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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 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 Curriculum--Speech Education 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 High School--International Baccalaureate Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools 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 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 Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants Postsecondary Faculty Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants Postsecondary Finance CA Signed into law 09/2005 Postsec. Definition of Private College for Funding Purposes A.B. 947 Specifies that, for purposes of obtaining financing under the California Educational Facilities Authority Act, a "private college" also incl... More... CA Signed into law 09/2005 Postsec. Community College Golden State Scholarshare Trust and Postsecondary Finance A.B. 961 Makes modifications to the administration and functioning of the Golden State Scholarshare Trust. Deletes the make up payment provision, the... More... CA Signed into law 09/2005 Community College Postsec. Health Supervision and Services Fees for Community College Students A.B. 982 An act to amend Section 76355 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges. Expresses findings and declarations of the Legislature ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2005 Postsec. Review of Local Fiscal Impact of UC Campuses A.B. 1690 An act to add Article 4.3 (commencing with Section 92043) to Chapter 1 of Part 57 of the Education Code, relating to municipal services. Exp... More... OR Adopted 07/2005 Community College Postsec. Community College Distribution Formula OAR 589-002-0100 Amends rules regarding the community college distribution formula. Provides a financial foundation to support undergraduate and lower-divisi... More... RI Effective without governor's signature 07/2005 Postsec. Community College Public Higher Education Academic Excellence and Student Access Endowment Incentive Program H.B. 5128 Declares that it is the policy of the state to encourage private fundraising for endowed academic chairs and scholarship funds by the Univer... More... CT Signed into law 06/2005 Postsec. University of Connecticut S.B. 1050 Increases membership of board of trustees for the University of Connecticut from 19 to 21 to reflect additional two ex officio members, the ... 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 ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2005 Community College Postsec. Fee for Capital Improvements, Technology Enhancements and Equipping Student Buildings S.B. 670 Revises the maximum authorized fee amount a community college can charge for capital improvements, technology enhancements or equipping stud... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2005 Community College Postsec. Growth Funding S.B. 1517 (Section 1) States that a community college district is not eligible for growth funding unless the most recent audited full-time student equivalent coun... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2005 Postsec. Audits of Full-Time Equivalent Student Enrollment S.B. 1517 (Section 3) Requires the full-time equivalent student enrollment reported by each university for the previous fiscal year to be audited annually by the ... 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 ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2005 Postsec. Community College Differentiated Tuition and Fees S.B. 1517 (Section 2) Requires the board of regents to differentiate tuition and fees for undergraduate and graduate students and students who have earned credit ... More... CO Signed by Governor 05/2005 Postsec. H.B. 1341 Subject to the approval of the office of state planning and budgeting ("OSPB") or the Colorado commission on higher education ("commission")... More... FL Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Use of Lottery Money H.B. 841 States that eighty percent of all unclaimed lottery prize money must be deposited in the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund. Allows these fu... More... FL Signed into law 05/2005 Postsec. Legislative Approval of Postsecondary Projects S.B. 2602 (Section 3) States that no project may be financed by or on behalf of a university or a direct-support organization or through any financing mechanism, ... 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. Requ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Postsec. Funding Formula For Universities S.B. 1082 Creates a funding formula for universities. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB1082.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. Two Year Colleges Funding Model S.B. 1083 Concerns a funding formula model for two-year colleges.... More... AZ To governor 04/2005 Community College Postsec. Community Colleges H.B. 2619 HB 2619 prohibits a community college district from being eligible for growth funding unless the most recent audited FTSE count exceeds the ... More... NV Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. 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 Pr... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Uniform Filing Fee H.B. 1359 An act to increase the uniform filing fee for initiating a cause of action in circuit court and to use the increase to restore legal educati... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Supplemental Mixed Drink Tax H.B. 2633 Continues the supplemental 4% mixed drink tax for the benefit of the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 Community College Postsec. Community College Taxing S.B. 560 Provides that a community college district is not a taxing unit for the purpose of financing community redevelopment projects. http://www.ar... More... ID Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. License Plates S.B. 1110 Expands the Special Motor Vehicle License Plate Program to include the nonpublic institutions Albertson College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho;... More... ID Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Funding Equity, Faculty Teaching and Research, and Faculty Turnover S.B. 1187 Appropriates funds to postsecondary institutions and programs in the state. "The Legislature agrees with the State Board of Education that... More... ID Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. College Tuition Establishment H.B. 231 Authorizes the state board and the board of regents of the university of Idaho to prescribe fees, but not tuition, for all full-time, reside... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. 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... More... UT Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Community College Higher Education Savings Incentive Program H.B. 102 Modifies the Utah System of Higher Education Code and the Revenue and Taxation Code regarding the Utah Educational Savings Plan Trust, an in... More... UT Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Investment of Higher Education Institution Endowment H.B. 255 Makes higher education institution endowment funds subject to investment restrictions contained in the Uniform Management of Institutions Ac... More... WI Vetoed 03/2005 P-12 Community College Postsec. School District Revenue Limits A.B. 58 Relates to school district revenue limits and levy limits for cities, villages, towns, counties, and technical college districts. Generally,... More... WY Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Community College Higher Education Endowments S.F. 122 From fiscal note: This bill contains an appropriation of $105,000,000 from the BUDGET RESERVE ACCOUNT to the proposed Excellence in Higher E... More... Postsecondary Governance and Structures Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent Postsecondary Online Instruction Postsecondary Participation--Access Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action Postsecondary Participation--Outreach Postsecondary Students--Disabled Postsecondary Students--Minority Postsecondary Success--Completion Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation Private Schools Privatization Promotion/Retention Reading/Literacy Religion Religion--Prayer/Meditation Rural Scheduling/School Calendar Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School Scheduling/School Calendar--Year School Safety 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 Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring Student Supports--Remediation 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--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