ECS
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."

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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
+ P-3 Child Care
+ P-3 Content Standards and Assessment
+ P-3 Early Intervention (0-3)
+ P-3 Ensuring Quality
+ P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits
+ P-3 Family Involvement
+ P-3 Finance
+ P-3 Governance
+ P-3 Grades 1-3
+ P-3 Health and Mental Health
+ P-3 Kindergarten
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten
+ P-3 Preschool
+ P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development
+ Parent/Family
+ Parent/Family--Parent Rights
+ Partnerships--University/School
+ Postsecondary
+ Postsecondary Accountability
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants
+ Postsecondary Faculty
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property
+ Postsecondary Finance
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
+ Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent
+ Postsecondary Online Instruction
+ Postsecondary Participation--Access
+ Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements
+ Postsecondary Students--Disabled
+ Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth
+ Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional
+ Postsecondary Students--Military
+ Postsecondary Students--Minority
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics)
+ Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation
+ Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence
+ Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation
+ Private Schools
+ Privatization
+ Public Involvement
+ Reading/Literacy
+ Religion
+ Religion--Prayer/Meditation
+ Rural
+ Scheduling/School Calendar
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Year
+ School Safety
+ School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution
+ School Safety--Code of Conduct
+ School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness
+ School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension
+ School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools
+ School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault
+ School Safety--Special Education
+ School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes
+ School/District Structure/Operations
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Size
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching)
+ School/District Structure/Operations--School Size
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation
+ Service-Learning
- Special Education
GAAdopted 12/2007P-12Special Education
GAC 160-4-7
Revises rules regarding special education, including the rights of children and parents and assists educational agencies to provides for suc...

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COAdopted 11/2007P-12Exceptional Children's Education Act
1 CCR 301-8
Clarifies rules regarding the administration of the Exceptional Children's Educational Act, including special education provisions, and fund...

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CASigned into law 09/2007P-12
A.B. 216
Relates to special education. Requires that the educational materials, services, and programs provided by the nonpublic, nonsectarian school...

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ILAdopted 09/2007P-12Testing, Professional Development and Background Checks at Special Education Facilities
23 IAC 401.10 thru .260 (non seq.)
Amends policies regarding the assessment of special education students at nonpublic, public out-of-state, public residential or private spec...

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NYAdopted 09/2007P-12Diagnostic Screenings
Title 8 NYCRR Part 117
Amends regulations regarding diagnostic screenings of students who are new entrants to school or who have low test scores on the statewide t...

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AKAdopted 08/2007P-12CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
4 AAC 52
Amends regulations governing education of children with disabilities in response to the new federal Individuals with Disabilities Education ...

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IDApproved 08/2007P-12Programs for disabled
IDAPA 08.02.03
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 v...

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ILSigned into law 08/2007P-12IEPs for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
S.B. 79
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that in the development of the individualized education program f...

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ILSigned into law 08/2007P-12Definition of Professional Worker
S.B. 122
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Adds school counselor and school counselor intern to the list of professio...

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ILSigned into law 08/2007P-12Textbooks for Print-Disabled Children
S.B. 397
Specifies that the state board of education must require textbook publishers to furnish an electronic file set of contracted print material ...

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MDIssued 08/2007P-12Governor's Interagency Transition Council for Youth with Disabilities
E.O. 14; 2007-13
(Executive Order No. 2007-13) Establishes the Governor's Interagency Transition Council for Youth with Disabilities. The Council will annua...

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NYVetoed 08/2007P-12List of Programs and Services for Child with a Disability
S.B. 6275
Requires chair of committees on special education to provide parents of a child with a disability with a list of programs and services that ...

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CATo governor 07/2007P-12Special education
A.B. 485
Relates to special education. Prohibits a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency whose certification has been revoked, and certain other a...

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CASigned into law 07/2007P-12Special education
A.B. 685
Makes technical changes to various provisions of existing law regarding special education and related services to conform various provisions...

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IAAdopted 07/2007P-12Substitutes in K-6 Special Education Classrooms
IAC 282-14.143(272)
Expands the ability of a paraeducator holding a substitute authorization to work in K-6 special education classrooms. IOWA 5764...

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LASigned into law 07/2007P-12Universal Dyslexia Screening for K-3 Students
S.B. 160
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...

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NCSigned into law 07/2007P-12Reaching One's Potential for Excellence (ROPE) Scholars Pilot Program.
S.B. 1030
The purpose of the ROPE Scholars Pilot Program is to strengthen middle grades education in order to provide students with the opportunity to...

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NCSigned into law 07/2007P-12Disability Awareness
S.B. 753
Designates the month of October as Disability History and Awareness Month. Requires local Boards of Education to provide instruction on disa...

