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State |
Status/Date |
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Summary |
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 | Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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| Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Home Economics |
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| Curriculum--International Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Litigation |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--School Boards--Training |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Child Abuse |
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| Health--Mental Health |
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| Health--Nutrition |
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| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| Health--Suicide Prevention |
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| Health--Teen Pregnancy |
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| High School |
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| High School--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--College Readiness |
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| High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
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| High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
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| High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges |
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| High School--Exit Exams |
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| High School--GED (General Education Development) |
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| High School--Graduation Requirements |
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| High School--International Baccalaureate |
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| Instructional Approaches |
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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning |
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| Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education |
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| Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| International Benchmarking |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
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| Middle School |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic |
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| No Child Left Behind |
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| No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
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| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
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| No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
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| No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools |
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| No Child Left Behind--Finance |
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| No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
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| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
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| Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
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| Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
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| P-16 or P-20 |
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 | P-3 |
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2009 | P-12 | 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, or who has recently been a dependent or ward of the juvenile court pursuant to specified provisions of law. Prohibits priority enrollment from being used to displace children who are currently receiving care. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_769_bill_20090908_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_769_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 769
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2009 | P-12 | 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 participating in the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program must implement certain nutrition and physical activity standards in exchange for a higher state meal reimbursement. Requires the department of education to design and implement the program. Requires the department to contract with an independent agency within a year of the conclusion of the program to evaluate the implementation and outcomes of the pilot program, and for the evaluation results to be sent to senate and assembly education committees. Identifies components that must be included in the evaluation.
Provides that this program will only be implemented if the superintendent determines that non-General Fund funding sources, including, but not limited to, federal funding or grant sources, are available to
implement it. Establishes January 2015 repeal date. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_627_bill_20090910_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_627_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 627
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | 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 2015 fiscal year. Provides exceptions to these provisions. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB1412lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 1412
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Requires grantees under the Preschool for All Children program to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the appropriate local Head Start agency within three months of the awarding of the grantee's grant. Requires collaboration between the grantee's program and the local Head Start agency on certain specified issues, including educational activities, public information, service areas, selection priorities for eligible children, maximizing impact of state and federal funding, staff training, parental outreach and transportation. Provides that if the local Head Start agency is unwilling or unable to enter into an MOU, the requirement does not apply and the grantee under the program must notify the state board of education in writing of the Head Start agency's inability or unwillingness. Directs the state board of education to compile all such written notices and make them publicly available. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB0079lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 79
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| ND | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Relates to the creation of an early childhood services advisory board to advise during a review of all early childhood services rules. The recommendations, the goal of which is to streamline and improve the quality of the early childhood services process, must seek to balance the need for rules that ensure safe quality child care with the need to revise or eliminate rules that create unnecessary barriers for early childhood service providers.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-text/JBLR0600.pdf
Title: H.B. 1472
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| OH | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Partially from DOE summary of H.B. 1: Reduces the number of annual inspections of preschool programs and licensed school child programs by the department of education from twice during each 12-month period of operation to once each 12-month period of operation. Permits the department of education to inspect any program more than once during any 12-month period if considered necessary by the department. Existing provision required at least one annual inspection to be unannounced. Amendment allows all inspections to be unannounced.
DOE summary of H.B. 1: http://www.education.ohio.gov/GD/DocumentManagement/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentID=71635
Pages 1023-1024 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3301.57
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Section 4: Repeals Section 8278 of the Education Code, which made child development appropriations, with the exception of funds appropriated for the After School Learning and Safe Neighborhoods Partnerships Program and for CalWORKs child care, available for expenditure for 3 years, and required the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish criteria and procedures for the reallocation of unearned contract
funds in the 2nd and 3rd years of availability, in accordance with specified priorities.
