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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--International Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Multicultural |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Education Research |
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| Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| KY | Issued 12/2008 | P-12 | 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
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| IL | Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 09/2008 | P-12 | 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
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
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
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| WA | Adopted 08/2008 | P-12 | 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
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| CA | Signed by Governor 07/2008 | P-12 | 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
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | 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
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| LA | Issued 07/2008 | P-12 | (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
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| RI | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | 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
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| DE | 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/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 286
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov/
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| DE | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Enables the Governor to assure terms of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) Board of Directors are staggered by appointing members to terms as needed; adds a licensed medical physician to the Board as a voting member and a 3rd school board member to the DIAA Board in order to maintain an odd number of voting members; removes two sections of the law no longer necessary; revises voting procedures to allow a simple majority of a quorum to approve specific motions.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+416/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 416
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov/
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | 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/
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| IL | 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
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| LA | 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
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| LA | 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
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | 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
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | 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
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| LA | 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
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| NH | 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
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | 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
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| OK | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | 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
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| RI | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | 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
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| RI | 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
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| SC | 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/
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| VT | 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
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| CO | 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/
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| GA | 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
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| MD | 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/
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | 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
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| OK | 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
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| OK | 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
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| AZ | 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
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| CO | 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/
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| IA | 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
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| KY | 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
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| KY | 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
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | 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/
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| NE | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | 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
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| NY | 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
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| NY | 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
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| OK | 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
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| TN | 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
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| WA | 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
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| IA | 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
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| TN | 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
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| UT | 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
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | 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
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | 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
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| VA | 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
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | 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
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| AK | 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
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| NJ | 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
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