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From the ECS State Policy Database
2007 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2007. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. To view all, press the button located at the top labeled "Expand All."

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+ 21st Century Skills
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+ Class Size
- Curriculum
UTAdopted 11/2007P-122007 H.B. 364 prohibits a school district from purchasing certain instructional materials unless the materials have been evaluated by an independent party for
alignment with the state core curriculum. Adopted rule requires that the mandated alignment evaluation be made available on a Web site at no charge; exempts charter schools from the evaluation requirement; provides direction to publishers who want to sell primary instructional materials to Utah schools on the correct procedures and forms required for consistent, independent party alignment to the core; and provides requirements for online posting to publisher websites.
Title: R277-469
Source: www.rules.utah.gov

CAVetoed 10/2007P-12Establishes the Financial Literacy Initiative for improving financial literacy by offering instructional materials for teachers and schools to provide high-quality financial literacy education for pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. Authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction to provide an online library of financial literacy resources and materials and to convene a related advisory committee. Requires a related biennial report about online materials by authors and publishers.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_150_bill_20070920_enrolled.pdf

Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_150_vt_20071014.html
Title: A.B. 150
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/

OKAdopted 10/2007P-12Amends rules to require public schools to provide personal financial literacy education in grades 7-12. Outlines 14 areas of instruction that the student must demonstrate satisfactory completion in order to obtain a Passport to Financial Literacy, which will be required to graduate with a standard diploma. OKLAHOMA 14926
Title: OAC 210:35-9-31
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

ORAdopted 09/2007P-12Adds health and physical education to list of curriculum defined by state content standards.
Title: OAR 581-022-1210
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

OKAdopted 08/2007P-12Amends rules to require that public elementary schools provide instruction in physical education for full-day kindergarten through grade 5 students for an average of sixty (60) minutes each week.
Title: OAC 210:25-5-31
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

ORSigned into law 07/2007P-12Creates a Task Force on Civics and Financial Education to study and make recommendations about how to increase and improve civics and financial education in kindergarten through grade 12 public schools.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/hb2500.dir/hb2584.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 2584
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us

ORSigned into law 07/2007P-12Requires the state department to collect data on: (1) The number of minutes of physical education that are provided to K-8 students each school week in each public school within the district; (2) The physical capacity of public schools to provide K-5 students with at least 150 minutes of physical education during each school week and to provide 5th-8th-grade students with at least 225 minutes of physical education during each school week; and (3) The additional facilities required by public schools to provide physical education to these students. Requires K-8 students to participate in physical education for the entire school year. K-5 students must participate in physical education for at least 150 minutes during each school
week. Students in grades 6-8 must participate in physical education for at least 225 minutes during each school week. Requires school districts and public charter schools to offer instruction in physical education that meets the state academic content standards for physical education. Addresses specifics of program.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/hb3100.dir/hb3141.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3141
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

NCSigned into law 06/2007P-12Requires local boards of education to ensure that students in grades nine through twelve receive annual health instruction including information about the manner in which a parent may lawfully abandon a newborn baby with a responsible person.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H485v0.html
Title: H.B. 485
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/

NCSigned into law 06/2007P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Encourages the public schools, the community college system and the University of North Carolina to offer American Sign Language for credit as a modern foreign language.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H915v0.html
Title: H.B. 915
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/

OKSigned into law 06/2007P-12Prohibits counting recess towards the physical education requirements; directs the state board to encourage school districts to provide physical activity options to students; requires school districts to provide a physical activity report to parents and guardians; specifies contents of the report; creates the Fit Kids Physical Education Task Force; provides for membership; providing for vacancies, quorum, cochairs, meetings, staffing, and travel reimbursement; states duties of the task force; requires the task force to file a report by certain date; provides for noncodification.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/HB1601_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 1601
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

OKSigned into law 06/2007P-12Requires personal financial literacy education to be taught in public schools in the state; lists areas of instruction; directs school districts to provide personal financial literacy instruction; provides for integration of instruction into existing courses; grants school districts certain options; directs the state board to adopt curriculum standards for personal financial literacy; encourages the State Textbook Committee to adopt certain textbooks. Beginning with students entering the seventh grade in the 2008-2009 school year, in order to graduate from a public high school accredited by the state board with a standard diploma, students must fulfill the requirements for a personal financial literacy passport.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/HB1476_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 1476
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

