ECS Selected State Policies 2008

From the ECS State Policy Database
2008 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2008. 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

Accountability

Adopted 10/2008

P-12

Allows school districts to enter into contracts with the state to allow for increased local flexibility and accountability. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-5-1-.33.pdf
Title: GAC 160-5-1-.33
Source: www.doe.k12.ga.us

Signed into law 08/2008

P-12

Relates to school district accountability; provides the the makeup of the membership of the advisory council on school and district accountability to develop and administer a post-audit survey to audited districts and an annual survey to any schools and districts receiving technical assistance; creates an Office of School and District Accountability to review and report on the efforts of schools, charter schools, and districts to improve academic achievement by their students.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/185/ht04pdf/ht04967.pdf
Title: H.B. 4967
Source: http://www.mass.gov/legis/

Adopted 07/2008

P-12

Adds new rules to establish criteria for determining the reasonable and necessary expenses to be paid by school districts to distinguished educators, and members of school quality review teams and joint intervention teams. Adopted as proposed in April 2, 2008 rules (pages 8-12 of 24): http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2008/apr2/pdfs/rules.pdf
Title: Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.15
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Establishes Commissioner of Education as the rule- making authority under several school district accountability statutes relating to early termination agreements and revocation of certificates; requires public hearings on proposed regulations.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A3000/2965_R1.PDF
Title: A.B. 2965
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us

Adopted 06/2008

P-12

Amends rules to require all state accredited schools to follow Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) guidelines related to student eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities, activity absences, number of games allowed, and length of season. OKLAHOMA 15292
Title: OAC 210:35-17-2
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Revises the Education Accountability Act. Adds poverty, limited English proficiency status, disability status, or other groups required by federal statutes or regulations to the requirement for disaggregation of achievement data. Changes terminology from "improvement" to "growth." Requires the statewide assessment program to specifically include English/language arts, mathematics, science and social studies (referred to earlier as "the four academic areas") and to be administered in 2009. Sets and defines student performance levels of "Not Met, Met and Exemplary." Allows publication of the annual report card to be delayed until no later than February 2010. Describes required components of report cards. Requires the state board to create a statewide adoption list of formative assessments for grades 1-9 aligned with state standards in English/language arts and mathematics -- for use beginning in the 2009-2010 school year. Revises other features of assessment and accreditation. d; provide for a designation to signify varying levels of school academic performance; revises provisions regarding education accountability; provides that the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test does not meet certain requirements; provides for use of the monetary savings from revised inspection provisions. http://www.scstatehouse.net/html-pages/house2.html or
http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/prever/4662_20080529.doc
Title: H.B. 4662
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Relates to elementary and secondary education; provides that a local school system may enter into a contract with the state board of education for increased flexibility in exchange for increased accountability; relates to waivers to improve student performance; provides exemptions for charter systems.

Authorizes a local superintendent to concurrently serve as a principal, teacher or in another staff position. Authorizes a local superintendent to concurrently serve as superintendent of more than one school system in accordance with the terms of the superintendent's respective contracts and upon approval by each affected local school system.

Bars the state board of education from providing any district with waivers related to class size requirements (excepting hardship provisions); expenditure controls, certification requirements and salary schedule requirements.

http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb1209.pdf
Title: H.B. 1209
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Relates to low performing schools and school districts. Changes the designation of priority schools to schools at risk. Modifies and expands the definition of an at risk school. Commits the Legislature to the appropriation of adequate funds for the support of providing assistance to low-performing schools and districts. Directs the state board to adopt regulations that require districts that receive allocations of adequate education program at-risk funds to specifically target the expenditure of those funds to implement effective programs to serve at-risk students, and that provide the methods by which districts will be held accountable for the expenditure of at-risk funds.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2666SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2666
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Provides that the appointed or elected superintendent of education in an underperforming school district for a specified number of consecutive school years shall be removed from office by the school board at the end of the school year. Provides for the appointment of a new superintendent in the manner provided by law. Provides that an elected superintendent in an underperforming school district who is removed from office shall not be eligible to seek reelection for a certain time period.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2149SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2149
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

Creates a task force to study and report on the status of underperforming schools and districts in the state, effectiveness measures for improvement of those schools and school districts and enhancement of accountability and sanctions imposed on those schools and school districts.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2405SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2405
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

Modifies provisions relating to charter schools. Modifies the appointment procedures for the staff director of the State Charter School Board. Modifies provisions relating to the purposes and status of charter schools. Requires the state board of education, in consultation with the State Charter School Board, to adopt rules related to charter school accountability.
http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hb0160.pdf
Title: H.B. 160
Source: le.utah.gov

Accountability--Measures/Indicators

Adopted 11/2008

P-12

Ensures consistency among all schools designated School Performance Grade of D by requiring that they utilize the Bureau of School Improvement educational improvement plans database.
https://www.flrules.org/gateway/readFile.asp?sid=0&tid=6430147&type=1&File=6A-1.09981.doc
Title: FAC 6A-1.09981
Source: https://www.flrules.org

Adopted 10/2008

P-12

Amends rules relating to the school, district and state accountability system. Relates to the inclusion of alternate assessment results for students with disabilities in accountability system.
http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v83/28v83.doc
Title: LAC 28:LXXXIII.3905
Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/

Rule Adoption 07/2008

P-12

Deals with government of schools and special programs. Allows more flexibility in determining the graduation rate for purposes of Adequate Yearly Progress. Repeals the interim 2% flexibility. Relates to school and district accountability, academic indicators, subgroups and the performance incentive program. ALASKA 3625
http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/AAC/Title04.htm
Title: 4 AAC 06.825(b)(2), (c), .830(c), .885, 33.520(3)(4), .540(a)(2),(5), (6)
Source: http://touchngo.com

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Accountability--Reporting Results

Adopted 06/2008

P-12

Establishes allowable programs and activities, criteria for public reporting by school districts of their total foundation aid expenditures, and other requirements for purposes of preparation of contracts for excellence by certain specified school districts. Pages 6-11 of 27: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2008/mar5/pdfs/rules.pdf
Title: Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.13 and 170.12
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Signed into law 05/2008

P-12

Requires the commissioner of education to report on a semi-annual basis to the select oversight committee on education and the education committees of each house of the general assembly regarding disciplinary actions in Tennessee schools. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 49.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB3321.pdf
Title: H.B. 3321
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

Requires local school divisions to publish their annual budget on the local school division website. If there is no local school division website, the budget must be available in hard copy.� This bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2009.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+CHAP0404
Title: S.B. 376
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

The Center for the Improvement of Student Learning (CISL) and the education ombudsman are directed to identify strategies to improve the academic success rates of students with disabilities. The CISL is also directed to provide best practices and information on programs to assist students with disabilities.

Also, when reporting results on the Washington assessment of student learning (WASL), the office of the superintendent must provide results that are disaggregated by at least: White, Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Pacific Islander/Hawaiian Native, low income, transitional bilingual, migrant and special education.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/3212-S.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 3212
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature

Adopted 01/2008

P-12

The board of regents has readopted, by emergency action effective January 22, 2008, the emergency rule adopted at the September 10, 2007 Regents meeting, and readopted at the October 23, 2007 Regents meeting, that added a new section 100.13 and amended section 170.12 of the Commissioner's Regulations. The rule is necessary to implement the Education Law section 211-d to establish allowable programs and activities, criteria for public reporting by school districts of their total foundation aid expenditures, and other requirements for purposes of preparation of contracts for excellence by certain specified school districts.
Pages 9- of 33: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2008/feb6/pdfs/rules.pdf
Title: Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.13 and 170.12
Source: www.dos.state.ny.us

Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions

Signed into law 07/2008

P-12

Authorizes the denial or suspension of a driver's license or learner's permit of a minor who is not enrolled in or has not completed school or an adult education program or who is habitually absent or tardy; authorizes school boards, the Recovery School District, and nonpublic schools to adopt policies relative to such denial or suspension; provides for notification of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections when a minor drops out of school or is considered habitually absent or tardy.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=504219
Title: S.B. 275
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/

Signed into law 07/2008

P-12

The recovery district shall retain jurisdiction over any school transferred to it for academic crisis purposes for a period of not less than five school years not including the school year in which the transfer occurred if the transfer occurred during a school year. At the end of the initial transfer period, the school may be returned to the system from which it was transferred unless the school is continued in the recovery district.

Requires that a public hearing be conducted within the jurisdiction of the parish, municipality, or other local public school board from which the school was transferred prior to expiration of an initial or subsequent transfer period.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=504081

Title: H.B. 909
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/

Signed into law 07/2008

P-12

Requires the state Department of Education to develop a program that provides for early identification of low performing chools that are at risk of being labeled "academically unacceptable" and provides targeted interventions that are designed to address identified areas of
weakness and prevent the low-performing school from failing.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=504275
Title: S.B. 582
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Relates to schools that have been labeled academically unacceptable or failed schools for which a school board has not presented or implemented an acceptable reconstitution plan; provides a retention period for schools transferred to a Recovery School District; requires the Recovery School District to report information to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on the status of such schools, including recommendations on whether the school should be closed or returned to the school system.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=497379
Title: H.B. 463
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/

Adopted 06/2008

P-12

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Outlines procedures to be followed re: schools identified as in improvement.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC1006.pdf
Title: H.B. 4148
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC1006.pdf

Vetoed 05/2008

P-12

Excepts from the calculation of a school's academic performance ratings and from determining accreditation, the assessment scores of students absent on the days assessments are administered under the student assessment program and students' scores that are invalidated as a result of a failure to administer the assessment pursuant to the Department of Education's guidelines; prohibits a school district or a public school from penalizing a student who is absent on the days the assessments are administered.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/EEC203BE6C42C5C1872573680059FB28?open&file=1186_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1186
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Relates to intervention in mismanaged school districts.
A. Provides the Department of Education shall investigate a school district for systemic educational mismanagement if: 1) fifty percent or more of the schools in the district are designated underperforming or failing to meet academic standards; or 2) at least one school in the district has been designated a school failing to meet academic standards pursuant to Section 15-241.

B. Provides for the procedure to be followed if those conditions are found. The department of education shall immediately recommend a person to serve as the superintendent of the school district to the state board of education. The state board must approve or deny the recommendation. If the state board approved the recommendation, the person shall be immediately appointed the superintendent of the school district. The department of education must develop and adopt a list of persons qualified to serve as superintendents for the purposes of this section.

C. On appointment of the superintendent of the school district, the superintendent is to begin a full review and investigation of the school district's educational affairs and submit to the state board of education a detailed report listing the findings of that investigation. The report is to include a detailed educational improvement plan showing how the school district will improve the educational management of the school district and how the school district will raise the level of academic achievement so that all of the schools in the school district are designated as performing schools or better pursuant to Section 15-241. The plan must include a proposed timetable for improving academic achievement. The superintendent is to submit the report within 120 days after appointment. The state board of education shall appoint the superintendent for a term of three years.

The educational improvement plan approved by the state board of education may authorize the superintendent to do any of the following:
1) Override any decisions of the school district's governing board concerning the management, operation, curriculum and instruction of the school district, and initiate and make decisions concerning the management and operation of the school district.
2) Hire personnel, terminate personnel and cancel existing employment contracts, to the extent permitted by law. The superintendent may refuse to reemploy an certificated teacher who has not been employed by the school district for more than the major portion of three consecutive school years as provided in Section 15-536.

D. The superintendent shall promptly report any violations of law to the state board of education.

E. On review and approval of the state board of education, the superintendent shall take all necessary steps to implement the educational improvement plan utilizing those powers identified in the plan as prescribed in Subsection C of this section.

F. The salary and benefits of the superintendent and any officers or employees appointed by the superintendent or the state board of education are to be paid by the school district. The state board of education is to determine the salary for the superintendent and any officers or employees appointed by the superintendent based on amounts recommended by the state board.

G. The superintendent is to submit a quarterly progress report to the state board of education beginning ninety days after the report required pursuant to Subsection C of this section.

H. The state board of education is to formally review the superintendent's progress every six months. If, based on the quarterly progress reports, the state board may remove the current superintendent and appoint another superintendent or officer for the school district. If, based on the quarterly progress reports, the state board determines that the school district no longer has systemic educational mismanagement and has achieved adequate academic progress, the state board may remove the powers identified in the plan as prescribed in Subsection C of this section.

I. The state board of education may dismiss the superintendent for cause or on a majority vote of no confidence in the superintendent of the state board.

J. The assumption of control of the school district by the superintendent shall in no way interfere with the election of school district governing board members.

K. For the purposes of this section, "superintendent" means the chief executive officer of the school district.

Chapter No. 139
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2711h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2711
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Vetoed 04/2008

P-12

Concerns school districts compliance; relates to withholding monies; provides if the Department of Education, the Auditor General or the Attorney General determines that a school district is substantially and deliberately not in compliance and if the district has failed to correct the deficiency within a specified time period after receiving notice, the State Board of Education may direct the withholding of a percentage of moneys the district would otherwise be entitled to receive.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2560h.pdf

Governor's Veto Message: The Governor states in her veto message that the SBE and the SPI currently have sufficient powers to issue strong penalties to a school district through a ten percent withholding if the school district is in noncompliance with USFR requirements and through new powers granted in H.B. 2711, passed in this legislative session, that allow a takeover of a school district that is academically underperforming.

Title: H.B. 2560
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

An emergency measure which delays and extends the payback period for over-expenditures for Saddle Mountain Unified School District and Union Elementary School District and provides incentives for the unification or consolidation of these districts with neighboring school districts. Prohibits a school district from committing an over-expenditure. Establishes procedures for placing a district in receivership. Specifies the role of the county school superintendents. Establishes procedures to be taken if a school district has committed an over-expenditure. Establishes fiscal crisis teams under the state department of education, and requires the state board of education to adopt a list of approved professional development training providers in school finance, governance, employment, staffing, inventory and human resources, internal controls and procurement. Mandates twelve hours of professional development training for governing board members and administrative personnel of school districts that have been assigned a level two fiscal crisis team or a receiver. Stipulates that a school district governing board member who fails to complete the professional development training is guilty of malfeasance of office. Requires the state board of education to forward a complaint to the attorney general who may take action in Superior Court to remove the governing board member from office. Also allows the state board of education to revoke the certification of any school district administrative personnel who fail to complete the professional development training.
Chapter No. 111
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2469h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2469
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

Adopted 01/2008

P-12

Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive

Signed into law 07/2008

P-12

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Repeals definition of "school safety violation." Rewrites provision relating to a student found in possession of a weapon or illegal drug at school or on school
property, or who has engaged in an act or behavior at school or on school property that resulted in, or was substantially likely to have resulted in, serious bodily injury to others. Allows a student whose driver's license was suspended or revoked due to the student's suspension or expulsion to request a hearing to determine whether there are reasonable grounds to believe the student was in possession of a weapon or illegal drug at school or on school property, or was engaged in behavior at school or on school property that resulted in, or was substantially likely to have resulted in, serious bodily injury to others.

Prohibits issuance or renewal of a teacher's license to a person convicted of rape, indecent liberties with a child, sodomy, indecent solicitation of a child, sexual exploitation of a child, incest, endangering a child, child abuse, murder, manslaughter, sexual battery, promoting obscenity or any felony. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/470.pdf
Title: S.B. 470
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Provides that student driving privileges may be withheld or revoked for those who are not making satisfactory academic progress in high school. Satisfactory academic progress is defined as "the attaining and maintaining of grades sufficient to allow for graduation and course-work in an amount sufficient to allow graduation in five years or by age nineteen, whichever is earlier."
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2008_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB4023%20Enr.htm
Title: H.B. 4023
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us

Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play

Adopted 06/2008

P-12

Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers

Signed into law 07/2008

P-12

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Accountability--School Improvement

Adopted 11/2008

P-12

Vetoed 09/2008

P-12

Requires the determination regarding growth targets for the Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP) be averaged for funding. Requires a school that fails to meet or exceed certain growth targets but shows significant growth in a certain number of reporting cycles of the Academic Performance Index to no longer be deemed a state-monitored school and to exit the program. Amends provisions regarding the High Priority Schools Grant Program and powers of the school district.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2438
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Adopted 08/2008

P-12

Adds sections that clarify and expand the department's role in the school and district improvement process. New code requires a district to submit a district improvement plan to the department for approval not later than 90 days after designation as needing improvement under 4 AAC 06.835(b). In developing the district improvement plan, a district shall: 1) cover a two-year period; 2) consult with parents, school staff and other interested persons; 3) incorporate scientifically based research strategies that strengthen the core academic program in the schools served by the district; 4) identify actions that have the greatest likelihood of improving the achievement of students in meeting the academic performance requirements in 4 AAC.06.810; 5) address professional development needs of the instructional staff; 6) include specific measurable achievement goals and targets for all students collectively and each subgroup of students; 7) address the fundamental teaching and learning needs in the schools of the district, and the specific academic problems of low-achieving students, including a determination of why any of the district's prior plans failed to bring about increased student academic performance; 8) incorporate, as appropriate, activities before school, after school, during the summer, and during an extension of the school year; 9) specify the responsibilities of the department under the plan, including specifying the technical assistance to be provided by the department; and 10) include strategies to promote effective parental involvement in the school.
Title: 4 AAC 06.850, .872
Source: http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/AAC/Title04.htm

Signed into law 07/2008

P-12

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

For schools or districts designated as "at risk" (changed from "unsatisfactory), teacher specialists may be assigned to work across grade levels and subject areas. Such teachers will receive their salary and a supplement equal to 50% of the current southeastern average teacher salary. Specialists are limited to three years in one school unless exceptions are made. To recruit principal specialists, who will receive their salary and a supplement equal to 1.25 times the supplement amount calculated for teachers. They may be employed as a component of the technical assistance strategy for two years and may continue for a third year if requested by the local board, the external review team or the state board. Modifies other provisions related to technical assistance -- including allowing schools to use technical assistance funds to provide homework centers.
http://www.scstatehouse.net/html-pages/house2.html or http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/prever/4662_20080529.doc
Title: H.B. 4662 -- Amends Multiple Provisions
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net

Issued 05/2008

P-12

The Pre-K through Adult Advisory Council is charged as follows:
a. Furthers the goal of increasing the percentage of Maine's adults with four-year college degrees to 30% of adults;
b. Furthers the goal of raising Maine's high school-to-college rate from 55% to 70%;
c. Leverages Pre-K through Adult resources and technologies; and
d. Finds further efficiencies in education administration at all levels.

The Advisory Council shall submit a report to the Governor by January 1, 2009. The report shall include recommendations concerning the duties set forth in this executive order, a schedule for future reports, and any legislation necessary to implement recommendations.
http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=Gov_Executive_Orders&id=55134&v=Article
Title: Exec. Order 12 FY 08/09
Source: http://www.maine.gov/governor/baldacci/index.shtml

Signed into law 05/2008

P-12

Allows school districts to participate in the A+ schools program irrespective of their accreditation status; provides that vocational schools may participate in the program if they are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission; provides that private school reimbursements must not exceed the community college tuition rate for courses that are similar and offered in a community college in the service area; provides for transfers from workers compensation premiums to the Kids Chance Scholarship Fund.
http://www.house.mo.gov/content.aspx?info=/bills081/bills/hb2191.htm
Title: H.B. 2191
Source: http://www.house.mo.gov

Adult Basic Education

Adopted 11/2008

P-12

Updates and align state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to adult education programs. Adds provisions regarding the qualifications of adult education teachers. Deletes references to adult education diplomas. Specifies that adult education must provide a program that allows students to transition between sites in a seamless manner.

Directs the state superintendent of public instruction or designee to represent Adult Education programs on the Department of Workforce Services State Council as a voting member. Directs adult education programs to participate on or establish and maintain a local interagency advisory council consisting at a minimum of specified partner agencies. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-733.htm
Title: R277-733
Source: www.rules.utah.gov

Signed into law 09/2008

P-12
Community College

Authorizes school districts to claim and expend a percentage of their adult block entitlement for various adult education programs if approved by the Superintendent. Requires a district to maintain specified accountability mechanisms for those programs, including maintaining documentation of the hours of student attendance required for apportionment purposes. Requires an application for adult education innovation and alternative instructional delivery to include methods of maintaining student data. Chapter 655
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1163
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 06/2008

Postsec.
Community College

Establishes an adult literacy board as a standing committee of the state Employment and Training Commission to review and advise the commission on workforce investment and adult literacy services.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2008/ACT/Pa/pdf/2008PA-00163-R00SB-00465-PA.pdf
Title: S.B. 465
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov/

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12
Community College

Relates to economic and workforce development.
Section 11 of this bill (The Adult technical education; workforce education and training; report) requires the commissioner of education to:
(1)� Outline and review the current method or methods by which tuition is paid for students enrolled in secondary schools ("secondary students") to attend regional technical center programs.
(2)� Consider and propose potential solutions to any barriers preventing, discouraging, or failing to encourage secondary students to attend regional technical center programs, including scheduling issues, availability of classes outside the traditional school day and academic year, and financial disincentives.
(3)� Outline and review the current method or methods by which the cost of adults entering programs at a regional technical center is funded, both for adults who have a high school diploma and for those who do not.
(4)� Consider and propose potential solutions to any barriers preventing, discouraging, or failing to encourage adults, with and without a high school diploma, to attend regional technical centers, including scheduling issues, availability of classes outside the traditional school day and academic year, and financial disincentives.
(5)� Consider and propose potential financial and other incentives to encourage regional technical centers to offer technical education programs at times other than the traditional school day and academic year and to otherwise make technical education programs more available to secondary students and to adults with and without high school diplomas.
(6)� Consider the positive and negative aspects of including within the definition of "pupil" for purposes of determining a district's average daily membership all adult students with a high school diploma who are attending programs at a regional technical center and consider and propose other methods of subsidizing tuition for these students.
(b)� On or before January 15, 2009, the commissioner shall submit a written report to the senate committee on economic development, housing and general affairs, the house committee on commerce, and the senate and house committees on education detailing the results of the work performed pursuant to this section and all potential methods of addressing the identified issues.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/bills/passed/H-885.HTM
Title: H.B. 885
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us

Vetoed 05/2008

P-12

Relates to school district development screening aide, teacher and administrator licensure, district teacher compensation aide, district debt service equalization aid, non-resident student enrollment, an advisory council on early childhood education and care, adult basic education aid, general education revenue, district land or building leasing, safe schools levies, district borrowing, district repayment defaults, district tax abatement adjustments, testing and reports, and school breakfast programs.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0006.5.html&session=ls85
Title: H.B. 6
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12
Postsec.

Requires the State Department of Education each year by August 1 to compile a list by county of adult education and family literacy services offered to the public; requires the Department to distribute the list to specified local school officials and to post the list on its public website.
Title: S.B. 773
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Requires representatives of local boards of education to provide information concerning alternative education programs and GED program requirements and testing locations to each individual who no longer attends a public high school in the county and has not obtained a high school certificate or diploma.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/hb/hb0953t.pdf
Title: H.B. 953; S.B. 264
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/

Signed into law 03/2008

Postsec.

Creates the interim committee to study issues that relate to adult education, including funding for programs.The committee is to operate by the rules established by the legislative council.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2008/PDF/HE/HE1193.1.pdf
Title: H.B. 1193
Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative

Adopted 01/2008

P-12

Defines "adult basic education," "adult education," "GED," "measurable outcomes." Establishes clearer fiscal standards and practices for adult education programs. Adds a new section focusing adult education funds on student outcomes and student mastery. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-733.htm
Title: R277-733
Source: www.rules.utah.gov

Assessment

Adopted 12/2008

P-12

Eliminates reference to Georgia Kindergarten Assessment Program - Revised (GKAP-R). Provides all kindergarten students must be assessed using the Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (GKIDS). Eliminates provisions that all students at grades 3, 5, 8 be assessed with state board-approved norm-referenced test.
Title: GAC 160-3-1-.07
Source: www.lexis.com

Signed into law 12/2008

P-12

Revises the administration and requirements of the state merit examination; provides that pupils in grade 12 may take the exam if they did not complete it in grade 11; provides for a writing component of the test; allows use of the test as an indicator of workforce readiness; provides that a student may take the complete test only once; provides for identification of specific grade level content expectations, so that teachers will know what content will be included in the test.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0349.pdf
Title: H.B. 6412
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/

Adopted 10/2008

P-12
Postsec.
Community College

Addresses the administration of the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Assessments Pilot Program. Beginning in the 2008-09 academic year, directs the department to implement a pilot program for the purpose of evaluating standards and collecting data regarding student performance on postsecondary and workforce planning, preparation, and readiness assessments from assessment vendors and local education providers that volunteer to participate in the pilot program.

http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/NumericalSubDocList.do?deptID=4&deptName=300%20Department%20of%20Education&agencyID=109&agencyName=301%20Colorado%20State%20Board%20of%20Education&ccrDocID=3001&ccrDocName=1%20CCR%20301-77%20RULES%20FOR%20THE%20ADMINISTRATION%20OF%20THE%20POSTSECONDARY%20AND%20WORKFORCE%20READINESS%20ASSESSMENTS%20PILOT%20PROGRAM
Title: 1 CCR 301-77
Source: http://www.sos.state.co.us/

Signed into law 10/2008

P-12

Allows the State Board of Education to exempt a school district or charter school from testing requirements under the Utah Performance Assessment System for Students (U-PASS) if the school district or charter school pilots an assessment system that incorporates online classroom-based assessment that utilizes adaptive testing in all grades, online writing assessment in grades 4-12, and assessments administered in grades 8, 10, and 11 to determine readiness for postsecondary education. Authorizes the state board to provide such exemptions to up to three rural districts, up to two urban districts, and up to five charter schools.

Provides that a district or charter school that receives such an exemption is subject to an accountability plan and high school graduation standards based on the piloted assessment system, and that are developed and adopted by the state board of education.

Directs the state board, by the November 2009 meeting of the interim education committee, to develop recommendations on the state's assessment system.

Provides that a student in a district or charter school that is exempt from administering the 10th grade basic skills competency test is subject to high school graduation standards adopted by the state board.
Title: S.B. 2002A
Source: www.lexis.com

Vetoed 09/2008

P-12

Requires the State Board of Education to minimize the amount of testing time and duplication required to complete the state standards tests, but without the reduction of testing rigor or standards. Requires the board to revise testing requirements so that pupils may satisfy any assessment requirement through administration of an achievement test already required by state law. Prohibits the board from requiring the administration of any test based solely on federal requirements but on a state statute.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1111
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 09/2008

P-12
Community College

Expresses legislative intent that the Early Assessment Program (EAP) be expanded to include state community colleges. Authorizes community college districts to use the State Standards Test (CST) and augmented CST to provide diagnostic advice to prospective community college students participating in the EAP. Requires that the individual results of the CST and augmented CST be released to California State University to provide such advice and for placement of prospective students participating in the EAP. Chapter 473
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 946
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Vetoed 09/2008

P-12

Amends existing law which requires the Learning Resource Network to establish review criteria for electronic learning assessment resources and requires the review to include a descriptive model. Requires the model to include the extent to which the product is compatible with the Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System and the School Information Services. Authorizes the Network or other entity to issue documentation to the publisher of such resource that certifies the resource has been reviewed.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1767
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 07/2008

P-12

Allows a teacher to fulfill requirement to receive follow up training and instruction in areas that include data analysis, alignment of assessment and instruction, implication of data analysis and effect on increasing pupil achievement, impact on pupil success through diagnostic teaching, differentiating instruction through pacing and complexity, grouping, and data management systems. Requires a local educational agency to contract with a training provider approved by the State Board of Education. Chapter 239 http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2351-2400/ab_2391_bill_20080801_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2391
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Vetoed 07/2008

P-12

Requires a charter school or group of charter schools that directly administer pupil assessments to submit a notice of direct administration to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Allows a charter school to terminate administering those assessments by submitting notice to the Superintendent. Authorizes the State Department of Education to post and maintain on its Internet Web site a list of charter schools that administer those assessments in lieu of their chartering authorities. Relates to funding.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2305
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov/

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12
Community College

Requires the State Board of Education to replace the Sunshine State Standards with the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards; relates to tests by private schools for the Corporate Income Tax Credit Scholarship Program, graduation designations, assessments (including end-of-course), career-preparatory instruction, postsecondary placement tests, dual enrollment, testing standards, remedial instructions, individuals with disabilities, forfeiture of school funds, teacher certification and school cafeteria inspections.
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2008/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s1908er.pdf
Title: S.B. 1908
Source: http://www.flsenate.gov

Vetoed 06/2008

P-12

Sets the testing window dates for the administration of each end-of-instruction criterion-referenced test required to be taken by students prior to graduation shall be between twenty-five (25) days prior to the last full day of the end of the course and the last full day of the end of the course. Requires school districts to distribute the results and reports of the criterion-referenced tests to the appropriate teachers within thirty (30) days of receipt.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/HB2633_ENGR.RTF
Title: H.B. 2633
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Relates to schools; provides a school district which has a certain amount of students participating in a summer reading program may be allocated a base amount of moneys for the program which shall be in addition to the per-student reimbursement amount provided; provides a student in a certain grade who is an English language learner and is found not to be reading at a certain level shall be eligible to participate in a summer reading remediation program. One section slated NOT to be codified requires the state department to conduct a survey of districts to determine their ability to administer the criterion-referenced tests at 8th grade and the end-of-instruction tests at the secondary level online and within the limitations of the testing window dates established by the state board of education. Requires the department to report to the legislature and governor by December 2008 and to recommend solutions.
http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/51st/2008/2R/SB/1769.pdf
Title: S.B. 1769
Source: http://www.sos.state.ok.us

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Vetoed 05/2008

P-12

Signed into law 05/2008

P-12

Relates to the assessment of effectiveness of educational programs under the Quality Basic Education Act. Provides that each local school system may elect to administer, with state funding, nationally norm-referenced instruments in reading, mathematics, science or social studies in grades 3-8, subject to available appropriations, with assistance to such school systems by the state board of education with regard to administration guidance, scoring and reporting of such assessments. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb637.pdf
Title: H.B. 637
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2008

P-12

Concerns state and local measures for preparing a student for a career or for postsecondary education, including a mandated statewide core curriculum for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools and a state designated career information and decision making system. Prohibits requiring districts or private schools to adopt any specific textbook, series, particular methodology or other products from a specific vendor. Requires the state department to identify and make available end-of-course and other model assessments. Requires convening of a task to review the national assessment of educational progress (NAEP) standards and assessments used by other states and to consider best practices by content area groups such as the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Requires a department study of potential expansion of the core curriculum potentially to include fine arts, applied arts, humanities and world languages. Establishes requirement for teaching of financial literacy.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=billinfo&service=billbook&GA=82&hbill=SF2216
Title: S.F. 2216 - Generally
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Vetoed 05/2008

P-12

Authorized a parent or guardian of a student to designate an individual to participate in a school conference involving the child of the parent or guardian. Authorized the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota Office of Higher Education may each share educational data with the other agency for the purpose of analyzing and improving school district instruction. Revised provisions relating to physical education requirements. Pertains to alignment of certain assessments and state standards.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S3001.5.html&session=ls85
Title: S.B. 3001
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

From the fiscal note: Changes the current assessment system to provide for statewide assessments in reading and mathematics to be administered in seven grades, rather than three. The bill also establishes an additional statewide science assessment. The science assessment is to begin in 2011-12 and be given in at least three grades. LB 1157 provides that the State Board of Education shall not require school districts to administer assessments other than required state assessments. The bill also eliminates the requirement for educational
service units to conduct an annual peer review of local assessments and for school districts to develop assessment portfolios. A technical advisory committee is established to review the statewide assessments plan and instruments. The State Department of Education (NDE) estimates the need for $3.5 million for assessments in reading, mathematics and science.
Additional funds ($225,000) will also be needed to revise standards and develop a special education alternate assessment ($1.5 million). NDE indicates a new special education assessment will be required due to the required revision of standards in LB 1157.

The general fund fiscal impact of the bill is dependent upon the actual cost of assessments and the amount of federal funds that may be redirected from use for local assessments to use for state assessments. NDE indicates the state receives $2,750,000 of federal funds from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) that are used for the current STARS assessment program. The use of these funds can be redirected to state assessments.

Link to fiscal note, which includes a table of projected costs:
http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/FN/LB1157.pdf
Full text: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Final/LB1157.pdf/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Final/LB1157.pdf
Title: L.B. 1157
Source: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov

Adopted 03/2008

P-12

Incorporates guidelines for usage of the statewide online assessment data systems and updates the names of content areas to be assessed through end-of-course tests. Pages 431-432: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0803/0803.doc
Title: LAC 28:CXI.305 and 1801
Source: doa.louisiana.gov

Adopted 03/2008

P-12

Amends several rules relating to the statewide assessment standards and practices for testing, including: testing security, administrative errors, coordinators, end-of-course exams and field testing. See full text below.
http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v111/28v111.doc
Title: Bulletin 118
Source: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac

Signed into law 03/2008

Postsec.
Community College

Pertains to institutions of higher education. Requires alternative testing arrangements be provided to certain students unable to attend tests at their regular administration due to religious observance.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/S1500/1023_I1.PDF
Title: S.B. 1023
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

Beginning with the 2009 administration of the Washington assessment of student learning (WASL), the superintendent is directed to redesign the assessment in math, reading and science in all grades except high school by reducing the number of questions (short answer and extended response).

