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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, and the exception to the requirement that criteria for the evaluation of instructional materials be approved when curri... 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 to, skills relating to punctuality, ability to learn, and ability to work in a team, as a discrete and complementary comp... 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 acceptance of such audit report, submit a deficit reduction plan. Makes legislative findings relative to the need for fina... 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 districts to volunteer for audits. Allows State Board of Education to determine percentage of expenses of audit that s... 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 has received full accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC); a school may demonstrate... 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 Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) (Created in 1999 as part of a broad education reform package known as the A+ Plan; Design... 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, preparation and distribution of education laws, policies, curriculum requirements, assessments, certifications and add... 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 appoint two members from the Senate; (b) the Speaker of the House is to appoint two members from the House; (c) The President... 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 in line with other education agencies with regard to posting of financial reports. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI... 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 request increased flexibility through local school board flexibility contract or elect not to request increased flexibility in... 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 directors, the state board may assume all authority of the school district board of directors as may be necessary for the da... 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 that affect public education, and evaluating them to determine the degree to which they increase the quality of instruc... 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 2012-13 school year and at least once every five years thereafter. The final evaluation, will be included in the annual... 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 components and student performance measures; imposes duties upon the state board of education and the state superintendent; pres... 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 and sanctions for the financial accountability rating system. Amendments update the School Financial Integrity Rating Sys... 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 has received full accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC); a school may demonstrate... 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 academic standards for accrediation taking into consideration: (1) Standards of regional and national accrediting agenci... 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 withhold state aid from public schools that are not in compliance. If a nonpublic school is not in compliance, the Super... 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 number of applicants with a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Act; (3) The number of application... 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 regulations and approval of an individual School Accreditation Plan. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB2494... 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 that were not already in effect on June 30, 2008, with the exception of the graduation and completion rate index and the ec... 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 of 10 or more pupils with valid test scores (previous provision required either at least 50 students with a valid test ... 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 January 1, 2015. Requires the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with a specified advisory committee, to... 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 alternative accountability system for specified types of schools, including, among others, community day schools and continuation... 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 includes several key changes from the 2010 system. The phase-in of TAKS-Modified and TAKS-Alternate performance results is re... 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 which they were developed. According to the July 22, 2011 Texas Register, "In 2011, campuses and districts will be evaluat... 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 upon test scores, 17 percent learning gains in reading and mathematics, 17 percent on improvement of the lowest 25th per... 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 establish a uniform definition of high school graduation rate. Requires the state board to adopt percentage growth targets for h... 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 community. Establishes the criteria for rating schools; provides funding for failing schools to implement programs linked ... 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 the performance of the school's students on statewide assessments, and, for a high school, the graduation rate and measur... 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 "core indicators of student performance" at the school level: Reading measured by proficiency assessment of Wyoming st... 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. Repeals provision allowing target to be met by "any" improvement with provisions requiring differential improvement on ... 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) status of each school it operates on the homepage of its website, within 20 days after the board is informed of the 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, which include adopting policies and developing a list of practices designed to increase the involvement of parents and the ... 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 Education (ODE) to withhold State School Fund (SSF) distributions from ESDs if auditing deficiencies are identified. http://www.... 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 school district or school within the district to provide parents with a link to the report cards via email or other comm... 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 schools. Provides that the department of education shall provide staff to the charter school board until the board begi... 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 and by 0.63% in FY 2013. The bill eliminates the 0.76% growth factor on school block grants after FY 2011 and retains oil... 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 paraprofessionals are assigned to provide services to individual pupils and removes the requirement that the information ... 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 each school district to include: (1) certain information relating to adult diplomas; and (2) reports on incidents resul... 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 upon test scores, 17 percent learning gains in reading and mathematics, 17 percent on improvement of the lowest 25th per... 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 school performance report to be made available on the Web sites of the department of education and school districts. Requires... 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 link on the website to where the reports are available on the Arizona Department of Education website: (1) the school distr... 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 school on the department's internet site. Appends the Creation of Internet Based Expenditure Website data concerning ... 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 the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). Requires the OSPI to develop a condensed compliance report fo... 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 the performance of the school's students on statewide assessments, and, for a high school, the graduation rate and measur... 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 used to establish student achievement level alignment with the statewide summative assessment and performance targ... 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. Repeals provision allowing target to be met by "any" improvement with provisions requiring differential improvement on ... 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) performance index score for district/community school/STEM school and for each separate building of such; (2) Student performanc... 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 alternative education accountability procedures adopted by the commissioner. Specifies that for purposes of the subchapter of... 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 districts that have demonstrated the most improved academic achievement gains and student outcomes, and/or have implemente... 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 receive specified school improvement grant funding. Requires a governing board of a local educational agency to allow pare... 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 appropriation money, the state board must allow the local school board to operate the school on a state board-approved pilot full-y... 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) Increase the minimum number of credits required to graduate from high school; (2) Require school districts to offer stude... 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 the respective unions the process of reassigning employees of the school to be reconstituted to other positions within ... 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 schools statewide for three or more consecutive years. Requires the district board to implement any of five requested reform... 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 declared to be under an academic watch or in a state of academic emergency, the district board must do one of the followi... 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, and the governing body of each STEM school with a building ranked in the lowest 10% of all public school buildings accor... 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 campus that has an "unacceptable" performance rating for three consecutive school years after the campus is reconstituted, ... 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 request increased flexibility through local school board flexibility contract or elect not to request increased flexibility in... 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 board of education to set specific goals for a turnaround academy, and allows the turnaround academy to be operated by a sp... 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 establish a uniform definition of high school graduation rate. Requires the state board to adopt percentage growth targets for h... 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 directors, the state board may assume all authority of the school district board of directors as may be necessary for the da... 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", "highly performing", "performing", "underperforming" or "failing to meet academic standards" with a letter grade system of A, ... 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 exceptions. Provides for the composition and election of county boards of education in counties in which there is a homestead... 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 manager was in place under the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act, the Superintendent of Public... 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 Education to adopt a policy relative to such eligibility requirements. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.... 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 directors, the state board may assume all authority of the school district board of directors as may be necessary for the da... 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 community leaders in the successful operation and academic improvement of all schools under its jurisdiction and to solicit inp... 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 statewide network of high quality, integrated, comprehensive, collaborative, and substantial professional development for t... 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 system technology plans. Pages 48-52 of 342: http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H200v9.pdf... 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 whose terms will commence on January 8, 2013. Bill provides for the appointment of the superintendent of public instruction ... 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 communities in certain middle schools, junior high schools and high schools; extending the effective date for the imple... 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-evaluations or update local district continuous improvement plans more frequently than biennially. Modifies filing requirem... 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 strategic plan; revising the dates on which determinations must be made whether public schools and school districts are mak... 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 parents of the issues giving rise to the need for such a plan, and to include other relevant information about the plan and ... 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 are in good standing, must submit a contract for excellence for the 2011-12 school year, which must provide for the exp... 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 until July 1, 2015. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_189_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf... 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 public school to attend adult education as part of an alternative educational opportunity during the expulsion. Allows such... 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 program. Directs the agency, not later than August 31, 2012, to adopt rules to provide for a competitive procurement pro... 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 assessment mechanism for assessing all adult education program participants who need literacy instruction, adult basic educat... 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 in public schools and adult general education programs, except that for the 2011-2012 fiscal year students may enroll i... 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 junior colleges to study and develop a comprehensive report and recommendations for the establishment of an adult high sc... 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 district, or accredited tribal college, public library, community-based organization, or a consortium of those organizatio... 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 appropriate policy committees of both houses of the legislature by November 2012, for the reauthorization of the statewide pupil a... 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 achievement gaps in elementary, middle and high schools. Requires the task force to submit a master plan to the General... 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 enrolled in a course that satisfies the curriculum requirements for physical education. Bill text (page 15 of 19): http:... 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 language changes removing the "DSTP" references and changes in test security because of the on-line nature of the new Delawar... 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 course (Sec. 25). Establishes an exemption from the intensive reading course requirement for certain students (Sec. 16, 18).... 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 schools and complexes at the school or complex's own expense. Repeals the administration of nationally norm-referenced testi... 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 submit a report to the Legislature by December 1, 2011 consisting of: 1. Draft legislation to require that, in order to g... 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 with the consortium of other states, review all national assessments developed by both multistate consortia, and implemen... 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 references to the norm-referenced examinations. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/AB/AB498_EN.pdf... 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 public record (previously at least 40% of the questions were to be public record). Amends provisions related to the exit... 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 writing assessments shall not be required until a date prescribed by rule of the state board of education. Until that date,... 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 of the Revised Code http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3301.0710, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly, unt... 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 administer, the elementary writing and social studies achievement assessments prescribed by section 3301.0710 of the Revised... 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.state.or.us/11reg/measures/sb0800.dir/sb0801.en.html... 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 school district or school within the district to provide parents with a link to the report cards via email or other comm... 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 enrolled in a course above the student's grade level and will be administered an assessment for that course, or is enrolled ... 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 for and existing programs offering early assessments of high school students to determine college readiness, identify a... 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 that the financial resources for developing additional end-of-course-assessment for high school sience are not available... 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 examination in the subject area of mathematics or science, or both, for a pupil enrolled in grade 10 for not more than 1 year i... 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 of administering nationally normed assessments. Directs department to reimburse school district for cost of assessments... 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 progress toward becoming proficient in continuum of knowledge and skills. Effective 07/01/2012... 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://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2115-S.PL.pdf... 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 selection and use of testing and assessment instruments not required by statute or state board when certain conditions are... 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 student who has completed the course requirements for high school graduation in 2011-12 may graduate without demonstrating ... 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. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H48v4.pdf... 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 of 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders at the beginning, middle and end of the school year, and report the assessment results to a s... 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 increase in enrollments and elective course offerings in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. http://lis.virg... 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) bring a cause of action, (ii) suspend or revoke an administrative or teaching license, or (iii) initiate or cause to be... 