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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 in Educational Excellence (IE2): Local Education Agency Contracts for Flexibility and Accountability". Amends rule, whi... 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. Requires, among other things, the report contain specified information on: one-year dropout rates for grades 7-12, four-year ... 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 progress for students with disabilities must be based on students' individual education plans. Provides that schools and di... 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 the joint legislative oversight committee on accountability for an adequate education established in 2008. http://www.genc... 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 legislative oversight committee on costing an adequate education. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2010/sb0180.html... 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 a community school. Provides that the ratings a community school receives for its first two full school years will not ... 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 math in grades 2-10 at the beginning of the school year and at least one more time later in the year; assesses student pr... 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 Adjustments to conduct a comprehensive review of weights, allotments and adjustments under the public school finance syste... 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 accreditation investigations to be conducted when: (1) A significant pattern of decreased academic performance has develope... 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 specified related duties to the State Board of Education in regard to accountability to include measuring student academic... 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 commissioner and the legislature on the design of the state high school assessment system, levels of and mechanisms for accoun... 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 and operations of a school districts that has a district student eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals under ... 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 school districts and required actions by school districts in the areas of curriculum, courses, assessments, and student pl... 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 the severity of achievement gaps. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act949.pdf... 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 improvement plans; improves parental involvement and communication with parents; increases transparency and accountability of pu... 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 helping schools and communities focus on improved student achievement. http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v83/28v83.doc... 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 of those schools and school districts, and enhancement of accountability and sanctions; creates the teen pregnancy task f... 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 to the Governor and the Legislature. The pilot system demonstrates the usefulness of a student growth model of accountab... 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 responsibilities for certain programs from State Department of Education to Education Oversight Board; provides for transfer o... 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 under the former system. Repeals provision directing the state board to develop a formula for a school accountability index... 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 students, and it is important that there be an orderly transition from the current state assessment to the new assessment and... 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/2300-2399/SB2308SG.pdf... 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 activities. Authorizes and directs the state board to define failing schools and school districts under certain standards. Re... 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 the district is located, to develop a plan for a comprehensive program of after school activities; provides for what shall... 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 of Utah Code, Cities, Counties, and Local Taxing Units. Establishes new requirements for impact fees collected on or af... 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 accreditation investigations to be conducted when: (1) A significant pattern of decreased academic performance has develope... 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 performance standards or any financial accountability standard. Provides that the commissioner may order the preparation of... 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 specified related duties to the State Board of Education in regard to accountability to include measuring student academic... 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 for the district to no longer be accredited, requires a list of deficiencies and a list of available resources for technic... 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/2300-2399/SB2308SG.pdf... 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 in the Commonwealth is based that are not already in effect; relates to passing rates for full accreditation based on ass... 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 accountability sanctions, bars the state department of education from considering a community school's performance ratings du... 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 community schools to enter into a contract with a different sponsor that is either a local board, governing board of an e... 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/Underperforming Schools Program and High Achieving/Improving Schools Program. By July 2010, directs the advisory committee ... 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. Requires, among other things, the report contain specified information on: one-year dropout rates for grades 7-12, four-year ... 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 one English language arts test. 3302.02: Eliminates the requirement that there be a minimum of 17 performance indicators... 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' preparedness for higher education and the workforce. Required district and building performance on each college-/work-ready me... 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 specified related duties to the State Board of Education in regard to accountability to include measuring student academic... 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 schools and the academic growth of individual students. Requires the system to include statewide measures of high and low st... 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 to the Governor and the Legislature. The pilot system demonstrates the usefulness of a student growth model of accountab... 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 under the former system. Repeals provision directing the state board to develop a formula for a school accountability index... 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 progress for students with disabilities must be based on students' individual education plans. Provides that schools and di... 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 activities, including: at-risk students, career and technical education course units, special education students other than gift... 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 information to the public. Requires districts and educational service center boards to report revenues and expenditures ... 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/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?page=2&TopicRelationID=1281). Adds that EMIS must include data on achievement levels on college ... 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 one English language arts test. 3302.02: Eliminates the requirement that there be a minimum of 17 performance indicators... 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 commissioner of education. The bill also addresses the reduction of duplicate reports by the department of information t... 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 (including those imposed by entities other than the state education agency), and that specifies the date by which a school di... 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 education agency to create a student assessment data portal for use by school districts, teachers, parents, students and publi... 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 commissioner must adopt indicators of the quality of learning for the purpose of preparing parent and educator reports, and r... 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 request, distribute to the parent or guardian of each student in the school a school and school district performance repo... 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. http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/NumericalSubDocList.do?deptID=4&deptName=300%20Department%20of%20Education&agencyID=109&a... 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 schools and the academic growth of individual students. Requires the system to include statewide measures of high and low st... 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 performance and remediation of local high school graduates. ... 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 school board following the certification of the same data to the State Department of Education for its annual statewide dro... 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 local education agency (LEA) compliance at the district and school levels in the DOE Tennessee Education Report Card beginni... 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 requirements imposed on districts and public schools; directs the committee to inform agencies of the estimated cost to dis... 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 calculated according to the NGA definition; and the number of students who graduated in past five years but were not proficient i... 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 to the Governor and the Legislature. The pilot system demonstrates the usefulness of a student growth model of accountab... 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 under the former system. Repeals provision directing the state board to develop a formula for a school accountability index... 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 from those high schools; provides that information in the reports may be used by the high schools and public post-second... 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 available from student information systems, the department of education will link school, district and state data to the school... 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 significantly close the achievement gap and schools that exceed their adequate yearly progress for two or more consecutive year... 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 educator excellence awards program. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB00709F.pdf... 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 than by $1,000 per teacher. Eliminates reference in 21.703(a) to awards for student achievement program. Bill also repea... 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 designations to districts and campuses. Directs the commissioner by rule to establish a recognized and exemplary rating... 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; directs the State Board of Education to identify school sites for awards; establishes API score requirements for award... 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 through award of Education Pays rewards. An "Education Pays reward" is a reward of cash or other thing of value given to st... 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 finance reform and increased investment of public resources necessary to implement that reform must be accompanied by a ne... 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 under the former system. Repeals provision directing the state board to develop a formula for a school accountability index... 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 an MVD driving permit for the year 2011. http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title06/06.030.0011.htm... 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 Activities" and adds provisions related to no pass no play for middle grades students to rule 160 -5-1-.18. Requires students... 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 nature or echo recent changes in legislation): Section 1.20: Revised to distinguish among the appropriate levels of sign-of... 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 regional occupation center or program established and maintained by a county board of education. Requires an employer advisory... 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 or a chief executive officer upon expiration of the current superintendent's contract. Requires the superintendent or c... 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 specified numbers of campuses and enrollment seats within those five charters) to be devoted to serving returning high school d... 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 performing. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=664617... 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 superintendent opts to establish a commission due to noncompliance with financial budgeting or reporting requirements per section 330... 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 expenditure or reporting standard prescribed by rule adopted under section 3306.25, or that fails to submit a spending pla... 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, as follows: (1) For schools that do not offer a grade higher than 3, requires closure if the school has been in academ... 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 districts and schools identified for improvement to be categorized as low support, medium support or high support based ... 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 fund to be reserved from use in guaranteeing bonds. Section 70: Requires districts seeking state guarantee of eligible ... 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 individual serving as principal of a school rated academically unacceptable the previous school year must participate in the p... 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 reading academy if teacher provided instruction in reading, math, science or social studies to students in any grades 6-8 an... 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 called for development of a "school improvement plan") and in submitting the updated targeted improvement plan to the loca... 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 performance standards or any financial accountability standard. Provides that the commissioner may order the preparation of... 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 shall assist the school in incorporating strategies that will strengthen the core academic subjects and address specifi... 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 alternative governance arrangements; provides that such arrangements include reopening the school as a public charter school, ... 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 2009-10 school year unless all schools in the district are identified as in good standing. Provides that a district that... 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 finance reform and increased investment of public resources necessary to implement that reform must be accompanied by a ne... 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 activities. Authorizes and directs the state board to define failing schools and school districts under certain standards. Re... 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 an MVD driving permit for the year 2011. http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title06/06.030.0011.htm... 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 Activities" and adds provisions related to no pass no play for middle grades students to rule 160 -5-1-.18. Requires students... 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 makes an appropriation for an emergency loan to the district. Requires the state superintendent of public instruction to... 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 performing. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=664617... 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 superintendent opts to establish a commission due to noncompliance with financial budgeting or reporting requirements per section 330... 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 expenditure or reporting standard prescribed by rule adopted under section 3306.25, or that fails to submit a spending pla... 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 performance standards or any financial accountability standard. Provides that the commissioner may order the preparation of... 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 alternative governance arrangements; provides that such arrangements include reopening the school as a public charter school, ... 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 nature or echo recent changes in legislation): Section 1.20: Revised to distinguish among the appropriate levels of sign-of... 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 specified numbers of campuses and enrollment seats within those five charters) to be devoted to serving returning high school d... 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, and Restructuring Task Force to develop recommendations for the innovation, intervention, and restructuring of schools, ... 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 superintendent opts to establish a commission due to noncompliance with financial budgeting or reporting requirements per section 330... 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 assistance and review program, and to develop recommendations to expand the use of peer assistance and review programs through... 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 student data to identify root causes for problems and to determine actions to address them; decreases the period of time ... 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 Education to establish a support team for a school; requires a school district or charter school to conduct a comprehensive au... 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 for recognition of a public school as demonstrating significant improvement. www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/CHAPTERS.HTMl... 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 was employed as a principal at a campus rated academically unacceptable the previous school year must participate in th... 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 individual serving as principal of a school rated academically unacceptable the previous school year must participate in the p... 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 in need. Former legislation required services to be geared to campuses identified as academically unacceptable. New legis... 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 performance standards or any financial accountability standard. Provides that the commissioner may order the preparation of... 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 implement state system of school improvement & education accountability; requires that State Board of Education comply wi... 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; defines an inner city school; directs the Commission to take certain steps to fulfill the objectives of the program; p... 