The superintendent is also directed to develop state-wide end-of-course assessments in high school mathematics. End-of-course assessments must be developed in Algebra I, Geometry and Integrated Math I and II. Algebra I and Intergrated Math I are to be available on an optional basis to districts in the 2009-2010 school year and all must be implemented in the 2010-2011 school year. For the class of 2013 and for purposes of the certificate of academic achievement, the results from the algebra I end-of-course assessment plus the geometry end-of-course assessment or results from the integrated mathematics I end-of-course assessment plus the integrated mathematics II end-of-course assessment may be used in place of the WASL to demonstrate compliance with state standards on the mathematics content area of the WASL. All subsequent classes may only take the end-of-course assessments; however, students who do not pass may take any other approved alternate assessment.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/3166-S.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 3166
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature

Adopted 02/2008

P-12

Establishes a program curriculum and benchmark assessments to ensure that students in Alaska have the basic or transitional skills required for a successful transition into college and/or the workplace. ALASKA 3558
Title: 4 AAC 06.715, .717
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

adopted 01/2008

P-12

Amends chapters of Bulletin 118 - Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices relating to test security, assessment program overview, and graduation exit examination. Makes changes to several Sections of Chapter 3, language is removed from �305 that references supplemental materials in the test security policy, new language regarding "administrative errors" that can and do occur during the administration of statewide assessments in �312 is added, an inclusion of the new online assessment data system, Enhanced Assessment of Grade Level Expectations (EAGLE) is added to the policy along with the rules and guidelines for its correct use among educational personnel statewide, and language is updated about emergencies during testing in �315. Chapter 7, �701 chart is updated with the names of new implemented statewide assessments and Chapter 13, �1351 restructures the policy for clearer understanding of "transfer rules" for students' placement in grades as well as adds to the policy Chapter 13, �1355.A.8 for students who enroll in Louisiana schools and transfer multiple times during grades 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11.
Pages 66-69: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0801/0801.doc
Title: LAC 28:CXI.303, 305, 312, 315, 701, 1351, and 1355
Source: doa.louisiana.gov

Assessment--Accommodations

Adopted 10/2008

P-12

Signed into law 09/2008

P-12

Relates to a high school exit examination in English language arts and mathematics. Creates a panel to make recommendations regarding alternative means for eligible pupils with disabilities to demonstrate that they have achieved the same level of academic achievement in the content standards in English language arts or mathematics, or both, required for passage of the high school exit examination. Authorizes a disabled pupil to participate in such alternative means of demonstration. Chapter 666
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2040
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Vetoed 09/2008

P-12

Reenacts provisions of former law which required a school district or state special school to grant a high school diploma to a pupil with a disability who was scheduled to graduate from high school, did not pass high school exit examination, did not receive a high school exit examination waiver, and met other specified criteria. Provides for retroactive application of these provisions to pupils with disabilities who are scheduled to graduate in a specified school year.
Title: S.B. 1446
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 08/2008

P-12

Amends rules relating to thoroughness. Requires that first year limited English proficient students are required to take the standard achievement test for math and science.
http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rules/idapa08/08index.htm
Title: IDAPA 08.02.03
Source: http://www2.state.id.us

Assessment--Computer Based

Signed into law 10/2008

P-12

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Adopted 03/2008

P-12

Assessment--End-of-Course

Signed into law 05/2008

P-12

Amends previous language to remove "voluntary model" from the establishment of core curriculum for grades 9-12, beginning with students graduating in the 2010-2011 class. Prohibits the state board from requiring specific textbooks. Requires core curriculum technical assistance and implementation strategies for districts and accredited nonpublic schools, including assistance with the development of formative and end-of-course assessments that teachers can use to measure student progress. Requires an annual report to the general assembly regarding activities, findings and student progress under the core curriculum. For the school year beginning July 1, 2008 and thereafter, district board plans must include a timeline for each student to successfully complete, prior to graduation, all components of the state-designated career information and decision-making system administered by the department in accordance with federal law (Perkins Act). Boards are required to adopt an implementation plan for the full implementation of the core curriculum established for kindergarten through grade 8 by the 2015-2015 school year. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=billinfo&service=billbook&GA=82&hbill=S
Title: S.F. 2216 - Core Curriculum
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Assessment--Formative/Interim

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Signed into law 05/2008

P-12

Assessment--High Stakes/Competency

Signed into law 08/2008

P-12

Creates a seven-member Task Force on the Arizona Assessment of Achievements Test with members drawn from diverse urban and rural areas who are to be appointed by the State Board of Education. Requires the Task Force to (a) examine the experiences and outcomes of other states with tests required for high school graduation that incorporate a national college admission and placement examination; (b) develop methodologies, models and other recommendations for the initial Arizona Assessment of Achievements Test; (c) examine whether the test should be a high-stakes test for high school graduation; and (d) submit a written report of the Task Force's findings and recommendations by June 30, 2009 to the State Board of Education, the Governor and the Legislature. Repeals the Task Force on September 16, 2009. Instructs the legislative council staff to prepare proposed legislation conforming state statutes to the Task Force recommendations for consideration in the 2010 legislative session. Chapter 287
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2211.asp
Title: H.B. 2211
Source: http://www.azleg.gov/

At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)

Adopted 11/2008

P-12

Statute directs the state board to determine highly impacted schools based on the following criteria: (i)�high student mobility rates within each school;�(ii)�the number and percentage of students at each school who apply for free school lunch; (iii)�the number and percentage of ethnic minority students at each school;�(iv)�the number and percentage of limited English proficiency students at each school; and�(v)�the number and percentage of students at each school from a single parent family.

Rule amendment provides increased oversight and procedural changes and additions for highly impacted schools.
Title: R277-464
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 09/2008

P-12

Specifies that eligible pupils who are enrolled in intensive instruction and services to help those pupils pass the High School Exit Examination shall not be counted as dropouts for purposes of specified data collection requirements. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to determine how those pupils shall be accounted for and reported by school districts for data collection purposes.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1885
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Adopted 08/2008

P-12

The adopted new rule establishes procedures for a grant program for dropout recovery that meets the requirements of the Strategic Plan of the High School Completion and Success Initiative Council authorized in the Texas Education Code, �39.361(c).
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/commissioner/adopted/0808/102-1056-two.pdf
Title: 19 TAC 2.102.EE.102.1056
Source: http://www.tea.state.tx.us

Signed into law 07/2008

P-12

Provides that before a student between the ages of 17 and 18 may drop out, the student and student's parent must attend an exit interview, in which the student and parent provide written acknowledgement that withdrawal from school will likely reduce the student's future earning potential and increase the student's likelihood of being unemployed. During the exit interview, requires the student to be provided information supplied by the Louisiana Workforce Commission regarding available training and employment opportunity programs, provided such information is available.

Creates the state High School Dropout Prevention Act of 2008. Directs the state board to work with the school districts that have the lowest four-year cohort graduation rates. Directs the state board to incorporate specific dropout prevention strategies, target resources, and gather data that will improve graduation rates and educational outcomes in all grades in all schools. Directs the state board to develop specific methods of targeted intervention or identify appropriate existing methods for districts with a four-year cohort graduation rate below 70%. Provides that these intervention methods may include:
(a) Early intervention for students who are at risk of failing Algebra I or any 9th grade math class
(b) Alternative programs designed to reengage dropouts
(c) Increased availability of advanced placement courses
(d) Comprehensive coaching for middle school students who are below grade level in reading and math
(e) Teacher advisories such as the use of graduation coaches and other supports designed to specifically address the needs of youth most at risk of dropping out of school
(f) Strategies specifically designed to improve the high school graduation rate of students at highest risk for dropping out, including youth in the foster care system, pregnant and parenting youth, Limited English Proficient students, and students with special education needs
(g) Communicating with students and their parents or legal guardians about the availability of local after school programs and the academic enrichment and other activities the programs offered
(h) Opportunities for credit recovery
(i) Opportunities to participate in the Jobs for America's Graduates program.

Directs the state board to gather the following data to ensure that all programs are research-based and data-driven, and to use such data for continuous program improvement:
(a) Total number of high school suspensions and expulsions
(b) Total number of students enrolled in alternative schools
(c) Total number of students who have failed Algebra I or English I
(d) Total number of students who are repeating the ninth grade
(e) Total number of students required to repeat a ninth grade course.

Directs school districts failing to show a decline in their annual dropout rates to annually submit to the state board a written report that documents:
(a) The outcomes of the dropout prevention strategies to date at the school system level
(b) How the school system dropout prevention strategies and activities will be modified, based on the data.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=502007
Title: H.B. 1091
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 07/2008

P-12

Provides for integrated case management through the use of No Wrong Door; relates to disadvantaged children and their families; relates to student achievement, truancy intervention, drop out prevention, family safety and stability, foster care and adoption, prenatal and early childhood care, preventative health care, behavioral health, adult education and job training, vocational rehabilitation.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=504279
Title: S.B. 701
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/

Signed into law 07/2008

P-12

Directs the commissioner of education to establish a program to identify methodologies and practices utilized by schools and school districts within the state and nationally to identify students receiving a free or reduced price meal and to simplify student access to meal programs, and to identify students through an electronic payment system in order to eliminate the overt identification of students receiving a free or reduced price meal. Directs the commissioner, by July 1, 2009, to disseminate detailed information and submit a report to the legislature on the best practices used by schools and districts to simplify access and eliminate the distinction between students receiving free/reduced price lunch and those paying full price so as to more effectively operate the program. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08699&sh=t
Title: A.B. 8699
Source: assembly.state.ny.us

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Requires local school districts, vocational or technical school districts, and the Department of Health and Social Services to take advantage of the right afforded by Title 7, Part 245 of the Code of Federal Regulations for school districts and state agencies to share data for the purpose of enrolling children in free or reduced price health insurance program.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+286/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 286
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov/

Adopted 06/2008

P-12

Requires annual student dropout reports to local school boards:
(a)��The principal or a representative of each site serving students in Grades 7-12 shall review and discuss with the local school board, the certified annual site dropout report submitted by the school district to the State Department of Education. The local review and discussion shall occur at the next open school board meeting after the district certifies the Annual Report.
(b)��Each school site that serves students in Grades 7-12 is required to submit online its accounting of dropouts to the State Department of Education quarterly and annually. Each report is certified locally as an accurate accounting of the dropouts for each site. The annual reentry checklist report is due to the State Department of Education no later than November 1 of each year for inclusion in the annual state dropout report to the State Board of Education, the Governor, and the State Legislature. This reentry checklist report should be used to generate the annual report to the local school board.
http://www.oar.state.ok.us/oar/codedoc02.nsf/frmMain?OpenFrameSet&Frame=Main&Src=_75tnm2shfcdnm8pb4dthj0chedppmcbq8dtmmak31ctijujrgcln50ob7ckj42tbkdt374obdcli00_
Title: OAC 210:35-25-3
Source: http://www.oar.state.ok.us/

Signed into law 05/2008

P-12

Provides for the oversight of educational programs for children placed within day treatment centers, residential child care facilities, other out of home placement facilities, and hospitals, either as the result of a court order or other public entity action or because the child is homeless; relates to educational materials, background checks and other personnel hiring procedures, curriculum standards, academic performance measures, student records, and financing for facility educational programs.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/25215ABAA491E14E87257395005D1BC8?open&file=1204_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1204
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/

Signed into law 04/2008

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Defines "nonoffender" as a child alleged to be dependent, neglected, or abused and who has not been otherwise charged with a status or public offense. Specifies that "status offenses" by a minor include beyond the control of the school or parents, habitual truancy and tobacco and alcohol offenses. Prohibits a nonoffender or child in violation of a statute or local ordinance pertaining to curfew from being detained in a secure juvenile detention facility or a juvenile holding facility. Allows a status offender or alleged status offender to be detained in a secure juvenile detention facility, a juvenile holding facility, or in a nonsecure setting approved by the Department of Juvenile Justice, for up to 48 hours pending the child's next court appearance. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/HB384/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 384
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

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(Resolve)Requires the state, in its biannual survey of students, to use a survey of students in grades 6 to 12 that reliably and validly measures those risk and protective factors shown by research to predict adolescent health and behavior problems, including substance abuse and delinquency.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280027660&LD=2114&Type=1&SessionID=7
Title: S.B. 804
Source: http://janus.state.me.us/legis/

Signed into law 04/2008

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Defines alternative education program as a program in which the primary purpose is to provide at-risk students with curricula and assessment; defines alternative learning as an educational option that a public school or publicly supported program offers at-risk students by offering certain educational opportunities; defines at-risk student as a student who may not be promoted, may drop out and is truant; establishes a commission to study alternative education programs.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280028627&LD=2303&Type=1&SessionID=7
Title: H.B. 1661A
Source: http://janus.state.me.us/house/

Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Existing student learning plans (required for 8-12th grade students) must also include information on the student's results on the Washington assessment of student learning (WASL), if the student's score on the Washington language proficiency test II (for students in bilingual transitional programs), credit deficiencies, attendance rates for the previous two years, the progress made toward meeting state and local graduation requirements, remediation strategies and alternative education options available to students, alternative assessment options available to students, district programs, high school courses and career and technical education (CTE) options available to meet graduation requirements and available programs offered through skill centers or community and technical colleges.

The bill creates the extended learning opportunities program for eligible 11 and 12th grade students not on track to meet graduation requirements as well as 8th grade students not on track to meet the standard on the WASL. Under the program, districts must make available to 12th grade students who have failed to meet graduation requirements the option of continuing enrollment in the district, and may fund through basic education program funding. Instructional services provided under the program may be offered during the regular school day, evenings, on weekends or any other time deemed appropriate.

Subject to funding, the office of the superintendent of public instruction (OSPI) is directed to explore online curriculum support in languages other than English currently available. By December 2008, OSPI must report to the legislature recommendations for online support in other languages that would assist the state's English learners.

Grant recipients of the Lorraine Wojahn dyslexia pilot reading program are directed to report to OSPI on the lessons learned regarding effective assessment and intervention programs, best practices for professional development and strategies to build capacity and sustainability. By December 2008, the superintendent must aggregate and report the recommendations to the legislature.

The bill directs the professional educator standards board to convene a working group to develop recommendations for increasing teacher knowledge, skills and competencies to address the needs of English language learners (ELL). The group must identify gaps and weaknesses in current knowledge and skills standards for teacher preparation and competencies. The group must submit its report by December 2008 to the governor and the legislature.

In addition to funds allocated to districts through the learning assistance program based on family income factors, enhanced funds are to be made available to districts where more than 20% of students are eligible for and enrolled in the transitional bilingual instruction program. Enhanced funding is determined using the formula set forth in statute.
Title: S.B. 6673
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

Makes a technical correction to the Teen Early Intervention Pilot program; revises the definition of teens at risk in order to accommodate the range of grades and ages present in middle schools as well as alternative schools. Chapter 219

http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/H0575.html

Title: H.B. 575
Source:
http://www3.idaho.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Bill expands the purposes of the community learning center program to include professional development and programmatic support from the office of the superintendent of public instruction (OSPI) to the community learning center programs.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/6369.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 6369
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature

At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education

Adopted 11/2008

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Requires the department to deliver a program of prevention and recovery of dropouts that increased the dropout age to 18 and permits a student to complete secondary education requirements through approved alternative programs.
NEW HAMPSHIRE 6887
Title: Ed 1300
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2008

P-12

Establishes a presumption that students 16 years of age and younger who are expelled or suspended pending expulsion by a local school district or charter school are appropriate for placement in an alternative education program.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+326/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 326
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 01/2008

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Specifies policies, requirements and procedures for "strict discipline academies" for students who have been expelled, suspended or referred by courts, human services or juvenile agencies.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0001.pdf
Title: S.B. 703 (sec. 1311g)
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/

At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol

Signed into law 09/2008

Postsec.
Community College

Expands the powers granted to appointed campus security officers; provides that such officers may issue appearance tickets and a navigation summons or complaint; provides that such officers may seize an alcoholic beverage in the possession of an individual under the age of 21. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S06949&sh=t
Title: S.B. 6949
Source: assembly.state.ny.us

Issued 08/2008

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Reestablishes the Governor's Advisory Council on Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities within the Executive Department, Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools.
http://www.gov.state.la.us/assets/docs/OfficialDocuments/08222008EO62SafeDrugFreeSchoolsCommunities.pdf
Title: Executive Order 64
Source: http://www.gov.state.la.us/

Signed into law 06/2008

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Updates the health education curriculum requirements to include instruction on the effects of alcohol and other drugs, child abuse, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and sexually transmitted diseases on the human system; requires schools districts to adopt a policy allowing an exception to such instruction based on religious objections; changes the name of the Health Education Review Committee to the Coordinated School Health Committee.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/SB0359.html
Title: S.B. 359
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Requires all prenatal classes to include in their education curriculum the risks of drug or alcohol use during pregnancy, risks of underage drinking, information on screening, assessment, intervention and referral for treatment of substance dependency.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/hb2705_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 2705
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Amends the Human Services Code to requires a local substance abuse authority to ensure that all substance abuse treatment programs that receive public funds provide priority for admission to a pregnant minor. Requires a local substance abuse authority to provide a comprehensive referral for interim services to a pregnant minor who cannot be admitted for substance abuse treatment within 24 hours of the request for admission. Provides that, if a substance abuse treatment program is not able to accept and admit a pregnant minor within 48 hours of the time that request for admission is made, the local substance abuse authority must contact the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, which must assist in providing services to the pregnant minor.
http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hb0316.pdf
Title: H.B. 316
Source: le.utah.gov

Signed into law 02/2008

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Postsec.
Community College

Urges junior high, high school and postsecondary institutions to distribue age appropriate materials on the dangers of meth, and that these materials be made available to the business community, city and county governments, and religious communities. Urges state government to continue to partner with the business community, city and county governments, and various religious entities regarding the dangers of methamphetamines. http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hcr001.pdf
Title: H.C.R. 1
Source: le.utah.gov

Attendance

Signed into law 12/2008

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Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that if a code violation involves a municipal ordinance regulating truants, the hearing date must be 7 to 40 days after the violation is reported. Increases minimum child age for which certain truancy provisions apply from 10 to 13.

Provides that local officials or authorities that enforce, prosecute, or adjudicate municipal truancy ordinances or that work with school districts to address
truancy problems are designated as (i) part of the juvenile justice system, established by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and (ii) "juvenile authorities" as defined in the Illinois School Student Record Act. Authorizes a district to disclose student attendance records to juvenile authorities if the district determines that the disclosure will enhance the juvenile justice system's ability to effectively serve, prior to adjudication, the student whose records are released. Also provides that a
district may make such a disclosure only if the juvenile authority certifies in writing to the district that the information will not be disclosed, without the student's parent prior written consent, to any other individual or entity, except as otherwise provided under state law. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB2743lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2743
Source: www.ilga.gov

Adopted 10/2008

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These emergency rules amend the existing rules related to the school foundation program.� The emergency rules provide additional definitions for terms used throughout the rules.� The emergency rules add a new section 8 which provides a process for a school district to apply to the department of education for a modification of a school's grade configuration.� The emergency rules amend the process for attendance taking by the schools and require that attendance be taken every period in middle schools, junior high schools and high schools.� The emergency rules provide regulations for the calculation of average daily membership for distance education students and require that school districts choose one of three methods of calculation of average daily membership for all part-time students.� The emergency rules provide for the adjustment of prior school year average daily membership if a new school opens, a district changes boundaries, a school's grades served are reconfigured or a district moves programs and students from one school to another.� The emergency rules require certain data from the school facilities commission and provide a method for the calculation of groundskeeper full time employee resources based on the lesser of actual site acreage or school facilities commission guidelines except for certain land acquired on or before July 1, 1997. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/ARULES/ER08-23.htm
Title: Chapter 8
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/ARULES/ER08-23.htm

Vetoed 09/2008

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Requires a school district to accept any documents and representations from the parent or guardian of a pupil that reasonably provide evidence that the pupil meets the residency requirements. Provides examples of the types of documents or representations that are acceptable to include pay stubs, utility service contracts, rental contract, lease or payment receipts, voter registration, and other evidence using the state as a permanent address.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1735
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 07/2008

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Revises provisions related to habitual truancy and habitual tardiness. Requires a student's parent to enforce the student's attendance at the school to which the student is assigned. Requires a school principal or designee to provide a parent with written notification upon the student's third unexcused absence or unexcused occurrence of being tardy, and to hold a conference with such student's parent. Requires the student's parent to sign a receipt for such notification. Establishes fines and penalties for parents of habitually truant or habitually tardy students in grades K-8.

Defines "tardy" for purposes of this section as including leaving or checking out of school unexcused prior to the regularly scheduled dismissal time at the end of the school day but not including reporting late to class when transferring from one class to another during the school day.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=502040
Title: H.B. 1133
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Relates to notification of the parents of a student who is enrolled in an elementary school of an unexcused absence; relates to notifying parents of such students of their responsibility to any absence of the pupil and to notify the school in advance or at the time of the absence; authorizes a high school school to refuse to admit a child who has already graduated from another high school with a recognized diploma. Chapter No. 267
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2368h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2368
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 06/2008

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Provides that a child whose parent is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces or the National Guard and such parent has been called to duty for or is on leave from overseas deployment shall be granted up to five excused absences from school per school year for the child to visit with his or her parent. Provides that upon returning to school, the student must be permitted to complete all class assignments, including all tests, missed while the child was absent. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=497665
Title: H.B. 200
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Establishes a committee to study the truancy laws; provides for membership and compensation, duties, chairperson and quorum, and report of findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the House Clerk, the Senate Clerk, the Governor and the State Library by a certain date.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/HB1161.html
Title: H.B. 1161
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Establishes that a student's absence because a parent, legal guardian or sibling is being deployed or returning from active duty is an excused absence.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0141.pdf
Title: S.B. 747
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/

Signed into law 04/2008

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Requires the State Board of Education to adopt guidelines for the standardized calculation of unexcused absences of students; requires a school district to report annually to the department concerning the number of students who are habitually truant; requires the department to post this information on the Internet; allows a school district to include truant students when identifying students who are at risk of suspension or expulsion from school; allows for grants for services to serve truant students.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/A22AB294A072C406872573A700643FE1?open&file=1336_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1336
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us

Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Requires a county board of education to require elementary schools with certain truancy rates to implement a positive behavioral interventions and support program or certain behavior modification programs in collaboration with the State Department of Education under certain circumstances; requires certain schools to expand certain programs under certain circumstances; clarifies language.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/hb/hb0285t.pdf
Title: H.B. 285; S.B.96
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/

Signed into law 04/2008

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Prohibits employers and schools from penalizing employees and students who are absent in order to attend town meeting; provides an employee shall have the right to take unpaid leave from employment for the purpose of attending a town meeting provided the employee notifies the employer prior to the meeting date; provides a student of voting age will have the right to attend a town meeting and school will not penalize or report student as a truant.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/bills/passed/S-045.HTM
Title: S.B. 45
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Allows certain law enforcement officers to inspect student attendance records and to enforce the attendance laws and requires an affidavit against a parent to enforce the compulsory school attendance law be filed in a court with jurisdiction in the county in which the student resides.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2008/PDF/HE/HE1234.1.pdf
Title: H.B. 1234
Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

Relates to youth detained in juvenile detention centers; requires Youth Detention Staff to notify School Districts if a detained child misses one or more days from school due to such child's detainment.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0348SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 348
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Attendance--Truancy

Signed into law 12/2008

P-12

Vetoed 09/2008

P-12

Requires a public school, school district, and county office of education that issues a device that uses radio frequency identification for the purpose of recording attendance or establishing or tracking the location of a pupil to notify and obtain written consent from the pupil's parent or guardian before the device may be issued to the pupil. Requires such a school, district or county office to ensure that the privacy of the pupil under state and federal law is protected.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 29
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 07/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

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Courts must remit fifty percent of the fines collected in truancy court judgements against parents (who allow their children to skip school unexcused) to the child's school district.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/6398.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 6398
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature

Background Checks

Adopted 08/2008

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Amends rules relating to uniformity. Includes definitions and addresses the process of obtaining a criminal history check for applicants for certification, school district employees, substitute teachers, student teachers and individuals who have unsupervised ontact with students in a K-12 setting.
http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rules/idapa08/08index.htm
Title: IDAPA 08.02.02
Source: http://www2.state.id.us

Signed into law 08/2008

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Provides that if a school district employee has made a report of suspected child abuse to the department of children and family services involving the conduct of a current or former district employee, and another school district requests information on the job performance or qualifications of the current or former employee because he or she is an applicant for employment with the requesting school district, the general superintendent must disclose to the requesting school district the fact that an employee has made a report involving the conduct of the applicant.

Provides that in any instance in which a report is made by a school district employee involving the conduct of a person employed by the school district, at the time the report was made, the Child Protective Service Unit must send a copy of its final finding report to the general superintendent of that school district.

Provides immunity to school personnel reporting or disclosing information on suspected child abuse.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB4252lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4252
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 07/2008

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Proposes rule requiring student teachers to have criminal background checks prior to placement in a school setting.
http://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title14/700/746.pdf
Title: 14 DAC 746
Source: http://regulations.delaware.gov/

Adopted 07/2008

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Proposes rule addressing criminal background check for public school related employment.
http://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title14/700/745.pdf
Title: 14 DAC 745
Source: http://regulations.delaware.gov

Signed into law 07/2008

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Provides that background checks must indicate whether a person has been arrested for a criminal offense. Eliminates provision that record of all criminal convictions provided to a local school board must be limited to convictions during a maximum of 10 years prior to the date of request. Eliminates provision that background check report must provide only such information as is necessary to specify whether or not that person has been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to any such crime or crimes, the crime or crimes of which he has been convicted or to which he has pled nolo contendere, and the date or dates on which they occurred.

Provides that a person may not be hired or serve as a volunteer until he/she has submitted finger prints to to the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information and it has been determined that such person has not been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S.
23 15:587.1(C). http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=503798
Title: H.B. 1007
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Requires the state board or state superintendent to automatically revoke or deny an educator license, without an administrative hearing, for anyone convicted of, if found guilty of or has plead guilt to certain offenses. Requires prosecutors to notify the state board if a licensee or non-licensed employee is eleigible for intervention in lieu of convication or has agreed to a pre-trial diversion program. Requires school authorities to report in similar fashion. Provides if a person who is employed by a community school is arrested, summoned or indicted for certain offenses, the employee must be suspended from all duties that require the care, custody or control of a child during the criminal action. against the person; relates to background checks.
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=127_HB_428
Title: H.B. 428
Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Clarifies that any person, corporation, or other entity who enters or renews a contract, or contracts with any person or entity who enters or renews a contract, with a school, local board of education, or child care program is responsible for obtaining criminal background checks on all employees who go on school grounds; authorizes out-of-state employers to satisfy requirement by showing that background checks were conducted in another state; creates limited exemptions to background check requirement. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 4. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC1080.pdf
Title: S.B. 2807
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Requires all students wishing to enter approved teacher training programs shall be required to: (1) Supply a fingerprint sample and submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and (2) Agree that the TBI may send to the teacher training program information indicating the results of the criminal history records check. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC1180.pdf
Title: S.B. 3285
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Relates to fingerprinting of contracted school employees; provides that fingerprints submitted shall be used to conduct a State and National criminal records check and the Department of Public Safety may exchange this fingerprint data with the Federal Bureau of Investigation; provides a school district will fingerprint or require the submission of a full set of prints from any vendor or employee who is contracted to provide services on a regular basis on school property. Chapter 222
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/summary/h.hb2694_05-14-08_astransmittedtogovernor.doc.htm
Title: H.B. 2694
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 05/2008

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Provides that a person who is employed by a school district or charter school or who is an applicant for employment at either, who is arrested for or charged with various crimes including sexual assault of a child or adult or certain violent crimes against children or vulnerable adults who does not immediately report the arrest or charge is guilty of unprofessional conduct and shall be immediately dismissed from employment or potential employment. Chapter 212
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/summary/h.hb2042_05-15-08_astransmittedtogovernor.doc.htm
Title: H.B. 2042
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 05/2008

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Concerns criminal background investigations of school employees; adds to the list of entities able to conduct inquiries concerning prospective employees, the governing board of a charter school or institute charter school; relates to whether a person's educator license or certification has ever been denied, suspended, revoked, or annulled for a crime involving unlawful sexual behavior or behavior involving children; relates to a background investigation fee.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/C93C45E7DF96C376872573F6000039D2?open&file=208_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 208
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/

Signed into law 05/2008

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Requires the Department of Education to respond to a background query concerning a prospective employee within a certain amount of time; directs a school district to report to the department after a dismissal or resignation as a result of an allegation of unlawful behavior with a child, including unlawful sexual behavior, which is supported by a preponderance of the evidence; relates to immunity and the notice requirement for an action arising out of a failure to perform an employment background check.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/5FFDF844AF37903E872573ED00663A11?open&file=1344_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1344
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/

Signed into law 05/2008

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Requires all K-12 athletic coaches undergo criminal history background checks. Requires the school hiring authority to notify parents and guardians about the school hiring authority's policy regarding a criminal background check on employees and other individuals who provide services to the school and to identify those positions requiring such check. Provides the authority may include the notice in the student handbook, or similar communication.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S2369.4.html&session=ls85
Title: S.B. 2369
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Requires school boards to seek information from prospective employees and the Board of Teaching about disciplinary actions against the employees; provides a school hiring authority may hire or allow an individual to provide a service to a school pending completion of a background check or obtaining a notice of Board of Teaching action but shall notify the individual that the individual's employment or service may be terminated based on the results.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S2597.3.html&session=ls85
Title: S.B. 2597
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Finds that licensed child care facilities and other organizations serving children, together with all parents and guardians, should be able to easily search for criminal conduct of potential employees, workers, volunteers, and babysitters, and readily identify if a person has been convicted of or committed prior acts of violence or child abuse, for the protection of children who may be entrusted to such person's care; and that no person should be permitted to work with, serve or care for another person's child when the caregiver has a prior conviction for an act of violence or child abuse. Therefore, the Legislature hereby designates the crime of child abuse as a violent offense for purposes of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act and hereby establishes a procedure for the parents, guardians, businesses and organizations of this state to search and identify persons at risk of potential harm to a child based upon prior criminal conduct or conviction for an act of violence or child abuse.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/SB/SB1601_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 1601
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 04/2008

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Provides that any person who participates in a teacher preparation program that is approved by the State Board of Education or any person who is contracted by this state, by a school district or by a charter school to provide tutoring services shall obtain a fingerprint clearance card before the person participates in field experience in which services will be provided directly to pupils. Chapter No. 115
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2566h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2566
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

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Makes an additional appropriation to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for criminal history checks; makes an additional appropriation to the State Police for the Support Services Program for criminal history checks. Chapter 373
Title: S.B. 1515
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Prohibits a county board of education from knowingly hiring or retaining any individual who has been convicted of specified crimes including violent crimes and child abuse.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/hb/hb0652t.pdf
Title: H.B. 652
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/

Signed into law 03/2008

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Amends existing law relating to criminal history checks for school district employees or applicants for certificates; requires additional individuals as specified to undergo a criminal history check; clarifies provisions of a criminal history check; provides a copy of background checks to applicants upon request of the applicant; deletes procedural provisions upon completion of a criminal history check. Chapter 349
http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/H0566.html
Title: H.B. 566
Source: http://www3.idaho.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Prohibits the employment of an applicant for employment requiring direct contact with students if such applicant is the subject of a founded case of physical or sexual abuse of a child. Additionally, requires the dismissal of a teacher who while employed by a local school board, becomes the subject of a founded case of physical or sexual abuse of a child. This bill also requires the Department of Social Services to report any founded complaints of sexual abuse of a child to a school board, where the subject of the report is a full-time, part-time, permanent or temporary employee of a school board in the Commonwealth. The bill adds a class 1 misdemeanor, and also requires the Department of Social Services to maintain a database of central child abuse and neglect registries in other states and to notify the school board if there is a founded complaint of child abuse and neglect against a teacher.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB1242ER
Title: H.B. 1242
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Bilingual/ESL

Adopted 12/2008

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Establishes reasonable guidelines for Limited English Proficient (LEP) students to achieve English proficiency. Allows districts to focus limited resources on those students in greatest in greatest need of services.
http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v83/28v83.doc
Title: LAC 28:LXXXIII.4001
Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov/

Adopted 11/2008

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Provides a formula to allocate funds appropriated by the 2008 Legislature for school districts and charter schools to provide English Language Learner Family Literacy Centers. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-715.htm
Title: R277-715
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2008

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Repeals the Professional Development Block Grant. Amends requirements related to annual census for special education, such that census must include students age 3 to 21 (rather than birth to 21) receiving special education services. Eliminates requirement that state board of education annually report on "children of non English background" receiving special education services. Eliminates provision authorizing the state board to provide matching grants to districts to support technology-related investments. Eliminates provision directing the state board to adopt rules for the administration of the School Technology Program.

Authorizes student biometric information to be destroyed without notification to or the approval of a local records commission within 30 days after use of the information is discontinued due to student graduation, withdrawal, or a written request from the individual having legal custody of a student.

Establishes circumstances under which a district may levy a tax or issue bonds for facilities alteration or reconstruction. Adds provision requiring that summer session costs be reimbursed based on the actual expenditures for providing these services.

Deletes certain provisions related to clock hour requirements for teachers' continuing education units.

