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From the ECS State Policy Database
2011 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2011. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. To view all, press the button located at the top labeled "Expand All."

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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
MISigned into law 12/2011P-12Revised Code for Public School Academies (PSA), Urban High School Academies and Schools of Excellence (SOE)
S.B. 618
Provides for revision of charter school law concerning formation, operation, and termination of public school academies, urban high school academies, and schools of excellence. Changes include, but not limited to, increasing the cap to 300 through December 31...

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MISigned into law 12/2011P-12Charter Schools
S.B. 618
Authorizes an unlimited number (removes cap) and eliminates geographical limits on the issuance of contracts for PSAs, urban high school academies, and SOEs. Extends the type of entities that can act as authorizing bodies for one or more public school academie...

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WISigned into law 12/2011P-12Charter Contracts May Include Grounds for Expulsion
S.B. 95 - Section 9 - 118.40 (2r) (b)
This new section of law allows a charter or contract to include grounds for expelling a pupil from the charter school. If such grounds are included, they must include the procedures to be followed by the charter school. https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/re...

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CAVetoed 10/2011P-12Charter School Petitions
A.B. 86
From bill summary: With respect to charter petitions signed by teachers, requires that the petition be signed by a number of nonsupervisorial certificated staff and classified employees (rather than simply teachers, as previously required) that combined is equ...

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CAVetoed 10/2011P-12Charter Schools
A.B. 1034
From bill summary: Revises the provision relating to admission requirements so that admission policies and procedures are to be included in a petition. Authorizes a charter school to encourage parental involvement, but requires the charter school to notify par...

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DESigned into law 08/2011P-12Charter School Code
H.B. 205
Requires criminal background and child abuse registry checks for charter school board members; prohibits individuals who have felony convictions or convictions for a crime against a child from serving on a charter board. Requires charter school board members t...

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OHSigned into law 08/2011P-12Innovation Schools
H.B. 153 - Innovation Schools
Permits a school to apply to its district board to be designated as an innovation school. Requires an application to include numerous elements, including a statement of the school's mission and an explanation of how the designation would enhance the school's a...

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CTSigned into law 07/2011P-12Data Collection Requirements/Charter Schools
S.B. 1039
State Education Resource Center - Clarifies the status of the State Education Resource Center as a nonstock corporation and nonprofit tax exempt organization within the Department of Education.

Health Assessment - Allows certain medical professionals from mi...

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CTSigned into law 07/2011P-12Charter School Educator Permit
S.B. 1160
Establishes a charter school educator permit and allows the education commissioner, starting in the 2011-12 school year, to waive state certification requirements and issue such a permit to a teacher or administrator who lacks certification and who is employed...

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ILSigned into law 07/2011P-12Operation of Chicago Charters for Re-Enrolled Dropouts
H.B. 2401
Provides that each campus of a Chicago charter school devoted exclusively to re-enrolled high school dropouts must be operated through a contract or payroll (instead of just operated) by the same legal entity as that for which the charter is approved and certi...

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ILSigned into law 07/2011P-12Charter Schools
S.B. 79
Creates the State Charter School Commission, and makes it responsible for authorizing charter schools statewide. Establishes membership of the commission and terms of office. Creates the State Charter School Commission Fund as a special fund in the state treas...

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MNSigned into law 07/2011P-12Replacing Closed Schools with Charters
H.F. 26
Allows a school board to endorse or authorize the establishing of a charter school to replace the closed school. Requires charter applicants under this circumstance to demonstrate to the authorizer that the proposed charter is substantially different from the ...

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MNSigned into law 07/2011P-12Charitable Organizations as Charter Authorizing Agents
H.F. 26
Requires that a charitable organization must have been operating continuously for at least five years before it authorizes a charter school. (Article 2, Sec 29, Subd 3)
http://wdoc.house.leg.state.mn.us/leg/LS87/1/HF0026.0.pdf ...

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MNSigned into law 07/2011P-12Charter Authorizer Requirements
H.F. 26
Strikes several requirements for what an authorizer must include in its application to the commissioner for approval as an authorizer. Adds a requirement that the authorizer applicant include a description of the authorizer's criteria and process for granting ...

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MNSigned into law 07/2011P-12Charter School Boards
H.F. 26
Requires school board elections to be held during the school year, which excludes days when the school is closed for holidays or vacations.

Clarifies that the parent member of the school board of directors must not be a school employee.

Allows the chief fi...