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 improvement plans; improves parental involvement and communication with parents; increases transparency and accountability of pu... 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 of those schools and school districts, and enhancement of accountability and sanctions; creates the teen pregnancy task f... 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 2009-10 school year unless all schools in the district are identified as in good standing. Provides that a district that... 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 finance reform and increased investment of public resources necessary to implement that reform must be accompanied by a ne... 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 submit an application to the state board for an exemption from specific statutes and/or rules in order to implement a propose... 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 state legislative audit of the adult education program. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2009/20090515/32647.ht... 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 taxpayer (businesses) as members. Provides the purpose of Metropolitan College is to provide postsecondary educational op... 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 duties of the council is to study current research to assess the adult literacy needs in this state. Directs the council t... 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 institutes, and to eligible nonprofit organizations to: (1) Develop or support nonprofit organizations' programs that pre... 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.pdf... 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 occupations not included on specific occupation lists and on funding options, etc. Also provides for a standard high school d... 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 courses without paying instructional fees at any state institution of higher education or community college. Chapter 344 ... 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 applicant's work activity requirement, an applicant shall be allowed to engage in vocational training that leads to an a... 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 each school year thereafter, every student required to participate in the statewide program of educational assessments may ... 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 Testing and Reporting Program. Enumerates elements the evaluation must include, and the findings that the evaluator's r... 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-level coursework inform a pupil in grade 11 that he or she may request that results from that assessment be released to a ... 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 grade 11. Eliminates provision allowing students wishing to improve their score to retake the PSAE in grade 12. Provides ... 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 2010-11 school years, unless the superintendent of public instruction determines the department has sufficient funds to p... 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 math in grades 2-10 at the beginning of the school year and at least one more time later in the year; assesses student pr... 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 temporarily the administration of norm-referenced examinations in public schools. Chapter 423 http://leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/B... 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. Adopted as published on pages 21-22 of 43: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2009/apr8/pdfs/rules.pdf... 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 a student in grades 3-8 who was retained in the same grade level from one school year to the next school year, must take... 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 district to enter into a contract with a nonprofit entity other than the required contractor selected by the department. Chapt... 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 instructional days possible prior to testing while maintaining compliance with federal law; requires the commissioner to e... 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 averages be computed using data not more than 8 years old. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/SB00759F.... 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 the student's performance on the assessment. Pages 25-26 of 180: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB0... 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, without remediation, in an entry-level general education course in that subject at a general academic teaching institution, a... 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 education agency to create a student assessment data portal for use by school districts, teachers, parents, students and publi... 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 necessary annual improvement required each year for a student to be prepared to perform satisfactorily on the end-of-course asse... 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 students to achieve a cumulative score that is at least equal to the product of the number of end-of-course assessment instrum... 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 assessments. Directs the commissioner, in collaboration with the commissioner of higher education, to determine the level of p... 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-administered assessments to any student on more than 10% of any school year's instructional days. Adds that a campus-level planning... 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 postsecondary educational institution, or any specific allegations of misconduct obtained or reported in connection with a... 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 applicable in 2012-2013 to those few students who have not passed the Minnesota basic skills tests. Requires the state ass... 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 commissioner and the legislature on the design of the state high school assessment system, levels of and mechanisms for accoun... 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 approved by the superintendent of education. Requires all 11th grade public and nonpublic school students to take the AC... 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 at current grade level, determines grade level of student's understanding, knowledge or ability, tracks and provides rep... 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 year, directs public schools to administer the EXPLORE to 8th graders, and either the PLAN or PSAT to 10th graders. Permits... 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 processing in reaction to oversensitivity to full spectrum light when taking state required tests; allows a student to use col... 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 demonstrate proficiency in science, social studies, and automobile technology . http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/CHAPTERS.HTMl... 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-PASS testing requirements if a district or charter school pilots an assessment system that incorporates: (1) online cla... 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 revise the number of open-ended questions and extended responses in the statewide achievement assessment in specified grade... 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 assessment system for 2011-12, to provide for a systematic interim process that will lead to a new state student assessme... 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 students, and it is important that there be an orderly transition from the current state assessment to the new assessment and... 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 district or charter school, as applicable, to administer an online writing assessment to students in grade 11. Allows t... 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 of special, unavoidable circumstances. WASHINGTON 28944... 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/osr/lac/28v111/28v111.doc#_Toc222644588... 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 mathematics assessments in Grades 3-8 based on the implementation of a vertical scale. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/... 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 state licensure examinations in lieu of administering tests to assess the progress of students. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi... 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 FCAT Norm Referenced Test (NRT) as an alternative assessment good cause exemption for students scoring at Level 1 on th... 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 process for identifying acceptable short-cycle diagnostic type assessment instruments for grades nine and ten; (b) identifica... 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 nature or echo recent changes in legislation): Section 1.20: Revised to distinguish among the appropriate levels of sign-of... 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 a student in grades 3-8 who was retained in the same grade level from one school year to the next school year, must take... 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, to allow student scores to provide reliable information relating to a student's satisfactory performance for each perform... 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 assessments and criterion-referenced assessments for students with disabilities, new language provides students with an IEP m... 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 processing in reaction to oversensitivity to full spectrum light when taking state required tests; allows a student to use col... 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 in 2011-12, to facilitate an extensive review of how exceptional children's needs are being met through the required st... 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://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/703/005/070reg.htm... 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 mathematics assessments in Grades 3-8 based on the implementation of a vertical scale. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/... 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 grade 11. Eliminates provision allowing students wishing to improve their score to retake the PSAE in grade 12. Provides ... 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 approved by the superintendent of education. Requires all 11th grade public and nonpublic school students to take the AC... 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-PASS testing requirements if a district or charter school pilots an assessment system that incorporates: (1) online cla... 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 standards to be approved by December 15, 2010, to implement an annual statewide assessment system for implementation in the ... 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 assessment system for 2011-12, to provide for a systematic interim process that will lead to a new state student assessme... 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, to allow student scores to provide reliable information relating to a student's satisfactory performance for each perform... 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-PASS testing requirements if a district or charter school pilots an assessment system that incorporates: (1) online cla... 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 district or charter school, as applicable, to administer an online writing assessment to students in grade 11. Allows t... 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 any achievement test has been completed; new provision extends this notification requirement to community schools, STEM sc... 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, to allow student scores to provide reliable information relating to a student's satisfactory performance for each perform... 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 commissioner must adopt indicators of the quality of learning for the purpose of preparing parent and educator reports, and r... 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 standards to be approved by December 15, 2010, to implement an annual statewide assessment system for implementation in the ... 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 any achievement test has been completed; new provision extends this notification requirement to community schools, STEM sc... 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 math in grades 2-10 at the beginning of the school year and at least one more time later in the year; assesses student pr... 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 reform grant for addressing at-risk students. Provides the model program must include various programs and curricula proven ... 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 approved by the superintendent of education. Requires all 11th grade public and nonpublic school students to take the AC... 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, conditional scholarships, certain professional development programs, coordination for career and technical student organiza... 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 standards to be approved by December 15, 2010, to implement an annual statewide assessment system for implementation in the ... 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 additional expense to the state, students and parents who expect that completion of high school coursework should lead to su... 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 dropouts returning to an alternate educational environment, potential dropouts, discipline problem students, nontraditi... 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 process for identifying acceptable short-cycle diagnostic type assessment instruments for grades nine and ten; (b) identifica... 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 otherwise required by law, such as the national assessment of education progress" (NAEP). New provision establishes the g... 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 any achievement test has been completed; new provision extends this notification requirement to community schools, STEM sc... 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 standards to be approved by December 15, 2010, to implement an annual statewide assessment system for implementation in the ... 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, to allow student scores to provide reliable information relating to a student's satisfactory performance for each perform... 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 dropping out of school prior to reaching 18 years of age or completing the requirements for high school graduation. Requi... 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 priority for participation in state preschool programs to be given to children who have a biological custodial parent who is... 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. Requires, among other things, the report contain specified information on: one-year dropout rates for grades 7-12, four-year ... 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 meet all residency requirements for participation in interscholastic sports or other extracurricular activities. http:/... 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 education students who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence to ensure their ability to sta... 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 of instructional time with a student; provides that local school administrative units shall give notice of the personal... 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 specified numbers of campuses and enrollment seats within those five charters) to be devoted to serving returning high school d... 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, to develop a comprehensive system to re-enroll significant numbers of high school dropouts in programs that will enable... 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 to apply for grants to implement drop-out prevention strategies. Grants may be available to school districts that have ... 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 district's local board to implement actions prescribed by the governor's closing the achievement gap initiative in each ... 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 residential youth challenge corps program through the use of contract personnel and National Guard facilities and equipme... 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 be to address the underlying causes of behavioral problems and school performance problems related to behavior by pooling... 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 for the development of focused programs of study and related courses and curricula; development of individual graduation ... 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 failing or dropping out of school; includes a high-quality education, training for parents and public school teachers and r... 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 circumstances. Eliminates requirement that flexible school day program courses be limited to students in grades 9-12. All... 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 solely at the parent's request. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02703F.pdf... 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 junior college campus. Specifies criteria junior college must meet to be granted a charter, including that the charter's e... 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 Adjustments to conduct a comprehensive review of weights, allotments and adjustments under the public school finance syste... 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 programs at public institutions of higher education. Adds provisions in 61.0762 that allow the higher education coordinating bo... 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 to leave school before graduation if the child's parent provides written consent and an exit interview is conducted whe... 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 students in certain public schools. Requires the department to administer the program. Requires the department to develop a sta... 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 providers (LEPs) to reduce the student dropout rate and increase the student graduation and completion rates. Specifies the of... 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 reform grant for addressing at-risk students. Provides the model program must include various programs and curricula proven ... 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 four hundred students in average daily membership in kindergarten through grade three. Each school district shall submit... 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 small learning communities in certain larger middle schools and junior high schools; requires a program of peer and adult... 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 academically, economically or both) with classroom instruction, academic intervention and instruction, and work-based learning e... 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 school board following the certification of the same data to the State Department of Education for its annual statewide dro... 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 and operations of a school districts that has a district student eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals under ... 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 patterns of high school dropouts in the state and their educational and economic impact on the state and local communitie... 