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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
+ Accountability--Accreditation
+ Accountability--Measures/Indicators
+ Accountability--Reporting Results
+ Accountability--Rewards
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers
+ Accountability--School Improvement
+ Adult Basic Education
+ Assessment
+ Assessment--Accommodations
+ Assessment--Computer Based
+ Assessment--End-of-Course
+ Assessment--Formative/Interim
+ Assessment--High Stakes/Competency
+ Assessment--Legal Issues
+ Assessment--Value Added
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol
+ Attendance
+ Attendance--Compulsory
+ Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower)
+ Attendance--Truancy
+ Background Checks
+ Bilingual/ESL
+ Business Involvement
+ Career/Technical Education
+ Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship
+ Cheating
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment
+ Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Tax Credits
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers
+ Civic Education
+ Civic Education--Character Education
+ Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance
+ Class Size
+ Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Alignment
+ Curriculum--Arts Education
+ Curriculum--Core Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Drivers Education
+ Curriculum--Environmental Education
+ Curriculum--Family Living Education
+ Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed.
+ Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language
+ Curriculum--Geography Education
+ Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education
+ Curriculum--International Education
+ Curriculum--Language Arts
+ Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling
+ Curriculum--Mathematics
+ Curriculum--Physical Education
+ Curriculum--Science
+ Curriculum--Sex Education
+ Curriculum--Social Studies/History
+ Data-Driven Improvement
+ Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults
+ Demographics--Enrollments
+ Economic/Workforce Development
+ Education Research
+ Equity
+ Federal
+ Finance
+ Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost
+ Finance--Bonds
+ Finance--District
+ Finance--Equity
+ Finance--Facilities
+ Finance--Federal
+ Finance--Funding Formulas
+ Finance--Lotteries
+ Finance--Performance Funding
+ Finance--Private Giving
+ Finance--Resource Efficiency
+ Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
+ Finance--Student Fees
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues
+ Governance
+ Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule
+ Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest
+ Governance--School Boards
+ Governance--Site-Based Management
+ Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies
+ Health
+ Health--Child Abuse
+ Health--Mental Health
+ Health--Nutrition
+ Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses
+ Health--Suicide Prevention
+ Health--Teen Pregnancy
+ High School
+ High School--Advanced Placement
+ High School--College Readiness
+ High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates
+ High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
+ High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges
+ High School--Exit Exams
+ High School--GED (General Education Development)
+ High School--Graduation Requirements
+ High School--International Baccalaureate
+ Instructional Approaches
+ Instructional Approaches--Constructivism
+ Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
+ Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning
+ Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education
+ Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
+ Leadership
+ Leadership--District Superintendent
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention
+ Middle School
+ Minority/Diversity Issues
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic
+ No Child Left Behind
+ No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress
+ No Child Left Behind--Assessment
+ No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer
+ No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools
+ No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers
+ No Child Left Behind--Report Cards
+ No Child Left Behind--School Support
+ No Child Left Behind--Special Populations
+ No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services
+ Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning
+ Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses
+ P-16 or P-20
+ P-3
+ P-3 Child Care
+ P-3 Early Intervention (0-3)
+ P-3 Ensuring Quality
+ P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits
+ P-3 Finance
+ P-3 Governance
+ P-3 Grades 1-3
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten
+ P-3 Preschool
+ P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development
+ Parent/Family
+ Parent/Family--Parent Rights
+ Parent/Family--Research
+ Postsecondary
+ Postsecondary Accountability
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants
+ Postsecondary Faculty
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants
+ Postsecondary Finance
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
+ Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent
+ Postsecondary Online Instruction
+ Postsecondary Participation--Access
+ Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements
+ Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action
+ Postsecondary Participation--Outreach
+ Postsecondary Students--Disabled
+ Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth
+ Postsecondary Students--Military
+ Postsecondary Students--Minority
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion
+ Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation
+ Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation
+ Private Schools
+ Promising Practices
+ Promotion/Retention
+ Reading/Literacy
+ Religion
+ Religion--Scientific Creationism (Evolution)
+ Rural
+ Scheduling/School Calendar
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Year
+ School Safety
+ School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution
+ School Safety--Code of Conduct
+ School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness
+ School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension
+ School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools
+ School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault
+ School Safety--Special Education
+ School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes
+ School/District Structure/Operations
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching)
+ School/District Structure/Operations--School Size
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation
+ Service-Learning
- Special Education
OHSigned into law 12/2006P-12Access to Personally Identifiable Student Information
H.B. 276 -- Section 3301.0716
Sec. 3301.0716 allows the state department of education to have access to personally identifiable student information under certain circumst...

