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State |
Status/Date |
Level |
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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| P-3 Child Care |
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| P-3 Content Standards and Assessment |
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| P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits |
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| P-3 Finance |
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| P-3 Governance |
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| P-3 Grades 1-3 |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Preschool |
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| P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
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| Parent/Family |
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| Parent/Family--Parent Rights |
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| Partnerships--University/School |
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| Postsecondary |
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| Postsecondary Accountability |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
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| Postsecondary Faculty |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants |
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| Postsecondary Finance |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Facilities |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent |
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| Postsecondary Online Instruction |
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| Postsecondary Participation |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Access |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Outreach |
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| Postsecondary Students |
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| Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth |
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| Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional |
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| Postsecondary Students--Military |
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| Postsecondary Students--Minority |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) |
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| Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation |
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| Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence |
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| Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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| Promising Practices |
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| Promotion/Retention |
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| Public Involvement |
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| Reading/Literacy |
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| Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy |
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| Religion |
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| Religion--Prayer/Meditation |
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| Rural |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Week |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
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| School Safety |
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| School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
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| School Safety--Code of Conduct |
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| School Safety--Corporal Punishment |
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| School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness |
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| School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
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| School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools |
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| School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
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| School Safety--Special Education |
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| School/District Structure/Operations |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--School Size |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
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| Service-Learning |
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 | Special Education |
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| RI | Signed into law 11/2009 | P-12 | Creates the Autism Spectrum Disorder Education Act. Requires the state departments of health, education, and human services to implement programs and plans to address the state's declared autism public policy emphasizing awareness, screening, and early intervention; provides for a needs assessment document to be used for sampling in the public schools to differentiate between what student needs are being met and not being met; requires instructional models for embedding in pre-service courses. Public Law No. 2009-201
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext09/housetext09/h5266a.pdf
Title: H.B. 5266
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2009 | Postsec. | Relates to existing law which requires publishers and manufacturers of printed instructional material for use at public postsecondary educational institutions to provide the material in an electronic format for use by a disabled student. Requires publishers to provide a captioned format of instructional materials or an electronic format of those materials and a license to create a captioned format. Authorizes a postsecondary education institution to create a captioned format if a license is provided. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_386_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 386
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Requires the Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities and the Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Children to research and discuss best practices for addressing the needs of children who are gifted and talented and have a disability. Directs the councils to jointly provide recommendations to the state board of education concerning state board provision of technical assistance to school districts on strategies to provide teacher education and training to assist such students, and on establishing guidelines for unique programming for such students. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0900lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 900
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Amends job titles defined under staff working on behalf of children who have not been identified as eligible for special education and for eligible children with physical disabilities, including in hospital or home instruction. Amends provisions related to reimbursement for personnel and transportation costs for such students. Specifies criteria a child must meet to qualify for home or hospital instruction. Repeals certain provisions related to reimbursement for each school psychologist and qualified teacher working in a program for children of preschool age who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB1190lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 1190
