ECS
From the ECS State Policy Database
2011 State Policies / Activities

Education Commission of the States • 700 Broadway, Suite 810 • Denver, CO 80203-3442 • 303.299.3600 • fax 303.296.8332 • www.ecs.org

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
+ High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges
+ High School--Exit Exams
+ High School--GED (General Education Development)
+ High School--Graduation Requirements
+ Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices
+ Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
+ Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
+ International Baccalaureate
+ Leadership
+ Leadership--District Superintendent
+ Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure
+ Mentoring/Tutoring
+ Middle School
+ Minority/Diversity Issues
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--African American
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian
+ No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress
+ No Child Left Behind--Assessment
+ No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools
+ No Child Left Behind--Report Cards
+ No Child Left Behind--School Support
+ No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services
+ Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning
+ Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses
+ P-16 or P-20
+ P-3
+ P-3 Child Care
+ P-3 Content Standards and Assessment
+ P-3 Ensuring Quality
+ P-3 Finance
+ P-3 Governance
+ P-3 Grades 1-3
+ P-3 Health and Mental Health
+ P-3 Kindergarten
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten
+ P-3 Preschool
+ P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion
+ P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development
+ Parent/Family
+ Postsecondary
+ Postsecondary Accountability
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning
+ Postsecondary Affordability
- Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
CAVetoed 10/2011Community College
Postsec.
Pilot to Increase Participation in State and Federal Financial Aid
A.B. 91
Directs the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to establish a voluntary pilot program on up to 10 community college campuses to increase student participation in state and federal financial aid programs. Requires that the program be ...

More...
CASigned into law 10/2011Postsec.Financial Aid, Student Fees for Undocumented Immigrants
A.B. 131
From bill summary: Existing law requires that a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, who has attended high school in California for 3 or more years, who has graduated from a California high school or attained the equivalent thereof, who has registered at ...

More...
CASigned into law 10/2011Postsec.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...
ILSigned into law 08/2011Postsec.Diversity in Engineering Scholarship Program
H.B. 1256
Creates the Diversity in Engineering Scholarship Program. Defines ''targeted group member" as a person belonging to a class of race, color or sex, whose percent of the workforce within the Department of Transportation's professional classification that include...

More...
ILSigned into law 08/2011Postsec.Institutional Tuition Waiver Limitation Pilot
S.B. 1798
Directs the board of higher education, in formulating the annual budget request, to consider undergraduate tuition and fee waiver programs (in addition to rates of tuition and fees) at the state universities and colleges. Establishes a pilot program at Eastern...

More...
CASigned into law 07/2011Postsec.California Dream Act of 2011
A.B. 130
Enacts the California Dream Act of 2011. Provides that on or after January 1, 2012, a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, who is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5 of the Education Code http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displayc...

More...
MNSigned into law 07/2011P-12
Postsec.
Early Graduation
H.F. 26
Redirects early graduation savings from a school district to the early graduation achievement scholarship program for participating students (current law allows a school district to continue to count a student who graduates early in its enrollment for the full...

More...
NHBecame law without governor's signature 07/2011Postsec.Changes to Granite Scholarship Specifications
S.B. 45
Changes the criteria relating to the required score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test or other nationally recognized and norm referenced assessment for designation as a Granite State scholar. Also changes the date by which the postsecondary education commission ...

More...
TXSigned into law 07/2011Postsec.Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation's Board
S.B. 1
Reduces the membership of the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation's board from 11 to 9 members. Makes all members gubernatorial apointees (with senate approval) (previously 10 of the 11 members were appointed by governor); directs governor to designate t...

More...
CASigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Cal Grant Institutional Eligibility
A.B. 114 - Cal Grant Institutional Eligibility
From bill summary: Specifies that, effective with the 2012-13 academic year, an institution with a 3-year cohort default rate that is equal to or greater than 30%, and that would otherwise be eligible for participation in the Cal Grant A and B Entitlement Awar...

More...
LASigned into law 06/2011Postsec.College Scholarship Requirements
H.B. 589
Revises high school core curriculum requirements for students to be eligible for Taylor Opportunity Program for Students awards.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=760112...

