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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 Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures 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 CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Student Members of Local School Boards A.B. 1007 Requires the governing board of a school district to appoint a pupil member or members within 30 days of receiving a petition from students to do so, or at its next regularly scheduled meetings if no meeting is held within 30 days of receipt of said petition. ... More... UT Adopted 09/2009 P-12 Local Board Assurances R277-108-5 Requires each local school board and charter school governing board to provide written assurance assurances that the board has: (1) Implemented an electronic device (cell phones and pagers) policy consistent with state board rule (2) Posted collective bargain... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Certain School Treasurers H.B. 325 Allows, with respect to a school board of an elementary school, high school or unit school district that forms a part of a Class II county school unit that was under the jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer and trustees of schools of a township... More... NC Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Local Board of Education Code of Ethics H.B. 1452 Requires all cities, counties, local boards of education, unified governments, sanitary districts, and consolidated city-counties to adopt a Code of Ethics for the governing board; requires the members of those governing boards to receive education on ethics l... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 New York City Board of Education A.B. 8903 - New York City Board Members and Meetings Amends membership of the New York City board of education. Increases number of members appointed by the mayor from seven to eight. Eliminates provision rendering the chancellor a voting member and chairperson of the city board. Replaces with provision making t... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 New York City Board A.B. 8903 - New York City Board Powers and Duties Substantially amends powers and duties of New York City board, authorizing the board to: (1) Approve all regulations proposed by the chancellor or city board (2) Approve the educational facilities capital plan, following any applicable hearings conducted by t... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Community District Education Councils A.B. 8903 - Community District Education Councils Amends provisions regarding eligibility of individuals serving as parent members of community district education councils in New York City. Permits a parent member to remain on a community district education council for two years after the member's child leave... More... AZ Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Nepotism H.B. 2432 Restricts election to a governing board of a school district of immediate family of members or prior members of such board. Chapter 90 http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/49leg/1r/summary/s.2432ed.doc.htm... More... NC Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Unlawful for School Board Member to Willfully Discharge Duties H.B. 43 Makes it unlawful for a school board member to willfully fail to discharge the duties of the office; adds school board members to list of city and county officials for which willful discharge of duties was already unlawul; provides for removal from office. htt... More... GA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Anti-Nepotism Provisions H.B. 251 Section 2 Defines immediate family member. Effective with local board members elected or appointed after July 2009, bars an individual who has an immediate family member on a local board or serving as the district superintendent or as a principal, assistant principal or... More... GA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Nepotism H.B. 251- Section Affecting Superintendent Selection This section of H.B. 251 prohibits any person from being eligible to be appointed, employed, or to serve as superintendent of schools of any county or independent school system who has an immediate family member sitting on the local board of education for such... More... NE Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Teachers on Contract Cannot Serve on School Board L.B. 163 No member of a school board shall be employed as a teacher by engaged in a contract to teach pursuant to sections 79-817 to 79-821 with the school district which he or she serves as a board member. http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Amends Nepotism Parameters H.B. 1647 Relates to the school district boards of education nepotism prohibition to limit application of school board member nepotism prohibition when a person who is related to a member of the board of education within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity fr... More... TN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Delegation of Authority S.B. 217 Allows local boards of education to delegate authority regarding assignment of individual students for decision-making on certain matters. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB0217.pdf... More... AL Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 School Board Training S.B. 220 Effective March 1, 2010, requires local boards to adopt policies for orientation and ongoing training of board of education members.... More... GA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Eligibility for School Board Service S.B. 14 Provides that no person who is on the national or state sex offender registry may be eligible for election to or service on a local board of education. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/sb14.pdf... More... MT Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Two prongs: Discipline & Location of School Board Meetings H.B. 332 Allows school board trustees to meet outside district boundaries for purpose of collaboration with other boards, agencies or collaboratives; expands the disciplinary powers of school administrators; clarifies the laws governing student suspensions. Because sta... More... NH Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Student Board Members H.B. 74 Permits a school board to vote to add one or more high school students as members of the board; allows the school board to determine a procedure for rotating student representation on the board when there is more than one high school in the school district. ht... More... CO Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 School Board Meeting Laws H.B. 1082 Requires a school district board of education to make a recording of each regular and special meeting of the board and to make the recording available to the public. Requires the board to utilize the best technology available to the school district at the time... More... ID Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 School Boards H.B. 78 Provides that, in the event a vacancy is declared on the board of trustees of a school district and the board is unable to appoint a trustee from the zone vacated after ninety days, the board of trustees may appoint a person at-large from within the boundaries... More... MT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Conflict of Interest Exemption S.B. 273 Revises the conflicts of interests laws that prohibits a trustee from being employed in any capacity by the trustee's own school district. Adds a provision to allow a trustee to officiate at athletic competitions under the auspices of the State Officials Assoc... More... MT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 School Board Elections H.B. 432 Authorizes school trustee election by acclamation if the number of candidates for vacant school trustee positions is less than the number of positions to be elected. http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2009/billpdf/HB0432.pdf... More... OK Adopted 03/2009 P-12 School Board Member Training Requirements OAC 210:20-23-3 Defines the training requirements for new school board members. OKLAHOMA 15355... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 School boards H.B. 1067 Provides that the voters of any school district may amend the number of board members by a majority vote of all voters. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2009/Bills/HB1067ENR.pdf... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 County/Local Board Collaboration S.B. 92 Modifies provisions regarding local governmental entity and school district cooperation in education matters. Allows a representative of county government to attend and participate in the board discussions at local school board meetings. Requires local boards ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Grievance Procedures H.B. 2089 Provides additional direction to school boards in establishing and administering a grievance procedure to resolve disputes arising between the school board and certain employees; relates to suspensions and other disciplinary actions. http://leg1.state.va.us/cg... More... 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