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Status/Date |
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 | Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Censorship |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--International Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Multicultural |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Curriculum--Speech Education |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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 | Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| AL | to governor 07/2005 | P-12 | From the fiscal note: Increases the obligations of the Education Trust Fund for funding the calculated cost of the K-12 Foundation Program due to the expected increase in pupils in average daily membership (ADM) calculated using the first 20 school days following Labor Day compared to the currently used first 40 days of school. Based upon the first 20 school days ADM following Labor Day for the school year 2004-05, increases the calculated cost of the Foundation Program by an estimated $16.1 million for fiscal year 2005-06 and by similar amounts each fiscal year thereafter.
http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/Action%20Item.htm
Title: S.B. 48
Source: http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us
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| KS | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | Makes changes to the School District Finance and Quality Performance Act, other school funding legislation, and enact policies relating to the state department, the Courts, and the Legislature. The bill provides for increases in Base State Aid Per Pupil (BSAPP), reimposes correlation weighting, and establishes a Local Activities Budget of 2 percent of the school district general fund budget. The bill appropriates
funding totaling $119,000,000 in FY 2006 and $20,000,000 in FY 2007 for various state aid programs. The bill funds the Skills for Success
Program in FY 2007, and makes other policy changes, including, for example: School District Budget Deadline – For the 2005-06 school year
only, the school district budget deadline for filing the budget with county clerks would be delayed from August 25 to September 7. For the 2005-06 school year only, the cap on the school district contingency fund would be increased from 4 percent to 6 percent of the school district's general fund budget. Requires that at least 65 percent of the moneys appropriated, distributed, or otherwise provided by the state to school districts would be expended in the classroom or used for instructional purposes as defined by the National Center for Education Statistics. School District Administrative Reorganization Plan – Requires the state board to design an administrative reorganization plan for all
school districts. Provides that no money from a school district's general fund can be spent for attorney fees or other costs in support of litigation against the State of Kansas or any state officer, official, agent, or agency. No money from a school district's general fund can be used by a district for lobbying. Computer Reporting System – Adds a provision that the Kansas Department of Education is to have the new computer reporting system required by 2005 HB 2247 in use by December 31, 2005. Teacher Bonuses – Allows the preschool at-risk, atrisk,
bilingual, and vocational education funds to carry forward balances or be used for teacher bonuses when the teachers' efforts resulted in achievement of mastery of basic reading skills based on State Board guidelines (preschool at-risk and at-risk funds); in achievement of English for ESL students.
http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2005special/SN0003.pdf
Title: S.B. 3
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org
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| AK | Passed 06/2005 | P-12 | Establishes a seven-member task force on school district cost factors and foundation formula to evaluate proposals that are based on available facts and conclusions pertaining to school district cost differentials. Requires the task force to provide a written report with recommendations to the House of Representatives and the Senate by January 20, 2006.
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill_text.asp?hsid=HR0010Z&session=24
Title: H.R. 10
Source: www.legis.state.ak.us
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| CO | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Makes an accomodation for counting preschoolers and 3- and 4-year olds with disabilities enrolled (for state funding purposes) by letting schools count them on November 1 or the school date closest to November 1, instead of October 1.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/E5270E41C6FE350A87256F4F00049514?Open&file=032_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 32
Source: www.leg.state.co.us
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| FL | Vetoed 06/2005 | P-12 | States that, beginning in the 2005-2006 school year, if the actual student membership in the October survey exceeds the student membership estimate included in the Florida Education Finance Program first calculation, the maximum student membership enrollment used in determining the October class size averages shall be the student membership estimate included in the Florida Education Finance Program first calculation. States that, beginning in the 2005-2006 school year, a district that fully achieves the required class size averages when compared to the February 2003 baseline student membership survey is eligible for a reversal of the prior year class size reduction operating categorical transfer that resulted from its inability to achieve the required class size averages as required.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/bills_detail.aspx?Id=16687&iSessionSelectedIndex=1&sBillSubjectText=&sBillNumberText=1678&iSponsorSelectedIndex=0&iBillListSelectedIndex=0&sStatueAmendedText=&iBillTypeSelectedIndex=0&iReferredToSelectedIndex=0&iChamberSelectedIndex=1&iBillSearchListPageIndex=0
Title: S.B. 1678
Source: www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| NE | Signed by Governor 06/2005 | P-12 | Changes provisions relating to early childhood education programs as prescribed; to define and redefine terms; to provide a weighting factor and a calculation; to change provisions relating to applicable allowable growth rates; to change provisions relating to a grant program; to harmonize provisions; and to repeal the original sections. Defines "qualified early childhood education average daily membership." Defines the weighting factor for early childhood education programs as six-tenths.
