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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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| Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning |
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| Postsecondary Affordability |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks |
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 | Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2011 | Postsec. | From bill summary: Amends state law to conform with federal law granting a member of the Armed Forces, or his or her dependent, entitlement to resident classification for so long as he or she is continuously enrolled at that institution. Requests the Regents of the University of California to establish the same residency requirements as those established by this bill for students enrolled at the University of California. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0851-0900/ab_882_bill_20111009_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 882
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2011 | Community College
Postsec. | From bill summary: Raise the maximum parking services fee limits at community colleges, and authorizes the governing board of each community college district to annually increase the parking and transportation services fee limits by the same percentage increase as the Implicit Price Deflator for State and Local Government Purchases of Goods and Services published by the U.S. Department of
Commerce. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_774_bill_20110906_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 774
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2011 | Postsec. | From bill summary: Revises the conditions for a tuition and fees refund for National Guard and reservist students called into active duty to remove the requirement of the student's withdrawal by a specified date. Also requires any refund toward an academic term to equal 100% of the tuition and fees paid to the institution for the academic term in which the student was required to report for military service, regardless of whether the student was called to military service before after the academic term had commenced. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_636_bill_20110921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 636
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | To governor 09/2011 | Community College
Postsec. | From bill summary: Provides that provision setting community college student fees at $36 per unit per semester repeals May 1, 2011 instead of January 1, 2012 as formerly specified. Increases student fee to $46
per unit per semester, effective with the summer term of the 2012 calendar year, rather than winter term of 2011-12 academic year, as previously specified. Provides a statement of legislative intent relating to this delay in the fee increase. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx1_32_bill_20110921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 32
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | From bill summary: Requires the director of finance to meet specified requirements if he/she proposes to reduce an item of appropriation pursuant to specified provisions. Repeals provision setting student fee at each community college district at $36 per unit per semester, effective May 1, 2012 (previously this repeal became effective January 1, 2012). Specifies that the raising of this fee to $46 per unit per semester occurs effective with the summer term of the 2012 calendar year. Makes this provision operative May 1, 2012. Provides a statement of legislative intent relating to this delay in the fee increase. States that this bill addresses the fiscal emergency declared and reaffirmed by the governor by proclamation issued on January 20, 2011, pursuant to the California Constitution.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx1_6_bill_20110912_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/SBX1_6_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: S.B. 6
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| SC | Signed into law 08/2011 | Postsec. |
Transparency and Efficiency
Requires each public institution of higher learning to maintain a transaction register that includes a complete record of all funds expended, from whatever source for whatever purpose. Provides that the register must be prominently posted on the institution's Internet website and made available for public viewing and downloading. Grants the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education the authority to employ and administer certain administrative efficiency provisions.
Comprehensive Human Resources System
Directs the State Budget and Control Board's State Office of Human Resources to participate with five representatives selected by the respective presidents of the public institutions of higher learning and technical colleges to represent all of the public institutions of higher learning and technical colleges to study, develop, and recommend a separate, comprehensive human resources system for the public institutions of higher learning and technical colleges. Provides that the recommendation must include, but not be limited to, prescription of a methodology to establish a uniform compensation and classification plan among the public institutions of higher learning and technical colleges.
Facility and Procurement
Defines "permanent improvement project" for institutions of higher learning and revises the procurement statutory provisions.