Authorizes school student records to be released, transferred or disclosed to the state board or another state government agency or among state government agencies to evaluate or audit federal and state programs or perform research and planning, but only to the extent that the release, transfer, disclosure, or dissemination is consistent with the federal FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act).

Authorizes the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy to develop additional campuses throughout the state, but specifies that any additional campus does not need to serve as a residential institution. Adds to the board of trustees of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy to include the superintendent of the district where each campus is located.

Abolishes the board of trustees of the Illinois Summer School for the Arts on the effective date of this legislation. Transfers to the state board of education all of the board of trustees' powers, duties, assets, liabilities, employees, contracts, property, records, pending business, and unexpended appropriations.

Repeals 105 ILCS 420, the Council on Vocational Education Act and 105 ILCS 423, the Occupational Skill Standards Act. Eliminates provision requiring the state board of education's annual report on vocational education to include recommendations on programs and policies to overcome sex bias and sex stereotyping in vocational education programming and an assessment of the state's progress in achieving such goals prepared by the state vocational education sex equity coordinator pursuant to the Federal Vocational Education Law.

Requires a school enrolling a student to make a copy of the student's certified birth certificate and return the original to the person enrolling the child. Provides that once a school has received a certified copy of the child's birth certificate, the school need not request another such certified copy with respect to that child for any
other year in which the child is enrolled in that school.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB2482lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2482
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation

Approved by voters 08/2008

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Provides that English immersion be required in public schools; provides that public school students, who are not proficient in English and students for whom English is a second language, shall be immersed in English, not sidelined for an extended period of time, but mainstreamed with English speaking students in the shortest time possible.
http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/irr/2008/019text.pdf
Title: Ballot Measure 58
Source: http://www.sos.state.or.us/

Signed into law 06/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Appropriates money for deposit in the State Structured English Immersion Fund to fund English language learner instruction, in the same manner as state aid, pursuant to the research based models of structured English immersion programs adopted by the English language learners task force. Chapter 34
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/sb1096h.pdf
Title: S.B. 1096
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

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Establishes the English Language Learner Family Literacy Centers to:
(1) Increase parent involvement
(2) Communicate with parents who are not proficient in English concerning required and optional activities at the school, in the parents' preferred language to the extent practicable
(3) Increase academic achievement, literacy skills and language gains in all ethnic groups of students and their families
(4) Coordinate with school administrators, educators, families and students
(5) Support and coordinate with other language acquisition instructional services and language proficiency programs in the public schools.

Directs the state board of education, after consultation with school districts and charter schools, to adopt a formula that allocates the money appropriated by the legislature for the English Language Learner Family Literacy Centers Program to school districts and charter schools in a fair and equitable manner. Provides that money appropriated for the English Language Learner Family Literacy Centers Program must be used by school districts and charter schools to pay for costs of English Language Learner Family Literacy Centers.

Directs the state board of education to make a report to the Education Interim Committee on the effectiveness of the English Language Learner Family Literacy Centers Program before November 30, 2011.
Pages 36-37 of 43: http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/sbillenr/sb0002.pdf
Title: S.B. 2 - Section 24
Source: le.utah.gov

Issued 02/2008

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Orders the Washingtons New Americans Policy Council established; makes recommendations to the Governor on strategies to help legal permanent residents become naturalized; the acquisition of English language skills integral to the process of becoming citizens; ways to recognize or transfer the skills, certifications and professional credentials people earn in other countries into Washington's economy; strategies that are needed to support the success for naturalization, English language acquisition and recognition or transference of certifications and professional credentials; facilitating public-private partnerships for the integration of people seeking to become New Americans into the very fabric of our state, thus creating a more vibrant, prosperous and vital society.
http://www.governor.wa.gov/execorders/eo_08-01.pdf
Title: Executive Order No. 08-01
Source: http://www.governor.wa.gov/

Business Involvement

Issued 12/2008

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Establishes the state Commission on Philanthropy to explore new opportunities for creative solutions to the state's systemic challenges. Provides for an initial focus on early childhood education and child health.
Title: E.O. 2008-1273
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 02/2008

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Career/Technical Education

Adopted 11/2008

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Relates to agricultural education. Updates career and technical course offerings to be more aligned with national standards.
http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v115/28v115.doc
Title: LAC 28:CXV.2373
Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov

Signed into law 09/2008

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Requests the California State University, and the University of California to take specified actions with respect to the recognition of career technical education coursework in connection with the admissions criteria of the respective universities. Chapter 650
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 876
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 09/2008

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Community College

Subject to appropriation, requires the department of commerce and economic opportunity to conduct a study to identify current and projected shortages in critical occupations and specific skill sets within businesses and industries, and to devise strategies to alleviate any identified shortages. Requires all state agencies to cooperate with the department in conducting the study. Requires the department to report the results of its study and its recommendations to the governor and general assembly by February 1, 2009. Provides that the study may build upon previous studies by the department. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB2632lv.pdf
Governor's amendatory veto message: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2632gms&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37083&DocNum=2632&GAID=9&Session=
Title: S.B. 2632
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation

Signed into law 08/2008

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Adopted 08/2008

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Amends rule to incorporate 2008 changes. Updates certification requirements for Library Media Specialist certificate in Compendium of Missouri Certification Requirements. Updates certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of January 2008. http://www.dese.mo.gov/schoollaw/rulesregs/80800280.htm
Title: 5 CSR 80-800.280
Source: http://www.dese.mo.gov

Signed into law 08/2008

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(Joint Resolution) Approves regulations of the Board of Education; relates to the School to Work Transition Act.
http://www.scstatehouse.net/html-pages/house2.html
Title: H.B. 4934
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.ne

Adopted 08/2008

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Amends Career/Technical Education rules to improve the accountability system. Amends Early Intervention Program rules for clarification, eligibility changes and rate changes. Amends Accreditation and School Improvement rules regarding certification of non- certified administrators. SOUTH DAKOTA 4400
http://legis.state.sd.us/rules/RulesList.aspx
Title: 24:10:42:24; 24:43:13:01; 24:43:13:02
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us

Signed into law 07/2008

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Community College

Amends provisions of law related to the Tuition Opportunity Program for Students Tech Award (TOPS-Tech Award). Effective with the 2009-2010 award year and thereafter, expands eligibility to include any school registered by the state board of cosmetology and any proprietary school with a valid license issued by the board of regents. Provides for the calculation of the award amount with regard to such schools. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=504098
Title: H.B. 1278
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2008

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Authorizes the board of regents for elementary and secondary education to authorize vocational schools to provide apprenticeship classroom training to students subject to the approval of the Rhode Island department of labor and training state apprenticeship council. In the event the board of regents authorizes state-certified apprenticeship training under subsection (a), and a student successfully completes the vocational school program, then the student shall receive apprentice credit, to be applied against a state-certified apprenticeship program requirement set forth by the state apprenticeship council pursuant to section 28-45-13, for one hundred forty-four (144) hours of apprenticeship classroom training.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law08/law08291.htm
Title: H.B. 7931
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2008

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Prohibits a joint technological education district (JTED) from spending Class B bond proceeds to construct or renovate a facility located on the campus of a school in a school district that participates in the JTED unless the facility is only used to provide career and technical education and is available to all pupils who live in the district; provides for calculating funding of a school districts building renewal distribution and new construction when a JTED leases a building from a school district.
Title: H.B. 2234
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 06/2008

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Concerns agriculture science and technology education; increases state support of regional agriculture science programs by increasing the per pupil operating grant and the transportation grant; redesignates vocational agriculture programs as agriculture science and technology education programs; clarifies language concerning enrollment opportunities for students in agriculture science and technology education programs; relates to tuition.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2008/ACT/Pa/pdf/2008PA-00152-R00HB-05869-PA.pdf
Title: H.B. 5869
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov/

Signed into law 06/2008

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Relates to alternative high school courses and programs. Establishes a pilot project for awarding high school credit for industry certification programs. Requires school districts to indicate interest in the pilot project. Provides for specified courses to be included as alternative credit courses. Requires the approval of certain courses for credit by examination. Requires the adoption of passing scores for such examinations. Requires a course directory. Relates to reporting credits under the project. Also addresses virtual high school programs.
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2008/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s1906er.pdf
Title: S.B. 1906
Source: http://www.flsenate.gov/

Signed into law 06/2008

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Establishes the Workforce Training Rapid Response Fund. Authorizes the board of supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System to use such funds for various purposes, including for education directed at refining or developing literacy or other basic education skills; programs directed at lifelong learning or continuing education; job readiness training; vocational, technical, or occupation education; worker or workplace education; articulated career path programs and constituent courses of such programs that lead to initial or continuing licensure, certification, or associate degree level accreditation; and other education programs whose purpose is to assist citizens to improve their employment opportunities.

Directs the the secretary of the department of labor, the secretary of the department of economic development, the commissioner of higher education, the chairman of the workforce investment council, and the chief executive officer of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System to approve a strategic plan, based on specified data, that provides direction to the board on how monies appropriated from the fund should be expended. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=500887
Title: H.B. 1018
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Establishes an Advanced Manufacturing Education Advisory Council to advise the Department of Education in the implementation, evaluation, and expansion of the advanced manufacturing curriculum, to assist the department in pursuing public and private funds in order to ensure statewide access for all public high school students to advanced manufacturing curriculum coursework.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/SB0459.html
Title: S.B. 459
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Signed into law 05/2008

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Community College

Exempts a school that solely provides an instructional program for certified nursing assistants that is licensed by the Nursing Board from the requirement that a private vocational program license be held in order to operate a private vocational program. Chapter 211
http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=SB1431
Title: S.B. 1431
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Vetoed 05/2008

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Provides that a school district shall not eliminate or reduce instruction in physical education, the arts, music, career and technical education, or vocational education unless the reduction or elimination is necessary for budgetary reasons, unless the governing board of the district votes at a public meeting to do so, or in some cases because enrollment or interest in that subject is insufficient to justify continued instruction.
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/summary/h.hb2557_05-14-08_astransmittedtogovernor.doc.htm
Title: H.B. 2557
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 05/2008

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Adopted 05/2008

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Incorporates the current state plan for career education.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c60-120.pdf
Title: 5 CSR 60-120.010
Source: http://www.sos.mo.gov

Signed into law 05/2008

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Relates to the Board of Private Vocational Schools; requires budgeting in certain categories and amounts; requires certain performance measures; provides for duties and compensation of employees; limits salary of the Director; provides budgetary limitations. http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/51st/2008/2R/SB/1211.pdf
Title: S.B. 1211
Source: http://www.sos.state.ok.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Relates to the State Board of Career and Technology Education; makes an appropriation; authorizes the expenditure of certain funds; provides for the budgeting of funds in certain categories and amounts; requires performance measures for budget categories; provides for the duties and compensation of employees; limits salary of the Director; provides budgetary limitations.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/HB2290_ENGR.RTF
Title: H.B. 2290
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Permits the creation of work experience and career employment programs that provide study and employment in career and technical education programs for students 14 years of age or older; provided, that such programs comply with state and federal law on employment of minors. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 50.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB2891.pdf
Title: H.B. 2891
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 04/2008

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Relates to technical education; replaces the term vocational education with the term career and technical education in certain statutes; requires career and technical education funds to be distributed based on actual expenditures by participating school districts, boards of cooperative services, and charter schools; amends the standards for eligibility for grants.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/D33C245489ABC665872573A1005DC03C?open&file=1079_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1079
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/

Adopted 04/2008

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Clarifies rules regarding the Colorado Vocational Act of 1970, including changing the phrase "Vocational Education" to "Career and Technical Education", revising the process of distributing monies to the districts so they're based on actual costs and actual student full-time equivalent (FTE) and outlines changes to the issuance of credentials.
http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/NumericalSubDocList.do?deptID=8&deptName=1504%20Department%20of%20Higher%20Education&agencyID=92&agencyName=1504%20State%20Board%20for%20Community%20Colleges%20and%20Occupational%20Education&ccrDocID=2764&ccrDocName=8%20CCR%201504-2%20RULES%20FOR%20THE%20ADMINISTRATION%20OF%20THE%20COLORADO%20VOCATIONAL%20ACT
Title: 8 CCR 1504-2
Source: http://www.sos.state.co.us

Signed into law 04/2008

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Community College

(Resolve)Directs the Department of Education to recommend to the Board of Education an innovative model of consolidated and integrated secondary and postsecondary education; concerns facilities for a regional high school, a fully integrated career and technical high school, a higher education center that will provide courses and degrees from both the University of Maine System and the Community College System, and centers of excellence that will provide industry-specific training. The model must, among other criteria, promote the development of a "one campus" design, where all facilities are located on one site, providing a streamlined and integrated learning experience for students of all ages.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280027887&LD=2175&Type=1&SessionID=7
Title: H.B. 1549
Source: http://janus.state.me.us/house/

Adopted 04/2008

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Amends rules to assure that current practices for training instructional staff at the post-secondary technical institutes are up-to-date by changing from "vocational" to "career and technical," and to change the number of credits required in the first two years of teaching. Amends rules regarding credentials. Amends National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification rules to add individuals deemed as school services specialists as well as administrators to be compensated for receiving National Board Certification.
http://legis.state.sd.us/rules/RulesList.aspx
Title: 24:10:45:01, :02, :06 thru :10, inclusive, :16, :17
Source: http://legis.state.sd.u

Signed into law 03/2008

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Provides an exception from the merit system for employees of the Idaho Career Information System; establishes the Career Information System within the Department of Labor to help citizens understand the link between educational preparation and work, explore education and career alternatives, and successfully seek work. Chapter 97
http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/S1256.html
Title: S.B. 1256
Source: http://www3.idaho.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Appropriates a specified sum to the State Board for Professional Technical Education for the Division of Professional Technical Education; reappropriates unexpended and unencumbered fund balances. Chapter 245
http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/S1474.html
Title: S.B. 1474
Source: http://www3.idaho.gov

Adopted 03/2008

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Amends rules relating to the Entrepreneurship Content Standards Curriculum Framework. Updates and lists career and technical course offerings. See page 58
http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v115/28v115.doc
Title: LAC 28:CXV.2377
Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/

Adopted 03/2008

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Amends rules relating to the Entrepreneurship Content Standards Curriculum Framework. Discusses specific skills, traits, characteristics, objectives and benchmarks of the standards, and relation to other subjects. Relates to Career & Tech programs.
http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v143/28v143.doc
Title: LAC 28:CXLIII.Chapters 1-5
Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/

Signed into law 03/2008

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Community College

Amends the procedures for regulation of private postsecondary career schools.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/SB0173.html
Title: S.B. 173
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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From fiscal impact statement: HB 1526 creates the Virginia Career Readiness Certification Program to certify the workplace and college readiness skills of Virginians, in order to better prepare them for continued education and workforce training, successful employment, and career advancement. The Virginia Workforce Council, in consultation with the Secretary of
Education, shall develop policies and guidelines necessary to implement and administer the Program. Funding for provisions of the bill shall be based on a budget approved by the Workforce Council and shall come from the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) or other sources, but the amount is not to exceed one million dollars.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB1526ER
Title: H.B. 1526
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Expands the Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program to include those teacher candidates pursuing an endorsement in career and technical education. This bill is a recommendation
from the Joint Subcommittee to Study Science, Math, and Technology Education in the Commonwealth at the Elementary, Secondary, and Undergraduate Levels.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+CHAP0141
Title: S.B. 169
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Requires the Board of Education to develop a plan for increasing the number of students receiving industry certification and state licensure as part of their career and technical education; requires the plan to include an annual goal for school divisions.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+CHAP0150
Title: S.B. 326
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Community College

Creates the Virginia Career Readiness Certificate Program to certify the workplace and college readiness skills of Virginians, in order to better prepare them for continued education and workforce training, successful employment, and career advancement. The Virginia Workforce Council, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement and administer the Program. Funding shall come from the Workforce Investment Act, or other sources as shall be made available, in an amount not to exceed $1 million.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+CHAP0243
Title: S.B. 756
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Community College

The bill requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction (OSPI) to develop a re-approval schedule for all career and technical education (CTE) programs and must establish performance measures and targets for CTE programs in specified areas. Districts failing to meet the targets may be required to submit an improvement plan. The superintendent, in coordination with other groups, must develop a list of statewide high-demand secondary CTE programs.

OSPI is also directed to allocate grants to middle schools, high schools or skill centers to develop or upgrade high-demand CTE programs. Grants are allocated on a one-time basis and may only be used for certain purposes. OSPI, in coordination with other groups, must develop model programs in the areas of construction, health care and information technology. The superintendent is authorized to distribute grants to districts to increase the integration and rigor of academic instruction in CTE programs.

Community and technical colleges are required to enter into agreements with high schools and skill centers to offer dual credit for secondary career and technical courses. The agreements are subject to the approval of the colleges' chief instructional officers of the college and the principal and technical education director of the high school. If agreements are entered into, all community and technical colleges must accept courses taken for an equal amount of college credit. OSPI must support district efforts to adopt course equivalencies for CTE courses by recommending curriculum suitable for course equivalencies, publicizing best practices for high schools and districts, providing professional development, technical assistance and guidance for districts seeking to expand their lists of equivalent courses.

High schools and districts must issue and keep record of course completion certificates that demonstrate successful CTE course completion. The certificate must be either part of the student's high school and beyond plan or the students culminating project. OSPI must develop and make available electronic copies of the certificates.

Skill centers may enter into agreements with school districts to grant high school diplomas to enable students to attend the skill centers on a full-time basis without co-enrollment at the high school. These programs must be designed as dropout prevention and retrieval programs for at-risk, credit-deficient and fifth-year students. Building Bridges grants may be used to develop these programs.

Subject to appropriation of funds, OSPI must develop and conduct a campaign for CTE to increase awareness among educators, students, parents and the community. Messages must emphasize CTE as a high quality educational pathway. OSPI must provide information about the following: 1. Model CTE programs; 2. CTE course equivalencies and dual credit for high school and college; 3. CTE alternative assessment guidelines; 4. The availability of scholarships for postsecondary workforce education; and, 5. education, apprenticeship and career opportunities in emerging and high-demand programs. Also, subject to appropriated funds, OSPI is directed to provide grants to eligible students to offset costs of required examination or testing fees associated with obtaining state or industry certification in the student's CTE program. Eligible students must have a family income that is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.

Skill centers may enter into agreements with community or technical colleges located in the same district to provide CTE courses necessary to complete an industry certificate or credential for students who have received a high school diploma. To qualify, students must have been enrolled in the skill center before receiving the high school diploma and must remain continuously enrolled in the skill center. Students may only enroll in the courses necessary to complete the certificate or credential.

OSPI must conduct a feasibility study to create technical high schools in the state. The office must convene an advisory committee that includes representatives from the schools, districts, colleges and boards. The study must examine and make recommendations on the definition of a technical high school and how they differ from current comprehensive high schools, the governance structure for technical high schools, funding models and estimated costs to support technical high schools, whether these schools should focus on particular student populations or be structured as magnet schools with a specific focus, whether the schools should operate with a two-year or four-year program or with part-time or full-time attendance, the implications of accountability for student achievement and options, strategies and estimated costs for transition of current high schools and skill centers to a technical school model.
Title: S.B. 6377
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature

Adopted 02/2008

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Provides state aid to education to certain school districts for students who currently attend a high school primarily focused on career and technical education that is operated by an eligible school district and who, immediately prior to attending the high school primarily focused on career and technical education, was enrolled in a school district other than the eligible school district
http://legis.state.sd.us/index.aspx.
Title: S.B. 155
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us

Signed into law 02/2008

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Community College

Relates to the Teaching Scholarship Loan Program to increase the number of candidates pursuing careers in career and technical education.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB506ER
Title: H.B. 506
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship

Vetoed 09/2008

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Authorizes school districts that maintain high schools to establish work-based learning programs, and to purchase liability insurance for pupils enrolled in programs of study involving work experience, which may include work-based learning off school grounds. Defines work-based learning. Authorizes specified entities to deliver work-based learning that may include work experience education, community classrooms, cooperative career technical education and job shadowing experience.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2078
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 07/2008

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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools

Adopted 11/2008

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Specifies that the state charter school board must create an accountability review process that includes specified components. Directs district charter school authorizers to make charter school visits and submit written reports to charter schools after the visits. 2009 legislature did not reauthorize 277-470-12(B) and (C) re: parental involvement in charter schools: http://le.utah.gov/~2009/bills/hbillenr/hb0197.pdf
Title: R277-470
Source: www.lexis.com

Signed into law 09/2008

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Relates to the Charter Schools Facilities Program under the Leroy F. Green School Facilities Act of 1998 that provides funding to qualifying entities for the purpose of establishing school facilities for charter school pupils, and regulations that provide for the payment schedule for lease payments in lieu of local matching funds and requires the payments to include interest at a rate paid in moneys in the Pooled Money Investment Account. Revises the manner in which the interest rate is determined. Chapter 273
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2033
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Vetoed 09/2008

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Requires charter schools to adopt and comply with a conflict-of-interest policy to include specified requirements set forth in existing law. Sets the eligibility qualifications to be elected or appointed to a charter school governing board. Prohibits a school employee from serving unless they resign employment. Relates to board term limits and board member voting requirements. Requires charter schools to comply with specified acts relating to open meetings.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2115
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 09/2008

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Provides a school or a school district would not be liable for transportation services provided by an operator of a charter-party carrier for which neither has contracted, arranged, or provided. Requires the review and, if necessary, revision of training and other requirements for drivers who operate charter-party carriers used for pupil transportation. Requires a vehicle to pass an annual inspection and authorizes a fee for the inspection. Requires operators to have certain documents in their possession. Chapter 649
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 830
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Adopted 09/2008

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Revises various provisions relating to charter schools for the Department. NEVADA 4427
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/CHAPTERS.HTMl
Title: NAC 386
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us

Adopted 09/2008

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Establishes provisions relating to applications to form a charter school for sponsorship by the State Board of Education.
Title: NAC 386
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 09/2008

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Revises provisions governing educational management organizations relating to charter schools.
Title: NAC 386
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2008

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Permits chartered nonpublic schools to purchase goods and services through group purchasing contracts negotiated and arranged by the Department of Administrative Services. Permits an educational service center (ESC) to authorize the conversion of a building under its control into a conversion community school. Permits the governing authorities of two or more community schools to enter pooling agreements to jointly purchase goods and services, including health insurance for employees or liability insurance for the schools, or to provide student transportation.
Title: H.B. 496 (Am. Sub. H.B. 562)
Source: Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Vetoed 07/2008

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Signed into law 07/2008

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Provides that Type 2 charter schools approved by the state board after July 1, 2008 must receive a per pupil amount each year as provided in the Minimum Foundation Program approved formula. Repeals certain provisions relating to funding of Type 1, 2 and 3 charter schools. Provides that during a charter school's application period and first year of operation, a chartering authority may charge a fee to each charter school it authorizes for administrative overhead costs incurred by the chartering authority for considering the charter application and any amendments, providing monitoring and oversight of the school, collecting and analyzing school data, and for reporting on school performance. Authorizes a charter school in its second year of operation and each year thereafter to negotiate a fee with its chartering authority for such administrative overhead costs, not to exceed 3% of the total per pupil amount

Authorizes a charter school to contract with the chartering authority, or with the Recovery School District for a Type 5 charter school, for the direct purchase of specific services at actual cost, including food services, special education services, transportation services, custodial and maintenance services, media services, technology services, library services, health services, and health benefits for active and retired employees. Requires each chartering authority, at the end of each fiscal year, to provide its charter schools with an itemized accounting of all administrative overhead costs and, if applicable, an itemized accounting of the actual cost of each purchased service provided to the charter school.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=501054
Title: H.B. 1105
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 07/2008

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Allows the parent or legal guardian of a student assigned to attend a school in a Recovery School District the option to enroll their child in any school operated by the original school system if a sufficient capacity at the appropriate grade level exists; relates to charter schools; provides for attendance zones in accordance with established policy and any federal court order, judgment or consent decree.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=504270
Title: S.B. 447
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/

Signed into law 06/2008

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Provides that property and buildings, including land, improvements, furniture, and equipment, that are owned by a nonprofit organization that operates as a charter school are exempt from taxation. Chapter 252
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2330h.htm
Title: H.B. 2330
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 06/2008

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Would impose a one-year moratorium on new charter school applications during the 2008-09 school year. During this time period, applications for a single gender charter school for girls may be submitted; however only one such school may be granted charter approval.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/SJR+11/$file/legis.html?open
Title: S.J.R. 11
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov

Signed into law 06/2008

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Changes the charter school renewal period. Replaces existing 10-year renewal period with renewal period ranging from three to 10 years. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=498131
Title: H.B. 349
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Increases the limitation on the number of charter school proposals that can be entered into by all chartering authorities from 42 to 70. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=494906
Title: H.B. 321
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Requires charter schools receiving transportation services from a local school board to reimburse the board for the cost of providing such transportation.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=503464
Title: S.B. 475
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/

Signed into law 06/2008

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Relates to the State Charter Schools Act; allows charter schools to provide prekindergarten programs to four-year-olds; allows a charter school previously sponsored by the Board of Education of a school district which continues operation in such district to retain any personal property purchased with state or local funds; excludes noncertified employees as qualified employees for the Academic Achievement Award Program; relates to the academic performance index.
http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/51st/2008/2R/SB/2100.pdf
Title: S.B. 2100
Source: http://www.sos.state.ok.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Ceates a task force to study and evaluate statutory inconsistencies and technical issues, fiscal issues, administrative compliance, identification and communication of charter schools' best practices, facility needs, transportation, food services, communication between LEAs and charter schools' boards, principals and administrative staff and employee benefits, and charter school boards' accountability. Sets parameters for admission selection process. Keeps prior provisions related establishment of new charter schools. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC1133.pdf
Title: S.B. 3401
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Prohibits public charter school sponsorship by private elementary and secondary schools. Authorizes private higher education institutions to sponsor public charter schools. Current law prohibits all private schools from sponsoring a public charter school.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC1101.pdf
Title: S.B. 3283
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Provides that if a school district transports or contracts to transport pupils to the state schools for the deaf and the blind during any fiscal year, the school district may transport or contract with a charter school to transport sensory impaired pupils during that year to a charter school if requested by the parents. Chapter 208
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/summary/h.hb2747_05-12-08_astransmittedtogovernor.doc.htm
Title: H.B. 2747
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 05/2008

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Concerns state charter school governance; reforms charter school governance and membership of the governing council; provides for transfer of student records from the charter school the student previously attended.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2008/ACT/Pa/pdf/2008PA-00050-R00SB-00648-PA.pdf
Title: S.B. 648
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov/

Signed into law 05/2008

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Establishes the Georgia Charter Schools Commission as a state-level charter school authorizing entity working in collaboration with the department of education. Provides for membership of commission. Provides that the commission must, among other duties:
(1) Approve or deny petitions for charter schools and renew, nonrenew or terminate charter school petitions. Provides that the state board may overrule a commission action by a two-thirds vote.
(2) Authorize charter schools cosponsors. Provides that cosponsors have no authority to authorize charter schools, but may partner with charter petitioners and the commission to provide community support for the proposed charter school, including technical assistance, academic support, curriculum review, financial assistance, or other support.
(3) Conduct facility and curriculum reviews of charter schools.
(4) Develop, promote, and disseminate best practices for charter schools and charter school cosponsors. At a minimum, the best practices must encourage the development and replication of academically and financially proven charter school programs.
(5) Review and recommend to the general assembly any necessary revisions to statutory requirements regarding standards and accountability for charter schools.
(6) Collaborate with cosponsors to provide the highest level of public education to all students, including, but not limited to, low-income, low-performing, gifted, and underserved student populations and to students with special needs. Provides that such collaborations must allow two- and four-year institutions that cosponsor commission charter schools to enable attending students to take college courses and receive high school and college credit for such courses; and assist in determining the feasibility of establishing commission charter schools for students with disabilities.
(7) Provide training for members of charter school governing bodies after approval of the charter school, including on best practices on charter school governance.

Provides procedures for the submission of charter school petitions. Requires the commission to provide maximum access to information regarding commission charter schools to all parents, including through a user-friendly Web site. Requires the commission chair to submit an annual report on the academic performance and fiscal responsibility of all commission charter schools and cosponsors. Provides that if a charter is not renewed or is terminated, the commission charter school is responsible for all of the school's debts. Provides for funding levels of commission charter schools.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb881.pdf
Title: H.B. 881
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Relates to the approval, renewal, revocation, and termination of charters for charter schools; increases the charter period from five to ten years; transfers certain authority pertaining to approval, renewal, revocation, and termination of charters from the State Board of Education to the Administrative Law Court.
http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/bills/4980.htm
Title: H.B. 4980
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net

Signed into law 04/2008

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Provides that charter schools may be recipients of money from the Academic Contests Fund for the purpose of sending pupils who are state level winners of academic contests and their chaperons to the national levels of these contests so that the pupils may represent this state. Chapter 61
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/summary/s.2167k12.doc.htm
Title: H.B. 2167
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

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Relates to the period of time in which the sponsor of a charter school's approved plan must notify the school of its ability to apply for a renewal; provides that a charter school that elects to apply for renewal must do so within a specified time prior to the expiration of the existing approved plan; prohibits reprisal as a result of lawful application to establish a charter school that that is adverse to another employee or educational program. Chapter 56
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/sb1215s.pdf
Title: S.B. 1215
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

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Concerns State Charter School Institutes; relates to open meetings and records laws; relates to school district charter school exclusive authority; provides procedures by which a charter school may request revocation of such exclusive authority; relates to specified requirement by a charter school board; provides procedures to for conversion to a institute charter school; relates to at-risk students and institute charter schools.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/74890A616876910687257376007B0E1D?open&file=1159_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1159
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us

Adopted 04/2008

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Relates to charter school application and appeal requirements. Established the initial application and renewal process for charter schools,
whether locally or state chartered, the appeal process of charter schools to the secretary of education and the
secretary of education's review process.
http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title06/06.080.0004.pdf
Title: NMAC 6.80.4
Source: http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/

Signed into law 04/2008

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The bill requires that anyone who teaches in a public school or charter school must hold a teaching license issued by the department of public instruction (DPI). Teachers in virtual charter schools (defined as a charter school offering an online learning program) are exempt from this provision until July 1, 2009. Virtual charter schools are not required to be in the school district of the approving school board, unlike regular charter schools.

Beginning with the 2009-10 school year, school boards that establish a virtual charter school must ensure that no more than 85% of pupils attending do so through the Open Enrollment Program. School boards are not authorized to establish a virtual charter school before the 2009-10 school year. DPI must make online courses available for a reasonable fee.

Each school board or chartering entity must do the following: 1. Determine which pupils may enroll in an online course, which courses are available and the number of courses a student may take; 2. provide a safe and secure online environment; 3. Assign an appropriately licensed teacher for each course; 4. Ensure that students enrolled part-time have direct contact with a teacher for at least 20 minutes per week per course, that elementary school students enrolled full-time have direct contact with a teacher for at least 2 hours every school day, and that high school students enrolled full-time have direct teacher contact for at least 30 minutes each school day; 5. Determine the average equivalency hours for online courses; and, 6. Ensure only state residents enroll in online courses.
Title: S.B. 396
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Allows a charter school or school district to determine whether credits earned by a pupil formerly enrolled in a separate charter school or school district will be assigned as elective or core credits and to provide that pupil with a list that indicates which credits have been accepted as core credits and which have been accepted as elective credits; allows the pupil to request an examination in each particular course in which a core credit has been denied in order to change that determination. Chapter No. 2
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2563h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2563
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Adopted 03/2008

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Clarifies and expands existing provisions with regards to facilities and the operation and maintenance of charter schools. Adds content to the section pertaining to procedures and timeliness for dispute resolution.
Title: Title 5 CCR
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2008

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Allows a charter school to restrict student admissions by gender in the case of a same-gender school; provides that within a reasonable amount of time after commencement of operations of any same-gender charter school in the state, there shall be approved and operated a same-gender charter school of the opposite gender, substantially equal to the first same-gender charter school, matching in grade-level and marketed towards similar demographics.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+285/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 285
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov/

Signed into law 03/2008

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Amends existing law relating to public charter schools to provide for relocation of public charter school facilities to another school district if the approved primary attendance area of the public charter school is located within more than one school district. Chapter 171
http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/H0502.html
Title: H.B. 502
Source: http://www3.idaho.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Amends existing law relating to public charter schools to require submission of documentation of due diligence upon referral of a charter school petition to the public charter school commission by a local board of trustees. Chapter 157
http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/S1403.html
Title: S.B. 1403
Source: http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis

Adopted 03/2008

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Amends rules relating to charter schools. Provides for the authorizing responsibilities of the Board, the application process, performance contracting, evaluation of schools, extensions, renewals and revocations, amendments, governance, funding, fiscal responsibilities, enrollment, and school staff.
http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v139/28v139.doc
Title: LAC 28:CXXXIX.Chapters 1 thru 35 (Bulletin 126)
Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/

Signed into law 03/2008

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Amends language establishing caps on the number of students who may be served by charter schools in the state. Provides that, beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, the State Charter School Board and local school boards may authorize a combined maximum student capacity of an annual increase in charter school enrollment capacity equal to 1.4% of total school district enrollment as of October 1 of the previous school year.

