ECS Selected State Policies 2006

From the ECS State Policy Database
2006 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2006. 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."

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State

Status/Date

Level

Summary

Accountability

Signed into law 12/2006

P-12

Directs Commissioner of Education to contract with independent entity to conduct an evaluation of the Department Of Education and its oversight capacity; relates to public school funding reform.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/SJR/1_I1.PDF
Title: S.J.R. 1; A.J.R. 10
Source: New Jersey Legislature

Signed into law 12/2006

P-12

Any district that leases a building to a community school [charter] located in the district or that enters into an agreement with a community school located in the district whereby the district and the school endorse each other's programs may elect to have data regarding the academic performance of students enrolled in the community school combined with comparable data from the schools of the district for the purpose of calculating the performance of the district as a whole on the district report card. Any district that so elects must annually file a copy of the lease or agreement with the department.

Allows a board of education to renew the contract of any nonlicensed individual, currently employed by the board for one or more years, without first offering the position held by that individual to employees of the district who are licensed individuals or advertising the position as available to any qualified licensed individuals who are not currently employed by the board.
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_276
Title: H.B. 276 -- Misc. Sections
Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us

Signed into law 07/2006

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Implements enhanced public education financial accountability provisions. Includes vocational- technical school districts and charter school funds and authority.

http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/lis143.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+374/$file/legis.html?open
Title: S.B. 374
Source: Delaware Legislature

Adopted 06/2006

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Clarifies rules regarding the Comprehensive Academic Performance System (CAPS) Demonstration Site Grant. The intent of the funding is to provide seed resources to stimulate the adoption of a school-based comprehensive academic performance system that consolidates the use of curriculum standards alignment and pacing, benchmark assessment, differentiated instruction, parent involvement, and public accountability. Use of a web-based accountability system is required.

Each participant school, with the support of its affiliated district, must:
(a) Develop and implement an achievement-oriented, comprehensive instructional model that champions standards-based instruction, benchmark assessment, data driven decision-making, differentiated instruction, parent involvement, and public accountability;
(b) Make the time and funding commitments required for the training of leaders, teachers, coaches, parents, community, etc.;
(c) Set annual and benchmark measurable goals for improving learning, teaching and assessment;
(d) Align instruction to state standards for the content that all students should know by grade span and subject;
(e) Conduct formative and summative assessment of student academic achievement at regular intervals;
(f) Utilize results of benchmark student assessments that have clear performance criteria to differentiate instruction;
(g) Publicize student performance statistics at each interval, including statistics by subject, by teacher and by class;
(h) Provide parents with specific information regarding the performance of their students;
(i) Agree to participate in ongoing coordination with the GaDOE and school/system project teams. http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/160/1/4/200/72.pdf
Title: GAC 160-1-4-.272
Source: rules.sos.state.ga.us

Signed into law 05/2006

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Implements enhanced financial accountability provisions for public school districts and charter schools; relates to district and charter school financial responsibility. Chapter Number 264
http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/lis143.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+308/$file/legis.html?open
Title: S.B. 308
Source: Delaware Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

P-12

Defines secondary schools as those serving grades 6-12. Specifies that the following guiding principles must be used in the annual preparation of each secondary school's improvement plan:

(a) Struggling students, especially those in failing schools, need the highest quality teachers and dramatically different, innovative approaches to teaching and learning.
(b) Every teacher must contribute to every student's reading improvement.
(c) Quality professional development provides teachers and principals with the tools they need to better serve students.
(d) Small learning communities allow teachers to personalize instruction to better address student learning styles, strengths, and weaknesses.
(e) Intensive intervention in reading and math must occur early and through innovative delivery systems.
(f) Parents need access to tools they can use to monitor their child's progress in school, communicate with teachers, and act early on behalf of their child.
(g) Applied and integrated courses help students see the relationships between subjects and relevance to their futures.
(h) School is more relevant when students choose courses based on their goals, interests, and talents.
(i) Master schedules should not determine instruction and must be designed based on student needs, not adult or institutional needs.
(j) Academic and career planning engages students in developing a personally meaningful course of study so they can achieve goals they have set for themselves.

Requires local boards to adopt policies to address:

(a) Procedures for placing and promoting grade 6-12 students entering from out of state or from a foreign country, including a review of the student's prior academic performance.
(b) Alternative methods for students to demonstrate competency in required courses and credits, with special support for students who have been retained.
(c) Applied, integrated, and combined courses that provide flexibility for students to enroll in courses that are creative and meet individual learning styles and student needs.
(d) Credit recovery courses and intensive reading and math intervention courses based on student performance on the FCAT. These courses should be competency based and offered through innovative delivery systems, including computer-assisted instruction. Districts should use learning gains as well as other appropriate data and provide incentives to identify and reward high-performing teachers who teach credit recovery and intensive intervention courses.
(e) Grade forgiveness policies that replace a grade of "D" or "F" with a grade of "C" or higher earned subsequently in the same or a comparable course.
(f) Summer academies for students to receive intensive reading and mathematics intervention courses or competency-based credit recovery courses. A student's participation in an instructional or remediation program prior to or immediately following entering grade 9 for the first time shall not affect that student's classification as a first-time 9th grader for reporting purposes.
(g) Strategies to support teachers' pursuit of the reading endorsement and emphasize reading instruction professional development for content area teachers.
(h) Creative and flexible scheduling designed to meet student needs.
(i) Procedures for high school students who have not prepared an electronic personal education plan to prepare such plan.
(j) Tools for parents to regularly monitor student progress and communicate with teachers.
(k) Additional course requirements for promotion and graduation which may be determined by each school district in the student progression plan and may include additional academic, fine and performing arts, physical education, or career and technical education courses in order to provide a complete education program.

Requires the department to:
(a) By February 1, 2007, increase the number of approved applied, integrated, and combined courses available to districts.
(b) By the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year, make available a professional development package designed to provide the information that content area teachers need to become proficient in applying scientifically based reading strategies through their content areas.
(c) Share best practices for providing a complete education program to students enrolled in course recovery, credit recovery, intensive reading intervention, or intensive math intervention.
(d) Expedite assistance and decisions and coordinate policies throughout all divisions within the department to provide districts with support to implement the Florida Secondary School Redesign Act.
(e) Use data to provide the Legislature with an annual longitudinal analysis of the success of this reform effort, including the progress of 6th grade students and 9th grade students scoring at Level 1 on FCAT Reading or FCAT Math.

Directs the commissioner of education to create and implement the Secondary School Improvement Award Program to reward public secondary schools that demonstrate continuous student academic improvement and show the greatest gains in student academic achievement in reading and math.

Pages 35-39 of 160: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 - Section 19
Source: www.myfloridahouse.gov

Signed into law 05/2006

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Requires the commissioner, in consultation with the comptroller, to develop and implement a financial accountability
rating system for school districts in this state that: (1) distinguishes among school districts based on levels of financial performance; and
(2) includes procedures to: (A) provide additional transparency to public education finance; and (B) enable the commissioner and school district administrators to provide meaningful financial oversight and improvement.

The commissioner shall annually establish and publish the proposed expenditures for each school district as determined by the
commissioner based on an evaluation of information relating to the best practices of campuses and districts. The commissioner shall consider unique characteristics of the district, including the district's size. The proposed expenditures must include amounts for: (1) instructional expenditures; (2) central administrative expenditures; (3) district operations; and (4) any other category designated by the commissioner.

If the board of trustees of a school district intends to exceed the proposed expenditures established by the commissioner, the board must adopt and publish a resolution that includes an explanation justifying the board's actions.

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/data/docmodel/793/billtext/pdf/HB00001F.PDF
Title: H.B. 1 C (Sections 2.05; 2.09)
Source: Texas Legislature

Signed into law 04/2006

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Requires, on or before December 1 of each year, that the Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee adopt an annual research agenda for the Office of Education Accountability. Provides that the agenda shall be amended to include studies directed by the General Assembly in the next succeeding session. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/HB581/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 581
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2006

P-12

Declares an intent to reactivate the center for the improvement of student learning, and to create within the center an educational ombudsman to serve as a resource center for parents and students and as an advocate for students in the public education system.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to report to the legislature by September 1, 2007, and thereafter biennially, regarding the effectiveness of the center for improvement of student learning, how the services provided by the center for improvement of student learning have been used and by whom, and recommendations to improve the accessibility and application of knowledge and information that leads to improved student learning and greater family and community involvement in the public education system. Creates the office of the education ombudsman within the office of the governor for the purposes of providing information to parents, students, and others regarding their rights and responsibilities with respect to the state's public elementary and secondary education system, and advocating on
behalf of elementary and secondary students. Requires the education ombudsman to report on the work and accomplishment of the office and advise and make recommendations to the governor, the legislature, and the state board of education annually. The initial report to the governor, the legislature, and the state board of education shall be made by September 1, 2007, and there shall be annual reports by September 1st each year thereafter. The annual reports shall provide at least the following information: (1) How the education ombudsman's services have been used and by whom; (2) Methods for the education ombudsman to increase and enhance family and community involvement in public education; (3) Recommendations to eliminate barriers and obstacles to meaningful family and community involvement in public education; and
(4) Strategies to improve the educational opportunities for all students in the state, including recommendations from organizations and groups provided in this act.Provides that if specific funding is not provided by June 30, 2006, in the omnibus appropriations act, section 2 of this act is null and void.One of the new duties is to edentify strategies for improving the success rates of ethnic and racial student groups with disproportionate academic achievement.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/3127-S.PL.pdf
Title: H.B. 3127
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov

Adopted 02/2006

P-12

Provides standards for the conduct of financial audits of regional offices of education and certain educational service centers. http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue7.pdf (starts page 329 of 520, see esp. 338 of 520)
Title: 74 IAC 420.130, 140, 310, 320, 410, 420, 430, 630, 640, 710, 720
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Accountability--Accreditation

Rule Adoption 07/2006

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Amends regulations establishing standards for accrediting public schools in Virginia. The amendments include additional options for students to meet the requirements for graduation; change the methodology for calculating accreditation ratings; create greater flexibility for transfer students; add more rigorous benchmarks for accreditation; and better define sanctions for schools, superintendents, and school boards if a school loses its accreditation. Revisions also require all elementary and middle schools to require students to participate in a program of physical fitness during the regular school year in accordance with guidelines established by the Board of Education. Changes made to the proposed regulations (i) add defined terms and clarify existing terms; (ii) clarify that students who are limited English proficient (LEP) may be granted an exemption from Standards of Learning (SOL) testing in the areas of writing, science, and history and social science; (iii)add a provision encouraging elementary schools to provide instruction in foreign languages; (iv) allow advanced courses to include Cambridge courses, in addition to Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and college level courses for degree credit; (v) beginning with the academic year 2008-2009, limit middle school teachers to a teaching load of no more than 25 class periods a week; (vi) restore language removed in the proposed regulation regarding teachers of block programs that encompass more than one class period with no more than 120 student periods per day may teach 30 class periods per week; (vii) add a provision for one planning period per day or equivalent for middle and secondary teachers; (viii) cross reference the responsibility of the division superintendent in reporting compliance with preaccreditation eligibility requirements; and (ix) repeal Appendix I, which is expired. http://legis.state.va.us/codecomm/register/vol22/iss24/f8v20131.doc

Title: 8 VAC 20-131-10 thru -320 non seq.
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/codecomm/register/vol22/iss24/v22i24.pdf (pg. 137 of 336)

Rule Adoption 06/2006

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Amends rules regarding a process for improving education and a performance-based accreditation system. http://www.wvsos.com/csrdocs/pdfdocs/126-013.pdf
Title: Title 126, Series 13
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2006

P-12

Provides that whenever the state board determines that a school has failed either to meet the accreditation requirements or standards adopted by the state board
or provide the curriculum required by state law, the state board must notify the district in which the school is located. Requires such notice to specify the accreditation requirements that the school has failed to meet and the curriculum that the school has failed to provide. Encourages the local board, upon receipt of
such notice, to reallocate the resources of the district to remedy all deficiencies identified by the state board. Directs the local board, when making such reallocation, to take into consideration the resource strategies of highly resource-efficient districts as identified in Phase III of the Kansas Education Resource Management Study conducted by Standard and Poor's (March 2006). http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 1
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 05/2006

P-12

If a school district has been classified as unaccredited within the previous five school years and the district is subsequently classified as provisionally accredited, the district will be subject to lapse on June 30 of any school year in which the state board of education withdraws provisional accreditation or at a later date as determined by the state board of education.
http://www.senate.mo.gov/06info/pdf-bill/tat/SB894.pdf
Title: S.B. 894
Source: http://www.senate.mo.gov/

Signed into law 04/2006

P-12

Establishes statewide high school graduation requirements effective with the class of 2010, including 4 units English; 3 units science, including biology and either chemistry or physics. Strongly encourages students to complete a fourth credit in science, such as forensics, astronomy, Earth science, agricultural science, environmental science, geology, physics or chemistry, physiology, or microbiology.

Directs the department to develop content area expectations in each of the subject areas required for high school graduation. Requires the process to include input from a number of stakeholder groups, including representatives from 4-year colleges or universities, community colleges, and other postsecondary institutions; from the business community; and from vocational and career and technical education providers

Directs the department to determine the basic level of technology and internet access required for students to complete the online course or learning experience requirement set forth in S.B. 1124 http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0124.pdf and determine the assessments through which students may demonstrate proficiency. Requires the department to develop material to assist schools in implementing the graduation requirements here and in S.B. 1124, including guidelines for alternative instructional delivery methods.

Authorizes a parent to request a personal curriculum for the student that modifies certain graduation requirements. Establishes a procedure for this process. Bars a personal curriculum from deviating from the statewide English and science requirements. Establishes limitations on the modifications possible to the math, social studies, health/physical education and arts graduation requirements in a personal curriculum.

Authorizes schools to provide the high school graduation requirement curriculum through alternative instructional delivery methods such as alternative course
work, humanities course sequences, career and technical education, industrial technology courses, or vocational education, or by a combination of these. Encourages schools operating career and technical education programs to integrate the high school graduation requirements into those programs.

Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, links a high school's accreditation to its offering of the curriculum necessary to fulfill high school graduation requirements. Provides that if a school does not offer all the required credits, the school must ensure student access to the required units via alternate means, such as dual enrollment; enrollment in an online course; a cooperative arrangement with a neighboring school district or with a public school academy; or granting approval for the student to be counted in membership in another school district.

If a student is not successfully completing a unit required for graduation, or is identified as being at risk of withdrawing from high school, requires the student's district or charter school to notify the student's parent of the availability of tutoring or other supplemental educational support and counseling services that may be available to the student under existing state or federal programs, such as those programs or services available under section 31a of the state school aid act of 1979, MCL 388.1631a, or under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

Mandates that units required for high school graduation be taught by highly qualified teachers. Provides that if a district or charter school demonstrates to the
department that it is unable to do so because it is unable to hire enough highly qualified teachers, the department must work with the district or charter school to develop a plan to allow it to hire enough highly qualified teachers to meet the highly qualified teachers requirement.

Requires schools to ensure that each grade 7 student has the opportunity to develop an educational development plan, and that each student has developed
an educational development plan before he or she begins high school. Mandates that an educational development plan be developed by the student under the supervision of the student's school counselor or another qualified designee qualified selected by the high school principal and be based on a career pathways program or similar career exploration program.

Allows districts and charter schools unable to implement all of the curricular requirements to apply to the department for permission to phase in one or more of the requirements. Provides that if a district or charter school does not offer all of the required credits or provide options to have access to the required credits and legislation is enacted to allow districts and charter schools to apply for a contract that waives certain state or federal requirements, then the school district or public school academy is encouraged to apply for a contract to improve student performance.

Clarifies that students may complete high school graduation requirements through advanced studies such as accelerated course placement, advanced placement, dual enrollment in a postsecondary institution, or participation in the international baccalaureate program or an early college/middle college program.

Requires the department to submit an annual report to the legislature that evaluates the overall success of the new graduation requirements, the rigor and relevance
of the course work required by the curriculum, the ability of public schools to implement the curriculum and the required course work, and the impact of the curriculum on pupil success, and that details any activities the department has undertaken to implement these requirements and the requirements in S.B.1124 or to assist public schools in implementing the new graduation requirements. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0123.pdf
Title: H.B. 5606
Source: www.legislature.mi.gov

Signed into law 03/2006

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Relates to school districts; establishes home rule; exempts Level 4 or 5 accredited districts from certain requirements. Authorizes the State Board of Education to exempt any school district meeting Level 4 or 5 state accreditation standards from any compulsory standard of accreditation.�However, if the standard of accreditation is an educational policy required by statute, exemptions may only be made if specifically authorized by law.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1121SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1121
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/

Accountability--Measures/Indicators

Adopted 11/2006

P-12

Transition made to new accountability system that includes iLEAP and Graduation Index. Page 1: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0611/0611RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:LXXXIII.301 and 303
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 11/2006

P-12

Adjusts accountability policy to more effectively address conditions imposed by the hurricanes of 2005 and implementation of a new testing program. Page 2 of 67: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0611/0611RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:LXXXIII.301 and 4527
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 09/2006

P-12

Deletes certain items from the list of school conditions for which assessments are required to be included in the school accountability report card, including the quality of school instruction and leadership, the degree to which pupils are prepared to enter the workforce, and whether the school qualifies for the Governor's Performance Award Program. Requires each school district to make it most recent report care available through the Internet or hard copies by a specified date each year.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1501-1550/sb_1510_bill_20060831_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1510
Source: California Legislature

Adopted 08/2006

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Amends rules relating to high priority schools grant program. Provides clarification regarding the use of valid APIs in the determination of significant growth, outlines the process of determining positive API growth for schools without a valid API in one or two years, and defines criteria to demonstrate academic growth equivalent to significant growth for schools without a valid API.
Title 5; Division 1; Ch. 2; Subchapter 4; Article 1.6
CALIFORNIA 17211
http://government.westlaw.com/linkedslice/default.asp?Action=TOC&RS=GVT1.0&VR=2.0&SP=CCR-1000

Title: Title 5 CCR Sections 1030.7, 1030.8
Source: California Rules

Adopted 08/2006

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Designed to address the impact of natural disasters on schools/districts ability to meet the objectives of the accountability system. Creates one-year waiver from accountability for "severe impact" schools and districts, as defined in rule. Also establishes provisions for severe impact schools following a one-year disaster waiver; directs the department of education to provide specific entry and exit codes for students displaced by natural disaster; establishes assessment and graduation rate indices for displaced students in limited impact schools; and offers schools and districts impacted by a natural disaster a one year exclusion from the subgroup component in accountability. Pages 1-3 of 55: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0608/0608RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:LXXXIII.Chapter 45
Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov

Signed into law 06/2006

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Directs each local board to annually develop, maintain, and distribute a financial report. Provides that the objective of the financial report shall be to facilitate public access to a variety of information and statistics relating to the education funding received by the school district, enrollment and employment figures, and additional information.
Requires the financial report to contain, at a minimum, information on:

a. All property tax levies, income surtaxes, and local option sales taxes in place in the school district, listed by type of levy, rate, amount, duration, and notification of the maximum rate and amount limitations permitted by statute.
b. The amount of funding received on a per pupil basis through the operation of the school finance formula, and from any other state appropriation or state funding source.
c. Federal funding received per student or teacher population targeted to receive the funds, and any other federal grants or funding received by the district.
d. Teacher and administrator minimum, maximum, and average salary paid by the district, and the percentage and dollar increase under teacher and administrator salary and benefits settlement agreements.
e. Teacher and administrator health insurance and other alternative health benefit information, including the monthly premium, the percentage of the premium paid by the district, and the percentage of the premium paid by a teacher or administrator for single and family insurance.
f. Teacher and administrator employment statistics, including the annual number of licensed full-time and part-time teachers and administrators employed by the school district during the preceding five years, and including the number of teachers and administrators no longer employed by the district, and new hires.
g. Student enrollment levels during the preceding five years, including regular enrollment, special education enrollment, and enrollment adjustments made pursuant to supplementary weighting.
h. Such additional information as the school district may determine.

Requires copies of a district's financial report for the previous school year to be posted on the district Web site at the beginning of the school year. Provides that if the district does not maintain or develop a Web site, the school district must either distribute or post written copies of the financial report at specified locations throughout the school district.

Provides that, prior to certifying any levy by board approval, or submitting a levy for voter approval, local boards must facilitate public access to a complete listing of all outstanding levies within the school district by rate, amount, duration, and the applicable maximum levy limitations. Requires that the information on outstanding levies be posted on the district Web site at the beginning of the school year, and updated prior to board approval or submission for voter approval of any levy during the school year. Provides that if the district does not maintain or develop a Web site, the district must either distribute or post written copies of the listing at specified locations throughout the district. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2272
Title: S.B. 2272 - Section 14-15
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 05/2006

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Makes revisions to school grade provisions, such as the inclusion of information for students receiving a special diploma and grades for K-3 and alternative schools.

Each school that has students who are tested and included in the school grading system, except an alternative school that receives a school-improvement rating pursuant to s. 1008.341, will receive a school grade; however, an alternative school may choose to receive a school grade under this section in lieu of a school-improvement rating. Additionally, a school that serves any combination of students in kindergarten through grade 3 which does not receive a school grade because its students are not tested and included in the school grading system will receive the school grade designation of a K-3 feeder pattern school identified by the Department of Education and verified by the school district. A school feeder pattern exists if at least 60 percent of the students in the school serving a combination of students in kindergarten through grade 3 are scheduled to be assigned to the graded school.

A school's grade will be based on a combination of: 1. Student achievement scores, including achievement scores for students seeking a special diploma. 2. Student learning gains as measured by annual FCAT assessments in grades 3 through 10; learning gains for students seeking a special diploma, as measured by an alternate assessment tool, must be included not later than the 2009-2010 school year. 3. Improvement of the lowest 25th percentile of students in the school in reading, math, or writing on the FCAT, unless these students are exhibiting satisfactory performance.

Effective with the 2005-2006 school year, the achievement scores and learning gains of eligible students attending alternative schools that provide dropout-prevention and academic-intervention services will be used to determine the home school's grade. If an alternative school chooses to be graded pursuant to this section, student performance data for eligible students will not be included in the home school's grade but will be included only in the calculation of the alternative school's grade. School districts must require collaboration between the home school and the alternative school in order to promote student success.

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 45)
Source: Florida Legislature

Signed into law 04/2006

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Concerns measuring public school effectiveness; identifies the schools that receive the governor's distinguished improvement awards; instructs the technical advisory panel on the measurement of longitudinal academic growth to determine the method by which to identify schools that demonstrate the highest rate of student academic growth in a school year toward state standards for proficiency.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont2/b89455312407ef2a872570bd0083a02c?OpenDocument&Click=872570040059C649.8975551e51fa01d087256dd30080e1d5/$Body/1.2
Title: H.B. 1109
Source: Colorado Legislature

Adopted 04/2006

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Reviews the current school grading calculation to explore the inclusion of other criteria and/or make current criteria more rigorous. Measures the progress of students and schools in the state. FLORIDA 30430
http://www.firn.edu/doe/rules/6a-1-11.htm#6A-1.09981
Title: FAC 6A-1.09981
Source: Florida Rules

Adopted 03/2006

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Includes the science grade-level scale scores for each achievement level for use in reporting student proficiency levels in science as part of the student achievement testing program known as the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). FLORIDA 30220
http://www.firn.edu/doe/rules/6a-1-8.htm#6A-1.09422
Title: FAC 6A-1.09422
Source: Florida Board of Education

Signed into law 03/2006

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Requires each school corporation (district) to conduct an informational count on May 1, 2007, May 1, 2008, and May 1, 2009 -- in the same manner and with the same standards as eligible pupils are counted to determine current ADM. The department must report the information obtained in the informational count to the:
(1) governor; (2) members of the education roundtable; and (3) executive director of the legislative services agency not later than thirty (30) days after the department receives the informational count reports for the year from all school corporations and transferee corporations. From the fiscal note: The bill specifies that the informational counts should include the following information:

1. A comparison between the number of eligible pupils on the informational count date and the number of eligible pupils in the current ADM.
2. Using a coding system developed by the Department of Education, the number (to the extent known by the school corporation or transferee corporation) of eligible pupils dropping out or otherwise withdrawing from the school corporation or transferee corporation after the date of the current ADM count, grouped by the reason or reasons for withdrawal from school.
3. Using a coding system developed by the Department: a. the number of suspensions and expulsions occurring after the date of the current ADM count, grouped by the reason or reasons for each suspension and expulsion; and b. the number and types of alternative educational placements that were provided or offered to suspended and expelled eligible pupils in each group.
4. The number of tuition transfer students accepted by a transferee corporation after the date of the current ADM count.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2006/PDF/SE/SE0173.1.pdf
Title: S.B. 173
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.in.gov/legislative/bills

Accountability--Reporting Results

Signed into law 09/2006

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Relates to students whose primary language is not English. Requires the Department of Education to monitor adherence to requirements relating to parental notification in their primary language as part of its regular monitoring and review of public schools and districts to make certain related determinations, and to notify school districts of certain related information. Requires the notification be made using electronic methods.
Title: A.B. 680
Source: California Legislature

Vetoed 09/2006

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Signed into law 08/2006

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Requires the superintendent of public instruction to report on the number and percentage of pupils who failed to receive a diploma of graduation from high school in 2006 due to the failure of those pupils to pass the high school exit examination, aggregated by ethnicity, English learner status, and other information as may be determined to be necessary to understanding the meaning and consequences of the failure to pass the high school exit examination.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1551-1600/sb_1592_bill_20060825_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1592
Source: California Legislature

Adopted 07/2006

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Enables school districts to choose to either track students back to the school of residence or to make the school that is providing the instruction the accountability school for students in an intradistrict intensive learning center or intradistrict special school or program. Requires schools to use thehighest test scores a student receives in the AYP calculation when the studentis tested a second time as part of the state mandated summer school program. Allows for the composite score for the State Progress Determination to be a two year average or current year, whichever is higher. DELAWARE 1856
http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/100/103.shtml#TopOfPage
Title: 14 DAC 103
Source: Delaware Regulations

Signed into law 06/2006

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Adopted 06/2006

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Establishes rules regarding the standards for a school and district report card. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/703/005/140.htm
Title: 703 KAR 5:140
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 05/2006

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Concerns school accountability; establishes that, if a school covers more than one school level, it shall be assigned one academic performance rating and one academic growth of students rating and receive one school accountability report.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/7F98372AFBE9CA56872570C7006E5546?Open&file=069_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 69
Source: Colorado Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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School districts and boards must provide information regarding performance of students and educational programs as required pursuant to ss. 1008.22 and 1008.385 and implement a system of school reports as required by statute and State Board of Education rule.This legislation requires school reports to add a school's grade, high school graduation rate calculated without GED tests, disaggregated by student ethnicity, category and performance data as specified in state board rule.

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 11)
Source: Florida Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Adds the following reporting requirements. The Department of Education must annually provide a report on the following: (a) Longitudinal performance of students in mathematics and reading. (b) Longitudinal performance of students by grade level in mathematics and reading. (c) Longitudinal performance regarding efforts to close the achievement gap. (d) Longitudinal performance of students on the norm-referenced component of the FCAT. (e) Other student performance data based on national norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests, when available, and numbers of students who after 8th grade enroll in adult education rather than other secondary education. 244

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 40)
Source: Florida Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Requires school report cards to be delivered -- not just available -- to parents.
The Department of Education will annually develop, in collaboration with the school districts, a school report card to be delivered to parents throughout each school district. The report card shall include the school's grade, information regarding school improvement, an explanation
of school performance as evaluated by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and indicators of return on investment.

Each school's report card mustl be published annually by the department on its website, and the school district must provide the school report card to each parent.

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006

Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 46)
Source: Florida Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Alternative schools that provide dropout-prevention and academic-intervention services pursuant to s. 1003.53 shall receive a school-improvement rating. The school-improvement rating must identify schools as having one of the following ratings: (a) "Improving" means schools with students making more academic progress than when the students were served in their home schools. (b) "Maintaining" means schools with students making progress equivalent to the progress made when the students were served in their home schools. (c) "Declining" means schools with students making less academic progress than when the students were served in their home schools.

The school-improvement rating will be based on a comparison of student performance data for the current year and previous year. Schools that improve at least one level or maintain an "improving" rating pursuant to this section are eligible for school recognition awards.

Student Learning Gains
For each alternative school receiving a school-improvement rating, the Department of Education will annually identify the percentage of students making learning gains as compared to the percentage of the same students making learning gains in their home schools in the year prior to being assigned to the alternative school.

School Report Cartds
The Department of Education will annually develop, in collaboration with the school districts, a school report card for alternative schools to be delivered to parents throughout each school district. The report card will include the school-improvement rating, identification of student
learning gains, student attendance data, information regarding school improvement, an explanation of school performance as evaluated by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, and indicators of return on investment.

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 47)
Source: Florida Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Community College

To provide data required to implement education performance accountability measures in state and federal law, the Commissioner of Education must initiate and maintain strategies to improve data quality and timeliness. All data collected from state universities shall, as determined by the commissioner, be integrated into the K-20 data warehouse. The commissioner will have unlimited access to such data solely for the purposes of conducting studies, reporting annual and longitudinal student outcomes, and improving college readiness 2823
and articulation. All public educational institutions must provide data to the K-20 data warehouse in a format specified by the commissioner.

School districts and public postsecondary educational institutions shall maintain information systems that will provide the State Board of Education, the Board of Governors of the State University System, and the Legislature with information and reports necessary to address the specifications of the accountability system.

The Commissioner of Education will determine the standards for the required data, monitor data quality, and measure improvements. The commissioner shall report annually to the State Board of Education, the Board of Governors of the State University System, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives data quality indicators and ratings for all school districts and public postsecondaryeducational institutions.

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 44)
Source: Florida Legislature

Signed into law 04/2006

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Relates to publications and payment of claims for printing; provides for the powers and duties of the Superintendent of Public Instruction; provides that the superintendent may publish on the web site maintained by the department of education a list of the top schools in the state based on the school's academic gains according to measures selected by the department of education.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/sb1270s.pdf
Title: S.B. 1270
Source: Arizona Legislature

Signed into law 04/2006

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Section 1:
Requires the state assessment system, by the 2007-2008 school year, to include:
1. A high school readiness examination to assess English, reading, math and science in grade 8;
2. A college readiness examination to assess English, reading, math and science in grade 10;
3. The ACT college admissions and placement examination to assess English, reading, math and science, to be taken by all students in grade 11; and
4. Any other component necessary to comply with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
These assessments are to be administered in lieu of a customized or commercially available norm-referenced test.

Provides that a student whose scores on the grade 8 high school readiness exam indicate a high degree of readiness for high school must be counseled to enroll in accelerated courses. Provides that a student whose scores on the grade 10 college readiness exam or grade 11 ACT indicate a high degree of readiness for college must be counseled to enroll in accelerated courses, with an emphasis on Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

Specifies that the department will pay for the initial ACT exam, but that the student must pay for additional ACT exams.

Provides that students in grades 10, 11 and 12, by the 2007-2008 school year, may take the WorkKeys assessments in reading for information, locating information, and applied mathematics, with the cost of the initial assessment paid by the department of education. Provides that a student whose scores on the WorkKeys assessments indicate that additional assistance is required in reading for information, locating information, or applied mathematics must have intervention strategies for accelerated learning incorporated into his or her learning plan. Provides that a student meeting the WorkKeys threshold established by the Cabinet for Workforce Development must be issued the appropriate Kentucky employability certificate.

Provides that the high school readiness assessment in grade 8, the college readiness assessments in grades 10 and 11, and the WorkKeys assessments are to be collectively known as the "Kentucky Work and College Readiness Examination" or "Readiness Examination."

Directs the department of education to conduct periodic studies comparing the standards in reading, mathematics, and science for middle and high school within the Kentucky core content for assessment and the concepts and content measured by the ACT and the high school and college readiness examinations. Provides that if the department determines that if the grade 8 high school readiness and grades 10 and 11 college readiness exams in reading, math and science are shown to provide direct measures of content standards and concepts identified in the Kentucky core content for assessment, the state board must seek the advice of the Office of Education Accountability, the School Curriculum, Assessment, and Accountability Council, and the National Technical Advisory Panel on Assessment and Accountability regarding reducing the number of questions on the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System. Directs the department to continue to include open-response or multiple-choice items, or both, that assess student knowledge and skills in reading, mathematics, and science to the degree necessary for adequate coverage of the elements of the Kentucky core content for assessment not covered by the examinations.

Specifies the types of accommodations to be provided a student with a disability taking the ACT.

Requires the reporting system to include:

(1) An individual student report to parents for each 5th grade student summarizing the student's readiness in reading and math based on the student's 4th grade state assessment results. The school's 5th grade staff must develop a plan for accelerated learning for any student with identified deficiencies;
(2) An individual report for each student who takes a high school or college readiness exam that:
1. Provides the student's test scores;
2. Provides a judgment regarding whether or not a student has met or failed to meet the expectations for each standard assessed; and
3. Is designed to assist students, parents, and teachers to identify, assess, and remedy academic deficiencies prior to high school graduation; and
(3) A student's scores on the ACT examination or WorkKeys assessments. Requires scores from the state-sponsored ACT exam to be recorded on the student's official high school transcript.

Section 2:
Mandates that a high school student whose scores on the grade 8 high school readiness exam, on the grade 10 college readiness exam, or on the WorkKeys indicate that additional assistance is required in English, reading, or math must have intervention strategies for accelerated learning incorporated into his or her learning plan. Mandates that a high school student whose score on the state-administered ACT exam in English, reading, or math is below the system-wide standard established by the Council on Postsecondary Education for entry into a credit-bearing course at a public postsecondary institution without placement in a remedial course or an entry-level course with supplementary academic support must be provided the opportunity to participate in accelerated learning designed to address his or her identified academic deficiencies prior to high school graduation.

Requires a high school, in collaboration with its school district, to develop and implement accelerated learning that:
(a) Allows a student's learning plan to be individualized to meet the student's academic needs based on an assessment of test results and consultation among parents, teachers, and the student; and
(b) May include changes in a student's class schedule.

Directs the department of education, the council on postsecondary education, and public postsecondary institutions to offer support and technical assistance to schools and school districts in the development of accelerated learning. Provides that a student who participates in accelerated learning due to inadequate scores on the grade 8 high school readiness exam, the grade 10 college readiness exam, the WorkKeys or the ACT must be allowed to take the ACT exam a second time prior to high school graduation at the expense of the Kentucky Department of Education. The cost of any subsequent administrations of the achievement test shall be the responsibility of the student.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/SB130/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 130
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 04/2006

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Describes the requirements for providing student records to parents and the information that must be included academic and other indicators.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/st02/st02206.htm
Title: S.B. 2206
Source: Massachusetts Legislature

Signed into law 03/2006

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Requires district report cards to report:
--The number and percentage of students participating in the school flex program, if offered (see IC 20-30-2-2.2 http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title20/ar30/ch2.html)
--The number of students who have dropped out of school, including the reasons for dropping out.
--The number of student work permits revoked.
--The number of student driver's licenses revoked.
--The number of students who have not advanced to grade 10 due to a lack of completed credits.
--The number of students suspended for any reason.
--The number of students receiving an international baccalaureate diploma.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2006/HE/HE1347.1.html
Title: H.B. 1347 Section 7
Source: www.in.gov/legislative

Signed into law 03/2006

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Requires the department to develop a plan to upgrade the financial management, analysis, and reporting system for school corporations (districts) and schools.