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NCSigned into law 07/2007P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Preparation of Special Education Teachers
H.B. 26
Directs the board of governors of the state university to report on the efficacy of the preparation of teachers to teach students with disab...

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NCSigned into law 07/2007P-12Homebound Instruction for Students With Disabilities
H.B. 14
Authorizes homebound instruction for discipline purposes when it is the least restrictive alternative for students with disabilities. Requir...

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NCSigned into law 07/2007P-12High School Special Education Study
H.B. 17
Directs the department of public instruction to identify the various models being utilized to deliver educational and other services at the ...

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NCSigned into law 07/2007P-12Residence for the Delivery of Special Education
H.B. 18
Clarifies the definition of residence for the delivery of special education
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H18v...

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NCSigned into law 07/2007P-12Standards for Homebound Instruction
H.B. 20
Establishes standards for homebound special education instruction including standards related to appropriate teacher qualifications, service...

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NHSigned into law 07/2007P-12Executive Planning Commission on Special Education
H.B. 661
Establishes an executive planning commission on special education to develop a plan to provide systems of pre-service and in-service educati...

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NYSigned into law 07/2007P-12Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
S.B. 6361
The following provisions are effective until June 30, 2009:

Relates to implementation of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Educatio...

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OKIssued 07/2007P-12Governance 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...

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RISigned into law 07/2007P-12Funding for Special Education Students in Career/Technical Charters
H.B. 6128
Permits any career/technical charter public schools which enroll special education students from outside the school district with verifiable...

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TNSigned into law 07/2007P-12Study Commission on Methods of Restraint
S.B. 1662
Requires the Department of Education's division of special education to collect data on and report to the Chairs of the House and Senate Edu...

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TNSigned into law 07/2007P-12Special Education Hearings
S.B. 907
Adds new sections of law that specify the process for and rights of parties involved in special education due process hearings.
http://www.l...

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CTSigned into law 06/2007P-12Restraint and Seclusion of Students
S.B. 977
Relates to restraints and seclusion in public shools; concerns restriction on unreasonable restraints and seclusions of students; avoids the...

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MESigned into law 06/2007P-12Early 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...

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MESigned into law 06/2007P-12Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Students Rights
H.B. 1335
Creates an Education Bill of Rights for deaf and hard-of-hearing children; provides for rights based on federal and state rules and laws; en...

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MESigned into law 06/2007P-12Preschool 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...

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NJSigned into law 06/2007P-12Early 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...

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NJSigned into law 06/2007P-12Autism Awareness Teacher Training
A.B. 4055; S.B. 2558
Requires candidates for teaching certificates and current teachers to receive instruction in autism awareness and methods of teaching studen...

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NVSigned into law 06/2007P-12District Budget Reporting, Grant Fund for Licensed Education Personnel
A.B. 1A
Revises provisions governing the inclusion of certain information in the biennial budget request for the state distributive school account f...

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NVSigned into law 06/2007P-12Rights of Parents of Students With Disabilities
S.B. 115
Revises provisions governing the rights of parents of pupils with disabilities. Provides that the rights of a parent of a pupil with a disab...

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NYSigned into law 06/2007P-12P.J.'s Law
S.B. 3294
Enacts P.J.'s law; directs the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations requiring school bus drivers and school bus att...

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VTSigned into law 06/2007P-12Autism Spectrum System of Care
S.B. 121
Requires the agency of human services and the department of education to develop and implement a statewide initiative to sustain and enhance...

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VTSigned into law 06/2007P-12Controlling Costs While Maintaining Quality
H.B. 526
Provides for a slight rollback in property tax assessments for this year and would place a cap on property evaluations in the future. In add...

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WVProposed Rule COMMENT DEADLINE: 07/16/2007 08/13/2007 Rule Adoption 06/2007P-12Education of Students with Exceptionalities
Title 126, Series 16
Amends rules regarding the education of students with exceptionalities....

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GASigned into law 05/2007P-12Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act
S.B. 10
Enacts the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act to provide scholarships for public school students with disabilities to attend eligible pri...

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GASigned into law 05/2007P-12Education of Deaf Students
S.B. 168
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 heari...

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GASigned into law 05/2007P-12
Postsec.
Joint Study Committee on Continuing Education and Collegiate Sports Programs for Students with Disabilities
H.R. 322
Creates a Joint Study Committee on Continuing Education and Collegiate Sports Programs for Students with Disabilities. Directs the committee...

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INSigned into law 05/2007P-12Autism and Asperger's Syndrome Training
H.B. 1428
Requires every school corporation police officer to complete training to enable the officer to appropriately deal with individuals with auti...

