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From the ECS State Policy Database 2010 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2010. 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]. State Status/Date Level Summary 21st Century Skills MD Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Postsec. Establishes the P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland S.B. 286 Establishes the Governor's P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland (the Council), a partnership among the state, educators, and the business com... More... NE Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Quality Indicators Related to State System of Accreditation Title 92, NAC Chapter 10 - Multiple Provisions Adds quality indicators to major provisions. For example, 004.01 K-12 Curriculum. Quality Indicator: The curriculum is comprehensive, coordi... More... Accountability CA Vetoed 08/2010 P-12 Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Quality Education Investment Act S.B. 1191 Requires that, in the report evaluating the effectiveness of the Quality Education Investment Act of 2006, the department identify the strat... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Impact Aid H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Requires school districts receiving impact aid to establish an Impact Aid Fund and separately account for impact aid monies received and pro... More... NJ Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009 S.B. 920 Meant to ease restrictions on public-private partnerships between higher education institutions and private entities, encouraging flexibilit... More... MD Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Race to the Top Legislation - Innovative School Scheduling Models H.B. 439 Requires the state board of education to explore the use of innovative school scheduling models, including extended year, year-round schooli... More... MS Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 New Start School S.B. 2293 Creates a New Start School Program. Requires a New Start School to be established in each public school that is considered failing. Provides... More... WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Dropout Prevention S.B. 6403 Regarding accountability and support for vulnerable students and dropouts. Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, ... More... VA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Reporting on Workplace Readiness Skills Assessment H.B. 566 Requires each local school board to include in its annual report to the Board of Education the number of students who passed Virginia's Work... More... WA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Private Schools H.B. 2996 Includes approved private schools in the Superintendent of Public Instruction's record check information rules. Chapter 100 http://apps.leg.... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Underperforming or Chronically Underperforming Schools S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Repeals and replaces existing policies relating to Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education to designate a school as underperformi... More... Accountability--Accreditation MO Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Accreditation H.B. 1543--Multiple Provisions In fiscal years 2011 through 2013, the Department of Education cannot penalize a school district on its accreditation review for failing to ... More... MS Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Schools At Risk H.B. 1097 Requires the Department of Education to provide assistance to certain schools not meeting adequate performance of accreditation standards. R... More... IA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Deaccreditation of Districts and/or Nonpublic Schools S.B. 2289 Allows for the deaccreditation of districts or nonpublic schools. Allows the director of the department of education to order the positive f... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Delaying Implementation of Certain Statutes H.B. 111/S.B. 352 Relates to delayed implementation of certain statutes and regulations upon which accreditation is based, with the exception of the graduatio... More... Accountability--Measures/Indicators CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Including Primary Language Assessment in State Assessment/Accountability System S.B. 930 From bill summary: Requires that any primary language assessment developed by the department and administered to limited English proficient ... More... CA Vetoed 08/2010 P-12 Determining Graduation Rates in Lowest-Achieving Schools A.B. 2083 Existing law provides that persistently lowest-achieving schools include a high school with a graduation rate below 60% in each of the last ... More... TX Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Accreditation Status, Standards, and Sanctions 19 TAC 97.1051, 1053, 1055, 1057, 1059, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1067, 1069, 1071, 1073 Makes various changes to state accountability provisions. Language below primarily from July 23, 2010 Texas Register. 97.1051: Amends defini... More... TX Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System 19 TAC 97.1005 The Texas Education Agency (TEA) proposes an amendment to s.97.1005, concerning accountability and performance monitoring. The section descr... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Exclusion of Student Data in School Accountability S.B. 112 Prohibits inclusion of performance data related to students educated in office of juvenile residential centers, justice detention centers, o... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School/District Performance Letter Grades H.B. 925 In addition to any other performance-related labels or designations assigned to schools and districts, the State Board of Elementary and Sec... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 School Achievement Profiles S.B. 1286 Relates to school and school district accountability. Changes the classifications used for school achievement profiles and specifies the dat... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Academic Performance Index and Student Growth Measurements S.B. 1E - Section 7 By January 2011, directs the superintendent and state board, in consultation with the advisory committee established through 52052.5(a), to ... More... NE Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Quality Indicators Related to State System of Accreditation Title 92, NAC Chapter 10 - Multiple Provisions Adds quality indicators to major provisions. For example, 004.01 K-12 Curriculum. Quality Indicator: The curriculum is comprehensive, coordi... More... Accountability--Reporting Results NY Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Comparing Apples to Apples in School Violence Reporting A.B. 11566 - Section 4 Amends provisions related to reporting violence and disruptive incidents in public schools. Repeals provision requiring commissioner to iden... More... TX Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System 19 TAC 97.1005 The Texas Education Agency (TEA) proposes an amendment to s.97.1005, concerning accountability and performance monitoring. The section descr... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 High School Graduation/Droput Data S.B. 753 Requires each local public school system to post the four-year cohort graduation rate for each high school and for the system as a whole on ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School/District Performance Letter Grades H.B. 925 In addition to any other performance-related labels or designations assigned to schools and districts, the State Board of Elementary and Sec... More... OH Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Student Health S.B. 210, Part I Establishes the Healthy Choices for Healthy Children Council. Directs the council to: (1) Monitor progress in improving student health and ... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School District Transparency Act S.B. 1633 Creates the school district transparency act; requires school district expenditure information be made available on state department of educ... More... ID Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Fiscal Accountability H.B. 699 The purpose of this legislation is to provide public transparency for the spending of Idaho's public school districts and other education pr... More... TN Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Report to Include Programs Offered in Detention Facilities S.B. 2198 Requires the Commissioner of Education to include a description of short and long-term educational programs that are offered to juveniles in... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 State Reporting of Class Size and Charter School Funding S.B. 56 Modifies the state superintendent's annual report of the public school system by: (1) requiring reporting of data on average class sizes cal... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Money-Saving Measures H.B. 166 Section 1: Directs the state board, by December 31, 2010, to review mandates provided for in administrative rule, to determine whether some ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Workplace Readiness Skills S.B. 630 Requires each local school board to include in its annual report to the Board of Education the number of students who passed the state Workp... More... WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Public Reporting S.B. 6604 Relates to school finance; provides that school districts must comply with building energy requirements only to the extent funds are availab... More... VA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Reporting on Workplace Readiness Skills Assessment H.B. 566 Requires each local school board to include in its annual report to the Board of Education the number of students who passed Virginia's Work... More... Accountability--Rewards FL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Repeals Secondary School Improvement Award Program HB 7037 - Sec 25 Repeals Subsection (5) of section 1003.413, which directed the commissioner of education to implement the Secondary School Improvement Award... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Rewards for Performance H.B. 2302 Relates to the Academic Achievement Award program; modifyies number of awards granted under the program and adds or specifies award levels;... More... TX Adopted 06/2010 P-12 District Awards for Teacher Excellence 19 TAC 102.1073 Establishes procedures and adopts guidelines for the administration of awards for teacher excellence. Incorporates statutory changes resulti... More... WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Accountability S.B. 6696 Creates a coherent and effective accountability framework for improvement for all schools and districts to provide an excellent and equitabl... More... VA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Recognizing and Reqwarding Significant Progress S.B. 145/H.B. 1172 Codifies a current recognition program for schools and local school divisions that recognizes and rewards fully accredited schools and schoo... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Race to the Top S.B. 1E - Section 8 Adds Chapter 18 (commencing with Section 53100) to the Education Code. Numbers below relate to new section numbers. 53100: For purposes of... More... Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions CA Adopted 09/2010 P-12 Parent Empowerment 5 CA ADC 4800, 4801, 4802, 4803, 4804, 4805, 4806, 4807 Adopts emergency regulations to implement Senate Bill 4, Chapter 3, 5th Extraordinary Session of 2010. This Senate Bill and these emergency ... More... TX Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Accreditation Status, Standards, and Sanctions 19 TAC 97.1051, 1053, 1055, 1057, 1059, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1067, 1069, 1071, 1073 Makes various changes to state accountability provisions. Language below primarily from July 23, 2010 Texas Register. 97.1051: Amends defini... More... OK Signed by Governor 06/2010 P-12 Improvement Plans S.B. 1617 Amends law to require each school district identified as in need of improvement for four years to submit a plan for compliance with this sec... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Four Intervention Models S.B. 2033 This section of S.B. 2033 establishes and defines four intervention models, one of which a school identified as being among the persistently... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 School Governance Council S.B. 438 - Sec. 21 Permits the local/regional board of education for a school that has been identified as in need of improvement pursuant or designated as a lo... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Monitoring of Reconstituted Schools S.B. 438 - Sec. 22 Requires the department of education to monitor, within available appropriations, those schools that have reconstituted (See section 21 of t... More... NY Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 School Takeovers by Educational Partnership Organizations A.B. 11171, Section 6 From "Summary of Specific Provisions" on Assembly Web site: Section 6 of this bill would add a new S21l-e to the Education Law to authoriz... More... OK Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 S.B. 509 Authorizes a district board of education for a district with an average daily membership of more than 30,000 which implements an alternative... More... MS Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Schools At Risk H.B. 1097 Requires the Department of Education to provide assistance to certain schools not meeting adequate performance of accreditation standards. R... More... MS Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 New Start School S.B. 2293 Creates a New Start School Program. Requires a New Start School to be established in each public school that is considered failing. Provides... More... WI Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Act 215 - Multiple Provisions S.B. 437 Act 215. For a district in need of improvement for 4 consecutive years, new section requires district boards to take certain actions (additi... More... WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Accountability S.B. 6696 Creates a coherent and effective accountability framework for improvement for all schools and districts to provide an excellent and equitabl... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Race to the Top S.B. 1E - Section 8 Adds Chapter 18 (commencing with Section 53100) to the Education Code. Numbers below relate to new section numbers. 53100: For purposes of... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Parent Empowerment S.B. 4E - Parent Empowerment Creates new sections 53300 and ff. of the Education Code, establishing new "Parent Empowerment" section. Provides that for any school not id... More... KY Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Interventions for Persistently Low-Achieving Schools and Advanced Placement H.B. 176 Amends accountability provisions in KRS 160.346. Defines "persistently low-achieving school". Defines "school intervention" as a process cho... More... KY Emergency Rule Adoption 01/2010 P-12 Low-Achieving Schools 703 KAR 5:180 Establishes the processes to be followed during a school leadership assessment and district leadership assessment after a school is identifi... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Underperforming or Chronically Underperforming Schools S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Repeals and replaces existing policies relating to Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education to designate a school as underperformi... More... MI Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Reform Failing Schools H.B. 4787 - Sec. 1280c Part of Michigan's Race to the Top Legislation. Beginning in 2010, not later than September 1 of each year, the state superintendent is requ... More... TN Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010 - Multiple Provisions S.B. 7005A - H.B. 7010A Enacts the Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010. From fiscal note: Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to move any public school or l... More... Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers KY Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Interventions for Persistently Low-Achieving Schools and Advanced Placement H.B. 176 Amends accountability provisions in KRS 160.346. Defines "persistently low-achieving school". Defines "school intervention" as a process cho... More... KY Emergency Rule Adoption 01/2010 P-12 Low-Achieving Schools 703 KAR 5:180 Establishes the processes to be followed during a school leadership assessment and district leadership assessment after a school is identifi... More... Accountability--School Improvement AK Adopted 07/2010 P-12 School Improvement Grants 4 AAC 06.835, 882 The Department of Education & Early Development proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 4 of the Alaska Administrative Code, 4 AAC 06.... More... NV Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Corrective Actions for Schools NAC 385 Establishes provisions relating to corrective actions for schools http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-385.html#NAC385Sec558... More... TX Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Accreditation Status, Standards, and Sanctions 19 TAC 97.1051, 1053, 1055, 1057, 1059, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1067, 1069, 1071, 1073 Makes various changes to state accountability provisions. Language below primarily from July 23, 2010 Texas Register. 97.1051: Amends defini... More... OK Signed by Governor 06/2010 P-12 Improvement Plans S.B. 1617 Amends law to require each school district identified as in need of improvement for four years to submit a plan for compliance with this sec... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Research-Based Approaches for Low-Performing High Schools H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-326, 328 and 329 20-2-326 defines: --"Career academy" as (1) a specialized charter school established by a partnership between one or more local boards of ed... More... MS Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Schools At Risk H.B. 1097 Requires the Department of Education to provide assistance to certain schools not meeting adequate performance of accreditation standards. R... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Race to the Top S.B. 1E - Section 8 Adds Chapter 18 (commencing with Section 53100) to the Education Code. Numbers below relate to new section numbers. 53100: For purposes of... More... IA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Race to the Top Initiative S.B. 2033 Excerpts from the fiscal note: modifies Iowa Code to meet the requirements of the federal Race to the Top (RTTT) initiative. . . [e]nactment... More... KY Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Interventions for Persistently Low-Achieving Schools and Advanced Placement H.B. 176 Amends accountability provisions in KRS 160.346. Defines "persistently low-achieving school". Defines "school intervention" as a process cho... More... KY Emergency Rule Adoption 01/2010 P-12 Low-Achieving Schools 703 KAR 5:180 Establishes the processes to be followed during a school leadership assessment and district leadership assessment after a school is identifi... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Underperforming or Chronically Underperforming Schools S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Repeals and replaces existing policies relating to Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education to designate a school as underperformi... More... TN Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010 - Multiple Provisions S.B. 7005A - H.B. 7010A Enacts the Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010. From fiscal note: Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to move any public school or l... More... Adult Basic Education CA Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Adult Education Teaching Credentials A.B. 1374 Adds Section 44251.2, which provides that a credential, permit, certificate or other document that is lawfully issued by the Commission on T... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Community College Postsec. Adult Education S.B. 297 Eliminates the division of adult and community education within the Dept. of Education and transfers the responsibility for adult education ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Community College Adult Education Programs H.B. 1055 Students who are 16 to 18 years old and are enrolled in an adult education program shall be considered to be in compliance with the school a... More... TX Adopted 06/2010 P-12 Adult Basic and Secondary Education 19 TAC 89.21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 Primarily from Texas Register: Amends provisions to accommodate the 2009 General Appropriations Act (SB 1), which requires that a new fundi... More... NH Rule Adoption 02/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Adult Education Ed 700  Allows students enrolled in day high school programs to enroll in adult high school programs. Increases the number of credits needed for gr... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2010 Postsec. Community College Basic Skills Training Program for Economic Growth Act A.B. 4325 Dedicates a percentage of funds from the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills to the State Community College Consortium for Workforc... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2010 Postsec. Community College NJ PLACE Program A.B. 4327 Establishes NJ PLACE program to facilitate college credit for registered apprenticeship programs. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A4... More... Assessment CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Evaluation of STAR Assessment Program A.B. 391 Requires the superintendent of public instruction, by April 1, 2011, to contract for an independent evaluation of the Standardized Testing a... More... AK Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Work Ready/College Ready Transitional Skills Curriculum and Benchmark Assessments 4 AAC 06.715 Amends the Alaska Administrative Code, 4 AAC 06. 715(b), regarding Work Ready/College Ready transitional skills curriculum and benchmark ass... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Consumer Education Proficiency Test S.B. 3608 Repeals policies relating to the Annual Consumer Education Proficiency Test, for students in grades 9-12 who elected to take the test. Stude... More... TN Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Assessments Count 20% of Final Grade S.B. 3427 Requires a student's score on a Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) test to comprise 15%-20% of the student's final grade for ... More... AK Adopted Text or Summary of Text 06/2010 P-12 Nonstandardized Assessment Administrative Manual 4 AAC 06.775 The Department of Education & Early Development proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 4 of the Alaska Administrative Code, 4 AAC 06.... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Revision to Students with Disabilities Provisions H.B. 1255 - Sec. 8, 10, 15, 16 Establishes a waiver from the results of end of course (EOC) assessments for certain students with disabilities. Requires restraint or seclu... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School Grades H.B. 1255 - Sec. 6, 29 Amends the formula for calculating school grades to include end-of-course (EOC) assessments taken by middle school students and middle schoo... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 State Assessment Program S.B. 83 Relates to the test type options as part of the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program. Beginning with the 1998-1999 2010-2011 school year... More... NH Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Postsec. Reporting on Pupil Indicators S.B. 503 Requires early childhood programs and postsecondary institutions to submit a report to the department of education containing information on... More... CO Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Visual and Peforming Arts Standards H.B. 1273 Amends several provisions of the Preschool to Postsecondary Education Alignment Act to specifically incorporate visual arts and performing a... More... OK Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Test Retakes S.B. 1799 If a school district is unable to administer the tests online to all students taking the test for the first time and all students retaking t... More... SC Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Suspends Writing Assessments H.J.R. 4823 - Sec. 3 Requires the state department of education, for the 2010-2011 school year, to suspend the writing assessments in grades 3, 4, 6 and 7; Provi... More... SC Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 High Schools May Offer State-funded WorkKeys H.J.R. 4823 - Sec. 4 Permits high schools to offer state-funded WorkKeys (i.e., a job skill assessment system) to 10th grade students using funds appropriated fo... More... SC Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 End-of-Course Assessments Task Force H.J.R. 4823 - Sec. 7 Directs the state Department of Education, in collaboration with the Education Oversight Committee, to convene a task force to include, but ... More... FL Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Redefines Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test S.B. 4 - Sec. 1-4 Redefines the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test in math and reading as end-of-course exams. Provides that: (1) Beginning with students e... More... FL Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Statewide Assessment Program S.B. 4 - Sec. 8 Statewide Assessment Program - Discontinues the 9th and 10th grade math Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) and the high school mat... More... ID Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Postsec. Mastery Advancement Pilot Program H.B. 493 Creates the Mastery Advancement Pilot Program (MAPP) to provide students with the opportunity and incentive to move more rapidly through the... More... OR Rule Adoption 04/2010 P-12 Alternate Assessment, Fingerprinting of Teachers and Administrators OAR 584-050-0015, 584-050-0100, 584-052-0030, 584- 070-0111,584-080-0153, 584-090-0050 Amends rules relating to alternative assessment, transitional counselors, restricted transitional administrators, reinstatement of licenses ... More... ID Signed into law 03/2010 Postsec. Teacher Preparation H.B. 637 The Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment has been given to each Idaho prospective kindergarten through 8th grade teacher since 2002 and p... More... OR Rule Adoption 03/2010 P-12 Oregon Statewide Assessment OAR 581-022-0620 Specifies requirements for development of Oregon Statewide Assessment for public school students. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARS_... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 State Assessment System S.B. 16 Provides for the statewide assessment of students in grades 2-12 in basic skills courses using criterion-referenced tests or online computer... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Money-Saving Measures H.B. 166 Section 1: Directs the state board, by December 31, 2010, to review mandates provided for in administrative rule, to determine whether some ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Workplace Readiness Skills S.B. 630 Requires each local school board to include in its annual report to the Board of Education the number of students who passed the state Workp... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 California Assessment of Academic Achievement S.B. 1E - Sections 9, 12, 14, 15, 16 Numbers below relate to Section numbers in Education Code. 60601: Extends repeal date on Chapter 5 of Education Code, "California Assessmen... More... Assessment--Accommodations CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Including Primary Language Assessment in State Assessment/Accountability System S.B. 930 From bill summary: Requires that any primary language assessment developed by the department and administered to limited English proficient ... More... MS Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Specified Accomodations H.B. 631 Requires local school districts to use certain accommodations to preserve integrity and validity of student assessment test. http://billstat... More... VA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Audit of Use of Alternative Assessment H.B. 304 Requires the Board of Education to conduct an audit of any school division that utilizes the Virginia Grade Level Alternative assessment ins... More... NY Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Regents Requirements for Students with Disabilities Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.5 Amends section 100.5 to extend the Regents Competency Test (RCT) safety net provision for an additional year, thereby allowing students with... More... Assessment--College Entrance Exams IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Community College Extension of College and Career Readiness Pilot Program S.B. 3705 On July 1, 2010, subject to appropriation, directs the state community college board to extend the College and Career Readiness Pilot Progra... More... Assessment--Computer Based UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 State Assessment System S.B. 16 Provides for the statewide assessment of students in grades 2-12 in basic skills courses using criterion-referenced tests or online computer... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Money-Saving Measures H.B. 166 Section 1: Directs the state board, by December 31, 2010, to review mandates provided for in administrative rule, to determine whether some ... More... Assessment--Formative/Interim GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Research-Based Approaches for Low-Performing High Schools H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-326, 328 and 329 20-2-326 defines: --"Career academy" as (1) a specialized charter school established by a partnership between one or more local boards of ed... More... KY Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Adolescent Literacy S.B. 163 Relates to adolescent reading skills. Expresses legislative intent that all middle and high school students have the skills necessary to rea... More... Assessment--Value Added PA Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 11/2010 P-12 Omnibus bill: Value-Added Assessment Section H.B. 101 Section 221 requires the state department fo publish specific value-added assessment data (statistical analysis of test results) on its webs... More... At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 California Partnership Academies for At-Risk Pupils S.B. 1354 From bill analysis: Modifies the criteria for determining "at risk" for purposes of eligibility to participating in a California Partnership... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Reporting Pupil Attendance Data S.B. 1357 From bill summary: Requires the department of education, contingent on federal funding for this purpose and in consultation with the departm... More... IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Definition of "Dropout" S.B. 3681 - Section 105 ILCS 5/26-2a Amends definition of "dropout". Previous language allowed student in any grades 1-12 to be classified as a dropout; new provision limits dro... More... IL Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Hope and Opportunity Pathways Through Education (IHOPE) Program 23 IL ADC 210.10, 20, 30, 35, 40, 50, 60, 70, 75, 80, 90, 100, 110, 200, 210, 220, 230 P.A. 96-106 (S.B. 1796), effective July 30, 2009, establishes the Illinois Hope and Opportunity Pathways through Education (IHOPE) program w... More... LA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Options for High School Dropouts S.B. 701 Students under the age of 18 who dropout prior to graduation and are ruled to be truant would be required to exercise one of the following o... More... GA Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Alternative/Non-Traditional Education Programs 160-4-8-.12 Rule 160-4-8-.12, "Alternative Education Programs" has been repealed and a new rule adopted. Defines "alternative/non-traditional education ... More... NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Improving Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate S.B. 1246 - Improving Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate Prior to the 2010-11 school year, directs the state board to: (1) Develop a growth model establishing annual improvement goals in the four-y... More... NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Flexibility to Cooperative Innovative High Schools S.B. 1201 Provides that cooperative innovative high schools have the same exemptions from statutes and rules as charter schools, other than those pert... More... NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Identifying Students At Risk for Academic Failure S.B. 1248 Requires school districts to identify students who are at risk for academic failure and who are not successfully progressing toward grade pr... More... WV Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Pilot Programs to Increase Academic Achievement S.B. 2009 Establishes pilot programs for increased academic achievement. One pilot program requires the state superintendent to establish a special co... More... KS Issued 06/2010 P-12 Dropout Prevention E.O. 10-04 Creates a commission to study and reduce the Sunflower State's high school dropout rate. http://governor.ks.gov/issues-a-initiatives/executi... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 High School Graduation/Droput Data S.B. 753 Requires each local public school system to post the four-year cohort graduation rate for each high school and for the system as a whole on ... More... CO Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Postsec. Student Data and Reporting H.B. 1171 Relates to a data reporting request based on individual student identifiers, including dropouts, and those enrolled in literacy programs and... More... CO Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Transition Back to School for At-risk Students H.B. 1274 Concerns successful transitions back to the public school system for juveniles in out-of-home placement who have demonstrated behavior that ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Research-Based Approaches for Low-Performing High Schools H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-326, 328 and 329 20-2-326 defines: --"Career academy" as (1) a specialized charter school established by a partnership between one or more local boards of ed... More... CO Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 At-risk Student Populations S.B. 154 Expands the definition of high-risk student to include children with disabilities, migrant children, homeless children, children with a docu... More... ME Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Implements Recommendations of the Juvenile Justice Task Force H.B. 1204 Directs the Departments of Corrections, Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor to develop a jointly agreed-upon statewide coordinat... More... VA Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College College Partnership Laboratory Schools S.B. 736/H.B. 1389 Establishes college partnership laboratory schools by any public institution of higher education that operates an approved teacher education... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Programs Funded At or Below $10,000 in a District H.B. 149 - Section 3 Adds Section 53A-17a-105.5. Defines "qualifying program" as (1) the at-risk flow through program; (2) the homeless and disadvantaged minorit... More... WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Dropout Prevention S.B. 6403 Regarding accountability and support for vulnerable students and dropouts. Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, ... More... WV Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Implements the High School Graduation Improvement Act H.B. 4593 Implements the High School Graduation Improvement Act, which includes: (1) the continued exploration of diverse instructional delivery strat... More... CO Adopted 02/2010 P-12 Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagment 1 CCR 301-84 Establishes criteria for identifying high priority and priority local education providers and implements the Student Re-engagement Grant Pro... More... AL Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Commission on High School Graduation and Student Dropouts S.J.R. 21 Extends the life of the Alabama Select Commission on High School Graduation and Student Dropouts (created by Act No. 2009-229, SJR24, 2009 R... More... At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education GA Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Alternative/Non-Traditional Education Programs 160-4-8-.12 Rule 160-4-8-.12, "Alternative Education Programs" has been repealed and a new rule adopted. Defines "alternative/non-traditional education ... More... WV Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Alternative Schools S.B. 2010 Provides uniformity in alternative schools and requires a pilot program that will allow alternative schools in elementary and middle schools... More... AK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Alternative Education H.B. 360 An Act relating to the provision of information regarding a student by a school district to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Alternative Schools and Programs H.B. 1225 Relates to approval by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education of certain alternative schools and alternative education progra... More... At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol MO Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Substance Abuse H.B. 1543--Multiple Provisions Requires regulations to be issued requiring contractors and subcontractors working on public works construction projects at public schools t... More... WV Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Implements the High School Graduation Improvement Act H.B. 4593 Implements the High School Graduation Improvement Act, which includes: (1) the continued exploration of diverse instructional delivery strat... More... Attendance CA Signed into law 10/2010 P-12 Truants A.B. 1610 - Truants Requires initial parental notification of child's status as truant to be made using the most cost-effective method possible, including e-mai... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Determining Pupil Residency for Attendance in a District A.B. 1854 From bill analysis: Requires school districts to accept reasonable evidence that a pupil meets residency requirements for school attendance ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Reporting Pupil Attendance Data S.B. 1357 From bill summary: Requires the department of education, contingent on federal funding for this purpose and in consultation with the departm... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Chronic Truant S.B. 1317 From bill summary: Defines a chronic truant as any pupil absent from school without a valid excuse for 10% or more of the school days in one... More... GA Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Student Enrollment and Withdrawal GA ADC 160-5-1-.28 Amends provisions related to student enrollment and withdrawal. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-5-1-.28.pdf... More... NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Excused Absences For Religious Observances H.B. 357 Requires principals, community colleges and universities to authorize a minimum of two excused absences each academic year for religious obs... More... NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Enrollment of Child under 5 Who Is Child of Military Personnel S.B. 1246 - Enrollment of Child under 5 Who Is Child of Military Personnel Permits public school entry of child who does not turn 5 by August 31 of the school year but whose parent is an active duty member of U.S. a... More... GA Vetoed 06/2010 P-12 Compulsory School Attendance S.B. 239 - Section 2 Requires a parent whose child is of compulsory school age and who becomes a new resident of a local school system to enroll his/her child in... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Community College Adult Education Programs H.B. 1055 Students who are 16 to 18 years old and are enrolled in an adult education program shall be considered to be in compliance with the school a... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Student Attendance Policies H.B. 421 Prevents a city, parish, or other local public school board from denying admission or readmission to students of suitable age who resides wi... More... NH Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Truancy H.B. 154 Makes various changes to the laws on truancy; provides for excused absences, parental responsibility and petitions for children in need of s... More... TN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Truancy - Parental Consequences S.B. 3246 Authorizes a prosecutor to allow parents or guardians of children violating truancy laws to attend parent education training and parent-teac... More... WI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Habitual Truants Need Not Be Readmitted Through Open Enrollment S.B. 342 If a pupil attending the school district under open enrollment (OEP) is habitually truant (absent from school without an acceptable excuse f... More... KY Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Interscholastic Athletics H.B. 327 Requires the state board of education or any agency designated by the state board to manage interscholastic athletics to promulgate administ... More... NE Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Kindergarten Entrance L.B. 1006 Children are eligible for kindergarten if they are 5 years old by July 31, beginning with the 2012-13 school year. Previously, the cutoff da... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Parental Notification of Nonattendance S.B. 196 Clarifies that, in addition to the attendance officer, school personnel, and volunteers, the school principal or his designee is responsible... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Religious Holidays S.B. 361 Requires local school boards to develop policies ensuring that any student's absence because of the observance of a religious holiday be rec... More... IL Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Professional Development for Department of Human Services Staff; 1st Grade Start Age for Certain Students H.B. 806 Requires the department of human services to operate a comprehensive professional development system called the Gateways to Opportunity prog... More... KY Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Recording Student Attendance 702 KAR 7:125 Adds section providing definitions of: "full day of attendance" (student in attendance at least 65% of regularly-scheduled school day), "tar... More... Attendance--Compulsory NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Enrollment of Child under 5 Who Is Child of Military Personnel S.B. 1246 - Enrollment of Child under 5 Who Is Child of Military Personnel Permits public school entry of child who does not turn 5 by August 31 of the school year but whose parent is an active duty member of U.S. a... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Student Attendance Policies S.B. 309 Revises compulsory school attendance, and habitual student absence or tardiness policies. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocume... More... WV Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Implements the High School Graduation Improvement Act H.B. 4593 Implements the High School Graduation Improvement Act, which includes: (1) the continued exploration of diverse instructional delivery strat... More... MI Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Raise Drop Out Age to 18 H.B. 4787 - Sec. 1561, 1596 Part of Michigan's Race to the Top Legislation. Beginning with students in the 6th grade in the 2009-2010 school year, the compulsory attend... More... Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) HI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School Entry Barred After Age 20 H.B. 2077 Repeals portion of section 302A-1134 that barred a student age 17 or older from entering grade 9, and that barred a student age 18 or older ... More... IL Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Professional Development for Department of Human Services Staff; 1st Grade Start Age for Certain Students H.B. 806 Requires the department of human services to operate a comprehensive professional development system called the Gateways to Opportunity prog... More... Attendance--Truancy CA Signed into law 10/2010 P-12 Truants A.B. 1610 - Truants Requires initial parental notification of child's status as truant to be made using the most cost-effective method possible, including e-mai... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Chronic Truant S.B. 1317 From bill summary: Defines a chronic truant as any pupil absent from school without a valid excuse for 10% or more of the school days in one... More... GA Vetoed 06/2010 P-12 Compulsory School Attendance S.B. 239 - Section 2 Requires a parent whose child is of compulsory school age and who becomes a new resident of a local school system to enroll his/her child in... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Student Attendance Policies S.B. 309 Revises compulsory school attendance, and habitual student absence or tardiness policies. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocume... More... NH Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Truancy H.B. 154 Makes various changes to the laws on truancy; provides for excused absences, parental responsibility and petitions for children in need of s... More... ID Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Truancy H.B. 545 Amends existing law relating to education to revise the definition of "habitual truant," to provide for a certain designee and to provide th... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Parental Notification of Nonattendance S.B. 196 Clarifies that, in addition to the attendance officer, school personnel, and volunteers, the school principal or his designee is responsible... More... Background Checks IL Signed into law 12/2010 P-12 Authorizations for Substitute Teachers H.B. 5863 Authorizes a fee, not to exceed the cost of the background check, to be charged to applicants seeking employment as a substitute teacher. Pr... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Heritage Schools S.B. 1116 Applies specified background check procedures to heritage schools, which serve children between the ages of 5 and 18 who attend a public or ... More... CA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Informing Private Schools of Action Against Credentialholders A.B. 2685 Existing law requires the commission on teacher credentialing to send on a monthly basis to each private school a list of all teachers who h... More... CA Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Background Checks A.B. 346 Amends Section 45125.01. Adds to existing provision allowing a single district or county superintendent to act on behalf of multiple distric... More... NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Career Employees Resigning Without Agreement of Superintendent H.B. 1377 Requires superintendents to report to the state board of education on career employees who resign without the written agreement of the super... More... NH Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Notification of Continuation of Employment H.B. 1411 This bill requires the superintendent to notify, in writing, all qualified education support personnel and non-certified school district emp... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 List of Registered Sex Offenders H.B. 651 Replaces requirement that the department of education (DOE) annually send each school a list of all registered sex offenders with requiremen... More... OK Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 National Criminal History Record Check S.B. 2199 Allows a local board to request in writing to the state board that a national criminal history record check be conducted on any school emplo... More... SC Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Requires Criminal Record and Sex Offender Registry Checks H.B. 4248 Criminal Record Search: Requires individuals hired by a local school board to serve in any capacity in a public school to undergo a criminal... More... KY Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Interscholastic Athletics H.B. 327 Requires the state board of education or any agency designated by the state board to manage interscholastic athletics to promulgate administ... More... KY Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Background Checks on Existing Teachers in Private Schools H.B. 447 Permits private, parochial and church schools to require a national and state criminal background check on each certified teacher once every... More... TN Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Personal Leave Restrictions S.B. 2630 Requires approval by the director of schools or the director's designee for a teacher to take personal leave on days when professional devel... More... AL Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Sex Offenders Barred from Driving School Buses H.B. 144 Adds new Section 36-6-49.25. Relates to commercial driver licenses issued by the department of public safety. Effective July 2010, prohibits... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Background Checks for School Applicants, Employees and Volunteers H.B. 81 Modifies provisions regarding criminal background checks for employees of, or volunteers at, school districts, charter schools and private s... More... AL Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Alabama Educator Code of Ethics S.J.R. 9 Provides that after determining the state board's proposed July 2009 amendment to Rule 290-4-1, creating the "Alabama Educator Code of Ethic... More... IL Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Certification of Persons with Certificates Previously Denied, Suspended or Revoked 23 IAC 25.485 Requires each applicant for issuance, renewal or registration of an Illinois certificate or for the addition of another credential (e.g., en... More... UT Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Arrests/Convictions of Current or Prospective Licensees R277-516 Revised provision clarifies that the Utah State Office of Education (USOE) must review reports received from the department of public safety... More... Bilingual/ESL CA Signed into law 10/2010 P-12 English Language Acquisition Program A.B. 1610 - English Language Acquisition Primarily from bill summary: Repeals English Language Acquisition Program for students in grades 4-8. Requires the superintendent of public ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Including Primary Language Assessment in State Assessment/Accountability System S.B. 930 From bill summary: Requires that any primary language assessment developed by the department and administered to limited English proficient ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Purposes of Transitional Bilingual Education Programs S.B. 3681 - Section 105 ILCS 5/14C-1 Provides that one of the purposes of Article 14C of the School Code, "Transitional Bilingual Education", is to allow the state to directly o... More... IL Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Transitional Bilingual Education 23 IL ADC 228 Addresses districts' plans for continuing services for students who leave a transitional bilingual education (TBE) program or a transitional... More... IL Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Preschool Bilingual Education Programs 23 IL ADC 235.20, 30, 120 Clarifies that teachers of children ages 3-5 in a transitional bilingual program or a transitional program of instruction administered by a ... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Use of Bilingual Education Funds S.B. 3635 In provisions concerning the account of expenditures for transitional bilingual education programs, requires that at least 60% of state bili... More... Business Involvement WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 STEM H.B. 2621 Designates resource programs for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction in K12 schools; requires the Superintendent o... More... Career/Technical Education CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 California Partnership Academies for At-Risk Pupils S.B. 1354 From bill analysis: Modifies the criteria for determining "at risk" for purposes of eligibility to participating in a California Partnership... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 CTE Facilities S.B. 1380 From bill summary: Requires school facilities constructed or modernized with specified bond funds set aside for career technical education p... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 Postsec. Aligning Cal C Grants with High-Need/-Wage/-Growth Occupations S.B. 957 Primarily from bill summary: Requires that Cal C grants (which may already only be used for occupational or technical training) be used only... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Linked Learning Programs A.B. 1223 Defines "linked learning programs". Authorizes the commission on teacher credentialing to convene a workgroup consisting of specified member... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Community College Linking CTE Offerings to High-Priority Workforce Needs S.B. 515 From bill summary: Commencing with the 2012–13 fiscal year, requires as a condition of receiving federal funds provided under the Carl D. Pe... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Partnership Academies in Clean Technology and Renewable Energy Businesses S.B. 675 From bill summary: Requires the Controller annually to allocate $8,000,000 from the Energy Resources Program Account, upon appropriation by ... More... TX Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Other High School Math Courses for High School Credit 19 TAC 111.52, 60, 61 Provides that students must be awarded at least one-half credit for each semester of a concurrent enrollment course successfully completed. ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Exams for Career/Tech Students S.B. 490 Relates to xaminations administered to students pursuing a career major curriculum and a career diploma. Requires that construction of end-o... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 Postsec. Community College Scholarship Eligiblity for Career/Technical Award S.B. 486 Revises Taylor Opportunity Program for Students requirements for students to receive a TOPS-Tech Award. For any student graduating from high... More... TN Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Community College Cost of Licensing Tests for Adult Students with Financial Need H.B. 2645 Requires the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, in conjunction with the Department of Education, to develop, implement, and admi... More... TX Adopted 06/2010 P-12 Career and Technical Education 19 TAC 75.1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1031 Replaces references to "career and technology education" with "career and technical education". Adds provision stating purpose and goals of ... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 State Board of Education Membership S.B. 379 - Sec. 1 and 2 Requires the state board of education to conduct a formal vote before closing or suspending operations of a vocational-technical school; Req... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Vocational-Technical Schools Bus Replacement S.B. 379 - Sec. 5 and 6 Requires the state board of education to inspect the busses in operation at vocational-technical schools and to replace any school bus in se... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 CTE Exams Substituting for Portions of High School Graduation Exam H.B. 400 - Amended Section 20-2-281 Directs the state board to consider passage of an industry certification exam or state board-approved licensure exam when considering granti... More... MI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Educational Development Plan/Student Review S.B. 757 Part of Michigan's Race to the Top Legisation; requires each pupil to review his or her educational development plan (EDP) in 8th grade and ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Study of Certificates and Diplomas S.F. 184 Requires MnSCU with business and industry groups and labor unions to study options for lower credit credentials recognized by employers that... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Surgical Technologist Pilot S.F. 184 Directs MnSCU to establish a pilot project with participating health care facilities for the training, education, and employment of certifie... More... RI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Senate Commission to Study the Funding of Vocational Schools S.R. 2884 Creates a special senate commission to study the funding of vocational schools in the state. Directs the commission to report its findings a... More... WI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Student Webcam Conversations With Careers S.B. 121 Requires the Center on Education and Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to establish a program for students enrolled in grades 7 to... More... WV Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Comprehensive Middle Schools S.B. 373 Allows, upon application by a county board of education, the School Building Authority (SBA) to allocate and expend certain moneys for schoo... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Joint Technical Education Districts H.B. 2128 Redefines a joint technical education course that is offered by a joint technical education district (JTED) as part of a program that is app... More... OR Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Professional Development H.B. 3619A Establishes Task Force on Education Career Preparation and Development for purpose of improving effectiveness of school teachers, administra... More... TN Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Integrating GIS into Career-Technical and Adult Curriculum S.B. 2767 Requires the State Board of Education to study the integration of geographic information technology into career and technical education curr... More... CO Signed into law 03/2010 Postsec. Community College Vocational Education at Correction Institutions H.B. 1112 Adds vocational programs to the educational programs that are offered by the department of corrections pursuant to the Correctional Educatio... More... OR Temporary Rule Adoption 03/2010 P-12 Career and Technical Education Licensure OAR 584-042-0002, -0006, -0009, -0021, -0031, -0044 Amends rules relating to Career and Technical Education License (CTE) rules to support the redesign of CTE programs ODE has implemented. Est... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Vocational Program Definition H.B. 703/S.B. 598 Clarifies that the definition of vocational shall not include instructional programs intended solely for recreation, enjoyment, personal int... More... WV Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Implements the High School Graduation Improvement Act H.B. 4593 Implements the High School Graduation Improvement Act, which includes: (1) the continued exploration of diverse instructional delivery strat... More... CA Adopted 02/2010 P-12 Career Technical Education Teaching Credentials Title 5 CCR Sections 80034.1, 80034.2, 80034.3, 80035, 80035.1,80035.5 Allows advanced industry certifications to meet one year of the three years of experience required for the Three-Year Preliminary CTE Teachi... More... AZ Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Certification Provisions R7-2-607, -612 Changes the provisional Career and Technical Education certificate to create the flexibility to meet the needs of all applicants. http://ww... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 CTE Data S.B. 1E - Section 3 Directs the department of education, by January 2011, to ensure that the data elements pertaining to success in the 21st century workforce d... More... TN Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010 S.B. 7005A - H.B. 7010A - Multiple Provisions Increases the maximum class size for career and technical education classes (CTE) from 25 to 35 students. Limits Basic Education Plan (BEP) ... More... Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Research-Based Approaches for Low-Performing High Schools H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-326, 328 and 329 20-2-326 defines: --"Career academy" as (1) a specialized charter school established by a partnership between one or more local boards of ed... More... WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Farm Internships S.B. 6349 Establishes a farm internship program to provide for the employment of farm interns subject to certain limitations; provides that the applic... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools PA Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 11/2010 P-12 Charter Facilities H.B. 101 - Section 1722-A Exempts all school property owned by a charter school, cyber charter, or an associated nonprofit foundation, or owned by a nonprofit corpora... More... NV Adopted Regulations 10/2010 P-12 Charter Schools NAC 386.180, 240, 320, 325, 345, 350, 405 Revises various provisions relating to charter schools: Relates to one year renewal of license and fiscal condition of the charter . ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Charter Renewals and Appeals A.B. 2543 Requires a charter school to submit a renewal petition to the chartering authority no later than September 15 prior to the expiration of the... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Charter School Transparency and Ethics A.B. 572 Specifies that charter schools are subject to state sunshine laws, the California Public Records Act and specified ethics and conflict-of-in... More... CA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Charter School Students' Freedom of Expression S.B. 438 Makes clear that provisions protecting public school students' right to freedom of speech and of the press are also applicable to charter sc... More... FL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Repeals Florida Schools of Excellence Commission HB 7037 - Sec 23 Repeals Section 1002.335 creating the Florida Schools of Excellence Commission. Repeals provision related to appealing charter school applic... More... NY Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Issuing of Charters S.B. 8017 Sunsets on September 1, 2013 the mandate that the board of regents and the board of trustees of the state university of New York (SUNY) issu... More... AK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 235 An Act relating to charter school approval and funding. Establishes a charter school facilities construction, lease and major maintenance gr... More... HI Adopted 06/2010 P-12 Public Charter Schools Probation and Revocation Procedures 8-500-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 The Department of Education has adopted Chapter 8-500, Hawaii Public Charter Schools Probation and Revocation Procedures.... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Charter School Reviews and Approvals S.B. 344 Revises charter school review and approval process.Provides relative to the process for submission, review, and approval of charter school p... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Charter School Approvals H.B. 1487 Updates and revises duties and responsibilities of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education when reviewing and approving a prop... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Charter School Approval and Renewal H.B. 962 Revises the process for submission, review, and approval of charter school proposals and renewal of charters. http://www.legis.state.la.us/b... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Empowered Schools and School Districts Act S.B. 2330 Creates the empowered schools and school districts act. Allows a public school, zone, or district to submit empowerment plans to the state b... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 7867, S.B. 2734 Rewrites charter school provisions. Establishes separate provisions for "district charter schools" (existing schools converting to charter s... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Authorizes public universities or a community college district with an enrollment of at least 15,000 full-time students or a group of commun... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Affiliated Charter Schools S.B. 1282 Allows the state board of education or the state board for charter schools to approve a charter application if the proposed sponsor determin... More... CO Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Charter School and Authorizer Standards H.B. 1412 Creates the Charter School and Charter Authorizer Standards Review Committee which is charged with making recommendations to the state board... More... CO Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Charter School Services S.B. 161 Authorizes a charter school to enter into contractual agreements with a board of cooperative services or another charter school for building... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Charter School Law Revisions S.B. 438 - Sec. 15 Requires the state board of education by July 1, 2011to adopt regulations to: (1) prohibit a charter school and any affiliated charter manag... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Innovation Schools S.B. 438 - Sec. 6 Permits a board of education for a priority school district to, through agreement with the organizations designated or elected as the exclus... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Elminates Enrollment Caps For High-Performing Charter Schools S.B. 438 - Sec. 12 Elminates enrollment caps for high-performing charter schools. Statutory enrollment caps prohibit charter schools from enrolling (1) more th... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Petition for a Conversion Charter for a High School Cluster S.B. 457 Existing legislation defines "high school cluster" as a high school and all its feeder middle and elementary schools, including both public ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Research-Based Approaches for Low-Performing High Schools H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-326, 328 and 329 20-2-326 defines: --"Career academy" as (1) a specialized charter school established by a partnership between one or more local boards of ed... More... HI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Charter School Oversight and Finance S.B. 2589 Makes numerous changes related to charter school oversight and finance. Requires the charter school review panel to adopt a clear process wi... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Early Learning Charter School Screening S.F. 2505 Requires charter schools that elect to provide a screening program to comply with the requirements of the early childhood health and develop... More... NH Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Removal of Prohibition on New Chartered Schools H.B. 1495 Removes the prohibition on approval of new chartered public schools between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2011 and authorizes the state board of... More... NY Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Charter Schools A.B. 11310 From New York Assembly "Summary of Provisions": This legislation provides for the establishment of a new process to issue charters. The bo... More... NY Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Charters Approved by SUNY Trustees A.B. 11311 Makes a clarification to A.B. 11310 regarding the approval and issuance process for charters approved by the SUNY trustees. http://assembly.... More... OK Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Charter School Sponsors H.B. 2753 Allows charter schools to be sponsored by a school district, technology center school district or higher education institution which has a s... More... MS Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 New Start School S.B. 2293 Creates a New Start School Program. Requires a New Start School to be established in each public school that is considered failing. Provides... More... OK Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Charter Schools Equal Local Education Agencies S.B. 2212 Requires that a charter school sponsored by a board of education of a school district be considered a local education agency for purposes of... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Charter School Oversight H.B. 74 Requires a charter school, during its planning year, to file a minimum of three status reports with the chartering authority and the Departm... More... OR Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Choice H.B. 3688A Prohibits a public charter school, a district school board or a public or private provider of educational services from offering money or ot... More... RI Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 7208, S.B. 2406 Allows for the expansion of charter public schools (from limit of 25 to limit of 35); permits the revocation of an existing public school ch... More... SD Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Pilot Charter Schools S.B. 63 Provides for the establishment of a pilot charter school in the state if the Department of Education receives a federal grant under the Amer... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Institutions as Chartering Entities S.B. 55 Allows an individual or entity to enter into an agreement with a board of trustees of a higher education institution to establish and operat... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 188 Expands the membership of the state board of education by including a member of the state charter school board as a nonvoting member. Remove... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Charter School Enrollment Caps H.B. 149 - Section 1 and 2 Removes a statutorily imposed cap on the maximum number of students who may be enrolled in charter schools each year. Allows the state board... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Proposed Charter Applications S.B. 737/H.B. 1390 Requires the public charter school applicant to submit its proposed charter application to the Board of Education for review, comment, and a... More... UT Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Charter School Finance H.B. 1 Provides that if monies appropriated to charter schools to replace local property taxes are less than the amount prescribed by a statutory f... More... IA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Race to the Top Initiative S.B. 2033 Excerpts from the fiscal note: modifies Iowa Code to meet the requirements of the federal Race to the Top (RTTT) initiative. . . [e]nactment... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Students Living Outside the Commonwealth S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Directs the department of education to study the possibility of allowing students living outside of the commonwealth who are eligible to att... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Charter School Recruitment and Retention S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Directs the department education to draft a model policy for school districts regarding the grade placement and eligibility for high school ... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Charter School Recruitment and Retention S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Requires charter schools whose charter was granted before January 1, 2010 to have a recruitment and retention plan in effect for the 2011-20... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Charter School S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Repeals and replaces existing policies relating to charter schools. http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/186/st02/st02247.htm... More... MI Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Schools of Excellence S.B. 981 - Part 6E Part of Michigan's Race to the Top Legislation. Provides for the creation of up to 10 new charter schools that will be known as "schools of ... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts FL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Academic Performance-based Charter School Districts HB 7037 - Sec 26 Repeals 1003.62, which authorized the state board to enter into performance contracts with districts to establish them as academic performan... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Empowered Schools and School Districts Act S.B. 2330 Creates the empowered schools and school districts act. Allows a public school, zone, or district to submit empowerment plans to the state b... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Petition for a Conversion Charter for a High School Cluster S.B. 457 Existing legislation defines "high school cluster" as a high school and all its feeder middle and elementary schools, including both public ... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings HI Adopted 06/2010 P-12 Public Charter Schools Probation and Revocation Procedures 8-500-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 The Department of Education has adopted Chapter 8-500, Hawaii Public Charter Schools Probation and Revocation Procedures.... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 7867, S.B. 2734 Rewrites charter school provisions. Establishes separate provisions for "district charter schools" (existing schools converting to charter s... More... NY Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Charter Schools A.B. 11310 From New York Assembly "Summary of Provisions": This legislation provides for the establishment of a new process to issue charters. The bo... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Testing for Online Courses or Programs S.B. 2318 Requires that students enrolled in an online course or program that is offered by a school district or charter school that is not the distri... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Charter School Fees S.B. 1039 Requires the state board of charter schools to charge a processing fee to any charter school amending their contract to participate in an Ar... More... OR Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Virtual Schools H.B. 3660A Imposes requirements on virtual public charter schools related to budget and accounting system, tracking of student progress, administrator ... More... MI Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Schools of Excellence S.B. 981 - Part 6E Part of Michigan's Race to the Top Legislation. Provides for the creation of up to 10 new charter schools that will be known as "schools of ... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance CA Signed into law 10/2010 P-12 Charter School Facility Grant Program A.B. 1610 - Charter School Facility Grant Program From bill summary: Existing law authorizes a local educational agency, including a direct-funded charter school, to apply for any state cate... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Federal Tax Credit Bond Volume Cap A.B. 2560 Authorizes the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California School Financing Authority (CSFA) to assign and distribute the st... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Eligibility of Entities for Federal Funding A.B. 1683 From bill analysis: Requires the state board of education to include school districts, county offices of education, charter schools and othe... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Charter School Funding H.B. 420 Provides the use of certain local revenues for computing and allocating the per pupil amount provided to all charter schools. Removes provis... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 7867, S.B. 2734 Rewrites charter school provisions. Establishes separate provisions for "district charter schools" (existing schools converting to charter s... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Finance H.B. 2722 Provides admission of residents of other school districts; relates to tuition and nonresidents of the state; provides that a school district... More... HI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Charter School Oversight and Finance S.B. 2589 Makes numerous changes related to charter school oversight and finance. Requires the charter school review panel to adopt a clear process wi... More... TX Adopted 05/2010 P-12 Commissioner's Rules Concerning Financial Accountability Rating System 19 TAC 109.1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005 Updates the financial accountability rating system by specifying new provisions that will be implemented beginning with ratings based on dat... More... CA Adopted 04/2010 P-12 Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants Program Title 4 CCR Sec(s) 10175, 10176, 10177, 10178, 10179, 10180, 10181,10182, 10185, 10187, 10188, 10190 Relates to the State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants Program. Adds definitions of "Academic Performance Index Growth" and "Adequa... More... OK Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Charter Schools Equal Local Education Agencies S.B. 2212 Requires that a charter school sponsored by a board of education of a school district be considered a local education agency for purposes of... More... CO Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Public School Financial Transparency Act H.B. 1036 Enacts the Public School Financial Transparency Act, which requires school districts, district charter schools, boards of cooperative educat... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 School/Charter Finance and Audit Committees H.B. 227 Requires local school boards and governing authorities of charter schools to establish finance subcommittees and audit committees. The finan... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 State Reporting of Class Size and Charter School Funding S.B. 56 Modifies the state superintendent's annual report of the public school system by: (1) requiring reporting of data on average class sizes cal... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 188 Expands the membership of the state board of education by including a member of the state charter school board as a nonvoting member. Remove... More... UT Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Charter School Finance H.B. 1 Provides that if monies appropriated to charter schools to replace local property taxes are less than the amount prescribed by a statutory f... More... Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Interdistrict Transfer A.B. 2444 From bill analysis: Precludes a pupil enrolled in a school through an interdistrict transfer provision from having to reapply for an interdi... More... NJ Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Interdistrict Public School Choice Program A.B. 355 Creates the permanent Interdistrict Public School Choice Program. Directs the commissioner to create a program that will allow districts to ... More... CA Emergency Regulations 08/2010 P-12 Open Enrollment Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 4700, 4701, 4702 This emergency rulemaking action establishes the process for determining the 1,000 California open enrollment schools from which students ma... More... TX Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Accreditation Status, Standards, and Sanctions 19 TAC 97.1051, 1053, 1055, 1057, 1059, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1067, 1069, 1071, 1073 Makes various changes to state accountability provisions. Language below primarily from July 23, 2010 Texas Register. 97.1051: Amends defini... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School Choice Program for Special Needs Students H.B. 216 Establishes a school choice pilot program in certain parishes for certain students with special needs the opportunity to attend schools of t... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Postsec. Miscellaneous H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Exempts private schools approved by the department of education's division of special education prescribed in the pupil's individualized edu... More... KS Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Open Enrollment H.B. 2595 Relates to the enrollment in and attendance of pupils that are not residents of a school district, and the providing of transportation for s... More... WI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Open Enrollment Admissions Process S.B. 250 Requires a nonresident school district that is a union high school district (a district operating only grades 9 to 12) to give preference to... More... WI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Habitual Truants Need Not Be Readmitted Through Open Enrollment S.B. 342 If a pupil attending the school district under open enrollment (OEP) is habitually truant (absent from school without an acceptable excuse f... More... ME Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Race to the Top Legislation--Establishment of Innovate Schools S.B. 706 Enables school administrative units to establish and operate innovative, autonomous public schools that meet the requirements of the federal... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Open Enrollment S.B. 4E - Open Enrollment Establishes the Open Enrollment Act. Creates new Sections 48350 and ff. of the Education Code, allowing students attending low-achieving sch... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Students Living Outside the Commonwealth S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Directs the department of education to study the possibility of allowing students living outside of the commonwealth who are eligible to att... More... Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research TX Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Accreditation Status, Standards, and Sanctions 19 TAC 97.1051, 1053, 1055, 1057, 1059, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1067, 1069, 1071, 1073 Makes various changes to state accountability provisions. Language below primarily from July 23, 2010 Texas Register. 97.1051: Amends defini... More... Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Empowered Schools and School Districts Act S.B. 2330 Creates the empowered schools and school districts act. Allows a public school, zone, or district to submit empowerment plans to the state b... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Innovation Schools S.B. 438 - Sec. 6 Permits a board of education for a priority school district to, through agreement with the organizations designated or elected as the exclus... More... TN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Choice of Schools in Memphis H.J.R. 781 A resolution directing the Department of Education to study student access to optional schools and programs in Memphis City Schools and the ... More... Choice of Schools--Tax Credits AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Corporate Tax Credits H.B. 2663 AN ACT Amending sections 20-224.06, 20-224.07, 43-1183 and 43-1184, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 43, Arizona Revised Statutes, b... More... Choice of Schools--Vouchers PA Signed into law 11/2010 P-12 Tuitioning for Students from Districts Under Fiscal Distress S.B. 441 - Amending Section 1607 Not a traditional voucher, but does provide tuition for students to attend school in another district under a tuition arrangement. From the ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program Revisions H.B. 1505 - Sec. 1 Revises provisions relating to John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; authorizes the commissioner of education t... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School Grades H.B. 1255 - Sec. 6, 29 Amends the formula for calculating school grades to include end-of-course (EOC) assessments taken by middle school students and middle schoo... More... GA Vetoed 06/2010 P-12 Middle School and Academic Instruction per Day H.B. 907 Revises and clarifies language relating to the organization of schools serving grades 6, 7 and/or 8. Provides that schools serving any of th... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program H.B. 3393 Creates the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program. Provide a scholarship to a private school of choice fo... More... WI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Voucher Programs A.B. 75 Requires the governing board of every private school participating in the Milwaukee parental choice program to adopt pupil academic standard... More... VT to governor 05/2010 P-12 Incentives for District Mergers, Study of Tuition Vouchers H.B. 66 - Two Sections The first part of this bill relates to incentives for voluntary school district merger, virtual merger, and supervisory union duties. The se... More... GA Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program 160-5-1-.34 New Rule 160-5-1-.34 has been adopted, governing the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/lega... More... Civic Education AZ Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Student Voter Registration H.B. 2668 AN ACT requiring universities and community colleges to adopt a plan to increase student voter registration and voting in elections. http:/... More... NY Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Students as Election Inspectors or Poll Clerks A.B. 4467 Permits students age 17 and older, with parental consent, to serve as election inspectors or poll clerks at elections. Requires that such st... More... HI Adopted 04/2010 P-12 Integration of a Pedagogy of Aloha H.C.R. 167-10 Requesting the board of education to adopt a policy for the integration of a pedagogy of aloha (the Hawaiian cultural principle that entails... More... TN Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Course of Instruction that Includes U.S. Government S.B. 3432 As enacted, urges civics class be taught in high school. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB3432.pdf... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Civics Education S.B. 715 Requires the Board of Education to promulgate regulations to require all education preparation programs for teachers in history and social s... More... VA Issued 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Establishing the Governor's Advisory Board on Volunteerism and National Service E.O. 20 Establishes Governor's Advisory Board on Volunteerism and National Service. The Board will comply with the provisions of the National and Co... More... Civic Education--Character Education AZ Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Student Voter Registration H.B. 2668 AN ACT requiring universities and community colleges to adopt a plan to increase student voter registration and voting in elections. http:/... More... NY Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Students as Election Inspectors or Poll Clerks A.B. 4467 Permits students age 17 and older, with parental consent, to serve as election inspectors or poll clerks at elections. Requires that such st... More... HI Adopted 04/2010 P-12 Integration of a Pedagogy of Aloha H.C.R. 167-10 Requesting the board of education to adopt a policy for the integration of a pedagogy of aloha (the Hawaiian cultural principle that entails... More... TN Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Course of Instruction that Includes U.S. Government S.B. 3432 As enacted, urges civics class be taught in high school. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB3432.pdf... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Civics Education S.B. 715 Requires the Board of Education to promulgate regulations to require all education preparation programs for teachers in history and social s... More... VA Issued 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Establishing the Governor's Advisory Board on Volunteerism and National Service E.O. 20 Establishes Governor's Advisory Board on Volunteerism and National Service. The Board will comply with the provisions of the National and Co... More... Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy GA Vetoed 06/2010 P-12 Postsec. Constitution Day Educational Programs S.B. 239 - Section 1 and 3 Requires all K-12 schools and colleges/universities receiving state funds to hold an educational program on the governing principles of the ... More... Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Pledge of Allegiance in Required Curriculum S.B. 518 Requires study of the pledge of allegiance to the U.S. and Georgia flag as a part of the required studies regarding American institutions an... More... Class Size FL Rejected by voters 11/2010 P-12 Class Size Requirements Constitutional Amendment 8; SJR 2 Proposed amendment to the constitution to revise class size requirements for public schools as follows: (1) For grades Pre-kindergarten thro... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Class Size Requirements H.B. 5101 Section 11 - Requires each local school board, before adoption of the district school budget for 2010-2011, to hold public hearings and prov... More... FL Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Revises Maximum Class Size Requirements SJR 2 Proposes a constitutional amendment to go before voters in November 2010; revises the maximum class size requirements; beginning with the 20... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Waivers to Reduce School Expenditures H.B. 908 From bill summary: Temporarily waives certain expenditure controls relating to funds earned for direct instructional costs, media center cos... More... WI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Class Size Reduction A.B. 808 Previous law allowed an eligible school board that has entered into a five-year renewable student achievement guarantee (SAGE) contract with... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 State Reporting of Class Size and Charter School Funding S.B. 56 Modifies the state superintendent's annual report of the public school system by: (1) requiring reporting of data on average class sizes cal... More... NV Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Class Size A.B. 4B Revises provisions governing class-size reduction to allow school districts flexibility in addressing budget shortfalls; allows a school dis... More... Curriculum MI Signed into law 12/2010 P-12 Gun Safety Instruction For Elementary School Pupils S.B. 1402 Directs the state department of education develop or adopt, and make available to schools, one or more model programs for gun safety instruc... More... PA Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 11/2010 P-12 State Standards for Business, Computer and Information Technology Courses H.B. 101- Section 1552 This section requires the Secretary of Education to establish state standards for business, computer and information technology courses with... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Curriculum H.B. 2281 Prohibits a school district or charter school from including courses or classes that either promote the overthrow of the United States gover... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Arizona Gun Safety Program H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Establishes the course's worth at one credit. Includes competently discharging a firearm at one or more targets to demonstrate marksmanship ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Civics Education Act H.B. 105 Civics Education [SPSC]; Designates act "Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Civics Education Act"; provides requirement that reading portion of lan... More... MD Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Task Force to Explore Incorporation of the Principles of Universal Design S.B. 467 Establishes the Task Force to Explore the Incorporation of the Principles of Universal Design (i.e., an approach to education curriculum des... More... OK Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 High School Course on the Bible H.B. 2321 Authorizes districts to offer an elective high school course on the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and its impact and an elective course ... More... OH Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Funds for Simulated Driving Curriculum H.B. 27 Creates the teen driver education license plate fund in the state treasury, from applicants who obtain teen driver education license plates.... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Money-Saving Measures H.B. 166 Section 1: Directs the state board, by December 31, 2010, to review mandates provided for in administrative rule, to determine whether some ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Open Education Curriculum Board S.B. 241 Establishes the Open Education Curriculum Board. Provides that the board may offer financial incentives to encourage individuals to submit e... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Authorizing Firearm Safety Programs H.B. 1217 Allows local school boards to offer firearm safety education programs in the elementary grades; requires that program objectives incorporate... More... SD Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Entrepreneurship Education H.B. 1152 Requires the Department of Education to develop a framework for entrepreneurship education for use at middle and high school levels. http://... More... VA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Economics Education and Financial Literacy H.B. 196 Repeals the requirement for economics education and financial literacy instruction in middle and high schools. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-b... More... WI Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Science Credit for Agriculture Courses A.B. 236 Act 114 requires school boards to award a science credit to a pupil for each agriculture course the pupil successfully completes in the high... More... WI Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Human Growth and Development Instruction A.B. 458 The purpose of the statute on instruction in human growth and development instruction is to encourage all school boards to ensure that pupil... More... Curriculum--Alignment UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Money-Saving Measures H.B. 166 Section 1: Directs the state board, by December 31, 2010, to review mandates provided for in administrative rule, to determine whether some ... More... Curriculum--Arts Education NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Comprehensive Arts Education Development Plan S.B. 66 Directs the state board of education to appoint a task force of members from the Department of Public Instruction and the Department of Cult... More... CO Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Visual and Peforming Arts Standards H.B. 1273 Amends several provisions of the Preschool to Postsecondary Education Alignment Act to specifically incorporate visual arts and performing a... More... WI Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Incentives for Community Theaters to Serve Arts Programs A.B. 375 Relates to a property tax exemption for certain nonprofit community theaters that have a specified seating capacity and include facilities u... More... Curriculum--Censorship CA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Charter School Students' Freedom of Expression S.B. 438 Makes clear that provisions protecting public school students' right to freedom of speech and of the press are also applicable to charter sc... More... Curriculum--Drivers Education MA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Motorcycle Drivers Education S.B. 2344 An Act relative to assuring that motorcyclists between the ages of 16 and 18 are provided with adequate education relative to the proper saf... More... NH Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Drivers Ed School Application S.B. 477 Authorizes the department of safety to deny a driver education school application for failing to submit fingerprints. This bill also require... More... OH Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Funds for Simulated Driving Curriculum H.B. 27 Creates the teen driver education license plate fund in the state treasury, from applicants who obtain teen driver education license plates.... More... Curriculum--Excusal NY Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Student Rights re: Animal Dissection A.B. 3467 Requires local boards to develop a policy to give all students enrolled in a course that includes animal dissection reasonable notice of the... More... Curriculum--Family Living Education KY Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma H.B. 285 Encourages high schools to include a segment on prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma during a student's final year of study. Provides... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Money-Saving Measures H.B. 166 Section 1: Directs the state board, by December 31, 2010, to review mandates provided for in administrative rule, to determine whether some ... More... Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. PA Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 11/2010 P-12 Economic Education and Personal Finance Literacy Programs H.B. 101 - Section 1551 Requires the state department of education to establish and maintain a clearinghouse of information on ecnomic education and personal financ... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Consumer Education Proficiency Test S.B. 3608 Repeals policies relating to the Annual Consumer Education Proficiency Test, for students in grades 9-12 who elected to take the test. Stude... More... TN Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Financial Literacy for Tennessee Citizens H.B. 3334 Requires the department of the treasury to develop by rule a financial literacy program for the purpose of improving the financial literacy ... More... AL Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Personal Finance Course for High School Students S.J.R. 95 Urges the state department of education and the state board of education to require local school districts to incorporate a money management... More... Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Heritage Schools S.B. 1116 Applies specified background check procedures to heritage schools, which serve children between the ages of 5 and 18 who attend a public or ... More... TN Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Foreign Language Proficiency H.B. 209 Before graduating from high school, students who have completed coursework in a foreign language are required to take a foreign language pro... More... TN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Foreign Language Instruction S.B. 1075 Requires the state board of education to develop guidelines and criteria for the inclusion of foreign language instruction in grades kinderg... More... OR Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Chinese Language H.B. 3628A Authorizes Superintendent of Public Instruction to enter into contract for purpose of ensuring that Chinese language is available to public ... More... DE Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 American Sign Language as World Language H.B. 245 Recognizes American Sign Language as a World Language for purposes of school curriculum. http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislat... More... Curriculum--Geography Education TN Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Integrating GIS into Career-Technical and Adult Curriculum S.B. 2767 Requires the State Board of Education to study the integration of geographic information technology into career and technical education curr... More... Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education DC Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Health and Wellness LB 18-564 - Health and Wellness Requires public schools and charter schools to provide health education to students in grades K-8. Requires schools to collaborate with pare... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Teen Dating Violence and Abuse Instruction H.B. 467 Provides that comprehensive health education taught in public schools shall include component on teen dating violence and abuse for students... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Dating Violence Instruction H.B. 46 Requires that each school year the governing authority of each public school shall 10 provide to students in grades seven through twelve enr... More... NC Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Healthful Living Honors-Level Courses H.B. 901 Directs the state board of education to develop or identify academically rigorous honors level courses in healthful living education that ca... More... OH Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Student Health S.B. 210, Part I Establishes the Healthy Choices for Healthy Children Council. Directs the council to: (1) Monitor progress in improving student health and ... More... AK Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Farm-to-School Program H.B. 70 Establishes the farm-to-school program in the Department of Natural Resources; relates to school gardens, greenhouses and farms. Program wil... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Curriculum S.B. 1308 AN ACT amending Title 15, chapter 3, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-342.02; amending title 15, chapter 7, article... More... Curriculum--Language Arts MI Signed into law 10/2010 P-12 Native American Tribal Language and Culture Class/Teachers S.B. 1014 Permits the Michigan Department of Education to enter into a memorandum of understanding with a federally recognized Native American tribe, ... More... Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling SC Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Suspends Writing Assessments H.J.R. 4823 - Sec. 3 Requires the state department of education, for the 2010-2011 school year, to suspend the writing assessments in grades 3, 4, 6 and 7; Provi... More... Curriculum--Mathematics FL Signed into law 06/2010 Postsec. Community College Tuition and Fee Waivers for Classroom Teachers HB 723 Permits a state university or community college to waive tuition and fees for a classroom teacher, who is employed full-time by a school dis... More... NE Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Content Standards Title 92, NAC Chapter 10 - Multiple Provisions Requires no later than October 6, 2010, that school districts adopt new academic content standards in the subject area of mathematics determ... More... Curriculum--Physical Education NY Vetoed 10/2010 P-12 Outdoor Playspace in NYC Public Schools S.B. 2485 -Requires the chancellor of the New York City Department of Education to make an annual report to the governor and legislature on outdoor pl... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Self-Defense and Safety Instruction in P.E. S.B. 1290 Requires the state board of education and the curriculum development and supplemental materials commission to include self-defense instructi... More... IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 State Physical Education Report S.B. 3681 - Section 105 ILCS 5/2-3.97 Repeals the section concerning the state board of education's biennial physical education report to the governor and general assembly. Page ... More... DC Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Physical Education and Physical Activity L.B. 18-564 - Physical Education and Physical Activity Provides that one of the purposes of the newly-established Healthy Schools Fund is to make competitive grants available to public schools an... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Nutrition and Physical Activity Best Practices Database S.B. 3706 Directs the state board of education to develop and maintain a nutrition and physical activity best practices database, to contain the resul... More... OH Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Student Health S.B. 210, Part I Establishes the Healthy Choices for Healthy Children Council. Directs the council to: (1) Monitor progress in improving student health and ... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Physical Education S.B. 1876 Requires that the physical education curriculum be sequential, developmentally appropriate, and designed, implemented, and evaluated to enab... More... AL Pocket veto by governor 05/2010 P-12 Physical Education in Grades K-8 H.B. 105 Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, requires all students in grades K-8 to take physical education; provides that this may include dance... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Healthy Kids Awards Program S.B. 2908 Establishes the healthy kids awards program to reward k-12th grade schools that implement policies and practices that create opportunities f... More... MD Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Requires Support Spaces for Physical Education Instruction H.B. 334/S.B. 256 Requires the state department of education to adopt regulations that require all public school buildings newly constructed or completely ren... More... Curriculum--Science PA Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 11/2010 P-12 Science Technology Partnerships H.B. 101 - Article XV-F Codifies existing "Science in Motion" program. Authorizes the department to administer a grant program to higher education institutions that... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Academic Content Standards Commission for Science and History-Social Science A.B. 97 Establishes the Academic Content Standards Commission for Science and History-Social Science. Upon the state superintendent's recommendation... More... NY Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Student Rights re: Animal Dissection A.B. 3467 Requires local boards to develop a policy to give all students enrolled in a course that includes animal dissection reasonable notice of the... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 Postsec. Community College Tuition and Fee Waivers for Classroom Teachers HB 723 Permits a state university or community college to waive tuition and fees for a classroom teacher, who is employed full-time by a school dis... More... WI Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Science Credit for Agriculture Courses A.B. 236 Act 114 requires school boards to award a science credit to a pupil for each agriculture course the pupil successfully completes in the high... More... Curriculum--Sex Education WI Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Human Growth and Development Instruction A.B. 458 The purpose of the statute on instruction in human growth and development instruction is to encourage all school boards to ensure that pupil... More... Curriculum--Social Studies/History CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 California Holocaust Memorial Week A.C.R. 31 Establishes the week of April 12 through April 18, 2010 as "California Holocaust Memorial Week," and urges Californians to observe these day... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Academic Content Standards Commission for Science and History-Social Science A.B. 97 Establishes the Academic Content Standards Commission for Science and History-Social Science. Upon the state superintendent's recommendation... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Fred Korematsu Day A.B. 1775 Adds each January 30, Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, to the days having special significance for public schools... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 History-Social Science Framework and Textbooks S.B. 1451 From bill summary: Requires the state board to inform the chairs of the assembly and senate education committees and the secretary for educa... More... CA Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Ed Roberts Day S.B. 1256 Requires the Governor to proclaim January 23 of each year as Ed Roberts Day, and encourages public schools and educational institutions to c... More... CA Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Ronald Reagan Day S.B. 944 Designates February 6 of each year as Ronald Reagan Day, and encourages public schools and educational institutions to conduct exercises rem... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Holocaust and Genocide Courses and Awareness H.B. 6059 Establishes the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission, including ex officio membership by the state superintendent of education and the... More... OK Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Event to Be Included in State History Education H.B. 2750 Directs the state board of education to incorporate April 19, 1995, bombing information into the Oklahoma history social studies core curric... More... TN Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Course of Instruction that Includes U.S. Government S.B. 3432 As enacted, urges civics class be taught in high school. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB3432.pdf... More... Demographics--Enrollments ME Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Residence of Student Not Residing with Legal Parent/Guardian S.B. 588 - Sec. 1 Provides that a student who is placed by the state department of health and human services with an adult who is not the parent or legal guar... More... Economic/Workforce Development CA Signed into law 09/2010 Community College Pilot Program for Innovative Nursing and Allied Health Care Profession Education A.B. 2385 Establishes the Pilot Program for Innovative Nursing and Allied Health Care Profession Education at the California Community Colleges. Provi... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 Postsec. Aligning Cal C Grants with High-Need/-Wage/-Growth Occupations S.B. 957 Primarily from bill summary: Requires that Cal C grants (which may already only be used for occupational or technical training) be used only... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Community College Linking CTE Offerings to High-Priority Workforce Needs S.B. 515 From bill summary: Commencing with the 2012–13 fiscal year, requires as a condition of receiving federal funds provided under the Carl D. Pe... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Partnership Academies in Clean Technology and Renewable Energy Businesses S.B. 675 From bill summary: Requires the Controller annually to allocate $8,000,000 from the Energy Resources Program Account, upon appropriation by ... More... NY Vetoed 08/2010 Community College Technology Employment Community Hub (TECH) Centers Program A.B. 356/S.B. 2293-B Creates the technology employment community hub (TECH) centers program to award grants of up to $100,000 to community colleges to upgrade th... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 Postsec. Sharing New Energy Technologies H.B. 6153 Authorizes the department of commerce and economic opportunity to, subject to appropriation, create financial incentive and grant programs t... More... KS Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Kansas Broadband Advisory Task Force E.O. 10-08 Governor established the Kansas Broadband Advisory Task Force with the following purposes and charges: (1) To develop recommendations for de... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 Community College Workforce Training Programs S.B. 712 Allows the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, with the approval of and in coordination with the Board of Regents, to ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 Postsec. Community College Higher Education Performance Agreements and Flexibility H.B. 1171 Louisiana Granting Resources and Autonomy for Diplomas Act; provides for performance agreements between the Board of Regents and public post... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 Community College Postsec. Purpose of Community College of Rhode Island H.B. 8181, S.B.2823 Extends role of the Community College of Rhode Island as a workforce development center. Redefines purpose of the community college to be "t... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Postsec. Employment and Training Programs, State Career Pathways System H.B. 8220 Amends powers and duties of Rhode Island Human Resource Investment Council. Repeals provision requiring council to prepare an annual report ... More... TN Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Community College Cost of Licensing Tests for Adult Students with Financial Need H.B. 2645 Requires the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, in conjunction with the Department of Education, to develop, implement, and admi... More... CO Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College College Savings Accounts for Adult Learners S.B. 202 Concerns college savings accounts for job retraining for adult learners; provides a tax exemption for employer matching contributions; relat... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 State Board of Education Membership S.B. 379 - Sec. 1 and 2 Requires the state board of education to conduct a formal vote before closing or suspending operations of a vocational-technical school; Req... More... FL Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Review of Workforce Education Programs HB 5201-Sec. 31 Requires the the office of program policy analysis and government accountability to conduct a review of the public school adult workforce ed... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Postsec. Georgia Workforce Investment Board and Office of Workforce Development H.B. 1195 Creates the Workforce Investment Board and the Governor's Office of Workforce Development for the purpose of implementing state workforce de... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Study of Certificates and Diplomas S.F. 184 Requires MnSCU with business and industry groups and labor unions to study options for lower credit credentials recognized by employers that... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Surgical Technologist Pilot S.F. 184 Directs MnSCU to establish a pilot project with participating health care facilities for the training, education, and employment of certifie... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Nanotechnology Report S.F. 184 Requires the U of M and MnSCU to report to the legislature by February 1, 2011, on nanotechnology research and education, including ethical ... More... NJ Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009 S.B. 920 Meant to ease restrictions on public-private partnerships between higher education institutions and private entities, encouraging flexibilit... More... SC Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 High Schools May Offer State-funded WorkKeys H.J.R. 4823 - Sec. 4 Permits high schools to offer state-funded WorkKeys (i.e., a job skill assessment system) to 10th grade students using funds appropriated fo... More... TX Adopted 05/2010 Postsec. Career Opportunity Grant Program 19 TAC 22.181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188 H.B. 3519, 81st Texas Legislature, amended the Labor Code by adding s.305.003, mandating that the Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Community College Corrections Education S.B. 1093 Relates to nonviolent prisoners receiving work compensation under contract with the Department of Corrections in prison industries. Allows 5... More... HI Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Postsec. Statewide Longitudinal Data System S.B. 2122 Requires the department of education, the University of Hawaii, and the department of labor and industrial relations, and other state agenci... More... ID Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Job Training H.B. 509 Amend Employment Security Law to allow the director of the department of labor to develop and implement youth employment and job training pr... More... MD Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Postsec. Maryland Longitudinal Data System S.B. 275 Establishes the Maryland Longitudinal Data System (MLDS) as a statewide data system that contains individual-level student data and workforc... More... TN Signed into law 04/2010 Postsec. Community College No Reduction in Unemployment Benefits if Enrolling in Higher Education H.B. 2092, S.B. 1491 Prohibits the reduction or denial of unemployment benefits due to the claimant's enrollment in any institution of higher education. http://w... More... VA Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Employment Programs for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders H.B. 1099 Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in coordination with the Department of Rehabilitative Services and ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Community College Economic/Workforce Development H.B. 2630 Creates the opportunity express program to: (1) expand training and education programs such as the worker retraining program, the opportunit... More... MS Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Achievement Council H.B. 1071 Establishes the Education Achievement Council to increase educational attainment of the state's working-age population by 2025. http://bills... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 Postsec. Workforce Development Authority H.B. 1304 Creates the Virginia Workforce Development Authority to take over the duties of the Statewide Area Health Education Centers Program. http://... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Workplace Readiness Skills S.B. 630 Requires each local school board to include in its annual report to the Board of Education the number of students who passed the state Workp... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Workforce Program Evaluation S.B. 459 Relates to workforce program evaluations and the sharing of certain data. Provides for certain agencies to share de-identified data to creat... More... VA Issued 03/2010 Postsec. Establishing the Governor's Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment E.O. 9 Establishes the Governor's Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment. Directs the commission to consider the current ... More... WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Job Training and Placement H.B. 2651 Authorizes port districts to contract with nonprofit entities in order to participate in programs for job training and placement, preapprent... More... WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Workforce Development H.B. 2420 Requires the Employment Security Department to conduct an analysis of occupations in the forest products industry; require the Department of... More... VA Signed into law 02/2010 Postsec. Community College Duties of State Council of Higher Education H.B. 7 Relates to State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; provides that when performing its duty to develop a uniform, comprehensive data i... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2010 Postsec. Community College Basic Skills Training Program for Economic Growth Act A.B. 4325 Dedicates a percentage of funds from the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills to the State Community College Consortium for Workforc... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2010 Postsec. Community College NJ PLACE Program A.B. 4327 Establishes NJ PLACE program to facilitate college credit for registered apprenticeship programs. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A4... More... Equity IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Diversity in Persons at Supervisory, Technical, Professional and Managerial Levels S.B. 3531 Establishes the African American Employment Plan Act. Provides that the purposes of the act are to: (a) improve the delivery of state serv... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Gender Equity Reporting H.B. 910 Removes some requirements on the department of education relating to annual gender equity reporting; provides for related matters. http://ww... More... Federal MN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Individual Student Data S.F. 184 Authorizes the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to match individual student data from the student record enrollment database with indivi... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Institution Eligibility Requirements S.F. 184 Provides that institutions are eligible to participate in state student aid programs if the institution is: •  operated by the state (MnSCU)... More... DE Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Alignment with Hed Start H.B. 470 Modifies the responsibilities of the state's Mangement Resource Committee and Early Childhood Council to align the operations of those entit... More... Finance CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Eligibility of Entities for Federal Funding A.B. 1683 From bill analysis: Requires the state board of education to include school districts, county offices of education, charter schools and othe... More... NJ Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 State Funding for Special Education Services A.B. 2300 Clarifies that a school district is eligible to receive and use chapter 193 State funding to provide special education evaluation services t... More... IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Unfunded Mandates Prohibited H.B. 4711 Provides that no public school district or private school is obligated to comply with any new unfunded mandate adopted by the legislature or... More... GA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Georgia Education Authority H.B. 936 - Section 2 and 3 Amends language related to the Georgia Education Authority (Schools). Reduces authority membership from 7 to 5 members; replaces existing me... More... GA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Amendments to Transparency in Government Act S.B. 389 Amends "Transparency in Government Act" to include in the definition of "agency" all departments (including the department of education), an... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Statewide E-Rate Program Fund H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Establishes the Statewide E-Rate Program Fund to be administered by the Government Information Technology Agency (GITA) and consisting of th... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Grants to Assist with Implementation of New Grad Requirements S.B. 438 - Sec. 18 Requires the state department of education to, within available appropriations, provide grants to local/regional school districts to begin i... More... SC Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Salaries H.J.R. 4838 Provides that a local school district may pay teachers based on the years of experience the teacher possessed in fiscal year 2009-2010 witho... More... MS Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Plans for District Budget Cuts H.B. 1170 Requires the school board of a school district having a certain ending fund balance in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 fiscal years to submit a plan... More... IN Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Funding Remedial Programs and School Fund Transfers H.B. 1367 Adds a new chapter to the code, Chapter 8.5--Reading Deficiency Remediation Plan. Requires the state superintendent and the state board... More... MS Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 School District Emergency Bridge Loan Act H.B. 1349 Creates the School District Emergency Bridge Loan Act to assist districts that suffer revenue losses due to the economic downturn. Provides ... More... SD Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Finance S.B. 67 Revises property tax levies for the general fund of a school district; relates to agricultural property and single-family dwellings. http://... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Change in Sales Tax Disbursal H.B. 669/S.B. 413 Eliminates the requirement that every three years a census of all school-age persons residing within each school division take place; elimin... More... WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Finance H.B. 2893 Changes school levy provisions; modifies the maximum levy percentage for specified calendar years; modifies provisions concerning the alloca... More... WY Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Interdistrict Distance Education H.B. 41 Relates to school finance; excludes district revenues derived from any tuition assessed by a district for the provision of distance educatio... More... ID Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Unclaimed Property Act H.B. 385 Relates to unclaimed property; allows the administrator of the Unclaimed Property Act a period of five years prior to turning property over ... More... NV Vetoed 02/2010 P-12 Unpaid Furlough Leave S.B. 3B Provides for a temporary reduction in salary in lieu of furlough leave for state employees who are exempt from taking unpaid furlough leave;... More... NV Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Finance A.B. 5B Provides a temporary waiver for the biennium to each school district, charter school and university school for profoundly gifted pupils from... More... VT Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 An Act Relating to Challenges for Change S.B. 286 Puts forth challenge to policy makers, administrators, service providers, and school administrators to design outcome-driven changes in serv... More... Finance--Bonds AZ To governor. 04/2010 P-12 Sale of Bonds H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Upon request of the school district, allows monies earned as interest or otherwise derived from the investment of the proceeds of the sale o... More... Finance--District TX Adopted 12/2010 P-12 Financial Solvency Review 19 TAC 109.1101 Establishes new s.109.1101, concerning financial solvency. Per the mandate in Section 39.0822 as established in 2009 H.B. 3, creates a finan... More... PA Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 11/2010 P-12 Omnibus Bill: Annual Financial Reports Section H.B. 101 Section 218 requires annual financial reports for districts, charter schools, cyber charter schools, area vocation-technical schools and int... More... AL Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Expenditures of Public School Funds H.B. 724 Authorizes local boards of education, during FY 2011 only, to expend public school funds on any operating expense (according to SREB report,... More... NY Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 School District Finance Security Task Force S.B. 7323 Creates the school district finance security task force to develop guidelines for school districts to protect sensitive banking and other in... More... IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Districts That Are Likely to Fail to Meet Payroll or Debt Payments S.B. 3681 - Section 105 ILCS 5/1A-8 Adds that one of the circumstances under which (1) the state superintendent may require a district to share financial information relevant t... More... MO Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 School Property H.B. 1831 This substitute allows a school district, after 10 years, to return donated real property to the original donor or to sell it as surplus. ht... More... GA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Donations and Gifts for Educational Purposes H.B. 1200 Authorizes local boards of education to solicit and accept donations, contributions and gifts from any source for purposes of field trips an... More... GA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Amendment to Transparency in Government Act H.B. 1013 Requires local boards of education to submit specified information on tax revenues to the department of audits and accounts for posting on a... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School District Transparency Act S.B. 1633 Creates the school district transparency act; requires school district expenditure information be made available on state department of educ... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Temporary Suspension of Professional Development Requirements H.B. 3029 For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, and June 30, 2012, a school district board of education may elect not to adopt and offer a profes... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Approval of School Auditors S.B. 2034 Provides for approval of school auditors by state auditor and inspector (instead of the state board of education). Sets certain requirements... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Statewide Purchasing System and Programs H.B. 7397, Article 13, Section 5 Authorizes the department of elementary and secondary education, with the department of administration, to implement a statewide purchasing ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Community College Postsec. Online Access to Financial Data H.B. 2282 Relates to a comprehensive database of receipts and expenditures of state monies; relates to an official internet website that is electronic... More... TX Adopted 05/2010 P-12 Commissioner's Rules Concerning Financial Accountability Rating System 19 TAC 109.1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005 Updates the financial accountability rating system by specifying new provisions that will be implemented beginning with ratings based on dat... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Finance H.B. 2386 Relates to school district override elections; amends a notification date; relates to a special program for children with disabilities in pr... More... ID Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Finance H.B. 682 Amends the School Bond Guaranty Act; provides that the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make reports of school district solvency; ... More... NE Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 School-Based Health Centers L.B. 1106 From the fiscal note: Allows school-based health centers to be Medicaid providers. School-based health services may include medical health, ... More... OK Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Requires Districts to Comply with State Student Record System Requirements S.B. 2211 Requires any school district that is not in compliance with the standards and requirements established by the State Board of Education relat... More... WI Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Act 215 - Misc. Provisions S.B. 437 Requires boards annually to prepare budgets for each school in the district. Requires boards to collaborate with nonprofits and government a... More... CO Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Public School Financial Transparency Act H.B. 1036 Enacts the Public School Financial Transparency Act, which requires school districts, district charter schools, boards of cooperative educat... More... IA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Standards for School Business Officials H.B. 2461 Directs the state board to set standards and procedures for the approval of training programs for individuals who seek an authorization issu... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 School District Budget Flexibility S.B. 97 Provides flexibility to school districts to meet state fiscal solvency requirements; provides that the Secretary of Education may waive requ... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 School/Charter Finance and Audit Committees H.B. 227 Requires local school boards and governing authorities of charter schools to establish finance subcommittees and audit committees. The finan... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Public Hearings on Proposed District Budgets S.B. 57 Modifies requirements regarding notice of a public hearing on a proposed school district budget. Requires a local school board to post a pro... More... IA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 School Budget Review Committee H.B. 2030 Modifies membership and duties of the School Budget Review Committee. Duties modify relate to review of a school district's unexpended fund ... More... MI Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Access to Basic Instructional Supplies H.B. 926 - Sec. 166c Part of Michigan's Race to the Top Legislation. Requires district boards of education to ensure that all teachers and principals working in ... More... Finance--Facilities CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Federal Tax Credit Bond Volume Cap A.B. 2560 Authorizes the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California School Financing Authority (CSFA) to assign and distribute the st... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 CTE Facilities S.B. 1380 From bill summary: Requires school facilities constructed or modernized with specified bond funds set aside for career technical education p... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Performance Audits on School Facilities Bonds Proceeds S.B. 1473 Defines the standards and methodologies to be used on performance audits for funds related to certain school facilities projects. Requires t... More... FL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 District Facilities HB 7037 - Secs. 11-20 Repeals the SMART Schools Clearinghouse. Directs the Office of Educational Facilities (rather than the SMART Schools Clearinghouse) to monit... More... GA Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Educational Facility Site, Construction, and Reimbursement 160-5-4-.16 Amends provisions governing approval of all sites to be used for instructional purposes, design of all new educational facilities, additions... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Early Childhood Construction Grants S.B. 3460 In provisions concerning early childhood construction grants, provides that a public school district or other eligible entity must provide l... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Eligibility for School Construction Grants H.B. 5633 Amends the School Construction Law. Requires the grant index to be calculated for each of the school districts forming a reorganized school ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School District Intergovernmental Cooperation Renewable Energy Act H.B. 6419 Authorizes any two or more school districts to form an agency, by establishment of an intergovernmental agreement, to acquire and construct ... More... NH Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Options to Renovating/Replacing Facilities S.B. 59 Requires school districts to investigate feasible options in the course of deciding to renovate or replace an existing school building. Prov... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 School Facilities S.B. 1187 AN ACT amending section 15[ ] 2041, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 17, section 20. Allows the school facilities... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Eligibility for Capital Outlay Projects H.B. 905 Provides that specific provisions allowing districts to receive state funds for capital outlay projects will be repealed effective June 30, ... More... IL Adopted 05/2010 P-12 Temporary Relocation Expenses 23 IAC 145.10, .20, .30, .50, .60 These proposed amendments make numerous changes to the way in which the Temporary Relocation Program operates that respond to various circum... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Facilities maintenance H.B. 2760 AN ACT Amending title 15, chapter 3, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15[ ] 342.01; amending section 15[ ] 2002, Arizo... More... HI Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 School-Level Minor Repair and Maintenance S.B. 2117 Repeals the school-level minor repair and maintenance account and reporting requirements. Requires the department of education to annually r... More... KY Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Efficient Design in School Buildings S.B. 132 Defines "efficient school design". Enumerates the public benefits of schools constructed or renovated using efficient school design. Creates... More... KY Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Leasing Land to Build Schools S.B. 114 Allows nonprofit entities (including school boards) to lease land from any government entity or agency for purposes of constructing a school... More... Finance--Federal CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Eligibility of Entities for Federal Funding A.B. 1683 From bill analysis: Requires the state board of education to include school districts, county offices of education, charter schools and othe... More... GA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Georgia Education Authority H.B. 936 - Section 2 and 3 Amends language related to the Georgia Education Authority (Schools). Reduces authority membership from 7 to 5 members; replaces existing me... More... GA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Amendments to Transparency in Government Act S.B. 389 Amends "Transparency in Government Act" to include in the definition of "agency" all departments (including the department of education), an... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Support for "Race to the Top" Grant S.J.R. 2888 Joint resolution supporing the federal "Race to the Top" grant program and urging the governor and the Rhode Island Department of Elementary... More... RI SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. 06/2010 P-12 "Race to the Top" Round Two H.J.R. 8175 Joint resolution supporting the Federal "Race to the Top" grant program and urging the governor and the Rhode Island Department of Elementar... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Race to the Top S.B. 1E - Section 8 Adds Chapter 18 (commencing with Section 53100) to the Education Code. Numbers below relate to new section numbers. 53100: For purposes of... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Legislative Intent and Race to the Top S.B. 1E - Section 1 Establishes legislative intent regarding California's efforts in the federal Race to the Top competition. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-1... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 State Longitudinal Data System S.B. 1E - Section 21 Adds that further purposes of state longitudinal data system are (1) to allow the state to publicly report data, as specified by the federal... More... Finance--Funding Formulas IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Use of Bilingual Education Funds S.B. 3635 In provisions concerning the account of expenditures for transitional bilingual education programs, requires that at least 60% of state bili... More... HI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Defining and Lengthening School Year H.B. 2486 Defines "student instructional hours" as time during which students are engaged in learning activities, including regularly-scheduled instru... More... IL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Grants for Preschool Educational Programs S.B. 2594 Deletes language providing that the state board of education must provide the primary source of funding through appropriations for the grant... More... MO Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Finance H.B. 1543--Multiple Provisions In fiscal years 2011 through 2013 the requirement for school districts to dedicate 1% of their formula funding to professional development a... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Calculating Funding for Online Instruction S.B. 2109 For state funding purposes, requires the state department to include the appropriate grade level weight and all category weights to which th... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Education Funding Formula H.B. 8094, S.B. 2770 From RILIN "2010 List of Legislative Accomplishments": Establishes the first statewide education funding formula the state has had in 15 yea... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Finance Formula S.B. 1284 Bill makes multiple technical changes to the state's school funding formula along with the following major revisions: (1) Clarifies calculat... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Waivers to Reduce School Expenditures H.B. 908 From bill summary: Temporarily waives certain expenditure controls relating to funds earned for direct instructional costs, media center cos... More... IL Adopted 05/2010 P-12 Temporary Relocation Expenses 23 IAC 145.10, .20, .30, .50, .60 These proposed amendments make numerous changes to the way in which the Temporary Relocation Program operates that respond to various circum... More... CO Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 School Finance Study S.B. 8 Authorizes the state education department to contract with an organization to evaluate the feasibility of a system based on the average numb... More... CO Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Alternative Funding Models H.B. 1183 Creates the alternative school funding models pilot program to encourage school districts and charter schools to collect data that will be u... More... NE Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Postsec. Multiple Provisions L.B. 1071 Provides for the calculation of state aid for unified systems and makes changes related to the early childhood education programs to be incl... More... CA Emergency Rule Adoption 03/2010 P-12 Reducing Instructional Days without Incurring Penalties Title 5 CCR Sections 19824, 19851, 19854 Amends three sections of the audit guide to bring the regulations into conformance with legislation enacted effective July 28, 2009 (Assembl... More... RI Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Community Forums to Describe Education Funding Formula H.R. 7895 Urges the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education to hold community forums throughout the state to describe the Rhode Island Depa... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Programs Funded At or Below $10,000 in a District H.B. 149 - Section 3 Adds Section 53A-17a-105.5. Defines "qualifying program" as (1) the at-risk flow through program; (2) the homeless and disadvantaged minorit... More... WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Finance H.B. 2776 Adopts the technical details of a new k-12 funding distribution formula for the instructional program of basic education and authorizing a p... More... SD Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Finance S.B. 25 Repeals provisions related to tuition for students transferring from a resident district that does not receive state aid to education; repea... More... SD Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 School Finance H.B. 1108 Revises the definition of the general fund base percentage in the calculation of state aid to education. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2... More... UT Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Charter School Finance H.B. 1 Provides that if monies appropriated to charter schools to replace local property taxes are less than the amount prescribed by a statutory f... More... KY Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Recording Student Attendance 702 KAR 7:125 Adds section providing definitions of: "full day of attendance" (student in attendance at least 65% of regularly-scheduled school day), "tar... More... Finance--Local Foundations/Funds GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Georgia Foundation for Public Education S.B. 427 Establishes the Georgia Foundation for Public Education. Provides for its membership, duties, powers and purposes, including (among other pu... More... Finance--Lotteries TN Signed into law 06/2010 Postsec. Lottery Scholarships S.B. 2899 As enacted, redefines "eligible independent postsecondary institution" to include institutions that are members of an accrediting agency tha... More... TN Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Lottery-Funded Grants and Technical Assistance - Evaluation S.B. 980 From the Fiscal Note: Requires the Commissioner of Education to report annually any findings and recommendations concerning the system of co... More... WA Signed into law 04/2010 Postsec. Community College Opportunity Pathways Accounts S.B. 6409 Creates the Opportunity Pathways Account; requires funds in the account to stabilize and increase existing resources for the recruitment of ... More... Finance--Private Giving KS Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Gifts to Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 2446 Clarifies current law regarding gifts and donations to universities, and provides guidelines on the acceptance of gifts by a foundation. Gif... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 Postsec. Disclosure of Gifts to Postsecondary Institutions from Foreign Persons H.B. 114 Defines "foreign person" and "conditional gift". Requires any higher education institution to disclose to the board of regents receipt durin... More... Finance--Resource Efficiency NC Signed into law 08/2010 Postsec. Higher Education Energy Conservation Measures H.B. 1292 Provides that any energy savings realized by constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina must remain available to the insti... More... RI 07/2010 P-12 Cooperative Service Among School Districts Act of 2010 H.B. 7668, S.B. 2266 Establishes the Cooperative Service Among School Districts Act of 2010 to maximize both educational effectiveness and business services, to ... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Statewide Purchasing System and Programs H.B. 7397, Article 13, Section 5 Authorizes the department of elementary and secondary education, with the department of administration, to implement a statewide purchasing ... More... SC Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Report Cards H.J.R. 4823 - Sec. 1 and 2 Suspends the requirement that the department of education provide printed copies of 2010 district and school report cards; Requires schools ... More... WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Interdistrict Cooperative Programs H.B. 2913 Authorizes creation of innovative interdistrict cooperative high school programs designed to provide interdisciplinary curriculum and instru... More... Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures CA Signed into law 10/2010 P-12 Deferring Payments to Districts A.B. 1624 Allows the state to defer up to $3.2 billion in payments to school districts until additional funding can be found. http://www.leginfo.ca.go... More... MI Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Online Education Programs Required Report S.B. 1154 - Sec. 903 Requires the state department of education to work with districts that operate as a school of excellence cyber school and districts that ope... More... TX Adopted 06/2010 P-12 Adult Basic and Secondary Education 19 TAC 89.21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 Primarily from Texas Register: Amends provisions to accommodate the 2009 General Appropriations Act (SB 1), which requires that a new fundi... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Waivers to Reduce School Expenditures H.B. 908 From bill summary: Temporarily waives certain expenditure controls relating to funds earned for direct instructional costs, media center cos... More... HI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Restoring Instructional Days for 2010-11 School Year S.B. 2124 Appropriates Hawaii hurricane relief fund moneys to make funds available to restore instructional days for the 2010-11 school year if an agr... More... VT Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk. 05/2010 P-12 Implementing Results of "Challenges for Change" H.B. 792 Proposes to implement results of the earlier "Challenges for Change" legislation. Education-related provisions (beginning page 141) include ... More... AL Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Bonds to Support Public Education H.B. 743 The state of Alabama issued $66.5 million in bonds dedicated toward public education. These bonds were paid for through dedicated state exci... More... MD Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Waiver of Maintenance of Effort Penalty for Public Ed. H.B. 223 Waives the fiscal 2010 county maintenance of effort (MOE) penalty for public education; Directs the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and... More... MS Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Plans for District Budget Cuts H.B. 1170 Requires the school board of a school district having a certain ending fund balance in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 fiscal years to submit a plan... More... MS Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 School District Emergency Bridge Loan Act H.B. 1349 Creates the School District Emergency Bridge Loan Act to assist districts that suffer revenue losses due to the economic downturn. Provides ... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 School District Budget Flexibility S.B. 97 Provides flexibility to school districts to meet state fiscal solvency requirements; provides that the Secretary of Education may waive requ... More... OH Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Distinction between Online AP Courses and Clearinghouse of Distance Learning Courses S.B. 155 - Section 6 Amends 371.50.90 of Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly (enacted July 2009). Clarifies that from an appropriation item in 2009 H.B... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Money-Saving Measures H.B. 166 Section 1: Directs the state board, by December 31, 2010, to review mandates provided for in administrative rule, to determine whether some ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Programs Funded At or Below $10,000 in a District H.B. 149 - Section 3 Adds Section 53A-17a-105.5. Defines "qualifying program" as (1) the at-risk flow through program; (2) the homeless and disadvantaged minorit... More... IA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Delay in Allowable Growth, School Foundation Program S.B. 2045 Delays establishing the state percent of growth, also known as allowable growth, for the budget year beginning July 1, 2011, from the 2010 L... More... Finance--Student Fees UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Private and Homeschool Student Participation in Extracurricular Activities S.B. 66 Provides that a minor enrolled in a private school or a home school is eligible to participate in extracurricular activities at a public sch... More... Finance--Taxes/Revenues GA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Amendment to Transparency in Government Act H.B. 1013 Requires local boards of education to submit specified information on tax revenues to the department of audits and accounts for posting on a... More... RI SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. 06/2010 P-12 "Race to the Top" Round Two H.J.R. 8175 Joint resolution supporting the Federal "Race to the Top" grant program and urging the governor and the Rhode Island Department of Elementar... More... AL Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Bonds to Support Public Education H.B. 743 The state of Alabama issued $66.5 million in bonds dedicated toward public education. These bonds were paid for through dedicated state exci... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Finance H.B. 2386 Relates to school district override elections; amends a notification date; relates to a special program for children with disabilities in pr... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Property Tax Revenue H.B. 295 Amends provisions in the Minimum School Program Act related to certain uses of school district property tax revenue. Allows local school boa... More... NE Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Potential Revenue Source L.B. 235 Provides the Board of Educational Lands and Funds with the power to issue leases relating to solar and wind energy and enter into contracts ... More... IA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 School Budget Review Committee H.B. 2030 Modifies membership and duties of the School Budget Review Committee. Duties modify relate to review of a school district's unexpended fund ... More... Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues HI Became law without governor's signature 07/2010 P-12 Department of Education and School Parking Fees S.B. 2256 Authorizes the department of education to make rules governing traffic and parking conditions on roadways and other areas under the jurisdic... More... OH Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Funds for Simulated Driving Curriculum H.B. 27 Creates the teen driver education license plate fund in the state treasury, from applicants who obtain teen driver education license plates.... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Autism Awareness Funds H.B. 327 Creates an Autism Awareness support special group license plate for programs that create or support autism awareness programs. Requires appl... More... Governance ID Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Idaho Education Network H.B. 727 Amends and adds to existing law relating to the Idaho Education Network to revise the duties of the State Superintendent of Public Instructi... More... IA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Review of Area Education Agency System Model H.B. 2295 Establishes a task force to review the present mission, structure, governance, and funding of the area education agency system to determine ... More... OR Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Education Service Districts S.B. 987A Removes sunset on pilot education service districts; allows existing pilot education service districts to organize as shared governance educ... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Innovation Schools S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) An Innovation School shall be a public school, operating within a public school district, that is established for the purpose of improving s... More... Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule FL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Repeals Deregulated Public Schools Pilot Program HB 7037 - Sec 29 and 30 Repeals 1003.63, which created the deregulated public schools pilot program. Also repeals subsection (7) of section 1008.345, which allowed ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School Waivers from Regulations H.B. 1368 Authorizes the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to exempt districts from various laws and regulations pertaining to educati... More... Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest NY Vetoed 08/2010 Postsec. SUNY and CUNY Trustees S.B. 1736 Relates to qualifications for certain appointed positions with the board of trustees for the state university and CUNY. Prohibits specified ... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 School Board Business, Conflicts of Interest S.B. 3515 Allows a school treasurer to pay recurring bills upon certification by the clerk or secretary of the school board (instead of requiring an o... More... TX Adopted 06/2010 P-12 Code of Ethics for Texas Permanent School Fund 19 TAC 33.5 Amends s.33.5, concerning the code of ethics policy for managing and investing the Texas Permanent School Fund. Section 33.5 establishes pro... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Local Board Members and Local Superintendents S.B. 84 Requires local board member who moves out of local board jurisdiction to notify the local board secretary within 10 days of such move. Allow... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Financial Disclosures/Conflicts of Interest H.B. 270 Requires candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, state legislator, or state board of... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 188 Expands the membership of the state board of education by including a member of the state charter school board as a nonvoting member. Remove... More... Governance--Mandates IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Report on Waivers Granted S.B. 3681 - (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25g(f) Deletes language requiring that on or before February 1, 1998, and each year thereafter, the state board of education submit a cumulative re... More... IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Unfunded Mandates Prohibited H.B. 4711 Provides that no public school district or private school is obligated to comply with any new unfunded mandate adopted by the legislature or... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Instructional Mandates Task Force H.B. 4209 Defines "instructional mandate" as any state law that requires a district to devote any amount of time to the instruction of or engagement b... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Commission to Study Relief from State Mandates S.R. 3013 Creates a special legislative commission to study relief from state mandates. Includes among the commission's nine members the commissioner ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Money-Saving Measures H.B. 166 Section 1: Directs the state board, by December 31, 2010, to review mandates provided for in administrative rule, to determine whether some ... More... Governance--School Boards HI Approved by voters 11/2010 P-12 Appointed Board of Education H.B. 2376 Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to direct the governor to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, ap... More... LA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Local School Board Authority H.B. 942 Addressed the prohibitions on the involvement of members of local school boards in personnel matters with respect to the hiring, firing and ... More... HI Vetoed 07/2010 P-12 Appointed Board of Education from Nominations by Advisory Council H.B. 2377 Requires board of education members to be nominated and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed by the governor from po... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 School Board Business, Conflicts of Interest S.B. 3515 Allows a school treasurer to pay recurring bills upon certification by the clerk or secretary of the school board (instead of requiring an o... More... NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Prohibition on Use of Public Funds H.B. 593 Prohibits local boards of education from using public funds to endorse or oppose a referendum, election or a particular candidate for electi... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 School Boards May Jointly Purchase Employee Health Insurance H.B. 5424 Allows two or more boards of education to jointly purchase health insurance for their employees. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/ACT/Pa/pdf/2010P... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Boards of Education Cooperative Arrangement H.B. 5336 Establishes a grant in fiscal year 2012 to any municipality whose board of education makes a cooperative arrangement with at least one other... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Local Board Members and Bail Bond Businesses H.B. 980 Repeals provision that barred a local school board member from engaging in the bail bond business in the jurisdiction of the board to which ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Local Board Members and Local Superintendents S.B. 84 Requires local board member who moves out of local board jurisdiction to notify the local board secretary within 10 days of such move. Allow... More... TN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Updating Policies S.B. 3255 Requires that local districts update their policy pamphlets every two years, rather than annually. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/... More... MD Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Local Boards of Education Master Plans S.B. 74 Requires local boards of education to continue submitting annual updates to their master plans in October 2010 and October 2011 and delays t... More... NE Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Council Per Diems Eliminated L.B. 937 Eliminates per diem payments for learning community coordinating council members. http://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/... More... OR Vetoed 04/2010 P-12 Governance S.B. 1014A Clarifies that state board or commission may meet through telephone or other electronic means; provides that members who attend a meeting th... More... KY Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Determination of District Boundaries for School Board Elections S.B. 35 Establishes a deadline of January 1, 2011 for cities and school boards to submit to the county clerk a list of properties and boundaries and... More... NE Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Learning Community Coordinating Councils L.B. 1070 Allows expenses for non-voting members of learning community coordinating councils, modifies the levy authority for learning communities, ch... More... DE Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 School District Elections H.B. 244 Amends the notice requirements for school districts conducting elections; provides a deadline for a district to return voter affidavits if g... More... DE Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Training on Due Process H.B. 386 Requires school board members to receive training concerning special education due process hearings. http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.ns... More... Governance--School Boards--Training NY Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Training for Local Board Members S.B. 4658 Adds to existing provision requiring local school board members to complete at least six hours of training on the financial oversight, accou... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School Board Training H.B. 488 Requires each member of a local public school board to receive a minimum of sixteen hours of training and instruction during the first year ... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School Board Professional Development S.B. 2777 Requires that school committees (local school boards) undergo at least six hours of professional development annually. http://www.rilin.stat... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Local Board Members and Local Superintendents S.B. 84 Requires local board member who moves out of local board jurisdiction to notify the local board secretary within 10 days of such move. Allow... More... Governance--Site-Based Management WV Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 School-level Collaborative Teams S.B. 2006 Encourages teacher collaboration through the establishment of alternative school-level decision-making bodies; creates a process for schools... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 School Governance Council S.B. 438 - Sec. 21 Permits the local/regional board of education for a school that has been identified as in need of improvement pursuant or designated as a lo... More... KY Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Interventions for Persistently Low-Achieving Schools and Advanced Placement H.B. 176 Amends accountability provisions in KRS 160.346. Defines "persistently low-achieving school". Defines "school intervention" as a process cho... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Innovation Schools S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) An Innovation School shall be a public school, operating within a public school district, that is established for the purpose of improving s... More... Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies HI Approved by voters 11/2010 P-12 Appointed Board of Education H.B. 2376 Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to direct the governor to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, ap... More... AL Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 State Agency Employee Furloughs H.B. 678 Authorizes a state agency to enact an employee furlough plan if the plan is approved by the state personnel department. Provides any adopted... More... LA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Broadcast of State Board Meetings H.B. 403 Requires live broadcasts over the Internet of State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meetings. The meetings must be recorded and ... More... TX Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Administration of State Board for Educator Certification 19 TAC 250.1, 2, 3, 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) proposes an amendment to s.250.1, the repeal of s.s.250.2, 250.3, 250.20, 250.30- 250.34, ... More... HI Vetoed 07/2010 P-12 Appointed Board of Education from Nominations by Advisory Council H.B. 2377 Requires board of education members to be nominated and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed by the governor from po... More... HI Vetoed 07/2010 P-12 Salaries of State Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, Complex Area Superintendents S.B. 2434 Increases the salary cap for the superintendent of education to $160,000 a year, and creates an annual performance bonus (of no more than $3... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Diversity in Persons at Supervisory, Technical, Professional and Managerial Levels S.B. 3531 Establishes the African American Employment Plan Act. Provides that the purposes of the act are to: (a) improve the delivery of state serv... More... HI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Teacher Standards Board S.B. 2346 Makes numerous changes relating to the Hawaii teacher standards board. Requires the board to include expenditure information in its annual r... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Community College Postsec. Adult Education S.B. 297 Eliminates the division of adult and community education within the Dept. of Education and transfers the responsibility for adult education ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 State Superintendent Qualifications H.B. 251 Provides that the state superintendent shall possess certain minimum qualifications at the time of appointment by the State Board of Element... More... TN Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Postsec. Video-Streamed Meetings H.B. 2474 Requires meetings of the state board of education, the Tennessee higher education commission, the Tennessee board of regents and the board o... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 State Board of Education Membership S.B. 379 - Sec. 1 and 2 Requires the state board of education to conduct a formal vote before closing or suspending operations of a vocational-technical school; Req... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Georgia Foundation for Public Education S.B. 427 Establishes the Georgia Foundation for Public Education. Provides for its membership, duties, powers and purposes, including (among other pu... More... IL Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Educational Service Centers H.B. 16 Permits educational service centers to provide training in the area of financial planning. Eliminates the Suburban Cook County Regional Offi... More... HI Became law without governor's signature 04/2010 P-12 Early Learning Council Meetings S.B. 2121 Allows the Early Learning Council to conduct meetings by teleconference. Sets out quorum requirements and public notice and participation re... More... MD Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Student Member of the State Board Voting Rights S.B. 536 Allows the student member of the state board of education to vote on the dismissal of or other disciplinary actions involving personnel, the... More... AL Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Vacancies in Leadership Positions H.B. 79 Amends Sections 16-4-1.1 and 16-60-111.1. Requires the state board to post a vacancy notice for the position of state superintendent of educ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Financial Disclosures/Conflicts of Interest H.B. 270 Requires candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, state legislator, or state board of... More... Health IL Signed into law 12/2010 P-12 Care of Students with Diabetes H.B. 6065 Creates the Care of Students with Diabetes Act. Requires that a diabetes care plan serve as the basis of a student's Section 504 plan, and t... More... IL Adopted 12/2010 P-12 Recess in Schools Task Force S.J.R. 80 Creates a Recess in Schools Task Force. Charges the task force with examining the barriers facing schools in providing daily recess to every... More... IL Adopted 11/2010 P-12 Influenza Mass Vaccinations H.R. 1165 States the House of Representatives' support for school-based influenza mass vaccination collaborations among local health departments and e... More... PA Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 11/2010 P-12 Use of Asthma Inhalers and Epinephrine Auto-Injectors H.B. 101- Section 1414.1 Provides for the possession and use of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors by students within school entities. Requires each school entity to amend i... More... PA Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 11/2010 P-12 Local Wellness Policies & Duties of the State Department H.B. 101- Sections 1422.1, 1422,3 Requires that local policies include food allergy. Also requires the department to provide certain notifications to schools and to colaborat... More... ME Issued 10/2010 P-12 School-Based H1N1 Vaccination Clinics E.O. 05 FY 11/12 Directs the director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency to coordinate with the department of health and human services, Maine Center f... More... NY Vetoed 10/2010 P-12 Outdoor Playspace in NYC Public Schools S.B. 2485 -Requires the chancellor of the New York City Department of Education to make an annual report to the governor and legislature on outdoor pl... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Integrated Pest Management S.B. 1157 From bill summary: Beginning January 1, 2014, requires all schoolsites to adopt an integrated pest management program as established, admini... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Community College Authority of Physician's Assistant S.B. 1069 From bill analysis: Authorizes a physician's assistant to: (1) Certify that teacher certification or renewal candidates are free from any c... More... CA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Student Immunizations A.B. 1937 Permits specified health care professionals acting under the direction of a supervising physician and surgeon to administer immunizations to... More... IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Students with Asthma H.B. 5836 Clarifies provisions related to student self-administration of asthma medication or student use of an epinephrine auto-injector. Provides th... More... NY Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Child Care/Day Care Facilities and CPR A.B. 7923 Requires at least one employee at a child day care facility or family day care home to be trained and certified in cardiopulmonary resuscita... More... NY Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Notifications of Bedbug Infestations at School A.B. 5434 Applicable only to New York City: Requires public school principals to immediately notify parents of any bedbug infestations found in a scho... More... DC Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Physical Education and Physical Activity L.B. 18-564 - Physical Education and Physical Activity Provides that one of the purposes of the newly-established Healthy Schools Fund is to make competitive grants available to public schools an... More... DC Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Health and Wellness LB 18-564 - Health and Wellness Requires public schools and charter schools to provide health education to students in grades K-8. Requires schools to collaborate with pare... More... DC Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Healthy Youth and Schools Commission L.B. 18-564 - Healthy Youth and Schools Commission Establishes the Healthy Youth and Schools Commission to advise the mayor and the council on health, wellness and nutritional issues concerni... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Nutrition and Physical Activity Best Practices Database S.B. 3706 Directs the state board of education to develop and maintain a nutrition and physical activity best practices database, to contain the resul... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Prescribed Pancreatic Enzyme Supplements S.B. 166 Allows a student who has experienced or is at risk for pancreatic insufficiency or who has been diagnosed as having cystic fibrosis may carr... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Teen Dating Violence and Abuse Instruction H.B. 467 Provides that comprehensive health education taught in public schools shall include component on teen dating violence and abuse for students... More... OH Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Student Health S.B. 210, Part I Establishes the Healthy Choices for Healthy Children Council. Directs the council to: (1) Monitor progress in improving student health and ... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Physical Education S.B. 1876 Requires that the physical education curriculum be sequential, developmentally appropriate, and designed, implemented, and evaluated to enab... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Lyme Disease H.B. 7418A, S.B. 2265B Directs the department of elementary and secondary education, in collaboration with the department of health, to make Lyme disease awareness... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School and Youth Programs Concussion act H.B. 7036, S.B. 2034 Requires the department of education and the department of health to work with the Rhode Island interscholastic league to inform coaches, yo... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Guidelines for Educating Coaches and Players About Concussions H.B. 7036 This act would require school districts to work with the Rhode Island interscholastic league to develop guidelines for educating coaches and... More... SC Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Dental Health Education, Screening, and Treatment Referral S.B. 286 Directs the department of health and environmental control to implement a targeted community program for dental health education, screening,... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Student Health H.B. 2080 Expands the types of health professionals who may certify a pupil has a chronic health problem. Adds physician assistants, nurse practitione... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Student Athletes - Concussions and Head Injuries S.B. 456 Requires coaches of intramural and interscholastic athletics to complete annual training regarding the recognition of and dangers associated... More... FL Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Diabetes Management H.B. 747 Prohibits a school district from restricting the assignment of a student who has diabetes to a particular school on the basis that the stude... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Diabetes Control Grant Program S.B. 435 Enacts the Diabetes and Health Improvement Act of 2010. Establishes the Diabetes Control Grant Program. Provides for an advisory committee. ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Healthy Kids Awards Program S.B. 2908 Establishes the healthy kids awards program to reward k-12th grade schools that implement policies and practices that create opportunities f... More... NH Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Air Quality in Schools H.B. 1265 Requires the school board of each school district to develop and implement a policy to address air quality in schools. http://www.gencourt.s... More... NY Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Prohibition on Outdoor Application of Certain Pesticides S.B. 4983 Prohibits the use of certain pesticides, characterized by various toxic properties, for day care center and school outdoor applications. htt... More... OK Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Guidelines for Concussions and Head Injuries S.B. 1700 Directs school district boards to develop guidelines and other pertinent information and forms to inform and educate coaches, youth athletes... More... WI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Instruction in Resuscitation A.B. 725 Requires offering of approved instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiocerebral resuscitation, and the use of an automated extern... More... WI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Health-Related School Closures S.B. 379 Requires a school board, within 24 hours of a school being closed by a local health officer or DHS, or by a school district administrator be... More... CA Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Healthy School Environments A.C.R. 145 Encourages schools and districts to take proactive and preventative steps to create healthy school environments, including training staff on... More... NE Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Health Screenings L.B. 713 Requires the department to determine which screenings should be performed and establishes a method for gathering student health data for sch... More... NH Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 School Air Quality H.B. 1289 This bill requires annual investigation of air quality in public schools. This bill also requires the department of education to implement t... More... NY Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Influenza Education and Immunizations A.B. 775 Directs the commissioner of health to annually provide parents of children between 6 months and 18 years of age who are in school with educa... More... OK Signed into law 04/2010 Postsec. Ability to Designate Higher Education Institutions as Tobacco Free H.B. 2748 Authorizes institutions within the State System of Higher Education to be designated as tobacco free; provides for adoption of a policy by t... More... OR Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Vision Screening H.B. 3626A Directs Department of Education to establish pilot program for purpose of providing comprehensive vision screenings to students; sunsets Jun... More... TN Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Automated Defibrillator Devices (AEDs) S.B. 2505 Requires all K-12 public schools to have automated defibrillator devices (AEDs) on-site. Authorizes local education agencies (LEAs) to recei... More... TN Signed by Governor 04/2010 P-12 Annual Advisory on MRSA Infections S.B. 3828 Enacts the "Kristen K. Hunter Infection Control Act," which will require the department of health to issue an annual advisory to the departm... More... MS Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Comprehensive Food Service Training H.B. 1079 Requires the Office of Healthy Schools of the State Department of Education to provide comprehensive training on certain food service practi... More... MS Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Healthier Schools Initiative H.B. 1078 Requires the State Department of Education to provide financial incentives to schools receiving recognition through the Healthier Schools In... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Electronic Cigarettes on School Property H.B. 88 Provides the state board of education may, and local boards and charter schools must adopt rules prohibiting the use, possession or distribu... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Free Vision Screenings S.B. 144 Amends provisions related to vision screening in schools. Amends provisions to further clarify that free vision screening in schools is for ... More... WI Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. School Nurses, Medication Administration S.B. 414 Relates to school nurses and the administration of drugs to pupils; requires nurses to meet the qualifications for school nurses; includes a... More... VA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Vaccination Plans H.B. 270 Requires the Department of Health develop, with input from the localities, a plan for the prompt vaccination of all children who attend a pu... More... WI Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Human Growth and Development Instruction A.B. 458 The purpose of the statute on instruction in human growth and development instruction is to encourage all school boards to ensure that pupil... More... IL Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Postsec. Automated External Defibrillators S.B. 1371 Differentiates between an indoor and outdoor "physical fitness facility" owned or operated by a public or private elementary or secondary sc... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2010 Postsec. Community College Task Force on Underage Drinking in Higher Education S.B. 2491 Establishes Task Force on Underage Drinking in Higher Education. Defines membership and duties of task force. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2... More... Health--Child Abuse CO Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Reporting of Child Abuse S.B. 152 Requires a county department of social services to provide information to a mandatory reporter concerning the mandatory reporter's report to... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Children's Trust Fund S.B. 438 - Sec. 24 Establishes a Children's Trust Fund to fund programs aimed at preventing child abuse and neglect and family resource programs. Also establis... More... KY Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma H.B. 285 Encourages high schools to include a segment on prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma during a student's final year of study. Provides... More... ME Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Implements Recommendations of the Juvenile Justice Task Force H.B. 1204 Directs the Departments of Corrections, Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor to develop a jointly agreed-upon statewide coordinat... More... Health--Mental Health OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Teacher Preparation - Mental Health Issues H.B. 2004 Requires that mental illness symptoms identification and mental health issues be incorporated into teacher preparation systems. http://webse... More... IN Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Training for Suicide Prevention S.B. 226 Relates to suicide prevention training for school personnel; provides that health finance commission is to study the topic of teen suicide, ... More... Health--Nutrition CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Free, Fresh Water During School Meals S.B. 1413 Requires a school district to provide access to free, fresh drinking water during meal times in school food service areas by July 1, 2011, u... More... DC Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Healthy Foods L.B. 18-564 - Healthy Foods Establishes a Healthy Schools Fund to, among other purposes, (1) provide additional funding for healthy school meals; (2) provide free break... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Nutrition and Physical Activity Best Practices Database S.B. 3706 Directs the state board of education to develop and maintain a nutrition and physical activity best practices database, to contain the resul... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Florida Farm Fresh Schools Program S.B. 140 Creates the Florida Farm Fresh Schools Program (the Program) within the state department of education. Requires the Program to comply with t... More... OH Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Student Health S.B. 210, Part I Establishes the Healthy Choices for Healthy Children Council. Directs the council to: (1) Monitor progress in improving student health and ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Healthy Kids Awards Program S.B. 2908 Establishes the healthy kids awards program to reward k-12th grade schools that implement policies and practices that create opportunities f... More... WI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 "Farm to School" Program A.B. 746 Requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to promote "farm to school" programs, the purposes of which in... More... CO Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Farm-To-School Healthy Kids Act S.B. 81 Creates the Farm-To-School Healthy Kids Act, and, in connection therewith, establishing an interagency task force to develop farm-to-school ... More... VT Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 3SquaresVT H.B. 408 Proposes to maximize eligibility and simplify the enrollment process in 3SquaresVT by implementing federal options in the supplemental nutri... More... MS Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Comprehensive Food Service Training H.B. 1079 Requires the Office of Healthy Schools of the State Department of Education to provide comprehensive training on certain food service practi... More... MS Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Healthier Schools Initiative H.B. 1078 Requires the State Department of Education to provide financial incentives to schools receiving recognition through the Healthier Schools In... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Nutritional Guidelines S.B. 414 Requires the Board of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Health, to promulgate and periodically update regulations setting nut... More... Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses ME Issued 10/2010 P-12 School-Based H1N1 Vaccination Clinics E.O. 05 FY 11/12 Directs the director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency to coordinate with the department of health and human services, Maine Center f... More... DC Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Health and Wellness LB 18-564 - Health and Wellness Requires public schools and charter schools to provide health education to students in grades K-8. Requires schools to collaborate with pare... More... MO Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Health H.B. 1543--Multiple Provisions This bill: (1) exempts unqualified school district employees refusing to administer medication or medical services from disciplinary action ... More... NE Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 School-Based Health Centers L.B. 1106 From the fiscal note: Allows school-based health centers to be Medicaid providers. School-based health services may include medical health, ... More... WI Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. School Nurses, Medication Administration S.B. 414 Relates to school nurses and the administration of drugs to pupils; requires nurses to meet the qualifications for school nurses; includes a... More... Health--Suicide Prevention PA Adopted 10/2010 P-12 Suicide Prevention Education H.R. 980 A Resolution promoting youth suicide prevention education for all administrative, teaching and counseling personnel in all public and privat... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Suicide Prevention Professional Development S.B. 434 Requires that district school boards provide access to suicide prevention educational resources, as approved by the Statewide Office of Suic... More... IL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Suicide Prevention H.B. 4672 Adds school social workers who work with students in grades 7-12 to the list of persons who must be trained to identify the warning signs of... More... KY Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Suicide Prevention in Secondary Schools S.B. 65 Requires all high school and middle school principals, guidance counselors and teachers each school year to complete a minimum of two hours ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Suicide Prevention H.B. 51 Requires the cabinet for health and family services to post suicide prevention awareness and training information on its Web page by August ... More... High School CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Work-Based Learning Programs (and Textbooks) A.B. 2211 States legislative findings regarding work-based learning. Authorizes school districts that maintain high schools to establish work-based le... More... FL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Repeals Secondary School Improvement Award Program HB 7037 - Sec 25 Repeals Subsection (5) of section 1003.413, which directed the commissioner of education to implement the Secondary School Improvement Award... More... NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Flexibility to Cooperative Innovative High Schools S.B. 1201 Provides that cooperative innovative high schools have the same exemptions from statutes and rules as charter schools, other than those pert... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Academic Scholarship Signing Day S.B. 206 Encourages school boards to adopt policies and procedures to provide for a student "Academic Scholarship Signing Day" by declaring the third... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 High School Graduation/Droput Data S.B. 753 Requires each local public school system to post the four-year cohort graduation rate for each high school and for the system as a whole on ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Early High School Graduation S.B. 553 Requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop and adopt, by the 2010-11 school year, a policy whereby students a... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Grand Canyon Diploma H.B. 2731 Creates the Grand Canyon Diploma (GCD) offered to students who demonstrate readiness for college level mathematics and English according to ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Research-Based Approaches for Low-Performing High Schools H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-326, 328 and 329 20-2-326 defines: --"Career academy" as (1) a specialized charter school established by a partnership between one or more local boards of ed... More... SC Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 High Schools May Offer State-funded WorkKeys H.J.R. 4823 - Sec. 4 Permits high schools to offer state-funded WorkKeys (i.e., a job skill assessment system) to 10th grade students using funds appropriated fo... More... AL Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Diplomas for Vietnam Veterans H.B. 74 Extends eligibility for high school diplomas to honorably discharged Vietnam veterans.... More... FL Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 High School Diploma Study S.B. 4 - Sec. 14 The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) to study: (1) different types of diplomas in different states; ... More... WI Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Act 215 - Misc. Provisions S.B. 437 Requires boards annually to prepare budgets for each school in the district. Requires boards to collaborate with nonprofits and government a... More... MS Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 GED Program Entrance Requirements H.B. 629 Revises the GED program entrance requirements for students who are at least one full grade level behind his or her ninth grade cohort. Requi... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Undergraduate Credits for International Baccalaureate S.B. 209 Requires the governing boards of each public institution of higher education to implement policies to grant a minimum of 24 undergraduate se... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Waiver of Certain Graduation Requirements H.B. 1199 Directs the state board to provide for the waiver of certain high school graduation requirements (i) upon the Board's initiative or (ii) at ... More... NH Rule Adoption 02/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Adult Education Ed 700  Allows students enrolled in day high school programs to enroll in adult high school programs. Increases the number of credits needed for gr... More... VA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Sequential Elective Requirements H.B. 394/S.B.629 Ensures that the sequential elective requirement for the standard diploma supports the student-selected career pathway required by the Acade... More... VA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Economics Education and Financial Literacy H.B. 196 Repeals the requirement for economics education and financial literacy instruction in middle and high schools. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-b... More... KY Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Recording Student Attendance 702 KAR 7:125 Adds section providing definitions of: "full day of attendance" (student in attendance at least 65% of regularly-scheduled school day), "tar... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Charter School Recruitment and Retention S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Directs the department education to draft a model policy for school districts regarding the grade placement and eligibility for high school ... More... High School--Advanced Placement TX Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Online Learning, AP and IB 19 TAC 74.23, 29 Section 74.23: Correspondence Courses and Distance Learning: Updates section to make clear that students may earn course credit via online c... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Postsec. Bachelors Degree in Three Timeline H.B. 7342, S.B. 2124 Moves from February 2010 to February 2011 date by which the board of governors for higher education must present to the general assembly an ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Postsec. Miscellaneous H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Exempts private schools approved by the department of education's division of special education prescribed in the pupil's individualized edu... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Advanced Placement Courses for College Credit S.B. 438 - Sec. 31 Effective with the 2011-12 school year, requires every district to offer advanced placement courses. Requires the state board of education t... More... TN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 International Baccalaureate or Advanced Placement S.B. 3304 Allows a school to establish an International Baccalaureate Programme fund or an Advanced Placement fund to receive donations or grants from... More... KY Signed into law 04/2010 Postsec. Community College Transfer/Articulation from Associate's Degree to Four-Year Programs H.B. 160 Encourages postsecondary institutions to limit bachelor degree programs to 120 credit hours and associate degree programs to 60 credit hours... More... IN Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Credit for Advanced Placement H.B. 1135 Relates to advanced placement exams; requires state educational institutions to grant postsecondary level academic credit to students who re... More... OH Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Distinction between Online AP Courses and Clearinghouse of Distance Learning Courses S.B. 155 - Section 6 Amends 371.50.90 of Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly (enacted July 2009). Clarifies that from an appropriation item in 2009 H.B... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Programs Funded At or Below $10,000 in a District H.B. 149 - Section 3 Adds Section 53A-17a-105.5. Defines "qualifying program" as (1) the at-risk flow through program; (2) the homeless and disadvantaged minorit... More... KY Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Interventions for Persistently Low-Achieving Schools and Advanced Placement H.B. 176 Amends accountability provisions in KRS 160.346. Defines "persistently low-achieving school". Defines "school intervention" as a process cho... More... High School--College Readiness CA Vetoed 09/2010 Community College Postsec. Common Assessment, Data Warehouse and Web Portal A.B. 2682 Requires the board of governors of the California Community Colleges to establish a pilot project that seeks to create a centrally delivered... More... NC Issued 09/2010 P-12 Governor's Education Transformation Commission E.O. 65 Creates the Governor's Education Transformation Commission. Charges the commission with: (A) (1) Making recommendations on the strategic di... More... AK Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Work Ready/College Ready Transitional Skills Curriculum and Benchmark Assessments 4 AAC 06.715 Amends the Alaska Administrative Code, 4 AAC 06. 715(b), regarding Work Ready/College Ready transitional skills curriculum and benchmark ass... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Community College Extension of College and Career Readiness Pilot Program S.B. 3705 On July 1, 2010, subject to appropriation, directs the state community college board to extend the College and Career Readiness Pilot Progra... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Grand Canyon Diploma H.B. 2731 Creates the Grand Canyon Diploma (GCD) offered to students who demonstrate readiness for college level mathematics and English according to ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Postsec. Miscellaneous H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Exempts private schools approved by the department of education's division of special education prescribed in the pupil's individualized edu... More... CO Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Visual and Peforming Arts Standards H.B. 1273 Amends several provisions of the Preschool to Postsecondary Education Alignment Act to specifically incorporate visual arts and performing a... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 "College-Ready" Benchmark and Individual Graduation Plans H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-327 Provides that student performance at the advanced proficiency/honors level on any tests required for high school graduation must be recogniz... More... High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates PA Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 11/2010 P-12 Section on Collection of Dropout Data H.B. 101 Requires the state department to publish dropout and graduation rate data on its website by December 1st of each year and to provide the rep... More... CA Vetoed 08/2010 P-12 Determining Graduation Rates in Lowest-Achieving Schools A.B. 2083 Existing law provides that persistently lowest-achieving schools include a high school with a graduation rate below 60% in each of the last ... More... NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Improving Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate S.B. 1246 - Improving Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate Prior to the 2010-11 school year, directs the state board to: (1) Develop a growth model establishing annual improvement goals in the four-y... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 On-line Credit Recovery Program S.B. 438 - Sec. 28 Requires schools with a dropout rate of 8% or higher to establish an on-line credit recovery program to help students earn needed credits. S... More... ME Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Establishes Statewide Graduation Rate Goal S.B. 623 Establishes the state goal of achieving an average statewide secondary school graduation rate of 90% by the end of the 2015-2016 school year... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 High School Graduation Data H.B. 69 Requires the Public Education Department, school districts and charter schools to report cohort graduation data; relates to a cohort group o... More... TN Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Counting Dropouts H.B. 3148 From the fiscal note: Requires local education agencies (LEAs) to document student withdrawals and transfers to another school, system, or s... More... High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Community College Postsec. Reporting by California Community Colleges A.B. 1713 From bill analysis: Authorizes the California Community Colleges (CCC) to consolidate annual reports on concurrent enrollment and special ad... More... TX Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Other High School Math Courses for High School Credit 19 TAC 111.52, 60, 61 Provides that students must be awarded at least one-half credit for each semester of a concurrent enrollment course successfully completed. ... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Postsec. Bachelors Degree in Three Timeline H.B. 7342, S.B. 2124 Moves from February 2010 to February 2011 date by which the board of governors for higher education must present to the general assembly an ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 "College-Ready" Benchmark and Individual Graduation Plans H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-327 Provides that student performance at the advanced proficiency/honors level on any tests required for high school graduation must be recogniz... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2010 Community College Postsec. Dual Enrollment H.B. 2040 Changes various community college reporting requirements relating to dual enrollment programs. Changes the dual enrollment reporting require... More... WV Adopted 04/2010 P-12 Postsec. Early Enrollment Guidelines Revision Title 133, Series 19 Revises the state's long-standing rule for setting forth principles and policy for public colleges and universities to offer college credit ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 High School Career Option S.B. 2389 Provides for high school career option programs and career track curricula for students not wishing to pursue a baccalaureate degree. Author... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Community College Postsec. Dual Credit Program and Indian Education High Schools H.B. 90 Includes Federal Bureau of Indian Education high schools and tribal colleges in a dual credit program; includes charter schools and a bureau... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Programs Funded At or Below $10,000 in a District H.B. 149 - Section 3 Adds Section 53A-17a-105.5. Defines "qualifying program" as (1) the at-risk flow through program; (2) the homeless and disadvantaged minorit... More... GA Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Postsec. Dual Enrollment 160-4-2-.34 Rule 160-4-2-.34 has been repealed and a new rule adopted. ... More... High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges GA Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Alternative/Non-Traditional Education Programs 160-4-8-.12 Rule 160-4-8-.12, "Alternative Education Programs" has been repealed and a new rule adopted. Defines "alternative/non-traditional education ... More... NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Flexibility to Cooperative Innovative High Schools S.B. 1201 Provides that cooperative innovative high schools have the same exemptions from statutes and rules as charter schools, other than those pert... More... High School--Exit Exams GA Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Waivers and Variances of High School Graduation Assessments 160-1-3-.09 Amends provisions providing alternatives to students who fail the high school graduation assessment. http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Exams for Career/Tech Students S.B. 490 Relates to xaminations administered to students pursuing a career major curriculum and a career diploma. Requires that construction of end-o... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Increases Minimum High School Graduation Requirements S.B. 438 - Sec. 16 Increases the minimum credits required for high school graduation from 20 to 25 and gives greater emphasis to math, science and world langua... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 CTE Exams Substituting for Portions of High School Graduation Exam H.B. 400 - Amended Section 20-2-281 Directs the state board to consider passage of an industry certification exam or state board-approved licensure exam when considering granti... More... SC Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 End-of-Course Assessments Task Force H.J.R. 4823 - Sec. 7 Directs the state Department of Education, in collaboration with the Education Oversight Committee, to convene a task force to include, but ... More... FL Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Redefines Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test S.B. 4 - Sec. 1-4 Redefines the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test in math and reading as end-of-course exams. Provides that: (1) Beginning with students e... More... FL Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Statewide Assessment Program S.B. 4 - Sec. 8 Statewide Assessment Program - Discontinues the 9th and 10th grade math Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) and the high school mat... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Money-Saving Measures H.B. 166 Section 1: Directs the state board, by December 31, 2010, to review mandates provided for in administrative rule, to determine whether some ... More... NY Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Regents Requirements for Students with Disabilities Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.5 Amends section 100.5 to extend the Regents Competency Test (RCT) safety net provision for an additional year, thereby allowing students with... More... High School--GED (General Education Development) GA Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. HOPE GED Voucher S.B. 341 Rewrites Section 20-3-519.6 relating to HOPE GED vouchers. Previous legislation awarded a one-time $500 voucher to each student earning a GE... More... MS Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 GED Program Entrance Requirements H.B. 629 Revises the GED program entrance requirements for students who are at least one full grade level behind his or her ninth grade cohort. Requi... More... High School--Graduation Requirements DE Adopted 11/2010 P-12 Foreign Language Credits for High School Graduation 14 DE Admin. Code 505 Defines "world languages" to include American Sign Language and ancient Greek. Permits a student to complete the 2-credit world language req... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 CTE Course As Alternative in Graduation Requirements A.B. 2446 From bill analysis: Beginning with the 2011–12 school year and until July 2016, adds completion of a career technical education course as an... More... GA Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Courses That May Be Completed for Graduation Credit 160-4-2-.20 Rule 160-4-2-.20 identifies changes to course designations, including courses that may be taken for core graduation credit (as opposed to el... More... LA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 High School Curriculum H.B. 1029 Provides for Free Enterprise as an elective course rather than a prerequisite to high school graduation. Requires inclusion of Free Enterpri... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Consumer Education Proficiency Test S.B. 3608 Repeals policies relating to the Annual Consumer Education Proficiency Test, for students in grades 9-12 who elected to take the test. Stude... More... NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Eliminates High School Graduation Project H.B. 1864 Eliminates permanently the high school graduation project as a statewide requirement (the project had been temporarily suspended as a statew... More... TX Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Other High School Math Courses for High School Credit 19 TAC 111.52, 60, 61 Provides that students must be awarded at least one-half credit for each semester of a concurrent enrollment course successfully completed. ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Exams for Career/Tech Students S.B. 490 Relates to xaminations administered to students pursuing a career major curriculum and a career diploma. Requires that construction of end-o... More... TN Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Foreign Language Proficiency H.B. 209 Before graduating from high school, students who have completed coursework in a foreign language are required to take a foreign language pro... More... TX Adopted 06/2010 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements 19 TAC 74.51, 52, 53, 54, 61, 62, 63, 64 Amends provisions relating to high school graduation requirements. Section 74.51 relates to minimum, recommended and advanced programs, and ... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Increases Minimum High School Graduation Requirements S.B. 438 - Sec. 16 Increases the minimum credits required for high school graduation from 20 to 25 and gives greater emphasis to math, science and world langua... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Board Examination Series Pilot Program S.B. 438 - Sec. 17 Allows the state department of education (SBE) to establish a board examination series pilot program to allow local/regional boards of educa... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Grants to Assist with Implementation of New Grad Requirements S.B. 438 - Sec. 18 Requires the state department of education to, within available appropriations, provide grants to local/regional school districts to begin i... More... MI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Educational Development Plan/Student Review S.B. 757 Part of Michigan's Race to the Top Legisation; requires each pupil to review his or her educational development plan (EDP) in 8th grade and ... More... FL Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Accelerated High School Graduation Options S.B. 4 - Sec. 5 Requires each high school to advise each student of programs through which a high school student can earn college credit, including Advanced... More... FL Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Redefines Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test S.B. 4 - Sec. 1-4 Redefines the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test in math and reading as end-of-course exams. Provides that: (1) Beginning with students e... More... ID Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Postsec. Mastery Advancement Pilot Program H.B. 493 Creates the Mastery Advancement Pilot Program (MAPP) to provide students with the opportunity and incentive to move more rapidly through the... More... NY Adopted 04/2010 P-12 Make-Up Credit Programs Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.5 Establishes requirements for award of make-up credit to high school students. Adopted as proposed in January 2010: Pages 7-9 of 12: http://w... More... ID Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Gifted H.B. 579 New section entitled Encouragement of Gifted Students. If a student completes any required high school course with a grade of C or higher be... More... MS Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 High School Career Option S.B. 2389 Provides for high school career option programs and career track curricula for students not wishing to pursue a baccalaureate degree. Author... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Financial Literacy as Math Requirement H.B. 53 Relates to public schools; allows financial literacy that meets state standards to qualify for one of the four required mathematics units fo... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements and Diplomas H.B. 44 Changes graduation requirements for students entering 9th grade in the 2012-2013 school year; includes health education; reconciles multiple... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Waiver of Certain Graduation Requirements H.B. 1199 Directs the state board to provide for the waiver of certain high school graduation requirements (i) upon the Board's initiative or (ii) at ... More... MD Adopted 02/2010 P-12 Updates Science Graduation Requirements COMAR 13A.03.02.04 Amends rules to update current science graduation requirements to include environmental science as an option for a science credit. http://ww... More... VA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Sequential Elective Requirements H.B. 394/S.B.629 Ensures that the sequential elective requirement for the standard diploma supports the student-selected career pathway required by the Acade... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Charter School Recruitment and Retention S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Directs the department education to draft a model policy for school districts regarding the grade placement and eligibility for high school ... More... MI Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Michigan Merit Curriculum Modifications H.B. 4787 - Sec. 1278b Part of Michigan's Race to the Top Legislation. Allows a teacher, counselor, or principal to contact parents to begin the personal curriculu... More... MI Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Mathematics Graduation Requirements/Algebra II S.B. 981 - 1278a Allows a student to complete Algebra II over 1.5 years with 1.5 credits awarded, and to partially or fully fulfill the algebra II requiremen... More... NE Rule Adoption 01/2010 P-12 Graduation Requirements Title 92 NAC Chapter 10 - Multiple Provisions 003.05A By the 2014-15 school year, school districts are required to adopt and implement graduation requirements that meet the highest level... More... High School--International Baccalaureate TX Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Online Learning, AP and IB 19 TAC 74.23, 29 Section 74.23: Correspondence Courses and Distance Learning: Updates section to make clear that students may earn course credit via online c... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Postsec. Miscellaneous H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Exempts private schools approved by the department of education's division of special education prescribed in the pupil's individualized edu... More... FL Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Accelerated High School Graduation Options S.B. 4 - Sec. 5 Requires each high school to advise each student of programs through which a high school student can earn college credit, including Advanced... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Undergraduate Credits for International Baccalaureate S.B. 209 Requires the governing boards of each public institution of higher education to implement policies to grant a minimum of 24 undergraduate se... More... Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Uniform Grading Scales H.B. 433 Requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop, adopt, and provide for the implementation of a uniform grading sc... More... Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School Grades H.B. 1255 - Sec. 6, 29 Amends the formula for calculating school grades to include end-of-course (EOC) assessments taken by middle school students and middle schoo... More... GA Vetoed 06/2010 P-12 Compulsory School Attendance S.B. 239 - Section 2 Requires a parent whose child is of compulsory school age and who becomes a new resident of a local school system to enroll his/her child in... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Homeschool Diplomas S.B. 798 A high school diploma awarded by a home study program approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will be deemed by al... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Home-schooled Students and Interscholastic Athletics H.B. 303 Allows home-schooled students to participate in high school interscholastic athletics. Provides definitions, eligibility requirements, and ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Private and Homeschool Student Participation in Extracurricular Activities S.B. 66 Provides that a minor enrolled in a private school or a home school is eligible to participate in extracurricular activities at a public sch... More... VA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Homebound Instructional Services H.B. 257 Requires the Board of Education to amend its regulations establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia as they relate to... More... Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools WI Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Act 215 - Misc. Provisions S.B. 437 Requires boards annually to prepare budgets for each school in the district. Requires boards to collaborate with nonprofits and government a... More... CO Issued 03/2010 P-12 Governor's Early Childhood Leadership Commission Exec. Order B 2010-002 The Commission is to ensure and advance a comprehensive service delivery system for children from birth to age eight using data to improve d... More... International Benchmarking TN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 World-Class Public Education System S.J.R. 798 A RESOLUTION to express support of a world-class public education system for Tennessee and expectations that teachers, parents, and students... More... TN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Inclusion of International Practices and Outcomes S.B. 1743 Urges institutions of higher education offering approved teacher training programs to offer comparative education programs that examine teac... More... Leadership IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Superintendent and Chief School Business Official Endorsements S.B. 2537 Provides that one of the paths by which an administrative certificate recipient may also earn the chief school business official endorsement... More... AL Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Vacancies in Leadership Positions H.B. 79 Amends Sections 16-4-1.1 and 16-60-111.1. Requires the state board to post a vacancy notice for the position of state superintendent of educ... More... IA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Standards for School Business Officials H.B. 2461 Directs the state board to set standards and procedures for the approval of training programs for individuals who seek an authorization issu... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. School Leadership Institute S.B. 85 Creates the School Leadership Institute to provide a comprehensive and cohesive framework for preparing, mentoring and providing professiona... More... IL Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Alternative Teacher and Administrator Certification S.B. 616 Provides that alternative certification programs may be provided by various types of qualified providers, including institutions of higher e... More... IL Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Performance Evaluation Reform Act of 2010 S.B. 315 Amends 105 ILCS 5/2-3.25g. After effective date, bars districts, joint agreements of districts or regional superintendents from seeking a wa... More... TN Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010 - Teacher-Related Provisions S.B. 7005A - H.B. 7010A Creates a Teacher Evaluation Advisory Committee (TEAC) composed of 15 members, including the Commissioner of Education, the Executive Direct... More... Leadership--District Superintendent IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Qualifications for an administrative certificate S.B. 3681 - Section 105 ILCS 5/21-7.1 Amends qualifications for an administrative certificate. Provides that a candidate may possess either a master's degree or its equivalent. ... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Superintendent and Chief School Business Official Endorsements S.B. 2537 Provides that one of the paths by which an administrative certificate recipient may also earn the chief school business official endorsement... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Superintendent Certificate Reciprocity S.B. 438 - Sec. 2 Permits the commissioner of education to, upon request of a local or regional board of education, grant a waiver of certification to a perso... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Local Board Members and Local Superintendents S.B. 84 Requires local board member who moves out of local board jurisdiction to notify the local board secretary within 10 days of such move. Allow... More... AL Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Vacancies in Leadership Positions H.B. 79 Amends Sections 16-4-1.1 and 16-60-111.1. Requires the state board to post a vacancy notice for the position of state superintendent of educ... More... Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay HI Vetoed 07/2010 P-12 Salaries of State Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, Complex Area Superintendents S.B. 2434 Increases the salary cap for the superintendent of education to $160,000 a year, and creates an annual performance bonus (of no more than $3... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Performance Pay for Superintendents H.B. 2521      Requires school district governing boards to ensure that the contracts for superintendents are structured in a way that classifies 20% ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Administrator Raises during Furlough Years H.B. 977 Prohibits the use of state funds to provide a salary increase for the local school superintendent or administrators during a school year in ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Placement on Salary Schedule Based on Leadership Degree H.B. 923 Allows an educator, regardless of whether or not he/she is in a leadership position, to be placed on the salary schedule based on the leader... More... SC Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Salaries H.J.R. 4838 Provides that a local school district may pay teachers based on the years of experience the teacher possessed in fiscal year 2009-2010 witho... More... Leadership--Principal/School Leadership CA Vetoed 08/2010 P-12 Teacher Leaders Advisory Panel A.B. 2040 Directs the commission on teacher credentialing to convene an advisory panel to consider: (1) The various roles of teacher leaders in today'... More... Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure AL Adopted 12/2010 P-12 Teacher and Leader Certification ADC 290-3-2-.01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 Rewrites Chapter 290-3-2. To align the format so that all relevant information on each topic is placed together which will make the document... More... CA Vetoed 08/2010 P-12 Teacher Leaders Advisory Panel A.B. 2040 Directs the commission on teacher credentialing to convene an advisory panel to consider: (1) The various roles of teacher leaders in today'... More... IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Qualifications for an administrative certificate S.B. 3681 - Section 105 ILCS 5/21-7.1 Amends qualifications for an administrative certificate. Provides that a candidate may possess either a master's degree or its equivalent. ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Principal Certification S.B. 226 Amends administrator certification provisions. Authorizes a state board-approved not-for-profit entity to individually, or in collaboration ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Teacher and Principal Certification H.B. 974 Relates to teacher certification requirements; to provide relative to the employment experience necessary for certain principals to be exemp... More... AL Adopted 05/2010 P-12 Teacher Leader 290-3-3-52.01 Creates new rules related to Teacher Leader programs. Establishes rationale, criteria for admission to teacher leader programs, teacher lead... More... AL Adopted 05/2010 P-12 Instructional Leadership 290-3-3-53.01 Creates new rules related to Instructional Leadership programs. Establishes rationale, criteria for admission to instructional leader progra... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Alternate Certification Programs for School Administrators S.B. 438 - Sec. 1 Directs the state department of education to review and approve proposals for alternate route to certification programs for school administr... More... OK Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Acceptance of Experience in Other States H.B. 2296 Modifies education administrator certification requirements to allow for acceptance of teaching and/or administrative experience in public o... More... IA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Standards for School Business Officials H.B. 2461 Directs the state board to set standards and procedures for the approval of training programs for individuals who seek an authorization issu... More... IL Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Alternative Teacher and Administrator Certification S.B. 616 Provides that alternative certification programs may be provided by various types of qualified providers, including institutions of higher e... More... MI Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Administrator Certification S.B. 981 - Sec. 1536 Part of Michigan's Race to the Top Legislation. Requires instructional school administrators to begin a certification program for administra... More... Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Administrator Raises during Furlough Years H.B. 977 Prohibits the use of state funds to provide a salary increase for the local school superintendent or administrators during a school year in ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Placement on Salary Schedule Based on Leadership Degree H.B. 923 Allows an educator, regardless of whether or not he/she is in a leadership position, to be placed on the salary schedule based on the leader... More... SC Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Salaries H.J.R. 4838 Provides that a local school district may pay teachers based on the years of experience the teacher possessed in fiscal year 2009-2010 witho... More... Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Dismissal Section S.B. 2033 This section addresses employment status of career teachers (defined in this section), probationary teachers and administrators. A principa... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Teacher and Principal Evaluations S.B. 1040 Requires the state board of education to adopt and maintain a model framework for a teacher and principal evaluation instrument that includ... More... CO Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Teacher /Principal Evaluation and Tenure S.B. 191 Calls for the development of a teacher evaluation system in which at least 50% of the evaluation is determined by the academic growth of the... More... NY Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Teacher and Principal Evaluations and Hearing Procedures A.B. 11171, Section 1-5 From "Summary of Specific Provisions" on Assembly Web site: Section one of the bill would add a new S3012-c of the Education law, establis... More... KY Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Evaluation of District Superintendents S.B. 178 Relates to evaluation of superintendents of schools. Distinguishes the evaluation requirements for the local superintendent from those for o... More...