Requires the plan to:
(1) Provide the use of generally accepted accounting principles based on the system of accounting used by school corporations and schools on June 30, 2006, and a unified income and expense statement and balance sheet;
(2) Provide school corporations and schools the ability to track expenditures individually and according to the expenditure category the program under which the expense was incurred, and the school building where the expense was incurred;
(3) Provide real time or other timely access to expenditures, and across functions, schools, and school corporations; and
(4) Enable periodic and annual analysis and reporting to the leadership of a school, the superintendent and governing body of a school corporation, the general public, the department, the state board, the governor, and the general assembly.

Directs the department and the state board to submit the plan to the governor and the general assembly by October 1, 2006.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2006/PDF/HE/HE1006.1.pdf
Title: H.B. 1006 - Section 4
Source: www.in.gov

Accountability--Rewards

Vetoed 09/2006

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Establishes the Flexible Funding for Pupil Achievement Program. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer the program. Permits a specified percentage of schools in the state to participate in the program at any one time. Requires the Superintendent to ensure a balance of elementary, middle, and high schools and urban, suburban and rural schools among participating schools. Requires the governing board of a district to adopt a participation agreement containing specified provisions.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_756_bill_20060914_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 756
Source: California Legislature

Temporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 08/2006

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Pending legislative approval in 2007: Gives responsibility of calculating school rewards for purposes of NCLB to the state department of education (SDE). The SDE currently makes all calculations for AYP and can use the same data to calculate the rewards. The SDE follows the guidelines in the state accountability plan to calculate AYP and would continue to follow the state board guidelines to calculate the rewards. Page 113 of 647: http://adm.idaho.gov/adminrules/bulletin/bul/06oct.pdf
Title: IDAPA 08.02.03
Source: adm.idaho.gov

Signed into law 05/2006

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Signed into law 04/2006

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Signed into law 03/2006

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Allows districts that before January 1, 2006 purchased U.S. savings bonds for graduates who earned an academic honors diploma to continue to do so for students graduating in 2006 and 2007. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2006/SE/SE0231.1.html
Title: S.B. 231
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.in.gov/legislative

Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions

Adopted 10/2006

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Reverts back to having the state board rather than the state superintendent withhold federal funds under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) when continuing noncompliance with IDEA is noted in a local school district. Pages 58-59 of 133: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0610/0610RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:XCI.107, 109, and 309 (Bulletin 1922_
Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov

Signed into law 06/2006

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Deletes existing provisions related to the approval of a district improvement plan for a district on academic early warning status or watch status. Replaces with language clarifying that such plans must be approved by the school board. Requires all districts required to revise a School Improvement Plan to establish a peer review process for the evaluation of School Improvement Plans.

Requires parents and outside experts to be included in the development of all revised school and district improvement plans. Pages 6-12 of 49: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB2829lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2829 - School/District Improvement Plans
Source: www.ilga.gov

Signed into law 06/2006

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Repeals R.S. 17:10.6(C) and (D). Section (C) limited the power of local boards of districts identified as academically in crisis. Section (D) removed the power of such boards to contract or employ a superintendent or terminate the contract or employment of the incumbent superintendent. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=406149
Title: H.B. 310
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Adopted 06/2006

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Full text of language on pages 8-20 of 62: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0606/0606RUL.pdf

Changes define/outline/clarify the following:
--school performance score goals (page 8-10 of 62);
--calculating the SPS (School Performance Scores) component (pp 11-12 of 62);
--incentive points for a school in which a repeating 4th or 8th grade student scores at a higher achievement level on a LEAP test of math, English language arts, science or social studies than the previous spring (p of 62);
--calculating a K-8 assessment index (pp 12-13 of 62);
--calculating a 9-12 assessment index (p 13 of 62);
--the state assessments in which students in grades 3-11 will participate in annually (p 13 of 62);
--inclusion of schools (pp 13-14 of 62);
--pairing/sharing of schools with insufficient test data (p 14 of 62);
--growth targets (pp 14-15 of 62);
--defining, determining a cohort for, documenting and calculating a graduation index (pp 15-16 of 62);
--calculating a graduation rate (p 17 of 62);
--subgroup component indicators and failing the subgroup component (pp 16-17 of 62);
--safe harbor (pp 16-17 of 62);
--levels of academic assistance (p 17 of 62);
--levels of school improvement, entry into and exit from school improvement, school improvement requirements and state support at each level (pp 17-18 of 62);
--recovery school district (p 19 of 62);
--inclusion of alternative education students and option considerations (p 19 of 62);
--valid data considerations and NRT/CRT data (pp 19-20 of 62);
--attendance and dropout/exit data (p 20 of 62);
--and subgroup component adequate yearly progress (p 20 of 62).

Chapter 45, Disaster Consideration for School and District Accountability, is a proposed amendment designed to address the impacts of Hurricane Katrina and Rita and other disasters that may occur.
Title: LAC 28:LXXXIII.Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 17, 21, 24, 35, 41,43, and 45
Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov

Signed into law 04/2006

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Relates the district profiles and accountability for schools failing to meet academic standards. Describes information, procedures and other requirements related to school achievement profiles and action plans.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/hb2359h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2359
Source: Arizona Legislature

Signed into law 04/2006

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Provides that 36 months after the receipt of funding to implement a school action plan, all schools that are not subject to state monitoring are eligible for a 4th year of funding; requires a school for which the most recent base API places the school in decile 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 to exit the program. Provides specified funding to a school district that is required to enter into a contract with a school assistance and intervention team to implement the team's recommendations. Provides certain funding.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/ab_1758_bill_20060403_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 1758
Source: California Assembly

Adopted 04/2006

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Modifies deadline for a district's status appeal to within 30 days of receipt of notification from the state board of the school's or district's status level, recognition level, or corrective action, OR by September 1 of the calendar year in which the notification occurs, whichever occurs later. This addition of the September 1 option allows districts receiving notification during summer vacation to confer with necessary staff before deciding whether to proceed with an appeal. (pages 483-492 of 705 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue18.pdf)
Title: 23 IAC 1.95
Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com

Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 04/2006

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Prohibits the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Schools from imposing a certain restructuring of a governance arrangement of specified schools in Baltimore City or from removing a public school from the direct control of the City Board of School Commissioners; makes repeals, enacts and amendments.

http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb1215e.pdf
Title: H.B. 1215; S.B. 914
Source: Maryland Legislature

Signed into law 04/2006

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Provides for appointment of a state monitor in school districts with fiscal issues such as deficit balances or whose audits found material weaknesses; allows for an advance state aid payment to certain districts and requires repayment of that advance; appropriates $ 10 million.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/AL06/15_.PDF
Title: A.B. 2684
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us

Signed into law 03/2006

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Concerns measures to improve the academic performance of unsatisfactory public schools; allows a school that receives an overall academic performance rating of unsatisfactory to operate under a school improvement plan for 2 full school years; provides for review of the operations of the unsatisfactory school. The state board will review the operations of the school and determine whether it will continue with the school improvement plan, the district or the institue will modify the plan or whether the school will be converted into a charter school. Session Law Chaptered. Chapter No. 116
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/E8DEBD6DD2EAD79287257068005412FF?Open&file=1240_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1240
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2006

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Appropriates funds to increase funding to education and to assist sparse school districts; requires legislation as part of the final report of the study of school funding. School districts that meet adequate yearly progress in reading and math under the terms of the state's accountability system receive funding. Those school districts that fail to meet adequate yearly progress under the terms of the state's accountability system may apply to the department for a grant to assist the district in meeting future academic targets.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2006/bills/SB198enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 198
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive

Signed into law 06/2006

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Amends the Vehicle Code and the School Code. Provides for cancellation or refusal to renew a driver's license or learner's permit of a person under 18 who is a chronic or habitual truant. Requires districts to include in quarterly reporting to the state the names of: pupils whose withdrawal is due to extraordinary circumstances, including but not limited to economic or medical necessity or family hardship, as determined by district criteria; pupils who have re-enrolled in school since their names were removed from the attendance rolls; any pupil certified to be a chronic or habitual truant; and pupils previously certified as chronic or habitual truants who have resumed regular school attendance.

Requires districts to establish criteria for the local superintendent to use in determining whether a pupil's failure to attend school is the result of extraordinary circumstances, including economic or medical necessity or family hardship.

Provides for listing of pupils who have re-enrolled. Includes non-public schools. Provides for provision of a comparison of drop out rates. Includes economic or family hardship and medical necessity. Requires a report to the Secretary of State.

Directs the state board to, if possible, make available to any person, upon request, a comparison of dropout rates before and after enactment of these provisions. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/HB/PDF/09400HB1463lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 1463
Source: www.ilga.gov

Signed into law 04/2006

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Clarifies that a minor's license previously revoked under the No Pass No Drive policy and related rules may be reinstated upon proof of receipt of a high school diploma or certificate of completion, or enrollment in postsecondary education, whichever comes first. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/hb1253.pdf
Title: H.B. 1253
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Rule Adoption 04/2006

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Amends rules regarding half-day attendance and specific ages for compulsory school attendance. Identifies the specific number of days in which a parent, guardian or custodian of children with excessive unexcused absences must attend a school-based conference, and defines satisfactory attendance related to the revocation of drivers' licenses. http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p4110_ne.pdf
Title: Title 126, Series 81
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2006

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Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers

Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 04/2006

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Signed into law 03/2006

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Authorizes the state board to issue an order for state supervision of a local school district. States that when the state board enters an order for state supervision of a local school district, the district supervisor shall be appointed pursuant to section 33-909, Idaho Code, at local school district expense. Clarifies that in the case of appointment by the superintendent of public instruction, the district supervisor shall serve at the pleasure of the superintendent of public instruction, and that in the case of appointment by the state board, the district supervisor shall serve pursuant to section 33-909 Idaho Code.
http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0743.html
Title: H.B. 743 Section 2
Source: www3.state.id.us

Accountability--School Improvement

Adopted 09/2006

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Establishes rules regarding the K-3 class size reduction grant program, and a class size reduction pilot project. Specifies that eligible districts are only those in which one or more schools serving students in grades K-3 are in Academic Early Warning or Academic Watch
status. Pages 265-272 of 405: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue41.pdf
Title: 23 IAC 565.10, .20, .30, .40, .50, .60, .110, .120, .130, .140, .150,.160
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 08/2006

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School boards must annually approve improvement plans for all schools that address student achievement goals and strategies based on state and school district proficiency standards. The plans must include an accurate, data-based analysis of student achievement and other school performance data.

Beginning with plans approved for implementation in the 2007-2008 school year, each secondary school plan must include a redesign component based on the principles established in the High School Redesign Act. For each school in the district that earns a school grade of "C" or below, or is required to have a school improvement plan under No Child Left Behind, the school improvement plan shall, at a minimum, also include: 1. Professional development that supports enhanced and differentiated instructional strategies to improve teaching and learning.
2. Continuous use of disaggregated student achievement data to determine effectiveness of instructional strategies. 3. Ongoing informal and formal assessments to monitor individual student progress, including progress toward mastery of the Sunshine State Standards, and to redesign instruction if needed. 4. Alternative instructional delivery methods to support remediation, acceleration, and enrichment strategies.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 11)
Source: Florida Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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School in which low-performing students are enrolled must develop, in consultation with the student's parent, and must implement a progress monitoring plan. A progress monitoring plan is intended to provide the school district and the school flexibility in meeting the academic needs of the student and to reduce paperwork. A student who is not meeting the school district or state requirements for proficiency in reading and math must be covered by one of the following plans to target instruction and identify ways to improve his or her academic achievement:
1. A federally required student plan such as an individual education plan; 2. A schoolwide system of progress monitoring for all students; or
3. An individualized progress monitoring plan.

If the student has been identified as having a deficiency in reading, the K-12 comprehensive reading plan required by s.1011.62(8) must include instructional and support services to be provided to meet the desired levels of performance. District school boards may require low-performing students to attend remediation programs held before or after regular school hours or during the summer if transportation is provided.

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 42)
Source: Florida Legislature

Adopted 05/2006

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Provides for the employment of an academic coach at a public school based on the teaching and learning needs identified in the school improvement plan for the 2006-07 school year.
Title: GAC 160-1-4-.271
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2006

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Signed into law 04/2006

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Signed into law 04/2006

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Directs the Interim Joint Committee on Education to complete a study on how to effectively provide assistance to schools not meeting established goals for student achievement. Requires the study to be completed by October 15, 2006, with a written report, including findings and policy options, presented to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2006. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/HC214/bill.doc
Title: H.C.R. 214
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 03/2006

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Adult Basic Education

Adopted 12/2006

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Exempts adult education students from attempting or passing the Utah Basic Skills Competency Test (UBSCT) in order to qualify for an adult education diploma; makes adult education students eligible only for an adult education secondary diploma; after the 2006-2007 school year disallows adult education diplomas from being upgraded or changed to traditional, high school-specific diplomas. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2006/20061101/29132.htm
Title: R277-705
Source: http://www.rules.utah.gov/main/

Adopted 11/2006

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Raises accountability levels among adult education programs and ensures similar concepts are taught at appropriate educational levels throughout the state. Page 3-11 of 67 http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0611/0611RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:CXXIX.Chapter 1-11
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2006

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Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Department of Education to administer prekindergarten and family literacy programs. Requires a participating program to provide certain child development and family literacy services in order to receive funding. Requires a local educational agency to select a program coordinator. Makes an appropriation to provide direct child care services for children in participating classrooms. Encourages participating providers to offer full-day services.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_172_bill_20060907_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 172
Source: California Legislature

Signed into law 08/2006

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Community College

Requires the Chancellor of the Community Colleges and the Superintendent of Public Instruction to convene a working group of adult education and data experts to review the separate, existing adult education and noncredit instruction data systems, and to report to the Legislature and Governor on the feasibility, design and cost of a common data set in adult education.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1301-1350/ab_1319_bill_20060817_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 1319
Source: California Legislature

Signed into law 06/2006

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Deletes provision that a local board may provide an extended school tuition-free program for district residents over the maximum school age of 21 who do not have a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma and who are currently enrolled in an education program in the district. Repeals related provisions. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2272
Title: S.B. 2272 - Section 38
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 05/2006

Community College

Proposes to continue the college transitions pilot projects that are in place in 7 adult education programs to assist persons to make the transition from job loss to community college by placing them in an adult education setting where they learn about adapting to a learning environment, explore college programs and are placed in an academic setting to improve skills and confidence. Private and Special Law 69
Title: S.B. 702
Source: Maine Legislature

Signed into law 04/2006

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Community College

Requires the State Department of Education to provide competitive adult education grants beginning in fiscal year 2007 for specified eligible adult education providers; requires that funding for State adult education grants shall be provided in the State budget; provides for the manner of calculation of the amount of a State adult education grant available for each county for distribution to specified adult education providers.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb1130t.pdf
Title: H.B. 1130
Source: Maryland Legislature

Signed into law 03/2006

Community College

Relates to adult basic education; transfers the adult basic education and general educational development programs from the Department of Workforce Services to the Community College Commission; specifies application of transfer; provides for an effective date.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Enroll/HB0153.pdf
Title: H.B. 153
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/

Assessment

Adopted 12/2006

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Adopted 11/2006

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Provides definitions, criteria and procedures for private school students, home school students, electronic high school (EHS) students, and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) students to participate in the state's public education school achievement tests required for a high school diploma; requires school districts to develop policies for all students identified in the rule. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bull_pdf/2006/b20061001.pdf (see pg. 23)
Title: R277-604
Source: http://www.rules.utah.gov/main/t

Adopted 09/2006

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Amends rules regarding the administration and operation of the West Virginia Measures of Academic Progress, which is the state's assessment system to measure student performance. http://www.wvsos.com/csrdocs/pdfdocs/126-014.pdf
Title: Title 126, Series 14
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2006

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Directs the board of regents to schedule any state mandated examinations on days other than days of religious observation.
Title: A.B. 11550
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Rule Adoption 07/2006

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Signed into law 06/2006

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Makes a change to the student testing program to be in compliance with the federal No Child Left Behind Act; includes the provision that the assessments in English Language Arts and mathematics are administered at least once in grades 3 through 8, and at least once at high school; makes changes to offgrade assessments; eliminates the summer school and retention requirements for students at offgrade levels.
http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS143.nsf/vwLegislation/
Title: S.B. 320
Source: Delaware Legislature

Signed into law 06/2006

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If the diagnostic assessments administered to K-3 students indicate that a child is reading below grade level, requires the district to submit a report of the assessment results to the parent, which the parent must sign and return to the district. Provides that if the parent does not sign or return the report, the district
must note in the student's record the inaction on the part of the parent. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2272
Title: S.B. 2272 - Section 5
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 05/2006

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Revises policies for the statewide Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. Previously, the FCAT was being administered annually in grades 3 through 10 to measure reading, writing, science, and mathematics. This legislation directs the commissioner to administer the FCAT reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 10. The assessment of writing and science shall be administered at least once at the elementary, middle, and high school. Further, the commissioner must document the procedures used to ensure that the versions of the FCAT which are taken by students retaking the grade 10 FCAT are equally as challenging and difficult as the tests taken by students in grade 10 which contain performance tasks

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 40)
Source: Florida Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Legislation expands requirements for ongoing research and analysis of achievement data. The commissioner must study the cost and student achievement impact of secondary end-of-course assessments, including web-based and performance formats, and report to the Legislature prior to implementation.

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 40)
Source: Florida Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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The State Board of Education must analyze the content and concordant data sets for widely used high school achievement tests, including, but not limited to, the PSAT, PLAN, SAT, ACT, and College Placement Test, to assess if concordant scores for FCAT scores can be determined for high school graduation, college placement, and scholarship awards. In cases where content alignment and concordant scores can be determined, the Commissioner of Education must adopt those scores as meeting the graduation requirement in lieu of achieving the FCAT passing score and may adopt those scores as being sufficient to achieve additional purposes as determined by rule. Each time that test content or scoring procedures are changed for the FCAT or one of the identified tests, new concordant scores must be determined.

In order to use a concordant subject area score to satisfy the assessment requirement for a standard high school diploma, a student must take each subject area of the grade 10 FCAT a total of three times without earning a passing score. This requirement will not apply to a new student who enters the Florida public school system in grade 12, who may either achieve a passing score on the FCAT or use an approved subject area concordant score to fulfill the graduation requirement.

The State Board of Education may define allowable uses, other than to satisfy the high school graduation requirement, for concordant scores. Such uses may include, but need not be limited to, achieving appropriate standardized test scores required for the awarding of Florida Bright Futures Scholarships and college placement.

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 40)
Source: Florida Legislature

Rule Adoption 05/2006

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Amends rules regarding exemption of students from taking the Maryland High School Assessment for algebra/data analysis if they completed and passed algebra in a nonpublic middle school or an out-of- state middle school and have mastered the core learning goals.
http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/13a/13a.03.02.04.htm
Title: COMAR 13A.03.02.04, .12
Source: Maryland Rules

Signed into law 05/2006

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Creates the Achieving Classroom Excellence (ACE) steering committee to assist the state board with implementation of the student assessment requirements in the ACE Act. The ACE steering committee will advise the board on: (1) curriculum alignment of third through eighth grade and high school subjects which are assessed pursuant to Okla. Stat. Ann. 1210.508; (2) review of existing and development of new assessments; (3) determination of cut scores for required assessments; (4) alternate tests or assessments which equal or exceed the rigor of the end-of-instruction assessments; (5) intervention and remediation strategies and delivery methods for students who do not meet the mandated standard; and levels; and (6) consequences for eighth-grade students who do not meet the mandated standard.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/SB/SB1792_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 1792
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/

Signed into law 05/2006

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Clarifies that testing for grades 3, 4, 6 and 7 is contingent on the availability of federal and state funds. Eliminates grade 3 stand-alone language arts test. Clarifies that grade 5 social studies assessment must include U.S. history, the Constitution and government, and geography. Adds a criterion-referenced test in geography in grade 7. Eliminates references to arts assessments.

Requires the grade 8 reading and math assessments to be administered online with raw score test results reported immediately and complete results reported in less than 2 weeks, beginning in the 2007-08 school year.

Adds English III end-of-course exam as requirement for high school diploma once test is implemented. Requires the end-of-course tests in English III, Geometry, and Algebra II to be developed and field tested during the 2006-07 school year, and implemented during the 2007-08 school year. Requires the the multiple choice portion of the end-of-instruction tests to be administered online with raw score test results reported immediately and complete results reported in less than 2 weeks beginning in the 2008-09 school year. Clarifies that only students who do not score at at least the satisfactory level are eligible to retake end-of-course tests. Increases number of possible retakes from once before graduation to up to 3 times each calendar year until at least achieving at the satisfactory level.

Provides that, beginning with students who enter grade 9 in the 2008-09 school year, districts must report the student's performance levels of satisfactory and above on the end-of-instruction tests, rather than the the highest achieved state test performance level, on the student's high school transcript.

Provides that state content standards must be aligned with American Diploma Project benchmarks.

Directs the state board to review, realign, and recalibrate, as necessary, the grade 3-8 tests in reading and math and the end-of-instruction tests. Directs the state board to determine the cut scores for the performance levels on the end-of-instruction tests, which must be phased in over a multi-year period. Directs the board to conduct an ongoing review to compare the end-of-instruction test content and performance descriptors with those of other states and, upon receipt of the review, to adjust the cut scores as necessary.

Directs the state board, for the purposes of conducting reliability and validity studies, monitoring contractor adherence to professionally accepted testing standards, and providing recommendations for testing program improvement, to retain the services of an established, independent agency or organization that is nationally recognized for its technical expertise in educational testing but is not engaged in the development of aptitude or achievement tests for elementary or secondary level grades. Requires these national assessment experts to annually conduct reliability and validity studies of the end-of-instruction tests. Provides that validity studies must include studies of decision validity, concurrent validity and the validity of performance level cut scores.

Moves deadline for vendor delivery of school, district and state assessment results from July 1 to September 1.

Eliminates obsolete/outdated language.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/SB/SB1792_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 1792 - Section 4
Source: webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define core courses. Requires the Kentucky Department of Education to begin developing standardized end-of- course (EOC) examinations in Algebra I, Algebra II and geometry and pilot the tests at the end of the 2007- 2008 academic year. Requires content teachers in the core courses and postsecondary faculty, including subject matter specialists, to be involved in the development and review of items for the exams. Requires EOCs to be available to schools in an on-line format if resources are available. Requires the department and districts to use end-of-course exams to promote increased student accountability and to determine the need for technical assistance, professional development, and other resources to improve instruction.

Requires the commissioner of education to report the findings of the pilot project and policy options to the Interim Joint Committee on Education.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/HB197/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 197
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 04/2006

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Adopted 03/2006

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Signed into law 03/2006

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Mandates that the department and the state board review the current statewide testing program and develop a long term plan that is subject to the approval of the state board for the transition to a testing program with the following objectives:
(1) To provide a long term plan for student assessments.
(2) To review the existing annual tests for students in grades 3 through 10.
(3) To develop a testing program that:
(A) reflects a student's proficiency in and mastery of the state's academic standards;
(B) is, to the greatest extent possible, more concise, less time consuming, and less expensive to administer than the current tests while maintaining the current level of rigor of the tests;
(C) provides prompt results to students, parents, and teachers;
(D) explores all options for timing and use of summative tests, including giving a summative test in the fall or the spring;
(E) measures individual student growth from school year to school year;
(F) explores all options for diagnostic tests for use by teachers to support ongoing remediation;
(G) is compatible with a transition to the use of online testing; and
(H) assesses student proficiency in written communication.
(4) To move to the use of online assessments for Core 40 subjects.

In developing the plan for the testing program, requires the state board and the department to:
(1) solicit information from educators, administrators, parents, and the public concerning the program;
(2) look at tests and testing practices in use by or in development by other states;
(3) solicit information from testing companies concerning:
(A) parameters and costs of tests;
(B) steps to be taken to ensure the validity and reliability of the tests;
(C) steps to move the longitudinal data from the current testing program to the new testing program; and
(D) any other information the department or the state board considers useful in developing the testing program;
(4) develop a plan to move to online tests;
(5) determine the most effective means to assess student proficiency in written communication; and
(6) include specifications for diagnostic tests for use by teachers during the school year.

Requires the state board, before November 2006, to submit a report on the testing program to the budget committee, the legislative council, and the office of management and budget. Specifies that the report must provide the estimated costs for the program beginning with tests given during the 2007-2008 school year.

Allows a contract for testing students during the 2006-2007 school year to be issued, but requires testing contracts for any subsequent school year to follow the state board's approval of the testing plan.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2006/HE/HE1240.1.html
Title: H.B. 1240
Source: www.in.gov/legislative

Adopted 03/2006

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Proposes to adopt rules to the Board of Education. Replaces the Geometry Maryland School Assessment with the Algebra High School Assessment as the measure of high school mathematics achievement for accountability under the No Child Left Behind Act. Discontinues administration of the Geometry assessment. MARYLAND 10426
http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/subtitle_chapters/13A_Chapters.htm
Title: COMAR 13A.01.04.04, .05, 13A.03.02.04, .07 thru .09
Source: Maryland Regulations

Signed into law 03/2006

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Authorizes the Board of Education to initiate a review of any alleged violation of its regulations by a local school board or local school board employee responsible for the distribution or administration of tests. The bill also allows the Board to recover the reasonable costs of any review or investigation conducted because of violations of test security from any person who violates test security procedures.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0095
Title: H.B. 348
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2006

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Adds a condition to the release of Standards of Learning assessments by the state board that the release of such assessments to the public may not limit the ability to test students on demand and provide immediate results in the web-based assessment system.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+HB1059ER, http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0038

Title: H.B. 1059, S.B. 34
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2006

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Provides that the Board of Education may adopt special provisions related to the administration and use of any SOL test or tests in a content area as applied to accreditation ratings for any period during which the SOL content or assessments in that area are being revised and phased in. Prior to statewide administration of such tests, the Board of Education must provide notice to local school boards regarding such special provisions.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0117
Title: H.B. 813
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2006

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Finds that instruction in social studies, arts, health, and fitness is important to ensure a well-rounded and complete education. In particular, the civic mission of schools is strengthened and enhanced by comprehensive civics education and assessments. The legislature finds that effective and accountable democratic government depends upon an informed and engaged citizenry, and therefore, students should learn their
rights and responsibilities as citizens, where those rights and responsibilities come from, and how to exercise them. Provides that, beginning with the 2008-09 school year, school districts shall require students in the fourth or fifth grades, the seventh or eighth grades, and the eleventh or twelfth grades to each complete at least one classroom-based assessment in civics. The civics assessment shall be selected from a list of classroom-based assessments approved by the office of the superintendent of public instruction. Beginning with the 2008-09 school year, school districts shall annuallyubmit implementation verification reports to the office of the superintendent of public instruction documenting the use of the classroom-based assessments in civics. Appropriates the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, from the general fund to the superintendent of public instruction.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202006/2579.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2579
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov

Signed into law 03/2006

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Directs the Washington state institute for public policy to conduct a study to explore options to augment the current system of assessments to provide additional opportunities for students to demonstrate that they have met the state learning standards. The study is limited to: (1) A review and statistical analysis of Washington assessment of student learning data to profile the students who did not meet the standard in one or more areas of assessment, identify the characteristics of those students, and identify possible barriers to student success or possible causes of the lack of success; (2) A review and identification of additional alternative assessment options that could be used to augment the current assessment system. In identifying the alternative assessment options, the institute shall include a review of alternative assessments used in other states as well as those that have been developed and those that have been proposed in Washington. The institute shall examine the use of national tests as well as career skill certification exams in their review of possible alternative assessment options. (3) Review and identification of additional alternative methods, procedures, or combinations of performance measures, including those proposed in Washington, to assess whether students have met the state learning standards. Requires the Washington state institute for public policy
to provide an interim report to the legislature by December 1, 2006, and a final report by December 1, 2007.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202006/6618-S.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 6618
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov

Signed into law 02/2006

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Requires the state board to make the Standards of Learning assessments publicly available in a timely manner and as soon as practicable following the administration of such tests, so long as it does not limit the ability to test students on demand and provide immediate results in the web-based assessment system. The original version of this bill required the Board to make the assessments available from time to time, but not less than once every three years.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0038, http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0131
Title: S.B. 34, H.B. 1059
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 02/2006

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Authorizes the Board of Education to initiate a review of any alleged violation of its regulations by a local school board or local school board employee responsible for implementing the regulations of the Board, including the distribution or administration of tests. The bill also allows the Board to recover the costs of any investigation conducted because of violations of test security from any person who violates test security procedures. Any person who violates the provisions of this bill may be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0025
Title: S.B. 39
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us/

Assessment--Accommodations

Vetoed 09/2006

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Requires a pupil identified as limited English proficient and who is either literate or receives instruction in his or her primary language to take the standards-based achievement test in his or her primary language as soon as the primary language test is available. Requires the Department of Education to use funds appropriated in the annual budget for the purpose of developing and adopting primary language versions of assessments aligned to the state academic content standards in the primary language.
Title: S.B. 1580
Source: California Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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All students with disabilities in grades 2-12 will ge included in all state and district assessments, with appropriate accommodations and alternate assessments when necessary, as designated by IEP. Also addresses evaluation of students with disabilities and parental notice policies. Relates to special education; relates to standardized testing for monitoring education progress; provides that all students with disabilities shall be included in all general state and district assessments, with appropriate accommodations and alternate assessments where necessary and as indicated in their respective individual education program.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/sb1380s.pdf
Title: S.B. 1380
Source: Arizona Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Requires local boards to modify basic courses, as necessary, to to assure exceptional students the opportunity to meet the graduation requirements for a standard diploma, using one of the following strategies:
1. Assignment of the exceptional student to an exceptional education class for instruction in a basic course with the same student performance standards as those required of nonexceptional students in the district student progression plan; or
2. Assignment of the exceptional student to a basic education class for instruction modified to accommodate the student's exceptionality.

Requires local boards to determine which strategies to use based on an assessment of the student's needs and requires this decision to be reflected in the student's individual education plan.

Directs the state board to adopt rules on test accommodations and modifications of procedures for students with disabilities that demonstrate the student's abilities rather than reflect the student's impaired sensory, manual, speaking, or psychological process skills.

Requires a student with disabilities who meets all state and local course, grade point average and testing requirements to be awarded a standard diploma. Provides that a student who completes the course requirements but is unable to meet the testing requirements, additional local requirements or minimum grade point average to be awarded a certificate of completion. Allows a student entitled to a certificate of completion to remain in school as a full- or part-time student for up to 1 additional year and receive special instruction designed to remedy his/her identified deficiencies.

Requires each district to provide instruction to prepare students with disabilities to demonstrate proficiency in the skills and competencies necessary for successful grade-to-grade progression and high school graduation. Allows a student with a disability whose IEP team determines the FCAT cannot accurately measure the student's abilities to have the FCAT diploma requirement waived to receive a standard diploma, provided the student completes the course requirements and does not earn a passing score on the FCAT after one opportunity each in grades 10 and 11.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 - Section 23 (3) - (8)
Source: www.myfloridahouse.gov

Signed into law 05/2006

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Legislation adds a provision for alternative assessments.
For students seeking a special diploma (pursuant to s. 1003.438), the Department of Education must develop or select and implement an alternate assessment tool that accurately measures the skills and competencies established in the Sunshine State Standards for students with disabilities.

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 40)
Source: Florida Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Clarifies that 2 of the 6 end-of-course exams all students must pass effective with the Class of 2012 are Algebra I and English II. Provides that students must pass 2 additional end-of-course exams chosen from Algebra II, Biology I, English III, geometry and U.S. history. Clarifies that remediation must be provided students who fail any end-of-course exam, and that a student must have the opportunity to retake an exam until at least a satisfactory score is attained on the Algebra I, English II and two of the other 5 end-of-course exams, or an approved alternate test. Provides that technology center schools are authorized to provide intervention and remediation in Algebra I and Biology I to students enrolled in technology center schools.

Gives state board authority for determining alternate methods by which students who do not pass end-of-course exams may demonstrate mastery of state academic content standards, and for determining exceptions/exemptions to the end-of-course exam requirements. Requires the board to collect data by school and district on the number of students provided and categories of exceptions and exemptions granted. Beginning October 1, 2012, requires the board to provide an annual report of this data.

Clarifies that a student with disabilities must have an appropriate statement on the student's individualized education program (IEP) requiring administration of the end-of-course assessment with or without accommodations or an alternate assessment. Provides that any accommodations normally employed for the assessment must be approved by the state board and be provided for in the IEP. Requires all documentation for each student to be on file in the school prior to administration of the assessment.

Provides that English language learners must be assessed in a valid and reliable manner with the state academic assessments with acceptable accommodations as necessary or, to the extent practicable, with alternate assessments aligned to the state assessment provided by the school district in the language and form most likely to yield accurate data of the student's knowledge of the content areas.

Authorizes the state board to contract with an entity to develop and advise on the implementation of a communications campaign to build public understanding of and support for the testing requirements of this section.

Deletes obsolete language. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/SB/SB1792_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 1792 - Section 6
Source: webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Provides that a student who has been enrolled for less than 2 full school years in an elementary or secondary school in the U.S. and who scores below a level 4 on the state's English language proficiency assessment may be exempted from participating in the state's direct writing assessment and direct mathematics assessment if the student's parent and teacher agree that such an exclusion is educationally appropriate for the student. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0739.html
Title: H.B. 739
Source: www3.state.id.us

Adopted 02/2006

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Amends Bulletin 118--Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices.

(1) Revise the names of two of Louisiana's statewide assessment tests by removing for the 21st Century from each. Graduation Exit Examination (GEE) and
Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP).
(2) Adds Chapter 20, Louisiana Alternate Assessment, Level 2 (LAA2) explaining a new test assessment instrument for special education students.
(3) Revises the name of Louisiana Alternate Assessment (LAA) chapter 19, to Louisiana Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LAA1).
(4) Relocates information about the assessment programs The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) and Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED) from �107.D to
�107.H. The Integrated Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (iLEAP) will replace these tests in �107.D.

http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0602/0602RUL.pdf (starting page 6 of 39)
Title: LAC 28:CXI.107, 305, 307, 309, 313, 315, 701, 1101, 1115, 1141, 1151,1153, 1301, 1313, 1335, 1345, 1347, 1349, 1351, 1355, 1501, 1701, 1901, 2001,2501, 2701, 3303, 3305, 3307
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.doa.state.la.us

Assessment--Computer Based

Signed into law 05/2006

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Assessment--End-of-Course

Signed into law 05/2006

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Signed into law 03/2006

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Existing provision provides for the Budget and Control Board to issue a request for proposals for the purpose of conducting a study to determine the feasibility and cost of converting the state assessment program to a computer-based or computer-adaptive format. New provisions states that tests must include a writing assessment and multiple-choice questions designed to reflect a range of cognitive abilities beyond the knowledge level. Constructive response questions may be included as a component of the writing assessment.Adds purpose of state assessment to promote student learning. The statewide assessment program in the four academic areas must include grades three through eight, an exit examination in English/language arts and mathematics, which is to be first administered in a student's second year of high school enrollment beginning with grade nine, and end-of-course tests for gateway courses awarded Carnegie units of credit in English/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Beginning with the graduating class of 2010, students are required to pass a high school credit course in science and a course in United States history in which end-of-course examinations are administered to receive the state high-school diploma. By March 31, 2007, the state board is to create a statewide adoption list of formative assessments aligned with the state content standards and satisfying professional measurement standards in accordance with criteria jointly determined by the Education Oversight Committee and the State Department of Education. The formative assessments must provide diagnostic information in a timely manner to all school districts for each student during the course of the school year. For use beginning with the 2007-08 school year, with funds appropriated by the General Assembly, local districts must be allocated resources to select and administer formative assessments from the statewide adoption list to use to improve student performance in accordance with district improvement plans. However, if a local district already administers formative assessments, the district may continue to use the assessments if they meet the state standards and criteria pursuant to this subsection. Requires the state board to adopt a developmentally appropriate formative reading assessment for use in first and second grades to be administered initially in the 2007-08 school year. The assessment must provide opportunities for periodic formative assessment during the school year, reports that are useful for informing classroom instruction, strand, or significant groupings of standards level information about individual students, and must be compatible with best practices in reading instruction and reading research. The state department is to provide appropriate and on-going professional development to support appropriate use of the assessment. Reqiores the state department to provide on-going professional development in the development and use of classroom assessments, the use of formative assessments and the use of the end-of-year state assessments so that teaching and learning activities are focused on student needs and lead to higher levels of student performance.