http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/pdf/FINAL_LB577_1.pdf
Title: L.B. 577
Source: StateNet
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Requires the Department of State Lands to transfer the balance of the Distributable Income Account of the Common School Fund to the Superintendent of Public Instruction semiannually or more frequently if the State Land Board so orders, and requires the the superintendent to distribute to each school district within a county a share of the county˘s apportionment that is based on the district˘s average daily membership that resides within the county. http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/hb3100.dir/hb3183.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3183
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| VT | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Authorizes the voters to eliminate the office of auditor and to employ instead a public accountant annually to audit the financial statements of the union school district. Adds tuition payments for technical education to the list of exclusions for calculating net cost per pupil. Deletes "adjusted education payment for each equalized pupil statewide" and replaces it with "statewide education spending." In fiscal year 2007, union and unified school districts are to not to receive funds under 16 V.S.A. § 4011(c) and must divide the amount that would otherwise be received under that section in the proportion which the union district's equalized pupil count from the associated municipality bears to the total number of the union district's equalized pupil count for that year. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT054.HTM
Title: S.B. 159
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Replaces reference to "reimbursement" with reference to "certificate of supplemental instruction" for student attending a school designated
as an underperforming school or a school failing to meet academic standards. Eliminates option for parent to request reimbursement from the district; eliminates provision that school may apply to state board for grants to provide supplemental instruction. Extends eligibility for supplemental instruction to students who have failed to pass one or more portions of the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) test in order to graduate from high school. Requires the state board to determine application guidelines and maximum value for each certificate of supplemental instruction. Requires the state board to annually conduct a market survey to determine the maximum value for each certificate of supplemental instruction.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1516
Title: S.B. 1516 (Section 2)
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | States that a student in a K-8 program who enrolls in courses offered by the joint technological education district is not to be included in the joint district's average daily attendance or average daily membership. Also states that a student in a K-6 program who is enrolled in vocational education courses is not to be funded in whole or in part with monies provided by a joint technological education district. Clarifies how districts that are part of a joint district may acceptably use joint technological education district monies towards career and technical education and vocational education courses.
Establishes the task force on joint technological education districts. Mandates that the task force:
1. Evaluate and make specific recommendations concerning the state and local funding of joint technological education districts, including options for various funding schemes that are not currently provided by law.
2. Evaluate and make specific recommendations concerning governance issues of joint technological education districts.
3. Evaluate and make specific recommendations concerning governance issues between school districts and joint technological education districts for vocational education courses offered between school districts and joint technological education districts.
4. Evaluate and make specific recommendations concerning joint technological education districts that provide courses primarily at facilities located at centralized campuses owned and operated by the joint technological education district and concerning joint technological education districts that primarily provide satellite courses at facilities owned or operated by school districts.
5. Evaluate and make recommendations concerning which vocational education courses should be approved by the career and technical education division of the department of education.
6. Determine the appropriate funding level and funding mechanisms for students who are enrolled in high school courses that involve instructors, services and facilities furnished by a combination of a joint technological education district, a community college district and a school district.
7. Submit a report of its findings, recommendations and proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the governor on or before December 1, 2005. The task force shall provide a copy of the report to the secretary of state and the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2418
Title: H.B. 2418
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | From the fiscal note: This bill specifies that moneys in the General Fund Exempt Account shall be appropriated or transferred in the following manner:
• if the voters approve the ballot issue set forth in HJR05-1057 (submitted to the voters as Referendum "D"), the General Assembly may appropriate moneys from the General Fund Exempt Account to make payments on principal and interest on critical needs notes;
• if the voters do not approve Referendum "D", or if the principal and interest on the notes issued is less than $55 million in FY 2005-06, $95 million in FY 2006-07, or $125 million in each subsequent state fiscal year; or if the General Assembly elects not to appropriate moneys to repay the principal and interest on notes issued, the moneys in the General Fund Exempt Account would be used in a manner consistent
with Section 24-77-103.6(2) (as specified in HB05-1194); and
• if there are any moneys in the General Fund Exempt Account after the above appropriations or transfers are made, then all moneys remaining in the account would be split equally for funding health care; preschool through 12th grade education; and for students attending universities and community colleges. Furthermore, the bill establishes the types of uses in the account that qualify as funding health care, funding for preschool through 12th grade education, and funding for students attending universities and community colleges.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/ABDC71225BB51B1287256FEE004F2346?Open&file=1350_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1350
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | One section changes program weights for funding purposes. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/sb35.pdf
Title: S.B. 35 - Funding Section
Source: http://www.legis.state.ga.us
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Districts are eligible for the academic honors diploma awards according to the number of students who successfully completed an academic honors diploma program in the school year ending in the previous calendar year. Reduces the amount for which districts are eligible for each student. Adds that an amount received by a school corporation as an honors diploma award may be used only for:
(1) any:
(A) staff training;
(B) program development;
(C) equipment and supply expenditures; or
(D) other expenses;
directly related to the school corporation's academic honors diploma program; and
(2) the school corporation's program for high ability students.