Public Vote for Tuition Change
When the governing board of a public institution of higher learning, excluding technical colleges, adopts a change to the tuition or fees imposed on students, the change may be implemented by the institution only after a public vote with the number of trustees voting for and against the change being counted. http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/bills/172.htm
Title: S.B. 172
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2011 | Community College
Postsec. | Amends circumstances under which the governing board of each community college district must raise student fees to $46 per semester, and when this fee change takes place. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_108_bill_20110726_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 108 - Community College Fees
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Extends in-state tuition benefits. Provides that a person, except a nonimmigrant alien (someone with a visa permitting temporary entrance to the country for a specific purpose), qualifies for in-state tuition if he or she: (1) Resides in Connecticut; (2) attended any educational institution in the state and completed at least four years of high school here; (3) Graduated from a high school or the equivalent in Connecticut; and (4) Is registered as an entering student, or is currently a student at, the University of Connecticut, a Connecticut State University, a community-technical college, or Charter Oak State College. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/Pa/pdf/2011PA-00043-R00HB-06390-PA.pdf
Title: H.B. 6390
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov
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| LA | Adopted 06/2011 | Postsec. | Urges and requests the Board of Regents to study the disparity in tuition charged at public four-year universities as compared to their Southern Regional Education Board peers, to develop a proposal for amending the LA GRAD Act in a way that will mitigate the disparity, and to submit the proposal to the legislature.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=753814
Title: H.C.R. 110
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Revises current statute on providing tuition exemption for family members of a member of the Louisiana National Guard.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=760079
Title: H.B. 232
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Authorizes the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to increase tuition and mandatory fee amounts at institutions under its supervision and management; provides limitations, applicability and implementation requirements, including provisions for the uniform imposition of tuition and mandatory fee amounts on a per-credit-hour basis; to provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=760105
Title: H.B. 526
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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| 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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| OH | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Requires that the chancellor's rules for determining student residency for purposes of determining tuition costs must grant residency status to a person who graduated from an Ohio high school, if the person enrolls in an institution of higher education and establishes domicile in the state, regardless of the student's residence prior to that enrollment. Provides that an alien may not be granted resident status if the alien is not also an immigrant (granted right to permanent residency in the U.S.) or nonimmigrant (granted right to temporary residency in the U.S.).
Pages 437-438 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf
Title: H.B. 153 - Resident for Determining Tuition
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Extends sunset on allowance of certain foreign exchange students to be considered residents of school district until July 1, 2013. Requires resident school district of foreign exchange students described in Oregon Revised Statutes 339.133(8) to submit a report to the interim legislative committee on education. Report must include recommendations for funding options that may be enacted in lieu of considering the foreign students to be residents. Effective July 1, 2011.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/hb3300.dir/hb3359.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3359
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | From bill analysis: Eliminates inconsistency between statute and the General Appropriations Act regarding tuition payment dates by giving each institution of higher education the freedom to set its own policy with regard to collection of tuition and mandatory fees. Also replaces specific references to semesters with more generic references to reduce confusion associated with registrations that take place outside of the traditional fall, spring and summer model. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB01341F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 1341
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Permits a general academic teaching institution (as defined here http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm) to develop a fixed tuition rate program for qualified students who agree to transfer to the institution within 12 months of completing an associate degree at a lower-division institution of higher education. Requires a participating general teaching institution to prescribe program eligibility requirements and notify applicants for transfer admission from lower-division institutions of higher education about the program. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB02999F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 2999
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Existing Sections 54.5031 and 54.5032 providing for student fee advisory committee meetings. New provisions require that such committees conduct meetings at which a quorum is present in a manner that is open to the public and in accordance with procedures prescribed by the president of the institution. Creates requirements that such procedures must meet. Requires the final recommendations made by a student fee advisory committee to be recorded and made public. Pages 31-32 of 38: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00005F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: S.B. 5 - Student Fee Advisory Committee Meetings and Recommendations
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Revises policies related to guaranteed tuition and fee rates by higher education institutions. Limits the contracts between students and institutions to addressing only tuition and clarifies that the contracts are not included in an institution's financial accountability plan. Shifts setting of most fee policies from Colorado commission on higher education to institutional governing boards.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2011a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/3DF6454C7E1E0EF187257808008011E6?Open&file=1301_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1301
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2011 | Postsec. | 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 in core courses for credit recovery or dropout prevention for up to two courses. Provides that high school students are exempt from the payment of block tuition for general adult education programs.
Facilities
Expands the class size reduction lottery bond program to include other educational facilities. Suspends temporarily the state match for facilities and operating challenge grant programs for colleges and universities, effective July 1, 2011. Provides that existing eligible donations will remain eligible for future match and that the suspension may be removed once $200 million of the grant backlog has been matched. Allows a university board of trustees to expend carry-forward balances from prior year operational appropriations on legislatively approved fixed capital outlay projects authorized for the establishment of a new campus.
