ECS
From the ECS State Policy Database
2006 State Policies / Activities

Education Commission of the States • 700 Broadway, Suite 810 • Denver, CO 80203-3442 • 303.299.3600 • fax 303.296.8332 • www.ecs.org

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."

Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date].

State Status/Date Level Summary
+ Accountability
+ Accountability--Accreditation
+ Accountability--Measures/Indicators
+ Accountability--Reporting Results
+ Accountability--Rewards
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers
+ Accountability--School Improvement
+ Adult Basic Education
+ Assessment
+ Assessment--Accommodations
+ Assessment--Computer Based
+ Assessment--End-of-Course
+ Assessment--Formative/Interim
+ Assessment--High Stakes/Competency
+ Assessment--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
OHSigned into law 12/2006P-12
Postsec.
College and Work Readiness
S.B. 311-- Sec. 3301.43
Requires that the partnership for continued learning, in conjunction with the Ohio board of regents and the state board, recommend a means o...

More...
OHSigned into law 12/2006P-12Ohio Core Graduation Requirements
S.B. 311-- Sec. 3313.603(A), (B), (C) Part 1, (K) adn (L)
Increases high school graduation requirements for students entering grade 9 during the 2010-2011 school year (Class of 2014). Increases math...

More...
UTAdopted 11/2006P-12Per Pupil Funding & Attendance/Completion Recordkeeping
R277-419
Allows exceptions to the minimum number of instructional hours and schools days per year for individual students and schools; requires Local...

More...
CAVetoed 09/2006P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Career Technical Education Coordinating Council
A.B. 2115
Establishes the Career Technical Education Coordinating Council for purposes of identifying state and federal career education programs in k...

More...
CASigned into law 09/2006Postsec.Career/Technical Education Standards
S.B. 1543
Adds a provision to the Donahoe Higher Education Act that if either the University of California or California State University had not adop...

More...
CAVetoed 09/2006P-12Digital Arts Program
A.B. 252
Establishes the Digital Arts Studio Partnership Program to train youth in digital technology arts. Requires the program to be administered b...

More...
LAAdopted 08/2006P-12Career and Technical Education Course Offerings
LAC 28:CXV.2319, 2377, and 2387
Updates Career and Technical course offerings to make these more aligned with national standards. Pages 3-5 of 55: http://www.doa.louisiana....

More...
WAAdopted 08/2006P-12Funds for Vocational Skills Centers
WAC 392-121-465
Amends the formula for and distribution of state moneys for state incentive grants for increased enrollment in vocational skills centers pro...

More...
LAAdopted 07/2006P-12Trade and Industrial Education Curricula
LAC 28:CXXVII.Chapters 1-7
Updates Career and Technical course offerings to be more aligned with national standards. http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0607/0607RUL....

More...
PAAdopted 07/2006P-12Academic Standards for Career Education and Work
22 PA. Code Ch. 4
Establishes rules relating to academic standards and assessment. Adds academic standards for Career Education and Work. Specifies academic s...

More...
TXAdopted 07/2006P-12Foreign Language Courses and Tech Prep Progam
19 TAC 2.74.D.74.43, .44
Allows for students who are at higher proficiency levels to meet the graduation requirements by taking higher level language courses. Clarif...

More...
TXAdopted 07/2006P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Tech-Prep Programs and Consortia
19 TAC 1.9.K.9.201 -.206
Establishes purpose, authority and general provisions for Tech-Prep Consortia. Outlines the state administration of Tech-Prep Programs and C...

More...
VARule Adoption 07/2006P-12Standards For Accrediting Public Schools
8 VAC 20-131-10 thru -320 non seq.
Amends regulations establishing standards for accrediting public schools in Virginia. The amendments include additional options for student...

More...
HISigned into law 06/2006P-12Vocational Agricultural Education Program
H.B. 2179
Provides for the establishment of a vocational agriculture education program to provide assistance to school districts for the coordination ...

More...
HISigned into law 06/2006P-12Vocational, Technical, and Career Pathway Education Teachers
S.B. 2887
Increases the number of vocational, technical, and career pathway education teachers by directing the Hawaii Teachers Standards Board to set...

More...
IASigned into law 06/2006P-12
Community College
Postsec.
Identifying Quality Instructional Centers at Community Colleges
S.B. 2272 - Section 18
Deletes provision requiring the director of the department of education to develop an application and review process for the identification ...

More...
LASigned into law 06/2006P-12
Community College
Early College/Dual Enrollment
S.B. 749
Requires and provides incentives for high schools and postsecondary institutions to maximize the shared use of facilities, technology, facul...

More...
OKSigned into law 06/2006P-12
Postsec.
State Board of Career and Technology Education
H.B. 1013B
Appropriates funds to the state board of career and technology education. Sets budgetary limitations, requires performance measures for budg...

More...
FLSigned into law 05/2006P-12Providing a Comprehensive Education
H.B. 7087 (Section 10)
District school boards and superintendents must prescribe and adopt standards and policies to provide each student the opportunity to recei...