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 used to establish student achievement level alignment with the statewide summative assessment and performance targ... 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 Assessment (IAA), if applicable. Defines grade 11 as the point in time when a student has earned the number of credits necessary... 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 changes to the state assessment program beginning with the implementation of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic ... 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 for pupils with developmental disabilities. Requires any primary language assessment developed by the state department ... 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 education programs in the development and implementation of a process to transition from the current portfolio system of ... 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 sponsor to provide alternative methods to verify a test subject's identity and to clearly post on the test sponsor's Web ... 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 with the consortium of other states, review all national assessments developed by both multistate consortia, and implemen... 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 public record (previously at least 40% of the questions were to be public record). Amends provisions related to the exit... 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 students take the writing portion of the ACT or the WorkKeys assessments. Provides that the cost is to be borne by the state.... 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 that community colleges (with exceptions specifically authorized by statute and the Coordinating Commission for Postsec... 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 language changes removing the "DSTP" references and changes in test security because of the on-line nature of the new Delawar... 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 charter schools. Authorizes blended learning courses. Authorizes Florida Virtual School (FLVS) to provide full-time instru... 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 population 25 years and older having graduated from high school, according to the most recent American Community Survey 5-year... 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 the associated Pilot Project for Discounted Computers and Internet Access for Low-Income Students; the Institute on Urban ... 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 education study. Requires that the competencies and curricula for career, technical and agricultural courses include state ... 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 appropriate policy committees of both houses of the legislature by November 2012, for the reauthorization of the statewide pupil a... 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 of 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders at the beginning, middle and end of the school year, and report the assessment results to a s... 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 updates to provisions relating to performance standards and revocation of grant awards. Also reflects updates to the fundi... 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 alternative accountability system for specified types of schools, including, among others, community day schools and continuation... 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 achievement gaps in elementary, middle and high schools. Requires the task force to submit a master plan to the General... 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 contract or payroll (instead of just operated) by the same legal entity as that for which the charter is approved and certi... 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 entitled to the benefits of the Foundation School Program under Section 42.003. Directs each district or open-enrollment... 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 Chicago. Provides the up to five Chicago charter schools serving re-enrolled high school dropouts to also serve students ... 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 statewide network of high quality, integrated, comprehensive, collaborative, and substantial professional development for t... 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 (the primary goals of Personal Pathways to Success are to increase high school completion rates, better prepare students fo... 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 population 25 years and older having graduated from high school, and to a school district with a dropout rate over 15% based on... 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 population 25 years and older having graduated from high school, according to the most recent American Community Survey 5-year... 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 Zone Act to: (1) Provide for the establishment of Local Solution Dropout Prevention and Recovery Innovation Zones to incre... 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 pupils. Directs the state board of education to prescribe standards and achievement testing requirements which require ... 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 intended to improve the education, life skills and employment potential of high school dropouts in the state of Idaho. This wi... 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 13 or younger. Under amendment, eligible children are: --Age 10 or younger --Children with exceptional needs --Childre... 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 challenge program containing the name, last-known address, and dates of attendance of a student who: (i) is at least 16 years... 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 free and reduced price lunch percent instead of an annual count. Chapter 58 http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fl... 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 to serve as the primary mentor, coach and motivator for at-risk students and coordinate those students' participation i... 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 eligible student may not be denied participation in an alternative learning opportunities program solely because s/he has b... 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 'at risk' students and for tuition and transportation for 'at risk' students as required by changes in the state law of ... 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 public school to attend adult education as part of an alternative educational opportunity during the expulsion. Allows such... 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 from school. Permits the district to count the student in its average daily membership. Defines what may be considered a... 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 key elements of the program and establishes "at-risk" student eligibility criteria consistent with eligibility standards ... 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 alternative school so that the student need not reapply annually for permission to attend the alternative school. Page 169 of ... 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 has a reasonable belief that a student has engaged in aggravated robbery to be removed from class and placed in a discipli... 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 district's obligation to provide the student with an opportunity to complete coursework required for graduation. Requires... 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 punitive in nature. Requires districts to report on programs, including information on student race and gender. Requires distri... 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 from out-of-home placement in the mental health, juvenile justice or foster care system into an alternative school.out-of... 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 possession of, or is delivering alcohol or a controlled substance while on school property, while involved in a school-related... 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 planning and implementation of effective programs for substance abuse prevention through collection of information identifyi... 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 pupil living with his or her parent or legal guardian as reasonable evidence that the pupil meets specified residency r... 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 been called to duty for, is on leave from, or has immediately returned from, deployment to a combat zone or combat support ... 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 the same public or private K-12 school, including any continuing physical danger or emotional distress to the petitione... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Children of Active Duty 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 serving any of grades K-12 must provide, either on its standard enrollment form or on a separate form, the opportunity for... 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 school attendance review board. Authorizes a representative of school, county or community mental health personnel to b... 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 grades 7-12 to conditionally attend school for up to 30 days if that pupil has not been fully immunized with all pertussis... 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 the Superior Court. Sec. 18 - Requires the State Board of Education to define ''excused absence" and ''unexcused absence... 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 probate court for the district of Waterbury. Provides that the principal of any elementary or middle school in the Water... 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 and unexcused absences. Bill indicates that attendance is excused only if it is in accordance with the governing body's ... 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 provisions relating to the furnishing of unofficial education records and the principal's determination of available spac... 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 residency can be determined by the commissioner of the department of education. Lengthens the time for determination of 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. Provides options for partents to determine method of notification. Effective July 1, 2011. http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/... 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/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2011&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1352&pn=2227... 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, excused or unexcused, for the day or any portion of the day missed from school. http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112... 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, 2011. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HJR/PDF/09700HJ0007lv.pdf... 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, Chapter 6, Part 30. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/SB0413.pdf... 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 summer school and after school programs. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/SB0414.pdf... 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 justice and municipal courts. However, under current law, in counties with populations of 2 million or more (Harris and D... 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 West Virginia Council for Educational Opportunity for Military Children for the purpose of coordinating entities in Wes... 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 admitted to kindergarten but withdraws and re-enroll the following year allows state age to be apportioned between the ... 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 student may not be absent from school without excuse for more than: a. Three consecutive school days during either the f... 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 absences allowed under a district's attendance policy. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Bills/HB1995.pdf... 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 be excused, without the necessity of school board action, subject to revocation as provided in this chapter. School board... 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 that such member must be a representative from a military installation in Virginia. Such representative is to be appoin... 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 requirement. Allows waivers only upon proof that the pupil is 16 or older and has an alternative learning plan for obtaining e... 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 Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, has been issued a Louisiana high school equivalency diploma in accordance with ... 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 a child who has completed eighth grade to leave school; Repeals 392.100 excusing attendance of a child 14 years of age o... 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, 2011. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HJR/PDF/09700HJ0007lv.pdf... 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 justice and municipal courts. However, under current law, in counties with populations of 2 million or more (Harris and D... 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 student truancy. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2011a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/66711011838931938725780800800B28?Open&file=1... 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 district pursuant to provisions concerning criminal history records checks and checks of the Statewide Sex Offender Dat... 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 intermediate school district (ISD) conducts a staffing or program reduction or otherwise makes a personnel determination ... 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 reelected. Declares that in cases of nonrenomination or nonreelection because of reduction in force, the reduction in for... 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.) Specifies that selection of a candidate for a new or vacant teaching position must be based on consideration of factors incl... 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 information about a former employee's job performance or work record to a prospective employer of the former employee i... 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 boarding school undergo criminal background checks. Permits the chief administrator of a registered private provider parti... 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 streamlined process for professionals with expertise in key fields, such as science and mathematics, to earn a teaching c... 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 schools, and to report to the legislature and governor whether another state agency should have jurisdiction and control o... 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 identifying information or (2) the financial information of the employer or another person. Adds the Texas Higher Educatio... 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 convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that would by statute prevent a person from being employed by a district, charter scho... 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 education that is not a day camp, and offers recreational, athletic, religious or educational activities for at least 20 camp... 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 checks. The bill also describes offenses and circumstances that prompt suspending or revoking a license, certificate or... 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 certain licensed health professions to submit to a national criminal history background check. Requires the department to... 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 law governing discrimination in employment by adding ancestry, age, marital status, and sexual orientation as protected cl... 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 authorization by a majority vote of the local school board with the name of the teacher recorded. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/10... 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 employed by a third party provider shall receive the same unemployment benefits as substitute teachers employed by local ... 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 of Education will conduct using existing resources. The state will guarantee that school districts receive unit funds for... 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 to existing law to revise procedures, processes and fees before the Professional Standards Commission; to provide for an ... 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%09&Summary=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y... 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's student performance records. Permits a principal to refuse the placement unless the instructor has a performance rati... 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 district and a certificated employee shall result in the vesting of tenure, continued expectations of employment or property... 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 consider the results of an employee's performance evaluation and a school's personnel needs when terminating an employee. Du... 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 employer within a year of the retiree's retirement date. Directs the state retirement office to cancel a retiree's retirement ... 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 superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the state board, to update, revise and align the English language... 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 development during a period that commences on the day upon which 55% of the instructional year is completed through July 1 of t... 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 changes. Pages 715-719 of 764: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume35_issue42.pdf... 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 programs. These rules required such administrators to have the appropriate administrative certification and hold one of... 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 education, the governor, and the general assembly addressing, at a minimum, (1) whether and how the 20 child per attendance... 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 achievement gaps in elementary, middle and high schools. Requires the task force to submit a master plan to the General... 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 domains (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) on a given administration of the English language proficiency asses... 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 as statewide standards. Requires the commissioner to adopt the most recent English language proficiency standards for En... 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 determine the citizenship and immigration status of their students, to compile data on students who are legally and illegall... 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 of limited English-speaking ability. Eliminates language protecting Intermediate School District operational funding fr... 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 for certain staffing standards related to instructional staff in mathematics, limited English proficiency, reading, techn... 