Also provides that beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, one-third of the student capacity as described above must be allocated to increase the maximum student capacity of operating charter schools. Provides that if operating charter schools do not use the allocation, the remaining student capacity may be used by new charter schools.
http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/sbillenr/sb0002.pdf
Title: S.B. 2 - Section 1
Source: le.utah.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Requires a charter school to report to school districts, by the last business day in April, May, June, July and August, the aggregate numbers of new students, sorted by their resident school and grade level, who have accepted enrollment in the charter school. http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hb0472.pdf
Title: H.B. 472
Source: le.utah.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Signed into law 02/2008

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Relates to public schools; enacts the New Mexico school for the arts act; allows for the creation of a state-chartered charter school as a statewide residential high school for the arts; exempts the school from certain provisions of the charter schools act; allows the school to establish admissions criteria and room and board fees; provides for outreach activities; makes an appropriation.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/08%20Regular/final/SB0034.pdf
Title: S.B. 34
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/LCS/default.asp

Signed into law 02/2008

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Provides that any joint, or regional charter school in operation prior to July 1, 2008, may request a waiver from any new regulation requirements; provides that any joint or regional school, such as academic year Governor's Schools, may set the school calendar so that the first day students are required to attend school will comport with the calendar of any of the participating school divisions, including those granted a waiver to start before Labor Day.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB771ER
Title: H.B. 771
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 01/2008

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Clarifies charter school policies related to location, facilities, admissions, grade configuration and enrollment.

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0001.pdf
Title: S.B. 730 (sec. 504)
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/

Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance

Signed into law 07/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

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Signed into law 05/2008

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Establishes the Charter School Capital Finance Act. Directs the state board of education to establish a grant program for qualified charter school contributions, i.e., funds donated by a taxpayer to a qualified charter school organization (501(c)3) for the purchase of real property and for capital outlay for a charter school. Provides that the grant program must provide $1 in matching funds up to a maximum amount for a single charter school project for each dollar donated to a qualified charter school organization for such project.

Directs the state board to adopt policies, guidelines,and standards regarding the construction of charter schools built in part with contributions made to qualified charter school organizations. Requires these policies, guidelines and standards, to the extent possible, to be consistent with state board provisions governing construction of other schools. Directs the state board to submit an annual report to the governor forecasting the amount of requests for matching funds made through these provisions.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb831.pdf
Title: H.B. 831
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Relates to the sales tax for educational purposes to authorize local charter schools and state chartered special schools as capital outlay projects for purposes of such tax. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb1065.pdf
Title: H.B. 1065
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

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Amends existing law to provide for the transfer or conveyance of any real or personal property owned by the school district to any public charter school.
Chapter 191
http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/S1405.html
Title: S.B. 1405
Source: http://www3.idaho.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Amends existing law to revise the grounds when written notice is required of defect from an authorized chartering entity to the public charter school; clarifies the conditions under which a charter school is to be issued a notice of defect based on fiscal management. Chapter 251
Title: H.B. 397
Source: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/

Adopted 03/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

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Encourages charter schools to identify and use cost-effective methods of performing administrative functions, including contracting for administrative services with the State Charter School Board as provided in Section 53A-1a-501.6.
Page 22 of 43: http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/sbillenr/sb0002.pdf
Title: S.B. 2 - Section 14
Source: le.utah.gov

Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research

Adopted 11/2008

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Signed into law 05/2008

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Adopted 03/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment

Adopted 09/2008

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Rewrites rule addressing open enrollment for public school students.
Title: R277-437
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2008

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Requires the governing board of a school district to calculate the capacity of the schools in the district for purposes of the open enrollment policy in a nonarbitrary manner using pupil enrollment and available space. Makes various technical and conforming changes to related provisions of existing law. Chapter 113.
http://www.senate.ca.gov/
Title: S.B. 1207
Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/

Signed into law 07/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

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Provides that any high school student who is the victim of physical abuse, harassment, or stalking by a classmate during school hours or otherwise resulting in a restraining order being granted against the classmate by a court of competent jurisdiction, may transfer with the consent of the student's school district to another high school within or out of the district without any loss of eligibility to participate in interscholastic activities at the school to which the student transfers. http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/bills/4758.htm
Title: H.B. 4758
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net

Signed into law 05/2008

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Authorizes the commissioner to enter into an agreement with the designated authority from an adjoining state to establish an enrollment options program between Minnesota and the adjoining state. Provides provisions by which any such agreement must meet. [Sec. 10]
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/getbill.php?number=HF1812&session=ls85&version=list&session_number=0&session_year=2007
Title: H.B. 1812
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us

Signed into law 04/2008

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Relates to voluntary diversity or court-ordered school desegregation plans under the state's open enrollment law. Deletes provision that "court-ordered desegregation, minority and nonminority pupil ratios shall be maintained according to the desegregation plan or order." Bill is in response to Supreme Court Ruling.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&ga=82&hbill=HF2164
Title: H.F. 2164
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 04/2008

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Requires a superintendent of schools of a county to allow a child to attend a public school in a school attendance area other than the school in the school attendance area where the child is domiciled with the child's parent or legal guardian if the child lives with a relative in the school attendance area in an informal kinship care relationship due to a serious family hardship.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/sb/sb0077e.pdf
Title: S.B. 77
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/

Signed into law 04/2008

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From the fiscal note: LB 1154 pertains to learning communities. Section 8 changes the requirements for transportation of students in a learning community. Free transportation is to be provided to a student contributing to the socioeconomic diversity of enrollment who is attending another school in the learning community, only if the student lives more than one mile from the school to which he or she transfers. The change may result in a minimal decrease in transportation expenses for affected school districts. Section 9 redefines focus programs, focus schools, magnet schools and pathways. It appears the bill clarifies that school districts may establish one or more focus schools or programs or magnet schools. There appears to be no fiscal impact for these provisions. Section 10 allows a school district to exceed its applicable allowable growth rate for expenditures to pay another school district for the transfer of land from such other school district to the district seeking to exceed its applicable allowable growth rate. Any increased spending pursuant to this provision will increase state aid, two years later. Schools are also allowed to exceed the allowable growth rate by the amount of estimated increased expenditures above that of the second preceding school year for telecommunication services and access to and transmission of data on networks in the first two years that a district participates in Network Nebraska, or in 2008-09, if the district participated in 2007-08.
http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB1154.pdf
Title: L.B. 1154
Source: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Modifies provisions allowing students to attend public schools other than their school of residence. Provides for an early and a late enrollment period and establishes different open enrollment thresholds for the early and late enrollment periods. Provides that a school is open for the enrollment of nonresident students if the enrollment level is at or below the open enrollment threshold. Allows local boards to permit enrollment of nonresident students in a school operating above the open enrollment threshold. Requires local boards to adopt policies on submission of applications by students seeking admission during the late enrollment period. Sets deadlines by which a district must respond to a student's application during the early and late enrollment periods. Provides exceptions to these deadlines due to specified circumstances. Provides for the use of a lottery system in determining which nonresident students will be excluded from continued enrollment in a school when multiple nonresident students have the same number of school days in the school. Requires local board policies to include policies and procedures to assure that decisions regarding enrollment requests are administered fairly without prejudice to any student or class of student. Provides that local board standards for accepting or rejecting an application for enrollment may include:
(1) Not having capacity in a special education or other special program the student requires
(2) Maintenance of reduced class sizes in a school using state, federal, local or school trust monies for this purpose
(3) Giving priority to intradistrict transfers over interdistrict transfers.

Provides that, with the exception of student transfer due to health or safety reasons, a student who transfers schools through open enrollment may not transfer to a different school during the same school year, although a local school board may adopt a policy allowing a student to exercise an open enrollment option more than once in a school year.

Provides that a student who is enrolled in a school that is not the student's school of residence, because school bus service is not provided between the student's neighborhood and school of residence for safety reasons must be allowed to continue to attend the school until the student finishes the highest grade level offered, and must be allowed to attend the middle school, junior high school, or high school into which the school's students feed until the student graduates from high school.

Requires local school boards to post data on the school district's Web site regarding school capacity and applications for enrollment of nonresident students.
http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hb0349.pdf
Title: H.B. 349
Source: le.utah.gov

Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools

Signed into law 05/2008

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Enacts the Innovation Schools Act of 2008; authorizes school district boards of education to implement policy innovations in public schools through the development of an innovation plan designed to meet the educational needs of a diverse and constantly changing student population. Offers individual schools greater autonomy and managerial flexibility. Provides schools with greater control over levels of staffing, personnel selection and evaluation, scheduling and educational programming.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/29D0572E004723E68725739C00534FFE?open&file=130_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 130
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/

Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools

Signed into law 08/2008

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Signed into law 07/2008

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Requires the board of the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts/Riverfront (NOCCA) to develop a plan to enter into cooperative agreements to provide educational services to students in a specified parish, in which school systems specifically request the board to enter into such cooperative agreements with them by December 31, 2008. Directs the NOCCA board to submit a written report to the house and senate education committees prior to the beginning of the 2009 legislative session, providing suggested changes in any laws, rules, or regulations needed to accomplish such purpose. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=502316
Title: H.B. 1069
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Relates to the State School of Science and Mathematics; requires budgeting in certain categories and amounts; requires performance measures; limits the salary of the Director; provides budgetary limitations; provides that students who are enrolled in a consolidated school district shall be eligible to apply to attend regional outreach programs in science and mathematics if all or part of the consolidated school district is served by the technology center school district.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/HB2310_ENGR.RTF
Title: H.B. 2310
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 04/2008

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Provides that the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science (KAMS) may admit nonresident students. Requires KAMS students to pay those fees regularly charged high school students. Provides that tuition and fees charged to nonresident students may exceed the amount charged to Kansas resident students, and that nonresident students are responsible for the payment of all tuition and fees (tuition of Kansas residents is paid by the resident district). Provides admissions procedures to be followed in the event there are fewer than five academically talented students who apply for admission to KAMS from any one of the four congressional districts. Allows the board of regents to authorize admission of nonresident academically talented students and international academically talented pupils as well as additional Kansas residents. Requires at least three-fourths of the students enrolled in KAMS to be Kansas residents.

Provides that admission to KAMS must be determined solely pursuant to rules and regulations of the board of regents, and that no legislative provisions shall be construed to require a gifted student's admission to KAMS or inclusion of KAMS admission as a part of a gifted pupil's IEP.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/404.pdf
Title: S.B. 404
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Choice of Schools--Tax Credits

Signed into law 06/2008

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Expands the Corporate Income Tax Credit Scholarship Program by increasing the amount of credits and allowing the use of credits for insurance premium taxes; provides that siblings of certain students or students in foster care are eligible for participation in the program; provides that scholarship funds may be used for administrative expenses of a nonprofit scholarship funding organizations.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0653er.xml&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0653&Session=2008
Title: H.B. 653
Source:

Signed into law 05/2008

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Authorizes the creation of "student scholarship organizations" that allocate funds for scholarships or grants allowing preschool and K-12 students to attend accredited private schools. Establishes requirements for student scholarship organizations. Provides for tax credits by individuals and corporations for contributions to a student scholarship organization ("qualified education expense"). Provides a the tax credit is not allowed if the taxpayer designates the taxpayer�s qualified education expense for the direct benefit of any dependent of the taxpayer. Provides that tax credits will be awarded on a first come, first served basis. Limits the aggregate amount of tax credits to $50 million per tax year.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb1133.pdf
Title: H.B. 1133
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Grants an individual income tax deduction for tuition and fees paid to enroll a child in a parochial or private school, or any public elementary or secondary school affiliated with a public college or university, for 50% of the tuition and fees paid or $5,000, whichever is less.

Grants an individual income tax deduction for educational expenses, including textbooks and curricula, incurred by homeschoolers, equal to 50% of the actual amount of qualified educational expenses incurred by the taxpayer for the home-schooling of each child, or $5,000 per child, whichever is less.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=462777
Title: S.B. 5B
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Choice of Schools--Vouchers

Signed into law 06/2008

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Postsec.
Community College

Relates to charter schools, the Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program, postsecondary education, school attendance, and high school graduation requirements; revises the terminology used to identify students with intellectual, emotional, or behavioral disabilities; relates to postsecondary education; deletes a provision that prohibits direct medical or pharmaceutical intervention in a regional autism center.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h1313er.xml&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=1313&Session=2008
Title: H.B. 1313
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/default.aspx

Signed into law 06/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

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Creates the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program. Defines "covered district" as one that is found academically in crisis pursuant to R.S. 17:10.6, has had schools transfered to the jurisdiction of the Recovery School District, and is located in a parish with a population of at least 475,000 people. Provides that eligible students include those who live in a covered district, are in a family whose income does not exceed 250% of the current federal poverty guidelines, and who meet any of the following criteria: (1) Are entering kindergarten; (2) Were enrolled the previous year in an eligible grade in a school in a covered district and such school has been identified as academically unacceptable or has a school performance score or an assessment index of sixty or below; (3) Received a Student Scholarship for Educational Excellence award in the previous school year and remains otherwise eligible. Provides that for the 2008-2009 academic year, eligible students must be in grades K-3. Provides students in grades 4-12 will be eligible for scholarships as members of the K-3 cohort advance one grade level each year. Provides that a covered district that is eligible for inclusion in the program on the effective date of this Chapter must be considered a covered district for the duration of the program. Establishes eligibility criteria for nonpublic and public schools to participate in the program.

Provides scholarships for eligible students to attend participating public and nonpublic schools. Provides that the scholarship amount must equal the lesser of 90% of the per pupil amount the covered district receives from combined state and local sources, or the maximum amount of tuition plus incidental or supplementary fees that are charged to non-scholarship students enrolled in such school, plus testing fees. If a scholarship recipient enrolls in a school that does not charge tuition, the scholarship amount must equal the lesser of 90% of the per pupil amount the covered district receives from state and local sources, or the participating school's actual cost of educating a student, plus testing fees. Provides for an additional scholarship amount for scholarship recipients entitled to receive special education services. Provides a maximum of $10 million for the 2008-2009 fiscal year to implement this program.

Requires nonpublic schools to administer all assessments required as part of the Louisiana School and District Accountability System, including the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program, the integrated Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (iLEAP), and graduation exit examinations. Requires the department of education to report annually to the senate and house education committees and the joint legislative committee on the budget regarding program implementation, including the number of eligible students receiving scholarships, a list of participating schools and the number of scholarship recipients each such school enrolled, and aggregate test result data for the scholarship recipients enrolled in each participating school. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=503381
Title: H.B. 1347
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Civic Education

Signed into law 09/2008

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Requires that, when pupils are instructed with regard to the words of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America as part of patriotic exercises, the school provide a combination of the giving of the pledge and the instruction described above, which shall be provided by school districts during the time allotted for the patriotic exercise. Chapter 523
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1274
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 08/2008

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Community College

Creates the Commission on Children and Youth Act. Provides for membership, appointments, goals, recommendations, and reports. Provides that the Early Learning Council must have primary responsibility for development of a five-year strategic plan for children age birth to five, and that the commission on children and youth must develop a comprehensive 5-year strategic plan for providing services to children, youth and young adults ages birth to 24. Requires that the commission's plan include specific recommendations to achieve specified outcomes related to preventive health, education completion, workforce development, social and emotional development, and civic engagement. Requires the commission to provide an interim report to the governor and general assembly by December 31, 2009. Requires that draft strategic plan be submitted to the governor and general assembly by December 31, 2010, and that a final strategic plan be submitted to the same by June 1, 2011. Requires the Department of Human Services to provide administrative support.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB4456lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4456
Source: www.ilga.gov

Signed into law 07/2008

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Allows high school juniors and seniors to be appointed as election officials. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law08/law08231.htm
Title: H.B. 7833
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Urges all public schools to provide instruction on nonviolence as means to conflict resolution as part of character education curriculum. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB2790.pdf
Title: H.B. 2790
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 04/2008

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Declares the intent of the General Assembly that teachers of Baltimore City public high school students inform students about the federal, State, and Baltimore City election processes and the importance of exercising the right to vote and registering to vote.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/hb/hb1258t.pdf
Title: H.B. 1258
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us

Signed into law 04/2008

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Amends existing law which requires public school districts to include instruction concerning the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution during Celebrate Freedom Week; requires the instruction to be grade appropriate; requires inclusion of the civil rights movement and passage of civil rights legislation in the instruction; requires the State Board of Education to establish different levels of required content that is appropriate for different grade levels.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/HB2229_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 2229
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Adopted 03/2008

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Provides that all charter schools (and schools if district does not have districtwide plan) must develop a school-wide written model for prevention and intervention for student behavior management and discipline procedures for students who habitually disrupt school environments and processes (the "plan"). Requires plan to include:
(1) written standards for student behavior expectations, including school and classroom management
(2) effective instructional practices for teaching student expectations, including self-discipline, citizenship, civic skills and social skills
(3) systematic methods for reinforcement of expected behaviors and uniform methods for correction of student behavior
(4) uniform methods for at least annual school level data-based evaluations of efficiency and effectiveness.
(5) an ongoing staff development program related to of student behavior expectations, effective instructional practices for teaching and reinforcing behavior expectations, effective intervention strategies, and effective strategies for evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of interventions.

Adds parents to role groups for whom training in anti-bullying awareness and intervention strategies must be offered.

Requires student assessments of the prevalence of bullying in schools to be conducted not just at the district level but also at the school and charter school level. Extends school staff who must receive anti-bullying awareness and intervention skills to include custodians, kitchen and lunchroom workers, and secretaries.

Requires each plan to also provide direction to school districts for dealing with disruptive students. This part of the plan must:
(1) direct schools to determine the range of behaviors and establish the continuum of administrative procedures that may be used by school personnel to address the behavior of habitually disruptive students
(2) provide for identification, by position(s), of individual(s) designated to issue notices of disruptive student behavior
(3) provide for documentation of disruptive student behavior prior to referral of disruptive students to juvenile court.
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Directs districts, schools and charter schools to implement strategies and policies consistent with their plans, and to develop, use and monitor a continuum of intervention strategies--including teaching student behavior expectations, reinforcing student behavior expectations, re-teaching behavior expectations, followed by effective, evidence-based interventions matched to student needs prior to administrative referral--to assist students whose behavior repeatedly falls short of expectations.

Provides that, as part of any suspension or expulsion process that results in court involvement, once a school district, school or charter school receives information from the courts that disruptive student behavior will result in court action, the school district, school or charter school must provide a formal written assessment of habitually disruptive students. Requires that assessment information be used to connect parents and students with supportive school and community resources.

Requires districts, schools and charter schools to provide procedures for qualifying minors and their parents to participate in decisions regarding consequences for disruptive student behavior. Requires policies to provide for notice to parents and information about resources available to assist parents in resolving school-age minors' disruptive behavior. Requires policies to provide for notices of disruptive behavior to be issued by schools to qualifying minor(s) and parent(s) consistent with:
(1) numbers of disruptions and timelines set in statute
(2) school resources available
(3) cooperation from the appropriate juvenile court in accessing student school records, including attendance, grades, behavioral reports and other available student school data.

Requires policies to provide due process procedures for minors and parents to contest allegations and citations of disruptive student behavior.

Directs the state office of education to develop, review regularly and provide to local school boards and charter school governing boards model policies to address disruptive student behavior and appropriate consequences.
Title: R277-609
Source: www.rules.utah.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Modifies the Election Code by amending certain provisions for registering high school seniors to vote. http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/sbillenr/sb0125.pdf
Title: S.B. 125
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Civic Education--Character Education

Signed into law 09/2008

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Signed into law 08/2008

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Postsec.
Community College

Signed into law 07/2008

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Allows high school juniors and seniors to be appointed as election officials. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law08/law08231.htm
Title: H.B. 7833
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Adopted 03/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

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Modifies the Election Code by amending certain provisions for registering high school seniors to vote. http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/sbillenr/sb0125.pdf
Title: S.B. 125
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance

Signed into law 09/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

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Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, disrticts must ensure that history and government courses include the following content: 1. Commerce in Washington and Washington's place in the global economy; 2. The Washington State Constitution and Washington politics; 3. Washington geography; and 4. Washington history and culture. Teachers are also encouraged to include instruction on the history and meaning of the pledge of allegiance.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/2781.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2781
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature

Class Size

Signed into law 09/2008

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Extends the sunset date for the mitigation provisions in the Class Size Reduction Program, in which participating school districts are provided funding for each class in which the class size is reduced to a ration of 20 or fewer pupils per certified teacher in kindergarten and any of grades 1 to 3, inclusive. Extends the implementation of provisions that require the Controller to reduce funding for participating districts for failing to reduce a class size from the next apportionment or apportionments. Chapter 515 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_1101-1150/sb_1112_bill_20080928_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1112
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 06/2008

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Codifies the recommendation of the Class Size and Unit Allocation Task Force that the Department of Education annually collect and report data regarding compliance with the student-instructor ratio by local school districts and charter schools.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+393/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 393
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov/

Adopted 06/2008

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Adopted 01/2008

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Curriculum

Signed into law 12/2008

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Encourages a school district that teaches world history in middle school or high school to focus instruction regarding Africa on at least one of certain kingdoms of Africa.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0312.pdf
Title: H.B. 4902
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/

Vetoed 09/2008

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Requires the State Board of Education and the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission to ensure that information about financial literacy is included in appropriate subject area frameworks. Encourages school districts to include, during instruction in economics, instruction related to the understanding of personal finances, including, but not limited to, budgeting, savings, credit, and identity theft.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1502
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Vetoed 09/2008

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Encourages the State Board of Education and the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission to ensure that the history-social science framework, evaluation criteria, and instructional materials include information about American Indians and encourage instruction about American Indians including their tribal and sovereign governments and their relationship with the state government. Requires a related report by the board.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2034
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Vetoed 09/2008

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Requires the State Board of Education and the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission to ensure that the history-social science framework adopted includes instruction on the Vietnam War, including the Secret War in Laos, the role of Southeast Asians in that war, and the refugee/immigrant/new American Experience.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2064
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Vetoed 09/2008

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Encourages schools to include the role and contribution of Italian Americans in social science instruction. Encourages the State Board of Education to include the role and contribution of Italian Americans in the curriculum frameworks in the social sciences at the next revision of those frameworks. Makes findings and declarations relating to the contributions Italian Americans have made to California and the United States.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1863
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Adopted 09/2008

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Amends rule addressing the operating procedures of the Instructional Materials Commission. Defines "curriculum alignment" as the assurance that the material taught in a course or grade level matches the standards, objectives and assessments set by the state or school district for specific courses or grade levels. Defines
"curriculum map" as a visual representation, a tool, for assisting developers to conceptualize shared visions and values which will drive the curriculum as a whole.

Amends R277-469-8, "Agreements and Procedures for School Districts." Requires detailed Core curriculum alignment before purchase of primary instructional materials by public schools and school districts purchased after July 1, 2008. Eliminates reference to instructional materials not recommended by the commission.

Makes R277-469-9 "Qualifications for Core Curriculum Alignment Independent Parties."
Title: R277-469
Source: www.lexis.com

Signed into law 08/2008

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Adds homeownership, including the basic process of obtaining a mortgage and the concepts of fixed and adjustable rate mortgages, subprime loans, and predatory lending, as part of the financial literacy component of consumer education for public school pupils. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB2387lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2387
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2008

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Community College

Authorizes the state treasurer to create the State Treasurer Financial Education and Savings Not-For-Profit Corporation to promote financial literacy and savings among the residents of the state and to issue grants and scholarships for educational purposes. Sets forth requirements for the creation and operation of the corporation. Effective immediately. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB2098lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2098
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 07/2008

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Amends existing law that requires the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission to recommend minimum standards of course of study of schools in the state and requires the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to revise the framework in science to include specified topics in environmental education. Requires climate change to be included among the topics.
Title: S.B. 908
Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/

Signed into law 07/2008

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Community College

Creates and provides for the Financial Literacy and Education Commission; provides for membership, powers and duties; relates to education on saving and managing spending, credit and debt, especially credit card debt.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=504292
Title: S.B. 405
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/

Signed into law 07/2008

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Requires, by a specified time, that all children attending public schools shall have the opportunity to study the critical languages in addition to the traditional languages currently offered. Not later than the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year, every student enrolled in a secondary school in the state shall be afforded the opportunity to study at least one of the critical languages as defined by the United States Department of State and the United States Department of Education.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=504273
Title: S.B. 549
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/

Signed into law 07/2008

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Creates a temporary special advisory panel on driver education availability and curriculum enhancement to examine, assess and make recommendations to improve drivers education instruction and make such instruction more available. Directs the panel to consider, among other items, whether requiring districts to provide drivers education instruction would be beneficial. Directs the panel to submit a report with its recommendations to the governor and legislature by December 31, 2008. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S06985&sh=t
Title: S.B. 6985
Source: assembly.state.ny.us

Signed into law 07/2008

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Amends the Environmental Education Act. Provides for the establishment of the Center for Environmental Education and the Center for Environmental Education Board. Relates to k-12 environmental curriculum standards, adult environmental education, and higher education. Creates the Environmental Education Fund.
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2007&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0356&pn=1098
Title: S.B. 356
Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us

Signed into law 07/2008

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Requires that the physical education and health curricula in schools be based on standards set by the state Health Education Framework and the state Physical Education Framework commencing September 1, 2012.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext08/housetext08/h7280a.pdf
Title: H.B. 7280
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us

Signed into law 07/2008

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Requires that the physical education and health curriculums in schools be based on standards set by the Health Education Framework and the Physical Education Framework.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law08/law08463.htm
Title: S.B. 2621
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Concerns high school credit for private world language courses; provides that students may earn up to two credits toward high school graduation for completion of a world language courses offered by a nonprofit provider and the student passes a test prescribed by the Commissioner of Education.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2008/ACT/Pa/pdf/2008PA-00138-R00HB-05820-PA.pdf
Title: H.B. 5820
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov/

Signed into law 06/2008

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Community College

Establishes a commission to review the state's statutes on human immunodeficiency virus education, prevention, and control.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/SB0395.html
Title: S.B. 395
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

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Expands the Department of Education's pre- engineering technology curriculum in public schools program for students in specified grades interested in engineering careers; removes digital electronics and computer integrated manufacturing from the course requirements; requires the evaluation of existing programs.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/HB1282.html
Title: H.B. 1282
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us

Vetoed 05/2008

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Signed into law 05/2008

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Part of this bill makes financial literacy part of the core curriculum and defines it as: Not limited to financial responsibility and planning skills; money management skills, including setting financial goals, creating spending plans, and using financial instruments; applying decision=making skills to analyze debt incurrence and debt management; understanding risk management, including the features and functions of insurance; and understanding saving and investing as applied to long-term financial security and asset building.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=billinfo&service=billbook&GA=82&hbill=S
Title: S.F. 2216 - Financial Literacy Segment
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Signed into law 05/2008

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Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, the Board must require, as a condition of accreditation, that public elementary schools provide to students in full-day kindergarten and grades one through five, in addition to other requirements set forth, an average of sixty (60) minutes each week of physical activity, which may include, but not be limited to, physical education, exercise programs, fitness breaks, recess, and classroom activities, and wellness and nutrition education. Requires each district board of education to determine the specific activities and means of compliance with the provisions of this subsection, giving consideration to the recommendations of each school's Healthy and Fit Schools Advisory Committee.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/SB/SB1186_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 1186
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 04/2008

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Establishes the Ernie Marx Resolution. Directs the department of education to review Holocaust and genocide curricula developed by other states and review the state core content at the elementary, middle, and high school levels to determine places where the study of the Holocaust and genocide may be included. Requires the department to develop a curriculum guide that outlines age-appropriate and course-related material and activities teachers may use to teach the history of the Holocaust. Requires the department to submit a final report and curriculum guide on study of the Holocaust and genocide to the state board for consideration by March 2009. Requires that the curriculum guide be disseminated to local schools for the 2009-2010 school year.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/HJ6/bill.doc
Title: H.J.R. 6
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

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Creates a Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State; requires the task force to study the current ability of high school students to understand basic financial concepts, evaluate the current provision of financial literacy education in public schools, assess the utility of such education as part of primary and secondary education, and to study the ability of adult consumers to understand financial concepts and the problems created by a lack of financial literacy.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/hb/hb1242e.pdf
Title: H.B. 1242; S.B. 533
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/

Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

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Requires the Department of Education to establish Oregon Farm-to-School and School Garden Program and to assist school districts that participate in the United States Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program in utilizing Oregon food products and produce from school gardens and to promote food- and garden-based educational activities.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/08ss1/measpdf/hb3600.dir/hb3601.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3601A
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Directs the State Board of Education to develop guidelines for Develop guidelines for the use of LEAs to foster foreign language fluency as part of holistic education for all students in grades
kindergarten through twelve (K-12). Current law requires two years of instruction in a foreign language.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0628.pdf
Title: S.B. 2980
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Directs the state board of education to adopt rules that establish:
(1) The qualifications of the independent parties who may evaluate and map the alignment of the primary instructional materials before a district may purchase such primary instructional materials
(2) Requirements for the detailed summary of the evaluation and its placement on a public Web site before a district may purchase the primary instructional materials.
Pages 17-18: http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/sbillenr/sb0002.pdf
Title: S.B. 2 - Section 11
Source: le.utah.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Requires local school boards to incorporate into their local wellness policy as a goal a minimum of an average of 150 minutes of physical fitness for all students. Such program may include any combination of (i) physical education classes, (ii) extracurricular athletics, or (iii) other programs and physical activities deemed appropriate by the local school board.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB242ER
Title: H.B. 242
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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The bill creates the farm-to-school program within the department of agriculture to facilitate increased procurement of Washington grown food by schools. The department of agriculture, along with the department of health, the office of the superintendent of public instruction (OSPI), the deartment of general administration and Washington State University, must execute the following, in order of priority: 1. Identify and develop policies and procedures to implement and evaluate the farm-to-school program; 2. Assist food producers, distributors and food brokers to market state grown food to schools; 3. Assist schools in connecting with local producers; 4. Identify and recommend mechanisms that will increase the predictability of sales for producers; 5. Identify and make available existing curricula, programs and publications for educational purposes; 6. Support efforts to advance other farm-to-school connections; and, 7. Seek additional funds. In cooperation with OSPI, the department of agriculture must collect data on the activities conducted under the act and report biennially to the legislature.

The bill also creates the Washington grown fresh fruit and vegetable grant program within OSPI to facilitate consumption of state grown food by school children. The grant program is to be modeled after the fderal fresh fruit and vegetable program (42 USC Sec. 1769(g)); however, schools receiving grants under this federal program are not eligible for state grants. OSPI must solicit applications, conduct a competitive process and make one to two-year grants to urban and rural schools. The superintendent must follow certain factors and criteria when evaluating applications and selecting grantees. Priority is to be given to applicant schhols with grades K-8 that participate in the national school lunch program and have 50% or more of their students eligible for free or reduced price meals. In coordination with the department of agriculture, OSPI is directed to track outcome measures of the grant program.

School districts are authorized to operate school gardens or farms for the purpose of growing fruits and vegetables to be used for educational purposes and to be offered to students through district meal and snack programs. Student organizations (such as 4-H) must be given the opportunity to be involved in the operation of the garden or farm. When the gardens/farms are used for educational purposes, students must be afforded the opportunity to learn about conventional and organic growing methods.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/6483-S2.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 6483
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature

Signed into law 03/2008

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Adds education concerning CPR and first aid to the health education curriculum to students in grades six to 12.
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2008_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB4124%20ENR%20SUB.htm
Title: H.B. 4124
Source: www.legis.state.wv.us

Curriculum--Alignment

Adopted 09/2008

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Requires the office of the superintentdent of public instruction (OSPI) and the state board to work together to issue a request for proposals to adapt the existing mathematics curriculum to align it with the state's math standards and to make the curriculum available online at no cost to the district. Online curriculum must cover course content in grades K-12 and the state's college readiness standards. OSPI must present to the legislature by November 2008.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/2598-S2.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2598
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature

Curriculum--Arts Education

Signed into law 06/2008

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Bill expands eligibility for Oklahoma Arts Council incentive grants to organizations, as well as school districts, for establishment of visual arts programs in schools. The bill also expands the sources of funds with which the council may match state appropriations for the program to include funding raised by the Council, school districts, for-profit or nonprofit organizations, foundations, corporations, or individuals.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/hb2699_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 2699
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Vetoed 05/2008

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Creates the Georgia Arts Alliance to receive and distribute funds for the support of the arts, including the Georgia Council for the Arts, and for teaching and physical infrastructure needed to provide arts and arts in education, for the improvement of education and economic development/tourism. Provides for membership of the board of trustees and an advisory committee, duties and fiscal matters. Authorizes the Georgia Arts Alliance to make written recommendations to the governor and the general assembly for strengthening of the arts in Georgia.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb291.pdf
Title: H.B. 291
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Requires that art supplies purchased by any school or school district for use by students in K-6 must be certified non-toxic by the Arts and Creative Materials Institute and must bear the Approved Product (AP) or Certified Product (CP) seal certifying that the product is safe and contains no materials in sufficient quantities to be toxic or injurious to children; revises other provisions regarding art supplies for students. - Amends TCA Title 49.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB3322.pdf
Title: H.B. 3322
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Requires each Local Education Agency to include art and music education in all K-12 public schools (to help each student foster creative thinking, spatial learning, discipline,
craftsmanship and the intrinsic rewards of hard work.) Directs the state board of education to provide appropriate curriculum for such instruction.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB2920.pdf
Title: S.B. 2920
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Establishes the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program to enhance the social, emotional, academic and arts learning of students in grades K-6 by integrating arts teaching and learning into core subject areas.