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UTAdopted 12/2006P-12
Postsec.
Public Education Job Enhancement Program Eligibility
R690-100
Provides eligibility and award distribution requirements for the Public Education Job Enhancement Program (PEJEP), which offers funding to c...

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ORAdopted 11/2006P-12Special Education Teachers
OAR 584-017-0120 through 584-100-0006 non seq
Expands special education elementary authorization to allow special edteachers to be properly assigned in middle and junior high school. Cla...

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ORAdopted 11/2006P-12Physical Restraint and Seclusion
OAR 581-021-0061, -0061
Requires public schools to develop policies and procedures on the useof physical restraint and seclusion in schools. Requires schools to dev...

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AKRule Adoption 10/2006P-12Subgroups for Determining Adequate Yearly Progress
4 AAC 06.830(b)
Implements federal flexibility guidelines in the calculation of adequate yearly progress for the subgroup of students with disabilities.
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CASigned into law 09/2006P-12Special Education Student's Parental Rights
A.B. 2871
Amends existing law that requires all procedural safeguards under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Act to be established by each no...

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CASigned into law 09/2006P-12Services for Autistic Children
A.B. 2513
Declares that the recommendations of the Superintendent of Public Instruction's advisory committee concerning means that public and private ...

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CASigned into law 08/2006P-12Assistance for Students w/ Disabilities
A.B. 1667
Provides that any individual with exceptional needs, any pupil with a disability and any other pupil who requires specialized physical healt...

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NHRule Adoption 08/2006P-12Specialist in the Assessment of Intellectural Functioning (SAIF)
Ed 507.19; Ed 614.08
Relates to the education and experience requirements for certificationas a SAIF, as well as the skills, competencies, and knowledge requirem...

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UTAdopted 08/2006P-12Special Needs Scholarships Funding & Procedures
R277-602
Provides new definitions and makes changes within the Parents/Guardian Responsibilities section of rule concerning funding and procedures fo...

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CASigned into law 07/2006P-12Special Education Reporting Requirements
S.B. 1327
Relates to a free appropriate public education to all children with disabilities, children with disabilities who have been suspended or expe...

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MASigned into law 07/2006P-12Students w/ Disabilities and High School Graduation Ceremonies
H.B. 4710
Allows students with disabilities to participate in graduation ceremonies. A school age child with a disability who is completing the twelft...

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MOSigned into law 07/2006P-12Optional Resolution Conferences and Evaluations of Private School Students
S.B. 834
Removes a section of law that allows for an optional resolution conference to occur as the first step of due process in special education di...

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NCSigned into law 07/2006P-12Special Education Laws
H.B. 1908
Revises special education laws. Enables the state board of education and local educational agencies to implement the Individuals with Disabi...

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NYVetoed 07/2006P-12Burden of Proof in Impartial Hearings
S.B. 8354
States that the board of education or trustees of the school district or the state agency responsible for providing education to students wi...

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NYSigned into law 07/2006P-12IDEA Implementation
S.B. 8355
Enacts temporary transitional legislation to implement the federal individuals with disabilities education improvement act of 2004....

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RISigned into law 07/2006P-12Transportation of Special Education Students
H.B. 7841; S.B. 2489
Requires that the state department of administration and the Rhode Island public transit authority develop a plan for the creation and imple...

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RISigned into law 07/2006P-12Transportation for Students w/ Disabilities
S.B. 2489
Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to plan, develop, create and implement a statewide system of transportation of...

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AZSigned into law 06/2006P-12Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
H.B. 2676
Establishes a funded state program of scholarships for pupils with disabilities; provides such students with the option of attending or rece...

