005Postsec.Post Secondary Education/Loans/Finances/Scholarship
NMAC 5.1.3, 5.3.7, .9, .12, .13, 5.6.2, .3, .4, 5.7.3, .16, .19, .30, 5.100.2, .3; 5.5.20, 5.7.24, .25, .26, .29
Establishes rules regarding post secondary education, general provisions, budgets, instructional funding, adult basic education fund, loan purchase program, enrollment reporting, variable scheduling, enrollment verification, loan repayment, veterans' scholarsh...

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COSigned into law 06/2005Postsec.College Opportunity Fund
S.B. 132
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 ...

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FLSigned into law 06/2005P-12
Postsec.
Community College
International General Certificate of Secondary Education (pre-AICE) and Advanced International Certificate of Education
H.B. 579
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 Advance...

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FLSigned into law 06/2005P-12
Postsec.
Financial Aid for Dependent Children of Dead or Disabled Veterans
H.B. 1189
Extends opportunity to receive postsecondary educational benefits at state expense to dependent children of certain dead or disabled veterans who were Florida residents when death or disability occurred. Decreases minimum required length of parent's residency....

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LASigned into law 06/2005P-12
Postsec.
TOPS-Tech Early Start Awards
S.B. 355
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 Star...

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LASigned into law 06/2005P-12
Postsec.
Amends Core Curriculum for Scholarship Purposes
S.B. 19
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3048.1(A)(1)(e)(xiii) and to enact R.S. 17:3048.1(A)(1)(e)(xiv), relative to the Louisiana Tuition Opportunity Program for Students curriculum (Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) high school core curriculum requ...

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LASigned into law 06/2005Postsec.Homeschooled Student Access to State Scholarship
H.B. 120
Relative to initial eligibility for a Tuition Opportunity for Students Program (TOPS) award for a student certified by a parent (or court-ordered custodian) to have successfully completed at the 12th grade level a home study program approved by BESE, provides ...

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NHSigned into law 06/2005Postsec.
Community College
Definition of educational institution for the purpose of higher education loans
S.B. 17
This bill redefines educational institution to allow such institutions to be located outside of the state for the purpose of higher education loans.

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2005/SB0017.html...

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TNSigned into law 06/2005Postsec.
Community College
25% Tuition Discount
S.B. 1629
Every child in Tennessee under twenty-four (24) years of age whose parent is employed as a full-time certified teacher in any public school in Tennessee or as a fulltime technology coordinator in any LEA in Tennessee, is to receive a 25% discount on tuition to...

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TXSigned into law 06/2005P-12
Postsec.
Eligibility for Early High School Graduation Scholarship
H.B. 2109
From bill analysis: The requirements of the Early High School Graduation Scholarship Program (scholarship program) as stated prior to 2003 provided that a student who completed high school in not more than 36 consecutive months was eligible for a scholarship i...

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TXSigned into law 06/2005Postsec.Access to Higher Education, Early High School Graduation Scholarship
S.B. 1227
From bill analysis: S.B. 1227 makes an array of amendments to the Education Code to promote access to institutions of higher education, allow for financial aid administrative savings, and make clarifying changes. Amendments to Section 56.202 create the Early H...

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AZSigned into law 05/2005Postsec.Financial Aid for Medical Students
S.B. 1517 (Section 6-9)
Rewrites section 15-1723 on the amount of medical student loans so that loans are for tuition plus a living allowance.

Creates new section allowing the board of regents to grant scholarships to qualified first-year medical students who are Arizona residents w...

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GASigned into law 05/2005Postsec.
Community College
Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation
H.B. 298
Allows the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation and the Georgia Student Finance Authority to exercise powers possessed by private corporations performing similar functions; increases the amount of bonds that the Georgia Student Finance Authority may...

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GASigned into law 05/2005Postsec.
Community College
Scholarship for Reservists and Their Offspring
S.B. 43
Establishes the Georgia HERO (Helping Educate Reservists and their Offspring) Scholarship and sets rules for application and distribution, etc. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/versions/sb43_AP_9.htm...

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GASigned into law 05/2005Postsec.
Community College
Postsecondary Educational and Living Expense Grants for Foster Children
H.B. 272
Provides for a program of educational and living expense grants for certain children who qualify as foster children (or are adopted and whose families receive adoption assistance); provides for eligibility; covers tuition, ancillary student fees, and the cost-...

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MTSigned into law 05/2005Postsec.Tuition waiver for qualified national guard members
S.B. 445
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE MONTANA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM TO WAIVE TUITION REGARDLESS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF OTHER WAIVERS FOR A QUALIFIED MEMBER OF THE MONTANA NATIONAL GUARD; AMENDING SECTION 20-25-421, MCA; REPEALING SECTION 10-1-121, MCA; AN...

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NHSigned into law 05/2005Postsec.Distribute financial aid to certain individuals based on residency in New Hampshire.
H.B. 389
Distributes financial aid with the purpose of increasing access to postsecondary education for individuals who have been residents of New Hampshire for at least 12 consecutive months prior to the date of enrollment in any institution under the authority of the...