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 sets forth the AMAOs for educational agencies that use funds from Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education A... 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 Development (CCWD) subject to availability of funds. Charges local workforce investment boards with local management of pro... 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 the associated Pilot Project for Discounted Computers and Internet Access for Low-Income Students; the Institute on Urban ... 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 occupational or technical training for which students may utilize Cal Grant C awards. Requires the commission to give priori... 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 department of education according to specified requirements for the purpose of implementing districtwide linked learning p... 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 availability of funds in the annual Budget Act, the availability of federal or private funds, or any combination thereof, to establ... 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 of California with the approval of the Concurrence Committee. Existing law provides that these subject matter projects ar... 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 the requirement that a pupil complete a course in visual or performing arts or foreign language. Requires the governing b... 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 entering and advancing through careers in the food, agriculture and natural resources sciences, such as production agriculture,... 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 Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program developed and implemented by the district. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11... 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 study for linked learning competence. Identifies requisite members of the workgroup. Proposes content that a successful ... 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 education, and regional occupational centers and programs to establish industry-based certification programs within their care... 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 instruction as a component of funding for public schools; allows taxpayers a credit against the tax due for cash contributi... 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 'at risk' students and for tuition and transportation for 'at risk' students as required by changes in the state law of ... 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 community colleges for the development of projects in coordination with the department of economic development, the depa... 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 to provide educational services. Allows public charter school to give admission priority to students who reside in schoo... 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 report annually to the House and Senate on the following:      (1) The total number of students attending career and tec... 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-year terms even if they retire during a term. Adds certain powers and duties to HTSB, including (1) developing criteria ... 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://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=760066... 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, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education from prekindergarten through postsecondary education. Specifically, the council must:... 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 with the consortium of other states, review all national assessments developed by both multistate consortia, and implemen... 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 offer opportunities for high school students to dually enroll in community college courses that provide pathways (CTE pathwa... 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 (NCSU) to (1) develop the secondary agricultural education curricula, and (2) recommend the curricula and corresponding asse... 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-readiness training within a career-technical education program that, to the extent the tools, equipment, and materials ... 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 for the issuance and renewal of professional career-technical teaching licenses, including requirements relating to life e... 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 programs. Directs the department of education to administer a grant program to provide grants to districts, community college... 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 educational programs beyond secondary education. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HC00129F.pdf#nav... 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 higher education in the state that are authorized to operate educational programs beyond secondary education, including pr... 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 program (under which students may earn the equivalent of at least 12 semester credit hours of college credit through Intern... 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 students who are enrolled in a tech-prep program, and report the accurate number of tech-prep program students to the agency... 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 the college credit program (under which districts must make available the opportunity for students to earn the equivale... 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 the state board to establish a process for the review and approval of applied STEM courses to satisfy the math and scie... 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 education study. Requires that the competencies and curricula for career, technical and agricultural courses include state ... 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 public schools in Georgia. Provides for composition, compensation, duties and powers, and support staff of the commission. ... 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 federal law. Assigns to the state board responsibility for the planning and implementation of secondary career and technical e... 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 and each fiscal year thereafter, each community college and technical college and the Washburn Institute of Teachnology ... 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 educational institution that offers educational credentials only upon approval by the director of the Department of Career... 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 discussing the results of their career interest inventory, selecting high school courses appropriate to their educationa... 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 each ninth grade pupil and his or her parent or legal guardian are provided, to the extent practicable, with information ... 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 "journey worker" and deleting references to "journeyman"; reducing the timeline for registering new apprenticeship programs... 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 Readiness Certification Program to National Career Readiness Certification. Requires program to inform school districts... 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 the state's regional career and technical education centers. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Acts/ACT058.pdf... 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 secondary career and technical education. Effective 07/22/2011... 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 attendance (ADA). Chapter 258 http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/hb2237s.pdf... 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 (JTED) during regular school hours if the program has additional student capacity after the enrollment of traditional stu... 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 partnership academy focused on employment in clean technology businesses and renewable energy businesses, and that provide... 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 technical education programs. Directs the Department of Career Education to work in collaboration with the Department of Educat... 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 automotive technology, the Board of Education must make such certification a mandatory part of the career and technical ed... 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 plan to include plans to implement a middle school career and professional academy (Sec. 20). Eliminates the requirement ... 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, economic development agencies, and state-approved postsecondary institutions, to include plans to implement a career and ... 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 partnership that demonstrates a collaboration to advance workforce development between one or more local boards of education, a... 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 academies, and schools of excellence. Changes include, but not limited to, increasing the cap to 300 through December 31... 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 academies, and SOEs. Extends the type of entities that can act as authorizing bodies for one or more public school academie... 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 included, they must include the procedures to be followed by the charter school. https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/re... 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 nonsupervisorial certificated staff and classified employees (rather than simply teachers, as previously required) that combined is equ... 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 a petition. Authorizes a charter school to encourage parental involvement, but requires the charter school to notify par... 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 convictions or convictions for a crime against a child from serving on a charter board. Requires charter school board members t... 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 elements, including a statement of the school's mission and an explanation of how the designation would enhance the school's a... 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 exempt organization within the Department of Education. Health Assessment - Allows certain medical professionals from mi... 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 certification requirements and issue such a permit to a teacher or administrator who lacks certification and who is employed... 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 contract or payroll (instead of just operated) by the same legal entity as that for which the charter is approved and certi... 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 the commission and terms of office. Creates the State Charter School Commission Fund as a special fund in the state treas... 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 under this circumstance to demonstrate to the authorizer that the proposed charter is substantially different from the ... 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. (Article 2, Sec 29, Subd 3) http://wdoc.house.leg.state.mn.us/leg/LS87/1/HF0026.0.pdf ... 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 a requirement that the authorizer applicant include a description of the authorizer's criteria and process for granting ... 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. Clarifies that the parent member of the school board of directors must not be a school employee. Allows the chief fi... 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 charter contract. Requires the proposed authorizer to identify any outstanding issues and have the charter school agree to re... 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 to provide educational services. Allows public charter school to give admission priority to students who reside in schoo... 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 school can demonstrate the effectiveness for any uncertified teacher. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/Pa/pdf/2011PA-00060-R0... 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 systems. Authorizes a high-performing charter school to increase enrollment, expand grade levels served, submit a quarterly... 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 funding request breakdown by school. Allows charter schools to appeal denied reauthorizations to the board of education.... 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 the respective unions the process of reassigning employees of the school to be reconstituted to other positions within ... 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 Chicago. Provides the up to five Chicago charter schools serving re-enrolled high school dropouts to also serve students ... 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 charter school for certain major corporate donors and enrollment of their children in the schools. Addresses facility an... 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, shall not begin operation sooner than eight months after such approval is granted, unless the chartering authority agree... 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 applicant shall be afforded the opportunity to revise and resubmit the proposal based on the independent evaluation conducted. h... 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 Public Employees Retirement System and take a leave of absence to teach in a charter school to continue to participate in... 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. Raises the enrollment growth cap to 20 percent. Permits charter schools to charge fees charged by the local school adm... 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 sponsor charter schools and authorizes the State Public Charter School Authority to sponsor charter schools. Provides for... 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 provisions for the process of review of an application to form a charter school; authorizing the governing body of a charter ... 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 declared to be under an academic watch or in a state of academic emergency, the district board must do one of the followi... 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 that except as otherwise provided in 3321.01(H), no fees or tuition may be charged for students participating in the pr... 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 of May 1, 2005. New provision states that subject to section 3314.016, an entity that sponsors community schools may ent... 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% according to its performance index score. Defines "operator" as either an individual or organization that manages the daily oper... 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. Authorizes any person, group of individuals or entity to apply to the department for direct authorization to establish a com... 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 multiple facilities, as long as the facilities are all located in the same county, and the governing authority has entered... 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 future collective bargaining agreement if the mayor submits to the board of education sponsoring the school and to the st... 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.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part4.pdf... 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 partnership with a private university to operate as a new start-up community school beginning in the 2007-2008 school yea... 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 determine which students may be in need of special education and related services. Provides for distribution of state fund... 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 the decision to approve or disapprove of the proposal for sponsorship by the institution of higher education are final and... 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 security payments. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2011/0/HB1352P2227.pdf... 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. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HB1980.pdf... 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. Deletes the eligibility restrictions in current law and opens enrollment in public charter schools to all students residi... 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. Requires governing bodies to conduct at least one annual board training course and provide documentation of such training to ... 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: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB01550F.pdf#navpanes=0 Bill analysis: http://www.capitol.state.tx... 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 municipality. Clarifies that an open-enrollment charter school operated by a municipality is considered a work-site open-... 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 open-enrollment charter schools, regardless of whether the teacher or administrator is certified. Provides that at the req... 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 alternative education accountability procedures adopted by the commissioner. Specifies that for purposes of the subchapter of... 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 property with an appraised value of at least $10 million for a charter school in the development shall be entitled to 50 pe... 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 partnership that demonstrates a collaboration to advance workforce development between one or more local boards of education, 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 schools. Provides that the department of education shall provide staff to the charter school board until the board begi... 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 paraprofessionals are assigned to provide services to individual pupils and removes the requirement that the information ... 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/cf/2011-12%20ENR/SB/SB256%20ENR.DOC... 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 the charter school in the school district of residence. The measure allows charter schools to enroll emergency transfer st... 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 provide a fixed rate level E, D, or D+ group home service. The board may not sponsor more than two charter schools from Jul... 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 student education record statutes to public charter schools. http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/hb2000.dir/hb2029... 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 any existing limitation or cap on available open-enrollment charters, the number of available charters shall automatical... 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 number of applicants with a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Act; (3) The number of application... 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 equivalent students (FTSE), or a group of community colleges with a combined enrollment of 15,000 FTSE may serve as authorizer o... 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 parents of the issues giving rise to the need for such a plan, and to include other relevant information about the plan and ... 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 relief is granted from the state's "use it or lose it" requirement for state instructional staff funding. The relief is exp... 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 Island. http://www2.sos.ri.gov/cgi-bin/topdf/tmp/6434tmp.pdf or http://sos.ri.gov/rules/index.php?page=details&erlid=643... 