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 between high school graduation rates and the state's economy, and to recommend strategies that will increase the overall high ... 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 that identify students who are at risk of dropping out of school; provides for development of appropriate interventions for... 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; specifies components of program; provides that the goal of these programs shall be to identify middle school and high school st... 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 services, as well as tuition costs for court-ordered classes and programs, provided the subcontractor determines that t... 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, employment, chemical dependency treatment, and skill building. Chapter 252. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/... 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 Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program, and the Caring Communities grant program. Juvenile Delinquency Prevention ... 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 dropouts returning to an alternate educational environment, potential dropouts, discipline problem students, nontraditi... 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; clarifies that the program is a regional alternative education program. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+... 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 provision adds that a county with a population greater than 125,000 is not required to develop a juvenile justice alterna... 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.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0002.5.html&session=ls86... 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 alternative school program to submit an annual report to the state department of education describing the results of its annual a... 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 intentional injury to another student of the school division attend an alternative education program, a local school boa... 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 dropouts returning to an alternate educational environment, potential dropouts, discipline problem students, nontraditi... 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; clarifies that the program is a regional alternative education program. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+... 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 association-sponsored or -sanctioned athletic competition unless: (1) The student agrees not to use any performance-enhancing su... 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 training program conducted by a licensed health professional and considered appropriate by the board, to administer presc... 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 elementary schools, which requires a school nurse, teacher, counselor, school psychologist or administrator to complete fou... 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, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and federal funds received from Department of Education and Depart... 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 knowledge and skills that address the dangers, causes, consequences, signs, symptoms and treatment of binge drinking and alc... 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 Program for fiscal year 2010; provides that the State Controller shall make transfers from the General Fund; directs expend... 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 a nonprofit organization or a governmental entity among the types of absences that are excused. Provides a pupil may no... 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.state.nv.us/NAC/CHAPTERS.HTMl... 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.state.nv.us/NAC/CHAPTERS.HTMl... 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 charter school located in the school district, unless the child has completed 5-year-old kindergarten. Requires each sch... 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. Provides for penalities. Unless the responsible party (parent, guardian) has made substantial and reasonable attempts to ... 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-off date changes from five by September first of the year of enrollment to August first. Provides exception for children w... 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 student absence for the sole purpose of traveling out of state to participate in an enrichment activity approved by the loc... 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 custodians of such students. Addresses the crime of improper supervision of a minor as it relates to habitually absent or t... 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 such parent has been called to active duty for or is on leave from overseas deployment to a combat zone or combat support... 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/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02542F.pdf... 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 allowing a student election clerk to apply such time served toward a school service requirement or school project requirement... 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 transition issues of children of active duty military families. Allows for the uniform treatment at the state and local d... 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 level commensurate with their grade level in the sending state at the time of transition, including in kindergarten, re... 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 nonresident school district in some circumstances. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1368.pdf... 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/2009rs/bills/hb/hb0660t.pdf... 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 designee of the superintendent to report unlawful absences to the school attendance officer. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us... 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. http://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/09%20Regular/final/SB0189.pdf... 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 storm of January and February of 2009 to request from the commissioner of education up to ten disaster days missed and requ... 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 families under the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children if the parents are required to m... 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 stationed out of the country and is granted leave. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/09RS/HB124/bill.doc... 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 exceptions when military children transfer schools, including the use of official and unofficial education records, time pe... 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.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+HB1794ER... 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 school on consecutive school days. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+HB1826ER... More... CO Adopted 01/2009 P-12 Attendance 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 indicators to leverage resources to support the complete success of children and youth in school. http://www.sos.state.co.... 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 personal illness. Allows an exemption from compulsory schooling laws for a child whose incapacitating disability is certifie... 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 per school day within their school district; pursue a timely graduation; provide evidence of college or technical caree... 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 to leave school before graduation if the child's parent provides written consent and an exit interview is conducted whe... 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 relating to proceedings against parents or guardians. Chapter 103 http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2009/S1017... 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 designee of the superintendent to report unlawful absences to the school attendance officer. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us... 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. http://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/09%20Regular/final/SB0189.pdf... 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 charter school located in the school district, unless the child has completed 5-year-old kindergarten. Requires each sch... 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-off date changes from five by September first of the year of enrollment to August first. Provides exception for children w... 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 superintendents and special education joint agreement directors to collect data on truants, chronic truants and truant minor student... 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. Provides for penalities. Unless the responsible party (parent, guardian) has made substantial and reasonable attempts to ... 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 custodians of such students. Addresses the crime of improper supervision of a minor as it relates to habitually absent or t... 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/2009rs/bills/hb/hb0660t.pdf... 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. http://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/09%20Regular/final/SB0189.pdf... 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; provides for notification in the language in which the child's parent is fluent; declares the intent of the legislation to... More... CO Adopted 01/2009 P-12 Attendance 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 indicators to leverage resources to support the complete success of children and youth in school. http://www.sos.state.co.... 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 the offenses that disqualify a person for employment as a school bus or school van driver and establishes rehabilitation ... 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 background check to the department of public safety (DPS). Requires the Utah State Office of Education (USOE) to provide DP... 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 sponsored by, or affiliated with, a school district, to obtain a specified clearance certificate from the Commission on Te... 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-related arrests, to employers within 48 hours or as soon as possible. Require school districts and charter schools to con... 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 schools, and the superintendent of the employing school district or the chief school administrator of the employing nonpublic... 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 Youth Database of applicants for employment. Increases from 14 to 30 days the time period for the state board to approve cha... 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 certain criminal convictions or other alternative dispositions. --Employment of individuals in positions that require a... 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 relationships, background checks and confidentiality of the content of student records and standardized tests. Requires educator... 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 employment (pursuant to the employee's background check), or when the prospective employer is notified of a determination by the ... 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 required to undergo a criminal records check if the individual underwent a criminal records check for such purposes less... 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 certification, school district employees, substitute teachers, student teachers and individuals who have unsupervised c... 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, abuse, and neglect committed by applicants. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=667511... 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 is providing services or seeking to provide services to department. Chapter 438 http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf... 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 determine whether person knowingly made false statement on the criminal history form; allows school districts and private sch... 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 registration of student teacher based on certain criteria; removes time limitation on requirement that commission take action rega... 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 a licensing authority to issue a letter evaluating the individual's eligibility for a license, if the individual plans t... 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 employees who will have direct contact with students. Bars contracting or subcontracting entities from allowing an employ... 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 investigation. Provides that on a motion of one of the parties in a case before an administrative law judge relating to the license... 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 background check. Requires institution publications that describe teacher preparation program requirements or applicati... 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 misconduct or attempted sexual misconduct between a teacher and a student. Provides that disciplinary action does not include ... 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 release of information and documentation from those employers; requires school district to conduct background check on ap... 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.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1173.pdf... 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 corporations, charter schools and accredited nonpublic schools to conduct an expanded criminal history background check for ... 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 incremental costs associated with checking fingerprints. Chapter 170 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/... 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 being received, but but requires the member to be removed from the council if the report documents a record of a sex crim... 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 the last five years, was the subject of a founded case of child abuse and neglect in the relevant state by contacting such... 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 nature or echo recent changes in legislation): Section 1.20: Revised to distinguish among the appropriate levels of sign-of... 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 applicant who possesses a valid teaching credential and who holds certain certificates issued by the National Board for... 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 at a district building or schoolsite or sponsored by the district or school, except when prohibited by state or federal l... 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/Underperforming Schools Program and High Achieving/Improving Schools Program. By July 2010, directs the advisory committee ... 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 for one grant [$40,000] to a Regional Education Association (REA) for professional development opportunities and the purch... 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 division is responsible for assuring that mental health programs and services are culturally and linguistically appropria... 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 any educational or instructional policy involving bilinguor or English as a second language (ESL) programs. (2) Issue an... 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 currently certified in a pupil personnel service title (i.e., school counselor, social worker, and school psychologist) to work ... 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 administer a grant program known as the "We Want to Learn English Initiative" for the purpose of providing resources for ... 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 institutes, and to eligible nonprofit organizations to: (1) Develop or support nonprofit organizations' programs that pre... 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 state virtual school network should receive varying amounts of state funding based on the type of course provided. Require... 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 commissioner must adopt indicators of the quality of learning for the purpose of preparing parent and educator reports, and r... 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 of Oklahoma by creating a new Article XXX; declares the English language to be the official language of this state; requ... 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://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/703/005/070reg.htm... 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 assessment mandated for students pursuant to the federal No Child Left Behind Act for the 2009-2010 school year; provide... 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 information to the public. Requires districts and educational service center boards to report revenues and expenditures ... 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. Creates new section 3313.821 requiring local boards, and permitting boards of community schools and STEM schools, to ap... 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, provided certain criteria are met, including that the institution can certify that, among other indicators: (1) The progra... 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/workforce associate degree and certificate programs: "academic degree"; "applied associate degree"; "career technical/workf... 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. Authorizes the academic counseling component of educational counseling to include an individualized review of pupil's ac... 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 completion of a general elective course requirement for the purposes of admission to the university by completing a high school ... 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, student organizations and requirements for instructional-related expenses.... 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 pupils enrolled in programs of study involving work-based learning off school grounds. Authorizes partnership academies, r... 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 regional occupation center or program established and maintained by a county board of education. Requires an employer advisory... 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 the development of pilot programs to assist in the creation and promotion of green career and technical education (CTE) pr... 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 a debt obligation is to be paid, including in the event that an entity withdraws from an agreement. Specifies school co... 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 through instructional program frameworks that aid in the transition to postsecondary education and future careers, incl... 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, entrepreneurship, information technology, management and marketing. Directs the state board, by July 2010, to adopt business... 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 year's amount. --[Section 3306.02(C)] Defines "career-technical education teacher" for purposes of funding the evidence-ba... 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 thereafter, to provide recommendations to the state board, the general assembly and the public for revisions to the adequacy co... 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 focuses on developing the skills and talents of Oregonians. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARS_500/OAR_581/581_to... 