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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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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 MI Signed into law 12/2009 P-12 Foster Care Student Enrollment H.B. 5299 Revises definition of membership for certain pupils placed in foster care by providing that a pupil enrolled in a district other than the pu... More... IL Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision 23 IAC 1.20, .30, .100, .240, .420, .465, .480, .510, .737 Partially from "Notice of Adopted Amendments" in Illinois Register (changes from this rulemaking but not listed below are technical in natur... More... NE Signed into law 11/2009 P-12 State Aid to Schools L.B. 545A Appropriations bill (passed in special session). Changes and eliminates provisions relating to disbursement of income tax receipts, calculat... 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 Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Revenue Limit Adjustment A.B. 851 - Revenue Limit Adjustment From Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law provides a revenue limit adjustment for a school district or county office of education tha... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Charter Schools Transportation S.B. 509 - Charter School Transportation Repeals provision that provides that charter schools are eligible for a transportation allowance to cover the costs of purchasing or renting... 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... IA Signed into law 09/2009 P-12 Categorical State Percentage of Growth S.B. 217 Provides for the establishment of the categorical state percentage of growth (2%) for purposes of the state school foundation program. http:... More... IA Signed into law 09/2009 P-12 2% Foundation Formula Growth for 2010 S.B. 218 Provides for the establishment of the state percentage of growth (2%) for purposes of the state school foundation program for 2010. http://c... More... UT Adopted 09/2009 P-12 School Land Trust Funds R277-477 Existing provision requires School Land Trust Funds to be focused on schools' critical academic needs. Amends definition of "critical academ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Education Block Grant S.B. 1412 Relates to the Early Childhood Education Block Grant. Replaces provision that 11% of grant to be used to fund programs for children age 0-3 ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Holidays, Inservice and Parent-Teacher Conference Days S.B. 1956 Amends provisions concerning average daily attendance under the state aid formula. Makes changes with respect to days that are used for an i... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Health Emergencies, Certification Requirements H.B. 2675 Provides that, if a district closes one or more (but not all) schools during a public health emergency, the district may claim a full day of... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Calculating Average Daily Attendance S.B. 1977 - Calculating Average Daily Attendance Provides that if a school district is precluded from offering the minimum hours of instruction for a full attendance day due to inclement we... More... LA Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Reporting Requirements for School Funding H.B. 821 Requires districts to provide uniform data collection and reporting for how finance formula funds are spent on certain students and activiti... More... MO Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 291--Education Funding Modifies the elementary and secondary education funding formula. Beginning on July 1, 2010 moneys derived from the passage of Prposition A w... More... NY Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Swine Flu Closures A.B. 8710 Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to disregard any deficiency in the number of days of session for school closures related to the H1N... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. Funding Formulas H.B. 1 - Section 3314.088, 3365.04, 3365.041, 3365.07, 3365.08, 3365.10 and 3365.12 Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1: Adjusts payments to community schools and STEM schools as well as other payments/transfers: --Sets... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Full-Day Kindergarten H.B. 1 - Section 3317.03, 3321.01, 3321.05 and 265.70.70 3317.03: Requires each student enrolled in kindergarten to be counted as a full-time equivalent student regardless of whether or not the stu... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Distribution Formulas H.B. 1 - Section 265.40.80 Requires the department of education to report the following to the director of budget and management and the legislative service commission... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Earkmark Accountability H.B. 1 - Section 265.50.70 At the state superintendent's request, requires any entity that receives a budget earmark under the state department of education to submit ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Finance Redesign H.B. 1 - Section 3306.01, 3306.011, 3306.012, 3306.02, 3306.051 New Chapter 3306.: As described in the bill analysis by the Ohio Legislative Service Commission (LSC), "The bill enacts a new R.C. Chapter 3... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Adequacy Amount and Instructional Services Support Component H.B. 1 - Section 3306.03, 3306.04, 3306.05 Section 3306.03: Establishes the method for determining each district's adequacy amount. Section 3306.04: Directs the department, in calcul... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Calculating Certain Components of State Funding H.B. 1 - Section 3306.06, 3306.07, 3306.08, 3306.09, 3306.091, 3306.10, 3306.11, 3306.12, 3306.13, 3306.18, 3306.19, 3306.191, 3306.192, Establishes the method of calculating the following components of each district's adequacy amount: Section 3306.06: "Additional services su... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Career-Technical Education H.B. 1 - Section 3306.052, 3306.02(C) Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1: --Sets the payment for career-technical education services at 3/4 of 1% more than the previous ye... 