Section 5: Amends Section 8279.7, regarding the retention of qualified child care employees who work directly with children who receive state-subsidized child care services.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx4_2_bill_20090728_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2D - Sections 4 and 5
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| HI | Became law without governor's signature 07/2009 | P-12 | Bars schools from moving students between junior kindergarten and kindergarten, except in cases in which the move is warranted and based on appropriate assessments. Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, requires the department to use assessment tools and protocols for determining a student's initial placement and for decision making about a student's movement between tiers and into grade 1. Permits a junior kindergarten student to be promoted directly to grade 1, based on appropriate assessments and other data. Directs the state early learning council to develop a plan to ensure that the needs of junior kindergarteners are addressed, including in the areas of curriculum, quality of teachers and aides, incorporating state preschool content standards for junior kindergarteners and effective transitions between the early learning system and kindergarten. Allows designees of certain members to serve as voting members of the early learning council. Adds a representative from a Head Start provider agency or the representative's designee. Changes "keiki first steps trust fund" to "early learning trust fund." http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB1329_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 1329
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| MO | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Creates pilot program within the Missouri Preschool Project. Program will serve up to 1250 students with preschool services and be administered by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in collaboration with the Coordinating Board for Early Childhood. School districts that are classified as unaccredited and non-sectarian community-based organizations located within such school districts may receive grants. Grants run for three years and are renewable. At least 50 percent of the placements must be offered through non-sectarian community-based organizations. Children who are one to two years away from kindergarten entry may participate in the program. Children of active duty military personnel will receive admission preference. The program must comply with current early childhood standards. Community-based organizations may employ teachers with at least an associate's degree provided they show they are on the path to obtaining a bachelor's degree within five years. School districts and community-based organizations must collect both short- and long-term data about student performance where feasible and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education must make a good faith effort to collect long-term student performance data. The Department will accept applications in competitive bid process to begin implementing the program in the 2010-2011 school year. Grants awarded in this program are subject to appropriation.
http://www.senate.mo.gov/09info/bills/sb291.htm
Title: S.B. 291--Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program
Source: http://www.senate.mo.gov
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Provides for state reimbursement of municipalities for school supportive health services provided to preschool students with disabilities and for allocation of the moneys to the department of health and the municipality. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08893&sh=t
Title: A.B. 8893
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Section 3301.90:Creates the Early Childhood Advisory Council to serve as the federally mandated state advisory council for early childhood education and care, and to advise the state regarding the creation and duties of the Center for Early Childhood Development in the state department of education. Directs the council to promote family-centered programs and services that acknowledge and support the social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual and physical development of children and the vital role of families in ensuring the well-being and success of children.
Section 265.70.20: Directs the Early Childhood Advisory Council (as created by H.B. 1) to establish an Early Childhood Financing Workgroup, to be chaired by the chair of the Early Childhood Advisory Council. Directs the workgroup to develop recommendations exploring the implementation of a single finance system for early care and education programs that includes aligned payment mechanisms and consistent eligibility and co-payment policies. Directs the workgroup to submit its recommendations to the governor by December 31, 2009, upon which time the workgroup shall cease to exist.
DOE summary of H.B. 1: http://www.education.ohio.gov/GD/DocumentManagement/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentID=71635
Pages 1045-1046 and 2839 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3301.90 and 265.70.20
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | 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 to receive poverty-based assistance for all-day kindergarten to charge fees or tuition for students enrolled in all-day kindergarten.
3321.05: Defines "all day kindergarten" as a kindergarten class that is in session five days a week for at least the same number of clock hours each day as for students in grades 1-6. Provides that, beginning in FY 2011, districts must provide all-day kindergarten to each kindergarten student. Allows local boards to apply to the state superintendent for a waiver from the all-day kindergarten for all students requirement. Permits the state superintendent, in determining whether to grant the waiver, to consider space concerns or alternative delivery approaches the district may use. Requires districts to accommodate kindergarten students whose parents wish to enroll them in half-day kindergarten. Permits a district to use space in a child day-care center licensed by the department of job and family services to provide all-day kindergarten to district students.
265.70.70: Authorizes any district or community school that in FY 2009 charged fees or tuition for students in all-day kindergarten, as it existed prior to the effective date of this section, to charge fees or tuition to all-day kindergarten students in FY 2010 and FY 2011, at the same per student rate charged in FY 2009. Bars districts and community schools from charging fees or tuition for all-day kindergarten after FY 2011.
