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State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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 | 21st Century Skills |
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| Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Censorship |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Excusal |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Geography Education |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Curriculum--Speech Education |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--Mandates |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Child Abuse |
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| Health--Mental Health |
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| Health--Nutrition |
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| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| Health--Suicide Prevention |
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| Health--Teen Pregnancy |
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| High School |
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| High School--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--College Readiness |
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| High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
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| High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
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| High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges |
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| High School--Exit Exams |
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| High School--GED (General Education Development) |
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| High School--Graduation Requirements |
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| High School--International Baccalaureate |
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| Instructional Approaches--Constructivism |
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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Official English |
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| Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| International Benchmarking |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure |
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| Middle School |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--African American |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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| No Child Left Behind |
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| No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
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| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
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| No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
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| No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools |
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| No Child Left Behind--Finance |
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| No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement |
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| No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers |
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| No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
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| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Special Populations |
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| No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
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| Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
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| Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
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| P-16 or P-20 |
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| P-3 |
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| P-3 Child Care |
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| P-3 Content Standards and Assessment |
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| P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits |
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| P-3 Family Involvement |
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| P-3 Finance |
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| P-3 Governance |
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| P-3 Grades 1-3 |
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| P-3 Health and Mental Health |
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| P-3 Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Preschool |
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| P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
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| Parent/Family |
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| Parent/Family--Parent Rights |
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| Partnerships--University/School |
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| Postsecondary |
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| Postsecondary Accountability |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants |
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| Postsecondary Faculty |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property |
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| Postsecondary Finance |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent |
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| Postsecondary Online Instruction |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Access |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
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| Postsecondary Students--Disabled |
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| Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth |
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| Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional |
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| Postsecondary Students--Military |
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| Postsecondary Students--Minority |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) |
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| Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation |
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| Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence |
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| Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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| Public Involvement |
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| Reading/Literacy |
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| Religion |
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| Religion--Prayer/Meditation |
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| Rural |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
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| School Safety |
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| School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
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| School Safety--Code of Conduct |
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| School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness |
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| School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
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| School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools |
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| School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
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| School Safety--Special Education |
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| School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes |
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| School/District Structure/Operations |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Size |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--School Size |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
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| Service-Learning |
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 | Special Education |
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| GA | Adopted 12/2007 | P-12 | Revises rules regarding special education, including the rights of children and parents and assists educational agencies to provides for such and education.
Purpose for Exceptional Students Rules: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.01.pdf
Free Appropriate Public Education http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.02.pdf
Child Find Procedures http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.03.pdf
Evaluations and Reevaluations http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.04.pdf
Eligibility Determination and Categories of Eligibility http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.05.pdf
Individualized Education Program http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.06.pdf
Least Restrictive Environment http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.07.pdf
Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.08.pdf
Procedural Safeguards/Parent Rights http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.09.pdf
Discipline http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.10.pdf
Surrogate Parent http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.11.pdf
Dispute Resolution http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.12.pdf
Private Schools http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.13.pdf
Personnel, Facilities and Caseloads http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.14.pdf
Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.15.pdf
Georgia Learning Resources System http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.16.pdf
Required Reports http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.17.pdf
Grants for Services http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.18.pdf
Services for Agency-Placed Students http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.19.pdf
Mandatory Pre-Determination of Local Education Agency's Inability to Provide Services to (a) Student(s) with Disability http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.20.pdf
Definitions http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-7-.21.pdf
Title: GAC 160-4-7
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CO | Adopted 11/2007 | P-12 | Clarifies rules regarding the administration of the Exceptional Children's Educational Act, including special education provisions, and funding eligibility.
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeboard/download/bdregs_301-8complete111706.pdf
COLORADO 9226
Title: 1 CCR 301-8
Source: CO Board of Education
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2007 | P-12 | Relates to special education. Requires that the educational materials, services, and programs provided by the nonpublic, nonsectarian school be consistent with the pupil's individual education program. Revises the provision of existing law relating to standards-based, core curriculum and instructional materials. Chapter 382
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_216_bill_20071010_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 216
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| IL | Adopted 09/2007 | P-12 | Amends policies regarding the assessment of special education students at nonpublic, public out-of-state, public residential or private special education facilities. Transfers authority for the oversight of such assessment from the state board of education to the state superintendent. Specifies that an application for initial approval of educational and/or residential programs at such facilities must include the data that will be collected on the outcomes achieved by those students, which must reflect the students' learning goals as described in their respective IEPs. Also requires applications for programs serving students for whom behavioral interventions may be appropriate, to include a description of the provider's formalized approach to the use of these interventions.
