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From the ECS State Policy Database 2009 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2009. 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 GA Adopted 11/2009 P-12 LEA Contracts for Flexibility and Accountability GAC 160 -5-1-.33 Renames rule (previously titled "School District Contracts for Flexibility and Accountability to Improve Student Achievement") to "Investing... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Annual Report on Dropouts S.B. 651 Requires the superintendent of public instruction by August 2011 to submit a report called the Annual Report on Dropouts in the state. Requi... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Reporting, Accountability and Data S.B. 1977 - Reporting, Accountability and Data Requires teacher supply and demand reports to be published every three years instead of annually. Deletes provision that adequate yearly pro... More... NH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Establishment of an Accountability System S.B. 180 Establishes an accountability system to ensure schools are providing the opportunity for an adequate education. This bill is a request of th... More... NH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Accountability System to Ensure the Opportunity for an Adequate Education S.B. 180 Establishes an accountability system to ensure schools are providing the opportunity for an adequate education and repeals the joint legisla... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Community Schools H.B. 1 - Section 3314.012, 3314.015, 3314.016 and 3314.02 Partially from DOE summary of H.B. 1: Eliminates the two-year wait before the department of education begins issuing annual report cards for... More... DE Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Eliminating the DSTP S.B. 68 Eliminates the DSTP; requires its replacement beginning in the 2010-2011 school year with a test administered in English language arts and m... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Comprehensive Review of School Finance Weights, Allotments and Adjustments H.B. 3646 - Section 65 Adds new Subchapter I in Chapter 42 of Education Code. Establishes the Select Committee on Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Ad... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Special Accreditation Investigations H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part II Adds to circumstances under which special accreditation investigations must be conducted. Directs the commissioner to authorize special accr... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 School Accountability and Accreditation S.B. 163 Repeals and reenacts the Educational Accreditation Act of 1998 to align accountability and accreditation measures and procedures; assigns sp... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 College and Career-Readiness Workgroup H.F. 2 Establishes a college and career-readiness workgroup headed jointly by MDE and the U of M to evaluate and make recommendations to the commis... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Performance Review for Districts with High Poverty S.B. 473 Authorizes the Office of Accountability to conduct a performance review program to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the budget ... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Public Reporting S.B. 5889 Repeals, modifies, or suspends certain laws related to notice and reporting by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and sc... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap H.B. 2163 Increases accountability for achievement gaps in school districts; provides intervention and support to public school districts to address t... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Improving Parents' Access to Public School Data S.B. 943 Improves student achievement and closes achievement gaps among student subgroups by providing public access to comprehensive school improvem... More... LA Adopted 04/2009 P-12 District and State Accountability LAC 28:LXXXIII.301, 611, 1101, 1501-1505, 1701-1707, 2401, 3905, 4311 Amends rules relating to the School, District and State Accountability System. Implements fundamental changes in classroom teaching by helpi... More... MS Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Task Force on Failing Schools Districts S.B. 2288 Continues the task force to study and report on the status of failing schools and school districts, effectiveness measures for improvement o... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Acct. System Pilot Project and Data Collection S.B. 156 Creates an alternative school accountability system pilot project; provides for data collection and analysis; provides for periodic reports ... More... OK Vetoed 04/2009 P-12 Educational Accountability Reform Act S.B. 1111 Relates to schools; creates the Educational Accountability Reform Act; provides short title; transfers powers, duties, functions, and respon... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Accountability System S.B. 1 Section 4, 5 and 7 Repeals provisions relating to rewards for successful schools. Establishes provisions to recognize schools that would have been rewarded und... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Transition to New Assessment and Accountability System S.B. 1 Section 18 Provides that whereas it is imperative that schools, administrators, teachers, parents and policymakers maintain high expectations for stude... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 School District Accreditation Levels S.B. 2308 Relates to school district accreditation levels; revises accreditation terminology. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Children First Act of 2009 S.B. 2628 Prohibits public school students in 7th-12th grades who fail to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 from participating in extracurricular activ... More... NJ Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 After School Activities in Abbot Districts S.B. 1175 Requires the board of education of each former Abbott district, in conjunction with the local governing body of the municipality in which th... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Impact Fees H.B. 259 Enacts a definition of "educational facility" in Utah municipal code. Enacts a definition of "charter school" in Impact Fees Act of Title 11... More... Accountability--Accreditation TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Special Accreditation Investigations H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part II Adds to circumstances under which special accreditation investigations must be conducted. Directs the commissioner to authorize special accr... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Assistance to Low-Performing Districts and Schools H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part IV Amends language regarding actions the commissioner may take as regards a district that does not satisfy accreditation criteria, academic per... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 School Accountability and Accreditation S.B. 163 Repeals and reenacts the Educational Accreditation Act of 1998 to align accountability and accreditation measures and procedures; assigns sp... More... IA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Accreditation S.B. 360 Relates to the accreditation of school districts and nonpublic schools and the reorganization of school districts. If a recommendation is fo... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 School District Accreditation Levels S.B. 2308 Relates to school district accreditation levels; revises accreditation terminology. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2... More... VA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Delay of Accreditation Implementation H.B. 2166 Provides for the delayed implementation of statutes, regulations and standards upon which the accreditation of schools or school divisions i... More... Accountability--Measures/Indicators OH Signed into law 12/2009 P-12 Charter School Accountability During First Two Years of Operation H.B. 19 - Community Schools Amends accountability provisions applicable to charter schools. When determining whether a community school meets triggers for certain accou... More... OH Signed into law 12/2009 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 218 - Charter Schools Authorizes specified community schools (charter schools) to operate as conversion schools. Authorizes the governing authority of specified c... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Including Improving English Proficiency in State Accountability System A.B. 1435 Relates to the advisory committee on the creation of the Academic Performance Index and the implementation of the Immediate Intervention/Und... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Annual Report on Dropouts S.B. 651 Requires the superintendent of public instruction by August 2011 to submit a report called the Annual Report on Dropouts in the state. Requi... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Performance Indicators H.B. 1 - Section 3302.01 and 3302.02 Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1: 3302.01: Amends performance index score to reflect combination of reading and writing tests into ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Report Card Data on College and Work Readiness H.B. 1 - Section 105.01/3302.032 Repeals 3302.032, which directed the state board, by June 30, 2012, to select one or more methods of measuring high school graduates' prepar... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 School Accountability and Accreditation S.B. 163 Repeals and reenacts the Educational Accreditation Act of 1998 to align accountability and accreditation measures and procedures; assigns sp... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Student Academic Achievement and Growth H.F. 2 Requires the statewide educational accountability and reporting system to measure and separately report the adequate yearly progress of scho... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Acct. System Pilot Project and Data Collection S.B. 156 Creates an alternative school accountability system pilot project; provides for data collection and analysis; provides for periodic reports ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Accountability System S.B. 1 Section 4, 5 and 7 Repeals provisions relating to rewards for successful schools. Establishes provisions to recognize schools that would have been rewarded und... More... Accountability--Reporting Results IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Reporting, Accountability and Data S.B. 1977 - Reporting, Accountability and Data Requires teacher supply and demand reports to be published every three years instead of annually. Deletes provision that adequate yearly pro... More... LA Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Reporting Requirements for School Funding H.B. 821 Requires districts to provide uniform data collection and reporting for how finance formula funds are spent on certain students and activiti... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Financial Reporting and Minimum Standards H.B. 1 - Section 3301.07 Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1:Modifies the current requirement for the state board to develop a standard for reporting financial ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Statewide Education Management Information System H.B. 1 - Section 3301.0714 Amends types of data that must be maintained in the education management information system (EMIS http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pa... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Performance Indicators H.B. 1 - Section 3302.01 and 3302.02 Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1: 3302.01: Amends performance index score to reflect combination of reading and writing tests into ... More... CT Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Report Cards S.B. 940 Adds truancy data to annual school report cards. The bill spells out all data that schools are required to report on an annual basis to the ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 District Reporting Requirements H.B. 3041 Directs the state education agency to develop and maintain a comprehensive schedule that addresses all district reporting requirements (incl... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Student Assessment Data Portal H.B. 3 - Section 48 and 49 Deletes provision that education Internet portal provides secure access to student assessment data. Amends 32.258 to direct the state educat... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Reporting Requirements H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part VIII (Parent and Educator Reports, Campus and District Report Cards) Creates new Subchapter J, "Parent and Educator Reports." Provides that in addition to the indicators adopted under Section 39.053, the commi... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Native American Charter School A.B. 75 Provides that if a school board enters into an agreement with an American Indian tribe to establish a charter school, the board must, upon r... More... CO Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Data Reporting for School Accreditation 1 CCR 301-67 Expands mandatory school age to match current law and revises timelines for implementation of the on-time graduation and completion rates. ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Student Academic Achievement and Growth H.F. 2 Requires the statewide educational accountability and reporting system to measure and separately report the adequate yearly progress of scho... More... OK Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Annual Student College Remediation Reports OAC 210:35-25-4 Requires that a high school representative annually provide for review and discussion a report for each site regarding first-year college pe... More... OK Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Annual Student Dropout Reports to Local School Boards OAC 210:35-25-3 Requires that a school representative annually report the dropouts for each school site that serves students in Grades 7-12 to the local sch... More... TN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Parental Involvement Standards S.B. 293 Requires the Department of Education (DOE) to develop standards for parental involvement in K-12 public schools and include a report on loca... More... CO Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Education Data Reporting Requirements H.B. 1214 Concerns education data reporting requirements; clarifies that the Education Data Advisory Committee is directed to review the reporting req... More... IA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Changes to Miscellaneous Provisions H.B. 687 Deletes several requirements for reporting (i.e., simply the number of graduates, rather than specifying that the number has to be calculate... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Acct. System Pilot Project and Data Collection S.B. 156 Creates an alternative school accountability system pilot project; provides for data collection and analysis; provides for periodic reports ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Accountability System S.B. 1 Section 4, 5 and 7 Repeals provisions relating to rewards for successful schools. Establishes provisions to recognize schools that would have been rewarded und... More... NM Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Reporting of High School Student Results by Higher Ed. Inst. S.B. 152 Requires public post-secondary educational institutions to report annually to public high schools on freshman year outcomes of the students ... More... KY Adopted 02/2009 P-12 School and District Report Cards 703 KAR 5:140 Amends rules regarding content and distribution of school and district report cards. Provides that as accurate, reliable data become availab... More... Accountability--Rewards DE Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Pilot Academic Achievement Awards program S.B. 151 Creates a pilot Academic Achievement Awards program, which would use federal stimulus funds to make financial awards to schools that signifi... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Educator Excellence Awards Program H.B. 709 Adds national board-certified teachers as a group of educators eligible to be awarded stipends for improved student achievement through the ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Teacher and Principal Awards H.B. 3646 - Sections 11-14 Section 11: Provides that the educator excellence fund will be annually funded by an amount determined by legislative appropriation, rather ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Recognition H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part VI (Distinction Designations and Awards) Establishes new Subchapter G, "Distinction Designations". Directs the commissioner at the beginning of each school year to award distinction... More... OK Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 Academic Achievement Award Program H.B. 1575 Amends Academic Achievement Award program to allow for more schools to receive awards (was limited to four). Adds and clarifies award levels... More... TN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Education Pays Pilots H.B. 556 Encourages each local district to develop an Education Pays pilot program for at-risk students to encourage student academic achievement thr... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Accountability H.B. 2261--Section 501-507, Accountability Section 501-507 relates to shared accountability for school and district improvement. Legislature recognizes that comprehensive education fi... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Accountability System S.B. 1 Section 4, 5 and 7 Repeals provisions relating to rewards for successful schools. Establishes provisions to recognize schools that would have been rewarded und... More... Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions NM Adopted 12/2009 P-12 Academic Proficiency, Attendance and Driving Permits NMAC 6.30.11 Establishes requirements for demonstrating 9th grade math & reading proficiency and meeting school attendance standards prior to receiving a... More... GA Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Athletics Participation, No Pass No Play Grades 6-12 GAC 160 -5-1-.18, -.19 Adds that retention of students for athletic purposes is prohibited. Repeals rule 160-5-1-.19 "Grades 6-8: Competitive Interscholastic Activ... More... IL Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision 23 IAC 1.20, .30, .100, .240, .420, .465, .480, .510, .737 Partially from "Notice of Adopted Amendments" in Illinois Register (changes from this rulemaking but not listed below are technical in natur... More... CA Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 CTE Programs at Regional Occupation Centers/Programs S.B. 640 Requires an employer advisory board to recommend measures, criteria and methods to evaluate the skills and knowledge of students in a region... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Leadership of Districts in Financial Trouble H.B. 2674 Authorizes a district under the authority of a Financial Oversight Panel to appoint a district superintendent with a specified certification... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 612 Increases statewide charter school cap and charter school cap for Chicago. Above and beyond caps, permits five Chicago charters (and specifi... More... LA Vetoed 07/2009 P-12 Low-performing Schools H.B. 495 Specifies criteria that exempts a school from being transferred to the state-run Recovery School District, even if the school is low perform... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Accountability Compliance Commission H.B. 1 - Section 3306.34 Provides that a separate accountability compliance commission must be established for each school district for which the state superintenden... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Failure to Comply with Finance Provisions H.B. 1 - Section 3306.33 By July 2011, directs the department of education to provide technical assistance to that either has failed to comply with any applicable ex... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Triggers for Automatic Closure of Community Schools H.B. 1 - Section 3314.35 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Revises the current performance criteria that trigger automatic closure of a community school after July 1, 2009... More... OH Adopted 06/2009 P-12 School Building and District Improvement Planning OAC 3301-13-01, -02, -37-01 thru -12, -56-01 Rescinds and adopts new rules relating to school building and district improvement planning, parent notification and intervention. Requires ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Bonds H.B. 3646 - Sections 69-72 Section 69: Adds new section 45.0531. Authorizes the state board by rule to establish a percentage of the cost value of the permanent school... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Leadership Pilot Program H.B. 3 - Section 9 Clarifies language in Section 11.203 regarding participation in the school leadership pilot program for principals. Specifies that an indivi... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Participation in Teacher Reading Academy H.B. 3 - Section 24 Amends action that triggers a teacher's participation in a teacher reading academy. Former provision required teacher to participate in read... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Schools Liable to Reconstitution, Alternative Management, "Repurposing" H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part V Directs a campus intervention team to assist a reconstituted campus in developing an *updated targeted* improvement plan (former language ca... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Assistance to Low-Performing Districts and Schools H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part IV Amends language regarding actions the commissioner may take as regards a district that does not satisfy accreditation criteria, academic per... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Accepting Support Team Assistance H.B. 1461 Requires schools identified as not making Adequate Yearly Progress to utilize school support team assistance; provides that the support team... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Alternative Governance for Schools in Need of Improvement S.B. 268 Requires district boards of education for schools identified for improvement for a specified number of consecutive years to implement altern... More... NY Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Contracts for Excellence A.B. 157 - Part A, Sections 1-5 Provides that a district that submitted a contract for excellence for the 2008-09 school year must submit a contract for excellence for the ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Accountability H.B. 2261--Section 501-507, Accountability Section 501-507 relates to shared accountability for school and district improvement. Legislature recognizes that comprehensive education fi... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Children First Act of 2009 S.B. 2628 Prohibits public school students in 7th-12th grades who fail to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 from participating in extracurricular activ... More... Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive NM Adopted 12/2009 P-12 Academic Proficiency, Attendance and Driving Permits NMAC 6.30.11 Establishes requirements for demonstrating 9th grade math & reading proficiency and meeting school attendance standards prior to receiving a... More... Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play GA Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Athletics Participation, No Pass No Play Grades 6-12 GAC 160 -5-1-.18, -.19 Adds that retention of students for athletic purposes is prohibited. Repeals rule 160-5-1-.19 "Grades 6-8: Competitive Interscholastic Activ... More... Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers CA Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 King City Joint Union High School District S.B. 130 Expresses the intent of the Legislature to provide emergency apportionment assistance to the King City Joint Union High School District and ... More... LA Vetoed 07/2009 P-12 Low-performing Schools H.B. 495 Specifies criteria that exempts a school from being transferred to the state-run Recovery School District, even if the school is low perform... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Accountability Compliance Commission H.B. 1 - Section 3306.34 Provides that a separate accountability compliance commission must be established for each school district for which the state superintenden... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Failure to Comply with Finance Provisions H.B. 1 - Section 3306.33 By July 2011, directs the department of education to provide technical assistance to that either has failed to comply with any applicable ex... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Assistance to Low-Performing Districts and Schools H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part IV Amends language regarding actions the commissioner may take as regards a district that does not satisfy accreditation criteria, academic per... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Alternative Governance for Schools in Need of Improvement S.B. 268 Requires district boards of education for schools identified for improvement for a specified number of consecutive years to implement altern... More... Accountability--School Improvement IL Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision 23 IAC 1.20, .30, .100, .240, .420, .465, .480, .510, .737 Partially from "Notice of Adopted Amendments" in Illinois Register (changes from this rulemaking but not listed below are technical in natur... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 612 Increases statewide charter school cap and charter school cap for Chicago. Above and beyond caps, permits five Chicago charters (and specifi... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Innovation, Intervention, and Restructuring Task Force S.B. 2119 Creates, in accordance with the goals outlined in the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Innovation, Intervention, ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Accountability Compliance Commission H.B. 1 - Section 3306.34 Provides that a separate accountability compliance commission must be established for each school district for which the state superintenden... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Model Peer Assistance and Review Program H.B. 1 - Section 265.70.50 By December 31, 2010, directs the department of education, in consultation with the educator standards board, to develop a model peer assist... More... NC Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Requires School Improvement Plans to be Data-Driven H.B. 1446 Amends the law relating to school improvement plans; requires that such plans be data-driven; requires school improvement teams to analyze s... More... NV Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Accountability S.B. 389 Relates to public schools that are designated as demonstrating need for improvement; eliminates the requirement for the Department of Educat... More... NV Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Improvement of Public Schools NAC 385 Revises the criteria for designation of a public school as demonstrating exemplary, high or adequate achievement or need for improvement and... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Leadership Pilot Program for Principals H.B. 4435 Clarifies requirement for mandatory participation in the School Leadership Pilot Program for Principals. Specifies that only a principal who... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Leadership Pilot Program H.B. 3 - Section 9 Clarifies language in Section 11.203 regarding participation in the school leadership pilot program for principals. Specifies that an indivi... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Regional Education Service Center Plans H.B. 3 - Section 4 Modifies content of improvement plans regional education service centers must annually develop to describe services to be provided schools i... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Assistance to Low-Performing Districts and Schools H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part IV Amends language regarding actions the commissioner may take as regards a district that does not satisfy accreditation criteria, academic per... More... FL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Florida's Equal Opportunity in Education Act - School Improvement and Accountability H.B. 991 Designates the "Florida's Equal Opportunity in Education Act"; revises provisions relating to powers & duties of district school boards to i... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Inner City Schools Rescue Program H.B. 1837 Authorizes the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to establish the Inner City Schools Rescue program; states purpose of the program... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Improving Parents' Access to Public School Data S.B. 943 Improves student achievement and closes achievement gaps among student subgroups by providing public access to comprehensive school improvem... More... MS Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Task Force on Failing Schools Districts S.B. 2288 Continues the task force to study and report on the status of failing schools and school districts, effectiveness measures for improvement o... More... NY Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Contracts for Excellence A.B. 157 - Part A, Sections 1-5 Provides that a district that submitted a contract for excellence for the 2008-09 school year must submit a contract for excellence for the ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Accountability H.B. 2261--Section 501-507, Accountability Section 501-507 relates to shared accountability for school and district improvement. Legislature recognizes that comprehensive education fi... More... OH Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Exemptions from Statutes/Rules OAC 3301-46-01 Authorizes the governing board of any educational service center, or the administrative authority of any chartered nonpublic school to submi... More... Adult Basic Education UT Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Adult Education Programs R277-733 Changes the percentage and the criteria for which funds are allocated to local Adult Education programs consistent with findings from the st... More... KY Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Combined Work/Postsecondary Education Program H.B. 3A - Section 19 Establishes ""Metropolitan College" as a nonprofit consortium that includes educational institutions in the Commonwealth and the qualified t... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Interagency Literacy Council H.B. 4328 Establishes the Interagency Literacy Council for the study, promotion and enhancement of literacy in the state. Specifies that one of the du... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Increasing Workforce in High-Demand and "Green" Occupations H.B. 1935 and H.B. 3, Section 64 Establishes the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant program and fund to award grants to public junior colleges and public technical in... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Adult Literacy Grants A.B. 75 Eliminates provision that no adult literacy grant may exceed $10,000. Page 468 of 692: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/acts/09Act28.p... More... FL Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Relating to Career and Adult Education S.B. 1616 Requires the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability shall submit a report on workforce education programs for occup... More... OR Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Community College Tuition/Fees H.B. 2011 Directs State Board of Higher Education and community college district boards to permit Oregon residents 65 years of age or older to audit c... More... NE Signed into law 04/2009 Community College Vocational Training for Public Assistance Recipients L.B. 458 Provides for vocational training for public assistance recipients; provides that for creating the self-sufficiency contract and meeting the ... More... Assessment AR Adopted 12/2009 P-12 End-of-Course Assessments and Remediation 005.15.09 Adopts rules governing public school end-of-course assessments and remediation. Provides that beginning with the 2009-10 school year and eac... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Evaluation of STAR Assessment Program A.B. 476 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to contract with an independent evaluator by April 2010 for evaluation of the Standardized... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 College-Readiness Tests S.B. 511 Requires the department to ensure that a California Standards Test that is augmented for the purpose of determining readiness for college-le... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Prairie State Achievement Exam S.B. 2014 Reduces the number of opportunities to take the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) from two to one during the spring semester of g... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Writing and Social Studies Assessments H.B. 1 - Section 265.20.18 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Prohibits the administration of the elementary writing and social studies assessments during the 2009-10 and 2... More... AK Adopted 06/2009 P-12 CURRICULUM 4 AAC 6.715, .717 Amends rules concerning work ready/college ready transitional skills assessments. ... More... DE Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Eliminating the DSTP S.B. 68 Eliminates the DSTP; requires its replacement beginning in the 2010-2011 school year with a test administered in English language arts and m... More... NV Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Norm-Referenced Assessment S.B. 416 Relates to the administration of certain tests, examinations and assessments by the boards of trustees of school districts; suspends tempora... More... NY Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Using Inservice Days to Rate State Assessments Title 8 NYCRR 175.5 Amends rule to extend to 2013 the provision allowing use of up to two professional development days for teacher scoring of state assessments... More... OH Adopted 06/2009 P-12 State Assessments OAC 3301-13-02 Clarifies circumstances under which a student may be excused from taking a state test required at the student's grade level. Clarifies that ... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Assessments S.B. 976 Relates to a certain required assessment of students in grade 10; requires the Department of Education to grant a waiver for a school distri... More... TN Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Dates of Assessments H.B. 1393 Requires commissioner to establish dates for the administration of assessments required for graduation that provide the maximum number of in... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 State and National Norms of Test Averages S.B. 759 Relates to certain standards for group-administered achievement tests used by school districts; requires that state and national norms of av... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 College-Ready Indicators on End-of-Course Assessments H.B. 3 - Section 27 Eliminates provision that a student's performance on a college-ready question on an end-of-course assessment may not be used to determine th... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 College Readiness Standards H.B. 3 - Section 53, Part I Defines "college-readiness" as the level of preparation a student must attain in English language arts and math to enroll and succeed, witho... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Student Assessment Data Portal H.B. 3 - Section 48 and 49 Deletes provision that education Internet portal provides secure access to student assessment data. Amends 32.258 to direct the state educat... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Annual Improvement Needed for Student Success on Assessments H.B. 3 - Section 58 Previous legislation on measuring annual improvement from one year to the next required the state education agency to determine the necessar... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 End-of-Course Assessments and Exit Exam Transition H.B. 3 - Section 54 Repeals existing language on means to determine completion of end-of-course assessment requirements. Replaces with language requiring studen... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Determining Performance Standards on State Assessments H.B. 3 - Section 53, Part II Transfers from the state board to the commissioner the duty of determining the performance level considered satisfactory on specified assess... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Limiting Test Prep H.B. 3 - Section 55 Amends 39.0262. Specifies that a district may not administer locally-required assessments designed to prepare students for state-administere... More... FL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Public Records Law Exemption for Information Obtained in a Department of Education Testing Impropriety Investigation H.B. 895 Provides an exemption from public records requirements for personally identifiable information of any personnel of any school district or po... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 State Assessment System H.F. 2 Aligns high school tests with required academic standards.  Strikes the requirement for constructed response questions.  Makes GRAD tests ap... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 College and Career-Readiness Workgroup H.F. 2 Establishes a college and career-readiness workgroup headed jointly by MDE and the U of M to evaluate and make recommendations to the commis... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Assessment - Formative & Summative H.B. 1400 - Secs. 22, 24, 25 Assessment Requires districts to administer annually to students in grades 2-10 the measures of academic progress test or any other interim assessment ... More... OR Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Assessment H.B. 2362 Allows Department of Education to make available assessment system that measures student's progress in achieving academic content standards ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 College and Career Readiness Planning Program Act H.B. 1808 Creates the College and Career Readiness Planning Program Act. Defines "college and career readiness". Beginning with the 2010-11 school yea... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Accomodations for Students with Difficulty with Sensory Processing S.B. 358 Allows reasonable accommodation by the Department of Education and each school district for a student who has difficulty with sensory proces... More... NV Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Proficiency Examinations NAC 389 Revises various provisions governing proficiency examinations, include pass of proficiency examinations and an alternative method to demonst... More... UT Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Exemption from U-PASS Testing Requirements R277-705 Adds a new section regarding student achievement testing exceptions. Provides the state board may exempt a district or charter school from U... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Assessment S.B. 5414 Relates to statewide assessments and curricula; states findings of the Legislature; requires the superintendent of public instruction to rev... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Interim Assessment System S.B. 1 Section 19 Directs the the state board of education and the state department of education, prior to the development and implementation of a new state a... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Transition to New Assessment and Accountability System S.B. 1 Section 18 Provides that whereas it is imperative that schools, administrators, teachers, parents and policymakers maintain high expectations for stude... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Online Writing Assessment H.B. 334 Modifies the State Performance Assessment System for Students by requiring online writing assessments in grades 5 and 8. Encourages a school... More... WA Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Assessment Requirement Appeals WAC 392-501-600, -601, -602 Complies with legislative directive to implement procedures allowing student rights to appeal state assessment requirements under conditions... More... LA Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Revisions to End of Course Tests LAC 28:CXI.1801, 1803, 1805, 1807, 1809, 1811, 1813, 1815, 1817 Amends rules relating to statewide assessment standards and practices, specifically, End of Course Tests (EOCT). http://doa.louisiana.gov/... More... SD Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Repeals Academic Achievement Test Advisory Council H.B. 1045 Repeals the provisions for the state Academic Achievement Test Advisory Council. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2009/Bills/HB1045ENR.pdf... More... TX Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills 19 TAC 2.101.B.101.23 Sets the standard of satisfactory performance on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), as appropriate for the reading and mat... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Industry Certification and State Licensure Examinations H.B. 2517 Directs the Board of Education in prescribing Standards of Learning assessments to also provide the option of industry certification and sta... More... FL Adopted 01/2009 P-12 COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM FAC 6A-1.094221 Amends rule to provide guidance relating to the statewide public school student progression law eliminating social promotion by removing the... More... NM Adopted 01/2009 P-12 High School Assessment System NMAC 6.19.7.1, .2, .3, .4, .5, .6, .7, .8, .9, .10, .11 The objective of this rule is to establish procedures for implementing the high school readiness assessment system, including: (a) the proce... More... Assessment--Accommodations IL Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision 23 IAC 1.20, .30, .100, .240, .420, .465, .480, .510, .737 Partially from "Notice of Adopted Amendments" in Illinois Register (changes from this rulemaking but not listed below are technical in natur... More... OH Adopted 06/2009 P-12 State Assessments OAC 3301-13-02 Clarifies circumstances under which a student may be excused from taking a state test required at the student's grade level. Clarifies that ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 State Assessments H.B. 3 - Section 50 through 52 Directs the state education agency, in developing state assessments for math, reading, writing, social studies and science for grades 3-8, t... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Accommodations and Exemptions H.B. 3 - Section 56 Whereas former language allowed students with an IEP to be exempted from criterion-referenced assessments in grades 3-8, end-of-course asses... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Accomodations for Students with Difficulty with Sensory Processing S.B. 358 Allows reasonable accommodation by the Department of Education and each school district for a student who has difficulty with sensory proces... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Assessment of Exceptional Students S.B. 1 Section 20 Requires the state department of education and state board, as they revise the state assessment and accountability system for implementation... More... KY Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Special Populations in the State-Required Assessment 703 KAR 5:070 Establishes procedures for the inclusion of special student populations in the State-required assessment and accountability programs. http:/... More... LA Adopted 02/2009 P-12 State LEAP Alternative Assessments LAC 28:CXI.Chapter 19, 1901 to 1925 Amends rules relating to LEAP Alternate Assessments. http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v111/28v111.doc#_Toc222644588... More... TX Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills 19 TAC 2.101.B.101.23 Sets the standard of satisfactory performance on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), as appropriate for the reading and mat... More... Assessment--College Entrance Exams IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Prairie State Achievement Exam S.B. 2014 Reduces the number of opportunities to take the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) from two to one during the spring semester of g... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Assessment - Formative & Summative H.B. 1400 - Secs. 22, 24, 25 Assessment Requires districts to administer annually to students in grades 2-10 the measures of academic progress test or any other interim assessment ... More... UT Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Exemption from U-PASS Testing Requirements R277-705 Adds a new section regarding student achievement testing exceptions. Provides the state board may exempt a district or charter school from U... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 State Assessment System S.B. 1 Section 2(3), 6, 9 and 11 Repeals language referring to the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS). Directs the state board, using the revised content stan... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Interim Assessment System S.B. 1 Section 19 Directs the the state board of education and the state department of education, prior to the development and implementation of a new state a... More... Assessment--Computer Based TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 State Assessments H.B. 3 - Section 50 through 52 Directs the state education agency, in developing state assessments for math, reading, writing, social studies and science for grades 3-8, t... More... UT Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Exemption from U-PASS Testing Requirements R277-705 Adds a new section regarding student achievement testing exceptions. Provides the state board may exempt a district or charter school from U... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Online Writing Assessment H.B. 334 Modifies the State Performance Assessment System for Students by requiring online writing assessments in grades 5 and 8. Encourages a school... More... Assessment--End-of-Course OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 State Assessment System H.B. 1 - Section 3301.079, 3301.0710, 3301.0711, 3301.0712 Replaces all references to "tests" to "assessments". Section 3301.079: Existing law requires the state board to inform all districts when an... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 State Assessments H.B. 3 - Section 50 through 52 Directs the state education agency, in developing state assessments for math, reading, writing, social studies and science for grades 3-8, t... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Reporting Requirements H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part VIII (Parent and Educator Reports, Campus and District Report Cards) Creates new Subchapter J, "Parent and Educator Reports." Provides that in addition to the indicators adopted under Section 39.053, the commi... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 State Assessment System S.B. 1 Section 2(3), 6, 9 and 11 Repeals language referring to the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS). Directs the state board, using the revised content stan... More... Assessment--Formative/Interim OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 State Assessment System H.B. 1 - Section 3301.079, 3301.0710, 3301.0711, 3301.0712 Replaces all references to "tests" to "assessments". Section 3301.079: Existing law requires the state board to inform all districts when an... More... DE Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Eliminating the DSTP S.B. 68 Eliminates the DSTP; requires its replacement beginning in the 2010-2011 school year with a test administered in English language arts and m... More... GA Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 Dropout Prevention S.B. 178 Section 10, Part 2 Directs the state board of education to develop an evidence-based model program for chronically low-performing high schools receiving a refo... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Assessment - Formative & Summative H.B. 1400 - Secs. 22, 24, 25 Assessment Requires districts to administer annually to students in grades 2-10 the measures of academic progress test or any other interim assessment ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 2343 Relates to achieving savings in education programs by revising provisions relating to diagnostic assessments, classified staff training, con... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 State Assessment System S.B. 1 Section 2(3), 6, 9 and 11 Repeals language referring to the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS). Directs the state board, using the revised content stan... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Remediation and College Completion S.B. 1 Section 21 Provides that the general assembly finds the continuing high rates of postsecondary remediation totally unacceptable and an unwarranted addi... More... KY Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Extended School Services 704 KAR 3:390 Establishes requirements for extended school services. Defines "A5 program" as an alternative program with no attendance boundaries, serving... More... NM Adopted 01/2009 P-12 High School Assessment System NMAC 6.19.7.1, .2, .3, .4, .5, .6, .7, .8, .9, .10, .11 The objective of this rule is to establish procedures for implementing the high school readiness assessment system, including: (a) the proce... More... Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 NAEP Participation H.B. 1 - Section 265.50.40 Existing Section 3301.27 provides the state department of education "may require school districts to administer tests in addition to those o... More... Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 State Assessment System H.B. 1 - Section 3301.079, 3301.0710, 3301.0711, 3301.0712 Replaces all references to "tests" to "assessments". Section 3301.079: Existing law requires the state board to inform all districts when an... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 State Assessment System S.B. 1 Section 2(3), 6, 9 and 11 Repeals language referring to the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS). Directs the state board, using the revised content stan... More... Assessment--Value Added TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 State Assessments H.B. 3 - Section 50 through 52 Directs the state education agency, in developing state assessments for math, reading, writing, social studies and science for grades 3-8, t... More... At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Notice of Consequences of Dropping Out A.B. 374 Requires the superintendent of public instruction to produce a consequences of dropping out notice to inform pupils of the consequences of d... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Preschool Enrollment for Children of Juvenile Court Wards A.B. 769 States findings and declarations regarding children of youth who are in custody, or on probation or in the foster care system. Requires prio... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Annual Report on Dropouts S.B. 651 Requires the superintendent of public instruction by August 2011 to submit a report called the Annual Report on Dropouts in the state. Requi... More... CA Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Foster Student Eligibility for Extracurricular Activities A.B. 81 Requires that a foster child who changes residences pursuant to a court order or decision of a child welfare worker be immediately deemed to... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Ensuring Success in School Task Force H.B. 605 Requires the Ensuring Success in School Task Force, created to address the educational and related needs of elementary and secondary educati... More... NC Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Personal Education Plans for Students At Risk of Academic Failure H.B. 804 Provides that a personal education plan must be made no later than the end of the first quarter, or after a teacher has had up to nine weeks... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 612 Increases statewide charter school cap and charter school cap for Chicago. Above and beyond caps, permits five Chicago charters (and specifi... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Community College Dropout Recovery S.B. 1796 Establishes the Illinois Hope and Opportunity Pathways through Education (IHOPE) Program, to be adminstered by the state board of education,... More... MO Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Dropout Prevention S.B. 291--Persistence to Graduation Fund Creates the Persistence to Graduation Fund. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will establish a procedure for school districts... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Governor's Closing the Achievement Gap Initiative H.B. 1 - Section 3306.31 and 265.70.80 Specifies that the following provisions apply to any district with a three-year average graduation rate at or below 80%. Requires each such ... More... CO Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Colorado Youth Challenge Corps Program H.B. 1280 Creates the Colorado Youth Challenge Corps Program Act; authorizes the department of military and veterans affairs department to operate a r... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Early Intervention Program H.B. 282 Reauthorizes the early intervention program for at- risk children and their families in certain parishes. The purpose of the program shall b... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Improving Graduation Rates S.B. 316 Provides for comprehensive approach to improve graduation rates and ensure college and career readiness for high school students. Provides f... More... ME Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Center of Excellence for At-risk Students S.B. 528 Establishes the Center of Excellence for At-risk Students to provide a comprehensive, on-site course of instruction for youth at risk of fai... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Flexible School Day Program Courses H.B. 1297 Relates to optional flexible school day program courses offered by school districts to enable students to earn course credit under certain c... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 At-Risk Definition H.B. 2703 Provides that a student is not considered at risk of dropping out of school if the student was retained in prekindergarten or kindergarten s... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Community College Postsec. Charter Schools Run by Two-Years H.B. 1423 Allows public junior colleges (two-year institutions) to be granted charters to operate open-enrollment charter schools, including on the ju... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Comprehensive Review of School Finance Weights, Allotments and Adjustments H.B. 3646 - Section 65 Adds new Subchapter I in Chapter 42 of Education Code. Establishes the Select Committee on Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Ad... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Programs to Improve High School and College Completion S.B. 2258 Amends various provisions in Section 29.098 related to intensive summer programs for public school students and to college readiness program... More... AL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Dropout Prevention S.B. 334 Increases the upper mandatory school age to 17 while retaining existing exceptions for certain students. Allows a student over the age of 17... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Dropout Prevention Pilot Program S.B. 123 Creates the healthy choices dropout prevention pilot program in the department of education to reduce the dropout rate of adolescent student... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Dropout Prevention Office H.B. 1243 Creates the office of dropout prevention and student re-engagement in the department of education to collaborate with local education provid... More... GA Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 Dropout Prevention S.B. 178 Section 10, Part 2 Directs the state board of education to develop an evidence-based model program for chronically low-performing high schools receiving a refo... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Student Performance Strategist H.B. 1400 - Sec. 8, Strategist Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, each district must have available one full-time equivalent student performance strategist for every ... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 At-Risk, Middle School A.B. 487 Requires the development of an academic plan for pupils enrolling in their initial year at a middle school or junior high school; requires s... More... OH Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Career-Based Intervention Programs OAC 3301-61-05 and -18 Establishes criteria for career-based intervention (CBI) programs, which provides grade 7-12 students who are disadvantaged (either academic... More... OK Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Annual Student Dropout Reports to Local School Boards OAC 210:35-25-3 Requires that a school representative annually report the dropouts for each school site that serves students in Grades 7-12 to the local sch... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Performance Review for Districts with High Poverty S.B. 473 Authorizes the Office of Accountability to conduct a performance review program to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the budget ... More... AL Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Alabama Select Commission on High School Graduation and Student Dropouts S.J.R. 24 Establishes the Alabama Select Commission on High School Graduation and Student Dropouts. Directs the commission to study the problems and p... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Project Graduation Commission H.B. 1956 Creates the Arkansas project graduation commission to investigate high school dropout prevention strategies, analyze the relationship betwee... More... IN Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Dropout Prevention H.B. 1343 Creates the dropout prevention fund, to be administered by the Department of Education, to provide money for school corporation programs tha... More... OK Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Mentorship Programs to Reduce Dropouts H.B. 1050 New law. Directs the state department to encourage school districts to develop mentorship programs aimed at reducing drop-out rates; specifi... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 At-Risk H.B. 1492 Authorizes subcontractors participating in the Independent Youth Housing Program to use program monies to pay for professional mental health... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Alternative Program H.B. 1505 Authorizes diversion for sexually exploited juveniles that provides services to include housing, mental health counseling, education, employ... More... GA Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Grant Programs GAC 96-1-.01, .04, .05, .07 Establishes guidelines for the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Treatment grant program, the Abstinence Until Marriage grant program, the... More... KS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 At-Risk S.B. 40 Relates to the At-risk Education Council. Makes a repeal. Chapter 2009-18 http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/40.pdf... More... KY Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Extended School Services 704 KAR 3:390 Establishes requirements for extended school services. Defines "A5 program" as an alternative program with no attendance boundaries, serving... More... TX Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Communities in Schools Program 19 TAC 2.89.EE.89.1501 -1503, .1505, .1507, .1509, .1511 Establishes definitions and an equitable funding formula for local Communities In Schools (CIS) Programs for youth dropout prevention.... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Students At-Risk for Long-Term Suspension H.B. 1945 Provides that a school division may assign a student deemed at-risk for a long-term suspension to a regional alternative education program; ... More... At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Alternative Education H.B. 1425 Existing policy requires a county with a population greater than 125,000 to develop a juvenile justice alternative education program. This p... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Alternative Learning Centers H.F. 2 Establishes parameters for alternative learning centers, alternative learning programs, and contract alternative programs. https://www.revi... More... MS Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Alternative Schools and Workforce Development S.B. 2575 Authorizes students assigned to alternative schools to attend workforce training programs; requires each school district having an alternati... More... VA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Alternative Education for Students Charged with an Offense H.B. 2341 Provides that pending the decision by the division superintendent as to whether to require that a student charged with an offense involving ... More... KY Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Extended School Services 704 KAR 3:390 Establishes requirements for extended school services. Defines "A5 program" as an alternative program with no attendance boundaries, serving... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Students At-Risk for Long-Term Suspension H.B. 1945 Provides that a school division may assign a student deemed at-risk for a long-term suspension to a regional alternative education program; ... More... At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Performance-enhancing Substance Testing H.B. 272 Repeals provision effective July 2011. Requires the Illinois High School Association to prohibit a student from participating in an associat... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Administration of Prescription Drugs to Students H.B. 1 - Section 3313.713 Effective July 1, 2011, permits only district employees who are licensed health professionals, or who have completed a drug administration t... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 In-Service Training on Violence Prevention H.B. 1 - Section 3319.073 Partially from DOE summary of H.B. 1: Extends to public middle and high schools a requirement that under existing law applies to public ele... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Student Health H.B. 5051 Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Youth Authority for certain biennial expenses; limits biennial expenditures from fees, money... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Alcohol Awareness in the Health Curriculum S.B. 1344 Directs the state board, in adopting the essential knowledge and skills (state standards) for the health curriculum, to adopt essential know... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Appropriation for Substance Abuse Prevention H.B. 315 Appropriates moneys to the Department of Health and Welfare for substance abuse services in the Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Pro... More... Attendance CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Excused Absence to Participate in Civic Engagement Activities A.B. 796 Amends existing law that authorizes a pupil to be excused from school for specified reasons. Includes civic engagement activities offered by... More... NV Rule Adoption 10/2009 P-12 CREDIT GRANTED NAC 389.670 Revises provisions governing credit granted for a specific course of study without having attended regularly scheduled classes. www.leg.sta... More... NV Rule Adoption 10/2009 P-12 ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE NAC 387.048, .215 Revises provisions governing the reasons listed in the master register of enrollment and attendance for withdrawal of a pupil. www.leg.stat... More... WI Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 A.B. 119 Beginning on September 1, 2011, a school board may not enroll a child in the first grade in a school in the school district, including in a ... More... ND Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Student Absences S.B. 2217 Requires teachers to notify administrators when a student is absent without an excuse. Requires administrators to investigate the absence. P... More... ND Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Entrance Ages, Upper Statutory Age H.B. 1378 Modifies 15.1-06-01. Changes the cut-off date for enrollment in grade one from September first to August first. For kindergarten, the cut-of... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Excused Absences for Extracurricular Activities H.B. 1 - Section 3321.041 Defines "extracurricular activity". Requires districts to provide students with up to four days of excused absence per school year for a stu... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Truancy and Tardiness Policies H.B. 731 Spells out policies for habitual absence and tardiness of students, including penalties for violations by parents and legal guardians or cus... More... LA Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Attendance for Military Family Students LAC 28:CXV.1103 Allows excused absences for students for visitation with a parent who is a member of the Armed Forces or the National Guard of a state and s... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Excused Absence to Visit Colleges H.B. 2542 Allows districts to grant excused absences for juniors and seniors visiting institutions of higher education. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/t... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Student Election Clerks S.B. 1134 Allows certain high school students to serve as election clerks. Provides an excused absence for such service. Adds new section 33.092 allow... More... AL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Interstate Military Compact H.B. 438 Adds Alabama to the Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, an interstate compact to address the education t... More... GA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Military Students S.B. 114 Provides for the transfer of students who are military dependents into a local school system. Provides that students must be placed in grade... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Enrollment of a Teacher's Child in Nonresident District S.B. 847 Allows a student whose parent or guardian is employed by a school district or educational service cooperative to continue attendance at a no... More... MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Suspension/Expulsion -- not for Attendance Offenses only H.B. 660; S.B. 241 Prohibits a principal from suspending or expelling a student from school solely for attendance-related offenses. http://mlis.state.md.us/200... More... MS Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Superintendent Approval of Absences for Medical and Dental Appointments H.B. 525 Deletes the requirement that the school superintendent must approve student absences for medical and dental appointments. Authorizes a desig... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Compulsory Attendance and Unexcused Absenses S.B. 189 Changes terms and notice provisions of compulsory attendance policies; clarifies how unexcused absences are determined; requires reports. ht... More... AR Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Educational Sucess for Military Children H.B. 1400 Removes barriers to educational success for military children. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB1400.pdf... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Missed Days Due to Weather H.B. 322 Allows a local board of education in a county identified as a federal disaster area because of Tropical Storm Ike and the severe weather sto... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Children of Civilian Military Employees S.B. 39 Relates to students of civilian military employees; provides students of civilian military employees the same rights as students of military... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Excused School Absence H.B. 124 Requires a school principal to give up to 10 days excused school absence for children of Armed Forces servicemembers if the parent is statio... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Education Policies for Military Children H.B. 194 Adds 53A-11-1401 through -1404, collectively known as Education Policies for Military Children. Provides definitions. Allows for certain exc... More... AR Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 School Attendance Laws S.B. 295 Ensures consistent public school attendance laws. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/SB295.pdf... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Sufficient Cause for Suspension H.B. 1794 Provides that the sufficient cause necessary to suspend a student cannot rest solely on instances of tardiness or truancy. http://leg1.state... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Suspension of Driver's License Due to Truancy H.B. 1826 Provides for the suspension of the driver's license or learner's permit of any minor who has 10 or more unexcused absences from public schoo... More... CO Adopted 01/2009 P-12 Attendence and Truancy Data 1 CCR 301-78 Provides specificity for consistency in reporting attendance and truancy data across school districts and BOCES. Allows the usage these indi... More... Attendance--Compulsory IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Sick Leave and Compulsory Schooling Exemptions H.B. 645 Allows a school board to require a certificate from a licensed chiropractic physician as a basis for pay after an absence of 3 days for pers... More... MO Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Compulsory Age S.B. 291--School Flex Program Act established school flex program allowing eligible students in 11th and 12th grades to attend school a minimum of two instructional hours... More... AL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Dropout Prevention S.B. 334 Increases the upper mandatory school age to 17 while retaining existing exceptions for certain students. Allows a student over the age of 17... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Attendance S.B. 1017 Amends existing law relating to attendance at schools; revises a provision relating to school attendance requirements; revises a provision r... More... MS Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Superintendent Approval of Absences for Medical and Dental Appointments H.B. 525 Deletes the requirement that the school superintendent must approve student absences for medical and dental appointments. Authorizes a desig... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Compulsory Attendance and Unexcused Absenses S.B. 189 Changes terms and notice provisions of compulsory attendance policies; clarifies how unexcused absences are determined; requires reports. ht... More... Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) WI Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 A.B. 119 Beginning on September 1, 2011, a school board may not enroll a child in the first grade in a school in the school district, including in a ... More... ND Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Entrance Ages, Upper Statutory Age H.B. 1378 Modifies 15.1-06-01. Changes the cut-off date for enrollment in grade one from September first to August first. For kindergarten, the cut-of... More... Attendance--Truancy IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Truancy Reporting S.B. 1977 - Truancy Reporting Existing language requires reporting of truancy data only in Chicago. Amendment requires all regional superintendents, district superintende... More... ND Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Student Absences S.B. 2217 Requires teachers to notify administrators when a student is absent without an excuse. Requires administrators to investigate the absence. P... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Truancy and Tardiness Policies H.B. 731 Spells out policies for habitual absence and tardiness of students, including penalties for violations by parents and legal guardians or cus... More... MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Suspension/Expulsion -- not for Attendance Offenses only H.B. 660; S.B. 241 Prohibits a principal from suspending or expelling a student from school solely for attendance-related offenses. http://mlis.state.md.us/200... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Compulsory Attendance and Unexcused Absenses S.B. 189 Changes terms and notice provisions of compulsory attendance policies; clarifies how unexcused absences are determined; requires reports. ht... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Truancy S.B. 5881 Changes provisions involving truancy; related to a requirement that a school inform a child's parent if the child fails to attend school; pr... More... CO Adopted 01/2009 P-12 Attendence and Truancy Data 1 CCR 301-78 Provides specificity for consistency in reporting attendance and truancy data across school districts and BOCES. Allows the usage these indi... More... Background Checks OH Signed into law 12/2009 P-12 Background Checks of School Bus/Van Drivers H.B. 19 - School Bus/Van Drivers Directs the department to amend rule 3301-83-23 of the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) that took effect August 27, 2009, and that specifies t... More... UT Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Background Checks During Teacher Licensure Renewal R277-501 Provides a new section that requires all licensed Utah educators when renewing their Utah educator licenses to submit fingerprints for a bac... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Certificate to Supervise or Coach Student Activity A.B. 1025 Requires a noncertified candidate, prior to assuming a paid or volunteer position to supervise, direct, or coach a pupil activity program sp... More... UT Adopted 09/2009 P-12 Background Checks and Reporting of Employee Arrests R277-516 Provides procedures for requiring licensed public education employees to report certain types of arrests, including sex-, drug- or alcohol-r... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Teacher Conduct, Licensure Suspension and Revocation S.B. 2071 Provides that it is a state attorney's duty to notify the state superintendent of education, the applicable regional superintendent of schoo... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 1977 - Charter Schools Requires charter schools to run criminal history records checks and checks of the Statewide Child Murderer and Violent Offender Against Yout... More... OH Rule Adoption 08/2009 P-12 Employment of Individuals with Criminal Convictions OAC 3301-20-01, -03, -83-23 Rescinds and establishes new rules regarding employment of individuals in positions that require a license and licensure of individuals with... More... AL Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Alabama Educator Code of Ethics 290-4-1 Adds section creating the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics. Identifies nine areas of standards of conduct, including teacher/student relation... More... NY Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Employee's Conditional Status A.B. 8564 Clarifies that a district, charter school, or BOCES employee's conditional status ends 45 days after notification of clearance for employmen... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Background Checks H.B. 1 - Section 3319.291, 3319.391 and 3327.10 Provides that an individual applying for any certificate, license or permit or for the renewal of any certificate, license or permit is not ... More... ID Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Uniformity IDAPA 08.02.02 Amends rules relating to uniformity. Includes definitions and addresses the process of obtaining a criminal history check for applicants for... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Background Checks and Disclosure Requirements H.B. 741 Addresses the hiring of employees by local public school boards and the disclosure of information of certain instances of sexual misconduct,... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Background Checks S.B. 66 Allows Department of Education to conduct criminal records checks of person who is employed or applying for employment by department or who ... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Fingerprinting S.B. 46 Allows Department of Education to require fingerprints of all new hires of school districts or private schools; requires department to deter... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Teacher Ethics S.B. 47 Allows Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to issue public reprimand or to suspend or revoke right to apply for license or registrati... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Preliminary Evaluation of License Eligibility H.B. 963 Adds new Subchapter D, "Preliminary Evaluation of License Eligibility" to Chapter 53, Occupations Code. Authorizes an individual to request ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Background Checks H.B. 2730 - Sections 6.11, 9A.03 Requires an entity subcontracting with a district, charter school or shared services agreement to obtain a criminal record information for e... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Child Abuse and Teacher Certification H.B. 2876 Relates to the authority of an administrative law judge to order the release of information concerning a child abuse and neglect investigati... More... AL Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Background Checks for Teacher Preparation Candidates S.B. 270 Requires each applicant for admission to a teacher preparation program at a two-year or four-year institution to complete a criminal history... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Modifies School Background Check Requirements H.B. 523 Modifies school background check requirements relating to disciplinary actions. Deletes a portion of the provision relating to sexual miscon... More... OR Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Background Checks H.B. 2062 Requires applicant for position with school district to submit list of current and past employers and to provide written authorization and r... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Checks for all Public School Employees and Bus Drivers H.B. 1450 Enhances the safety of children by requiring central registry checks for all public school employees and bus drivers. http://www.arkleg.stat... More... IN Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Background Checks, Student Discipline H.B. 1462 Exempts a postsecondary educational institution from paying a fee for a limited pre-employment criminal history record; requires school corp... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Background Checks H.B. 1852 Eliminates the requirement that the Washington State Patrol charge school districts and educational service districts for only the increment... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Background Check for Parent Members of School Councils S.B. 148 Requires a criminal records check for parent members of school-based decision making councils. Allows members to serve prior to the report b... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Reasonable Steps to Determine Subjects of a Case of Child Abuse H.B. 1679 Clarifies that a local school board must take reasonable steps to determine whether an applicant, who has resided in another state within th... More... Bilingual/ESL IL Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision 23 IAC 1.20, .30, .100, .240, .420, .465, .480, .510, .737 Partially from "Notice of Adopted Amendments" in Illinois Register (changes from this rulemaking but not listed below are technical in natur... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Teacher Certification A.B. 239 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue the authorization to provide services to limited-English-proficient pupils to an... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Bringing Interpreter to School Meetings A.B. 1510 Authorizes parents or guardians of English learners to bring an oral language interpreter to all conferences, meetings or proceedings held a... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Including Improving English Proficiency in State Accountability System A.B. 1435 Relates to the advisory committee on the creation of the Academic Performance Index and the implementation of the Immediate Intervention/Und... More... ND Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Caseload Criteria for ELL Teachers S.B. 2212 From the fiscal note: Section 1 requires the establishment of caseload criteria for English Language Learner teachers. Section 2 provides fo... More... NY Vetoed 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. Minority Mental Health Act A.B. 5055 Enacts the Minority Mental Health Act. Establishes the Division of Minority Mental Health within the Office of Mental Health. Provides the d... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 City-Wide Council on English Language Learners A.B. 8903 - City-Wide Council on English Language Learners Creates a [New York City] City-Wide Council on English Language Learners. Provides the council has the power to: (1) Advise and comment on ... More... NY Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Supplementary Bilingual Education Extension Title 8 NYCRR 80-2.9, 80-4.3, 80-5.18 Creates a three-year, non-renewable supplementary bilingual education extension to authorize a pupil personnel service professional currentl... More... TN Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 We Want to Learn English S.B. 1745 Requires the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWFD), in conjunction with the Department of Education (DOE), to establish and a... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Increasing Workforce in High-Demand and "Green" Occupations H.B. 1935 and H.B. 3, Section 64 Establishes the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant program and fund to award grants to public junior colleges and public technical in... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Distance Learning Studies H.B. 3646 - Sections 92 and 98 Section 92: Directs the state education agency to evaluate whether providers of different types of electronic courses offered through the st... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Reporting Requirements H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part VIII (Parent and Educator Reports, Campus and District Report Cards) Creates new Subchapter J, "Parent and Educator Reports." Provides that in addition to the indicators adopted under Section 39.053, the commi... More... OK Passed 05/2009 P-12 English as Official Language Ballot Initiative H.J.R. 1042 Directs the Secretary of State to refer to the people for their approval or rejection a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State ... More... KY Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Special Populations in the State-Required Assessment 703 KAR 5:070 Establishes procedures for the inclusion of special student populations in the State-required assessment and accountability programs. http:/... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 State- Approved Limited English Proficiency Assessment H.B. 2589 Provides that local school divisions shall not be required to administer the ACCESS test as the state- approved limited English proficiency ... More... Business Involvement OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Financial Reporting and Minimum Standards H.B. 1 - Section 3301.07 Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1:Modifies the current requirement for the state board to develop a standard for reporting financial ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Family and Civic Engagement Teams, Business Advisory Councils H.B. 1 - Section 3313.82, 3313.821, 3313.822 Renumbers to 3313.82 existing provision requiring local boards and educational service center boards to appoint a business advisory council.... More... Career/Technical Education TX Adopted 11/2009 Community College Postsec. Automatic Approval of Academic and Career Technical/Workforce Associate Degree Programs 19 TAC 1.9.E.9.92, .93, .95 Permits automatic higher education coordinating board approval of new academic and career technical/workforce associate degree programs, pro... More... TX Adopted 11/2009 Community College Postsec. Program Development in Public Two-Year Colleges 19 TAC 1.9.A.9.1 Adds definitions for the following terms pertaining to higher education coordinating board approval of new academic and career technical/wor... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 School Counseling S.B. 272 Partially from Legislative Counsel's Digest: States legislative intent relating to the role of school counselors and counseling programs. ... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Postsec. CTE Courses as Electives for CSU Admissions Requirements S.B. 147 Requires the trustees of the California State University to develop and implement a procedure for allowing a student to satisfy the completi... More... AL Adopted Rule Filing 09/2009 P-12 Career/Technical Education 290-6-1 Repeals and rewrites rules regarding career and technical education, including teacher certification, current practices and curriculum, stud... More... CA Vetoed 08/2009 P-12 Work-Based Learning Programs A.B. 332 Authorizes school districts that maintain high schools to establish work-based learning programs, and to purchase liability insurance for pu... More... CA Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 CTE Programs at Regional Occupation Centers/Programs S.B. 640 Requires an employer advisory board to recommend measures, criteria and methods to evaluate the skills and knowledge of students in a region... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Green CTE Programs H.B. 740 Defines "green industries." Requires the state board of education, subject to appropriation, to establish a competitive grant program for th... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Construction Grants for Area Vocational Centers S.B. 1926 Defines school district to include a jointly owned Type 40 area vocational center, if a joint agreement includes language that specifies how... More... NC Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. Joining Our Businesses and Schools (JOBS) Study Commission S.B. 1069 Establishes the joint legislative Joining Our Businesses and Schools (JOBS) Study Commission to study issues related to economic development... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Business Education, Financial Literacy, and College and Career Readiness H.B. 1 - Section 3301.0719 Defines "business education" for purposes of this section as including accounting, career development, economics and personal finance, entr... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Career-Technical Education H.B. 1 - Section 3306.052, 3306.02(C) Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1: --Sets the payment for career-technical education services at 3/4 of 1% more than the previous ye... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Funding Advisory Council H.B. 1 - Section 3306.29, 3306.291 and 3306.292 Section 3306.29: Establishes the Ohio school funding advisory council. Directs the council, by December 1, 2010 and every other year thereaf... More... OR Adopted 07/2009 P-12 CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OAR 589-007-0700 Amends rules to prepare Oregonians for the workplace and for college as a part of implementing an integrated workforce delivery system that ... More... WA Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Certified Instructional Staff WAC 392-121-250 Clarifies the definition of "nondegreed" to provide a clearer standard/criteria of what constitutes a nondegreed vocational/career and techn... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Career Option Program S.B. 259; H.B. 612 Provides for the high school career option program consisting of an academic major and a career major; requires students in grades 9 through... More... MO Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School term S.B. 291- School Flex Program Attendance Allows a school term for students participating in a school flex program as established in section 160.539 to consist of a combination of ac... More... NH Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Community College Transition of Functions and Reporting of the Community College System S.B. 149 Changes the effective date for the transition of certain functions within the community college system of New Hampshire from July 1, 2009 to... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 Community College Career/Technical H.B. 3117 Provides that a community college seeking approval from the State Board of Education to offer a new career pathways certificate of completio... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 K-12 Career/Technical H.B. 2732 Creates the Career and Technical Education Collaboration Task Force for the purpose of increasing collaboration and partnerships among kinde... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Increasing Workforce in High-Demand and "Green" Occupations H.B. 1935 and H.B. 3, Section 64 Establishes the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant program and fund to award grants to public junior colleges and public technical in... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Subsidy for CTE Certification Exams H.B. 3646 - Section 22 Amends provisions related to state subsidies for employer certification exams taken by career/technical students. Eliminates requirement tha... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Changes to Funding Formula H.B. 3646 - Sections 49-51 and 53-55 Section 49: Creates new section 42.008. Caps any funding increase that might occur to $350 per student. Section 50: Amends basic allotment f... More... TX Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Teacher Certification 19 TAC 7.230.P.230.481 -.483 Amends §230.483(a)(4) to allow educator preparation programs to prepare teachers for health science technology education certification and t... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Revised K-12 Curriculum Requirements H.B. 3 - Section 25 Requires the state board to adopt rules requiring students in grades 6-8 to complete at least one fine arts course. Each time the Texas Hig... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 State Plan for Career and Technology Education H.B. 3 - Section 41 Requires the state plan for career and technology education developed by the state education agency to ensure that career and technology edu... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual Enrollment and Career/Tech Programs S.B. 285 Includes career and technical education program providers among the institutions of higher education that are permitted to offer concurrent ... More... GA Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 Career Test Substituting for Exit Exam S.B. 178, Section 11 Directs the state board to consider a passing score on an employer or industry certification exam or state board-approved state licensure ex... More... GA Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 College- and Work-Ready Programs of Study S.B. 178 Section 10, Part 1 Enacts the "Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia's Economy Act". Directs the department of education to develop focused progr... More... KY Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Tuition and Fees 780 KAR 2:140 Repeals and re-establishes a refund policy for tuition charges for career and technology programs/classes in Kentucky TECH schools, and for ... More... KY Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Compensation for Specified CTE Activities 780 KAR 3:020 Specifies dollar amounts to be paid certified or equivalent career/technical education staff for (1) Administering the National Occupationa... More... MO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Career Technical H.B. 490 Allows all public career-technical schools to participate in the A+ Schools Program. http://www.house.mo.gov/content.aspx?info=/bills091/bil... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Career Development Facilitation H.B. 1400 - Career Development Section Requires the department to develop a program leading to a certificate in career development facilitation. The department shall award the cer... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Career & Technical Education Scholarship, Academic Scholarship H.B. 1400 - Scholarships Any resident student who graduates from a high school during or after the 2010-11 school year is eligible to receive a North Dakota career a... More... NE Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Center for Student Leadership and Extended Learnings Act L.B. 476 Adopts the Center for Student Leadership and Extended Learnings Act.From statement of intent: creates the Center for Student Leadership and ... More... OH Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Career/Technical Education Programs OAC 3301-61-03 Amends criteria for secondary workforce development (career/technical education) programs. Requires all workforce development programs to be... More... OH Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Career-Based Intervention Programs OAC 3301-61-05 and -18 Establishes criteria for career-based intervention (CBI) programs, which provides grade 7-12 students who are disadvantaged (either academic... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Community College State Board of Career and Technology Education S.B. 63 Relates to the State Board of Career and Technology Education; requires budgeting in certain categories and amounts; requires certain perfor... More... OR Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Community College Career/Technical H.B. 2109 Relates to professional technical education; amends various provisions to conform to changes in terminology in federal law; changes the term... More... OR Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Community College Career/Technical H.B. 2108 Requires school that confers or offers to confer academic degree to be licensed as career school for course or program that does not lead to... More... TN Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Community College Cooperative Career and Technical Programs S.B. 1084 Relates to board of regents; requires the board of regents to study feasibility of cooperative career and technical programs between LEAs an... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Workforce Development S.B. 5554 Alters the job skills program which provides grants to public and private secondary or postsecondary institutions and career schools or coll... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Strengthening Vocational and Technical Education S.B. 955 Concerns vocational and technical education in public high schools; provides that a student who successfully completes an approved vocationa... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Professional/Technical Education Funding S.B. 1208 Appropriates funds to the State Board for Professional-Technical Education for the Division of Professional-Technical Education for fiscal y... More... MT Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Montana Youth Challenge Program S.B. 216 Allows school district trustees to enter into an interlocal agreement with the Montana Youth Challenge Program to provide educational or voc... More... NE Signed into law 04/2009 Community College Vocational Training for Public Assistance Recipients L.B. 458 Provides for vocational training for public assistance recipients; provides that for creating the self-sufficiency contract and meeting the ... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Apprenticeship Programs for High School Students S.B. 46 Allows school districts to provide for industry-taught or -guided pre- apprenticeship programs for qualified high school students; provides ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 Community College Technical College Degrees H.B. 1328 Allows public technical colleges to offer degrees that prepare students to transfer to certain bachelor degree programs. Chapter 64 http://a... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Career/Technical Education S.B. 5676 Provides for career and technical education opportunities for middle school students; provides that a middle school that receives approval f... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 High School Diploma H.B. 1758 Expands options for students to earn high school diplomas; expands students' options and choices for completing high school by awarding dipl... More... WV Adopted 04/2009 Postsec. Community College ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION Title 135, Series 49 Provides rules from The West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College regarding an accountability system for public higher educa... More... KS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Community College Career Technical Education H.B. 2003 Concerns postsecondary career technical education; relates to a funding formula and updates terminology from vocational education to career ... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Job Corps S.B. 126 Revises certain provisions regarding school attendance and enrollment in the Job Corps. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2009/Bills/SB126EN... More... SD Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Multidistrict, Career and Technical Academy H.B. 1044 Defines "Multidistrict, career and technical academy," as an educational entity designed to provide career and technical education and acade... More... UT Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Career and Technical Education Licenses R277-518 Changes Applied Technology Education (ATE) to Career and Technical Education (CTE) throughout R277-518. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/b... More... UT Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Career and Technical Education R277-911 Replaces reference to "tech prep" with reference to "CTE pathway," defined as a planned CTE/academic continuum of courses within a CTE field... More... Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Apprenticeship Programs for High School Students S.B. 46 Allows school districts to provide for industry-taught or -guided pre- apprenticeship programs for qualified high school students; provides ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Internships H.B. 1355 Establishes the opportunity internship program for high school students to provide educational and employment pipelines to high-demand occup... More... Cheating FL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Public Records Law Exemption for Information Obtained in a Department of Education Testing Impropriety Investigation H.B. 895 Provides an exemption from public records requirements for personally identifiable information of any personnel of any school district or po... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 State Assessment System S.B. 1 Section 2(3), 6, 9 and 11 Repeals language referring to the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS). Directs the state board, using the revised content stan... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools OH Signed into law 12/2009 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 218 - Charter Schools Authorizes specified community schools (charter schools) to operate as conversion schools. Authorizes the governing authority of specified c... More... UT Adopted 12/2009 P-12 Charter Schools R277-470 Repeals language detailing the State Charter School Board's accountability review process. Requires that all charter schools be accredited b... More... WI Signed into law 11/2009 P-12 Standards for Quality Charter Schools S.B. 373 Extends the duty to consider the principles and standards for quality charter schools established by the National Association of Charter Sch... More... WY Adopted 11/2009 P-12 CHARTER SCHOOLS Chapter 32 Establishes new rules relating to charter schools. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/ARULES/ER09-21.htm... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Charter School Facilities S.B. 592 From Legislative Counsel's Digest: Amends existing law which requires that, prior to receiving funding, title to property used for a charte... More... NV Rule Adoption 10/2009 P-12 Gifted students NAC 386, 387 Establishes provisions governing finances and budgets of charter schools and university schools for profoundly gifted pupils. www.leg.state.... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 1977 - Charter Schools Requires charter schools to run criminal history records checks and checks of the Statewide Child Murderer and Violent Offender Against Yout... More... NH Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Charter School Average Daily Membership H.B. 169 Requires that pupils attending an approved chartered public school be counted in the average daily membership in residence. http://www.genco... More... AZ Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Charter schools S.B. 1386 Concerns charter schools; relates to charter renewal period and a review of academic performance data. Chapter 117 http://www.azleg.gov/Form... More... AZ Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Charter school zoning H.B. 2099 Requires municipalities and counties to allow a charter school to be established at a location in which schools operated by a school distric... More... AZ Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Charter School Facilities H.B. 2346 Provides for the property tax classification of property leased to a not-for-profit charter school; exempts property that is owned by an edu... More... AZ Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 1303 Concerns the open meeting law and public meetings; relates to minutes; relates to posting on a website of notice; includes notice by the gov... More... DC Emergency Rule Re-Adoption 07/2009 P-12 Special Education Responsibilities DCMR Title 5, Chapter 30, Section 3019 Reflects the status of current law with a clear enunciation of charter school special education responsibilities. http://www.osse.dc.gov/seo... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 612 Increases statewide charter school cap and charter school cap for Chicago. Above and beyond caps, permits five Chicago charters (and specifi... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Educational Labor Relations Act S.B. 1984 Requires that a charter school comply with all provisions of the Educational Labor Relations Act. Provides that "educational employer" under... More... LA Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Charter School Caps and Funding H.B. 519 Relates to charter schools; removes the cap on the number of charter schools that can be created; provides relative to the fee that a school... More... MO Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Charter School S.B. 291--Charter Schools Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is to commission a study comparing performance of charter school students with an equivalen... More... NH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Open Enrollment and Charter Schools H.B. 688 Separates the open enrollment provisions from the chartered public school statute and establishes a new chapter on open enrollment schools. ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 1 - Section 3301.16 Clarifies language to specify that charter schools must adminster state assessments provided for in section 3313.612. Provides that a high s... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Community Schools H.B. 1 - Section 3314.012, 3314.015, 3314.016 and 3314.02 Partially from DOE summary of H.B. 1: Eliminates the two-year wait before the department of education begins issuing annual report cards for... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Early College High Schools H.B. 1 - Section 265.50.90 Provides that any early college high school operated by a big eight school district in partnership with a private university may operate as ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 No Home-Based Charter Schools H.B. 1 - Section 265.50.80 Specifies that no community school (charter school) that began operation after May 1, 2005 may be operated from a home. Page 2833 of 3120: h... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Funding Advisory Council H.B. 1 - Section 3306.29, 3306.291 and 3306.292 Section 3306.29: Establishes the Ohio school funding advisory council. Directs the council, by December 1, 2010 and every other year thereaf... More... FL Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Relates to Retirement H.B. 479 Relates to retirement; redefines certain terms termination; relates to reemployment of retirees; clarifyies when a State Community College S... More... FL Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Damaged Textbook Fees/Service-Learning Programs/Charter School Grades/Regional Professional Development Academies S.B. 1248 Damaged Textbooks: - Deletes a provision that requires a public school principal to collect a percentage of a textbook's purchase price from... More... HI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Charter School Administration S.B. 496 Makes clarifying amendments to charter school administration. Clarifies that the charter school review panel is subject to the requirements ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Charter School Policies S.B. 146 Relates to the review of proposed charters, conversion of local school facilities, and enrollment of students; allows a charter school to be... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Charter School Policies H.B. 187 Revises provisions related to two types of charter schools (primarily those converted from preexisting schools), including approval and stud... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Virtual Charter School S.B. 767 Provides for the establishment of virtual public charter schools; specifies requirements for such schools relating to budgeting, performance... More... TN Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Amends Charter School Law S.B. 2133 From fiscal note: Authorizes the state board of education to be a charter school governing body. Removes cap on the number of charter school... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Community College Postsec. Charter Schools Run by Two-Years H.B. 1423 Allows public junior colleges (two-year institutions) to be granted charters to operate open-enrollment charter schools, including on the ju... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Charter School Funding H.B. 3646 - Section 5 Amends calculation for providing charter school funding. Pages 3-4 of 108: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB03646F.pd... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Certain School Staff Salaries H.B. 3646 - Sections 6-9 Sections 6 and 9: Beginning with the 2009-10 school year, requires each school district and each charter holder that operated an open-enroll... More... TX Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Definition of "Former Charter Holder" 19 TAC 2.100.100.1011 Modifies the definition of "former charter holder" by including those charter schools that have been ordered closed by any applicable sectio... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Native American Charter School A.B. 75 Provides that if a school board enters into an agreement with an American Indian tribe to establish a charter school, the board must, upon r... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Principles and Standards for Quality Charter Schools A.B. 75 Provides that when the city of Milwaukee, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Milwaukee area technical college dist... More... ID Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 262 Amends and repeals existing law relating to education; revises provisions relating to severance payments; revises provisions relating to the... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Amendng Charter School Provisions H.F. 2 Amends multiple provisions dealing with charter schools, including: Purposes; Authorizer; Conversion of existing schools; Contracting time l... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Charter School Enrollment S.B. 391 Revises provisions relating to the enrollment of certain pupils in charter schools; authorizes a charter school to enroll a child who is in ... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Charter School Enrollment A.B. 393 Authorizes a charter school which is dedicated to providing certain services to pupils who are at risk to enroll a child who was enrolled in... More... OK Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 Sponsorship by Federally Recognized Indian Tribe S.B. 586 Authorizes sponsorship of charter schools by a federally recognized Indian tribe. Also adds authorization for a statewide organization that ... More... OR Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 2111 Abolishes Public Charter School Development Fund; transfers remaining moneys in fund to Department of Education Account to be used for publi... More... UT Adopted 05/2009 P-12 International Baccalaureate Programs R277-710 Amends rule on administration and funding of International Baccalaureate (IB) programs. Adds eligibility of charter schools to operate IB pr... More... CO Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 School Food Service Programs S.B. 230 Allows a school food authority to establish, maintain, equip, and operate a food-service facility; requires a board of education of a school... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Virtual Charter School S.B. 1121 Relates to public charter schools; amends existing law that provides for a notice and a public hearing in the case of a petition for a publi... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Rural Schools S.B. 1165 Relates to public schools; provides that certain school districts shall be considered rural school districts; provides that certain public c... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Public Charter School H.B. 212 Amends existing law relating to public charter schools; provides for notice relating to a petition for a non-virtual public charter school, ... More... ID Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 79 Amends existing law relating to charter school admissions to provide charter schools with the option of awarding an enhanced enrollment oppo... More... NM Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Charter School Board Training S.B. 148 Requires mandatory training for charter school governing body members; provides for development of a mandatory training course for all gover... More... NM Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Charter School Applications S.B. 27 Relates to public schools; limits the period in which charter school applications may be submitted in a year. http://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/09... More... OH Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Innovative Education Pilot Programs OAC 3301-46-01 Authorizes the governing board of any educational service center or the administrative authority of any chartered nonpublic school to submit... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 State Retirement System Participation for Charter Schools H.B. 96 Allows a charter school that made an election of nonparticipation in the state retirement systems for its employees to make a one-time, irre... More... NV Adopted 02/2009 P-12 CHARTER SCHOOLS NAC 386 Revises various provisions governing charter schools including applications, reporting of data, preparation of budgets, and definitions. ht... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Sunset of Certain Charter School Statutes H.B. 1844 Allows certain amendments to the charter school statutes to sunset as provided in Chapter 530 of the Acts of Assembly of 2004 and retains ot... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts CO Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 School Food Service Programs S.B. 230 Allows a school food authority to establish, maintain, equip, and operate a food-service facility; requires a board of education of a school... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Triggers for Automatic Closure of Community Schools H.B. 1 - Section 3314.35 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Revises the current performance criteria that trigger automatic closure of a community school after July 1, 2009... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Timely Transfer of Student Records when Charter School Closes H.B. 1 - Section 3314.44 Partially from DOE summary of H.B. 1: Specifies that if a community school closes, the chief administrative officer must transmit all educat... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters OR Adopted 12/2009 P-12 Virtual Public Charter Schools OAR 581-020-0337 Defines virtual public charter school for purposes of charter school laws. Page 313 of 387: http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/Jan_2010_Blt... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Use of State Funds by Online Charters H.B. 1 - Section 3314.085 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Adds computers and software to the instructional items for which Internet or computer-based-community schools (e... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Virtual Charter School S.B. 767 Provides for the establishment of virtual public charter schools; specifies requirements for such schools relating to budgeting, performance... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance OR Temporary Rule Adoption 12/2009 P-12 Charter Schools OAR 581-020-0301, -0333, -0335, -0359, -0380 Requires public charter schools to have a sound financial management system. Provides the minimum requirements for this system. http://arcwe... More... CA Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Charter and Critically Overcrowded Facilities Programs Title 2 CCR Sec(s) 1859.2, 1859.121, 1859.148.2, 1859.164.2,1859.166.2, 1859.197 Amends rules concerning the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 as it relates to the Charter and Critically Overcrowded School (CO... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Charter School Funding Calculations S.B. 191 Provides that modified funding calculations do not apply to charter schools that convert to charter schools on or after a specified date. Pr... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Charter Schools Transportation S.B. 509 - Charter School Transportation Repeals provision that provides that charter schools are eligible for a transportation allowance to cover the costs of purchasing or renting... More... CA Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Charter School Finance A.B. 2 - Sections 22-24 From legislative analysis: Existing law establishes the Charter School Facility Grant Program to provide assistance with facilities rent an... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Construction Projects H.B. 2424 - Article 30, Section 30-20 Requires school construction projects supported by grants from the Capital Development Board to receive silver certification from the United... More... LA Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Charter School Caps and Funding H.B. 519 Relates to charter schools; removes the cap on the number of charter schools that can be created; provides relative to the fee that a school... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Community School Reimbursement for Closure Days H.B. 1 - Section 3314.08 Provides that for purposes of calculating full-time equivalency for reimbursement, the department must waive the number of hours or days of ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. Funding Formulas H.B. 1 - Section 3314.088, 3365.04, 3365.041, 3365.07, 3365.08, 3365.10 and 3365.12 Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1: Adjusts payments to community schools and STEM schools as well as other payments/transfers: --Sets... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Use of State Funds by Online Charters H.B. 1 - Section 3314.085 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Adds computers and software to the instructional items for which Internet or computer-based-community schools (e... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Community School Declared to Be Unauditable H.B. 1 - Section 265.80.20 Provides that if the Auditor of State or a public accountant declares a community school (charter school) to be unauditable, the Auditor of ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Funding Advisory Council H.B. 1 - Section 3306.29, 3306.291 and 3306.292 Section 3306.29: Establishes the Ohio school funding advisory council. Directs the council, by December 1, 2010 and every other year thereaf... More... FL Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Charter School Requirements S.B. 278 Relates to charter schools; provides for a charter technical career center financial recovery plan; provides that charter schools are eligib... More... HI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Charter School Administration S.B. 496 Makes clarifying amendments to charter school administration. Clarifies that the charter school review panel is subject to the requirements ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Charter School Funding H.B. 3646 - Section 5 Amends calculation for providing charter school funding. Pages 3-4 of 108: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB03646F.pd... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Repeals H.B. 3646 - Section 105 Specifies that, among other sections repealed, Sections 30A.153, "Allocation of Funds for Students Enrolled in School Districts and Open-Enr... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Charter School Finance A.B. 75 Adjusts method of determining funding for charter schools, effective with the 2011-12 school year. Page 471 of 692: http://www.legis.state.w... More... AK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Charter School Funding S.B. 57 Relates to charter and alternative school funding. Provides for student rates. Chapter 9 http://www.legis.state.ak.us... More... CA Adopted 04/2009 P-12 State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant Title 4 CCR Sections 10175, 10176, 10177, 10182, 10185, 10187, 10188, 10189, 10190 Amends several sections within Title 4 to clarify that charter schools can only receive a State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant if... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Impact Fees H.B. 259 Enacts a definition of "educational facility" in Utah municipal code. Enacts a definition of "charter school" in Impact Fees Act of Title 11... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research OH Signed into law 12/2009 P-12 Charter School Accountability During First Two Years of Operation H.B. 19 - Community Schools Amends accountability provisions applicable to charter schools. When determining whether a community school meets triggers for certain accou... More... FL Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Charter School Requirements S.B. 278 Relates to charter schools; provides for a charter technical career center financial recovery plan; provides that charter schools are eligib... More... HI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Charter School Administration S.B. 496 Makes clarifying amendments to charter school administration. Clarifies that the charter school review panel is subject to the requirements ... More... Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Intradistrict Transfers S.B. 680 Requires any communication made by a school district of choice to parents or guardians to be factually accurate and not target individual pa... More... NH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Open Enrollment and Charter Schools H.B. 688 Separates the open enrollment provisions from the chartered public school statute and establishes a new chapter on open enrollment schools. ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Funding Advisory Council H.B. 1 - Section 3306.29, 3306.291 and 3306.292 Section 3306.29: Establishes the Ohio school funding advisory council. Directs the council, by December 1, 2010 and every other year thereaf... More... WI Vetoed 06/2009 P-12 Open Enrollment Finance A.B. 75 Line-item veto: Provision would have provided a 10% bonus to districts that would be willing to take in students from outside of their distr... More... WI Vetoed 06/2009 P-12 Open Enrollment A.B. 75 Line-item veto: Provides that no school district located in whole or in part in Milwaukee County may receive more in additional state aid in... More... FL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Tax Credit Scholarships H.B. 453 Relates to tax credits for contributions to nonprofit scholarship-finding organizations; specifies that upon the request of any eligible non... More... GA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Interdistrict Choice H.B. 251 Section 1 Beginning in the 2009-10 school year, allows a K-12 student to enroll in another school in the district other than the one he/she has been a... More... NE Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Modifies Open Enrollment L.B. 62 Primarily affects the Omaha area. From the fiscal note: LB 62 changes application provisions for a student residing in a learning community ... More... Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School for the Blind H.B. 2834 Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to close the State School for the Blind by a specified date; abolishes the school's Board o... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Oklahoma School for the Visual and Performing Arts H.B. 1737 Creates the Oklahoma School for the Visual and Performing Arts; provides for a board of trustees; provides for appointment of board; defines... More... Choice of Schools--Vouchers OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Data on Voucher Students' Performance H.B. 1 - Section 3301.0711(K), 3310.15, 3313.976(11), 3313.978(G) Section 3301.0711(K): Requires private high schools to administer the Ohio graduation tests (regardless of whether they accept voucher stude... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Voucher Program Participation H.B. 1 - Section 3310.03, 3310.08 and 3310.09 Extends eligibility to participate in the educational choice scholarship pilot program to students outside eligible districts. Specifies eli... More... UT Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Special Needs Scholarships Procedures R277-602 Increases requirements related to notifying parents of students with IEPs about the availability of Carson Smith special needs scholarships ... More... VT Became law without governor's signature 07/2009 P-12 H.B. 427 Among other things, this act: · Simplifies the statutory divided vote ballot language and requires that the ballot include an explanation o... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Milwaukee Parental Choice Program A.B. 75 Requires that a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program adhere to policies that apply to public schools/distri... More... GA Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 Vouchers H.B. 100 Amends provisions regarding educational improvement and taxation of student scholarship organizations. Provides that a student who was eligi... More... OH Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Autism Scholarship Program OAC 3301-103-01 thru -08 Rescinds and re-establishes rules regarding the Autism Scholarship Program. Relates to application and eligibility; responsibilities of a sc... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Special Needs Scholarships H.B. 425 Modifies provisions of the Carson Smith Scholarships for Students with Special Needs Act, which provides funds for a child with a disability... More... Civic Education CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Excused Absence to Participate in Civic Engagement Activities A.B. 796 Amends existing law that authorizes a pupil to be excused from school for specified reasons. Includes civic engagement activities offered by... More... CA Signed into law 09/2009 P-12 Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day A.B. 717 Requires the Governor to annually proclaim March 30 of each year as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. Encourages schools to conduct exercis... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Congressional Medal of Honor Film S.B. 1675 Provides that each school district must require all students in grade 7 and all high school students enrolled in a course concerning U.S. hi... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Pledge of Allegiance H.B. 1 - Section 3313.602 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Prohibits school districts from preventing a teacher from having students recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Citizenship S.B. 374 Establishes Oregon Civics Day for Teachers on first Friday in December; urges school districts to encourage teachers to participate in profe... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Citizenship H.B. 3473 Directs school districts that include a public high school to adopt plans to encourage students to register to vote and to vote in elections... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Student Election Clerks S.B. 1134 Allows certain high school students to serve as election clerks. Provides an excused absence for such service. Adds new section 33.092 allow... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Citizenship Education S.B. 161 Changes the name of the Youth Legislative Issues Forum to the Youth Legislature; revising the appointment process and eligibility requiremen... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Youth Advisory Council S.B. 5229 Eliminates the expiration of the legislative youth advisory council; provides that the council's duties are contingent on available funding.... More... OK Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Founding Documents; Religious Materials H.B. 1756 Directs each school district to adopt a policy, with grade-level-appropriate instructional levels, that assures that all students are encour... More... VA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Membership of the Commission on Civics Education S.B. 1453 Adds one nonlegislative citizen member, who must be a student that has successfully completed the civics curriculum in his school division, ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Civics Education H.B. 2132 Regards instruction in civics; requires the state board of education, if the board increases the number of course credits in social studies ... More... Civic Education--Character Education CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Excused Absence to Participate in Civic Engagement Activities A.B. 796 Amends existing law that authorizes a pupil to be excused from school for specified reasons. Includes civic engagement activities offered by... More... CA Signed into law 09/2009 P-12 Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day A.B. 717 Requires the Governor to annually proclaim March 30 of each year as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. Encourages schools to conduct exercis... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Congressional Medal of Honor Film S.B. 1675 Provides that each school district must require all students in grade 7 and all high school students enrolled in a course concerning U.S. hi... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Pledge of Allegiance H.B. 1 - Section 3313.602 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Prohibits school districts from preventing a teacher from having students recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Citizenship S.B. 374 Establishes Oregon Civics Day for Teachers on first Friday in December; urges school districts to encourage teachers to participate in profe... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Citizenship H.B. 3473 Directs school districts that include a public high school to adopt plans to encourage students to register to vote and to vote in elections... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Student Election Clerks S.B. 1134 Allows certain high school students to serve as election clerks. Provides an excused absence for such service. Adds new section 33.092 allow... More... AL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Student Harassment (Bullying) and Suicide Prevention H.B. 216 Effective October 1, 2009. Establishes the Student Harassment Prevention Act. Requires local boards to adopt policies by July 2010 to preven... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Citizenship Education S.B. 161 Changes the name of the Youth Legislative Issues Forum to the Youth Legislature; revising the appointment process and eligibility requiremen... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Youth Advisory Council S.B. 5229 Eliminates the expiration of the legislative youth advisory council; provides that the council's duties are contingent on available funding.... More... OK Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Founding Documents; Religious Materials H.B. 1756 Directs each school district to adopt a policy, with grade-level-appropriate instructional levels, that assures that all students are encour... More... VA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Membership of the Commission on Civics Education S.B. 1453 Adds one nonlegislative citizen member, who must be a student that has successfully completed the civics curriculum in his school division, ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Civics Education H.B. 2132 Regards instruction in civics; requires the state board of education, if the board increases the number of course credits in social studies ... More... Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Pledge of Allegiance H.B. 1 - Section 3313.602 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Prohibits school districts from preventing a teacher from having students recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the... More... OK Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Founding Documents; Religious Materials H.B. 1756 Directs each school district to adopt a policy, with grade-level-appropriate instructional levels, that assures that all students are encour... More... Class Size OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Waiver of Pupil/Teacher Ratio in Grades K-4 H.B. 1 - Section 265.50.20 Authorizes the state superintendent, in the 2009 or 2010 academic year (or both) to waive the teacher/pupil ratio for grades K-4 as required... More... NY Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Contracts for Excellence A.B. 157 - Part A, Sections 1-5 Provides that a district that submitted a contract for excellence for the 2008-09 school year must submit a contract for excellence for the ... More... Curriculum WI Signed into law 12/2009 P-12 History of Organized Labor and Collective Bargaining A.B. 172 Requires social studies instruction in public schools to include the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining pro... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Agricultural Science Teacher Preparation H.B. 3600 Requires the state board of education, subject to appropriation, to provide grants to institutions of higher education that offer state-appr... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. Disability History and Awareness H.B. 1035 Requires the state board of education to promote an annual campaign about disability history and awareness in the state. Requires a school d... More... NC Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Personal Financial Literacy Education Required H.B. 1474 Requires credit education for all students; provides that each student receive personal financial literacy instruction that includes the tru... More... HI Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2009 P-12 Sex Ed S.B. 777 Requires sexuality health education programs funded by the state to provide medically accurate and factual information that includes educati... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Physical Ed. Requirements H.B. 400 Requires public schools to provide a specified amount of physical activity each school day for students in specified grades; provides for th... More... NC Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Reproductive Health and Safety Education H.B. 88 Removes the requirement that local school administrative units (LEAs) provide only abstinence until marriage education and requires LEAs to ... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Financial Literary Pilot A.B. 1943 Establishes pilot program in Department of Education to provide instruction in personal finance to high school seniors. http://www.njleg.sta... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Driver's Education S.B. 1317 Bars the state from issuing a driver's license to a person under the age of 25 unless the person submits a driver education certificate that... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Driver's Education H.B. 2730 - Sections 12.02 through -.04, 12.08, 12.13 Requires districts to consider offering a driver's education course each school year. Authorizes districts to charge fees for courses or con... More... IN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Financial Literacy H.B. 1581 Requires public schools, charter schools and accredited nonpublic schools to provide instruction in personal financial responsibility to stu... More... KS Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Financial Literacy S.B. 84 Requires the State Board of Education to develop state curriculum standards for personal financial literacy for all grade levels within the ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 World Language Proficiency Certificates H.F. 2  Establishes world language proficiency certificates. Permits all Minnesota schools to awards Minnesota World Language Proficiency Certifica... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Implementing Rigorous Course Work Measures Related to Student Performance H.F. 2 Establishes a process for the commissioner and qualified experts and other stakeholders including parents and teachers to develop a model th... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Inclusion of Personal Finance in Curriculum H.B. 1400 - Sec. 25, Personal Finance Beginning July 1, 2010, each school district shall ensure that its curriculum for either economics or problems of democracy includes the exp... More... OH Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Family and Consumer Sciences Programs OAC 3301-61-04 Sets criteria for family and consumer sciences programs in grades 7-12. Requires all such programs to be approved by the department of educa... More... TN Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. American History/American Government S.B. 1073 Authorizes any student to substitute three semester or three quarter hours of American government for three of the semester or quarter hours... More... TX Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Alternative Driver's Education Courses S.B. 858 Authorizes a driver education school to teach all or part of the classroom portion of an approved driver education course by an alternative ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Improving History Education S.B. 452 Creates the State Legislative Task Force on the assessment and improvement of state history education in public schools. http://www.arkleg.s... More... MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Standardized Course Numbering in Public Schools H.B. 588 Authorizes the State Department of Education to develop a standardized course numbering system to facilitate the collection of data on stude... More... MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Physical Fitness Measurement Program S.B. 879 Requires each local school system to develop and implement an annual physical fitness measurement program; establishes specified program ele... More... MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 School Wellness Policy H.B. 1264; S.B. 879 Authorizes local school systems to develop and implement Wellness Policy Implementation and Monitoring Plans to establish baseline student d... More... MT Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Agricultural Education H.B. 464 Each agricultural education program in the state that completes the national quality program standard evaluation as adopted by rule and subm... More... ND Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Social Studies Curriclum H.B. 1435 Provides for inclusion of the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution in the school social studies curriculum; provid... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Media Literacy Requirement H.B. 342 Requires that media literacy be offered as an elective for public school students in grades six through twelve. http://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/... More... OK Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Founding Documents; Religious Materials H.B. 1756 Directs each school district to adopt a policy, with grade-level-appropriate instructional levels, that assures that all students are encour... More... VA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Education on the Holocaust and Genocide H.B. 2409 Requires the Board of Education to establish objectives for Holocaust education with an emphasis on the causes and ramifications of the Holo... More... VA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Driver Safety Course H.B. 1782 Requires that minor applicants for a driver's license show they have successfully completed, with a parent or guardian, an in-person 90-minu... More... VT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Comprehensive Statewide Approach to Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse S.B. 13 Intended to implement the November 2008 Report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary's 34-Point Comprehensive Plan for Vermont's Sexual Abuse... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Value and Benefits of Marriage S.B. 827 Adds the value and benefits of marriage for men, women, children, and communities to the list of topics to be covered in family life educati... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Benefits of Marriage H.B. 1746 Adds the value and benefits of marriage for men, women, children, and communities to the list of topics to be covered in family life educati... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Dissemination of Information on Family Life Education H.B. 1980 Requires school divisions to include a detailed statement in the summary already required by law to be issued to parents and guardians to as... More... Curriculum--Arts Education TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Revised K-12 Curriculum Requirements H.B. 3 - Section 25 Requires the state board to adopt rules requiring students in grades 6-8 to complete at least one fine arts course. Each time the Texas Hig... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Oklahoma School for the Visual and Performing Arts H.B. 1737 Creates the Oklahoma School for the Visual and Performing Arts; provides for a board of trustees; provides for appointment of board; defines... More... SC Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 School District Staffing Flexibility H.B. 3352 Allows local school districts and special schools to transfer funds among appropriated revenues in order to ensure the delivery of academic ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 State Assessment System S.B. 1 Section 2(3), 6, 9 and 11 Repeals language referring to the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS). Directs the state board, using the revised content stan... More... Curriculum--Core Curriculum WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Capacity Report H.B. 2261--Section 113, Capacity Section 113 charged the office of the superintendent of public instruction with making biennial determinations of the state educational syst... More... Curriculum--Drivers Education IL Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision 23 IAC 1.20, .30, .100, .240, .420, .465, .480, .510, .737 Partially from "Notice of Adopted Amendments" in Illinois Register (changes from this rulemaking but not listed below are technical in natur... More... IL Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Drivers' Education 23 IAC 252.20, .30, .40 Amends rules to provide flexibility for school districts with students who require adaptive driver's education for the behind-the-wheel comp... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Safety Education and Driver Education S.B. 1977 - Safety Education and Driver Education Clarifies that Internet safety component must be taught at least once a school year to students in grades 3-12. Requires one class period a ... More... IL To governor 06/2009 P-12 Drivers' Education S.B. 2217 Amends the definition of an approved driver education course to include any driver education course given at an approved Department of Defen... More... NC Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Community Colleges May Offer Noncredit Safe Driving Courses to High School Students H.B. 391 Authorizes community colleges to offer noncredit courses in safe driving to high school students on a self-supporting basis during the acade... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Drivers Education S.B. 125 Requires the Department of Transportation to reimburse a public school or commercial driver training school for the cost of providing a cour... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Drivers Education H.B. 2233 Increases the insurance coverage required for an applicant or holder of a commercial driver training school certificate; eliminates the insu... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Distractions While Driving S.B. 1107 Requires driver education curriculum to include information regarding distractions while driving, including the effect of using a wireless c... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Driver's Education S.B. 1317 Bars the state from issuing a driver's license to a person under the age of 25 unless the person submits a driver education certificate that... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Driver's Education H.B. 2730 - Sections 12.02 through -.04, 12.08, 12.13 Requires districts to consider offering a driver's education course each school year. Authorizes districts to charge fees for courses or con... More... TX Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Alternative Driver's Education Courses S.B. 858 Authorizes a driver education school to teach all or part of the classroom portion of an approved driver education course by an alternative ... More... NH Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Increaesed Requirements for Drivers Ed H.B. 99 Increases the hours of supervised driving time required to complete driver education and adds a requirement that 10 of those hours be at nig... More... VA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Driver Safety Course H.B. 1782 Requires that minor applicants for a driver's license show they have successfully completed, with a parent or guardian, an in-person 90-minu... More... Curriculum--Environmental Education OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Environmental Literacy Task Force H.B. 2544 Establishes the Environmental Literacy Task Force; directs the task force to develop an Environmental Literacy Plan for students in the Stat... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Environmental Education Partnership Fund H.B. 2748 Abolishes the Texas Environmental Education Partnership Fund. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02748F.pdf... More... Curriculum--Family Living Education TX Became law without governor's signature 06/2009 P-12 Parenting and Paternity Awareness Program S.B. 1219 At the district's discrection, authorizes a teacher of a mandated parenting and paternity awareness program in the high school health curric... More... TX Became law without governor's signature 06/2009 P-12 Parenting Curricula H.B. 3076 Authorizes districts to use in the middle school or junior high curriculum the parenting and paternity awareness (p.a.p.a.) program that is ... More... OH Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Family and Consumer Sciences Programs OAC 3301-61-04 Sets criteria for family and consumer sciences programs in grades 7-12. Requires all such programs to be approved by the department of educa... More... Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. IL Signed into law 08/2009 Postsec. Credit Card Marketing Act of 2009 H.B. 2352 Creates the Credit Card Marketing Act of 2009. Requires institutions of higher education that enter into an agreement to market credit cards... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Business Education, Financial Literacy, and College and Career Readiness H.B. 1 - Section 3301.0719 Defines "business education" for purposes of this section as including accounting, career development, economics and personal finance, entr... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 College and Career Readiness, Financial Literacy H.B. 1 - Section 3301.0721, 3301.079(A)(2) and 3313.601, 3313.603 Section 3301.079(A)(2). Requires the state board to adopt K-12 standards for instruction in financial literacy and entrepreneurship, which m... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Financial Literary Pilot A.B. 1943 Establishes pilot program in Department of Education to provide instruction in personal finance to high school seniors. http://www.njleg.sta... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Personal Financial Literacy H.B. 3646 - Section 3 Provides that one of the services districts and campuses may purchase from regional education service centers is training and assistance in ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Financial Literacy Pilot Program H.B. 3646 - Section 23 Increases number of districts eligible to participate in the financial literacy pilot program from 25 to 100. Directs the state education ag... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Postsec. Personal Finance Information and Utah Educational Savings Plan S.B. 100 Requires a public school to provide to the parents of a kindergarten student a financial and economic literacy passport (personal financial ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College State Council on Financial Literacy S.C.R. 3 Expresses support for the work of the state council on financial education. Encourages participation on the council by the state office of e... More... Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language IL Signed into law 12/2009 P-12 Postsec. American Sign Language Courses H.B. 725 Encourages school boards to include American Sign Language courses in schools' foreign language curricula. Provides that the foreign languag... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 American Indian Languages Teaching Credential A.B. 544 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentials to issue an American Indian Languages eminence credential to a candidate who has demonstrated... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Tribal Language Revitalization Grants A.B. 75 Permits a school board or cooperative educational service agency, in conjunction with a tribal education authority, to apply to the state de... More... Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education OH Signed into law 12/2009 P-12 Dating Violence Prevention H.B. 19 - Dating Violence Prevention Enacts the Tina Croucher Act to require school districts to adopt a dating violence prevention policy as part of its policy prohibiting hara... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Teen Dating Violence H.B. 973 Allows the Comprehensive Health Education Program in grades 8-12 to include instruction on teen dating violence. http://www.ilga.gov/legisla... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Cancer Prevention S.B. 1665 Requires that the Comprehensive Health Education Program include information about cancer, including types of cancer, signs and symptoms, ri... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Health Literacy H.B. 3041 Authorizes the Department of Education to establish a pilot project for the purpose of assisting federal Head Start program providers locate... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Interagency Farm-to-School Coordination Task Force S.B. 1027 Establishes an interagency farm-to-school coordination task force to promote a healthy diet for schoolchildren and the business of small to ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Nutrition Education S.B. 282 Authorizes the department of agriculture to develop an outreach program to promote better health and nutrition programs and prevent obesity ... More... Curriculum--Home Economics NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Financial Literacy S.B. 317 Requires instruction on financial literacy for pupils enrolled in the public high schools; provides that this instruction may be included wi... More... OH Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Family and Consumer Sciences Programs OAC 3301-61-04 Sets criteria for family and consumer sciences programs in grades 7-12. Requires all such programs to be approved by the department of educa... More... Curriculum--International Education MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 World Language Proficiency Certificates H.F. 2  Establishes world language proficiency certificates. Permits all Minnesota schools to awards Minnesota World Language Proficiency Certifica... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization Registration Act S.B. 903 Creates the International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization. Defines duties of organization. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ass... More... Curriculum--Language Arts AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 End of Course Requirements H.B. 1959 Adds transcript requirements to provide evidence of end-of-course assessment credit for Algebra I and/or English II for specified future sch... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Media Literacy Requirement H.B. 342 Requires that media literacy be offered as an elective for public school students in grades six through twelve. http://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Speech Pathologists Certification S.B. 5601 Requires certification of speech-language pathology assistants; provides that a speech-language pathology assistant may only perform procedu... More... Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Writing and Social Studies Assessments H.B. 1 - Section 265.20.18 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Prohibits the administration of the elementary writing and social studies assessments during the 2009-10 and 2... More... UT Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Exemption from U-PASS Testing Requirements R277-705 Adds a new section regarding student achievement testing exceptions. Provides the state board may exempt a district or charter school from U... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Improving Writing S.B. 1 Section 17 Provides that whereas the quality of writing instruction is directly related to how well teachers are prepared in their teacher preparation ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Transition in Writing Program S.B. 1 Section 16 Provides that whereas writing is an essential skill for all public school students to master; and whereas the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school yea... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Online Writing Assessment H.B. 334 Modifies the State Performance Assessment System for Students by requiring online writing assessments in grades 5 and 8. Encourages a school... More... Curriculum--Mathematics MT Rule Adoption 09/2009 P-12 MATH CONTENT STANDARDS ARM 10.54.4010 thru .4112 non seq Amends rules relating to math content standards and performance descriptors for the Board of Public Education. ... More... TX Vetoed 06/2009 P-12 Loan Repayment for Math and Science Teachers H.B. 518, Section 3 Beginning in the 2012-13 school year, directs the higher education coordinating board to assist in repaying the eligible student loans of ce... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. STEM Teacher Preparation and Professional Development S.B. 2262 Transfers 21.462, "Mathematics, Science and Technology Teacher Preparation Academies," to 61.0766. Allows a teacher with at least two years ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Pilot Outreach in Science and Math S.B. 79 Requires that $2,175,966.00 be expended for the purpose of developing and offering pilot outreach programs in science and mathematics (the O... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Mobile Learning Technology Pilot Program H.B. 1273 Creates the Mobile Learning Technology Pilot Program to provide for mobile learning in rural school districts; provides that each district p... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 End of Course Requirements H.B. 1959 Adds transcript requirements to provide evidence of end-of-course assessment credit for Algebra I and/or English II for specified future sch... More... GA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Financial Incentives to Math and Science Teachers H.B. 280 Provides that effective July 2010, and until there is no longer a shortage of math and science teachers, a secondary school teacher licensed... More... Curriculum--Physical Education CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Nutrition and Physical Activity Pilot Program A.B. 627 Provides legislative findings and declarations on nutrition and health in children's early years. Requires the superintendent of public inst... More... MO Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Physical Education S.B. 291--Physical Activity Requirements Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, school districts must ensure that students in elementary school participate in moderate physical a... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Governor's Advisory Council on Physical Fitness, Wellness and Sports H.B. 1 - Sections 3701.77, 3701.771 and 3701.772 Repeals 3701.77, which established in the department of health the 15-member governor's advisory council on physical fitness, wellness and s... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Physical Education Standards and Implementation H.B. 1 - Section 3301.079(A)(3), 3301.0718(B) Repeals Section 3301.0718(A), which directed the state board to adopt the most recent standards developed by the National Association for Sp... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Physical Ed. Requirements H.B. 400 Requires public schools to provide a specified amount of physical activity each school day for students in specified grades; provides for th... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Student Fitness Assessments S.B. 309 Provides for physical fitness assessments in schools. It is the intention of the legislature to authorize a framework to collect data to ass... More... ME Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Phys. Ed. and Health in Elementary Schools H.B. 983 Requires the Commissioner of Education to conduct an assessment of the physical education capacities of elementary schools and to report to ... More... NY Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Physical Education, Coaches and Athletic Eligibility Title 8 NYCRR 135.4 Specifies that students in grades 5-6 who are in a middle school must participate in the physical education program a minimum of three perio... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Physical Activity and Academic Achievement S.B. 538 Directs the Department of Education to seek public and private funding for programs that link physical activity and academic achievement and... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Physical Education S.B. 891 Specifies criteria that physical education programs must meet. Requires each district to establish specific objectives and goals the distric... More... AL Pocket veto by governor 05/2009 P-12 Mandatory Physical Education H.B. 719 Beginning in the 2009-10 school year, requires K-8 students in public and private schools to take physical education.... More... GA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Student Health and Physical Education Act H.B. 229 Enacts the Student Health and Physical Education Act. Beginning in the 2011-12 school year, requires local school systems to conduct an annu... More... MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Physical Fitness Measurement Program S.B. 879 Requires each local school system to develop and implement an annual physical fitness measurement program; establishes specified program ele... More... MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 School Wellness Policy H.B. 1264; S.B. 879 Authorizes local school systems to develop and implement Wellness Policy Implementation and Monitoring Plans to establish baseline student d... More... Curriculum--Science CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Postsec. California Stem Cell and Biotechnology Education and Workforce Development Act of 2009 S.B. 471 Creates the Stem Cell and Biotechnology Education and Workforce Development Act of 2009. Establishes stem cell and biotechnology education a... More... TX Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Middle School Science Standards 19 TAC 2.112.B.112.17 -.21 Establish revised middle school science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for implementation beginning with the 2010-2011 school y... More... TX Adopted 07/2009 P-12 State Science Standards 19 TAC 2.112.A.112.1, .10 -.16 Establish revised science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for implementation beginning with the 2010-2011 school year. Starting ... More... TX Adopted 07/2009 P-12 High School Science Standards 19 TAC 2.112.C.112.31 -.39, .41 Establish revised high school science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for implementation beginning with the 2010-2011 school yea... More... NC Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Science Safety Measures in Schools H.B. 42 Provides that prior to July 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, each local board of education shall certify to the State Board of Education (S... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Electronic Textbooks and Instructional Materials H.B. 4294 Relates to instructional materials and technological equipment in public schools. Adds Section 31.0231, "Electronic Textbook and Instruction... More... TX Vetoed 06/2009 P-12 Loan Repayment for Math and Science Teachers H.B. 518, Section 3 Beginning in the 2012-13 school year, directs the higher education coordinating board to assist in repaying the eligible student loans of ce... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. STEM Teacher Preparation and Professional Development S.B. 2262 Transfers 21.462, "Mathematics, Science and Technology Teacher Preparation Academies," to 61.0766. Allows a teacher with at least two years ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Pilot Outreach in Science and Math S.B. 79 Requires that $2,175,966.00 be expended for the purpose of developing and offering pilot outreach programs in science and mathematics (the O... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Mobile Learning Technology Pilot Program H.B. 1273 Creates the Mobile Learning Technology Pilot Program to provide for mobile learning in rural school districts; provides that each district p... More... GA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Financial Incentives to Math and Science Teachers H.B. 280 Provides that effective July 2010, and until there is no longer a shortage of math and science teachers, a secondary school teacher licensed... More... CA Rule Adoption 01/2009 P-12 Single-Subject Teaching Credential Authorization Title 5 CCR Section 80004 Amends rules concerning single-subject teaching credential authorization. Allows for an additional option for employers to assign individual... More... Curriculum--Sex Education IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Teen Dating Violence H.B. 973 Allows the Comprehensive Health Education Program in grades 8-12 to include instruction on teen dating violence. http://www.ilga.gov/legisla... More... HI Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2009 P-12 Sex Ed S.B. 777 Requires sexuality health education programs funded by the state to provide medically accurate and factual information that includes educati... More... NC Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Reproductive Health and Safety Education H.B. 88 Removes the requirement that local school administrative units (LEAs) provide only abstinence until marriage education and requires LEAs to ... More... TX Became law without governor's signature 06/2009 P-12 Parenting and Paternity Awareness Program S.B. 1219 At the district's discrection, authorizes a teacher of a mandated parenting and paternity awareness program in the high school health curric... More... TX Became law without governor's signature 06/2009 P-12 Parenting Curricula H.B. 3076 Authorizes districts to use in the middle school or junior high curriculum the parenting and paternity awareness (p.a.p.a.) program that is ... More... NH Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Teen Dating Violence H.C.R. 7 This concurrent resolution urges the development of teen dating violence education policies in all schools in the state. http://www.gencourt... More... NH Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Commission on HIV S.B. 45 Extends by one year the reporting date for the commission to review New Hampshire's statutes on HIV education, prevention, and control. http... More... OR Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Sex Education H.B. 2509 Requires school districts to provide human sexuality education courses in all public elementary and secondary schools as part of health educ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Sex Education S.B. 5629 Authorizes state agencies to apply for sexual health education funding for specified programs on abstinence, the prevention of sexually tran... More... GA Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Grant Programs GAC 96-1-.01, .04, .05, .07 Establishes guidelines for the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Treatment grant program, the Abstinence Until Marriage grant program, the... More... VT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Comprehensive Statewide Approach to Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse S.B. 13 Intended to implement the November 2008 Report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary's 34-Point Comprehensive Plan for Vermont's Sexual Abuse... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Benefits of Marriage H.B. 1746 Adds the value and benefits of marriage for men, women, children, and communities to the list of topics to be covered in family life educati... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Dissemination of Information on Family Life Education H.B. 1980 Requires school divisions to include a detailed statement in the summary already required by law to be issued to parents and guardians to as... More... Curriculum--Social Studies/History WI Signed into law 12/2009 P-12 History of Organized Labor and Collective Bargaining A.B. 172 Requires social studies instruction in public schools to include the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining pro... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Harvey Milk Day S.B. 572 Provides that the Governor proclaims May 22 of each year as Harvey Milk Day and would designate that date as having special significance in ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2009 P-12 Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day A.B. 264 Requires the Governor to annually proclaim March 30 of each year as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. Encourages schools to conduct exercis... More... CA Signed into law 09/2009 P-12 Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day A.B. 717 Requires the Governor to annually proclaim March 30 of each year as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. Encourages schools to conduct exercis... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 U.S. History Curriculum S.B. 1557 Provides that, to reinforce the study of the role and contributions of Hispanics, the U.S. history curriculum must include the study of the ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. Disability History and Awareness H.B. 1035 Requires the state board of education to promote an annual campaign about disability history and awareness in the state. Requires a school d... More... NC Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Expands Instruction on the Importance of Voting H.B. 908 Relates to voting laws; Expands instruction on the importance of voting in the high school social studies curriculum; Encourages local educa... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Writing and Social Studies Assessments H.B. 1 - Section 265.20.18 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Prohibits the administration of the elementary writing and social studies assessments during the 2009-10 and 2... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Waiver of American History Course Requirement H.B. 1 - Section 3313.60 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Allows school district boards to waive the requirement to take an American history course for promotion from 8th... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Improving History Education S.B. 452 Creates the State Legislative Task Force on the assessment and improvement of state history education in public schools. http://www.arkleg.s... More... ND Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Social Studies Curriclum H.B. 1435 Provides for inclusion of the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution in the school social studies curriculum; provid... More... Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Texas AgriLife Extension Service H.B. 3429 Directs the Texas AgriLife Extension Service to make a presentation to the commissioner of education and other agency heads and provide copi... More... Desegregation AR Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Accountability and Efficiency H.B. 1222 Ensures continued accountability and efficiency for school districts involved in desegregation litigation. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ass... More... Economic/Workforce Development CA Signed into law 11/2009 Postsec. Workforce Development S.B. 599 Requires the successor agency to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education to transmit school performance data from scho... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Funding for REgional Occupational Centers A.B. 673 Requires, for the 2009-10 fiscal year, recalculation by the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the prior year average daily attendance ... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 Postsec. Community College Green Collar Jobs Council Strategic Initiative A.B. 1394 Authorizes the state workforce investment board to accept any revenues, moneys, grants, goods or services from federal and state entities an... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 Postsec. Community College Renewable Energy Workforce Readiness Initiative A.B. 3 Requires the state workforce investment board to establish a Renewable Energy Workforce Readiness Initiative to ensure green collar career p... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 Postsec. Community College California Workforce Investment Act S.B. 410 Declares legislative intent that other intensive services, such as out-of-area job search assistance, literacy activities related to workfor... More... NY Vetoed 09/2009 Postsec. University-Related Economic Development Efforts A.B. 250 Requires entities applying for, and enterprises receiving certain state economic development grants and funds, to state their commitment to ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 Postsec. Alternate Fuels Commission H.B. 4245 Creates the Alternate Fuels Commission to investigate and recommend strategies for promoting the use of alternate fuels and vehicles that us... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. 21st Century Workforce Development Fund H.B. 852 Creates the 21st Century Workforce Development Fund Act. Creates the 21st Century Workforce Development Fund. Provides the Fund is intended ... More... ND Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 North Dakota Youth Council H.B. 1463 Creates a state youth council; sets membership and duties. Requires the North Dakota youth council to develop a list of issues and concerns ... More... NY Vetoed 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Strategic Training Alliance Program A.B. 2849 Defines "training providers" as community colleges, agricultural and technical colleges, institutions of higher education, local education a... More... NC Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. Joining Our Businesses and Schools (JOBS) Study Commission S.B. 1069 Establishes the joint legislative Joining Our Businesses and Schools (JOBS) Study Commission to study issues related to economic development... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 Postsec. Entrepreneurial Projects by Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 1 - Section 3345.35 Defines "entrepreneurial project" as an effort to develop or commercialize technology through research or technology transfer or investment ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 Postsec. Science and Technology Collaboration H.B. 1 - Section 701.30 Directs the department of development, board of regents, air quality development authority, department of agriculture and the Third Frontier... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Funding Advisory Council H.B. 1 - Section 3306.29, 3306.291 and 3306.292 Section 3306.29: Establishes the Ohio school funding advisory council. Directs the council, by December 1, 2010 and every other year thereaf... More... OR Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Community College Workforce Training S.B. 894 Directs the Department of Transportation to use a portion of federal funds to increase diversity in the highway construction workforce and t... More... KY Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Combined Work/Postsecondary Education Program H.B. 3A - Section 19 Establishes ""Metropolitan College" as a nonprofit consortium that includes educational institutions in the Commonwealth and the qualified t... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Improving Graduation Rates S.B. 316 Provides for comprehensive approach to improve graduation rates and ensure college and career readiness for high school students. Provides f... More... MA Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Co-operative Engineer Program S.B. 2087 Section 42: Permits the personnel administrator of the commonwealth to establish a co-operative engineer program and to enter into agreement... More... NV Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Workforce Development S.B. 239 Provides for greater coordination of Nevada's economic development and workforce development goals; requires the Governor's Workforce Invest... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 Community College Career/Technical H.B. 3117 Provides that a community college seeking approval from the State Board of Education to offer a new career pathways certificate of completio... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Community College Postsec. Career Readiness Certification Program H.B. 2398 Creates the Career Readiness Certification Program in the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development; provides that services... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Community College Workforce Development H.B. 3483 Creates Wage Option Program; relates to the JOBS Plus Unemployment Wage Fund; repeals the JOBS Individual Education Account and transfers re... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Workforce Development H.B. 3300 Instructs the State Workforce Investment Board to develop a plan for an initiative to promote the growth of green jobs; requires the plan to... More... TN Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 We Want to Learn English S.B. 1745 Requires the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWFD), in conjunction with the Department of Education (DOE), to establish and a... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Increasing Workforce in High-Demand and "Green" Occupations H.B. 1935 and H.B. 3, Section 64 Establishes the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant program and fund to award grants to public junior colleges and public technical in... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Community College Engineering, Applied Science and Applied Technology H.B. 2425 Authorizes private higher education institutions to participate in specified engineering recruitment programs, including one-week summer pro... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. In-State Tuition for Employees of Certain Businesses S.B. 2244 Existing policy provides in-state tuition and fees to employees who took up residence in Texas as a result of employment by a business or or... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Community College Postsec. Community Colleges and Economic Development H.B. 2169 Authorizes the Texas Workforce Commission to establish by rule additional job incentive programs to create incentives for public community a... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Interim Study Regarding Technology Research Data Collection H.B. 51 - Section 18 Creates a select interim committee to study the feasibility of maintaining a searchable electronic database or other data collection regardi... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Definitions and Categories of Research Expenditures H.B. 51 - Section 19 Directs the higher education coordinating board to study and make recommendations on the appropriate definitions and categories of research ... More... VT Signed into law 06/2009 Community College Economic Development, Workforce Education H.B. 313 Establishes the following four principal, interrelated goals for future economic development in Vermont: (1) Vermont's businesses, educators... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Local Workforce Councils S.B. 1569 Relates to workforce development; requires that local workforce councils include a representative from a local adult basic education program... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Career Development Facilitation H.B. 1400 - Career Development Section Requires the department to develop a program leading to a certificate in career development facilitation. The department shall award the cer... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Inclusion of Personal Finance in Curriculum H.B. 1400 - Sec. 25, Personal Finance Beginning July 1, 2010, each school district shall ensure that its curriculum for either economics or problems of democracy includes the exp... More... TX Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program H.B. 3519 Requires the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to enter into a memorandum of understanding for th... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Economic Development S.B. 5177 Creates a global Asia institute within the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies to promote the understanding of Asia and its int... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Workforce Development S.B. 5554 Alters the job skills program which provides grants to public and private secondary or postsecondary institutions and career schools or coll... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Community College Department of Career Education H.B. 1884 Renames the department of workforce education as the department of career education; renames the state board of workforce education and care... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Community College Academic Challenge Scholarship Program and the Scholarship Lottery Ac H.B. 2243 Amends the Academic Challenge Scholarship Program and the Scholarship Lottery Act; revises eligibility requirements for nursing school schol... More... MS Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Alternative Schools and Workforce Development S.B. 2575 Authorizes students assigned to alternative schools to attend workforce training programs; requires each school district having an alternati... More... MT Signed into law 04/2009 Community College Worker Training S.B. 388 Relates to incumbent workforce training for the purpose of meeting the training needs of incumbent workers in businesses employing 20 or few... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Workforce Development H.B. 1128 Changes innovation partnership zone provisions; directs the department of community, trade, and economic development to design and implement... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Workforce Development H.B. 1323 Provides for coordination of workforce and economic development; requires the employment security department to analyze labor market and eco... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Economic/Workforce Development H.B. 1394 Changes the timeline for the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education; provides that the plan shall be submitted to the... More... WA Partial Veto 04/2009 P-12 Community College Postsec. Workforce Development H.B. 2071 Revises the elements of the individual responsibility plan developed for WorkFirst recipients to include education, training, and other oppo... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Community College Economic/Workforce Development H.B. 1395 Relates to workforce and economic development; amends provisions relating to the WorkFirst program, the Opportunity Grant program, vocationa... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Energy Focused Economic Development H.B. 2227 Enacts the evergreen jobs act; establishes an evergreen jobs authority to ensure that the state's workforce is prepared for the new green ec... More... WA Signed into law with partial veto 04/2009 P-12 Community College Workforce development S.B. 5809 Creates an employment and training trust fund to provide state funding for employment and training services in high-demand occupations; prov... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Community College Workforce Development S.B. 5616 Relates to the customized employment training program, which provides training assistance to employers locating or expanding in the state; a... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Education and Workforce Development Cabinet S.B. 78 Renames the Education Cabinet the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet; amends various statutes to conform; confirms Executive Order ... More... OH Adopted 02/2009 Postsec. Co-Op/Internship Program OAC 3333-1-63 Establishes the Co-op/internship program. Defines "Cooperative education program" as a partnership between students, institutions of higher ... More... WI Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Postsec. Act 2 - Finances and Appropriations S.B. 62 Provides a total of $2,630,000 in grant moneys to certain organizations in the building trades to provide job training and retraining progra... More... MO Issued 01/2009 Community College Economic Development E.O. 3 (Executive Order 2009-01) Creates and establishes the Automotive Jobs Task Force; identifies state economic polices and legislative enactmen... More... Education Research CO Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Postsec. Education Innovation Institute S.B. 32 Creates the Education Innovation Institute within the University of Northern Colorado to collaborate with institutions to leverage research,... More... Equity CA Vetoed 10/2009 Postsec. Community College Publicizing Student Rights under Title IX S.B. 248 Requires school districts, the president or chief executive officer of a community college campus, the president of a California State Unive... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Review for Approval of Athletic Facilities for Gender Equitability A.B. 685 Requires the state department of education to include, as part of its review of an application for new construction plan approval, a determi... More... MO Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Discrimination S.B. 232 Prohibits municipal fire departments and police departments, state agencies, state departments, and political subdivisions public agencies a... More... Federal DE Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Pilot Academic Achievement Awards program S.B. 151 Creates a pilot Academic Achievement Awards program, which would use federal stimulus funds to make financial awards to schools that signifi... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Reporting of National School Lunch Student Categorical Fund Expenditures S.B. 889 Requires the Department of Education to provide a detailed report of national school lunch student categorical fund expenditures, transfers ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act H.B. 524 Relates to federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); provides that all references in the laws of this state to the Individ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Gubernatorial, Legislative Approval for Certain Federal Education Agreements S.B. 185 Relates to federal education agreement requirements. Makes adjustments to provisions requiring gubernatorial and legislative approval for ce... More... Finance CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 School Finance Working Group A.B. 8 Expresses legislative findings and declarations regarding the state's school funding system. Requires a working group to be convened to make... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 School Finance S.B. 84 Conditions the reduction of the revenue limit or general purpose entitlement for school districts upon certification by the superintendent o... More... CA Signed into law 09/2009 P-12 Bringing Per-Pupil Spending to National Average A.C.R. 54 States legislative intent that the state of California generate sufficient funds for, and allocate sufficient funds to education, so as to b... More... NY Vetoed 09/2009 P-12 Tuition Rates for Out-of-District Students A.B. 8245 Outlines the tuition rate that school districts or private schools may charge for out-of-district students for the 2010-11 school year. Prov... More... AZ Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 2010C Concerns criminal justice budget reconciliation; relates to juvenile probation, probation surcharges, probation officers, community punishme... More... NC Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Personal Financial Literacy Education Required H.B. 1474 Requires credit education for all students; provides that each student receive personal financial literacy instruction that includes the tru... More... NH Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Charter School Average Daily Membership H.B. 169 Requires that pupils attending an approved chartered public school be counted in the average daily membership in residence. http://www.genco... More... AZ Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 2002C Relates to k-12 education budget reconciliation; provides for calculating equalization assistance for charter schools; provides that a schoo... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Speeding Fine Funds S.B. 75 Amends provisions specifying which programs may receive funds realized from fines for violating special speed limit in school zone. Adds the... More... NC Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Financial Literacy Council S.B. 1019 Establishes a Financial Literacy Council to coordinate and expand the statewide delivery of financial education for all North Carolinians; t... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Reimbursement for Students in Residential Facilities H.B. 1 - Section 3313.64 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Requires school districts that owe tuition for a regular education student housed in a residential facility to ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Funding Advisory Council H.B. 1 - Section 3306.29, 3306.291 and 3306.292 Section 3306.29: Establishes the Ohio school funding advisory council. Directs the council, by December 1, 2010 and every other year thereaf... More... DE Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Local Control of State Education Funds H.B. 119 Takes several steps targeted at allowing local schools and districts to make better decisions at the local level to educate students. Its pr... More... DE Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Pilot Academic Achievement Awards program S.B. 151 Creates a pilot Academic Achievement Awards program, which would use federal stimulus funds to make financial awards to schools that signifi... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Financial Literary Pilot A.B. 1943 Establishes pilot program in Department of Education to provide instruction in personal finance to high school seniors. http://www.njleg.sta... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 5525 Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 High School Innovation Grant Initiative H.B. 2263 Extends the high school innovation grant initiative to middle and junior high schools. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Bonds H.B. 3646 - Sections 69-72 Section 69: Adds new section 45.0531. Authorizes the state board by rule to establish a percentage of the cost value of the permanent school... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Tribal Language Revitalization Grants A.B. 75 Permits a school board or cooperative educational service agency, in conjunction with a tribal education authority, to apply to the state de... More... ID Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 262 Amends and repeals existing law relating to education; revises provisions relating to severance payments; revises provisions relating to the... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Mapping State Expenditures on Children H.B. 702 Authorizes a pilot project to map state expenditures on children for providing health, safety, stability, growth, development, and education... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Sparsity Revenue H.F. 2 Authorizes a school district that closes a school facility to receive the greater of its sparsity revenue computed under current law or the ... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Remediation A.B. 530 Provides for the reversion of certain money in the Account for Programs for Innovation and the Prevention of Remediation created to provide ... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance A.B. 563 Ensures sufficient funding for K-12 public education for the 2009-2011 biennium; makes appropriations for class size reduction; authorizes s... More... NV Senate sustained governor's veto 05/2009 P-12 Finance A.B. 458 Revises various provisions relating to funding for public education; creates the K-12 Public Education Stabilization Account; repeals the pr... More... OR Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 65 Allows the Superintendent of Public Instruction to specify an alternative date for making a distribution or apportionment of funds payable t... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Financial Literacy H.B. 1347 Regards financial education; changes the name of the financial literacy public-private partnership to the financial education public-private... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 1583 Modifies provisions relating to county auditors; modifies county auditor provisions; repeals county auditor duties regarding school district... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 6168 Relates to reducing costs in state elementary and secondary education programs; relates to funding for the leadership academy, math, science... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Reporting of Fiscal or Facilities Distress H.B. 2170 Provides intervention and professional consultation upon early indicators of the fiscal or facilities distress of a public school district; ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Student Growth Funding H.B. 1555 Clarifies student growth funding for public school districts. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1501.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Dismissal of Superintendent For Cause S.B. 345 Allows a superintendent's employment contract with a school district to be terminated for cause and without the district having any further ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Fiscal Accountability for Education Service Cooperative H.B. 1606 Provides fiscal accountability for education service cooperatives; provides that such cooperatives may submit a complete listing of all empl... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Reporting of National School Lunch Student Categorical Fund Expenditures S.B. 889 Requires the Department of Education to provide a detailed report of national school lunch student categorical fund expenditures, transfers ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Auditing of Noncompliant Districts S.B. 904 Provides that the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee may refer an audit report of a school district to the Department of Education if the ... More... IA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Changes to Miscellaneous Provisions H.B. 687 Deletes several requirements for reporting (i.e., simply the number of graduates, rather than specifying that the number has to be calculate... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Agriculture in the Classroom H.B. 124 Relates to Agriculture in the Classroom license plates; amends existing law relating to the state Agriculture in the Classroom program to pr... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Financial Emergency H.B. 252 Amends and adds to existing law relating to school district financial emergencies; provides for notice requirements in the event a financial... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Fiscal Solvency of School Districts S.B. 1154 Relates to fiscal affairs of school districts; relates to state school bond guarantees; relates to fiscal solvency of school districts; prov... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 312 Appropriates moneys to the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department of Education for fiscal year 2010; limits the number of ful... More... KS Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Corrections Education H.B. 2001 Concerns a school district; in Atchison; relates to the number of pupils in the custody of the juvenile justice system and enrolled in schoo... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 5580 Concerns school impact fees; requires such fees must be expended or encumbered for a permissible use within ten years of receipt, unless the... More... MS Vetoed 03/2009 P-12 State Board Authority H.B. 590 Authorizes the State Board of Education to contract with and provide funds to regional educational service agencies for any education-relate... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Children First Act of 2009 S.B. 2628 Prohibits public school students in 7th-12th grades who fail to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 from participating in extracurricular activ... More... OR Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 5552 Adjusts appropriations and expenditures for various agencies and programs; decreases amounts allocated from the Administrative Services Econ... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 136 Repeals the provision that requires cooperatives to set aside a portion of the net proceeds as an education fund. http://legis.state.sd.us/s... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 public record S.B. 143 Requires a searchable internet website for the posting and access of certain public records and financial information of the state, municipa... More... VA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 School Budget Reporting S.B. 1285 Requires local governing bodies and local school divisions to publish the estimated required local match in the publication of the annual sc... More... WY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 finance S.B. 124 Relates to public funds; provides for minimum balances in specified education accounts; provides for distribution of revenues between accoun... More... AR Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Recommendations for Educational Adequacy H.B. 1250 Requires a review of the recommendations for educational adequacy for all public school students before each fiscal session; relates to fund... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Annual Report of Expenditures H.B. 2269 Requires the annual report of expenditures provided by the school board to the appropriate governing body to also be made available to the p... More... CA Vetoed 01/2009 P-12 Postsec. Finance and Facilities A.B. 4A Relates to sufficient textbook requirements, county superintendent revenue limits, school district building maintenance funding, funding for... More... WY Adopted 01/2009 P-12 FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS Chapter 4 Amends rules to require promulgation of rules and regulations governing Food Service Operations in districts and provide financial assistanc... More... Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Finance Adequacy H.B. 2261--Section 112, Technical Working Group Section 112 instructs the office of financial management, with assistance and support of the office of the superintendent of public instruct... More... AR Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Recommendations for Educational Adequacy H.B. 1250 Requires a review of the recommendations for educational adequacy for all public school students before each fiscal session; relates to fund... More... Finance--Bonds OR Chaptered. Chapter No. 906 08/2009 Postsec. Postsecondary Facilities S.B. 5535 Relates to the use of lottery bonds on a specified river channel deepening project, for higher education capital construction, deferred main... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Big Eight District Facilities and Joint Vocational District Bonded Indebtedness H.B. 1 - Section 3318.38, 3318.44 Makes various changes to the accelerated urban school building assistance program for Big Eight districts. Amends provisions related to the ... More... OR Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 2414 Prescribes ballot titles and explanatory statements for specified House Joint Resolutions concerning low-interest homeownership loans for st... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Providing Credit Enhancement for Bonds H.B. 3646 - Section 75 Adds "Intercept Program to Provide Credit Enhancement for Bonds," subchapter I, to Chapter 45 of the Education Code. Enhances districts' abi... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Bonds H.B. 3646 - Sections 69-72 Section 69: Adds new section 45.0531. Authorizes the state board by rule to establish a percentage of the cost value of the permanent school... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 District Finance H.B. 3646 - Sections 66-68 and 86 Section 66: Establishes provisions allowing a school district to adopt a budget after the district adopts a tax rate for the tax year in whi... More... MT Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Bonding Capacities H.B. 513 Allows bonding capacities to be combined in high school districts with an attached elementary district. (Deletes the requirement that the to... More... Finance--District UT Adopted 09/2009 P-12 Local Board Assurances R277-108-5 Requires each local school board and charter school governing board to provide written assurance assurances that the board has: (1) Impleme... More... CA Vetoed 08/2009 P-12 Definition of "School District" for Receipt of Federal Funds A.B. 339 Existing law requires the state board of education to direct the allocation and apportionment of federal funds to school districts. Proposed... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Leadership of Districts in Financial Trouble H.B. 2674 Authorizes a district under the authority of a Financial Oversight Panel to appoint a district superintendent with a specified certification... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Certain School Treasurers H.B. 325 Allows, with respect to a school board of an elementary school, high school or unit school district that forms a part of a Class II county s... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Chicago School Finance Authority S.B. 235 Provides that upon the abolition of the Chicago School Finance Authority, all of its rights and property shall pass to and be vested in the ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Districts in Financial Difficulty H.B. 944 Provides that no school district may be certified by the state board of education to be in financial difficulty solely by reasons arising as... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Traffic Fines in School Zones S.B. 2024 Provides that $50 of the additional fine charged for (1) speeding in a school zone or (2) failure to yield to a pedestrian in a school zone ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Community College Wind and Solar Power Generation S.B. 1570 Creates the School Wind and Solar Generation Program to fund wind and solar generation projects for school and community college districts. ... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 New York City Board A.B. 8903 - New York City Board Powers and Duties Substantially amends powers and duties of New York City board, authorizing the board to: (1) Approve all regulations proposed by the chance... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 New York City Comptroller Audits and Budget Office Reports A.B. 8903 - New York City Comptroller Audits and Budget Office Reports Creates new section 2590-t. Provides the New York City Comptroller has the authority to conduct operational and programmatic audits, in addi... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 School Based Budgeting and Expenditure Reporting A.B. 8903 - School Based Budgeting and Expenditure Reporting Amends section 2590-r, relating to school based budgeting and expenditure reporting in New York City. Existing law directs principals to dev... More... AZ Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 2332 Requires that a school district retain the savings achieved by a guaranteed energy cost savings contract and use the savings for project imp... More... CA Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 King City Joint Union High School District S.B. 130 Expresses the intent of the Legislature to provide emergency apportionment assistance to the King City Joint Union High School District and ... More... CA Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Minimum Instructional Day and Year A.B. 2D - Section 21 From legislative analysis: Existing law prescribes the minimum length of time for the instructional school year and the minimum number of in... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Financial Reporting and Minimum Standards H.B. 1 - Section 3301.07 Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1:Modifies the current requirement for the state board to develop a standard for reporting financial ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Accountability Compliance Commission H.B. 1 - Section 3306.34 Provides that a separate accountability compliance commission must be established for each school district for which the state superintenden... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Failure to Comply with Finance Provisions H.B. 1 - Section 3306.33 By July 2011, directs the department of education to provide technical assistance to that either has failed to comply with any applicable ex... More... RI Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Grants, Gifts and Donations S.B. 944 Allows school districts, school departments and school committees to accept grants, gifts and donations from individuals, entities and gover... More... VT Became law without governor's signature 07/2009 P-12 H.B. 427 Among other things, this act: · Simplifies the statutory divided vote ballot language and requires that the ballot include an explanation o... More... IL Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Lines of Credit H.B. 999 Allows a school district, entity such as a special education cooperative or other joint agreement, or regional superintendent to establish a... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Auditing Procedures H.B. 2549 Amends auditing procedures for and authority of county education departments in counties with a population of 3 million or more. http://www.... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 District Finance H.B. 3646 - Sections 66-68 and 86 Section 66: Establishes provisions allowing a school district to adopt a budget after the district adopts a tax rate for the tax year in whi... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Financial Accountability H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part III Former law called for the creation of a single financial accountability rating system. New enactment directs the commissioner, in consultati... More... AL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Expenditure of Local Reserve Funds S.B. 165 Allows local boards of education to expend their reserve funds if (1) the governor declares proration in the Education Trust Fund or (2) tot... More... HI Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Air Conditioner Electricity and Maintenance Costs H.B. 179 Repeals certain provisions regarding the cost of electricity and maintenance for air conditioners in schools that were not installed by the ... More... KS Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Consolidation and Disorganization S.B. 41 Relates to certain school districts involved in consolidation and disorganization. Concerns powers and duties. In situations where a school ... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Summer School Support H.B. 1400 - Summer School Section Summer school courses and programs eligible for payment from the state: 1. a. Remedial mathematics provided to students enrolled in any grad... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Special Audits and Surety Bonds H.B. 1592 In addition to any special audit conducted by the State Auditor and Inspector, requires the State Auditor and Inspector shall, contingent up... More... IA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Changes to Miscellaneous Provisions H.B. 687 Deletes several requirements for reporting (i.e., simply the number of graduates, rather than specifying that the number has to be calculate... More... IA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Tax Credits for Small Wind Innovation H.B. 810 Provides for the establishment of small wind innovation zones; provides for the applicability of tax credits; relates to a political subdivi... More... NY Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 District Reserve Funds A.B. 157 - Part A, Section 40 Directs the comptroller at the end of the 2011-12 school year to examine school districts' employee benefit accrued liability reserve funds,... More... OH Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Education Management Information System OAC 3301-19-03 Amends rules regarding operation of the education management information system. Requires the state superintendent to make available reports... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance--districts S.B. 91 Allows certain school districts, for a period of years, to expend capital outlay funds for certain motor fuel transportation costs; includes... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 88 Rescinds the repeal on funding for certain sparse school districts that will take effect on June 30, 2009. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions... More... CA Vetoed 01/2009 P-12 Postsec. Finance and Facilities A.B. 4A Relates to sufficient textbook requirements, county superintendent revenue limits, school district building maintenance funding, funding for... More... KY Adopted 01/2009 P-12 Fidelity Bond 702 KAR 3:080 State law already requires each local board of education treasurer to be bonded in accordance with Kentucky Board of Education administrativ... More... Finance--Equity TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Comprehensive Review of School Finance Weights, Allotments and Adjustments H.B. 3646 - Section 65 Adds new Subchapter I in Chapter 42 of Education Code. Establishes the Select Committee on Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Ad... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Definitions H.B. 2261--Section 1, Definitions Sections 1 and 2 express legislative intent to fulfill their obligation under Article IX of the State Constitution to establish a general an... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Funding Equity H.B. 2261--Section 309, Funding Equity Section 309 instructs the superintendent of public instruction to ensure the allocation formula results in adequate appropriation for low-en... More... Finance--Facilities CA Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Charter and Critically Overcrowded Facilities Programs Title 2 CCR Sec(s) 1859.2, 1859.121, 1859.148.2, 1859.164.2,1859.166.2, 1859.197 Amends rules concerning the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 as it relates to the Charter and Critically Overcrowded School (CO... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Facilities and Special Needs Students S.B. 334 Relates to the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act, which requires the state allocation board to allocate funding to school districts for ... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Constructability Reviews A.B. 1120 Requires the department of general services to distribute information on the use of constructability reviews of plans and specifications use... More... RI Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Warm, Safe and Dry School Facility Projects H.B. 6328 Approves, pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the issuance of Qualified School Construction Bonds in the form of lease r... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Construction Grants for Area Vocational Centers S.B. 1926 Defines school district to include a jointly owned Type 40 area vocational center, if a joint agreement includes language that specifies how... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 New York City School Construction Authority Act A.B. 8903 - New York City School Construction Authority Act Extends sunset date of New York City School Construction Authority Act to June 30, 2014. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08903&sh=t... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Facilities Commission Director Reporting Responsibilities H.B. 1 - Section 3318.312 Directs the executive director of the Ohio school facilities commission, at the state superintendent's request, to advise the superintendent... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Big Eight District Facilities and Joint Vocational District Bonded Indebtedness H.B. 1 - Section 3318.38, 3318.44 Makes various changes to the accelerated urban school building assistance program for Big Eight districts. Amends provisions related to the ... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Facilities Funding H.B. 2013 Establishes Oregon School Facilities Task Force; directs task force to study status of public school facilities and make recommendations for... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Sharing Underused Postsecondary Classrooms H.B. 746 Authorizes an institution of higher education to make available underused classrooms for use by a public junior college for teaching core co... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. K-12/Postsecondary Sharing of Facility Costs H.B. 3646 - Section 74 Authorizes a school district and an institution of higher education located wholly or partially in the county in which the district is locat... More... IN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Energy H.B. 1669 Establishes the geothermal conversion revolving fund for the purpose of making loans to school corporations; requires a school corporation t... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Maintenance of Insurance H.B. 1400 - Section 10, Insurance During the 2009-10 school year and at least once every eight years thereafter, each district is required to obtain an appraisal of its build... More... IA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Wind Energy Production S.B. 456 Modifies provisions for facilities qualifying for wind energy production and renewable energy tax credits; provides for use by a private col... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Facilities S.B. 5980 Renames components of the formula for allotment of appropriations for school plant facilities; adopts more accurate and descriptive names fo... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Use of Capital Outlay Funds H.B. 295 Allows school districts to apply to the commissioner of education to use capital outlay funds to purchase land, modify an existing school, a... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Adjustments in SEEK Funds H.B. 408 Permits growth districts to request adjustments in the SEEK funds when average daily attendance in the current year for the 20-day school mo... More... WA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Facilities H.B. 1113 Finances the school construction assistance grant program; authorizes the state finance committee to issue general obligation bonds of the s... More... WY Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Facility Plans Chapter 4 Amends rules regarding the development of long range comprehensive school building and facility plans for each district. ... More... CA Vetoed 01/2009 P-12 Postsec. Finance and Facilities A.B. 4A Relates to sufficient textbook requirements, county superintendent revenue limits, school district building maintenance funding, funding for... More... Finance--Federal IL Adopted 12/2009 P-12 Federal Funding of School Districts 23 IAC 100.120, .130, .Table C Adapted from Illinois Register: Amends rules to provide for uniformity in accounting for the federal funds that school districts receive und... More... RI Passed 11/2009 P-12 Race to the Top S.B. 1055 (Joint Resolution) Supports the Federal Race to the Top grant program; urges the Governor and the State Department of Elementary and Seconda... More... RI Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Warm, Safe and Dry School Facility Projects H.B. 6328 Approves, pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the issuance of Qualified School Construction Bonds in the form of lease r... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Innovation, Intervention, and Restructuring Task Force S.B. 2119 Creates, in accordance with the goals outlined in the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Innovation, Intervention, ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Flexibility to Meet ARRA Requirements H.B. 1 - Section 265.50.53 and 265.50.55 Section 265.50.53: In fiscal years 2010 and 2011, allows the state superintendent to recommend the reallocation of unexpended and unincumber... More... TN Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Reporting of Total Funds Received - ARRA H.B. 1988 Requires the state school bond authority to report the total funds received under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Federal Funds H.B. 635 Authorizes the Texas Education Agency to seek, accept and distribute grants awarded by the federal government or any other public or private... More... Finance--Funding Formulas MI Signed into law 12/2009 P-12 Foster Care Student Enrollment H.B. 5299 Revises definition of membership for certain pupils placed in foster care by providing that a pupil enrolled in a district other than the pu... More... IL Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision 23 IAC 1.20, .30, .100, .240, .420, .465, .480, .510, .737 Partially from "Notice of Adopted Amendments" in Illinois Register (changes from this rulemaking but not listed below are technical in natur... More... NE Signed into law 11/2009 P-12 State Aid to Schools L.B. 545A Appropriations bill (passed in special session). Changes and eliminates provisions relating to disbursement of income tax receipts, calculat... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Funding for REgional Occupational Centers A.B. 673 Requires, for the 2009-10 fiscal year, recalculation by the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the prior year average daily attendance ... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Revenue Limit Adjustment A.B. 851 - Revenue Limit Adjustment From Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law provides a revenue limit adjustment for a school district or county office of education tha... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Charter Schools Transportation S.B. 509 - Charter School Transportation Repeals provision that provides that charter schools are eligible for a transportation allowance to cover the costs of purchasing or renting... More... CA Signed into law 09/2009 P-12 Bringing Per-Pupil Spending to National Average A.C.R. 54 States legislative intent that the state of California generate sufficient funds for, and allocate sufficient funds to education, so as to b... More... IA Signed into law 09/2009 P-12 Categorical State Percentage of Growth S.B. 217 Provides for the establishment of the categorical state percentage of growth (2%) for purposes of the state school foundation program. http:... More... IA Signed into law 09/2009 P-12 2% Foundation Formula Growth for 2010 S.B. 218 Provides for the establishment of the state percentage of growth (2%) for purposes of the state school foundation program for 2010. http://c... More... UT Adopted 09/2009 P-12 School Land Trust Funds R277-477 Existing provision requires School Land Trust Funds to be focused on schools' critical academic needs. Amends definition of "critical academ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Education Block Grant S.B. 1412 Relates to the Early Childhood Education Block Grant. Replaces provision that 11% of grant to be used to fund programs for children age 0-3 ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Holidays, Inservice and Parent-Teacher Conference Days S.B. 1956 Amends provisions concerning average daily attendance under the state aid formula. Makes changes with respect to days that are used for an i... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Health Emergencies, Certification Requirements H.B. 2675 Provides that, if a district closes one or more (but not all) schools during a public health emergency, the district may claim a full day of... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Calculating Average Daily Attendance S.B. 1977 - Calculating Average Daily Attendance Provides that if a school district is precluded from offering the minimum hours of instruction for a full attendance day due to inclement we... More... LA Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Reporting Requirements for School Funding H.B. 821 Requires districts to provide uniform data collection and reporting for how finance formula funds are spent on certain students and activiti... More... MO Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 291--Education Funding Modifies the elementary and secondary education funding formula. Beginning on July 1, 2010 moneys derived from the passage of Prposition A w... More... NY Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Swine Flu Closures A.B. 8710 Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to disregard any deficiency in the number of days of session for school closures related to the H1N... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. Funding Formulas H.B. 1 - Section 3314.088, 3365.04, 3365.041, 3365.07, 3365.08, 3365.10 and 3365.12 Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1: Adjusts payments to community schools and STEM schools as well as other payments/transfers: --Sets... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Full-Day Kindergarten H.B. 1 - Section 3317.03, 3321.01, 3321.05 and 265.70.70 3317.03: Requires each student enrolled in kindergarten to be counted as a full-time equivalent student regardless of whether or not the stu... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Distribution Formulas H.B. 1 - Section 265.40.80 Requires the department of education to report the following to the director of budget and management and the legislative service commission... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Earkmark Accountability H.B. 1 - Section 265.50.70 At the state superintendent's request, requires any entity that receives a budget earmark under the state department of education to submit ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Finance Redesign H.B. 1 - Section 3306.01, 3306.011, 3306.012, 3306.02, 3306.051 New Chapter 3306.: As described in the bill analysis by the Ohio Legislative Service Commission (LSC), "The bill enacts a new R.C. Chapter 3... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Adequacy Amount and Instructional Services Support Component H.B. 1 - Section 3306.03, 3306.04, 3306.05 Section 3306.03: Establishes the method for determining each district's adequacy amount. Section 3306.04: Directs the department, in calcul... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Calculating Certain Components of State Funding H.B. 1 - Section 3306.06, 3306.07, 3306.08, 3306.09, 3306.091, 3306.10, 3306.11, 3306.12, 3306.13, 3306.18, 3306.19, 3306.191, 3306.192, Establishes the method of calculating the following components of each district's adequacy amount: Section 3306.06: "Additional services su... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Career-Technical Education H.B. 1 - Section 3306.052, 3306.02(C) Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1: --Sets the payment for career-technical education services at 3/4 of 1% more than the previous ye... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Funding Advisory Council H.B. 1 - Section 3306.29, 3306.291 and 3306.292 Section 3306.29: Establishes the Ohio school funding advisory council. Directs the council, by December 1, 2010 and every other year thereaf... More... OR Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 70 Modifies the method of calculating the amount received by the Department of Education from the State School Fund to educate children in hosp... More... UT Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Student Transportation Costs R277-600 Provides significant new and revised language throughout to reflect legislative audit findings and funding formula study committee recommend... More... UT Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Adult Education Programs R277-733 Changes the percentage and the criteria for which funds are allocated to local Adult Education programs consistent with findings from the st... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Applications for Certain Programs H.B. 3646 - Sections 17-19 Section 17: Directs the commissioner, in reviewing a funding application for an extended year program, to give priority to districts with hi... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Distribution of Foundation School Fund H.B. 3646 - Sections 60-61 Section 60: Provides that additional district allotment for students in average daily attendance in grades 9-12 must be paid at the same tim... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Virtual School and High School Allotments H.B. 3646 - Sections 56 and 57 Section 56: Creates new sections 42.159 and 42.160. Section 42.159 provides that for each student who completes a semester-long electronic c... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Changes to Funding Formula H.B. 3646 - Sections 49-51 and 53-55 Section 49: Creates new section 42.008. Caps any funding increase that might occur to $350 per student. Section 50: Amends basic allotment f... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Repeals H.B. 3646 - Section 105 Specifies that, among other sections repealed, Sections 30A.153, "Allocation of Funds for Students Enrolled in School Districts and Open-Enr... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Comprehensive Review of School Finance Weights, Allotments and Adjustments H.B. 3646 - Section 65 Adds new Subchapter I in Chapter 42 of Education Code. Establishes the Select Committee on Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Ad... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Distance Learning Studies H.B. 3646 - Sections 92 and 98 Section 92: Directs the state education agency to evaluate whether providers of different types of electronic courses offered through the st... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Disaster Relief H.B. 4102 Relates to the disaster contingency fund and relief for school districts located in a disaster area. Provides that a government entity that ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Financial Accountability H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part III Former law called for the creation of a single financial accountability rating system. New enactment directs the commissioner, in consultati... More... UT Adopted 06/2009 P-12 School Trust Lands Account Funds R277-477 Provides greater flexibility in local determinations of how school LAND Trust Program funds are spent. Requires that School LAND Trust Progr... More... WI Vetoed 06/2009 P-12 Open Enrollment Finance A.B. 75 Line-item veto: Provision would have provided a 10% bonus to districts that would be willing to take in students from outside of their distr... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Pupil Counts A.B. 75 Provides that the school district clerk of a first-class city school system must include in its annual financial report filed with the city ... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Consolidation Funding A.B. 75 Creates 121.91 (2m) (t) to provide exceptions to methods of determining the revenue limit of two or more districts that consolidate. Page 48... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Funding Adjustments for School Safety Plans, School Nurses, Transportation, and Energy Efficiency A.B. 75 Adds 121.91 (4) (L). Defines "local law enforcement agency". Provides additional funding if a local board and local law enforcement agency (... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 District Spending Limits A.B. 75 Caps the amount that districts can raise/spend for the 2010-11, 2011-12 & 2012-13 school years. Provides that districts can increase their s... More... GA Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 Capital Outlay Funds S.B. 178 Sections 3-7 Sections 3-5: Adds sunset date of June 30, 2011 to subsections (h) and (j) of Code Section 20-2-260, relating to capital outlay funds genera... More... KS Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Funding Formula H.B. 2002 Change of funding formula meant to take into account the large number of children in military families in some districts. Chapter 2009-60 ht... More... NY Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Internet-Based Instructional Materials A.B. 157 - Part A, Section 6 Authorizes aid for computer software purchases to go toward any content-based instructional materials aligned with state standards and acces... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Definitions H.B. 2261--Section 1, Definitions Sections 1 and 2 express legislative intent to fulfill their obligation under Article IX of the State Constitution to establish a general an... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Basic education and funding H.B. 2261--Section 101-110, Funding Formula Sections 101 through 110 establish new definitions of basic education, address instructional programs and basic education funding, including... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 1254 Revises the funding of elementary and secondary education and to increase the required minimum size of a school district. Excludes any feder... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 106 Revises the index factor in the state aid to general education formula, sets a maximum per student allocation for school districts with an e... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 80 Revises the property tax levies for the general fund of a school district. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2009/Bills/SB80ENR.pdf... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 132 Allows resident students that attend school out of state to be counted in the resident school district's average daily membership for the pu... More... TX Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Communities in Schools Program 19 TAC 2.89.EE.89.1501 -1503, .1505, .1507, .1509, .1511 Establishes definitions and an equitable funding formula for local Communities In Schools (CIS) Programs for youth dropout prevention.... More... CA Vetoed 01/2009 P-12 Postsec. Finance and Facilities A.B. 4A Relates to sufficient textbook requirements, county superintendent revenue limits, school district building maintenance funding, funding for... More... Finance--Litigation OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Restriction of Liability for Certain Reimbursements H.B. 1 - Section 265.60.70 Limits legal claim for reimbursement of amount of reduction in funding to districts named in a court's judgment or settlement agreement. Pro... More... Finance--Local Foundations/Funds KS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 175 The board of education of any school district may transfer moneys to a community foundation. Moneys transferred to a foundation pursuant to ... More... Finance--Lotteries AR Adopted 12/2009 Postsec. Community College Arkansas Academic Challenges Scholarship Program H.B. 1163/S.B. 126 Defines terms used in the Arkansas Acedemic Challengs Scholarship Program and requirements for student participation. Requires Director of D... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Lottery Profits Education Reserve Fund H.B. 1 - Section 265.40.60 Creates a special fund that will allow for excess lottery profits to be transferred to be made available by the Controlling Board in FY 2010... More... ID Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Lottery Funds H.B. 275 Relates to the lottery; provides for transfers of net income from the lottery; provides for adjustments; provides for the consideration of l... More... NE Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Amends Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act L.B. 545 Changes the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; amends prov... More... GA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Lottery Shortfall Reserve Subaccounts H.B. 157 Defines "highest year-end balance" as the highest total amount of unexpended and uncommitted funds in the Lottery for Education Account, as ... More...