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SCSigned into law 05/2005Postsec.
Community College
Exemptions from Completing FAFSA
H.B. 3392
Amends Section 59-150-360. If a student feels that he will definitely not qualify to receive federal financial aid, the student may complete a simple form of minimum questions created by the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education and the Commiss...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.Academic Challenge Scholarship Program
H.B. 2610
Amends the financial need and grade point average requirements of the Arkansas academic challenge scholarship program. Specifies that recipient of an Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship for the eighth semester is not required to be enrolled in 15 hours and...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
College and University Expenditure Limitation
S.B. 300
Creates an act to limit college and university expenditures for academic, merit, and performance scholarships. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb300.pdf...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Electronic Student Transcripts
H.B. 2488
Requires high schools and institutions of higher education to provide uniform, electronic student transcripts to the department of higher education in order to process financial aid applications. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2488.p...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
Free Tuition at State Supported Institutions
S.B. 466
Concerns an act to provide free tuition at state supported institutions of higher education and technical institutes for children of disabled veterans. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb466.pdf...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
Student Assistance Grant Program
S.B. 938
Amends the student assistance grant program. Repeals 6-82-201 through 6-82-213. Gives the department of higher education authority for administering all state college financial assistance programs provided for by legislation or by law.
http://www.arkleg.state....

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ARSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
Challenge Scholarship Program
S.B. 940
Amends the financial eligibility requirements for the Arkansas academic challenge scholarship program.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb940.pdf...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12
Postsec.
Eligibility for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program
H.B. 1983 (multiple provisions)
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...

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COSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.Achievement Scholarships
S.B. 3
Creates the Colorado Achievement Scholarship Program to promote the state's pre-collegiate curriculum. Requires eligible part-tme and full-time undergraduate students to attend a state postsecondary institution, junior college or area vocational school, be eli...

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IDSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
Scholarships
S.B. 1160
Amends existing law to waive tuition and fees for any dependent of an Idaho citizen resident confirmed to be a POW, MIA or dead from injuries or wounds sustained in action to Iraq and Afghanistan. Limits the length of time educational benefits are available to...

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KSSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
Military Personnel Tuition Waivers
H.B. 2072
Extends tuition and fee waiver to spouse and dependents of any prisoner of war or any Kansas resident who, as United States military personnel was killed in action on or after September 11, 2001 while performing military service. Reduces maximum number of seme...

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KSSigned into law 04/2005P-12
Postsec.
Math and Science Teacher Scholarships
S.B. 138
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 requi...

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MDSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.Student Financial Assistance
S.B. 32
Requires the Office of Student Financial Assistance within the Maryland Higher Education Commission to grant a deferment from the service obligation component of a scholarship to an individual assigned military duty outside of the State or that individual's sp...

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MD(S) THIRD READING PASSED (46-0) 04/2005Postsec.Sharon Christa McAuliffe Memorial Teacher Education Award - Qualification Requirements
H.B. 1373
Altering the qualification requirements for applicants for a Sharon Christa McAuliffe Memorial Teacher Education Award; and prohibiting the State Board of Education from considering the grade point average of an applicant who earned an undergraduate degree on ...

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MSSigned into law 04/2005P-12
Postsec.
Mississippi Adequate Education Program
S.B. 2731
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...

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MTSigned into law 04/2005P-12
Postsec.
Establish Governor's Postsecondary Scholarship Program
H.B. 435
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE GOVERNOR'S POSTSECONDARY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE MONTANA'S MOST TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OR MONTANA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WITH FINANCIAL NEEDS TO ACQUIRE A POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION BY PROVIDING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS BASED O...

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NDSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
Technology occupations student loan program
S.B. 2078
Relates to eligibility for loans under the technology occupations student loan program and eligibility for loan forgiveness under the teacher shortages loan forgiveness program. Applicants for the technology occupations student loan program must be gaduates of...

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NMSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
National Guard Families
S.B. 921
Relates to in-state tuition for national guard families.

http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/SB0921.pdf...

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NMSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
College Affordability Act
S.B. 669
Relates to the College Affordability Act; provides for scholarships; creates funds.

http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/SB0669.pdf...

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NVSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
National Direct Student Loan Program
A.B. 107
Makes supplemental appropriation to University and Community College System of Nevada for matching money for National Direct Student Loan Program for Fiscal Year 2004-2005.

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB107_EN.pdf...

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WATo governor 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
Foster Care Endowed Scholarship Program
H.B. 1050
Adds a new chapter to Title 28B RCW. Creates a foster care endowed scholarship program. The purpose of the program is to help students who were in foster care attend an institution of higher education in the state of Washington. Creates an advisory board and m...

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WASigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
State Financial Aid For Part Time Students
H.B. 1345
Allows state financial aid for part time students (pilot program). http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202005/1345-S.SL.pdf...

