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From the ECS State Policy Database 2007 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2007. 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 21st Century Skills Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play 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--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) 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--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings 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 Class Size Curriculum Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Curriculum--Speech Education Data-Driven Improvement Demographics Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries 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--Mandates 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--Constructivism Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Official English Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools International Benchmarking 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 Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues Minority/Diversity Issues--African American Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian 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--Finance No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement 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 NY Adopted 12/2007 P-12 Universal Prekindergarten Programs Title 8 NYCRR Subpart 151-1 Complies with 2007 S.B. 2107, Part B, section 19, which authorizes the board of regents and the commissioner to prescribe uniform quality st... More... IA Adopted 11/2007 P-12 Accreditation Standards Related to Discrimination and Prekindergarten IAC 281, 12.1(1), 281-12.2(256), 12.3(6), 12.3(13), 12.8(1) Reflects that education programs are not to discriminate on the basis of the added characteristics of sexual orientation and gender identity... More... MD Adopted 11/2007 P-12 Family Day Care Quality COMAR 13A.14.04.02, .14 Increases the required preservice and continued training requirements for registered family child care providers to help improve the quality... More... MD Adopted 11/2007 P-12 Child Care Center Licensing and Staff Requirements COMAR 13A.14.02.02, .18, .21-.23, .25-.27 Increases the required preservice and continued training requirements for child care center staff and change the nomenclature of child care ... More... MI Issued 11/2007 P-12 Coordinating Council for Infants and Toddlers With Developmental Disabilities Executive Order 43 (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 2007-43) Creates the Interagency Coordinating Council For Infants and Toddlers With Developmental Disabilities; include... More... CA Signed into law 10/2007 P-12 Preschool A.B. 1080 Relates to the Child Care and Development Service Act that includes funds for reimbursement of part- day and preschool appropriate program l... More... CA Vetoed 10/2007 P-12 Child care A.B. 1164 Authorizes family child care providers to choose to be represented by a single provider organization. Provides that the designated provider ... More... WV Issued 10/2007 P-12 Governor's "Early Care and Education" Council Executive Order No. 11-07 Orders that The Partners in Implementing an Early Care and Education System is authorized to study the issues of governance as it relates to... More... GA Adopted 09/2007 P-12 Student Assessment Programs GAC 160-3-1-.07 Adds language regarding the Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State to State for English Language Learners (ACCESS for EL... More... IA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Community Empowerment Initiative H.F. 396 Expands the scope of services under an existing appropriation for the Community Empowerment Initiative involving preschool tuition services.... More... NY Adopted 09/2007 P-12 Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Program Requirements Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.3 Amends regulations regarding program requirements for students in prekindergarten and kindergarten. Directs each school operating a prekinde... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Missing Children Records H.B. 250 Amends the Missing Children Records Act. Requires a preschool educational program, child care facility, or day care home or group day care h... More... MA Issued 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College The Readiness Project Executive Order No. 489 Establishes the Readiness Project to develop a plan to implement fundamental and systemic reforms to public education in the Commonwealth ov... More... MD Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Child Care Credential Program - Incentives COMAR 13A.14.09.02-.07, .08, .09 Provides an incentive for licensed child care program administrators to increase their program management knowledge and skills by establishi... More... HI Vetoed 07/2007 P-12 Prekindergarten and Kindergarten S.B. 613 Directs the department to encourage inclusionary prekindergarten and kindergarten classes of both special education eligible and general edu... More... HI Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 P-12 Hawaii 3-5 Transition Task Force H.B. 531 Establishes a "Hawaii 3-5 transition" task force to study the feasibility of expanding Hawaii's early intervention section to continue servi... More... LA Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 School Readiness Tax Credits S.B. 361 Grants school readiness tax credits to individuals for child care expenses of children five and under, to child care providers, to child car... More... OH Issued 07/2007 P-12 Help Me Grow