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Adds contracts providing for the transportation of pupils with special needs or disabilities to the list of exceptions to the requirement that certain contracts be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. Provides that these contracts must be advertised in the same manner as competitive bids and awarded by first considering the bidder or bidders most able to provide safety and comfort for the pupils with special needs. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB2362lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 2362
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that a parent, an independent educational evaluator, or a qualified professional retained by or on behalf of a parent or child must be afforded reasonable access of sufficient duration and scope to an educational facility for the purpose of conducting an evaluation of the child, the child's performance, the child's current or proposed educational program, placement, services or environment. Allows a school district to limit interviews to personnel. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0628lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 628
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Creates the MRSA Prevention, Control, and Reporting Act to to improve the prevention of infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Establishes prevention, control, and reporting requirements for developmental centers, residential schools for the deaf and visually impaired, correctional centers, work camps or boot camps, and Department of Juvenile Justice operated juvenile centers or boot camps. Requires guidelines to include requirements for screening and surveillance, education and training, hygiene, sanitation and infection control. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0185lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 185
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | In a section allowing school boards to enter into joint agreements with other school boards with respect to special education matters, provides that an amendment to an agreement may include the removal of a school district from or the addition of a school district to the joint agreement without a petition as otherwise required in the Section if all member districts adopt concurring resolutions to that effect. Makes changes concerning a petition for withdrawal of a district from the joint agreement, including requiring the hearing on the petition to be in accordance with state board of education rules and changing how the vote on approval of the petition is determined. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to all changes to special education joint agreement membership initiated after July 1, 2009. Provides that the contract of a director of a joint agreement program may not be offered or accepted for less than one year or more than 3 years (instead of for less than or more than 3 years). Effective immediately. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-0769.pdf
Title: H.B. 809
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Amends the Local Government Property Transfer Act to include in the definition of "transferee municipality" two or more districts operating a cooperative or joint educational program for purposes of providing special education services. Replaces references to "school psychologist" employed under such joint agreements with references to "professional worker" and eliminates provision that director of such program may be employed under a multi-year contract. Provides that joint agreements among school boards must include the method(s) to be employed for disposing of property upon the withdrawal of a school district or dissolution of the joint agreement. Clarifies that joint agreements must employ a full-time director of special education (prior legislation did not specify "full time" or director "of special education"). Repeals provision prohibiting any director's contract for extending longer than three years, as well as provision specifying that a contract renewal must be for a three-year period.
Repeals provision that a district may withdraw from a joint agreement for provision of special education services by by petition to the regional board of school trustees. Provides procedure for a withdrawing district to remove itself from a joint agreement.
Requires existing agreements to come into compliance with this Act. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=096-0783&GA=96
Title: S.B. 611 - Joint Agreements to Provide Special Education Services
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Creates a residential care off-site facility demonstration project to assess reimbursement methodologies and delivery methods in conjunction with the provision of physical, occupational and speech therapy and related education services provided by a licensed professional employed at an off-site facility operated by a residential health care facility. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A06818&sh=t
Title: A.B. 6818
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Makes technical changes to eligibility requirements of parent and high school senior members of the city-wide council on special education in New York City. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08903&sh=t
Title: A.B. 8903 - City-Wide Council on Special Education
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Establishes a task force on best practices in special education and behavior management; relates to training for teaches and classroom aids, parental notice requirements concerning disciplinary actions, charter schools and public meetings. Chapter 62
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/49leg/1r/summary/h.sb1197_07-01-09_astransmittedtogovernor.doc.htm
Title: S.B. 1197
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| DC | Emergency Rule Re-Adoption 07/2009 | P-12 | Reflects the status of current law with a clear enunciation of charter school special education responsibilities. http://www.osse.dc.gov/seo/lib/seo/DCMR_Notice.pdf
Title: DCMR Title 5, Chapter 30, Section 3019
Source: www.osse.dc.gov
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| RI | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Creates a special Joint Commission to make a comprehensive study of the education of children with autism and to report back to the General Assembly. (Resolution No. 2009-334)
Title: H.B. 5691
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| RI | Became law without governor's signature 07/2009 | P-12 | Creates a special joint commission whose purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study of the education of children with autism in the state and who would report back to the General Assembly. Resolution No. 2009-336
Title: S.B. 716
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CT | Adopted 06/2009 | P-12 | Addresses the use of physical restraining and seclusion in public schools for children who are or may be eligible for special education.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2009/pub/chap164.htm#Sec10-76b.htm
Title: RCSA 10-76b-5 thru -11
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Directs the Department of Education to develop a program model for children with autism spectrum disorder to be used statewide in elementary and secondary schools and submit its report to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by December 2, 2009.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/billpdfs/SP046101.pdf
