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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
+ 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
CAVetoed 09/2005P-12Transportation Costs for Special Education Students and Rural Schools
H.B. 1110
An act to add Article 8 (commencing with Section 41580) to Chapter 3.2 of Part 24 of the Education Code, relating to school finance. - Schoo...

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CASigned into law 09/2005P-12School District Reorganization and Consolidation Requirements
H.B. 1642
This bill specifies requirements and procedures that follow from school district reorganization and consolidation, including school board el...

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ILSigned into law 07/2005P-12Deactivation of an Elementary School Facility
H.B. 1324
Allows for the deactivation of an elementary school facility in the same manner as the deactivation of a high school facility, when it is de...

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PASigned into law 07/2005P-12Library Funding
H.B. 1304
Amends funding formula for allocating library funds in 2005-2006. Includes a district center restoration amount. http://www2.legis.state.pa....

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CASigned into law 06/2005P-12County Committees on School District Organization
A.B. 835
Existing law authorizes a county committee on school district organization, except as specified, to establish, rearrange the boundaries of,
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CTSigned into law 06/2005P-12Students with Life-Threatening Allergies
S.B. 1312
Requires the department to develop and make available guidelines for the management of students with life-threatening food allergies. Requir...

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ILSigned into law 06/2005P-12Consolidation of Elementary and High School Districts
S.B. 1493
Establishes procedures for 2 elementary districts in a Class II county school unit to join with a high school district provided specified re...

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AZSigned into law 05/2005P-12Establishment of School Districts in Unorganized Territory
S.B. 1199
States that if more than 150 students from a single unorganized territory are attending an adjacent district through open enrollment, the re...

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FLSigned into law 05/2005P-12Paper Reduction Task Force
H.B. 281
Establishes the Paper Reduction Task Force for the purpose of recommending strategies to reduce the paperwork required of school districts a...

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FLSigned into law 05/2005P-12Summer Nutrition Programs
H.B. 227
Requires each district school board to develop a plan to sponsor a summer nutrition program beginning in the summer of 2006. Provides criter...

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HISigned into law 05/2005P-12School Lunch Prices
H.B. 843
Authorizes the department of education to set school lunch prices of up to 1/2, rather than 1/3, of the cost of preparing the lunches, to al...

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MODELIVERED TO GOVERNOR 05/2005P-12School district census requirements
H.B. 258
This bill removes the requirement that school districts take an annual census of children up to age 21 with disabilities, removes obsolete p...

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MTSigned into law 05/2005P-12Allow off-site educational services
S.B. 224
AN ACT ALLOWING A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AT AN OFFSITE INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING TO CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOL IN THE SC...

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TXSigned into law 05/2005P-12Posting of Open Positions
S.B. 387
From bill analysis: Requires school districts to allow employees an opportunity to apply for an open position by posting notice of job vacan...

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TXSigned into law 05/2005P-12Paperwork Reduction
S.B. 493
From bill analysis: SB 493 states that at least once each even-numbered year the commissioner of education is required to review and, to the...