Directs the state board of education, after consulting with the Utah Arts Council and receiving their recommendations, to use funds appropriated for the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program to:
(1) Establish a grant program to allow school districts and charter schools to hire 50 highly qualified, full-time arts specialists to be based at 50 schools
(2) Provide up to $10,000 in one-time funds for each school arts specialist to purchase supplies and equipment
(3) Establish a grant program to allow 10 school districts to hire art coordinators, provided that a qualifying school district provides matching funds in an amount equal to the grant amount
(4) Annually contract with an independent, qualified evaluator, selected through an RFP process, to evaluate the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program.

Directs participating schools to partner with institutions of higher education that award elementary education degrees to obtain quality pre-service and in-service training, research and leadership development for arts education.

Directs the state board of education, after consultation with the Utah Arts Council, to make an annual report during the 2009, 2010 and 2011 interims to the Education Interim Committee describing the program's impact on students in grades K-6.

Specifies that program funds may be used only to supplement and not supplant funds for existing programs.
Pages 37-38 of 43: http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/sbillenr/sb0002.pdf
Title: S.B. 2 - Section 25
Source: le.utah.gov

Signed into law 02/2008

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Curriculum--Drivers Education

Signed into law 07/2008

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Curriculum--Environmental Education

Signed into law 07/2008

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Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed.

Signed into law 12/2008

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Provides that a financial literacy course is a permissible mathematics course under the state merit standard for high school graduation.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0316.pdf
Title: S.B. 834
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/

Adopted 12/2008

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Defines "financial and economic literacy student passport" as a collection of approved activities, assessments or achievements completed during a given time period that indicate advancement in financial and economic understanding. Defines "financial and economic literacy project" as a program or series of activities developed locally to encourage the understanding of financial and economic literacy among students and their families and to assist educators in making financial and economic literacy an integrated and permanent part of the public school curriculum.

Directs the state board and the Utah State Office of Education (USOE) to develop and promote a financial and economic literacy student passport model, initially to focus on students in grades 9-12. Requires that students and parents receive information and encouragement toward the financial and economic literacy student passport opportunity upon development as part of the SEOP process.

Directs the USOE to provide professional development on all areas of financial and economic literacy using the expertise of community and business groups.
http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-704.htm
Title: R277-704
Source: www.rules.utah.gov

Signed into law 08/2008

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Community College

Signed into law 07/2008

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Community College

Signed into law 05/2008

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Directs the State Standards and Assessments Development and Implementation Council, the State Board of Education, and school districts to add financial literacy standards to the mathematics content standards and to recommend and adopt statewide assessments that are aligned with the financial literacy standards.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/0073E839636E1F3A872573680059FA3F?open&file=1168_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1168
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/

Signed into law 05/2008

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Defines "financial and economic literacy passport" as a document that tracks mastery of financial and economic literacy concepts and completion of financial and economic activities in a number of specified areas. Directs the state board of education, in cooperation with interested private and non-profit entities, to:
(1) Develop a financial and economic literacy passport that students may elect to complete
(2) Develop methods of encouraging parent and educator involvement in completion of the financial and economic literacy passport
(3) Develop and implement appropriate recognition and incentives for students who complete the financial and economic literacy passport, including:
(A) a financial and economic literacy endorsement on the student's high school diploma
(B) a specific designation on the student's official transcript
(C) any incentives offered by community partners.

Also directs the state board to:
(1) More fully integrate existing and new financial and economic literacy education into K-12 instruction by:
(i) coordinating financial and economic literacy instruction with existing instruction in other core curriculum areas such as mathematics and social studies
(ii) using curriculum mapping
(iii) creating training materials and staff development programs that highlight areas of potential coordination between financial and economic literacy education and other core curriculum concepts, and that demonstrate specific examples of financial and economic literacy concepts as a way of teaching other core curriculum concepts
(iv) using appropriate financial and economic literacy assessments to improve financial and economic literacy education and, if necessary, developing assessments
(2) Work with interested private and non-profit entities to:
(i) coordinate school use of existing financial and economic literacy education resources
(ii) develop simple, clear, and consistent messaging to reinforce and link existing financial literacy resources
(iii) coordinate the efforts of school, work, private, non-profit and other financial education providers in implementing methods of appropriately communicating to teachers, students and parents key financial and economic literacy messages.
(3) Make rules to develop guidelines and methods for school districts and charter schools to more fully integrate financial and economic literacy education into other core curriculum courses.

Directs the state superintendent to annually report to the Education Interim Committee on the successes and areas of needed improvement in financial and economic literacy education.
Pages 15-17: http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/sbillenr/sb0002.pdf
Title: S.B. 2 - Section 10
Source: le.utah.gov

Signed into law 02/2008

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Relates to public schools; changes the statewide college and workplace readiness assessments; allows the eleventh grade standards-based assessments to serve as the assessment required for graduation; provides that financial literacy shall be offered as an elective course; addresses graduation requirements, student graduation plans and exit exams.
http://www.sos.state.nm.us/2008/SBill460.pdf
Title: S.B. 460
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/LCS/default.asp

Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language

Signed into law 07/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

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Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education

Signed into law 07/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

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Directs the State Department of Education to contract with a statewide school health program to establish a School Health Coordinators Pilot Program in which a maximum of six school health educators would assist school districts and Health and Fit School Advisory Committees in implementing health and wellness programs. Program duration will be a minimum of five years.
From fiscal analysis: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/CF/2007-08%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/IMPACT%20STATEMENTS/Fiscal/House/HB3395%20ccs%20FI.DOC
Text of bill: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/hb3395_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 3395
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Curriculum--International Education

Vetoed 04/2008

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Establishes a Global Youth Center at the University of Hawaii. Provides that the purpose of the center is to generate and link an international framework in which youth from around the world may become actively engaged in the attainment of world peace, environmental sustainability, and human and economic productivity for future generations. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/HB2045_SD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2045
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Curriculum--Language Arts

Vetoed 09/2008

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Relates to the State Board of Education and school curriculum content standards. Requires that prior to the adoption of a curriculum framework, a content standards review panel must be appointed for reading/language arts and history/social sciences. Requires the review panel to review content in its subject area and recommend changes to the state board. Requires hearings on recommended changes to content standards. Amends provisions regarding a repeal.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1097
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Vetoed 09/2008

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Requires the State Board of Education to include a chapter in its regulations concerning the development of curriculum frameworks and the adoption of instructional materials that provides for language and content instruction focusing particularly on those designated to be in the lowest proficiency levels by the English Language Development Test.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1607
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Approved by voters 05/2008

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(CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 1;HJR 7 - 2007) Proposes an amendment to the Constitution relating to English as the Official State Language.
Title: V. 1
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Curriculum--Mathematics

Signed into law 08/2008

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Defines "Advanced science and mathematics" as Advanced Placement (AP) biology, calculus, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, and physics, and International Baccalaureate (IB) biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental systems, mathematical studies, further mathematics and physics.

Creates the science and mathematics advancement fund, to be administered by the department of education. Provides that funds may be used to provide:
1. Payment of student fees for AP and IB exams
2. Scholarships for high school students to take advanced science and mathematics courses through the Kentucky Virtual High School when those courses are not offered at the school in which they are enrolled
3. Two-year grants to high schools to support the start-up of advanced science and mathematics courses
4. Two-year renewable grants to middle schools to support accelerated student learning in science and mathematics
5. Grants to districts to develop and implement an energy technology engineering career track
6. Professional development opportunities, and payment of expenses and stipends for participation, for elementary school teachers to deepen their content knowledge and improve instructional practice in science and mathematics.

Directs the department to use funds from the science and mathematics advancement fund to establish the High School Advanced Science and Mathematics Course Start-up Program, the Middle School Mathematics and Science Scholars Program, and the District Energy Technology Career Track Program for schools.

Provides that the purpose of the High School Advanced Science and Mathematics Course Start-up Program is to provide two-year grants to high schools to initiate at least one advanced math and science course. Provides that funds may be used to cover the costs of additional training for an advanced science and mathematics teacher and the purchase of classroom supplies, textbooks, laboratory equipment, and other instructional materials. Provides that schools receiving a grant must provide assurances that teachers of AP or IB courses supported by the grant participate in College Board-endorsed AP summer training institutes or International Baccalaureate-sponsored IB summer workshops, as available, and that all students taking AP and IB courses supported by the grant take the related AP or IB exam.

Provides that the purpose of the Middle School Mathematics and Science Scholars Program is to provide two-year renewable grants to middle schools to support intensive, accelerated student learning in mathematics and the sciences, through activities including to programs during the school day, after-school programs, Saturday programs, or multiweek summer sessions. Provides that the grant application must ensure that teachers participating in the grant have the skills to provide intensive, accelerated student learning in mathematics or the sciences and that they will receive ongoing, relevant professional development. Requires a middle school receiving a grant to collaborate with feeder elementary and high schools to share information on grant activities; strengthen alignment of curricula, content-knowledge expectations, and instructional practice between schools; and provide relevant professional development opportunities. Requires the accelerated learning program to include strategies to improve the math and science academic skills for all students for whom significant academic achievement gaps have been identified and to attract them into higher level mathematics and science courses. Requires that specific activities to recruit and enroll students from all racial and income groups in the school be conducted. Requires each grant applicant to provide assurances that the necessary resources will be allocated to help students in all subpopulations academically succeed in the accelerated learning program and to meet the enrollment goal that the number of students representing each racial and income group enrolled in the program not be less than or limited to the percentage of each group in the total school population. Provides that funds from the teachers' professional growth fund may provide moneys to teachers for professional development for teachers participating in grants awarded by the Middle School Mathematics and Science Scholars Program. Directs the Center for Middle School Academic Achievement to assist grant recipients of the Middle School Mathematics and Science Scholars Program with professional development for participating teachers. Requires the Center for Mathematics to advise the department and the state board on the establishment and implementation of the Middle School Mathematics and Science Scholars Program.

Provides that the purpose of the District Energy Technology Career Track Program is to provide grants to school districts to develop and implement an energy technology engineering career track across middle and high schools within the district as described in KRS 158.808.

Requires the state board to establish long-term and annual goals for increasing:
(a) The number of high schools providing rigorous curricula and making available accelerated classes and college credit for students
(b) The number and percentage of students enrolled in and completing AP and IB courses by content area
(c) The number and percentage of students taking the AP and IB exams in advanced science and math
(d) The number and percentage of students receiving a score of 3 or better on AP exams or 5 or better on IB exams in advanced science and math
(e) The number and percentage of free/reduced lunch students receiving a score of 3 or better on AP exams or 5 or better on IB exams
(f) The number of teachers successfully completing a College Board-endorsed AP or IB summer training institute
(g) The number of teachers with the knowledge and training needed to prepare students for high achievement on AP and IB exams in advanced science and math
(h) Other criteria determined by the board.

Requires the department of education to develop a program evaluation framework on the use of the science and mathematics advancement fund for the purposes set forth in statute. Requires the program evaluation framework to address the use of funds, the number of grants and awards, student achievement outcomes, and trends over time on the indicators established to measure progress against the statewide goals. Beginning in 2008, requires the department to submit an annual report to the state board and the interim joint committee on education.

By July 1, 2009, requires the department, in cooperation with teacher education institutions, to develop a training program for certified personnel to become on-line coaches to provide effective support to students enrolled in Kentucky Virtual High School courses. By July 1, 2010, requires at least one employee in each middle and high school to have successfully completed the on-line coaches training, with the cost of acquiring the training borne by the local district.

Directs the council on postsecondary education to create a STEM Initiative Task Force to provide leadership and strategic direction on a comprehensive, statewide STEM initiative to improve Kentucky's position for success in the knowledge-based economy by expanding and strengthening educational and economic development opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Provides the task force must be composed of representatives from the executive and legislative branches of government, K-12 and postsecondary education, professionals within the STEM disciplines, and the business community. Authorizes the task force to create a public or nonprofit corporation or contract with an existing nonprofit corporation to facilitate the public-private collaboration in the development and implementation of the STEM Initiative. Directs the task force to explore the critical relationship between STEM degree production and the state's knowledge-based economy and make recommendations to accelerate Kentucky's performance in the STEM disciplines.

Requires the task force to develop a comprehensive, statewide strategic plan and a business plan to improve STEM performance in government, business, and K-12 and postsecondary education. Requires that the strategic plan include:
(a) Energizing a statewide public awareness campaign to help Kentuckians understand the critical importance of STEM to their own economic competitiveness and that of the Commonwealth
(b) Creating incentives and a supportive environment for students, teachers, and institutions that pursue, succeed, and excel in the STEM disciplines throughout the P-20 educational pipeline
(c) Implementing international best practices in professional development programs for P-16 STEM teachers to increase the intensity, duration, and rigor of professional development
(d) Improving teacher preparation programs and encouraging people with undergraduate and graduate degrees in the STEM disciplines to enter the teaching profession
(e) Revolutionizing how STEM subjects are taught, learned, and assessed and implementing a statewide, research-based STEM curriculum that is aligned with global workforce and academic standards
(f) Engaging business, industry, and civic leaders to improve STEM education and skills in the Commonwealth and creating incentives for Kentucky businesses that employ and invest in STEM-educated students
(g) Developing an ongoing, coordinated, statewide STEM initiative that maximizes the impact of resources among government agencies, schools, colleges and universities, and businesses, and which is focused on developing and attracting STEM-related jobs in Kentucky
(h) Targeting energy sustainability problems and opportunities in Kentucky and the nation as a primary objective of statewide STEM enhancements
(i) Developing STEM mentoring programs that partner students in grades 5-12, their teachers, or both, with engineers, business professionals, college or university professors, university students, or others with expertise in the STEM disciplines to link academic coursework with the real world, underscoring the importance of rigorous academic preparation and encouraging pursuit of careers in the STEM disciplines
(j) Creating recognition awards and activities and financial support for individuals, businesses, or organizations that exhibit excellence in mentoring within the STEM disciplines.

Directs the STEM Task Force to develop a business plan aligned with the strategic plan which includes measurable benchmarks for progress in achieving the goals within the strategic plan for 1-, 3-, and 5-year time periods. Requires the initial business plan to be presented to the interim joint committees on appropriations and revenue and education by December 30, 2008. Requires the task force to review and revise the business plan as needed in subsequent years to further the purposes of the STEM Initiative. Establishes the Kentucky STEM Initiative fund to support the work of the STEM Initiative Task Force. Provides the department of education and the council on postsecondary education may expend available funds from other sources on the STEM Initiative.

Directs the state board to promulgate regulations on courses of study or educational experiences available to students in all middle and high schools to fulfill the prerequisites for courses in advanced science and mathematics. Specifies that every school must offer an AP, IB or dual enrollment course in both math and science. Provides that if funds are available, the department must provide an ACT preparation program to all public high school juniors. Requires each school report card to parents and the public to indicate for AP and IB, the courses offered, the number of students enrolled, completing, and taking the examination for each course, and the percentage of test-takers receiving a score of 3 or better on AP exams or a score of 5 or better on IB examinations. Requires the data to be disaggregated by gender, race, students with disabilities, and economic status, and to be included in the report card beginning with the 2009-2010 school year.

Requires the department to make available to middle and high schools information on the prerequisite content necessary for success in secondary courses, AP courses, and IB courses. Requires the department to provide sample syllabi, instructional resources and instructional supports for teachers that will assist in preparing students for more rigorous coursework. Provides instructional supports must include professional development for assisting students enrolled in the Kentucky Virtual High School or other virtual learning settings.

Provides that all students willing to accept the challenge of a rigorous academic curriculum must be admitted to AP courses, including AP courses offered through the Kentucky Virtual High School, IB courses, dual enrollment courses, and dual credit courses, if they have successfully completed the prerequisite coursework or have otherwise demonstrated mastery of the prerequisite content knowledge and skills as determined by measurable standards. Provides that if a school does not offer an AP course in a particular subject area, the school must permit a qualified student to enroll in the AP course offered by the Kentucky Virtual High School and receive credit toward graduation. Provides that effective with the 2008-2009 school year, students enrolled in AP or IB courses in the public schools must have the cost of the examinations paid by the department.

Includes participation in the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at Western Kentucky University as a dual credit option, and specifies that students who attended the academy are eligible for a Kentucky educational excellence scholarship (KEES) award. Authorizes the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky to award a diploma to any student who completes his or her high school program at the academy. Provides that if the academy issues a diploma, the board of regents of the university must provide to the commissioner of education a letter of assurance that the program of study completed by its students, in combination with previously earned secondary credits, meets the minimum high school graduation requirements established by the state board. Authorizes a local district to award a joint diploma with the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky to any student who was enrolled in a district high school and completed his or her high school program at the academy. Requires the academy and the home school district to ensure that student transcripts from each institution accurately reflect the dual credit coursework.

Beginning with the 2008-2009 academic year, requires the higher education assistance authority to commit to provide a supplemental KEES award for achievement on AP and IB exams to an eligible high school student whose family was eligible for free or reduced-price lunch for any year during high school enrollment. Awards range between $200-$300 for AP exam scores between 3 and 5 and IB exam scores between 5 and 7. Requires every high school and the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky to submit to the higher education assistance authority each student's family eligibility status f

Signed into law 03/2008

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Defines "qualifying educational background." Beginning in fiscal year 2008-2009, provides an annual salary supplement of $4,100 for a full-time teacher and a partial salary supplement for a part-time teacher who teaches one or more courses of a secondary school level mathematics course, integrated science in grade 7 or 8, chemistry or physics, and who holds the appropriate endorsement for the assigned course, has a qualifying educational background, and is either a new employee or received a satisfactory rating or above on the teacher's most recent evaluation. Directs the Department of Human Resource Management to create an on-line application system for a teacher to apply to receive a salary supplement through the Teacher Salary Supplement Program, determine teacher eligibility and certify a list of eligible teachers and the amount of their salary supplement to the Division of Finance.

Creates the Teacher Salary Supplement Restricted Account within the Uniform School Fund. Provides that the account will be funded from legislative appropriations and must be used to to fund teacher salary supplements for school districts and charter schools.
Pages 28- of 43: http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/sbillenr/sb0002.pdf
Title: S.B. 2 - Sections 19 and 20
Source: le.utah.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Specifies that the State Board of Education adopts by reference the Criteria for the Adoption of Instructional Materials for Mathematics for which publishing companies will submit instructional materials. OREGON 29087
Title: OAR 581-011-0140
Source: Lexis-Nexis

Curriculum--Multicultural

Signed into law 12/2008

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Curriculum--Physical Education

Signed into law 07/2008

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Signed into law 07/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

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Clarifies that a pupil may be granted exemption from courses in physical education if the pupil has met at least 5 of the 6 standards of the physical performance test. Chapter 32
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 602
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Vetoed 05/2008

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Requires county boards of education to ensure that students with disabilities have certain opportunities in specified physical education and certain athletic programs; provides for certain exceptions to these requirements; requires county school systems to provide specified accommodations; requires county school systems to develop specified programs, policies, and procedures; requires county school systems to provide opportunities meeting specified criteria to students.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/hb/hb1411t.pdf
Title: H.B. 1411; S.B. 849
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/

Signed into law 04/2008

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Establishes a Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in State Public Schools; provides that the task force shall study the advisability of requiring all public schools to provide a minimum amount of physical activity or education to students, the effects on childhood obesity and related health issues of such requirements, the costs of such requirements and how they may be minimized, and results obtained by local school systems in the state or other state that have such requirements.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/sb/sb0955e.pdf
Title: S.B. 955
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/

Signed into law 03/2008

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Requires the Board of Education to develop a database of local school divisions' best practices regarding nutrition and physical education, including results of wellness-related fitness assessments. Requires that the database be accessible to all local school divisions and the Department of Health, and no school division is to be required to submit information to the database.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB246ER
Title: H.B. 246
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Curriculum--Science

Signed into law 08/2008

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Signed into law 07/2008

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Postsec.

Sets the school finance distribution formula based primarily on what it will take for students to meet the state's academic standards. The amount is based largely on the findings of the 2007 Costing-Out Study. Provides for a transferring pupil's disciplinary record to be transmitted to the transferring public or private school, upon request. Provides for school employee background checks, budgets, classroom placement of twins, bullying, scholastic records, educational support, early learning programs, virtual high schools, charter schools, school transportation, educational empowerment districts, community colleges, educational improvement business tax credits, public records, libraries and special education.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION�
The 2008-09 education budget invests $86.4 million in Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts, a 15 percent increase from 2007-08, to enable 800 more children to participate in the commonwealth's hallmark, voluntary pre-kindergarten initiative and to respond to parents' requests for more full-day enrollment opportunities among some of the existing half-day programs.�
CLASSROOMS FOR THE FUTURE�
The budget includes $45 million for technology and $15 million for professional development to continue the multi-year rollout of Classrooms for the Future.
SCIENCE: IT'S ELEMENTARY�
The effort to promote science learning in elementary schools will receive $14.5 million – a 7.4 percent increase – in 2008-09, enabling thousand of more students to benefit from this hands-on learning experience and be ready for higher-order science classes in middle and high school.
DUAL ENROLLMENT
Pennsylvania's Dual Enrollment program is designed to serve a wide-range of students, but particularly those who attend college at disproportionately low rates. The budget continues the $10 million in annual funding for Dual Enrollment, which allows high school students to take college courses through community colleges and four-year colleges and universities. By encouraging the participation of students who might otherwise be unlikely to attend college, the Dual Enrollment program helps ensure all students have the opportunity to earn a post-secondary degree and become self-sufficient, productive taxpayers.
HIGHER EDUCATION�
The budget continues to invest in the commonwealth's higher education institutions to offer affordable and accessible post-secondary education in Pennsylvania. State funding for student tuition grants through PHEAA will increase by $21.2 million, or 5.5 percent. The state's community colleges will receive a 3 percent operating increase. An additional $14.5 million will be provided to the State System of Higher Education to keep down tuition increases. ��
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2007&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1067&pn=4199

Title: H.B. 1067
Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Creates the Science Education Act; relates to curriculum and instruction in public elementary and secondary schools; provides that, upon request of a city, parish, or school board, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall allow and assist teachers in promoting critical thinking skills and open and objective discussion of scientific theories, including evolution and global warming; authorizes teachers to use supplemental textbooks.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=503483
Title: S.B. 733
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/

Signed into law 05/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Postsec.

Signed into law 03/2008

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Curriculum--Sex Education

Adopted 09/2008

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Amends rules relating to sex education. Provides definition and requirements for providing sex education.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/
Title: WAC 392-410-140
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/

Issued 07/2008

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(Executive Order No. BJ 08-21) Directs the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Governor's Program on Abstinence to promote abstinence education with parents or legal guardians and to develop an aggressive campaign targeting adolescents ages 13-19 and parents. http://www.gov.state.la.us/assets/docs/OfficialDocuments/2008EOAbstinenceEducation.pdf
Title: Executive Order 22
Source: http://www.gov.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Postsec.
Community College

Signed into law 06/2008

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Curriculum--Social Studies/History

Signed into law 12/2008

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Vetoed 09/2008

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Vetoed 09/2008

P-12

Signed into law 04/2008

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Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults

Signed into law 07/2008

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Provides for protection of children in the care of the Commonwealth to include a commission on grandparents raising grandchildren, child abuse prevention boards, municipal police training, a child welfare task force, tuition waivers for adopted children, child welfare programs for children and families, area-based child welfare services, children and families area boards, physicians evaluating foster children, needs of high risk children, the Child Advocate, child fatality review teams, and abuse reporting.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/185/ht04pdf/ht04905.pdf
Title: H.B. 4905
Source: http://www.mass.gov/

Signed into law 06/2008

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Concerns Commission on Children and Youth; requires the commission to design and oversee a resource mapping of all federal and state funding sources and streams that support the health, safety, permanence, growth, development, and education of children in the state.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC1197.pdf
Title: S.B. 4012
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/

Demographics--Enrollments

Vetoed 05/2008

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Provides that a school district or charter school shall place multiple birth siblings who are enrolled in the same school and who are in the same grade level in the same classroom if they meet the eligibility requirements of the class or in separate classrooms as requested by the childrens' parent. http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2039h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2039
Source: http://www.azleg.gov/

Signed into law 02/2008

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Revises certain provisions related to the local school district interstate enrollment options program.
http://www.ecs.org/html/offsite.asp?document=http://legis.state.sd.us/index.aspx
Title: S.B. 21
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us

Desegregation

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Amends provisions concerning school desegregation funding and litigation costs; extends the time period within which a school district must be declared unitary or at least partially unitary to be eligible for reimbursement.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2008S1/public/HB1003.pdf
Title: H.B. 1003A
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Economic/Workforce Development

Signed into law 12/2008

Community College
Postsec.

Amends the Community College Act; authorizes community college districts to operate new jobs training programs, to enter into training agreements with employers, and to issue bonds to finance the training programs; defines new jobs training program as a project established for the creation of new jobs by providing education and training or retraining of workers for such jobs; authorizes an employer to pay for such training by use of a credit from the withholding tax.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0359.pdf
Title: S.B. 1342
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/

Adopted 10/2008

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Community College

Vetoed 09/2008

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Postsec.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ECONOMY: Recommend concurrence in SENATE amendments., Requires the State Economic Strategy Panel to prepare and submit a preliminary version of the Economic Development Strategic Plan to the Governor and Legislature and to prepare a final version of the plan within a specified period of the conclusion of required hearings by the Legislature on the preliminary version. Requires specified agencies to collaborate in plan preparation. Requires the panel to consult with state entities regarding the plan. Requires the plan be development by private donations.
Title: A.B. 1916
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Vetoed 09/2008

P-12
Community College

Establishes the existing Career Resource Network that provides career development information and resources to people in the state to enable them to attain their career goals, as a program in the State Department of Education. Establishes a state agency partners committee to coordinate the use of network information and resources.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1230
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Vetoed 09/2008

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Amends existing law that requires the Employment Training Panel to establish a three year plan that includes the identification of specific industries, production and quality control techniques, and regions of the state where employment training funds would most benefit the state's economy. Requires each plan to consider new and emerging industries, such as clean technology. Requires the panel to develop a definition of clean technology.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2622
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 09/2008

P-12
Community College

Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop, in conjunction with certain organizations, a report that explores the feasibility of expanding and establishing career multiple pathway programs in the state. Authorizes the Superintendent to use existing state resources and federal funds to complete the report and to apply and accept grants and receive donations and other financial support from public or private sources if funds are not available. Chapter 681
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2648
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 09/2008

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Requires county juvenile justice plans for high-risk juveniles to assess job training services and strategies, and requires a demonstration of the effectiveness at reducing delinquency through job training and employment to qualify for funding allocation. Chapter 326
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2125
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 09/2008

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Postsec.

Enacts the Green Collar Jobs Act of 2008. Requires the State Workforce Investment Board to establish the Green Collar Jobs Council that shall develop a comprehensive array of programs, strategies, and resources to address the workforce needs that accompany the state's growing green economy and to establish green job training programs for eligible individuals, and develop related partnerships. Chapter 312
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 3018
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 09/2008

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Postsec.
Community College

Signed into law 08/2008

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Postsec.

Requires the Employment Development Department, in addition to its existing duties and obligations, to report annually to the Governor, Legislature, and the Workforce Investment Board regarding the training expenditures made by local workforce investment boards in the prior fiscal year. Provides guidance to the Workforce Investment Board regarding the development of a strategic workforce plan. Relates to training services provided by the local boards. Authorizes certain related actions by the department. Chapter 376
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 302
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 08/2008

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Postsec.
Community College

Signed into law 08/2008

Postsec.
Community College

Provides for the creation of the Clean Energy Technology Center and related Alternative and Clean Energy Investment Trust Fund; provides the types of clean energy investments of the fund to include clean energy related projects that stimulate workforce development and post-secondary financing.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/185/ht05pdf/ht05018.pdf
Title: H.B. 5018
Source: http://www.mass.gov

Signed into law 07/2008

Postsec.
Community College

Establishes the Grants for Grads Program and the Grants for Grads Fund for assistance to college graduates in the purchase of their first home. Provides that eligible graduates must be Louisiana residents who have received an associate, baccalaureate, master's, or other postgraduate degree and who intend to live and work in Louisiana for at least five years after college graduation or completion of a postgraduate degree. Establishes maximum awards for individual and married grantees. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=502056
Title: H.B. 1156
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 07/2008

Postsec.
Community College

Terminates the Department of Labor and transfers its duties to the State Workforce Commission. Provides for the integration of workforce development programs, for block grants to workforce development areas, and for an automated Internet-based job-matching system. Establishes the Workforce Investment Council. Provides for the creation of local workforce investment boards. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=503074
Title: H.B. 1104
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 07/2008

Postsec.

Amends provisions of law establishing a faculty development program to assist institutions of higher education with the retention and recruitment of research faculty to expand eligibility for the program to research institutions; for reconstruction and improvement of facilities, and for other related purposes. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A10944&sh=t
Title: A.B. 10944
Source: http://assembly.state.ny.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Postsec.

Signed into law 06/2008

Community College
Postsec.

Establishes the Community College of Rhode Island Twenty-first Century Work Force Commission. Sets the commission's mission as: The proposal of specific actions to strengthen the community college of Rhode Island's position as a key institution in Rhode Island's effort to create a twenty-first century work force prepared for the high wage job opportunities required for a knowledge-based economy. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law08/law08084.htm
Title: H.B. 7889
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2008

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Community College

Signed into law 05/2008

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Postsec.
Community College

Continues the function of the Youth Futures Committee by establishing the Youth Policy Council to assist youth between the ages of twelve and twenty-one in entering the state's workforce; relates to improved school attendance, improved percentages of youth graduating from high school, enrollment in employment programs that build skills, full youth employment, opportunities for public service, safe and stable housing, and access to mental and physical health providers.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2008/ACT/sa/pdf/2008SA-00003-R00HB-05133-SA.pdf
Title: H.B. 5133
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov/

Signed into law 05/2008

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Relates to Department of Economic Development. Creates a Made in Georgia program promoting goods and products manufactured in Georgia by showcasing and promoting goods and products manufactured in the state, informing Georgians of the diverse manufacturing sector within the state and providing educational outreach efforts to bring the science of manufacturing into the classroom and emphasizing the significant contributions Georgia companies make to the economy and quality of life. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/sb359.pdf
Title: S.B. 359
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2008

Postsec.

Authorizes the University of Hawaii to transfer all funds at its disposal, with the exception of general funds and tuition and special fund moneys, into the revolving fund to finance the establishment of new commercial enterprises. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/HB2245_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2245
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Issued 05/2008

Community College
Postsec.

(Executive Order 2008-61) Relates to the Chief Workforce Development Officer Coordination of Workforce Development and Accountability, Cross- Cabinet Collaboration and the Role of the Virginia Community College System.
http://www.governor.virginia.gov/Initiatives/ExecutiveOrders/pdf/EO_61.pdf
Title: Executive Order 61
Source: http://www.governor.virginia.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

Postsec.
Community College

Establishes the Parren J. Mitchell Public Service Scholarship in the Workforce Shortage Student Assistance grants program; requires the State Higher Education Commission to select and offer grants to certain students who plan to pursue a career in public service in certain areas; requires the Commission to select certain students who are representative of certain criteria and individuals who demonstrate to the Commission a certain intent to enter into public service at a certain time.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/hb/hb1287e.pdf
Title: H.B. 1287
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/

Signed into law 04/2008

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Postsec.
Community College

Signed into law 04/2008

Community College

Makes revisions to statutes governing the Job Training Cash Fund in the Department of Economic Development. The Department would be required to: Establish a subaccount within the fund to provide job training grants targeted to small and rural employers. The amount placed in the subaccount would be equal to the amount of interest accruing to the Job Training Cash Fund in the prior fiscal year. Whenever practicable, the Department would give priority consideration to training services offered by community college areas.
http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB956.pdf
Title: L.B. 956
Source: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

Community College

Adds the Chancellor of the Community College System to the Board of the Authority to help better coordinate workforce development in the state.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+CHAP0787
Title: H.B. 731
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 04/2008

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Postsec.

Bill creates in the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection the agricultural education and workforce development council. The council is directed to increase the hiring and retention of well-qualified employees in industries related to agriculture, food and natural resources, promote the coordination of educational systems to develop, train, and retrain employees for current and future careers in agriculture, develop support for employment in fields related to agriculure and recommend policies and other changes to imrove the efficiency of the development of agricultural education across educational systems. The council must select members and create committees as stipulated in the bill. Members of the council may not be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2007/data/acts/07Act223.pdf
Title: A.B. 83
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Postsec.

Adopted 03/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

Postsec.
Community College

Extends repealer on the tax credit for certain employers sponsoring skills training for employees. Provides an income tax credit for certain employers sponsoring skills training for employees.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2534SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2534
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Issued 03/2008

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Postsec.
Community College

Establishes the Task Force for Retention and Recruitment of a Young Workforce for New Hampshire. Establishes membership and duties of the task force.
http://www.nh.gov/governor/orders/documents/executive_order_2008-3.pdf
Title: Executive Order 2008-3
Source: http://www.nh.gov/

Signed into law 03/2008

Postsec.