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/fsbillcont3/72F3BE6445179D0087257808008049CA?Open&file=1089_enr.pdf... 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 charter policies, requirements and procedures. http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/11%20Regular/final/SB0446.pdf... 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 Accountability Act, and based on adequate yearly progress measures. http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/11%20Regular/final/HB0097.p... 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 provide education related services. Requires a regional service center to be formed by an interlocal agreement to receive ... 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 members are appointed by the governor) must be nominated by an organization that represents Utah's charter schools, and t... 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 charter school if the student's charter school is located on the campus of the public school, or has local school board... 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 imposing performance standards, except as permitted by statute, that would limit a charter school from accomplishing the p... 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 upon the state superintendent; and providing for effective dates. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2011/Enroll/HB0115.pdf... 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 systems. Authorizes a high-performing charter school to increase enrollment, expand grade levels served, submit a quarterly... 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. Requires the Auditor General to annually submit to the Legislature a list of any school districts, charter schools, charter t... 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 convictions or convictions for a crime against a child from serving on a charter board. Requires charter school board members t... 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 the respective unions the process of reassigning employees of the school to be reconstituted to other positions within ... 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. Pages 235-236 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf... 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 other aspects of charter funding, including debt reserve. Creates new requirements for revoking or not renewing a charter ... 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 school districts or public charter schools to report students newly enrolled who were enrolled from a public charter that... 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 notice that virtual public charter school must provide when student enrolls or withdraws from school. Requires specified se... 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 charter schools. Authorizes blended learning courses. Authorizes Florida Virtual School (FLVS) to provide full-time instru... 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 of May 1, 2005; provides exceptions. Adds that effective January 1, 2013, up to five new Internet- or computer-based co... 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% according to its performance index score. Defines "operator" as either an individual or organization that manages the daily oper... 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 Internet- or computer-based community school must be considered to be enrolled in the same school in the subsequent schoo... 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 accordance with the sponsor's guidelines. It specifies the amount that a virtual charter school is entitled to receive in stat... 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 center, and except for pupils enrolled in a work experience education program, at 240 minutes. Existing law, until July 1, 2... 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 convictions or convictions for a crime against a child from serving on a charter board. Requires charter school board members t... 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.(Article 2, Sec 44) http://wdoc.house.leg.state.mn.us/leg/LS87/1/HF0026.0.pdf... 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 pupil eligible for the free or reduced-price meal program; 3. Provides a grant in the amount of $2,000 for chartered publi... 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 average daily membership (ADMw) to be calculated separately for students in public charter school and for students in nonc... 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/tlodocs/821/billtext/pdf/SB00001F.pdf#navpanes=0... 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 block grant is allocated to charter schools commencing operations during or after the 2008–09 fiscal year. Provides that... 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 funding request breakdown by school. Allows charter schools to appeal denied reauthorizations to the board of education.... 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 charter school for certain major corporate donors and enrollment of their children in the schools. Addresses facility an... 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/HB0505.html... 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 during charter pilot begun in 2003). Requires that the state pay tuition for each pupil attending a chartered public school ... 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 instructional purposes and for nonclassroom purposes for each school district, each community school that is not an inter... 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 have not been used for two years) for lease or sale to the governing authorities of community schools located in the schoo... 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 Internet- or computer-based community school must be considered to be enrolled in the same school in the subsequent schoo... 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 other aspects of charter funding, including debt reserve. Creates new requirements for revoking or not renewing a charter ... 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. Requires the Auditor General to annually submit to the Legislature a list of any school districts, charter schools, charter t... 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 public schools in Georgia. Provides for composition, compensation, duties and powers, and support staff of the commission. ... 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 schools. Provides that the department of education shall provide staff to the charter school board until the board begi... 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 equivalent students (FTSE), or a group of community colleges with a combined enrollment of 15,000 FTSE may serve as authorizer o... 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 department and its chartering authority showing the purposes for which the expected distribution will be expended. http:... 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 level. Chapter 58 http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S02808&Summary=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y... 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 a school district. Provides that this bill has retrospective operation for a taxable year beginning on or after January... 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 imposing performance standards, except as permitted by statute, that would limit a charter school from accomplishing the p... 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 placement. The "needs-based" funding system provides more flexibility to districts and charter schools in the provision of s... 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 and sanctions for the financial accountability rating system. Amendments update the School Financial Integrity Rating Sys... 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 the commission and terms of office. Creates the State Charter School Commission Fund as a special fund in the state treas... 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 systems. Authorizes a high-performing charter school to increase enrollment, expand grade levels served, submit a quarterly... 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 funding request breakdown by school. Allows charter schools to appeal denied reauthorizations to the board of education.... 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 of May 1, 2005. New provision states that subject to section 3314.016, an entity that sponsors community schools may ent... 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 charter policies, requirements and procedures. http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/11%20Regular/final/SB0446.pdf... 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 and sanctions for the financial accountability rating system. Amendments update the School Financial Integrity Rating Sys... 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 physically employed to allow the pupil to attend a school in that district, through June 30, 2017 (this provision previously s... 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 application for the pupil to attend school in a district other than the district in which the parent of the pupil resides. Ex... 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 interdistrict transfers and has determined the number of transfers it is willing to accept through a random, unbiased process.... 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 process interdistrict attendance appeals. Also requires, until July 1, 2015, that, in a class 1 county, which is define... 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 district where school is located. Sunsets July 1, 2017. Requires school district to implement existing individualized educat... 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 Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) (Created in 1999 as part of a broad education reform package known as the A+ Plan; Design... 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 residency can be determined by the commissioner of the department of education. Lengthens the time for determination of 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 district where school is located. Requires school district to implement existing individualized education program for child ... 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 and from the transferring district or charter school, and the cost of transporting students will be the responsibility of... 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 community. Establishes the criteria for rating schools; provides funding for failing schools to implement programs linked ... More... Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools WA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Innovation Schools H.B. 1546 Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop a process for school districts to apply to have one or more schools within the district designated as an innovation school. Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction and the s... More... 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 goes into their creation and operation. Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop basic... 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 money to satisfy its share of facilities acquisition to be eligible for state assistance (under new revisions, some boa... 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 exempt organization within the Department of Education. Health Assessment - Allows certain medical professionals from mi... 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 key elements of the program and establishes "at-risk" student eligibility criteria consistent with eligibility standards ... 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 boarding school undergo criminal background checks. Permits the chief administrator of a registered private provider parti... 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 school in a participating school district; is at risk of academic failure; is from a family whose income is below 200% of th... 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. Clarifies that one or more school districts collaborating on a focus program, focus school or magnet school that is part of... 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 instruction as a component of funding for public schools; allows taxpayers a credit against the tax due for cash contributi... 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 and who for one or two semesters during the taxable year is enrolled in grades kindergarten through 12 in a nonpublic sch... 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 eligible contributions made to eligible scholarship-funding organizations may not exceed 75% of the taxpayer's tax due for the ... 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 house of representatives will study authorizing business tax credits, authorizing the establishment of tax-exempt schol... 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-kindergarten program), and allow participants to continue to qualify until the student reaches age 20, graduates, or returns t... 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 credits that may be awarded for donations to a scholarship granting organization. Prohibits a scholarship granting organ... 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 contribution to a scholarship-granting organization not to exceed $1,000.00 for each taxpayer or $2,000.00 for married filing... 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 textbook for a higher education course. http://le.utah.gov/~2011/bills/sbillenr/sb0069.pdf... 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 to report family information to the Department of Public Instruction. Family income data is then to be verified by the De... 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 accommodation plan issued under federal law (previously the only students eligible were those with an individual educationa... 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 Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) (Created in 1999 as part of a broad education reform package known as the A+ Plan; Design... 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 during charter pilot begun in 2003). Requires that the state pay tuition for each pupil attending a chartered public school ... 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 boarding school undergo criminal background checks. Permits the chief administrator of a registered private provider parti... 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 voucher). Increases total number of students who may participate from 14,000 annually to 30,000 in the 2011-12 school y... 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.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf... 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 to attend either (1) a registered private provider (i.e., a nonpublic school or other nonpublic entity that has been reg... 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 (previously new students only accepted through grade 8). Increases scholarship amount effective fiscal year 2012. Pages... 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 and the Individuals with Disabilities Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) with the parent's and child's rights under the Jon Pete... 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 an expansion). Section 2532m. (118.60 of the statutes) is created to address parental choice programs for eligible schoo... 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 credits that may be awarded for donations to a scholarship granting organization. Prohibits a scholarship granting organ... 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 school year during which the scholarship is requested. Removes the date of April 1 by which the school district must no... 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 with disabilities to attend private schools. Designates the expenses which can be applied to the account and rules appl... 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 contribution to a scholarship-granting organization not to exceed $1,000.00 for each taxpayer or $2,000.00 for married filing... 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 educational programs and opportunities and administer and oversee the activities of the Youth Legislature. Provides for a acount... 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 curriculum standards for the subject of United States and Tennessee government. - Amends TCA Title 49. http://state.tn.us/so... 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 education to determine whether the course of instruction in all public schools is designed to effectively and rigorously educa... 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 secondary schools in the state to take the necessary steps to become Illinois Democracy Schools, and resolves that each schoo... 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. Chapter 223 http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/sb1055s.pdf... 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 vote using an absentee ballot. Permits a school to provide this information through classroom activities, written mater... 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 character education a report summarizing how civic and character education are achieved in the district or charter schools thro... 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 to instruct and prepare students to become informed and responsible citizens through an integrated character and civic ed... 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 in the general appropriation act or funded with nongeneral funds or donations to sustain its work. http://lis.virginia.g... 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 educational programs and opportunities and administer and oversee the activities of the Youth Legislature. Provides for a acount... 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 curriculum standards for the subject of United States and Tennessee government. - Amends TCA Title 49. http://state.tn.us/so... 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 education to determine whether the course of instruction in all public schools is designed to effectively and rigorously educa... 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 secondary schools in the state to take the necessary steps to become Illinois Democracy Schools, and resolves that each schoo... 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. Chapter 223 http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/sb1055s.pdf... 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 credits to be spent for short term capital items such as technology, textbooks, library resources, instructional aids, pupil ... 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 vote using an absentee ballot. Permits a school to provide this information through classroom activities, written mater... 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 character education a report summarizing how civic and character education are achieved in the district or charter schools thro... 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 to instruct and prepare students to become informed and responsible citizens through an integrated character and civic ed... 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 in the general appropriation act or funded with nongeneral funds or donations to sustain its work. http://lis.virginia.g... 