More...
MOSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Student Financial Assistance
H.B. 223
Repeals sections 335.036, 335.200, 335.203, 335.206, and 335.209 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri. Enact four new sections relating to higher education financial assistance programs. This bill requires the Department of Higher Education to make available a ...

More...
OHSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program
H.B. 153 - Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program
Existing policy directs the chancellor of the board of regents to encourage state universities and colleges to submit proposals under the choose Ohio first scholarship program for initiatives that recruit Ohio residents enrolled in colleges and universities in...

More...
OHSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.National Guard Scholarship Program
H.B. 153 - National Guard Scholarship Program
Amends various provisions related to the Ohio National Guard Scholarship Program. Makes students at private institutions of higher education, community colleges, state community colleges, university branches, and technical colleges eligible for participation. ...

More...
ORSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Scholarship
H.B. 2221
Creates new provisions for the Oregon Roadmap to Language Excellence Scholarship of up to $2,000 to a qualified student who has shown measurable gain of proficiency in speaking, reading and writing skills in the same language for which the scholarship was awar...

More...
TNSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Potential Extension of 5-Year Limitation on Scholarship for Students with Medical Disabilities
S.B. 2008
Authorizes a student who has a documented medical disability that restricts the student's attendance to part-time to petition for an extension of the current five-year limitation in order for the student to retain the HOPE scholarship.
http://www.capitol.tn.go...

More...
TNSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Student Membership on Financial Aid Governing Body
S.B. 77
Changes the number and qualifications of students, the selection process, and term length for appointment to the board of the Tennessee student assistance corporation.
http://state.tn.us/sos/acts/107/pub/pc0394.pdf...

More...
TNSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Amends Hope Scholarship
H.B. 2010
Enables students who first received the Tennessee HOPE scholarship, HOPE access grant or HOPE scholarship for nontraditional students in the fall semester 2009 or thereafter, to receive such lottery-funded scholarships and grants in the summer semester, in add...

More...
TXSigned into law 06/2011P-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...
TXSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Tuition Equalization Grants
H.B. 2907
Clarifies that a student may receive an athletic scholarship if not receiving a tuition equalization grant. Requires a student to be making satisfactory academic progress toward a degree or certificate, as determined by the individual's institution at the end ...

More...
TXSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Alternative Education Loans
H.B. 2911
Adds references to alternative education loans to passage about guaranteed student loans. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB02911F.pdf#navpanes=0...

More...
TXSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Ineligibility to Receive Two Grants for Same Semester
H.B. 3577
Provides that an individual may not receive a Texas Educational Opportunity Grant and a TEXAS Grant for the same semester, regardless of whether the individual is eligible for both. Provides that an individual who is eligible for both for the same semester is ...

More...
TXSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Emergency Loan Programs
H.B. 3578
Clarifies that public institution of higher education emergency loan programs may cover textbook costs. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB03578F.pdf#navpanes=0...

More...
TXSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.TEXAS Grants
S.B. 28
Directs the higher education coordinating board to annually determine the allocation of money available for TEXAS grants among general academic teaching institutions and other eligible institutions and to distribute the money accordingly. In allocating funds t...

More...
TXSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Tuition, Fee Exemptions and Waivers
S.B. 32
Consolidates related higher education programs governing tuition, fee exemptions and waivers respective to specific target populations. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00032F.pdf#navpanes=0...

More...
TXVetoed 06/2011Postsec.Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation
S.B. 40
Extends authority of Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation to permit corporation to administer student financial aid programs and other student loan programs, and participate in revenue-generating activities
to support the guaranteed student loan program a...

More...
TXSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Undergraduate Tuition Rebates
S.B. 176
Excludes course credit earned before graduating from high school from credit totals used to determine student eligibility for an undergraduate tuition rebate. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00176F.pdf#navpanes=0...

More...
TXSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Uniform Priority Application Deadline for Student Financial Assistance
S.B. 851
Directs the higher education coordinating board to provide for a uniform priority application deadline for student financial assistance for institutions of higher education that are not public junior colleges. Specifies the priority deadline may not serve as a...

