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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."

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State Status/Date Level Summary
+ Accountability
+ Accountability--Accreditation
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+ Accountability--Rewards
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive
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+ 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--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
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+ 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
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+ Curriculum--Language Arts
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+ 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
MISigned into law 12/2009P-12Foster 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 pupil's district of residence shall be counted in the educating district.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-201...

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ILAdopted 11/2009P-12Public 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 nature or echo recent changes in legislation):

Section 1.20: Revised to distinguish among the appropriate levels of sign-of...

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NESigned into law 11/2009P-12State Aid to Schools
L.B. 545A
Appropriations bill (passed in special session). Changes and eliminates provisions relating to disbursement of income tax receipts, calculation of formula need, elementary site allowance, teacher education adjustment, and instructional time allowance and expen...

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CAVetoed 10/2009P-12Funding 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 for each regional occupational center or program pursuant to a prescribed statute to apply a percentage reduction equal ...

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CASigned into law 10/2009P-12Revenue 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 that offers a minimum beginning teacher salary. This bill would recast and revise these provisions to generally delete thei...

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CASigned into law 10/2009P-12Charter 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 vehicles, contracting and paying for the transportation of pupils to and from school by a common carrier or a municipal...

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CASigned into law 09/2009P-12Bringing 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 bring per-pupil spending up to or beyond the national average, and to a level that accounts for the actual cost of educat...

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IASigned into law 09/2009P-12Categorical 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://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&Service=Billbook&ga=83&menu=text&hbill=SF217...

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IASigned into law 09/2009P-122% 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://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&Service=Billbook&ga=83&menu=text&hbill=SF218...

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UTAdopted 09/2009P-12School Land Trust Funds
R277-477
Existing provision requires School Land Trust Funds to be focused on schools' critical academic needs. Amends definition of "critical academic needs" for purposes of this provision. Changes definition from "school's weakness(es) in academic areas for which the...

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ILSigned into law 08/2009P-12Early 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 with provision that at least 11% of grant be used for such purposes. Requires this percentage to increase to 20% by the ...

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ILSigned into law 08/2009P-12Holidays, 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 in-service training program for teachers and parent-teacher conferences. Authorizes a school board to hold school or sche...

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ILSigned into law 08/2009P-12Health 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 attendance based on the average of the three days of attendance preceding the closure.

Replaces requirement that teach...

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ILSigned into law 08/2009P-12Calculating 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 weather, or due to a condition beyond the district's control that poses a threat to students' health and safety, the parti...

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LASigned into law 07/2009P-12Reporting 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 activities, including: at-risk students, career and technical education course units, special education students other than gift...

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MOSigned into law 07/2009P-12Finance
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 will be deposited into the Classroom Trust Fund and distributed to school districts in that manner. Act modifies the def...

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NYSigned into law 07/2009P-12Swine 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 H1N1 swine flu virus. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08710&sh=t...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-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 the formula amount for community schools and STEM schools at $5,718 in FY 2010 and $5,703 in FY 2011, except for comput...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12Full-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 student is enrolled in full-day kindergarten class.
3321.01: Repeals references permitting a district that is not eligible ...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12Distribution 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:
(1) Changes in formulas for distributing state appropriations, including administratively defined formula factors
(2)...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12Earkmark 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 annually to the the chairs of the house and senate education committees and the department of education a report that in...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12School 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 3306., and revises many other existing codified laws, to establish a new system of financing for school districts and oth...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12Adequacy 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 calculating each district's adequacy amount, to calculate the number of the district's organizational units. Specifies that fo...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12Calculating 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 support component" (includes 5 factors: family and community liaison; counselor; summer remediation; school nurse wellness...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12Career-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 year's amount.
--[Section 3306.02(C)] Defines "career-technical education teacher" for purposes of funding the evidence-ba...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12School 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 thereafter, to provide recommendations to the state board, the general assembly and the public for revisions to the adequacy co...

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ORSigned into law 07/2009P-12Finance
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 hospital programs and in long-term care or treatment programs. Chapter 439
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0001.d...

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UTAdopted 07/2009P-12Student Transportation Costs
R277-600
Provides significant new and revised language throughout to reflect legislative audit findings and funding formula study committee recommendations regarding student transportation standards and procedures. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2009/20090...

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UTAdopted 07/2009P-12Adult 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 state legislative audit of the adult education program. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2009/20090515/32647.ht...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Applications 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 high concentrations of educationally disadvantaged students.
Section 18: Brings provisions related to flexible school day...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Distribution 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 time as other state revenue is paid to the district, and must be based on amounts paid during the previous year. Defines ho...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Virtual 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 course that meets a high school graduation requirement and is provided through the state virtual school network as part o...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Changes 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 formula.
Section 51: Amends Section 42.106, "Tuition Allotment for Districts Not Offering All Grade Levels."
Section 53: ...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Repeals
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-Enrollment Charter Schools" and 30A.154, "Funding for Accelerated Students" are repealed. (Accelerated students are those t...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Comprehensive 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 Adjustments to conduct a comprehensive review of weights, allotments and adjustments under the public school finance syste...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Distance 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 state virtual school network should receive varying amounts of state funding based on the type of course provided. Require...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Disaster 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 receives disaster contingency funding and then receives reimbursement from the federal government, an insurer or another...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Financial 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 consultation with the comptroller, to develop separate financial accountability rating systems for districts and charter schools t...

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UTAdopted 06/2009P-12School 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 Program funds be focused on enhancing or improving student academic achievement and implementing a component of the school im...

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WIVetoed 06/2009P-12Open 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 district. However, to qualify, at least 10% of the district's student population would be required to come from out of distri...

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WISigned into law 06/2009P-12Pupil 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 clerk (and which must also be sent to the state superintendent) the number of pupils enrolled on the 3rd Friday of Septe...

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WISigned into law 06/2009P-12School 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 481 of 692: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/acts/09Act28.pdf...

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WISigned into law 06/2009P-12Funding 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 (1) jointly develop a school safety plan that specifies the purposes
of the additional revenue, (2) the school safety pla...

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WISigned into law 06/2009P-12District 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 spending by $200 in the 2010-11 school year, by $275 in the 2011-12 school year, and by the rate of inflation for the 201...

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GAVetoed 05/2009P-12Capital 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 generally, and to Code Section 20-2-262 relating to low-wealth capital outlay grants to local school systems.
Sections 6-7: Re...

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KSSigned into law 04/2009P-12Funding 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
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/2002.pdf...

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NYSigned into law 04/2009P-12Internet-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 accessed or delivered through an Internet subscription. Provides such electronic materials may include video, audio, images, ...

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WASigned into law 04/2009P-12Definitions
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 and uniform system of public schools, define basic education and implement allocation formulas that address differences in...

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WASigned into law 04/2009P-12Basic 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 an allocation formula.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2261-S....

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SDSigned into law 03/2009P-12Finance
H.B. 1254
Revises the funding of elementary and secondary education and to increase the required minimum size of a school district. Excludes any federal stimulus funds received under the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 when determining a...

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SDSigned into law 03/2009P-12Finance
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 excess general fund balance; requires the Legislature to estimate general fund revenues for the current fiscal year and t...

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SDSigned into law 03/2009P-12Finance
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...

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SDSigned into law 03/2009P-12Finance
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 purpose of distributing school and public lands funds.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2009/Bills/SB132SFV.pdf...

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TXAdopted 02/2009P-12Communities 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....

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CAVetoed 01/2009P-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...

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