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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]. 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Permits schools to excuse Junior... More... TX Adopted 12/2009 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements 19 TAC 2.74.A.74.3 Amends high school graduation requirements to make the rule consistent with H.B. 3 passed by the 81st Texas Legislature, 2009 (see Section 2... More... IL Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision 23 IAC 1.20, .30, .100, .240, .420, .465, .480, .510, .737 Partially from "Notice of Adopted Amendments" in Illinois Register (changes from this rulemaking but not listed below are technical in natur... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 High School Credit for Community Service S.B. 520 Authorizes the governing board of a school district to offer credit for hours of community service provided by a pupil outside of school hou... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Graduation Requirements Waiver for Certain Foster Care Students A.B. 167 Requires a school district to exempt a pupil in foster care from all coursework and other requirements adopted by the district's governing b... More... OR Adopted 10/2009 P-12 DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS OAR 581-022-0615 Amends rules relating to the timeline for when students must be proficient in essential skills to receive diploma. ... More... LA Adopted 09/2009 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements LAC 28:CXV.2319 Amends rules relating to high school graduation requirements. Provides students the opportunity to complete requirements for the senior proj... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Awarding of Credit for Courses Taken in Middle Grades H.B. 4038 Relates to the authorization of students in grade 7 or 8 to enroll in a high school course. Allows a student to participate in the course wh... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 College and Career Readiness, Financial Literacy H.B. 1 - Section 3301.0721, 3301.079(A)(2) and 3313.601, 3313.603 Section 3301.079(A)(2). Requires the state board to adopt K-12 standards for instruction in financial literacy and entrepreneurship, which m... More... WA Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Graduation Requirements WAC 180-51-066 Amends rules to allow a student who has taken a mathematics coursebefore attending high school but elected not to be given high school credi... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Career Option Program S.B. 259; H.B. 612 Provides for the high school career option program consisting of an academic major and a career major; requires students in grades 9 through... More... NC Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Removes High School Graduation Project Requirement H.B. 223 Removes the high school graduation project as a requirement for graduation from high school prior to July 1, 2011; permits local boards of e... More... OR Adopted 06/2009 P-12 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS OAR 581-022-1130 Waives the increased graduation credit requirements for students who began ninth grade during the 2005- 2006 school year, attended school co... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Revised K-12 Curriculum Requirements H.B. 3 - Section 25 Requires the state board to adopt rules requiring students in grades 6-8 to complete at least one fine arts course. Each time the Texas Hig... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements H.B. 3 - Section 30 Directs the state board to designate the specific foundation courses (English, math, science, social studies) required for completion of the... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 High School Graduation - Diploma Requirements H.B. 1400 - Sections 15 and 16 Requires all high schools to offer one dual enrollment course or one Advanced Placement course. Increases total number of Carnegie units for... More... TN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Removes Comprehensive Test Passage as Graduation Requirement S.B. 2312 Removes requirement of passage of the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program tests in order to receive a full diploma. (No impact of sub... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Smart Core Incentive Funding Program S.B. 918 Creates the Smart Core Incentive Funding Program to provide a financial incentive to assist with a public high school's efforts to encourage... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Five-year High School Graduation H.B. 333 Allows for five-year graduation from high school. If within five years after a student exits from the district the student takes and passes ... More... OR Adopted 04/2009 P-12 GRANTING OF CREDITS OAR 581-022-1131 Amends rules relating to the granting of credits towards high school diplomas. Updates available options for school districts in granting cr... More... TN Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Graduation, Alternative Schools S.B. 2326 Authorizes students graduating solely by attending an alternative school. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB2326.pdf... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Increase Instructional Hours, Credits for Graduation H.B. 2261--Section 104--Calendar and Credit Hours Over a period of eight years, starting in 2011: Section 104 states that each school district shall make available to students the following... More... OR Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 High school graduation requirements H.B. 2061 Waives increased graduation requirements for students who begin grade nine during 2005-2006 school year, attend school during 2006-2007, 200... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Graduation Requirements S.B. 185 Revises graduation requirements for students entering the ninth grade in 2009; eliminates the option of the basic high school program; relat... More... WA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 High school graduation requirements H.B. 1562 Changes the requirements for graduating without a certificate of academic achievement or a certificate of individual achievement. http://app... More... MD Adopted 02/2009 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements COMAR 13A.03.02.09-1 Establishes rules relating to the graduation requirements in public high schools in the state. In particular, procedures for denial of high ... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Instruction in Financial Literacy H.B. 2112 Provides that local school boards must require the completion of 12 classroom hours of instruction in financial literacy as a condition for ... More... 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