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From the ECS State Policy Database 2011 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2011. 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 CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Curriculum Frameworks, Standards, Instructional Materials, Model Professional Development Modules A.B. 250 - Curriculum Frameworks, Standards, Instructional Materials, Model Professional Development Modules From bill summary: Deletes the schedule for submission of instructional materials for foreign languages and health for state board approval,... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Certification in "Soft Skills" H.B. 186 - Certification in "Soft Skills" Authorizes the Governor's Office of Workforce Development to establish certification in soft skills, which may include, but not be limited t... More... Accountability IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Financial Oversight Panels S.B. 2149 Requires that if an Annual Financial Report resulting from a mandated audit reflects a deficit, the district must, within 30 days after acce... More... OR Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Fiscal Accountability H.B. 2280 Expands scope of audits of best business practices of education districts to include performance audits. Removes discretion of education ... More... NH Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Accountability Standards met with NEASC Accreditation H.B. 130 Allows a school to demonstrate compliance with New Hampshire's input-based school accountability standards by furnishing evidence that it ha... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Expands Definition of Failing School for Purposes of Student Eligibility for the Opportunity Scholarship Program H.B. 1331 From House of Representatives Staff Analysis: Expands the definition of a failing school for purposes of student eligibility for the Opportu... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Accountability S.B. 800 Removes outdated, unnecessary or redundant provisions in education statutes related to evaluations, reports, reporting requirements, filings... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Accountability H.B. 2289 (1)Establishes the Task Force on Accountable Schools, consisting of 14 members appointed as follows: (a) President of the Senate is to appoi... More... PA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Multiple Sections - Intermediate Unit Transparency H.B. 1352 Section 907-A requires the posting of financial and contract information for Intermediate Units. Section 921-A brings the intermediate units... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Increased Flexibility for Increased Accountability H.B. 192 Extends until end of 2014-15 school year the provision that each local school system either notify the department of its intention to reques... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 District Takeovers by State Board S.B. 383 If the state board orders the takeover of a school district under authority and also orders the removal of the school district board of dire... More... NJ Issued 04/2011 P-12 Education Transformation Task Force E.O. 58 Establishes the New Jersey Education Transformation Task Force. Charges the task force with reviewing all current administrative regulations... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Performance Ratings for Education Service Cooperatives H.B. 1433 Establishes performance ratings for education service cooperatives. Requires that each education service cooperative be evaluated during the... More... WY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Wyoming Accountability in Education Act S.F. 70 Creates the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act and establishes a statewide education accountability system; establishes system componen... More... TX Adopted 01/2011 P-12 Financial Accountability Rating System 19 TAC 109.1002, 1003, 1004, 1005 From the January 28, 2011 Texas Register: The sections establish provisions that detail the ratings, types of ratings, criteria, reporting a... More... Accountability--Accreditation NH Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Accountability Standards met with NEASC Accreditation H.B. 130 Allows a school to demonstrate compliance with New Hampshire's input-based school accountability standards by furnishing evidence that it ha... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 High School Accrediation H.B. 342 Provides that the State Board of Education (SBE) is an authorized accrediting entity for public schools. Requires the SBE to adopt rigorous ... More... ND Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Certification System for Public and Nonpublic Schools H.B. 1029 Establishes a certification system for the approval of public and nonpublic schools. Authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction to ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Charter School Reporting S.B. 436 Requires a public charter school to annually submit a report detailing: (1) The number of applications for enrollment received; (2) The numb... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Alternative Accreditation H.B. 2494 Provides that any school board, on behalf of one or more of its schools, may request from the Board of Education releases from state regulat... More... VA Signed into law 02/2011 P-12 Delayed Implementation of Certain Statutes and Regulations H.B. 1554/S.B. 810 Provides for the delayed implementation of statutes and regulations upon which the accreditation of schools in the Commonwealth is based tha... More... Accountability--Measures/Indicators CA Vetoed 10/2011 P-12 Size of Pupil Subgroups for Purposes of API Reporting S.B. 512 From bill summary: Requires that reporting for purposes of the Academic Performance Index (API) include performance data for pupil subgroups... More... CA Vetoed 10/2011 P-12 Education Quality Index S.B. 547 From bill summary: Makes provisions relating to the Academic Performance Index (API) inoperative on July 1, 2014, and repeals them as of Jan... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Dropout Recovery High Schools and Individual Pupil Growth Model A.B. 180 From bill summary: Existing law requires the superintendent of public instruction, with approval of the state board, to develop an alternati... More... TX Adopted 07/2011 P-12 Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System 19 TAC 97.1005 Adopts excerpted sections of the Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS) 2011 Manual. From Texas Register: The 2011 PBMAS inclu... More... TX Adopted 07/2011 P-12 Accountability Rating System 19 TAC 97.1001 Adopts the 2011 Accountability Manual. Provides earlier versions of the manual will remain in effect with respect to the school years for wh... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 School Grades H.B. 1456 Adds a new section of that that requires the assignment and reporting of school grades. Requires that grades of schools be based 33 percent ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Graduation Rates S.B. 2 Instructs the state board to adopt a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate and extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate to establis... More... NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School Accountability Ratings S.B. 427 Creates the A-B-C-D-E-F rating system to grade public schools in a way that is easily understandable to parents, school personnel and the co... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School Grading System S.B. 59 Requires the state board of education to establish a school grading system in which a school receives a grade of A, B, C, D, or F based on t... More... WY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Accountability Indicators S.F. 70--Indicators Wyoming Accountability in Education Act--Established through legislation and implemented by Department of Education. PHASE 1 --Establishes ... More... AK Adopted 01/2011 P-12 Assessment/Academic Indicators, Report Card to the Public and Definitions 4 AAC 06.825, 895, 899 Revises various provisions regarding the other academic indicator, including graduation rate, for school, district and state accountability.... More... Accountability--Reporting Results MI Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 Reporting AYP Status S.B. 618 Requires the board of a schooldistrict or ISD or the board of directors of a PSA to post a notice of the adequate yearly progress (AYP) stat... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Parent Involvement A.B. 224 Creates the Office of Parental Involvement and Family Engagement within the Department of Education. Describes the duties of the office, whi... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Fiscal Accountability S.B. 27 Requires education service districts (ESDs) to prepare annual audit of district books and accounts. Authorizes Oregon Department of Educatio... More... SC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Report Cards/WorkKey Assessments/Teacher Loans H.B. 3663 Suspends the requirement that the Department of Education (DOE) provide printed copies of 2011 district and school report cards. Requires a ... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 1002 Allows charter schools to opt in to the state health insurance plans. Establishes the charter school board as a statewide sponsor of charter... More... MT Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Revenues, Shared Services, Reporting S.B. 329 Excerpts from the fiscal note: SB 329, as amended, increases the basic and per-ANB entitlements for K-12 public schools by 1.1% in FY 2012 a... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Accountability S.B. 35 Section 1 of this bill removes the requirement that the automated system of accountability information have the capacity to identify which p... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Accountability A.B. 138--Report Cards Revised the requirements for the reports of accountability information prepared by the State Board of Education and the board of trustees of... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 School Grades H.B. 1456 Adds a new section of that that requires the assignment and reporting of school grades. Requires that grades of schools be based 33 percent ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 School Performance Reporting S.B. 737 Requires the annual school performance report to be submitted to the Senate and the House Committees on Education. Requires the annual schoo... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Financial Accountability H.B. 2421 Directs each school district to submit the following to Arizona Department of Education and, if the district maintains a website, post a lin... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Report Cards S.B. 1184 - Accountability Modifies the duties of the state department of education to include the posting of a fiscal report card on each school district and charter ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Accountability S.B. 5184 Relating to second-class school districts and compliance reports. Permits second-class districts to submit condensed compliance reports to ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School Grading System S.B. 59 Requires the state board of education to establish a school grading system in which a school receives a grade of A, B, C, D, or F based on t... More... WY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Assessment S.F. 70--Assessment State Board of Education: --Pilot statewide benchmark adaptive assessment for school year 2011-2012 (1) Results of pilot program will be u... More... AK Adopted 01/2011 P-12 Assessment/Academic Indicators, Report Card to the Public and Definitions 4 AAC 06.825, 895, 899 Revises various provisions regarding the other academic indicator, including graduation rate, for school, district and state accountability.... More... Accountability--Rewards OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 More Efficiency and Effectiveness H.B. 153 - More Efficiency and Effectiveness Directs the department of education to develop a system to rank all districts, community schools and STEM schools according to: (1) performa... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Distinction Designations and Charter Schools S.B. 1484 Specifies that an open-enrollment charter school may not be awarded a distinction designation if the charter school is evaluated under alter... More... NY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School District Performance Improvement Awards Grant S.B. 2808 - Part B, Sec. 2 Creates the School District Performance Awards Grant program. Directs the commissioner of education to award competitive grants to school di... More... Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions CA Vetoed 10/2011 P-12 Parent Trigger Amendments A.B. 203 From bill summary: Requires interventions to be implemented for a school that is identified as persistently lowest-achieving but does not re... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Full-Year School Plan H.B. 1415 Provides that if certain specified schools remain on academic watch status for two years, subject to the availability of federal appropriati... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Secondary School Reform Act Delay/Teacher Evaluations/Tenure/Student Governance Councils/6th Grade Student Success Plan H.B. 6498 Secondary School Reform Act - Delays by two years the implementation of the secondary school reform requirements enacted in 2010 that: (1) I... More... HI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Reconstituting Public School and Charter School S.B. 1485 Allows the superintendent of education to reconstitute a public school, except for charter schools. Directs the department to negotiate with... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Parent Trigger Pilot for Columbus H.B. 153 - Parent Trigger Pilot for Columbus Establishes a pilot project for any school operated by the Columbus school district that has been ranked in the lowest 5% of all public scho... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Sanctions for the Lowest-Performing Schools H.B. 153 - Sanctions for the Lowest-Performing Schools Provides that for any building that is ranked in the lowest 5% of all public school buildings statewide for three consecutive years and is d... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Licensure Exam Retakes for Teachers in Lowest-Performing Schools H.B. 153 - Licensure Exam Retakes for Teachers in Lowest-Performing Schools Directs the board of education of each city, exempted village, and local school district, the governing authority of each community school, ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Parent Trigger Law--Local Board May Trump S.B. 738 Provides that if the commissioner is presented with a written petition signed by the parents of a majority of the students enrolled at a cam... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Increased Flexibility for Increased Accountability H.B. 192 Extends until end of 2014-15 school year the provision that each local school system either notify the department of its intention to reques... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Accountability H.B. 1001--Turnaround Academies Provides that a school that remains in the lowest performance category for a fifth year becomes a turnaround academy. Requires the state boa... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Graduation Rates S.B. 2 Instructs the state board to adopt a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate and extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate to establis... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 District Takeovers by State Board S.B. 383 If the state board orders the takeover of a school district under authority and also orders the removal of the school district board of dire... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Accountability H.B. 2234 Amends section 15-241. Changes the method used to calculate a school's classification and replaces the current labels of "excelling", "highl... More... GA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 School Board Member Terms S.B. 79 Provides that members of local boards of education must serve terms of no less than four years. Provides for a phase-in period and for excep... More... MI Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Supervision of Lowest-achieving Schools S.B. 157 Provides that if a school included on the list of lowest-achieving 5% of public schools was operated by a district in which an emergency man... More... Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Student Participation in Athletic Programs H.B. 31 Revises academic standards for student participation in interscholastic athletics. Requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Educ... More... Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 District Takeovers by State Board S.B. 383 If the state board orders the takeover of a school district under authority and also orders the removal of the school district board of dire... More... Accountability--School Improvement LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Community Outreach Plans S.B. 216 Requires the superintendent of the Recovery School District (New Orleans) to develop a community outreach plan to engage parents and communi... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Repeals the Teacher Academy and the Professional Teaching Standards Commission H.B. 22 Budget Technical Corrections Legislation: Section 7.31 - Repeals the statutory provisions of the Teacher Academy, created to establish a sta... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 School Improvement Plans, School Improvement Teams, etc. H.B. 200 - School Improvement Plans, School Improvement Teams, etc. Removes all statutory references to school improvement plans, building school improvement teams, local safe school plans, and local school s... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Governance S.B. 197 Removes the provisions creating the 10-member elected State Board of Education and provides for the election and appointment of members whos... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Small Learning Communities S.B. 365 Makes requirements imposed by statute on school districts and public schools to adopt a pilot program to provide a program of small learning... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Improvement Plans S.B. 560 Specifies that Department of Education may not require, except under certain circumstances, school districts or schools to conduct self-eva... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Accountability A.B. 113 Revising the contents of plan to improve the academic achievement of pupils prepared by the State Board of Education to require a 5-year str... More... CO Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Parental Involvement and School Improvement Plans H.B. 1126 Encourages districts to adopt policies to increase parental involvement. Requires schools that must develop improvement plans to notify pare... More... NY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Contracts for Excellence S.B. 2808 - Part A, Sec. 1 and 2 Section 1: Provides that a district that submitted a contract for excellence for the 2009-10 school year, unless all schools in the district... More... Adult Basic Education CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Fee for Class in English and Citizenship A.B. 189 - Fee for Class in English and Citizenship From bill summary: Authorizes the governing board of a school district to charge a fee for a class in English and citizenship for foreigners... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Expelled Students Participation in Adult Education Programs H.B. 6433 Specifies that a student who has been expelled for the first time and is at least 16 years old is not required to withdraw from regular pub... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Adult Education Program Service Providers S.B. 1 Directs the state education agency to use a competitive procurement process to award a contract to a service provider of an adult education ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Placement in Adult Education Programs H.B. 3468 - Placement in Adult Education Programs Directs the Texas Education Agency, in consultation with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, to (1) review the standardized asses... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Postsecondary Education Funding S.B. 2150 From Legislative Budget Committee Summary: Coenrollment in Public Schools and Adult Education Programs Prohibits funding for coenrollment... More... MS Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Postsec. Adult High School Diploma H.B. 1163 Requires the department of education, the Board of Trustees of state institutions of higher learning and the state board for community and j... More... MT Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Postsec. Community College Organizations That Can Administer Adult Basic Education Programs H.B. 421 Expands the range of organizations that are allowed to administer adult basic education programs to include a district, community college di... More... Assessment CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Assessment System A.B. 250 - Assessment System From bill summary: Requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop recommendations, to be reported to the fiscal and appropriat... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap/Early Literacy S.B. 929 Sec. 1 - Establishes a task force to address the academic achievement gaps in Connecticut by considering effective approaches to closing the... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Physical Fitness Assessment S.B. 8 - Physical Fitness Assessment From bill summary: Limits a school district's required annual physical fitness assessment of students in grade three or higher to students e... More... DE Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Comprehensive Assessment Definitions S.B. 78 Amends Delaware Code to reflect changes from the Delaware Student Testing program (DSTP) to the new state assessment system, including langu... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Statewide Assessment Provisions H.B. 1255 - Sec. 16, 18, 25, 26 Allows a principal to waive the civics end-of-course (EOC) assessment requirement for a transfer student who already completed a civics cour... More... HI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Transitioning Assessment System to Common Core State Standards S.B. 1282 Permits the administration of nationally norm-referenced testing in any content area for certain grades at the discretion of individual scho... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Updating High School Graduation Requirements S.P. 295 (L.D. 949) Proposes to amend the current education laws to update high school graduation requirements. Requires the Department of Education (DOE) to su... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Community College Common Core State Standards/Remediation/Vocational, Career Courses S.B. 479 Directs the State Board of Education (SBE) to continue to participate in the development of the Common Core State Standards in conjunction w... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Assessment A.B. 498 This bill eliminates the statutory requirement for the administration of norm-referenced examinations and revises existing law to delete ref... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 State Assessments H.B. 153 - State Assessments Provides that for administrations of each state assessment in the 2011-2012 school year and thereafter, the administrations are not to be pu... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 English Language Arts Assessments in Elementary Grades H.B. 153 - English Language Arts Assessments in Elementary Grades Provides the administration of the English language arts assessments for elementary grades as a replacement for the separate reading and wri... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Ranges of Scores on State Assessments H.B. 153 - Ranges of Scores on State Assessments Directs the state board not to prescribe the three ranges of scores for the assessments prescribed by division (A)(2) of section 3301.0710 o... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Elementary Writing and Social Studies Assessments H.B. 153 - Elementary Writing and Social Studies Assessments Directs the department of education in the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years not to furnish, and school districts and schools not to admi... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Assessments S.B. 801 Directs State Board of Education to adopt guidelines for best practices of administering statewide assessments of students http://www.leg.st... More... SC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Report Cards/WorkKey Assessments/Teacher Loans H.B. 3663 Suspends the requirement that the Department of Education (DOE) provide printed copies of 2011 district and school report cards. Requires a ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Assessing Students Taking Courses Above Their Grade Level H.B. 2135 Specifies that state policy does not require a 5th or 8th grader to be administered a criterion-referenced assessment if the student is enro... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 College Readiness H.B. 3468 - College Readiness Directs the Texas Education Agency, in consultation with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, to conduct a study of best practices... More... WA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 End-of-Course Assessment H.B. 1410 Amends RCW 28A.655.061; adding a new section to chapter 28A.655 RCW; and creating a new section 2011 WA SB 5226. Deterination has been made ... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 High School Proficiency Exam A.B. 290 Authorizes the principal of a high school or the principal's designee to postpone the administration of the high school proficiency examina... More... OR Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Assessment S.B. 331 Requires Department of Education to grant waiver to allow school districts to contract with entity that meets specified criteria for purpose... More... OR Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Assessments H.B. 2220 Requires assessments to show whether student meets or exceeds academic content standards of student's grade level and to show student's prog... More... WA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Student Assessment H.B. 2115 Modifies the state board of education's responsibilities with regard to performance standards for the statewide student assessment. http://a... More... WV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 School Curriculum Teams and Local School Collaborative Processes H.B. 3116 Amends and reenacts the law relating to the authority of school curriculum teams and local school collaborative processes with respect to se... More... NM Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Suspension of Specified Assessments S.B. 360 Due to financial crisis, temporarily suspends requirements for districts to administer specified assessments for 2011-12. In addition, a stu... More... NC Became law without governor's signature 03/2011 P-12 Eliminates Statewide Standardized Testing Unless Required By the Feds H.B. 48 Eliminates statewide standardized testing in the public schools, except as required by federal law or as a condition of a federal grant. htt... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 K-3 Reading Improvement Program H.B. 302 Directs the state board of education to approve a benchmark assessment for districts and charter schools to assess the reading proficiency o... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 VIP Incentive Program H.B. 2172/S.B. 953 Requires the Board of Education to take into account in its guidelines for the Virginia Index of Performance program a school division's inc... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Secure Mandatory Testing: Exclusion of Students H.B. 2077 Adds the act of excluding students from testing who are required to be assessed to the conditions under which the Board of Education may (i)... More... WY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Assessment S.F. 70--Assessment State Board of Education: --Pilot statewide benchmark adaptive assessment for school year 2011-2012 (1) Results of pilot program will be u... More... IL Adopted 02/2011 P-12 Definition of Grade 11 23 ADC 1.30 Clarifies that students in grade 11 must be administered the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) or the Illinois Alternate Assessme... More... Assessment--Accommodations TX Adopted 12/2011 P-12 Assessment of English Language Learners 19 TAC 101.1001, 1003, 1005, 1007, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1021, 1023, 1025 Repeals and readopts numerous sections concerning the participation of limited English proficient students in state assessments, to reflect ... More... CA Vetoed 10/2011 P-12 Assessment of LEP Students and Students with Disabilities A.B. 532 From bill summary: Requires California's assessments to be valid, reliable, and comparable for pupils who are limited English proficient and... More... WA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Assessment H.B. 1519 Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to continue to actively collaborate with teachers and directors of special e... More... Assessment--College Entrance Exams CA Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. ID for Postsecondary Admission and Placement Exams A.B. 176 Provides relative to the administration of standardized tests for purposes of postsecondary education. From bill summary: Requires a test s... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Community College Common Core State Standards/Remediation/Vocational, Career Courses S.B. 479 Directs the State Board of Education (SBE) to continue to participate in the development of the Common Core State Standards in conjunction w... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 State Assessments H.B. 153 - State Assessments Provides that for administrations of each state assessment in the 2011-2012 school year and thereafter, the administrations are not to be pu... More... ND Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Summative Assessment -- High School S.B. 2150 - Multiple Provisions Eleventh graders in both public and nonpublic schools were required in the past to take the ACT, but this bill adds a requirement that stude... More... NE Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Postsecondary Institution Act, Dual Enrollment, College Admission Testing in 11th Grade L.B. 637 Adopts the Postsecondary Institution Act and amend provisions of the Private Postsecondary Career School Act. Sec. 85-961 currently provides... More... Assessment--Computer Based DE Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Comprehensive Assessment Definitions S.B. 78 Amends Delaware Code to reflect changes from the Delaware Student Testing program (DSTP) to the new state assessment system, including langu... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Digital Learning Now Act H.B. 7197 Creates Digital Learning Now Act. Requires school districts to establish virtual instruction options. Authorizes establishment of virtual ch... More... Assessment--End-of-Course TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Community College Dropout Recovery Partnership S.B. 975 Specifies this applies to (1) a public junior college in a county with a population of 750,000 or more, and with less than 65% of the popula... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Repeals Various Obsolete Education Provisions H.B. 7087 Repeals provisions relating to programs that were never implemented or are no longer funded. The programs are: Digital Divide Council and th... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Career, Technical and Agricultural Courses H.B. 186 - Career, Technical and Agricultural Courses By July 2012, directs the state board to approve department-developed models and curriculum frameworks for 16 areas of career/technical educ... More... Assessment--Formative/Interim CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Assessment System A.B. 250 - Assessment System From bill summary: Requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop recommendations, to be reported to the fiscal and appropriat... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 K-3 Reading Improvement Program H.B. 302 Directs the state board of education to approve a benchmark assessment for districts and charter schools to assess the reading proficiency o... More... At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) TX Adopted 12/2011 P-12 Communities in Schools Program 19 TAC 89.1501, 1502, 1503, 1504, 1507, 1509, 1511 From Texas Register: Incorporates program changes identified during the statutorily required review of rules conducted in 2010, including up... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Dropout Recovery High Schools and Individual Pupil Growth Model A.B. 180 From bill summary: Existing law requires the superintendent of public instruction, with approval of the state board, to develop an alternati... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap/Early Literacy S.B. 929 Sec. 1 - Establishes a task force to address the academic achievement gaps in Connecticut by considering effective approaches to closing the... More... IL Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Operation of Chicago Charters for Re-Enrolled Dropouts H.B. 2401 Provides that each campus of a Chicago charter school devoted exclusively to re-enrolled high school dropouts must be operated through a con... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Courses Offered Through State Virtual School Network S.B. 1 Permits a student to enroll in a course provided through the state virtual school network if the student is either under 21 or under 26 and ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Chicago Charter Schools for Students from Low-Performing or Overcrowded Schools, or Serving Dropouts H.B. 190 Allows at least 5 charter schools devoted exclusively to students from low-performing or overcrowded schools to operate at any one time in C... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Repeals the Teacher Academy and the Professional Teaching Standards Commission H.B. 22 Budget Technical Corrections Legislation: Section 7.31 - Repeals the statutory provisions of the Teacher Academy, created to establish a sta... More... SC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Extends the Implementation Date of Personal Pathways to Success H.B. 3748 Extends the date by which the Education and Economic Development Act, now called Personal Pathways to Success, must be implemented fully (th... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Dropout Recovery H.B. 3708 - Dropout Recovery Provides that this applies to a public junior college in a county with a population of 750,000 or more and with less than 65% of the populat... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Community College Dropout Recovery Partnership S.B. 975 Specifies this applies to (1) a public junior college in a county with a population of 750,000 or more, and with less than 65% of the popula... More... WV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Local Solution Dropout Prevention and Recovery Innovation Zone Act S.B. 228 Local Solution Dropout Prevention and Recovery Innovation Zone Act: Creates the Local Solution Dropout Prevention and Recovery Innovation Zo... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Dropout Recovery Program S.B. 1303 Allows school districts and charter schools that provide instruction to high school students to offer a dropout recovery program to eligible... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Dropout Recovery Program S.B. 1208 This legislation authorizes the establishment of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program, a multi-phase youth intervention program intend... More... CA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Child Care and Development Services S.B. 70 - Sec. 8201, 8208, 8263.1 Amends eligibility requirements for children to receive child care and development services. Existing law provides children must be at least... More... MT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Student Records Transfer H.B. 208 By November 1 and March 1 of each school fiscal year, districts are required to prepare a report for the director of the Montana youth chall... More... NY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Free- and Reduced-Price Lunch Calculation S.B. 2808 - Part A, Sec. 25 Defines "three-year average free and reduced price lunch percent". Transitions calculation of lunch count to incorporate three-year average ... More... OH Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Family and Civic Engagement Teams H.B. 30 - Family and Civic Engagement Teams, Linkage Coordinators Repeals Section 3306.31, which required each district with a three-year average graduation rate of 80% or less to have a linkage coordinator... More... At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Transfer of Suspended or Expelled Students to Alternative Education H.B. 2086 Permits a student who has been suspended for more than 20 days to be immediately transferred to an alternative program. Provides that an eli... More... NH Adopted 08/2011 P-12 Alternative Education, Tuition and Transportation NH ADC Ed 1301.01; NH ADC Ed 1302.01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06; NH ADC Ed 1303.01, 02; NH ADC Ed 1304.01; NH ADC Ed 1405.01 Implements alternative education programs at regional career and technical education centers or associated high schools. Adds language for ... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Expelled Students Participation in Adult Education Programs H.B. 6433 Specifies that a student who has been expelled for the first time and is at least 16 years old is not required to withdraw from regular pub... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Alternative Education S.B. 1 Requires that a district located in a county with a population of 125,000 or less provide educational services to a student who is expelled ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 College-Preparatory Boarding Academy Pilot Program S.B. 404 From Legislative Staff Summary: Creates the College-Preparatory Boarding Academy Pilot Program (Academy) for at-risk students. Defines the k... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Transfer to Alternative School H.B. 153 - Transfer to Alternative School Provides that local policies to allow a student to enroll in an alternative school may permit a student to permanently transfer to an altern... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Expulsion or Placement in Disciplinary Alternative Education H.B. 968 Requires a student who receives deferred prosecution for, is found by a court or jury to have engaged in, or a superintendent or designee ha... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Opportunity to Complete Graduation Requirements for Student in Disciplinary Alternative Education S.B. 49 Requires a district to provide the parents of a student removed to a disciplinary alternative education program with written notice of the d... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Alternative Learning Environments S.B. 81 Requires districts to establish alternative learning environment programs for at-risk students. Specifies that such programs are not punitiv... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Alternative School Placement H.B. 1178 Provides criteria for districts to make a determination on an individualized basis before placing compulsory-school-age children returning f... More... At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol ND Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Student Use of Alcohol or Controlled Substance Notification H.B. 1086 Provides that a teacher must notify the school principal if the teacher knows or has reason to believe that a student is using, is in posses... More... VA Signed into law 02/2011 P-12 Youth Health Risk Survey S.B. 1094 Requires the Department of Health to develop and administer a random survey of students in public middle and high schools to facilitate plan... More... Attendance CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Documents to Demonstrate Residency A.B. 207 From bill summary: Requires a school district to accept a wide range of documents and representations from the parent or legal guardian of a... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Excused Absence and Military Deployment A.B. 387 From bill summary: Includes spending time with an immediate family member who is an active duty member of the uniformed services and has bee... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Stalking No Contact Orders H.B. 192 Directs the court, when issuing a stalking no contact order, to weigh specified considerations when the petitioner and the respondent attend... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Children of Active Dury Parents H.B. 2870 Provides that at the time of annual enrollment or at any time during the school year, a school district or a recognized non-public school se... More... CA Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 County and Local School Attendance Review Boards A.B. 614 From bill summary: Specifically requires a representative of school, county or community mental health personnel to be appointed to a county... More... CA Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Conditional School Attendance in Absence of Pertussis Boosters S.B. 614 Until June 30, 2012, allows a county office of education, district governing board or charter school governing body to allow a student in gr... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Excused and Unexcused Absences H.B. 6499 - Sec. 16, 18 Sec. 16 - Requires boards of education to provide written notice to parents that unexcused absences could result in a complaint filed with t... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Establishes Truancy Clinic Pilot in Children's Probate Court S.B. 982 Allows the Probate Court Administrator to, within available appropriations, establish a pilot truancy clinic within the regional children's ... More... IN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Compulsory Attendance S.B. 1--Attendance Defines "attend" for purposes of the compulsory school attendance law. Requires school corporations to have a policy outlining both excused ... More... HI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children H.B. 4 Makes permanent the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children. Deletes the definition of ''test period". Deletes p... More... NH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Student Residency Dispute Resolution S.B. 37 Provides further detail on the procedure for resolving residency disputes. Excludes homeless children from the list of pupils whose residenc... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Attendance H.B. 3197 Relating to school attendance. Requires school districts to adopt attendance notification policies and specifies the required elements. Prov... More... PA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Multiple Provisions - Enrollment H.B. 1352 Section 1304 clarifies that districts must admit students during at least the first two weeks of school. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Foster Care Student Attending Court Proceedings H.B. 314 Provides that a foster care student who attends court proceedings relating to the student's foster care must not be counted as an absence, e... More... IL Adopted 05/2011 P-12 School Success Task Force H.J.R. 7 Extends the School Success Task Force established during the 96th General Assembly. Directs the task force to submit a report by December 31... More... TN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Responsibility for Truancy S.B. 413 States that a parent, guardian or other person who has control of a truant student commits educational neglect. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapt... More... TN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Attendance Laws Apply to Remedial Instruction S.B. 414 States that attendance laws shall apply to remedial instruction for students who are determined to require such instruction, including summe... More... TX Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Adjudication of Cases Regarding Failure to Attend School and Parent Contributing to Nonattendance H.B. 734 From fiscal note: Generally, the criminal offenses of failure to attend school and parent contributing to nonattendance are adjudicated in j... More... VT Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Amends Compulsory School Ages S.B. 100 - Compulsory School Age Provision Among other provisions, changes the compulsory school age from 7-16 to 6-16. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Acts/ACT058.pdf... More... WV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children H.B. 2550 Enables West Virginia to participate as a member of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. Establishes the... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Kindergarten S.B. 1256--Kindergarten Finance Arizona Revised Statute 15-821 is clarified. If a child who has not reached the age of five before September 1 of the current school year is... More... ND Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Clarifies and Defines Attendance S.B. 2226 Creates a new section that defines attendance (absence) (15.1 - 20 - 02.1). 1. To be deemed in attendance for purposes of this chapter, a ... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Special Arrangements for Truant Student H.B. 1995 Authorizes parents to petition for special arrangments to address student absences prior to a student accumulating the maximum number of abs... More... SD Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Excusal H.B. 1133 Amends statute to state that once a parent or guardian of a child files an application with a school official for excusal, the child shall b... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Community College Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children H.B. 1976 Adds a fifth citizen member to the Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children and specifies... More... Attendance--Compulsory RI Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Compulsory Attendance Ages H.B. 5061 and S.B. 46 Raises the upper age for compulsory attendance from 16 to age 18. Add enrollment in a postsecondary institution an exception for this requir... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Compulsory Attendance and GED H.B. 95 Indicates that a child who is at least seventeen years of age and who, after successfully completing a program established by the State Boar... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Compulsory Attendance A.B. 138--Compulsory Attendance Bill repeals provisions relating to the exemption of children from compulsory school attendance as follows: Repeals 392.090 which permitted ... More... Attendance--Truancy IL Adopted 05/2011 P-12 School Success Task Force H.J.R. 7 Extends the School Success Task Force established during the 96th General Assembly. Directs the task force to submit a report by December 31... More... TX Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Adjudication of Cases Regarding Failure to Attend School and Parent Contributing to Nonattendance H.B. 734 From fiscal note: Generally, the criminal offenses of failure to attend school and parent contributing to nonattendance are adjudicated in j... More... CO Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Truancy Policies H.B. 1053 Encourages school districts and courts to consider detention and incarceration as a last resort approach for addressing the problem of stude... More... Background Checks IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Criminal Background Checks H.B. 1240 Provides that upon request of a school, school district, community college district, or private school, any information obtained by a school... More... MI Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Evaluation/Governor's Council on Educator Effectiveness H.B. 4627 From Legislative Staff Summary - Specifies provisions that must apply to personnel decisions concerning teachers when a school district or i... More... NH Became law without governor's signature 07/2011 P-12 Regulations for Nonrenomination or Nonreelection of Teachers S.B. 196 Amends the length of time required for a teacher to be entitled to the rights of notification and hearing for failure to be renominated or r... More... IL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Seniority Should Not Be Used in Hiring Decisions S.B. 7 - Seniority Should Not Be Used in Hiring Decisions (Does not apply to Chicago Public Schools (CPS), as CPS already requires hiring for new and vacant positions to be based on seniority.) Spec... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Extends Employment Reference Immunity to School Employees H.P. 1030 Extends employment reference immunity to employees of local school districts. Provides that an employee of a school district t who discloses... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Background Checks at Certain Schools H.B. 153 - Background Checks at Certain Schools Requires that staff at a nonpublic school participating in the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program or at a college-preparatory bo... More... PA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Multiple Sections - Certification H.B. 1352 Creates a new avenue for mid-career professionals to joing the teaching ranks through the use of "residency" certificates that allow for a s... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Drivers Education and Background Checks H.B. 2678 Directs the Sunset Advisory Commission to review the education agency's jurisdiction and control over driver education and driving safety sc... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Security-Sensitive Positions and Criminal Background Checks H.B. 2937 Amends definition of "security-sensitive position" to include any employee who has access to (1) another person's personal information or id... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Eligibility to Provide Services under Contract with a School S.B. 1042 Specifies that contracting or subcontracting entities may not allow an employee to provide services at a school if the employee has been con... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Training on Sexual Abuse and Child Molestation for Staff at Postsecondary Programs for Minors S.B. 1414 Defines "campus program for minors" as a program operated by or on the campus of a public or private/independent institution of higher educa... More... CO Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Offenses Disqualifying Employment and Revoking Licenses H.B. 1121 Adds criminal offenses and circumstances that disqualify individuals from employment at districts and schools, based primarily on background... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Teacher License Revocation S.B. 363 Amends and adds certain crimes for which the department of education must revoke the licence of a school employee. Requires applicants for c... More... MD Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Adds Protected Classes to Law on Discrimination in the Employment of Public School Employees H.B. 202 Conforms the provisions of state law relating to discrimination in the employment of public school employees to other provisions of state la... More... TN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Written Notices of Termination H.B. 731 Eliminates the requirement that written notices of termination for K-12 teachers in public schools contain a statement of prior authorizatio... More... TN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Substitute Teachers S.B. 1674 Authorizes substitute teachers to be employed and paid by a local education agency (LEA) or by a third party provider. Substitute teachers e... More... DE Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Senate's Teacher Hiring Task Force S.B. 16 Implements the recommendations of the Senate's Teacher Hiring Task Force. Creates an estimated unit count each March, which the Department o... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Ethics H.B. 201 Oversight moved from the state board of education to the Professional Standards Commission. School districts - employees - Amends and adds t... More... NY Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Assistance in Background Checks at Private Schools A.B. 6611 Allows nonpublic schools to contract with BOCES for criminal background checks. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A06611%09%0... More... FL Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Teacher Transfers S.B. 736 - Teacher Transfers Provides that before transferring a teacher, the district superintendent must provide the principal of the receiving school with the teacher... More... ID Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Renewable Contracts S.B. 1108 Section 33-515 states that it is the intent of the legislature that after January 31, 2011, no new employment contract between a school dist... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Teacher Layoff and Teacher Tenure S.B. 73 Prohibits districts from using a last-hired-first-fired layoff policy when terminating school district employees. Permits a district to cons... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Rehiring of Retired Employee S.B. 127 Identifies conditions under which a retiree's retirement allowance may not be cancelled if a retiree is reemployed by a participating employ... More... Bilingual/ESL CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 English Language Development Standards A.B. 124 From bill summary: Makes a clarifying change to the provisions relating to the standards for English language development. Requires the supe... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Testing English Language Development S.B. 753 From bill summary: Requires a school district to annually conduct the assessment of each English language learner's English language develop... More... IL Adopted 10/2011 P-12 Transitional Bilingual Education 23 IL ADC 228.35 Amends certification requirements for administrators of transitional bilingual education program, to bring into compliance with other change... More... IL Adopted 10/2011 P-12 Requirements for Adminstrators of Bilingual Education Programs 23 IL ADC 1.705, 783 From administrative register: In 2006, the state board established for the first time requirements for administrators of bilingual education... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Advisory Council on Bilingual Education H.B. 3109 By no later than December 1, 2011, directs the Advisory Council on Bilingual Education to submit a report to the state superintendent of edu... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap/Early Literacy S.B. 929 Sec. 1 - Establishes a task force to address the academic achievement gaps in Connecticut by considering effective approaches to closing the... More... IL Adopted 07/2011 P-12 Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives for English Language Learners 23 IL ADC 1.30 Previously, "progress" in terms of English language proficiency was determined by the percentage of students whose scores on any of the four... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 ESL Standards H.F. 26 Requires the Department of Education to adopt English language proficiency standards for students identified as limited English proficient a... More... AL To governor 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. K-12 and Postsecondary Education Services and Illegal Aliens H.B. 56 Specifies that verification of lawful presence in the U.S. must not be required for K-12 education. However, requires public schools to dete... More... MI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Eliminates Certains Programs/Changes Pupil Count Day/District Transparency H.B. 4325 - K-12 Provisions From Legislative Staff Summary: Eliminates middle college grants and funding that provides districts additional funds for educating students... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Standards of Quality H.B. 1792/S.B. 1270 Codifies in the Standards of Quality the flexibility to use funds provided in the appropriation act and provided to local school divisions f... More... IL Adopted 01/2011 P-12 Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives for English Language Learners 23 IL ADC 1.88 From summary in Illinois Register: Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) for English language learners. Section 1.88 of the rules... More... Business Involvement OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Community College Workforce Training Program S.B. 175 Creates Oregon Employer Workforce Training Program and Oregon Youth Employment Program in Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Dev... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Repeals Various Obsolete Education Provisions H.B. 7087 Repeals provisions relating to programs that were never implemented or are no longer funded. The programs are: Digital Divide Council and th... More... Career/Technical Education CA Signed into law 10/2011 Postsec. Occupational and Technical Training S.B. 451 From bill summary: Requires the Student Aid Commission to develop, and regularly review and update at least every 5 years, the areas of occu... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Linked Learning A.B. 790 From bill summary: Commencing with the 2012–13 school year, establishes the Linked Learning Pilot Program to be administered by the state de... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Postsec. University of California Curriculum Integration Institute (UCCII) S.B. 611 From bill summary: Makes legislative declarations and findings. Requests the Regents of the University of California, subject to availabilit... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Subject Matter Projects S.B. 612 From bill summary: Existing law provides for the establishment and maintenance of subject matter projects by the Regents of the University o... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Graduation Requirements A.B. 1330 From bill summary: Commencing with the 2012–13 school year, adds completion of a course in career technical education as an alternative to t... More... NV Adopted 10/2011 P-12 Majors and Minors in Career and Technical Education NAC 391.120, 13025, 13066, 13082, 13092, 1308, 1301, 131 Revises provisions governing majors and minors in career and technical education. ... More... PA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Expands "Vocational Agricultural Education" S.B. 389 Updates the definition of ''vocational agricultural education" to include instruction that develops student potential for success in enterin... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Community College Enrollment in Workforce Development Program A.B. 835 Authorizes a community college district to enroll high school pupils who are not residents of the district in a California Community College... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Linked Learning Credential A.B. 1304 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to convene a workgroup to develop program standards for the issuance of a recognition of ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Industry-Based Certification Incentive Grant Program S.B. 942 - Industry-Based Certification Incentive Grant Program Repeals the Industry-Based Certification Incentive Grant Program, which awards grants to selected school districts, county offices of educat... More... AK Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Finance S.B. 84 An Act amending the funding for statewide residential educational programs; relating to funding for high school vocational and technical ins... More... NH Adopted 08/2011 P-12 Alternative Education, Tuition and Transportation NH ADC Ed 1301.01; NH ADC Ed 1302.01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06; NH ADC Ed 1303.01, 02; NH ADC Ed 1304.01; NH ADC Ed 1405.01 Implements alternative education programs at regional career and technical education centers or associated high schools. Adds language for ... More... IA Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Community College Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Act H.F. 645 - Multiple Provisions "Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Act" . Establishes a pathways for academic career and employment program to provide funding to ... More... OR Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Charter Schools, H.B. 3362 Allows sponsor and public charter school to enter into cooperative agreement with other school districts for purpose of forming partnership ... More... RI SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. 07/2011 P-12 Career and Technical Reporting Metrics H.B. 6219 Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to promulgate regulations pertaining to career and technical education and to ... More... HI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Teacher Licensure S.B. 806 Allows teacher and educational officer Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) members to continue to serve out up to three consecutive three-... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 College and Career Readiness Commission H.B. 79 Changes the name of the High School Redesign Commission to the College and Career Readiness Commission and changes its membership. http://w... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Establishes the STEM Council S.P. 490 Establishes the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Council to develop strategies for enhancing science, technology, engineerin... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Community College Common Core State Standards/Remediation/Vocational, Career Courses S.B. 479 Directs the State Board of Education (SBE) to continue to participate in the development of the Common Core State Standards in conjunction w... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Career and College Promise H.B. 200 - Career and College Promise Directs the state board of education and North Carolina Community College System to establish the Career and College Promise program to offe... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Agricultural Education H.B. 200 - Agricultural Education Directs the Agricultural Education Program in the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education at North Carolina State University (NCS... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Student Fees for CTE Courses H.B. 153 - Student Fees for CTE Courses Permits districts to charge fees (including to low-income students) for any tools, equipment, and materials that are necessary for workforce... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Licensure Requirements for CTE Teachers H.B. 153 - Licensure Requirements for CTE Teachers Requires that the rules adopted by the board of education regarding standards and requirements for educator licenses include requirements fo... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Accelerated College Credit S.B. 254 Defines "accelerated college credit programs" to include dual credit, two-plus-two, advanced placement and International Baccalaureate progr... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Career Schools and Colleges H.C.R. 129 Notifying the U.S. Department of Education that certain career schools or colleges are legally authorized by the state of Texas to operate e... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Institutions Authorized to Operate Educational Programs Beyond Secondary Education H.J.R. 130 Clarifies that the state meets U.S. Department of Education requirements concerning federal student aid by naming private institutions of hi... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. College Credit Program Oversight S.B. 149 Authorizes the commissioner of education to adopt rules as necessary concerning the duties of a school district under the college credit pro... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Tech Prep Program Participation and Tech Prep Consortium Evaluations S.B. 1410 Directs the education agency to establish procedures for each school district and open-enrollment charter school to accurately identify stud... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 College Credit Program S.B. 1619 Extends to 2013 a provision that a district is not required to pay a student's tuition or other associated costs for taking a course through... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Applied STEM Courses S.B. 1620 Defines an "applied STEM course" as a STEM course offered as part of a school district's career and technology education curriculum. Directs... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Career, Technical and Agricultural Courses H.B. 186 - Career, Technical and Agricultural Courses By July 2012, directs the state board to approve department-developed models and curriculum frameworks for 16 areas of career/technical educ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 State Education Finance Study Commission H.B. 192 - State Education Finance Study Commission Establishes the State Education Finance Study Commission to evaluate the Quality Basic Education (QBE) Formula and education funding for pub... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Career and Technical H.B. 1340 Requires the state board of education to receive, distribute, and account for funds received for career and technical education under federa... More... KS Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Community College Postsecondry Tiered Technical Education State Aid Act S.B. 143 Creating the postsecondary tiered technical education state aid act, replacing the current funding structure. Beginning in fiscal year 2012 ... More... ND Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Community College Authorization, Academic or Professional Postsecondary Educational Institution Offering Credentials H.B. 1092 Provides that the State Board for Career and Technical Education may authorize the operation of an academic or professional postsecondary ed... More... ND Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Career Planning S.B. 2150 - Multiple Provisions Requires each district to provide students in grade 7 or 8 with an individual consultative process or a nine-week course for the purpose of ... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Student Guidance A.B. 138--Counseling/Guidance Revises the provisions governing the policy for the 4-year academic plan for ninth grade pupils to provide that the policy may ensure that e... More... OR Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Apprenticeships H.B. 2034 Aligns current statutes related to apprenticeship programs to revised regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor that include: defining "jo... More... OR Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Career Readiness Certification H.B. 2353 Clarifies requirements for obtaining services from Oregon Career Readiness Certification program. Changes name of program from Oregon Career... More... TN Passed 05/2011 P-12 Resolution to Congress S.J.R. 111 A resolution to urge the United States Congress to oppose funding reductions in career and technical education programs.... More... VT Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Elements of Food Processing to Include in Career & Technical Centers S.B. 100 - Career and Technical Education Requires the inclusion of "value added food processing sectors, including meat cutting and processing" into the programs of study offered at... More... WA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Career and Technical Education H.B. 1710 Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to convene a working group to develop a statewide strategic plan for seconda... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Technical Education Districts H.B. 2237 Conforms state funding Joint Technical Education Districts (JTEDs) with average daily membership (ADM) used in place of average daily attend... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 Community College Adult Education H.B. 2646 Allows adult students to attend vocational programs on a central campus that is owned and operated by a joint technical education district (... More... CA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Partnership Academies in Clean Technology and Renewable Energy S.B. 1 From bill summary: Requires the superintendent of public instruction to award grants to districts that propose to implement or maintain a pa... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Community College College and Career Readiness standards H.B. 1620 Establishes the Arkansas College and Career Readiness standards. Develops criteria to evaluate, support, promote and fund career and technic... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. Community College Industry Certifications H.B. 1493 Provides that where there is a national industry certification for career and technical education instructional personnel or programs for au... More... Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Digital Curriculum/ Middle School Career and Professional Academy H.B. 1255 - Sec. 17, 19, 20, 28 Authorizes school districts to provide a digital curriculum for students in grades 6 through 12 (Sec. 17). Requires a district's strategic p... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Middle School Career and Professional Academy S.B. 2120 - Sec. 16 Sec. 16 - Requires, beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, each district school board, in collaboration with regional workforce boards, e... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 College and Career Academies S.B. 161 Amends provisions related to career academies. Defines "college and career academy" as a specialized charter school established by a partner... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools MI Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 Revised Code for Public School Academies (PSA), Urban High School Academies and Schools of Excellence (SOE) S.B. 618 Provides for revision of charter school law concerning formation, operation, and termination of public school academies, urban high school a... More... MI Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 618 Authorizes an unlimited number (removes cap) and eliminates geographical limits on the issuance of contracts for PSAs, urban high school aca... More... WI Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 Charter Contracts May Include Grounds for Expulsion S.B. 95 - Section 9 - 118.40 (2r) (b) This new section of law allows a charter or contract to include grounds for expelling a pupil from the charter school. If such grounds are i... More... CA Vetoed 10/2011 P-12 Charter School Petitions A.B. 86 From bill summary: With respect to charter petitions signed by teachers, requires that the petition be signed by a number of nonsupervisoria... More... CA Vetoed 10/2011 P-12 Charter Schools A.B. 1034 From bill summary: Revises the provision relating to admission requirements so that admission policies and procedures are to be included in ... More... DE Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Charter School Code H.B. 205 Requires criminal background and child abuse registry checks for charter school board members; prohibits individuals who have felony convict... More... OH Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Innovation Schools H.B. 153 - Innovation Schools Permits a school to apply to its district board to be designated as an innovation school. Requires an application to include numerous elemen... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Data Collection Requirements/Charter Schools S.B. 1039 State Education Resource Center - Clarifies the status of the State Education Resource Center as a nonstock corporation and nonprofit tax ex... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Charter School Educator Permit S.B. 1160 Establishes a charter school educator permit and allows the education commissioner, starting in the 2011-12 school year, to waive state cert... More... IL Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Operation of Chicago Charters for Re-Enrolled Dropouts H.B. 2401 Provides that each campus of a Chicago charter school devoted exclusively to re-enrolled high school dropouts must be operated through a con... More... IL Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 79 Creates the State Charter School Commission, and makes it responsible for authorizing charter schools statewide. Establishes membership of t... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Replacing Closed Schools with Charters H.F. 26 Allows a school board to endorse or authorize the establishing of a charter school to replace the closed school. Requires charter applicants... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Charitable Organizations as Charter Authorizing Agents H.F. 26 Requires that a charitable organization must have been operating continuously for at least five years before it authorizes a charter school.... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Charter Authorizer Requirements H.F. 26 Strikes several requirements for what an authorizer must include in its application to the commissioner for approval as an authorizer. Adds ... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Charter School Boards H.F. 26 Requires school board elections to be held during the school year, which excludes days when the school is closed for holidays or vacations. ... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Charter Authorizer Transfer H.F. 26 Allows a transfer of authorizers when an authorizer and a charter school board of directors mutually agree to terminate or not renew a chart... More... OR Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Charter Schools, H.B. 3362 Allows sponsor and public charter school to enter into cooperative agreement with other school districts for purpose of forming partnership ... More... CT Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter School Teacher Certification S.B. 1104 Allows the state Commissioner of Education to waive the requirement that teachers in charter schools hold certification when the charter sch... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 High-Performing Charter Schools and Charter Systems S.B. 1546 Establishes criteria for high-performing charter schools (virtual or cyber charters are not eligible) and high-performing charter school sys... More... HI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter School Funding and Oversight S.B. 1174 Requires charter school budget requests for needs-based facilities funding to include a detailed explanation as to the formula used and the ... More... HI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Reconstituting Public School and Charter School S.B. 1485 Allows the superintendent of education to reconstitute a public school, except for charter schools. Directs the department to negotiate with... More... IL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Chicago Charter Schools for Students from Low-Performing or Overcrowded Schools, or Serving Dropouts H.B. 190 Allows at least 5 charter schools devoted exclusively to students from low-performing or overcrowded schools to operate at any one time in C... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Corporate Donations to Charter Schools H.B. 421 Addresses corporate donations to charter schools. Discusses enrollment preferences and membership on the governing or management board of a ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter Schools -- Beginning of Operations S.B. 43 Allows a chartering authority to alter the time period within which a charter school must begin operation. A charter school, once approved, ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter School Approvals S.B. 142 Revises statute: Prior to the consideration of a charter school proposal by any local school board or the state board, each charter applican... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Creates a Public Charter School Program S.P. 496 Establishes a process which authorizes the establishment of charter schools in the state. Allows for teachers who are members of the Maine P... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Eliminates Charter School Cap S.B. 8 Removes the cap on charter schools. Allows the state board of education discretion in granting final approval of charter school applications... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 212 Creates and prescribes the membership of a State Public Charter School Authority. Removes the authority of the State Board of Education to s... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter Schools A.B. 171 Revisesprovisions governing the membership of a committee to form a charter school and the governing body of a charter school; revises provi... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Sanctions for the Lowest-Performing Schools H.B. 153 - Sanctions for the Lowest-Performing Schools Provides that for any building that is ranked in the lowest 5% of all public school buildings statewide for three consecutive years and is d... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Cooperative Educational Programs at Community Schools H.B. 153 - Cooperative Educational Programs at Community Schools Permits community schools to enter into agreements for joint or cooperative establishment and operation of any educational program. Provides... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter Caps, Charter Performance Index H.B. 153 - Charter Caps, Charter Performance Index Repeals existing language regarding charter caps for charter operators that were operating fewer than 50, 50-75 and more than 75 schools as ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Community Schools (Miscellaneous Provisions) H.B. 153 - Community Schools (Miscellaneous Provisions) For purposes of start-up community schools, adds to definition of "challenged school district" any district ranked in the lowest 5% accordin... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Ohio School Sponsorship Program H.B. 153 - Ohio School Sponsorship Program Establishes the Ohio School Sponsorship Program; directs the department of education to establish an office of Ohio school sponsorship. Auth... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Community Schools in More Than One or Sharing a Facility H.B. 153 - Community Schools in More Than One or Sharing a Facility Permits a community school under the same contract to be located in multiple facilities and to assign students in the same grade level to mu... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Collective Bargaining at Cleveland Board-Sponsored Community School H.B. 153 - Collective Bargaining at Cleveland Board-Sponsored Community School Provides that the employees of a conversion community school sponsored by the Cleveland board of education will cease to be subject to any f... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Community School Cannot Operate from a Home H.B. 153 - Community School Cannot Operate from a Home Prohibits a community school that opened for operation after May 1, 2005 from operating from a home. Page 2 of 264: http://www.legislature.s... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Early College Start-Up Community School H.B. 153 - Early College Start-Up Community School Permits any early college high school operated by a big eight school district (as defined in statute http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3314.02) in p... More... OR To governor 06/2011 P-12 Special Education H.B. 2299 Requires school district in which public charter school is located to be responsible for identifying, locating and evaluating students to de... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter Sponsorship S.B. 994 Allows an institution of higher education to evaluate a proposal for sponsorship by a public charter school; provides that the process or th... More... PA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Multiple Sections -Charters and Cyber Charters Finance H.B. 1352 Removes provisions requiring the state to reimburse charter and cyber charter schools for a portion of the employer's share of social securi... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter School Facilities H.B. 1980 Requires a district, in which a charter school operates, to make available annually a list of the district's vacant properties and space. ht... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 1989 Authorizes the Department of Education's (DOE) Achievement School District (ASD) to be a chartering authority for a public charter school. D... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 1956 Amends charter schools provisions. Prohibits a local board of education from serving as the governing body of a public charter school. Requi... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter School Participation Travel Services Contract H.B. 1550 Permits open-enrollment charter school staff to participate in the Texas Facilities Commission's contract for travel services. Bill text: ht... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Preference in Charter School Admissions H.B. 2366 Authorizes an open-enrollment charter school operated by a municipality to give a preference in admissions to children of employees of the m... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Confidentiality of Teacher and Administrator Performance Documents H.B. 2971 Clarifies that the confidentiality of documents evaluating teacher or administrator performance applies to teachers and administrators at op... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Distinction Designations and Charter Schools S.B. 1484 Specifies that an open-enrollment charter school may not be awarded a distinction designation if the charter school is evaluated under alter... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Charter School Enrollment/School District Class Size S.B. 2120 - Sec. 8, 11, 12, 14, 15 Sec. 8 - Adjusts the charter school enrollment process such that students living in a development that provides the facility and related pro... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 College and Career Academies S.B. 161 Amends provisions related to career academies. Defines "college and career academy" as a specialized charter school established by a partner... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 1002 Allows charter schools to opt in to the state health insurance plans. Establishes the charter school board as a statewide sponsor of charter... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Accountability S.B. 35 Section 1 of this bill removes the requirement that the automated system of accountability information have the capacity to identify which p... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Charter Schools Get Government Lease Rates S.B. 256 Any charter school which chooses to lease property is eligible to receive current government lease rates. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Charter School Attendance S.B. 445 Clarifies that students who reside in a school district where a charter school is located are not required to obtain a transfer to attend th... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 State Board Sponsorship of Certain Charter Schools, Supplemental Textbooks S.B. 278 Allows the State Board of Education to sponsor a charter school when the applicant has a contract with the Office of Juvenile Affairs to pro... More... OR Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Student Records H.B. 2029 Requires transfer of student education records to school district when charter is terminated or public charter school is dissolved. Applies ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Charter School Cap S.B. 346 Declares that if the cap on the number of charters available for an open-enrollment public charter school is within two charters of meeting ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Charter School Reporting S.B. 436 Requires a public charter school to annually submit a report detailing: (1) The number of applications for enrollment received; (2) The numb... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Charter School Authorizers S.B. 1263--Charter Schools Updates the definition of charter school to clarify a public university, a community college with an enrollment of 15,000 full-time equivale... More... CO Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Parental Involvement and School Improvement Plans H.B. 1126 Encourages districts to adopt policies to increase parental involvement. Requires schools that must develop improvement plans to notify pare... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 1184 - Charter Schools Allows public postsecondary institutions to operate public charter high schools. http://legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2011/S1184.pdf ... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Revises Provisions Relating to Funding Determinations and Allocations, Dual Credits for Early Completers and Post Secondary Institutions' Operation of Public Charter Schools H.B. 345 This legislation makes amendments to SB 1184 – the third bill in the Students Come First plan. These changes are as follows: Additional rel... More... RI Adopted 04/2011 P-12 Charter School Regulations (6434) RI ADC 21-2-58:C-1- through C-9-1 The regulations were adopted in order to provide uniform rules for the establishment, operation, and oversight of charter schools in Rhode I... More... CO Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Charter Schools Grant Applications H.B. 1089 Concerns procedures for charter schools that apply for grants. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2011a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/72F3BE6445179... More... NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Charter School Policies and Requirements S.B. 446 Addresses contracts between charter schools chartering authorities; creates an annual evaluation process for charter schools; includes other... More... NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Policies for Converted Charter Schools H.B. 97 Clarifies the attendance priorities and other procedures for schools that have been converted to charters through the Assessment and Account... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Regional Service Centers H.B. 92 From bill summary: Allows and encourages local school boards to enter into an interlocal agreement to create a regional service center to pr... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 State Charter School Board Membership S.B. 140 Defines "organization that represents Utah's charter schools". Provides that three members of the state charter school board (all of whose m... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Charter School Student Participation in Extracurricular Activities S.B. 235 Provides that a charter school student is eligible to participate in an extracurricular activity at a public school other than the student's... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Charter School Governance H.B. 388 Provides that a chartering entity may use certain data to measure the performance of a charter school. Prohibits a chartering entity from im... More... WY Signed into law 02/2011 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 115 An act relating to charter schools; requiring charter school applications and renewal applications to be uniform statewide; imposing duties ... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 High-Performing Charter Schools and Charter Systems S.B. 1546 Establishes criteria for high-performing charter schools (virtual or cyber charters are not eligible) and high-performing charter school sys... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Transparency Requirements S.B. 2096 Requires charter schools and charter technical career centers to post their financial information on the Transparency Florida website. Requi... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings DE Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Charter School Code H.B. 205 Requires criminal background and child abuse registry checks for charter school board members; prohibits individuals who have felony convict... More... HI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Reconstituting Public School and Charter School S.B. 1485 Allows the superintendent of education to reconstitute a public school, except for charter schools. Directs the department to negotiate with... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Community School Closure Criteria H.B. 153 - Community School Closure Criteria Amends criteria applicable to community schools that must permanently close at the end of the school year in which criteria first apply. Pag... More... CO Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Charter School Facilities and Closings S.B. 188 Concerns increasing the state's oversight of the program that allows the financing of capital construction for charter schools. Addresses ot... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Charter School Closure S.B. 1149 Creates a new section which will provide provisions in the event of an unanticipated public charter school closure. The provisions require s... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters OR Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Virtual Charter Schools H.B. 2301 Requires virtual public charter school to have at least 95 percent of school's instructional hours taught by licensed teachers. Modifies not... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Digital Learning Now Act H.B. 7197 Creates Digital Learning Now Act. Requires school districts to establish virtual instruction options. Authorizes establishment of virtual ch... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Internet- and Computer-Based Community Schools H.B. 153 - Internet- and Computer-Based Community Schools Clarifies that until January 2013, no Internet- or computer-based community school may operate unless the school was open for instruction as... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Community Schools (Miscellaneous Provisions) H.B. 153 - Community Schools (Miscellaneous Provisions) For purposes of start-up community schools, adds to definition of "challenged school district" any district ranked in the lowest 5% accordin... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Enrollment in, State Payments for Student in Cyber Charter H.B. 153 - Enrollment in, State Payments for Student in Cyber Charter Provides that except as otherwise specified, beginning in the 2011-2012 school year, any student who completed the prior school year in an I... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Virtual Charter Schools H.B. 1001--Charter Schools Provides that, beginning with the 2011-12 school year, a virtual charter school may apply for sponsorship with a statewide sponsor in accord... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Computation of Attendance for Certain Students and Classes S.B. 361 From bill summary: Existing law sets the minimum schoolday in a high school, except certain schools, including a regional occupational cente... More... DE Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Charter School Code H.B. 205 Requires criminal background and child abuse registry checks for charter school board members; prohibits individuals who have felony convict... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Charter School Start-Up Aid H.F. 26 Establishes that a charter school in its first year of operation in fiscal year 2012 is not eligible for charter school start-up aid.(Articl... More... NH Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Differentiated Aid and Education Grant Guidelines H.B. 337 1. Repeals the calculation and distribution of fiscal capacity disparity aid; 2. Sets the amount of differentiated aid at $1,725 for each pu... More... OR Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Charter School Finance H.B. 3417 Amended ORS 338.095 to specify requirements of financial management system for public charter school. Requires district extended weighted av... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Charter School Finance S.B. 1 - Charter School Finance Amends methods of determining funding levels for an open-enrollment charter school. Pages 138-139 of 263: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo... More... CA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter School Finance A.B. 114 - Charter School Finance From bill summary: Provides that, to the extent funds are provided, for the 2010–11 to the 2014–15 fiscal years, a supplemental categorical ... More... HI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter School Funding and Oversight S.B. 1174 Requires charter school budget requests for needs-based facilities funding to include a detailed explanation as to the formula used and the ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Corporate Donations to Charter Schools H.B. 421 Addresses corporate donations to charter schools. Discusses enrollment preferences and membership on the governing or management board of a ... More... NH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 505 Authorizes chartered public schools to receive school building aid grants for leased space. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2011... More... NH Became law without governor's signature 06/2011 P-12 Charter School Requirements and Tuition S.B. 82 Permits the state board of education to grant charter status to all applicants that meet the requirements (removing quota of 20 schools duri... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Highly Efficient and Highly Effective Schools H.B. 153 - Highly Efficient and Highly Effective Schools Directs the department to develop standards for determining, from existing data, the amount of annual operating expenditures for classroom i... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Lease or Sale of Unused School Facilities H.B. 153 - Lease or Sale of Unused School Facilities Repeals certain language related to unused school property. Adds new language requiring districts to offer unused school facilities (that ha... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Enrollment in, State Payments for Student in Cyber Charter H.B. 153 - Enrollment in, State Payments for Student in Cyber Charter Provides that except as otherwise specified, beginning in the 2011-2012 school year, any student who completed the prior school year in an I... More... CO Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Charter School Facilities and Closings S.B. 188 Concerns increasing the state's oversight of the program that allows the financing of capital construction for charter schools. Addresses ot... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Transparency Requirements S.B. 2096 Requires charter schools and charter technical career centers to post their financial information on the Transparency Florida website. Requi... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 State Education Finance Study Commission H.B. 192 - State Education Finance Study Commission Establishes the State Education Finance Study Commission to evaluate the Quality Basic Education (QBE) Formula and education funding for pub... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 1002 Allows charter schools to opt in to the state health insurance plans. Establishes the charter school board as a statewide sponsor of charter... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Charter School Authorizers S.B. 1263--Charter Schools Updates the definition of charter school to clarify a public university, a community college with an enrollment of 15,000 full-time equivale... More... NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Charter School Facilities H.B. 113 Requires charter schools that expect a distribution of property taxes pursuant to the Public School Buildings Act to submit a report to the ... More... NY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Charter School Finance S.B. 2808 - Part A, Sec. 21 and 22 For the 2010-11 through 2012-13 school years, holds the amount paid to districts for charter school enrollment at the 2010-11 school year le... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Property Tax Exemption for Charter Schools S.B. 278 Provides that, for purposes of a property tax exemption for property of school districts under statute, a charter school is considered to be... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Charter School Governance H.B. 388 Provides that a chartering entity may use certain data to measure the performance of a charter school. Prohibits a chartering entity from im... More... DE Signed into law 02/2011 P-12 Needs-Based Funding H.B. 1 Allows services for children with disabilities to be funded based on identified individual needs rather than on their classification or plac... More... TX Adopted 01/2011 P-12 Financial Accountability Rating System 19 TAC 109.1002, 1003, 1004, 1005 From the January 28, 2011 Texas Register: The sections establish provisions that detail the ratings, types of ratings, criteria, reporting a... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research IL Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 79 Creates the State Charter School Commission, and makes it responsible for authorizing charter schools statewide. Establishes membership of t... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 High-Performing Charter Schools and Charter Systems S.B. 1546 Establishes criteria for high-performing charter schools (virtual or cyber charters are not eligible) and high-performing charter school sys... More... HI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter School Funding and Oversight S.B. 1174 Requires charter school budget requests for needs-based facilities funding to include a detailed explanation as to the formula used and the ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Charter Caps, Charter Performance Index H.B. 153 - Charter Caps, Charter Performance Index Repeals existing language regarding charter caps for charter operators that were operating fewer than 50, 50-75 and more than 75 schools as ... More... NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Charter School Policies and Requirements S.B. 446 Addresses contracts between charter schools chartering authorities; creates an annual evaluation process for charter schools; includes other... More... TX Adopted 01/2011 P-12 Financial Accountability Rating System 19 TAC 109.1002, 1003, 1004, 1005 From the January 28, 2011 Texas Register: The sections establish provisions that detail the ratings, types of ratings, criteria, reporting a... More... Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Interdistrict Transfer for Child of Parent Who Works in Another District S.B. 381 From bill summary: Extends the operation of the provision authorizing the district in which a pupil's parent or the legal guardian is physic... More... CA Vetoed 10/2011 P-12 Open Enrollment A.B. 47 From bill summary: Existing law, the Open Enrollment Act, allows the parent of a pupil enrolled in a low-achieving school to submit an appli... More... CA In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending 09/2011 P-12 Interdistrict Transfers S.B. 745 Existing law defines a school district of choice as one in which the district's governing board has, by resolution, elected to accept interd... More... CA Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Interdistrict Attendance Appeals A.B. 1085 From bill summary: Expresses legislative intent that school districts and county boards of education use their best efforts to expeditiously... More... OR To governor 07/2011 P-12 School Choice H.B. 3681 Allows student to attend school in school district where student does not have legal residence if student receives written consent from dist... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Expands Definition of Failing School for Purposes of Student Eligibility for the Opportunity Scholarship Program H.B. 1331 From House of Representatives Staff Analysis: Expands the definition of a failing school for purposes of student eligibility for the Opportu... More... NH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Student Residency Dispute Resolution S.B. 37 Provides further detail on the procedure for resolving residency disputes. Excludes homeless children from the list of pupils whose residenc... More... OR Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Choice H.B. 2282 Allows student to attend school in school district where student does not have legal residence if student receives written consent from dist... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Amending Opportunity Public School Choice Act S.B. 788 Amends transportation policies affecting open enrollment students. Authorizes the receiving districts or charters to transport students to a... More... NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School Accountability Ratings S.B. 427 Creates the A-B-C-D-E-F rating system to grade public schools in a way that is easily understandable to parents, school personnel and the co... More... Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools WA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Innovative Schools H.B. 1521 Encourages additional innovation schools by disseminating information about current models and recognizing the effort and commitment that go... More... Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools OH Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 College-Preparatory Boarding School Program H.B. 157 - College-Preparatory Boarding School Program Repeals provision requiring any board of trustees of a college-preparatory boarding school to secure at least $20 million dollars of private... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Data Collection Requirements/Charter Schools S.B. 1039 State Education Resource Center - Clarifies the status of the State Education Resource Center as a nonstock corporation and nonprofit tax ex... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 College-Preparatory Boarding Academy Pilot Program S.B. 404 From Legislative Staff Summary: Creates the College-Preparatory Boarding Academy Pilot Program (Academy) for at-risk students. Defines the k... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Background Checks at Certain Schools H.B. 153 - Background Checks at Certain Schools Requires that staff at a nonpublic school participating in the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program or at a college-preparatory bo... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 College-Preparatory Boarding Schools H.B. 153 - College-Preparatory Boarding Schools Creates chapter 3318 regarding college preparatory boarding schools. Defines an eligible student as a student who is entitled to attend scho... More... NE Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Focus Programs or Magnet Schools L.B. 558 Amends current law relating to focus schools, focus programs and magnet schools established by school districts in a learning community. Cla... More... Choice of Schools--Tax Credits AK Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Finance S.B. 84 An Act amending the funding for statewide residential educational programs; relating to funding for high school vocational and technical ins... More... NC Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Tax Credits for Children with Disabilities H.B. 344 Provides a taxpayer a credit against the tax imposed for each of the taxpayer's eligible dependent children who is a resident of the state a... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Removes Tax Credit Restriction H.B. 965 From Legislative Staff Summary: Eliminates a current restriction for the corporate income tax credit and insurance premium tax, that eligibl... More... NH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Tax Credits S.B. 67 Establishes a committee to study the implementation of an education tax credit plan in New Hampshire. Three members each from the senate and... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Tax Credits and Student Scholarship Organizations H.B. 325 Expands definition of "eligible student" to include 1st graders (previously included only students in a qualified kindergarten or pre-kinder... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Vouchers H.B. 1003 Provides a tax deduction for a parent who sends a child to a private school or home schools the child. Increases the school scholarship tax ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship-Granting Organizations S.B. 969 Creates the "Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act". The act would allow a tax credit equal 50% of the total amount of contr... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. Tax Exemption for Postsecondary Textbook S.B. 69 Defines "textbook for a higher education course" to include a textbook in electronic format. Provides a tax exemption for purchase of a text... More... Choice of Schools--Vouchers WI Signed into law 11/2011 P-12 Changes to the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and the Choice Program for Eligible School Districts S.B. 234 Requires private schools participating in either the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program or the Choice Program for Eligible School districts t... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Expands Eligibility for the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program H.B. 1329 Expands eligibility for the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program to students with disabilities who have 504 acc... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Expands Definition of Failing School for Purposes of Student Eligibility for the Opportunity Scholarship Program H.B. 1331 From House of Representatives Staff Analysis: Expands the definition of a failing school for purposes of student eligibility for the Opportu... More... NH Became law without governor's signature 06/2011 P-12 Charter School Requirements and Tuition S.B. 82 Permits the state board of education to grant charter status to all applicants that meet the requirements (removing quota of 20 schools duri... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Background Checks at Certain Schools H.B. 153 - Background Checks at Certain Schools Requires that staff at a nonpublic school participating in the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program or at a college-preparatory bo... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program H.B. 153 - Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program Amends various provisions of the Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program (voucher for students in low-performing schools, not Cleveland... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Autism Scholarship Program H.B. 153 - Autism Scholarship Program Specifies that the services provided under the scholarship must include an educational component. Pages 74-77 of 1000: http://www.legislatur... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program H.B. 153 - Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program Establishes the Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program, effective with the 2012-13 school year, for K-12 students with disabilities ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Cleveland Voucher Program H.B. 153 - Cleveland Voucher Program Makes changes to the "pilot project scholarship program" (Cleveland voucher program). Expands eligibility to new applicants through grade 12... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Parental Rights and Special Education H.B. 153 - Parental Rights and Special Education Directs the department of education to develop a document that compares a parent's and child's rights under Chapter 3323 of the Ohio code an... More... WI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Parental Choice Program A.B. 40 (Act 32) - Budget Bill Appropriates funding for the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) and choice programs in other eligible school districts (the latter is ... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Vouchers H.B. 1003 Provides a tax deduction for a parent who sends a child to a private school or home schools the child. Increases the school scholarship tax ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Amends Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship for Students with Disabilities H.B. 1744 Parents requesting a Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship for Students with Disabilities must make their request no later than December 1 of the... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Empowerment Scholarship S.B. 1553 Amends Title 15, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 19 creating a "scholarship account" program providing options for K-12 students... More... Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship-Granting Organizations S.B. 969 Creates the "Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act". The act would allow a tax credit equal 50% of the total amount of contr... More... Civic Education NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Community Services S.B. 96 Encouraging a student who receives a Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship to volunteer at least 20 hours of community service per year.... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Citizenship S.B. 237 Provides for the creation of a nonprofit corporation, with a Board of Directors appointed by the Legislative Commission, to provide educatio... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Curriculum Standards for US and State Government H.B. 1625 Requires the state board of education, in consultation with the department of education, to review the current elementary and secondary curr... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Review of Civics Education Curriculum Standards S.B. 1483 Directs the state board of education, in consultation with the department of education, to review the curriculum standards for civics educat... More... IL Adopted 05/2011 P-12 Illinois Democracy Schools S.R. 149 Commends the efforts of those schools that have already taken the necessary steps to become Illinois Democracy Schools; encourages all secon... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Character Education S.B. 1055 Authorizes the Arizona Department of Education to annually retain 7% of the program's state matching grant funds for administrative purposes... More... KY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Voting Information for 12th Grade Students H.B. 192 Requires secondary schools to provide information to 12th grade students on how to register to vote, vote in an election using a ballot, and... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Civic and Character Education H.B. 269 Directs each school district and the state charter school board to submit to the lieutenant governor and the commission on civic and charact... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Character and Civic Education H.B. 327 Directs the state board of education to annually report to the education interim committee the methods used and the results being achieved t... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Commission on Civics Education S.B. 1054 Clarifies that the Commission on Civics Education will continue until July 1, 2012, if the Commission is funded by a separate appropriation ... More... Civic Education--Character Education NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Community Services S.B. 96 Encouraging a student who receives a Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship to volunteer at least 20 hours of community service per year.... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Citizenship S.B. 237 Provides for the creation of a nonprofit corporation, with a Board of Directors appointed by the Legislative Commission, to provide educatio... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Curriculum Standards for US and State Government H.B. 1625 Requires the state board of education, in consultation with the department of education, to review the current elementary and secondary curr... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Review of Civics Education Curriculum Standards S.B. 1483 Directs the state board of education, in consultation with the department of education, to review the curriculum standards for civics educat... More... IL Adopted 05/2011 P-12 Illinois Democracy Schools S.R. 149 Commends the efforts of those schools that have already taken the necessary steps to become Illinois Democracy Schools; encourages all secon... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Character Education S.B. 1055 Authorizes the Arizona Department of Education to annually retain 7% of the program's state matching grant funds for administrative purposes... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Finance H.B. 2301 Removes the statutory restrictions on the use of Soft Capitol Allocation (SCA) monies. Allows, as session law, 50% of unemnumbered ECA credi... More... KY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Voting Information for 12th Grade Students H.B. 192 Requires secondary schools to provide information to 12th grade students on how to register to vote, vote in an election using a ballot, and... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Civic and Character Education H.B. 269 Directs each school district and the state charter school board to submit to the lieutenant governor and the commission on civic and charact... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Character and Civic Education H.B. 327 Directs the state board of education to annually report to the education interim committee the methods used and the results being achieved t... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Commission on Civics Education S.B. 1054 Clarifies that the Commission on Civics Education will continue until July 1, 2012, if the Commission is funded by a separate appropriation ... More... Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Statewide Assessment Provisions H.B. 1255 - Sec. 16, 18, 25, 26 Allows a principal to waive the civics end-of-course (EOC) assessment requirement for a transfer student who already completed a civics cour... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Includes Civics in the Social Studies and History Courses Required for a Diploma H.P. 902 (L.D. 1211) Requires a secondary student to satisfactorily complete at least one course in civics and government to receive a high school diploma. http:... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Amends Civic Literacy Curriculum Requirements H.B. 588 Amends civic literacy curriculum requirements related to the founding of the United States. Deletes the requirements that high school studen... More... TN to governor 05/2011 P-12 Teaching American Government H.B. 1625 Specifies that each student must be taught the foundational instruments, mechanisms and values of American government and that no teacher or... More... NE Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Civics Education L.B. 544 Expands the topics required to be covered in the teaching of civics in high schools. The bill provides that in teaching about the duties of ... More... Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance ME Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Pledge of Allegiance H.P. 842 Requires a school administrative unit to allow every student enrolled in the school administrative unit the opportunity to recite the Pledge... More... Class Size NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Class Size Reduction for Grades 1-3 H.B. 200 - Class Size Reduction for Grades 1-3 Declares findings of the general assembly regarding benefits of small class sizes in grades 1-3, and disadvantages of larger class sizes. Es... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Charter School Enrollment/School District Class Size S.B. 2120 - Sec. 8, 11, 12, 14, 15 Sec. 8 - Adjusts the charter school enrollment process such that students living in a development that provides the facility and related pro... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Class Size H.B. 192 - Class Size Extends for 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years certain temporary provisions that permit the average class size for certain programs to be equi... More... CA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Class Size Reduction Funds S.B. 70 - Sec. 58 From bill summary: Existing law appropriates funding for class size reduction grades K-3, to be expended consistent with specified requireme... More... Curriculum PA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Expands "Vocational Agricultural Education" S.B. 389 Updates the definition of ''vocational agricultural education" to include instruction that develops student potential for success in enterin... More... CA Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Prohibition of Discriminatory Content S.B. 48 From bill summary: Updates references to certain categories of persons and requires instruction in social sciences to include a study of the... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Genocide Education/Sign Language is Foreign Language H.B. 6499 - Sec. 1 and 2 Includes genocide education in the materials provided by the Department of Education to school districts for student curriculum and educator... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Digital Curriculum/ Middle School Career and Professional Academy H.B. 1255 - Sec. 17, 19, 20, 28 Authorizes school districts to provide a digital curriculum for students in grades 6 through 12 (Sec. 17). Requires a district's strategic p... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Charter School Enrollment/School District Class Size S.B. 2120 - Sec. 8, 11, 12, 14, 15 Sec. 8 - Adjusts the charter school enrollment process such that students living in a development that provides the facility and related pro... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Review of State Instructional Materials S.B. 2120 - Sec. 21 Sec. 21 - Requires the state Commissioner of Education, by April 15 of each school year, to appoint three state or national experts in the c... More... WV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 School Curriculum Teams and Local School Collaborative Processes H.B. 3116 Amends and reenacts the law relating to the authority of school curriculum teams and local school collaborative processes with respect to se... More... AK Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Task Force on Theme-Based Education S.B. 1 - Task Force on Theme-Based Education Establishes advisory task force on theme-based education as a legislative task force to compile data and advise the legislature on public sc... More... IA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Postsec. Council for Agricultural Education H.B. 592 Establishes a council for agricultural education (advisory). Sets membership and duties. The duties of the council are to review, develop, a... More... WA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Civil Rights S.B. 5174 Relates to encouraging instruction in the history of civil rights; adding a new section to chapter 28A.230 RCW; and creating a new section. ... More... Curriculum--Arts Education NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Establishes the Arts Education Commission H.B. 758 Establishes The Arts Education Commission in the General Assembly to: (1) Review, prioritize, and recommend implementation strategies for th... More... UT To governor 03/2011 P-12 Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program S.B. 217 Effective with the 2011-12 school year, permits a district or charter school to receive a grant through the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Element... More... Curriculum--Drivers Education LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Drivers's Education H.B. 534 Relates to driver's education programs. Consolidates all driver's education programs and instruction under the Department of Public Safety a... More... OR (H) CHAPTER 357, (2011 LAWS): EFFECTIVE DATE JANUARY 1, 2012. 06/2011 P-12 Driver Education H.B. 2210 Relating to traffic safety education courses.... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Drivers Education and Background Checks H.B. 2678 Directs the Sunset Advisory Commission to review the education agency's jurisdiction and control over driver education and driving safety sc... More... Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Instruction in Financial Literacy and Paying for College H.B. 34 Requires that the Texas essential knowledge and skills related to personal financial literacy include instruction in methods of paying for c... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Financial Literacy Training at Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 399 Requires general academic teaching institutions to offer personal financial literacy training. Directs the higher education coordinating boa... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Personal Financial Literacy S.B. 290 Requires a personal financial literacy component to be included in mathematics instruction in grades K-8 (previously personal financial lite... More... ME Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Promotes Financial Literacy of High School Students H.P. 161 Requires the Commissioner of Education to develop a program of technical assistance that promotes the importance of financial literacy and e... More... TN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Financial Literacy S.B. 912 Requires that state board of education mandate revisions to financial literacy education, including as component on certain achievement test... More... WA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Membership and Work of the Financial Education Public-Private Partnership H.B. 1594 Establishes term limits for membership on the financial education public-private partnership. Encourages school districts to adopt the jumps... More... Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 State Seal of Biliteracy on High School Diplomas and Transcripts A.B. 815 From bill summary: Establishes the State Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Genocide Education/Sign Language is Foreign Language H.B. 6499 - Sec. 1 and 2 Includes genocide education in the materials provided by the Department of Education to school districts for student curriculum and educator... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Foreign Language Immersion Programs S.B. 104 Requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop and implement a process to certify foreign language immersion educ... More... VA Signed into law 02/2011 P-12 American Sign Language H.B. 1435 Provides that if a local school board offers an elective course in American Sign Language, it must grant academic credit for course completi... More... Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education TX Adopted 11/2011 P-12 Nutrition Outreach and Education 4 TAC 26.40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52, 53, 55 Renames nutrition outreach and education programs and clarifies eligibility requirements for both programs. One program is now "Expanding th... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Internet Safety Instruction H.B. 251 Adds Internet safety to the list of health education topics which public schools are required to cover. http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sectio... More... NJ Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Dating Violence Policy A 2920 Directs the Department of Education to develop a school district dating violence policy and requires school districts to provide dating viol... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Health Education S.B. 1204 Appropriations--Health Education - Appropriates $10,710,400 for Health Education Programs for fiscal year 2012; limits the number of full-t... More... Curriculum--Language Arts CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap/Early Literacy S.B. 929 Sec. 1 - Establishes a task force to address the academic achievement gaps in Connecticut by considering effective approaches to closing the... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Model Curriculum for English Language Arts and Math S.B. 14 Requires the state board of education to develop a model curriculum for the subjects of English language arts and mathematics. Provides for ... More... IN Adopted 04/2011 P-12 Reading Framework 511 IAC 6.1-5-2.6; 511 IAC 6.2-3.1 Amends 511 IAC 6.1-5-2.6 to include the utilization of the reading framework adopted by the state board of education as part of the required... More... Curriculum--Mathematics MT Adopted 11/2011 P-12 Mathematics Content Standards and Performance Descriptors ARM 10.54.4010-4013; 4020-4023; 4030-4033; 4040-4043; 4101-4112 Adopts college and career ready content standards for mathematics and repeals previous standards and performance descriptors. http://www.m... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap/Early Literacy S.B. 929 Sec. 1 - Establishes a task force to address the academic achievement gaps in Connecticut by considering effective approaches to closing the... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Model Curriculum for English Language Arts and Math S.B. 14 Requires the state board of education to develop a model curriculum for the subjects of English language arts and mathematics. Provides for ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Professional Development, Mathematics K-3 H.B. 1918 Requires the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to develop and administer mathematics professional development programs for any tea... More... WA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Math Specialists H.B. 1600 Encourages elementary teachers who enjoy and excel in mathematics to become specialists and encourages school districts to assign these spec... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Standards of Quality H.B. 1792/S.B. 1270 Codifies in the Standards of Quality the flexibility to use funds provided in the appropriation act and provided to local school divisions f... More... Curriculum--Physical Education WI Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 Course Substitution for Physical Education S.B. 95 - Section 8 (118.33) Authorizes local boards to allow a pupil who participates in sports or in another organized physical activity, as determined by the school b... More... CA Vetoed 10/2011 P-12 Health and Fitness Award Program A.B. 200 From bill summary: Requires the state board to establish the Health and Fitness Award Program to recognize schools that conduct their physic... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Physical Fitness Assessment S.B. 8 - Physical Fitness Assessment From bill summary: Limits a school district's required annual physical fitness assessment of students in grade three or higher to students e... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Reporting Student Performance on Physical Fitness Assessment S.B. 226 Amends provisions relating to reporting student performance on a physical fitness assessment instrument to the Texas Education Agency. http:... More... ME Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Physical Education Elementary School Pilot Project H.P. 939 Directs the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Health and Human Services and the Maine Governor's Council on Physical Activity t... More... TN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Physical Education H.B. 9 Requires local education agencies (LEAs) to incorporate a minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity each instructional day for elementary a... More... CO Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Physical Education/Activity Requirements H.B. 1069 Requires districts and charter schools to adopt policies to incorporate time for physical activity into schedules for elementary students. S... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Support for Increased Participation in Outdoor Activities H.C.R. 7 Expresses support for increased participation by children in outdoor activities and support policies that promote outdoor activities for Uta... More... VA Vetoed 02/2011 P-12 Physical Education Requirement S.B. 966/H.B. 1644 Requires at least 150 minutes of physical education per week on average during the regular school year for grades K through eight, with a si... More... Curriculum--Science CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Science Standards S.B. 300 From bill summary: Requires the state board to adopt science content standards pursuant to specified requirements. Requires the superintende... More... SC Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Clarifies Science Course Requirement for Receiving a High School Diploma S.J.R. 686 Clarifies the science course requirement for receiving a high school diploma. Current law requires students to pass a science course in a su... More... Curriculum--Sex Education ND Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Health Curriculum Component on Sexual Health H.B. 1229 Beginning July 1, 2012, each school district and nonpublic school is required to ensure that the portion of its health curriculum which is r... More... MT Vetoed 04/2011 P-12 Parental Control Over Student Participation H.B. 456 Allows parental control over student participation in courses of instruction, assemblies, etc. that involve human sexual education. Requires... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Abstinence-Only and Abstinence-Plus Education H.B. 999 Requires local boards to implement abstinence-only or abstinence-plus sex-education policies by June 30, 2012. Requires state department of ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Family Life Education S.B. 906 Provides that any family life education curriculum offered by a local school division shall require the Standards of Learning objectives rel... More... Curriculum--Social Studies/History CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Instruction on the Role of Filipinos in WWII A.B. 199 From bill summary: Encourages instruction in social sciences for grades 7-12 to include instruction on the role of Filipinos in World War II... More... CA Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Prohibition of Discriminatory Content S.B. 48 From bill summary: Updates references to certain categories of persons and requires instruction in social sciences to include a study of the... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Includes Civics in the Social Studies and History Courses Required for a Diploma H.P. 902 (L.D. 1211) Requires a secondary student to satisfactorily complete at least one course in civics and government to receive a high school diploma. http:... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Amends Civic Literacy Curriculum Requirements H.B. 588 Amends civic literacy curriculum requirements related to the founding of the United States. Deletes the requirements that high school studen... More... RI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Teaching of Genocide H.B. 5732, S.B. 290 Defines genocide and requires the state department of education to make available on its website curriculum materials and such other materia... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Curriculum Standards for US and State Government H.B. 1625 Requires the state board of education, in consultation with the department of education, to review the current elementary and secondary curr... More... TN to governor 05/2011 P-12 Teaching American Government H.B. 1625 Specifies that each student must be taught the foundational instruments, mechanisms and values of American government and that no teacher or... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Instruction in American History and Government H.B. 220 Requires instruction in American history and government to include a study of: (i) forms of government, such as a republic, a pure democrac... More... Data-Driven Improvement MI Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 Bipartisan Workgroup to Recommend Measures to Improve Educational Quality in Public Schools S.B. 618 Requires a bipartisan workgroup to be convened and recommend measures to improve educational quality in all public schools. The group must f... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Using Data to Improve Student Achievement H.B. 153 - Using Data to Improve Student Achievement Provides that of a specified department of education appropriation, a portion in each fiscal year may be used to train district and regional... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Learning Management System S.B. 2150 - Sec. 19 Defines "local instructional improvement system" as a system that uses electronic and digital tools that provide teachers, administrators, s... More... Demographics--Enrollments AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Residency S.B. 1141 Requires public schools to obtain documentation of Arizona residency for pupils enrolled in their schools. Chapter 205 http://www.azleg.gov/... More... Desegregation MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Prohibits Segregation H.F. 26 Stipulates that students should not be separated by socioeconomic, demographic, ethnic or racial differences. States that Minnesota will off... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Oversight of Desegregation Funds H.B. 1878 Provides oversight of and accountability for state desegregation funding received and expended by the Pulaski County School Districts. http:... More... Economic/Workforce Development CA Vetoed 10/2011 P-12 Postsec. Strategic Plan for Connecting Education and Workforce Development A.B. 1310 Partially from bill summary: Requires the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, in conjunction with the California Workforce Investm... More... NY Vetoed 09/2011 P-12 Green Jobs Workforce Subcommittee A.B. 241 Creates the Green Jobs Workforce Subcommittee ("subcommittee") under the State Workforce Investment Board. Directs the subcommittee to work ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 Postsec. Higher Education Green Jobs and Technology Act H.B. 166 Creates the Higher Education Green Jobs and Technology Act. Permits representatives from each state university and community college, in con... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Postsec. Comprehensive Healthcare Workforce Planning Act S.B. 1945 Creates the Comprehensive Healthcare Workforce Planning Act. Establishes the State Healthcare Workforce Council to provide an ongoing assess... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 Postsec. Postsecondary Alignment H.B. 6485 Requires the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, every two years, to identify and report on the sectors or subsectors in which workforce sh... More... IA Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Community College Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Act H.F. 645 - Multiple Provisions "Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Act" . Establishes a pathways for academic career and employment program to provide funding to ... More... IL Signed into law 07/2011 Postsec. Higher Education Technology Entrepreneur Center Act H.B. 1876 Creates the Higher Education Technology Entrepreneur Center Act. Authorizes the board of trustees of each public university and community co... More... CT Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Identification of Teacher and Workforce Shortages H.B. 6485 Requires the state Department of Education to annually, by March first, electronically distribute to the president of every institution of h... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Creation and Transfer of Various State Agencies S.B. 2156 Creates the Department of Economic Opportunity. Transfers the functions and trust funds of the Agency for Workforce Innovation to other agen... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Higher Education Coordinating Council/Articulation Coordinating Committee/Various Postsecondary Provisions H.B. 7151 Establishes the Higher Education Coordinating Council and directs the council to make recommendations on: (1) The primary core mission of pu... More... LA Adopted 06/2011 Postsec. Community Colleges and Economic Development S.C.R. 61 Urges and requests the Board of Regents to work with the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to study the two-year coll... More... LA Adopted 06/2011 Postsec. Postsecondary and Workforce Development Study H.C.R. 66 Urges and requests the Board of Regents, the Department of Revenue, and the Louisiana Workforce Commission to report and share information a... More... LA Adopted 06/2011 Postsec. Shared Vision for Higher Education in Louisiana H.C.R. 121 Urges the Louisiana Board of Regents to aggressively and fully implement its previously established admission standards, those standards the... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Establishes the ''No Adult Left Behind" Initiative S.B. 166 Requires the Commission on Workforce Development, acting as the lead agency, with the cooperation of other participating agencies, including... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Community College Advisory Council on Economic Development A.B. 449 Creates an Advisory Council on Economic Development and prescribes its duties. Creates the Board of Economic Development, consisting of the ... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Community College Workforce Training Program S.B. 175 Creates Oregon Employer Workforce Training Program and Oregon Youth Employment Program in Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Dev... More... SC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Extends the Implementation Date of Personal Pathways to Success H.B. 3748 Extends the date by which the Education and Economic Development Act, now called Personal Pathways to Success, must be implemented fully (th... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Advanced Research Program H.B. 2631 Renames the advanced research program the Norman Hackerman advanced research program. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pd... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Cybersecurity, Education and Economic Development council S.B. 988 Creates a 9-member cybersecurity, education and economic development council, including two representatives from institutions of higher educ... More... WA Partial Veto http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Vetoes/5764.VTO.pdf 06/2011 Postsec. Creating Innovate Washington S.B. 5764 Creates innovate Washington as a state agency. Abolishes the Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute and the Washington te... More... CO Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Higher Education Master Plan S.B. 52 Directs the commission on higher education to design a master plan that achieves the following goals: increasing the overall number of degre... More... MD Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Community College Amends Requirements For Exemption From Community College Tuition Payment for Disabled Individuals H.B. 104 Clarifies and amends the requirements for obtaining an exemption from the payment of tuition at community colleges for specified disabled in... More... NC Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 High School To Work Partnerships H.B. 769 Directs local boards of education to adopt and implement policies that encourage high school to work partnerships. http://www.ncga.state.nc.... More... ND Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Community College Workforce Training S.B. 2056 (H.B. 1016) Clarify that one of the four institutions of higher education that is assigned primary responsibility for workforce training qualifies as a ... More... WV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Community College Establishes the Learn and Earn Cooperative Education Program S.B. 538 Establishes the Learn and Earn Cooperative Education Program to provide opportunities for students in technical and community colleges to wo... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 Community College Postsec. Community College District S.B. 1213 Outlines an alternative process to convert a provisional community college district to an independent community college district. Allows a c... More... VA Signed into law 04/2011 Postsec. Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund S.B. 1485/H.B. 2324 Expands the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund to allow for awards from the fund to be used to encourage commercialization and to ... More... ME Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Establishes the Governor's Business Advisory Council 12 FY 11/12 Establishes the Governor's Business Advisory Council tasked with advising on ways to improve the state's business climate. http://www.maine.... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Development of State Longitudinal Data System S.B. 2371 Provides for the development of a state longitudinal data system (SLDS) to establish a multi-agency database to track educational and studen... More... UT Vetoed 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Utah Futures Web Site and Steering Committee S.B. 305 Statutorily creates "Utah Futures" https://utahfutures.org/, a web-based education and career counseling program. Provides that Utah Futures... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. Community College Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011 H.B. 2510/S.B. 1459 Establishes the Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011 for the purpose of fueling strong economic growth in the Commonwealth and ... More... Equity CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Postsec. Gender Expression and Gender Identity A.B. 887 Creates definition of "gender expression" in the Education Code. Adds that a public education is to be offered to all, regardless of gender ... More... Federal AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Federal Programs S.B. 1263--Federal Grants and Reporting Requirements Allows charter schools and small school districts, if permitted by federal law, to opt out of federal grant opportunities if they would impo... More... Finance MI Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 State School Aid Act S.B. 691 Amends Section 25 of the State School Aid Act, which provides for adjustments in foundation allowance funding for pupils enrolled in alterna... More... AK Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Finance S.B. 84 An Act amending the funding for statewide residential educational programs; relating to funding for high school vocational and technical ins... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Integration Revenue Replacement Advisory Task Force H.F. 26 (a) Directs the education commissioner to convene a 12-member advisory task force to develop recommendations for repurposing integration rev... More... AL To governor 06/2011 P-12 Monthly Reporting on Education Trust Fund H.B. 25 Requires the Department of Finance to produce monthly reports on the condition of the Education Trust Fund. Provides legislative intent that... More... MN Vetoed 06/2011 P-12 Omnibus Education Policy Bill H.F. 1381 Omnibus Education Policy Bill https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H1381.5.html&session=ls87... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Transferring Funds for School Building Administration H.B. 200 - Transferring Funds for School Building Administration Permits local school administrative units to transfer funds for school building administration for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by t... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Oregon Education Investment Board and Early Learning Council S.B. 909 Establishes the Oregon Education Investment Board to oversee a unified public education system that begins with early childhood services and... More... PA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Multiple Sections - Intermediate Unit Transparency H.B. 1352 Section 907-A requires the posting of financial and contract information for Intermediate Units. Section 921-A brings the intermediate units... More... WA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Finance H.B. 1131 Modifies provisions relating to the student achievement program general fund allocation. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/P... More... MN Vetoed 05/2011 P-12 Omnibus School Finance Bill H.F. 934 Omnibus K-12 Finance Bill https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0934.4.html&session=ls87... More... MN Vetoed 05/2011 P-12 Omnibus Education Finance Bill H.F. 934 Contains conference committee recommendations for the funding of K-12 education in Minnesota. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/showPDF.php... More... OR Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Finance S.B. 5545 Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or otherrevenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Training on Audit Procedures H.B. 1708 Requires school district board members to obtain professional development concerning audit procedures. Defines scope and content of training... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Outcomes Based Funding H.B. 2710 Establishes the 13-member Joint Legislative Study Committee on Outcome-Based Education Funding (Committee). Instructs the Committee to devel... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Charter School Closure S.B. 1149 Creates a new section which will provide provisions in the event of an unanticipated public charter school closure. The provisions require s... More... MS Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 District Finance for Students In Corrections Facility S.B. 2388 Authorizes the Mississippi Department of Education to develop and promulgate policies and procedures regarding financial reimbursements to t... More... OK Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Pension Funding Accountability Act of 2011 H.B. 1007 Each month the State Department of Education is required to transfer the monies apportioned to the Teachers' Retirement System Dedicated Rev... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Revenue Receipts H.B. 1296 Clarifies the definition of revenue receipts of a school district. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Bills/HB1296.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Oversight of Desegregation Funds H.B. 1878 Provides oversight of and accountability for state desegregation funding received and expended by the Pulaski County School Districts. http:... More... KS Adopted 03/2011 P-12 School Finance H.C.R. 5010 Resolution would create a statewide vote on a constitutional amendment to clarify that it is the Kansas Legislation that has the authority t... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Funds to Nonprofit Foundations H.B. 1227 Authorizes local school boards to disburse funds to a nonprofit foundation that exists to enhance the public educational experience and quai... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Purchase of Easements H.B. 1126 Authorizes local school boards to purchase easements for access to 16th section lands. Prohibits the use of eminent domain by any local scho... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Standards of Quality H.B. 1792/S.B. 1270 Codifies in the Standards of Quality the flexibility to use funds provided in the appropriation act and provided to local school divisions f... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Unfunded Programs H.B. 1885 Deletes references to educational programs that have not been funded and do not exist and updates language in other sections to conform to c... More... DE Signed into law 02/2011 P-12 Needs-Based Funding H.B. 1 Allows services for children with disabilities to be funded based on identified individual needs rather than on their classification or plac... More... Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost IN Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Lawsuits by School Corporations S.B. 495 Prohibits the governing body of a school corporation from using funds received from the state to bring or join in an action against the stat... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School Funding Amounts H.B. 1901 Changes the foundation funding level for students. Includes students in regular settings, alternative settings, English-language learners an... More... Finance--Aid to Private Schools OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Definitions for Purposes of District Purchases H.B. 153 - Definitions for Purposes of District Purchases Repeals existing definition of "electronic textbook". Establishes new defintion of electronic textbook as any book or book substitute access... More... ME Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 School Closures/Annual Student Counts/Private Schools Annual Audit H.P. 959 Exempts certain reformulated school administrative districts that did not operate a K-12 program from the requirement to maintain such a pro... More... Finance--Bonds OR Signed into law 07/2011 Postsec. Capitol Construction H.B. 5006 Limits for six-year period beginning July 1, 2011, payment of expenses from other funds collected or received by various state agencies for ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Transfers from School District Bond Fund or Bond Retirement Fund H.B. 153 - Transfers from School District Bond Fund or Bond Retirement Fund From bill analysis: Authorizes transfers from a bond fund or bond retirement fund to a permanent improvement fund, even if all of the obliga... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Capital Costs S.B. 18 Establishes statutory provisions required for Superintendent of Public Instruction to borrow money pursuant to Article XI-P of Oregon Consti... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Bonds A.B. 478 Existing law authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to issue bonds and other securities to finance certain projects at ... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Clarifying Definitions H.B. 1527 Clarifies definitions related to bonded debt assistance for school districts. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act266.... More... MT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Authority to Finance Energy Conservation Measures H.B. 182 From the fiscal note: HB 182 extends the debt repayment period for Montana school districts to borrow funds through the Board of Investments... More... NV Vetoed 03/2011 P-12 Outstanding Bonds A.B. 183 Revises the provisions regarding the establishment and maintenance of a reserve account for payment of the outstanding bonds of a school dis... More... SD Signed into law 03/2011 Community College Finance - Bonds H.B. 1228 An act to increase the bonding limit of the four technical institutes. 1-16A-77. The aggregate outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes... More... Finance--District PA Signed into law 11/2011 P-12 Postsec. Thresholds for Contracts Put Out for Bid S.B. 296 Increases the maximum amount of a contract before it must be put out for bids. Under current law, a district must seek written or phone pric... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Hearing Before Adoption of Local Budget A.B. 189 - Hearing Before Adoption of Local Budget From bill summary: Requires a public hearing to be held prior to and independent of a meeting where the governing board of a school district... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Fiscal Efficiency and Shared Services S.B. 2134 Encourages each regional superintendent of schools to offer districts the opportunity to share in joint educational or operational programs,... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Financial Oversight Panels S.B. 2149 Requires that if an Annual Financial Report resulting from a mandated audit reflects a deficit, the district must, within 30 days after acce... More... CA Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Allocation of Federal Funds to Districts A.B. 169 Clarifies that for purposes of state board allocation of federal funds to districts, "districts" are defined to include school districts, co... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 District Furloughs S.B. 8 - District Furloughs Authorizes a district board of trustees to implement a furlough program and reduce the number of days of service otherwise required by law b... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 District Financial Exigency S.B. 8 - District Financial Exigency From bill summary: Authorizes a school district board of trustees to adopt a resolution declaring a financial exigency for the district, lim... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Budget Review/Gift Ban for School Board Members H.B. 1255 - Sec. 6, 29 Removes the requirement that the commissioner of education review the budgets for school districts and Florida College System institutions. ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Posting of District Budget on School Website S.B. 224 Requires the budget of each school district (and other city and county entities) to be posted on the district's website. http://laws.flrules... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 School Calendar Pilot Program H.B. 200 - School Calendar Pilot Program Directs the state board to establish a school calendar pilot program in the Wilkes County Schools, the Montgomery County Schools, and the St... More... NH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Authorization for Special Board Meetings to Discuss Changes in Funding H.B. 650 Authorizes a school district to call a special meeting to address changes in the amount of education funding to be received from the state. ... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Finance A.B. 579 Ensures sufficient funding for K-12 public education for the 2011-2013 biennium; apportioning the State Distributive School Account in the S... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 School District Solvency Assistance Fund H.B. 153 - School District Solvency Assistance Fund Provides an exception to the provision that districts must reimburse the school district solvency assistance fund no later than the end of t... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Local Property Tax or Income Tax Levy H.B. 153 - Local Property Tax or Income Tax Levy Establishes the procedure for a district to levy a property tax or income tax. Pages 752-757 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/Bil... More... PA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Multiple Sections - School Budgets H.B. 1352 Section 615 gives school districts the authority to reopen their budget fue to changes in federal and state allocations. http://www.legis.st... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Students Served in Residential Mental Health S.B. 1707 Requires a local board of education to allocate funding in an amount equal to the per pupil state and local funds received by the LEA to sta... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Uniform Reporting Requirements S.B. 1292 Requires, beginning October 1, 2011, the Chief Financial Officer to conduct workshops with state agencies, local governments, educational en... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Transparency Requirements S.B. 2096 Requires charter schools and charter technical career centers to post their financial information on the Transparency Florida website. Requi... More... KS Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Uniform Reporting System S.B. 21 Enacts the uniform reporting system for receipts and expenditures for school districts. Requires the state board of education to develop and... More... MT Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Revenues, Shared Services, Reporting S.B. 329 Excerpts from the fiscal note: SB 329, as amended, increases the basic and per-ANB entitlements for K-12 public schools by 1.1% in FY 2012 a... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Federal Grant Money Can Be Disbursed to Cooperative S.B. 275 The measure allows federal grant money applied for on behalf of a school district to be disbursed directly to an interlocal cooperative with... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Cap on District Expenditures on Administration S.B. 664 Changes the cap on school district expenditures. School districts with more than 1,500 average daily attendance must not spend more than 5% ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Public School Classroom Support Revolving Fund H.B. 1852 The measure creates the Public School Classroom Support Revolving Fund to be used for grants to public classroom teachers. The State Board o... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 School Consolidation Assistance Fund H.B. 2115 Allows expenditure from School Consolidation Assistance Fund to school districts that have entered into a mutual contract for a superintende... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Students Come First S.B. 1184 The Students Come First legislation relates to public school modernization and reform. The legislature has a duty to ensure that state's sch... More... ND Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Authority to Withhold School District State Aid H.B. 1428 Requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop detailed procedures for school districts (and others) to follow if there is any... More... OK Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 H.B. 1372 Modifies definition of administrative services for expenditure limits. In defining "administrative services," staff for the superintendent w... More... WA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Fiscal Impact H.B. 1703 Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to prepare school district fiscal notes on proposed legislation that increa... More... WA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Fiscal bankruptcy H.B. 1431 Section 1: Relates to addressing financial insolvency of school districts; and creating new sections. Superintendent of public instruction i... More... MI Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Supervision of Lowest-achieving Schools S.B. 157 Provides that if a school included on the list of lowest-achieving 5% of public schools was operated by a district in which an emergency man... More... MI Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act H.B. 4214 Repeals the "Local Government Fiscal Responsibility Act", and creates the "Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act", ... More... OH Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Financial Reporting and Certain Standards for Operation of K-12 Programs H.B. 30 - Financial Reporting and Certain Standards for Operation of K-12 Programs Permits the state superintendent to issue waivers from certain financial reporting standards for districts and educational service centers, ... More... SD Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Capital Outlay S.B. 111 Extend for two years the period of time in which school districts may expend capital outlay funds for certain transportation, insurance, ene... More... TX Adopted 01/2011 P-12 Financial Accountability Rating System 19 TAC 109.1002, 1003, 1004, 1005 From the January 28, 2011 Texas Register: The sections establish provisions that detail the ratings, types of ratings, criteria, reporting a... More... Finance--Facilities OH Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 College-Preparatory Boarding School Program H.B. 157 - College-Preparatory Boarding School Program Repeals provision requiring any board of trustees of a college-preparatory boarding school to secure at least $20 million dollars of private... More... TX Adopted 12/2011 P-12 New Instructional Facility Allotment 19 TAC 61.1034 Modifies provisions related to the allotment for new instructional facilities to reflect statutory changes, implement a recent TEA policy de... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 School Facilities Funding: High-Performance Schools S.B. 128 Makes specified new construction and modernization projects eligible for an incentive grant if the project meets the criteria prescribed in ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 School Action and Facility Master Planning S.B. 630 Very similar to S.B. 620 (http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/PDF/09700SB0620lv.pdf). Differs from S.B. 620 in definition of "school actio... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 School Action and Facility Master Planning for Chicago Public Schools S.B. 620 Creates new sections 105 ILCS 5/34-200 through -235 regarding school action and facility master planning for Chicago Public Schools. By Dece... More... ME Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Alternative Delivery Methods for School Construction Projects H.P. 413 Authorizes the approval of additional school construction projects by school districts seeking to use an alternative delivery method for a s... More... OR Signed into law 07/2011 Postsec. Capitol Construction H.B. 5006 Limits for six-year period beginning July 1, 2011, payment of expenses from other funds collected or received by various state agencies for ... More... HI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 School Repair and Maintenance S.B. 1383 Permits the Hawaii 3R's School Repair and Maintenance Fund to receive moneys transferred to it from the School-level Minor Repairs and Maint... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Amends Laws Governing Competitive Bidding for School Construction and Repair S.P. 110 Changes the minimum amount of the cost of school construction, major alteration or repair requiring a competitive bid from over $100,000 to ... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Textbooks and Instructional Materials A.B. 493 Extends the prospective expiration of the temporary waiver from certain requirements governing expenditures of money for textbooks, instruct... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. K-12 and Higher Education Construction Contracts H.B. 153 - K-12 and Higher Education Construction Contracts Sections 9.33 to 9.335: Makes certain provisions related to a public authority's contracting for construction (that are already applicable t... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Reporting on Costs of Capital Facilities Projects H.B. 153 - Reporting on Costs of Capital Facilities Projects Directs public entities (including a state agency and a state institution of higher education), upon completion of a capital facilities proj... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Unit Prices Established in Contract H.B. 153 - Unit Prices Established in Contract Permits a regional council to enter into a contract that establishes a unit price for materials, labor, services, overhead, profit, and asso... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Lease or Sale of Unused School Facilities H.B. 153 - Lease or Sale of Unused School Facilities Repeals certain language related to unused school property. Adds new language requiring districts to offer unused school facilities (that ha... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Renting Facilities to Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 153 - Renting Facilities to Postsecondary Institutions Permits a district board to rent or lease facilities under its control to any public or nonpublic institution of higher education for the in... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Relocation or Replacement of Classroom Facilities H.B. 153 - Relocation or Replacement of Classroom Facilities Permits the Ohio school facilities commission to provide assistance under the exceptional needs school facilities program to any school dist... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Facilities H.B. 153 - Facilities Specifies actions after which a district capital project must be considered complete and the Ohio school facilities commission must issue a ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 College-Preparatory Boarding Schools H.B. 153 - College-Preparatory Boarding Schools Creates chapter 3318 regarding college preparatory boarding schools. Defines an eligible student as a student who is entitled to attend scho... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Funding for STEM School Facilities H.B. 153 - Funding for STEM School Facilities Permits the Ohio school facilities commission, upon receipt of a written proposal by the governing body of a STEM school, to provide funding... More... AL To governor 05/2011 P-12 Funding to Repair Tornado-Damaged Schools H.J.R. 460 Legislature resolved to work with governor and state superintendent of education to provide funding for tornado-damaged schools.... More... NE Vetoed 05/2011 P-12 Financing Capital Projects L.B. 283 From fiscal note: LB 283 expands an existing authority for school districts to levy property taxes and issue bonds for capital projects to i... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Finance H.B. 2301 Removes the statutory restrictions on the use of Soft Capitol Allocation (SCA) monies. Allows, as session law, 50% of unemnumbered ECA credi... More... CA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Funding School Facility Maintenance S.B. 70 - Sec. 17070.766 Extends through the 2014-15 fiscal year the temporary provision that reduces the deposit that districts applying for ongoing and major schoo... More... KY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Funds for Districts wtih Structurally Unsound School Buildings H.B. 428 Directs the department of education to determine urgent and critical construction needs. Directs the department to provide a funding allocat... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002 S.B. 1127 Provides that whenever a responsible public entity rejects a proposal initiated by a private entity that purports to develop specific cost s... More... Finance--Federal CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Facilitating Renewable Energy Products on School Lands A.B. 982 From bill summary: Contingent on the cooperation of the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, requires the state lands commission to enter into a ... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Finance S.J.R. 3 Urging Congress to enact legislation requiring the Secretary of the Interior to convey ownership of certain land to the State of Nevada to h... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Federal Grant Money Can Be Disbursed to Cooperative S.B. 275 The measure allows federal grant money applied for on behalf of a school district to be disbursed directly to an interlocal cooperative with... More... WA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Allocation of Federal Forest Revenue Based on Resident Students S.B. 5239 Allocates federal forest revenue to public schools based on resident students. Directs the definition of "resident student" to be based on r... More... NC Vetoed 04/2011 P-12 Postsec. Community College Community Colleges Opt Out Of Participation In Federal Direct Loan Program H.B. 7 Allows community colleges to opt out of participation in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. Govenor's Veto Message: http://ww... More... NE Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Allocation Provisions Relating to the Education Innovation Fund L.B. 333 From the fiscal note: Repeals the section of statute requiring a student achievement coordinator at NDE. The general fund savings from elimi... More... NE Signed into law 02/2011 P-12 Formula to Distribute State Aid L.B. 18 Fiscal Note summary: LB 18 amends the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act (TEEOSA) which is the formula used to distribute ... More... Finance--Funding Formulas CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Computation of Attendance for Certain Students and Classes S.B. 361 From bill summary: Existing law sets the minimum schoolday in a high school, except certain schools, including a regional occupational cente... More... CA Vetoed 10/2011 P-12 Reimbursable State Mandates A.B. 202 From bill summary: Expresses legislative intent that statutes creating a reimbursable state mandate on local educational agencies be periodi... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Early Childhood Block Grants; Chicago Educational Block Grants S.B. 1742 Requires a school district that receives an Early Childhood Block Grant to report to the state board of education on its use of the block gr... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Remote Educational Program Funding H.B. 3223 Amends the instructional time during which the remote educational program may be delivered (to disassociate from the traditional school cale... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Literacy Incentive Aid H.F. 26 Establishes literacy incentive aid as the sum of proficiency aid and growth aid. Establishes the formula for a school's proficiency aid eq... More... NH Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Differentiated Aid and Education Grant Guidelines H.B. 337 1. Repeals the calculation and distribution of fiscal capacity disparity aid; 2. Sets the amount of differentiated aid at $1,725 for each pu... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 School Finance System Study S.B. 1 - School Finance System Study Requires the establishment of a joint legislative interim committee to conduct a comprehensive study of the public school finance system. Di... More... HI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Committee on Weights S.B. 1281 Amends Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to require the Committee on Weights (to develop a weighted student formula) to meet not less t... More... LA Adopted 06/2011 P-12 K-12 School Funding Formula H.C.R. 130 Provides for legislative approval of the formula to determine the cost of a minimum foundation program of education in all public elementary... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Funds for Gifted Children H.B. 200 - Funds for Gifted Children Directs the state board to allocate an additional $1,192.90 per academically or intellectually gifted child for fiscal year 2011-2012 and $1... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Funding for Texas ChalleNGe Academy H.B. 2247 From bill analysis: Establishes the eligibility of the adjutant general's department to receive Foundation School Program funding for studen... More... WA Partial Veto 06/2011 P-12 Finance S.B. 5919 Modifies education funding provisions related to: (1) increased instructional hours in basic education; (2) funding formulas for per-student... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 State Education Finance Study Commission H.B. 192 - State Education Finance Study Commission Establishes the State Education Finance Study Commission to evaluate the Quality Basic Education (QBE) Formula and education funding for pub... More... KS Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Special Education Finance S.B. 111 Would change the starting date of the special education school finance formula that determines the minimum and maximum amount of special edu... More... ME Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 School Closures/Annual Student Counts/Private Schools Annual Audit H.P. 959 Exempts certain reformulated school administrative districts that did not operate a K-12 program from the requirement to maintain such a pro... More... MT Passed 05/2011 P-12 Interim Study of Performance-Based Funding for K-12 S.J.R. 28 A Joint resolution requesting an interim study of performance-based funding for K-12 education, the development of a performance-based fundi... More... ND Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Funding Formula S.B. 2150 - Multiple Provisions Revises the funding formula: weighting factors related to English Language Learners, special education and isolated schools. Adds a middle s... More... NE Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Modifies Funding Formula L.B. 235 Changes the formula which provides state aid to schools pursuant to the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act (TEEOSA). See d... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 State Aid for Students in Online Courses S.B. 141 The measure requires that state aid to districts for students in online courses be based upon the average daily membership of those students... More... TX Adopted 05/2011 P-12 Manual for Districts Subject to Wealth Equalization 19 TAC 62.1071 The Texas Education Agency (TEA) proposes the repeal of and new s.62.1071, concerning the equalized wealth level. The section establishes pr... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Finance S.B. 1256--ADM Calculation Suspends the July 1, 2011 implementation of Laws 2010, Chapter 318, Section 11 which modified the method of calculating average daily member... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Finance H.B. 2301 Removes the statutory restrictions on the use of Soft Capitol Allocation (SCA) monies. Allows, as session law, 50% of unemnumbered ECA credi... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Finance S.B. 1184 -Finance Formula Creates a formula for funding dual credit courses for eligible students from the overall budget determined by the legislature. Creates a for... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Revises Provisions Relating to Funding Determinations and Allocations, Dual Credits for Early Completers and Post Secondary Institutions' Operation of Public Charter Schools H.B. 345 This legislation makes amendments to SB 1184 – the third bill in the Students Come First plan. These changes are as follows: Additional rel... More... KS Adopted 03/2011 P-12 School Finance S.B. 11 Allows Fort leavenworth Unified School Distrit 207 t0 transport grades 10 through 12 students who reside at Forth Leavenworth to Leavenworth... More... NE Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Allocation Provisions Relating to the Education Innovation Fund L.B. 333 From the fiscal note: Repeals the section of statute requiring a student achievement coordinator at NDE. The general fund savings from elimi... More... NY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Free- and Reduced-Price Lunch Calculation S.B. 2808 - Part A, Sec. 25 Defines "three-year average free and reduced price lunch percent". Transitions calculation of lunch count to incorporate three-year average ... More... OH Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Evidence-Based Funding Model H.B. 30 - Evidence-Based Funding Model Repeals references to the evidence-based school funding model (sections 3306.18, 3306.25, 3306.30, 3306.31, 3306.33, 3306.34, 3306.35, 3306.... More... SD Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School finance S.B. 152 Revises certain provisions concerning state aid to education, to revise and provide for the adjustment of the per student allocation for the... More... WY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School Finance H.B. 127 Relates to school finance; implementing 2010 recalibration modifications to the Wyoming education resource block grant model; eliminating su... More... NE Signed into law 02/2011 P-12 Formula to Distribute State Aid L.B. 18 Fiscal Note summary: LB 18 amends the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act (TEEOSA) which is the formula used to distribute ... More... UT Signed into law 02/2011 P-12 State At-Risk Funding S.B. 1 - Section 53A-17a-164 Changes the method for distributing state at-risk funding. Repeals references to the at-risk flow through program and the homeless and disad... More... UT Signed into law 02/2011 P-12 Enhancement for Accelerated Students Program S.B. 1 - Section 53A-17a-165 Repeals references to the gifted and talented program and the Advanced Placement program; creates new Enhancement for Accelerated Students P... More... Finance--Local Foundations/Funds UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind May Establish Foundation H.B. 415 Modifies the Public-Private Partnership for Education Excellence Act by authorizing the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind to establish a n... More... Finance--Lotteries OR Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Finance H.B. 5035 Maintains and reserves lottery revenues available to benefit public purposes during biennium beginning July 1, 2011, in Administrative Servi... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Lottery Funds for Education H.B. 153 - Lottery Funds for Education Directs the state lottery commission to promulgate rules on the type of notices that must appear on lottery tickets, including one that must... More... Finance--Performance Funding MT Passed 05/2011 P-12 Interim Study of Performance-Based Funding for K-12 S.J.R. 28 A Joint resolution requesting an interim study of performance-based funding for K-12 education, the development of a performance-based fundi... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Finance S.B. 1184 -Finance Formula Creates a formula for funding dual credit courses for eligible students from the overall budget determined by the legislature. Creates a for... More... Finance--Private Giving OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Public School Classroom Support Revolving Fund H.B. 1852 The measure creates the Public School Classroom Support Revolving Fund to be used for grants to public classroom teachers. The State Board o... More... IN Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Special Education H.B. 1341 Requires a school corporation, including a charter school, to expend a proportionate share of its state special education grant on providing... More... TN Signed into law 04/2011 Postsec. Foundation Agreements H.B. 306 Authorizes the University of Tennessee (UT) to designate foundations that have been established to support the University to receive private... More... Finance--Resource Efficiency TX Adopted 10/2011 P-12 Financial Accountability Ratings 19 TAC 109.1002 The Texas Education Agency (TEA) proposes an amendment to s.109.1002, concerning the financial accountability rating system. The section est... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Process for Energy Service Companies Contracting with Maine Schools H.P. 583 Removes provisions of law that allow school administrative units to use a process other than a competitive bid process in selecting energy s... More... MI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Eliminates Certains Programs/Changes Pupil Count Day/District Transparency H.B. 4325 - K-12 Provisions From Legislative Staff Summary: Eliminates middle college grants and funding that provides districts additional funds for educating students... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 School and Teacher Paperwork Reduction Act H.B. 720 Directs the state board of education (SBE) to streamline the paperwork process and to alleviate unnecessary, duplicative paperwork. Requires... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 School Calendar Pilot Program H.B. 200 - School Calendar Pilot Program Directs the state board to establish a school calendar pilot program in the Wilkes County Schools, the Montgomery County Schools, and the St... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Highly Efficient and Highly Effective Schools H.B. 153 - Highly Efficient and Highly Effective Schools Directs the department to develop standards for determining, from existing data, the amount of annual operating expenditures for classroom i... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 More Efficiency and Effectiveness H.B. 153 - More Efficiency and Effectiveness Directs the department of education to develop a system to rank all districts, community schools and STEM schools according to: (1) performa... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Collaboration, City and District Operations S.B. 1602 Permits a city and a special school district with coterminous boundaries to specify by contract that city funding for the district shall be ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Cap on District Expenditures on Administration S.B. 664 Changes the cap on school district expenditures. School districts with more than 1,500 average daily attendance must not spend more than 5% ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Task Force on Creating Administrative Efficiencies S.B. 536 Creates the Task Force on Creating Administrative Efficiencies until November 30, 2011. The seven-member task force must examine ways to red... More... NY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 District Management Efficiency Awards Program S.B. 2808 - Part B, Sec. 1 Creates the district management efficiency awards program. Directs the commissioner of education to develop a plan, in consultation with the... More... Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures CA Vetoed 09/2011 P-12 Postsec. Budget Issues S.B. 6 From bill summary: Requires the director of finance to meet specified requirements if he/she proposes to reduce an item of appropriation pur... More... CA Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Funds for Special Education Instruction A.B. 108 - Special Education Funding From bill summary: Amends the Budget Act of 2011 by reducing the amount of moneys appropriated from the general fund to the state department... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Study Cost of State-Mandated Special Education Requirements H.B. 6103 Requires the Commissioner of Education to conduct a review of the cost of state-mandated special education requirements including, but not l... More... ME Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Act To Restore Equity in Education Funding S.P. 395 Amends several provisions of the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act to more equitably allocate state funds that are appropriated fo... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Certifying Decreases in State and Local Funding S.B. 8 - Certifying Decreases in State and Local Funding From bill summary: Requires the commissioner, not later than July 1 of each year, to determine for each school district whether the estimate... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Welfare Transition Trust Fund S.B. 2162 Creates the Welfare Transition Trust Fund within the Department of Education (this trust fund is needed in order to implement the transfer o... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Earmark Accountability H.B. 153 - Earmark Accountability Provides that at the request of the superintendent of public instruction, any entity that receives a budget earmark under the department of ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Uniform Reporting Requirements S.B. 1292 Requires, beginning October 1, 2011, the Chief Financial Officer to conduct workshops with state agencies, local governments, educational en... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Expenditure Controls H.B. 192 - Expenditure Controls Extends for 2013-14 and 2014-15 schools years a provision waiving expenditure controls relating to direct instructional costs, media center ... More... NV Vetoed 05/2011 P-12 Finance A.B. 568 AN ACT relating to education; ensuring sufficient funding for K-12 public education for the 2011-2013 biennium; apportioning the State Distr... More... NM Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Suspension of Specified Assessments S.B. 360 Due to financial crisis, temporarily suspends requirements for districts to administer specified assessments for 2011-12. In addition, a stu... More... OR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 School finance S.B. 5552 Relating to state financial administration; appropriating money; and declaring an emergency. Effective 07/01/2011. http://www.leg.state.or.u... More... OR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 School Finance S.B. 5553 Relating to state financial administration; appropriating money; declaring an emergency; and providing for transfer of moneys from the Educa... More... CA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Shortening School Year by 5 Days S.B. 70 - Sec. 46201.2 Extends through 2014-15 school year the provision allowing a school district, county office of education or charter school to shorten its in... More... CA Signed into law 03/2011 Community College Postsec. Community College Finance S.B. 70 - Sec. 84043 Extends through the 2014-15 fiscal year a provision authorizing a community college district to use funds apportioned to the district for sp... More... NC Became law without governor's signature 03/2011 P-12 Eliminates Statewide Standardized Testing Unless Required By the Feds H.B. 48 Eliminates statewide standardized testing in the public schools, except as required by federal law or as a condition of a federal grant. htt... More... NE Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Allocation Provisions Relating to the Education Innovation Fund L.B. 333 From the fiscal note: Repeals the section of statute requiring a student achievement coordinator at NDE. The general fund savings from elimi... More... Finance--Student Fees CA Vetoed 10/2011 P-12 Prohibition for Pupil Fees for Participation in an Educational Activity A.B. 165 From bill summary: Prohibits a public school pupil from being required to pay a pupil fee for participation in an educational activity, as s... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Student Transportation Fee S.B. 1 - Student Transportation Fee Authorizes a board of trustees, under certain circumstances, to require payment of a reasonable fee for student transportation to and from s... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Tuition Charge for Governor's School H.B. 200 - Tuition Charge for Governor's School Removes requirement that the state board implement a $500 tuition charge for students attending the Governor's School of North Carolina. Rep... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Student Fees for CTE Courses H.B. 153 - Student Fees for CTE Courses Permits districts to charge fees (including to low-income students) for any tools, equipment, and materials that are necessary for workforce... More... OH Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 All-Day Kindergarten H.B. 30 - All-Day Kindergarten Repeals provision requiring districts to provide all-day kindergarten to all students beginning in fiscal year 2011. Permits a district that... More... Finance--Taxes/Revenues NH Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Tax Adjustments Tied to Local Education Grants H.B. 622 Allows for the adjustment in the method of calculating the partial payment of taxes related to an increase or decrease in local education ta... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Local Property Tax or Income Tax Levy H.B. 153 - Local Property Tax or Income Tax Levy Establishes the procedure for a district to levy a property tax or income tax. Pages 752-757 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/Bil... More... CO Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Public Education Fund Tax Contribution S.B. 109 Creates a voluntary contribution designation benefiting the Public Education Fund to appear on the state individual tax return forms. Allows... More... KS Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Finance H.B. 2015 Continues the statewide tax levy for funding public schools.... More... MT Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Revenues, Shared Services, Reporting S.B. 329 Excerpts from the fiscal note: SB 329, as amended, increases the basic and per-ANB entitlements for K-12 public schools by 1.1% in FY 2012 a... More... ND Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Funding Formula S.B. 2150 - Multiple Provisions Revises the funding formula: weighting factors related to English Language Learners, special education and isolated schools. Adds a middle s... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Taxation S.B. 1263--Overrides Increases the amount of local override funding that school districts would receive in FY 2012 and FY 2013 relative to current law by basing ... More... Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Public School Classroom Support Revolving Fund H.B. 1852 The measure creates the Public School Classroom Support Revolving Fund to be used for grants to public classroom teachers. The State Board o... More... Governance MI Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 State School Aid Act S.B. 691 Amends Section 25 of the State School Aid Act, which provides for adjustments in foundation allowance funding for pupils enrolled in alterna... More... OH Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 Educational Service Centers H.B. 157 - Educational Service Centers Provides that if the educational service center in which the territory of a local school district is located is dissolved under section 3311... More... OR To governor 06/2011 P-12 Governance S.B. 552 Designates Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction. Requires Governor to appoint Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, and s... More... Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule OH Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Innovation Schools H.B. 153 - Innovation Schools Permits a school to apply to its district board to be designated as an innovation school. Requires an application to include numerous elemen... More... IL Adopted 07/2011 P-12 Appealing a Decision Regarding a Request for an Exemption 23 IL ADC 1.110 Establishes procedures under 105 ILCS 5/22-60 for a school district, private school or district resident to appeal to the state superintende... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Sanctions for the Lowest-Performing Schools H.B. 153 - Sanctions for the Lowest-Performing Schools Provides that for any building that is ranked in the lowest 5% of all public school buildings statewide for three consecutive years and is d... More... NJ Issued 04/2011 P-12 Education Transformation Task Force E.O. 58 Establishes the New Jersey Education Transformation Task Force. Charges the task force with reviewing all current administrative regulations... More... Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest CA Vetoed 10/2011 P-12 Gifts to Board Members and Employees of Public Employees' Retirement System and State Teachers' Retirement System S.B. 439 From bill summary: Prohibits any member of the board of, and any designated employee of, the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) or S... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Campaign Finance Reports for School Board Trustees and Candidates H.B. 336 From fiscal analysis: Requires school districts located either wholly or partly in a city with a population of 500,000 or more, and with a s... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Professional Standards Commission H.B. 285 Directs the Professional Standards Commission to revise its certification renewal rules to require, effective July 2015, demonstration of th... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Enforcement of Ethics Violations H.B. 1952 Replaces prior policy on reporting of ethics violations for educators. Defines ethics violations, reporting requirements and disciplinary ac... More... Governance--Mandates NJ Issued 04/2011 P-12 Education Transformation Task Force E.O. 58 Establishes the New Jersey Education Transformation Task Force. Charges the task force with reviewing all current administrative regulations... More... NY Issued 01/2011 P-12 Establishing the Mandate Relief Redesign Team E.O. 6 Establishes the Mandate Relief Redesign Team to look for ways to reduce the costs of mandated programs on schools and local governments by d... More... Governance--School Boards MI Signed into law 11/2011 P-12 School Board Elections S.B. 427 Revises references to the Election Law to bring into compliance with changes made by H.B. 4005 (more details in bill floor summary http://ww... More... MI Signed into law 11/2011 P-12 School Board Elections H.B. 4005 Effective January 1, 2012, requires school board elections to be held at the general November election (i.e., in November of even-numbered y... More... IN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Selection of School Board Members H.B. 1074 Beginning in 2012, school board members selected by election must be elected at general elections and take office the following January 1. P... More... LA Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 School Board Member Leave Time H.B. 454 Grants certain types of leave by a city, parish, or other local public school board; provides relative to the requirement that the board gra... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 School boards; Interactive Technology H.F. 26 Allows a school board to conduct meetings using interactive technology with an audio and visual link if the board complies with other requir... More... RI Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Collective Bargaining S.B. 1062 Notwithstanding other provisions, requires that the power and duty to enter into collective bargaining agreements be vested in the chief ex... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Budget Review/Gift Ban for School Board Members H.B. 1255 - Sec. 6, 29 Removes the requirement that the commissioner of education review the budgets for school districts and Florida College System institutions. ... More... LA Adopted 06/2011 P-12 Substitute Teaching by School Board Members H.C.R. 145 Urges and requests all members of city, parish, and other local public school boards to voluntarily substitute teach in a public elementary ... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Requires School Boards to Adopt Mission Statement H.P. 321 Requires a school board to adopt a mission statement for every school under its jurisdiction. Provides that in developing and adopting a mis... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Permits Local Boards of Education to Jointly Establish Regional Schools S.B. 125 Authorizes local boards of education to jointly establish a regional school to serve enrolled students in two or more local school districts... More... NH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Authorization for Special Board Meetings to Discuss Changes in Funding H.B. 650 Authorizes a school district to call a special meeting to address changes in the amount of education funding to be received from the state. ... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Governance S.B. 197 Removes the provisions creating the 10-member elected State Board of Education and provides for the election and appointment of members whos... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Temporary Absence, Board Members H.B. 1909 Specifies that temporary absence of a member of a county board of education to serve in the military does not constitute a vacancy in office... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Campaign Finance Reports for School Board Trustees and Candidates H.B. 336 From fiscal analysis: Requires school districts located either wholly or partly in a city with a population of 500,000 or more, and with a s... More... MD Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Clarifies Requirements Under the Open Meetings Act S.B. 644 Establishes a Joint Committee on Transparency and Open Government within the General Assembly to provide continuing legislative oversight re... More... NH Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Instructional Policies H.B. 216 Requires school boards to establish the structure, accountability, advocacy, and delivery of instruction in each school operated and governe... More... NJ Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Board of Education Criminal Activity A 444 Disqualifies member of board of education or member of charter school board of trustees for conviction of certain crimes and requires member... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Implementing Common Core State Standards S.B. 383 To transition to and implement the Common Core State Standards, the State Board of Education may: (1) Modify curriculum and assessment requi... More... GA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 School Board Member Terms S.B. 79 Provides that members of local boards of education must serve terms of no less than four years. Provides for a phase-in period and for excep... More... IN Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Lawsuits by School Corporations S.B. 495 Prohibits the governing body of a school corporation from using funds received from the state to bring or join in an action against the stat... More... MT Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 School District Trustee Elections H.B. 327 Modifies processes for school district trustee elections -- such as withdrawal of candidates, swearing in, board organization, etc. http://d... More... KY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Campaign Contributions to School Board Candidates H.B. 228 Increases the limit on campaign contributions to school board candidates from $100 for individuals and $200 for organizations to $1,000. ht... More... MI Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act H.B. 4214 Repeals the "Local Government Fiscal Responsibility Act", and creates the "Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act", ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Funds to Nonprofit Foundations H.B. 1227 Authorizes local school boards to disburse funds to a nonprofit foundation that exists to enhance the public educational experience and quai... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Purchase of Easements H.B. 1126 Authorizes local school boards to purchase easements for access to 16th section lands. Prohibits the use of eminent domain by any local scho... More... MT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School Board Governance H.B. 204 WHEREAS, if the boundaries of an elementary school district and a high school district do not coincide, then high school additional trustees... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Secure Mandatory Testing: Exclusion of Students H.B. 2077 Adds the act of excluding students from testing who are required to be assessed to the conditions under which the Board of Education may (i)... More... Governance--School Boards--Training IL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 School Board Member Training S.B. 7 - School Board Member Training (Does not apply to Chicagp school board members.) Requires every school board member elected or appointed after the effective date of this a... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Training on Audit Procedures H.B. 1708 Requires school district board members to obtain professional development concerning audit procedures. Defines scope and content of training... More... Governance--Site-Based Management CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Secondary School Reform Act Delay/Teacher Evaluations/Tenure/Student Governance Councils/6th Grade Student Success Plan H.B. 6498 Secondary School Reform Act - Delays by two years the implementation of the secondary school reform requirements enacted in 2010 that: (1) I... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 District- and Campus-Level Planning and Decision-Making Committees S.B. 778 Includes professional staff who educate students with disabilities on district-level and campus-level planning and decision-making committee... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Empowerment schools S.B. 196 Removes the restriction on the number of empowerment schools that may be established statewide and removes the prospective expiration of the... More... KY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Filling Principal and Personnel Vacancies S.B. 12 Directs the superintendent, when a principal is filling a personnel vacancy at the school, to provide additional applicants to the principal... More... Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies IL Signed into law 11/2011 P-12 Regional Offices, Regional Superintendents, Regional Assistant Superintendents S.B. 2147 Permits payments into the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to be distributed to regional offices and officials for fiscal year 2012. P... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Duties of Secretary of Education and State Board President S.B. 942 - Duties of Secretary of Education From bill summary: Eliminates the secretary of education's duties with regard to specified programs, including, among others, the Child Care... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Office of the Governor S.B. 940 - Office of the Governor From bill summary: Requires reports submitted to the Legislature by the University of California, the California State University, the Offic... More... DE Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Data Collection and Usage by the Department of Education H.B. 213 Provides that the Department of Education may conduct audits and evaluations, including studies for improving instruction and complying with... More... DE Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Child Care Provider Advisory Board S.B. 132 Establishes a Provider Advisory Board which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Office of Child Care Licensing with regard to adoptin... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Integration Revenue Replacement Advisory Task Force H.F. 26 (a) Directs the education commissioner to convene a 12-member advisory task force to develop recommendations for repurposing integration rev... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Postsec. Staet Suplus or Salvage Property S.B. 1 Amends various provisions regarding the disposal of state surplus or salvage property. Requires a state agency that determines it has surplu... More... DE Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Contract Nonrenewal Procedures for Department of Education Employees H.B. 90 Amends the contract nonrenewal procedures and hearing procedures for Department of Education employees. Imposes a time limitation on employe... More... DE Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Board of Education Meetings Digitally Recorded H.B. 26 Requires that all public meetings of the State Board of Education be digitally recorded and made available to the public on the Department o... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Creation and Transfer of Various State Agencies S.B. 2156 Creates the Department of Economic Opportunity. Transfers the functions and trust funds of the Agency for Workforce Innovation to other agen... More... HI Adopted 06/2011 P-12 Review of State Board Bylaws and Policies S.C.R. 79-11 Requests that the board of education undertake a two-year review of its bylaws and policies, as well as applicable sections of state statute... More... LA Adopted 06/2011 P-12 Study of State Superintendent Selection S.C.R. 87 Urges and requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a process by which to select a state superintendent of e... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Reduction of State Government S.B. 593 Reduces the number of boards and commissions. Repeals: The Taskforce of School Based Management; The Taskforce on the Coordination of Childr... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Single Department to Support Agency Operations H.B. 200 - Single Department to Support Agency Operations Directs the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations to study the feasibility of creating a single department to support stat... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Department of Public Instruction Reorganization H.B. 200 - Department of Public Instruction Reorganization Permits the department of Public Instruction, after consultation with the Office of State Budget and Management and the Fiscal Research Divi... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Lobbyists for State Agencies and Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 153 - Lobbyists for State Agencies and Postsecondary Institutions Prohibits a state agency or state institution of higher education from entering into a contract with a lobbyist for more than $50,000 in a c... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Exams for Classified Service H.B. 153 - Exams for Classified Service Requires an exam to be administered when a position in the classified service of the state is to be filled (provides exceptions). Authorizes... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Agency Purchases H.B. 153 - Agency Purchases Provides that upon the request of a state agency or the director of budget and management, the agency's controlling board may approve a purc... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Use of Volunteers at DOE H.B. 153 - Use of Volunteers at DOE Permits the department of education to utilize the services of volunteers to accomplish any of the purposes of the department. Directs the s... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Department of Education H.B. 249 Extends the Sunset Law termination date for the department of education to June 30, 2013; requires the division of audit in the comptroller'... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Membership of Commissioner of Education and TEA on Committees, Task Forces, etc. H.B. 3278 From fiscal analysis: Amends a number of statutory provisions relating to membership of the commissioner of education and the Texas Educatio... More... MD Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Requires Posting of Various Paths Leading to Teacher Certification and Tenure S.B. 687 Requires the state Department of Education to develop an informational form that lists and explains the various paths that can be taken in o... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. P-20 Council Task Force S.B. 206 Creates until November 1, 2011, the P-20 Council Task Force. The 9- member task force must study the feasibility, value and structure of a P... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 State Board of Education Appointments S.B. 435 Requires that upon assuming office, the governor must appoint one member from each congressional district and one member from the state at-l... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Oklahoma Innovation, Efficiency and Accountability Act of 2011 H.B. 1207 Multiple sections, including one new section that establishes the "State Government Conferences Web-based Transparency pilot program". Requi... More... AK Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Education Board Annual Report S.B. 1 - State Board Reporting to Legislature Requires that the board present an annual report not later than the 30th legislative day of each regular session that describes the efforts ... More... MS Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Mental Health and Teacher Shortage Committees H.B. 1177 Creates the Joint Legislative and Paraprofessional Education and Mental Health Study Committee to examine, make recommendations and assist i... More... OK Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Removes State Board as Governing Body for State Department H.B. 2139 Expands the authority of state superintendent of public instruction to have control of and direct the State Department of Education. Modifi... More... HI Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Gubernatorial Appointment of State Board Members S.B. 8 Implements the constitutional amendments to article X, section 2, of the Hawaii State Constitution that were adopted by the legislature and ... More... TN Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 State Board Scheduled to Terminate (Sunset) June 30, 2013 S.B. 161 Extends the termination date for the state board of education to June 30, 2013, and directs the division of state audit in the office of the... More... Health AL Issued 12/2011 P-12 HIV/AIDS Prevention Task Force Executive Order 26 Establishes the HIV/AIDS Prevention Task Force. Includes the state superintendent of education or designee among the membership. Charges the... More... PA Signed into law 11/2011 P-12 Safety in Youth Sports Act S.B. 200 Establishes standards for managing concussions and traumatic brain injuries to student athletes. Requires the Departments of Education and ... More... AR Adopted Regulations 10/2011 P-12 Hearing Services Provider Manual AR ADC 016.06.24-202.110; AR ADC 016.06.24-213.000; AR ADC 016.06.24-214.000; AR ADC 016.06.24-242.100, 110, 200, 310; AR ADC 016.06.35-500.000 Revises the Hearing Services provider policy manual to allow school districts and education service cooperatives (ESCs) to perform certain a... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Training Nonmedical School Employees to Provide Emergency Assistance to Students Suffering Seizures S.B. 161 From bill summary: Until January 1, 2017, authorizes a school district, county office of education, or charter school to participate in a pr... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Concussions A.B. 25 From bill summary: Requires a school district that elects to offer athletic programs to immediately remove from a school-sponsored athletic ... More... CA Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 California School Climate, Health, and Learning Survey S.C.R. 18 From bill summary: States legislative intent to pursue every means necessary to ensure that the California School Climate, Health, and Learn... More... NY Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Bedbug Infestation Notifications A.B. 7259 Amends provisions related to notifications of bedbug infestations in New York City public schools. Adds guardians of potentially affected st... More... CA Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Conditional School Attendance in Absence of Pertussis Boosters S.B. 614 Until June 30, 2012, allows a county office of education, district governing board or charter school governing body to allow a student in gr... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Data Collection Requirements/Charter Schools S.B. 1039 State Education Resource Center - Clarifies the status of the State Education Resource Center as a nonstock corporation and nonprofit tax ex... More... IL Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Concussions H.B. 200 Directs each school board to adopt a policy on student athlete concussions and head injuries that is in compliance with the protocols, polic... More... MO Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Concussions H.B. 300 Establishes the High School Sports Brain Injury Prevention Act which requires school boards to work with the Missouri State High School Acti... More... RI Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Concussions H.B. 5440 and S.B. 0291 A Adds an annual refresher course to the initial course requirement for coaches and volunteers, and encourages districts to have school nurse... More... AL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Concussions H.B. 108 Requires the governing body of each sport or recreational organization to develop guidelines and other pertinent information to inform paren... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Authorizes School Districts To Restrict Smoking on District Property S.B. 1430 Provides an exception to the state's preemption of smoking regulation to authorize district school boards to restrict smoking by persons on ... More... IL Adopted 06/2011 P-12 Recess in Schools Task Force H.J.R. 4 Extends the date by which the Recess in Schools Task Force must submit its final report to December 31, 2011. http://www.ilga.gov/legislatio... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Comprehensive Sports Injury Management Program H.B. 364 Creates a comprehensive sports injury management program related to the health and safety of students who participate in school-sanctioned a... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Concussions by Student Athletes S.B. 189 Relates to concussions and head injuries suffered by student athletes, education requirements, removal of athletes from competition upon sus... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 National School Breakfast Program S.B. 415 Requries funds appropriated for the school breakfast program to be used to provide school breakfasts at no cost to students of all grade lev... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Gfeller-Waller Concussion Awareness Act H.B. 792 Provides that the required rules governing interscholastic athletic activities adopted by the State Board of Education must provide: 1. Tha... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Health H.B. 153 - Health Repeals requirement that the healthy choices for healthy children council assist the department of health in developing a list of resources ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Definitions for Purposes of District Purchases H.B. 153 - Definitions for Purposes of District Purchases Repeals existing definition of "electronic textbook". Establishes new defintion of electronic textbook as any book or book substitute access... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Food Allergies H.B. 742 Defines "severe food allergy". Requires that a district request, upon a student's enrollment, parental disclosure of a food allergy or sever... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Guidelines for the Care of Students with a Diagnosed Food Allergy at Risk for Anaphylaxis S.B. 27 Directs local boards and charter schools to adopt and administer a policy for the care of students with a diagnosed food allergy at risk for... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Reporting Student Performance on Physical Fitness Assessment S.B. 226 Amends provisions relating to reporting student performance on a physical fitness assessment instrument to the Texas Education Agency. http:... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Membership of Local School Health Advisory Council S.B. 736 Authorizes a local board of trustees to appoint a representative of local domestic violence programs to the local school health advisory cou... More... AK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Concussions H.B. 15 Relating to prevention and evaluation of and liability for concussions in student athletes. Sec. 14.30.142 is amended to read: The governing... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Administering Auto-Injectable Epinephrine H.B. 227 Permits a school to receive and store auto-injectable epinephrine on behalf of a student who is not able to self-administer the medication i... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Concussions S.B. 93 Requires the department of education, in consultation with specified persons, to disseminate guidelines, information sheets, and forms to sc... More... MD Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Requires Policies and Programs on the Risk of Concussions and Head Injuries H.B. 858 Requires the state Department of Education, in collaboration with specified entities, to develop policies and to implement a program to prov... More... MD Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Concussions and Head Injury Awareness S.B. 771 Requires the state Department of Education, in collaboration with specified entities, to develop policies and implement a program to provide... More... ND Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Health Curriculum Component on Sexual Health H.B. 1229 Beginning July 1, 2012, each school district and nonpublic school is required to ensure that the portion of its health curriculum which is r... More... NE Vetoed 05/2011 P-12 Blood Lead Testing L.B. 204 Requires each student entering kindergarten on and after July 1, 2011, to have undergone blood lead testing after the age of eighteen month... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Concussions A.B. 455 Requires the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association and the board of trustees of each school district to adopt policies concerning th... More... TN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Defibrillators H.B. 1633 Requires the first AED received by a school to be placed in a location that can be readily accessed, which may include those areas used for ... More... TN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Physical Education H.B. 9 Requires local education agencies (LEAs) to incorporate a minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity each instructional day for elementary a... More... TX Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Vaccination Against Bacterial Meningitis S.B. 1107 Relates to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of entering students at public and private or independent institutions of higher edu... More... VT Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Concussions S.B. 100 - Sec. 39 This section defines and establishes the importance of avoiding and treating student concussions. Requires the development of statewide guid... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Athletic Trainers H.B. 1743 Requires districts to develop procedures concerning student physical activity in its public schools that includes recognition and management... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Concussions S.B. 1521 Requires school district governing boards to implement policies and procedures regarding concussions and head injuries of students participa... More... CO Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Physical Education/Activity Requirements H.B. 1069 Requires districts and charter schools to adopt policies to incorporate time for physical activity into schedules for elementary students. S... More... IA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Protecting Against Concussions and Brain Injuries S.F. 367 Concerned with protecting students from concussions and other brain injuries. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/linc/84/external/govbills/SF3... More... MS Vetoed 04/2011 P-12 Influenza Vaccination Program H.B. 868 Authorizes the state department of health to apply for federal grants and to provide an influenza vaccination school program for school-age ... More... ND Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Concussions S.B. 2281 Requires that all schools that sponsor or sanction athletic activities must adopt a concussion management program and outlines specific requ... More... AR To Governor 03/2011 P-12 Administration of Glucagon H.B. 1447 Provides that a licensed nurse employed by a school district or other healthcare professional shall annually train volunteer school personne... More... KY Adopted 03/2011 P-12 Students with Chronic Health Conditions H.R. 187 Encourages the state department of education, the Kentucky Board of Nursing, the Kentucky Education Association, and the Kentucky School Boa... More... SD Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Concussions S.B. 149 Establishes policies for youth athletes with concussions resulting from participation in youth athletic activities. The South Dakota High Sc... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Student Sports Concussions H.B. 204 Creates the "Protection of Athletes with Head Injuries Act". Includes public or private school in the definition of "amateur sports organiza... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Support for Increased Participation in Outdoor Activities H.C.R. 7 Expresses support for increased participation by children in outdoor activities and support policies that promote outdoor activities for Uta... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Public School Vision Screening S.B. 67 Extends the public school vision screening from age 7 to age 8. Authorizes the division of services for the blind and visually impaired (in ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Health Requirements for Students H.B. 2291 Allows licensed nurse practitioners, in addition to physicians, registered nurses or local health department employees, to immunize public s... More... WY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School Athletics Safety S.F. 38 Requires the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a model protocol and to assist school districts in developing protocols f... More... VA Signed into law 02/2011 P-12 Youth Health Risk Survey S.B. 1094 Requires the Department of Health to develop and administer a random survey of students in public middle and high schools to facilitate plan... More... Health--Child Abuse IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect H.B. 2093 Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Extends the list of persons required to report child abuse or neglect to include any ph... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Expands Required Reporting of Child Abuse of Neglect H.B. 5431 Expands the state's "mandated reporter" law, which generally requires specified professionals to report to the Department of Children and Fa... More... MO Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Child Protective Service S.B. 54 Grants the Office of the Child Advocate the authority to file any findings or reports of the Child Advocate regarding the parent or child wi... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Sexual Abuse and Maltreatment of Children S.B. 471 Requires district improvement plans to include provisions for the policy under Section 38.0041 addressing sexual abuse and other maltreatmen... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Training on Sexual Abuse and Child Molestation for Staff at Postsecondary Programs for Minors S.B. 1414 Defines "campus program for minors" as a program operated by or on the campus of a public or private/independent institution of higher educa... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Monitoring Changes in Child Abuse Laws S.B. 323 Requires districts to update school policies when a law regarding child abuse is amended or added to the Arkansas code. Requires board of di... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Training on Recognizing Child Abuse S.B. 527 Requires districts to provide in-service training to licensed school personnel on the signs of child sexual abuse and other forms of child m... More... IL Signed into law 02/2011 P-12 Preventing Sexual Abuse of Children S.B. 2843 Creates the Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children in the department of Children and Family Services. Includes the state s... More... Health--Mental Health CA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Referral to Mental Health Services A.B. 114 - Referral to Mental Health Services From bill summary: Makes certain provisions authorizing referral, through a prescribed process, of a pupil suspected of needing mental healt... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Improving the Delivery of School Psychological Services to Children S.P. 327 Changes the term "school psychological service provider" to "school psychologist" in state law regarding to school psychological services. R... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Students Served in Residential Mental Health S.B. 1707 Requires a local board of education to allocate funding in an amount equal to the per pupil state and local funds received by the LEA to sta... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Early Mental Health Intervention and Prevention of Youth Suicide H.B. 1386 - Early Mental Health Intervention and Prevention of Youth Suicide Directs the department of public health, in coordination with the Texas Education Agency, to provide and annually update a list of best prac... More... MS Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Mental Health and Teacher Shortage Committees H.B. 1177 Creates the Joint Legislative and Paraprofessional Education and Mental Health Study Committee to examine, make recommendations and assist i... More... WA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Relating to Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying and Suicide Prevention H.B. 1163 Requires the offices of the education ombudsman and the superintendent of public instruction to convene a work group on school bullying and ... More... Health--Nutrition MO Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Healthy Cafeteria Offerings H.B. 344 Establishes the Farm-to-Table Advisory Board consisting of at least one representative from the University of Missouri-Extension Service; th... More... DE Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 School Lunch Trans Fat Regulation H.B. 3 Prohibits public schools, including charter schools, and school districts from making available or serving food with more than 0.5 gram of a... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Act S.B. 1312 Creates the Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Act. Transfers and reassigns functions and responsibilities, including records, personnel, pro... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Aligns State Food and Beverages Standards to Federal Standards H.P. 398 Allows the Department of Education to adopt rules that are consistent with federal school nutrition standards for food and beverages sold or... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Establishes the Maine Farm and Fish to School Program H.P. 1060 Establishes the Maine Farm and Fish to School Program to increase the purchasing by schools of food raised, grown or harvested by Maine farm... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Reducing Student Hunger S.P. 265 Requires a public school in which at least 40% of the students qualify for a free or reduced-price lunch to implement a federally subsidized... More... NV Vetoed 06/2011 P-12 School Breakfast Program A.B. 137 Requires the implementation of a school breakfast program at certain public schools; requiring the Department of Education to report on the ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Milk Sales During School Day H.B. 153 - Milk Sales During School Day In list of beverages that may be sold a la carte during the regular and extended school day, replaces specifics of quantity, types of, or ca... More... IL Adopted 05/2011 P-12 Kids Eat Right Initiative S.R. 214 Urges localities, schools, non-profit organizations, businesses, other entities, and the people of Illinois to promote Kids Eat Right, an in... More... NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School Breakfast Programs S.B. 144 Requires districts and charter schools to establish free breakfast programs. Allows school breakfast service during instructional time. htt... More... Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses CA Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 School-Based Health Centers A.J.R. 10 From bill summary: Memorializes the legislature's support for the school-based health center program authorized by the federal Patient Prote... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 School Nurses H.B. 200 - School Nurses Directs the fiscal research division, in consultation with the department of public instruction and the department of health and human servi... More... OH Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School Nurses H.B. 30 - School Nurses Repeals provision directing the superintendent of public instruction, when adopting expenditure and reporting standards, to include standard... More... Health--Suicide Prevention TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Early Mental Health Intervention and Prevention of Youth Suicide H.B. 1386 - Early Mental Health Intervention and Prevention of Youth Suicide Directs the department of public health, in coordination with the Texas Education Agency, to provide and annually update a list of best prac... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Suicide Prevention Educational Resources S.B. 2104 Eliminates language requiring the approval role of the Office of Drug Control for materials provided to school districts relating to suicide... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Suicide Prevention S.B. 4 Allows a governing body to adjourn its schools to allow teachers to participate in a basic or inservice course of education and training on ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Relating to Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying and Suicide Prevention H.B. 1163 Requires the offices of the education ombudsman and the superintendent of public instruction to convene a work group on school bullying and ... More...