States that a governing body that does not comply with these provisions for a school year is not eligible to receive an award for the following school year.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/HE/HE1001.1.html
Title: H.B. 1001 (Section 201)
Source: www.in.gov
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| MO | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Currently, the state's education formula is essentially an equalized tax-rate driven formula, meaning that the formula provides a certain amount of money per student, per penny of tax rate. This act seeks to transition the state away from this tax-rate driven philosophy to a formula that is primarily student-needs based.
http://www.senate.mo.gov/05info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=10668
Title: S.B. 287
Source: StateNet
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| WA | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Revises the funding formula for the Learning Assistance Program from one based equally on assessment results and family need to one
based solely on family need.
Title: H.B. 1066
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Increases state foundation funding to provide sufficient funds for teacher insurance. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB1559.pdf
Title: H.B. 1559
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Includes salaries or supplemental pay for staff for organized physical activity courses as provided under Act 660 of 2005 in the definitions of "Athletic expenditures" and "Interschool scholastic activity expenditures."
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2916.pdf
Title: H.B. 2916
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Deletes definitions of "consolidated average daily membership," "consolidated national school lunch student total" and "national school lunch students" from consolidation/reorganization provisions. Deletes provision that no school facility in a school district included in the consolidation list required by § 6-13-1602 may be closed by the state board or a local school board until after completion of an assessment of public school facilities by the Joint Committee on Educational Facilities. Repeals section 6-13-1604 related to administrative consolidation assistance funds and 6-13-1605 on non-impact of reorganization on charter schools.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1044.pdf
Title: S.B. 1044 (sections 21-27)
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Updates various provisions of the Arkansas code related to public school finance. One provision changes policy from allowing to requiring any increase in Educational Excellence Trust Fund funds allocated for teacher salaries to be used by school districts to provide salary increases for current certified personnel positions and for no other purpose.
ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/bills/2005/public/SB338.pdf
Title: S.B. 338
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Modifies procedures for conducting the school enrollment census. Requires school census to reflect students transferring into or out of the school from October 1 to September 30th of the following school year, rather than from October 1 to the end of the same school year. Clarifies that the number of students transferring out is to be determined only by the number of official transcripts requested by other schools. Makes other technical changes to school enrollment census procedures.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1044.pdf
Title: S.B. 1044 (section 18)
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Amends the public school funding act of 2003. Requires the State Board of Education to promulgate rules clarifying not only which alternative learning environment programs qualify for funding, but also the characteristics of students who qualify for funding because they have been placed in an alternative learning environment program. Clarifies attendance record requirements for purposes of state funding. Adds definitions of the teacher's salary fund, operating fund and debt service fund. Modifies language defining "National school lunch students." Modifies formula for calculating student growth funding for 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years.
Adds language that a school district that has experienced a significant growth in enrolled students in the previous 3 years must receive funding for the expected increase in the number of national school lunch students based on the expected increase in enrolled students based on the levels of funding provided in this section for national school lunch students. Requires the state board to adopt rules determining specified provisions of this policy.
ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/bills/2005/public/SB939.pdf
Title: S.B. 939
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Increases the statewide base funding amount for at-risk students. Amends definition of "at-risk pupils" to include the number of district students who are English language learners plus the greater of (1) the number of district students eligible for free lunch or (2) the number of students calculated in accordance with the formula: district percentage of students eligible for free lunch X district student enrollment. Increases the district at-risk factor from 11.2% to 12%.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/FB38088C4F083DE787256F8E00813440?Open&file=200_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 200 (Section 1-4)
Source: www.leg.state.co.us
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Revises certain language related to funding full-day kindergarten for students in a school receiving an "unsatisfactory" rating in the state accountability system. In implementing such a full-day kindergarten program, allows a local board to contract with any other public or private entity, including a child care center or a head start agency, as defined in statute. Provides that student in such a full-day kindergarten program must be counted as a full-day student.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/FB38088C4F083DE787256F8E00813440?Open&file=200_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 200 (Section 5-7)
Source: www.leg.state.co.us
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| KS | Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 | P-12 | Establishes the 2010 Commission. States that the commission shall cease to exist on December 31, 2010. Requires the commission to:
(a) Conduct continuous and on-going monitoring of the implementation and operation of the school district finance and quality performance
act and other provisions of law relating to school finance and the quality performance accreditation system;
(b) evaluate the school district finance and quality performance act and determine if there is a fair and equitable relationship between the costs of the weighted components and assigned weightings;
(c) determine if existing weightings should be adjusted;
(d) determine if additional school district operations should be weighted;
(e) review the amount of base state aid per pupil and determine if the amount should be adjusted;
(f) evaluate the reform and restructuring components of the act and assess the impact thereof;
(g) evaluate the system of financial support, reform and restructuring of public education in Kansas and in other states to ensure that the Kansas system is efficient and effective;
(h) conduct other studies, as directed by the legislative coordinating council, relating to the improving, reforming or restructuring of the educational system and the financing thereof;
(i) conduct hearings and receive and consider suggestions from teachers, parents, the department of education, the state board of education,
other governmental officers and agencies and the general public concerning suggested improvements in the educational system and the financing thereof;
(j) appoint advisory committees when deemed necessary. Such advisory committees shall conduct hearings and seek a wide variety of input from individuals and groups affected by and concerned with the quality, efficiency and cost of public elementary and secondary education in Kansas. Such individuals and groups shall include, but not be limited to, teachers, parents, students, the department of education, the state board of education, other governmental officers and agencies, professional educational organizations and associations, the business community, institutions of higher education, other persons who have an interest in the quality and efficiency of elementary and secondary education in Kansas and members of the general public interested in the improvement in the state's educational system and the financing thereof.
(k) make any recommendation it deems is necessary to guide the legislature to fulfill goals established by the legislature in meeting its constitutional duties of the legislature to: (A) Provide for intellectual, educational, vocational and scientific improvement in public schools established and maintained by the state; and (B) make suitable provision for the finance of the educational interests of the state;
(l) examine the availability of revenues to ensure adequate funding of elementary and secondary education in the state;
(m) examine school district efficiencies and whether districts are using best practices to deliver a high quality level of services and programs;
(n) examine school district consolidation and impediments thereto;
(o) examine voluntary activities, including extracurricular activities, which affect educational costs;
(p) monitor and evaluate associations and organizations that promote or regulate voluntary or extracurricular activities including, but not limited to, the Kansas state high school activities association;
(q) conduct other studies, as directed by the legislature, relating to the improving, reforming or restructuring of the educational system and the financing thereof;
(r) make and submit annual reports to the legislature on the work of the commission concerning recommendations of the commission relating
to the improving, reforming or restructuring of the educational system and the financing thereof and other topics of study directed to the commission by the legislative coordinating council. Such report also shall include recommendations for legislative changes and shall be submitted to the legislature on or before December 31 of each year.
Shifts responsibility for matters or issues relating to school finance from the legislative educational planning committee.
Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 7-9)
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| KS | Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 | P-12 | Creates a new formula for determining each district's special education allocation. Specifies that if the appropriation for special education and related services is insufficient to pay in full the amount of state aid each school district is entitled to receive for the school year, the state board must prorate the amount appropriated among all school districts.
Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 10-11)
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| KS | Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 | P-12 | Amends pupil definitions and weighting. Repeals language referring to ''correlation weighting.'' Adds new language referring to ''cost of living weighting.'' Includes at-risk education fund as part of the ''program weighted fund. Raises base state aid per pupil from $3,890 to $4,222. Rewrites section relating to low enrollment weighting formula. Amends bilingual education program weighting and at-risk pupil weighting. Creates new section establishing in every district a fund called the at-risk education fund.
Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 12-18)
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| KS | Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 | P-12 | Establishes procedures for local tax levies. Establishes in every district a fund called the teacher salary enhancement fund. Creates a formula for determining a district's cost of living weighting. Authorizes any balance remaining in a district's vocational education fund at the end of the budget year to be carried forward into the vocational education fund for succeeding budget years; makes other changes. Changes ''state prescribed percentage'' to 27% for school year 2005-2006, 29% for school year 2006-2007 and 30% for school year 2007-2008 and each school year thereafter. Allows any district that has adopted a local option budget for school year 2004-2005 in an amount equal to the state prescribed in effect prior to the effective date of this act to adopt a local option budget for school year 2005-2006 in an amount equal to the state prescribed percentage in effect on July 1, 2005, by adoption of a resolution. Such resolution shall not be subject to protest or election. Modifies ''statutorily prescribed mill rate.'' Bars school districts from adopt or renew a resolution imposing a tax levy in excess of the statutorily prescribed mill rate.
Creates new sections defining ''extraordinary declining enrollment'' as an enrollment which has declined during the preceding three school years at an average rate of at least 5% or by at least 50 pupils, and setting forth rules for bonds and tax levies in districts experiencing such enrollment losses.
States that for school year 2005-2006, districts shall not be paid supplemental general state aid for that portion of the local option budget in excess of the state prescribed percentage in effect prior to the effective date of this act.
Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 19-29)
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| MT | To governor 04/2005 | P-12 | Creates a quality schools interim committee. The committee shall continue the work of the joint select committee on education funding established during the 59th legislative session. By December 1, 2005, the committee shall, among other duties,:
(a) assess the educational needs of the children served by the basic system of free quality public elementary and secondary schools in Montana, as defined by the legislature;
(b) determine the total costs of providing the basic system of free quality public elementary and secondary schools;
(c) determine the state's share of the total costs of a basic system of free quality public elementary and secondary schools;
(d) construct a funding formula
http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2005/billhtml/SB0525.htm
Title: S.B. 525
Source: StateNet
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | HB 1066 changes the school district distribution of Learning Assistance Program (LAP) funds from a distribution based 50% on assessment of students and 50% on one or more family income factors measure economic need, to a distribution based 100% on one or more family income factors measuring economic needs. The bill does not detail the specific formula change, exact measure(s) of economic need to use for allocation, or the weights to apply one or more measures of economic need. From fiscal note: This legislation is a request of Governor Locke, necessary to implement his LAP budget proposal. In his budget proposal Governor Locke assumed one the following formulas as appropriate for calculating the LAP distribution. 1. For district where the percentage of October headcount enrollment in grades K-12 eligible for free or reduced price lunch is 40 percent or less: The district's full-time equivalent enrollment in grades K-11 for the prior school year multiplied by the district's percentage of October headcount enrollment in grades K-12 eligible for free or reduced price lunch and then multiplied by $163.61.* 2. For district where the percentage of October headcount enrollment in grades K-12 eligible for free or reduced price lunch exceeds 40 percent: The district's full-time equivalent enrollment in grades K-11 for the prior school year multiplied by the district's percentage of October headcount enrollment in grades K-12 eligible for free or reduced price lunch times 1.80 and then multiplied by $163.61. 3. Further, an additional amount is allocated to a school district for each school year in which the district's allocation is less than the amount the district received for LAP in the 2004-05 school year (hold harmless allocation). The amount of the hold harmless allocation maintains the 2004-05 school year allocation level for all districts, each year of the biennium. *$163.61 is allocated per LAP student in 2005-06; $164.96 in 2006-07. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1066.PL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1066
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Section 2 creates the comprehensive education study steering committee. The director of the Office of Financial Management (OFM) is a member. The steering committee will appoint members to three advisory committees: early learning, K-12, and higher education. The steering committee will receive staff and logistical support from OFM. The committee's charge is to address a number of issues, including: the constitutional and legal requirements of the current finance system and the impact of the goals of the current education reform on the system; strengths and weaknesses of the current finance formulas; potential changes to the finance system; a review of funding systems in at least five states; funding challenges; specific issues facing schools; potential changes to the current compensation system that would align to professional development and student performance.