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 technical education instructional employee. ... 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 12 to pursue such core curriculum and either general or college preparatory courses or the specific career courses requ... 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 actual pupil attendance and attendance at college or technical career education or approved employment aligned with the s... 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 July 1, 2011. Provides that the commissioner of the department of education and the chancellor of the community college... 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 completion program must give notice to the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development of the intent to offer the ... 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 kindergarten through grade 12 schools, community colleges, labor, business and industry in relation to career and technical e... 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 institutes, and to eligible nonprofit organizations to: (1) Develop or support nonprofit organizations' programs that pre... 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 that student demonstrate financial need. Specifies that eligible students must be in a program preparing for employment in ... 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 formula. Section 51: Amends Section 42.106, "Tuition Allotment for Districts Not Offering All Grade Levels." Section 53: ... 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 trade and industrial education certification in one year. Amends §230.483(c) to clarify teaching experience may be used i... 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 Higher Education Coordinating Board revises the Internet database of the coordinating board's official statewide inventory ... 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 education provides a rigorous course of study (consistent with the required curriculum that all districts must offer) and u... 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 enrollment opportunities to high school students; adds representatives of career and technical education program provide... 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 exam when considering whether to grant a student a waiver from one or more sections of the graduation exam requirement. Pr... 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 programs of study in high demand, high skill and high wage academic and career fields, which may include aerospace, health ca... 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 continuing education classes for adults. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/780/002/140.htm ... 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 Occupational Competency Testing Institute Performance Test (2) Each lesson plan used as a model for other classes in area technolog... 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/bills/hb490.htm -... 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 certificate to any individual who: a. Holds a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education; b. ... 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 and technical education scholarship provided the student completes all requirements for a high school diploma and: 1. 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 Extended Learning Act, and provides state support for establishing and maintaining within the State Department of Educat... 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 approved by the state department of education. Specifies that technical and academic course offerings in state-approved... 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 academically, economically or both) with classroom instruction, academic intervention and instruction, and work-based learning e... 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 performance measures; provides for duties and compensation of employees; limits salary of the Director; provides budgetary lim... 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 terms professional technical education and professional technical training to career and technical education and career and ... 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 academic degree until the school meets specified requirements; clarifies the types of schools subject to career school ... 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 and Tennessee technology centers or other two-year institutions offering career and technical education. http://www.capito... 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 colleges for the development or expansion of job skills training; provides that the program shall give priority to applicati... 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 vocational or technical career pathway or program of study at a public high school shall be awarded a certificate of attainment w... 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 year 2010; reappropriates certain unexpended and unencumbered balances; provides legislative intent on personnel costs; d... 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 vocational services to a student who is a resident of the district; allows a school district to include a resident student ... 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 applicant's work activity requirement, an applicant shall be allowed to engage in vocational training that leads to an a... 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 for approval of pre- apprenticeship programs, providers and industry instructors; exempts industry instructors from lice... 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://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1328-S.PL.pdf... 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 from the office of the superintendent of public instruction to provide a career and technical program in science, technol... 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 diplomas to students who complete certain postsecondary programs. Chapter 524 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009... 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 education in the state. Relates to the development of statewide master plans, the process of entering into state and institut... 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 technical education; provides that the postsecondary technical education authority shall develop a credit hour funding d... 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/SB126ENR.pdf... 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 academic courses that prepare youth for a wide range of careers that require varying levels of education. Strengthens integra... 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/bulletin/2008/20081201/32143.htm... 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 beginning in the 9th grade and continuing with postsecondary training culminating in an associate's degree, apprentices... 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 for approval of pre- apprenticeship programs, providers and industry instructors; exempts industry instructors from lice... 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 occupations in targeted industries; provides financial assistance for postsecondary education; provides that each graduate sh... 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 postsecondary educational institution, or any specific allegations of misconduct obtained or reported in connection with a... 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 standards to be approved by December 15, 2010, to implement an annual statewide assessment system for implementation in the ... 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 community schools to enter into a contract with a different sponsor that is either a local board, governing board of an e... 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 by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools (NAAS). Clarifies that a parent school and all satellites must be cons... 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 School Authorizers when they establish or contract for the establishment of a charter school. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/... 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 charter school facilities project shall be held by the school district in which the facility is to be physically located, in t... 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.nv.us/NAC/CHAPTERS.HTMl... 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 Youth Database of applicants for employment. Increases from 14 to 30 days the time period for the state board to approve cha... 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.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0169.html... 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/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/49leg/1r/summary/s.1386ed.doc.htm... 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 district are not prohibited by the zoning regulations of the county or municipality; permits a county or municipality to adopt ... 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 educational, religious or charitable organization and leased to a not for profit educational organization from taxation; cl... 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 governing bodies of charter schools; relates to emergencies. Chapter 27 http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/1r/bills/sb1303s... 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/lib/seo/DCMR_Notice.pdf... 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 specified numbers of campuses and enrollment seats within those five charters) to be devoted to serving returning high school d... 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 the Educational Labor Relations Act includes the governing body of a charter school, a contract school or contract turn... 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 chartering authority may charge a charter school for certain administrative overhead costs; provides relative to fee am... 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 equivalent group of district students representing an equivalent demographic and geographic population that will be conducted by ... 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. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0688.html... 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 school or an elementary school may consist of less than one or more than one organizational unit, as defined in sections ... 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 a community school. Provides that the ratings a community school receives for its first two full school years will not ... 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 a new start-up community school (charter school) beginning in the 2007-08 school year if all of the following conditions... 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: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf... 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 thereafter, to provide recommendations to the state board, the general assembly and the public for revisions to the adequacy co... 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 System Optional Retirement Program participant is considered a retiree; providing for receipt of credit for past or prior... 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 a student who has lost, destroyed, or damaged a textbook. Service-learning Programs: - Encourages school districts to ... 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 of the sunshine law. Authorizes the board of education to remove a charter school review panel member for cause. Require... 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 supported by or affiliated with a religious organization. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=... 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 student attendance policies. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=663066... 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, contracting, teacher employment, maintenance of records, and enrollment; requires that a proposal for any public chart... 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 schools, enrollment eligibility restrictions, and requirements; opens enrollment to all students eligible to attend a regular ... 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 junior college campus. Specifies criteria junior college must meet to be granted a charter, including that the charter's e... 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.pdf... 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-enrollment charter school as of January 1, 2009, to increase the monthly salary of each classroom teacher and specified non-in... 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 section of the Texas Education Code. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tacupdates/june2009/ch100aa.pdf... 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 request, distribute to the parent or guardian of each student in the school a school and school district performance repo... 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 district board or the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside is establishing or contracting for the establishmen... 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 determination of allowances; revises provisions relating to certain incentives; revises provisions relating to employin... 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 line; State and local requirements; Admission requirements; Employment and other operating matters; Annual public reports... 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 a particular category of at-risk pupils if the child meets the eligibility for enrollment prescribed by the charter scho... 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 a prekindergarten or other early childhood educational program at the charter school and to enroll a child whose parent... 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 represents and whose members are public school teachers to contract with a sponsor to establish a charter school. http:... 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 public charter schools; declares emergency, effective July 1, 2009. Chapter 95 http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb210... 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 programs and receive state IB program funds. Amends funding language to designate that 50% of the total IB program funds m... 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 district either to allow a district charter school of the school district to transfer the maintenance, supervision, and... 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 public virtual charter school; provides for comments; provides for review of certain petitions and public hearings. Chapter 2... 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 charter schools shall be considered rural public charter schools. Chapter 239 http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislatio... 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, for public comments, and for notice to the public charter school commission; provides for a hearing and for notice to th... 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 opportunity to the children of the charter school's employees and children who previously attended the public charter school... 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 governing body members that explains department rules, policies and procedures, statutory powers and duties of governing boar... 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%20Regular/final/SB0027.pdf... 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 an application for exemption from state policies in order to implement a proposed innovative education pilot program. A... 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, irrevocable retraction of the election of nonparticipation. http://le.utah.gov/~2009/bills/hbillenr/hb0096.pdf... 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. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/CHAPTERS... 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 others. Specifically, changes made in 2004 that require the charter school applicant to include information regarding disc... 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, as follows: (1) For schools that do not offer a grade higher than 3, requires closure if the school has been in academ... 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 educational records to the student's district of residence within seven business days of the school's closing. Provides that f... 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_Bltn.pdf... 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-schools) may use the per pupil amount of state funds calculated for base classroom teachers. (Current law allows those ... 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, contracting, teacher employment, maintenance of records, and enrollment; requires that a proposal for any public chart... 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://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/1209_Bulletin/1209_ch581_bulletin.html ... 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 (COS) Facilities programs. Prevents preliminary apportionments from expiring, thereby preserving the ability for school dis... 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. Provides for such charter schools to receive general-purpose funding. Declares that these provisions do not preclude a cha... 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 vehicles, contracting and paying for the transportation of pupils to and from school by a common carrier or a municipal... 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 and lease costs for pupils in charter schools by reimbursing charter schools for those expenses. This bill, commencing wit... 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 States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System. Creates new... 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 chartering authority may charge a charter school for certain administrative overhead costs; provides relative to fee am... 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 learning opportunities not offered to a student because the community school was closed due to disease epidemic, hazardo... 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 the formula amount for community schools and STEM schools at $5,718 in FY 2010 and $5,703 in FY 2011, except for comput... 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-schools) may use the per pupil amount of state funds calculated for base classroom teachers. (Current law allows those ... 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 State must provide written notification of that declaration to the school, the school's sponsor, and the department of e... 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 thereafter, to provide recommendations to the state board, the general assembly and the public for revisions to the adequacy co... 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 eligible for federal stimulus moneys and grants; requires full disclosure of the employment of relatives by charter schools; p... 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 of the sunshine law. Authorizes the board of education to remove a charter school review panel member for cause. Require... 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.pdf... 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-Enrollment Charter Schools" and 30A.154, "Funding for Accelerated Students" are repealed. (Accelerated students are those t... 