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IASigned into law 06/2006P-12Services to Special Education Students in Nonpublic Schools
S.B. 2272 - Section 19
Requires service activities to students enrolled in nonpublic schools to be similar to those undertaken for public school students. Allows ...

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MISigned into law 06/2006P-12Cost of Due Process Hearings
S.B. 1184
Specifies that, beginning July 1, 2006, the board of a local school district or other public agency responsible for providing programs or se...

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MIEmergency Rule Adoption 06/2006P-12Due Process Procedures Special Education Hearings
R 340.1883 - 1885
Amends Department of Education rules by establishing emergency rules for conducting special education hearings. http://www.state.mi.us/orr/e...

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NJSigned into law 06/2006P-12Special education adult services and staff liaison
S.B. 1220
Requires the Department of Education to include in its parental rights in special education booklet, information describing services availab...

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NYSigned into law 06/2006P-12Needs of Autistic Children
S.B. 8340
Requires special education teachers and special education administrators to be trained in the needs of autistic children. Authorizes the com...

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AZSigned into law 05/2006P-12Assessment of Students w/ Disabilities
S.B. 1380
All students with disabilities in grades 2-12 will ge included in all state and district assessments, with appropriate accommodations and al...

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COSigned into law 05/2006P-12Educational Materials for Visually Impaired Students
H.B. 1004
Creates the educational materials for the blind and dyslexic grant program to provide grants to nonprofit organizations that provide school ...

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CTSigned into law 05/2006P-12Special Education Due Process and Evaluation
S.B. 380
Concerns special education; makes the state statutes concerning the provision of special education, special education due process hearings a...

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FLSigned into law 05/2006P-12High School Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities
H.B. 7087 - Section 23 (3) - (8)
Requires local boards to modify basic courses, as necessary, to to assure exceptional students the opportunity to meet the graduation requir...

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FLSigned into law 05/2006P-12Electronic Individual Eduation Plans
H.B. 7087 (Section 31)
Individual education plans for exceptional students.--The Department of Education must develop and have an operating electronic IEP system i...

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KSSigned into law 05/2006P-12Special Education Teacher Service Scholarship
H.B. 2578 Section 1-8
Establishes the special education teacher service scholarship to award up to 50 scholarships a year of $3,000 a semester to Kansas residents...

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MESigned into law 05/2006P-12Special Education Services
S.B. 689; LD 1772
Relates to children with disabilities; consolidates and reorganizes the delivery of early childhood special education services; includes the...

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NYVetoed 05/2006P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Interagency Council
A.B. 9234
Creates a New York state interagency council for services to persons who are deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing to promote a comprehensive ...

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OKSigned into law 05/2006P-12Student Transfer
H.B. 1646
Modifies student transfer application limitation for students who are deaf or hard of hearing who wish to transfer to a school district with...

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VTSigned into law 05/2006P-12Students with Life-Threatening Allergies and Chronic Illnesses
H.B. 611
Directs the commissioner of education, with the commissioner of health to annually inform superintendents and principals of appropriate prac...

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COSigned into law 04/2006P-12Special Education Policy Changes and Implementation
S.B. 118
Concerns amendments to the exceptional children's educational act to conform with the federal individuals with disabilities education improv...

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IDSigned into law 04/2006P-12School for the Deaf and the Blind
S.B. 1427
Amends existing law relating to the School for the Deaf and the Blind to allow for education services to be delivered to students residing o...

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ILAdopted 04/2006P-12Nonpublic Special Education Facilities
23 IAC 401.5, 10, 20, 30, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 210, 220, 230,240, 250, 260, 270, 280
Clarifies rules to acknowledge that facilities may be established not only by nonpublic entities but also public out-of-state schools and pu...

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LAAdopted 04/2006P-12Hospital/Homebound Instruction
LAC 28:CXV.1103
Establishes procedures for hospital/homebound instruction for a student who is enrolled in regular or special education and who, as a result...

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MDSigned into law 04/2006P-12Resources for Blind and Visually Impaired Students
H.B. 710; S.B. 392
Relates to blind and visually impaired students. Requires the State Department of Education to establish a specified instructional resources...