Requires each provider to ensure that each student receives special education and related services in accordance with his or her IEP, provided that the use of behavioral intervention strategies that would jeopardize the safety or security of students or would rely upon pain as an intentional method of control cannot be permitted.
Requires each class offered in such a program to have a maximum enrollment of five students, except that enrollment may be increased by a maximum of two students in response to unique circumstances that occur during the school year so long as the educational needs of all students in the class can be adequately and appropriately met. Allows the enrollment in a class to be increased by a maximum of five students when a full-time paraprofessional is provided.
Establishes requirements for the administration of state assessments at such special education facilities, including required testing conditions, required personnel assignments and qualifications and required procedures. Requires that any breach of test security or other testing irregularity be reported to the state superintendent of education or designee in accordance with instructions applicable to particular types of problems, using one of the methods identified by
the state superintendent. Requires responsible staff at the affected facility to then follow the instructions provided by the state superintendent or the relevant test
contractor regarding the next steps to be taken in investigating the source of the problem, its implications and its potential resolution.
Directs each provider to prepare and keep on file an annual plan for inservice training in areas where improvement is desirable. Directs the provider to identify these areas based on an analysis of each program's implementation in relation to the approved application and based on data illustrating the achievement of the
students served in relation to the goals and objectives stated in their IEPs and on the state assessments in which they participate. Requires each provider to provide specific training to all staff on the use of isolated time out and behavioral intervention strategies, as appropriate to the student population.
Specifies that staff criminal background checks include the results of fingerprint-based criminal history records checks performed pursuant to the Uniform Conviction Information Act [20 ILCS 2635] or, for a facility located in another state, pursuant to that state's uniform conviction information act, and pursuant to the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-240), as well as the results of checks of the statewide sex offender database maintained in accordance with Section 115 of the Sex Offender Community Notification Law [730 ILCS 152/115] or, for a facility located in another state, checks of that state's sex offender
database.
Pages 600-618 of 671 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume31_issue40.pdf
Title: 23 IAC 401.10 thru .260 (non seq.)
Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com
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| NY | Adopted 09/2007 | P-12 | Amends regulations regarding diagnostic screenings of students who are new entrants to school or who have low test scores on the statewide third grade English language arts or mathematics assessment. Specifies that diagnostic screening must include a determination of development in oral expression, listening comprehension, written expression, basic reading skills and reading fluency and comprehension, mathematical calculation and problem solving, motor development, articulation skills, and cognitive development using recognized and validated screening tools.
Adds that diagnostic screening for students with low test scores must include:
(1) vision and hearing screenings to determine whether a vision or hearing impairment is impacting the student's ability to learn; and
(2) a review of the instructional programs in reading and mathematics to ensure that explicit and research validated instruction is being provided in reading and mathematics.
Provides that students with low test scores must be monitored periodically through screenings and on-going assessments of the student's reading and mathematic abilities and skills. If the student is determined to be making sub-standard progress in such areas of study, instruction must be provided that is tailored to meet the student's individual needs with increasingly intensive levels of targeted intervention and instruction.
Directs school districts to provide written notification to parents when a student requires an intervention beyond which is provided to the general education classroom. Provides that such notification must include: information about the performance data that will be collected and the general education services that will be provided; strategies for increasing the student's rate of learning; and the parents' right to request an evaluation by the Committee on Special Education to determine whether the student has a disability.
Title: Title 8 NYCRR Part 117
Source: Lexis
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| AK | Adopted 08/2007 | P-12 | Amends regulations governing education of children with disabilities in response to the new federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. ALASKA 3519
Title: 4 AAC 52
Source: http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/AAC/Title04.htm
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| ID | Approved 08/2007 | P-12 | Provides guidance for the development of the education programs for students who are deaf or hard of hearing and/or those who are blind or visually impaired. IDAHO 7548
Title: IDAPA 08.02.03
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that in the development of the individualized education program for a student who has a disability on the autism spectrum, the IEP team must consider several specified factors, including the child's verbal and nonverbal communication needs, and the need to develop social interaction skills and proficiencies. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0079lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 79
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Adds school counselor and school counselor intern to the list of professions included in the definition of a professional worker. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0122lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 122
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Specifies that the state board of education must require textbook publishers to furnish an electronic file set of contracted print material to the National Instructional Materials Access Center for conversion to an accessible format for use by print disabled children and for distribution to local education agencies. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0397lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 397
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Issued 08/2007 | P-12 | (Executive Order No. 2007-13) Establishes the Governor's Interagency Transition Council for Youth with Disabilities. The Council will annually review, revise, and update the state plan to ensure effective interagency planning and delivery of services for secondary students
with disabilities. The plan will serve as the unifying link between child-serving systems and adult systems, and appropriate elements will be
incorporated into both the Department of Disabilities State Plan and the Governor's Office for Children's three-year plan.