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WAto governor 05/2005P-12School Breakfast Programs
H.B. 1771
Subject to funding, requires school districts, by the 2005-06 school year, to begin school breakfast programs in schools in which more
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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12School Districts' Employment of Board Members' Relatives
H.B. 1867
An act to restrict school districts from employing relatives of board members.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB186...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Academic Oversight Committee
S.B. 591
Creates the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee and the advisory committee on public school academic facilities. http://www.arkleg.state...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Closure of Isolated Schools
H.B. 1289
Allows a school district to close an isolated school or part thereof following an annexation or consolidation. Specifies that the state boar...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Public School Facilities Program Act
S.B. 593
Establishes the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program Act. Requires the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and
Trans...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Historical Artifact Preservation
H.B. 2732
Ensures the preservation of historical artifacts of school districts subject to consolidation, deconsolidation or reclassification as a conv...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12School Districts
S.B. 1028
Ensures the continuation of efforts to close the achievement gaps in school districts subject to reorganization or reclassification. Require...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12School District Debt Relief
H.B. 2734
Assists resulting school districts with debt relief resulting from a consolidation required by law. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bi...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Study of Education Service Cooperatives
H.B. 2645
Requires the house interim committee on education and the senate interim committee to jointly conduct a study of education service cooperati...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Education
S.B. 1044 (sections 1-10)
Incorporates references to the state's Automated Fingerprint Identification System. Expands the definition of "cause" for purposes of waivin...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12School Buildings and Facilities
H.B. 1448
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. Re...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Consolidation Provisions
S.B. 1044 (sections 21-27)
Deletes definitions of "consolidated average daily membership," "consolidated national school lunch student total" and "national school lunc...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12School Districts Activity
S.B. 1006
Requires notification of affected school districts of all planning, development, or redevelopment activity within a municipality or county. ...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Public School Academic Facilities Funding
H.B. 2508
This subchapter is known as and may be cited as the "Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Funding Act." Determines the value of total ...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Local Education Agency Numbers
S.B. 1044 (section 20)
States that the department of education is the sole and official issuer of local education agency numbers to educational entities in the sta...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Social Workers in Public Schools
S.B. 1187
Increases the number and availability of social workers in the public schools. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb118...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Arkansas Supreme Court Decision
H.B. 2646
Conforms the Arkansas Code to comply with the Arkansas Supreme Court decision in the Lake View case. Requires any school district that was a...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12School Buildings in Consolidated School Districts
H.B. 2936
Establishes procedures for the preservation, sale and/or disposal of school buildings in school districts that have been consolidated. Allow...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Incentives for Teacher Recruitment and Retention in High-Priority Districts
S.B. 1044 (section 31)
Includes guidance counselors and librarians in definition of "teacher" or "teachers" in provisions relating to incentives for teacher recrui...

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AZSigned into law 04/2005P-12Charter Schools
S.B. 1223
Permits a school district to sell used equipment to a charter school before the school district attempts to sell or dispose of the equipment...

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AZSigned into law 04/2005P-12Governing Boards
H.B. 2368
Repeals provision granting a school district and its employees immunity from civil liability for the consequences of the good faith adoption...

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AZSigned into law 04/2005P-12School Siting
S.B. 1009
Requires the school facilities board to provide school districts with information every two years on improving and maintaining the environme...

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AZSigned into law 04/2005P-12School Districts
S.B. 1122
Requires school employees' administration of prescription or other medicine to a minor student to occur only on the parent's written request...

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AZSigned into law 04/2005P-12School Districts
S.B. 1068
Establishes the 13-member School District Redistricting Commission to design a proposal to unify school districts in Arizona based on certai...

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AZSigned into law 04/2005P-12School Nutritional Standards
H.B. 2544
By July 1, 2006, requires the department to develop minimum nutrition standards that at least meet federal guidelines for food and beverages...

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KSSigned into law 04/2005P-12
Community College
School District Contracts
S.B. 48 (section 1-9)
Sets forth parameters for contracts by local districts, board of trustees of a community college or the governing body of a technical colleg...

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MESigned into law 04/2005P-12Education in the Unorganized Territory
H.P. 427
Requires the Department of Education to adopt major substantive rules to establish standards and practices to follow when proposing to close...

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MSSigned into law 04/2005P-12School districts
H.B. 1302
School districts; authorize to joint venture with private developers to maximize returns on school assets....

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MTSigned into law 04/2005P-12SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION AND ANNEXATION;
MT H.B. 681
AN ACT REVISING THE LAWS ON SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION AND ANNEXATION; ESTABLISHING A SINGLE PROCEDURE FOR THE ANNEXATION AND CONSOLIDATI...

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NMPocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 04/2005P-12School District
S.B. 308
Relates to School District additions to other Districts.

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

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ARSigned into law 03/2005P-12Educational Financial Accounting and Reporting
H.B. 1568
Expands upon the Arkansas Educational Financial Accounting and Reporting Act of 2004. Requires charter schools to follow the financial repor...