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WASigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
State Financial Aid Account
H.B. 1100
Creates a new section of law. The state financial aid account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. The primary purpose of the account is to ensure that all appropriations designated for financial aid through statewide student financial aid program...

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ARSigned into law 03/2005P-12
Postsec.
Arkansas Governor's Scholarship
H.B. 2653
Effective fall 2005, provides an Arkansas governor's scholarship to a student in each of the 75 counties in Arkansas. ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/bills/2005/public/HB2653.pdf...

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IDSigned into law 03/2005P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Student Loan Forgiveness
H.B. 18
Modifies provisions related to the loan forgiveness contracts for postsecondary students pursuing a teaching career. Eliminates requirements that eligible students (1) have graduated from an Idaho high school within the past two years and (2) be among the top ...

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KYSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.Educational Excellence Scholarship
H.B. 460
Relates to the Educational Excellence Scholarship Program; moves the administrative responsibility of the Education Excellence Scholarship Program from the Council on Postsecondary Education to the Higher Education Assistance Authority; changes reporting requi...

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KYSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.Higher Education Student Loan Corporation
H.B. 161
Increases the bonding authority of the Higher Education Student Loan Corporation from one billion, 950 million to five billion dollars. http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB161.htm...

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NDSigned into law 03/2005P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Applicants for State Scholarships
S.B. 2064
Relates to applicants for State scholarships; relates to test scores.

http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FAKK0200.pdf...

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NDSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.
Community College
Student Financial Assistance Program Grants
S.B. 2077
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 15-62.2-02 of the North Dakota Century
Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
2. Determine the amount of individual grants, but not to exceed one thousand
dollars per recipient per academic year under the North ...

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NDSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.
Community College
Higher Education Tuition
S.B. 2079
Concerns free higher education tuition and fees for dependents of veterans and survivors of firefighters and peace officers.

http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FQOL0400.pdf...

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NDSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.
Community College
Resident Student Tuition
S.B. 2076
Concerns the definition of resident student for tuition purposes.

Adds that a "resident student" for tuition purposes includes: A child, spouse, widow, or widower of a veteran as defined in section 37-01-40 who was killed in action or died from wounds or oth...

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NDSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.
Community College
Student Loans
H.B. 1360
Relates to loans for part-time students and loan guarantee funds.

http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FBFV0300.pdf...

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NDSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.
Community College
Veteran Dependents Tuition Waivers
H.B. 1271
Relates to tuition waivers for dependents of veterans who were killed in action or died from wounds or other service-connected causes, was totally disabled as a result of service-connected causes, died from service-connected disabilities, was a prisoner of war...

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NJSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.State Tuition Aid Eligibility
A.B. 3705
Expands definition of resident for purposes of State tuition aid grant eligibility to include a dependent child whose parent or guardian has been transferred to a military base in this State....

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SDVetoed 03/2005Postsec.Opportunity Scholarship Program
H.B. 1028
Makes an appropriation to support students participating in the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship program during the spring 2005 term and in fiscal year 2006 and to declare an emergency....

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VASigned into law 03/2005Postsec.Scholarship Program
H.B. 2588
Amends, reorganizes, and moves the statute creating the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program and Fund to Title 30. Currently, a part of the law is codified in Title 23. The bill also (i) includes several technical amendments to provide clarity and ...

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ARSigned into law 02/2005Postsec.Military Tuition Waiver and Assistance
H.B. 1141
Amends the tuition waiver and assistance program for Arkansas national guard soldiers and airman. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1141.pdf...

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ARSigned into law 02/2005Postsec.Assistance to Students Called to Military Duty
H.B. 1201
Assists students at state-supported postsecondary educational institutions who are called into military service. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1201.pdf...

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OKEmergency Rule Adoption 02/2005Postsec.Financial Aid for Financial Literacy
OAC 610:25-35-1 thru -7
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. OKL...

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+ School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution
+ School Safety--Code of Conduct
+ School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension
+ School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools
+ School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault
+ School Safety--Special Education
+ School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes
+ School/District Structure/Operations
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching)
+ School/District Structure/Operations--School Size
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation
+ Service-Learning
+ Special Education
+ Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations
+ Special Education--Finance
+ Special Education--Placement
+ Special Education--Transition
+ Special Populations--Corrections Education
+ Special Populations--Gifted and Talented
+ Special Populations--Homeless Education
+ Standards
+ State Longitudinal Data Systems
+ State Policymaking
+ State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions
+ STEM
+ Student Achievement
+ Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap
+ Students
+ Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities
+ Students--Mobility
+ Students--Records/Rights
+ Teaching Quality
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits
+ Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring
+ Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals
+ Teaching Quality--Preparation
+ Teaching Quality--Professional Development
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects
+ Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights
+ Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes
+ Technology
+ Technology--Computer Skills
+ Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware
+ Technology--Equitable Access
+ Technology--Funding Issues
+ Technology--Internet Safety
+ Textbooks and Open Source