http://www.gov.state.md.us/executiveorders/01.07.13YouthDisabilities.pdf
Title: E.O. 14; 2007-13
Source: Maryland Governor's Office
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| NY | Vetoed 08/2007 | P-12 | Requires chair of committees on special education to provide parents of a child with a disability with a list of programs and services that may be available and accessible to such child or child's family, including health and mental health programs and services. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S06275&sh=t
Title: S.B. 6275
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| CA | To governor 07/2007 | P-12 | Relates to special education. Prohibits a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency whose certification has been revoked, and certain other administrators and entities involved with the school or agency, from being eligible to apply for recertification for 2 years from the revocation date.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 485
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Makes technical changes to various provisions of existing law regarding special education and related services to conform various provisions of the new federal regulations and update cross-references in response to those regulations. Deletes obsolete provisions. Makes other clarifying and technical, nonsubstantive changes. Chapter No. 56
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 685
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| IA | Adopted 07/2007 | P-12 | Expands the ability of a paraeducator holding a substitute authorization to work in K-6 special education classrooms. IOWA 5764
Title: IAC 282-14.143(272)
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Directs the state board, by the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year, to implement a pilot program to provide for universal screening of K-3 students for characteristics of dyslexia and related disorders. The program must also provide for periodic progress monitoring of every student identified with dyslexia or a related disorder to assess progress toward established educational goals; appropriate remediation or intervention strategies to address any academic need or deficiency identified through the screening process or periodic progress monitoring; and training and professional development to provide teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement specialized instructional interventions and strategies for students with dyslexia and related disorders.
Requires each district participating in the pilot to arrange for an external performance evaluation at the end of the 2007-2008 school year to assess the effectiveness of the program in the early identification of students with dyslexia and related disorders and in meeting the educational needs of such children. Directs the department, based on the results of the periodic process monitoring and the external performance evaluations, to make an interim report by March 2008 to the house and senate education committees on the progress made by each participating school system in implementing the pilot program, and a final report by August 15, 2008, that must include a determination of whether the program should be implemented on a statewide basis. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=449550
Title: S.B. 160
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | The purpose of the ROPE Scholars Pilot Program is to strengthen middle grades education in order to provide students with the opportunity to graduate from high school with the core academic skills needed for postsecondary education and high-skilled employment, and thereby to reduce the high school dropout rate, increase high school and college graduation rates and decrease the need for remediation in institutions of higher education.
It is the intent of the ROPE Scholars Program to:
-Reduce class size to one teacher to every 17 students
-Provide annual salary increments of up to $5,000 per year to teachers certified in the fields of mathematics, science, or special education
-Provide a coordinator position at each participating school to assist in community and parental support
-Encourage students participating in the program, through agreements executed between the local school administrative unit and students and their parents or guardians, to:
(1) Maintain a 95% attendance rate each year; (2) Achieve a minimum of a "B" average; (3) Take the PSAT and the SAT or the ACT and achieve an adequate score, as determined by the state board; (4) Meet the standards for admission established by the board of governors of the University of North Carolina (5) Engage in community service work each month during the school year for the number of hours determined by the state board; and (6) Evidence good character by not engaging in unlawful conduct.
-Provide students who successfully participate in the program with college scholarships.
Directs the state board to develop a competitive process through which units may apply to participate in the pilot program. The number of participating units will be limited to three units in the 2008-09 fiscal year. The units will be selected from different geographical areas of the state and shall include at least one urban and one rural unit. The state board will develop a process to evaluate the effectiveness of the program, and is required to prepare a report for the legislative oversight committee that includes the cost of implementing the pilot program and indicates state laws, rules and policies that would preclude the implementation of the pilot.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/HTML/S1030v0.html
Title: S.B. 1030
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Designates the month of October as Disability History and Awareness Month. Requires local Boards of Education to provide instruction on disability history and awareness.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/HTML/S753v0.html
Title: S.B. 753
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Directs the board of governors of the state university to report on the efficacy of the preparation of teachers to teach students with disabilities.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H26v0.html
Title: H.B. 26
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Authorizes homebound instruction for discipline purposes when it is the least restrictive alternative for students with disabilities. Requires a regular evaluation of the appropriateness of the homebound instruction.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H14v0.html
Title: H.B. 14
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Directs the department of public instruction to identify the various models being utilized to deliver educational and other services at the high school level to children with disabilities in the state. As a part of its study, the department must consider the efficacy of the models currently being used in the state and review the research for best practice models that are being implemented in other states. The department will report its findings and any recommended legislation or policy changes by March 1, 2008, to the joint legislative education oversight committee.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H17v4.html
Title: H.B. 17
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Clarifies the definition of residence for the delivery of special education
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H18v0.htmlservices.