WVAdopted 06/2007P-12Amends rules regarding foreign language content standards and objectives for West Virginia schools.
Title: Title 126, Series 44G
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

COSigned into law 05/2007P-12Concerns the adoption of science-based content standards for instruction regarding human sexuality. The standards are intended to help reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, and abortion among teenagers, and for teen pregnancy prevention program that encourage teenagers to return to abstinence and to teach the effective use of condoms and other means of contraception.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2007a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/8BE351914A5391DD8725726400804B00?open&file=1292_ren.pdf
Title: H.B. 1292
Source: Colorado Legislature

FLSigned into law 05/2007P-12Relates to physical education; provides requirements for student participation in physical education; requires review and revision of the Sunshine State Standards for physical education; requires the Department of Education to develop and school districts to provide professional development program. Requires districts to provide 150 minutes of physical education each week for K-5 students. Encourages districts to provide 225 minutes of physical education each week for students in grades 6 - 8.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0967er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0967&Session=2007
Title: H.B. 967
Source: Florida Legislature

MNSigned into law 05/2007P-12Creates a pilot program to award five world languages grants to develop and implement sustainable, high-quality model world languages programs and to enhance existing world languages programs at various grade levels for students in kindergarten through grade 12. Program participants must simultaneously support both English language learners in maintaining their native language while mastering English and native English speakers in learning other languages. Specifies application and eligibility requirements. The commissioner must award three grants to k-8 sites, one grant to a qualified site interested in developing or enhancing a sustainable Mandarin Chinese program and one grant to an indigenous American Indian world languages program. (Sections 38, 42)
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85
Title: H.F. 2245 [World Languages]
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85

NDSigned into law 05/2007P-12Increases funding for for the Department of Career & Technical Education by $4.9 million, 29 percent over from the previous biennium. The $4.9 million in this legislation is part of a total $8 million increase in workforce training funds coordinated between K-12 education, the University System, Commerce Department, Job Services North Dakota and the Department of Career and Technical Education. Creates a North Dakota elementary student entrepreneurship program under the authority of the state board. Requires the state board to adopt policies to create a program of grants to support entrepreneurship education that is coordinated with classroom curriculum, standards, and activities encouraging and showcasing entrepreneurial activities at the elementary education level. The grants must be administered through local school districts and require matching funds of up to fifty percent of the curriculum and activity costs. Defines membership of the Workforce Enhancement Council: The private sector members of the workforce development council, the director of the department of career and technical education, and the director of the division of workforce development, who shall serve as chairman. Establishes procedures for how the Council will approve grants.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/bill-text/HQML0500.pdf
Title: H.B. 1019
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov/

TNEligible for GOVERNOR'S desk. 05/2007P-12This bill requires that the course of instruction in all public schools in grades 9 through 12 include instruction regarding the procedure for voluntarily surrendering an infant in Tennessee. This bill requires the state board of education to develop guidelines for the materials and method of instruction used to teach the procedure for voluntarily surrendering an infant in Tennessee.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB0293.pdf
Title: S.B. 293, H.B. 0234
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

TNSigned into law 05/2007P-12Removes the provision in the junior and senior high school curriculum that permits a course on personal finance to satisfy the instruction requirement on the free enterprise system. Present law requires the state board of education to establish a program of instruction for the public high schools on the essentials of the free enterprise system. Instruction must be given in Accordance with the course of study prescribed by the state board for at least one semester, equal to one half unit of credit. Present law provides that successful student participation in a one-half unit course on personal finance will render the student eligible for the one-half unit of credit. This bill deletes this provision.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB1944.pdf
Title: H.B. 1944
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

TXBecame law without governor's signature 05/2007P-12To address an increase in births to unmarried parents in Texas from 1995 to 2002, the office of the Attorney General created the Parenting and Paternity Awareness (P.A.P.A.) program. The program involves engaging students in discussions regarding marriage, committed relationships, and the importance of a father to a child's well-being. Many teachers across Texas have received the curriculum training with positive response from both teachers and students. However, the Texas Education Code does not require school districts to provide an educational program or support services for students who are parents, or to female students who are pregnant. Requiring this type of program in schools may result in students who are better informed about the duties and responsibilities of parenting, relationship skills, and money management. Additionally, such a program may decrease the number of pregnancies and improve parenting relationships and financial skills of those who are parents and of those who are soon to become parents. H.B. 2176 requires a school district to incorporate a parenting and paternity awareness program, developed by the state board in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General, into the high school health curriculum.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB02176F.pdf
Title: H.B. 2176
Source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us

