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State |
Status/Date |
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Summary |
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 | 21st Century Skills |
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| Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Performance Funding |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--Mandates |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--School Boards--Training |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Child Abuse |
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| Health--Mental Health |
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| Health--Nutrition |
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| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| Health--Suicide Prevention |
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| High School |
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| High School--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--College Readiness |
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| High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
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| High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
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| High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges |
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| High School--Exit Exams |
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| High School--GED (General Education Development) |
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| High School--Graduation Requirements |
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| High School--International Baccalaureate |
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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure |
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| Middle School |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--African American |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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| No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
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| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
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| No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools |
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| No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
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| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
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| Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
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| Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
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| P-16 or P-20 |
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| P-3 |
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| P-3 Child Care |
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| P-3 Content Standards and Assessment |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Finance |
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| P-3 Governance |
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| P-3 Grades 1-3 |
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| P-3 Health and Mental Health |
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| P-3 Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Preschool |
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| P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion |
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| P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
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| Parent/Family |
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| Postsecondary |
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 | Postsecondary Accountability |
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2011 | Postsec. | Directs the board of higher education to include in a specified annual report to the governor and general assembly information on each public institution's admission, retention and graduation statistics of all students who are the first in their immediate family to attend an institution of higher education. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0588.pdf
Title: S.B. 122
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| CT | Signed into law 07/2011 | Postsec. | Existing law creates the Blue Ribbon Commission to develop and implement a strategic master plan for higher education in the state. Renames the commission the Planning Commission for Higher Education. Repeals the existing parameters for the master plan to be developed by the commission, and instead calls for the master plan to (1) establish numerical goals for 2015 and 2020 to increase the number of people earning a bachelor degree, associate degree or certificate, (2) increase the number of people successfully completing coursework at the community college level and the number of people entering the state's workforce and (3) eliminate the postsecondary completion gap. Requires that the master plan identify specific strategies to achieve such goals. Also requires that the master plan recommend changes to funding policies, practices and accountability to (1) align policies and practices with specified goals for the state's higher education system, including an evaluation of the use of performance-based funding and (2) consider how institutions might publicly report on expenditures, staffing and state support in a transparent and thorough manner. Repeals the requirement that the commission report biennially to the governor and general assembly on progress toward benchmarks identified in the strategic plan. Instead requires that the commission submit a preliminary report by January 2012 on the development of the strategic master plan, and submit a master plan by October 2012. Replaces biennial reporting requirements to governor and relevant legislative committees with annual reporting requirements. Specifies that the commission may periodically suggest changes to the goals as necessary. Rescinds language terminating the commission in January 2021.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/Pa/pdf/2011PA-00070-R00SB-00858-PA.pdf
Title: S.B. 858 - Postsecondary Provisions
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2011 | Postsec. | Creates Task Force on Higher Education Student and Institutional Success and specifies membership. Directs task force to study and prepare report on best practices, methods and funding options to promote student and institutional success and submit, to interim legislative committees related to higher education, initial report no later than December 1, 2011, and final report no later than October 15, 2012. Sunsets task force on date of convening of 2013 regular session of Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/hb3400.dir/hb3418.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3418
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | 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 goals; (2) Performance outputs and outcomes designed to meet annual and long-term state goals, including, but not limited to, increased student access, preparedness, retention, transfer, and completion; (3) The state's articulation policies and practices to ensure that cost benefits to the state are maximized without jeopardizing quality; and (4) A plan for workforce development education.
Directs the Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Chancellor of the State University System, to establish the Articulation Coordinating Committee which will make recommendations related to statewide articulation policies to the Higher Education Coordination Council, the State Board of Education, and the Board of Governors. Details the duties of the committee.