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.wi.us/2009/data/acts/09Act28.pdf... 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 they've never received one before. In addition to the ongoing calculation for overcrowded school districts, allows the ... 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 of Utah Code, Cities, Counties, and Local Taxing Units. Establishes new requirements for impact fees collected on or af... 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 accountability sanctions, bars the state department of education from considering a community school's performance ratings du... 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 eligible for federal stimulus moneys and grants; requires full disclosure of the employment of relatives by charter schools; p... 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 of the sunshine law. Authorizes the board of education to remove a charter school review panel member for cause. Require... 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 parents or residential neighborhoods on the basis of personal characteristics of pupils. Requires a district of choice to ... 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. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0688.html... 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 thereafter, to provide recommendations to the state board, the general assembly and the public for revisions to the adequacy co... 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 district. However, to qualify, at least 10% of the district's student population would be required to come from out of distri... 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 the 2009-10 school year as a result of accepting pupils who reside in the Milwaukee Public Schools under the open enrol... 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 nonprofit scholarship-funding organization, a school district shall inform all households within the district receiving fre... 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 assigned to, provided space is available. Directs the department to establish a model universal, streamlined process to i... 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 who opts to attend school in an option school district which is a member of the learning community in 2009-10. The bill ... 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 of Directors; requires the development of individual comprehensive transition plans for students attending the school; re... 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 terms; states terms, powers and duties of board; provides for filling of vacancies; provides for travel reimbursement; ... 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 students. Participation on grade 3-8 state assessments for non-voucher private school students is still permissive, not manda... 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 eligible students are those in a new building in its second or third year and to which all of the following apply (or who w... 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 to attend eligible private schools. Adds new language requiring eligible private schools that change ownership to submit... 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 of the reasons the vote is divided. (Secs. 6-7) · Permits the electorate of a school district to vote at a special meeti... 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/districts regarding transfer of pupil records (i.e., requires that a private school transfer a pupil's records within five wor... 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 eligible for a P-12 private school scholarship at the time an educational scholarship or tuition grant was first received rem... 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 school district of residence; and application and participation of providers. 3301-103-01 Definitions: http://www.register... 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 to attend a private school. Requires parents of eligible to be notified of the availability of a Carson Smith Scholarsh... 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 a nonprofit organization or a governmental entity among the types of absences that are excused. Provides a pupil may no... 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 exercises on that date each year to recognize the contributions of those involved in the conflict. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pu... 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. history or a combination of U.S. history and American government to view the Congressional Medal of Honor film made by the... 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 teacher's classroom. Prohibits school districts from altering the Pledge of Allegiance from the wording set forth in th... 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 professional development opportunities focused on civics; declares emergency, effective July 1, 2009. Chapter 419 http://www.... 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; requires the State Board of Education to incorporate voter registration skills into Essential Learning Skills. Chapter... 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 allowing a student election clerk to apply such time served toward a school service requirement or school project requirement... 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 requirements for the members; expands the eligibility requirements to authorize a pupil to apply not only to the Senator of the di... 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. Chapter 410 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202009/5229-S.SL.pdf... 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 encouraged, and have the opportunity, to read and study the founding documents of America that are pertinent to understanding ... 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, to the membership of the Commission; extends the Commission. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+SB1453E... 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 that are required for high school graduation, to also require that at least one-half credit of that requirement be cours... 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 a nonprofit organization or a governmental entity among the types of absences that are excused. Provides a pupil may no... 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 exercises on that date each year to recognize the contributions of those involved in the conflict. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pu... 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. history or a combination of U.S. history and American government to view the Congressional Medal of Honor film made by the... 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 teacher's classroom. Prohibits school districts from altering the Pledge of Allegiance from the wording set forth in th... 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 professional development opportunities focused on civics; declares emergency, effective July 1, 2009. Chapter 419 http://www.... 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; requires the State Board of Education to incorporate voter registration skills into Essential Learning Skills. Chapter... 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 allowing a student election clerk to apply such time served toward a school service requirement or school project requirement... 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 prevent student harassment and suicide. Includes written and electronic acts motivated by a student characteristic in the defi... 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 requirements for the members; expands the eligibility requirements to authorize a pupil to apply not only to the Senator of the di... 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. Chapter 410 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202009/5229-S.SL.pdf... 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 encouraged, and have the opportunity, to read and study the founding documents of America that are pertinent to understanding ... 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, to the membership of the Commission; extends the Commission. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+SB1453E... 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 that are required for high school graduation, to also require that at least one-half credit of that requirement be cours... 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 teacher's classroom. Prohibits school districts from altering the Pledge of Allegiance from the wording set forth in th... 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 encouraged, and have the opportunity, to read and study the founding documents of America that are pertinent to understanding ... 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 by paragraph A(3) of rule 3301-35-05 of the administrative code if the following conditions apply: (1) The local board... 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 2009-10 school year unless all schools in the district are identified as in good standing. Provides that a district that... More... Counseling/Guidance 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. Authorizes the academic counseling component of educational counseling to include an individualized review of pupil's ac... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Immigration Agents, Immigration Status and Care for Neglected Pupils A.B. 132 Creates new Section 32297. Provides that immigration agents shall not interfere with the education of pupils. Specifies that this policy not impede or restrict any lawful authority of immigration agents. Prohibits school officials and employees from collecting... More... CA Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Career Resource Network S.B. 123 Relates to the existing Career Resource Network, the primary duty of which is to provide career development information and resources to middle and high school counselors, adminstrators and educators to ensure that schools and high schools have the necessary i... 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 district's local board to implement actions prescribed by the governor's closing the achievement gap initiative in each ... 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 currently certified in a pupil personnel service title (i.e., school counselor, social worker, and school psychologist) to work ... 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/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02542F.pdf... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Financial Aid Guidance for Veterans H.B. 3951 Requires public institutions of higher education to ensure that one or more employees is trained in understanding state and federal student financial assistance programs for military veterans and their families, and in assisting veterans and family members in ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Counselors H.B. 3646 - Section 39 Rewrites 33.002 regarding certified school counselors. Directs the commissioner to distribute funds for school counselor and counseling programs to districts that apply for such funds. Requires the commissioner to give preference to districts that received pro... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Exception to Automatic Admission of Students in Top 10% of High School Class S.B. 175 - Section 1, subsections (a)-(f), (j)-(k) Permits the University of Texas at Austin to make an exception to the statute requiring all general academic teaching institutions to admit all students in the top 10% of their graduating classes, beginning with admissions for the 2011-12 school year, when suc... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Higher Education Assistance Plan S.B. 175 - Section 6 Directs the higher education coordinating board to develop a plan under which each public high school that is, as determined by the board, substantially below the state average in the number of graduates who attend public or private or independent institutions... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Counseling about Automatic Admissions Policy S.B. 175 - Section 3 and 4 Requires districts to notify every high school student, at the time the student first registers for one or more classes required for high school graduation, about the provisions of Section 51.803, which provides for automatic admission to a general academic te... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Outreach to Top 10% Seniors S.B. 175 - Section 1, subsections (g), ((l) Directs the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to institute a program to improve the outreach efforts of general academic teaching institutions in providing counseling and information to Texas high school seniors likely to be eligible for automatic admi... 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 programs of study in high demand, high skill and high wage academic and career fields, which may include aerospace, health ca... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Access to Student Records H.F. 2 Allows a child's parent or guardian to designate a "significant individual" to participate in a school conference involving that child. Requires the parent or guardian to give prior written consent to allow the individual to participate in the conference and h... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Counselor Positions H.B. 1400 - Counselor Positions Section Beginning with 2010-11 school year, requires each district to have one full-time equivalency counselor for every 300 students. Up to one third of this requirement can be met by career advisors (defined as holding a certificate in career development facilitatio... More... OH Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Academic and Career Planning OAC 3301-68-01 Amends rules related to K-12 career development programs. Adds that middle school career exploration activities must enable students to develop a personalized learning plan using either the Ohio career information system, a career planning system provider or a... 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 year, directs public schools to administer the EXPLORE to 8th graders, and either the PLAN or PSAT to 10th graders. Permits... More... IA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Articulation from High School to College and from Community College to Four-Year H.B. 815 Adds several new subsections of law. Requires development and implementation of a plan to provide, at least twice annually to all principals and guidance counselors employed by school districts and accredited nonpublic schools, notice describing how students c... More... UT Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance Program R277-462 Amends definition of Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance Program ("Program") to add reference to informing and involving parents. Adds definition of counselor-to-student ratio. Defines Student Education Occupation Plan (SEOP) as a developmentally organized ... More... SD Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Guidance counselor H.B. 1186 Reimburses and rewards public school counselors who earn the credential of National Certified School Counselor. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2009/Bill.aspx?File=HB1186ENR.htm... More... OH Signed into law 01/2009 P-12 Postsec. Free Career Information H.B. 525 Authorizes the board of regents to enter into an agreement with private entities to provide free career information for students via the board of regents Web site. http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=127_HB_525... 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 process. Act No. 99 http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/acts/09Act99.pdf... 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-approved agricultural science teacher preparations programs and public community colleges that provide an articulated agricu... 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 district to provide instruction on disability history, people with disabilities and the disability rights movement. Requi... 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 true cost of credit, choosing and managing a credit card, borrowing money for an automobile or other large purchase, home m... 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 education on abstinence, contraception and methods of disease prevention. Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/... 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 the establishment of school health advisory councils by each city, parish and local public school board; provides that the... 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 provide reproductive health and safety education in grades seven through nine; requires such education to include instru... 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.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A2000/1943_I1.HTM... 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 states that the person has completed and passed a state education agency-approved driver education and traffic safety c... 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 contract with a driver education school. Establishes requirements for minimum hours of behind-the-wheel and observation ins... 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 students in grades 9 through 12. Public Law 154. http://www.state.in.us/legislative... 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 existing mathematics or other appropriate subject matter curriculum. Also requires the State Board to encourage school d... 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 Certificates or Minnesota World Language Proficiency High Achievement Certificates. Outlines the requirements a student must achi... 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 that projects anticipated high school performance on preparation and rigorous coursework measures and compares schools wit... 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 exposure of students to concepts of personal finance, including: a. Checkbook mechanics, including writing checks, balancin... 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 education. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/61/3301-61-04_PH_FF_N_RU_20090513_1242.pdf... 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 in American history required for a baccalaureate degree if offered by the higher education institution (was 6 semester ... 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 method of instruction that does not require students to be present in a classroom if the commissioner of education appro... 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.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1462.pdf... 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 student participation in courses offered in the public schools; authorizes each county school system to adopt the standardize... 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 elements for the fitness measurement programs; requires the State Department of Education to take specified steps to suppor... 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 data for the health-related components of physical fitness and to assist students with personal fitness plans; relates to... 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 submits a plan of improvement to the office of public instruction's agricultural education specialist must receive a one-tim... 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; provides for graduation requirements. http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-text/JBDQ0500.pdf... 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/09%20Regular/final/HB0342.pdf... 