Pages 1310-1324, 1403-1407 and 2841 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3317.03, 3321.01, 3321.05 and 265.70.70
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Repeals provision in 3319.22 that directed the state board to adopt the standards and requirements for temporary, associate, provisional and professional teacher licenses. Establishes a 4-year "resident educator" license to allow an educator to complete the Ohio teacher residency program (applicants must hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited teacher education program). Also establishes "professional educator license" (applicants must have successfully completed the Ohio teacher residency program), "senior professional educator license" (applicants must hold at least a master's degree, have previously held a professional educator license and meet the criteria for the accomplished or distinguished level of performance, as described in the standards for teachers adopted by the state board under section 3319.61) and "lead professional educator license" (applicants must hold at least a master's degree, have previously held a professional educator license or a senior professional educator license, meet the criteria for the distinguished level of performance and either hold National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification or meet the criteria for a master teacher or other criteria for a lead teacher adopted by the educator standards board under division (F)(4) or (5) of section 3319.61). Provides that all non-resident-educator licenses are to be valid for five years and renewable. Repeals provision that no license can be required for teaching children age two or younger. Allows state board to adopt any additional educator licenses, and directs the state board to adopt rules establishing the standards and requirements for obtaining each resident educator, professional educator, senior professional educator and lead professional educator license.
Directs the state board to align the standards and qualifications for obtaining a principal license with the standards for principals adopted by the state board under section 3319.61.
Repeals 3319.23, which directed the state board to (1) establish standards and courses of study for the preparation of teachers, (2) provide for the inspection of teacher preparation programs, (3) approve teacher preparation programs, and (4) license the graduates of approved courses and institutions. (New Section 3333.048 directs the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents and the state superintendent to establish metrics for and approve teacher preparation programs.)
Pages 1375 and 2725 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
DOE summary of H.B. 1: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/DocumentManagement/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentID=71635
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3319.22 and 3319.23
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Establishes the "Help Me Grow" advisory council, to serve as the state interagency coordinating council, as described in 20 U.S.C. 1441. Establishes duties of the council. Authorizes the council to advise and assist the departments of health and education on the provision of appropriate services for children age five and younger, and to advise appropriate agencies on the integration of services for infants and toddlers with disabilities, and at-risk infants and toddlers and their families, regardless of whether at-risk infants and toddlers are eligible for early intervention services. Directs the council to promote family-centered programs and services that acknowledge and support the social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual and physical development of children, and the vital role of families in ensuring the well-being and success of children.
Section 289.20: Establishes criteria that home-visiting programs must meet to be eligible for Help Me Grow funding.
Pages 1526-1528 and 2858-2859 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3701.611 and 289.20
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | 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 an authority having the duties of a board of health
Pages 2801-2802 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 265.10.23
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Partially from DOE summary of H.B. 1:
Continues the GRF-funded early childhood education program at school districts, joint vocational school districts or educational service centers for children at least three years old as of the district entry date for kindergarten (except that children with an IEP where the early childhood education program is the least restrictive environment may be enrolled on their third birthday), not eligible for kindergarten, and whose families earn not more than 200% of the federal poverty guidelines. Requires providers to develop a sliding fee scale based on family income, for families that earn more than 200% of the federal poverty guidelines.
To receive state funding, an early childhood education program must:
(1) Meet teacher qualification requirements applicable to early childhood education programs
(2) Align its curriculum to the department of education's early learning content standards
(3) Comply with any child or program assessment requirements prescribed by the department
(4) Require teachers, except those working toward an associate's or bachelor's degree in a related field, to attend at least 20 hours of professional development every two years
(5) Document and report child progress
(6) Meet and report compliance with the department's early learning program guidelines.
Authorizes the department to examine a provider's financial and program records. Provides that if the program's financial practices are not in keeping with standard accounting principles or do not meet specified financial standards, or if the program fails to substantially meet the early learning program guidelines or exhibits below average performance as measured against the guidelines, the early childhood education program must propose and implement a department-approved corrective action plan, which must include a schedule for monitoring by the department. Defines activities that may be categorized under "monitoring". Authorizes the department to withhold funding pending corrective action. Provides that if an early childhood education program fails to satisfactorily complete a corrective action plan, the department may deny expansion funding to the program or withdraw all or part of the program's funding and establish a new eligible provider through a department-determined selection process.