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KSSigned into law 05/2007P-12Autism Task Force
S.B. 138
Establishes the Autism Task Force. Directs the task force to study and conduct hearings on the issues relating to, the needs of and services...

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MNSigned into law 05/2007P-12Adjustment for Failure to Meet Federal Maintenance of Effort
H.F. 2245 [Failure to Meet Federal Maintenance of Effort]
The general education aid paid to school districts that were members of a cooperative that failed to meet federal special education mainten...

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MNSigned into law 05/2007P-12Early Intervening Services Program
H.F. 2245 [Early Intervening Services Program]
Establishes means by which districts may fulfill requirements for alternative instruction for students prior to special education evaluation...

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MNSigned into law 05/2007P-12Specialized Instructional Services
H.F. 2245 [Specialized Instructional Services]
Amends provisions relating to alternative delivery of specialized instructional services.
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php...

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MNSigned into law 05/2007P-12Library Services to Blind and Physically Handicapped
H.F. 2245 [Services to Blind and Physically Handicapped]
Directs the Department of Education to provide specialized services to the blind and physically handicapped through the Minnesota Library f...

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MNSigned into law 05/2007P-12Annual Report of Litigation Costs
H.F. 2245 [Litigation Costs]
Requires districts to annually report the districts special education litigation costs, including attorney fees and costs of due process hea...

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MNSigned into law 05/2007P-12Special Education Requirements
H.F. 2245 [Special Education Requirements]
Establishes a task force to recommend which state laws and rules that exceed or expand upon minimum federal special education requirements f...

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NESigned into law 05/2007P-12Special Education Task Force
L.B. 316
Creates the special education task force to examine the provision of special education services and recommend policies and potential legisla...

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NESigned into law 05/2007P-12Autism Treatment Program Act
L.B. 482
Adopts the autism treatment program act for the purposes of (1) creating the Autism Treatment Program administered by the Center for Autism ...

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TXSigned into law 05/2007P-12Transitional Youth With Disabilities
H.B. 1230
H.B. 1230 requires the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (executive commissioner) to monitor programs and s...

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AZSigned into law 04/2007P-12
Postsec.
Access, Special ed. definitions
H.B. 2184
Regards special education definitions for schools, adds autism. (Chapter No. 68)
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LAAdopted 04/2007P-12State Textbook Adoption
LAC 28:XXXIII.301, 303, 319, 503, 723, and 2001
Amends textbook adoption processes to come into compliance with U.S. Department of Education approval of IDEA, 2004. Directs that the state ...

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MTTo governor 04/2007P-12Services for Developmentally Disabled
H.B. 195
Relates to services for individuals who are developmentally distabled, clarifies that such individuals may return to high school after gradu...

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TXSigned into law 04/2007P-12Participation in Graduation Ceremony
S.B. 673
This bill provides that a school district to issue a certificate of attendance to a student who receives special education services, and who...

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WASigned into law 04/2007P-12Participation in Commencement
H.B. 1050
Kevin's Law: Requires that by September 1, 2007, each school district that operates a high school shall permit any student meeting the follo...

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MSSigned into law 03/2007P-12Autism Task Force
H.B. 1267
Creates Caring for Mississippi Individuals with Autism Task Force to study growing incidence of and ways to improve services. Defines member...

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VASigned into law 03/2007P-12Identifying Prisoners with Learning Disabilities
H.B. 2625
Requires the Superintendent of the Department of Correctional Education, in cooperation with the Department of Corrections, to create a syst...

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WVSigned into law 03/2007P-12Education Code Amendments
H.B. 2189
Amends Education Code in the following ways:

1) Prescribes authorities of county school boards.
2) Expands purposes for which schools may e...

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WYSigned into law 03/2007Postsec.
Community College
Hathaway Scholarship Program Revisions
H.B. 97
Revises the Hathaway scholarship program by increasing curriculum requirements necessary to qualify for scholarships; establishes specific c...

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AKAdopted 02/2007P-12Special education alternate program certificate
4 AAC 12.340
Amends rules to the Department of Education and Early Development. Replaces the term "special education waiver" with "special education alte...

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ILSigned into law 02/2007P-12Special Education Procedures
S.B. 2796
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Makes changes concerning identification, evaluation, and placement of chil...

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ILSigned into law 02/2007P-12Special Education Students and Physical Education
S.B. 2762
Provides that an individualized education program team may determine that a pupil must utilize time set aside for physical education to rece...

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VASigned into law 02/2007P-12Due Process Procedures Students with Disabilities
H.B. 1962, S.B. 847
Provides that due process procedures for students with disabilities prescribed by the Board of Education must require that testimony be give...

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