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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." Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary Accountability Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Education Research Equity Federal Finance CA Vetoed 09/2008 Community College Community College finance A.B. 1821 Provides for the integration of reports by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges that relate to pupils enrolled in summer sess... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Finance A.B. 2246 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to compute an amount of funding for each pupil concurrently enrolled in regular secondary ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 remediation finance A.B. 359 Amends existing law that requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to apportion to each school district a per pupil amount of funds ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 after school programs S.B. 1674 Relates to the After School Education and Safety Program Act. Authorizes the administrators of a before- or after-school program to operate ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Finance S.B. 1197 Requires that a regional occupational center or program established and maintained by school districts or joint powers agencies pursuant to ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2008 Postsec. Community College Police Association License Plates H.B. 5607 Provides for the issuance of Police Association License Plates. Provides that certain amounts of the license plate issuance and renewal fees... More... CA Vetoed 07/2008 Community College Postsec. Finance Performance Audit A.B. 125 Authorizes the performance audit of a school or community college district to ensure that bond funds have been expended only on the specific... More... CA Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Finance A.B. 2197 Relates to notification of Superintendent of Public Instruction when the county board of education approves proceeding with the issuance of ... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Postsec. Finance H.B. 2211 Relates to financing of postsecondary education and public and charter schools, calculating actual utility costs and the actual revenue cont... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Postsec. Basic State Aid H.B. 2211 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 addition... More... DE To Governor 06/2008 P-12 Ad Valorem Taxation H.J.R. 22 Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of Education and the Controller General... More... FL Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Education Program Funding H.B. 5083 Deletes salary supplements for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification from definition of compensation unde... More... NH Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Cost of an Adequate Education S.B. 539 Relates to the cost of an adequate education and provision of fiscal capacity disparity aid; determines the per pupil cost of the opportunit... More... OK Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Oklahoma Arts Council Grants H.B. 2699 Bill expands eligibility for Oklahoma Arts Council incentive grants to organizations, as well as school districts, for establishment of visu... More... RI Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Financial literacy H.B. 8332 (Joint Resolution) Requests the Department of Education to create a task force on youth financial literacy in order to develop a statewide s... More... MN Vetoed 05/2008 P-12 Omnibus prek-12 Education Finance Bill H.B. 6 Relates to school district development screening aide, teacher and administrator licensure, district teacher compensation aide, district deb... More... DE Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Community College State Budget In Response to State's Financial Situation H.J.R. 14 Directs the General Assembly and the Governor to comprehensively address the current the state's financial situation. Provides for the use o... More... ID Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Finance H.B. 532 Provides state funding from the Public Education Stabilization Fund to temporarily mitigate the impact on certain school districts for loss ... More... MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Low-Performing Schools S.B. 2666 Relates to low performing schools and school districts. Changes the designation of priority schools to schools at risk. Modifies and expands... More... WI Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 State Reimbursement for Special Educational Services by Certain Employees A.B. 906 Directs the department of public instruction to determine the average percentage of work time of school nurses, social workers, psychologist... More... IN Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Congressional Township School Funds H.B. 1244 Allows for the transfer of congressional township school funds held by counties to the treasurer of state. The transfers may take place over... More... MS Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Bonded Indebtedness S.B. 2995 Provides that the bonded indebtedness limit for school districts in which the total number of students enrolled at any one time during the s... More... WV Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Student Density Funding Formula H.B. 4588 Makes major changes to the funding formula by eliminating adjusted enrollment and other waiver provisions and focuses new calculations on st... More... WY Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 School Finance Amendments S.B. 70 Bill establishes school district financial assistance for specified purposes outside of and in addition to the education resource block gran... More... SD Signed into law 02/2008 P-12 finance--career and technical education S.B. 155 Provides state aid to education to certain school districts for students who currently attend a high school primarily focused on career and ... More... SD Signed into law 02/2008 P-12 Finance H.B. 1087 Revises the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2008 regarding appropriations to the Department of Executive Management, the Departme... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2008 P-12 Funding Reform Act of 2008 A.B. 500 Enacts the School Funding Reform Act of 2008 to creates a fair, equitable and predictable funding formula based on student characteristics; ... More... Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health Health--Nutrition Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Suicide Prevention Health--Teen Pregnancy High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--College Readiness High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment High School--Exit Exams High School--GED (General Education Development) High School--Graduation Requirements High School--International Baccalaureate Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools Leadership Leadership--District Superintendent Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress No Child Left Behind--Assessment No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools No Child Left Behind--Finance No Child Left Behind--School Support No Child Left Behind--Special Populations No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-16 or P-20 P-3 P-3 Child Care P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits P-3 Family Involvement P-3 Finance P-3 Governance P-3 Grades 1-3 P-3 Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten P-3 Preschool P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development Parent/Family Parent/Family--Parent Rights Partnerships--University/School Postsecondary Postsecondary Accountability Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants Postsecondary Faculty Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Governance and Structures Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent Postsecondary Online Instruction Postsecondary Participation--Access Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action Postsecondary Participation--Outreach Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional Postsecondary Students--Military Postsecondary Students--Minority Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation Private Schools Privatization Promotion/Retention Public Involvement Reading/Literacy Religion Religion--Scientific Creationism (Evolution) Rural Scheduling/School Calendar Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School Scheduling/School Calendar--Week Scheduling/School Calendar--Year School Safety School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution School Safety--Code of Conduct School Safety--Corporal Punishment School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault School Safety--Special Education School/District Structure/Operations School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation Service-Learning Special Education Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations Special Education--Finance Special Education--Placement Special Education--Transition Special Populations--Corrections Education Special Populations--Foster Care Special Populations--Gifted and Talented Special Populations--Homeless Education Special Populations--Military Standards State Comparisons/Statistics State Longitudinal Data Systems State Policymaking State Policymaking--Ballot Questions State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions STEM Student Achievement Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring Student Supports--Remediation Students Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities Students--Incentives Students--Mobility Students--Records/Rights Teaching Quality Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals Teaching Quality--Preparation Teaching Quality--Professional Development Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining Technology Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware Technology--Funding Issues Technology--Internet Safety Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training Textbooks and Open Source Urban Urban--Governance Whole Child