Page 2798-2801 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
DOE summary of H.B. 1: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/DocumentManagement/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentID=71635
Legislative analysis of H.B. 1 (starting page 219): http://www.lsc.state.oh.us/analyses128/h0001-i-128.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 265.10.20
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Creates a committee to study publicly funded child care services, including the Early Learning Initiative as re-established by H.B. 1. Requires that the study include the following:
(1) The effects of changing the definitions of full-time and part-time care on:
(a) Children, families and providers of care, including the effects on the quality of care
(b) Number of children served and the availability/accessibility of subsidized care to caregivers with full- and part-time jobs
(c) Availability of full- and part-time care in areas with a high incidence of poverty
(d) Private pay rates
(e) Closure of centeres and center programs
(f) Loss of jobs in the child care industry.
(2) The effects of changes to the Early Learning Initiative on families and children, including:
(a) Distribution and use of program slots across the state
(b) Effect of mandatory participation in the voluntary child day-care center quality-rating program as described in Section 5104.30 on program quality
(c) Outcomes in terms of school readiness and other related factors for participating children.
Directs the committee to prepare a report of its findings by June 30, 2010 and to provide a copy of the report to the governor, speaker of the house and president of the senate, at which time the committee will cease to exist. Pages 2898-2899 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 309.40.70
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | From Legislative Service Commission summary of H.B. 1:
Re-establishes the Early Learning Initiative (ELI) to provide early learning services on full-day or partial-day basis to eligible children. Provides the program is to be jointly administered by the department of education and the department of job and family services. Establishes responsibilities of each entity in administering the program.
Pages 2894-2898 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Legislative Service Commission summary of H.B. 1 (pages 221-225 of 492): http://www.lsc.state.oh.us/analyses128/h0001-i-128.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 309.40.60
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Directs the governor and the state superintendent to create the Center for Early Childhood Development in the department of education, comprised of staff from the DOE, department of job and family services, department of health, and any other state agency as the governor and state superintendent determine necessary. Directs the governor and the state superintendent to hire a center director to report to the governor and state superintendent. Provides that the center must research and make recommendations about the coordination of early childhood programs and services, beginning with prenatal care and continuing until kindergarten entry, and the eventual transfer of authority for these programs and services from other state agencies to the department of education.
Directs the Center for Early Childhood Development to promote family-centered programs and services that acknowledge and support the social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual and physical development of children and the vital role of families in ensuring children's well-being and success. Requires the center director by December 31, 2009 to submit to the superintendent and governor an implementation plan that includes research and recommendations on:
(1) The identification of programs, services and funding sources to be transferred from other state agencies to the department of education
(2) A new administrative structure in the department of education to implement early childhood programs and services
(3) Statutory changes necessary to implement the new administrative structure in the department of education
(4) A timeline for the transition from the current administrative structure in other state agencies to the new administrative structure in the department of education.
Authorizes the director of budget and management to seek Controlling Board approval for specified finance-related activities to support the preparation of an implementation plan to create a new administrative structure for early childhood programs and services in the department of education.