Finance
Streamlines library operations through consolidation and joint purchasing. Requires creation of a union catalog for higher education. Requires the Florida College System Council of Presidents to develop and recommend an equitable funding formula for the distribution of certain state funds to the college system institutions. Provides for the use of a funding formula to ensure equitable distribution of district workforce funds. Provides a $200,000 limit on the amount of state funds that may be paid for salaries of college and university presidents and administrative employees. Terminates the University Concurrency Trust Fund.
Finanical Aid/Scholarships
Increases the Florida Medallion Scholarship test scores in 2013-2014, from 1050 to 1170 for SAT, including the applicable home school test scores. Increases or establishes required community service hours for Bright Futures applicants. Requires applicants for Bright Futures, and certain other programs to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid prior to disbursement of funds. Prioritizes state student financial aid to the neediest (Pell eligible) students for the Florida Work Experience Program and the First Generation in College Program.
Northwest Regional Data Center
Designates the Northwest Regional Data Center as a primary data center.
Student Enrollment Pilot Program
Authorizes a spring and summer term student enrollment pilot program at the University of Florida for the purpose of aligning student enrollment and the availability of instructional facilities. Authorizes Bright Futures scholarships in the summer for these students.
Transient Student Admission
Authorizes the implementation of a transient student admission application process through the Florida Academic Counseling Tracking for Students system to include admissions, readmissions, financial aid, and transfer of credit functions. Authorizes a fee of $5 to support the system.
Tuition
Provides an exemption from the 30 percent need-based expenditure requirement from the tuition differential fee if the university has covered the entire tuition and fee costs of all resident students who are eligible for need-based aid. Authorizes alternative documentation for tuition fee waivers for Purple Heart veterans. Increases the tuition surcharge for excess hours to 100 percent in excess of 115 percent of the credit hours required for a degree. Requires a block tuition and corresponding out-of-state fee for students enrolled in adult general education courses. Removes fee exemptions for certain students and requires residency of students to be documented. http://laws.flrules.org/files/Ch_2011-063.pdf
Title: S.B. 2150
Source: http://laws.flrules.org
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Clarifies and amends the requirements for obtaining an exemption from the payment of tuition at community colleges for specified disabled individuals. Allows an individual who is out of work due to a disability to obtain a tuition waiver at a community college (previous law provided this excemption only for someone who is retired). Provides that the tuition waiver is limited to 6 credits per semester or to 12 credits per semester if the individual is enrolled in classes as part of a degree or a certificate program designed to lead to employment. http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/hb/hb0104t.pdf
Title: H.B. 104
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us
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| WV | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Clarifies the duties and responsibilities of the Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC). Sets deadlines in coming years for working toward fulfilling pay levels included in a state-determined salary schedule. Provides that a tutition and fee increase greater than five percent for resident students requires the approval fo the HEPC. Requires, by July 1, 2015, the governing board of each state institution of higher education under the jurisdiction of the HEPC, including the governing boards of Marshall University and West Virginia University, to attain a graduation rate for full-time undergraduate students that equals or exceeds the peer-established graduation rate (W. Va. Code §18B-1A-3). http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB330%20SUB1%20ENR.htm&yr=2011&sesstype=RS&i=330
Title: S.B. 330
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2011 | Postsec. | Grants in-state student status for the purposes of tuition at any Arizona public university or community college to any person honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/hb2410h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2410
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| AZ | Vetoed 04/2011 | Postsec. | Increases the repayment responsibilities of participants in the Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP) under the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and grants participants a greater period of time to fulfill their repayment obligations.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/sb1386s.pdf
Title: S.B. 1386
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2011 | Postsec. | On registration at a state supported community college, college, or university, any person who is eligible for and has applied for benefits for education available to veterans of the United States Armed Forces under federal law may apply for a deferment of payment of tuition, fees and required books and materials for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty days. If at the end of the deferral period the person has not yet received from the veterans administration the initial benefit monies for tuition and fees, the person may be granted an extension until such time as the benefits are received.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/sb1256h.pdf
Title: S.B. 1256 -- Veterans
Source: http://www.azleg.gov/
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| IL | Adopted 04/2011 | Postsec. | Requests the Illinois Board of Higher Education to conduct a cost-neutral analysis of all relevant out-of-state tuition and fees charged by the University of Illinois in comparison to those charged by the flagship schools in surrounding states, and that the board report its findings to the general assembly and the governor on or before June 30, 2011. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HR/PDF/09700HR0004lv.pdf