Title: H.B. 18
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Establishes standards for homebound special education instruction including standards related to appropriate teacher qualifications, services included in the childs Individual Education Plan, and behavior intervention services designed to address the behavior violation that caused the disciplinary change of placement.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H20v0.html
Title: H.B. 20
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NH | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Establishes an executive planning commission on special education to develop a plan to provide systems of pre-service and in-service education to personnel, including improved coordination between personnel preparation at the university level and the curriculum frameworks and the needs of students with disabilities, strategies to address educational personnel shortages and other issues; authorizes the commission to accept gifts, grants, or donations from any source to hire staff or retain consultants.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2007/HB0661.html
Title: H.B. 661
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | The following provisions are effective until June 30, 2009:
Relates to implementation of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004; revises provisions of existing law relating to the providing of special education and individualized education plans to pupils with disabilities by school districts and charter schools.
Provides that where a charter school arranges for the district of residence to provide special education programs or services, such school district must provide services in the same manner as it serves students with disabilities in other public schools in the school district, including the provision of supplementary and related serices on site to the same extent to which it has a policy or practice of providing such services on site at other public schools. Specifies that amounts payable to a charter schol must be based on the projections of initial-year enrollment set forth in the charter only until actual enrollment data is reported by the charter school to the district. Provides that payment of the federal aid attributable to a student with a disability attending a charter school must be made in accordance with federal law.
Defines "school district of location" as the district in which the nonpublic elementary or secondary school attended by the student is located.
Provides that a request for special education services on behalf of a student in a nonpublic school must be reviewed by the committee on special education of the school district of location, which must develop an individualized education service program for the student based on the student's individual needs in the same manner and with the same contents as an individualized education program. Provides the committee on special education must assure that special education programs and services are made available to students with disabilities attending nonpublic schools located within the school district on an equitable basis, as compared to special education programs/services provided other students with disabilities attending public or nonpublic schools located in the school district.
Provides that the committee on special education of the school district of location is responsible for evaluation and possible identification as a student with a disability of all students attending nonpublic schools located within the school district, including students who are not New York residents. Directs the school district of location to expend a proportionate amount of its federal funds under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for the provision of services to students with disabilities attending nonpublic schools, including students who are not New York residents. Requires districts to obtain parental consent prior to the release of personally identifiable information on a student attending a nonpublic school from records collected pursuant to part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act between such student's school district of residence and school district of location.
Requires the school district of location to provide special education programs and services to students with disabilities attending nonpublic schools in the district who are not New York residents to the extent required under federal law and regulations, and such students shall not have an individual right to receive special education programs and services. Requires the committee on special education to developed services plans for such students in accordance with federal law and regulations.
Provides that in the case of students with disabilities who are New York residents, a school district of location providing services to non-resident students is entitled to recover costs of services, costs of evaluation and costs of committee on special education administration directly from the student's district of residence if the parent's consent is obtained to release personally identifiable information concerning their child. Provides that if such consent is not obtained, the school district of location must submit to the commissioner a claim for costs of services, evaluation costs, and committee on special education administrative costs that includes the address of the student's permanent residence, including the school district of residence. Directs the state comptroller, upon certification by the commissioner of the amount of such claim, to deduct such amount from any state funds that become due the school district of residence.
Provides the amount charged by the school district of location for services, evaluation, eligible due process costs and committee on special education administrative costs cannot exceed the actual cost to the school district of location, after deducting any costs paid with federal or state funds. Directs the commissioner to adopt regulations prescribing a dispute resolution mechanism to be available to a school district of residence where such district disagrees with the amount of tuition or costs charged by the school district of location.
Establishes provisions in the event, prior to the effective date of this legislation (1) an individualized education program for the 2007-2008 school year is developed by the committee on special education of the student's school district of residence or (2) a student suspected of having a disability has been referred to the committee on special education of the student's school district of resudence.
Provides due process complaints relating to compliance of the school district of location with child find requirements, including evaluation requirements, may be brought by the student's parent pursuant to legislation.