Pages 2838-2839 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 265.70.10
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Defines "independent child care provider" as either a licensed provider who does not meet the definition of "employee" under the National Labor Relations Act, or a certified or licensed provider or in-home aide who is not a county or state employee. Authorizes independent child care providers to:
(1) Form, join, assist or participate in any representative organization of their choosing
(2) Engage in additional concerted activities for purposes of collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection
(3) Be represented by a representative organization
(4) Bargain collectively with the state to determine wages, hours, terms, other conditions of employment within the state's control, the amendment of existing collective bargaining provisions, and enter into a collective bargaining agreement
(5) Present grievances and have them adjusted without the intervention of the representative organization, within the parameters of the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
Provides that a representative organization shall become the exclusive collective bargaining representative of all independent child care providers by either filing a request with the state to be recognized as an exclusive representative, or by being certified by an impartial election monitor as described in the governor's executive order 2008-02S for independent child care providers. Specifies the supporting evidence that must be included in a representative organization's request for recognition as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for independent child care providers in the state. Bars the state from recognizing another representative organization as the exclusive representative if a lawful written agreement, contract or memorandum of understanding between the state and another representative organization has been recognized by the state. Requires all matters pertaining to wages, hours, terms and other conditions of employment within the state's control and the continuation or amendment of any existing collective bargaining agreement to be subject to collective bargaining between the state and the exclusive representative. Provides that all of the aforementioned provisions must remain in effect until the end of the current governor's term in office as governor. Pages 3081-3084 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 741.01, 741.02, 741.03, 741.04, 741.05, 741.06 and 741.07
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Directs the Children's Growth Council to create a working group; requires the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education to participate in the working group as well as public universities, community colleges, child care providers and Head Start; Requires the working group to make recommendations for creating a partnership between child care providers and institutions of higher learning concerning early childhood education and higher education systemsthat would allow child care providers to enroll in classes and degree programs at reduced tuition rates.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/billpdfs/HP073601.pdf
Title: H.B. 736
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org
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| OH | Adopted 06/2009 | P-12 | -01: Adds or amends definitions related to early learning programs, including of "alignment," "curriculum," "early learning program guidelines," "group size". http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/37/3301-37-01_PH_FF_A_RU_20090615_1020.pdf
-02: Identifies violations that constitute "serious risk" violations of a license due to the great risk of harm to children. Provides that any serious risk violation may result in prohibition of the issuance of a license, revocation or non-renewal of a license to operate a preschool program. Requires any entity with serious risk violations to provide documentation of correction to the department within 30 days of the entity's receipt of notification of the violation. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/37/3301-37-02_PH_FF_A_RU_20090615_1020.pdf
-03: Amends napping provisions. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/37/3301-37-03_PH_FF_A_RU_20090615_1020.pdf
-04: Adds provisions requiring 3 references for all staff members, including the director to be kept on file, and for all staff and volunteers to annually sign a non-guilty/non-conviction statement. Identifies each program director's obligations as regards numerous areas, including health and safety, student records, and supervision and evaluation of staff. Adds to and amends types of credential an individual may have to be eligible to serve as a director of a preschool program or preschool special education program. Amends head teacher and substitute teacher requirements. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/37/3301-37-04_PH_FF_A_RU_20090615_1020.pdf
-05: Makes adjustments to criteria that preschool facilities must meet. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/37/3301-37-05_PH_FF_A_RU_20090615_1020.pdf
-06: Makes minor adjustments to equipment and supplies requirements. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/37/3301-37-06_PH_FF_A_RU_20090615_1020.pdf
-07: Makes minor adjustments to preschool program policies and procedures. Requires programs funded through the department of education to conduct health and developmental screening. Amends provisions related to a staff member being required to complete a child abuse identification training. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/37/3301-37-07_PH_FF_A_RU_20090615_1020.pdf
-08: Adds provision that a preschool child with a disability shall not be excluded from the program for lack of a medical statement until the team responsible for the individualized education plan (IEP) reconvenes. Specifies that the the medical statement must be provided by a physician, physician's assistant, clinical nurse specialist or certified nurse. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/37/3301-37-08_PH_FF_A_RU_20090615_1020.pdf
-10: Specifies that behavior management/discipline policies and procedures must ensure the safety, physical and emotional well-being of all individuals on the premises. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/37/3301-37-10_PH_FF_A_RU_20090615_1020.pdf
Title: OAC 3301-37-01 through -12
Source: www.registerofohio.state.oh.us
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | 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 communicate with health care professionals and to more effectively seek appropriate levels of care. Chapter 573
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3000.dir/hb3041.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3041
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/
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| OR | Adopted 06/2009 | P-12 | Amends rules relating to private prekindergarten through grade 12 schools. Relates to compliance with fire safety, child care and sanitation standards. Implements child abuse reporting and training. OREGON 30409
Title: OAR 581-045-0500 to -0575 non seq.