To reduce the number of days of testing, to the extent possible, field test items must be embedded with the annual assessments. In accordance with the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, science assessments must be administered annually to all students in one elementary and one middle school grade. The state department is required to develop a sampling plan to administer science and social studies assessments to all other elementary and middle school students. The plan shall provide for all students and both content areas to be assessed annually; however, individual students, except in census testing grades, are not required to take both tests. In the sampling plan, approximately half of the assessments must be administered in science and the other half in social studies in each class. To ensure that school districts maintain the high standard of accountability established in the Education Accountability Act, performance level results reported on school and district report cards must meet consistently high levels in all four core content areas. Beginning with the 2007 report card, the core areas must remain consistent with the following percentage weightings established and approved by the Education Oversight Committee: in grades three through five, thirty percent each for English/language arts and math, and twenty percent each for science and social studies; and in grades six through eight, twenty-five percent each for English/language arts and math, and twenty-five percent each for science and social studies. The state board is to establish a task force to recommend alternative evidence and procedures that may be used to allow students to meet graduation requirements even if they have failed the exit examination. The alternative evidence only may be used in the rare instances where there is compelling evidence that a student is well qualified for graduation, but extreme circumstances have interfered with passage of the exit examination and, for that reason alone, the student would be denied a state high school diploma. The state department is required annually to convene a team of curriculum experts to analyze the results of the assessments, including performance item by item.
http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/prever/4328_20060315a.htm
Title: H.B. 4328
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net/

Assessment--Formative/Interim

Became law without governor's signature 07/2006

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Requires standards-based curricula to meet specific K-12 alignment criteria. Authorizes schools to develop an articulated and aligned K-12 standards-based curriculum in one or more of the areas of language arts, math, science and social studies. Requires schools to provide professional development and requires schools that develop a standards-based curriculum to use standards-based formative assessment tools to monitor student progress, on at least a quarterly basis throughout the school year. Requires schools to develop rigorous classroom-based performance assessments. Authorizes schools to implement software programs to help align course material with state content and performance and federal educational standards.

Directs the department to submit annual progress reports to the legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the 2007, 2008 and 2009 regular sessions. Requires these progress reports to include information on the process of aligning course materials for all grades with Hawaii content and performance standards and federal educational standards, and on any vendor selected to provide its software program or programs to assist in course material alignment.

Also requires the department to submit a second annual report to the legislature including:
(1) An assessment of the implementation of articulated and aligned standards-based curricula in schools and complexes;
(2) Performance and competency indicators of student achievement for evaluating the implementation of a standards-based curriculum;
(3) A plan for a complex-by-complex development and implementation of a standards-based curriculum;
(4) Resource requirements and a time line to implement specific portions of the curriculum to other school complexes or possible statewide application; and
(5) Any need to contract with a curricula developer or consultant to carry out the purposes of this section.

Makes appropriations. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3059_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 3059
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Adopted 06/2006

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Assessment--High Stakes/Competency

Adopted 12/2006

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Amend rules to the Department of Education and Early Development,dealing with 10th grade standards based assessments. Repeals and readopts new 10th grade proficiency scores in reading, writing and mathematics. Establishes new cut scores for the High School Graduation Qualifying Exam.

Title: 4 AAC 06.739, .755
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Assessment--Legal Issues

Adopted 03/2006

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Permits seniors who wish to retest for diploma endorsements to test during the fall retest. Provides guidelines and rules about administrative error that may occur during statewide assessment. Provides guidelines and rulesregarding cell phones and other electronic devices usage during the administration of statewide assessments. http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0603/0603RUL.pdf (beginning page 5 of 57)
Title: LAC 28:CXI.312, 316 and 1351
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Assessment--Value Added

Signed into law 03/2006

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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)

Rule Adoption 12/2006

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Adopts and amends rules relating to quality educator payments, at-risk student payments - general fund, Indian education for all payments, American Indian achievement gap payments - general fund and school finance.
http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/legaldivision/10-7-115pro-arm.pdf
Title: ARM 10.7.106, .106A, .113 through .115,10.10.301 to .315, 10.15.101, 10.16.3804, .3811, .3812, .3816, 10.20.102 to 10.30.415
Source: http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/legaldivision/10-7-115pro-arm.pdf

Signed into law 12/2006

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Provides that a student in a dropout prevention and recovery program may graduate from high school by completing a competency-based instructional program administered by the dropout prevention and recovery program instead of the Ohio core curriculum. The program must have applied for and received a waiver from the department of education; a waiver will be granted if the program meets all of the following criteria:

(1) The program serves only students between the ages of 16-21.
(2) The program enrolls students who, at the time of their initial enrollment, either, or both, are at least one grade level behind their cohort age groups or experience crises that significantly interfere with their academic progress such that they are prevented from continuing their traditional programs.
(3) The program requires students to attain at least the applicable score designated for each portion of the Ohio graduation test.
(4) The program develops an individual career plan for the student that specifies the student's matriculating to a two-year degree program, acquiring a business and industry credential, or entering an apprenticeship.
(5) The program provides counseling and support for the student related to the individual career plan during the remainder of the student's high school experience.
(6) The program requires the student and the student's parent to sign and file a written statement asserting the parent's consent to the student's graduating without completing the Ohio core curriculum and acknowledging that one consequence of not completing the Ohio core curriculum is ineligibility to enroll in most state universities in Ohio without further coursework.
(7) Prior to receiving the waiver, the program has submitted to the department an instructional plan that demonstrates how the state academic content standards will be taught and assessed.

If the department does not act either to grant the waiver or to reject the program application for the waiver within sixty days, the waiver must be considered granted.

See section 3313.603, division (F): http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_SB_0311
Title: S.B. 311-- Sec. 3313.603(F)
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us

Signed into law 07/2006

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Provides that counties and municipalities may adopt ordinances to regulate truants within their jurisdiction and may impose a graduated fine schedule for repeat violations, or community service, or both. Provides that if the violator is under 10 years of age, the parent or custodian of the violator is subject to the fine or community service, or both.

Provides that a chronic truant may be petitioned for adjudication and adjudged a truant minor in need of supervision, provided an entity has previously certified that the local school has provided appropriate truancy intervention services to the truant minor and the minor's family. Defines "truancy intervention services" as assessments, counseling, mental health services, shelter, optional and alternative education programs, tutoring, and educational advocacy to assist the minor's return to an educational program.

Provides that if it is determined the local school did not provide the appropriate interventions, then the minor must be referred to a comprehensive community based youth service agency for truancy intervention services. Establishes reporting requirements for comprehensive community based youth service agencies subsequent to a truant's referral for services. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB2197lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2197
Source: www.ilga.gov

Signed into law 07/2006

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Relates to grants for a preschool educational program administered by the state board July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2008. Provides that appropriated funds shall be distributed to achieve a goal of preschool for all children whose families choose to participate. Defines "at-risk" children as those who because of their home and community environment are subject to such language, cultural, economic and like disadvantages to cause them to have been determined as a result of screening procedures to be at risk of academic failure. Provides that first priority for newly-funded preschool programs must be given to qualified programs serving primarily at-risk children and second priority to qualified programs serving primarily children with a family income of less than 4 times the federal poverty level.

Directs the state board to annually report to the general assembly on what percentage of new funding was provided to programs serving primarily at-risk children, what percentage of new funding was provided to programs serving primarily children with a family income of less than 4 times the federal poverty level, and what percentage of new funding was provided to other programs. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/94/PDF/094-1054.pdf
Title: S.B. 1497
Source: www.ilga.gov

Rule Adoption 07/2006

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Provides a structured procedure for reenrollment of students into the public school system when they have been in the custody of the juvenile justice system and receiving instruction through the Department of Correctional Education. Establishes a process for the exchange of educational information concerning students among the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Correctional Education and the public school divisions, with procedures, responsibilities, and timelines delineated so that reenrollment and planning for the student's continued education can take place on a timely basis prior to a student's release from the juvenile justice system. http://legis.state.va.us/codecomm/register/vol22/iss22/f8v20660.doc
Title: 8 VAC 20-660-10 thru -40
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/search/reg_query.htm

Adopted 06/2006

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Clarifies rules regarding grants for juvenile delinquency prevention and treatment, Title V prevention, abstinence education and juvenile accountability block grants.

96-1-.01 Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Treatment: http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/96/1/01.pdf
96-1-.02 Title V Prevention http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/96/1/02.pdf
96-1-.04 Abstinence Education http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/96/1/04.pdf
96-1-.05 Juvenile Accountability Block Grants http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/96/1/05.pdf
Title: GAC 96-1-.01, .02, .04, .05
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2006

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Beginning January 15, 2007, requires the department to submit an annual report to the legislature that includes the ways districts in the previous school year used modified allowable growth for programs for returning dropouts and dropout prevention; identifies, by grade level, age, and district size, the students in the dropout and dropout prevention programs for which the department approves a request; describes school district progress toward increasing student achievement and attendance for the students in the programs; and describes how the school districts are using the revenues from the modified allowable growth to improve student achievement among minority subgroups. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2272
Title: S.B. 2272 - Section 28
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 06/2006

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Signed into law 06/2006

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Signed into law 06/2006

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Directs the state board to determine the high density at-risk pupil weighting of each school district based on enrollment density and high-density of at-risk pupils. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/2809.pdf
Title: H.B. 2809
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 06/2006

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Requires and provides incentives for high schools and postsecondary institutions to maximize the shared use of facilities, technology, faculty, and other resources to provide articulated and reciprocal technical training to high school students and recent high school dropouts age 16-21.

Defines "shared student" as any secondary student who is at least 16 and is enrolled as a regular education student in a public high school and enrolled in a technical training program at a community or technical college. Defines "technical training" as training based on national standards of performance and for which articulated postsecondary technical college credit and Carnegie unit credit toward high school graduation are reciprocally provided for successful completion of units of training regardless of whether the training occurred in a community or technical college or high school.

Requires state board of education and the board of supervisors of community and technical colleges to establish by January 1, 2007 a basis for schools to award postsecondary technical college credit and high school credit for units taken in either a technical college or high school. Requires the agreement to include:

(1) A description of students most likely to benefit from the dual enrollment program, and to make encouraging such students' participation in the program a main focus of partnership agreements between local boards and community/technical colleges.
(2) List of courses that can be most effectively offered on a dual enrollment basis, taking into account courses have been effectively offered on a dual enrollment basis across the state, the availability of courses, access to courses, preparation necessary for such courses, and other information relevant to making workable, desirable, and effective options available to potential dropouts.
(3) An evaluation of the high school and postsecondary resources and facilities available and applicable to dual enrollment partnerships. Requires such evaluation to include information regarding the best practice for high schools and postsecondary institutions to most effectively share such facilities and resources.
(4) An evaluation of the financial resources available to support the costs of dual enrollment partnerships, including funding sources that are public and private, K-12 and postsecondary, and state, federal, and local.
(5) Recommendations about a financing scheme that is adequate to provide high quality programming for students and meet the needs of participating high schools and postsecondary institutions.

Requires the final basis to be sent to all local boards and each public high school not under the jurisdiction of a local board, and to all community and technical colleges. Requires every community and technical college to notify every public high school in its service area of the institution's technical training programs, and to meet with appropriate local board representatives and representatives of local high schools not under the jurisdiction of a local board to establish articulation agreements aimed at enrolling at least 10% of the potential dropouts identified by the local board. Requires every local board and every high school not under the jurisdiction of a local board whose mission includes technical training to meet with their local community and technical colleges to implement technical training programs for shared students, with the goal of enrolling at least 10% of the potential dropouts identified by the local board.

Directs the state board, during the 2007-2008 school year, to select at least two such partnerships to undertake sharing at least 10% of the potential dropouts identified by the local board in the high schools under its jurisdiction and providing for the dual enrollment of such students. Directs the state board and the board of supervisors to provide assistance and support to the piloting partnerships. Directs the participating schools and institutions to report the effect of the implementation on students, the difficulties of such partnership, and all other relevant information to the board of supervisors and the state board. Authorizes the state board, based on information gathered during the pilot year, to extend the pilot and increase the number of partnerships for a second school year, or scale dual enrollment partnerships up to include any number of partnerships that appear viable and supportable.

Provides that by the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year or as soon as funding is available, any eligible student age 16-21 must have the opportunity to be simultaneously enrolled in high school and in a technical training program at a community or technical college, in addition to any other option available to such student to gain such training. Specifies that to be eligible to participate in such a program, a student must have an up-to-date career option program plan, be enrolled in a public high school and not suspended or expelled, and if a minor, have written parental permission.

Requires local boards to establish systems to share postsecondary students with community or technical colleges in order to provide access for such students to the facilities, resources, and faculty of any technical training program existing at any such school or to provide any academic classwork to such students in a manner that does not jeopardize the safe and appropriate operation of a high school. Directs the state board to estabish rules and guidelines, including on (1) incorporating programs for alternative and recognized completer programs to high school graduation such as GED diploma completion, into a range of programming available to shared students and (2) local board/community or technical college agreements permitting community or technical college students to enroll in a
program or class offered on the high school campus.. Directs the board of supervisors to adopt rules, including on providing assistance to local boards and leadership in the development of the minimum standards of technical and skill programs in order for such programs to meet the standard necessary to be included in an industry certification program.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=405975
Title: S.B. 749
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 05/2006

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Relates to school attendance; expands the services of the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards Intervention and Dropout Prevention Program to include middle school pupils and any pupil for 12 months after the student exits the program.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/sb1382s.pdf
Title: S.B. 1382
Source: Arizona Legislature

Vetoed 05/2006

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Creates the student delinquency prevention program, within the Tony Grampsas youth services program, to provide funding for before-and-after school programs for youth enrolled in grades 6 through 8; describes the types of before-and-after school programs that qualify for funding; creates the student delinquency prevention program fund, and identifies the source of moneys for the fund as gifts, grants, and donations and moneys collected from the juvenile crime prevention surcharge.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/E757888D540771A587257102005E1899?Open&file=1363_rer.pdf
Title: H.B. 1363
Source: Colorado Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Changes certain provisions relating to mandatory education for children between ages six and 16; provides that an unemancipated minor older than the age of mandatory attendance may not withdraw from enrollment in school without the permission of his or her parent or guardian. Requires the school principal or designee, prior to accepting such permission, to convene a conference with the child and parent within 2 school days of receiving notice of the intent of the child to withdraw from school. Requires the principal or designee to share with the student and parent the educational options available, including the opportunity to pursue a general educational development (GED) diploma and the consequences of not having earned a high school diploma, including lower lifetime earnings, fewer jobs for which the student will be qualified, and the inability to avail oneself of higher educational opportunities.

Requires local boards to adopt a policy on the process of voluntary withdrawal of unemancipated minors who are older than the mandatory attendance age, to be filed with the department by January 1, 2007. Requires the department to annually provide local superintendents with model forms for the parent signature requirement and updated information from reliable sources relating to the consequences of withdrawing from school without completing all requirements for a high
school diploma. Requires superintendents to distribute such forms and information to all of principals of schools serving grades 6-12 for the principals to use
during the required conference with the child and parent or legal guardian."

Clarifies that student who has completed all requirements for a high school diploma is released from attendance requirements.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/sb413.pdf
Title: S.B. 413 Section 1 and 2
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Adopted 05/2006

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Creates the Task Force on Re-enrolling Students Who Dropped Out Of School in order to examine and develop ways to address the growing issue of students who left school before earning a high school diploma. Directs the task force to examine policies, programs, and other issues related to developing a variety of successful approaches using best program practices. Establishes membership and directs the task force to hold public hearings throughout the state to address specified issues. Provides that the state board is responsible for facilitating the task force. Directs the task force to provide the governor and general assembly with an interim report on its findings by January 10, 2007 and a final report by January 2008. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/HJR/PDF/09400HJ0087lv.pdf
Title: H.J.R. 87
Source: www.ilga.gov

Repealed by H.B. 2809 05/2006

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Creates a new weighting called the "high density at-risk weighting" for districts with high percentages of students who receive free meals. Those districts with free meal percentages between 40.0% and 49.9% are to receive an additional weighting of 0.04% in the 2006-2007 school year. Districts with 50% or more free meals are to receive an additional weighting of 0.08% in the 2006-2007 school year. Districts with a density of 212.1 students per square mile and a free lunch rate of 35.1% and above will receive an additional weighting of 0.8% during school year 2007-2008.

All weightings increase each year between 2006-2007 and 2008-2009.
Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Conference Committee Report Brief: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/CCRB549.pdf

2006 H.B. 2809: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/2809.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 5
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 05/2006

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Authorizes districts to spend funds received from the bilingual weighting to pay the cost of providing at-risk and preschool-aged at-risk education programs and services. Authorizes districts to spend funds received from the preschool-aged at-risk weighting to pay the cost of providing at-risk, bilingual and vocational education programs and services.

Requires every local board to annually submit to the state board a report on the preschool-aged at-risk program or assistance provided by the district. Requires this report to include information specifying the number of students who were served or provided assistance, the type of service provided, the research upon which the district relied in determining that a need for service or assistance existed, the results of providing such service or assistance and any other information required by the state board.

Requires every local board to submit to the state board a report on the bilingual education program and assistance provided by the district. Requires this report to include information specifying the number of pupils who were served or provided assistance, the type of service provided, the research upon which the district relied in determining that a need for service or assistance existed, the results of providing such service or assistance and any other information required by the state board.

Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Conference Committee Report Brief: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/CCRB549.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 13, 16, 27
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 05/2006

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Concerns Education; specifies that when the education of a child becomes the state's direct responsibility for any reason, the commissioner of education must pay to the state agency responsible for the child an amount equal to the state funds, plus the local funds, which would otherwise be expended on the child if the child had not been placed in state care.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB3922.pdf
Title: S.B. 3922
Source: Tennessee Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Concerns Lottery, Scholarships and Programs; creates pilot after school program for at-risk students to prepare for ACT and SAT examinations funded by net state lottery proceeds. Public Chaptered. Chapter No. 685
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB3113.pdf
Title: S.B. 3113; H.B. 3249
Source: Tennessee Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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The department, the Texas Education Agency, and the Health and Human Services Commission shall ensure that applicable information
maintained by each entity is used on at least a quarterly basis to identify children who are categorically eligible for free meals under the national free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch program. In complying with this subsection, the department, agency, and commission shall use information that corresponds to the months of the year in which enrollment in the food stamp program is customarily higher than average.
(b)AAThe department shall determine the feasibility

The department shall determine the feasibility of establishing a process under which school districts verify student eligibility for the national free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch program through a direct verification process that uses information maintained under the food stamp and Medicaid programs,
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/data/docmodel/793/billtext/pdf/HB00001F.PDF
Title: H.B. 1 C (Section 1.19)
Source: Texas Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Relates to a high school completion program for persons who are 16 to 22 years of age, have not received a high school diploma, and are not enrolled in a public school. Provides for reimbursement to a town school district, city school district, union school district, unified union school district, incorporated school district, or member school district of an interstate school district which has agreed to a graduation education plan.

Specifies that the plan must define the scope and rigor of services necessary for the student to attain a high school diploma, and may describe educational services to be provided by a public high school, an approved independent high school, an approved provider, or a combination of these.�http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT176.HTM
Title: S.B. 222
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us

Signed into law 05/2006

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Directs the commissioner of education to gather information to facilitate discussion during the next legislative session about increasing the compulsory education age to 18, and to present the data to the senate and house committees on education during January, 2007.� Requires information gathered to include the number of young people who have dropped out of school in each of the last 10 years, the types of facilities and programs that are available to help young people at risk of not completing school to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent, costs of services alternative to the public school system, and other information which will inform the discussion. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT182.HTM
Title: H.B. 867 - Section 20 (h)
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Concerns the continuation of the statewide program for teen pregnancy and dropout prevention; changes the required report date for the statewide program for teen pregnancy and dropout prevention; extends the repeal date for the program.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/40136B02668FA1D287257115005DF692?open&file=1351_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1351
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2006

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Encourages the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish the Kentucky Youth Development Coordinating Council; establishes membership and permits the creation of subcommittees of the council; requires the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service to perform the administrative functions of the council; establishes the duties of the council; requires the council to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly as specified.

Includes among the council's duties collaboration with public and private partnerships to support statewide networks connecting quality and sustainable state and local youth development efforts, such as mentoring partnerships and after-school and extended-learning opportunities, and to leverage private, state, and federal resources to support these efforts; and encouraging state agencies and nonprofit organizations to collaborate on model programs and demonstration projects that promote youth and parental involvement, strengthen families, and focus on target populations of youth. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/SJ184/bill.doc
Title: S.J.R. 184
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2006

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Authorizes the establishment of residential boarding education programs for at risk youth to be operated under the supervision of the State Department of Education; requires the Board of Trustees to submit to the Department on or before July 1 each year specified information regarding the program including the students who participate and budget information. Requires the Governor to appropriate at least $2,000,000 to the Department to cover the transportation, boarding, and administrative costs of a program serving up to 80 students; etc
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb1432t.pdf
Title: H.B. 1432
Source: Maryland Legislature

Signed into law 04/2006

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Establishes an advisory council to the children's cabinet to make recommendations to the children's cabinet on methods for meeting the policy and program goals of the state for integrated children and family programs, coordinate state programs with local programs, reduce reliance on institutions as the primary mode of intervention for at-risk youth offenders, promote positive outcomes for youths, fund juvenile crime and delinquency prevention practices, and reduce disproportionate minority confinement.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/sb/sb0882e.pdf
Title: S.B. 882
Source: Maryland Legislature

Signed into law 03/2006

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Allows a student who is at least 16 but less than 18 years old to withdraw from school if the withdrawal is due to:
��(A) financial hardship and the individual must be employed to support the individual's family or a dependent;
��(B) illness; or
��(C) an order by a court that has jurisdiction over the student.

Requires a written acknowledgment of withdrawal by a student who is at least 16 but less than 18 years old to include a statement that the student and the student's parent understand that withdrawing from school is likely to:
��(1) reduce the student's future earnings; and
��(2) increase the student's likelihood of being unemployed in the future.

Requires the department to develop guidelines for districts to follow in implementing the written acknowledgement provision above.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2006/HE/HE1347.1.html
Title: H.B. 1347 Section 12 and 18
Source: www.in.gov/legislative/bills

Signed into law 03/2006

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Requires a student's guidance counselor, in consultation with the student and the student's parent, to review annually a student's career plan to determine if a student is progressing toward fulfillment of the career plan. If a student is not progressing toward fulfillment of the career plan, requires the school counselor to provide counseling services for the purpose of advising the student of credit recovery options and services available to help the student progress toward graduation. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2006/HE/HE1347.1.html
Title: H.B. 1347 Section 8
Source: www.in.gov/legislative

Signed into law 03/2006

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Enacts the Education Reform Act of 2006. Section 6 creates the office of dropout prevention within the state department of education. Requires each district to implement a dropout prevention program by the 2008-09 school year. Section 13 establishes the Lifelong Learning Commission and defines membership. Duties include: (2) assessing the dropout crisis in the state and recommending action steps to address it; (2)�creating a set of common definitions for graduation and dropout rates which can be used to compare the commission's progress relative to other states; (3) facilitating agreements that will make the state's high school experience more meaningful; (4)�encouraging more rigor and relevance in the high school experience; (5) facilitating the transferability of education from secondary to postsecondary institutions; (6)�raising awareness on the need for improving the state's high schools; (7)�developing a series of best practices policy actions that state policymakers and legislators can implement to achieve system-wide high school reform; and (8) convening town hall meetings around the state where students, teachers, administrators and parents can discuss high school, the senior year and impediments to greater success.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2602SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2602
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Adopted 02/2006

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Authorizes the Office of Family Support to enter into Memoranda of Understanding or contracts to establish Truancy Assessment and Service Centers designed to identify, assess, and intervene to ensure that children in kindergarten through sixth grade attend school regularly. These services meet the TANF goal to prevent and
reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock births by providing counseling to children and family members designed to assure regular school attendance and improved academic and behavioral outcomes. Specifies that eligibility for services is not limited to needy families.
http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0602/0602RUL.pdf (pages 37 and 38)
Title: LAC 67:III.5539
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.doa.state.la.us

At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education

Signed into law 06/2006

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Requires state board of education curriculum for alternative schools to stress student success and removes language concerning alternative schools that is penal in nature; establishes an advisory council on alternative education.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB2723.pdf
Title: S.B. 2723
Source: Tennessee Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Signed into law 04/2006

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Relates to expelled or suspended students. Defines "behavior which constitutes a threat" (and as such, allows a board to place a student in a state-funded agency program) as including assault, battery or abuse of others; the threat of force; being under the influence of drugs or alcohol; the use, possession, sale, or transfer of drugs or alcohol; or the carrying, possessing, or transfer of weapons or dangerous instruments; and any other behavior which may endanger the health or safety of others. Authorizes a local board to adopt a policy providing that if a student is suspended or expelled for any reason, or faces charges that may lead to suspension or expulsion but withdraws prior to a hearing, from any public or private school in this or any other state, the receiving district may review the details of the charges, suspension, or expulsion and determine if the student will be admitted, and if so, what conditions may be imposed upon the admission.

Authorizes a local board to adopt a policy providing that if a student is suspended or expelled for any reason, or faces charges that may lead to suspension or expulsion but withdraws prior to a hearing, from any public or private school in this or any other state, the receiving district may review the details of the charges, suspension, or expulsion and determine if the student will be admitted, and if so, what conditions may be imposed upon the admission. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/HB688/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 688
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov

At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol

Vetoed 09/2006

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Amends existing law that requires the Attorney General to conduct a biennial survey of drug and alcohol use among pupils enrolled in grades 7, 9, and 11 to provide the survey shall also assess pupils' experiences with harassment and bullying. Requires the Attorney General to prepare and distribute a separate report focusing on bias- related discrimination and harassment incidents.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2501-2550/ab_2510_bill_20060915_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 2510
Source: California Legislature

Signed into law 07/2006

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Appropriates funds to extend adolescent school-based substance abuse treatment programs to all middle and intermediate schools, with priority given to schools with the greatest need. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2505_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2505
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2006

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Require public schools to ensure that their athletic eligibility policies make the use of steroids a violation that would affect a student's eligibility, and require the department of community health to make available a regularly updated list of performance enhancing substances, basing the list on the NCAA's list of banned drugs. Encourages nonpublic schools to do the same.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0215.pdf
Title: H.B. 4118
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov

Signed into law 07/2006

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Amends school drug free zone law to ban possession of anabolic steroids and other controlled substances within 1,000 feet of school property.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0216.pdf
Title: H.B. 4594
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/

Signed into law 07/2006

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Adds school buses as a designated area for the purposes of controlled substances offenses.
Title: S.B. 8431
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2006

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Improves the process by which public school students are assessed and treated for substance abuse. Defines certified substance abuse counselor. Mandates that substance abuse assessments for alcohol or drug dependence be provided by a qualified physician, psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, advanced practice registered nurse, or certified substance abuse counselor as a covered benefit for a child facing disciplinary action under the zero-tolerance drugs and alcohol policy. Requires the certified substance abuse counselor to be employed by a hospital or nonhospital facility providing substance abuse services. Requires the substance abuse assessment to evaluate the suitability for substance abuse treatment and placement in an appropriate treatment setting.

Requires a student found in violation of the zero-tolerance drugs and alcohol policy to be administered a department-approved screening tool by the school to determine whether the student needs to be referred for a substance abuse assessment. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3273_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 3273
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Signed into law 06/2006

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Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a performance-enhancing substance list, to publish
the list on its publicly accessible website and to notify the Department of Education of the list. The bill also requires
sport coaches, athletic directors and physical education teachers to be trained in the dangers of the use of performance-enhancing
substances. The bill prohibits the use of performance-enhancing substances by students participating in interscholastic sports
and requires a student to sign a form indicating that the student will abstain from using a performance-enhancing substance. PL 674
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/ld195201-2.asp
Title: S.B. 749; LD 1952
Source: Maine Legislature

Signed into law 06/2006

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Establishes the task force on adolescent substance abuse and misuse of household items to study the prevalence of the misuse and abuse of drugs and household items among adolescents and mechanism to prevent such abuse including, but not limited to, education program, substance abuse treatment and prevention and retail restrictions.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/HB/HB2485_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 2485
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/

Adopted 05/2006

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Establishes rules regarding the Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program for Georgia schools. Requires all schools serving students grade nine and above to make the ADAP course available to eligible students at least once annually. Establishes requirements for instructors. http://www.dds.ga.gov/rules/rules.aspx?chap=375-5-4&head=375-5
Title: GAC 375-5-4
Source: www.dds.ga.gov

Signed into law 05/2006

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Encourages every school participating in interscholastic sports to request their students to sign a pledge not to unlawfully use anabolic steroids.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SJR0746.pdf
Title: S.J.R. 746
Source: Tennessee Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Requires schools to annually submit the names of organizations and individuals who have provided effective hazing, harassment, bullying, suicide, or substance abuse prevention training for staff or students, or both.� Directs the commissioner to consult with the commission on human rights and other relevant organizations regarding organizations and individuals who may not yet have been invited into a school but who are qualified to provide the training.� Requires the commissioner to compile the information and make it available to schools throughout the state either on the department's website or in another form in a format determined most appropriate.� The intent of this listing is to offer schools a broad set of programs for prevention training which will be periodically updated based on feedback from schools.� http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT182.HTM
Title: H.B. 867 - Section 27
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Provides that it is legislative intent that the Idaho Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program include the following:
(1) Districts will develop a policy and plan which will provide a guide for their substance abuse programs.
(2) Districts will have an advisory board to assist each district in making decisions relating to the programs.
(3) The districts' substance abuse programs will be comprehensive to meet the needs of all students. This will include prevention programs, student assistance programs that address early identification and referral, and aftercare.
(4) Districts shall submit an annual evaluation of the effectiveness of their programs to the State Department of Education.
http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0847.html
Title: H.B. 847 Section 6
Source: www3.state.id.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Requires a teacher who has been disciplined for illegal use of controlled substances to submit to random or periodic drug testing for up to 12 months after the disciplinary action as a condition of retaining employment. Provides that a teacher whose certificate has been suspended or revoked by the Education Professional Standards Board for illegal use of controlled substances must, as a condition of reinstatement or reissuance of the certificate, submit to drug testing in accordance with Education Professional Standards Board regulations. Adds that no teacher may be subject to drug testing unless and until it has been determined in an administrative or judicial proceeding that the teacher engaged in misconduct involving the illegal use of controlled substances.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/HB341/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 341 Section 4
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 03/2006

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Strongly urges education in the public education system to utilize Prevention Dimensions, the state's Safe and Drug Free School curriculum to education students regarding substance abuse; strongly urges the citizens of the state to increase their awareness of the destructive effects of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs on youth; recognizes local youth councils and other youth groups for helping keep their peers from getting caught up in the trap of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2006/bills/hbillenr/hcr003.pdf
Title: H.C.R. 3
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Signed into law 02/2006

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Relates to controlled substances; revises the criminal offense of trafficking controlled substances to include the distribution and sale of methamphetamine, its salts and isomers; expands the definition of a drug-free zone to include private and parochial schools and private property within 1,000 feet of a school.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/06%20Regular/FinalVersions/house/HB0179.pdf
Title: H.B. 179
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us

Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 02/2006

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Amends 13-32-9. Any person adjudicated, convicted, the subject of an informal adjustment or court approved juvenile diversion program, or the subject of a suspended imposition of sentence for possession, use, or distribution of controlled drugs or substances or marijuana as defined in chapter 22-42, or for ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise taking into the body any substances as prohibited by � 22-42-15, is ineligible to participate in any extracurricular activity at any secondary school accredited by the Department of Education for one calendar year from the date of adjudication, conviction, diversion, or suspended imposition of sentence. The one-year suspension may be reduced to sixty school days if the person participates in an assessment with a certified chemical dependency counselor or completes an accredited intensive prevention or treatment program. If the assessment indicates the need for a higher level of care, the student is required to complete the prescribed program before becoming eligible to participate in extracurricular activities. Upon a subsequent adjudication, conviction, diversion, or suspended imposition of sentence for possession, use, that person is ineligible to participate in any extracurricular
activity at any secondary school accredited by the Department of Education.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2006/bills/HB1147enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1147
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us

Attendance

Adopted 11/2006

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Allows exceptions to the minimum number of instructional hours and schools days per year for individual students and schools; requires Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs to ensure that accurate records of daily student attendance and school entrance and completion are maintained in each school, as well student disability status; requires each school to contract with an independent auditor to review attendance/completion records; provides new eligibility standards for funding students, including electronic high school students; provides new guidelines for indicating the high school completion or exit status of each student who leaves the state's public education system; provides new guidelines for the student identification and tracking system. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bull_pdf/2006/b20061001.pdf (see pg. 15)
Title: R277-419
Source: http://www.rules.utah.gov/main/

Signed into law 08/2006

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Amends existing law that specifically authorizes a court to order a person who is convicted for failing to comply with compulsory attendance laws to immediately enroll the child in the appropriate school or educational program and provide proof of enrollment to the court. Deletes the limitation date, thereby extending indefinitely that authority of a court to order or punish a person for failing to comply with the compulsory attendance laws.
Title: A.B. 2181
Source: California Legislature

Adopted 07/2006

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Clarifies rules regarding the following:

Remedial education for students in grades 6-12: http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/160/4/5/01.pdf
Charter schools: http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/160/4/9/04.pdf
Class size: http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/160/5/1/08.pdf
Student attendance: http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/160/5/1/10.pdf
Title: GAC 160-4-5-.01; -4-9-.04; -5-1-.08, -.10
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2006

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Concerns the age specifications relating to compulsory school attendance. Every child who has attained the age of seven years and is under the age of seventeen years (changed from 16), except as provided by this section, must attend public school for at least the following number of hours during each school year: (I) One thousand fifty-six hours if a secondary school pupil; or (II) Nine hundred sixty-eight hours if an elementary school pupil during each school year; except that in no case shall in a grade other than kindergarten; (III) Nine hundred hours if a full-day kindergarten pupil; or (IV) four hundred fifty hours if half-day kindergarten pupil.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/1617BA178EE19B4F872570CA0062EC9C?Open&file=073_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 73
Source: Colorado Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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If a student decides to leave school at age 16, several procedures must be followed. This bill adds the following requirements:
The student's guidance counselor or other school personnel must conduct an exit interview with the student to determine the
reasons for the student's decision to terminate school enrollment and actions that could be taken to keep the student in school. The student must be informed of opportunities to continue his or her education in a different environment, including, but not limited to, adult education and GED test preparation. Additionally, the student must complete a survey in a format prescribed by the Department of Education to provide data on student reasons for terminating enrollment and actions taken by schools to keep students enrolled.