Title: S.B. 461
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org/
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to close the State School for the Blind by a specified date; abolishes the school's Board of Directors; requires the development of individual comprehensive transition plans for students attending the school; requires proceeds from the sale of the school's property to be deposited in the Education Stability Fund; establishes the Blind and Visually Impaired Student Fund; limits the expenditure of revenues collected pursuant to the sale of the school. Chapter 562
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2800.dir/hb2834.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 2834
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Authorizes a person providing disability services to contract with a state school or state center to provide services and resources for individuals with developmental disabilities. Establishes circumstances under which a state school or state center may provide nonresidential services. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB00748F.pdf
Title: H.B. 748
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Adds section 29.018. Directs the commissioner, using federal, appropriated state funds, or any other funds available, to make grants available to districts to help cover the cost of serving students with disabilities. Provides eligible districts are those with insufficient state and federal funds to cover the cost of serving an individual student or all students with disabilities. Requires districts receiving grants to report to the commissioner the amount of state/federal funds received to serve students with disabilities and the amount expended for such purpose. Allows district grant funds to go toward training personnel to provide special education services to a student with disabilities. Specifies that a recipient district must educate students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment that is appropriate to meet the student's educational needs. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB03646F.pdf
Title: H.B. 3646 - Section 16
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | New provision defines alleged offender resident as a person with mental retardation who is charged with or convicted of a criminal offense, or a child found to have engaged in delinquent conduct constituting a criminal offense. Establishes the Mexia State Supported Living Center as the forensic state supported living center. Adds Subchapter L, "School District Program for Residents of Forensic State Supported Living Center" to Chapter 29 of the Education Code. Requires a school district to provide educational services to each alleged offender resident of the forensic state supported living center who is under the age of 22 as of September 1 and otherwise eligible to attend school in the district. Establishes procedures for the determination of an alleged offender resident's educational placement and the educational services the district must provide the resident. Provides the discipline of an alleged offender resident by a school district is subject to Sections 37.0021 and 37.004 and to federal law governing the discipline of students with disabilities. Requires a district enrolling alleged offender residents to employ one or more behavior support specialists. Establishes criteria behavior support specialists must meet. Requires a behavior support specialist to conduct a functional behavior assessment for each alleged offender resident enrolled in the district. Establishes additional responsibilities of behavior support specialists. Requires a school district in which alleged offender residents are enrolled and the forensic state supported living center to enter into a memorandum of understanding on the services to be provided to students. Establishes arbitration procedures in the event a district and the forensic state supported living center are unable to agree on the services required for residents or responsibility for those services. Provides an additional allotment for each for each alleged offender resident in average daily attendance in the district. Requires a district receiving such an allotment to annually report to the state accounting for the expenditure of funds received. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/SB00643F.pdf
Title: S.B. 643
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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| AL | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Specifies that the following provisions will become operative only when legislative funds are appropriated. Provides for the establishment of regional autism centers to offer nonresidential resource and training services for individuals of all ages with autism. Requires centers to coordinate services in and among state and local agencies and school districts; bars centers from duplicating services provided by those agencies or school districts. Provides for creation of a constituency board for each center, to work collaboratively with the centers and meet quarterly with center staff to provide advice on policies, priorities and activities. Specifies that each center must provide:
(1) Staff with expertise in autism and related disabilities.
(2) Individual and direct family assistance in the home, community and school. Requires each district to provide a free and appropriate education for school-age center clients, including preschool special education.
(3) Technical assistance and consultation services, including specific intervention and assistance for the client's family and the school district.
(4) Professional training programs for personnel who work with center clients and their families.
(5) Programs to increase public awareness about autism and related disabilities.
Provides that where possible, centers must be based on postsecondary campuses that submit a proposal to the Alabama Interagency Autism Coordinating Council.
Directs the Alabama Interagency Autism Coordinating Council, in cooperation with the state board and the regional autism centers, to adopt necessary rules to carry out the purposes of this act.
Title: H.B. 615
Source: www.lexis.com
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Creates the board for the coordination of programs serving vulnerable individuals to coordinate the delivery of services to vulnerable individuals in need of services; requires the Superintendent of the Department of Education or designee to serve on the board. Board is to meet every two months and provide quarterly reports to the governor and the general assembly. Public Law 173 http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2009/PDF/HE/HE1289.1.pdf
Title: H.B. 1289 - Section 1
Source: http://www.state.in.us/legislative
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Amends various aspects of dispute resolution between parents of special education students and schools/districts, including: additional requirements for written notice; concilliation conference; mediated agreements; impartial due process hearing; hearing officer qualifications; request for a hearing; burden of proof; hearing officer authority; expedited due process hearings; hearing offcer's decision; review of hearing officer decisions; enforcement of orders; hearing officer training; and district liability.