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 course (Sec. 25). Establishes an exemption from the intensive reading course requirement for certain students (Sec. 16, 18).... 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://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/PUBLIC294.asp ... 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 students learn and be required to demonstrate understanding of the found of the U.S. and replaces with a specific requirement ... 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 administrator in an LEA may be prohibited from using or reading from the United States Constitution during the course o... 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 citizenship, specific attention shall be given to instruction regarding active participation in the improvement of a cit... 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 of Allegiance at some point during a school day in which students are required to attend. Provides that a school admini... 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. Establishes legislative intent to reduce class size in grades 1 through 3 to a class size allotment not exceeding 1:15 as ... 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 property with an appraised value of at least $10 million for a charter school in the development shall be entitled to 50 pe... 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 equivalent to the maximum individual class size for each program. Page 7-8 of 11: http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/201120... 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 requirements. New legislation: --Reduces that appropriation in accordance with specified requirements, and identifies funds that... More... Counseling/Guidance 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) Increase the minimum number of credits required to graduate from high school; (2) Require school districts to offer stude... More... CO Final Regulations 06/2011 P-12 Standards for Individual Career and Academic Plans 1 CO ADC 301-81:1.00; 1 CO ADC 301-81:2.00, 01, 02, 03 Establishes Standards for Individual Career and Academic Plans ('ICAP') for students enrolled in public schools.Each ICAP shall include a career planning, guidance and tracking component and a portfolio that inlcudes, among other items: (a)  Documentation of ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists H.B. 1386 - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Requires that a marriage and family therapist employed by a district be licensed by the state agency that licenses that profession. Provides a grandfather clause for marriage and family therapist employed by a district before September 2011. http://www.capitol... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Generation Texas Week H.B. 2909 - Generation Texas Week Renames "Education: Go Get It Week" as "Generation Texas Week." Adds that the information provided to students during this week must include the college readiness standards and expectations as determined under Section 28.008. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo... More... CO Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Community College Task Force on Student Academic Success S.B. 111 Creates the Task Force on Student Academic Success. The overall charge of the task force is to identify the junctures at which grade-level performance are critical to student progress and to ensuring they are college and career ready upon graduation. More spec... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Individual Graduation Plans H.B. 186 - Individual Graduation Plans Amends Sections 20-2-82(e), 20-2-244(b) and 20-2-2065(b)(13) to clarify that the state board may not authorize waivers to and charter schools are subject to the provisions of Section 20-2-327(c) relating to individual graduation plans. http://www.legis.ga.gov/... 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 discussing the results of their career interest inventory, selecting high school courses appropriate to their educationa... 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 each ninth grade pupil and his or her parent or legal guardian are provided, to the extent practicable, with information ... More... SD Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School Counselors H.B. 1070 Prohibit school districts from employing school counselors who are not certified. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2011/Bills/HB1070ENR.pdf... 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 should include proven technologies in enterprise portal, social media and collaboration, video streaming, education and... 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 entering and advancing through careers in the food, agriculture and natural resources sciences, such as production agriculture,... 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 role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, persons with disabilities, and members of ... 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 in-service training. Classifies American sign language as a foreign language for purposes of the prescribed education c... 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 plan to include plans to implement a middle school career and professional academy (Sec. 20). Eliminates the requirement ... 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 property with an appraised value of at least $10 million for a charter school in the development shall be entitled to 50 pe... 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 content areas submitted for adoption to review the instructional materials and evaluate the content for alignment with th... 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 selection and use of testing and assessment instruments not required by statute or state board when certain conditions are... 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 school curriculum. Establishes membership. Requires the task force to meet at the call of the chair at least once every th... 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, and recommend standards for secondary and postsecondary agricultural education. http://search.legis.state.ia.us/NXT/gatew... 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. Effectove 07/22/2011 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202011/5174.SL.pdf... 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 the recommendations of the Comprehensive Arts Education Plan for K-12; (2) Recommend the content and process to establish ... 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 Elementary Arts Learning Program if the district or charter school provides matching funds for 10% of the grant amount. Directs... 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 and Corrections and removes the programs and instruction from the Department of Education. Requires the DPSC to establish... 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 schools, and to report to the legislature and governor whether another state agency should have jurisdiction and control o... 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 college and other postsecondary education and training. Requires each high district and open enrollment charter school of... 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 board to determine the topics to be covered by the training, which may include budgeting, credit cards, spending, saving, l... 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 literacy only required to be included in one or more courses required for high school graduation). Directs the commissioner ... 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 encourages school administrative units to implement an integrated model for instruction in personal finance that may be u... 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 tests, after recommendations made by financial literacy commission. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/SB0912.pdf... 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 jumpstart coalition national standards in K-12 personal finance education and provide students with an opportunity to master ... 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 in speaking, reading and writing in one or more languages in addition to English. Provides the State Seal of Biliteracy... 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 in-service training. Classifies American sign language as a foreign language for purposes of the prescribed education c... 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 education programs as a means to provide statewide standards for the programs and assist and support schools and districts i... 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 completion on the same basis as the successful completion of a foreign language course and count course completion in American S... 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 the 3E's Grant Program" (former "Established Nutrition Education Practices for Public Schools Grant Program"); the other i... 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/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0251er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0251&Session=2011 ... 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 violence education in the health curriculum. Requires the DOE to recommend educational resources on dating violence and shal... 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-time equivalent positions to 20.5; and provides for reappropriation of dedicated funds http://legislature.idaho.gov/legis... 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 achievement gaps in elementary, middle and high schools. Requires the task force to submit a master plan to the General... 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 the dissemination of the model curriculum to school districts, charter schools and the regional training programs for th... 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 elementary curriculum. Adds 511 IAC 6.2-3.1 to define and require elementary schools to submit a reading plan and to de... 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.mtrules.org/gateway/Cycle_Home.asp?CID=1327... 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 achievement gaps in elementary, middle and high schools. Requires the task force to submit a master plan to the General... 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 the dissemination of the model curriculum to school districts, charter schools and the regional training programs for th... 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 teacher who became licensed or certified to teach in elementary education or early childhood education prior to July 1, 200... 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 specialists to teach elementary and middle school mathematics. Encourages the professional educator standards board to deve... 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 for certain staffing standards related to instructional staff in mathematics, limited English proficiency, reading, techn... 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 board, to complete an additional 0.5 credit in English, social studies, mathematics, science or health education in lieu ... 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 physical education courses pursuant to the model content standards and demonstrate that increasing numbers of pupils enrolled ... 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 enrolled in a course that satisfies the curriculum requirements for physical education. Bill text (page 15 of 19): http:... 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://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00226F.pdf#navpanes=0... 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 to reconvene the planning and oversight team, known as "PE4ME" and reappoint PE4ME members to further implement plans 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 and secondary students. Currently, students are required to have a minimum of 90 minutes of physical activity per instruc... 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. Spells out the minutes required for physical activity based on the length of time students attend school. http://www.leg.... 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 Utah's children. Requires that a copy of this resolution be sent to, among other recipients, the state office of education.... 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 similar goal for high school students. This requirement would go into effect beginning with the 2014 -2015 school year and... 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 superintendent to convene a group of science experts with whom the superintendent must recommend science content standards for adopt... 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 subject in which the end-of-course assessment is administered to earn a state high school diploma. Amends current law to p... 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 related to sexual health includes instruction pertaining to the risks associated with adolescent sexual activity and the ... 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 districts to inform parents/guardians when such events will be held or taught. Prohibits districts from allowing any ab... 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 education to approve program curriculum and establish protocol to provude continuity in teaching the approved curriculum... 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 related to dating violence and the characteristics of abusive relationships to be taught at least once during middle school... 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, and encourages that instruction to include a component drawn from personal testimony. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11... 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 role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, persons with disabilities, and members of ... 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://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/PUBLIC294.asp ... 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 students learn and be required to demonstrate understanding of the found of the U.S. and replaces with a specific requirement ... 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 materials as may assist local and regional school committees in developing instructional programs. Specifies that the curriculu... 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 curriculum standards for the subject of United States and Tennessee government. - Amends TCA Title 49. http://state.tn.us/so... 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 administrator in an LEA may be prohibited from using or reading from the United States Constitution during the course o... 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 democracy, a monarchy, and an oligarchy (ii) political philosophies and economic systems, such as socialism, individualism and f... 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 focus on student growth and submit its recommendations by March 30, 2012. Sec. 1277b http://www.legislature.mi.gov/docum... 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 specialists and district educators in the use of the value-added progress dimension and in the use of data as it relate... 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, students, and parents with data and resources to systematically manage continuous instructional improvement. The system 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/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/sb1141s.pdf... 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 offer a diverse and nondiscriminatory educational experience.(Article 2, Sec 42) http://wdoc.house.leg.state.mn.us/leg/LS87... 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://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act701.pdf... 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 Investment Board, the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the state department of education, and the... 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 with specified public and private stakeholders in developing and carrying out its tasks, including, among others, the de... 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 conjunction with research centers on these campuses focused on clean or sustainable energy, to meet annually to develop col... 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 assessment of health care workforce trends, training issues, and financing policies and to recommend appropriate state governm... 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 shortages exist, the workforce skills needed in those sectors or subsectors, and which career pathways should be establish... 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 community colleges for the development of projects in coordination with the department of economic development, the depa... 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 college district to to create a technology entrepreneur center for each campus of the university or each community college... 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 higher education in this state offering a teacher preparatory program information concerning teacher shortage areas, for ... 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 agencies. Transfers the Ready to Work program from the Department of Education (DOE) to the Department of Economic Opportuni... 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 public and nonpublic postsecondary education institutions in the context of state access demands and economic development ... 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 college services offered to the greater northeast Louisiana area, and to determine how the state can best meet the education... 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 and data, including the success of Louisiana's postsecondary graduates in the workforce, and to submit a report of furth... 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 board set for implementation in 2012 and 2014, and additional admission standards as warranted; that the board continue... 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 but not limited to, the North Carolina Community College System, The University of North Carolina, and the North Caroli... 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 governor or his or her designee, the lieutenant governor or his or her designee, the secretary of state or his or her de... 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 Development (CCWD) subject to availability of funds. Charges local workforce investment boards with local management of pro... 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 (the primary goals of Personal Pathways to Success are to increase high school completion rates, better prepare students fo... 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/pdf/HB02631F.pdf#navpanes=0... 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 education with cybersecurity-related programs and one representative from a public junior college with a cybersecurity-relat... 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 technology center and transfers the powers, duties, and functions to innovate Washington. Creates the investing in innovat... 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 degrees and certificates awarded in a year by 30% in a decade to provide support for economic development; renegotiating perf... 