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 18)
Source: Florida Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Establishes a Task Force to Study Raising the Compulsory Public School Attendance Age to 18; requires the Task Force to evaluate and make recommendations regarding certain issues by a certain date and to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly. Chapter No. 449
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb0036e.pdf
Title: H.B. 36; SB 741
Source: Maryland Legislature

Vetoed 05/2006

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Increases the age range for compulsory public school attendance in Baltimore City to between the ages of 5 years old and 18 years old; requires persons with legal custody or care and control of children who reside in Baltimore City and who are between the ages of 5 years old and 18 years old to see that the children attend school as required.
Title: S.B. 741
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2006

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Concerns Education; revises the age of children to whom the compulsory school attendance requirements for blind children apply from between seven and 16 years of age to between six and 17 years of age.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB3917.pdf
Title: S.B. 3917
Source: Tennessee Legislature

Signed into law 04/2006

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Provides that a student whose parent or legal guardian is in military service is granted up to 5 excused absences per school year to visit with his or her parent or legal guardian prior to deployment or while on leave. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/hb984.pdf
Title: H.B. 984
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.legis.state.ga.us

Adopted 04/2006

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Establishes procedures for hospital/homebound instruction for a student who is enrolled in regular or special education and who, as a result of health care treatment, physical illness, accident, or the treatment thereof, is temporarily unable to attend school. http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0604/0604RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:CXV.1103
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.doa.state.la.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Excuses children from school on days of deployment and return from deployment for military service of a parent or guardian. Provides that if a student's parent, custodian, or other person with legal custody or control of a student is a member of the United State Armed Forces, including a member of a state national guard or a reserve component called to federal active duty, a public school principal shall give the student and excused absence for one day and an additional day when the member returns from deployment.

http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB3379.pdf
Title: S.B. 3379
Source: Tennessee Legislature

Rule Adoption 04/2006

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Signed into law 03/2006

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Allows a district to authorize the absence and excuse of a student who attends any educationally related nonclassroom activity. Requires any educationally related nonclassroom activity and nonclassroom activity to meet all the following conditions:
��(1) Is consistent with and promotes the educational philosophy and goals of the school corporation and the state board.
��(2) Facilitates the attainment of specific educational objectives.
��(3) Is a part of the goals and objectives of an approved course or curriculum.
��(4) Represents a unique educational opportunity.
��(5) Cannot reasonably occur without interrupting the school day.
��(6) Is approved in writing by the school principal.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2006/HE/HE1347.1.html
Title: H.B. 1347 Section 14
Source: www.in.gov/legislative/bills

Signed into law 03/2006

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Clarifies that a school district may advance a child through the primary program if he or she is at least five but less than six years old; allows the child to be classified as other than a kindergarten student for purposes of funding if the student is determined to have acquired the academic and social skills taught in kindergarten as determined by local board policy. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/SB35/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 35
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2006

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Clarifies the summons or warrant and complaint process when a parent, custodian or guardian fails to comply with compulsory attendance laws and a magistrate finds probable cause to believe that a parent, custodian or guardian has committed the offense. Allows more than one parent, guardian or custodian to be charged in a complaint. Initial service of a summons or warrant issued is to be attempted within ten calendar days of receipt of the summons or warrant and subsequent attempts at service shall continue until the summons or warrant is executed or until the end of the school term during which the complaint is made, whichever is later.
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2006_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/sb631%20enr.htm
Title: S.B. 631
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us

Signed into law 02/2006

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Provides that any person who knowingly makes a false statement concerning the residency of a child for the purpose of avoiding tuition charges shall be liable to the school division in which the child was enrolled as a result of such false statements for tuition charges for the the student was enrolled in the school division.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+HB1222ER
Title: H.B. 1222
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Adopted 01/2006

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Requires a county superintendent to allow a child who is a Maryland resident to attend a public school free of charge in a county other than the county where a child is domiciled with the child's parent or legal guardian, provided certain criteria are met.
Title: COMAR 13A.08.05.01 thru .07
Source: Lexis/Nexis, StateNet

Adopted 01/2006

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Establishes rules regarding maximum age for a high school pupil in Nevada -- to allow for basic support apportionment for pupils who are over the normal age of a high school senior where an 18, 19 or 20 year old may need an extra year to complete required credits for high school graduation.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/register/2005Register/R211-05A.pdf
Title: NAC 387.345
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us

Attendance--Compulsory

Signed into law 08/2006

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Signed into law 06/2006

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Details fine amount and community service obligations for parents who refuse to comply with the state's compulsory education laws.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/SB/sb1597_enr.rtf
Title: S.B. 1597
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/

Signed into law 05/2006

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Vetoed 05/2006

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Signed into law 05/2006

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Signed into law 05/2006

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Rule Adoption 04/2006

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Signed into law 03/2006

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Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower)

Adopted 01/2006

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Attendance--Truancy

Signed into law 07/2006

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To Governor 06/2006

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In any city not within a county where a student accumulates 15 or more absences during any one school year, the child's school district must report absences to the division of family services, children's division, within 10 business days of the 15 day of absence. Notification must include: (1) the student's full name and parents' or guardians' full names; (2) the addresses and phone numbers of the student and parents or guardians; (3) the student's date of birth and age; (4) the student's current school and grade level; (5) the student's current grades for all classes in which the student is enrolled; and (6) the total number of days missed and specific days missed from school. Upon receipt of a report, the children's division is required to notify the child's parent or guardian that the child has accumulated 15 or more absences and the report may be subject to state educational neglect provisions.
http://www.senate.mo.gov/06info/pdf-bill/tat/SB894.pdf
Title: S.B. 894
Source: http://www.senate.mo.gov

Signed into law 04/2006

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Relates to pupil attendance policies; permits an assistant to the director of pupil personnel to perform the required duties of the director of pupil personnel; requires that the school be notified of the home conditions of habitual truants rather than all students; requires documentation of the home conditions of the student and intervention strategies attempted in any action brought to enforce compulsory attendance laws. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/HB479/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 479
Source: http://www.lrc.ky.gov

Adopted 02/2006

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Background Checks

Signed into law 12/2006

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Requires that criminal history checks and criminal record checks for child care providers be performed only once if the person remains licensed continuously and is required to follow school code procedures if child care service is operated in a school. Public Act 580
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/House/pdf/2006-HNB-6174.pdf
Title: H.B. 6174
Source: Michigan Legislature

Signed into law 12/2006

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Revises the provisions concerning the background checks for and revocation of teaching certificates by school districts, intermediate school districts, public school academies, or nonpublic schools. Public Act 680
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/House/pdf/2006-HNB-6173.pdf
Title: H.B. 6173
Source: Michigan Legislature

Signed into law 12/2006

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Requires that information about professional misconduct or child abuse or neglect committed by a person licensed by the State Board of Education be submitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction; requires a criminal records check prior to renewing an educator license (except allows exemptions for those who have had a background check within the past year); relates to persons applying to operate a family day-care home; provides a penalty for inaccurate school attendance data reporting; provides for handicapped preschool children; relates to student data verification codes. Requires each board of education of each school district, the governing board of each educational service center, and the chief administrator of each chartered nonpublic school, county board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to promptly submit to the superintendent of public instruction the information prescribed in division (C) of this section when any of the following conditions apply to an employee who holds a license issued by the state board of education:
(1) The board knows that the employee has pleaded guilty to, has been found guilty by a jury or court of, or has been convicted of an offense described in Code;
(2) The board has initiated termination or nonrenewal proceedings against, has terminated, or has not renewed the contract of the employee because the board has reasonably determined that the employee has committed an act unbecoming to the teaching profession or an offense described in Code;
(3) The employee has resigned under threat of termination or nonrenewal;
(4) The employee has resigned because of or in the course of an investigation by the board regarding whether the employee has committed an act unbecoming to the teaching profession or an offense described in Code.
(C) If a report is required under this section, the board shall submit to the superintendent of public instruction the name and social security number of the employee about whom information is required and a factual statement regarding any of the conditions prescribed in divisions (B)(1) to (4) of this section that apply to the employee.
(D) A determination made by the board as described in division (B)(2) of this section or a termination, nonrenewal, resignation, or other separation described in divisions (B)(2) to (4) of this section does not create a presumption of the commission or lack of the commission by the employee of an act unbecoming to the teaching profession or an offense described in Code.
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_79
Title: H.B. 79-- Secs. 5153.175, 5126.253
Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us

Adopted 10/2006

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Clarifies rules regarding criminal background check for public school related employment; includes charter schools; requires a criminal background check when employees change school districts and or change between school districts and charter schools; changes the number of days that substitute teachers must work in one year to avoid additional criminal background checksfrom year to year. DELAWARE 1898
http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/700/745.shtml#TopOfPage
Title: 14 IAC 745
Source: Delaware Code

Adopted 10/2006

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The first update in many years. Identifies all certification guidelines for Louisiana school employees and administrators. Pages 1-52 of 133: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0610/0610RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:CXXXI.Chapters 1-10 (Bulletin 746)
Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov/

Signed into law 08/2006

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Authorizes nonpublic and private elementary and secondary schools to require their prospective employees to submit fingerprints through the commissioner of education for the purpose of criminal background checks.
Title: A.B. 11399
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2006

Postsec.

Relates to background checks for people attending flight training schools. Establishes when an applicant to an aeronautical facility, flight school or institution of higher learning shall be disqualified from receiving air or flight instruction.
Title: A.B. 2122
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2006

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Ensures that teachers who are convicted of crimes will have the conviction data transmitted to the employing school district.
Title: H.B. 509
Source: Delaware Legislature

Signed into law 07/2006

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Relates to the Child Protection Act with provisions requiring county boards of education, to the extent funds are provided, to establish programs for the prevention of child abuse and neglect and child assault to be provided to pupils, parents and school personnel as deemed appropriate; authorizes county school boards to request from the State Criminal Identification Bureau the record of any and all criminal convictions of it future employees relating to child abuse, sex-related offenses or possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute; allows county school boards to obtain information from the Central Abuse Registry with prior written consent regarding school contractors, service providers and their employees and to share such information with other county school boards; prohibits contractors or service providers or their employees from making direct, unaccompanied contact with students or having unaccompanied access to school grounds when students are present if it cannot be verified that the contractors, service providers or employees have not previously been convicted of the noted offenses. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2006_SESSIONS/1x/BILLS/hb101%20ENR.htm
Title: H.B. 101A
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bstatmenux/bstatfrm.cfm

Signed into law 06/2006

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Gives board of educational examiners authority to require that a background investigation be conducted by the division of criminal investigation of the department of public safety on all initial applicants for licensure. Mandates that the board also require all initial applicants to submit a completed fingerprint packet and that the board use the packet to facilitate a national criminal history background check. States that the board shall have access to, and shall review the sex offender registry information, the central registry for child abuse information, and the dependent adult abuse records for information regarding applicants for license renewal.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2272
Title: S.B. 2272 - Section 9
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2006

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Requires the Board to review the sex offender registry information, the central registry for child abuse information, and the dependent adult abuse records for every applicant for renewal of the initial, standard, master educator, professional administrator, area education agency administrator, or substitute license.
Pages 36-37 of 72 http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/2006/Bulletin/IAB060719.pdf
Title: IAC 282-17.1(272), 17.1(1), 17.1(2)
Source: www.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 06/2006

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Requires local boards, prior to hiring any employee, to sign sign a statement that:

(1) Provides procedures for the disclosure of information by the applicant's current or previous employer, if such employer is a public school board, on all instances of sexual misconduct with students the applicant committed.
(2) Releases the applicant's current or previous employer, if such employer is a public school board, and any school employee acting on behalf of such employer from any liability for providing any such information.

Requires local boards to request information in (1) above prior to hiring an applicant. Requires current or previous employer, within 20 days of receipt of request, to make available to the hiring school board copies of all documents in the applicant's personnel file relative to such instances of sexual misconduct, if any.

Directs the state board, by September 1, 2006, to adopt rules and regulations to define "sexual misconduct." http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=406247
Title: H.B. 1082
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 05/2006

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Requires the release form from the Vermont criminal information center to be signed by an applicant for initial certification and to include a statement informing the applicant of:
(1)� the right to challenge the accuracy of the record by appealing to the Vermont criminal information center; and
(2)� the commissioner's policy regarding maintenance and destruction of records and the person's right to request that the record or notice be maintained for purposes of using it to comply with future criminal record check requests. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT182.HTM
Title: H.B. 867 - Section 18
Source:

Vetoed 04/2006

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Concerns charter schools; relates to fingerprint checks; provides that a teacher employed by a school district or a charter school shall be issued a permanent fingerprint clearance card on the teacher's second renewal of the card provided that the teacher does not have a criminal record, and the teacher has been continuously employed at the same school for at least twelve consecutive years.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/hb2118h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2118
Source: Arizona Legislature

Signed into law 04/2006

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Adds to existing law to prohibit access to school children by any person currently registered or required to register under the Idaho Sex Offender Registration Act; provides exceptions; provides a penalty. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0713.html
Title: H.B. 713
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2006

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Prohibits nonpublic schools from knowingly employing an individual with specified criminal convictions, including child sexual abuse, if that individual works with or has access to students; requires the State Department of Education to revoke the certificate of approval or letter of tentative approval of the nonpublic school that violates the Act.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/sb/sb0111t.pdf
Title: S.B. 111
Source: Maryland Legislature

Signed into law 03/2006

Postsec.
Community College

Authorizes an approved nursing education program to initiate criminal and child and dependent adult abuse record checks of students and prospective students. Provides that, if a student has a criminal record or a record of founded child or dependent adult abuse, upon request of the nursing program, the department of human services must perform an evaluation to determine whether the record warrants prohibition of the person's involvement in a clinical education component of a nursing program involving children or dependent adults. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=HF2464
Title: H.B. 2464
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, coolice.legis.state.ia.us/

Signed into law 03/2006

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Prohibits a sex offender from working or volunteering on school property, at a youth program center, or at a public park. Creates new section defining "offender against children."
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2006/SE/SE0246.1.html
Title: S.B. 246
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.in.gov/legislative

Signed into law 03/2006

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Prohibits the Education Professional Standards Board from awarding a a Rank I rating to a teacher who used national board certification to qualify if the certificate is revoked for misconduct or voided for other reasons. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/HB125/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 125
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov/

Signed into law 03/2006

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Directs the department of information technology, the department of education and the department of state police to develop and implement an automated program that does a comparison of the department's list of individuals holding a teaching certificate or state board approval with the conviction information received by the state police.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0084.pdf
Title: H.B. 5675
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/

Signed into law 03/2006

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Provides that school boards must require, as a condition of employment for all public school employees performing services on a contract basis, certification that the employee has not been convicted of a felony or any offense involving the sexual molestation, physical or sexual abuse, or rape of a child and of whether the employee has been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+HB1109ER
Title: H.B. 1109
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us/

Bilingual/ESL

Adopted 10/2006

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Establishes "Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives" (AMAOs) related to proficiency, progress, and adequate yearly progress (AYP) for educational agencies using funds provided under Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act to serve limited English proficient students. Pages 278-286 of 554: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue44.pdf
Title: 23 IAC 1.88
Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com

Signed into law 09/2006

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Requires each school district, as a condition of receiving funding under this act, to develop a plan, to be approved by the governing board, certifying that the agency will accomplish certain objectives relating to providing personal English language tutoring to children from backgrounds of limited English proficiency and to collect certain data for use in revising and updating the plan. Requires the board review, revise as necessary, and approve the plan, as a condition for funding.
Title: S.B. 368
Source: California Legislature

Signed into law 09/2006

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Establishes a grant pilot project to identify existing best practices regarding curriculum, instruction, staff development, for teaching English learners and promoting English language acquisition and development. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a advisory committee for development of criteria for evaluating applications for grants. Specifies that certain moneys already appropriated be used for the grant project. Requires a contract to be let for a project evaluation.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2101-2150/ab_2117_bill_20060915_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 2117
Source: California Legislature

Signed into law 07/2006

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Requires each state agency and all covered entities to take reasonable steps to ensure limited English proficient persons have meaningful access to services, programs, and activities. Requires steps to include competent, timely oral language services and written translations of vital documents. Establishes an office of language access and the language access advisory council in the department of labor and industrial relations.

Requires each state agency and covered entity to establish a plan for language access.

Provides an appropriation.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2778_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2778
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Adopted 07/2006

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Establishes rules pertaining to English language learner programs. Requires districts to: (1) provide written assurance to the department that it has a policy
for providing alternative language services in compliance with state law; (2) designate a program representative who serves as a contact for English language learner student services and data; and (3) develop a plan to identify and assess the language prociency of students who have a primary language other than English or come from an environment in which a language other than English signicantly impacts the student's level of English language prociency.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/information/acdata/html/..%5Cpdf%5C67-28-01.pdf
Title: NDAC 67-28-01-01 thru -08
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov/

Adopted 06/2006

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Amends requirements for language assistance for English language learners (ELLs). http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/160/4/5/02.pdf
Title: GAC 160-4-2-.03; -5-.02
Source: rules.sos.state.ga.us

Adopted 05/2006

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Proposes rules regarding limited English proficient (LEP) students. Sets forth rules for LEP students to take an alternate Standard Achievement Test.
Title: IDAPA 08.02.03
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2006

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Signed into law 05/2006

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Amends requirements of limited English proficient (LEP) programs. Requires any district that enrolls one or more LEP student to implement an educational program that includes at a minimum the following: (1) identification and reclassification criteria for LEP students and program entrance and exit criteria for LEP students must be documented by the district, applied uniformly to LEP students, and made available to parents and other stakeholders upon request; (2) a written plan of services that describes programming by English proficiency level made available to parents upon request. The plan must articulate the amount and scope of service offered to LEP students; (3) professional development opportunities for ESL, bilingual education, mainstream, and all staff working with LEP children which are: (i) coordinated with the district's professional development activities; (ii) related to the needs of children of LEP; and (iii) ongoing.
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S2994.4.html&session=ls84
Title: S.B. 2994
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/

Signed into law 05/2006

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Adopted 05/2006

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Provides definitions, state board responsibilities, local board responsibilities, and teacher qualifications. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-716.htm
Title: R277-716
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2006

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Provides that 750,000 of the $6,040,000 appropriated for programs for limited English proficient students be distributed to schools in which English language learners failed to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in math or reading. Requires the department to develop the program elements governing the use of these funds, modeled on the training, intervention and remediation elements of the programs described in Section 7 of the bill (see below). Specifies that these funds are to improve the English language skills of English language learners, to enable such students to better access the educational opportunities offered in public schools. Requires these funds to be distributed on a one-time basis. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to report to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee and the House of Representatives and the Senate Education Committees by February 1, 2007, on the program design, uses of funds, and effectiveness of the program.

Section 7: Of the moneys appropriated in the bill, $2,800,000 must be used for literacy programs, as outlined in Sections 33-1614, 33-1615 and 33-1207A(2), Idaho Code. It is legislative intent tha the state board and the state department of education coordinate federally funded literacy programs with state literacy programs, resulting in well-coordinated, complementary literacy efforts.
http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0847.html
Title: H.B. 847 Section 8
Source: www3.state.id.us

Signed into law 03/2006

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Requires the Board and Department of Education to collect certain statewide data on Virginia's public school students with limited English proficiency and school division programs for such LEP students, analyze the data, and recommend steps to resolve the issues relating to the requirements for obtaining a high school diploma and students with limited English proficiency that will retain high academic standards and accountability, while assisting such students in their endeavors to obtain an education and to become productive Virginians.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0526
Title: S.B. 683
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Vetoed 01/2006

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Appropriates $2.6 million in FY 2005-2006 and $31.4 million in FY 2006-2007 for English Language Learner (ELL) programs; creates the eight-member Arizona English Language Learners Task Force to develop and adopt research based models of Structured English Immersion (SEI); requires school districts and charter schools to submit budget requests for the newly created Arizona Structured English Immersion Fund and the Statewide Compensatory Instruction Fund (SCIF); establishes a new individual and corporate income tax credit for contributions made to student tuition organizations to provide scholarship and tuition grants to ELL pupils; contains a conditional enactment for the Group B weight increase in FY 2006-2007.

In 1992, Flores v. State of Arizona was filed in federal court.� The lawsuit was brought forth by parents of children enrolled in the Nogales Unified School District. The plaintiffs alleged that the civil rights of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students were violated because the state failed to provide adequate language acquisition, academic instructional programs and funding for at-risk students. In January 2000, the Court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and declared Arizona's LEP programs in violation of the Equal Educational Opportunities Act (EEOA). In October 2000, the Court ordered the state to conduct a cost study to determine the amount needed to conduct a successful LEP program.

In May of 2001, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) released a cost study that identified per-pupil costs in the sampled immersion programs. �In June of 2001, the Court ordered the state to comply with an adequate ELL funding scheme and set the deadline of the end of the 2005 legislative session for legislation to comply with the judgment.� The Court ordered financial penalties imposed against the state in the form of progressive daily fines until the state complied with the Court judgment. In addition, the Court excluded ELL from the Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) graduation requirement.

http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/47leg/2r/summary/s.1198_2660approp_asvetoed.doc.htm

NOTE: S.B. 1198 was sent to the governor on 1/24/06 and vetoed on 1/25/06. A subsequent bill, H.B. 2002/S.B.1002, was enacted on 1/25/06 but also was vetoed by the governor on the same day.

H.B. 202/S.B. 1002
Appropriates $2.6 million in FY 2005-2006 and $31.4 million in FY 2006-2007 from the state General Fund for English Language Learner (ELL) programs; creates the eight-member Arizona English Language Learners Task Force to develop and adopt research based models of Structured English Immersion (SEI); requires school districts and charter schools to submit budget requests for the newly created Arizona Structured English Immersion Fund and the Statewide Compensatory Instruction Fund (SCIF); establishes a new individual and corporate income tax credit for contributions made to student tuition organizations to provide scholarship and tuition grants to ELL pupils; sets a cap of $50 million for the corporate income tax credits; contains a conditional enactment for the Group B weight increase in FY 2006-2007.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/47leg/1s/summary/s.2002rules_asvetoed.doc.htm
Title: S.B. 1198 and H.B. 2660
Source: Arizona Legislative Site

Business Involvement

Signed into law 06/2006

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Increases membership on the community empowerment state board. Requires family support services in the community empowerment initiative to include home visitation. Creates a community empowerment gifts and grants account in the Iowa empowerment fund. Makes an appropriation to the school ready children grants account of the Iowa empowerment fund. Makes an appropriation for preschool tuition support for low-income families. Makes an appropriation for efforts to improve the quality of early care. Makes an appropriation to the community empowerment gifts and grants account. Creates a business community investment advisory council to advise the Iowa empowerment board. Directs the advisory council to advise the Iowa empowerment board on the best means to leverage private investment in early care, health, and education services and provide options for creating model projects for public-private partnerships to support quality early care, health, and education programming in communities. Requires the advisory council to submit a report with recommendations and findings to the Iowa empowerment board on or before December 31, 2006. Lists specific areas report must address.

Makes an appropriation for professional development and training activities for persons working in early care, health, and education by the Iowa empowerment board in collaboration with representation from Iowa state university of science and technology cooperative extension service in agriculture and home economics, area education agencies, community colleges, child care resource and referral services, and community empowerment area boards. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=HF2769
Title: H.B. 2769
Source:

Career/Technical Education

Signed into law 12/2006

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Requires that the partnership for continued learning, in conjunction with the Ohio board of regents and the state board, recommend a means of assessing high school students' college and work readiness, especially in English and mathematics. The partnership is to recommend one or more assessments that can achieve the following goals:
(A) Measure students' skills against identified college and work-ready expectations in English and mathematics and serve as an indicator of students' readiness to successfully complete introductory level coursework at an institution of higher education and to avoid remedial coursework;
(B) Promote consistency in high school academic course content, quality, and expectations;
(C) Provide individual students with information to assist in planning the remaining high school learning experience;
(D) Serve as one indicator for college admission or placement;
(E) Assist institutions of higher education in aligning remedial coursework with the college and work-ready expectations measured by the assessments.
In evaluating the range of assessment tools, the partnership is to consult with the state board of education and the board of regents to consider the suitability for this purpose of existing state and commercial assessments, including the Ohio graduation tests. The partnership's recommendations are to describe how its recommended assessments fit within the existing system of state achievement tests. Recommendations are due not later than July 30, 2007. Sec. 3301.46 requires the state department and board of regents to propose a standard method and form for documenting on high school transcripts high school credits earned that are compatible with the standards for credit transfer and arcitulation adopted by the board of regents.
Section 3302.032 requires the state board to select one or more methods of measuring high school graduates' preparedness for higher education and the workforce. Measures may include, but need not be limited to, measures such as performance on assessments, percentage of students who earn credit toward a degree while in high school, or the percentage of students who take remedial coursework upon enrollment in an institution of higher education. School district and school report cards must report on each applicable measure but measures do not contribute to district or school rating.
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_SB_311
Title: S.B. 311-- Sec. 3301.43
Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/

Signed into law 12/2006

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Increases high school graduation requirements for students entering grade 9 during the 2010-2011 school year (Class of 2014). Increases math units from 3 to 4; requires one unit of Algebra II or its equivalent. Existing 3-unit requirement in science calls for one unit biological sciences and one unit physical sciences. New requirements specify that 3 units science must all be lab sciences that include 1 unit physical sciences, 1 unit biology and 1 unit in one or more of the following: (1) chemistry, physics or other physical science; (2) advanced biology or other life science; or (3) astronomy, physical geology, or other earth or space science.

Division (K) of this section addtionally requires students entering grade 9 for the first time during the 2010-2011 school year (Class of 2014) to complete two semesters of fine arts, which requirement may be completed in any grade 7-12. Students who receive a waiver from the Ohio core graduation requirements, either through a parental agreement or through enrollment in an approved dropout prevention and recovery program, are not required but encouraged to enroll in a fine arts course as an elective.

Division (L) allows local boards to adopt policies excusing any student who has participated in interscholastic athletics, marching band or cheerleading for at least two full seasons during high school from the high school physical education requirement. A student who receives an excusal must complete a half unit of credit in another course of study.

Directs schools to integrate economics and financial literacy into one or more of the existing social studies credit requirements (American history and American government). In developing this integrated curriculum, schools must use available public-private partnerships and resources and materials that exist in business, industry, and through the centers for economics education at institutions of higher education in the state.

Replaces existing 6 units of electives with 5-unit elective requirement. Directs that these be fulfilled by one or any combination of foreign language, fine arts, business, career-technical education, family and consumer sciences, technology, agricultural education, or English language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies courses not otherwise required in the core curriculum.

Clarifies that a student may meet the Ohio core curriculum graduation requirements through a variety of methods, including integrated, applied, career-technical and traditional coursework.

Includes legislative intent: "Ohioans must be prepared to apply increased knowledge and skills in the workplace and to adapt their knowledge and skills quickly to meet the rapidly changing conditions of the twenty-first century. National studies indicate that all high school graduates need the same academic foundation, regardless of the opportunities they pursue after graduation. The goal of Ohio's system of elementary and secondary education is to prepare all students for and seamlessly connect all students to success in life beyond high school graduation, regardless of whether the next step is entering the workforce, beginning an apprenticeship, engaging in post-secondary training, serving in the military, or pursuing a college degree."

See section 3313.603: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_SB_0311
Title: S.B. 311-- Sec. 3313.603(A), (B), (C) Part 1, (K) adn (L)
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us

Adopted 11/2006

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Vetoed 09/2006

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Community College

Establishes the Career Technical Education Coordinating Council for purposes of identifying state and federal career education programs in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive and recommending ways to coordinate programs and funding to enhance the economy of those programs, to identify barriers to the articulation of the programs with the various state institutions of higher education and ways to link such grades programs with community college certificate and degree programs. Requires reports.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2101-2150/ab_2115_bill_20060906_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 2115
Source: California Legislature

Signed into law 09/2006

Postsec.

Adds a provision to the Donahoe Higher Education Act that if either the University of California or California State University had not adopted model uniform academic standards for career technical education that will satisfy the completion of a general elective course requirement for the purposes of admission to their universities, the Regents are requested to, and trustees required to, recognize the completion of all career technical education courses that meet the model curriculum standards.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1501-1550/sb_1543_bill_20060906_enrolled.pdf

Title: S.B. 1543
Source: California Legislature

Vetoed 09/2006

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Establishes the Digital Arts Studio Partnership Program to train youth in digital technology arts. Requires the program to be administered by the Lieutenant Governor's Office. Requires the office to contract with a nonprofit corporation to implement the program in partnership with other participating regional organizations, to convene a advisory panel, and to report annually on the progress of the program.
Title: A.B. 252
Source: California Legislature

Adopted 08/2006

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Updates Career and Technical course offerings to make these more aligned with national standards. Pages 3-5 of 55: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0608/0608RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:CXV.2319, 2377, and 2387
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 08/2006

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Amends the formula for and distribution of state moneys for state incentive grants for increased enrollment in vocational skills centers programs. Implements language in the 2006 budget directing the Office to develop criteria to award incentive grants to encourage school districts to increase enrollment in vocational skills centers. http://www1.leg.wa.gov/documents/wsr/2006/17/06-17-141.htm
Title: WAC 392-121-465
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 07/2006

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Updates Career and Technical course offerings to be more aligned with national standards. http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0607/0607RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:CXXVII.Chapters 1-7
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 07/2006

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Establishes rules relating to academic standards and assessment. Adds academic standards for Career Education and Work. Specifies academic standards to be achieved by students enrolled at various grade levels in the public schools of this Commonwealth. PENNSYLVANIA 4072
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/stateboard_ed/lib/stateboard_ed/CHAPTER44-12-05_GED_.pdf
Title: 22 PA. Code Ch. 4
Source: Pennsylvania Regulations

Adopted 07/2006

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Allows for students who are at higher proficiency levels to meet the graduation requirements by taking higher level language courses. Clarifies that Tech prep is a program of study, not a course. TEXAS 99898
Title: 19 TAC 2.74.D.74.43, .44
Source: Texas Regulations

Adopted 07/2006

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Community College

Establishes purpose, authority and general provisions for Tech-Prep Consortia. Outlines the state administration of Tech-Prep Programs and Consortia. Establishes the responsibilities of the consortia. Establishes the criteria for a statewide system to evaluate each consortium biennially, the process for the evaluations, and any requisite action that results from the evaluations. TEXAS 99895
Title: 19 TAC 1.9.K.9.201 -.206
Source: Texas Higher Ed. Board

Rule Adoption 07/2006

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Signed into law 06/2006

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Provides for the establishment of a vocational agriculture education program to provide assistance to school districts for the coordination of the activities of student agricultural organizations and associations.

Requires the director of the vocational agriculture education program to:

1) Assess the agricultural needs of the state and devise methods of meeting those needs with the vocational agriculture education program;
(2) Assist school districts in establishing vocational agriculture programs;
(3) Review school district applications for approval of vocational agriculture programs;
(4) Evaluate existing programs;
(5) Plan research and studies for the improvement of curriculum materials for specialty areas of vocational agriculture;
(6) Ensure that the standards and criteria developed under this section satisfy the mandates of federally-assisted vocational education;
(7) Develop in-service programs for teachers and administrators of vocational agriculture;
(8) Review applications for vocational agriculture teacher certification;
(9) Assist in teacher recruitment and placement in vocational agriculture programs;
(10) Serve as a liaison with the Future Farmers of America, representatives of business, industry, appropriate public agencies, and institutions of higher education to facilitate dissemination of information;
(11) Promote improvement of vocational agriculture programs;
(12) Assist in the development of adult and continuing education programs in vocational agriculture; and
(13) Establish an advisory task force of agriculturists, who represent the diverse areas of the agricultural industry in the state, that shall make annual recommendations on the development of curriculum, staffing, and strategies to establish a source of trained and qualified individuals in agriculture and strategies for developing the state program in vocational agriculture education, including youth leadership throughout the public schools.

Appropriates $100,000 to the vocational agriculture education program.

http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2179_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2179
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Signed into law 06/2006

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Increases the number of vocational, technical, and career pathway education teachers by directing the Hawaii Teachers Standards Board to set alternative criteria and establish other measures of qualification necessary for these types of teachers to meet licensing standards. Specifies that the department has the authority to waive the requirement of a bachelor's degree to teach in a vocation, technical, or career pathway education program. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2887_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2887
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Signed into law 06/2006

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Community College
Postsec.

Deletes provision requiring the director of the department of education to develop an application and review process for the identification of quality instructional centers at community colleges (section 256.9, subsection 40). Program identification criteria were to be designed to increase student access to programs, establish high quality occupational and vocational education programs, and enhance interinstitutional cooperation in program offerings.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2272
Title: S.B. 2272 - Section 18
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 06/2006

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Community College

Signed into law 06/2006

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Appropriates funds to the state board of career and technology education. Sets budgetary limitations, requires performance measures for budget categories, provides a formula for the salary calculation of vocational teachers and provides for grants.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/HB/HB1013X_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 1013B
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/

Signed into law 05/2006

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District school boards and superintendents must prescribe and adopt standards and policies to provide each student the opportunity to receive a complete education program, including language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, health, physical education, foreign languages, and the arts, as defined by the Sunshine State Standards. The standards and policies must emphasize integration and reinforcement of reading, writing, and mathematics skills across all subjects, including career awareness, career exploration, and career and
technical education.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006

Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 10)
Source: Florida Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Creates the Florida Ready to Work Certification Program to enhance the workplace skills of Florida's students to better prepare them for successful employment in specific occupations. The program may be conducted in public middle and high schools, community colleges, technical centers, one-stop career centers, vocational rehabilitation centers, and Department of Juvenile Justice educational facilities. The program may be made available to other entities that provide job training. Requires the state department to establish institutional readiness criteria for program implementation.

The Program must be composed of: (a) A comprehensive identification of workplace skills for each occupation identified for inclusion in the program by the Agency for Workforce Innovation and the Department of Education. (b) A preinstructional assessment that delineates the student's mastery level on the specific workplace skills identified for that occupation. (c) A targeted instructional program limited to those identified workplace skills in which the student is not proficient as measured by the preinstructional assessment. (d) A certificate and portfolio awarded to students upon successful completion of the instruction.

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 35)
Source: Florida Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Creates career and professional academies, defined as a research-based program that integrates a rigorous academic curriculum with an industry-driven career curriculum. The academies may be offered by public schools, school districts, or the Florida Virtual School. Students completing career and professional academy programs receive a standard high school diploma, the highest available industry certification, and postsecondary credit if the academy partners with a postsecondary institution.

The goals of career and professional academies are to: (a) Increase student academic achievement and graduation rates through integrated academic and career curricula. (b) Focus on career preparation through rigorous academics and industry certification. (c) Raise student aspiration and commitment to academic achievement and work ethics. (d) Support the revised graduation requirements by providing creative, applied majors. (e) Promote acceleration mechanisms, such as dual enrollment, articulated credit, or occupational completion points, so that students may earn postsecondary credit while in high school. (f) Support the state's economy by meeting industry needs for skilled employees in high-demand occupations.