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 Finance S.B. 70 Modifies the method of calculating the amount received by the Department of Education from the State School Fund to educate children in hosp... More... UT Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Student Transportation Costs R277-600 Provides significant new and revised language throughout to reflect legislative audit findings and funding formula study committee recommend... More... UT Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Adult Education Programs R277-733 Changes the percentage and the criteria for which funds are allocated to local Adult Education programs consistent with findings from the st... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Applications for Certain Programs H.B. 3646 - Sections 17-19 Section 17: Directs the commissioner, in reviewing a funding application for an extended year program, to give priority to districts with hi... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Distribution of Foundation School Fund H.B. 3646 - Sections 60-61 Section 60: Provides that additional district allotment for students in average daily attendance in grades 9-12 must be paid at the same tim... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Virtual School and High School Allotments H.B. 3646 - Sections 56 and 57 Section 56: Creates new sections 42.159 and 42.160. Section 42.159 provides that for each student who completes a semester-long electronic c... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Changes to Funding Formula H.B. 3646 - Sections 49-51 and 53-55 Section 49: Creates new section 42.008. Caps any funding increase that might occur to $350 per student. Section 50: Amends basic allotment f... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Repeals H.B. 3646 - Section 105 Specifies that, among other sections repealed, Sections 30A.153, "Allocation of Funds for Students Enrolled in School Districts and Open-Enr... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Comprehensive Review of School Finance Weights, Allotments and Adjustments H.B. 3646 - Section 65 Adds new Subchapter I in Chapter 42 of Education Code. Establishes the Select Committee on Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Ad... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Distance Learning Studies H.B. 3646 - Sections 92 and 98 Section 92: Directs the state education agency to evaluate whether providers of different types of electronic courses offered through the st... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Disaster Relief H.B. 4102 Relates to the disaster contingency fund and relief for school districts located in a disaster area. Provides that a government entity that ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Financial Accountability H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part III Former law called for the creation of a single financial accountability rating system. New enactment directs the commissioner, in consultati... More... UT Adopted 06/2009 P-12 School Trust Lands Account Funds R277-477 Provides greater flexibility in local determinations of how school LAND Trust Program funds are spent. Requires that School LAND Trust Progr... More... WI Vetoed 06/2009 P-12 Open Enrollment Finance A.B. 75 Line-item veto: Provision would have provided a 10% bonus to districts that would be willing to take in students from outside of their distr... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Pupil Counts A.B. 75 Provides that the school district clerk of a first-class city school system must include in its annual financial report filed with the city ... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Consolidation Funding A.B. 75 Creates 121.91 (2m) (t) to provide exceptions to methods of determining the revenue limit of two or more districts that consolidate. Page 48... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Funding Adjustments for School Safety Plans, School Nurses, Transportation, and Energy Efficiency A.B. 75 Adds 121.91 (4) (L). Defines "local law enforcement agency". Provides additional funding if a local board and local law enforcement agency (... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 District Spending Limits A.B. 75 Caps the amount that districts can raise/spend for the 2010-11, 2011-12 & 2012-13 school years. Provides that districts can increase their s... More... GA Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 Capital Outlay Funds S.B. 178 Sections 3-7 Sections 3-5: Adds sunset date of June 30, 2011 to subsections (h) and (j) of Code Section 20-2-260, relating to capital outlay funds genera... More... KS Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Funding Formula H.B. 2002 Change of funding formula meant to take into account the large number of children in military families in some districts. Chapter 2009-60 ht... More... NY Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Internet-Based Instructional Materials A.B. 157 - Part A, Section 6 Authorizes aid for computer software purchases to go toward any content-based instructional materials aligned with state standards and acces... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Definitions H.B. 2261--Section 1, Definitions Sections 1 and 2 express legislative intent to fulfill their obligation under Article IX of the State Constitution to establish a general an... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Basic education and funding H.B. 2261--Section 101-110, Funding Formula Sections 101 through 110 establish new definitions of basic education, address instructional programs and basic education funding, including... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 1254 Revises the funding of elementary and secondary education and to increase the required minimum size of a school district. Excludes any feder... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 106 Revises the index factor in the state aid to general education formula, sets a maximum per student allocation for school districts with an e... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 80 Revises the property tax levies for the general fund of a school district. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2009/Bills/SB80ENR.pdf... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 132 Allows resident students that attend school out of state to be counted in the resident school district's average daily membership for the pu... More... TX Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Communities in Schools Program 19 TAC 2.89.EE.89.1501 -1503, .1505, .1507, .1509, .1511 Establishes definitions and an equitable funding formula for local Communities In Schools (CIS) Programs for youth dropout prevention.... 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... 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