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 encouraged, and have the opportunity, to read and study the founding documents of America that are pertinent to understanding ... 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 Holocaust; provides that such objectives must be infused into the appropriate curriculum areas and Standards of Learning. ht... 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-minute or longer driver safety course prescribed by DMV; increases the learner's permit issuance fee. http://leg1.state.va.u... 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 Response System. Puts an emphasis on prevention by implementing a comprehensive statewide approach to the prevention of... 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 education curricula. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+SB827ER... 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 education curricula. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+HB1746ER... 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 assist them in understanding the family life education program implemented in the school division, if the curriculum of th... 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 Higher Education Coordinating Board revises the Internet database of the coordinating board's official statewide inventory ... 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 terms; states terms, powers and duties of board; provides for filling of vacancies; provides for travel reimbursement; ... 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 and arts instruction; allows school districts suspend certain professional staffing ratios; negotiates salaries for reti... 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 standards to be approved by December 15, 2010, to implement an annual statewide assessment system for implementation in the ... 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 system's capacity to: provide the capital facilities necessary to support a particular instructional program; the staffing l... 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 nature or echo recent changes in legislation): Section 1.20: Revised to distinguish among the appropriate levels of sign-of... 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 component of the course. Allows such districts to contract for the provision of the behind-the-wheel portion of the course f... 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 week in grades 1-8 to be devoted to safety education. Specifies content that must be included in driver education course... 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 Defense Education Activity school that is taught by an adult driver education instructor or traffic safety officer. Sets fort... 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 academic year or the summer. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H391v5.pdf... 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 course of traffic safety education that is certified by the department; prohibits a public school or commercial driver train... 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 insurance coverage requirement for a commercial driver training school that provides only classroom training. Chapter 543 ht... 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 communication device while driving. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/SB01107F.pdf... 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 states that the person has completed and passed a state education agency-approved driver education and traffic safety c... 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 contract with a driver education school. Establishes requirements for minimum hours of behind-the-wheel and observation ins... 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 method of instruction that does not require students to be present in a classroom if the commissioner of education appro... 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 night. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0099.html... 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-minute or longer driver safety course prescribed by DMV; increases the learner's permit issuance fee. http://leg1.state.va.u... 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 State. Chapter 772 http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2500.dir/hb2533.en.pdf... 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 curriculum to modify the suggested sequence and pace of the program. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/SB0... 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 mandated for use in the high school health curriculum (http://www.tahperd.org/HOME_PDFs/papa_overview_wcontact.pdf). Per... 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 education. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/61/3301-61-04_PH_FF_N_RU_20090513_1242.pdf... 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 to students pursuing an education, or that allow their student groups, alumni associations, or affiliates to enter into... 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, entrepreneurship, information technology, management and marketing. Directs the state board, by July 2010, to adopt business... 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 must meet the same requirements as standards in the core areas of English, math, science and social studies (i.e., the st... 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.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A2000/1943_I1.HTM... 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 providing instruction in personal financial literacy. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB03646F.pdf... 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 agency to report to members of the legislature by January 2011 on implementation and effectiveness of the program. Page 1... More... 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 within a course or program of instruction that pupils enrolled in high school are otherwise required to complete for gradu... 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 literacy), and information about higher education savings options, including information about opening a Utah Educationa... 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 education, other state agencies and all other private or public entities that engage in teaching financial education and ... 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 language admission requirements for public universities may be fulfilled by completion of American Sign Language coursework. Al... 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 fluency in that language. Authorizes the holder of an American Indian languages credential to teach the language in pub... 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 department of education for a grant to support innovative, effective instruction in one or more American Indian languages.... 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 harassment, intimidation, or bullying, and to include age-appropriate dating violence prevention education in the health edu... 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/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0973lv.pdf... 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, risk factors, the importance of early prevention and detection, and information on where to go for help. Requires an inter... 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 located in the State with adopting and implementing health literacy programs that empower consumers of health care to better c... 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 mid-sized local farms and ranches. Directs the task force to develop and implement a plan to facilitate the availability... 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 among children in the state. Directs the department of agriculture to develop a program to award grants to public school... More... Curriculum--Home Economics 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 education. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/61/3301-61-04_PH_FF_N_RU_20090513_1242.pdf... 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 Certificates or Minnesota World Language Proficiency High Achievement Certificates. Outlines the requirements a student must achi... 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/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act966.pdf... 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 school years. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1307.pdf... 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/09%20Regular/final/HB0342.pdf... 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 procedures or tasks delegated by the speech-language pathologist and must follow the individualized education program or treatm... 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 2010-11 school years, unless the superintendent of public instruction determines the department has sufficient funds to p... 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-PASS testing requirements if a district or charter school pilots an assessment system that incorporates: (1) online cla... 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 programs and how confident they are in the writing process; and whereas some teachers have expressed tentativeness and d... 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 years will be a transitional period for revising the content standards in all academic content areas and subsequently revis... 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 district or charter school, as applicable, to administer an online writing assessment to students in grade 11. Allows t... 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 certain undergraduates who agree to teach math or science in districts determined by the state education agency to have te... 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 experience to participate in an academy program (prior legislation required eligible teachers to have at least five year... 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 Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics); requires budgeting in certain categories and amounts; requires certain perfo... 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 participating in the program shall equip school buses with wireless Internet service and purchase a specified number of l... 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 school years. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1307.pdf... 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 in math or science must be moved to the salary step on the state salary schedule that is applicable to six years of cre... 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 instruction to establish a minimum 12-month pilot program in which selected child care centers and day care homes participat... 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 activity for the entire school year for an average of 150 minutes per week, or 30 minutes per day. Students with disabili... 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 sports. Repeals 3701.771, which established the duties of the council. Repeals 3701.772, which related to the awarding of... 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 Sport and Physical Education as the K-12 physical education standards, or to adopt its own K-12 P.E. standards, and moves ... 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 the establishment of school health advisory councils by each city, parish and local public school board; provides that the... 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 assess the status of an expansion program, based upon a pilot program that will utilize a health-related fitness assessment... 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 the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs; establishes the Obesity and Chronic Disease Fund, transf... 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 periods per calendar week during one semester of each school year and two periods during the other semester, or a comparable ... 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 to inform school districts about funding opportunities. Chapter 495 http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0500.dir... 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 district intends to accomplish through the physical education curriculum. Requires districts, in implementing the physical educ... 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 annual fitness assessment for students in grades 1-12 enrolled in a physical education class. Requires individual assessment... 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 elements for the fitness measurement programs; requires the State Department of Education to take specified steps to suppor... 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 data for the health-related components of physical fitness and to assist students with personal fitness plans; relates to... 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 and workforce development as a state priority and to promote stronger links among industry sectors, the state Institute f... 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 year.... 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 page 4 of 84: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0731/0731adop.pdfhttp://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/back... 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 year.... 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 (SBE) that its high school and middle school science laboratories are equipped with appropriate personal protective equipm... 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 Instructional Material List." Directs the commissioner to adopt a list of electronic textbooks and instructional material including... 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 certain undergraduates who agree to teach math or science in districts determined by the state education agency to have te... 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 experience to participate in an academy program (prior legislation required eligible teachers to have at least five year... 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 Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics); requires budgeting in certain categories and amounts; requires certain perfo... 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 participating in the program shall equip school buses with wireless Internet service and purchase a specified number of l... 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 in math or science must be moved to the salary step on the state salary schedule that is applicable to six years of cre... 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 individuals to teach science.... 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/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0973lv.pdf... 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 education on abstinence, contraception and methods of disease prevention. Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/... 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 provide reproductive health and safety education in grades seven through nine; requires such education to include instru... 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 curriculum to modify the suggested sequence and pace of the program. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/SB0... 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 mandated for use in the high school health curriculum (http://www.tahperd.org/HOME_PDFs/papa_overview_wcontact.pdf). Per... 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.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HCR0007.html... 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://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2010/sb0045.html... 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 education curriculum; declares emergency, effective July 1, 2009. Chapter 213 http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measures/hb25... 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 transmitted diseases, and the prevention of unintended pregnancies; provides for the offer of unintended pregnancy preventio... 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 Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program, and the Caring Communities grant program. Juvenile Delinquency Prevention ... 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 Response System. Puts an emphasis on prevention by implementing a comprehensive statewide approach to the prevention of... 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 education curricula. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+HB1746ER... 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 assist them in understanding the family life education program implemented in the school division, if the curriculum of th... 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 process. Act No. 99 http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/acts/09Act99.pdf... 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 public schools and educational institutions and would encourage those entities to conduct suitable commemorative exercis... 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 exercises on that date recognizing the contributions of those involved in the conflict. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-... 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 exercises on that date each year to recognize the contributions of those involved in the conflict. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pu... 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 events related to the forceful removal and illegal deportation of Mexican-American U.S. citizens during the Great Depres... 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 district to provide instruction on disability history, people with disabilities and the disability rights movement. Requi... 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 education boards to promote registration and preregistration of students. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/... 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 2010-11 school years, unless the superintendent of public instruction determines the department has sufficient funds to p... 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 to 9th grade for academically accelerated students who are to demonstrate mastery of essential concepts and skills of t... 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.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1462.pdf... 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; provides for graduation requirements. http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-text/JBDQ0500.pdf... 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 copies of reports to the Texas Education Agency and other specified agencies on: (1) The Expanded Food and Nutrition Educat... 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/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB1222.pdf... 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 schools under its jurisdiction to the Postsecondary Education Commission (but only if A.B. 48 of the 2009–10 regular session... 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 for each regional occupational center or program pursuant to a prescribed statute to apply a percentage reduction equal ... 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 and other sources, to be used for purposes relating to the administration and implementation of the Green Collar Jobs Coun... 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 placement and advancement opportunities within the renewable energy generation, manufacturing, construction, installation... 