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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." 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 Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees CA Signed into law 10/2005 Postsec. Tuition Waivers for Survivors of Deceased Law Enforcement and Firefighter Personnel H.B. 1655 An act to amend Section 68120 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. - Public postsecondary education: fees and tuition: waiver: survivors of deceased law enforcement an... More... NY Signed into law 10/2005 Postsec. Community College Community College payments S.B. 4652 Authorizes community colleges to accept payment by credit card, make electronictransfers, and accept internet payments.... More... NC Signed into law 09/2005 Postsec. Community College Tuition assistance program for members of the north carolina national guard S.B. 725 AN ACT to modify the tuition assistance program for members of the north carolina national guard. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/HTML/S725v4.html... More... CO Signed into law 06/2005 Postsec. In-State Tuition for Members of the Armed Service S.B. 158 Provides in-state tuition for members of the armed who are domiciled in Colorado for 12 continuous months... More... CO Signed into law 06/2005 Postsec. Colorado National Guard Tuition Assistance S.B. 53 Provides tuition assistance for members of the Colorado National Guard who serve at least one year while they are receiving tuition and fee assistance. ... More... FL Vetoed 06/2005 Postsec. Residency and Setting of Tuition/Fees S.B. 2264 Establishes that the Legislature has the responsibility to establish tuition and fees. Each board of trustees is to set university tuition and fees for graduate, graduate professional, and nonresident students. Defines term "initial undergraduate enrollment" f... More... FL Vetoed 06/2005 Postsec. Community College Tuition Rates and Credit Limits S.B. 2236 Establishes provisions effective with the postsecondary freshmen of the fall of 2005. States that undergraduate tuition and fees for state university resident students are established within proviso in the General Appropriations Act or law. Requires each boar... More... MI Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Reciprocal exchange of educational services H.B. 4008 An act to provide for the reciprocal exchange of educational services between this state and other states; to provide for reduced or waived tuition, and to designate the state agency for negotiating agreements. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-200... More... NH Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Tuition for children of veterans H.B. 687 This bill provides that children of veterans who die while on active duty or later die from a service-connected disability are entitled to free tuition when enrolled at a New Hampshire public institution of higher education. The bill also increases the maximum... More... NV (S) ENROLLED AND DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. 06/2005 Postsec. Community College Tuition eligibility S.B. 32 AN ACT relating to the University and Community College System of Nevada; providing for the applicability of certain policies established by the Board of Regents in determining residency for purposes of eligibility for free tuition and certain student loans; l... More... TN Signed into law 06/2005 Postsec. 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... More... TX Signed into law 06/2005 Postsec. Timely Graduation, Tuition, Academic Issues H.B. 1172 From bill analysis: Requires the president of each general academic teaching institution to annually provide, no later than November 1 of each year, to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board a report describing the institution's efforts regarding timely... More... TX Signed into law 06/2005 Postsec. Residency Requirements S.B. 1528 From bill analysis: S.B. 1528 clarifies the in-state tuition residency requirements by tying them to the census residency regulations and eligibility for classification as a dependent based on federal income tax reports. This keeps in place the system for al... More... TX Signed into law 06/2005 Community College Postsec. Higher Tuition for Failed Courses H.B. 994 Allows the governing board of a public junior college district to charge a student a higher rate of tuition than the tuition that would otherwise be charged for a course in which the student enrolls if: (1) the student has previously enrolled in the same cour... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2005 Postsec. Community College In-State Student Status S.B. 1196 Specifies that a person whose domicile is in Arizona is entitled to classification as an in-state student if the person's spouse has established domicile in the state for at least a year and has demonstrated intent and financial independence and is entitled to... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2005 Postsec. Community College Limits on Tuition Increases and Full-Time Equivalent Student Enrollment S.B. 1517 (Section 12) Requires the board of regents, by December 31, 2005, to submit a report to the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting, on the advisability and options for implementing a tuition structure that limits tu... More... IN Signed into law 05/2005 Postsec. Transfer of Courses and Setting Tuition H.B. 1001 (Section 122-123, 242) Requires the commission for higher education to establish standards for the transfer of courses between state educational institutions. Requires state educational institutions to set tuition and fee rates for a 2-year period. Adds that the state educational i... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. 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... More... KS Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. 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... More... MS Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. Community College Institution for Higher Learning H.B. 1119 Institutions for Higher Learning; clarifies residence status of spouses and children of military personnel on active duty for purposes of attending.... More... MS Signed into law 04/2005 P-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... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. Community College Native American Students S.B. 482 Relates to Native American Resident Student definition at state post-secondary educational institutions for purposes of tuition payment. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/SB0482.pdf... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. 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... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. 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... More... MT Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Community College Nonbeneficiary Students H.B. 16 Relates to funding for nonbeneficiary students attending tribally controlled community colleges. http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2005/billhtml/HB0016.htm... More... ND Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. 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... More... NJ Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. 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.... More... UT Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Nonresident Tuition for Higher Education Amendment H.B. 138 Provides an alternate means for a student to become a resident student for tuition purposes within the state system of higher education by maintaining continuous Utah residency status for three years. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0138.pdf... More... UT Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Resident Status for Job Corps Students S.B. 122 This bill provides that a Job Corps student is entitled to resident student status if the student: is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in a program of study leading to a degree or certificate; and submits verification that the stude... More... NJ Signed into law 02/2005 Postsec. Community College Student Active Duty Re Enrollment Refund S.B. 532 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.... More... 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