The legislation describes the possible locations and configurations of the career academies. Each academy must: (a) Provide a rigorous standards-based academic curriculum integrated with a career curriculum. (b) Include one or more partnerships with postsecondary institutions, businesses, industry, employers, economic development organizations, or other appropriate partners from the local community. (c) Provide creative and tailored student advisement and coordinate with middle schools. (d) Provide a career education certification on the high school diploma. (e) Provide instruction in careers designated as high growth, high demand, and high pay. (f) Deliver academic content through instruction relevant to the career, including intensive reading and mathematics intervention. (g) Provide instruction resulting in competency, certification, or credentials in workplace skills. (h) Provide opportunities for students to obtain the Florida Ready to Work Certification; and (i) Include an evaluation plan developed jointly with the Department of Education. T

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 27)
Source: Florida Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Creates the Career and Technical Education Oversight Commission. Requires the head of the career and technical education program of the department of education to report annually to the commission regarding the conditions, needs, issues and problems of the program. Requires the commission to periodically review the conditions, needs, issues and problems related to the career and technical education program, annually issue a report on the same to the General Assembly, and recommend any action or legislation which the commission deems necessary or appropriate. Repeals commission effective December 31, 2012.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/hb1228.pdf
Title: H.B. 1228
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 05/2006

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Creates the Agricultural Education Advisory Commission. Requires the head of the agricultural education program of the Department of Education to report annually to commission regarding the conditions, needs, issues and problems of the program. Requires the commission to periodically review the conditions, needs, issues and problems related to the agricultural education program, issue annually a report on the same to the General Assembly, and recommend any action or legislation which the commission deems necessary or appropriate. Repeals commission effective December 31, 2012.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/hb1227.pdf
Title: H.B. 1227
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 05/2006

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Signed into law 05/2006

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Community College

Requires the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to work with Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to improve linkages and career and technical education pathways between high schools and community and technical colleges. Requires collaboration to include:
(a) Aligning existing career and technical education programs to more industry-driven programs.
(b) Expanding career and technical education programs and related opportunities for high school students.
(c) Creating articulated courses and programs between high schools and community and technical colleges.
Title: H.B. 1023
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2006

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Directs the department of education to develop a "ready to work" endorsement program by June 30, 2007. Provides that the program must include:

(1) Voluntary participation by high school seniors who choose to participate;
(2) Academic components;
(3) Work readiness components;
(4) Assessment tools and techniques for a third-party, independent, and objective assessment and endorsement of individual student achievement through an existing workforce investment service delivery system; and
(5) An easily identifiable guarantee to potential employers that the entry-level employee is ready to work.

Requires the department to involve representatives of the division of workforce development, employers, students, career center providers, local workforce investment boards, and school district personnel. See end of page 16: http://www.senate.mo.gov/06info/pdf-bill/tat/SB894.pdf
Title: S.B. 894
Source: www.senate.mo.gov

Signed into law 05/2006

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Community College

Expands powers and duties of the State Board of Career and Technology Education.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/HB/HB2983_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 2983
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/

Signed into law 05/2006

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Concerns Education; renames the division of vocational-technical education within the department of education as the division of career and technical education; revises membership of the Tennessee council for vocational-technical education.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB4040.pdf
Title: H.B. 4040; S.B. 3919
Source: Tennessee Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Community College

Relates to higher education. Creates a commission to develop the next generation initiative to encourage Vermonters to live and work in Vermont. Proposes the commission consider a broad range of ideas to meet this goal, including:
(1)� Strategies to ensure that postsecondary education is accessible and affordable for all Vermonters through grants, loans, and scholarships, and that funds flow directly to students and their families.
(2)� Options such as loan forgiveness, tax incentives, loan repayments, and leveraging federal resources.
(3)� The integration, where appropriate, of Vermont's secondary and postsecondary workforce training programs with Vermont's postsecondary institutions.��
(4)� The use of strategic investments in Vermont's postsecondary education system to:
(A)� increase the postsecondary aspiration, continuation, retention, and completion rates of Vermonters;
(B)� stimulate specific economic sectors which are particularly appropriate for or unique to Vermont; and
(C)� serve critical marketplace needs.

Requires the plan to include a funding level for implementation, identify a funding source, and include a system for overseeing use of the funds. Makes an appropriation for college scholarships.

Establishes a next generation initiative fund in the office of the state treasurer. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT204.HTM
Title: S.B. 312
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us

Adopted 04/2006

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Requires all high schools, effective July 1, 2007, to provide Advanced Opportunities (defined as Advanced Placement courses, dual credit courses, Tech Prep, or International Baccalaureate programs), or provide opportunities for students to take courses at the postsecondary campus. http://adm.idaho.gov/adminrules/rules/idapa08/0203.pdf
Title: IDAPA 08.02.03
Source:

Adopted 04/2006

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Identifies 10 criteria the department must use when reviewing grant proposals and making awards for the High Technology School-to-Work Program. Criteria include the appropriateness of the targeted industries and occupations; the appropriateness of the targeted student population; the efforts to recruit female and minority students into the project; and the strength of the local partnership and private sector involvement. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue16.pdf (beginning page 1303 of 1408).
Title: 14 IAC 110.170
Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com

Adopted 04/2006

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Changes reference to "career education" to "career and technical education." Clarifies differences between courses high schools must offer, courses students must take, and courses students must pass to graduate. Clarifies that all high school students must take a course in American patriotism and the principles of representative government, as enunciated in the American Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and the proper use and display of the American flag for not less than one hour per week, or the equivalent.

Adds policy that a student may be permitted to retake a course that he or she has already successfully completed (for example, to earn a better grade) but that credit may not be awarded more than once for completion of the same course, and the same course may not be counted more than once toward
fulfillment of the state high school graduation requirements.

Establishes criteria for approval of a "writing intensive" course as required for high school graduation effective with the Class of 2010. Pages 483-496 of 705 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue18.pdf
Title: 23 IAC 1.440
Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com

Signed into law 04/2006

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Relates to reorganization; designates the Kentucky Workforce Investment Board as the sole state agency responsible for the administration of vocational and technical education and the supervision of the administration of vocational and technical education; permits the board to delegate responsibilities to the Office of Career and Technical Education; confirms Executive Order 2005- 327. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/SB57/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 57
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 04/2006

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Revises current course offerings, bringing them in line with current industry standards. http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0604/0604RUL.pdf (page 5 of 106)
Title: LAC 28:CXV.2377
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2006

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Signed into law 04/2006

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Directs the department of education to design and implement an alternative high school diploma for students who are interested in direct entry into the workforce immediately following high school graduation.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0214SG.htm
Title: H.B. 214
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/

Signed into law 04/2006

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Adopts the Career Education Partnership Act. The bill provides for the state department of education to administer a
program to provide grants to collaborative partnerships of two or more school districts that are collaborating on a project with an
educational service unit, or a public postsecondary institution and an advisory group. Grants may not exceed $75,000 per project and
may be expended over a two year period. Appropriates $450,000 of general funds in 2006-07 and 2007-08 for grants.
http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/pdf/FINAL_LB690_1.pdf
Title: L.B. 690
Source: http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/

Signed into law 04/2006

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Community College

Authorizes and directs the state board of career and technology education to accept and expend funds from any source in order to market, advertise or promote programs and services available through the career and technology education system.
http://www.okhouse.gov/Legislation/BillFiles/hb2139.PDF
Title: H.B. 2139
Source: http://www.okhouse.gov/

Signed into law 03/2006

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Community College

Finds that skill centers provide students with high quality educational opportunities through programs that combine academics with career and technical education. Finds that skill centers provide extremely valuable support to local businesses seeking skilled entry-level employees and to communities attempting to enhance local economic development opportunities. Finds that skill centers permit a number of school districts to cooperatively offer programs that the school districts cannot provide individually. Directs the work force training and education
coordinating board, in collaboration with the office of the superintendent of public instruction, to conduct a study and report back to the 2007 legislature regarding how best to provide increased opportunities for students living in areas of the state that are currently not adequately served by a skill center. If plausible, the work force training and education coordinating board, in collaboration with the office of the superintendent of public instruction, shall provide preliminary recommendations to Washington Learns by June 2006.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202006/5717-S2.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5717
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/

Signed into law 03/2006

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Community College

Requires the following to be implemented to expand opportunities for secondary school students to prepare for technical careers and related apprenticeships: (1) Centers of excellence and other colleges with a high density of apprenticeship programs shall act as brokers of relevant
information and resources as provided for in this act; (2) An educational outreach program coordinated by the Washington state apprenticeship and training council as provided for in this act; and (3) The development of direct-entry programs for graduating secondary students, approved and overseen by the Washington state apprenticeship and training council as provided for in this act. Provides that, subject to funding provided for the purposes of this act, the superintendent of public instruction in consultation with the Washington state apprenticeship and training council shall allocate grants on a competitive basis to up to four pilot projects to expand enrollment of secondary school students in career and technical programs that enable them to enter apprenticeships, particularly building and construction apprenticeships, upon graduation. The purpose of the pilot projects is to develop new collaborations among K-12 education and work force education providers and try new
approaches to delivering instruction and career and technical education to secondary school students. Provides that two of the pilot projects shall involve skill centers or high schools working collaboratively with local or regional apprenticeship programs and the Washington state apprenticeship and training council to design and offer the programs. Provides that two of the pilot projects shall involve community or technical colleges working collaboratively with local high schools, local or regional apprenticeship programs, and the Washington state apprenticeship and training council to design and offer the programs. Provides that at least one of the pilot projects is encouraged to involve small or rural high schools.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202006/2789-S2.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2789
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/

Signed into law/partial veto 03/2006

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Declares an intent to create a rigorous, high quality career and technical high school graduation option that assures students meet state standards in fundamental academic content areas, but also reflects nationally recognized standards for the knowledge and skills needed to pursue employment and careers in technical fields, and provides students with flexibility in other areas such as social studies, health and fitness, or the arts. It is the legislature's intent that the career and technical education within the new graduation option be extensive and reflective of a significant, multiyear commitment by the student. Requires each high school or school district board of directors to adopt course equivalencies for career and technical high school courses offered to students at the high school. A career and technical course equivalency may be for whole or partial credit. Each school district board of directors shall develop a course equivalency approval procedure. Provides that career and technical courses determined to be equivalent to academic core courses, in full or in part, by the high school or school district shall be accepted as meeting core requirements, including graduation requirements, if the courses are recorded on the student's transcript using the equivalent academic high school department designation and title. Full or partial credit shall be recorded as appropriate. Directs the superintendent of public instruction to develop a list of approved career and technical education programs that qualify for the high school graduation option under RCW 28A.230.090. Programs on the list must meet the following minimum criteria: (1) Lead to a certificate or
credential that is state or nationally recognized by trades, industries, or other professional associations as necessary for employment or advancement in that field; (2) Require a sequenced progression of multiple courses, both exploratory and preparatory, that are vocationally intensive and rigorous; and (3) Have a high potential for providing the program completer with gainful employment or entry into a postsecondary work force training program.
Partial veto message: http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Vetoes/2973-S.VTO.pdf
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202006/2973-S.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2973
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/

Signed into law 02/2006

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Reforms State's workforce investment system, establishes the Center forOccupational Employment Information to provide information supporting career guidance and academic counseling programs, to make information and planning resources relating education to careers available to workforce investment system clients, and equipping teachers, administrators, and counselors to assist clients.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2004/Bills/AL05/354_.PDF
Title: S.B. 2826
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us

Line Item Veto 02/2006

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Appropriates $1 million for enhancement of secondary career and technical education from the state general fund; provides for grants. Requires priority consideration to those programs that are innovative or enhanced, that are collaborative efforts, or that include entrepreneurial activities, internships, or career guidance.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2006/bills/SB168enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 168
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us

Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship

Signed into law 05/2006

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Cheating

Signed into law 08/2006

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Requires a school district's education technology plan to include a component to educate pupils and teachers on the appropriate and ethical use of information technology, in the classroom, Internet security, avoiding plagiarism, the concept, purpose, and significance of a copyright for pupils, and implications of illegal peer-to-peer network file sharing. Exempts a district that has a certain plan from compliance with this requirement until the plan expires or is replaced, then the district is subject.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_307_bill_20060823_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 307
Source: California Legislature

Signed into law 03/2006

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Signed into law 02/2006

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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools

Signed into law 12/2006

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Signed into law 12/2006

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Sec.�3314.025 amends provisions relating to governing authorities for community schools. From fiscal notes: Am. Sub. H.B. 66 of the 126th General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 530 of the 126th General Assembly, required certain community schools to administer reading and mathematics assessments to the schools' students in the fall and the spring.� ODE was to evaluate the performance of the community school based on the results of these assessments and to impose sanctions on certain poorly performing community schools including eventually closing the schools if poor performance continued for three consecutive years.� The bill repeals these requirements and instead requires that community school performance be based on the local report card performance ratings.� In general, community schools that are declared to be in academic emergency for three or four consecutive school years (depending on the grade levels served by the school and some other factors) are to be closed under the bill.� Under the bill, community schools will not incur the cost of administering the reading and mathematics assessments required under current law.
�
The bill prohibits a person serving on the governing authority of more than two start-up community schools at the same time.� The bill also permits a community school to compensate members of its governing authority up to $125 for each meeting the member attends, but not more than $125 in one month.� The bill provides for an appeal process for community school operators whose contracts are terminated or not renewed by the school's governing authority.� This may result in costs to the school if it must defend its decision to terminate or not renew the contract.
�
Finally, the bill requires that school districts offer for sale to community schools located within the district real property that the district has not used for one full school year unless the district adopts a resolution outlining a plan for using the property within the next three school years.� Property sold under this provision must be offered for sale back to the school district if the community school decides to dispose of the property or if the community school is permanently closed.� This provision restricts the ability of school districts to retain real property that is not being used.
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_79
Title: H.B. 79 -- Sec. 3314.025
Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us

Signed into law 12/2006

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Sec.�3314.22 allows the requirement that each child enrolled in an internet- or computer-based community school is entitled to a computer supplied by the school to be waived -- if the parent parent of any child enrolled in the school waives this entitlement. Sec.�3314.014 expands definition of "operator" to include an individual or organization that manages the daily operations of a community school pursuant to a contract between the operator and the school's governing authority; a nonprofit organization that provides programmatic oversight and support to a community school under a contract with the school's governing authority and that retains the right to terminate its affiliation with the school if the school fails to meet the organization's quality standards.
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_276
Title: H.B. 276 -- Sec.�3314.22, .014
Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us

Adopted 12/2006

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Provides specific provisions for the oversight of permanent or temporary public school construction/renovation inspections and to identify local school board and charter school board responsibilities and accountability to the Utah State Board of Education and State Charter School Board in this regard; provides for better coordination with local governments, utility providers and the state fire marshal on public school construction; provides for charter school land use zoning within municipalities and counties. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-471.htm
Title: R277-471
Source: http://www.rules.utah.gov/main/

Adopted 11/2006

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Provides for new definitions of charter schools and mandates that all charter school applicants shall attend orientation/training sessions designated by the State Charter School Board on charter school implementation, statutory, legal, financial, data management, Board, and federal requirements; clarifies timelines for charter school approval for schools to qualify for state funding; outlines approach for remedying charter school financial deficiencies; outlines requirements for charter schools wanting to obtain NCLB funds; outlines parent involvement, transportation, expansion, and oversight/monitoring requirements for charter schools. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2006/20060915/28987.htm
Title: R 277-470
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 11/2006

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Adds new language for determining where a homeless or emancipated student shall attend school and provides for the inclusion of charter schools within the rule; ensures funds for homeless and economically disadvantaged ethnic minority students are distributed equitably and
efficiently to school districts and charter schools; aligns the language of the rule with new federal regulations regarding the education of homeless students. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bull_pdf/2006/b20061001.pdf (see pg. 25)
Title: R277-616
Source: http://www.rules.utah.gov/main/

Signed into law 09/2006

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Requires a chartering authority to provide a written notice of intent to revoke and notice of facts in support of revocation to a charter school prior to revoking its charter. Authorizes a charter school, if the chartering authority is a school district, to appeal the decision of the chartering authority to the county board of education. Requires a charter school, if the chartering authority is a county office of education, to appeal the decision to the state Board of Education and judicial review.
Title: A.B. 2030
Source: Charter Schools

Signed into law 09/2006

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Provides that charter schools are eligible for assistance under the School Finance Authority Act. Revises various definitions and procedures contained in the Act.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2701-2750/ab_2717_bill_20060918_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2717
Source: California Legislature

Signed into law 09/2006

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Provides that for the purposes of the computation of a sponsoring school district of its average daily attendance, a pupil enrolled in a grade at a charter school sponsored by the district shall not be counted if the school district does not offer classes for pupils enrolled in that grade and, for that computation, prohibits the amount of the attendance counted for any pupil to be greater than the attendance claimed for that pupil by the charter school in the current year.
Title: S.B. 1446
Source: California Legislature

Vetoed 09/2006

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Adds the finding that a charter school would have a negative fiscal impact on the school district where it is located to the list of findings that the governing board of a school district may rely on to deny a petition for the establishment of a charter school. Prohibits the denial of such school for the sole reason that such school would have a negative fiscal impact on the district where the school is located.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2951-3000/ab_2954_bill_20060911_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 2954
Source: Charter Schools

Signed into law 08/2006

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Permits advance apportionment for a charter school in certain years of operation that is adding one or more grade levels. Bases the apportionment on the part of the average daily attendance of the prior year that was attributable to pupils in the highest grade served by the charter school.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0601-0650/sb_604_bill_20060822_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 604
Source: California Legislature

Adopted 07/2006

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Became law without governor's signature 07/2006

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Improves the charter school system by adopting many of the priority proposals developed by the task force on charter school governance. Recodifies and reorganizes statutes relating to charter schools into a new chapter that authorizes the establishment of a charter school system and sets forth standards for the governance, administration, support, financing, autonomy, and accountability of charter schools, including start-up charter schools and conversion charter schools. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2719_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2719
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 06/2006

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Relates to charter schools; relates to school board members; provides that an applicant may submit an application and the application may be approved if it meets requirements; provides that except for a charter district, a sponsor of a charter school shall not own, operate or administer a charter school; provides that a charter school may not be located on the property of a public university, college or community college.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/sb1455c.pdf
Title: S.B. 1455
Source: Arizona Legislature

Signed into law 06/2006

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Concerns joint technology education districts; provides that if a pupil is enrolled in both a charter school and a joint technological education district and resides in a school district participating in the joint technological district, the sum of the average daily membership for that pupil shall not exceed a specified percentage; provides for apportionment; requires testing to demonstrate competency; provides that such district shall not levy a property tax in excess of a specified amount.
Title: H.B. 2700
Source: Arizona Legislature

Signed into law 06/2006

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Revises provisions relating to charter schools, including duties of sponsors, application process, denial of an application, and review of appeals; provides procedures when a state of financial emergency exists; revises provisions relating to charter contracts, terms, and renewal; revises nonrenewal and termination provisions; revises duties of a charter school governing body; provides procedures with respect to charter schools with deficiencies; authorizes the imposition of a fine.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7103er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7103&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7103
Source: Florida Legislature

Signed into law 06/2006

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Increases from 10 to 20 the number of charter school applications the state board may approve. Deletes provision that if the state board receives ten or fewer applications as of June 30, 2003, and two or more of the applications received by the state board by that date are submitted by one school district, the state board may approve any or all of the applications submitted by the school district. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2272
Title: S.B. 2272 - Section 7
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 06/2006

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Requires the state board to provide technical assistance to any district with fewer than 5,000 students requesting assistance in determining the potential
financial impact of any proposed charter school on the operation of the system.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=402943
Title: S.B. 701
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Died 06/2006

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Relates to charter school applications, charter school facilities aid and agreements with school districts and charter schools. Increases maximum number of charter schools in existence under this section to 250, from 150.
Title: S.B. 8472
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2006

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Requires that in the creation of charter schools, the application submitted to the Commissioner of Education and the local school committee pursuant to the creation of such a school would include a description of a plan that would include measurable student academic goals.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Billtext/BillText06/HouseText06/H6854.pdf
Title: H.B. 6854; S.B. 2085
Source: Rhode Island Legislature

Signed into law 06/2006

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Requires that in the creation of charter schools, the application submitted to the commissioner and the local school committee pursuant to the creation of such a school would include a description of a plan that would include measurable student academic goals. Public Law No. 2006-102
Title: S.B. 2085
Source: Rhode Island Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Concerns charter schools; allows for an increase in charter school enrollments for existing charter school and to provide for a new per student funding formula for charter schools; relates to demonstrated levels of achievement. Public Act No. 55
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/ACT/Pa/pdf/2006PA-00055-R00SB-00637-PA.pdf
Title: S.B. 637
Source: Connecticut Legislature

Adopted 05/2006

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Rewrites rules governing charter schools. Repeals former chapter governing charter schools. Chapter is being rewritten under Docket No. 08-204-0502.
Title: IDAPA 08.02.04
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 05/2006

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Clarifies the petition submission process, information needed by the commission for compliance monitoring and oversight, how public hearings before the commission will be conducted, and the format of all petitions that are submitted to the commission. http://adm.idaho.gov/adminrules/rules/idapa08/0301.pdf
Title: IDAPA 08.03.01
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 04/2006

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Allows charter schools to provide computer or Internet-based instruction. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/sb610.pdf
Title: S.B. 610
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Authorizes a school board to operate single-sex schools, other than charter schools, or provide single-sex courses if the school board makes available to the opposite sex under the same policies and criteria of admission, schools or courses that are comparable to each such single-sex school or course.

Authorizes a school board to enter into a contract for and authorizes the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area Technical College, City of Milwaukee, and the UW-Parkside to establish or contract to establish a single-sex charter school. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/acts/05Act346.pdf
Title: A.B. 114
Source: Wisconsin Legislative Council

Vetoed 04/2006

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Allows any baccalaureate or graduate degree granting institution within the University of Wisconsin System to operate or to contract for the operation of a charter school with the approval of the Board of Regents. Authorizes the chancellor of any such University of Wisconsin System institution (other than the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee or the University of Wisconsin-Parkside) to request the state superintendent of public instruction for approval to establish or contract for the establishment of up to five charter schools. Requires the state superintendent to approve the first five requests received and to maintain a waiting list. Requires each approved institution to submit a charter school plan to the state superintendent, which plan must describe the institution's plan for soliciting charter school proposals and for monitoring charter schools that are established. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/acts/05enAB0730.pdf
Title: A.B. 730
Source: www.legis.state.wi.us

Signed into law 03/2006

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Extends for one year the duties of the commission to study and report on the feasibility of the charter school concept in Mississippi.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2049SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2049
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/

Signed into law 03/2006

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From Fiscal Note: Provides for two chartering authorities – the local school district and the state. The bill allows charter schools to elect their chartering authority between a school district or the PEC as well as allowing charter schools to change their chartering authority upon charter renewal. The bill provides that state-charted schools are independent of school districts and as such, the state-chartered school governing bodies are generally treated as local school district boards. The bill creates the Charter Schools Division within the department. With regard to local board charter schools, the bill does not require a charter school authorized by a school district to qualify as a board of finance because it would continue to be a component unit of the school district for audit purposes. Additionally, charter schools authorized by a school district would be treated no differently than they currently are relative to transportation; i.e., local districts must continue to negotiate the provision of transportation to charter school students eligible for transportation.

The bill requires that state-chartered schools governing bodies must function as boards of finance and be qualified prior to the first year of operation. Failure of the governing body of a proposed state-chartered school to qualify as a board of finance constitutes grounds for denial, nonrenewal or revocation of its charter. Charter schools authorized by the PEC can apply for their own transportation funds based upon their eligible student membership and are prevented from owning school buses and providing their own transportation system but transportation is funded and provided in a manner similar to the funded local district bus-contracted services. However it appears language contained in the bill may allow state-chartered schools to act as their own bus contractors. While the bill provides for state-chartered schools to contract for transportation and other services they are prohibited from contracting with a for-profit entity for the management of the school.
Full text of fiscal note: http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/06%20Regular/firs/SB0600.pdf
Full text of final bill (Chapter No. 94):
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/06%20Regular/final/SB0600.pdf
Title: S.B. 600
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2006

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Prohibits counties and municipalities from requiring school districts and charter schools to participate in the cost of a study on the impact of a school on certain roads and sidewalks; clarifies that the standards that a county and municipality are authorized to impose on a charter school must be objective and not subjective; provides that the only basis on which a county or municipality may deny or withhold approval of a charter school's land use application is the failure to comply with those objective standards; clarifies that a charter school's obligation to comply with applicable building and safety codes is not affected by the provision on denial or withholding approval of a charter school; establishes a procedure for a charter school to obtain a certificate authorizing permanent occupancy of a school from the state superintendent of public instruction or an authorized school district official; requires a school district and a charter school to provide on a monthly basis copies of inspection certificates to the state superintendent of public instruction if the school district or charter school uses an independent building inspector; provides that a certificate authorizing permanent occupancy of a school building from the state superintendent of public instruction or authorized school district official satisfies any county or municipal requirements for inspection or a certificate of occupancy; authorizes the state superintendent of public instruction to charge a fee for an inspection required to issue a certificate authorizing permanent occupancy.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2006/bills/hbillenr/hb0172.pdf
Title: H.B. 172
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Signed into law 03/2006

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Creates a cap on the number of charter schools that the State Charter School Board may authorize to begin operations in the 2007-08 school year; modifies provisions governing the inclusion of foreign exchange students for the purpose of apportioning state monies; establishes the value of the weighted pupil unit at $2,417; establishes a ceiling for the state contribution to the maintenance and operations portion of the Minimum School Program for fiscal year 2006-07 of $2,032,219,545; authorizes the State Board of Education to use nonlapsing balances to restore special education funding; makes one-time appropriations for fiscal year 2006-07 for: pupil transportation; library books and supplies; the Enrollment Growth Program; charter schools; classroom supplies; and a charter school study.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2006/bills/sbillenr/sb0005.pdf
Title: S.B. 5
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings

Signed into law 09/2006

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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters

Signed into law 12/2006

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Signed into law 04/2006

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Allows charter schools to provide computer or Internet-based instruction. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/sb610.pdf
Title: S.B. 610
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Vetoed 04/2006

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Defines a virtual charter school as a charter school in which instruction is provided primarily through means of the Internet and the pupils and teachers are geographically remote. Specifies that in a virtual charter school, "teaching" means assigning grades or credits for the pupils. Provides that current policies requiring district charter school to be located in the school district or pertaining to university-established charter schools do not apply to virtual charter schools.

Current law provides that if the University of Wisconsin-Parkside establishes a charter school, the state must pay a sum to the unified school district in which it
is located to reimburse the school district for the reduction in state aid resulting from the loss of pupils to the charter school. This bill provides that this payment does not apply if the charter school established is a virtual charter school.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/acts/05enAB1060.pdf
Title: A.B. 1060
Source: Legislative Reference Bureau Analysis

Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance

Adopted 11/2006

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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research

Adopted 11/2006

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Adopted 05/2006

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Allows charter schools to appeal Adequate Yearly Progress decisions on their behalf based on statistical or other substantial reasons.

Title: OAC 210:10-13-18
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment

Signed into law 06/2006

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Clarifies that the interdistrict open enrollment program is open to students in grades K-12. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2272
Title: S.B. 2272 - Section 43
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 05/2006

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Directs the commissioner of education to send annually to each superintendent a list of information that schools must provide to the electorate, community members, parents and students under state and federal law. Directs school boards to inform high school students and students' parents or guardians of the right to opt out of the federal requirement that student contact information be provided to military recruiters or institutions of higher education. Directs school boards to permit parents to disallow provision of student contact information to military recruiters or institutions of higher learning, or both. Requires schools to provide information each year to parents and students regarding school choice options available to them.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT127.HTM
Title: H.B. 538
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us

Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools

Signed into law 04/2006

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Establishes the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science as either:
(1) An accelerated residential, or on-line distance learning program for Kansas high school-age pupils who are academically talented in science and mathematics; or
(2) a rigorous, two-year program of college coursework tailored to individual abilities and taught by the faculty of a postsecondary educational institution designated by the board, or
(3) both. Both options are to allow gifted students to earn college credits and a high school diploma at the same time. Requires the state board of regents to determine whether KAMS is a residential program, a distance learning program or a combination of on-line and in person course work, seminars and learning activities.

Defines eligible students. Requires the state board of regents to prescribe the curriculum of KAMS, including coursework in mathematics through calculus II, chemistry, biology, physics, computer science, English and history. Specifies that the course of study for KAMS pupils must be subject to the state board's approval and must be designed to meet both the high school graduation requirements and the requirements for an associate of arts or an associate of science degree.

Requires the state board of regents to establish fees for students attending the KAMS program, which must be paid by the school district where the student is enrolled but must not exceed the base state aid per pupil.

Allows a total of at least 40 pupils to be admitted to KAMS. Requires 20 of the students to be chosen based on residence with no more than five residing in a single congressional district. Requires the remaining 20 pupils to be chosen without regard to residence in the state. Allows the Board of Regents the authority to expand the number of students beyond 40, but the same geographic distribution apply.

Gives the board authority to aid regent institutions in developing short-term summer academies and requires budget requests to include funds for operating such academies, which may be residential or use the KAN-ED system.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/139.pdf
Title: S.B. 139
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Choice of Schools--Tax Credits

Vetoed 06/2006

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Relates to school tuition organization tax credits; provides a limit a taxpayer may contribute to a school tuition organization; provides that a school tuition organization shall not request preapproval; provides that approval shall not be given to requests that exceed the prescribed limit; amends provisions regarding a preapproved contribution amount.
Title: S.B. 1071
Source: Arizona Legislature

Signed into law 06/2006

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Relates to tax credits for donations of computer equipment to nonpublic schools; provides that any business firm may apply for such tax credit. Public Act No. 145
Title: S.B. 378
Source: Connecticut Legislature

Signed into law 06/2006

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Allows individual income tax credits for contributions made to tax-exempt school tuition organizations. Establishes eligibility criteria. Defines eligible student as student member of a household before the tuition grant is no more than three times the the most recently published federal poverty guidelines. Defines eligible school as accredited nonpublic elementary or secondary school. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2409
Title: S.B. 2409
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Became law without governor's signature 03/2006

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Creates a corporate income tax credit for contributions made to an school tuition organization (STO) for educational scholarships and tuition grants to low-income children.� This credit is annually capped at $5 million starting FY 2006-2007.

In 1997, the Legislature created two tax credits for individual taxpayers. First, a credit for up to $200 for a single individual taxpayer is available for a taxpayer who pays fees or makes a cash contribution to an Arizona public school for the support of extracurricular activities and character education programs.� The second credit available to individuals is a credit for up to $500 for a single individual taxpayer who makes a cash contribution to a school tuition organization (STO).� Businesses were not eligible for these credits.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/47leg/2r/summary/s.1499fin_aspassedbysenate.doc.htm
Title: S.B. 1499
Source: Arizona Legislative Web Site

Choice of Schools--Vouchers

Signed into law 12/2006

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Sets a number of 14,000 scholarships and amends priorities for distribution, particularly for when the applications exceed the number of available scholarships. Amendments focus on eligibility of students in low-performing schools. See full text for details (attached). From fiscal notes: Am. Sub. H.B. 66 of the 126th General Assembly established the new Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program and authorized the award of up to 14,000 scholarships in FY�2007, which can be used to attend participating nonpublic schools.� The bill establishes 14,000 as the maximum number of scholarships for future years as well as FY 2007.� Under current law, first time scholarships are generally available to students who attend or who would otherwise be entitled to attend a school that has been in academic emergency or academic watch for three or more consecutive years.� The bill modifies this eligibility criteria so that first time scholarships are generally available to students who attend or who would otherwise be entitled to attend a school that has been in academic emergency or academic watch for two of the last three years, thus expanding the number of eligible students.� The bill makes other more minor changes in the eligibility criteria, which may also expand the number of students eligible for and choosing to receive scholarships. According to ODE, approximately 3,100 students were awarded scholarships for FY 2007.
�
The amount awarded for each scholarship is the lesser of the actual tuition charges of the school or the maximum scholarship award.� H.B. 66 set the maximum scholarship award at $4,250 for grades K-8 and at $5,000 for grades 9-12 in FY 2007.� In subsequent years, these amounts are to increase by the same percentage as the increase in the base cost formula amount for school districts.� Scholarship students are counted in the resident district's average daily membership (ADM) in order to calculate base cost funding, so that the districts generally will be credited with $5,403 per student in FY 2007.� Kindergarten students are counted in ADM as one-half student, reflecting the traditional half-day kindergarten program.� As a result, a kindergarten student generates about $2,702 in state base cost funding in FY 2007.� An amount equal to $5,200 will be deducted from the resident district's state aid for each scholarship student in grades first through twelfth and $2,700 for each scholarship student in kindergarten.� Therefore, a district generally will be credited with more state aid than is deducted for each scholarship student.� The bill requires that ODE adjust the ADM of the district if a scholarship is awarded to a student that, for whatever reason, was not included in the district's original ADM.� This provision ensures that the district is credited with the appropriate amount of state aid.� To the extent that the bill increases the number of scholarships awarded, school districts and community schools will experience decreases in state aid.� Although school districts and community schools with scholarship students have fewer students to educate, they may not be able to decrease their expenditures to match their state aid loss ($5,200 for students in grades 1-12 and $2,700 for students in kindergarten), especially in the short run.�

http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_79
Title: H.B. 79 -- Section Sec.�3310.02,
Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us

Vetoed 06/2006

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Establishes the displaced pupils choice grant program under which each custodian of a qualifying pupil who completes an application for a grant shall receive a grant for tuition and educational fees; provides that a pupil is eligible to receive the grant if the pupil has been placed in foster care at any time before the pupil graduates from high school or obtains an equivalency diploma; includes a preschool for handicapped students; provides that such grants shall not be considered taxable income.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/sb1164c.pdf
Title: S.B. 1164
Source: Arizona Legislature

Signed into law 06/2006

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Establishes a funded state program of scholarships for pupils with disabilities; provides such students with the option of attending or receiving a scholarship to any qualified school of the pupil's choice; provides that notwithstanding prescribed enrollment policies or desegregation provisions, a school district or charter school shall enroll any child pursuant to this Article; amends provisions regarding student transportation; provides for parental involvement; provides for testing.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/hb2676h.pdf

Title: H.B. 2676
Source: Arizona Legislature

Signed into law 06/2006

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Directs the commissioner of education to work with education administrators to study the actual costs of providing services to elementary and secondary pupils and, on or before January 30, 2007, to make a recommendation to the general assembly regarding weighting of these pupils.

Directs the commissioner of education to study the effect of the provisions of 32 V.S.A. � 5401(12) and (13), relating to excess spending in school districts and district spending adjustment, on various types of school districts such as those that provide for the education of a significant portion or all of their students through paying tuition and those that have a small number of students.� As part of the study, requires the commissioner to consider the effect of removing the portion of secondary technical education tuition which is in excess of the district's equalized per pupil spending from the calculation of excess spending, and the effect of removing interest payments made on funds borrowed in anticipation of capital construction aid from the calculation of district spending adjustment.� Requires the commissioner to report the results of the study to the general assembly by January 30, 2007.

Directs the commissioner of education to study alternatives for computing education spending, including alternative methods for counting the average daily membership and to report the results of the study to the general assembly by January 30, 2007.

Directs the commissioner of education to work with Vermont educators and the state board to study the quality of Vermont public schools and independent schools which receive public funds and to study and analyze methods to reduce costs and to deliver the results of the analysis and recommendations for legislative action to the senate and house committees on education by January 30, 2007.