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 workforce readiness, relocation assistance, internships and work experience programs also be provided at the comprehensive one-... 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 first consider New York based companies as primary suppliers of products or services necessary to accomplish the funded ... 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 use alternate and biodiesel fuels. Requires the commission to also identify mechanisms that promote research into alternat... 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 to support integrated, innovative and emergency workforce development strategies that promote local economic development... 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 pertinent to residents of this state who have not yet reached the age of twenty-five. The list may include education, he... 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 agencies, community-based organizations or strategic alliances to provide training services in cooperation with another t... 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 through instructional program frameworks that aid in the transition to postsecondary education and future careers, incl... 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 by an institution of higher education or others. Defines "stock or other ownership" as equity or other ownership rights... 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 Commission to collaborate on appropriation items and programs referred to in H.B. 1 as "Technology-based Economic Devel... 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 thereafter, to provide recommendations to the state board, the general assembly and the public for revisions to the adequacy co... 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 to provide preapprenticeship programs, preemployment counseling, basic skills improvement classes, and other training pro... 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 taxpayer (businesses) as members. Provides the purpose of Metropolitan College is to provide postsecondary educational op... 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 for the development of focused programs of study and related courses and curricula; development of individual graduation ... 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 agreements with colleges of recognized standing in the commonwealth, including colleges with summer programs, that have a curricu... 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 Investment Board to establish industry sector councils to identify job training and education programs to best meet regional e... 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 completion program must give notice to the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development of the intent to offer the ... 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 of the program shall include an assessment process, targeted instruction, and issuance of a career readiness certificat... 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 remaining available moneys to Student Assistance Commission; funds Wage Option Program by diverting portion of unemploymen... 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 identify high demand green industries and promote certain workforce development activities; requires the board to defin... 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 administer a grant program known as the "We Want to Learn English Initiative" for the purpose of providing resources for ... 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 institutes, and to eligible nonprofit organizations to: (1) Develop or support nonprofit organizations' programs that pre... 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 programs for middle and high school students, and scholarship programs for engineering students. Directs the higher educati... 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 organization established in the state as part of the program of state economic development and diversification. New provis... 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 and technical colleges, in partnership with employers, to provide workforce training to create and retain employment oppo... 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 regarding specialized technology research projects at Texas public universities or other facilities operated by a state agency,... 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 expenditures to be applied in determining an institution's eligibility for and distributions from the Research Universit... 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, nongovernmental organizations, and government form a collaborative partnership that results in a highly skilled multig... 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; provides for collaborative local projects to plan and coordinate employment, training, and education programs and serv... 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 certificate to any individual who: a. Holds a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education; b. ... 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 exposure of students to concepts of personal finance, including: a. Checkbook mechanics, including writing checks, balancin... 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 the coordination and administration of the Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program, which reduces the financial barriers to... 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 interactions with the state and the world. Chapter 466 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%... 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 colleges for the development or expansion of job skills training; provides that the program shall give priority to applicati... 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 career opportunities as the state board of career education. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB1884.pdf... 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 scholarship applicants; makes technical corrections various provisions concerning scholarships and gambling; revises general ... 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 alternative school program to submit an annual report to the state department of education describing the results of its annual a... 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 fewer workers in the state at any one location but not more than 50 workers statewide; and (2) assisting local businesses i... 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 an innovation partnership zone program through which the state will encourage and support research institutions, workfo... 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 economic data, including the use of input-output models, for the purpose of identifying industry clusters and strategic ind... 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 Governor and the appropriate legislative policy committees; requires a periodic update of the plan. Chapter 92 http://a... 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 opportunities available to the recipient to support employment goals and advance in the workplace. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/do... 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, vocational rehabilitation, and the training benefits program; clarifies and makes consistent various terms related to high demand... 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 economy, ensure that the state attracts investment and job creation in the green economy, make Washington a net exporter o... 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; provides that education and training of individuals in the aerospace, energy efficiency, forest product, and health care ind... 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; allows participants to delay required payments to the employment training finance account; repeals a requirement that an ... 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 2008-530. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/09RS/SB78/bill.doc... 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 education and employers that formally integrates students' academic study with work experience in cooperating employer o... 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 programs, including training in green building and the installation of alternative energy systems. The following organizations... 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 enactments that help or hinder the development of high tech automobile production facilities within the state; evaluates the eff... 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, funding, expertise, and other resources, discover and study innovations in teaching and learning, create, pilot, and ad... 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 University campus, and requests the chancellor of each University of California campus, to place on their respective Web site... 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 determination of whether a project that includes athletics-related facilities provides the opportunity for gender equitable acc... 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 and political subdivisions from discrimination based on an individual's elementary and secondary education program; provi... 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 significantly close the achievement gap and schools that exceed their adequate yearly progress for two or more consecutive year... 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 from the school lunch categorical funds to other funds and results from programs funded by national school lunch student... 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 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or to the IDEA shall be construed to include any subsequent amendments to that act.... 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 certain federal education agreements that implement federal programs, such as the No Child Left Behind Act. http://le.utah... 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 findings and recommendations to the legislature and the governor by December 2010 regarding restructuring the state's s... 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 of public instruction that an equivalent amount of additional federal or state funds that may be used by a district or ch... 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 bring per-pupil spending up to or beyond the national average, and to a level that accounts for the actual cost of educat... 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. Provides the tuition amount is to be paid by the student's home district. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08245&sh=t... 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 punishment programs, emancipation of minors, the drug treatment and education fund, the lengthy trial fund, the child support an... 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 true cost of credit, choosing and managing a credit card, borrowing money for an automobile or other large purchase, home m... 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.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0169.html... 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 school district or charter school is ineligible to receive basic state aid for certain children readmitted to kindergarten; p... 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 Safe Routes to School Program and safety programs within the School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant Prog... 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; the council will consider and make recommendations to address (among other things) the current personal financial literac... 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 pay an amount determined by a formula approved by ODE, if the student (1) resides in a facility that is not a foster hom... 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 thereafter, to provide recommendations to the state board, the general assembly and the public for revisions to the adequacy co... 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 provisions include permitting local districts substantially more discretion with respect to expenditure of state education... 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 significantly close the achievement gap and schools that exceed their adequate yearly progress for two or more consecutive year... 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.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A2000/1943_I1.HTM... 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 funds, collected or received by Oregon Health Licensing Agency; declares emergency, effective July 1, 2009. Chapter 650 ... 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/HB02263F.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 fund to be reserved from use in guaranteeing bonds. Section 70: Requires districts seeking state guarantee of eligible ... 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 department of education for a grant to support innovative, effective instruction in one or more American Indian languages.... 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 determination of allowances; revises provisions relating to certain incentives; revises provisions relating to employin... 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 in the state. Requires a study on the collection and reporting of summary data relating to decisions that affect a chil... 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 amount of sparsity revenue it received in the previous year. https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H... 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 grants of money to public schools and consortiums of public schools for programs designed for the achievement of pupils ... 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 school district bonds for purchase of school buses. Chapter 389 http://leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/AB/AB563_EN.pdf... 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 provisions applying certain tax abatements to taxes imposed for public education and authorizing certain tax credits again... 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 to education service districts or school district from the State School Fund if a human-created or natural disaster affec... 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 partnership; and modifies its duties; authorizes the partnership and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruc... 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 warrants and state fund accounts; relates to payments to a credit union, payments of charter counties, special purpose ... 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, and technology programs, civics, parental involvement, teacher development and school safety. Chapter 578... 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; requires the Department of Education to report to the superintendent of a school district regarding nonmaterial indicato... 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 financial obligation to the superintendent if the district has been placed on fiscal distress by the Department of Educa... 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 employees of the cooperative and each employee's position, salary, and benefits to the Department of Education, in lieu of a... 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 from the school lunch categorical funds to other funds and results from programs funded by national school lunch student... 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 audit report of the school district identifies a substantial issue of noncompliance with state or federal financial repo... 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 calculated according to the NGA definition; and the number of students who graduated in past five years but were not proficient i... 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 provide that the Transportation Department shall transfer certain moneys directly to the Agriculture in the Classroom prog... 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 emergency has been declared; provides an exception to the issuance of certain contracts; clarifies language; provides f... 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; provides that school districts may seek credit enhancement; relates to debt service payment and the public school endowment ... 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 full-time equivalent positions; expresses legislative intent with regard to the longitudinal data system; provides legislat... 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 school district 409. Chapter 2009-76 http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/2001.pdf... 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 there exists reasons for hold the fees longer; requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop c... 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-related services. (Vetoed as it's identical to S.B. 2315.) http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB... 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 activities. Authorizes and directs the state board to define failing schools and school districts under certain standards. Re... 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 Economic Development Fund (ASEDF) to various funds, departments and the Office of Governor; reduces amounts allocated from t... 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/sessions/2009/Bills/SB136ENR.pdf... 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, municipalities, counties, school districts and other political subdivisions. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2009/Bills/SB143E... 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 school budget; provides that local governing bodies and school divisions must, by law, publish the annual school budget fo... 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 accounts and to the common school permanent land fund; provides that any unencumbered funds remaining the the school foundatio... 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 funding. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB1250.pdf... 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 public in sufficient detail for citizens to readily identify how appropriated funds have been spent. http://leg1.state.va... 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 school and community college districts, pupil retention block grants, charter school block grants, pupil oral health as... 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 assistance to districts operating food service programs having deficit balances. Amends rules to promulgate rules mandating an an... 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 instruction, to convene a technical working group to: develop the details of the funding formulas under RCW 28A.150.260; recomme... 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 funding. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB1250.pdf... 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 maintenance, code compliance and safety projects, to provide financial assistance to aid in acquisition, renovation, or 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 bonded indebtedness of joint vocational school district boards Pages 1351-1354 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh... 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 state veterans and the issuance of state bonds to match voter approved school district bonds for school capital costs; dir... 