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MNSigned into law 07/2011P-12Charter Authorizer Transfer
H.F. 26
Allows a transfer of authorizers when an authorizer and a charter school board of directors mutually agree to terminate or not renew a charter contract. Requires the proposed authorizer to identify any outstanding issues and have the charter school agree to re...

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ORSigned into law 07/2011P-12Charter Schools,
H.B. 3362
Allows sponsor and public charter school to enter into cooperative agreement with other school districts for purpose of forming partnership to provide educational services. Allows public charter school to give admission priority to students who reside in schoo...

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CTSigned into law 06/2011P-12Charter School Teacher Certification
S.B. 1104
Allows the state Commissioner of Education to waive the requirement that teachers in charter schools hold certification when the charter school can demonstrate the effectiveness for any uncertified teacher. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/Pa/pdf/2011PA-00060-R0...

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FLSigned into law 06/2011P-12High-Performing Charter Schools and Charter Systems
S.B. 1546
Establishes criteria for high-performing charter schools (virtual or cyber charters are not eligible) and high-performing charter school systems. Authorizes a high-performing charter school to increase enrollment, expand grade levels served, submit a quarterly...

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HISigned into law 06/2011P-12Charter School Funding and Oversight
S.B. 1174
Requires charter school budget requests for needs-based facilities funding to include a detailed explanation as to the formula used and the funding request breakdown by school. Allows charter schools to appeal denied reauthorizations to the board of education....

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HISigned into law 06/2011P-12Reconstituting Public School and Charter School
S.B. 1485
Allows the superintendent of education to reconstitute a public school, except for charter schools. Directs the department to negotiate with the respective unions the process of reassigning employees of the school to be reconstituted to other positions within ...

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ILSigned into law 06/2011P-12Chicago Charter Schools for Students from Low-Performing or Overcrowded Schools, or Serving Dropouts
H.B. 190
Allows at least 5 charter schools devoted exclusively to students from low-performing or overcrowded schools to operate at any one time in Chicago. Provides the up to five Chicago charter schools serving re-enrolled high school dropouts to also serve students ...

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LASigned into law 06/2011P-12Corporate Donations to Charter Schools
H.B. 421
Addresses corporate donations to charter schools. Discusses enrollment preferences and membership on the governing or management board of a charter school for certain major corporate donors and enrollment of their children in the schools. Addresses facility an...

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LASigned into law 06/2011P-12Charter Schools -- Beginning of Operations
S.B. 43
Allows a chartering authority to alter the time period within which a charter school must begin operation. A charter school, once approved, shall not begin operation sooner than eight months after such approval is granted, unless the chartering authority agree...

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LASigned into law 06/2011P-12Charter School Approvals
S.B. 142
Revises statute: Prior to the consideration of a charter school proposal by any local school board or the state board, each charter applicant shall be afforded the opportunity to revise and resubmit the proposal based on the independent evaluation conducted.
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MESigned into law 06/2011P-12Creates a Public Charter School Program
S.P. 496
Establishes a process which authorizes the establishment of charter schools in the state. Allows for teachers who are members of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System and take a leave of absence to teach in a charter school to continue to participate in...

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NCSigned into law 06/2011P-12Eliminates Charter School Cap
S.B. 8
Removes the cap on charter schools. Allows the state board of education discretion in granting final approval of charter school applications. Raises the enrollment growth cap to 20 percent. Permits charter schools to charge fees charged by the local school adm...

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NVSigned into law 06/2011P-12Charter Schools
S.B. 212
Creates and prescribes the membership of a State Public Charter School Authority. Removes the authority of the State Board of Education to sponsor charter schools and authorizes the State Public Charter School Authority to sponsor charter schools. Provides for...