Directs the commissioner of education to report to the senate and house committees on education by January 30, 2007 regarding recommendations, if any, for amendments to Title 16 provisions addressing school district auditing requirements, including the frequency and scope.� In developing the recommendations, requires the commissioner to confer with the state auditor of accounts and with representatives of the Vermont association of school business officials, the Vermont superintendents association, and the Vermont school boards association. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT182.HTM
Title: H.B. 867 - Section 20 (a) through (f)
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us

Signed into law 05/2006

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Provides that, notwithstanding the restrictions of 16 V.S.A. � 822(c), a town school district which is a member of a union school district and which has historically paid tuition for resident grade 7–12 students attending public and independent schools outside the union high school district, as authorized by the attorney general's opinion No. 13 of July 30, 1954 and section 4339, V.S. 1947, may continue to do so in accordance with the provisions of 16 V.S.A. � 824.� Directs the town school district to pay a tuition amount which does not exceed the average announced tuition of Vermont union school districts for grades 7 and 8 or grades 9–12 as appropriate.� Clarifies that it is the intent of the general assembly to authorize a town school district which has historically both belonged to a union school and provided for education of its students by paying tuition to continue the practice and not to authorize the practice in other school districts. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT182.HTM
Title: H.B. 867 - Section 28
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us

Vetoed 04/2006

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Relates to the number of pupils eligible to participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program regarding entry into private schools. Bill: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/acts/05enAB0003.pdf
Amendment memo: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/lc_amdt/ab003.pdf
Title: A.B. 3
Source: www.legis.state.wi.us

Became law without governor's signature 03/2006

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Modifies the State System of Public Education Code by amending provisions of the Carson Smith Scholarship Program; modifies scholarship qualification provisions; requires notification to parents or guardians of the availability of scholarships; modifies eligible private school audit provisions. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2006/bills/hbillenr/hb0351.pdf
Title: H.B. 351
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Signed into law 03/2006

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Under current law, the number of pupils who may attend a private school under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) is capped at 15 percent of the enrollment of the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). If in any school year there are more spaces available in the private schools participating in the MPCP than the maximum number of pupils allowed to attend the private schools under the MPCP, the law directs the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to prorate the number of spaces available at each participating private school. This bill provides that the number of pupils who attend private schools under the MPCP may not exceed 22,500. That number is to be determined in the same manner as public school enrollment is determined; for example, most kindergarten pupils are counted as 0.5 pupil. Under current law, to participate in the MPCP, a pupil must be a member of a family with a total family income of no more than 1.75 times the federal poverty level. This bill allows a pupil to continue to attend an MPCP school if the pupil's family income does not exceed 2.2 times the federal poverty level. The bill also provides that siblings of pupils attending an MPCP school are subject to the higher limit. Under current law, a pupil may participate in the MPCP only if, in the previous school year, the pupil was enrolled in the MPS, was attending a private school under the MPCP, was enrolled in grades kindergarten to three in a private school located in the city of Milwaukee other than under the MPCP, or was not enrolled in school. This bill eliminates this eligibility requirement. This bill requires a private school participating in the MPCP to administer
nationally normed, standardized tests in reading, science, and mathematics to the pupils attending the school in the fourth, eighth, and tenth grades under the MPCP. Beginning in 2006 and annually thereafter until 2011, the private school must provide the scores of all standardized tests that it has administered to the School Choice Demonstration Project, currently at Georgetown University. The bill directs the Legislative Audit Bureau, based upon the standardized test score data that it receives from the project, to review and analyze the test score data and submit reports to the legislature annually from 2007 to 2011. The reports must include the results of various tests, including standardized state tests administered to representative samples of pupils in the MPCP and pupils enrolled in the MPS. Act 125.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/acts/05Act125.pdf
Title: Act. No. 125
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us

Adopted 02/2006

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The purpose of these rules is to prescribe procedures for the administration and implementation of the educational choice scholarship pilot program established by the general assembly in section 3310.16 of the Revised Code. The program shall pay scholarships for up to the number of eligible students prescribed by the general assembly to attend chartered nonpublic schools. The program is established as one of several educational options available for students in academic emergency school buildings.
http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/11/3301-11-02_PH_FF_N_RU_20060214_1441.pdf
Title: OAC 3301-35-01 thru -07, -09 thru -14
Source: http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us

Civic Education

Signed into law 12/2006

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Requires boards of education to offer elementary school students instruction in gang violence prevention.

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp
Title: A.B. 1650; S.B. 1749
Source: New Jersey Legislature

PREFILED 12/2006

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This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor expresses support for civic education and Utah's Legislators Back to School Program. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2007/bills/sbillint/scr002.pdf
Title: S.C.R. 2
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 09/2006

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Relates to existing law which prohibits instruction or school sponsored activities and the adopting of textbooks or other instructional materials that contain any matter that reflects adversely upon specified persons. Revises the list of characteristics included in these provisions to include race or ethnicity, gender, disability, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion.
Title: S.B. 1437
Source: California Legislature

Vetoed 09/2006

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Establishes the Tolerance Education Pilot Program to promote instruction to public schools on tolerance and intergroup relations as part of the instruction in the history/social science content standards. Requires the Department of Education to select 10 schools to participate in the program and receive onetime grants. Requires each school in the program to submit a report on the effectiveness of the program and the use of program funds and to develop a plan to add such relations to curriculum.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1051-1100/ab_1056_bill_20060911_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 1056
Source: California Legislature

Signed into law 07/2006

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Directs the state board of education to develop programs for use in schools on the meaning and importance of memorial day.
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H836v5.html
Title: H.B. 836
Source: http://www.ncleg.net/

Signed into law 07/2006

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Directs local boards of education, charter schools, the North Carolina School of the Arts, and the North Carolina school of science and mathematics to require the display of the united states and North Carolina flags and to require recitation of the pledge of allegiance on a daily basis.
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/HTML/S700v4.html
Title: S.B. 700
Source: http://www.ncleg.net

Signed into law 06/2006

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School districts and charter schools must display United States flag in each classroom and upon or new the outside of the school during school hours. For grades 7-12, the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights must be placed adjacent to each classroom flag. Provides an exemption for private, parochial and home schools; amends such provisions regarding vocational and technological education facilities.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/hb2583c.pdf
Title: H.B. 2583
Source: Arizona Legislature

Signed into law 06/2006

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Concerns the State Commission on Civic Education and Civic Engagement; relates to membership and duties; provides a repeal of the termination date.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/hb2788h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2788
Source: Arizona Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Reestablishes the Task Force on Citizenship Education and extends a reporting deadline; provides that the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters may report out legislation based on the report to the First Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature. PL 639
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/ld211201.asp
Title: H.B. 1504; LD2112
Source: Maine Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Creates a pilot program to allow school districts to receive character development education revenue to purchase curriculum for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.232. Character development education revenue for school districts equals $30 times the district's adjusted marginal cost pupil units. Directs the commissioner of education to maintain
a character development education curriculum approved provider list.
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H4162.3.html&session=ls84
Title: H.B. 4162
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/

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Establishes a commission on civic education. The commission is will: (1) Research the current policies and practices in civic education at the state and local level; and (2) Recommend to the governor, the education committee of the senate and the education committee of the house of representatives any policies and programs it deems necessary and able to correct deficiencies in and improve the practice of civic education by Tennessee schools.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB2586.pdf
Title: S.B. 2586
Source: Tennessee Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Directs the commissioner of education to convene a council on civics education to strengthen civics education opportunities for all Vermonters. Directs the council to:
(1)� continually assess the status of civics education in Vermont schools at all education levels, including higher education;
(2)� make recommendations to enhance civics education;
(3)� make recommendations regarding benefits of increasing civics coordination services at the state house;
(4)� maintain an inventory of civics and service education opportunities available for Vermont students;
(5)� assess and recommend best practices in civics education;
(6)� build and maintain a network of civics education professionals to share information and strengthen partnerships;
(7)� support and help coordinate an alignment of civics education curricula at all education levels, including higher education;
(8)� prepare an annual report of its activities. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT182.HTM
Title: H.B. 867 - Section 29
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us

Signed into law 05/2006

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Eliminates the minimum grade point average requirement for poll workers who are high school students. Authorizes school boards to develop criteria for approving students to serve as poll workers. Also modifies the term of service of a high school pupil appointed to serve as an inspector, to appoint a student for one election only rather than for 2 years. Does not prohibit a pupil from being appointed to serve at future elections.
hhttp://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/acts/05Act451.pdf (pg. 7)
Title: Act. No. 451
Source: www.legis.state.wi.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Requires the department of cultural affairs to develop an Iowa studies professional development plan that includes professional development materials and training measures to provide teachers in the state with effective ways to infuse Iowa studies into their classrooms. Requires that the materials developed include an Iowa studies curriculum that each local board may choose to integrate into the district's high school social studies requirements. Mandates that the curriculum include lesson plans covering Iowa history, civics, government, and heritage studies, and that the curriculum contain enough content for the course to fulfill at least .5 unit of credit.

Requires the director of the department of cultural affairs to establish an Iowa studies committee to:
(1) Inform school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and area education agencies of the Iowa studies professional development plan;
(2) Develop partnerships with organizations such as nonprofit history or humanities organizations, civic organizations, libraries, and the business community to support and promote Iowa studies statewide;
(3) Establish evaluation criteria for the Iowa studies professional development plan, including teacher and student evaluation and curriculum and plan effectiveness, which may include a survey of student participation in civic activities and involvement in the election process.
(4) Develop a strategy and plan to implement the Iowa studies professional development plan and curriculum in a limited number of schools and area education agencies across the state. Specifies that participation by a school or area education agency must be voluntary, but that a school or area education agency selected to participate in the plan must agree to participate in the evaluation component conducted by the Iowa studies committee.

Establishes membership of the Iowa studies committee. Requires the committee to:
a. Conduct an evaluation of the Iowa studies professional development plan using the evaluation criteria established by the committee.
b. Submit, for school years ending on or before June 30, 2009, an annual status report on the utilization of the Iowa studies professional development plan in school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to the chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and house committees on education. This report must include the number of schools utilizing the plan.
c. Submit its findings and recommendations in a final report based upon the evaluation data to the chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and house committees on education by January 15, 2010.

Repeals these provisions effective July 1, 2010. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2320
Title: S.B. 2320
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Adopted 04/2006

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Directs the Council on Postsecondary Education, the Kentucky Board of Education, and others to examine the current level of skills and knowledge of Kentucky students relating to the U.S. Constitution and democratic processes. Requires these entities to examine the curriculum requirements at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels for all Kentucky students; assessments of student knowledge at these levels and results of these assessments; requirements for teacher competencies in these areas; and other relevant data and information.

Requires these partners to develop strategies and a timeline for improving Kentucky students' knowledge and understanding of the U.S. Constitution and democratic processes and students' civic engagement, and to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Education, by August 1 and December 1, 2007.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/HJ145/bill.doc
Title: H.J.R. 145
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 04/2006

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Requires all public schools to hold Veterans Day programs. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/SB47/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 47
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2006

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Establishes the Task Force to Convene a Summit on Civic Literacy in Maryland; provides for the composition, powers, and duties of the Task Force; requires the State Department of Education and the Maryland Higher Education Commission to provide staffing for the Task Force; prohibiting members of the Task Force from receiving compensation but entitling members to reimbursement for certain expenses.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/sb/sb0047e.pdf
Title: S.B. 47
Source: Maryland Legislature

Signed into law 04/2006

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Alters the standard by which a county board of education and the Board of School Commissioners of Baltimore City shall require specified elementary schools to implement a positive behavioral interventions and support program or a specified alternative program.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb1495t.pdf
Title: H.B. 1495
Source: Maryland Legislature

Signed into law 03/2006

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Creates the Commission on Civic and Character Education within the Lieutenant Governor's office; establishes the duties of the commission to promote and ensure implementation of the provisions of existing law related to civic and character education; provides that the Lieutenant Governor's office shall provide leadership to the commission; appropriates funds for the commission.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2006/bills/hbillenr/hb0339.pdf
Title: H.B. 339
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Signed into law 03/2006

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Expresses support for civic education and Utah's Legislators Back to School Program; emphasizes the importance of legislators promoting greater understanding of the legislative process and building public trust and confidence in representative democracy through civic education.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2006/bills/hbillenr/hcr002.pdf
Title: H.C.R. 2
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Signed into law 03/2006

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Directs the office of superintendent of public instruction to conduct an environmental education study in partnership with public and private entities invested in strategies to reach every student, family, and community with quality environmental education experiences. The study shall
provide empirical evidence, exemplary models, and recommendations focused on: (1) Career development; (2) Good citizenship as proven through service learning; (3) Graduation requirements, specifically addressing senior culminating projects; (4) Underserved youth and demographic groups; and (5) Models of professional development for community based service organizations including state and local agencies. Requires the office of superintendent of public instruction to provide an interim update to the legislature by December 1, 2006, and to complete the study no later than October 1, 2007.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202006/2910.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2910
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov

Civic Education--Character Education

Signed into law 12/2006

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PREFILED 12/2006

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Adopted 04/2006

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Signed into law 04/2006

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Requires all public schools to hold Veterans Day programs. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/SB47/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 47
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2006

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Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance

Signed into law 07/2006

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Class Size

Adopted 09/2006

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Adopted 07/2006

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Signed into law 06/2006

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Extends repeal date of Iowa Early Intervention and School Improvement Technology Block Grant Programs to July 2007. (Includes funds for K-3 class size reduction and student achievement in basic skills, especially reading skills.) http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2272
Title: S.B. 2272 - Section 6
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 06/2006

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Creates a pilot class size reduction grant program, in addition to the existing class size reduction grant program, to be implemented and administered by the state board. Provides that grants will be awarded to schools to defray the costs and expenses of operating and maintaining classes of no more than 15 pupils per teacher per class. Provides that the pilot class size reduction grant program applies only to grades K-3. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB2882lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2882
Source: www.ilga.gov

Signed into law 04/2006

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Changes certain provisions relating to maximum class size requirements. For the 2006-2007 school year, increases maximum class sizes in grades K-3, establishes maximum class sizes in grades 4-12 for mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts classes. Sets maximum class size for remedial education, vocational laboratory, alternative education, and early intervention programs at 20.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/hb1358.pdf
Title: H.B. 1358
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Relates to maximum classroom sizes; In the event of a natural disaster which results in the enrollment of displaced students, the commissioner of education may grant a waiver from the maximum class sizes established in this section.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB2898.pdf
Title: S.B. 2898
Source: Tennessee Legislature

Vetoed 04/2006

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Under current law, a school district may enter into a five-year, renewable student achievement guarantee (SAGE) contract with the Department of Public Instruction to reduce class size to 15 pupils in grades kindergarten to three in exchange for receiving state aid equal to $2,000 for each low-income pupil enrolled in grades eligible for SAGE funding. This bill allows a school district to choose not to comply with the requirement to reduce class size in grades two or three and to forego the aid that it would have received. The amount of foregone aid is lapsed to the general fund and appropriated to supplement the payment of special education aid. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/SB-68.pdf
Title: S.B. 68
Source: www.legis.state.wi.us

Curriculum

Signed into law 12/2006

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Makes technical changes to requirements for high school graduation; provides that a parent may request a personal curriculum that modifies student standard requirements; amends provisions regarding a school psychologist; provides for an emancipated minor; provides for special education students. Public Act 623
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/Senate/pdf/2006-SNB-1427.pdf
Title: S.B. 1427
Source: Michigan Legislature

Signed into law 09/2006

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Extends the operation of existing laws that provides the State Department of Education the authority to exercise general supervision over courses of physical education and specified authority over interscholastic athletics indefinitely. Requires the state Interscholastic Federation to report to the Legislature with certain requirements.
Title: S.B. 562
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 09/2006

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Establishes the State Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high school graduates who have mastered speaking, reading, and writing skills in one or more languages, in addition to English. Requires each participating school district to determine the requirements necessary for a pupil to qualify for the seal. Requires the providing of information to districts so they can maintain records and identify pupils who qualify for the seal.
Title: A.B. 2445
Source: California Legislature

Vetoed 09/2006

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Authorizes a school district, in providing instruction in economics, to include instruction related to the understanding of personal finances, including, but not limited to budgeting, savings, credit and identity theft. Encourages the State Department of Education to develop a model personal finance curriculum for these purposes.
Title: A.B. 1950
Source: California Legislature

Vetoed 09/2006

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Relates to instruction on human rights issues in grades 7 through 12, inclusive. Requires the social science courses to include particular attention to the study of the inhumanity of the unconstitutional deportation of citizens and lawful permanent residents of the United States to Mexico during the Great Depression.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1551-1600/sb_1575_bill_20060831_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1575
Source: California Legislature

Signed into law 09/2006

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Prohibits the State Board of Education from adopting the same basic instructional materials in language arts or mathematics for the same grade level in successive years. Requires that instructional materials for language arts be submitted to the state board for adoption in 2008. Requires school districts to ensure each pupil is provided with language-arts textbooks.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2701-2750/ab_2722_bill_20060915_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 2722
Source: California Legislature

Vetoed 09/2006

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Requires the 2008 Reading/Language Arts/English Language Development Curriculum Frameworks and Criteria adopted by the Board of Education to include the accelerated English program. Requires the board, commencing with the 2008 Reading/Language Arts/English Language Development Curriculum Frameworks and Criteria adoption cycle, to allow publishers to submit for adoption as a basic core program under the program instructional materials that conform to the program.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1751-1800/sb_1769_bill_20060907_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1769
Source: California Legislature

Adopted 09/2006

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Amends rules regarding the pre-K & K-12 program or curriculum requirements; reduces the amount of required teaching time for English Language Arts and Reading in middle school; changes pathway options to high school graduation from 3 to 2; requires a minimum number of Advanced Placement courses be offered or an International Baccalaureate program at the high school level; revises the school Breakfast and Lunch program; revises components of the Five Year School and School System Strategic Plans. http://www.wvsos.com/csrdocs/worddocs/126-042.doc
Title: Title 126, Series 42
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 08/2006

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Establishes rules allowing any Alabama public school system that has adequate certified physical education teachers in Grades K-8 to request of theState Superintendent of Education an exemption of the one credit of physical education in Grades 9-12 to substitute for physical activity-based subjects(e.g., R.O.T.C., Marching band, and athletics) and other subject areas underexceptional circumstances for physical education under specified conditions. ALABAMA 7596
Title: AAC 290-3-1-.02
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 08/2006

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Establishes rules regarding the development of a recommended statewide uniform curricula for all public schools in the state.
The purpose of this regulation is to provide a process through which all Delaware school districts demonstrate the alignment of their local curricula with the State Content Standards in the content areas specified in the 14 DE Admin. Code 501.
http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/500/1502.shtml#TopOfPage
Title: 14 DAC 502
Source: Delware Regulations

Signed into law 07/2006

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Relates to a Level 1 Learner's Permit; relates to successful completion of a course in driver education in a public or private high school in the state; requires the passing of a written test and road skills; provides for payment of appropriate fees.
Title: H.B. 256
Source: Delaware Legislature

Became law without governor's signature 07/2006

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Signed into law 07/2006

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Provides for the establishment of a curriculum for instruction regarding child development and parental skills and responsibility for the welfare of pupils and the community to be available in school districts. Provides that such curriculum may include instruction relating to the consequences and prevention of shaken baby syndrome, which may include the viewing of a video presentation for students in secondary schools.
Title: A.B. 6832
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2006

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Provides that a school district offering a secondary agricultural education program approved for state and federal funding must ensure components available to its secondary agricultural education students; provides that nothing may prevent those programs that are in operation before the effective date of the Act and that do not have an active state and nationally affiliated Future Farmers of America chapter from continuing to receive funding from the state board. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/HB/PDF/09400HB4986lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4986
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2006

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Relates to high school courses in American sign language; provides that a school district may give credit as a foreign language to a pupil who satisfactorily completes a high school course in American sign language.
http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/bills/1107.doc
Title: S.B. 1107
Source: South Carolina Legislature

Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2006

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Provides grants to school districts to provide financial literacy instruction for students; establishes goals and establishes the Financial Literacy Board of trustees and the purposes of the Board and its composition, functions, and duties; provides for two separate funds to accept public and private monies; provides procedures for applying for a grant; establishes fiscal guidelines, and evaluation requirements; provides for contributions to charitable funds through individual income tax returns.
http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/bills/4707.doc
Title: H.B. 4707
Source: South Carolina Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Adopted 05/2006

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Extends the curricular materials selection adoption cycle from 5 to 6 years. Adds limited English proficiency as a subject area for curricular materials selection.
Title: IDAPA 08.02.03
Source: adm.idaho.gov

Adopted 05/2006

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Establishes Content Standards Curriculum Framework for Students Teaching and Reaching (STAR) to serve as the one teacher preparation course to be used by all secondary teachers in Louisiana. Pages 4-8 of 75: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0605/0605rul.pdf
Title: LAC 28:CXXV.101, 301-317
Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov

Signed into law 05/2006

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Creates the Holocaust Education and Awareness Commission, to be housed in the department of education and to promote implementation of holocaust education and awareness programs.
http://www.senate.mo.gov/06info/pdf-bill/tat/SB1189.pdf
Title: S.B. 1189
Source: http://www.senate.mo.gov/

Signed into law 05/2006

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Concerns Education Curriculum; directs the comptroller's office of education accountability to evaluate the effectiveness of family life curricula in helping youth to abstain from sexual activities, prevent unwanted pregnancies and prevent sexually transmitted diseases.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB3819.pdf
Title: H.B. 3819
Source: Tennessee Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Concerns education and curriculum; requires department of education to create a state board to approve a high school financial literacy curriculum; creates in the state treasury a fund to be known as the "financial literacy fund ". State funds and private contributions for the promotion of financial literacy shall be deposited into the financial literacy fund.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB3741.pdf
Title: S.B. 3741; H.B. 3753
Source: Tennessee Legislature

Signed into law 04/2006

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Authorizes high schools to offer elective courses in the History and Literature of the Old Testament Era and the History and Literature of the New Testament
Era. Requires the state board, by February 2007, to adopt a curriculum for each course, including objectives, reading materials, and lesson plans. Specifies that the Old and New Testament shall be the basic text for each respective course. Effective July 2007, students may earn .5 Carnegie units of elective credit for completing each course.

Requires the courses to:
(A) Be taught in an objective and nondevotional manner with no attempt made to indoctrinate students as to either the truth or falsity of the biblical materials or texts
from other religious or cultural traditions;
(B) Not include teaching of religious doctrine or sectarian interpretation of the Bible or of texts from other religious or cultural traditions; and
(C) Not disparage or encourage a commitment to a set of religious beliefs.

Specifies that no person shall be assigned to teach such courses based in whole or in part on any religious test, profession of faith or lack thereof, prior or present religious affiliation or lack of affiliation, or criteria involving particular beliefs or lack thereof about the Bible. Adds that the qualifications and training of teachers shall be determined by local boards.

Authorizes a local board to monitor the content and teaching of the courses as it deems appropriate.

Clarifies that these provisions do not limit the authority of a local board to offer courses regarding the Old Testament or the New Testament that are not in compliance with these provisions; provided, however, that no state funds shall be expended in connection with such a course that does not meet the requirements of these provisions. Also clarifies that local boards are not barred from offering elective courses based upon the books of other religions or societies. In determining whether to offer such courses, the local board may consider various factors including student and parent demand for such courses and the impact such books have had upon history and culture.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/sb79.pdf
Title: S.B. 79
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Establishes the third week of October as Disability History Week. Directs public schools to provide instruction on disability history, people with disabilities and the disability rights movement. Provides that the instruction must be integrated into the existing school curriculum in a manner such as, but not limited to, supplementing existing lesson plans, holding school assemblies or providing other school activities. Encourages state institutions of higher education to conduct and promote activities that provide education, awareness and understanding of disability history, people with disabilities and the disability rights movement.
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2006_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/hb4491%20enr.htm
Title: H.B. 4491
Source: www.legis.state.wv.us

Signed into law 03/2006

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Authorizes the state board to make civil and human rights education a part of the K-12 curriculum. Provides guidelines for grade level classroom learning. Establishes a civil rights education commission to inventory civil rights exhibits and resources and coordniate civil rights awareness and education in the public schools.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2718SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2718
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Signed into law 03/2006

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Enacts the Education Reform Act of 2006. Section 18 directs the state board to develop a wellness curriculum for use by each school district. Directs the board to establish rules and regulations to be followed by the districts whereby the districts will implement the curriculum.� Wellness curriculum must include educating students about the value of exercise, proper diet and abstinence from use of tobacco and alcohol.�Requires the state board to adopt regulations for districts' compliance concerning what products may be sold in vending machines on campus and when they can be sold.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2602SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2602
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Curriculum--Alignment

Adopted 08/2006

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Signed into law 05/2006

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Curriculum--Arts Education

Signed into law 12/2006

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Signed into law 06/2006

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Creates an arts and foreign language education grant program to fund arts education and foreign language education programs in the public schools. Provides that emphasis of grant program must be on ensuring that art and foreign language courses are available as part of a school's core curriculum. Directs the state board to
enter into an agreement with the Illinois Arts Council to cooperate in administering and awarding grants under the program.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/94/PDF/094-0835.pdf
Title: S.B. 176
Source: www.ilga.gov

Signed into law 05/2006

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Authorizes the administration and faculty of the Alabama School of Fine Arts to identify talented and gifted students whose career interests lie in the arts, and with appropriate counseling, enter into a contract with the student and his or her parents or guardians to allow the student to be exempted from up to three Carnegie Units of study from the state's required curriculum for high school graduation. The exemption shall not apply to the obligation of the student to pass the Alabama High School Exit Exam before graduation from the school.
http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2006rs/bills/hb306.htm
Title: H.B. 306
Source: http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us

Adopted 02/2006

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Establishes rules adding dance to the list of single- subject majorsand minors
Title: NAC 391.131
Source: Lexis-Nexis

Curriculum--Core Curriculum

Adopted 09/2006

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Outlines core curriculum requirements for K-12; increases the state minimum required units of credit for high school graduation in language arts from 3 to 4, and in mathematics and science from 2 to 3 effective for students graduating in the 2010-2011 school year. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-700.htm
Title: R277-700
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Curriculum--Drivers Education

Adopted 11/2006

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Clarifies various rules regarding certification, including certificaton for interns, non-renewable professionals, teaching endorsements, safety and driver education endorsement, school counseling, school psychology, and speech and language pathology. Establishes new rules creating online teaching endorsement and online teaching endorsement program.
Online teaching endorsement: http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/2/100/62.pdf
Online teaching endorsement program: http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/3/85.pdf
Title: GAC 505-2-.05, .06, .25, .38, .150, .162, .163, .165, .202, .204, .205, .206; 505-3-.16, -.85
Source: rules.sos.state.ga.us

Signed into law 09/2006

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Community College

Provides for the certification of driver education providers; prescribes certain record-keeping and program requirements for such providers; provides for the certification of driver education instructors. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/Senate/pdf/2006-SNB-1290.pdf
Title: S.B. 1290
Source: http://www.michiganlegislature.org

Signed into law 07/2006

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Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2006

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Amends rules pertaining to high school driver education program requirements and approval. http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6295.pdf
Title: Chapter 39
Source: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Rule_Search_Main.asp

Signed into law 05/2006

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Requires at least 30 minutes of driver education on organ and tissue donation for persons enrolled in driver education programs offered at public schools, private schools and commercial driver training schools.
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S2646.2.html&session=ls84
Title: S.B. 2646
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us

Curriculum--Environmental Education

Signed into law 05/2006

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Establishes criteria for the designation of a school as a green school. Schools are eligible to receive a designation as green school if they meets 10 of the following criteria: (1) recycles paper; (2) reuses its magazines and newspapers for other projects, (3) has adopted an endangered species animal from one of several organizations and posted a picture of the
animal in a main traffic area, (4) the media center updates its print and nonprint ecological materials regularly(5) an energy savings program has been instituted at the school, (6) students participate in a planned program of energy savings, including dusting coils on cafeteria refrigerators, placing film on windows, setting hot water heaters 1 degree lower, seeing how plants and trees strategically placed can save energy for the school, and checking proper inflation on bus tires and other school vehicles once a month, (7) has hosted a visit by an ecological spokesperson, a representative of the sierra club, an endangered animals species show, or a similar presentation, (8) has a birdhouse habitat project, (9) has established a natural Michigan garden project with native plants, (10) has solar power presentations or experiments, such as a solar cookout, (11) classes do energy audits of their classrooms and make improvements, (12) has a printer cartridge recycling program through which the school earns money by selling the cartridges to companies, (13) recycles batteries and has designated a representative to return them to an appropriate recycling program, (14) recycles cellular telephones and receives money for the telephones from recycling companies, (15) observes earth day in some way in April, (16) art classes have a poster contest to support ecology concerns and a schoolwide display in conjunction with earth day activities, (17) has science class projects in which students do several home energy improvements, such as turn down hot water heaters, install home window insulation kits, clean coils on home refrigerators, and install draft guards for doors, (18) has an ecology club, (19) classes visit internet sites where clicking saves rainforest habitat and teachers document the students' efforts. (20) sets a goal of 5% less energy usage in the school and works with local power utilities to see progress toward the goal.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0146.pdf
Title: H.B. 5554
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0146.pdf

Curriculum--Family Living Education

Signed into law 07/2006

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Requires inclusion of adoption awareness in health course or another course required for high school graduation. Provides that adoption awareness is required instruction in nonpublic secondary schools in a manner that is the sole discretion of the nonpublic secondary school. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=402928
Title: S.B. 111
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Provides that if a school board provides instruction in the areas of human sexuality, reproduction, family planning, AIDS, prenatal development, childbirth, adoption, available prenatal and postnatal support, and male and female responsibility, the board must ensure that instruction in marriage and parental responsibility is provided in the same course during the same school year. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/acts/05Act341.pdf
Title: A.B. 309
Source: Wisconsin Legislative Council

Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed.

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Requires the state board to develop curricula, materials, and guidelines for school boards to use in implementing a program of instruction on financial literacy within current courses offered in public high schools. Creates the Financial Literacy Fund as a special fund in the state treasury. Provides that all money in the fund shall be used to award grants to school districts for the following purposes:
(1) Defraying the costs of financial literacy training for teachers.
(2) Rewarding a school or teacher who wins or achieves results at a certain level of success in a financial literacy competition.
(3) Rewarding a student who wins or achieves results at a certain level of success in a financial literacy competition.
(4) Funding activities, including books, games, field trips, computers, and other activities, related to financial literacy education.

Authorizes local boards to establish a special fund in which to receive public funds and private contributions for the promotion of financial literacy.

Urges the state board, upon the next comprehensive review of the Illinois Learning Standards, to include the basic principles of personal insurance policies and understanding simple contracts. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB2191lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2191
Source: www.ilga.gov

Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2006

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Establishes rules regarding educator preparation programs for grades 6-12 geography, history, economics, and political science to replace existing "broad field" Social Science certification area.

Geography: http://www.gapsc.com/TeacherEducation/Rules/505-3-.40.pdf
History: http://www.gapsc.com/TeacherEducation/Rules/505-3-.41.pdf
Economics: http://www.gapsc.com/TeacherEducation/Rules/505-3-.42.pdf
Political Science: http://www.gapsc.com/TeacherEducation/Rules/505-3-.43.pdf

See also: http://www.gapsc.com/msgc_SocialSciencesCertificationChanges.asp
Title: GAC 505-3-.40 thru .43
Source: Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GASPC) Web site

Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language

Adopted 11/2006

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Amends rules to the Board of Education. Allows students to use American Sign Language as an alternative to foreign language in fulfilling graduation requirements. MARYLAND 10858
http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/13a/13a.03.02.04.htm
Title: COMAR 13A.03.02.04
Source: Maryland Rules

Vetoed 09/2006

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Appropriates funds for support of the Ohio Core Program. Funds will be used to:
(1) Support the participation of teachers licensed in Ohio and mid-career professionals not currently employed by a school district or licensed to teach at the primary or secondary education levels in a twelve-month intensive training program that leads to teacher licensure in a laboratory-based science, advanced mathematics, or foreign language field at the secondary education level and employment with an Ohio school district;
(2) Support alternative teacher licensure programs developed by educational service centers, in partnership with institutions of higher education. Participants shall be teachers licensed in Ohio and mid-career professionals not currently employed by a school district or licensed to teach at the primary or secondary education levels. Programs shall be consistent with the State Board of Education's alternative licensure requirements;
(3) Obtain contracted instruction with institutions of higher education in mathematics, science, or foreign language for high school students that results in dual high school and college credit. Costs shall be based upon reasonable expenses that institutions of higher education could incur for faculty, supplies, and other associated costs.
(4) Implement and support the Ohio Students Choosing On-line Resources for Educational Success Initiative that increases the educational options available for students in mathematics, advanced laboratory-based science, and foreign language. The eTech Ohio Commission shall work collaboratively with the Department of Education and the Board of Regents on this initiative.
(5) Support up to 10 regional summer academies that focus on foreign language, science, mathematics, engineering, and technology and prepare 11th and 12th grades to pursue college-level foreign language, mathematics, science, technology and engineering, with a focus on secondary teaching in these disciplines. Successful completion of these academics shall result in dual high school and college credits. Costs shall be based upon reasonable expenses, as determined by the Board of Regents, that institutions of higher education could incur for faculty, supplies, and other associated costs.
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText126/126_HB_115_PS_N.html
Title: H.B. 115
Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us

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Authorizes the commissioner of education to contract with the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota or other Minnesota public entity to undertake the development of an articulated K-12 Chinese curriculum for Minnesota schools that involves: (1) creating a network of Chinese teachers and educators able to develop new and modify or expand existing world languages K-12 curricula, materials, assessments, and best practices needed to provide Chinese language instruction to students; and (2) coordinating statewide efforts to develop and expand Chinese language instruction so that it is uniformly available to students throughout the state, and making innovative use of media and technology, including television, distance learning, and online courses to broaden students' access to the instruction.
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H4162.3.html&session=ls84
Title: H.B. 4162
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H4162.3.html&session=ls84

Curriculum--Geography Education

Signed into law 06/2006

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Establishes in law a program to promote the value and importance of geography in schools through a committed and cooperative effort among agencies involved in higher education, K-12 education, and the National Geographic Society of Washington, D.C.

Provides the program must consist of activities designed to improve geography education, including the following pursuits conducted by Louisiana Geography Education Alliance:
(a) Providing professional development opportunities to for K-12 throughout the state, including out-of-state summer institutes provided by other alliances and the National Geographic Society.
(b) Sponsoring master teachers to conduct workshops at Northwestern State University or other selected sites throughout the state for Louisiana teachers.
(c) Purchasing classroom materials developed by the National Geographic Society and distributing them throughout schools in the state.
(d) Holding a yearly conference for K-12 teachers that imports hundreds of teachers.
(e) Distributing information related to geography and social studies education via an electronic mail distribution list as needed throughout the year.
(f) Providing Internet access to geography lesson plans, related geography websites, professional development events, alliance activities, and the national geography standards through a Louisiana Geography Education Initiative Program (LaGEIP) Web site.

Establishes in law a regional partnership program to carry out specified activities related to geography education. Directs the legislature to make an annual appropriation to LaGEIP to the extent funds are available.

Creates the Louisiana Geography Education Initiative Program Council to approve activities selected for LaGEIP sponsorship and other LaGEIP projects and programs, and to establish rules and procedures for the conduct of the LaGEIP and the council in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=403764
Title: S.B. 489
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Adopted 04/2006

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Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education

Signed into law 06/2006

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Deletes provision that requires all sex education courses to advise pupils of the provisions of the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act (325 ILCS 2/) and provide�information about responsible parenting and the availability of confidential adoption services. Requires course material and instruction on the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act to be included in the comprehensive health education program. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB2455lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2455
Source: www.ilga.gov

Curriculum--International Education

Signed into law 06/2006

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Curriculum--Language Arts

Adopted 10/2006

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Amends rules regarding reading and language arts content standards and objectives for West Virginia schools. http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.1_ne.pdf
Title: Title 126, Series 44A
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling

Adopted 04/2006

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Curriculum--Mathematics

Signed into law 12/2006

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Provides eligibility and award distribution requirements for the Public Education Job Enhancement Program (PEJEP), which offers funding to cover the tuition costs for a teaching endorsement, master's degree or graduate education to selected public school teachers in mathematics, physics, chemistry, physical science, learning technology, or information technology, and special education teachers; provides time lines for the submission and approval of applications; provides procedures for the distribution of awards and scholarships; provides procedures for monitoring PEJEP award participant compliance with the law and this rule. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r690/r690-100.htm; http://le.utah.gov/~code/TITLE53A/htm/53A02034.htm
Title: R690-100
Source: http://www.rules.utah.gov/main/

Adopted 11/2006

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Increases the requirements for the Recommended and Distinguished high school curriculum options effective with the Class of 2011. Increases the total number of units required for both these options from 24 to 26. Increases Carnegie unit requirements in both math and science from 3 to 4. For Recommended program, requires 4th unit math to be selected from any of 12 courses, many of which are above Algebra II. For Distinguished program, requires 4th unit to be chosen from units above Algebra II (in addition to existing 3-unit sequence for both programs of Algebra I, II and geometry).