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 | Consistent with federal law and state suspension procedures, allows school personnel to suspend children with disabilities. Establishes parameters and procedures for suspensions of children with disabilities who have been suspended for more than five consecutive school days or ten cumulative schools days. Counts a dismissal of up to one school day as a day of suspension of children with disabilities do not receive regular or special education instruction during that time. Does not require notice for a one-day dismissal. Requires children with disabilities to be provided alternative education services when a suspension exceeds five consecutive school days. Establishes procedures a school district must follow before initiating an expulsion or exclusion of children with disabilities. Requires school districts to continue to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities who are excluded or expelled for misbehavior that is not a manifestation of their disability.
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 | Defines terms and amends policies pertaining to restrictive procedures for children with disabilities, including standards for restrictive procedures (including procedures plan, physical holding or seclusion, prohibitions, staff training and behavior supports).
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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| MO | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Requires school districts to allow certain students with disabilities to participate in graduation ceremonies after four years of high school attendance.
http://www.house.mo.gov/content.aspx?info=/bills091/bills/hb236.htm
Title: H.B. 236
Source: http://www.house.mo.gov
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| MO | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to produce "The Parents' Bill of Rights" to inform parents of children with individualized education programs of their educational rights under federal and state law by January 1, 2010. The publication must state it does not confer any right or rights beyond those conferred by federal or state law. In addition, the publication must state that it is only for informational purposes. The publication must contain ten points of information, as described in the act. Department must ensure that the content is consistent with legal interpretations of existing federal and state law and provides equitable treatment of all disability groups and interests. In addition, the Department must post a copy of it on its website and each school district must provide a copy of "The Parents' Bill of Rights" upon determining that a student qualifies for an individualized education program and at such time as a school district is required under state or federal law to provide the parent or parents with notice of procedural safeguards.
http://www.senate.mo.gov/09info/pdf-bill/tat/SB291.pdf
Title: S.B. 291--Parents' Bill of Rights
Source: http://www.senate.mo.gov
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| NE | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Statement of intent: Legislative Bill 549 is the K-12 education technical bill for 2009. Substantive changes would include reducing the time a district would be allowed to contract for the instruction of all students from 3 years to 2 years, adding a requirement for districts to provide transportation allowances to parents of students who live more than 3 miles from the pick up point for transportation provided by the school, authorizing statewide regional networks for the provision of services to children with disabilities, and revising procedures for appointing surrogate parents for children with disabilities. A public hearing requirement would also be eliminated for itemized estimates for environmental hazards, accessibility barrier elimination, or modifications for life safety code violations, indoor air quality, or mold abatement and prevention. The measure would clarify or make minor revisions to provisions for exempt schools, student transportation, option enrollment, student records, school district reporting requirements, school board meetings, school finance, reorganization of educational service units, and veteran education. The sections regarding the Nebraska Equal Opportunity for Displaced Homemakers Act, the Diagnostic Resource Center in Cozad, and the obsolete distribution formula for core service funding would be outright repealed.
http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Final/LB549.pdf
Title: L.B. 549
Source: http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Relates to autism; provides for the licensing of behavior analysts by the Department of Human Services; prohibits persons from using the title of behavior analyst unless they are licensed; provides funds to the Department of Education for specialized training for direct service providers in the Sooner Start program to acquire skills necessary to treat children with autism spectrum disorders; creates a program for early intensive behavioral intervention for children with autism.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/SB/SB135_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 135
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Directs the State Department of Education to provide training for special education hearing officers; requires hearing officers to complete the training by certain date; requires hearing officers to complete continuing education in certain time period.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/HB/HB1763_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 1763
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Establishes an autism spectrum disorders resource center to coordinate resources for individuals with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders and their families. Provides that the center must distribute information and research regarding autism, conduct training and development activities for persons who may interact with an individual with autism including school, medical or law enforcement personnel,coordinate with local entities and provide support for families.