More...
TXSigned into law 06/2011Community College
Postsec.
T-STEM Challenge Scholarship Program
H.B. 2910 - T-STEM Challenge Scholarship Program
Establishes the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship program. Establishes initial and continuing student eligibility criteria, including that a student work no more than 15 hours a week for a business participa...

More...
TXSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Early High School Graduation Scholarship
H.B. 3708 - Early High School Graduation Scholarship
From fiscal analysis: Specifies that awards under the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose and amends statutory language to eliminate required funding transfers from the Foundation School Program (FS...

More...
TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12
Postsec.
Postsecondary Tuition and Fee Exemptions for Military Personnel, Veterans and Dependents
S.B. 639
Specifies that military personnel, veterans or dependents seeking the tuition exemption must be currently residing in the state, effective with fall 2011 (provides grandfather clause for existing recipients who received an exemption while residing out of state...

More...
FLSigned into law 05/2011P-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...
FLSigned into law 05/2011Postsec.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...
ILAdopted 05/2011Postsec.Resolution re: Faculty Furloughs and Tuition Waiver Programs
H.R. 326
Urges Governor Pat Quinn, the Board of Higher Education, and all public universities in the state to do all that is in their power to prevent the furlough of instructors and professors, and resolves that public universities should examine their financial abili...

More...
INSigned into law 05/2011Postsec.Financial Aid
S.B. 577
Names certain private colleges that qualify as approved postsecondary educational institutions. Specifies that students with associate degrees shall be treated the same as other applicants for scholarship awards. Requires attainment of a minimum cumulative gra...

More...
INSigned into law 05/2011P-12
Postsec.
Mitch Daniels Early Graduation Scholarship
H.B. 1001--Early Graduation Scholarship
Provides a Mitch Daniels Early Graduation Scholarship to a student who graduates from high school before Grade 12. It provides that the amount of the scholarship is $4,000. Requires the state board of education to amend its rules to facilitate graduation from ...

More...
MDSigned into law 05/2011Postsec.Task Force on Funding a Green Technology, Life Science, & Health Information Technology Loan Assistance Repayment Program
H.B. 758
Establishes the Task Force on Funding a Green Technology, Life Science, and Health Information Technology Loan Assistance Repayment Program. Requires the Task Force to conduct a study and make recommendations on or before December 31, 2011, for a program that ...

More...
NCSigned into law 05/2011Postsec.Forgivable Loans for Service
S.B. 137
Provides financial assistance in the form of forgivable loans for service to qualified students who are committed to working in the state in order to respond to critical employment shortages. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/HTML/S137v6.h...

More...
NDSigned into law 05/2011P-12
Postsec.
Scholarships - CTE and Academic
S.B. 2150 - Multiple Provisions
For Career and Technical Scholarship, and Academic Scholarship, adds sign language as a choice for scholarship coursework and replaces B average with a 3.0 GPA based on a 4.0 scale. For maintaining eligibility during college, allows a second chance for failing...

More...
OKSigned into law 05/2011Postsec.
Community College
Amends Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Act
H.B. 1343
Allows a student to participate in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program and qualify for an award equivalent to resident tuition if the student is a child of any person killed after January 1, 2000, in the line of duty in any branch of the United States ...

More...
WAPartial veto 05/2011Postsec.Governance
S.B. 5182
Establishes the office of student financial assistance and the council for higher education by eliminating the higher education coordinating board and transferring its functions to various entities.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/S...

More...
HISigned into law 04/2011Postsec.Private Originator of Student Loans
S.B. 675
Repeals state authorization to allow a private not-for-profit corporation to acquire student loan notes. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB675_SD1_.HTM...

More...
IASigned into law 04/2011Postsec.Financial Aid Reporting
S.F. 122
Relates to the College Student Aid Commission. Ensure that students receiving state-funded scholarships and grants are attending institutions of higher education that meet all of the following conditions: are not required to register under chapter 261B and are...

More...
MDSigned into law 04/2011Postsec.Alters Age Foster Care Recipients are Exempt from Specified Tuition
H.B. 1208
Alters from 21 to 25 the age before which foster care recipients must be enrolled at public institutions of higher education to be exempt from paying specified tuition. Also alters from 21 to 25 the age before which foster care recipients must be enrolled as c...