Requires Department of Education to utilize student performance data in subsequent coursework to determine appropriate Advanced Placement, Advanced International Certificate of Education examination, and International Baccalaureate examination scores for the receipt of college credit. Repeals the exemption from the state university system summer term enrollment requirement for students who have earned 9 or more credits through acceleration mechanisms. Requires the State Board of Education to specify by rule provisions for alternative remediation opportunities and retesting policies. Provides access to postsecondary education for individuals with intellectual disabilities, by allowing for reasonable substitution for admission and graduation requirements. Repeals the Florida Business and Education Collaborative and the University Concurrency Trust Fund.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7151er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7151&Session=2011
Title: H.B. 7151
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| LA | Adopted 06/2011 | Postsec. | Urges and requests the Board of Regents to study the provision of public postsecondary educational opportunities, to establish the appropriate role, scope, and mission of each public postsecondary education institution, and to formulate a plan that will make optimal use of all available academic, fiscal, and physical resources, recognize the unique nature of each institution, and allow each institution's students to successfully and efficiently pursue their chosen academic path and to submit findings and conclusions to the education committees not later than sixty days prior to the beginning of the 2012 session.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=753824
Title: H.C.R. 30
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Adopted 06/2011 | Postsec. | 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 further progress and recommendations for related legislation to the education committees not later than sixty days prior to the beginning of the 2012 session.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=753817
Title: H.C.R. 66
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Revises the Louisiana Granting Resources and Autonomy for Diplomas Act (LA GRAD Act) to provide for additional operational autonomies to be granted to public postsecondary education institutions, including but not limited to authority and exemptions relative to budgetary management, capital outlay and procurement. Addresses required reporting by public institutions and certain cost data to be included, renewal periods of institutions' performance agreements by the Board of Regents, and achievement of certain standards for retention of first-year students. Requires the Board of Regents to report on the standardization of student tracking and records systems and the performance of institutions.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=761954
Title: H.B. 549
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Requires audits of information submitted by such Board of Regents institutions as indication of achievement of performance objectives under the LA GRAD Act; addressesto provide the timing and costs of such audits.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=760744
Title: H.B. 560
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Adopted 06/2011 | Postsec. | 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 to ensure that developmental education and associate degree programs be delivered by the two-year
institutions unless there is a lack of capacity in a region to do so. Requests that the board include in its Master Plan the concepts outlined in the Resolution, and that the board track the data requested by the legislature. The Master Plan will outline the long-term goals for institutions through 2025 and focus more on student succes than access, including increasing completion rates. The resolution also mentions the need for postsecondary education to play a role in advancing the workforce and economic development needs of Louisiana. The Board of Regents is required to submit a written report of its progress to the legislature not later than March 1, 2012.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=758634
Title: H.C.R. 121
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| NV | To governor 06/2011 | Postsec. | Authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada, in fixing tuituon charges and assessing registration fees and other fees, to adjust the amount of the tuition charges and registration and other fees based on the demand for or the costs of providing the academic program or major for which the tuition charges are fixed or the registration fees are assessed; requiring the Board of Regents to establish a program authorizing scholarships and reduced fees for students who are economically disadvantaged under certain circumstances; requiring the Board of Regents to make reports to the Legislature which identify the demand for and the costs of each academic program and major and includes a schedule of all tuition charges, registration fees and other fees assessed for each academic program and major; requiring the Director of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to provide certain information on employment and wages to the Board of Regents for purposes of the report made by the Board of Regents.
