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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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+ Accountability
+ Accountability--Accreditation
+ Accountability--Measures/Indicators
+ Accountability--Reporting Results
+ 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
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+ Attendance--Truancy
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+ Cheating
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+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance
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+ Civic Education
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+ Curriculum--Home Economics
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+ Curriculum--Mathematics
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+ Curriculum--Social Studies/History
+ Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults
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+ Federal
+ Finance
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+ Finance--Bonds
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+ Finance--Federal
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+ Finance--Litigation
+ Finance--Local Foundations/Funds
+ Finance--Lotteries
+ Finance--Resource Efficiency
- Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
ILAdopted 12/2009P-12Federal Funding of School Districts
23 IAC 100.120, .130, .Table C
Adapted from Illinois Register: Amends rules to provide for uniformity in accounting for the federal funds that school districts receive und...

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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 b...

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AZSigned into law 08/2009P-12Finance
H.B. 2011C
Provides for K-12 budget reconciliation; relates to intergovernmental agreements and contracts, the Early Graduation Scholarship Program, ch...

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AZVetoed 07/2009P-12Finance
H.B. 2648
Relates to the implementation of the FY 2009-10 budget for K-12 education, basic state aid, K-12 rollover, online instruction, teacher perfo...

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AZVetoed 07/2009P-12Finance
S.B. 1187
Relates to charter schools and financing; makes appropriations; relates to kindergarten through grade twelve education budget reconciliation...

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CASigned into law 07/2009P-12After School Education and Safety Program
A.B. 2 - Section 8
The purpose of the After School Education and Safety Program is to create incentives for establishing before- and after-school enrichment pr...

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CASigned into law 07/2009P-12
Postsec.
No Automatic Increases
A.B. 12D - Section 6
Provides that no automatic increases will be provided to the University of California, California State University or to state agency operat...

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OHAdopted 07/2009P-12State Health Care Fund
OAC 3307:1-11-12
Establishes the "Health Care Fund" as a separate account within the Employers' Trust Fund. Provides that fund assets may be used only for th...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12Waivers from Financial Requirements
H.B. 1 - Section 3306.40
Authorizes local boards to apply to the state superintendent for waivers from financial provisions established in Chapter 3306, including an...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12Formula Accountability and Transparency Form
H.B. 1 - Section 3306.35
Applies only to school districts, and not to community schools or STEM schools. Directs the department of education to develop a form, to be...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12Flexibility to Meet ARRA Requirements
H.B. 1 - Section 265.50.53 and 265.50.55
Section 265.50.53: In fiscal years 2010 and 2011, allows the state superintendent to recommend the reallocation of unexpended and unincumber...

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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 su...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12District Spending Plans
H.B. 1 - Section 3306.30
Requires local boards to annually submit to the department of education a plan describing how the district will spend the funds received und...

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TNSigned into law 07/2009P-12Reporting of Total Funds Received - ARRA
H.B. 1988
Requires the state school bond authority to report the total funds received under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009...

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MOVetoed 06/2009P-12Finance
H.B. 2
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Sec...

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NVSigned into law 06/2009P-12
Postsec.
Consultants
A.B. 463
Requires the Interim Finance Committee to approve the employment of a consultant by a department, agency, or local governmental entity; requ...

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ORSigned into law 06/2009P-12Finance
S.B. 5520
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund and the Rainy Day Fund to the Department of Education for the State School Fund; creates a formula...

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ORSigned into law 06/2009P-12Budgets
H.B. 2012
Requires the transfer of the lottery ending balance after the end of each biennium to the school capital matching subaccount created within ...

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ORSigned into law 06/2009P-12Finance
S.B. 5554
Relates to state financial administration; transfers the balance of the Education Stability Fund to the State School Fund; establishes the m...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12SEA Funds
H.B. 3646 - Sections 40 and 41
Section 40: Specifies that the state education agency is to use funds appropriated for such purposes to develop (1) summer study guides to h...

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WISigned into law 06/2009P-12ARRA Funds
S.B. 232
Act No. 23. STATE SCHOOL AID; JUNE 2009. In the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect, in addition...

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GAVetoed 05/2009P-12Expenditure Controls
S.B. 178 Sections 8 and 9
Adds new subsections to Code Section 20-2-167 and 20-2-184.1. Provides that for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years, the expenditure contro...

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MNSigned into law 05/2009P-12Mapping 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...

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MTSigned into law 05/2009P-12Additional Uses for Stimulus Funds
H.B. 645
Implements receipt of and appropriates federal stimulus funds to include the hospital bed tax allocation, school district employee retiremen...

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NDSigned into law 05/2009P-12Stabilization Fund Dollars
H.B. 1400 - Stabilization Fund Dollars
Requires the superintendent of public instruction to notify the superintendent and board of each school district in the state, by certified ...

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NDSigned into law 05/2009P-12State School Aid
H.B. 1400 and H.B. 1013 - Appropriations
From the fiscal note: The total funding increases addressed in the bill is $198,544,337. It is made up of $102,800,000 general fund, 10,100,...

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NESigned into law 05/2009P-12Amends Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act
L.B. 545
Changes the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; amends prov...