Requires 4 units in Distinguished program to include 1 unit biology, 1 unit chemistry and 1 unit physics, with 4th unit chosen from state-specified lab sciences. Effective with the Class of 2016, requires 3 non-elective science units in Recommended program to meet these criteria (4th lab science may be selected from larger pool of lab sciences).
http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=5&ti=19&pt=2&ch=74&sch=F&rl=Y
Title: TX 19 TAC 74.61 through 74.64
Source: info.sos.state.tx.us

Adopted 10/2006

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Amends rules regarding mathematics content standards and objectives for West Virginia schools. http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.2_ne.pdf
Title: Title 126, Series 44B
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2006

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Creates a pilot program providing for a salary supplement for newly hired teachers of mathematics or science at the middle or high school level. Directs the state board of education to develop the pilot program and select three local school administrative units to participate in the pilot program, targeting low-performing local school administrative units. Allocates funds for program.
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/HTML/S1741v8.html
Title: S.B. 1741
Source: http://www.ncleg.net/

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Requires each public school district to ensure that a majority of the instructional time each day of the school year in kindergarten through third grade is focused on reading and mathematics (Chapter No. 146).
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/HB/hb2712_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 2712
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/

Signed into law 06/2006

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Appropriates funds to the state school of science and mathematics. Directs the board of trustees to develop outcome-based performance measures for each budget category, defines eligibility for certain students. Sets budgetary limitations and provides for duties and compensation of employees.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/HB/HB1021X_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 1021B
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/

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Amends requirements for Regents or local high school and Regents diploma with avanced designation.

Regents or local high school diploma:�
Three units of credit of mathematics more advanced than 8th grade level and that meet commencement-level learning standards as determined by the commissioner, provided that no more than two credits may be earned for any Integrated Algebra, Geometry, or Algebra 2 and Trigonometry commencement level mathematics course;

Advanced Designation:
Students entering 9th grade prior to September 2009 must pass two of the three commencement level Regents examinations in mathematics through one of the following combinations: Mathematics A and Mathematics B, or Mathematics A and Algebra 2 and Trigonometry (or the three Regents examinations titled Course I, Course II and Course III or the two Regents examinations titled Mathematics A and Course III). Students entering 9th grade in September 2009 and thereafter must pass all three commencement level Regents examinations in mathematics titled Mathematics A or Integrated Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra 2 and Trigonometry.

Students who first enter 9th grade in September 2009 and thereafter who complete all coursework and testing requirements for the Regents diploma with advanced designation in mathematics and/or science, and who pass, with a score of 85 or better,� three commencement level Regents examinations in mathematics and/or� three commencement level Regents examinations in science, will earn a Regents diploma with advanced designation, with an annotation on the diploma that denotes mastery in mathematics and/or science, as applicable.
http://www.regents.nysed.gov/2006Meetings/May2006/0506emscvesida2.htm
Title: Title 8 NYCRR section 100.5
Source: http://www.regents.nysed.gov/

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Provides that undergraduate and graduate students leading to a career as a secondary-level math or science teacher are eligible to apply for incentive program awards, provided they sign a contract agreeing to teach secondary math or science full-time in the state for a minimum of five years. Provides that up to 500 awards may be made each year to new recipients. Provides that awards entitle the recipient to reimbursement of tuition costs for up to four academic years of full-time undergraduate study and one academic year of full-time graduate study leading to certification as a math or science teacher. Provides circumstances under which the full amount of the award must be converted to a student loan.

See Part P: http://nysosc9.osc.state.ny.us/product/mbrdoc.nsf/6339293dcb6fa2de8525689e005203d7/310e01f681ac73a78525716100422281/$FILE/LAWS%20OF%20NEW%20YORK-2006-CHAPTER%2058.doc
Title: S.B. 9558
Source: www.budget.state.ny.us

Signed into law 03/2006

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This bill provides stipends for supplemental instruction to students who have not passed the Utah Basic Skills Competency Test, funding to implement proposals to improve mathematics achievement test scores in grades four through six, and makes modifications to the Utah Orderly School Termination Procedures Act (see separate record in this database for more details on dismissal provision). Specifies eligibility requirements for students to receive a stipend for basic skills education; establishes stipend amounts; requires basic skills providers to accept students for instruction on a first come/first served basis; allows a basic skills provider to charge a stipend recipient an additional amount above the stipend amount; provides that a basic skills provider shall receive payment in the amount of the stipend if the stipend recipient passes the subtest for which the basic skills provider provided instruction; requires the State Board of Education to administer the Basic Skills Education Stipend Program and make rules; requires the Legislature to annually appropriate money from the General Fund for stipends for basic skills education; directs the State Board of Education to issue a request for proposals from school districts and charter schools to improve mathematics achievement test scores of students in grades four through six; requires the proposals to use professional development, incentive bonuses, or a combination of both, as a strategy to improve mathematics achievement test scores; requires the State Board of Education to: give priority to Title I schools in awarding funding to implement proposals; and report to the Education Interim Committee on the implementation of proposals to improve mathematics achievement test scores; specifies procedures for the termination or discontinuation of a career employees's contract; and appropriates money for stipends for basic skills education and to implement proposals to improve mathematics achievement test scores of students in grades four through six.Appropriates for fiscal year 2006-07 only, $7,500,000 from the General Fund to the State Board; and for fiscal year 2006-07 only, $7,500,000 from the Uniform School Fund to the State Board of Education.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2006/bills/hbillenr/hb0181.pdf
Title: H.B. 181
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

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Modifies the requirements to qualify for a New Century scholarship; allows a student to qualify for such scholarship who completes and approved math and science curriculum; requires scholarship requirements to be completed with at least a B average; requires the Board of Regents to approve a math and science curriculum.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2006/bills/hbillenr/hb0326.pdf
Title: H.B. 326
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us

Curriculum--Physical Education

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Requires the Department of Education to develop a regulation requiring each local school district and charter school to assess the physical fitness of each student at least once at the elementary, middle and high school level. The regulation would also outline the grades at which the assessment will be given. The assessment results are to be provided to the parent, guardian or relative caregiver.
http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/lis143.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+372/$file/3041430015.doc?open
Title: H.B. 372
Source: Delaware Legislature

Signed into law 07/2006

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Provides for a physical education/physical activity pilot program in at least six of Delaware's elementary, middle or high schools; requires the department to provide technical assistance in the development and any training related to implementation; provides that the department could also work with an outside entity, such as the Nemours Health and Prevention Services, to conduct an evaluation.
http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS143.nsf/vwLegislation/
Title: H.B. 471
Source: Delaware Legislature

Signed into law 07/2006

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Amends the Public School Code of 1949. Provides for competitive food and beverage contracts and nutritional guidelines for food and beverage sales in schools. Provides for health services and for advisory health councils. Provides for local wellness policies, an interagency coordinating council for child health and nutrition, duties of the department of education and for physical education. Provides for physiology and hygiene. Act No.2006-114
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2005&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0185&pn=4517
Title: H.B. 185
Source: Pennsylvania Legislature

Signed into law 06/2006

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Provides that the department of education shall establish a two-year physical education pilot program consisting of schools and high schools from counties with specified populations and poverty levels; includes charter schools; requires participating schools to include a curriculum with a structure for each physical education class that follows the centers for disease control guidelines that recommend moderate to vigorous physical activity for fifty per cent of classroom time; appropriates funds for grants.
Title: H.B. 2140
Source: Arizona Legislature

Signed into law 06/2006

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Relates to the creation of a statewide Health Advisory Council, as recommended by the Physical Education Task Force, to provide advice and guidance to the Department of Education regarding current and future physical education and physical activity programs in state schools; provides for a report on childhood obesity.
http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS143.nsf/vwLegislation/
Title: S.B. 289
Source: Delaware Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Promotes the physical health needs of students; allows local and regional boards of education to adopt guidelines to coordinate services and programs in order to address the physical health needs of students; provides that school boards may implement them by the 2007-08 school year and have a plan in place for each successive school year. Public Act No. 44
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/ACT/Pa/pdf/2006PA-00044-R00SB-00204-PA.pdf
Title: S.B. 204
Source: Connecticut Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Requires LEAs to incorporate at least 30 minutes of physical activity three times a week into the instructional school day for elementary and secondary school students.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB3750.pdf
Title: H.B. 3750
Source: Tennessee Legislature

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Concerns physical education teachers employed by school districts; prohibits a school district from employing as a physical education teacher a person who does not hold a physical education endorsement on his or her teacher license or who is not highly qualified as determined by the school district.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/3EDC1C55097897FF8725706D00681B4F?Open&file=1021_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1021
Source: Colorado Legislature

Signed into law 04/2006

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Directs the department of education and the department of public health to convene a healthy children task force to:
a. Assess current policies and statutes affecting the health of children, specifically physical activity, physical education, food and nutrition, and nutrition education for children ages 3-18.
b. Develop recommendations for policy and statutory changes to enhance the health and well-being of children, including, but not limited to, physical activity, food and nutrition, and education related to these topics.
c. Submit its findings and recommendations to the governor and the general assembly by January 1, 2007. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2251
Title: S.B. 2251
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Curriculum--Science

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Amends rules regarding science content standards and objectives for grades 9 through 12 of West Virginia schools. http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.35_co.pdf
Title: Title 126, Series 44R
Source: http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/

Adopted 10/2006

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Amends rules regarding science content standards and objectives for West Virginia schools. http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.3_ne.pdf
Title: Title 126, Series 44C
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 09/2006

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Establishes the Science Teacher Development Program by enacting provisions relating to science instruction that are similar to the existing Mathematics and Reading Professional Development Program.
Title: S.B. 1142
Source: California Legislature

Vetoed 09/2006

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Authorizes the governing board of a school district to designate a credentialed teacher as a science coach at each elementary school, or provide staff development to teachers, in order to develop, coordinate, and provide instruction in an experimental science curriculum and coach other teachers in the provision of that curriculum.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0901-0950/ab_937_bill_20060914_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 937
Source: California Legislature

Adopted 09/2006

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Proposes to amend rules relating to science content standards andperformance descriptors. Includes references to Montana Native Americans and science.
http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/legaldivision/10-54-240adp-arm-adp.pdf
Title: ARM 10.54.5010 through 10.54.5098 non-seq
Source: http://www.opi.mt.gov

Signed into law 08/2006

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Authorizes the governing board of a school district to designate a credentialed teacher as a science coach at each elementary school, or provide staff development to teachers, in order to develop, coordinate and provide instruction in an experimental science curriculum, and coach other teachers in the provision of that curriculum. Prohibits the school district from using funds other than existing staff development funds to accomplish these purposes.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2401-2450/ab_2423_bill_20060705_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 2423
Source: California Legislature

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Establishes certification requirements for master science teachers to ensure that there are teachers with special training to mentor other teachers and work with students in order to improve student science performance. TEXAS 99647
Title: 19 TAC 7.239.E.239.104
Source: Texas Rules

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Appropriates funds to the Department of Higher Education - to be payable from the Higher Education Grants Fund Account - for grants for the Elementary Science Specialist Program.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2006S1/public/SB16.pdf
Title: S.B. 16
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/

Signed into law 04/2006

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Provides that no local school board, school superintendent and school principal may prohibit a public school classroom teacher from discussing and answering questions from individual students on the origin of life.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0214SG.htm
Title: H.B. 214
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/

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The Truth in Science Initiative (Initiative) proposes to add a new section to the Constitution regarding
how evolution is to be taught in the state's schools. Under the Initiative, students must be informed that
although most scientists agree that Darwin's theory of evolution is well supported, a small minority of
scientists do not agree. The Initiative specifies several areas of disagreement about the theory of evolution. The Initiative
requires that all students must be taught the strengths and weaknesses of the theory of evolution with
regard to these specified areas of disagreement before the end of the 10th grade.
http://secretaryofstate.biz/nvelection/int_ref/TruthInScience.pdf
Title: Initiative Petition
Source: http://secretaryofstate.biz

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Curriculum--Sex Education

Adopted 09/2006

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Deletes language referring to Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Fund Distribution and Reporting Requirements, since districts have not received these funds for some years and no longer use or promote teenage pregnancy prevention programs with state or federal funds. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2006/20060701/28811.htm
Title: R277-474
Source: www.rules.utah.gov

Adopted 06/2006

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Provides that, if a district provides instruction in human sexuality, reproduction, or family planning, it must ensure that all course materials and instruction do all of the following:
1. Present abstinence from sexual activity as the preferred choice of behavior in relationship to all sexual activity for unmarried pupils.
2. Devote more attention to abstinence from sexual activity than to any other behavior.
3. Emphasize that abstinence from sexual activity before marriage is the most effective way to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including
HIV and AIDS. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/acts/05Act445.pdf
Title: S.B. 286
Source: www.legis.state.wi.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Curriculum--Social Studies/History

Adopted 10/2006

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Amends rules regarding social studies content standards and objectives for West Virginia schools. http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.4_ne.pdf
Title: Title 126, Series 44D
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 09/2006

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Data-Driven Improvement

Adopted 01/2006

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Adds to operations services the requirement that (f) Financial management strategies that align expenditure of resources with the school district strategic plan and, if applicable, its continuous improvement plan. Other new language requries that allocation and expenditure of school district resources be aligned with the school district's strategic plan and reflect best practices in financial management.
http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/35/3301-35-06_PH_FF_A_RU_20060214_1445.pdf
Title: Educational Programs and Support 3301-35-06
Source: http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us

Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults

Adopted 02/2006

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Demographics--Enrollments

Adopted 09/2006

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New section (p 243 of 405 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue41.pdf) institutes a requirement that districts electronically report information used in determining whether teachers can be considered "highly qualified"
for their assignments in the core academic subject areas.

New section 1.242 (p 244 of 405 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue41.pdf) conveys the due process requirements that are applicable when districts elect to deny enrollment to high school students for failure to maintain academic or attendance standards, as permitted by Public Act 93-803.

Sections 1.420 and 1.430 (pp 244-254 of 405 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue41.pdf) have been updated to acknowledge that, under Public Act 94-198, physical education is not required daily in cases of block scheduling.

Language has been inserted into Section 1.720 (pp 254-258 of 405 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue41.pdf) to clarify the long-standing policy that the "major field of teaching assignment" is the one in which a (middle-grades) teacher spends
the most time and is thus the field in which the teacher is generally required to have 18 semester hours of credit.
Title: 23 IAC 1.77, .242, .420, .430, .720
Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com

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Clarifies the procedure for admitting children to the public schools and specifies conditions upon which certain students are considered domiciled within a local administrative unit.
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H1074v6.html
Title: H.B. 1074
Source: http://www.ncleg.net/

Signed into law 05/2006

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Defines 'extraordinary declining enrollment' as a district enrollment which has declined during the preceding three school years at a rate of at least 5% per year or by at least 50 students per year, whichever is greater. Bars the board of any district with extraordinary declining enrollment from authorizing the issuance of any bonds for the construction of a new building without having first advised and consulted with the joint committee on state building construction. Following a hearing between the local board and the committee, directs the committee to make a recommendation on the advisability of the proposed issuance of bonds. Requires a copy of the committee's recommendation to be provided to the district and to the state board of education within 15 days of the date of the hearing.

Provides that if the joint committee recommends against the issuance of any bonds for the construction of a new building and if the district proceeds to issue bonds for such construction, the district is not entitled to state aid for such bonds.

Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Conference Committee Report Brief: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/CCRB549.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 4
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 03/2006

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Adds a new section. A student is enrolled if:
(1) The student is less than twenty-one years of age on the first day of July or the student is twenty-one years of age or older and is admitted to the school district pursuant to � 13-28-8; and
(2) The student has not completed an approved program or graduated from high school; and
(3) The student's parent or guardian resides within the school district, or in the case of an emancipated minor or an adult admitted to the district pursuant to � 13-28-8, the student resides within the district or the student has been properly assigned to the district or has been approved to attend school in the district under the terms of the enrollment options program established in � 13-28-40; and
(4) The student is not simultaneously enrolled in any other school district and has not been
excused from school attendance under the terms of � 13-27-1.1 or � 13-27-2.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2006/bills/HB1079enr.pdf
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2006/bills/HB1176enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1079, H.B. 1176
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us

Economic/Workforce Development

Issued 12/2006

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Establishes the Governor's Council on Jobs, Innovation, and the Economy to:

1. Develop a recommended action plan for moving the state forward on the innovation-focused and cluster development activities that will define the state's investment strategies.
2. Propose structures, entities and activities that support the realization of these investments.

Directs the council to collaborate with the Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, the Director of the State Planning Office, the State Budget Officer, the legislature, Maine's university and community college systems and other stakeholders to fulfill these duties.

http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=Gov_Executive_Orders&id=28091&v=Article
Title: EXECUTIVE ORDER 23 FY 06/07
Source: www.maine.gov

Signed into law 12/2006

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Codifies the workforce development system to deliver workforce development programs and services tailored to local needs; provides for works areas; provides for local workforce development boards; provides for education advisory groups and pilot projects; requires reporting; provides for consolidated access to employment and retention programs in one-stop service centers. Public Act 491
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/Senate/pdf/2006-SNB-1288.pdf
Title: S.B. 1288
Source: Michigan Legislature

Vetoed 09/2006

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Requires the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development to establish, in partnership with specified entities, a logistics worker training initiative for the purpose of making workers in the state more skilled in the competitive global manufacturing value chain. The
initiative shall be conducted in partnership with the following:(1) The manufacturing sector.(2) The Community College Chancellor's Office.
(3) The Office of the President of the California State University System.(4) The Employment Development Department.(5) Manufacturing trade associations.(6) International trade logistic professionals.(7) The Gateway Cities Partnership.(8) Labor unions that are the recognized or certified bargaining representatives of employees in the manufacturing, transportation, and goods movement sectors. (9) The California Employment Training Panel.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2551-2600/ab_2595_bill_20060824_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 2595
Source: California Legislature

Signed into law 09/2006

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Delays the repeal date of the Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program. Adds to the program a provision requiring the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to contract for an independent performance evaluation of the program.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1551-1600/sb_1552_bill_20060831_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1552
Source: California Legislature

Vetoed 09/2006

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Community College

Provides an additional one year waiver from citizenship and immigration status requirements for applicants for a pharmacist's license.
Title: S.B. 7405
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 09/2006

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Community College

Establish the Employer Workforce Training Account and adopts rules to implement the administration of the account.
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/1006_Bulletin/1006_ch589_bulletin.html
Title: OAR 589-020-0225
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2006

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Community College

Creates the Graduate Nurse Scholarship Program for Faculty Production to provide scholarship loans to students in master's and doctoral degree programs in nursing fields that would permit them to become nursing faculty at a state community college or university.
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/HTML/S1741v8.html
Title: S.B. 1741
Source: http://www.ncleg.net

Rule Adoption 08/2006

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Community College

Establishes procedures for authorizing private postsecondary career schools to operate, be accredited and grant degrees.
Nebraska 1264
Title: Title 92 NAC Chapters 41 and 42
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2006

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Community College

Amends rules concerning pre-obligation of workforce development training fund grants; indicates that the Department of Workforce Services may obligate grants when used to attract new businesses to Wyoming as part of an economic development initiative, or when an existing Wyoming business entity is planning an expansion of its workforce. http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6309.pdf
Title: Chapter 3
Source: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Rule_Search_Main.asp

Vetoed 07/2006

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Establishes the Ingenuity Corporation Charter to create benefits for inventors nationally, labor unions nationally, and public education to promote the teaching of innovation and its application for the common good, to create and maintain businesses operating at International Labor Organization work standards and United Nations environmental standards, providing innovation education, employment opportunities, and economic development. Mandates that the 9-member board of directors include a member appointed by the Hawaii State Teachers' Association and a member appointed by the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb3261_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 3261
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Signed into law 07/2006

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Community College

Establishes the Nurse Educator Assistance Act to attract capable and promising students to the nursing educator profession, increase employment and retention of individuals who are working towards or who have received a master's or doctoral degree in nursing, and provide opportunities for persons making mid-career decisions to enter the nurse educator profession. Establishes the Nurse Educator Loan Repayment Program to provide up to $5,000 a year for up to 4 years to assist individuals in paying back student loans.

Establishes the Nurse Educator Scholarship Program to provide scholarship assistance until July 1, 2010 to eligible students for nursing-related graduate study. Award must cover tuition and fees and include a stipend of up to $10,000 to cover such costs of attendance as living expenses. Allows students to receive scholarships for up to 8 semesters. Requires scholarship recipients to sign a pledge that, within 1 year of completing schooling, they will begin working as an educator in an approved program of professional nursing education or an approved program of practical nursing education in Illinois for a period of not less than 5 years. Provides that if a scholarship recipient fails to fulfill the work agreement, the individual must repay the scholarship amount received, prorated according to the fraction of the work agreement not completed, plus 5% interest.

Establishes a competitive grant program for postsecondary institutions that award degrees in nursing. Allows the grants to be awarded on the basis of performance criteria including degree production, student retention, and passage rates on professional licensure examinations. Establishes a nurse educator fellowship program to supplement nursing faculty salaries at postsecondary institutions that award degrees in nursing. Allows fellowships to be awarded on a competitive basis.

Extends Illinois National Guard grant program to provide same benefits to members of the Illinois Naval Militia.

Establishes forensic science grant program to encourage graduate students to enter the field of forensic science and continue their careers as forensic scientists with the department of state police in one of the specialty areas of forensic sciences considered a shortage specialty area. Provides grants of up to $30,000 to cover expenses related to the forensic science program in which a graduate student is enrolled. Requires recipients to sign a pledge to seek employment as a forensic scientist with the department of state police and, if such employment is obtained, to continue as an employee of the department of state police for a minimum of 4 years. Requires recipients who do not fulfill the work agreement to repay the grant award, prorated for the fraction of the obligation not completed, plus 5% interest.

Clarifies in existing nursing scholarship program that a student's merit, as shown through his or her grade point average, class rank, and other academic and
extracurricular activities, must be a factor in prioritizing scholarships in a year in which applicants exceed the number of scholarships to be awarded.

(Repealed on January 1, 2008): Establishes the Illinois Center for Nursing and the Center for Nursing Advisory Board. Directs the center to address issues of supply and demand in the nursing profession, including issues of recruitment, retention, and utilization of nurse manpower resources. Establishes the following specific goals for the center:
(1) To develop a strategic plan for nursing manpower in Illinois by selecting priorities that must be addressed.
(2) To convene various groups of representatives of nurses, other health care providers, businesses and industries, consumers, legislators, and educators to:
(A) review and comment on data analysis prepared for the center;
(B) recommend systemic changes, including strategies for implementation of recommended changes; and
(C) evaluate and report the results of the board's efforts to the general assembly and others.
(3) To enhance and promote recognition, reward, and renewal activities for nurses in Illinois by:
(A) proposing and creating reward, recognition, and renewal activities for nursing; and
(B) promoting media and positive image-building efforts for nursing.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB0931lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 931
Source: www.ilga.gov

Signed into law 07/2006

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Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish and maintain a pilot program to provide for and test the use of lifelong learning accounts for workers in the state's healthcare sector for education expenses. Provides that participation in the pilot program by healthcare employers is voluntary. Provides that the pilot may serve up to 500 healthcare workers, and that, if the department elects to adopt the program, must:

(1) encourage the participation, in the program, of lower-income and lower-skilled healthcare workers;
(2) implement the program in diverse geographic and economic areas and include healthcare workers in urban, suburban, and rural areas of the state;
(3) include, in the program, healthcare employers of different sizes that choose to participate;
(4) provide matching grants in an amount, not to exceed $500 annually for each grant, equal to 50% of the annual aggregate contribution made by an employer and
employee to the employee's lifelong learning account;
(5) make technical assistance available to companies and educational and career advising available to individual participants. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB2931lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2931
Source: www.ilga.gov

Issued 07/2006

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Creates the workforce education and training advisory council, defines duties and membership.
http://governor.ohio.gov/releases/2006-17T%20Workforce%20Educ%20final.pdf
Title: Executive Order 2006-17T
Source: http://governor.ohio.gov/

Adopted 07/2006

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Establishes rules allowing institutions to establish venture development funds to enable commercialization of research and development for job creation, proof-of-concept funding and to provide students with opportunities to apply research to commercial activities. Defines eligibility for tax credits and grants.
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARS_500/OAR_580/580_043.html
Title: OAR 580-043-0060 through OAR 580-043-0095
Source: http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/

Adopted 07/2006

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Assigns authority and describes responsibilities for carrying out the state's coordination of workforce development services by the Chief Workforce Development Officer. http://www.governor.virginia.gov/Initiatives/ExecutiveOrders/2006/EO_25.cfm
Title: E.O. 25
Source: http://www.governor.virginia.gov/index.cfm

Signed into law 06/2006

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Encourages state residents to pursue postsecondary education by clarifying the financial eligibility guidelines, establishing a workforce development scholarship program at the community colleges based on need, establishing a state scholars program, and placing funds for all scholarship programs in a separate account in the student scholarship and assistance special fund. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3120_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 3120
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2006

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Appropriates funds to provide the necessary start-up funding to operate an international business and technology incubator program and to enable state residents to acquire the bilingual language skills, technology, and marketing necessary to implement an incubator program in China, Japan, and Hawaii. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2036_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2036
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2006

Community College

Requires the community college board to implement and administer a 3-year, mobile response workforce training pilot program at three community colleges to address the fact that businesses are struggling to recruit a qualified workforce because of the frequent emergence of new technologies in the workplace and subsequent skill set requirements. Requires the program to:

(1) Be a collaborative model that integrates mobile workforce training with job creation and economic development.
(2) Provide participating businesses with on-site training activities and resources across all functions, including without limitation recruiting, assessing and training potential employees, developing and producing training materials, providing training facilities, and delivering customized services, with the long-term objective of maintaining business and industry in the state and attracting new businesses and industries to the state.

Encourages the program to use the highly successful Alabama Industrial Development Training program as a model for guidance and direction. Authorizes the state board to administer the pilot program in conjunction with current programs and grants and in cooperation with other state agencies. Directs the board to establish the criteria for selecting the community colleges to participate in the mobile response workforce training pilot program, standards for implementing the program, and goals to be accomplished during the 3 years of the program.

Directs the board, on or before January 1, 2009, to file with the governor and the general assembly a report on the progress of the pilot program.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/HB/PDF/09400HB5429lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 5429
Source: www.ilga.gov

Signed into law 06/2006

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Provides that the department of commerce and economic opportunity may conduct a study regarding the recruitment and training of masters-prepared nurses to serve as nursing school faculty. Provides for career track programs to officer advancement and rewards comparable to those in clinical managment. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/HB/PDF/09400HB4461lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4461
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2006

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Community College

Increases the membership of the Small Business Entrepreneurship Commission to add nonvoting members chosen from state colleges and universities. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=399304
Title: H.B. 152
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 05/2006

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Community College

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Creates the workforce development council as the successor to and the continuation of the governor's human resources investment council.

Directs the workforce development council to:
(1)� Advise the governor on the establishment of an integrated network of workforce education and training for Vermont.
(2)� Coordinate planning and services for an integrated network of workforce education and training and oversee its implementation.
(3)� Establish and oversee workforce investment boards.
(4)� Establish goals for and coordinate the state's workforce education and training policies.
(5)� Speak for the workforce needs of employers.
(6)� Receive annual reports from the department of labor on the workforce education and training revenues and expenditures of agencies and institutions which are members of the council.
(7)� Annually review and comment on workforce education and training revenues and expenditures of member agencies and institutions.
(8)� Negotiate memoranda of understanding between the council and agencies and institutions involved in Vermont's integrated network of workforce education and training in order to ensure that each is working to achieve annual objectives developed by the council.
(9)� Carry out the duties assigned to the state workforce investment board, as required for a single-service delivery state.
(10)� Annually, on or before January 15, report to the general assembly on activities carried out during the previous year in order to accomplish its mandate.

Amends language relative to the department of labor advisory council. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT212.HTM
Title: H.B. 109
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Consolidates specified workforce shortage and economic development student scholarship and grant programs in the Maryland Higher Education Commission into the new Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant program; requires the Commission and the Office of Student Financial Assistance in the Commission to administer the program.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb0988e.pdf
Title: H.B. 988; S.B. 552
Source: Maryland Legislature

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Establishes the New College Institute, or New College. Directs that New College shall:

1. Seek to diversify the region's economy by engaging the resources of other institutions of higher education, public and private bodies, and organizations of the region and state.
2. Serve as a catalyst for economic and community transformation by leveraging and brokering resources that support economic diversity.
3. Facilitate development of the technology and trained workforce necessary for new economic enterprises to flourish, using the resources available from collaborating educational institutions.
4. Expand educational opportunities in the region by providing access to degree-granting programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, through partnerships with private and public institutions of higher education, the public schools, and public and private sectors.
5. Encourage and coordinate the development and delivery of degree programs and other credit and noncredit courses with a focus on statewide and regional critical shortage areas as well as the needs of industry. This shall include needed adult education and workforce training.
6. Serve as a resource and referral center by maintaining and disseminating information on existing educational programs, research, and university outreach and technology resources.

Establishes the New College Board of Directors and the powers and duties of the board. Requires the board to direct the development and focus of New College's curriculum. Requires New College to enroll students by the fall semester of 2007 or as soon as practicable. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0808
Title: S.B. 40
Source: leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Community College

Provides legislative findings and intent related to the West Virginia University Institute of Technology. Provides legislative intent to encourage collaboration between West Virginia University Institute of Technology, West Virginia University, Marshall University and appropriate private entities. Provides legislative intent that the West Virginia University Board of Governors develop a plan and take appropriate steps to address faculty average salary levels. Requires the plan to include recommendations for addressing the capital improvement needs at West Virginia University Institute of Technology.

Directs West Virginia University Institute of Technology to consolidate with West Virginia University to become a fully integrated division of West Virginia University.

Establishes "West Virginia Consortium for Undergraduate Research and Engineering" or "West Virginia CURE" as a 13-member collaborative planning group to:

(1) Increase West Virginia's capacity for high quality engineering instruction and research;
(2) Increase access throughout the state to high quality instruction and research opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math;
(3) Stimulate economic development throughout West Virginia by increasing the number of professional engineers available to business and industry.

Directs the West Virginia CURE to develop a collaborative engineering strategic plan to address these three needs, using the complementary strengths of West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Marshall University and West Virginia University. Specifies that the strategic plan may address faculty, libraries and technology resources, research collaboration, and coordination with K-12 education, but may not contain a recommenation that would result in the abolition of an existing program.

Requires the consortium to present an interim report to the Governor and the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability by December 1, 2006 and a final report containing the Collaborative Engineering Strategic Plan, with recommendations for implementation, by July 1, 2007.
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2006_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB4690%20Enr.htm
Title: H.B. 4690
Source: www.legis.state.wv.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Continues the Workforce Development Initiative Program under the supervision of the council. Deletes provision directing the program to serve as a visible point of contact and referral for services to meet the workforce development needs of the service area. Modifies language relating to the the workforce development initiative grant program.
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2006_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB4690%20Enr.htm
Title: H.B. 4690 - Workforce Development Initiative Program
Source: www.legis.state.wv.us

Rule Adoption 03/2006

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Community College

Proposes rules for distributing scholarship assistance to public libraries in order to address the education needs of public library staff.
http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/ar_rules/rule_proposed/121.00.05-001P.pdf
Title: AAC 121.00.05
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2006

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Recommends that the governor consider the allocation of economic development funds for Centers of Excellence to be matched by industry and federal grants on at least a two-for-one basis for colleges and universities in the state that offer any doctoral degrees; requires the Governor's Office of Economic Development to develop a process to determine whether to require the return of economic development Centers of Excellence grant moneys from a higher education institution if the technology that is developed from grant proceeds is licensed to a licensee that does not maintain a manufacturing or service location in the state from which the technology is exploited or transfers the manufacturing or service location out of state within a five-year period after the issuance of the license.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2006/bills/sbillenr/sb0112.pdf
Title: S.B. 112
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us/

Signed into law 03/2006

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Community College

Provides a source of funding for customized work force training. Finds that the provision of customized training is critical to attracting and retaining businesses, and that the growth of many businesses is limited by an unmet need for customized training. Finds that work force training not only helps business, it also improves the quality of life for workers and communities. Because of the statewide public benefit to be
gained from instituting a customized training program, the legislature intends to create a new program to fund work force training in a manner that reduces the up-front costs of training to new and expanding firms. Creates the Washington customized employment training program to provide training assistance to employers locating or expanding in the state. Finds that accountability and effectiveness are important aspects of setting tax policy. In order to make policy choices regarding the best use of limited state resources the legislature needs information on how a tax incentive is used. Requires each person claiming a tax credit under this act to report information to the department by filing a complete
annual survey. The survey is due by March 31st of the year following any calendar year in which a tax credit under this act is taken. The department may extend the due date for timely filing of annual surveys. The survey shall include the amount of tax credit taken. Directs the department to study the tax credit authorized in this act. The department shall submit a report to the finance committee of the house of representatives and the ways and means committee of the senate by December 1, 2011. The report shall measure the effect of the credit on job creation, job retention, company growth, the movement of firms or the consolidation of firms' operations into the state, and such other factors as the department selects.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202006/6326-S2.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 6326
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov

Signed into law 02/2006

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Education Research

Signed into law 05/2006

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Equity

Adopted 11/2006

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Requires the State Department of Education to develop a model antidiscrimination and antiharassment policy that prohibits such conduct based on specified characteristics, including, but not limited to, actual or perceived gender identity and sexual orientation, for school districts to adopt. Requires the department to post the model policy on its Internet Web site for school districts to download. Requires the district to publicize the policy and to take actions relating to awareness and prevention.
Title: A.B. 606
Source: California Legislature

Signed into law 08/2006

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Allows single sex schools, classes and programs to be established in the Detroit public schools. Enrollment must be voluntary, and the district is required to make a substantially equal co-educational school, class or program available.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0347.pdf
Title: H.B. 4264
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/

Signed into law 08/2006

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Allows gender based classrooms, schools or programs under the Elliot-Larsen civil rights act. Relates to a school district, an intermediate school district or a public school academy.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0348.pdf
Title: H.B. 6247
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov

Signed into law 07/2006

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Provides that a school district or a public school academy may establish and maintain a program within a school in which enrollment is limited to pupils of a single gender if the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy makes available to pupils an equal coeducational school, class, or program and an equal school, class, or program for pupils of the other gender; provides that enrollment in any singe-gender school, class or program must be voluntary. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0303.pdf
Title: S.B. 1296
Source: http://www.michiganlegislature.org

Signed into law 04/2006

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Federal

Adopted 07/2006

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Establishes rules for Title I coordinator 1, Title I coordinator 2, and Title I coordinator 3 positions. Establishes requirements for credentials, duties, application, and renewal of credentials.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/information/acdata/pdf/67-11-03.3.pdf
Title: NDAC 67-11-03.3-01, -03.3-02, -03.3-03, -03.3-04
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov

Signed into law 05/2006

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The Commissioner of Education shall submit to the Legislature the proposed state plan for the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act before the proposed plan is submitted to federal agencies. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint members of the appropriate education and appropriations committees to serve as a select committee to review the proposed plan.