Title: H.B. 1574
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WY | Adopted 05/2009 | P-12 | Establishes emergency rules pertaining to the services for children with disabilities.
soswy.state.wy.us/AdminServices/Docs/09Rulesindex.pdf
Title: Chapter 7
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Creates the Legislative Task Force on Autism to examine how the State responds to autism and autism spectrum disorders, determine and recommend the best practices and methods for treatment of those disorders, recommend how to obtain more federal funds for such treatment and to provide special education to children with those disorders and recommend to the General Assembly specific changes to the law.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1272.pdf
Title: S.B. 938
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/
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| IN | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Relates to autism training; requires certain firefighter and law enforcement personnel to be trained in interacting with individuals with autism; provides that the Department of Education shall create a document explaining aspects of autism including behaviors that students with autism may exhibit; provides that the document is to be distributed to school corporations for distribution to noncertificated employees. Public Law 93
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2009/pdf/he/he1455.1.pdf
Title: H.B. 1455
Source: http://www.in.gov
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Clarifies the state's responsibility to provide special education services; requires Public Education Department participation in development of agreements between school districts and private training centers and residential treatment programs; requires student identification numbers for students attending training centers and residential treatment programs; requires such centers to provide reasonable physical space for educational programs.
http://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/09%20Regular/final/HB0199.pdf
Title: H.B. 199
Source: http://nmlegis.gov/
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Provides for the delivery of educational services to children who are deaf and hearing impaired; establishes the Washington state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss at Vancouver, Clark County; provides that the center shall be housed at and shall include the school and related facilities formerly known as the state school for the deaf; abolishes the state school for the deaf and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the Washington state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss. Chapter 381
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1879-S.PL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1879
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Ensures students categorized with behavioral disabilities in other states are promptly and adequately placed in the state public school system.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/SB238.pdf
Title: S.B. 238
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| CA | Adopted Rule Filing 03/2009 | P-12 | Amends rules pertaining to special education and nonpublic schools. Clarifies requirements for certification of California nonpublic schools and agencies. Increases monitoring of nonpublic schools and agencies and aligns nonpublic schools and agency requirements for certification to the public school standards of instructional materials and qualified personnel. Clarifies consistent procedures and criteria in the administration of California's nonpublic school and agency certification program to ensure that affected public and private agencies and interested persons are informed of their rights and responsibilities in the certification process.
Title: Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 3001, 3051, 3060, 3061, 3062, 3063, 3064, 3065, 3066, 3067, 3068, 3069, 3070
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Relates to federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); provides that all references in the laws of this state to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or to the IDEA shall be construed to include any subsequent amendments to that act.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0524SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 524
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| NY | Adopted 03/2009 | P-12 | Moves the date for required use of state forms for (1) individualized education programs, (1) prior written notice and (3) meeting notice from January 1, 2009 to September 1, 2009.
Title: Title 8 NYCRR 200.4 and 200.5
Source: www.lexis.com
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| OH | Adopted 03/2009 | P-12 | Rescinds and re-establishes rules regarding the Autism Scholarship Program. Relates to application and eligibility; responsibilities of a school district of residence; and application and participation of providers.