Title: S.B. 449
Source: Westlaw/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Defines "degree plan" as a statement of the course requirements that an undergraduate must complete to be awarded an associate or bachelor's degree from the institution. Requires each student in an associate or bachelor's degree program at an institute of higher education to file a degree plan with the institution by the end of the second regular semester following the semester in which the student completed 45 or more credit hours, including transfer courses, International Baccalaureate, dual credit or any other course for which the student has earned college credit. Requires a student starting at an institution with 45 or more credit hours to file a degree plan by the end of the student's second regular semester at the institution. Requires institutions to provide students with information on the degree plan filing requirement, including the option for consulting with an academic advisor. Requires students to provide notification to the institution when enrolling in subsequent semesters that the student has filed a degree plan, and that the courses for which the student is registering are consistent with that degree plan. Requires student notification if a student does not file a degree plan. Provides a student may not obtain an official transcript until the student has filed a degree plan wtih the institution. Pages 1-3: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB03025F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 3025 - Degree Plan
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Requires that each general academic teaching institution make public on the institution's Web site the following information: (1) the student/faculty ratio; (2) the percentage of all full-time equivalent faculty
members with teaching responsibility who are tenured or tenure track; (3) the percentage of semester credit hours taken by freshmen or sophomores that are taught by tenured and tenure track faculty members;
(4) the number of faculty members in each of six faculty ranks (from professor to teaching assistant), with a breakdown for each rank of the numbers of faculty members by race, ethnicity and gender; (5) average faculty salaries by rank; (6) the amount of money appropriated by the legislature per full-time equivalent faculty member and full-time equivalent student; (7) the total revenue the institution spent per full-time equivalent faculty member and full-time equivalent student; (8) the amount of federal and private research expenditures per tenured or tenure track full-time equivalent faculty member; (9) the number and percentage of faculty members holding extramural research grants; (10) the number and names of awards to faculty members from nationally recognized entities, including those identified by The Center for Measuring University Performance; and (11) the number of endowed professorships or chairs. Requires that each institution update the information for the preceding fiscal or academic year by December 31 each year. Authorizes the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to adopt rules necessary to administer these provisions, including rules to ensure the consistency of information made available. Pages 1-3 of 21: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB00736F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 736 - Internet Access to Faculty Information for General Academic Teaching Institutions
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Amends provisions of 51A.002, "Powers and Duties of Coordinating Board Relating to Institution Resumes; General Requirements for Institution Resumes" and 51A.003, "Duties of Institutions of Higher Education Relating to Institution Resumes". Existing legislation provides for the posting of institution of higher educations' online resumes on the coordinating board of higher education's Web site. New provision specifies that institutions' online resumes appear on the first frame of the coordinating board's home page, in a font that is larger than the font of the majority of the text on the home page. Requires that the data on student loans, grants or scholarships included on an institution's resume be the same as that published for the institution by the U.S. Department of Education on its "College Navigator" website, or a successor or related Web site maintained by the U.S. Department of Education. Requires that the link to an institution's online resume be on the first frame of the institution's home page, and in a font that is larger than the font of the majority of the text on the home page. Permits an institution to meet institution resume requirements regarding student loan, grant or scholarship information by linking the institution's online resume to that information as it appears on the "College Navigator" Web site or a successor or related Web site, maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education.
Pages 3-5 of 21: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB00736F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 736 - Institution Resume for Institutions of Higher Education
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Amends provisions of 51A.052, "Institution Resume for Legislators and Other Policy Makers"--these resumes differ from those established by 51A.002 through .004 and from 51A.102, "Institution Resume for Legislators and Other Policy Makers". Requires that the "enrollment" section of these resumes include the percentage of undergraduate students enrolled in the institution for the first time during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume who are transfer students. Requires that the "costs" section include information about the percentage of undergraduate students (both at the institution and at in-state and out-of-state peer institutions) receiving student loans, the average annual amount of an undergraduate student's student loans, the percentage of undergraduate students receiving federal or state grants, and the average annual amount of federal and state grants received by an undergraduate student. Requires that the "student success" section report five-year graduation rates. Under the "funding" section, specifies that information on the total amount of money appropriated by the legislature to the institution be for that state fiscal year and the corresponding percentage of the institution's operating budget for that state fiscal year that the total amount of money appropriated by the legislature represents. Requires that the "funding" section also report (1) the total amount of federal funds received by the institution from all federal sources, including grants and research funds, and (2) the total academic costs the institution charged to students in that state fiscal year and the corresponding percentage of the institution's operating budget that the total amount of federal funds and academic costs represents. Also requires that the "costs" section include the average annual amount and percentage by which the total academic costs charged to a resident undergraduate enrolled in 30 semester credit hours have increased in each of the five most recent state fiscal years for which the information is available, both at the institution and at peer in-state and out-of-state institutions. Pages 5-9 of 21: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB00736F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 736 - Institution Resume for Legislators and Other Policymakers (51A.052)