Provides that the name, addresses, and phone numbers of individuals who perform, or provide supplies or services for, medical or scientific research at an institution within the state system of higher education that is conducted using animals be classified as protected documents. http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/sbillenr/sb0113.pdf
Title: S.B. 113
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2008

Community College

Provides that the strategic plan for workforce development shall be developed in coordination with the development of the comprehensive economic development policy required from the Governor during the first year of his administration. The bill also enhances the role of the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System by designating the Chancellor as staff to the Virginia Workforce Council.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB1312ER
Title: H.B. 1312
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Postsec.
Community College

Signed into law 03/2008

Postsec.
Community College

The workforce training and education coordinating board (WTECB) is directed to convene a working group to take actions related to electronically distributed learning. These actions include identifying and evaluating current workplace-based educational programs with electronically distributed components, reviewing and establishing standards and best practices regarding electronically distributed learning and recommending methods to increase student access and increase the availability and use of digital open textbooks. Results of the workgroup are due to the legislature by December 2008.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/6295-S.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 6295
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature

Signed into law 03/2008

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The workforce training and education coordinating board (WTECB), in cooperation with operating agencies of the state training system and private career schools and colleges, is directed to conduct research into workforce development programs designed to reduce the unemployment rate of people ages 18-24. The research must include disaggregated demographic information, a comparison of the effectiveness of programs exiamined and, if possible, income data.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/6261.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 6261
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature

Issued 01/2008

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Community College

(Executive Order 2008-03) Relates to development of a 21st Century Health Care Workforce Plan; concerns review of relevant data on status of workforce; concerns assessment of the State's needs; concerns creating benchmarks for short and long-term goals; concerns educational and training infrastructure; relates to innovative strategies for public and private sector workforce development.
Title: E.O. 6
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Education Research

Signed into law 09/2008

Community College

Authorizes the Board of Governors of the State Community Colleges to establish a pilot program to provide faculty and staff from community college districts with the information, methods, and instructional materials to establish open education resource centers. Provides grant selection criteria. Requires the participating districts to report program information to the Chancellor of the Community Colleges. Chapter 671
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2261
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Establishes committees to formulate plans to expand for a state research and development prekindergarten through grade twelve school and providing an effective date.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&frame=1&GA=82&hbill=SF2307
Title: S.F. 2307
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Equity

Approved by voters 09/2008

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Postsec.

(INITIATIVE MEASURE NO. 424) Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution; prohibits the State from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, or public contracting; allows bona fide qualifications based on sex that are reasonably necessary; provides an exception for certain federal programs. On 11/14/2008 Ballot.
Title: V. 3; (Initiative Measure No. 424)
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2008

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Adds public entities, including schools, to the list of public places in which persons with disabilities are entitled to the same full and free rights as other persons.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB214ER
Title: H.B. 214
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Federal

Signed into law 06/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

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Defines a "federal education agreement" as a legally binding document or representation that requires a school official to implement a federal program. Requires gubernatorial approval for federal education agreements that may cost education entities (including the state board of education, the state superintendent and the state office of education, a local school board, a school district, a charter school governing board or a charter school) more than $100,000 annually. Requires legislative approval for federal education agreements that may cost education entities more than $500,000 annually. Sets forth additional procedures for federal education agreements that may cost education entities more than $1,000,000 annually.

Authorizes the governor or the legislature to void federal education agreements lacking proper approval.

Directs a school official, before legally binding the state to a federal education agreement that may cost the state a total of $100,000 or more to implement, to estimate the state and local cost of implementing the federal education agreement and submit that cost estimate to the governor and the Legislative Management Committee.
http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/sbillenr/sb0162.pdf
Title: S.B. 162
Source: le.utah.gov

Finance

Vetoed 09/2008

Community College

Provides for the integration of reports by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges that relate to pupils enrolled in summer session courses and full-time equivalent students. Requests the University of California and requires the California State University and community colleges to report specified information. Deletes a report requirement related to students with disabilities. Relates to applications for funding for CalWORKs students by community colleges.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1821
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 09/2008

P-12

Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to compute an amount of funding for each pupil concurrently enrolled in regular secondary school classes and classes operating pursuant to a joint powers agreement that became effective prior to a certain date. Authorizes the Center for Advanced Research and Technology to receive general-purpose funding for certain years for a total average daily attendance. Provides for the computation of the average daily attendance of a regional occupational center. Chapter 762
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2246
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Vetoed 09/2008

P-12

Amends existing law that requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to apportion to each school district a per pupil amount of funds for providing intensive instruction and services to pupils who have not met the high school exit examination requirement and have failed one or both parts of that examination by the end of grade 12, and sets forth the calculation to determine funding. Makes a technical correction in the manner in which that calculation is described and other technical changes.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 359
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Vetoed 09/2008

P-12

Relates to the After School Education and Safety Program Act. Authorizes the administrators of a before- or after-school program to operate during weekends. Provides that costs associated with providing after school activities on weekends would be paid from a program's maximum or supplemental grant. Requires a program participant that contracts with another agency to provide some or all of the program's services to ensure that it includes funds for reasonable indirect and administrative costs.
Title: S.B. 1674
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2008

P-12

Requires that a regional occupational center or program established and maintained by school districts or joint powers agencies pursuant to a joint powers agreement receive, in annual operating funds, an amount per unit of average daily attendance equal to the revenue limit received by each of the participating school districts directly from the county office of education in which it is located. Chapter 519
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_1151-1200/sb_1197_bill_20080928_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1197
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 08/2008

Postsec.
Community College

Provides for the issuance of Police Association License Plates. Provides that certain amounts of the license plate issuance and renewal fees must be deposited into the police association fund. Creates the police association fund; provides that all funds in the police association fund must be used to provide death benefits for police officers killed in the line of duty and for undergraduate and graduate scholarships for their families. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB5607lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 5607
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation

Vetoed 07/2008

Community College
Postsec.

Authorizes the performance audit of a school or community college district to ensure that bond funds have been expended only on the specific projects authorized, to include reviews of the compliance of the district with its bond ballot language and certain costs and procedures.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 125
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 07/2008

P-12

Relates to notification of Superintendent of Public Instruction when the county board of education approves proceeding with the issuance of certificates of participation or revenue bonds or to entering into an agreement for financing pursuant the School Finance Authority Act. Requires these notices to be made no later than a specified time period before the approval of the debt in the case of certificates of participation. Imposes this requirement on other debt instruments. Chapter 128.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2197
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 06/2008

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Postsec.

Relates to financing of postsecondary education and public and charter schools, calculating actual utility costs and the actual revenue control limit for a school district, teacher performance pay and career ladders, creation of the University Capital Improvement Lease-to-Own Fund, student financial aid, college savings plans, and school district tax levies. Chapter 287
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2211o.asp
Title: H.B. 2211
Source: http://www.azleg.gov/

Signed into law 06/2008

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Increases base level (per-pupil funding) for all public schools by two percent from $3,226.88 to $3,291.42 for FY2008-09; increased additional assistance formula amount for cherter schools in FY2008-09 by two percent to $1,474.16 for K-8 grades and $1,718.10 for grades 9-12; increases the transportation support level per route mile formula amount by two percent for FY2008-09; suspends rapid decline funding for school districts in FY2008-09; specifies the K-12 Qualified Tax Rate for tax year 2007-08 and correspondingly FY2008-09 adjusted for truth in taxation and business property tax changes, is $1.4622 for elementary and union school districts and $2.9244 for unified school districts. Bill also discusses joint technological education districts and technology assisted instruction, school facilities and new school construction, and utilities cost funding. Chapter 287
http://www.azleg.gov.legtext/48leg/24/bills/hb2211o.asp

Title: H.B. 2211
Source: http://www.azleg.gov/

To Governor 06/2008

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Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of Education and the Controller General to provide the Governor and the General Assembly with recommendations for a fair and equitable reassessment of all real property for the purpose of ad valorem taxation by county governments and school districts.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/HJR+22/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.J.R. 22
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov

Signed into law 06/2008

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Deletes salary supplements for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification from definition of compensation under the Retirement System; excludes charter school Merit Award Program funds from administrative fees; revises funding for dual enrollment instruction; authorizes transfer of funds for academic classroom instruction; provides for allocation of research-based reading instruction; authorizes a school district to redirect millage amounts.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h5083er.xml&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=5083&Session=2008
Title: H.B. 5083
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/

Signed into law 06/2008

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Relates to the cost of an adequate education and provision of fiscal capacity disparity aid; determines the per pupil cost of the opportunity for an adequate education which includes differentiated aid distributed to schools based on number of pupils receiving special education services, eligible for a free or reduced price lunch or English learners; establishes a joint committee; provides a fiscal disparity aid based on municipality's equalized valuation and to state approved chartered schools.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/SB0539.html
Title: S.B. 539
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

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(Joint Resolution) Requests the Department of Education to create a task force on youth financial literacy in order to develop a statewide strategy, action plan, and marketing plan for increasing middle and high school students' knowledge of personal financial literacy.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/hofrep.html
Title: H.B. 8332
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us

Vetoed 05/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Directs the General Assembly and the Governor to comprehensively address the current the state's financial situation. Provides for the use of a strategy to include but not be limited to base budget cuts revenue enhancements and program re-engineering. Limits reductions to Public Education.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/HJR+14/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.J.R. 14
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

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Provides state funding from the Public Education Stabilization Fund to temporarily mitigate the impact on certain school districts for loss of Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Depreciation Act federal funds; provides that if the Superintendent of Public Instruction determines that the federal government has reauthorized the Secure Rural Schools and Self- Determination Act, the funds will not be distributed. Chapter 384
http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/H0532.html
Title: H.B. 532
Source: http://www3.idaho.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Directs the department of public instruction to determine the average percentage of work time of school nurses, social workers, psychologists and counselors that is spent providing services to students with disabilities. The department must issue rules establishing that the percentage of time determined to be for special education services is the proportional amount that the state will reimburse.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2007/data/acts/07Act221.pdf
Title: A.B. 906
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Allows for the transfer of congressional township school funds held by counties to the treasurer of state. The transfers may take place over a number of years.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2008/PDF/HE/HE1244.1.pdf
Title: H.B. 1244
Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative

Signed into law 03/2008

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Provides that the bonded indebtedness limit for school districts in which the total number of students enrolled at any one time during the school has increased a certain average shall have a certain assessed value of the taxable property in the district.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2995SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2995
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Makes major changes to the funding formula by eliminating adjusted enrollment and other waiver provisions and focuses new calculations on student density factors. For more detail see fiscal note:http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Fiscalnotes/FN(2)/fnsubmit_recordview1.cfm?RecordID=2005298. Copy of bill: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2008_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB4588%20enr%20SUB.htm
Title: H.B. 4588
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Bill establishes school district financial assistance for specified purposes outside of and in addition to the education resource block grant school finance funding model; modifies the career vocational education grant program; establishes a statewide career technical education steering committee; funds school district distance education programs; eliminates distance learning incentive payments; and, imposes duties and reporting requirements upon the Department of Education.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2008/Enroll/SF0070.pdf
Title: S.B. 70
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us

Signed into law 02/2008

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Revises the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2008 regarding appropriations to the Department of Executive Management, the Department of Game, Fish and Parks, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Education, the Board of Regents, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the Unified Judicial System.
http://legis.state.sd.us
Title: H.B. 1087
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us

Signed into law 01/2008

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Enacts the School Funding Reform Act of 2008 to creates a fair, equitable and predictable funding formula based on student characteristics; relates to the base per pupil amounts used to determine a district's base cost, the calculation of a district's adequacy budget, at-risk students proportionment, special education costs, vocational education, early childhood programs, transportation aid, the funding of charter school students, and a district's tax levy growth.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/A0500/500_I2.PDF
Title: A.B. 500
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/

Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost

To Governor 06/2008

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Finance--Aid to Private Schools

Signed into law 04/2008

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By September 30 of each year, requires the secretary of the transportation cabinet to report to the general assembly's interim committee on appropriations and revenue the following information for those fiscal court applications received by the transportation cabinet:
(a) The annual cost to transport an individual pupil by local school district
(b) The total annual cost to transport all pupils
(c) The number of nonpublic school pupils transported by district
(d) The amount of money needed to fund actual costs to transport the projected number of nonpublic pupils over the next biennium
(e) A history by year of participating counties requesting funding to transport nonpublic students, the funding requested by the counties, and the actual funding provided to the counties. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/HB655/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 655
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov

Finance--Bonds

Signed into law 07/2008

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Authorizes city, parish, and other local public school boards to create public benefit corporations and enter into contracts for the improvement and management of school property. Authorizes any public benefit corporation so created to issue negotiable revenue bonds. Provides that any obligations issued and any financing arrangements entered into are subject to approval by the state bond commission. To facilitate school construction or renovation, authorizes city, parish and other local boards to transfer properties to a public benefit corporation through financing arrangements, including without limitation sales, sale-leasebacks, leases, and lease-leasebacks, provided that no transfer of property may result in such property being used for purposes other than school purposes.

Authorizes city, parish and other local public school boards to make loans and guarantee loans to a public benefit corporation or to other third-party entities to construct or renovate schools, subject to the approval of the state bond commission.

Provides that any public benefit corporation may act alone or in partnership with any private entity to leverage additional funds not otherwise available to a city, parish, or other local public school board for school construction or renovation, transferred to such public benefit corporation.

Provides that for purposes of these provisions, ""city, parish, and other local public school board" includes the Recovery School District.

Requires the department of education to report annually to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget on the utilization of these provisions based on information provided the department each school year by every school district and public benefit corporation using New Market Tax Credits. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=500773
Title: H.B. 1054
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 04/2008

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Makes an appropriation for the Division of Facilities portion of the Public Schools budget; provides for the transfer and appropriation of moneys to the Bond Levy Equalization Fund; limits funds distributed to the General Fund from cigarette and tobacco products tax revenue; authorizes an expenditure to address the recommendations and findings outlined in the Safe and Secure Schools Assessment. Chapter 393
http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/H0673.html
Title: H.B. 673
Source: http://www3.idaho.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Amends existing law to clarify that the Bond Levy Equalization Support Program for school districts; applies to actual projects that were previously eligible.
Chapter No. 70
http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/H0457.html
Title: H.B. 457
Source: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

Community College

Increases the maximum allowable outstanding amount of bonds issued by the Health and Educational Facility Authority on behalf of four technical institutes.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2008/Bills/HB1218ENR.pdf
Title: H.B. 1218
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us

Finance--District

Signed into law 10/2008

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Revises laws requiring contracts involving an expenditure in excess of a specified amount or lower to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. Relates to repair, maintenance, remodeling, renovation, or construction of a single project. Removes an exception to the requirement that the Chicago School District let certain contracts by competitive bidding for the preparation and delivery of food and ancillary services. Includes community colleges and student transportation. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB2293lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2293
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2008

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Provides that in the event of an audit of a school department, the auditor general will select the auditor if the audit is not performed by the office of the auditor general.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext08/housetext08/h7283aaa.pdf
Title: H.B. 7283
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us

Signed into law 07/2008

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Provides that the accounts of regional education collaboratives be subject to the same system of accounting as other school districts in the state; expands certain financial reporting requirements of these collaboratives. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law08/law08192.htm
Title: S.B. 2128
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Removes exception for Orleans Parish relative to requirements that a local public school superintendent serve as the treasurer of certain school funds and perform specified duties. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=495037
Title: H.B. 305
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Directs the Basic Education Program (BEP) Review Committee to study funding policies implemented by local governments in light of the increased state funding by BEP 2.0 and report to the General Assembly by November 1, 2008, as part of its annual report.
Title: S.J.R. 1180
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Concerns the School District Redistricting Commission; relates to rules and procedures regarding an election to approve or reject the unification of a school district; provides a method for calculating financing and budget limitations for a unified district which formerly qualified for the small school adjustment; relates to funding a new unified school district using a levy on the primary property taxes within said district. Chapter 200 http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=SB1443
Title: S.B. 1443
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Establishes a penalty for local school districts being non-responsive to audit inquiries from the Department of Education on results of their required annual
outside audit. This bill gives the Department the ability to withhold funds from non-responsive school districts. It inserts an appeal process to the State Board of Education for resolution of conflict. Also, the gives districts 26 additional days to submit the required report. Chapter 160
http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/S1428.html
Title: S.B. 1428
Source: http://www3.idaho.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Requires local governing bodies and local school boards to annually publish their approved budgets online. If there is no local government website or local school board website, then budgets must be available in hard copy to citizens for inspection.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB140ER
Title: H.B. 140
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Signed into law 02/2008

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Revises provisions related to the payment of additional funds to consolidated school districts for average daily membership; declares an emergency.
http://legis.state.sd.us/index.aspx
Title: S.B. 22
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us

Signed into law 02/2008

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Repeals requirements related to school district employee retirement benefits.
http://legis.state.sd.us/index.aspx
Title: H.B. 1143
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us/

Signed into law 02/2008

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Allows any school district that qualifies for both the declining enrollment allowance and the growing enrollment payment in the same fiscal year to only benefit from the one that provides the most additional funding to the district; relates to average daily membership of resident and nonresident students who are in the care and custody of the Department of Social Services, the Unified Judicial System, the Department of Corrections or other state agencies.
http://legis.state.sd.us/index.aspx
Title: H.B. 1288
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us

Finance--Equity

Signed into law 02/2008

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Appropriates money from the general fund to the Department of Education for the purpose of making payments to sparse school districts.
http://legis.state.sd.us
Title: H.B. 1047
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us

Finance--Facilities

Approved by voters 11/2008

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(BALLOT MEASURE SR 996) Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to authorize community redevelopment and authorize counties, municipalities, local boards of education to use tax funds for redevelopment purposes and programs, including the payment of debt service on tax allocation bonds.
Title: V. 3
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 09/2008

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Repeals a provision of the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 which sets specific per- unhoused-pupil grant eligibility levels. Increases, by a certain percentage, the per-unhoused-pupil grants, including grants for individuals with exceptional needs, that were in effect pursuant to the provision and further increases these grants by a specified percentage on a specified date. Requires the State Allocation Board to increase specified grants made to qualifying individuals with exceptional needs.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 100
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 09/2008

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Authorizes the State Allocation Board to permit an elementary school district, with a certain number of elementary schools, that is located within a high school district with more than a certain number of high schools, has a specified average daily attendance, and that has geographical boundaries encompassing more than a certain number of square miles to calculate its eligibility for new construction funding on a provision that is otherwise applicable only to high school attendance areas. Chapter 723
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1556
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Adopted 09/2008

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Repeals rule relating to the State School Building Program.
Title: R277-451
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2008

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Creates the Statewide Educational Facilities Authority in the department of education to provide funding, coordination, assistance and oversight for the repair, renovation and construction of public school facilities. Directs the authority to conduct a statewide assessment of such facilities and develop a formula and mechanism to prioritize applications for funding for local projects submitted by local boards based on best practices. Creates the Educational Facilities Advisory Council to provide advice and input to the Louisiana Statewide Education Facilities Authority board of commissioners to inform policy and funding decisions made by the board.
Bill text: http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=498623
Veto message: http://www.legis.state.la.us/archive/08rs/veto/sb632v.pdf
Title: S.B. 632
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 07/2008

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Makes changes to the process for proration of funds for school building aid grants; transfers authority over questions on the location of school buildings from the county commissioners to the State Board of Education; requires the school building authority to work with the State Board of Education on matters concerning school facilities.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/HB1446.html
Title: H.B. 1446
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us

Signed into law 07/2008

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Extends the kindergarten construction aid program until all school districts operate a kindergarten program; allows a school district to elect a construction grant to be applied to the costs of a kindergarten facility; provides classroom transition grants to eligible school districts which do not operate a public kindergarten program and which begin operation of such a program; requires that a school district providing a public kindergarten program as of the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year shall receive, in that same year, an additional adequate education grant amount based on the number of pupils attending kindergarten in the district as of the beginning of the school year. Requires certain school districts to submit a kindergarten implementation plan to the commissioner of the department of education detailing the district's plan to provide a public kindergarten program no later than the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/SB0530.html
Title: S.B. 530
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Enacts the "Energy Efficient Schools Initiative [EESI] of 2008." Creates an 11 member Energy Efficient Schools Council and sets out the requirements for selection of members, term of members, expenses eligible for reimbursement, purpose of the council, election of officers. Authorizes the Council to hire staff and raise private funds to support initiatives. Authorizes the Council to establish a five member technical advisory committee. Authorizes the council to award grants and loans to school systems for qualifying capital outlay projects. Requires the Comptroller of the Treasury to conduct an annual audit of the council. Establishes a separate energy efficient school fund in the state treasury.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC1188.pdf
Title: S.B. 4039
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 04/2008

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Relates to use of local district capital outlay funds. Authorizes a district to submit a request to the commissioner of education to use capital outlay funds for maintenance expenditures or for the purchase of property insurance in fiscal year 2008-2009 and fiscal year 2009-2010 without forfeiture of the district's participation in the School Facilities Construction Commission Program. Authorizes a district to submit a request to the commissioner of education to use funds from the per pupil capital outlay allotment to purchase land for a new school or to modify an existing school if the project is included on the district facility plan for completion within eight years. Allows a district that has experienced an increase in adjusted average daily attendance of 20% or more over a five-year period to submit a request to the commissioner of education to use capital outlay funds for the operation of a new school for the first two years following its opening. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/HB514/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 514
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Relates to public school facilities; amends the Public School Capital Outlay Act; creates the Public School Facility Opportunity Fund; authorizes grants from the Fund to certain school districts for certain purposes; provides supplemental funding for projects in certain school districts; reduces the offset from a grant award for certain appropriations made for joint use with a governmental entity; changes the procedure for making payments for expenditures incurred to inspect and permit projects.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/08%20Regular/final/SB0146.pdf
Title: S.B. 146
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/LCS/default.asp

Signed into law 03/2008

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Authorizes a school board to construct or acquire, own, operate, and maintain a renewable resource facility. The energy generated by the facility may be used for school district facilities or th board may sell the energy generated by the facility at wholesale, if the school board's share of the installed capacity of the facility does not exceed 5 megawatts and the school board incorporates information about the facility in its curriculum.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2007/data/AB-625.pdf
Title: A.B. 625
Source: www.legis.state.wv.us

Finance--Federal

Signed into law 04/2008

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Clarifies method of providing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families payments; provides if a school district fails to provide to the Department of Human Services information about the school attendance of any child who is eligible for TANF benefits after a written request, the Department of Audit shall determine the compliance of the district; provides women may be exempt from the TANF mandatory work requirement due to pregnancy only if there is a complication in the third trimester as verified by a health professional. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2652SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2652
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Finance--Funding Formulas

Adopted 11/2008

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Provides more specific language for schools/school districts to follow when administering the School LAND Trust Program funds. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-477.htm
Title: R277-477
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 11/2008

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Provides for the phase out of the Year-Round School Grant Program by reducing the grant amounts each fiscal year until a specified fiscal year. Prohibits the approval of new grants. Requires the funds for the grant program be augmented in the annual Budget Act in a specified amount and transferred to the Department of Education. Provides for the transfer of a specified amount of funds appropriated for the grant program to the Charter School Facility Grant Program to accomplish the reallocation of funding. Chapter 271. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0651-0700/sb_658_bill_20080924_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 658
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 09/2008

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Relates to school finance. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to compute the average monthly enrollment of each elementary, high school and unified school district for the 2007-08 school year and the 2008-09 school year using the active enrollment of those districts as reported. Requires the Superintendent to company average monthly enrollment for each district calculated for those school years using a specified formula. Requires related reports by the Superintendent.
Title: S.B. 146
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Governor's line-item veto overridden by both houses 09/2008

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Amends the Library System Act. Increases the amount of grants from the state to public and school libraries. Provides that if moneys appropriated are not sufficient then the grants must be reduced, but they may not be reduced below certain levels. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB4527lv.pdf
Governor's message: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4527gms&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35144&DocNum=4527&GAID=9&Session=
Title: H.B. 4527
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 09/2008

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Excludes increased fuel costs over the prior school year from the calculation of total spending increases for the purposes of a school district contingency budget when such increased costs meet certain criteria including the result obtained when a certain percentage in multiplied by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index with the result rounded to a certain number of decimal places or a fixed percentage. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S07025&sh=t
Title: S.B. 7025
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 08/2008

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Relates to elementary and pre-elementary schools; relates to counting pre-elementary students in a school's average daily membership in a public school for federal funding purposes. Chapter 117
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/PDF/25/Bills/HB0332A.PDF
Title: H.B. 332
Source: http://www.legis.state.ak.us

Signed into law 07/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

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Signed into law 05/2008

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Relates to school funding, funded pupil count, on- line pupil enrollment, preschool, supplemental and full day kindergarten, charter schools, special education, child nutrition programs, at risk pupils, education within a day treatment center, residential child care facility, hospital, or other licensed health care facility, declining enrollment study, school facility construction, alternative teacher compensation, and a districts authority to levy and collect taxes pursuant to an election.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/AB9BA3666B8E5F95872573D40054A973?open&file=1388_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1388
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/

Signed into law 05/2008

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Provides that a student enrolled in a district and attending both a non-virtual school and a virtual school must be counted as that proportion of one pupil (to the nearest one-tenth) that the student's attendance at the non-virtual school bears to full-time attendance. Provides that a student enrolled in a district and attending special education and related services and also attending a virtual school must be counted as that proportion of one pupil (to the nearest one-tenth) that the student's attendance at the non-virtual school bears to full-time attendance.

Repeals and replaces definition of virtual school.

Repeals and replaces K.S.A. 72-6455 regarding each district's high density at-risk pupil weighting. Creates new section for districts with enrollments of at least 40% but less than 50% at-risk students. Provides that each eligible district's medium density at-risk pupil weighting must be determined by the state board by multiplying the number of at-risk pupils by .06. Provides that if a school district becomes ineligible for medium density at-risk pupil weighting because enrollment of at-risk pupils in the district falls below the minimum threshold, the medium density at-risk pupil weighting of the district must be the greater of: (1) The medium density at-risk pupil weighting in the current school year; (2) the medium density at-risk pupil weighting in the prior school year; or (3) the average of the
medium density at-risk pupil weighting in the current school year and the preceding two school years. Provides that the medium density at-risk pupil weighting provisions expire on June 30, 2011.

Establishes the special education funding task force, and requires the first meeting of the task force to be held on or before August 1, 2008. Directs the special education funding task force to:
(1) Study and make recommendations for changes in the existing formula for funding of special education and related services including medicaid replacement state aid
(2) Conduct hearings and receive and consider suggestions from teachers, parents, the department of education, the state board of education, other governmental officers and agencies and the general public concerning funding for special education and related services
(3) Make and submit reports to the legislature on the work of the task force concerning recommendations of the task force. Provides that such reports must also include recommendations for legislative changes and must be submitted to the legislature before the start of each year's legislative session.
Provides that the task force shall cease to exist on June 30, 2011.

Establishes new section regarding medicaid replacement state aid. Directs the state board to designate a portion of the special education services state aid appropriation as medicaid replacement state aid. Provides that the amount so designated may not exceed $9,000,000 in any school year. Provides that each school district is entitled to medicaid replacement state aid. Provides a formula for calculating each district's medicaid replacement state aid.

Repeals and replaces K.S.A. 72-6445a regarding state financial aid for any district formed by consolidation
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/531.pdf
Title: S.B. 531
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 05/2008

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Establishes the virtual school act. Authorizes districts to operate virtual schools. Provides for requirements for virtual schools. Requires districts to provide adequate training to teachers who teach in virtual schools. Requires districts to annually submit a report to the state board on training programs the district provided to virtual school teachers. Provides for counting of students attending a virtual school, and for counting a student attending a non-virtual school and a virtual school. Provides for funds for virtual schools. Provides that if a student is enrolled in at least one Advanced Placement course provided by a virtual school, the school district offering the virtual school must be paid 8% of the amount of base state aid per pupil for such student as additional virtual school state aid.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/669.pdf
Title: S.B. 669
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 05/2008

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Relates to the School Funding Formula Task Force; extends the task force to November 30, 2008; continues service of members; authorizes replacement of members by appointing authorities; modifies deadline for submission of report.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/SB/SB1881_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 1881
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Vetoed 04/2008

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Concerns property tax valuation for purposes of the State Equalization Assistance property tax for a joint technological education district governing board; deletes certain references to the computation of State and county aid for equalization assistance for education for a school district.
Title: H.B. 2220
Source: http://www.azleg.gov/

Signed into law 04/2008

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Amends existing law relating to public school funding; revises the basis for calculating pupil tuition equivalency allowances; deletes an allowable cost on which the transportation support program is based, to increase the state's share of reimbursable transportation costs of the transportation support program; revises a criterion to qualify for a hardship bus run; removes the cap on increases in public charter school support units. Chapter 401
http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/H0532.html
Title: H.B. 607
Source: http://www3.idaho.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

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From the fiscal note:
Basic Funding: The bill changes the computation of the needs component of the state aid formula beginning in 2008-09. Instead of
using cost groups as the primary basis to calculate need, the bill establishes comparison groups for each school district to determine
the amount of basic funding. The comparison group for a school district is the next five larger districts and the next five smaller districts
in size based upon the number of formula students. Basic funding is determined by first subtracting allowances to determine adjusted
general fund operating expenditures. Then, for schools with less than 900 formula students, the basic funding for the district becomes
the average of the adjusted general fund operating expenditures of the comparison group of school districts, omitting the high and low
districts from the calculation. Basic funding for schools with 900 or more formula students will be based on average adjusted general
fund operating expenditures per student for the comparison group, excluding the high and low districts.
The change from using cost groups to comparison groups for purposes of calculating basic funding will result in an estimated $16
million decrease in the needs calculation in 2008-09 due to the exclusion of the high and low spending school districts in the
comparison groups. The change in needs for any school district depends upon the relative spending of the district to the spending of
other school districts in a comparison group. The calculated amount of needs for the basic funding component of the formula is about
$2.1 billion.
Formula Students: The calculation of formula students is changed to reduce the number of formula students by .5 for each student
enrolled in less than full-day kindergarten. Formula students is also changed to include 60% of the qualified early childhood education
fall membership. The formula currently weights early childhood educations students at .06. The changes will alter the number of
students used in the formula to calculate state aid. Districts not offering full-day kindergarten will have a lower number of formula
students. Changes in formula students shift need between school districts.
General Fund Operating Expenditures: The definition of general fund operating expenditures (GFOE) is changed to include
expenditures for summer school. GFOE is also redefined to exclude receipts to the general fund to the extent the receipts are not
included in formula resources from early childhood education tuition, summer school tuition, converted contracts, distance education
courses, private foundations and other private sources, the textbook loan program, federal impact aid, and transfers from the general
fund to a bond fund and transfers from other funds into the general fund. Beginning in 2010-11, GFOE will also exclude the proceeds
of levy override elections. Any changes in GFOE as a result of the inclusion of summer school as an expenditure and the exclusion of
the other items as expenditures changes total needs in the formula. The changes decrease formula needs by $34.1 million in 2008-09.
Cost Growth Factor: The bill changes the cost growth factor which is used to increase general fund operating expenditures in the
formula. The component in the cost growth factor for enrollment growth is eliminated as is the growth due to a board vote. The cost
growth factor in the 2008-09 certification of state aid is 1.078. The bill changes the factor to 1.06, based upon the current allowable
growth rate. The change in the factor reduces the amount of formula need by $37.9 million in 2008-09.
Fiscal note: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/FN/LB988.pdf
Full text: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB988.pdf
Title: L.B. 988
Source: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Relates to school funding, the base student allocation, district cost factors and the adjustments for intensive services and average daily membership calculations; provides for special needs funding and the loss of enrollment due to a boundary change. Chapter 9
http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/docs/pdf/1stPrefiles.pdf

Title: H.B. 273
Source: http://w3.legis.state.ak.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Allows the Department of Education to expend moneys from the School Fund for support of talented and gifted education; allows department to contract for creation and administration of regional talented and gifted centers; removes limit on percentage of amount of appropriated moneys that department may use for support of talented and gifted education; directs school districts to include information on anabolic steroids and performance enhancing substances in kindergarten through grade 12 curricula.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/08ss1/measpdf/sb1000.dir/sb1066.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 1066A
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/08ss1/measpdf/sb1000.dir/sb1066.en.pdf

Signed into law 03/2008

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Supplements the school districts negatively affected by the lack of revision of the 2007 final index of taxpaying ability; provides that a school district positively affected by the lack of revision of the 2007 final index of taxpaying ability shall direct the excess funds towards nonrecurring allowable expenditures. Act 364
http://www.scstatehouse.net/html-pages/house2.html
Title: S.B. 1075
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net

Signed into law 03/2008

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Provides for the establishment of the state percent of growth (4%) for purposes of the State School Foundation Program; provides for computation of state aid.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&Service=Billbook&ga=82&menu=text&hbill=HF2140
Title: H.F. 2140
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 02/2008

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Revises the General Education State Aid Formula for purposes of increasing teachers' salaries; revises provisions related to payments of additional funds to consolidating school districts.
http://legis.state.sd.us
Title: S.B. 187
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us

Signed into law 02/2008

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Revises property tax levies for the general fund of a school district; provides maximum tax levies for agricultural property, an owner-occupied single- family dwelling, nonagricultural acreage property, and all other property within the district. Slightly reduces (by approximately 4%) the school fund tax levees for agricultural, homestead and large nonagricultural acreage properties.
http://legis.state.sd.us
Title: H.B. 1120
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us