Advisory Council E.O. 19; (NEW BILL) Establishes the Help Me Grow Advisory Council which will advise and assist the Ohio Department of Health in the implementation of the Help M... More... OH Issued 07/2007 P-12 Early Learning Initiative Program E.O. 18; (NEW BILL) Orders the immediate adoption of rules implementing the Early Learning Initiative Program which provides children, who are often at risk of ... More... OK Issued 07/2007 P-12 Governance Adjustment for Federal Funding E.O. 32 (Amended Executive Order 2006-04) Makes the state department of education the lead agency for administration of Part C of the federal Indivi... More... WV Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Quality Early Education System Policy 2525 The most recent updates to Policy 2525: West Virginia's Universal Access to a Quality Early Education System support quality in the classroo... More... DE Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Early Care and Education Council H.B. 126 Extends the repeal of the Early Care and Education Council; provides for annual reports to the Interagency Resource Management Committee reg... More... LA Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 The Cecil J. Picard LA 4 Early Childhood Program H.B. 595 Provides that the name of the program for LA 4 classes is "The Cecil J. Picard LA 4 Early Childhood Program". http://www.legis.state.la.us/b... More... ME Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Early Childhood Special Education Study S.B. 666 Implements the recommendations of the Subcommittee To Study Early Childhood Special Education; relates to early intervention and early child... More... ME Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Preschool Children with Disabilities S.B. 99 Expands the opportunity of preschool children with disabilities to continue to have a free and appropriate public education provided through... More... ME Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Child Care Study Committee H.B. 576 Provides a commission to study ways to increase the quality of child care services in the state by identifying and implementing best practic... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Early Intervention for Autism A.B. 4056; S.B. 2568 Concerns Early Intervention Program services for children with autism. Requires Department of Health and Senior Services, in conjunction wit... More... RI Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Voluntary Quality Rating System for Child Care H.B. 5862 Implements a voluntary quality rating system to increase the quality of early care and education of school-age child care. http://www.rilin.... More... CO Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Statewide Early Childhood Councils H.B. 1062 Concerns the creation of a statewide system of early childhood councils to improve and sustain availability, accessibility, capacity and qua... More... IA Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program H.F. 877 Creates a statewide voluntary preschool program for four-year-old children. Provides that preschool teachers in the program must be certifie... More... KS Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Early Childhood System H.B. 2310 (Section 1) Directs the legislative educational planning committee, in collaboration with the 2010 commission, to: (1) Develop a coordinated, comprehe... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Pre-K Readiness H.B. 1078 Directs the commissioner to approve School Readiness Service Agreements for up to 50 providers that represent diverse parts of the state and... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Early Childhood Literacy Programs H.F. 2245 [Early Childhood] Establishes a research-based early childhood literacy program premised on actively involved parents, ongoing professional staff development,... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Head Start Full-Day Requirements H.F. 2245 [Head Start] Spells out requirements for the phase in of full-day services in Head Start programs or licensed child care. http://www.revisor.leg.state.m... More... NE Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Educational Service Units and Early Childhood Education Grants L.B. 603 Relates to educational service units and school funding, incuding distance education. Changes provisions relating to: election of board memb... More... OK Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 New Member for School Readiness Board H.B. 1557 Amends membership of the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Board to include one representative of a state association of federally f... More... WV Adopted 05/2007 P-12 Pre-K Education Title 126, Series 28 Amends rules governing the standards for pre- kindergarten education.... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Child care H.B. 2211 Creates the Emergency Preparedness for Child Care Facilities Act; requires the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the D... More... HI Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Funds for Early Intervention Services S.B. 1459 (Governor's Package Bill) Appropriates $5,299,809 from the general fund for early intervention services for infants and children from birth ... More... ND Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Statewide System for Early Childhood Workforce Training S.B. 2186 The bill provides for early childhood care transition assistance. This bill allows the department to establish a statewide system to build s... More... NY Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Full-Day Kindergarten Planning Grants and Desegregation Grant S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 38 Authorizes the commissioner to award grants to districts that operated half-day kindergarten programs in the 2006-2007 school year, and that... More... NY Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Universal Pre-Kindergarten S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 19 Eliminates references to district-level prekindergarten policy advisory boards and their authority to adopt prekindergarten programs. Provi... More... NY Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Temporary Task Force on Preschool Special Education S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 59 Establishes a temporary task force on preschool special education, to be chaired by the commissioner of education or his/her designated repr... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Addresses Authority Issues S.B. 5952 From final House Bill report: The Department of Early Learning (DEL) was established in 2006 as an executive branch agency whose primary dut... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Integrated, Comprehensive System of Early Education H.B. 2319 Supports early learning and parenting education opportunities at community colleges; requires the state board for community and technical co... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Child Care Provider Information S.B. 5317 Declares that the purpose of this act is to provide tools to promote the hiring of suitable providers of child care by: (1) Providing parent... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Rules Inviting Mutual Respect S.B. 5828 Finds that education is the single most effective investment that can be made in children, the state, the economy, and the future. A well-ed... More... AR Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 early learning H.B. 1487 Relates to an act to increase the early literacy skills of children by creating a literacy skills component to the Arkansas Academic Challen... More... IL Adopted 03/2007 P-12 Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Assistance Grant 23 IAC 70.10, .20, .30, .40, .50, .60, .70, .80. Goal of the grant program is to address the shortages experienced by all state-funded preschool education programs of teachers holding Type ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 K-3 Literacy and Numeracy Screening H.B. 1058 Relates to dyslexia screening and remediation pilot programs. Requires state department of education to select a literacy and numeracy scree... More... MS Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Voluntary Early Learning Grant Program S.B. 2667 Authorizes and directs the department of human services to implement a voluntary early care and education grant program by sub-contracting w... More... NE Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Early Childhood Training Center L.B. 231 Transfers operation of the Early Childhood Training Center from the educational service unit currently operating the center to the departmen... More... NM Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 K-3 Plus Pilot Project H.B. 198 Creates the K-3 Plus Pilot project as a six-year pilot. The program would provide extended time for students in K-3rd grades in high-poverty... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Pregnant Women Support Act H.B. 3183, S.B. 1088 Chapter No. 822: Creates the Pregnant Women Support Act. Provisions include several related to education: Providing support services for stu... More... WY Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Child Care Facilities Improvement H.B. 95 Requires the state to provide staff development grants to child caring facilities to assist the owners or staff of those facilities to obtai... More... WY Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Preschool Mental Health Services S.B. 34 Allows funds to be appropriated for developmental preschool mental health or social-emotional development services and training. http://leg... More... AK Adopted 02/2007 P-12 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 4 AAC 04.150 Amends rules to the Department of Education and Early Development.Adopts Grade Level Expectations (GPE) for Kindergarten through Grade 2. AL... More... CO Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Funding for Full-day Kindergarten S.B. 26 Authorizes a school district, upon voter approval, to impose an additional mill levy for purposes of funding the school district's excess fu... More... UT Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Early Childhood Reading Readiness H.C.R. 5 This concurrent resolution of the legislature and governor encourages reading with a child 20 minutes a day to help prepare children for suc... More... VA Passed 02/2007 P-12 Virginia Preschool Initiative Study H.J. 729 This joint resolution of the legislature directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the Virginia Preschool Initiativ... More... WY Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Local Matching Funds for Preschool H.B. 177 Requires 3% local matching funds for contracts with developmental preschool service providers. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB01... More... WY Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Developmental Preschool Service Providers Reimbursement H.B. 42 Increases the state's per child reimbursement amount for developmental preschool service providers. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2007 P-12 Early Education Intervention Week S.J.R. 14; A.J.R 113 Designates third week of May New Jersey Early Intervention Week to focus public attention on the needs of young children, to recognize the e... More... 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