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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 CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 School Finance Working Group A.B. 8 Expresses legislative findings and declarations regarding the state's school funding system. Requires a working group to be convened to make... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 School Finance S.B. 84 Conditions the reduction of the revenue limit or general purpose entitlement for school districts upon certification by the superintendent o... More... CA Signed into law 09/2009 P-12 Bringing Per-Pupil Spending to National Average A.C.R. 54 States legislative intent that the state of California generate sufficient funds for, and allocate sufficient funds to education, so as to b... More... NY Vetoed 09/2009 P-12 Tuition Rates for Out-of-District Students A.B. 8245 Outlines the tuition rate that school districts or private schools may charge for out-of-district students for the 2010-11 school year. Prov... More... AZ Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 2010C Concerns criminal justice budget reconciliation; relates to juvenile probation, probation surcharges, probation officers, community punishme... More... NC Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Personal Financial Literacy Education Required H.B. 1474 Requires credit education for all students; provides that each student receive personal financial literacy instruction that includes the tru... More... NH Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Charter School Average Daily Membership H.B. 169 Requires that pupils attending an approved chartered public school be counted in the average daily membership in residence. http://www.genco... More... AZ Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 2002C Relates to k-12 education budget reconciliation; provides for calculating equalization assistance for charter schools; provides that a schoo... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Speeding Fine Funds S.B. 75 Amends provisions specifying which programs may receive funds realized from fines for violating special speed limit in school zone. Adds the... More... NC Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Financial Literacy Council S.B. 1019 Establishes a Financial Literacy Council to coordinate and expand the statewide delivery of financial education for all North Carolinians; t... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Reimbursement for Students in Residential Facilities H.B. 1 - Section 3313.64 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Requires school districts that owe tuition for a regular education student housed in a residential facility to ... 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... DE Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Local Control of State Education Funds H.B. 119 Takes several steps targeted at allowing local schools and districts to make better decisions at the local level to educate students. Its pr... More... DE Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Pilot Academic Achievement Awards program S.B. 151 Creates a pilot Academic Achievement Awards program, which would use federal stimulus funds to make financial awards to schools that signifi... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Financial Literary Pilot A.B. 1943 Establishes pilot program in Department of Education to provide instruction in personal finance to high school seniors. http://www.njleg.sta... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 5525 Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 High School Innovation Grant Initiative H.B. 2263 Extends the high school innovation grant initiative to middle and junior high schools. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Bonds H.B. 3646 - Sections 69-72 Section 69: Adds new section 45.0531. Authorizes the state board by rule to establish a percentage of the cost value of the permanent school... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Tribal Language Revitalization Grants A.B. 75 Permits a school board or cooperative educational service agency, in conjunction with a tribal education authority, to apply to the state de... More... ID Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 262 Amends and repeals existing law relating to education; revises provisions relating to severance payments; revises provisions relating to the... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Mapping State Expenditures on Children H.B. 702 Authorizes a pilot project to map state expenditures on children for providing health, safety, stability, growth, development, and education... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Sparsity Revenue H.F. 2 Authorizes a school district that closes a school facility to receive the greater of its sparsity revenue computed under current law or the ... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Remediation A.B. 530 Provides for the reversion of certain money in the Account for Programs for Innovation and the Prevention of Remediation created to provide ... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance A.B. 563 Ensures sufficient funding for K-12 public education for the 2009-2011 biennium; makes appropriations for class size reduction; authorizes s... More... NV Senate sustained governor's veto 05/2009 P-12 Finance A.B. 458 Revises various provisions relating to funding for public education; creates the K-12 Public Education Stabilization Account; repeals the pr... More... OR Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 65 Allows the Superintendent of Public Instruction to specify an alternative date for making a distribution or apportionment of funds payable t... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Financial Literacy H.B. 1347 Regards financial education; changes the name of the financial literacy public-private partnership to the financial education public-private... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 1583 Modifies provisions relating to county auditors; modifies county auditor provisions; repeals county auditor duties regarding school district... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 6168 Relates to reducing costs in state elementary and secondary education programs; relates to funding for the leadership academy, math, science... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Reporting of Fiscal or Facilities Distress H.B. 2170 Provides intervention and professional consultation upon early indicators of the fiscal or facilities distress of a public school district; ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Student Growth Funding H.B. 1555 Clarifies student growth funding for public school districts. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1501.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Dismissal of Superintendent For Cause S.B. 345 Allows a superintendent's employment contract with a school district to be terminated for cause and without the district having any further ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Fiscal Accountability for Education Service Cooperative H.B. 1606 Provides fiscal accountability for education service cooperatives; provides that such cooperatives may submit a complete listing of all empl... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Reporting of National School Lunch Student Categorical Fund Expenditures S.B. 889 Requires the Department of Education to provide a detailed report of national school lunch student categorical fund expenditures, transfers ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Auditing of Noncompliant Districts S.B. 904 Provides that the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee may refer an audit report of a school district to the Department of Education if the ... More... IA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Changes to Miscellaneous Provisions H.B. 687 Deletes several requirements for reporting (i.e., simply the number of graduates, rather than specifying that the number has to be calculate... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Agriculture in the Classroom H.B. 124 Relates to Agriculture in the Classroom license plates; amends existing law relating to the state Agriculture in the Classroom program to pr... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Financial Emergency H.B. 252 Amends and adds to existing law relating to school district financial emergencies; provides for notice requirements in the event a financial... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Fiscal Solvency of School Districts S.B. 1154 Relates to fiscal affairs of school districts; relates to state school bond guarantees; relates to fiscal solvency of school districts; prov... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 312 Appropriates moneys to the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department of Education for fiscal year 2010; limits the number of ful... More... KS Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Corrections Education H.B. 2001 Concerns a school district; in Atchison; relates to the number of pupils in the custody of the juvenile justice system and enrolled in schoo... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 5580 Concerns school impact fees; requires such fees must be expended or encumbered for a permissible use within ten years of receipt, unless the... More... MS Vetoed 03/2009 P-12 State Board Authority H.B. 590 Authorizes the State Board of Education to contract with and provide funds to regional educational service agencies for any education-relate... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Children First Act of 2009 S.B. 2628 Prohibits public school students in 7th-12th grades who fail to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 from participating in extracurricular activ... More... OR Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 5552 Adjusts appropriations and expenditures for various agencies and programs; decreases amounts allocated from the Administrative Services Econ... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 136 Repeals the provision that requires cooperatives to set aside a portion of the net proceeds as an education fund. http://legis.state.sd.us/s... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 public record S.B. 143 Requires a searchable internet website for the posting and access of certain public records and financial information of the state, municipa... More... VA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 School Budget Reporting S.B. 1285 Requires local governing bodies and local school divisions to publish the estimated required local match in the publication of the annual sc... More... WY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 finance S.B. 124 Relates to public funds; provides for minimum balances in specified education accounts; provides for distribution of revenues between accoun... More... AR Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Recommendations for Educational Adequacy H.B. 1250 Requires a review of the recommendations for educational adequacy for all public school students before each fiscal session; relates to fund... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Annual Report of Expenditures H.B. 2269 Requires the annual report of expenditures provided by the school board to the appropriate governing body to also be made available to the p... More... CA Vetoed 01/2009 P-12 Postsec. Finance and Facilities A.B. 4A Relates to sufficient textbook requirements, county superintendent revenue limits, school district building maintenance funding, funding for... More... WY Adopted 01/2009 P-12 FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS Chapter 4 Amends rules to require promulgation of rules and regulations governing Food Service Operations in districts and provide financial assistanc... More... 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