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S06361&sh=t
Title: S.B. 6361
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| OK | Issued 07/2007 | P-12 | (Amended Executive Order 2006-04) Makes the state department of education the lead agency for administration of Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Educatin Act -- to take advantage of the federal government providing the State with the opportunity to receive funds for programs which provide early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families through the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.
http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Executive/579.pdf
Title: E.O. 32
Source: http://www.sos.state.ok.us
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| RI | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Permits any career/technical charter public schools which enroll special education students from outside the school district with verifiable Individual Education Plans to receive from the sending district the average per pupil special education cost of the sending district.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law07/law07382.htm
Title: H.B. 6128
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| TN | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education's division of special education to collect data on and report to the Chairs of the House and Senate Education Committees the following information:
(1) The number of special education classes by local education agency;
(2) The number of special education students by local education agency;
(3) The number of special education teachers by local education agency;
(4) The number of special education aides by local education agency;
(5) The number and types of restraints and seclusion utilized over the twelve (12) months following this act's effective date by local education agency;
(6) The number of local education agencies that provide training in positive behavioral supports; and
(7) The number of local education agencies that provide training in the appropriate use of restraints and seclusion.
Establishes a study commission on methods of restraint employed on students who receive special education services to study this data and to make appropriate recommendations.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0575.pdf
Title: S.B. 1662
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/
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| TN | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Adds new sections of law that specify the process for and rights of parties involved in special education due process hearings.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0598.pdf
Title: S.B. 907
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Relates to restraints and seclusion in public shools; concerns restriction on unreasonable restraints and seclusions of students; avoids the harmful effects of unreasonable restraints and seclusions on students; relates to special education students and students being evaluated; requires parental notification for each instance.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/ACT/Pa/pdf/2007PA-00147-R00SB-00977-PA.pdf
Title: S.B. 977
Source: Connecticut Legislature
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Implements the recommendations of the Subcommittee To Study Early Childhood Special Education; relates to early intervention and early childhood special education services for children from birth to 8 years of age.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/billtextsearch.asp
Title: S.B. 666
Source: Maine Legislature
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Creates an Education Bill of Rights for deaf and hard-of-hearing children; provides for rights based on federal and state rules and laws; encourages the development of a communication-driven and language- driven educational delivery system for children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing; promotes the well- being and growth of students who are deaf or hard- of-hearing by ensuring that educational programs recognize the unique nature of deafness and the hard-of-hearing condition; provides for a working group.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280025417&LD=1901&Type=1&SessionID=7
Title: H.B. 1335
Source: Maine Legislature
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Expands the opportunity of preschool children with disabilities to continue to have a free and appropriate public education provided through the Child Development Services System; extends the window of eligibility, allowing children who reach 5 years of age between July 1st and October 15th to continue with the Child Development Services System.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280022686&LD=317&Type=1&SessionID=7
Title: S.B. 99
Source: Maine Legislature
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| NJ | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Concerns Early Intervention Program services for children with autism. Requires Department of Health and Senior Services, in conjunction with the Departments of Education and Human Services, to establish a Statewide system of early intervention services for eligible infants and toddlers from birth to age 2-3 with physical, cognitive, communication, social or emotional, and adaptive developmental delays or disabilities in accordance with Part H of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act."
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/A4500/4056_R3.PDF
Title: A.B. 4056; S.B. 2568
Source: New Jersey Legislature
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| NJ | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Requires candidates for teaching certificates and current teachers to receive instruction in autism awareness and methods of teaching students with autism.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/A4500/4055_R2.PDF
Title: A.B. 4055; S.B. 2558
Source: New Jersey Legislature
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Revises provisions governing the inclusion of certain information in the biennial budget request for the state distributive school account for submission to the department of administration based upon the annual budgets submitted by the school districts. Creates the Grant Fund for Incentives for licensed educational personnel and requires the board of trustees of each school district to establish a program of incentive pay for certain employees of the school district. Individuals eligible for grant: (1) Licensed teachers, school psychologists, school librarians, school counselors and administrators employed at the school level who have been employed in that category of position for at least 5 years in the state or another state and who are employed in schools which are at-risk; and (2) Teachers who hold an endorsement in the field of mathematics, science, special education, English as a second language or other area of need within the school district, as determined by the state superintendent.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/23rdSpecial/Bills/AB/AB1_EN.pdf
Title: A.B. 1A
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Revises provisions governing the rights of parents of pupils with disabilities. Provides that the rights of a parent of a pupil with a disability under the IDEA transfer to the pupil when the pupil attains the age of 18 years. Authorizes the parent of a pupil with a disability to submit a concise application to the school district or the charter school in which the pupil is enrolled for the appointment of the parent to represent the educational interests of the pupil when the pupil attains the age of 18 years.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/SB/SB115_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 115
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/
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| NY | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Enacts P.J.'s law; directs the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations requiring school bus drivers and school bus attendants on a bus transporting a child or children with a disability to complete training, twice a year, on the special needs of children with a disability.