Section 3 authorizes the steering committee to direct and coordinate three studies: 1. A comprehensive K-12 finance study
2. A comprehensive early learning study
3. A comprehensive higher education study
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5441-S2.PL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5441
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | To amend sections of the Arkansas code pertaining to distributions of county's school fund. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1373.pdf
Title: H.B. 1373
Source: StateNet
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| AZ | Vetoed 03/2005 | P-12 | Increases charter school funding and makes changes in provisions for student counts for districts.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1405
Title: S.B. 1405
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| AZ | Vetoed 03/2005 | P-12 | Adds a provision to the education funding formula. Ddisqualifies districts from obtaining "growth funding" until the district attains the prior audited full-time student equivalent (FTSE) count if the FTSE is reduced from one year to the next.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1406
Title: S.B. 1406
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| CT | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Corrects a technical error in educational cost sharing distribution and enables the provision of existing funds to interdistrict magnet schools. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/act/Pa/2005PA-00002-R00HB-06489-PA.htm
Title: H.B. 6489
Source: www.cga.ct.gov
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Amends existing law to authorize a school district board of trustees to apply for an exemption to any portion of a tuition rate for out of district students. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1050.html
Title: S.B. 1050
Source: www3.state.id.us
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| KS | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Relates to enrollment. For this purpose, defines "pupils" as students who are dependents of a fulltime active duty member of the military service or miliary reserve who are engaged in mobilizing for war, international peacekeeping missions, national emergency, or homeland defense activities. Establishes a second date for enrollment count on February 20 for the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years. Adds that if the number of pupils enrolled in a district in those school years on February 20 has increased from the number of pupils enrolled in the district on September 20 of the same school year by at least 25 pupils or by a number equal to 1% or more of the district's enrollment, the enrollment of the district for the school year will be that from the February 20 count.
Bill text: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/SN2059.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/fiscalnotes/2006/2059.pdf
Title: H.B. 2059
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | The "funding formula study task force" is
created. The task force shall function from the date of its
appointment until December 15, 2006.
F. The task force shall:
(1) develop a work plan and budget for
approval by the New Mexico legislative council;
(2) approve the request for proposals for a
contractor to conduct the study of the public school funding
formula and select the contractor; and
(3) make recommendations to the legislature
and the governor by December 15, 2006.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/SB0125.pdf
Title: S.B. 125
Source: StateNet
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| SD | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Directs the state department to undertake a study of the allocation of state funds to the various public school districts (due by Dec. 1, 2005). The study must include, but is not limited to consideration of the following factors:
(1) The allocation of funds to sparse school districts;
(2) The redistribution of funds currently allocated through what is commonly called the small
school factor;
(3) The role of distance or remote education in the delivery of education services;
(4) The appropriate minimum size of a secondary school;
(5) The method by which to distribute money to account for the decline or increase in the
number of elementary and secondary students in the state's public schools
(6) The possible inclusion of other revenues into the state aid formula; and
(7) Transportation services and costs.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2005/bills/SB157enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 157
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Establishes the value of the weighted pupil unit at $2,280; establishes a ceiling for the state contribution to the maintenance and operations
portion of the Minimum School Program for fiscal year 2005-06 of $1,795,446,575; modifies the funding formula for the Enrollment Growth Program; makes one-time appropriations to the state board for fiscal year 2004-05 for: the Electronic High School; and youth in custody programs; and makes one-time appropriations to the state board for fiscal year 2005-06 for: teachers' supplies and materials; online testing; the Enrollment Growth Program; and the Public Education Job Enhancement Program. Appropriates $2.500,000 to the state board for fiscal year 2005-06 to implement a uniform online summative test system. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0382.pdf
Title: H.B. 382
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| IA | Signed into law 02/2005 | P-12 | Provides for the establishment of the state percent of growth for purposes of the state school foundation program. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF36
Title: S.F. 36
Source: StateNet
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| UT | Signed into law 02/2005 | P-12 | Relates to minimum school program act amendments. This bill:
< establishes a ceiling for the state contribution to the maintenance and operations portion of the Minimum School Program for fiscal year 2005-06 of $1,783,631,186;
< establishes the value of the weighted pupil unit at $2,258;
< appropriates $27,288,900 to the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2005-06 for school building aid programs for school districts;
< directs the state superintendent to include certain expenditure data in an annual report to the governor and the Legislature; and
< imposes a deadline for the authorization of a charter school in order to qualify for certain state funds. The superintendent's report must include (new requirements) a complete statement, by school district and charter school, of the amount of and percentage increase or decrease in expenditures from the previous year attributed to:
(A) wage increases, with expenditure data for base salary adjustments identified separately from step and lane expenditures;
(B) medical and dental premium cost adjustments; and
(C) adjustments in the number of teachers and other staff.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0003.pdf
Title: H.B. 3
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| IN | Signed into law 01/2005 | P-12 | Revises the funding formula for the K-3 class size reduction program. Effective retroactive to January 1, 2005. Makes other adjustments.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/HE/HE1001.1.html
Title: H.B. 1001 (Section 181 and 233)
Source: www.in.gov
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