More...
FLSigned into law 05/2006P-12Florida Ready to Work Certification Program
H.B. 7087 (Section 35)
Creates the Florida Ready to Work Certification Program to enhance the workplace skills of Florida's students to better prepare them for suc...

More...
FLSigned into law 05/2006P-12Career and Professional Academies
H.B. 7087 (Section 27)
Creates career and professional academies, defined as a research-based program that integrates a rigorous academic curriculum with an indust...

More...
GASigned into law 05/2006P-12Career and Technical Education Oversight Commission
H.B. 1228
Creates the Career and Technical Education Oversight Commission. Requires the head of the career and technical education program of the dep...

More...
GASigned into law 05/2006P-12Agricultural Education Advisory Commission
H.B. 1227
Creates the Agricultural Education Advisory Commission. Requires the head of the agricultural education program of the Department of Educati...

More...
KSSigned into law 05/2006P-12Bilingual Weighting Funds
S.B. 549 - Section 13, 16, 27
Authorizes districts to spend funds received from the bilingual weighting to pay the cost of providing at-risk and preschool-aged at-risk ed...

More...
LASigned into law 05/2006P-12
Postsec.
Community College
High School/Community College Linkages
H.B. 1023
Requires the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to work with Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to imp...

More...
MOSigned into law 05/2006P-12"Ready to Work" Endorsement Program
S.B. 894
Directs the department of education to develop a "ready to work" endorsement program by June 30, 2007. Provides that the program must inclu...

More...
OKSigned into law 05/2006P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Powers and Duties of the State Board of Career and Technology Education
H.B. 2983
Expands powers and duties of the State Board of Career and Technology Education.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/HB/HB2983_EN...

More...
TNSigned into law 05/2006P-12Renaming of Vo-Tech Division in SDE
H.B. 4040; S.B. 3919
Concerns Education; renames the division of vocational-technical education within the department of education as the division of career and ...

More...
VTSigned into law 05/2006P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Commission to Develop the Next Generation Initiative
S.B. 312
Relates to higher education. Creates a commission to develop the next generation initiative to encourage Vermonters to live and work in Ver...

More...
IDAdopted 04/2006P-12Advanced Opportunities
IDAPA 08.02.03
Requires all high schools, effective July 1, 2007, to provide Advanced Opportunities (defined as Advanced Placement courses, dual credit cou...

More...
ILAdopted 04/2006P-12High Technology School-to-Work
14 IAC 110.170
Identifies 10 criteria the department must use when reviewing grant proposals and making awards for the High Technology School-to-Work Progr...

More...
ILAdopted 04/2006P-12High School Graduation Requirements
23 IAC 1.440
Changes reference to "career education" to "career and technical education." Clarifies differences between courses high schools must offer,...

More...
KYSigned into law 04/2006P-12Kentucky Workforce Investment Board
S.B. 57
Relates to reorganization; designates the Kentucky Workforce Investment Board as the sole state agency responsible for the administration of...

More...
LAAdopted 04/2006P-12General Career and Technical Education Course Offerings
LAC 28:CXV.2377
Revises current course offerings, bringing them in line with current industry standards. http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0604/0604RUL.pdf...

More...
MISigned into law 04/2006P-12New High School Graduation Requirements
H.B. 5606
Establishes statewide high school graduation requirements effective with the class of 2010, including 4 units English; 3 units science, incl...

More...
MSSigned into law 04/2006P-12Alternative Diploma
H.B. 214
Directs the department of education to design and implement an alternative high school diploma for students who are interested in direct ent...

More...
NESigned into law 04/2006P-12Career Education Partnership Act
L.B. 690
Adopts the Career Education Partnership Act. The bill provides for the state department of education to administer a
program to provide gran...

More...
OKSigned into law 04/2006P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Promote Career/Technology Programs
H.B. 2139
Authorizes and directs the state board of career and technology education to accept and expend funds from any source in order to market, adv...

More...
WASigned into law 03/2006Postsec.
Community College
Skill Centers
S.B. 5717
Finds that skill centers provide students with high quality educational opportunities through programs that combine academics with career an...

More...
WASigned into law 03/2006P-12
Community College
Apprenticeship Programs
H.B. 2789
Requires the following to be implemented to expand opportunities for secondary school students to prepare for technical careers and related ...

More...
WASigned into law/partial veto 03/2006P-12Career/Technical Graduation Option
H.B. 2973
Declares an intent to create a rigorous, high quality career and technical high school graduation option that assures students meet state st...

More...
NJSigned into law 02/2006P-12
Postsec.
Center for Occupational Employment Information
S.B. 2826
Reforms State's workforce investment system, establishes the Center forOccupational Employment Information to provide information supporting...

More...
SDLine Item Veto 02/2006P-12Career and Technical Education Grants
S.B. 168
Appropriates $1 million for enhancement of secondary career and technical education from the state general fund; provides for grants. Requir...

More...
+ 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
+ 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