More...
NDSigned into law 04/2011Postsec.Eligibility for
H.B. 1154
Makes the North Dakota academic scholarships and the North Dakota career ad technical education scholarships available to any eligible resident student who fulfills the requirements and who graduates from a nonpublic high school in a bordering state while resi...

More...
NDPassed 04/2011Postsec.
Community College
Study Use of Specialized Companies to Manage Finance Aid/Refunds and Offers of Banking Services
S.C.R. 4026
A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to study the use of specialized companies to manage student financial aid refund operations and the online financial and banking services that the companies are offering to students....

More...
OKSigned into law 04/2011Postsec.Eligibility for Financial Awards
H.B. 1421
Adds the requirement that students -- to be eligible to participate in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program -- maintain satisfactory academic progress as required for eligibility for federal Title IV student financial aid programs. (Effective 2012-2013 ...

More...
WASigned into law 04/2011Postsec.Administrative Consistency in Certain Student Financial Aid Programs.
H.B. 1424
Addresses administrative consistency in conditional scholarship and loan repayment student financial aid programs. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202011/1424.SL.pdf...

More...
ARSigned into law 03/2011Postsec.
Community College
Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act
H.B. 1302
Amends the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act, amends provisions concerning criminal penalties for lottery fraud and scholarship stacking.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act207.pdf...

More...
ARSigned into law 03/2011Postsec.
Community College
Arkansas Student Loan Authority.
H.B. 1489
Clarifies the purposes, duties and operation of the Arkansas Student Loan Authority. Defines loans and students. Authorizes authority to adopt rules governing: (1) Compliance statutes or regulations governing the guaranty, insurance, purchase, or other dealing...

More...
ARSigned into law 03/2011Postsec.Academic Challenge Scholarship Priority
H.B. 1821
Gives priority for an Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship to a student whose parent was a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and was killed while performing military duty.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act825.pdf...

More...
ARSigned into law 03/2011Postsec.
Community College
Distribution of Academic Challenge Scholarship
H.B. 1937
Directs the Department of Higher Education, the Department of Education, and the Bureau of Legislative Research jointly to conduct a study of the fairness of the distribution of Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarships funded by net proceeds of the Arkansas Lo...

More...
CASigned into law 03/2011Postsec.State Financial Aid Programs
S.B. 70 - Sec. 69432.7, 69432.9, 69433.2, 69433.6
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:
--P...

More...
GASigned into law 03/2011Postsec.HOPE Scholarship and Other Financial Aid
H.B. 326
Amends the method by which the amount of the HOPE scholarship is calculated. Additionally specifies that remedial or developmental courses may not be covered by HOPE scholarship funds. Clarifies definition of "legal resident" for purposes of eligibility for al...

More...
IDSigned into law 03/2011P-12
Postsec.
Mastery Advancement Pilot Program
H.B. 78
Amends existing law on the Mastery Advancement Pilot Program (MAPP), which provides students with the opportunity and incentive to move more rapidly through the curriculum and earn a scholarship for completing all graduation requirements at least one year in a...

More...
NYSigned into law 03/2011Postsec.Tuition Assistance Program Awards
S.B. 2808 - Part E, F, G, H, I, J, Z
Part E: Amends language related to tuition assistance program awards. Permits a $4,000 award to students for each year of undergraduate study for students enrolled at a non-public degree-granting institution that does not offer a bachelor's degree, or at a reg...

More...
SDSigned into law 03/2011Postsec.Postsecondary Jump Start Scholarship Program
H.B. 1175
Establishs the jump start scholarship program to be administered by the Board of Regents. The purpose of the program is to allow a student who graduates from a public high school in three years or less to receive a scholarship funded with a portion of the mone...

More...
UTSigned into law 03/2011Postsec.Tuition Waiver for Dependents of a Deceased Military Member
H.B. 335
Defines "qualified deceased military member" for purposes of the undergraduate tuition waiver for dependents of a qualified deceased military member. Clarifies a dependent of a qualifying deceased military member who was a member of the Utah National Guard is ...

More...
WASigned into law 03/2011Postsec.Creating the Aerospace Training Student Loan Program
H.B. 1846
Creates the aerospace training student loan program which will be administered by the higher education coordinating board. Creates the aerospace training student loan account. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202011/184...