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Amends provisions of 51A.053, "Institution Resume for Prospective Students, Parents, and Members of the Public". Requires that, under the "Enrollment" heading, the resume include the percentage of undergraduate students enrolled in the institution for the first time during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume who are transfer students. Deletes from "Costs" section of the resume requirement to report on the amount and percentage by which the institution has increased tuition for a degree program or course level during the state fiscal year covered by the resume. Under "Financial Aid" heading requires reporting on the percentage of undergraduates enrolled in the institution who receive student loans, and the average amount of an undergraduate's student loans. Under "Baccalaureate Success" requires reporting on the retention rate of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking entering undergraduate students enrolled in the institution after one academic year and after two academic years. Creates new "Funding" heading. Requires reporting under this heading on (1) the total legislative appropriation to the institution, including money appropriated for faculty/staff health coverage and retirement benefits, for that state fiscal year and the corresponding percentage of the institution's operating budget for that fiscal year that the total legislative appropriation represents; (2) the total amount of federal funds from all federal sources, including grants and research funds, received by the institution in that fiscal year and the percentage of the institution's operating budget for that fiscal year that the total amount of federal funds represents; (3) the total academic costs charged to students by the institution in that fiscal year and the percentage of the institution's operating budget for that fiscal year that the total academic costs represent; and (4) the total amount of money from any source available to the institution in that state fiscal year. Also requires under the "Costs" heading reporting on the average annual amount and percentage by which the total academic
costs charged to a resident undergraduate student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours have increased in each of the 5 most recent state fiscal years, both at the institution and at the institution's in-state peer institutions. Pages 9-13 of 21: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB00736F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 736 - Institution Resume for Prospective Students, Parents and Members of the Public
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Amends provisions of 51A.102, "Institution Resume for Legislators and Other Policy Makers", which differs from 51A.052, "Institution Resume for Legislators and Other Policy Makers" also amended by this act. Requires under the heading "Enrollment" reporting on the percentage of students at the institution who are enrolled in one or more developmental education courses, and percentage of students at the institution enrolled in one or more dual credit courses. Under the heading "Costs", requires reporting (both at the institution and the institution's in-state peer institutions): on the percentage of students receiving loans; the average amount of loans received by a student; the percentage of students receiving federal or state grants; and the average annual amount of federal and state grants received by a student. Under the heading "Funding" requires reporting on (1) the total amount of legislative appropriation for that state fiscal year and the corresponding percentage of the institution's operating budget for that state fiscal year that the total legislative appriopriation represents; (2) the total amount of federal funds from all federal sources, including grants and research funds, received by the institution in that state fiscal year and the corresponding percentage of the institution's operating budget for that state fiscal year that the total amount of federal funds represents; (3) the total academic costs charged to students by the institution in that state fiscal year and the corresponding percentage of the institution's operating budget for that state fiscal year that the total academic costs represent. Also requires under the "Costs" heading reporting on the average annual amount and percentage by which the total academic costs charged to a student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours toward a two-year degree or certificate have increased in each of the 5 most recent state fiscal years, both at the institution and at the institution's in-state peer institutions. Pages 13-17 of 21: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB00736F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 736 - Institution Resume for Legislators and Other Policy Makers (51A.102)
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Directs the Texas Workforce Commission and the higher education coordinating board to jointly develop a comprehensive strategy to improve and coordinate the dissemination of online information regarding the operation and performance of career schools or colleges operating in the state. Requires such information to be organized as nearly as possible to information required for the online resumes for lower-division public institutions under Section 51A.103 (http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/ED/htm/ED.51A.htm#51A.103). Requires that the information, to the extent practicable, be consistent across schools and institutions, and easily accessible and readily understandable to the public. Pages 17-18 of 21: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB00736F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 736 - Online Information Regarding Certain Career Educational Entities
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Directs the higher education coordinating board to make available on its Web site a search tool allowing for comparisons of general academic teaching institutions that meet certain criteria selected by the user,
including offering a particular major or program of study. Requires that the page displaying the comparison chart have a link to the Texas Workforce Commission Web site. Requires that the comparison tool be posted to the board's Web site by February 2013. Pages 18-19 of 21: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB00736F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 736 - Comparison Tool
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Provides for the expiration of specified reporting requirements applicable to institutions of higher education and university systems. Provides that a rule or policy of a state agency, including the Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board, in effect on June 1, 2011, that requires reporting by a university system or an institution of higher education has no effect on or after September 1, 2013, unless
the rule or policy is affirmatively and formally readopted before that date by formal administrative rule. Provides exceptions.