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ARSigned into law 03/2005P-12Audit Requirements
H.B. 1185
Clarifies audit requirements for schools, municipalities and counties. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1185.pdf...

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ARSigned into law 03/2005P-12Academic Progress of Students
H.B. 1888
Provides for monitoring of the academic progress of specified subgroups of students from schools that were consolidated or annexed under act...

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ARSigned into law 03/2005P-12Education Service Cooperatives
H.B. 1357
An act to allow education service cooperatives to purchase or construct buildings as may be required to provide authorized programs and serv...

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ARSigned into law 03/2005P-12Personnel Policy Law
H.B. 2000
Amends the personnel policy law for classified school employees to make it more consistent with the personnel policy law for certified schoo...

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ARSigned into law 03/2005P-12School Election Code
H.B. 2468
Amends sections of the Arkansas code pertaining to school elections. Specifies that the annual school election may concern only issues
autho...

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ARSigned into law 03/2005P-12School District Coordinator and Executive Council
S.B. 490
Permits any county that contains all or part of six or more districts to create an executive council and a school district coordinator. Esta...

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ARSigned into law 03/2005P-12School District Auditors
H.B. 2700
Requires school district auditors to comply with the requirements and prohibitions of the federal Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. http://www.ark...

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ARSigned into law 03/2005P-12Public School Facilities and Transportation
S.B. 590
Revises the duties and responsibilities of the division of public school academic facilities and transportation and creates the commission o...

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ARSigned into law 03/2005P-12School Employee Rights
H.B. 2482
Clarifies a school employee's right to have a witness or representative present in a disciplinary or grievance matter. http://www.arkleg.sta...

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ARSigned into law 03/2005P-12Public-Public Partnerships
S.B. 858
Defines "public-public partnership" as a contractual agreement between a school district and another governmental agency, political subdivis...

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ARSigned into law 03/2005P-12Comprehensive Financial Review of School Districts Prior to Annexation or Consolidation
H.B. 2560
Requires a comprehensive financial review of school districts prior to consolidation, annexation, or otherwise reorganization. Requires any ...

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AZVetoed 03/2005P-12School Facilities Board
S.B. 1394
Amends provisions relating to the school facilities board. Bars the school facilities board from entering into lease-to-own transactions as ...

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KSSigned into law 03/2005P-12School Enrollment in Districts with Armed Forces Bases
H.B. 2059
Relates to enrollment. For this purpose, defines "pupils" as students who are dependents of a fulltime active duty member of the military se...

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KYSigned into law 03/2005P-12Health and Nutrition in Schools
S.B. 172
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...

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MSSigned into law 03/2005P-12School District Accounts
H.B. 758
School district accounts; superintendent may pay claims to be ratified by local school board.

The local school board shall be authorized an...

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MTSigned into law 03/2005P-12Governance for Certain School Districts
H.B. 397
Clarifies governance for certain school districts.

http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2005/billhtml/HB0397.htm...

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MTSigned into law 03/2005P-12School District Enrollment
S.B. 359
Revise statutes related to school district enrollment and calculation; provides for tuition to be paid for a nonresident public school stude...

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NESigned into law 03/2005P-12School State Aid Payment Adjustments
L.B. 198
Relates to schools. Provides for payment adjustments to reflect transfers of property as prescribed.

(1) State aid payments shall be adjust...

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NMSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.School Districts
H.B. 693
Relates to higher education; provides procedures for adding portions of school districts to existing technical and vocational institute dist...

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SDSigned into law 03/2005P-12School Boards Reorganization
S.B. 66
Provides certain options to school boards in reorganization. Boards may decide by resolution to reorganize or may accept or decide based on ...

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ARSigned into law 02/2005P-12Continuity of School Boards Protection Act
H.B. 1266
An act to protect the continuity of school boards by amending the procedure for election of school boards following annexation; allows certa...

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ILSigned into law 02/2005P-12Childhood Hunger Relief Act
H.B. 756
Relates to the Childhood Hunger Relief Act. Provides that every public school must have a free breakfast program. Strongly encourages all di...

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+ 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