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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." 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 Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools--Charter Schools OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 District Performance/Reporting, Non-Teaching Personnel H.B. 276 -- Misc. Sections Any district that leases a building to a community school [charter] located in the district or that enters into an agreement with a communit... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Amends Community Schools Provisions H.B. 79 -- Sec. 3314.025 Sec. 3314.025 amends provisions relating to governing authorities for community schools. From fiscal notes: Am. Sub. H.B. 66 of the 126th Ge... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Computer Entitlement, Definition of Operator H.B. 276 -- Sec. 3314.22, .014 Sec. 3314.22 allows the requirement that each child enrolled in an internet- or computer-based community school is entitled to a computer su... More... UT Adopted 12/2006 P-12 Oversight of School Inspections R277-471 Provides specific provisions for the oversight of permanent or temporary public school construction/renovation inspections and to identify l... More... UT Adopted 11/2006 P-12 Charter School State Funding R 277-470 Provides for new definitions of charter schools and mandates that all charter school applicants shall attend orientation/training sessions d... More... UT Adopted 11/2006 P-12 Education & Funding for Homeless/Emancipated and Ethnic Minority Students R277-616 Adds new language for determining where a homeless or emancipated student shall attend school and provides for the inclusion of charter scho... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Notice of Charter School Revocation A.B. 2030 Requires a chartering authority to provide a written notice of intent to revoke and notice of facts in support of revocation to a charter sc... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Charter Schools Financing A.B. 2717 Provides that charter schools are eligible for assistance under the School Finance Authority Act. Revises various definitions and procedures... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Charter School Financing S.B. 1446 Provides that for the purposes of the computation of a sponsoring school district of its average daily attendance, a pupil enrolled in a gra... More... CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 Charter School Fiscal Impact on District A.B. 2954 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 finding... More... CA Signed into law 08/2006 P-12 Charter School Student Counts S.B. 604 Permits advance apportionment for a charter school in certain years of operation that is adding one or more grade levels. Bases the apportio... More... GA Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Remediation, Charter Schools, Class Size, Student Attendance GAC 160-4-5-.01; -4-9-.04; -5-1-.08, -.10 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... More... HI Became law without governor's signature 07/2006 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 2719 Improves the charter school system by adopting many of the priority proposals developed by the task force on charter school governance. Rec... More... AZ Vetoed 06/2006 P-12 Charter School Policies S.B. 1455 Relates to charter schools; relates to school board members; provides that an applicant may submit an application and the application may be... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Charter School and Technology Education Districts H.B. 2700 Concerns joint technology education districts; provides that if a pupil is enrolled in both a charter school and a joint technological educa... More... FL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Charter School Policies H.B. 7103 Revises provisions relating to charter schools, including duties of sponsors, application process, denial of an application, and review of a... More... IA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 2272 - Section 7 Increases from 10 to 20 the number of charter school applications the state board may approve. Deletes provision that if the state board rec... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Technical Assistance to Small School Districts S.B. 701 Requires the state board to provide technical assistance to any district with fewer than 5,000 students requesting assistance in determining... More... NY Died 06/2006 P-12 Charter School Application S.B. 8472 Relates to charter school applications, charter school facilities aid and agreements with school districts and charter schools. Increases ma... More... RI Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Charter School Applications and Academic Goals H.B. 6854; S.B. 2085 Requires that in the creation of charter schools, the application submitted to the Commissioner of Education and the local school committee ... More... RI Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Charter School Applications S.B. 2085 Requires that in the creation of charter schools, the application submitted to the commissioner and the local school committee pursuant to t... More... CT Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Charter School Enrollments S.B. 637 Concerns charter schools; allows for an increase in charter school enrollments for existing charter school and to provide for a new per stud... More... ID Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Rules Governing Charter Schools IDAPA 08.02.04 Rewrites rules governing charter schools. Repeals former chapter governing charter schools. Chapter is being rewritten under Docket No. 08-2... More... ID Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Charter School Commission IDAPA 08.03.01 Clarifies the petition submission process, information needed by the commission for compliance monitoring and oversight, how public hearings... More... AZ Vetoed 04/2006 P-12 Background Checks for Charter School Employees H.B. 2118 Concerns charter schools; relates to fingerprint checks; provides that a teacher employed by a school district or a charter school shall be ... More... GA Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Computer or Internet-Based Instruction S.B. 610 Allows charter schools to provide computer or Internet-based instruction. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/sb610.pdf... More... WI Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Single-Sex Schools A.B. 114 Authorizes a school board to operate single-sex schools, other than charter schools, or provide single-sex courses if the school board makes... More... WI Vetoed 04/2006 P-12 University-Operated Charter Schools A.B. 730 Allows any baccalaureate or graduate degree granting institution within the University of Wisconsin System to operate or to contract for the... More... MS Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Commission to Study Charter School Concept S.B. 2049 Extends for one year the duties of the commission to study and report on the feasibility of the charter school concept in Mississippi. http:... More... NM Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Chartering Authorities S.B. 600 From Fiscal Note: Provides for two chartering authorities – the local school district and the state. The bill allows charter schools to elec... More... UT Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Charter School Provisions H.B. 172 Prohibits counties and municipalities from requiring school districts and charter schools to participate in the cost of a study on the impac... More... UT Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Cap, Charter Schools and Finance Modifications S.B. 5 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 y... More... 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. 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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 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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 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