Pages 23-25 and 35-37 of 38: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00005F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: S.B. 5 - Postsecondary Reporting Requirements
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2011 | Postsec. | 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 performance contracts with individual postsecondary institutions; and creating a performance-based funding plan that will make 25% of institutional funding based on student success metrics.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2011a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/63B087D7A1DC83D687257801006051AC?Open&file=052_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 52
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| IN | Vetoed 05/2011 | Postsec. | Modifies the manner in which alumni members of the Indiana University board of trustees are elected. Requires all of the members of the board of trustees for Indiana University to be citizens of the United States. Requires a majority of the members of the board of trustees for Indiana University to be residents of Indiana. Allows the board of trustees to hold meetings at the dates, times, and places the board of trustees agrees upon. Repeals a provision concerning emergency appointments to the board of trustees of Indiana University. Requires a majority of the members of the board of trustees of Ball State University to be residents of Indiana.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HE/HE1177.1.html
Title: H.B. 1177
Source: http://www.in.gov
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2011 | Postsec. | AN ACT relating to the Nevada System of Higher Education; encouraging the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to examine, audit and revise certain aspects of the System to ensure the educational needs of students and prospective students will be met in an economical and efficient manner; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Chapter 44
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/AB/AB220_EN.pdf
Title: A.B. 220
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| TX | Adopted 05/2011 | Postsec. | Defines terms, including "doctoral graduation rate", "graduate placement" and "master's graduation rate". Provides that if the minimum number of credit hours required to complete a bachelor degree program exceeds 120, the institution must provide a compelling academic reason. Provides the higher education coordinating board will review the documentation provided and make a determination to approve or deny a request to exceed the 120-hour limit. Requires each public university and health-related institution to review all doctoral and master's programs at least once every 7 years. Provides processes and criteria for such reviews. Provides that the criteria by which master's and doctoral programs will be evaluated include student graduation rate, and that graduate placement (i.e., employment or further education/training) is one of the criteria for evaluating master's programs. Sections 5.43 and 5.44 adopted as published in the February 11, 2011 Texas Register (page 5 of 68): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0211/0211prop.pdf. Section 5.52 adopted as published in the May 20, 2011 Texas Register (pages 7-9 of 21): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0520/0520adop.pdf
Title: 19 TAC 5.43, 44, 52
Source:
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| WA | Partial veto 05/2011 | Postsec. | Establishes the Higher Education Opportunity Act to: (1) ensure tuition dollars are spent to improve student access, affordability and the quality of education; (2) establish a clear nexus between tuition dollars and improved productivity and greater accountability of public higher education institutions; (3) create a modern and robust higher education financial system that funds outcomes and results rather than input and process; (4) continues commitment to public funding of higher education through state appropriations that are essential for providing access, affordability and quality in higher education for all students across the state; and (5) set goals for four-year institutions of higher education to increase the number of students who earn baccalaureate degrees and achieve certain bachelor degree completion targets by 2018.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1795-S2.PL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1795