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | 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 determining program eligibility for federal grant funds, that a Head Start program run by a school district or a community-based organization serves the function of an elementary school by providing elementary education at one or more program facilities. Specifies that this does not make the Head Start program eligible for state funds for which it would not otherwise be eligible. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB00635F.pdf
Title: H.B. 635
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Adopted 06/2009 | P-12 | Sets forth actions the workforce commission and local workforce development boards must take when a child care provider is placed on corrective or adverse action by the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). Describes board requirements regarding providers placed on evaluation corrective action. Requires boards to ensure that parents with children currently enrolled in commission-funded child care with the provider are notified in writing of the provider's evaluation status. Requires boards to ensure that parents choosing to enroll a child in commission-funded child care with a provider on evaluation status are notified of the provider's status with DFPS prior to enrolling the child. Adopted without changes to version published in March 13, 2009 Register (starting page 21 of 26): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0313/0313prop.pdf
Title: 40 TAC 20.809.E.809.94
Source: www.sos.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Creates the Council on Children and Families to coordinate the state's health, education and human services systems to ensure that children and families have access to needed services, and improve efficiency in the provision of services. Establishes council membership, including the commissioner of education. Specifies the duties of the council, including, among others:
(1) Analyze council members' biennial legislative appropriation requests and identify appropriations that, through coordination, could be modified in the next request to eliminate waste or increase available services
(2) Investigate opportunities to increase flexible funding for health, education and human services for children and families
(3) Identify methods to remove barriers to local coordination of health, education and human services provided to children and families
(4) Identify methods to ensure that children and youth receive appropriate assessment, diagnoses and intervention services.
Authorizes council members to enter into memoranda of understanding with other agencies to implement any method, process, policy, or recommendation identified as part of the council's duties. Establishes procedures that must be followed before a method, process, policy or recommendation is implemented. Directs the council to issue to the governor, lieutenant governor and legislative members a biennial report containing specified content, including recommendations of any legislation needed to improve a statewide system of quality health, education and human services for children and families. Establishes September 2019 sunset provision. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/SB01646F.pdf
Title: S.B. 1646
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Defines "children with special needs" as children younger than 22 diagnosed with a chronic illness, intellectual or other developmental disability, or serious mental illness. Creates the Interagency Task Force for Children with Special Needs to improve the coordination, quality and efficiency of services for children and youth with special needs. Directs the task force, among other duties, to:
(1) Develop a coordinated strategic plan for improving service delivery for such children
(2) Coordinate with federal agencies to compile a list of opportunities to increase flexible funding for services for special needs children, including alternative funding sources and service delivery options
(3) Perform a needs assessment, including public hearings to identify service delivery gaps, system entry points and service obstacles.
Specifies actions the task force must take in the development of the strategic plan. Requires task force's strategic plan to provide recommendations to achieve specified goals, including improving families' ability to navigate the system through improved coordination between service providers and increased outreach. Directs the task force to submit a biennial report to the governor, lieutenant governor and speaker of the house, documenting each participating agency's progress in accomplishing the goals set forth in the legislation. Specifies additional content the report must include. Establishes September 2015 sunset provision. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/SB01824F.pdf
Title: S.B. 1824
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Includes as part of the Board of Teaching's licensure exams an assessment of reading instruction for teacher licensure prekindergarten and elementary school candidates.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0002.5.html&session=ls86
Title: H.F. 2
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Establishes a Minnesota Reading Corps program to provide AmeriCorps members with a data-based problem-solving model of literacy instruction to help train local Head Start program providers, other prekindergarten program providers, and staff in schools with students in kindergarten through grade 3 to evaluate and teach early literacy skills to children age 3 to grade 3. Requires literacy programs under this subdivision to comply with the provisions governing literacy program goals and data use under the Head Start program.