Title: S.B. 3294
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VT | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Requires the agency of human services and the department of education to develop and implement a statewide initiative to sustain and enhance the system of care for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/bills/passed/S-121.HTM
Title: S.B. 121
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| VT | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Provides for a slight rollback in property tax assessments for this year and would place a cap on property evaluations in the future. In addition, requires studies that look at: high-spending school districts, special education cost and the feasibility of adopting a statewide system of 3 or 5 year rolling reappraisals. There is also some language which changes the way that school districts and unions are able to negotiate collective bargaining agreements.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/acts/ACT082.HTM
Title: H.B. 526
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| WV | Proposed Rule COMMENT DEADLINE: 07/16/2007 08/13/2007 Rule Adoption 06/2007 | P-12 | Amends rules regarding the education of students with exceptionalities.
Title: Title 126, Series 16
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Enacts the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act to provide scholarships for public school students with disabilities to attend eligible private schools. Establishes student eligibility requirements and requirements for private schools to participate in the scholarship program. Provides that the maximum scholarship granted a scholarship student must be equivalent to the costs of the educational program that would have been provided for the student in the resident school district, not including any federal funds. Provides that the scholarship amount must be the lesser of (1) the educational program costs in the resident school district or (2) the amount of the participating schoolīs tuition and fees. Authorizes the department of education to bar a school from participation in the program if the department determines that the school has intentionally and substantially misrepresented information or failed to refund to the state any scholarship overpayments in a timely manner.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/sb10.pdf
Title: S.B. 10
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Enacts the Deaf Child's Bill of Rights Act. In developing an individualized education (IEP) program for a child who is deaf or hard of hearing, directs a district to consider the related services and program options that provide the child with an appropriate and equal opportunity for communication access. Directs the district to consider the childīs specific communication needs and, to the extent possible, address them in the child's IEP. Provides that a district must consider specific circumstances and resources in addressing the child's needs. To enable a parent to make informed decisions on the educational options suited to his/her child, requires all the educational options provided by the district and available to the child at the time the childīs individualized education program is prepared to be explained to the parent. Provides no deaf or hard-of-hearing child may be denied the opportunity for instruction in a particular communication mode or language solely because of certain specified circumstances. Provides that nothing in this section shall preclude instruction in more than one communication mode or language for any particular child, and that any child for whom instruction in a particular communication mode or language is determined to be beneficial must
receive such instruction as part of the childīs IEP.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/sb168.pdf
Title: S.B. 168
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Creates a Joint Study Committee on Continuing Education and Collegiate Sports Programs for Students with Disabilities. Directs the committee to undertake a study of what alternatives are open to the general assembly to identify and create opportunities for student athletes with disabilities at the collegiate level and explore the development of pilot programs, recruitment of athletes, and nonprofit and private sector support for different collegiate programs. Also directs the committee to explore current high school, community, and collegiate sports programs and facilities. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hr322.pdf
Title: H.R. 322
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Requires every school corporation police officer to complete training to enable the officer to appropriately deal with individuals with autism and Asperger's syndrome. Allows a governing body to adjourn its schools to allow teachers, school administrators, and paraprofessionals to participate in an inservice course on autism. Sunsets January 1, 2011.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2007/PDF/HE/HE1428.1.pdf
Title: H.B. 1428
Source: www.in.gov
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| KS | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Establishes the Autism Task Force. Directs the task force to study and conduct hearings on the issues relating to, the needs of and services available for persons with autism including:
(1) The re-alignment of state agencies that provide services for children with autism;
(2) the availability or accessibility of services for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of children with autism and the availability or accessibility of services for the parents of children with autism;
(3) the need to increase the number of qualified professionals and paraprofessionals who are able to provide evidence-based intervention and other services to children with autism and incentives which may be offered to meet that need;
(4) the benefits currently available for services provided to children with autism;
(5) study and discussion of an autism registry which would (A) provide accurate numbers of children with autism, (B) improve the understanding of the spectrum of autism disorders and (C) allow for more complete epidemiologic surveys of the autism disorder;
(6) the establishment of a hotline that the parents of children with autism may use to locate services for children with autism;
(7) the creation and design of a financial assistance program for children with autism;
(8) additional funding sources to support programs that provide evidence-based intervention or treatment of autism, including funding for the development of regional centers of excellence for the diagnosis and treatment of autism; and
(9) develop recommendations for the best practices for early evidence-based intervention for children with autism.
Directs the task force to submit a preliminary report with recommendations for legislative changes by November 15, 2007, and the final report by November 15, 2008.
Establishes December 31, 2008 sunset for these provisions.
Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/138.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/fiscalnotes/2008/138.pdf
Supplementary note: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2008/SN0138.pdf
Title: S.B. 138
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | The general education aid paid to school districts that were members of a cooperative that failed to meet federal special education maintenance of effort must be reduced by the amount that must be paid to the federal government due to the shortfall. The commissioner must apportion the aid reduction amount to the member school districts based on each district's individual shortfall in maintaining effort, and on each member district's proportionate share of any shortfall in expenditures made by the cooperative. Each district's proportionate share of shortfall in expenditures made by the cooperative must be calculated using the adjusted marginal pupil units of each member school district.
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85
Title: H.F. 2245 [Failure to Meet Federal Maintenance of Effort]
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Establishes means by which districts may fulfill requirements for alternative instruction for students prior to special education evaluation.
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85 (Section 31)
Title: H.F. 2245 [Early Intervening Services Program]
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Amends provisions relating to alternative delivery of specialized instructional services.
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85 (Section 30)
Title: H.F. 2245 [Specialized Instructional Services]
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Directs the Department of Education to provide specialized services to the blind and physically handicapped through the Minnesota Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped under a cooperative plan with the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress.
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85
Title: H.F. 2245 [Services to Blind and Physically Handicapped]
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Requires districts to annually report the districts special education litigation costs, including attorney fees and costs of due process hearings, to the commissioner of education.
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85
Title: H.F. 2245 [Litigation Costs]
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Establishes a task force to recommend which state laws and rules that exceed or expand upon minimum federal special education requirements for providing special education programs and services to eligible students should be amended to conform with minimum federal requirements.
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85
Title: H.F. 2245 [Special Education Requirements]
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| NE | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Creates the special education task force to examine the provision of special education services and recommend policies and potential legislation to the clerk of the legislature and the education committee on or before December 31, 2007. The examination would include, but not be limited to: (1) Federal and state laws; (2) Special education services in other states; (3) Application of the "least-restrictive-environment" doctrine; (4) The availability of services across the state; (5) The use of private providers by public school districts; (6) The use of private providers by private citizens; and (7) The provision of services for wards of the state or wards of the court.
http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB316.pdf
Title: L.B. 316
Source: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/
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| NE | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Adopts the autism treatment program act for the purposes of (1) creating the Autism Treatment Program administered by the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and (2) providing for the development of a waiver or an amendment to an existing waiver under the medical assistance program established in section 68-903. Creates fund and allocates funds.
http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB482.pdf
Title: L.B. 482
Source: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | H.B. 1230 requires the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (executive commissioner) to monitor programs and services to study trends and to promote positive outcomes for transitional youth with disabilities. This bill requires transition counselors to receive training on long-term supports and services from other health and human services agencies. This bill also requires the executive commissioner to establish a work group with the goal of creating and implementing a plan to ensure the efficiency and availability of postschooling opportunities, state and local services for adults, and supported employment opportunities. Relates to services provided to youth with disabilities transitioning from school-oriented living to post-schooling activities, services for adults, and community living.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB01230F.pdf
Title: H.B. 1230
Source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Regards special education definitions for schools, adds autism. (Chapter No. 68)
Title: H.B. 2184
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| LA | Adopted 04/2007 | P-12 | Amends textbook adoption processes to come into compliance with U.S. Department of Education approval of IDEA, 2004. Directs that the state adopt materials that meet the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS). Provides procedures for a public review process prior to textbook adoption.
Pages 3-6 of 45: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0704/0704rul.pdf
Title: LAC 28:XXXIII.301, 303, 319, 503, 723, and 2001
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MT | To governor 04/2007 | P-12 | Relates to services for individuals who are developmentally distabled, clarifies that such individuals may return to high school after graduation if they are not 19 years of age.
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2007/billhtml/HB0195.htm
Title: H.B. 195
Source: http://data.opi.mt.gov
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| TX | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | This bill provides that a school district to issue a certificate of attendance to a student who receives special education services, and who has completed four years of high school but has not completed the student's individualized education program. The bill further provides that a school district shall allow a student who receives a certificate to participate in a graduation ceremony with students receiving high school diplomas, and also provides that a student to which this provision applies may participate in only one graduation ceremony. Finally, the bill provides that this subsection does not preclude a student from receiving a diploma (regarding receiving a high school diploma upon completing an individualized education program for special education students).
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/SB00673F.pdf
Title: S.B. 673
Source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Kevin's Law: Requires that by September 1, 2007, each school district that operates a high school shall permit any student meeting the following criteria to participate in commencement
exercises with the student's graduating class and be recognized for their accomplishments: (1) The student is receiving services under chapter 28A.155 RCW; (2) The student's individualized education program prescribes continued special education or related services beyond the fourth year of high school; and (3) The student has attended four years of high school. Declares that a student's participation in commencement exercises under this act shall not affect the student's possible future receipt of a high school diploma, a certificate of individual achievement or a certificate of academic achievement.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1050-S.PL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1050
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Creates Caring for Mississippi Individuals with Autism Task Force to study growing incidence of and ways to improve services. Defines membership and duties.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1267SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1267
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Requires the Superintendent of the Department of Correctional Education, in cooperation with the Department of Corrections, to create a system for identifying prisoners with learning disabilities. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB2625ER
Title: H.B. 2625
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Amends Education Code in the following ways:
1) Prescribes authorities of county school boards.