3301-103-01 Definitions: http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/103/3301-103-01_PH_FF_N_RU_20090313_1154.pdf
3301-103-02 Autism scholarship program established: http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/103/3301-103-02_PH_FF_N_RU_20090313_1154.pdf
3301-103-03 Application and eligibility to receive a scholarship: http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/103/3301-103-03_PH_FF_N_RU_20090313_1154.pdf
3301-103-04 Responsibilities of a school district of residence: http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/103/3301-103-04_PH_FF_N_RU_20090313_1154.pdf
3301-103-05 Program participation: http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/103/3301-103-05_PH_FF_N_RU_20090313_1154.pdf
3301-103-06 Application and participation of providers: http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/103/3301-103-06_PH_FF_N_RU_20090313_1154.pdf
3301-103-07 Payment under the Autism Scholarship Program: http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/103/3301-103-07_PH_FF_N_RU_20090313_1154.pdf
Title: OAC 3301-103-01 thru -08
Source: www.lexis.com
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| SD | Signed by Governor 03/2009 | P-12 | Clarifies the school residence of a child assigned to an approved out of district special education residential or tuition day program when the residence of the child's parent or guardian changes.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2009/Bills/SB101ENR.pdf
Title: S.B. 101
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Modifies provisions of the Carson Smith Scholarships for Students with Special Needs Act, which provides funds for a child with a disability to attend a private school. Requires parents of eligible to be notified of the availability of a Carson Smith Scholarship within 30 days after a student initially qualifies for an IEP and each February 1 thereafter to all students who have an IEP. Requires any district, school or charter school enrolling a student with an IEP to link on the district or school site to the state site that provides prospective applicants with detailed program information and application forms for the Carson Smith Scholarship Program.
Requires an approved eligible private school that changes ownership to reapply to the state board of education and demonstrate that it continues to meet the eligibility requirements of the program. http://le.utah.gov/~2009/bills/hbillenr/hb0425.pdf
Title: H.B. 425
Source: le.utah.gov
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | On request, requires publishers of textbooks recommended by the state board to provide their textbooks and related instructional materials in an electronic file set, in conformance with the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard so that Braille versions can be produced.
Creates the State School for the Deaf and the Blind (SSDB) as a single public school agency and a public corporation and allows it to serve as the designated LEA for a student subject to state laws. Provides that the state board of education is the governing board of the SSDB. Specifies the responsibilities of the state board related to the SSDB, including appointment of a superintendent for the SSDB who meets specified qualifications. Specifies the authority and duties of the SSDB superintendent. Creates the Advisory Council for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. Specifies criteria for individuals eligible to receive services of the SSDB. Establishes student entrance policies and procedures. Specifies educational program, assessment, and reporting requirements. Requires the board to provide appropriate educational services for deafblind individuals.
Establishes the Educational Enrichment Program for Hearing and Visually Impaired Students to provide opportunities that will, in a family friendly environment, enhance the educational services required for deaf, blind or deafblind students.
Provides that certain educators employed by the SSDB are exempt from classified service, state pay plan, and career service provisions of the Personnel Management Act.
Requires the state office of education to collaborate with the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, districts and charter schools in establishing the Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center to provide students with print disabilities access to instructional materials in alternate formats in a timely manner. http://le.utah.gov/~2009/bills/hbillenr/hb0296.pdf
Title: H.B. 296
Source: le.utah.gov
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Requires the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, together with the Department of Education, to promulgate regulations for the certification of individuals providing Braille instruction in the Commonwealth. This bill provides that such regulations shall include a requirement that all individuals providing Braille instruction be certified as having passed the National Literary Braille Competency Test by July 1, 2011.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+HB2224ER
Title: H.B. 2224
Source: http://leg1.state.va.u
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Provides that any party aggrieved by a decision made in a due process hearing provided to children with disabilities and their parents or guardians and to school divisions in resolving disputes as to program placements, individualized education programs, tuition eligibility and other matters may appeal to a circuit court for a period of one year.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+HB2304ER
Title: H.B. 2304
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Re-establishes the Board of Visitors of the State School for the Deaf and the Blind as the governing entity for the State School for the Deaf and the Blind at Staunton and the State School for the Deaf, Blind and Multi-Disabled at Hampton.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+CHAP0210
Title: H.B. 2353
Source: http://leg1.state.va.u
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| VA | Signed into law 02/2009 | P-12 | Defines parent for the purposes of special education identification, evaluation, and placement of a child and the provision of a free appropriate public education to a child.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+HB2537ER
Title: H.B. 2537
Source: http://leg1.state.va.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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