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0002.5.html&session=ls86
Title: H.F. 2
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Establishes a voluntary, standards-based quality rating and improvement system for early learning and care programs. Requires the state to consider the cost of administering and staffing the system and collecting evaluation and assessment data when establishing the system. Requires the state to use the Parent Aware quality rating tool prior to the creation of the voluntary statewide quality rating and improvement system.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0002.5.html&session=ls86
Title: H.F. 2
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| ND | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Sets the membership, terms and duties of the North Dakota early childhood education council. The council is to:
1. Review the delivery of early childhood education in this state;
2. Conduct a needs assessment;
3. Review early childhood education standards and propose revisions to the standards as
needed;
4. Review opportunities for public and private sector collaboration in the delivery of early
childhood education in this state;
5. Develop a comprehensive plan governing the delivery of early childhood education in this
state; and
6. Provide a biennial report regarding its activities to the governor and the legislative council.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-text/JARF1000.pdf
Title: H.B. 1400 - Sec. 43, Early Childhood Council
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| NV | Vetoed 05/2009 | P-12 | Establishes requirements for certain early childhood education programs; requires the Department of Education to develop a plan for such programs.
http://leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/SB/SB378_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 378
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Relates to information required to be provided to parents of an infant. Provides that if a woman is a recipient of medical assistance, she must be given a resource guide relating to the development, health and safety of her child. Requires the guide to provide information about specified topics, including dental care, parenting, child safety, the importance of reading to a child, developmental milestones, health care resources available in the state, selecting child care and other resources available in the state. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB01240F.pdf
Title: H.B. 1240
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| WV | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Amends existing law which requires each county board to develop a county collaborative plan for implementing an early childhood education program; specifies certain information required to be included in the plan and requires the plan to be developed using a team of community partners which includes representatives from the county school system, the county preschool special needs program, Head Start and child care, the local Department of Health and Human Resources, and parents. Requires county boards to report certain information to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources and the state superintendent relating to the use of community-based programs to provide early childhood education services.
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB498%20SUB2%20enr.htm&yr=2009&sesstype=RS&i=498
Title: S.B. 498
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us
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| GA | Adopted 04/2009 | P-12 | Amends rules concerning the Bright From the Start Program, including governing body, licensure and staff.
Title: GAC 591-1-1-.16 and .31
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ND | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | A bill relating to early childhood care workforce development, child care capacity, and quality improvement for early childhood facilities and to provide an apppropriation. Requires the department to provide voluntary, progressive training opportunities leading to credentials and to provide supports for the early childhood care and education workforce. The department is required to implement a registry to track workforce participation. From the Fiscal Note: The Department currently provides training opportunities and support for early childhood care and education workforce. The Department has also implemented a child care registry as well as a voluntary quality improvement process through current contracts with the Child Care Resource and Referral organizations. Federal funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have been made available through federal action to stimulate the economy or address state fiscal recovery and will be used to expand or enhance these efforts to the extent allowed by the Act. http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-text/JATN0400.pdf
Title: H.B. 1418
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| OR | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Removes the requirement that the Superintendent of Public Instruction reimburse school districts for costs incurred for the child development specialist program; applies to costs incurred in fiscal quarters beginning on or after effective date of Act. Chapter 76
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0001.dir/sb0063.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 63
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Requires recommendations for preparation and professional development for the early learning and school-age program workforce; Requires the Professional Development Consortium convened by the Early Learning Advisory Council to develop recommendations for a statewide system of preparation and continuing professional development for the early learning and school-age program workforce. Chapter 406
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1943-S.PL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1943
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| IL | Adopted 03/2009 | P-12 | Extends sunset for Preschool for All Children program from June 2008 to June 2010. Pages 336-339 of 372: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume33_issue10.pdf
Title: 23 IAC 235.100
Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Authorizes local school districts to operate and expend funds from any available sources for voluntary early childhood education programs.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2314SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2314
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/
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| AR | Signed into law 02/2009 | P-12 | Expands membership of the State early childhood commission.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/default.asp
Title: H.B. 1044
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 02/2009 | P-12 | Creates a birth through prekindergarten teaching credential and endorsement.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB1132.pdf
Title: H.B. 1132
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/
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| MI | Signed into law 01/2009 | P-12 | Provides that an intermediate school district may develop and make available to districts and public school academies an early intervening model program for grades k to 3 which shall be designed to instruct classroom teachers and support staff on how to monitor individual pupil learning and how to provide specific support or learning strategies to pupils as early as possible in order to avoid inappropriate referrals to special education.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0582.pdf
Title: S.B. 1039
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov
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