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' ability to borrow funds to cover capitol construction costs. Adds "Open-Enrollment Charter School Facilities Credit Enhance... 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 fund to be reserved from use in guaranteeing bonds. Section 70: Requires districts seeking state guarantee of eligible ... 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 which the fiscal year covered by the budget begins. Section 86 makes a conforming change in the Tax Code. Section 67: Adds ... 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 total indebtedness of the high school district with an attached elementary district is limited to the sum of 50% of the ta... 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) Implemented an electronic device (cell phones and pagers) policy consistent with state board rule (2) Posted collective bargain... 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 provision includes county offices of education and other agencies within the definition of school district for purposes... 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 or a chief executive officer upon expiration of the current superintendent's contract. Requires the superintendent or c... 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 school unit that was under the jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer and trustees of schools of a township... 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 Chicago Board of Education. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB0235lv.pdf... 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 a result of the state's failure to make timely payments of general state aid or any of the mandated categoricals. Relat... 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 must be disbursed for school safety purposes to the school district or districts in which the offense occurred. http://w... 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. Provides for the award of full or partial low-interest loans for engineering studies, feasibility studies, research stud... 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 chancellor or city board (2) Approve the educational facilities capital plan, following any applicable hearings conducted by t... 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 addition to financial audits, of the city district to the same extent that the comptroller has such authority for New York C... 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 develop school based budgets. New provision requires the chancellor to inform each principal of that school's preliminary b... 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 implementation; prohibits a district from using excess utility monies for implementation; modifies energy audit requirement... 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 makes an appropriation for an emergency loan to the district. Requires the state superintendent of public instruction to... 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 instructional minutes per schoolday. Existing law imposes fiscal penalties on school districts and county offices of educa... 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 information to the public. Requires districts and educational service center boards to report revenues and expenditures ... 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 superintendent opts to establish a commission due to noncompliance with financial budgeting or reporting requirements per section 330... 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 expenditure or reporting standard prescribed by rule adopted under section 3306.25, or that fails to submit a spending pla... 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 governmental subdivisions for purposes as specified by the donor and to keep such funds in a restricted receipt account inter... 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 of the reasons the vote is divided. (Secs. 6-7) · Permits the electorate of a school district to vote at a special meeti... 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 line of credit with a bank or other financial institution. Provides that the line of credit must not exceed a specified... 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.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02549F.pdf... 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 which the fiscal year covered by the budget begins. Section 86 makes a conforming change in the Tax Code. Section 67: Adds ... 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 consultation with the comptroller, to develop separate financial accountability rating systems for districts and charter schools t... 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) total state funds appropriated by the legislature to the local boards of education are less than the same appropriation for... 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 Department of Accounting and General Services and the cost for repair and maintenance of donated fixtures and equipment.... 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 district disorganizes and the territory of the disorganized disrict is attached to more than one district, the state fin... 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 grade from kindergarten through eight; b. Remedial reading provided to students enrolled in any grade from kindergarten thro... 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 upon the availability of funding, to perform a special audit, without notice, on not more than four common school district... 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 calculated according to the NGA definition; and the number of students who graduated in past five years but were not proficient i... 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 subdivision of this state, including but not limited to a city, county, township, school district, community college, area educ... 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, to determine the amount in the reserve fund, the liability against such fund, and whether there are funds in the reserv... 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 that summarize district and statewide expenditures by function area, total expenditure data, per pupil expenditure data... 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 the purchase of property and casualty insurance, energy costs and for utilities costs; restricts use of outlay funds. h... 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/2009/Bills/SB88ENR.pdf... 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 school and community college districts, pupil retention block grants, charter school block grants, pupil oral health as... 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 administrative regulations. This administrative regulation establishes a penal sum for the bond of treasurer and requires the bonding... 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 Adjustments to conduct a comprehensive review of weights, allotments and adjustments under the public school finance syste... 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 and uniform system of public schools, define basic education and implement allocation formulas that address differences in... 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-enrollment districts, nonhigh districts, districts involved in cooperative transportation agreements and cooperative speci... 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 (COS) Facilities programs. Prevents preliminary apportionments from expiring, thereby preserving the ability for school dis... 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 school facilities and requires the board to determine the maximum total new construction grant eligibility of an applica... 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 used for the construction of school facilities and the potential for cost savings that may be realized by the use of such r... 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 revenue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness by the Providence Public Buildings Authority to provide funding for Warm... 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 a debt obligation is to be paid, including in the event that an entity withdraws from an agreement. Specifies school co... 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 of demands upon and other issues related to existing classroom facilities that may arise due to new operating requireme... 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 bonded indebtedness of joint vocational school district boards Pages 1351-1354 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh... 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 funding mechanisms that will meet capital needs of public school facilities; appropriates moneys from General Fund to O... 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 courses or continuing education courses. Permits institution of higher education to charge another institution for the use... 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 located to contract for the district to pay a portion of the costs of designing or building an instructional facility or stad... 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 to enter into a loan agreement with the bank before receiving a loan from the revolving fund; provides that a political s... 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 buildings and its facilities, and an inventory of their contents. Requires annual review the terms of any insurance policies ... 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 college, university, community college, institution under the control of the state board of regents, public or accredited n... 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 for the components of the state funding formula for the allotment of appropriations for school plant facilities, as recomm... 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, and for maintenance or property insurance. Allows growth districts to apply for capital outlay funds for operating expens... 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 month with the most days in January exceeds the prior year's adjusted average daily attendance plus growth by at least 1%.... 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 state of Washington in the sum of one hundred thirty-three million dollars, or as much thereof as may be required, to fin... 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 school and community college districts, pupil retention block grants, charter school block grants, pupil oral health as... 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 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Establishes new account numbers so that the specific feder... 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 Secondary Education to submit a competitive application to pursue the four reforms as outlined by the United States Department ... 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 revenue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness by the Providence Public Buildings Authority to provide funding for Warm... 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, and Restructuring Task Force to develop recommendations for the innovation, intervention, and restructuring of schools, ... 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 unincumbered general revenue fund appropriations if the superintendent deems this necessary to meet the reporting requirements of ... 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 to the chairs of the senate and house finance, ways and means committees by January 2, 2010. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/... 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 entity for the benefit of public elementary and secondary education. Authorizes the commissioner, for purposes of deter... 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 pupil's district of residence shall be counted in the educating district. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-201... 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 nature or echo recent changes in legislation): Section 1.20: Revised to distinguish among the appropriate levels of sign-of... 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, calculation of formula need, elementary site allowance, teacher education adjustment, and instructional time allowance and expen... 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 for each regional occupational center or program pursuant to a prescribed statute to apply a percentage reduction equal ... 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 that offers a minimum beginning teacher salary. This bill would recast and revise these provisions to generally delete thei... 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 vehicles, contracting and paying for the transportation of pupils to and from school by a common carrier or a municipal... 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 bring per-pupil spending up to or beyond the national average, and to a level that accounts for the actual cost of educat... 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://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&Service=Billbook&ga=83&menu=text&hbill=SF217... 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://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&Service=Billbook&ga=83&menu=text&hbill=SF218... 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 academic needs" for purposes of this provision. Changes definition from "school's weakness(es) in academic areas for which the... 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 with provision that at least 11% of grant be used for such purposes. Requires this percentage to increase to 20% by the ... 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 in-service training program for teachers and parent-teacher conferences. Authorizes a school board to hold school or sche... 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 attendance based on the average of the three days of attendance preceding the closure. Replaces requirement that teach... 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 weather, or due to a condition beyond the district's control that poses a threat to students' health and safety, the parti... 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 activities, including: at-risk students, career and technical education course units, special education students other than gift... 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 will be deposited into the Classroom Trust Fund and distributed to school districts in that manner. Act modifies the def... 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 H1N1 swine flu virus. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08710&sh=t... 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 the formula amount for community schools and STEM schools at $5,718 in FY 2010 and $5,703 in FY 2011, except for comput... 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 student is enrolled in full-day kindergarten class. 3321.01: Repeals references permitting a district that is not eligible ... 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: (1) Changes in formulas for distributing state appropriations, including administratively defined formula factors (2)... 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 annually to the the chairs of the house and senate education committees and the department of education a report that in... 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 3306., and revises many other existing codified laws, to establish a new system of financing for school districts and oth... 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 calculating each district's adequacy amount, to calculate the number of the district's organizational units. Specifies that fo... 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 support component" (includes 5 factors: family and community liaison; counselor; summer remediation; school nurse wellness... 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 year's amount. --[Section 3306.02(C)] Defines "career-technical education teacher" for purposes of funding the evidence-ba... 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 thereafter, to provide recommendations to the state board, the general assembly and the public for revisions to the adequacy co... 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 hospital programs and in long-term care or treatment programs. Chapter 439 http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0001.d... 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 recommendations regarding student transportation standards and procedures. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2009/20090... 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 state legislative audit of the adult education program. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2009/20090515/32647.ht... 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 high concentrations of educationally disadvantaged students. Section 18: Brings provisions related to flexible school day... 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 time as other state revenue is paid to the district, and must be based on amounts paid during the previous year. Defines ho... 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 course that meets a high school graduation requirement and is provided through the state virtual school network as part o... 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 formula. Section 51: Amends Section 42.106, "Tuition Allotment for Districts Not Offering All Grade Levels." Section 53: ... 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-Enrollment Charter Schools" and 30A.154, "Funding for Accelerated Students" are repealed. (Accelerated students are those t... 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 Adjustments to conduct a comprehensive review of weights, allotments and adjustments under the public school finance syste... 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 state virtual school network should receive varying amounts of state funding based on the type of course provided. Require... 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 receives disaster contingency funding and then receives reimbursement from the federal government, an insurer or another... 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 consultation with the comptroller, to develop separate financial accountability rating systems for districts and charter schools t... 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 Program funds be focused on enhancing or improving student academic achievement and implementing a component of the school im... 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 district. However, to qualify, at least 10% of the district's student population would be required to come from out of distri... 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 clerk (and which must also be sent to the state superintendent) the number of pupils enrolled on the 3rd Friday of Septe... 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 481 of 692: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/acts/09Act28.pdf... 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 (1) jointly develop a school safety plan that specifies the purposes of the additional revenue, (2) the school safety pla... 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 spending by $200 in the 2010-11 school year, by $275 in the 2011-12 school year, and by the rate of inflation for the 201... 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 generally, and to Code Section 20-2-262 relating to low-wealth capital outlay grants to local school systems. Sections 6-7: Re... More...