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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 Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Counseling/Guidance Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Demographics--Enrollments 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. Provides the goal of the program is to facilitate graduation of community college nursing and allied health students by testi... 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 for areas of occupational or technical training identified by the Student Aid Commission (areas to be reviewed and upda... 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. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1998, and to the extent permitted under federal law, that schoo... 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 the legislature, to the superintendent of public instruction for expenditure in the form of local grants to be allocated... 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 their educational, occupational and training services including their facilities, labs and high technology equipment. Requ... 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 to encourage private companies to share their new energy technologies with public institutions of higher education, publi... 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 development and implementation of a broadband digital strategy to support statewide availability and adoption of broadband... 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 establish a Centers of Excellence Program to provide customized educational and training programs to meet areas of need ... 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 postsecondary institutions; provides for autonomies, including setting tuition rates, granted to institutions that enter int... 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 "to offer all students the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for intellectual, professional and pe... 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 on the council's goals, policies and activities. Directs the council to annually produce a Unified Workforce Development... 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 administer a program for the payment of the cost of licensing tests for adult students with financial need who complete a hi... 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; relates to postsecondary educational opportunities and job retraining goals. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2010a/csl.... 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; Requires that at least 2 members of the state board have industrial, trade or technical school experience; Requires that on... 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 education programs and the community college and state college workforce education programs for the purpose of identifying... 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 development policy. Provides that the annual allocation reserved by federal law for statewide workforce activities and adm... 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 could be combined into an educational career path leading to a diploma or degree. The study must recognize the need for... 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 certified surgical technologist through partnerships between MnSCU institutions with accredited surgical technologist programs a... 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 issues and principles for the responsible use to protect health, environment, and workers safety. https://www.revisor.mn... 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 flexibility in planning and growth at state and county colleges, and creating jobs. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bills/S1000/... 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 for the assessment of PSAT or PLAN; Provides that the selection of the test for each student should be informed by the stu... 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 Commission enter into a Memorandum of Understanding for the coordination and administration of the Texas Career Opportu... 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% of the prisoners wage to be deposited into a transitions program. Allows a contracted entity in the transitions progra... 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 agencies to share data to support research that will improve educational and workforce outcomes and meet the longitudinal data... 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 programs. Chapter 276 http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2010/H0509.htm... 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 workforce data from all levels of education and the state's workforce. The bill also establishes a Maryland Longitudinal Data Sy... 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://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/HB2092.pdf... 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 other partner agencies, to develop pilot programs to assist individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders to obtain and sus... 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 opportunity grant program and the opportunity internship program; and (2) create more effective intake and outreach systems to rea... 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://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1071SG.pdf... 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://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+HB1304ER+pdf... 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 Workplace Readiness Skills assessment. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+SB630ER+pdf... 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 create one- time restricted-use data sets in order to evaluate postsecondary and career readiness programs pursuant to specif... 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 state of public and private higher education in the state, and best practices in other states and countries. Directs the... 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, preapprenticeship training or educational programs associated with port tenants, customers, and local economic development related... 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 Commerce and the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board to identify barriers to the growth of green jobs i... 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 information system designed to gather all information necessary to the performance of the Council's duties, the Council m... 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 Workforce and Economic Development, a part of the Council of County Colleges, to provide basic skills training to qualified disp... 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/A4500/4327_R1.PDF... More... 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