More...
WYSigned into law 03/2011Postsec.Hathaway Success Curriculum
H.B. 13
Modifies the curriculum requirements of the Hathaway success curriculum for students graduating from high schoolin the 2010-2011 school year and thereafter, as follows: One of the following: two sequenced years of foreign language at least one of which must be...

More...
WYSigned into law 03/2011Postsec.WICHE Company
H.B. 103
Relates to the Western Regional Higher Education Compact; imposing a repayment provision on specified students; defining the requirements of the loan or service repayment program; and providing for an effective date. In the interest of recruiting health care p...

More...
WYSigned into law 03/2011Community College
Postsec.
Hathaway Scholarship for Community Colleges
S.F. 101
Extends Hathaway scholarship eligibility for students attending a community college in Wyoming. Increases the semesters of Hathaway Scholarship--opportunity, performance and honor--availability from 4 semesters to 8 semesters for students attending Wyoming com...

More...
UTSigned into law 02/2011Postsec.Success Stipend Program and Cesar Chavez Scholarship Program
S.B. 107
Repeals Cesar Chavez Scholarship Program. Replaces the "Utah Centennial Opportunity Program for Education" with the "Success Stipend Program" within the State System of Higher Education. Amends the purpose of the Success Stipend Program to clarify that the pro...

More...
ALAdopted 01/2011Postsec.Student Grant Program
AL ADC 300-4-3-.01
The new rule is intended to provide administrative procedures as regards the Alabama Student Grant Program administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. ...

More...
ILSigned into law 01/2011P-12
Postsec.
Cooperation with Task Force on Private Student Loans
S.B. 647
2010 legislation has created the Task Force on Private Student Loans (see http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-0880.pdf). This provision establishes the legislative expectation that institutions of higher learning comply with reasonable reques...

More...
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants
+ Postsecondary Faculty
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure
+ Postsecondary Finance
+ Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding
+ Postsecondary Finance--Facilities
+ Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies
+ Postsecondary Institutions
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
+ Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate
+ Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent
+ Postsecondary Online Instruction
+ Postsecondary Participation--Access
+ Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements
+ Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action
+ Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics)
+ Postsecondary Students
+ Postsecondary Students--Adults
+ Postsecondary Students--Disabled
+ Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth
+ Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional
+ Postsecondary Students--International
+ Postsecondary Students--Low-Income
+ Postsecondary Students--Military
+ Postsecondary Students--Minority
+ Postsecondary Success
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion
+ Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation
+ Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence
+ Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation
+ Private Schools
+ Privatization
+ Promising Practices
+ Promotion/Retention
+ Public Involvement
+ Reading/Literacy
+ Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy
+ Religion
+ Remediation (K-12)
+ Rural
+ Scheduling/School Calendar
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Week
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Year
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round
+ School Climate/Culture
+ School Safety
+ School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution
+ School Safety--Code of Conduct
+ School Safety--Corporal Punishment
+ School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness
+ School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension
+ School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault
+ School Safety--Special Education
+ School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes
+ School/District Structure/Operations
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Size
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching)
+ School/District Structure/Operations--School Size
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Staffing Ratios
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation
+ Service-Learning
+ Special Education
+ Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations
+ Special Education--Finance
+ Special Education--Placement
+ Special Education--Transition
+ Special Populations--Corrections Education
+ Special Populations--Foster Care
+ Special Populations--Gifted and Talented
+ Special Populations--Homeless Education
+ Special Populations--Immigrant Education
+ Special Populations--Military
+ Standards
+ Standards--Common Core State Standards
+ State Longitudinal Data Systems
+ State Policymaking
+ State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions
+ STEM
+ Student Achievement
+ Student Surveys
+ Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities
+ Students--Employment
+ Students--Incentives
+ Students--Records/Rights
+ Teaching Quality
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits
+ Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring
+ Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals
+ Teaching Quality--Preparation
+ Teaching Quality--Professional Development
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects
+ Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights
+ Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes
+ Technology
+ Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware
+ Technology--Equitable Access
+ Technology--Funding Issues
+ Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training
+ Textbooks and Open Source
+ Urban--Change/Improvements