Signed into law 01/2008

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Guarantees that school districts will receive at least as much special education funding in the 2007-08 school year and each year thereafter as they did in the 2006-07 school year. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB4148lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4148
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Finance--Local Foundations/Funds

Signed into law 03/2008

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Modifies provisions of the State System of Public Education relating to the financial accountability of school district foundations. Requires school district foundations to report certain financial information to schools. Prohibits a school district foundation from engaging in lobbying activities, attempting to influence legislation, or participating in any campaign for or against a political candidate or initiative, referendum, proposed constitutional amendment, bond or any other ballot proposition submitted to the voters. Requires a local school board that establishes a foundation to require the foundation to follow certain accounting, purchasing, and check issuance policies. http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hb0112.pdf
Title: H.B. 112
Source: le.utah.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Creates the Higher Education Energy and Water Savings Revolving Loan Fund proposed by the Governor. Through an initial investment of $7 million, it is anticipated that the higher education institutions will propose, and if approved for a loan, initiate projects that will result in significantly greater savings over time through reductions in energy and water usage. Projects will be considered for loans on a competitive basis and those offering the highest savings and quickest payback will be funded. Institutions would repay the loan with the dollars saved from reduced energy and water costs. Once the payback point is reached, subsequent savings would accrue to the benefit of the institution. (From legislative fiscal analysis: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Fiscalnotes/FN(2)/fnsubmit_recordview1.cfm?RecordID=20052871)
Copy of bill: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2008_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB4434%20enr.htm
Title: H.B. 4434
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us

Finance--Lotteries

Approved by voters 11/2008

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Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to authorize video lottery terminal gaming in the State for the primary purpose of providing funds for public education; limits the number of licenses that the State may issue to operate video lottery terminals; limits the number of locations at which video lottery terminal facilities may be located; requires a facility to comply with applicable planning and zoning laws; raises revenue for k-12 education and facilities.
http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2008/questions/statewide.html
Title: Question 2
Source: http://www.elections.state.md.us/

On June 8 10/2008

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2010 Ballot., (PROPOSITION TBA; SCA 12, CHAPTER 143, 2008) Proposes an amendment to the State constitution to provide that an additional purpose of the State Lottery is to provide funds for other public purposes. Authorizes the Legislature to obtain moneys for the purposes of the State Lottery through the sale of future revenues to the State Lottery and rights to receive those revenues to an entity authorized by the Legislature to issue debt obligations for the purpose of funding that purchase.
Title: V. 24; (NEW BILL)
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 09/2008

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Amends the State Lottery Act of 1984. Provides that the purpose of the act is preservation of the rights, liberties, and welfare of the people by providing additional moneys to benefit education without imposing additional or increased taxes. Relates to distribution of Lottery revenues. Allows the Lottery Commission to adopt regulations for alternate methods of examining the qualifications and criminal history of lottery game retailers and lottery suppliers. Relates to contracting by the Commission. Chapter 764
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1654
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Rejected by voters 08/2008

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Proposes and amendment to the Constitution to provide a percentage of the net proceeds from the State Lottery shall be deposited in a public safety fund to be distributed to counties to fund early childhood programs for children who are at risk, the criminal investigation and forensics operations of the Oregon State Police to assist law enforcement for the operations of District Attorneys, and to supplement appropriations for investigation and field operations of county sheriffs.
http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/irr/2008/041text.pdf
Title: Ballot Measure 62
Source: http://www.sos.state.or.us/

Signed into law 06/2008

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Creates a "lottery for education after school programs (LEAP) grant fund." This bill specifies that in any year that the lottery-funded scholarship program is funded and excess funds from net lottery proceeds are available in the after school account (instead of the lottery for education account) for other allowable purposes, the governor may recommend, and the general assembly may appropriate, such moneys to the LEAP grant fund. These changes would apply under the present law provisions regarding grants for eligible organizations providing pilot after school educational programs. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC1175.pdf
Title: S.B. 2809
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

On 11/04/2008 Ballot. 04/2008

Postsec.
Community College

Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution; authorizes the General Assembly to establish, operate, and regulate State lotteries to fund scholarships and grants for state citizens enrolled in certified two- year and four-year colleges and universities.
http://www.votenaturally.org/2008_elections/Proposed_Initiative_Constitutional_Amendment_No3.html
Title: Amendment 3
Source: http://www.votenaturally.org/2008_ballot.html

Finance--Resource Efficiency

Removed from Ballot 04/2008

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(BALLOT MEASURE 9.) Requires at least sixty-five percent of school funding received by school districts be spent on classroom instruction, rather than administration. Allows for differences in administrative expenditures by district. Provides the constitutional requirement for the state to provide a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools is a minimum, nonexclusive duty. Reverses legal precedent prohibiting public funding of private school alternatives.
http://election.dos.state.fl.us/initiatives/fulltext/pdf/12-10.pdf
Title: Amend. 9
Source: http://www.dos.state.fl.us/

Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures

Signed into law 12/2008

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Revises provisions governing state financial administration; authorizes the State Treasurer to establish a line of credit on behalf of the state with the Local Government Pooled Investment Fund not to exceed a specified amount and to sell notes to the Fund to establish the line of credit; requires the bond funds to be placed into the General Fund; reduces the moneys budgeted for Fiscal Year 208-09; provides that specified examinations will not be administered to pupils in the 2008-09 school year. Chapter 1
Title: A.B. 2A
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Approved by voters 11/2008

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(AMENDMENT 1; ACT 2008-508) Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to reestablish the Education Trust Fund Rain Day Account within the state trust fund; establishes the General Fund Rainy Day Account within the state trust fund. http://www.lrs.state.al.us/publications/2008-special-session.html#Anchor-Ac-2475
Title: V. 1
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Approved by voters 11/2008

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(CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT E; HJR 12 - 2008 GENERAL SESSION) Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to authorize the state to subscribe to stock or bonds using funds in the permanent State School Fund and funds derived from federal land grants designated in the Enabling Act, except as limited by statute. http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Utah_Amendment_5_%282008%29
Title: V. 5
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2008

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Allows for 75%, up from 20%, of unexpended education funds to be appropriated to the Education Trust Fund.
Title: H.B. 63A
Source: www.lexis.com

Adopted 06/2008

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Selected provisions:
• Creates the Senior Year Plus Program to increase access of high school students to college credit and
advanced placement coursework. (Page 40, Line 23 through Page 64, Line 10)
• Requires postsecondary institutions providing Senior Year Plus programming to supply data concerning
the proportion of women and minorities enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
(STEM) programs. The Department of Education is to annually report its findings and recommendations
to the General Assembly by January 15. (Page 50, Line 7)
• Permits preschool programs to receive supplemental aid or modified allowable growth if approved by the
School Budget Review Committee. (Page 64, Line 23)
• Requires program approval by the Department of Education to receive preschool aid funding in a
program's second and subsequent years. (Page 64, Line 34)
• Requires nonreversion of Preschool Program funds appropriated to the Department of Education.
(Page 65, Line 30)
• Provides that it is the intent of the General Assembly that if funding is made available for implementing a
Statewide Early Childhood Professional Development System in FY 2008 or FY 2009, the System will
be implemented by the Department with the collaboration of Area Education Agencies.
(Page 66, Line 13)
• Requires the Iowa Empowerment Board to conduct a study of the role the Empowerment Program can
play in strengthening child care provided voluntarily and at no cost by family members, friends, and
neighbors. The Board must convene a working group to provide advice and must submit a report to the

From fiscal analysis: Significant changes to Iowa Code: • Prohibits local Community Empowerment boards from carrying forward more than 20.0% of their annual
allocation to the following fiscal year. (Page 26, Line 12)
• Requires local Community Empowerment boards to consider whether support services for children's
health needs are being provided to child care facilities in their communities. (Page 27, Line 17)
• Requires grant awards in the Before and After School Grant Program to be at least $30,000 and not more
than $50,000. Increases the required local match funding for Before and After School Grants from
20.0% to a dollar-for-dollar match. Requires the local match to be cash or in-kind contributions.
Eliminates an allocation of $100,000 from the Before and After School Grant Program for employment
of a contractor for long-term planning and development. Specifies that programs serving middle and
high school youth are eligible for the Program. Permits grants to be used for multiple fiscal years.
(Page 27, Line 26 through Page 28, Line 16)
• Requires Area Education Agencies (AEAs) to transfer 84.0% of Medicaid payments received to the
Department of Education, with the exception of reimbursements for services provided under Part C of the
federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (Page 28, Line 17)
• Shifts funding for the Reading Recovery Program to the University of Northern Iowa, where the Program
is now centered. (Page 29, Line 7)

For other details, see full text section of this database record.
Title: H.F. 2679
Source: http://www3.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Governor and General Assembly by January 15, 2009. (Page 10, Line 20)
DIVISION IV – STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER
QUALITY PROGRAM
• Requires disposition of Teacher Quality Funding to be negotiated as part of a whole-grade sharing
agreement (Page 66, Line 33)
• Repeals language that included licensed teachers employed part-time by a district under an agreement
with a practitioner preparation program in Teacher Quality funding. (Page 67, Line 7)
• Increases the minimum salary for a beginning teacher by $1,500 to $28,000. (Page 67, Line 24)
FISCAL IMPACT: The estimated statewide cost of the minimum salary increase for beginning teachers
is $2.1 million in FY 2009.
• Increases the minimum salary for a career teacher by $2,500 to $30,000. (Page 67, Line 30)
FISCAL IMPACT: The estimated statewide cost of the minimum salary increase for beginning teachers
is $828,000 in FY 2009.
TEACHER QUALITY FUNDING
ALLOCATIONS
• Allocates $1.7 million for National Board Certification awards in FY 2009, an increase of $620,000
compared to FY 2008. The funding is intended to fulfill existing commitments, and no new awards are
funded. The allocation for Market Factor Teacher Incentives Program is eliminated. (Page 69, Line 11)
• Allocates $28.5 million for Professional Development for FY 2009, an increase of $8.5 million compared
to FY 2008. Includes new sub-allocations of $8.5 million for professional development related to the
core curriculum and $915,000 to implement a statewide early childhood professional development
system. (Page 69, Line 28)
• Allocates $250,000 for the Institute for Tomorrow's Workforce (ITW) for FY 2009. This is a new
allocation. (Page 71, Line 18)
• Allocates $335,000 for Pay for Performance Implementation Projects for FY 2009. This is a decrease of
$2.2 million compared to the original FY 2009 allocation enacted in 2007. This amount is sufficient to
fund the implementation phase of the three projects that received development grants in FY 2008.
(Page 71, Line 26)
• Repeals the Market Factor Teacher Incentives Program. (Page 72, Line 5)
Title: H.B. 2679
Source: http://www3.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

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Finance--Student Fees

Adopted 12/2008

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Provides consistent statewide procedures and criteria for homeschool, online school and private school students' participation in public school activities, including dual enrollment. Provides that student participation fees for charter school and online school students must be waived as they already are for private school and homeschool students, although charter or online schools are responsible for payment of waived fees to the resident school district.

Adds provision that if a student with disabilities who attends a charter or online school desires to participate in dual enrollment, the charter/online school is responsible for accommodations or extra costs to the student's resident school for the student's participation.
Title: R277-438
Source: www.lexis.com

Adopted 10/2008

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Adds rule requiring local school boards to allow charter school and online student participation in extracurricular school activities. Establishes fee schedule for student's school of enrollment to pay to participate in specific extracurricular activities. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-494.htm
Title: R277-494
Source: www.rules.utah.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Permits local school boards to enter into contracts with publishers for the purchase of textbooks. The bill expands the definition of textbook to include print, electronic, online, and other manipulative-based programs. The bill reorganizes the textbook purchasing process and repeals several sections of outdated code. Also provides that if consumable materials are sold to students, the local school board must provide those materials at a reduced price, or free of charge, to students who are unable to afford them. The substitute bill requires the Department of Education (DOE) to publish the list of approved textbooks on its website and also to list the publisher and the price of the textbooks. DOE anticipates that publishing the required information on its website can be done using existing resources. The requirement for localities to provide these materials at a reduced price, or free of charge, to students who are unable to afford them is a continuation of current policy.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB137ER
Title: H.B. 137, S.B. 356
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Finance--Taxes/Revenues

Rejected by voters 09/2008

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Proposes an amendment to the Constitution concerning the manner in which the state funds public education from preschool to 12th grade; requires that any revenue that the state would otherwise be required to refund pursuant to the constitutional limit on state fiscal year spending be transferred instead to the state education fund; creates an education fund savings account; requires that a portion of income tax revenues be deposited into the savings account.
http://www.elections.colorado.gov/DDefault.aspx?tid=1084
Title: Amendment 59
Source: http://www.elections.colorado.gov/

Signed into law 08/2008

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Amends policies relating to the creation of a tax increment district.
Title: S.B. 556
Source: www.lexis.com

Signed into law 05/2008

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Repeals the local option sales and services tax for school infrastructure purposes by using the revenues from the increase in the state sales and use taxes for replacing lost school district revenues resulting from the repeal, providing property tax relief, providing for the reduction in the state sales and use tax, providing a penalty. Phases out local option taxes and replaces them with statewide taxes over the next five years. Currently, districts with major retail centers collect more in local-option taxes than rural districts. Distributes revenue from the statewide tax on a per-pupil basis among all schools. Implements sales tax by 1 cent per dollar, replacing local-option sales taxes that each of Iowa's 99 counties collect for school infrastructure. Local-option taxes in some districts currently collect more than $1,000 per student, while others collect less than $350. The state's Legislative Services Agency estimates the amount will be about $911 per student in the fiscal year that begins in July 2013.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=billinfo&service=billbook&GA=82&hbill=HF2663
Title: H.F. 2663
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Rejected by voters 04/2008

Community College
Postsec.

Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to require that the Legislature authorize counties to levy a local option sales tax to supplement community college funding. Requires voter approval to levy the tax. Provides that approved taxes will sunset after 5 years and may be reauthorized by the voters.
http://election.dos.state.fl.us/initiatives/fulltext/pdf/12-9.pdf
Title: Amend. 8
Source: http://www.dos.state.fl.us/

Removed from Ballot 04/2008

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2008 Ballot., (BALLOT MEASURE NO. 5) Replaces state required school property taxes with state revenues generating an equivalent hold harmless amount for schools through one or more of the following options, the repealing sales tax exemptions not specifically excluded, increasing sales tax rate up to one percentage point, spending reductions, and other revenue options created by the Legislature. Limits subject matter of laws granting future exemptions. Limits annual increases in assessment of non- homestead real property.Lowering property tax millage rate for schools.
http://election.dos.state.fl.us/initiatives/fulltext/pdf/12-6.pdf
Title: Amend. V. 5
Source: http://www.dos.state.fl.us/

Signed into law 03/2008

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Amends existing law relating to cooperative service agencies to provide that approval of a facility levy requires a sixty-six and two-thirds percent affirmative vote of all votes cast in the districts combined as though the electors voting in such election were a single district. Chapter 104
http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/H0418.html
Title: H.B. 418
Source: http://www3.idaho.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Amends existing law to provide that the Idaho Digital Learning Academy is an educational institution for sales and use tax exemption purposes.
Chapter 172
http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/H0567.html
Title: H.B. 567
Source: http://www3.idaho.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Alters the dates of the 2008 school sales tax holiday for sales tax on certain clothing, school supplies, school art supplies, and computers (between 12:01 a.m. on Friday, April 25, 2008, and 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, 2008.)
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0617.pdf
Title: S.B. 2730
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 02/2008

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Signed into law 08/2008

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Community College

Provides that a county, municipality, school district, community college district or other unit of local government may either individually or jointly own and operate a wind generation turbine farm that reduces energy or other operating costs. Provides that such entity may ask for the assistance of any state agency, the department of commerce and economic opportunity, the state power agency or the environmental protection agency in obtaining financing for a wind generation turbine farm. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB4646lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4646
Source:

Signed into law 08/2008

Postsec.
Community College

Became law without governor's signature 06/2008

Postsec.
Community College

Relates to special college and university license plates. Amends present law which requires a royalty fee for the use of an institution's design on a special license plate to be paid to such institution. Provides that the royalty fee is an annual fee. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=495941
Title: H.B. 1240
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Governance

Adopted 11/2008

Postsec.

Amends rule so that Board of Regents is replaced by the Board of Governors. Members are appointed by Governor subject to Senate confirmation.
Title: FAC 6A-10.006
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Approved by voters 11/2008

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To provide for term limits for members of the State Board of Elementaryand Secondary Education, the Board of Regents,
and other state boards. A person who has served for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall not be appointed or elected to the succeeding term; and to provide for a limit on service on more than one such board or commission.
http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/Portals/0/elections/pdf/2008ConstitutionalAmendments.pdf
Title: Amendment 1
Source: http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/

Vetoed 09/2008

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Establishes a Youth Advisory Council to formally advise and make recommendations to elected officials on issues affecting youth in the State; establishes eligibility for membership, terms of office, and the process for appointment to the council; outlines the duties of the council, including reporting requirements; creates the Youth Advisory Council Cash Fund.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/29B4ABF9CDE29D1C872573680055F204?open&file=1157_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1157
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/

Chapter No. 559 05/2008

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Establishes the Youth Advisory Council; provides for the appointment, selection, membership, terms, and duties of the Council; establishes an executive board; provides for the selection of the executive board; provides for the appointment of the cochairs of the Council; provides for the development of a certain initial application and application process and related matters.
Title: S.B. 1
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2008

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Requires the Board of Education to supervise the provision of education and training to school aged children who are patients at the children's hospital associated with the Commonwealth University Health System Authority.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+oth+HB241FER122+PDF
Title: H.B. 241
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Allows the state board of education to delegate to the executive director, by resolution, such duties as deemed necessary to efficiently carry on the business of the board including, but not limited to, the authority to employ necessary personnel and the authority to enter into, amend, and terminate contracts on behalf of the board.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/3097.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 3097
Source: www.leg.wa.gov

Adopted 01/2008

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Submits from the governor to the legislature a reorganization plan number 1 of 2008. Relates to reorganizing certain education agencies. Creates an executive office of education, headed by a cabinet secretary. Provides for the executive office to contain three departments: (1) the existing department of early education and care; (2) the existing department of education (renamed the department of elementary and secondary education); and (3) a new department of higher education, which will house personnel now serving as staff to the board of higher education.
Submitted by the Governor, pending legislative approval.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/185/ht04pdf/ht04488.pdf
http://mass.gov/?pageID=gov3terminal&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Legislation+%26+Executive+Orders&L2=Legislation&sid=Agov3&b=terminalcontent&f=legislation_legis_education_reorg&csid=Agov3
Title: Executive Order /H.B. 4488
Source: http://www.mass.gov

Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule

Signed into law 04/2008

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Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest

Signed into law 10/2008

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Creates new part III (sections 2050 through 2054) of article 41 of the education code. Provides that a lawyer may not simultaneously be an independent contractor and an employee of a district or board of cooperative educational services (BOCES). Provides that a lawyer who is not an employee of a district or BOCES may not seek to be or be considered an employee for purposes of compensation, health insurance, pension and all other employment-related benefits. Provides that any lawyer who violates these provisions is liable for a civil penalty of up to three times the charges and fees for contracted services or salary the lawyer received from the district or BOCES for legal services, and may be enjoined from continuing such violation. Provides that any lawyer who knowingly (1) seeks to be or is considered an employee for purposes of compensation, health insurance, pension and all other employment-related benefits or (2) falsifies or permits to be falsified retirement system records to obtain retirement benefits, is guilty of a class E felony.

Requires every district and BOCES to annually file with the department, comptroller and attorney general a report specifying all lawyers providing legal services to the district or BOCES, whether the district or BOCES hired such lawyers as employees, and all compensation for legal services.

Amends subdivision 3 of section 2601-a of the education law to specify that the administrative component of every district's annual budget must include all compensation, salaries and benefits of all school administrators and supervisors, including business administrators, superintendents, and deputy, assistant, associate or other superintendents under all existing employment contracts or collective bargaining agreements. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S08699&sh=t
Title: S.B. 8699
Source: assembly.state.ny.us

Signed into law 08/2008

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Provides that the State's Attorney must notify the board of trustees for the retirement system or pension fund if an employee is convicted of a job-related felony relating to or arising in connection with the employment for which the employee is covered under the retirement system or pension fund. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB4700lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4700
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 08/2008

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Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Classifies community college districts as units of local government that must adopt resolutions regulating political activities, solicitation and acceptance of gifts by their officials and employees. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB4189lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4189
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2008

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Requires the board of regents of the University of Hawaii to disclose, in open meetings for the purpose of public comment, proposed compensation or changes in compensation for executive and managerial positions. Requires all documents regarding expenditures and changes thereto made by the board to be disclosed in such meetings and be made available to the public. Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB2263_HD1_.htm
Governor's veto message: http://hawaii.gov/gov/leg/2008-session/veto-messages/SB2263%20SOBJ.pdf
Title: S.B. 2263
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2008

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Requires the commissioner of education to revoke and annul the certificates of school administrators or supervisors for the conviction of felony defrauding of the government. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S08554&sh=t
Title: S.B. 8554
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2008

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Provides that any alumni association, alumni foundation, or other private, nonprofit alumni organization that supports a public institution of higher education and that raises $75,000 or less in a fiscal year is not required to have an audit. Requires such an alumni association to execute a certification indicating that it received $75,000 or less in funds in the fiscal year, and to prepare a sworn financial statement. Establishes required content of sworn financial statement. Requires copies of the certification and sworn financial statement to be furnished to the legislative auditor. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=503376
Title: H.B. 1184
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Relates to competitive bidding on contracts of certain state and local agencies. Increases the minimum amount of contracts subject to competitive bid. Includes city and county boards of education in the list of awarding authorities that may establish local preference zones. Changes from mandatory to permissive the furnishing of a bid bond by a bidder. Provides the authority may make purchases or contracts through a reverse auction procedure.
Title: H.B. 442
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Vetoed 05/2008

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Provides that the State Board of Education will recommend to each School District or Charter School a code of conduct for certified and noncertified employees of school districts and charter schools that shall include descriptions of unprofessional and immoral conduct; allows a school district or charter school to adopt recommendations for the code in a public meeting and ultimately to post that code on its website; provides that failure to adopt a code shall not be grounds for a private cause of action.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/sb1341c.pdf
Title: S.B. 1341
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 05/2008

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Provides an exception to provision prohibiting a school board member from selling school supplies or equipment to the county board. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb602.pdf
Title: H.B. 602
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Provides for audits and the examination of books and records. Provides for the creation and maintenance of a searchable Web site that provides public access to certain state expenditure information. Relates to the Department of Audits and Accounts and the Department of Revenue. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/sb300.pdf
Title: S.B. 300
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 05/2008

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Considers all county, municipal and special school districts in the state to be separate governmental entities. Allows the school boards of each county, municipal, and special school district to establish ethical standards used to govern their respective school district.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB3024.pdf
Title: S.B. 3024
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Establishes qualification and education requirements for persons designated by state agencies to provide ethics education and information to their agencies; provides relative to identifying the designees for an agency and who is required to designate such persons. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=459350
Title: H.B. 33A
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2008

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Requires each public servant to receive a certain amount of ethics education and training during each year of his term of office or employment. Requires each registered lobbyist to receive a certain amount of training on the lobbying laws under which he is registered and relevant ethics code provisions during each year of his registration as a lobbyist. Provides procedures should the board of ethics discover a public servant has failed to meet ethics training requirements.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=459536
Title: H.B. 6A
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 02/2008

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Prohibits the use of a false academic degree or a degree that is not completed to obtain employment, a promotion, admission to postsecondary education or in connection with any business, trade or occupation.
http://legis.state.sd.us/index.aspx
Title: H.B. 1138
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us

Governance--School Boards

Signed into law 10/2008

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Eliminates one-year notice that a school district is required to give superintendent of schools if the district determines not to reappoint.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A1500/1113_R1.PDF
Title: A.B. 1113
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/

Signed into law 10/2008

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Amends rules regarding training requirements for new school board members to include: Each new school board member shall complete the following requirements within 15 months of election:
(1)��Two hours on school finance and reporting including public school finance and/or, if appropriate, Career Technology finance;
(2)��Two hours on the Oklahoma Open Meeting/Open Records Act;
(3)��One hour on new state and federal laws and their impact on local school districts;
(4)��One hour on ethics, duties, and responsibilities of school board members;
(5)��Two hours on legal issues impacting local school districts;
(6)��One hour on school employment and due process law;
(7)��Two hours of specific instruction on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); and
(8)��One hour on educational issues.. OKLAHOMA 15301
http://www.oar.state.ok.us/oar/codedoc02.nsf/frmMain?OpenFrameSet&Frame=Main&Src=_75tnm2shfcdnm8pb4dthj0chedppmcbq8dtmmak31ctijujrgcln50ob7ckj42tbkdt374obdcli00_
Title: OAC 210:20-23-3
Source: http://www.oar.state.ok.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Concerns training and instruction for public school board members. Makes board member training requirement four hours annually (formerly was six hours total). Provides that for board members in a school district with one or more schools identified as an academically unacceptable school or a school in need of academic assistance, at least two hours of training must focus on the improvement of schools identified as failing schools. Provides the remaining hours must focus on education policy issues, including literacy and numeracy, leadership development, dropout prevention, career and technical education, redesigning high schools, early childhood education, school discipline, and harassment, intimidation, and bullying. Requires training to also include instruction on the Open Meetings Law and Public Bid Law. Requires that the instruction and the method for demonstrating attendance be pre-approved by the Louisiana School Boards Association. Requires that each school board member's attendance be reported by the instructor to the Louisiana School Boards Association. Requires the Louisiana School Boards Association to post on its Web site regularly updated information on the number and subject matter of training hours completed by each school board member.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=495942
Title: H.B. 1256
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Regulates primary elections regarding school district and community college board members. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/2307.pdf
Title: H.B. 2307
Source: www.kslegislature.org

Signed into law 05/2008

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No school board may extend the contract of a director of schools without giving notice of intent to do so at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the scheduled meeting at which action will be taken, giving notice as required, and including such proposed action as a specific, clearly stated item on the agenda for the meeting. Such item, for the convenience of the public attending such meeting, shall be the first item on the agenda.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB2155.pdf
Title: S.B. 2155
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Establishes a conflict of interest exception for certain school contracts for professional and other services.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S2653.2.html&session=ls85
Title: S.B. 2653
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us

Signed into law 04/2008

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Provides that if an election for school board trustees occurs on a Tuesday, during a general election, any runoff for such election shall occur three weeks after the election.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/HB/0200-0299/HB0239SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 239
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Allows school board members to be appointed to or serve as a volunteer coach or supervisor of a student extracurricular activity if certain conditions are met.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0022.pdf
Title: H.B. 4220
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/

Signed into law 03/2008

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Relates to local school board members; increases the annual training requirements for local school board members in districts with failing schools or in districts where serious financial conditions exist; requires annual certification of such training.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2416SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2416
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Amends the Open Public Meetings Act. Requires boards of education to set aside a portion of every board meeting for public comment.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A1000/690_I1.PDF
Title: A.B. 690
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us

Governance--School Boards--Training

Signed into law 06/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Governance--Site-Based Management

Signed into law 12/2008

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Amends Chicago School District Article of School Code. Provides if the child of a parent school council member dies during term in office, the member may continue to serve for the balance of term. Amends School Safety Drill Act. Requires schools to conduct a law enforcement drill every school year to address incidents, according to school district's or private school's emergency and crisis response plans, protocols, and procedures, with the participation of the appropriate law enforcement agency. Allows law enforcement drills to be conducted on days and times when students are not present in the school building. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB2688lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2688
Source: www.ilga.gov

Adopted 12/2008

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Proposes rule to provide direction to school districts and schools in establishing and maintaining school community councils. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-491.htm
Title: R277-491
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2008

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Existing law requires the school council to fill principal vacancies by selecting the new principal from individuals recommended by the local superintendent. New provision requires the superintendent to provide additional applicants upon request when qualified applicants are available.

Provides that if the vacancy for the position of principal occurs in a school that has an index score that places it in the lowest third of all schools below the assistance line and the school has completed a scholastic audit that includes findings of lack of effectiveness of the principal and school council, the superintendent must appoint the principal after consulting with the school council. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/SB86/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 86
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Requires a school community council to provide the following information to each household that has a student attending the school:
(1) A school community council meeting schedule for the year
(2) A mid-year action and activity report
(3) A summary of the annual report required under Section 53A-16-101.5 on how the school's School LAND Trust Program monies were used to enhance or improve academic excellence at the school and implement a component of the school's improvement plan, provided at the beginning of the next school year.

Requires a school community council, at least one week prior to a meeting, to post a notice of the meeting date, time, and place, a meeting agenda and a summary of the previous meeting on the school's Web site.
http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hb0189.pdf
Title: H.B. 189
Source: le.utah.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Modifies the Strategic Planning Act for Educational Excellence by amending provisions for the election of members of school community councils. http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hb0127.pdf
Title: H.B. 127
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies

Signed into law 08/2008

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Creates the Commission on the Elimination of Poverty to develop a poverty elimination strategic plan to reduce extreme poverty in Illinois by 50% or more by 2015. In developing the overall strategic plan, and in working toward the goal of reducing extreme poverty in Illinois by at least 50% by 2015, requires the commission to address all of the following:
(1) Access to safe, decent and affordable housing
(2) Access to adequate food and nutrition
(3) Access to affordable and quality health care
(4) Equal access to quality education and training
(5) Dependable and affordable transportation
(6) Access to quality and affordable child care
(7) Opportunities to engage in meaningful and sustainable work that pays a living wage
(8) The availability of adequate income supports.

Requires that the strategic plan include specific policy and fiscal recommendations and a timeline for each stage of implementation
for each recommendation. For each recommendation, requires the commission to identify in measurable terms the actual or potential impact. Authorizes the commission to review and make comments and recommendations on existing or proposed programs, policies, administrative rules and statutes that have an
impact on poverty in Illinois and, in particular, people living in extreme poverty.

Provides for appointments, co-chairs and terms of members. Requires the state superintendent of education to serve on the commission as an ex officio member. Provides for a steering committee. Requires the commission to meet at least annually and the steering committee to meet at least quarterly. Requires the commission to submit an initial report on its activities and recommendations to the constitutional officers and the general assembly by March 1, 2009, and to adopt a strategic plan by January 1, 2010. Provides for administrative support of the commission by the department of human services. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB4369lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4369
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation

Signed into law 08/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

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Establishes new retirement requirements and benefit multipliers for Kentucky Employees' Retirement System retirement plans. Requires the establishment of a formal education program for members of the board of trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Kentucky. In order to improve public transparency regarding the administration of the system, directs the board of trustees to adopt a best practices model by posting specified information to the retirement system's Web site. Provides term limits for retirement system board of trustees members. Sets sick leave maximum for retirement purposes for school employees and teachers.