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OKSigned into law 05/2009Postsec.Education Stabilization Funding
S.B. 69
Authorizes the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to expend from the Education Stabilization component of the American Recovery and...

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OKSigned into law 05/2009P-12Appropriations
S.B. 219
Appropriations bill -- state department of education. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/SB/SB219_ENR.RTF...

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WASigned into law 05/2009P-12Salaries
H.B. 2363
Suspends temporarily any cost-of-living salary increases for educational employees; provides for additional cost-of-living allocations in su...

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IDSigned into law 04/2009P-12Special Schools
S.B. 1210
Appropriates funds to the State School for the Deaf and the Blind; limits the number of full-time equivalent positions; provides legislative...

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IDSigned into law 04/2009P-12Finance
H.B. 312
Appropriates moneys to the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department of Education for fiscal year 2010; limits the number of ful...

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IDSigned into law 04/2009P-12Finance
H.B. 314
Appropriates moneys to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Independent Councils for fiscal year 2010; provides that the State Contr...

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NVSigned into law 04/2009P-12Finance
A.B. 533
Makes a supplemental appropriation to the State Distributive School Account for unanticipated shortfalls in Fiscal Year 2008-2009 in certain...

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UTSigned into law 02/2009P-12Minimum School Year Program
S.B. 4
Modifies revenues appropriated for the Minimum School Program and school building programs; establishes a ceiling for the state contribution...

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WISigned into law 02/2009P-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...

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+ Finance--Student Fees
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues
+ Governance
+ Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule
+ Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest
+ Governance--School Boards
+ Governance--School Boards--Training
+ Governance--Site-Based Management
+ Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies
+ Health
+ Health--Child Abuse
+ Health--Mental Health
+ Health--Nutrition
+ Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses
+ Health--Suicide Prevention
+ Health--Teen Pregnancy
+ High School
+ High School--Advanced Placement
+ High School--College Readiness
+ High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates
+ High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
+ High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges
+ High School--Exit Exams
+ High School--GED (General Education Development)
+ High School--Graduation Requirements
+ High School--International Baccalaureate
+ Instructional Approaches
+ Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices
+ Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
+ Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning
+ Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education
+ Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task
+ Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
+ International Benchmarking
+ Leadership
+ Leadership--District Superintendent
+ Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation
+ Middle School
+ Minority/Diversity Issues
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic
+ No Child Left Behind
+ No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress
+ No Child Left Behind--Assessment
+ No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer
+ No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools
+ No Child Left Behind--Finance
+ No Child Left Behind--Report Cards
+ No Child Left Behind--School Support
+ No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services
+ Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning
+ Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses
+ P-16 or P-20
+ P-3
+ P-3 Child Care
+ P-3 Content Standards and Assessment
+ P-3 Early Intervention (0-3)
+ P-3 Ensuring Quality
+ P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits
+ P-3 Finance
+ P-3 Governance
+ P-3 Grades 1-3
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten
+ P-3 Preschool
+ P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development
+ Parent/Family
+ Parent/Family--Parent Rights
+ Partnerships--University/School
+ Postsecondary
+ Postsecondary Accountability
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans
+ Postsecondary Faculty
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants
+ Postsecondary Finance
+ Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding
+ Postsecondary Finance--Facilities
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
+ Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent
+ Postsecondary Online Instruction
+ Postsecondary Participation
+ Postsecondary Participation--Access
+ Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements
+ Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action
+ Postsecondary Participation--Outreach
+ Postsecondary Students
+ Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth
+ Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional
+ Postsecondary Students--Military
+ Postsecondary Students--Minority
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics)
+ Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation
+ Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence
+ Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation
+ Private Schools
+ Privatization
+ Promising Practices
+ Promotion/Retention
+ Public Involvement
+ Reading/Literacy
+ Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy
+ Religion
+ Religion--Prayer/Meditation
+ Rural
+ Scheduling/School Calendar
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Week
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Year
+ School Safety
+ School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution
+ School Safety--Code of Conduct
+ School Safety--Corporal Punishment
+ School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness
+ School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension
+ School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools
+ School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault
+ School Safety--Special Education
+ School/District Structure/Operations
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching)
+ School/District Structure/Operations--School Size
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation
+ Service-Learning
+ Special Education
+ Special Education--Finance
+ Special Education--Placement
+ Special Education--Transition
+ Special Populations--Corrections Education
+ Special Populations--Foster Care
+ Special Populations--Gifted and Talented
+ Special Populations--Homeless Education
+ Special Populations--Immigrant Education
+ Special Populations--Military
+ Standards
+ State Longitudinal Data Systems
+ State Policymaking
+ State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions
+ STEM
+ Student Achievement
+ Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap
+ Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance
+ Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring
+ Student Supports--Remediation
+ Students
+ Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities
+ Students--Employment
+ Students--Mobility
+ Students--Records/Rights
+ Teaching Quality
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits
+ Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring
+ Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals
+ Teaching Quality--Preparation
+ Teaching Quality--Professional Development
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects
+ Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights
+ Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining
+ Teaching Quality--Working Conditions
+ Technology
+ Technology--Computer Skills
+ Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware
+ Technology--Equitable Access
+ Technology--Funding Issues
+ Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training
+ Textbooks and Open Source
+ Urban
+ Urban--Governance