ARSigned into law 04/2007P-12Section 52 repeals code concerning requirements for social studies, civics education, character and citizenship. (Act No. 1573)
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2007/public/SB274.pdf
Title: S.B. 274 (Curriculum)
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us

COSigned into law 04/2007P-12
Postsec.
Concerns the display of flags. Allows display of flags from countries other than the U.S. or the state of Colorado under particular circumstances, including for educational, cultural or historical purposes with the prior permission of the chief administrative officer of the state, county, municipal or other public building or grounds.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2007a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/A5823CF3B65934EF87257251007B684B?open&file=1050_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1050
Source: Colorado Legislature

INSigned into law 04/2007P-12Directs each district to include a study of the Holocaust in each high school U.S. history course. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2007/PDF/HE/HE1059.1.pdf
Title: H.B. 1059
Source: /www.in.gov/legislative

NMSigned into law 04/2007P-12Provides for physical education in grades kindergarten through six in elementary schools. Adds physical education program units and charter school student activities program units into the program cost calculation and makes an appropriation. (Slight variation in language between senate and house bills regarding charter school student calculation.)
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB0208.pdf
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB0156.pdf
Title: H.B. 208/S.B. 156
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us

NMSigned into law 04/2007P-12Directs each school district to align its curricula to meet the state standards for each grade level and subject area so that students who transfer between public schools
within the school district receive the same educational opportunity within the same grade or subject area. Provides for a schedule for implemenation.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB0911.pdf
Title: H.B. 911
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us

WASigned into law 04/2007P-12Provides that, to the extent funds are appropriated or are available for this purpose, the superintendent of public instruction and other members of the partnership created in RCW 28A.300.455 shall make available to school districts the list of identified financial literacy skills and knowledge, instructional materials, assessments, and other relevant information.
Encourages each school district to provide its students with an opportunity to master the financial literacy skills and knowledge developed under RCW 28A.300.460. Provides that it is not necessary to evaluate and apply the office of the superintendent of public instruction essential academic learning requirements or to develop grade level expectations. Provides that the financial literacy public-private partnership expires June 30, 2009.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1980-S2.PL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1980
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

NDSigned into law 03/2007P-12Amends several pieces of required instruction; changes from United States history, geography, and government to 1) geography; 2) government; and 3) North Dakota studies, with an emphasis on the geography, history, and agriculture of this state, in the fourth and eighth grades. In addition to these requirements, each public and nonpublic high school
is required to make available to each student, at least once every two years, one-half unit of North Dakota studies, with an emphasis on the geography, history, and agriculture of this state. http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/bill-text/HARP0300.pdf
Title: S.B. 1172
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov

NDSigned into law 03/2007P-12From the fiscal note: This bill as amended requires that North Dakota Studies be taught in grades 4 and 8. It also requires that North Dakota's high schools must offer a semester course in North Dakota studies at least once every two years. Most schools will not require additional teachers. Larger school districts may have to alter assignments or hire
additional teachers. The curriculum and materials for the course may have a fiscal impact on districts. Development of the 4th grade and 8th grade texts was funded with state funds last legislative session. The Division of Independent Study plans the completion of the texts for next summer and estimates the cost at $40 for each Grade 4 and 8. There is no high school text under development so costs are unknown. The cost of materials for these classes will vary from district to district and cannot be determined.Relates to studies requirements for public and nonpublic elementary and middle schools.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/bill-text/HARP0300.pdf
Title: H.B. 1172
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov

NDSigned into law 03/2007P-12Amends graduation requirement of one-half unit of physical education during each school year to include the following: Once every
four years the unit must be a concept-based fitness class that includes instruction in the assessment, improvement, and maintenance of personal fitness.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/bill-text/HBCN0400.pdf
Title: S.B. 2354
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov/

VASigned into law 02/2007P-12Requires the state Board of Education to incorporate instruction on dating violence and the characteristics of abusive relationships into its curriculum guidelines for family life education. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB1916ER
Title: H.B. 1916
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

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