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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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Requires prio... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Nutrition and Physical Activity Pilot Program A.B. 627 Provides legislative findings and declarations on nutrition and health in children's early years. Requires the superintendent of public inst... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Education Block Grant S.B. 1412 Relates to the Early Childhood Education Block Grant. Replaces provision that 11% of grant to be used to fund programs for children age 0-3 ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 MOUs Between State and Head Start Programs S.B. 79 Requires grantees under the Preschool for All Children program to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the appropriate local ... More... ND Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Services Advisory Board H.B. 1472 Relates to the creation of an early childhood services advisory board to advise during a review of all early childhood services rules. The r... More... OH Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Inspections of Preschool and Licensed School Child Programs H.B. 1 - Section 3301.57 Partially from DOE summary of H.B. 1: Reduces the number of annual inspections of preschool programs and licensed school child programs by t... More... CA Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Three-year Child Development Appropriations A.B. 2D - Sections 4 and 5 Section 4: Repeals Section 8278 of the Education Code, which made child development appropriations, with the exception of funds appropriated... More... HI Became law without governor's signature 07/2009 P-12 Early Learning S.B. 1329 Bars schools from moving students between junior kindergarten and kindergarten, except in cases in which the move is warranted and based on ... More... MO Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Preschool Grants S.B. 291--Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program Creates pilot program within the Missouri Preschool Project. Program will serve up to 1250 students with preschool services and be administe... More... NY Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Services to Preschool Students with Disabilities A.B. 8893 Provides for state reimbursement of municipalities for school supportive health services provided to preschool students with disabilities an... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Advisory Council and Early Childhood Financing Workgroup H.B. 1 - Section 3301.90 and 265.70.20 Section 3301.90:Creates the Early Childhood Advisory Council to serve as the federally mandated state advisory council for early childhood e... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Full-Day Kindergarten H.B. 1 - Section 3317.03, 3321.01, 3321.05 and 265.70.70 3317.03: Requires each student enrolled in kindergarten to be counted as a full-time equivalent student regardless of whether or not the stu... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Teacher Preparation and Licensure H.B. 1 - Section 3319.22 and 3319.23 Repeals provision in 3319.22 that directed the state board to adopt the standards and requirements for temporary, associate, provisional and... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 "Help Me Grow" Advisory Council H.B. 1 - Section 3701.611 and 289.20 Establishes the "Help Me Grow" advisory council, to serve as the state interagency coordinating council, as described in 20 U.S.C. 1441. Est... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Cabinet Appointment H.B. 1 - Section 265.10.23 Directs the governor to appoint to the early childhood cabinet a representative of a board of health of a city or general health district or... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Education Programs H.B. 1 - Section 265.10.20 Partially from DOE summary of H.B. 1: Continues the GRF-funded early childhood education program at school districts, joint vocational scho... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Committee to Study Publicly Funded Child Care Services H.B. 1 - Section 309.40.70 Creates a committee to study publicly funded child care services, including the Early Learning Initiative as re-established by H.B. 1. Requi... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Early Learning Initiative H.B. 1 - Section 309.40.60 From Legislative Service Commission summary of H.B. 1: Re-establishes the Early Learning Initiative (ELI) to provide early learning service... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Center for Early Childhood Development H.B. 1 - Section 265.70.10 Directs the governor and the state superintendent to create the Center for Early Childhood Development in the department of education, compr... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Collective Bargaining for Independent Child Care Providers H.B. 1 - Section 741.01, 741.02, 741.03, 741.04, 741.05, 741.06 and 741.07 Defines "independent child care provider" as either a licensed provider who does not meet the definition of "employee" under the National La... More... ME Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Early Learning and Higher Ed. Partnerships H.B. 736 Directs the Children's Growth Council to create a working group; requires the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of ... More... OH Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Early Learning Programs OAC 3301-37-01 through -12 -01: Adds or amends definitions related to early learning programs, including of "alignment," "curriculum," "early learning program guidelin... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Health Literacy H.B. 3041 Authorizes the Department of Education to establish a pilot project for the purpose of assisting federal Head Start program providers locate... More... OR Adopted 06/2009 P-12 PRIVATE PREKINDERGARTEN OAR 581-045-0500 to -0575 non seq. Amends rules relating to private prekindergarten through grade 12 schools. Relates to compliance with fire safety, child care and sanitation... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Federal Funds H.B. 635 Authorizes the Texas Education Agency to seek, accept and distribute grants awarded by the federal government or any other public or private... More... TX Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Actions When a Child Care Provider is Placed on Corrective or Adverse Action 40 TAC 20.809.E.809.94 Sets forth actions the workforce commission and local workforce development boards must take when a child care provider is placed on correct... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Council on Children and Families S.B. 1646 Creates the Council on Children and Families to coordinate the state's health, education and human services systems to ensure that children ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Interagency Task Force for Children with Special Needs S.B. 1824 Defines "children with special needs" as children younger than 22 diagnosed with a chronic illness, intellectual or other developmental disa... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Assessment of Reading Instruction H.F. 2 Includes as part of the Board of Teaching's licensure exams an assessment of reading instruction for teacher licensure prekindergarten and e... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Minnesota Reading Corps Program H.F. 2 Establishes a Minnesota Reading Corps program to provide AmeriCorps members with a data-based problem-solving model of literacy instruction ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Quality Rating and Improvement System H.F. 2 Establishes a voluntary, standards-based quality rating and improvement system for early learning and care programs. Requires the state to c... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Education Council H.B. 1400 - Sec. 43, Early Childhood Council Sets the membership, terms and duties of the North Dakota early childhood education council. The council is to: 1. Review the delivery of ea... More... NV Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 Early Childhood S.B. 378 Establishes requirements for certain early childhood education programs; requires the Department of Education to develop a plan for such pro... More... TX Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Information for Parents of Newborns H.B. 1240 Relates to information required to be provided to parents of an infant. Provides that if a woman is a recipient of medical assistance, she m... More... WV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Early Learning-County Collaborative Plan S.B. 498 Amends existing law which requires each county board to develop a county collaborative plan for implementing an early childhood education pr... More... GA Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Bright from the Start Program GAC 591-1-1-.16 and .31 Amends rules concerning the Bright From the Start Program, including governing body, licensure and staff.... More... ND Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Care - Capacity, Quality, Facilities H.B. 1418 A bill relating to early childhood care workforce development, child care capacity, and quality improvement for early childhood facilities a... More... OR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Child Development Specialist S.B. 63 Removes the requirement that the Superintendent of Public Instruction reimburse school districts for costs incurred for the child developmen... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Early Learning H.B. 1943 Requires recommendations for preparation and professional development for the early learning and school-age program workforce; Requires the ... More... IL Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Block Grant 23 IAC 235.100 Extends sunset for Preschool for All Children program from June 2008 to June 2010. Pages 336-339 of 372: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/d... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Voluntary Early Childhood Programs S.B. 2314 Authorizes local school districts to operate and expend funds from any available sources for voluntary early childhood education programs. h... More... AR Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Membership of the Early Childhood Commission H.B. 1044 Expands membership of the State early childhood commission. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/default.asp... More... AR Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Birth through Pre-K teaching credential H.B. 1132 Creates a birth through prekindergarten teaching credential and endorsement. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB1132.pdf... More... MI Signed into law 01/2009 P-12 Early Intervention Programs for K-3 S.B. 1039 Provides that an intermediate school district may develop and make available to districts and public school academies an early intervening m... More... 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