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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 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 OH Signed into law 12/2009 P-12 Postsec. P-16 Data System H.B. 290 - P-16 Data System Amends provisions related to data in the statewide education management information system. Requires districts to ensure that a student's da... More... WI Signed into law 11/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College P-20 Longitudinal Data System S.B. 371 Longitudinal data system. 2009 Wisconsin Act 59 requires the Department of Public Instruction, the Board of Regents of the University of Wis... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Access to Student Records A.B. 261 Amends existing law that prohibits a school district from permitting access to pupil records to any person without parental consent or judic... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 State School Racial Equality Designation Act A.B. 1281 Enacts the State School Racial Equality Designation Act. Expresses legislative findings and declarations relating to the collection of data ... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Measuring Academic Growth More Accurately Over Time A.B. 429 Requires the advisory committee that advises the superintendent of public instruction regarding matters relative to the creation of the Acad... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 California Education Information System S.B. 19 Relates to the the California Education Information System, which consists of the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CAL... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Academic Growth Models A.B. 1130 State findings and declarations regarding standards-based education reform, assessments, and accountability and the use of cohort growth mea... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Provision of Data to Controller S.B. 509 - Provision of Data to Controller Existing law requires the state superintendent of education to provide the Controller with certain data no later than 6 months following the... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Reporting, Accountability and Data S.B. 1977 - Reporting, Accountability and Data Requires teacher supply and demand reports to be published every three years instead of annually. Deletes provision that adequate yearly pro... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 New York City Comptroller Audits and Budget Office Reports A.B. 8903 - New York City Comptroller Audits and Budget Office Reports Creates new section 2590-t. Provides the New York City Comptroller has the authority to conduct operational and programmatic audits, in addi... More... CT Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Early Learning Student Data S.B. 1014 Concerns longitudinal studies of student achievement; provides for access to student data to a qualified nonprofit educational organization ... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System S.B. 1828 Creates the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act. Requires the state board of education, the community college board, and the board o... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Statewide Education Management Information System H.B. 1 - Section 3301.0714 Amends types of data that must be maintained in the education management information system (EMIS http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pa... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 P-16 Data Sharing H.B. 1 - Section 3302.021 Partially from DOE analysis of H.B. 1: Requires the department of education to share aggregate student value-added data and calculations, an... More... AL Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Unique Student Identifier 290-3-1-.02(4)(b)3 Amends public school rules to replace the student social security number with the unique state student identifier as the official identifica... More... ME Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Student Identifier Number and Longitudinal Data S.B. 491 Provides that if the Commissioner of Education requires a school administrative unit to collect and report individual social security number... More... ME Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Improve the Ability of the Department of Education To Conduct Longitudinal Data Studies S.P. 491 Directs the state department of education to develop and maintain the Maine Statewide Longitudinal Data System, a continuing program of info... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Student Assessment Data Portal H.B. 3 - Section 48 and 49 Deletes provision that education Internet portal provides secure access to student assessment data. Amends 32.258 to direct the state educat... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Reporting Requirements H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part VIII (Parent and Educator Reports, Campus and District Report Cards) Creates new Subchapter J, "Parent and Educator Reports." Provides that in addition to the indicators adopted under Section 39.053, the commi... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Teacher Identifier Program H.B. 1065 Extends the repeal date for the quality teachers commission and redefines the time frames within which the commission must accomplish certai... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Coordination of Student Information Systems H.B. 1400 - Sec. 9, Data systems Statewide coordination of data systems. Notwithstanding any other technology requirements imposed by the superintendent of public instructio... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Educational Accountability Reform Act S.B. 222 Creates the Educational Accountability Reform Act. Establishes the P-20 Data Coordinating Council and revolving fund; provides for membershi... More... UT Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. E-Transcript and Record Exchange R277-484 Changes state data system from "Data Clearinghouse File"-based to "UTREx" (Utah eTranscript and Record Exchange), effective July 1, 2010. De... More... VT Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Strategies for Expanding Opportunities H.B. 405 Strategies to expand education opportunities for high school students and others. Requires the Vermont state colleges, in consultation with ... More... WV Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Community College Higher Education Accountability H.B. 3340 Directs the Higher Education Policy Commission, Council for Community and Technical College Education and State Board of Education to enter ... More... IL Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Middle Grades Certification 23 IAC 1.75, .705, .720 1.75: Updates language regarding student information systems to reflect that the system is now compatible with all districts' local data pac... More... MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Tracking of Students in Teachers's Class H.B. 379; S.B. 990 Requires the State Department of Education to develop a uniform data collection method to track the number of students who regularly partici... More... MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Standardized Course Numbering in Public Schools H.B. 588 Authorizes the State Department of Education to develop a standardized course numbering system to facilitate the collection of data on stude... More... MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Teacher Identification Numbers H.B. 587 Authorizes the State Department of Education to assign a unique identification number to each teacher employed in the public schools in the ... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Student Identification Numbers S.B. 317 Requires the use of student identification numbers on transcripts and general educational development certificates. http://nmlegis.gov/Sessi... More... OH Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Education Management Information System OAC 3301-19-03 Amends rules regarding operation of the education management information system. Requires the state superintendent to make available reports... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 State Data Systems S.B. 5738 Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, within existing resources, to review all annual compliance reports required... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Data Accountability H.B. 2261--Section 301-304, Data Accountability Section 301-304 creates a data working group to deal with school and school district data accountability systems. Data working group is char... More... UT Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Educator Licensing and Data Retention R277-502 Adds a definition of Comprehensive Administration of Credentials for Teachers in Utah Schools (CACTUS) to R277-502. Provides the file inclu... More... 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