2) Expands purposes for which schools may expend funds.
3) Establishes certain vehicle and driver safety requirements for transporting students to a school-sponsored activity.
4) Expands the purposes for which county boards may lease school buses.
5) Requires county school boards to provide suitable educational facilities, equipment and services for special education students.
6) Requires county school boards to give preference to professional educators currently employed by the board for summer school employment.
7) Establishes service personnel classification title for licensed practical nurse.
8) Adds posting and notice requirements for filling service personnel positions.
9) Prohibits displacement of aides to create vacancy for licensed practical nurse.
10) Establishes parameters for the workday and beginning work station for certain service personnel.
11) Modifies process for determining certain service personnel hiring priority in cases of school merger or consolidation.
12) Modifies personal leave procedures and authorizes transfer of personal leave in certain circumstances for all full-time employees of a county school board .
13) Modifies employment benefits accrued by substitute service personnel employed by a county school board.
14) Requires county school boards to make certain training available to all regularly employed teachers' aides.
15) Prohibits an autism mentor or aide who works with autistic students from transferring to another position after the fifth day prior to the beginning of the instructional term under certain conditions.
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2007_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/hb2189%20EnrSUB.htm
Title: H.B. 2189
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/
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| WY | Signed into law 03/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Revises the Hathaway scholarship program by increasing curriculum requirements necessary to qualify for scholarships; establishes specific curriculum requirements for various scholarship levels for students graduating in the 2007-2008 school year, 2009-2010 school year, and 2010-2011 school year and thereafter, with requirements increasing each graduating year.
Beginning with the class of 2010-2011, requirements for honor or performance scholarship eligibility will be 4 years of math, including Algebra I & II and Geometry, 4 years of Language Arts, 4 years of Science, 3 years of Social Studies, and 2 years of a Foreign Language; requires courses necessary for scholarship eligibility to be aligned with state content and performance standards; requires all school districts to submit to the state department of education a list of courses provided in the district that satisfy the curriculum requirements specified in the bill, and for the department to verify the courses.
Requires accommodations are provided to a student with an individual education plan (IEP) or working under a federal 504 designation in order to meet the requirements of the success curriculum, including taking a modified course that is at grade level and is included within the scope of the student's IEP or 504 designation.
Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year and thereafter, requires counseling services to be provided to students in 8th - 12th grade on curriculum requirements of high school graduation, curriculum requirements necessary for each of the Hathaway scholarships and a summary of the various Hathaway scholarships, current achievement levels for the statewide proficiency assessment, the importance of curriculum for career options and the earning differences anticipated based upon curriculum choices and at various levels of postsecondary education, an assessment of the student's course history, as well as options available regarding future course selection and the consequences attached to selected course pathways, and other information regarding scholarship opportunities available to students and associated curriculum and student performance requirements. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0097.pdf
Title: H.B. 97
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm
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| AK | Adopted 02/2007 | P-12 | Amends rules to the Department of Education and Early Development. Replaces the term "special education waiver" with "special education alternate program certificate", to more accurately reflect the participation of teachersin an alternate route to special education certification. ALASKA 3403
http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/AAC/Title04.htm
Title: 4 AAC 12.340
Source: http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats
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| IL | Signed into law 02/2007 | P-12 | Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Makes changes concerning identification, evaluation, and placement of children, the impartial due process hearing procedure, the expedited hearing procedure, the selection, training, evaluation, and retention of hearing officers, and evaluation of the impartial due process hearing system. Provides that amendments to hearing requests are permissible. Provides for informed parental consent. Relates to individualized educational programs. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB2796lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2796
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 02/2007 | P-12 | Provides that an individualized education program team may determine that a pupil must utilize time set aside for physical education to receive special education support and services. Requires the agreement by the parent or guardian or the determination by the individualized education program team that a pupil be excused from physical education to receive special education support and services to be made a part of the individualized education program. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB2762lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2762
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| VA | Signed into law 02/2007 | P-12 | Provides that due process procedures for students with disabilities prescribed by the Board of Education must require that testimony be given under oath or affirmation administered by the hearing officer. This bill is identical to SB 847, which was also signed into law. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB1962ER; http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+SB847ER
Title: H.B. 1962, S.B. 847
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/
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