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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 CA Signed into law 11/2009 Postsec. Workforce Development S.B. 599 Requires the successor agency to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education to transmit school performance data from scho... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Funding for REgional Occupational Centers A.B. 673 Requires, for the 2009-10 fiscal year, recalculation by the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the prior year average daily attendance ... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 Postsec. Community College Green Collar Jobs Council Strategic Initiative A.B. 1394 Authorizes the state workforce investment board to accept any revenues, moneys, grants, goods or services from federal and state entities an... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 Postsec. Community College Renewable Energy Workforce Readiness Initiative A.B. 3 Requires the state workforce investment board to establish a Renewable Energy Workforce Readiness Initiative to ensure green collar career p... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 Postsec. Community College California Workforce Investment Act S.B. 410 Declares legislative intent that other intensive services, such as out-of-area job search assistance, literacy activities related to workfor... More... NY Vetoed 09/2009 Postsec. University-Related Economic Development Efforts A.B. 250 Requires entities applying for, and enterprises receiving certain state economic development grants and funds, to state their commitment to ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 Postsec. Alternate Fuels Commission H.B. 4245 Creates the Alternate Fuels Commission to investigate and recommend strategies for promoting the use of alternate fuels and vehicles that us... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. 21st Century Workforce Development Fund H.B. 852 Creates the 21st Century Workforce Development Fund Act. Creates the 21st Century Workforce Development Fund. Provides the Fund is intended ... More... ND Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 North Dakota Youth Council H.B. 1463 Creates a state youth council; sets membership and duties. Requires the North Dakota youth council to develop a list of issues and concerns ... More... NY Vetoed 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Strategic Training Alliance Program A.B. 2849 Defines "training providers" as community colleges, agricultural and technical colleges, institutions of higher education, local education a... More... NC Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. Joining Our Businesses and Schools (JOBS) Study Commission S.B. 1069 Establishes the joint legislative Joining Our Businesses and Schools (JOBS) Study Commission to study issues related to economic development... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 Postsec. Entrepreneurial Projects by Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 1 - Section 3345.35 Defines "entrepreneurial project" as an effort to develop or commercialize technology through research or technology transfer or investment ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 Postsec. Science and Technology Collaboration H.B. 1 - Section 701.30 Directs the department of development, board of regents, air quality development authority, department of agriculture and the Third Frontier... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Funding Advisory Council H.B. 1 - Section 3306.29, 3306.291 and 3306.292 Section 3306.29: Establishes the Ohio school funding advisory council. Directs the council, by December 1, 2010 and every other year thereaf... More... OR Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Community College Workforce Training S.B. 894 Directs the Department of Transportation to use a portion of federal funds to increase diversity in the highway construction workforce and t... More... KY Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Combined Work/Postsecondary Education Program H.B. 3A - Section 19 Establishes ""Metropolitan College" as a nonprofit consortium that includes educational institutions in the Commonwealth and the qualified t... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Improving Graduation Rates S.B. 316 Provides for comprehensive approach to improve graduation rates and ensure college and career readiness for high school students. Provides f... More... MA Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Co-operative Engineer Program S.B. 2087 Section 42: Permits the personnel administrator of the commonwealth to establish a co-operative engineer program and to enter into agreement... More... NV Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Workforce Development S.B. 239 Provides for greater coordination of Nevada's economic development and workforce development goals; requires the Governor's Workforce Invest... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 Community College Career/Technical H.B. 3117 Provides that a community college seeking approval from the State Board of Education to offer a new career pathways certificate of completio... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Community College Postsec. Career Readiness Certification Program H.B. 2398 Creates the Career Readiness Certification Program in the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development; provides that services... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Community College Workforce Development H.B. 3483 Creates Wage Option Program; relates to the JOBS Plus Unemployment Wage Fund; repeals the JOBS Individual Education Account and transfers re... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Workforce Development H.B. 3300 Instructs the State Workforce Investment Board to develop a plan for an initiative to promote the growth of green jobs; requires the plan to... More... TN Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 We Want to Learn English S.B. 1745 Requires the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWFD), in conjunction with the Department of Education (DOE), to establish and a... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Increasing Workforce in High-Demand and "Green" Occupations H.B. 1935 and H.B. 3, Section 64 Establishes the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant program and fund to award grants to public junior colleges and public technical in... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Community College Engineering, Applied Science and Applied Technology H.B. 2425 Authorizes private higher education institutions to participate in specified engineering recruitment programs, including one-week summer pro... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. In-State Tuition for Employees of Certain Businesses S.B. 2244 Existing policy provides in-state tuition and fees to employees who took up residence in Texas as a result of employment by a business or or... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Community College Postsec. Community Colleges and Economic Development H.B. 2169 Authorizes the Texas Workforce Commission to establish by rule additional job incentive programs to create incentives for public community a... 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... VT Signed into law 06/2009 Community College Economic Development, Workforce Education H.B. 313 Establishes the following four principal, interrelated goals for future economic development in Vermont: (1) Vermont's businesses, educators... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Local Workforce Councils S.B. 1569 Relates to workforce development; requires that local workforce councils include a representative from a local adult basic education program... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Career Development Facilitation H.B. 1400 - Career Development Section Requires the department to develop a program leading to a certificate in career development facilitation. The department shall award the cer... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Inclusion of Personal Finance in Curriculum H.B. 1400 - Sec. 25, Personal Finance Beginning July 1, 2010, each school district shall ensure that its curriculum for either economics or problems of democracy includes the exp... More... TX Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program H.B. 3519 Requires the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to enter into a memorandum of understanding for th... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Economic Development S.B. 5177 Creates a global Asia institute within the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies to promote the understanding of Asia and its int... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Workforce Development S.B. 5554 Alters the job skills program which provides grants to public and private secondary or postsecondary institutions and career schools or coll... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Community College Department of Career Education H.B. 1884 Renames the department of workforce education as the department of career education; renames the state board of workforce education and care... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Community College Academic Challenge Scholarship Program and the Scholarship Lottery Ac H.B. 2243 Amends the Academic Challenge Scholarship Program and the Scholarship Lottery Act; revises eligibility requirements for nursing school schol... More... MS Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Alternative Schools and Workforce Development S.B. 2575 Authorizes students assigned to alternative schools to attend workforce training programs; requires each school district having an alternati... More... MT Signed into law 04/2009 Community College Worker Training S.B. 388 Relates to incumbent workforce training for the purpose of meeting the training needs of incumbent workers in businesses employing 20 or few... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Workforce Development H.B. 1128 Changes innovation partnership zone provisions; directs the department of community, trade, and economic development to design and implement... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Workforce Development H.B. 1323 Provides for coordination of workforce and economic development; requires the employment security department to analyze labor market and eco... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Economic/Workforce Development H.B. 1394 Changes the timeline for the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education; provides that the plan shall be submitted to the... More... WA Partial Veto 04/2009 P-12 Community College Postsec. Workforce Development H.B. 2071 Revises the elements of the individual responsibility plan developed for WorkFirst recipients to include education, training, and other oppo... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Community College Economic/Workforce Development H.B. 1395 Relates to workforce and economic development; amends provisions relating to the WorkFirst program, the Opportunity Grant program, vocationa... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Energy Focused Economic Development H.B. 2227 Enacts the evergreen jobs act; establishes an evergreen jobs authority to ensure that the state's workforce is prepared for the new green ec... More... WA Signed into law with partial veto 04/2009 P-12 Community College Workforce development S.B. 5809 Creates an employment and training trust fund to provide state funding for employment and training services in high-demand occupations; prov... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Community College Workforce Development S.B. 5616 Relates to the customized employment training program, which provides training assistance to employers locating or expanding in the state; a... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Education and Workforce Development Cabinet S.B. 78 Renames the Education Cabinet the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet; amends various statutes to conform; confirms Executive Order ... 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... WI Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Postsec. Act 2 - Finances and Appropriations S.B. 62 Provides a total of $2,630,000 in grant moneys to certain organizations in the building trades to provide job training and retraining progra... More... MO Issued 01/2009 Community College Economic Development E.O. 3 (Executive Order 2009-01) Creates and establishes the Automotive Jobs Task Force; identifies state economic polices and legislative enactmen... More... 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