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 individuals. Allows an individual who is out of work due to a disability to obtain a tuition waiver at a community college... 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.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/HTML/H769v4.html... 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 "community" under the program and to provide that the institutions of higher education assigned primary responsibility f... 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 work with West Virginia companies while in college, thus increasing the likelihood that they will complete the program, fi... 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 county to organize an independent community college district if the following requirements are met: (1) The county has op... 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 attract research talent at state institutions of higher education. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+S... 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.gov/tools/whatsnew/attach.php?id=205612&an=1... 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 student outcomes in the workforce. Provides for interagency cooperation with the SLDS. Provides for an SLDS governing board. h... 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 should include proven technologies in enterprise portal, social media and collaboration, video streaming, education and... 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 preparing Virginians for the top job opportunities in the knowledge-driven economy of the 21st century. The bill provide... 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 identity and gender expression; prohibits discrimination in public schools and charter schools based on gender identity ... 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 impose unduly burdensome reporting requirements. http://www.azleg.gov/legtest/50leg/1r/bills/sb1263h.pdf... 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 alternative education programs or strict discipline academies, when those pupils are enrolled after the count date after having... 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 instruction as a component of funding for public schools; allows taxpayers a credit against the tax due for cash contributi... 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 revenue funds to create and sustain opportunities for students to achieve improved educational outcomes. Requires the task ... 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 such reports increase the transparency of state finances and, when conditions emerge that make budget proration likely,... 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 the state board's ABC transfer policy, by submitting an ABC Transfer Form to the department of public instruction. For fu... 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 continues K-20. Identifies the duties of the board, including: (1) Ensuring that early childhood services are streamlin... 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 in line with other education agencies with regard to posting of financial reports. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI... 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/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202011/1131.SL.pdf... 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 funds, collected or received by Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measures/sb... 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 and when a school board member must undergo training. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act1213.pd... 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 develop legislation to transition public school funding from a system based on instructional hours to a system based on stude... 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 school districts or public charter schools to report students newly enrolled who were enrolled from a public charter that... 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 the sponsoring school district from school districts that have students of record or compulsory-school-age residing in sa... 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 Revenue Revolving Fund to the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma to be used by the System, for the benefit of that sys... 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://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act701.pdf... 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 to "make suitable provision for finance of the educational interests of the state in an equitable manner in in such amoun... 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 quailty of instruction for studnets in that district. Defines conditions that must be met prior to disbursement of furnds. h... 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 school board or governing authority to acquire easement access to 16th section lands or lieu lands. http://billstatus.ls.sta... 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 for certain staffing standards related to instructional staff in mathematics, limited English proficiency, reading, techn... 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 current practice. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0216+pdf... 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 placement. The "needs-based" funding system provides more flexibility to districts and charter schools in the provision of s... 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 state unless the school corporation is challenging an adverse decision by a state agency, board, or commission. http://www.i... 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 and students in low-income districts. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Bills/HB1901.pdf... 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 accessed via a computer or other electronic medium or that is available through an Internet-based provider of course content, ... 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 program. Clarifies that the vote regarding the closure of an elementary or secondary school in a regional school unit is re... 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 capital construction. Limits expenditures from federal funds collected or received by Oregon Department of Aviation and ... 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 obligations payable from the fund have not been retired. Limits the availability of this new option to school districts that r... 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 Constitution for capital costs of school districts. Establishes School Capital Matching Fund to replace school capital matchin... 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 the University of Nevada, Reno, in a total principal amount not exceeding $312,695,000. This bill increases the authoriz... 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.pdf... 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 from 10 to 15 fiscal years at no cost to the state. The bill allows local governments to issue bonds or notes, without ... 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 district. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/AB/AB183_EN.pdf... 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, or other obligations of the authority which are payable out of receipts, rentals, and other payments made pursuant to ... 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 price quotes from at least three contractors or suppliers for contracts over $4,000 but not more than $10,000. This increase... 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 or county office of education adopts a budget. Also requires the governing board to identify the program or programs to... 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, and to urge school districts to participate in such programs when the school district determines that such participatio... 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 acceptance of such audit report, submit a deficit reduction plan. Makes legislative findings relative to the need for fina... 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, county offices of education, and other educational agencies or entities deemed eligible pursuant to state and federal law.... 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 by not more than 6 days of service during a school year if the commissioner certifies that the district will be provided ... 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, limited to the fiscal year during which the declaration is made unless the board adopts a resolution declaring a continuati... 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. Removes the requirement that the state department of education approve school board budgets. Requires school districts t... 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.org/files/Ch_2011-144.pdf... 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 Stanly County Schools, to determine whether and to what extent a local school administrative unit can save money by consol... 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. The authorization is repealed effective July 1, 2012. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2011/HB0650.html... 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 State General Fund for the 2011-2013 biennium; authorizing certain expenditures; making appropriations for purposes relat... 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 the second fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the solvency assistance payment was made. Permits the fund to b... 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/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part3.pdf... 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.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2011/0/HB1352P2227.pdf... 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 state licensed residential mental health facilities on a prorated daily basis for the student's length of stay, provided ce... 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 entities, and entities of higher education to gather information pertaining to uniform reporting requirements. Requires th... 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. Requires the Auditor General to annually submit to the Legislature a list of any school districts, charter schools, charter t... 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 maintain the system. The system would include budgetary and proprietary accounts; allow districts to record any informa... 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 and by 0.63% in FY 2013. The bill eliminates the 0.76% growth factor on school block grants after FY 2011 and retains oil... 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 the consent of the school districts in the cooperative. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENR/SB/SB275%20E... 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% of total expenditures on administration. Districts with more than 500 but less than 1,500 average daily attendance are c... 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 of Education will award the grants and establish the criteria for and application process for the grants. Teachers must u... 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 superintendent; establishes amount of assistance, including maximum. Total assistance paid over three years from the School Consoli... 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 schools are on firm financial ground. To ensure the state can educate more students at a higher level with limited resource... 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 risk of defaulting on a fiscal oblication. Adds districts as entities that are bound by notification procedures establi... 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 were included. This amendment adds the staff of any elementary superintendent or any assistant superintendent to the admi... 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 increases or decreases school district revenues or expenditures in a manner that uniquely affects school districts. http://ap... 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 is to convene educational service districts to analyze options and make recommendations for a clear legal framework and p... 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 manager was in place under the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act, the Superintendent of Public... 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", which similarly would provide for the review, management, and control of the financial and other operations of a local g... 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, and certain state board standards for the operation of K-12 programs defined in divisions (B)(2) and (D) of Section 3301... 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, energy, and utility costs. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2011/Bills/SB111ENR.pdf... 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 and sanctions for the financial accountability rating system. Amendments update the School Financial Integrity Rating Sys... 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 money to satisfy its share of facilities acquisition to be eligible for state assistance (under new revisions, some boa... 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 decision to allow open-enrollment charter schools to apply for the allotment, amend the application process, and establish... 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 the 2006 Bond Act for incentive grants to high-performance schools. Provides that by allowing an existing appropriation ... 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 action" by excluding from definition reassignment due to a new school with an attendance area boundary and that is made to re... 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 December 31, 2011, directs the district to publish space utilization standards on the district's Web site. Requires that the... 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 school construction project. Requires such a project to be locally funded, have a minimum total project cost of $2,500,00... 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 capital construction. Limits expenditures from federal funds collected or received by Oregon Department of Aviation and ... 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 Maintenance Special Fund. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB1383_CD1_.HTM... 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 over $250,000. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/PUBLIC352.asp... 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, instructional supplies, instructional software and instructional hardware by school districts, charter schools and university sc... 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 to school districts) applicable to any state institution of higher education. Defines "construction manager at risk" as a... 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 project funded wholly or partially through state funds, to submit a report about the project to the director of administrati... 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 associated expenses for the repair, enlargement, improvement or demolition of a building or structure if the contract is awa... 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 have not been used for two years) for lease or sale to the governing authorities of community schools located in the schoo... 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 institution's use in providing evening and summer classes. Page 160 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText12... 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 district for the purpose of the relocation or replacement of classroom facilities required as a result of any contamination ... 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 certificate of completion to the district board of education. Permits the commission to issue a certificate of completio... 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 school in a participating school district; is at risk of academic failure; is from a family whose income is below 200% of th... 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 to assist the STEM school in acquiring classroom facilities. Requires the STEM school to pledge at least a matching amo... 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 include energy efficiency projects. Schools are limited to a levy of 5.2 cents for certain capital projects which will in... 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 credits to be spent for short term capital items such as technology, textbooks, library resources, instructional aids, pupil ... 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 school maintenance must make from 3% to 1% of the district's total general fund expenditures. Continues through the 2014-15 f... 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 allocation to a district for a school that is closed to the public because it is structurally unsound or is otherwise uninhabit... 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 savings, the public entity shall specify the basis for the rejection. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful... 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 memorandum of agreement by April 1, 2012, with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to facilitate land exchanges consolida... 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 help fund education in Nevada. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/SJR/SJR3_R1.pdf... 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 the consent of the school districts in the cooperative. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENR/SB/SB275%20E... 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 rules adopted by the superintendent of public instruction which shall consider and address the impact of alternative lear... 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://www.governor.state.nc.us/NewsItems/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?newsItemID=1803 Bill text: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions... 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 eliminating the position will be $103,420 in FY12 and FY13. Increases teacher and administrator certificate fees from $55 to ... 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 state aid to education. Increases the needs calculated for school systems from 100% to 102.23% in the current school yea... 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 center, and except for pupils enrolled in a work experience education program, at 240 minutes. Existing law, until July 1, 2... 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 periodically reviewed, and that the legislature consider recommendations on whether those statutes should be amended, repealed,... 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 grant in such form and detail as specified by the state board. Requires the report to the general assembly to include the ... 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 calendar). Replaces reference to "days of attendance" to "clock hours of instruction" for purposes of the remote educational... 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 equal to the district's enrollment times $85 times its proficiency index. Sets the proficiency index equal to the percent ... 