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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]. 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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 CA Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Charter and Critically Overcrowded Facilities Programs Title 2 CCR Sec(s) 1859.2, 1859.121, 1859.148.2, 1859.164.2,1859.166.2, 1859.197 Amends rules concerning the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 as it relates to the Charter and Critically Overcrowded School (COS) Facilities programs. Prevents preliminary apportionments from expiring, thereby preserving the ability for school dis... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Facilities and Special Needs Students S.B. 334 Relates to the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act, which requires the state allocation board to allocate funding to school districts for school facilities and requires the board to determine the maximum total new construction grant eligibility of an applica... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Constructability Reviews A.B. 1120 Requires the department of general services to distribute information on the use of constructability reviews of plans and specifications used for the construction of school facilities and the potential for cost savings that may be realized by the use of such r... More... RI Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Warm, Safe and Dry School Facility Projects H.B. 6328 Approves, pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the issuance of Qualified School Construction Bonds in the form of lease revenue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness by the Providence Public Buildings Authority to provide funding for Warm... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Construction Grants for Area Vocational Centers S.B. 1926 Defines school district to include a jointly owned Type 40 area vocational center, if a joint agreement includes language that specifies how a debt obligation is to be paid, including in the event that an entity withdraws from an agreement. Specifies school co... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 New York City School Construction Authority Act A.B. 8903 - New York City School Construction Authority Act Extends sunset date of New York City School Construction Authority Act to June 30, 2014. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08903&sh=t... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Facilities Commission Director Reporting Responsibilities H.B. 1 - Section 3318.312 Directs the executive director of the Ohio school facilities commission, at the state superintendent's request, to advise the superintendent of demands upon and other issues related to existing classroom facilities that may arise due to new operating requireme... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Big Eight District Facilities and Joint Vocational District Bonded Indebtedness H.B. 1 - Section 3318.38, 3318.44 Makes various changes to the accelerated urban school building assistance program for Big Eight districts. Amends provisions related to the bonded indebtedness of joint vocational school district boards Pages 1351-1354 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Facilities Funding H.B. 2013 Establishes Oregon School Facilities Task Force; directs task force to study status of public school facilities and make recommendations for funding mechanisms that will meet capital needs of public school facilities; appropriates moneys from General Fund to O... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Sharing Underused Postsecondary Classrooms H.B. 746 Authorizes an institution of higher education to make available underused classrooms for use by a public junior college for teaching core courses or continuing education courses. Permits institution of higher education to charge another institution for the use... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. K-12/Postsecondary Sharing of Facility Costs H.B. 3646 - Section 74 Authorizes a school district and an institution of higher education located wholly or partially in the county in which the district is located to contract for the district to pay a portion of the costs of designing or building an instructional facility or stad... More... IN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Energy H.B. 1669 Establishes the geothermal conversion revolving fund for the purpose of making loans to school corporations; requires a school corporation to enter into a loan agreement with the bank before receiving a loan from the revolving fund; provides that a political s... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Maintenance of Insurance H.B. 1400 - Section 10, Insurance During the 2009-10 school year and at least once every eight years thereafter, each district is required to obtain an appraisal of its buildings and its facilities, and an inventory of their contents. Requires annual review the terms of any insurance policies ... More... IA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Wind Energy Production S.B. 456 Modifies provisions for facilities qualifying for wind energy production and renewable energy tax credits; provides for use by a private college, university, community college, institution under the control of the state board of regents, public or accredited n... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Facilities S.B. 5980 Renames components of the formula for allotment of appropriations for school plant facilities; adopts more accurate and descriptive names for the components of the state funding formula for the allotment of appropriations for school plant facilities, as recomm... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Use of Capital Outlay Funds H.B. 295 Allows school districts to apply to the commissioner of education to use capital outlay funds to purchase land, modify an existing school, and for maintenance or property insurance. Allows growth districts to apply for capital outlay funds for operating expens... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Adjustments in SEEK Funds H.B. 408 Permits growth districts to request adjustments in the SEEK funds when average daily attendance in the current year for the 20-day school month with the most days in January exceeds the prior year's adjusted average daily attendance plus growth by at least 1%.... More... WA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Facilities H.B. 1113 Finances the school construction assistance grant program; authorizes the state finance committee to issue general obligation bonds of the state of Washington in the sum of one hundred thirty-three million dollars, or as much thereof as may be required, to fin... More... WY Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Facility Plans Chapter 4 Amends rules regarding the development of long range comprehensive school building and facility plans for each district. ... 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 school and community college districts, pupil retention block grants, charter school block grants, pupil oral health as... More... 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