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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 Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Vouchers Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Curriculum Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Home Economics Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health Health--Nutrition Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Suicide Prevention Health--Teen Pregnancy High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--College Readiness High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges High School--Exit Exams High School--GED (General Education Development) High School--Graduation Requirements High School--International Baccalaureate Instructional Approaches Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools International Benchmarking Leadership Leadership--District Superintendent Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress No Child Left Behind--Assessment No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools No Child Left Behind--Finance No Child Left Behind--Report Cards No Child Left Behind--School Support No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-16 or P-20 P-3 P-3 Child Care P-3 Content Standards and Assessment P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits P-3 Finance P-3 Governance P-3 Grades 1-3 P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten P-3 Preschool P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development Parent/Family Parent/Family--Parent Rights Partnerships--University/School Postsecondary TX Adopted 11/2009 Postsec. Undergraduate Academic Certificate 19 TAC 1.4.B.4.36 Encourages institutions of higher education to develop undergraduate certificate programs of less than degree length, to be awarded upon com... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 Postsec. Community College Honorary Degrees for Japanese Forced to Leave Studies A.B. 37 Requires the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and requests the R... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 Postsec. State Whistleblower Protection Law S.B. 219 Relates to State Whistleblower Protection Law law which authorizes a University of California employee or applicant for employment to recove... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 Postsec. Designees of Ex Officio CSU Trustees A.B. 690 Authorizes each ex officio trustee of the California State University, except the chancellor, to designate a person to attend a meeting or m... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Finance, Governance and Reporting A.B. 1182 Expresses legislative intent to refine higher education reporting requirements to provide for more effective, manageable and transparent rep... More... NY Vetoed 10/2009 Postsec. Academic Research Information Access Program A.B. 7229 Creates the Academic Research Information Access (ARIA) Program. Directs the department of economic development, in cooperation with the sta... More... CA Adopted 08/2009 Postsec. Conferral of Degree upon Completion of Requirements Title 5 CCR Section 40411 Allows the president of each California State University campus to preclude a student from enrolling in any additional state-supported cours... More... ID Adopted 08/2009 Postsec. Registration of Postsecondary and Proprietary Schools IDAPA 08.01.11 Provides that a proprietary school must hold a valid certificate of registration issued by the Board. The Board delegates authority to its e... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 Postsec. Community College Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Grant Program S.B. 1883 Requires the board of higher education to implement the Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Grant Program to help deliver upper-d... More... ND Signed into law 08/2009 Postsec. Community College Interplay Between State University System and Tribally Controlled Community Colleges H.B. 1566 Requires that the Commissioner of Higher Education study the interplay between the State University System and tribally controlled community... More... OR Signed into law 08/2009 Postsec. Program review S.B. 5545 Approves certain fees adopted by the Oregon Student Assistance Commission for program reviews. Chapter 738 http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/... More... TX Adopted 08/2009 Postsec. Professional Development for HECB Staff 19 TAC 1.1.A.1.19 Establishes rules concerning professional development through education and training for higher education coordinating board administrators ... More... TX Adopted 08/2009 Postsec. Approval Process for new Bachelor's and Master's Programs, Certificate Programs 19 TAC 1.5.C.5.44 Amends the approval process for new bachelor's and master's programs. Makes the approval of new bachelor's and master's programs automatic i... More... TX Adopted 08/2009 Postsec. Preliminary Degree Program Approval 19 TAC 1.5.B.5.24 Provides that preliminary authority to add a degree program is not necessary for a program that meets the following criteria: (a) the progra... More... DE Signed into law 07/2009 Postsec. Community College National Guard Educational Benefits Program H.B. 73 Makes several changes to the Delaware National Guard Educational Benefits program; requires State- supported institutions to charge members ... More... LA Signed into law 07/2009 Postsec. Community College Higher Education System Review H.B. 794 Creates the Postsecondary Education Review Commission; provides for a comprehensive review of all aspects of the postsecondary education sys... More... NH Signed into law 07/2009 Postsec. Community College Residency Requirements, Use of Scholarship Funds H.B. 317 Clarifies residency requirements for the New Hampshire incentive grant program. Expands the number of institutions of higher education at wh... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 Postsec. Faculty Members and Instruction; Exercise of Authority by Boards of Trustees H.B. 1 - Section 371.30.10(C) and (D) Requires boards of trustees of state-assisted institutions of higher education to ensure that faculty members devote a proper and judicious ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Jurisdiction of Campus Police S.B. 554 Relates to the legal jurisdiction of campus police; redefines the term mutual aid agreement to authorize state university police officers to... More... ID Adopted 06/2009 Postsec. Registration of Postsecondary Institutions IDAPA 08.01.11 Clarifies that postsecondary institutions need to register to ensure they are legitimate degree granting institutions and that proprietary s... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. University Consolidation S.B. 442 Directs the Joint Boards of Education and the State Board of Higher Education to conduct studies relating to higher education; directs certa... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Applied Learning H.B. 3093 Directs Joint Boards of Education to report to Legislative Assembly on development of applied baccalaureate degree programs at state institu... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Community College College Syllabi, Faculty CVs and Work-Study Opportunities H.B. 2504 - Section 1 and 2 Relates to requiring a public institution of higher education to make available to the public on the institution's Internet Web site the syl... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Environmental Service Fees H.B. 3353 and S.B. 2182 These identical companion bills authorize institutions of higher education to charge students an environmental service fee, if approved by a... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Developing Programs of the Highest National Rank or Recognition H.B. 51 - Section 5 and 6 Section 5: Directs the higher education coordinating board biennially to determine the appropriate amount for funding the program in Section... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Enhancing Research Universities and Emerging Research Universities H.B. 51 - Section 1 Directs each research university and emerging research university to submit to the coordinating board a strategic plan documenting the insti... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Interim Study Regarding Technology Research Data Collection H.B. 51 - Section 18 Creates a select interim committee to study the feasibility of maintaining a searchable electronic database or other data collection regardi... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Definitions and Categories of Research Expenditures H.B. 51 - Section 19 Directs the higher education coordinating board to study and make recommendations on the appropriate definitions and categories of research ... More... ID Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Retirement Programs H.B. 199 Adds to existing law to provide that the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho may establish addition... More... MD Adopted 05/2009 Postsec. Community College Requirements for Degree-granting HE Institutions COMAR 13B.02.02.01 to .22 Establishes minimum requirements for issuing certificates, diplomas, and degrees by in-state public and private institutions of postsecondar... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Community College Course Equivalency Information Requirement. S.B. 2083 Under current law, the UMN and MnSCU are required to develop and maintain course equivalency guides, for use in considering transferring bet... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College High School-to-College Developmental Transition Programs S.B. 2083 Establishes a program to offer research-based high school-to-college programs to prepare students for college. Requires an evaluation for pa... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Community College Notice to Students Regarding Possible Impact of Criminal Records S.B. 2083 Requires all postsecondary institutions in Minnesota to notify students that criminal arrests, charges or convictions may limit their educat... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. High School-to-College Developmental Transition Programs S.F. 2083 Encourages all public higher education systems and other higher education institutions in Minnesota to offer research-based high school-to-c... More... NH Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Utilizing Federal Benefits before State Assistance S.B. 204 This bill requires national guard members seeking New Hampshire postsecondary educational assistance to first utilize certain federal educat... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Energy S.B. 298 Authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to plan for and establish programs for the study of renewable energy resources w... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Community College Measurable Exit Standards for Remedial Courses H.B. 1990 Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Board, in collaboration with state-supported institutions of higher education, to develop by inst... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Community College Reporting of Postsecondary Remediation H.B. 1764 Requires the Department of Higher Education to collect information necessary to prepare reports of college achievement of high school gradua... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Community College Repeals Faculty/Administrator Development Fellows Program S.B. 857 Repeals the faculty/administrator development fellows program that assists state institutions of higher education in increasing the academic... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Community College Campus Security Enhancement Act H.B. 2135 Enacts the Campus Security Enhancement Act to create a multidisciplinary advisory task force composed of leaders in education, mental health... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Engineering Courses S.B. 5276 Eliminates the exclusive authority of the University of Washington and Washington State University to offer civil engineering, mechanical en... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Community College Medical Faculty Work Group H.B. 1808 Creates a work group with faculty from a paramedic training program and an associate degree nursing program; requires the state board for co... More... AR Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Postsec. Salary Transparency S.B. 55 Increases salary transparency for administrators in state-supported institutions of higher education. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly... More... AR Signed into law 03/2009 Postsec. Community College Limits on Academic and Performance Scholarships S.B. 316 Limits the amount of unrestricted educational and general tuition and fee income a state-supported institution of higher education can spend... More... AR Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Postsec. Comprehensive Higher Education Annual Report H.B. 1589 Creates the comprehensive higher education annual report; consolidates all current legislatively required reports pertaining to higher educa... More... CO Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Postsec. Education Innovation Institute S.B. 32 Creates the Education Innovation Institute within the University of Northern Colorado to collaborate with institutions to leverage research,... More... ID Signed into law 03/2009 Postsec. Sick Leave H.B. 18 Amends existing law relating to the Board of Education and employee sick leave to provide that employees of Boise State University who have ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2009 Postsec. Community College Students Called to Active Military Duty H.B. 1810 Provides that in certain circumstances a student called to active military duty during a course at an institution of higher education may st... More... WA Signed into law 03/2009 Postsec. Postesecondary information S.B. 5043 Requires the Higher Education Coordination Board to convene a work group to develop a plan to create a single, coordinated, collaboratively ... More... AR Signed into law 02/2009 Postsec. Community College Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings S.B. 49 Allows taxpayers to divert all or part of their state income tax refund to a tax-deferred tuition savings program account by designating the... More... OH Adopted 02/2009 Postsec. Co-Op/Internship Program OAC 3333-1-63 Establishes the Co-op/internship program. Defines "Cooperative education program" as a partnership between students, institutions of higher ... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 Postsec. Community College Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program H.B. 1893 Provides that scholarships awarded through the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program may be used to cover the costs of required ac... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 Postsec. Community College Tuition Assistance for National Guard Members H.B. 2342 Provides that notwithstanding the eligibility requirement that a member of the National Guard have a minimum of two years remaining on his s... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 Postsec. Community College Student Advisory Committee Membership H.B. 1663 Permits the State Council of Higher Education to appoint students enrolled in private, accredited and nonprofit institutions of higher educa... More... IL Adopted 01/2009 Postsec. Community College Approval of New Units 23 IAC 1050.10, 1050.20, 1050.30, 1050.40, 1050.50, 1050.ILLUSTRATIONA Clarifies requirements for program approval, procedures for obtaining approval, and requirements for reviews of existing programs at public ... More... IL Adopted 01/2009 Postsec. Program Approval 23 IAC 1030.10, 1030.20, 1030.30, 1030.60, 1030.70, 1030.80,1030.ILLUSTRATION A Provides exemptions from program approval requirements. Requires any institution offering online instruction where the core academic support... More... Postsecondary Accountability Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans Postsecondary Faculty Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding Postsecondary Finance--Facilities Postsecondary Governance and Structures Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent Postsecondary Online Instruction Postsecondary Participation Postsecondary Participation--Access Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action Postsecondary Participation--Outreach Postsecondary Students Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional Postsecondary Students--Military Postsecondary Students--Minority Postsecondary Success--Completion Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation Private Schools Privatization Promising Practices Promotion/Retention Public Involvement Reading/Literacy Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy Religion Religion--Prayer/Meditation Rural Scheduling/School Calendar Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School Scheduling/School Calendar--Week Scheduling/School Calendar--Year School Safety School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution School Safety--Code of Conduct School Safety--Corporal Punishment School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault School Safety--Special Education School/District Structure/Operations School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) School/District Structure/Operations--School Size School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation Service-Learning Special Education Special Education--Finance Special Education--Placement Special Education--Transition Special Populations--Corrections Education Special Populations--Foster Care Special Populations--Gifted and Talented Special Populations--Homeless Education Special Populations--Immigrant Education Special Populations--Military Standards State Longitudinal Data Systems State Policymaking State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions STEM Student Achievement Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring Student Supports--Remediation Students Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities Students--Employment Students--Mobility Students--Records/Rights Teaching Quality Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals Teaching Quality--Preparation Teaching Quality--Professional Development Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining Teaching Quality--Working Conditions Technology Technology--Computer Skills Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware Technology--Equitable Access Technology--Funding Issues Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training Textbooks and Open Source Urban Urban--Governance