Title: H.R. 4
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| ND | Signed into law 04/2011 | Postsec. | Defines a fee as any monetary charge, other than tuition, that a student is assessed for a specific purpose or supplemental service. Requires the state board of higher education to publish on its web site all fees by campus; limits annual mandatory fee increases to not more than 1% of the latest available average full-time, resident, on-campus, undergraduate tuition rate unless the board determines that there are documented extraordinary circumstances or certain evidence of student demand.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/62-2011/documents/11-0351-07000.pdf
Title: S.B. 2351
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov/
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2011 | Postsec. | Ensures that the established in-state tuition eligibility must not be affected by the establishment and maintenance of a place of residence in another jurisdiction for the purpose of maintaining a joint household with such member. Also provides that the spouse of an active-duty military service member, if such spouse has established domicile and claimed a dependent student on federal or state income tax returns, must not be subject to minimum income tests or requirements. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0782
Title: H.B. 1848/S.B. 1279
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 03/2011 | Postsec. | From bill summary:
Requires the Regents of the University of California and the Trustees of the California State University, in implementing reductions contained in the Budget Act of 2011, to minimize fee and enrollment impacts
on students by targeting actions that lower the costs of instruction and administration. Requires the regents and the trustees to submit recommended budget options, with savings estimates for each identified
solution, to the legislature, the governor, and stakeholders for review and comment by June 1, 2011, prior to adoption of a final plan.
States enrollment goals for the 2011–12 academic year, and requires the regents and the trustees to report to the legislature by May 1, 2012, on whether the University of California and the California State University met their respective 2011–12 enrollment goals. Provides that if the goals are not met, the director of finance will be directed to revert the total amount of enrollment funding associated with the total share of the enrollment goal that was not met to the general fund by May 15, 2012. Requires the regents and the trustees to submit a final detailed report to the governor, the department of finance, and the legislature by September 1, 2012. Pages 79-80 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. 59 and 60
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | University of Idaho - Amends and repeals existing law relating to education to provide that the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho may prescribe fees, including tuition fees, for resident and nonresident students enrolled in all state colleges and universities.
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2011/H0020.pdf
Title: H.B. 20
Source: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Permits the governing board of a public university to adopt a tuition policy whereby any veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces or National Guard who is eligible for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits who enrolls as a student in the university as a non-Kentucky resident is charged no more than the maximum tuition reimbursement provided under the Post-9/11 GI Bill to public universities for eligible Kentucky residents. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB425/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 425 - Resident Tuition for Veterans
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires an institution of higher education to grant resident status to the child of active duty military personnel if the child produces any of specified identification.
http://le.utah.gov/~2011/bills/sbillenr/sb0046.pdf
Title: S.B. 46
Source: le.utah.gov
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2011 | Postsec. | Provides in-state tuition for any person who met the requirements for in-state tuition prior to being called to active duty in the National Guard of another state following completion of active duty service if during active duty that person maintained one or more of the following in Virginia rather than in another state or jurisdiction: a driver's license, motor vehicle registration, voter registration, employment, property ownership, or sources of financial support. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0376+pdf
Title: S.B. 1074
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends the criteria for institutions of higher education to be eligible to receive tuition assistance on behalf of eligible students. For an institution to be eligible, the institution must have either been receiving such funds as of January 1, 2011, or (i) be formed, chartered, established, or incorporated within the Commonwealth; (ii) have the principal place of business in the Commonwealth; (iii) conduct their primary educational activity with the Commonwealth; and (iv) be accredited by a nationally recognized regional accrediting agency. The bill requires the State Council of Higher Education to keep a current, and periodically updated, list of such institutions. The bill also defines ''principal place of business."
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB1439ER+pdf
Title: S.B. 1439/H.B. 1960
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2011 | Postsec. | Authorizes certain veterans who elect to establish Virginia as their permanent residence for domiciliary purposes to establish immediate residency in Virginia and become eligible for in-state tuition, rather than waiting the required one-year period. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0038+pdf
Title: H.B. 1861/S.B. 824
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/
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