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 pupil eligible for the free or reduced-price meal program; 3. Provides a grant in the amount of $2,000 for chartered publi... 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. Directs the committee to make recommendations to the legislature no later than January 15, 2013, regarding changes to the ... 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 than once every odd-numbered year, rather than annually. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB1281_HD1_.HTM... 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 and secondary schools as well as to equitably allocate the funds to city, parish, and other local public school systems... 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 $1,192.90 per child for fiscal year 2012-2013. Requires that a local school administrative unit receive funds for a maximu... 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 students enrolled in the Texas ChalleNGe Academy. Directs the department to contract with an appropriate school district for t... 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 allocations based on certain students' needs; (3) the pupil transportation funding formula; (4) support services for ca... 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 public schools in Georgia. Provides for composition, compensation, duties and powers, and support staff of the commission. ... 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 education state aid a school may receive. This provision would go into effect for the 2012-2013 and the 2013-2014 school ye... 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 program. Clarifies that the vote regarding the closure of an elementary or secondary school in a regional school unit is re... 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 funding design, and an implementation plan for consideration by the 63rd legislature. http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2011/bill... 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 school factor with a sunset clause. Makes baseline funding adjustments. Modifies the calculation of the statewide average... 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 details in fiscal note: http://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/FN/LB235.pdf... 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 in the first nine weeks of the current school year. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENR/SB/SB141%20ENR.D... 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 provisions relating to the administration of wealth equalization. The proposed repeal would remove outdated provisions fro... 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 membership (ADM) if the Arizona Department of Education is unable to implement until July 1, 2012. Under the new method, ADM 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 credits to be spent for short term capital items such as technology, textbooks, library resources, instructional aids, pupil ... 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 formula for providing additional resources for school districts to implement the state's increased graduation requirement f... 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 relief is granted from the state's "use it or lose it" requirement for state instructional staff funding. The relief is exp... 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 High School in Unified School District 453. Requires related transportation weighting to be calculated using only stude... 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 eliminating the position will be $103,420 in FY12 and FY13. Increases teacher and administrator certificate fees from $55 to ... 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 free and reduced price lunch percent instead of an annual count. Chapter 58 http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fl... 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, 3306.40 as created by 2009 H.B. 1 http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf). Repeals section 3315.17 ... 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 state aid to general education formula, and to revise certain property tax levies for the general fund of a school dist... 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 superfluous and fully executed provisions; modifying the early reading program; clarifying reimbursable expenditures; esta... 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 state aid to education. Increases the needs calculated for school systems from 100% to 102.23% in the current school yea... 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 disadvantaged minority students program, and creates the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program. Provides that this new fun... 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 Program. Directs the state board of education to distribute funds appropriated for the Enhancement for Accelerated Studen... 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 non-profit foundation. http://le.utah.gov/~2011/bills/hbillenr/hb0415.pdf... 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 Services Economic Development Fund. Allocates moneys from fund for biennium beginning July 1, 2011. Directs Oregon Department... 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 appear if the word "education" is used in any advertising for a statewide lottery, which must include information as to... 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 funding design, and an implementation plan for consideration by the 63rd legislature. http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2011/bill... 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 formula for providing additional resources for school districts to implement the state's increased graduation requirement f... 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 of Education will award the grants and establish the criteria for and application process for the grants. Teachers must u... 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 special education services to parentally placed nonpublic school students with disabilities. http://www.in.gov/legislat... 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 gifts for university support. Authorizes UT to enter into fee-for-service agreements with these foundations to lease un... 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 establishes indicators applicable to school district financial accountability ratings. The proposed amendment would update ... 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 service providers for the design, installation, operation, maintenance and financing of energy conservation or combined e... 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 of limited English-speaking ability. Eliminates language protecting Intermediate School District operational funding fr... 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 the to permit all reports to be submitted electronically and adopt policies to consolidate and streamline application f... 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 Stanly County Schools, to determine whether and to what extent a local school administrative unit can save money by consol... 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 instructional purposes and for nonclassroom purposes for each school district, each community school that is not an inter... 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) performance index score for district/community school/STEM school and for each separate building of such; (2) Student performanc... 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 used half for district operations and half for issuance of bonds and, upon agreement of the city legislative body and th... 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% of total expenditures on administration. Districts with more than 500 but less than 1,500 average daily attendance are c... 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 reduce administrative costs and the impact on cost reductions on school district operations and student learning. http://we... 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 secretary of state, to award competitive grants to districts for achieving school district management efficiencies. Ide... 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 pursuant to specified provisions. Repeals provision setting student fee at each community college district at $36 per unit ... 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 of education for special education instruction. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_108_bill_2... 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 limited to, examining who is best suited to bear the burden of proof in determining whether a student is eligible for spe... 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 for essential programs and services. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/PUBLIC419.asp... 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 estimated amount of state and local funding per student in weighted average daily attendance to be provided to the district unde... 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 of programs to the department as proposed in 2011 legislation; specifically, the School Readiness Program, proposed for t... 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 education must submit annually to the chairpersons of the committees of the house of representatives and the senate prim... 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 entities, and entities of higher education to gather information pertaining to uniform reporting requirements. Requires th... 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 costs, and staff and professional development costs. Page 7 of 11: http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/116810.p... 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 Distributive School Account in the State General Fund for the 2011-2013 biennium; authorizing certain expenditures; making ap... 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 student who has completed the course requirements for high school graduation in 2011-12 may graduate without demonstrating ... 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.us/11reg/measures/sb5500.dir/sb5552.en.html... 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 Education Stability Fund that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. Effective 07/01/2011 http://www.leg.state.or.us/1... 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 instructional year by up to 5 days without incurring fiscal penalties. Page 45 of 81: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/... 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 specified categorical programs, for purposes of a prescribed list of programs (thereby allowing community college district... 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. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H48v4.pdf... 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 eliminating the position will be $103,420 in FY12 and FY13. Increases teacher and administrator certificate fees from $55 to ... 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 specified. Provides that this prohibition is not to be interpreted to prohibit solicitation of voluntary donations, volun... 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 school. Page 138 of 263: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/821/billtext/pdf/SB00001F.pdf#navpanes=0... 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. Replaces with provision permitting the state board to implement a tuition charge (dollar amount not specified) to cover the... 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-readiness training within a career-technical education program that, to the extent the tools, equipment, and materials ... 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 did not receive for fiscal year 2009 poverty-based assistance for all-day kindergarten to charge tuition or fees for st... 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 taxes resulting from a change to the town's or city's adequate education grant or excess tax amount. The change applies to... 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/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part3.pdf... 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 taxpayers to designate a contribution to the fund. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2011a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/3311... 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 and by 0.63% in FY 2013. The bill eliminates the 0.76% growth factor on school block grants after FY 2011 and retains oil... 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 school factor with a sunset clause. Makes baseline funding adjustments. Modifies the calculation of the statewide average... 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 their override funding on what their Revenue Control Limit (RCL) would be if the per pupil "base level" was increased fo... 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 of Education will award the grants and establish the criteria for and application process for the grants. Teachers must u... 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 alternative education programs or strict discipline academies, when those pupils are enrolled after the count date after having... 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 3311.0510 of the Revised Code, the territory of that local school district may not constitute part of any educational servic... 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 specifies required qualification of deputy superintendent. Allows current Superintendent of Public Instruction to complet... 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 elements, including a statement of the school's mission and an explanation of how the designation would enhance the school's a... 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 superintendent a regional superintendent's decision regarding a request for an exemption. Pages 164-166 of 413: http://www.cyberdriv... 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 declared to be under an academic watch or in a state of academic emergency, the district board must do one of the followi... 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 that affect public education, and evaluating them to determine the degree to which they increase the quality of instruc... 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 State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) from accepting gifts in any calendar year with a total value of more than $50 fr... 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 student enrollment of more than 15,000, to post on their Web sites the campaign finance reports for school board trustees... 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 the impact of professional learning on educator performance and student learning for purposes of certification renewal. Di... 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 action to be taken in instances of ethics violations by an educator. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Act... 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 that affect public education, and evaluating them to determine the degree to which they increase the quality of instruc... 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 determining how school districts and local governments may be given greater ability to control costs. Directs the team to... 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://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2011-SFA-0427-F.pdf). Bill text: http://www.legislature... 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 years). http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/publicact/pdf/2011-PA-0233.pdf... 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. Provides that a school board plan may be amended to allow for both election and appointment of the members of the school ... 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 grant certain sabbatical leave requests; and provides relative to the requirement that the board permit certain employees t... 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 requirements governing meetings of local units of government. (Article 2, Sec 1) http://wdoc.house.leg.state.mn.us/leg/LS87/1/... 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 executive officer of the municipality and not in the school committee. Gives the elected school committees of each city, t... 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. Removes the requirement that the state department of education approve school board budgets. Requires school districts t... 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 or secondary school located in their respective school systems. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp... 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 mission statement, a school board must solicit input from teachers, administrators, parents, students and community members... 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 that will expand student opportunities for educational success through high quality instructional programming. Provides... 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. The authorization is repealed effective July 1, 2012. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2011/HB0650.html... 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 whose terms will commence on January 8, 2013. Bill provides for the appointment of the superintendent of public instruction ... 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 and is not subject to provisions of the code requiring a temporary replacement. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bi... 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 student enrollment of more than 15,000, to post on their Web sites the campaign finance reports for school board trustees... 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 regarding transparency and open government, and to recommend initiatives that increase citizen access to government resour... 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 governed in its district. Requires school boards to establish instructional policies and goals based upon available information... 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 to undergo criminal history background investigation. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bills/PL11/72_.PDF ... 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 requirements; (2) Adopt new curriculum and assessment requirements; and (3) Direct the Department of Education to: (A) Propos... 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 exceptions. Provides for the composition and election of county boards of education in counties in which there is a homestead... 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 state unless the school corporation is challenging an adverse decision by a state agency, board, or commission. http://www.i... 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://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2011/billpdf/HB0327.pdf... 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. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB228/bill.doc... 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", which similarly would provide for the review, management, and control of the financial and other operations of a local g... 