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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 Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Counseling/Guidance Curriculum Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Data-Driven Improvement Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Performance Funding Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--Mandates Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health Health--Nutrition Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Suicide Prevention High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--College Readiness High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Community College College Promise Partnership Act (Long Beach) S.B. 650 From bill summary: Makes legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Long Beach Unified School District and the Long Beach Community College District. Enacts the College Promise Partnership Act, and authorizes the Lon... More... ME Issued 07/2011 P-12 Postsec. Establishes the Governor's Task Force on Expanding Early Post-Secondary Access for High School Students Executive Order 19 FY 11/12 Establishes the Governor's Task Force on Expanding Early Post-Secondary Access for High School Students. Provides that the purpose of the task force is to develop recommendations for short-term and long-term solutions to expand access to early post-secondary o... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Dual Enrollment Restrictions H.F. 26 Requires students in grades 8 and 9 to also be informed of the Postsecondary Enrollment Options program. Limits the number of academic years ninth and tenth grade students may enroll in postsecondary courses for secondary credit. Provides that a ninth grade st... More... LA Adopted 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Study of Dual Enrollment Programs H.C.R. 23 Urges and requests the Board of Regents and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to study jointly the source, nature, and amount of funding allocated to dual enrollment initiatives, to determine the appropriateness of such funding, and to dete... 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 Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. College Transfer Certificate H.B. 200 - College Transfer Certificate Directs the North Carolina Community College System, University of North Carolina General Administration, and the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities to develop a plan for articulation of a college transfer certificate to all UNC institutions ... 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... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Expanded Options Program H.B. 3106 Requires school districts to give priority for participation in Expanded Options Program to eligible at-risk students if school district has met credit hour cap or if the credit hour cap has not been exceeded. Modifies waiver for participation in Expanded Opti... More... PA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Multiple Provisions - Concurrent Enrollment H.B. 1352 Section 1602-B eliminates certain administrative requirements for participation, program changes. Removes involvement of the Concurrent Enrollment Committee and substitutes institutional agreement and initiative. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2011... 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 No State Funding for Dual Enrollment Courses in P.E. S.B. 419 Prohibits state funding to public junior colleges for physical education courses offered for joint high school and junior college credit. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00419F.pdf#navpanes=0... 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... 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... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Dual Credit H.B. 186 - Dual Credit Repeals Section 20-2-161.1 relating to enrollment of high school students in postsecondary courses. Directs the state board, the board of regents of the University System of Georgia and the board of technical and adult education to jointly (1) Establish the el... 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... 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... 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... TN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Move on When Ready Act H.B. 837 Enacts the ''Move on When Ready Act." From the Fiscal Note: Authorizes any student entering the 11th or 12th grade who spent the prior year attending a public high school to dually enroll at any eligible post-secondary institution. Eligible institutions includ... More... VT Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Dual Enrollment S.B. 100 - Postsecondary Credit Options Provision Requires each public school and approved independent school offering secondary education to award credit toward graduation requirements to a student who receives prior approval from the school and successfully completes a course offered by an accredited postse... More... IA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Community College Postsec. District-to-Community College Program and Facilities Pilot Program S.F. 424 Establishes district-to-community college program and facilities sharing pilot program. Authorizes a consortium of four or more districts and a community college to request approval to participate. Sets parameters and timeliness. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Dual Credit S.B. 1184 - Dual Credit Students completing all state high school graduation requirements, except the senior project, by no later than the start of the twelfth grade will be eligible for up to 36 postsecondary credits of dual credit courses during their twelfth grade year. Average da... 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... WA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Earning College Credit in High School H.B. 1808 Establishes the launch year act. Helps students progress from high school to a certificate or degree by increasing opportunities and providing a clear pathway. Provides for community and technical colleges and four year higher education institutions to publish... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual Enrolled Students S.B. 2869 Revises provisions relating to dual enrollment students. Defines dual enrolled student, specifies that course prerequisites will be the same for dual enrolled students as for regularly enrolled students at that university, community or junior college. http://b... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Advisement and Student Data for Concurrent Enrollment H.B. 288 Requires the state board of education and board of regents to coordinate advising to a prospective or current high school student who participates in the concurrent enrollment program. Specifies that "advising" include information on general education requirem... More... 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