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 7)
Source: Florida Legislature

Signed into law 04/2006

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Directs the Board of Education to develop a plan to eliminate initiatives or conditions that are currently being funded by No Child Left Behind, unless such initiatives or conditions are an integral and necessary component of the Commonwealth's own Standards of Quality, Standards of Accreditation, or Standards of Learning. Upon development of the plan, directs the Office of the Attorney General must provide the Board and the General Assembly with an estimate of the costs for providing legal services in the event the elimination of any initiatives or conditions results in the withholding of Title I funds. Requires the state board to report its plan to the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Finance, and the House Committee on Appropriations by October 1, 2006.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0879, http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0904
Title: H.B. 1427, S.B. 410
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Finance

Rule Adoption 12/2006

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Approved by voters 11/2006

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Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to require at least 10 mills of property tax are levied for every school district in the state.
http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/dl3.cfm?trgturl=election/2006/general/statecert-constitutionalamendments-2006-08-31.pdf&trgtfile=statecert-constitutionalamendments-2006-08-31.pdf
Title: Statewide Amendment Number Two
Source: http://www.sos.state.al.us

Approved by voters 11/2006

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Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to require the legislature to fund the operation of the public schools for K-12th grades before any other part of the state budget for the next biennium.
http://www.sos.state.nv.us/nvelection/2004_bq/bq1.htm
Title: Ballot Question # 1
Source: http://www.sos.state.nv.us/

Emergency Rule Adoption 10/2006

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Establishes emergency rules regarding the criteria and standards for the School Foundation Program, which provides a guaranteed level of funding that is essentially a block grant to every public school district based on a number of factors--the most important of which is the number of students enrolled in the district in the prior year. http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6384.pdf
Title: Chapter 8
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 09/2006

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Signed into law 09/2006

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Establishes an emergency aid grants program for local governments, including public school districts.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/20061E/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0005SG.htm
Title: H.B. 5A
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/

Rejected by voters 08/2006

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Community College

Would require the state to provide annual funding increases equal to the rate of inflation for public schools, intermediate school districts, community colleges and higher education. Would require state to fund any deficiencies in the school aid fund from the general fund. Relates to base funding for school districts with declining enrollment. Reduces and caps retirement fund contributions (Ballot Number 06-5) .
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Statewide_Bal_Prop_Status_145801_7.pdf
Title: V. 6 (Prop. 5)
Source: http://www.michigan.gov/

Rejected by voters 07/2006

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(1189. SA2005RF0126) Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to provide public school funding by imposing a tax on real property that exempts certain senior homeowners, to provide for class size reduction, textbooks, school safety and violence prevention, academic success facility grants, and a data system to evaluate educational programs effectiveness. Provides facility grants exempt districts from current bond measure moneys unless that measure provides for such eligibility.
Title: V. 14 (Prop. 88)
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2006

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Community College

Recodifies provisions of the executive budget act and the capital improvement planning act into a state budget act that revises and clarifies the procedures for preparing, enacting and administering the state buget. Requires all state agencies and non-state entities expending any state funds to expend them in accordance this policy.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H914v4.html
Title: H.B. 914
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/

Signed into law 07/2006

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Provides protection to any employee of a school district board of cooperative educational services or charter school who having reasonable cause to suspect that the fiscal practices or actions of an employee or officer of a school district, board of cooperative educational services, or charter school violates law, reports such information.
Title: A.B. 8925
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2006

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Directs the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, working with the Department of Administration, to establish a statewide purchasing system for products and services pertaining to public schools, which would include telecommunications, wireless services, general insurance products and services, and school transportation for children with special needs. Public Law No. 298
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText06/HouseText06/H6853.pdf
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText06/HouseText06/H6853A.pdf
Title: H.B. 6853; S.B. 2531
Source: Rhode Island Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Adopted 05/2006

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Changes the process school districts use to claim federal program funds. Implements an electronic reimbursement program which will allow school districts the ability to access their federal funds using a draw-down method.
http://www.oar.state.ok.us/register/Volume-23_Issue-24.htm
Title: OAC 210-25-3-7
Source: http://www.oar.state.ok.us/

Signed into law 05/2006

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Signed into law 04/2006

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Requires detailed financial impact statements for administrative rules promulgated by the state board.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2006S1/public/HB1016.pdf
Title: H.B. 1016A
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/

Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost

Rejected by voters 08/2006

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Community College

Signed into law 05/2006

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Signed into law 04/2006

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Amends the public school funding formula to ensure adequate funding for students in school districts with declining enrollment and school districts with isolated schools receiving special needs funding.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2006S1/public/SB24.pdf
Title: S.B. 24
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Provides that any cost study analysis, cost study audit, adequacy study, or other study commissioned or funded by the General Assembly and any conclusions or recommendations resulting from a cost study analysis, cost study audit, adequacy study or other study are not binding upon the General Assembly.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2006S1/public/HB1030.pdf
Title: H.B. 1030
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/

Signed into law 03/2006

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Relates to school finance; implements 2005 recalibration modifications to the state education resource block grant model; clarifies duties of the secretary of state, state superintendent, Department of Education, school districts and the School Facilities Commission; specifies model recalibration parameters; eliminates superseded, superfluous and executed statutes; provides for a summer school grant program; provides for a report on bureau of Indian affairs schools and litigation expenses.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Enroll/HB0139.pdf Bill sumnmary: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Summaries/HB0139.htm
Title: H.B. 139
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Issued 01/2006

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Executive Order 2006-01 Creates the Commission on Education Improvement to examine the current system of delivering
and financing elementary and secondary public education.
Title: Executive Order 13
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNew

Finance--Bonds

Issued 11/2006

Postsec.
Community College

Provides an allocation from the 2006 ceiling to be used to finance student loans which, if the student meets certain timely payment requirements, will have interest rates below the interest rates established by the U.S. Department of Education. http://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/docs/46exe2006-BondAlloc-LPFA-StudentLoans.pdf
Title: E.O. 46
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2006

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Allows boards of local or intermediate school districts to borrow money by issuing notes to secure funds for school operations or to pay previous loans obtained for school operations in the event of the unavailability or insufficiency of state school aid for any reason. Sets guidelines for issuing and repaying notes. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0285.pdf
Title: H.B. 6069
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.govt

Signed into law 06/2006

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Relates to the debt limitations of school districts. Provides that bonds issued by a community consolidated school district maintaining grades K through 8 shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of statutory limitations and may be issued in an amount or amounts, including existing indebtedness, in excess of any heretofore or hereafter imposed statutory limitation as to indebtedness under certain conditions. Provides for acquisition and improvement of school sites. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB0857lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 857
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2006

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Removes the statutory limitation on bonded indebtedness for school districts.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2006S1/public/HB1007.pdf
Title: H.B. 1007
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Finance--District

Signed into law 12/2006

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Requires local boards to appoint a treasurer, who serves as the chief fiscal officer of the school district. The treasurer is to be appointed for a term not longer than five years beginning the first day of August and ending the thirty-first day of July. The board is required to execute a written contract of employment with the treasurer. At the expiration of a treasurer's current term of employment, the treasurer is deemed re-employed for a term of one year at the same salary plus any increments that the board may authorize, unless the board, on or before the first day of March of the year in which the contract of employment expires, either re-employs the treasurer for a succeeding term as provided in division (C) of this section or gives to the treasurer written notice of its intention not to re-employ the treasurer. Prohibits a treasurer from being transferred to any other position during the term of the treasurer's employment or re-employment except by mutual agreement by the treasurer and the board. If a vacancy occurs in the office of treasurer, the board is to appoint a treasurer for a term not to exceed five years from the preceding first day of August. A treasurer appointed under this section may not be a member of the board or otherwise regularly employed by the board. No board of education, other than the board of an island school district, shall elect appoint a person treasurer who does not hold a valid license issued under section 3301.074 of the Revised Code, unless the person is an otherwise qualified treasurer. If the treasurer fails to maintain that license, the treasurer is automatically disqualified from further service, unless the treasurer is an otherwise qualified treasurer. Makes other clarifications. http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_671
Title: H.B. 671
Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us

Signed into law 12/2006

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Sec.�3315.20.�A school district may have a deficit in any special fund of the district only if both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(A) The district has a request for payment pending with the state sufficient to cover the amount of the deficit and there is a reasonable likelihood that the payment will be made.
(B) The unspent and unencumbered balance in the district's general fund is greater than the aggregate of deficit amounts in all of the district's special funds.
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_276
Title: H.B. 276 -- Sec. 3315.20
Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us

Rejected by voters 11/2006

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(REFERENDUM J; HB 06-1283) Creates the State Public School Expenditures Accountability Act. If approved, would amend state statutes to require districts to spend at least 65% of their operational expenditures on classroom instruction beginning in the 2007-08 school year. Districts spending less than 65% would be required to increase spending on the specified items by two percentage points each year until the threshold is met. Districts would be authorized to request a one-year waiver from the spending requirement. The legislature would be authorized to sanction any school district that failing to comply with the spending requirement. Districts would be required to adopt an annual budget report, in a standard format, for public inspection, and would be allowed to hold elections to exempt them from these requirements.

Requires school districts to adopt an annual budget report, in a standard format, for public inspection, and to spend a percentage of operational budgets on direct classroom expenditures; concerns capital construction, charter school transfers, mill levies, local bonds and bond redemption funds; allows a district to hold an election to determine voter preference to exempt the district from requirements.
Title: Referendum J
Source:

Rejected by voters 11/2006

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Relates to K-12 public school funding. Adds 1% sales tax rate, revenue stream for this component of K-12 local public school funding; creates the Local Public Schools Investment Fund which must be used for supporting students in the classroom and improving local schools; requires annual accountability reports from local school boards on use of increased revenues. http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/inits/06init00.htm
Title: Proposition 1
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Approved by voters 09/2006

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Proposes a constitutional amendment to provide that no law, unless enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature, requiring increased expenditures for any purpose shall be applicable to a city, parish, or other local public school board except under certain circumstances; provides for exceptions to such prohibition; specifies an election for submission of the proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition. http://www.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcms4&rqsdta=093006
Title: Amendment 9
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2006

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Became law without governor's signature 07/2006

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Requires the school impact fee working group to submit supplemental findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no less than 20 days before the convening of the 2007 session. Makes an appropriation for the operation of the school impact fee working group. Provides that the sum appropriated must be expended by the office of the auditor which shall oversee and administer any consultant contracts as may be executed on behalf of the working group. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2708_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2708
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Signed into law 07/2006

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Signed into law 06/2006

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Signed into law 06/2006

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Revises provisions related to districts' public reporting of finances. Specifies content that must be included in annual statement of affairs summary. Tranfers from regional superintendents to state board control over processing of payments of districts not in compliance with financial reporting requirements.
Pages 27-32 of 49: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB2829lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2829 - District Financial Reporting
Source: www.ilga.gov

Signed into law 06/2006

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Recognizes that the parish of Cameron has suffered wide-spread devastation and crippling disruption from the effects of Hurricane Rita prohibiting normal recovery and restoration. Creates the Parishwide School District of the Parish of Cameron. Provides that the special district is to be administered by a board of directors composed of the president of the Cameron Parish School Board, the superintendent of the Cameron Parish School System, and three other directors selected by the school board of such parish, who themselves may be members of the school board. Authorizes the special district to levy only for the 2006 tax year a property tax not to exceed 10 mills for the purpose of giving additional support to public schools in the parish. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=403725
Title: S.B. 32
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2006

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Requires school systems to employ or share by agreement school board business managers or chief financial officers who meet qualifications established by the state board. Gives any business manager or chief financial officer who does not meet the requirements established in state board rules seven years from the date the rules are published to meet the required qualifications. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=400970
Title: S.B. 539
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 05/2006

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Signed into law 05/2006

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Requires districts to report expenditures in the manner required by the state board in order to achieve uniform reporting of expenditures in school district budgets. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 2
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 05/2006

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Directs every district to conduct an assessment of each attendance center's educational needs. Directs the board to use information obtained from such needs assessment when preparing the district budget. Also directs the board to prepare a summary of the budget for the school district. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 26
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 05/2006

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Signed into law 04/2006

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Concerns uniform reporting requirements for school district fund balances.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2006S1/public/HB1018.pdf
Title: H.B. 1018, S.B. 7
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/

Signed into law 04/2006

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Concerns the Classroom First for Georgia Act. Defines "direct classroom expenditures" and "total operating expenditures." Beginning with fiscal year 2008, requires local schools to spend a minimum of 65% of total operating expenditures on direct classroom expenditures. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/sb390.pdf
Title: S.B. 390
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 04/2006

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Revises requirements relating to district financial audits and reporting.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1119SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1119
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1119SG.htm

Signed into law 03/2006

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Signed into law 03/2006

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Chapter No. 83 povides flexibility to school districts in accounting for revenues received from settlements of protested amounts attributable to district property tax levies; Flexibility is provided by a deferral of these revenues from the 15% limit imposed upon operating balances and cash reserves in computing foundation program entitlements; The deferral is authorized for a period up to one year.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Enroll/SF0088.pdf
Title: S.B. 88
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us

Signed into law 02/2006

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Community College

Authorizes school districts, universities and community colleges to borrow funds from federal government to cover loss of revenue as result of Hurricane Katrina.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2701SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2701
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 01/2006

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The legislature appropriated $5,000,000 to the Department of Education for an "Energy Fund". These funds will help reorganized school districts, vocational-technical school districts and charter schools�pay for energy cost increases resulting from, but not limited to, the increased cost of natural gas and electricity, limited refining capacity, and increased consumption.
http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/lis143.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+242/$file/legis.html?open
Title: S.B. 242
Source: Delaware Legislative Site

Vetoed 01/2006

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Under current law, with certain exceptions, if a school board wishes to borrow money or exceed the revenue limit otherwise applicable to the school district, it must obtain the approval of the school district's electors at a referendum. A referendum authorizing borrowing may be held at a special election called for that purpose or at the next regularly scheduled primary or election held not earlier than 45 days after adopting the borrowing resolution. Similarly, a referendum to exceed the district's revenue limit may be held at a special election or at the next succeeding spring primary or election or September primary or election held not earlier than 42 days after the resolution to exceed the limit is filed.
This bill prohibits a school board from calling a special election for either purpose described above.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/acts/05enSB0171.pdf
Title: S.B. 171
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us

Signed into law 01/2006

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Restricts the manner in which a school district may invest its funds and to whom it may delegate its investment authority.
Expands the investment authority and delegation of investment authority for all school districts with respect to funds that are held in trust, other than funds held in the Public Employee Trust Fund (ETF), solely to provide any of the following benefits: (1) post-employment health care benefits provided either separately or through a defined benefit pension plan; and (2) other post-employment benefits provided separately from a defined benefit pension plan. (Examples of the latter type are life insurance, long-term care, disability, and other benefits provided as compensation for services rendered.)
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/acts/05Act99.pdf
Title: A.B. 167 (Act No. 99)
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us

Signed into law 01/2006

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Relates to the investment by school districts of funds held in trust to provide post-employments benefits; relates to deferred compensation funds; provides that if a school board has established such trust, the required report shall state the amount in the trust, the investment return earned by the trust since the last annual meeting, the total of disbursements made from the trust since the last annual meeting and the names of the investment manager if investment authority has been delegated. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/acts/05Act99.pdf
Title: A.B. 167 -- Act 99
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us

Finance--Equity

Approved by voters 11/2006

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Proposes an amendment (amendment B) to the Constitution to repeal the current limitation on the amount of property tax revenues that may be redistributed by the state through the School Foundation Program Account from school districts with greater property tax revenues to other school districts in the state. http://soswy.state.wy.us/election/2006/const-b.htm
Title: V. 2
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Finance--Facilities

Approved by voters 07/2006

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Community College

(AB 127-Chapter 35, 2006) Enacts the Kindergarten- University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006 which would authorize a specified amount in state general obligation bonds to provide aid to school districts, county superintendents of schools, county boards of education, the California Community Colleges, the University of California and the California State University to construct and modernize education facilities.
Title: V. 9 (Prop. 1D)
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2006

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Increases the funds deposited to the state educational facilities improvement special fund from $45 million to $90 million. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1891_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1891
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Signed into law 07/2006

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Community College

Raises the cigarette tax rate 17 1/2 cents per pack and changes tobacco products wholesale sales tax on moist snuff to a weight-based tax; provides for a portion of the cigarette tax and tobacco products wholesale sales tax revenues to be appropriated annually to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority for payment of debt service incurred by the authority for school facilities projects. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/AL06/37_.PDF
Title: A.B. 4705
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us

Rejected by voters 06/2006

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This act provides for a bond issue in an amount not to exceed a total of six hundred million dollars ($600,000,000) to provide
funds for the construction and renovation of public library facilities in order to expand access to reading and literacy
programs in California's public education system and to expand access to public library services for all residents
of California. Fiscal Impact: State cost of about $1.2 billion over 30 years to pay off both the principal ($600 million)
and interest ($570 million) costs of the bonds. One-time local costs (statewide) of about $320 million for local
matching contributions.
http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/vig_06/vig_pdf/text_81.pdf
Title: Prop. 81
Source: CA Secretary of State

Signed into law 06/2006

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Amends provisions related to the school-level minor repair and maintenance account. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2704_hd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2704
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Signed into law 06/2006

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Provides resources for the repair, maintenance, and renovation of public schools; makes an appropriation for the renovation of classrooms statewide in the department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2956_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2956
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2006

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Community College

Enacts the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006. Authorizes a specified amount in state general obligation bonds to provide aid to school districts, county superintendents of schools, county boards of education, the California Community Colleges, the University of California, the Hastings College of the Law, and the California State University to construct and modernize education facilities.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_127_bill_20060520_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 127
Source: California Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

Postsec.
Community College

Creates the Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority as a body corporate and politic, an instrumentality of the state, and a public corporation. Gives the authority power to purchase, lease, hold and dispose of property; appoint an executive director; make and execute contracts, leases, rental agreements, and other instruments to exercise the powers of the authority, including construction contracts; construct, erect, acquire, own, repair, remodel, maintain, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate, and manage projects; to make loans; acquire, accept, or retain equitable interests, security interests, or other interests in any property; and to accept loans and to borrow money. Creates sections relating to revenue bonds.

Creates the Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority Committee as a joint committee of the General Assembly. Requires the committee to periodically inquire into and review the operations of the Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority, and review and evaluate the success with which the authority is accomplishing its duties and functions.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/sb562.pdf
Title: S.B. 562
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2006

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Signed into law 04/2006

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States nine percent of foundation funding must be dedicated by districts to payment of utilities and costs of maintenance and renovation.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2006S1/public/SB27.pdf
Title: S.B. 27
Source:

Signed into law 04/2006

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Relates to energy cost saving measures; provides that a school district may contract for the procurement of a guaranteed energy cost savings contract with a qualified provider through a competitive sealed proposal process as provided by the procurement practices adopted by the state board of education.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/hb2430h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2430
Source: Arizona Legislature

Signed into law 03/2006

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Amends existing law relating to cooperative service agencies to provide that a cooperative service agency may request its member school districts to authorize a levy not to exceed .1% for the purpose of constructing and maintaining cooperative service agency facilities; to provide for continuation of the levy for additional ten year periods upon approval of district electors. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0705.html#engr
Title: H.B. 705
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2006

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Provides for a $25 million Public School Facilities Cooperative Fund to remediate unsafe school facilities, as a last resort, if the school district has been unable or unwilling to solve the problem. Allows a district to apply to use the fund if they have attempted to pass a bond levy to address the problem and failed. Allows the division of building safety to apply on behalf of a school district, if the district cannot or will not act. State approval of a project, or a modified version of it, automatically refers the approved project to the voters in the district, for one last attempt at bond passage. Failure of the bond then triggers up-front state funding of the project, and directs state supervision of the school district, to last until the project is completed. State funding of a project will also trigger a property tax levy in the school district, the proceeds of which will be deposited back in the Public School Facilities Cooperative Fund. The amount that district taxpayers would pay into the fund would vary, depending on the levy rate, which is recalculated each year, and the district's relative wealth. Wealthier districts with low levy rates would
likely pay 100% of the project cost into the fund, while poorer districts with high levy rates would pay less. The levy could run for no more than 20 years, even if the
school district share of costs has not been fully paid within that time period. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0743.html#billtext
Title: H.B. 743 Section 6 and 12
Source: www3.state.id.us

Signed into law 03/2006

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From Fiscal Note: The bill requires all school districts to have submitted a five-year facilities plan which includes enrollment projections, a current preventative maintenance plan, the capital needs of charter schools located in the district, and projections of facility needs to maintain a full-day kindergarten program prior to PSFA approving school construction or a district letting contracts for school construction. PSFA notes this is consistent with requirements currently in effect for districts applying for grant assistance. Provisions contained in the bill increase the current 3 to 9 percent caps currently in place on the amount of operational cash balances a public school district may retain to 5 to 15 percent depending on total program cost. School districts have complained the caps currently in place are unfair and are causing undue pressure with regard to expenditures which require the district to expend funds prior to requesting reimbursement. The committee substitute also provides for the secretary of education to waive all or a portion of reductions for excess cash balances if the funds are needed to provide a local match or to reduce the districts share of amounts granted for qualified high priority projects.

The Senate Finance Committee Substitute for the Senate Education Substitute for Senate Bill 450 is an omnibus public school capital outlay bill making changes to the public school capital outlay (PSCO) program, requiring school district master facilities plans, providing for certain
districts to receive assistance in developing and updating five-year facilities plans, providing for capital outlay fund local match assistance for qualified high priority projects, increases statutory caps on school district cash balances, and creates a fund to pay for new school one-time costs. The bill also provides funding to fully implement the lease payment assistance program, provides for use of PSCO funds to demolish abandoned buildings, changes the method with which high growth school construction is addressed, and provides funding to correct deficiencies at the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Handicapped and the New Mexico School for the Deaf. Also included in the bill are provisions increasing the SB-9 guarantee from $60.00 to $90.00 per unit, continuing the exempt status of Public School Facilities Authority (PSFA) employees, providing for PSFA to act as its own purchasing agent and creating a study committee and making
appropriations. Link to fiscal note: http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/06%20Regular/firs/SB0450.pdf
Link to bill text (final version): http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/06%20Regular/FinalVersions/senate/SB0450FCS.pdf

Title: S.B. 450
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2006

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Relates to school capital construction; modifies the school district facility planning process; clarifies the procedures regarding review of district plan; specifies a transition. Prohibits any plan from including the abandonment or demolition of any school or school facility unless there has first been a public hearing on the issue. Chapter No. 42.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Enroll/HB0073.pdf
Title: H.B. 73
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us

Issued 02/2006

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Creates a new position of oversight of the School Construction Program and a new working group that will oversee a full review of the program and recommend reforms. The governor appointed 6 new members to the Schools Construction Corporation (SCC) Board of Directors. The working group is directed to review "the entire School Construction Program and the laws, regulations and policies governing educational facilities and to develop recommendations for reform" including recommendations for statutory changes. The working group is also charged with recommending immediate changes to improve SCC operations.
http://www.state.nj.us/governor/news/news/approved/20060207.html
Title: Executive Order No. 3
Source: http://www.state.nj.us

Issued 02/2006

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(Executive Order 2006-3) Creates the position of Special Counsel to the Governor for School Construction ("Special Counsel.") The Special Counsel is to be appointed by the Governor.� During the period of appointment the Special Counsel shall also serve as a Special Assistant Attorney General and shall, in consultation with the Attorney General, have access to the support and resources of the Department of Law and Public Safety, including without limitation such clerical and support staff as may be necessary to discharge the responsibilities under this Executive Order. The Special Counsel is authorized to call upon any department, office or agency of State government to provide such information, resources or other assistance deemed necessary. Each department, office, division, and agency of State government is required to cooperate with the Special Counsel and to furnish the Special Counsel with assistance necessary to accomplish the purpose of this Executive Order. The Special Counsel shall serve as the Governor's representative in all matters pertaining to the management and operations of the Schools Construction Corporation and shall serve on the Corporation's Board of Directors in the position designated in Executive Order No. 24 (2002) for a member of the Governor's Executive Staff.
http://www.state.nj.us/governor/news/news/approved/20060207.html
Title: E.O. 3; (NEW BILL)
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Finance--Federal

Adopted 11/2006

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Amends the Federal Student Aid Program regulations to implement the changes to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), resulting from the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 (HERA), Public Law No. 109–171, and other recently enacted legislation.
The regulations reflect the provisions of the HERA that affect students, borrowers and program participants in the Federal student aid
programs authorized under Title IV of the HEA. http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/finrule/2006-3/080906a.pdf; http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/finrule/2006-4/110106b.pdf
Title: 34 CFR Parts 600, 668, 673, 674, 675, 676, 682, 685
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2006

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Creates a revolving fund for the collection and disbursement of generated revenue to support the administration and operations of the department of education federal revenue maximization program and for medicaid-eligible services provided by the department.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2961_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2961
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 05/2006

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Memorializes the President and Congress to make a serious commitment to improving the quality of the nation's public schools by substantially increasing its funding for the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Higher Education Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and other educational related programs.

Requests that the President, U.S. Congress and U.S. Department of Education offer the various states waivers, exemptions or whatever flexibility is possible regarding the requirements of the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, in any year that federal funding for public K-12 education is decreased to prevent states from spending state and local resources on activities that have not proven effective in raising student achievement and may not be the priority of an individual state.

Encourages other states to pass similar resolutions. Directs the secretary of state to send an enrolled copy of this resolution to the President of the United States, President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education and each member of the Kansas legislative delegation.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/2006_1618.pdf
Title: S.C.R. 1618
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Adopted 05/2006

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Finance--Funding Formulas

Signed into law 12/2006

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Directs the Commissioner of Education to contract with an independent entity to conduct an evaluation of the Department Of Education and its oversight capacity; relates to public school funding reform.
Title: S.J.R. 1
Source: New Jersey Legislature

Adopted 11/2006

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Signed into law 09/2006

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Revises minimum state educational funding procedure for school districts and community college districts. Enacts the Quality Education Investment Act of 2006, which would authorize school districts and other local educational agencies to apply to receive funding to allocate to elementary and secondary schools and charter schools that are ranked in certain deciles on the Academic Performance Index. Appropriates funds for the program for the 2007-08 fiscal year.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1101-1150/sb_1133_bill_20060901_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1133
Source: California Legislature

Adopted 08/2006

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Signed into law 06/2006

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Rejected by voters 06/2006

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Proposes a constitutional amendment to require that in each state fiscal year a school district spend at least 65% of its operational expenditures on classroom instruction.

Creates the State Public School Expenditures Accountability Act; requires school districts to adopt an annual budget report, in a standard format, for public inspection, and to spend a percentage of operational budgets on direct classroom expenditures; concerns capital construction, charter school transfers, mill levies, local bonds and bond redemption funds; allows a district to hold an election to determine voter preference to exempt the district from requirements.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/lcs/0506initrefr.nsf/89fb842d0401c52087256cbc00650696/d35caec1adcb56ae8725713e0058cb10/$FILE/ATTSVQLD/Amendment%2039.pdf

H.B. 1283
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/627AF3E860CE5FE1872570DE007CBF64?Open&file=1283_rer.pdf
Title: Amendment 39 (H.B. 1283)
Source: CO Secretary of State

Signed into law 06/2006

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Signed into law 06/2006

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Allows cooperative high schools to receive some of the same supplementary state aid that new districts receive; relates to multiple agreements. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/HB/PDF/09400HB4365lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4365
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2006

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Amends calculations for state aid for charter schools.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/SB/SB1493_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 1493
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 06/2006

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Provides for taxation by school districts, the state funds formula, tax relief in first class cities, school district choice, voter participation and other school district options. Makes an appropriation. Prohibits prior authorized taxation. Provides for installment payment of taxes. Restricts the power of certain school districts to levy, assess and collect taxes.
Title: H.B. 39A
Source: Pennsylvania Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Defines "nonproficient pupil" as a student who is not eligible for free lunches and who has scored less than proficient on the state math or reading assessment during school year 2004-2005 and who is enrolled in a district which maintains an approved proficiency assistance plan. Creates a ''nonproficient pupil weighting'' as an addend component assigned to enrollment of districts on the basis of enrollment of nonproficient pupils. Requires that assistance or programs provided to nonproficient pupils be paid from the at-risk education fund.

Requires every local board to annually submit to the state board a report on the at-risk program or assistance provided by the district. Requires such report to include information specifying the number of at-risk pupils and nonproficient pupils served or provided assistance, the type of service provided, the research upon which the district relied in determining that a need for service or assistance existed, the results of providing such service or assistance and any other information required by the state board. Specifies that districts must report such information as specified by the state board in order to achieve uniform reporting of the number of at-risk pupils and nonproficient pupils provided service or assistance by school districts in at-risk programs.

Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Conference Committee Report Brief: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/CCRB549.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 3, 9, 15
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Repealed by H.B. 2809 05/2006

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Authorizes a district offering both half-day and full-day kindergarten to impose a fee for enrollment in full-day kindergarten, to cover that portion of the cost of providing full-day kindergarten not paid by the state. Clarifies that this does not require districts to offer or students to attend full-day kindergarten

Authorizes a district to expend amounts received from the at-risk pupil weighting to pay for the cost of providing full-day kindergarten to any
student attending full-day kindergarten whether or not such pupil is an at-risk pupil.
Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Conference Committee Report Brief: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/CCRB549.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 6, 14
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 05/2006

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Pertains to aspects of calculation of state aid. Addresses changes in calculating a district's average daily attendance and local effort component.
http://www.senate.mo.gov/06info/pdf-bill/tat/SB894.pdf
Title: S.B. 894
Source: http://www.senate.mo.gov

Signed into law 05/2006

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Relates to public school finance, property tax relief, public school accountability and programs. Requires school districts to reduce their M&O tax rates in 2006 to 88.67 percent of their 2005 M&O tax rate. School districts would receive "hold harmless" funding of the amount of state revenue necessary to maintain state and local revenue per weighted student equal to either the amount the district would have been entitled for the 2006-07 school year under current law or 2005-2006 revenue per weighted student, including state aid received for property value decline and "recapture" arrangements under Chapter 42. The bill appropriates $2.39 billion to school districts for fiscal 2007 in "hold harmless" funds.

For school districts subject to "recapture" of local property tax revenue under Education Code, ch. 41, M&O tax revenue on tax rates greater than $1.33 per $100 of valuation would not be subject to recapture. School districts that qualify for the "guaranteed yield" would receive the
current allotment of $27.14 per weighted student for every penny of tax effort above their new compressed rate (up to $1.50).

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/data/docmodel/793/billtext/pdf/HB00001F.PDF

Bill Analysis
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/data/hrofr/pdf/ba793/HB0001.PDF
Title: H.B. 1C
Source: Texas Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Signed into law 04/2006

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Concerns the financing of public schools; increases the statewide base per pupil funding to account for a higher inflation rate; provides that if a school district's expenditures for instructional supplies and materials exceeds the amount required to be budgeted for the budget year, allows the district to subtract an amount equal to the amount of the excess expenditures from the amount required to be budgeted for instructional supplies and materials for the subsequent budget year.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/E2B24623C224397987257147007DC269?Open&file=1375_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1375
Source: Colorado Legislature

Signed into law 03/2006

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Increases the required school term from 175 to 180 full instructional days for use in the computation of Foundation Program allowances to local boards of education, beginning with the 2006-07 school year.
http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2006rs/bills/hb333.htm
Title: H.B. 333
Source: http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/

Signed into law 03/2006

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Extends the repeal date on the provisions of the state Adequate Education Program which provide for additional funding in high growth school districts.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0563SG.htm
Title: H.B. 563
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Signed into law 03/2006

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Revises certain components of the State Adequate Education Program formula; revises the formula for computing the average daily attendance of students and the determination of base student cost under the formula by providing for the selection of school districts for the instructional cost component; provides that any fees received in lieu of taxes shall be including in the amount of required local contribution to the support of the program; relates to the sufficient funding under the program.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2604SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2604
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/

Signed into law 03/2006

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Signed into law 03/2006

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Signed into law 03/2006

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The temporary increase in the levy base authorized by the 2004 Legislature for calendar years 2005 through 2007 is continued for 2008 and thereafter. The temporary increase in the levy base was to account for the difference between the state funds that school districts could have received had Initiatives 728 and 732 been implemented as originally passed by the voters and the lower amounts they actually received as a result of amendments made to both initiatives in 2003.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202006/2812-S.SL.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/fns/legsearch.asp?BillNumber=2812&SessionNumber=59

Title: H.B. 2812
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/

Signed into law 03/2006

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Signed into law 02/2006

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Repeals the education property tax effective March 31, 2005; distributes state education assistance in the form of state education grants, which are determined on a municipality-by-municipality basis under a formula that calculates a municipality's need for assistance based on a broad range of factors, including fiscal capacity, resource challenges, performance, and student population, with the state education grants being adjusted in future years by the consumer price index.

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2006/HB0100.html
Title: H.B. 100
Source: Lexis/nexis, StateNet

Issued 01/2006

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Finance--Lotteries

Issued 12/2006

Postsec.
Community College

Designates the Indiana Finance Authority as the entity to oversee and execute financial transactions in connection with the governor's 2007 higher education initiative.
http://www.in.gov/gov/press/media/eo/EO_06-18.pdf
Title: E.O. 06-18
Source: www.in.gov

Signed into law 05/2006

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Signed into law 05/2006

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Concerns Lottery, Scholarships and Programs; establishes lottery scholarship program to enable tenured public school teachers to obtain advanced degrees.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB2724.pdf
Title: S.B. 2724; H.B. 3720
Source: Tennessee Legislature

Signed into law 05/2006

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Concerns Lottery, Scholarships and Programs; redistributes unclaimed lottery prize money from 50 percent future prize pool and 50 percent after school programs special account to 100 percent after school programs special account.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB2812.pdf
Title: H.B. 2812; S.B.2682
Source: Tennessee Legislature

Signed into law 03/2006

Postsec.
Community College

From fiscal impact statement: This bill does not contain an appropriation; however, enactment of this legislation is likely to have a significant impact on the expenditure of the Lottery Tuition Fund. The lack of clear statutory definitions of "tuition" and "general fees" has contributed to a trend by some institutions of higher education to reclassify an increasing portion of their combined "tuition and fee" charges as "tuition." The impact of this reclassification is to increase the value of Lottery Success Scholarships for eligible recipients, thereby increasing the expenditure rate from the Lottery Tuition Fund. Enactment of this legislation will constrain this practice which should help reduce the
rate of growth in future expenditures for the program, all other things held equal. Fiscal impact statement: http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/06%20Regular/firs/SB0155.pdf
Link to final version of bill: http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/06%20Regular/FinalVersions/senate/SB0155.pdf
Title: S.B. 155
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Finance--Performance Funding

Vetoed 09/2006

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Finance--Private Giving

Adopted 07/2006

Postsec.
Community College

Establishes procedures for higher education institutions to apply for State matching funds under the Higher Education Incentive Funding Act, and delineates how and when the matching funds will be distributed to such institutions.

Title: NJAC 17:26
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Finance--Resource Efficiency

Rejected by voters 11/2006

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Signed into law 07/2006

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Rejected by voters 06/2006

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Signed into law 05/2006

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Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year: (a) Each district school board must designate a classroom teacher to serve as the teacher representative to speak on behalf of the district's teachers regarding paperwork and data collection reduction. (b) Each district school board must provide the school community with an efficient method to communicate with the classroom teacher designee regarding possible paperwork and data collection burdens and potential solutions. The teacher designee must annually report his or her findings and potential solutions to the school board. (d) Each district school board must submit its findings and potential solutions to the State Board of Education by September 1 of each year. (e) The State Board of Education must prepare a report of the statewide paperwork and data collection findings and potential solutions and submit the report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by October 1 of each year.

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 11)
Source: Florida Legislature

Adopted 05/2006

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Authorizes the Education Purchasing Program. Designates the state board as the state education purchasing entity. States criteria on which certification of education purchasing contracts and/or statewide education master contracts will be based. Pages 566-576 of 705: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue18.pdf
Title: 44 IAC 1110.10 thru .60
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2006

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