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 quailty of instruction for studnets in that district. Defines conditions that must be met prior to disbursement of furnds. h... 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 school board or governing authority to acquire easement access to 16th section lands or lieu lands. http://billstatus.ls.sta... 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 may be elected from areas outside of the elementary school district boundaries to serve on the high school board of tru... 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) bring a cause of action, (ii) suspend or revoke an administrative or teaching license, or (iii) initiate or cause to be... 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 act, either within a year of enactment of this act or in the first year of his/her term, to complete at least 4 hours pro... 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 and when a school board member must undergo training. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act1213.pd... 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) Increase the minimum number of credits required to graduate from high school; (2) Require school districts to offer stude... 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 committees. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00778F.pdf#navpanes=0... 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 Program of Empowerment Schools. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/SB/SB196_EN.pdf... 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 upon request when qualified applicants are available. Specifies that when the vacancy to be filled is the position of p... 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. Provides that if there is an insufficient amount in the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund for payments for regional ... 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 Facilities Revolving Fund, the Advisory Committee on Before and After School Programs, the Healthy Start Support Servic... 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 Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, and the California Postsecondary Education Commission to be de... 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 State and federal accountability measures; collect data to effectuate those activities; and promulgate regulations to g... 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 adopting, promulgating and amending such rules and regulations as are required to carry out the Delaware Child Care Act with re... 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 revenue funds to create and sustain opportunities for students to achieve improved educational outcomes. Requires the task ... 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 surplus or salvage property to inform the Texas Facilities Commission so that the method of disposal of the property may be de... 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 employees who have a right to a hearing upon contract nonrenewal or termination to seek a hearing within 15 days after receipt ... 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 of Education's website within one business day. The recordings will not be considered the official Board minutes. http://... 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 agencies. Transfers the Ready to Work program from the Department of Education (DOE) to the Department of Economic Opportuni... 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 statutes and administrative rules, and make changes that would help the board, department of education and administrators creat... 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 education that is open and accessible to the public and utilizes a committee composed of representatives of the general p... 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 Children's Services; The Blue Ribbon Taskforce on State Health Plan for Teachers; The N.C. Teacher Academy Board of Trustees; ... 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 state departments, agencies, and offices, including human resource management, information technology, purchasing, and budge... 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 Division, to reorganize if necessary to implement the budget reductions set out in this act. Directs the department to repor... 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 calendar year without the approval of the controlling board. Provides that this does not apply to an employment contract ... 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 the director of administrative services, with sufficient justification from the appointing authority, to allow the appo... 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 purchase if the agency used specified competitive selection or evaluation and selection processes and the agency provided in... 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 superintendent of public instruction to approve for what purposes volunteers may be used and for these purposes may recru... 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's office to provide its findings to the house and senate government operations committees by July 1, 2013, on the depart... 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 Education Agency (TEA) on advisory committees, commissions, task forces, and other similar groups. Overall, the bill would be an... 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 order to obtain certification and tenure in the state and must post the form on its website. http://mlis.state.md.us/2011... 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-20 council or educational partnership that would assure a seamless system of education that maximizes achievements of a... 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-large to serve on the State Board of Education. The state superintendent of public instruction will be the seventh member... 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". Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to publish on a website a listing of all expenses paid by the Department of... 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 of the board to develop, maintain, and continuously improve a comprehensive quality public education system, as provided... 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 in shaping public policy to improve student outcomes and educational opportunities for students with serious emotional an... 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. Modifies authority of the state board of education (no longer the governing board for the state department of public instructi... 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 ratified by the electorate in the 2010 general election, by statutorily requiring the members of the board of education ... 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 comptroller of the treasury to provide its findings to the house and senate government operations committees by July 1,... 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 task force with researching and developing options to encourage statewide efforts to reduce cases of HIV/AIDS and to im... 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 Health to develop and post on their websites guidelines and relevant materials to inform mand educate students concernin... 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 audiology services within the school setting. Describes the participation criteria for schools and ESCs; the scope of ser... 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 program to provide nonmedical school employees with voluntary emergency medical training to provide, in the absence of a c... 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 activity for the remainder of the day an athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury during that ... 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 Learning Survey (CAL-SCHLS) remains viable and urges the state to pursue federal funding, grants, or other sources to ensure ... 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 students to the individuals who must receive immediate notification when a bedbug infestation has been identified. Provide... 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 grades 7-12 to conditionally attend school for up to 30 days if that pupil has not been fully immunized with all pertussis... 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 exempt organization within the Department of Education. Health Assessment - Allows certain medical professionals from mi... 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, policies and bylaws of the Illinois High School Association. Requires that information on the local concussion and head injur... 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 Activities Association to develop guidelines regarding concussions and head injuries. http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/b... 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 nurses complete a training course in concussions and traumatic brain injuries. Encourages districts to get student neuropsych... 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 parents and youth athletes on the nature and risk of concussion and brain injury. Requires the youth athlete and athlete's pa... 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 school district property. http://laws.flrules.org/files/Ch_2011-108.pdf... 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/legislation/97/HJR/PDF/09700HJ0004lv.pdf... 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 athletics. Explains procedures for when students sustain serious injuries. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdo... 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 sustaining a concussion. Addresses requirements which must be satisfied for a youth athlete to return to play after sustain... 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 levels qualifying for reduced-price meals in all schools participating in the National School Breakfast Program (NSBP). Pro... 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. That all coaches, school nurses, athletic directors, first responders, volunteers, students who participate in interscholas... 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 on health risks associated with weight status for distribution to parents. Repeals requirement that the state board esta... 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 accessed via a computer or other electronic medium or that is available through an Internet-based provider of course content, ... 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 severe food allergy that, in the parent's judgment, should be disclosed to enable the district to take any necessary precauti... 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 anaphylaxis based on guidelines developed by May 2012 by the commissioner of state health services in consultation with... 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://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00226F.pdf#navpanes=0... 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 council. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00736F.pdf#navpanes=0... 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 body of a school district shall consult with the state school activities association to develop and publish guidelines ... 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 if the parent or guardian provides certain written statements from the doctor and parent. Directs each local board to ado... 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 school corporations for distribution to schools to inform and educate coaches, student athletes, and parents of student at... 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 provide awareness to coaches, school personnel, students, and parents or guardians of students on the risk of concussions an... 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 awareness to coaches, school personnel, students, and parents or guardians of students on the risk of concussions and h... 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 related to sexual health includes instruction pertaining to the risks associated with adolescent sexual activity and the ... 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 months and before the age of four years or, in the case of a transfer student four years of age or older enrolling in the dis... 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 the prevention and treatment of injuries to the head sustained by pupils while participating in sports and other athletic ... 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 physical education or activity. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HB1633.pdf... 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 and secondary students. Currently, students are required to have a minimum of 90 minutes of physical activity per instruc... 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 education. Requires vaccination of all entering students (rather than first-time students), unless the student is at least ... 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 guidelines, forms and other materials (to be updated as needed) that are designed to educate coaches, youth athletes, and th... 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 of the following events or conditions that may be encountered by a student during athletic training and physical activi... 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 participating in school-sponsored athletic activities. Chapter 167 http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/sb1521s.pdf... 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. Spells out the minutes required for physical activity based on the length of time students attend school. http://www.leg.... 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/SF367.pdf... 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 children aged 5-18. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0868SG.pdf... 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 requirements that must be included in the program. The program must require that students be removed from competition and pr... 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 personnel designated as care providers to administer Glucagon to a student with Type I diabetes. Provides that parents of studen... 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 Boards Association to work with the American Diabetes Association, the Epilepsy Foundation of Kentucky, and the American Lu... 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 School Activities Association, working with the Department of Education, will develop guidelines to inform and educate mem... 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 organization", and includes in definition of "agent" a coach, teacher, employee, representative, or volunteer in the organizatio... 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 Utah's children. Requires that a copy of this resolution be sent to, among other recipients, the state office of education.... 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 the state office of education) to work with health care professionals, teachers, and vision screeners to develop protoco... 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 school students and to provide proof of such immunizations. Also, provides that a licensed nurse practitioner may provide... 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 for addressing risks associated with concussions and other head injuries from school athletics. Requires school district... 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 planning and implementation of effective programs for substance abuse prevention through collection of information identifyi... 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 physician, physician's assistant, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, medical technician, certified nursing assist... 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 Families (DCF) or local law enforcement when they suspect that children have been abused or neglected. Requires DCF, in co... 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 with the court and to issue recommendations regarding the disposition of an investigation, which may be provided to the co... 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 maltreatment of children. Makes existing provision requiring districts to adopt and implement policies addressing sexual abuse of c... 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 education that is not a day camp, and offers recreational, athletic, religious or educational activities for at least 20 camp... 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 directors of each district and the superintendent of the district to review the Acts of the General Assembly for that sess... 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 mistreatment. Requires the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission to approve the training and curriculum.... 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 superintendent or his/her designee, representatives of two statewide professional teachers' organizations, and a represen... 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 health services to a community mental health service inoperative as of July 1, 2011, would repeal them as of January 1, 2012.... 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. Requires the Commissioner of Education to revise the rules to align the code of ethics and practice standards with those ... 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 state licensed residential mental health facilities on a prorated daily basis for the student's length of stay, provided ce... 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 practice-based early mental health intervention and suicide prevention programs for implementation in public K-12 schools. P... 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 in shaping public policy to improve student outcomes and educational opportunities for students with serious emotional an... 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 harassment preventionto develop, recommend, and implement strategies to improve school climate and create respectful lea... 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; the departments of Agriculture, Corrections, Economic Development, and Elementary and Secondary Education; and the Office ... 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 artificial trans fatty acids to students in grades K through 12. States that a food contains artificial trans fatty acid ... 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, property, and unexpended balances of appropriations and other resources for the administration of the school food and nutri... 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 distributed on school grounds but outside of school meal programs. Exempts culinary arts programs provided by career an... 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 farmers and fishermen. Directs the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, the Department of Education and the ... 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 summer food service program to provide meals to children during the summer months. Requires the Commissioner of Educati... 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 school breakfast program for each public school; requiring school districts to report on school nutrition programs; and ... More...