Provides that a retired member who returns to to full-time employment in a position covered by the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System must receive no annuity payments, waive his/her medical insurance coverage with the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System during the period of reemployment, and receive the medical insurance coverage offered by the member's active employer to the other members of the retirement system employed by the active employer. Provides such a member may make contributions to his/her retirement annuity.

http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08SS/HB1/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 1A
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 06/2008

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Re-creates the department of education; changes the termination date unless the department is again re-created; provides for the general re-creation of the department of education and its statutory entities in accordance with the sunset law; supersedes provisions of the sunset law which set out the procedure for review and re-creation and which require a separate bill to re-create each statutory entity within the department. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=495045
Title: H.B. 576
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2008

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Eliminates role of the Board of Education in the appeal of Commissioner of Education decisions in disputes arising under the State school laws; provides that an appeal of a commissioner's decision would go directly to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court; provides that after an appeal of a determination by the School Ethics Commission or the State Board of Examiners the commissioner's decision would be considered final agency action.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A0500/45_R1.PDF
Title: A.B. 45
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/

Signed into law 06/2008

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Vetoed 05/2008

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Requires the posting of notices of vacancies in the offices of State Superintendent of Education, county superintendent of education, city superintendent of education, Chancellor of Postsecondary Education, and the chief executive officer of any two-year school or college under the auspices of the State Board of Education, the Institute for Deaf and Blind, the School of Fine Arts, the Department of Youth Services School District, and the High School of Mathematics and Science.
Veto message: http://governorpress.alabama.gov/PDFs/Veto_Message_HB222.pdf
Title: H.B. 222
Source: www.lexis.com

Signed into law 05/2008

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Removes State Board of Education oversight over the design and operation of school buses.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+231/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 231
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov

Signed into law 05/2008

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Community College

Adopted 05/2008

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Amends rules to reflect a recent reorganization of the committee structure of the Board of Regents. Pages 12-14 of 31: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2008/may14/pdfs/rules.pdf
Title: Title 8 NYCRR Sections 3.2 and 4-1.5
Source: www.dos.state.ny.us

Signed into law 05/2008

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Recreates the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) and modifies the termination date from July 1, 2008 to July 1, 2012.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/hb2205_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 2205
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Adopted 03/2008

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Makes various revisions to the code of conduct for the board of elementary and secondary education.
Pages 409-427: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0803/0803.doc
Title: LAC 28:I.Chapters 1-13
Source: doa.louisiana.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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From the bill synopsis:
--Provides budget increases and decreases for the compensation of state and higher education employees not including school district personnel
--Provides for a 3% cost of living allowance for state and higher education employees not including school district personnel
--Provides for an additional 2% cost of living allowance for state employees not including school district personnel contingent upon changes in health benefit plans
--Adjusts funding for changes in health plans offered to state employees not including school district personnel contingent upon such changes
--Provides funding for a 9.9% increase in the premiums charged for higher education employee health benefits
--Provides funding for an increase in the cost of retirement for certain employees.
http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hb0004.pdf
Title: H.B. 4
Source: le.utah.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

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Establishes Vision 2020: An Education Blueprint for Two Thousand Twenty; requires the State Board of Education to create a plan that includes goals, objectives, strategies, indicators and benchmarks and specifies certain public education goals and objectives to be included in the plan; establishes goals for public higher education; defines certain responsibilities of the Higher Education Policy Commission, Council for Community and Technical College Education and state institutions of higher education.
Title: S.B. 595
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Adopted 01/2008

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Health

Issued 12/2008

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Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 09/2008

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Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, requires teachers' institutes to include instruction on prevalent student chronic health conditions. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB2685lv.pdf
Governor's amendatory veto message (adding section on food allergy guidelines to be developed by the state board of education and the department of public health): http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2685gms&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37144&DocNum=2685&GAID=9&Session=
Title: S.B. 2685
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation

Signed into law 08/2008

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Adopted 08/2008

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Amends rules relating to sex education. Provides definition and requirements for providing sex education.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/
Title: WAC 392-410-140
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov

Signed by Governor 07/2008

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Makes technical changes to the California Environmental Quality Act that prohibits an environmental impact report for any project involving the purchase of a schoolsite or the construction of a new elementary or secondary school by a school district unless specified conditions are met. Defines hazardous air emissions and extremely hazardous substances for the Act that prohibits the certification of a report or approval of a negative declaration for a project near a school emitting such substances. Chapter 148
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2720
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 07/2008

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Provides that any child who received a health examination within one year prior to entering the fifth grade for a certain school year is not required to receive an additional health examination in order to comply with the provisions of a certain act that requires a child entering the sixth grade to have a health examination when he or she attends school for a certain school year. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB5717lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 5717
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Issued 07/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

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Enables the Governor to assure terms of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) Board of Directors are staggered by appointing members to terms as needed; adds a licensed medical physician to the Board as a voting member and a 3rd school board member to the DIAA Board in order to maintain an odd number of voting members; removes two sections of the law no longer necessary; revises voting procedures to allow a simple majority of a quorum to approve specific motions.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+416/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 416
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov/

Signed into law 06/2008

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Requires expansion of the school district breakfast programs to middle and high schools; sets prices for school meals and for provision of the universal free school breakfast; authorizes the Department of Education to develop incentive program to encourage student participation; provides for information to students and parents; clarifies allocation of funds; provides for alternate site locations and alternate breakfast options; provides for breakfast meals.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0623er.xml&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0623&Session=2008
Title: H.B. 623
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12
Postsec.
Community College

Makes nonpublic schools eligible for matching grants from the department of public health's Heartsaver AED Fund to help purchase Automated External Defibrillators. Provides that any school, college or university applying for the grant cannot receive more than one grant from the Heartsaver AED Fund each fiscal year. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB1058lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 1058
Source: www.ilga.gov

Became law without governor's signature 06/2008

P-12

Requires school boards to provide information on human papillomavirus and immunization against it to the parents of students in grades 6-12. Requires such information to describe the link between HPV and cervical cancer, how HPV is spread and where a person may be immunized against it. Requires information to be updated annually if new HPV information is available. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=493973
Title: H.B. 359
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Requires the chief administrators of all public and private elementary and secondary schools, kindergartens, colleges, universities, proprietary schools, vocational schools and licensed day care centers to electronically transmit immunization compliance reports to the department of health and hospitals, office of public health, when the public or private school operates an existing student-specific electronic data system. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=495032
Title: H.B. 184
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Effective with the 2009-2010 school year, requires students to provide evidence of vaccination against meningococcal disease as a condition of entry into 6th grade at a public or nonpublic school or home study program. Authorizes waivers for religious or other personal reasons. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=494837
Title: H.B. 178
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Effective with the 2009-2010 school year, requires each person entering the sixth grade in any school in the state to present evidence of immunity to or immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=497675
Title: H.B. 581
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2008

Postsec.
Community College

Requires all public and nonpublic postsecondary education institutions to electronically transmit immunization compliance reports to the department of health and hospitals, office of public health, when the institution operates an existing student-specific electronic data system, that, as of June 1, 2008, collects detailed information regarding vaccines and immunization dates electronically. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=503627
Title: H.B. 187
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12
Postsec.

Establishes a commission to study air quality issues in public school buildings; provides for membership and compensation and a report; provides duties include the study of air quality issues in public school buildings and feasibility of implementing air quality standards and performing regular air quality inspections, investigations and recommendations regarding successful, cost-effective, alternative initiatives developed to address issues and to solicit and accept grants, gift or donations.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/HB1171.html
Title: H.B. 1171
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

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Directs public schools to develop a policy to provide a safe environment for students with peanut, tree nut, or other food allergies; provides for an individual health care plan and an emergency health care plan to be signed by nurses, parents and health care providers; provides for posting of signs, prohibition of certain food items, designation of certain lunch tables, prohibition of certain food in classrooms and complete prohibition of particular food items from schools and school grounds.
Title: H.B. 7463
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Requires boards to require schools to post a notice in a conspicuous place advising if there is a student in the school that has an allergy to peanuts and prohibit the sale of peanuts and peanut based products in the cafeteria if it is known that an enrolled student has a peanut allergy; provides for an individual health care plan and an emergency health care plan to be signed by the school nurse, parents or guardians and the health care provider; regulates food items in the school, in classrooms and on school grounds.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law08/law08090.htm
Title: S.B. 2130
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Requires each school district to develop and implement an external defibrillator program for each high school which requires that such a defibrillator is provided on the grounds of each high school, that district employees and volunteers reasonably expected to use the device are trained in its use, and that the devices are periodically inspected and annually maintained.
http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/bills/3723.doc
Title: H.B. 3723
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net/

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Permits students with life-threatening food allergies or other life-threatening chronic illnesses to possess and self-administer life-saving medications on school grounds, at school-sponsored activities, and during school-related programs occurring before or after the regular school day, or both.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/bills/passed/H-748.HTM
Title: H.B. 748
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us

Signed into law 05/2008

Postsec.
Community College

Concerns tuberculosis screening for higher education students; allows each college and university in the state to create a tuberculosis screening process which may include a questionnaire, and education policy, a clinical review process and follow-up testing procedures for at-risk students; requires colleges and universities that work to create a screening process to report to the Health and Human Services Committees regarding legislative recommendations.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/A78C9638FB338468872573A80067EA8A?open&file=044_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 44
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/

Signed into law 05/2008

P-12

Requires each public high school with an interscholastic athletics program to have at least one functioning automated external defibrillator on site for use during emergencies. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb1031.pdf
Title: H.B. 1031
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us

Signed into law 05/2008

P-12

Requires the State Department of Education to require local school systems to utilize passive parental consent before administering the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System survey designed to identify and document certain behaviors and conditions including use of helmets and seat belts, depression and mental health, use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs, nutrition, physical activity and sexual behavior; requires local school systems to provide parents with specified statements and forms.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/sb/sb0473t.pdf
Title: S.B. 473
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/

Signed into law 05/2008

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Signed into law 05/2008

P-12

Creates the Quality Afterschool Opportunities Act to Reduce Childhood Obesity and Improve Academic Performance; directs the State Department of Health to establish certain grant program; directs the Department to develop application process, set eligibility requirements, and determine criteria for grants; directs the State Board of Health to promulgate rules.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/SB/SB1612_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 1612
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 05/2008

P-12

Requires local boards to adopt a policy that permits the self administration of inhaled asthma medication by a student for treatment of asthma and self administration of anaphylaxis medication; requires a parent or guardian of such student to provide the school a written statement from the treating physician stating the student is capable of such self administration.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/HB2239_ENGR.RTF
Title: H.B. 2239
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Relates to policies and procedures adopted by a school district or charter school for diabetes management and administration of glucagon to diabetic pupils in school classrooms, on school grounds, and at school sponsored activities; relates to designation by a school district or charter school of school employees as voluntary diabetes care assistants and specifies that those employees shall be a properly trained school nurse or licensed health care professional; provides for immunity from liability. Chapter 31
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/sb1229s.pdf
Title: S.B. 1229
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Encourages school districts to expand their local wellness policies to adopt goals for emphasizing healthy choices and lifestyles, including physical education (PE), nutrition, and mental health counseling; expands the Comprehensive Health Education Act to include local student wellness programs; allows funding for a local student wellness programs only if the school district has adopted an expanded wellness policy and for wellness programs that include PE only if every PE teacher is licensed in that field.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/CF367448128B8FCD872573680050E8B1?open&file=1224_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1224
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Relates to student eye care; requires certification of the performance of an eye examination, and submission of the results of such examination, when a child is enrolled in kindergarten; provides that school districts may encourage a student to receive an eye examination prior to receiving special education services.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=billinfo&service=billbook&GA=82&hbill=SF2251
Title: S.F. 2251
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, requires a screening by a dentist, physician or registered nurse and a student dental health certificate for elementary or secondary enrollment. Requires a child to be referred to a licensed dentist if a dental screening or examination performed by anyone other than a licensed dentist identifies the possibility of dental disease. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/HB186/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 186
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

As funding becomes available, authorizes a supplemental grant program to fund the employment of a licensed physician or nurse to provide health services, including supplemental classroom instructional services related to health, in a family resource or youth services center. Provides that the supplemental grant program must be managed by the cabinet for health and family services, and allows schools with a family resource or youth services center to apply for grant funds. Provides that supplemental grant must not exceed 50% of a district's grant to implement or continue family resource and youth services centers and must not reduce the grant amount to the district. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/HB640/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 640
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Allows funding from the Health Care Cash Fund to be used for school-based health clinics (formerly prohibited).
http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB469.pdf
Title: L.B. 469
Source: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Requires a school nurse or physician to administer nebulizers in accordance with a student's patient specific order. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S06641&sh=t
Title: S.B. 6641
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Requires the department of health to establish criteria for determining which foods and food products may pose a significant choking risk in children. Requires the department to produce and distribute educational materials on food choking risks, precautions, and life-saving procedures, and make these materials available to child care centers and nursery and K-12 schools for distribution to parents. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A09471&sh=t
Title: A.B. 9471
Source: assembly.state.ny.us

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Mandates that automated external defibrillators be made available in schools if funding is available; authorizes such defibrillators available at high school athletic practices and competitions; provides immunity from liability to school districts; provides for a list of private corporations and persons willing to make donations for this purpose.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/SB/SB923_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 923
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Encourages LEAs to place automatic external defibrillators in schools; placement of such devices shall be within LEA's existing fiscal resources; classifies misuse or abuse of AED on school property by a student as misconduct that will subject student to disciplinary action. - Amends TCA Title 49.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB2775.pdf
Title: H.B. 2775
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12
Postsec.

Requires the superintendent of public instruction to solicit six pilot districts to implement a project to inquire whther students attending their schools have health insurance. Districts selected must include urban and rural areas, and eastern and western Washington. beginning with the 2008-09 school year, the pilot districts will inquire about students' health insurance status (with parental consent). The districts, via outreach outreach organizations, will follow-up with parents regarding students without insurance to provide information on coverage options and to assist them in enrolling in a plan. The superintendent must submit a final report on the project by December 2009.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/5100-S.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5100
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

Requires local boards to annually submit evidence by June 30 that students attending schools in their jurisdictions (public or private) have met dental screening requirements. Requires local boards and private school directors to submit -- within 60 days of the start of the school year -- a list of children enrolled in kindergarten. Requires the state department to notify boards of any children who have not met the requirements for blood testing for lead exposure and to work with jurisdictions on ensuring such testing occurs.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2111
Title: S.B. 2111
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

Present law allows a local education agency (LEA) to use revenues from gifts, grants, and state and local appropriations to provide an eye examinations for any child with a need for such examination but whose parent or guardian is unable to afford it. Under this bill, a LEA may, in addition to eye exams, provide hearing exams for such children. Accordingly, this bill authorizes health care professionals to indicate the need of a hearing exam on any report used to report the immunization status of a child. Clarifies that this bill would encourage LEAs to seek free or reduced-cost eye examinations from optometrists or ophthalmologists and free or reduced-cost hearing examinations from physicians or audiologists.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/asp/WebBillInfo/Summary.aspx?BillNumber=SB2583
Title: S.B. 2583
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

Provides that a school, school board, or school official may not prohibit or dissuade a teacher or other school employee from possessing, storing, administering, or receiving training to administer an epinephrine auto-injector; requires schools to make an emergency epinephrine auto-injector available to any qualified employee; requires primary and secondary school training regarding the storage and use of an epinephrine auto-injector to a teacher or school employee who volunteers to take the training.
http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hb0101.pdf
Title: H.B. 101
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

Signed into law 03/2008

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Relates to administration of prescription drugs; allows a person employed in a school for students with disabilities to administer prescription medication to a student if the person has satisfactorily completed a training program and has obtained written authorization from a parent or guardian; establishes other guidelines.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+SB271ER
Title: S.B. 271
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

Adds mental health education and awareness to the list of topics that shall be covered in family life education curricula.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+CHAP0417
Title: S.B. 640
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

Adopted 02/2008

P-12

Adds one new immunization and expands the age-range for another immunization required for entry into a state public school. Updates the name of the exception reporting agency. Adds a new section that allows up to 30 days of provisional enrollment for homeless students to provide proof of immunizations. ALASKA 3594
http://old-www.legis.state.ak.us/cgi-bin/folioisa.dll/aac/query=[group+!274+aac+06!2E055!27!3A]/doc/%7B@1%7D/hits_only?
Title: 4 AAC 06.055
Source: http://old-www.legis.state.ak.us

Signed into law 01/2008

P-12

Clarifies that in nonpublic schools the school nurse would be required to recruit and train volunteer designees to administer epinephrine to students when the nurse is not physically present.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/PL07/229_.PDF
Title: S.B. 2905
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us

Health--Child Abuse

Signed into law 09/2008

P-12

Recasts provisions of existing law as the State Preschool Program. Deletes campus child care and development programs and child abuse protection and prevention services from the definition of child care and development programs. Establishes minimum hours per day and days per year for part-day and full-day state preschool programs. Relates to fees for such services that are charged to families and fee schedules. Requires annual monitoring of funding utilized in child care and development programs. Chapter 308
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2759
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 08/2008

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Signed into law 07/2008

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Signed into law 05/2008

P-12

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

Amends provisions of the Human Services Code relating to prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. Provides that a local board of education may grant to the superintendent the authority to approve a child abuse or neglect prevention or treatment service or program which is intended for presentation in a public school. Permits the waiver or reduction of cash-matching and in-kind matching requirements in order for an entity to receive funds from the Children's Trust Account. Clarifies provisions regarding payment of Child Abuse Advisory Council members' per diem and expenses incurred costs.
http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hb0374.pdf
Title: H.B. 374
Source: le.utah.gov

Adopted 01/2008

P-12

Provides definitions, standards for educators as role models, standards for educators to maintain a safe learning environment, standards for professional educator, responsibility for compliance with school district policies and standards for professional educator conduct.
Title: R277-515
Source: www.rules.utah.gov

Health--Mental Health

Vetoed 09/2008

P-12

Requires the State Department of Developmental Services to establish a pilot project to provide methods, instruments, and systems of care between regional centers and school districts for the early identification and assessment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder from birth to age 5. Requires the department to file a related report. Requires the department to apply to the Children and Families Commission for funding for the program and conditions the program on obtaining those funds.
Title: S.B. 1475
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2008

Postsec.
Community College

Requires each constituent unit of the state system of higher education and each independent college or university to submit a plan to the Department of Higher Education to identify procedures specifically designed to heighten awareness by all faculty and staff regarding potentially at-risk students and other persons on campus through effective educational strategies; provides for procedures to recognize and respond to students and other persons who may be at risk of harm to themselves or others.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/
Title: S.B. 467
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov/

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

Health--Nutrition

Vetoed 09/2008

P-12

Expresses findings of the legislature related to childhood obesity and the significance of free tap water at schools. Prohibits the governing board of a school district from entering into or renewing a contract that restricts the availability of free tap water at a location on the school campus. Authorizes each school district to provide free tap water in school food service areas including areas where reimbursable meals are served or consumed under federal lunch and breakfast program.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2704
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Adopted 08/2008

P-12

Amends rules pertaining to child nutrition programs. Provides essential guidance to entities selling foods and beverages on school campuses so that they can comply with applicable requirements. Defines food and beverage terms and clarifies compliant food items.
Title: Title 5 CCR Division 1, Chapter 15, Subchapter 1, Article 6, Sec(s)15575, 15576, 15577, 15578
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 07/2008

P-12

Relates to annexation of specified territory by a school district or county board of education, waiver requests from specified education entities governing the preparation or licensing of educators, the career technical education teaching credential, the evaluation of district intern programs, the assignment of teachers for specified assignments, and the definition of a parent for special education purposes. Requires an annual nutrition-related prohibitions and requirement report by a school or district. Chapter 223
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2051-2100/ab_2057_bill_20080716_enrolled.html
Title: A.B. 2057
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov

Signed into law 05/2008

P-12

Creates the child nutrition school lunch protection program and child nutrition school lunch protection program fund to eliminate the reduced price paid by children who are eligible for reduced-cost lunches under the federal National School Lunch Act.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/
Title: S.B. 123
Source:

Signed into law 05/2008

P-12

Establishes the Jane Lawton Farm-to-School Program in the Department of Agriculture to promote the sale of farm products grown in the state to schools, to solicit farmers to sell their products to schools, to develop and regularly update a database of farmers interested in selling their products to schools, to facilitate the purchases from farmers by interested schools, and providing outreach and guidance to farmers concerning the program.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/sb/sb0158t.pdf
Title: S.B. 158
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Requires each School District Board and the State Charter School Institute to adopt and implement a policy that prohibits the sale of certain beverages to students from any source without first establishing a memorandum of understanding setting forth nutritional guidelines; creates an exception for beverages that are sold during specified school events; includes in the policy maximum portion sizes for beverages sold at elementary, middle, and high schools.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/921B1DCE9AA73C76872573C9007A23C8?open&file=129_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 129
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

Adopted 03/2008

P-12

Provides definitions. Requires schools to have a policy about school vending machines that includes acceptable uses of vending machine income and acceptable accounting procedures for vending machine receipts. Requires school districts and charter schools to have a written policy for the sale of all foods that are not part of the reimbursable food sales program. Authorizes schools to prohibit the sale of various foods and beverages, including foods of minimum nutritional value. Directs the state board of education to review the information provided by school districts and charter schools in January 2009.
Title: R277-719
Source: www.rules.utah.gov

Signed into law 03/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

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Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses

Signed into law 09/2008

P-12

Specifies that a school health center may conduct routine physical health, mental health, or oral health assessments, and provide for any services not offered onsite or through a referral process. Requires the State Department of Public Health to establish a grant program to provide technical assistance, and funding for the expansion, renovation, and retrofitting of existing centers, and the development of new centers. Chapter 381
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 564
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 01/2008

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Health--Suicide Prevention

Signed into law 07/2008

P-12

Authorizes a school district that receives a professional development block grant to offer to each of its teachers staff development in the prevention of youth suicide.
Chapter 143
http://www.senate.ca.gov/
Title: S.B. 1378
Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Requires in-service training for teachers, school counselors, principals, and other school administrators in suicide prevention; provides that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt guidelines and rules for such training.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=498837
Title: H.B. 719
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/

Signed into law 04/2008

P-12

Bill directs the local school boards and governing bodies of private schools to inform their professional staffs of the resources available from the department of public instruction. The department must provide annually a model notice, describing the suicide prevention services.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2007/data/acts/07Act220.pdf
Title: S.B. 493
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us

Health--Teen Pregnancy

Signed into law 03/2008

P-12

High School

Signed into law 12/2008

P-12

Adopted 10/2008

P-12

Amends rules relating to the PreGED and Skills Option Programs and spells out requirements for districts.
http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v115/28v115.doc
Title: LAC 28:CXV.2907
Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/

Adopted 09/2008

P-12

Amends rule to review the General Educational Development (GED) testing fees to recommend an increase in the testing fees so that the Department of Education, as well as local testing centers, can operate with a minimal deficit due to increasing operating costs related to administering the GED test.
https://www.flrules.org/gateway/readFile.asp?sid=0&tid=6138371&type=1&File=6A-6.021.doc

Title: FAC 6A-6.021
Source: https://www.flrules.org/

Signed into law 08/2008

P-12

Improves dropout prevention and reporting of graduation rates; requires providing public school districts with a standardized format for the accurate reporting of graduation and dropout data to facilitate the implementation of a longitudinal data collection system over specified periods; creates a graduation and dropout prevention and recovery commission to survey dropout prevention and recovery best practices and programs nationwide and to evaluate programs currently in use.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/185/st02/st02766.htm
Title: S.B. 2766
Source: http://www.mass.gov/

Adopted 07/2008

P-12
Postsec.

Proposes rules to require that a high school representative annually provide for review and discussion a report for each site regarding first-year college performance and remediation of local high school graduates. OKLAHOMA 15303
Title: OAC 210:35-25-4
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Adds a member of the Nonpublic School Commission to the High School Redesign Commission. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=497679
Title: H.B. 721
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Provides Department of Education statutory authority to provide persons 16 years of age or older who are no longer enrolled in school a State-issued school diploma to document the attainment of academic skills and knowledge equivalent to a high school education; authorizes the Commission of Education to adopt emergency regulations to effectuate the provisions of the bill.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/S2000/1910_I1.PDF
Title: S.B. 1910
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/

Signed into law 06/2008

P-12

Provides that a student whose parent or legal guardian has been called to active duty more than a specified number of miles outside of his residence is eligible to attend the public schools of that school district; authorizes nonresident military personnel to enroll in programs designed to award a State high school diploma.
Act 323
http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/bills/4320.doc
Title: H.B. 4320
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net

Signed into law 05/2008

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Enacts Alicia's Law, permits a student whose high school special education program requires instruction beyond four years to participate with his or her class in that classes graduation ceremony and to receive a certificate of attendance.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/S0500/442_R1.PDF
Title: S.B. 442
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/

Signed into law 04/2008

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Relates to the Early Graduation Scholarship Program.
A. Requires each school district or charter school providing instruction in grades nine through twelve to participate in and promote to students an early graduation scholarship program.

B. The commission for postsecondary education is to develop application forms, procedures and deadlines to implement and administer the earlly graduation scholarship program in conjunction with the department of education and shall select eligible students each year for participation in the program. The district or charter school is responsible for notifying the department of education and the commission for postsecondary education if the student graduates at least one semester before the student's scheduled graduation date.

C. Any participating full-time student who graduates: 1) at least one year early is to receive a scholarship grant in an amount not to exceed $1,250 or the actual cost of tuition, books and fees, whichever is less, in the first academic year of postsecondary instruction and an amount not to exceed $750 of the actual cost of tuition, books and fees, whichever is less, in the second academic year of postsecondary instruction; or 2) one semester early is to receive a scholarship grant in an amount not to exceed $1000 or the actual cost of tuition, books and fees, whichever is less, in the first academic year of postsecondary instruction, and an amount not to exceed $500 or the actual cost of tuition, books and fees, whichever is less, in the second academic year of postsecondary education. In each case, the two academic years must be completed within 36 months after the student's actual graduation date from high school.

D. A student who provides satisfactory proof to the commission for postsecondary education that the student has met all of the following criteria is eligible to submit an application for consideration for a scholarship grant under the early graduation scholarship program. The criteria:
1) Student has graduated from a charter school or a public high school that is part of a school district in the state at least one semester earlier than the student's class is scheduled to graduate;
2) Student has achieved a passing score on each component of the Arizona instrument to measure standards test that is required for graduation from high school;
3) Student is currently a resident of the state and has been a resident of the state for at least the past twelve months;
4) Student submits a statement from the qualifying postsecondary institution that details the cost of tuition, books and fees for that student;
5) Student has completed and submitted a free application for federal student aid.
6) Student or the student's parents annually signs a promissory note for reimbursement pursuant to subsection J of this section.

E. The school district or charter school from which the student graduated is to include the student who graduates early in the student count until the student's class is scheduled to graduate and should continue to receive per pupil funding minus $2,200 for a student who graduates at least one year early or $1,700 for a student who graduates one semester early, whichever is applicable, until the student's class is scheduled to graduate. The per pupil funding received in the school district or charter school is to be placed in the maintenance and operations fund.

F. The department of education shall deposit $2,200 for a student who graduates at least one year early or $1,700 for a student who graduates one semester early, whichever is applicable, of the amount of per pupil funding provided to a school district or charter school for a student who graduates at least one semester early in the early graduation scholarship fund established by this section.

G. The commission for postsecondary education shall make awards from the early graduation scholarship fund for payment of tuition, books and fees at qualifying postsecondary institutions to students who are selected to participate in the early graduation scholarship program on verification of admission and enrollment by the qualifying postsecondary institutions.

H. If the amount of monies available for scholarship grants in any fiscal year is insufficient to provide scholarship grants to all eligible applicants, the commission for postsecondary education shall award scholarship grants to eligible students in the order in which the applications were received by the commission, except that priority shall be given to eligible students who received a scholarship in the previous year and who are still in good academic standing a the same qualifying postsecondary institution or who transferred to another qualifying postsecondary institution. The commission for postsecondary education is to maintain a waiting list for all other applicants.

I. A qualifying postsecondary institution shall notify the commission for postsecondary education if a student who has received a scholarship grant is no longer in good academic standing at the qualifying postsecondary institution or is no longer enrolled at the qualifying postsecondary institution.

J. Not later than 36 months after the student's actual high school graduation date, the student or the qualifying postsecondary institution shall reimburse the early graduation scholarship fund for any scholarship grant received pursuant to subsection C f this section if the student has not completed the academic year as defined in 20 United States Code Section 1088. The commission for postsecondary may waive the reimbursement requirements of this subsection for good cause shown. A student should provide proof that the student completed the first year in good academic standing from the qualifying postsecondary institution to the commission for postsecondary education before receiving monies for the second year from the early graduation scholarship fund.

K. A student who receives an early graduation scholarship grant shall be allowed, at no additional cost except for fees charged to all students, to both: 1) participate in extracurricular activities until the student's high school class is scheduled to graduate; and 2) participate in the student's high school class graduation ceremonies.

L. The early graduation scholarship fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to subsection F of this section and all repayments that are received pursuant to subsection F of this section and all repayments that are received pursuant to subsection J of this section. The commission for postsecondary education shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. On notice from the commission, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 34-313, and monies earned from the invesmtner shall be credited to the fund. The commission may retain up to five percent of the monies in the fund for administrative costs. The commission may hire up to two full-time equivalent positions for the implementation and administration of the early graduation scholarship programs.

M. The commisison for postsecondary education shall submit an annual report by December 1 to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house and a copy of the report shall be smitmitted to the secretary of state and the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records. The report shall contain at least the following: 1) the number of students who graduated at least one year early and the number who graduated at least one semester early for each year of implementation of the program by each school district and each charter school; 2) the number of scholarships provided pursuant to this section; 3) the average amount per scholarship provided pursuant to this section; 4) the balance in the early graduation scholarship fund; 5) the number of students using a scholarship to attend a regionally or nationally accredited public or private postsecondary institution and the number of students using a scholarship to attend a regionally or nationally accredited vocational program; 6) a description of how the commission expended monies for administrative costs of the program pursuant to subsection L of this section.

N. The program established by this section ends on July 1, 2017 pursuant to section 41-3102.

O. For the purposes of this section, "qualifying postsecondary institution" means a regionally or nationally accreditated public or private postsecondary educational institution in this state or a regionally or nationally accreditated vocational program in this state.

Chapter No. 140
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2736h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2736
Source: http://www.azleg.gov

Signed into law 04/2008

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Signed into law 04/2008

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Relates to high school Redesign Pilot Program. Authorizes the State Board of Education to phase in additional sites in the pilot program to redesign State high schools. Provides the Board will develop and pilot a program to redesign secondary schools in the State to function not only as curriculum and educational entities but also as workforce development centers.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0975SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 975
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Signed into law 03/2008

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Adds that school districts may issue high school diplomas to veterans of military service in Vietnam and deletes the requirement for veterans of WWII and Korea that required them to have been scheduled to graduate between 1940 and 1955 to be issued a high school diploma.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/1283.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1283
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature

High School--Advanced Placement

Adopted 10/2008

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Amends rules to allow students who are repeating the eighth grade because they have scored Unsatisfactory on the Mathematics and/or English Language Arts components of LEAP to earn Carnegie credit in elective courses. Adds a list of Advanced Placement courses which can be taught in high schools to the Advanced Placement policy. Awards two units of elective credit toward high school graduation to individuals who have provided military service.
http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v115/28v115.doc
Title: LAC 28:CXV.2321, .2325
Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/

Signed into law 07/2008

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Signed into law 05/2008

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High School--College Readiness

Adopted 10/2008

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Community College

Signed into law 10/2008

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Signed into law 09/2008

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Community College

Signed into law 07/2008

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Requires the student assistance commission to conduct a study detailing in 2008 and 2009 the number of students designated State Scholars, the number of State Scholars who applied to state universities, and the number of State Scholars who were denied admittance into the state universities to which they applied. Directs the commission, by January 1, 2010, to submit to the general assembly a report containing the findings of this study and the commission's recommendations on how to make state universities more accessible to State Scholars. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB4567lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4567
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation

Signed into law 05/2008

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Signed into law 03/2008

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Establishes the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) Centers Program to provide a financial incentive for charter schools and school districts to adopt programs that result in a more efficient use of human resources and capital facilities.

Enumerates the potential benefits of the program:
(1) Increased compensation for math and science teachers by providing opportunities for an expanded contract year which will enhance school districts' and charter schools' ability to attract and retain talented and highly qualified math and science teachers
(2) Increased capacity of school buildings by using buildings more hours of the day or more days of the year, resulting in reduced capital facilities costs
(3) Decreased class sizes created by expanding the number of instructional opportunities in a year
(4) Opportunities for earlier high school graduation
(5) Improved student college preparation
(6) Increased opportunities to offer additional remedial and advanced courses in math and science
(7) Opportunities to coordinate high school and post-secondary math and science education
(8) The creation or improvement of science, technology, engineering, and math centers (STEM Centers).

Directs the State Board of Education to solicit proposals from the State Charter School Board and from districts, and to award competitive grants from monies appropriated for the USTAR Centers Program to pay for costs related to the adoption and implementation of the program. Specifies criteria the state board must consider when selecting grant recipients.

Provides that a school district or charter school must use at least 95% of grant monies received to provide full year teacher contracts, part-time teacher contract extensions, or combinations of both, for math and science teachers. Up to 5% of grant monies may be used to fund math and science field trips, textbooks, and supplies. Provides that Participation in the USTAR Centers Program must be voluntary for individual teachers and for a charter school or school district.

Directs the state board to make an annual report during the 2009, 2010 and 2011 interims to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee describing the program's impact on students and its effectiveness at achieving the benefits enumerated in legislation.
Pages 33-35 of 43: http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/sbillenr/sb0002.pdf
Title: S.B. 2 - Section 22
Source: le.utah.gov

Signed into law 02/2008

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Community College

High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates

Signed into law 08/2008

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Requires a local school division to obtain written or electronic documentation, to the extent practicable, before making any status classification in an information management system.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+CHAP0422
Title: H.B. 259
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us

High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment

Adopted 12/2008

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Amends rules to remove the pilot status of the Early College Enrollment Program for juniors and seniors effective the 2008-2009 school year. Provides that program guidelines are found in the Career and Technical Education Methods of Administration Manual.
Title: 290-3-1-.02
Source: www.lexis.com

Signed into law 07/2008

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Signed into law 06/2008

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Community College

Provides that any student enrolled in a Louisiana high school, at least 15 years old, in grade 11 or 12, and meets other criteria established by the board of regents is eligible to participate in a dual enrollment program. Expands eligibility in dual enrollment to include students in nonpublic high school and home school programs. Specifies that state funds may not be used to pay the tuition costs of a dually enrolled homeschool or private school student. Provides, however, that such students must pay the same tuition as is paid by the state on behalf of a student attending a public high school.

Directs the board of regents, in consultation with the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission, to study and report in writing to the senate and house education committees prior to the convening of the 2009 legislative session on the estimated cost of providing state dollars, beginning with the 2009-2010 fiscal year, to fund participation in the dual enrollment program of otherwise eligible students who attend nonpublic high schools or home study programs, both state-approved programs as well as others, in the same manner as provided for eligible students attending public high schools. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=503478
Title: S.B. 482
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Community College

Provides for the adoption and implementation of a comprehensive system of articulation of Carnegie units earned in a secondary school and college credit hours earned in a postsecondary institution. Requires postsecondary education management boards to provide for the adoption and implementation of a system of course articulation between all institutions for all college credit units earned in such institutions. Requires high school/postsecondary and inter-postsecondary articulation plans to be implemented by July 1, 2010. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=503474
Title: S.B. 537
Source: www.legis.state.la.us

Signed into law 06/2008

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Makes changes to eligibility requirements for HOPE scholarships; enacts the "Helping Heroes Act of 200