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| WV | Signed into law 05/2011 | Postsec. | Authorizes the Higher Education Policy Commission to collect and disseminate information concerning higher education institutions. Requires each institution to annually provide the commission, as requested, all information the commission or council considers necessary to assess the performance of the institution and to determine whether the institution continues to meet the minimum standards for conferring degrees. This information includes, but is not limited to:(1) Consumer information the commission or council considers necessary, including, but not limited to, graduation and retention rates, transfers, post-graduation placements, loan defaults and numbers and types of student complaints; (2) A detailed explanation of financial operations including, but not limited to, policies, formulas and procedures related to calculation, payment and refund for all tuition and fees; and (3) An assessment of the adequacy of the institution's curriculum, personnel, facilities, materials and equipment to meet the minimum standards for conferring degrees. Permits the commission to revoke an institution's authority to confer degrees when the institution's governing body, chief executive officer, or both, have done any one or more of the following: (1) Failed to maintain the minimum standards for conferring degrees; (2) Refused or willfully failed to provide information to the commission or council pursuant to this subsection in a manner and within a reasonable time frame as established by the commission or council, as appropriate; or (3) Willfully provided false, misleading or incomplete information to the commission or council. Requires the commission to compile the information collected and report on the information to the Legislature annually beginning December 1, 2012. Requires the report to be made available to the public. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb375%20ENR.htm&yr=2011&sesstype=RS&i=375
Title: S.B. 375
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Clarifies what information specific to higher education-related reports should contain, including information on affirmitive action programs. Additionally, reports must state: (A) The amount of institutional revenue spent on remediation; (B) The total general revenue subsidy spent on remediation; (C) The total institutional expenditure for remediation; and (D) The general revenue percentage of total expenditures for remediation. . Requires some higher education related reports to be updated annually.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act696.pdf
Title: H.B. 1454
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires state-supported institutions of higher education to present expenditure data on a Web site operated by the institution. The website must be updated annually and retain data for each fiscal years for 10 years, starting with 2013 fiscal year. "Expenditure data" means information regarding the spending of public funds that adequately identifies the purpose, amount, payor, and vendor, if such disclosure is permissible under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act and federal laws or regulations.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Bills/HB1017.pdf
Title: H.B. 1017
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| CA | Signed into law 03/2011 | Postsec. | Makes amendments to the Cal Grant A and B Entitlement Awards, the California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Awards, the Competitive Cal Grant A and B Awards, the Cal Grant C Awards, and the Cal Grant T Awards programs. From bill summary:
--Provides that the maximum household income and asset levels applicable to a renewing applicant are the greater of the adjusted household income and asset levels or the maximum household income and
asset levels at the time of the renewing recipient's initial Cal Grant award.
--Imposes additional requirements on qualifying institutions, requiring the state postsecondary education commission to certify by October 1 of each year the institution's latest 3-year cohort default rate as most recently reported by the U.S. Department of Education. Provides that an otherwise qualifying institution with a 3-year cohort default rate at or greater than specified percentages is ineligible for initial or renewal Cal Grant awards at the institution.
--Requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to submit a report to the legislature by January 1, 2013, on the implementation of the 3-year cohort default rate provisions of the act.
--Specifies that financial need, for the purposes of the act, is determined to establish both an applicant's initial eligibility for a Cal Grant award and a renewing applicant's continued eligibility using federal financial need methodology, as prescribed.
--Also requires participating institutions, beginning in 2012, as a condition for participation in the Cal Grant program, to annually report to the commission for its undergraduate programs: (1) enrollment, persistence and graduation data for all students, and (2) job placement rate and salary and wage information for each program that is either (a) designed or advertised to lead to a particular type of job; or (b) advertised or promoted with any claim regarding job placement.
Clarifies that Cal Grant awards may be renewed as long as minimum financial need as re-defined in statute continues to exist.
Pages 46-52 of 81: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20110324_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 70 - Sec. 69432.7, 69432.9, 69433.2, 69433.6
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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