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PASigned into law 04/2006P-12High School Graduation Ceremonies for Students w/ Disabilities
H.B. 1618
Amends the Public School Code of 1949. Provides for participation by students with disabilities in high school graduation ceremonies. Allows...

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WISigned into law 04/2006P-12Students with Disabilities
Act No. 258
Clarifies that an assistive technology device does not include a medical device that is surgically implanted or the replacement of such a de...

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WVSigned into law 04/2006P-12
Postsec.
Disability History Week
H.B. 4491
Establishes the third week of October as Disability History Week. Directs public schools to provide instruction on disability history, peop...

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IDSigned into law 03/2006P-12Interpreters for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
S.B. 1316
Creates minimum standards for K-12 educational interpreters serving deaf or hard-of-hearing students.
http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1316.ht...

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KYSigned into law 03/2006P-12Telecommunications Equipment for the Deaf
S.B. 88
Relates to telecommunications equipment for the deaf; relates to telecommunications devices for the deaf; changes the term telecommunication...

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MASigned into law 03/2006P-12Students w/ Autism
H.B. 1123
Relates to the special education needs of children with autism spectrum disorder.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/ht01pdf/ht01123.pdf...

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UTSigned into law 03/2006P-12Modifies Carson Smith Scholarship Program
H.B. 351
Modifies the State System of Public Education Code by amending provisions of the Carson Smith Scholarship Program; modifies scholarship qual...

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WASigned into law 03/2006P-12Birth to 3 Early Intervention Services
H.B. 1107
Finds an urgent and substantial need to enhance the development of all infants and toddlers with disabilities in Washington in order to mini...

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WASigned into law 03/2006P-12Standards for Educational Interpreters
S.B. 6606
Requires standards for educational interpreters for students who are deaf or hard of hearing be developed by the Superintendent of Public In...

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WISigned into law 03/2006P-12Clearinghouse on Special Education Transition Services
A.B. 308
Establishes a clearinghouse for information about special education transition services and vocational opportunities that are available in e...

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KYAdopted 02/2006P-12Awarding High School Diplomas to Students with Disabilities
704 KAR 3:305 (section 7)
Clarifies provisions relating to awarding of high school diplomas to students with disabilities. States that if the severity of an exceptio...

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MOIssued 02/2006P-12Assistive Technology Advisory Counci
Executive Order 06-06
Transfers the Assistive Technology Advisory Council to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education from the state Office of Adminis...

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SDSigned into law 02/2006P-12Special Education Funding
H.B. 1025
Revises state aid to special education; provides for a special education levy percentage per dollars of valuation.
http://legis.state.sd.us/...

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CASigned into law 01/2006P-12One-year Exit Exam Exemptions for Students with Disabilities
S.B. 517
Requires school districts or state special schools to grant a high school diploma to a pupil with a disability who is scheduled to graduate ...

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NJSigned into law 01/2006P-12Special Education Review Commission
S.B. 2417
Establishes the Special Education Review Commission. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2004/Bills/AL05/339_.PDF...

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+ Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations
+ Special Education--Finance
+ Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming)
+ Special Education--Placement
+ Special Education--Transition
+ Special Populations--Corrections Education
+ Special Populations--Foster Care
+ Special Populations--Gifted and Talented
+ Special Populations--Homeless Education
+ Standards
+ State Longitudinal Data Systems
+ State Policymaking
+ State Policymaking--Ballot Questions
+ State Policymaking--Politics
+ State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions
+ STEM
+ Student Achievement
+ Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap
+ Student Achievement--State Trends
+ Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance
+ Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring
+ Student Supports--Remediation
+ Students
+ Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities
+ Students--Records/Rights
+ Teaching Quality
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits
+ Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring
+ Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals
+ Teaching Quality--Preparation
+ Teaching Quality--Professional Development
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights
+ Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining
+ Technology
+ Technology--Computer Skills
+ Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware
+ Technology--Equitable Access
+ Technology--Funding Issues
+ Technology--Internet Safety
+ Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training
+ Textbooks and Open Source