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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--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research 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 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 Equity Federal Finance Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--Mandates Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies 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... 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