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NVSigned into law 06/2011P-12Charter Schools
A.B. 171
Revisesprovisions governing the membership of a committee to form a charter school and the governing body of a charter school; revises provisions for the process of review of an application to form a charter school; authorizing the governing body of a charter ...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011P-12Sanctions for the Lowest-Performing Schools
H.B. 153 - Sanctions for the Lowest-Performing Schools
Provides that for any building that is ranked in the lowest 5% of all public school buildings statewide for three consecutive years and is declared to be under an academic watch or in a state of academic emergency, the district board must do one of the followi...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011P-12Cooperative Educational Programs at Community Schools
H.B. 153 - Cooperative Educational Programs at Community Schools
Permits community schools to enter into agreements for joint or cooperative establishment and operation of any educational program. Provides that except as otherwise provided in 3321.01(H), no fees or tuition may be charged for students participating in the pr...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011P-12Charter Caps, Charter Performance Index
H.B. 153 - Charter Caps, Charter Performance Index
Repeals existing language regarding charter caps for charter operators that were operating fewer than 50, 50-75 and more than 75 schools as of May 1, 2005. New provision states that subject to section 3314.016, an entity that sponsors community schools may ent...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011P-12Community Schools (Miscellaneous Provisions)
H.B. 153 - Community Schools (Miscellaneous Provisions)
For purposes of start-up community schools, adds to definition of "challenged school district" any district ranked in the lowest 5% according to its performance index score. Defines "operator" as either an individual or organization that manages the daily oper...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011P-12Ohio School Sponsorship Program
H.B. 153 - Ohio School Sponsorship Program
Establishes the Ohio School Sponsorship Program; directs the department of education to establish an office of Ohio school sponsorship. Authorizes any person, group of individuals or entity to apply to the department for direct authorization to establish a com...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011P-12Community Schools in More Than One or Sharing a Facility
H.B. 153 - Community Schools in More Than One or Sharing a Facility
Permits a community school under the same contract to be located in multiple facilities and to assign students in the same grade level to multiple facilities, as long as the facilities are all located in the same county, and the governing authority has entered...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011P-12Collective Bargaining at Cleveland Board-Sponsored Community School
H.B. 153 - Collective Bargaining at Cleveland Board-Sponsored Community School
Provides that the employees of a conversion community school sponsored by the Cleveland board of education will cease to be subject to any future collective bargaining agreement if the mayor submits to the board of education sponsoring the school and to the st...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011P-12Community School Cannot Operate from a Home
H.B. 153 - Community School Cannot Operate from a Home
Prohibits a community school that opened for operation after May 1, 2005 from operating from a home. Page 2 of 264: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part4.pdf...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011P-12Early College Start-Up Community School
H.B. 153 - Early College Start-Up Community School
Permits any early college high school operated by a big eight school district (as defined in statute http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3314.02) in partnership with a private university to operate as a new start-up community school beginning in the 2007-2008 school yea...

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ORTo governor 06/2011P-12Special Education
H.B. 2299
Requires school district in which public charter school is located to be responsible for identifying, locating and evaluating students to determine which students may be in need of special education and related services. Provides for distribution of state fund...

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ORSigned into law 06/2011P-12Charter Sponsorship
S.B. 994
Allows an institution of higher education to evaluate a proposal for sponsorship by a public charter school; provides that the process or the decision to approve or disapprove of the proposal for sponsorship by the institution of higher education are final and...

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PASigned into law 06/2011P-12Multiple Sections -Charters and Cyber Charters Finance
H.B. 1352
Removes provisions requiring the state to reimburse charter and cyber charter schools for a portion of the employer's share of social security payments.
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2011/0/HB1352P2227.pdf...

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TNSigned into law 06/2011P-12Charter School Facilities
H.B. 1980
Requires a district, in which a charter school operates, to make available annually a list of the district's vacant properties and space.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HB1980.pdf...

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TNSigned into law 06/2011P-12Charter Schools
H.B. 1989
Authorizes the Department of Education's (DOE) Achievement School District (ASD) to be a chartering authority for a public charter school. Deletes the eligibility restrictions in current law and opens enrollment in public charter schools to all students residi...

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TNSigned into law 06/2011P-12Charter Schools
H.B. 1956
Amends charter schools provisions. Prohibits a local board of education from serving as the governing body of a public charter school. Requires governing bodies to conduct at least one annual board training course and provide documentation of such training to ...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12Charter School Participation Travel Services Contract
H.B. 1550
Permits open-enrollment charter school staff to participate in the Texas Facilities Commission's contract for travel services.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB01550F.pdf#navpanes=0
Bill analysis: http://www.capitol.state.tx...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12Preference in Charter School Admissions
H.B. 2366
Authorizes an open-enrollment charter school operated by a municipality to give a preference in admissions to children of employees of the municipality. Clarifies that an open-enrollment charter school operated by a municipality is considered a work-site open-...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12Confidentiality of Teacher and Administrator Performance Documents
H.B. 2971
Clarifies that the confidentiality of documents evaluating teacher or administrator performance applies to teachers and administrators at open-enrollment charter schools, regardless of whether the teacher or administrator is certified. Provides that at the req...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12Distinction Designations and Charter Schools
S.B. 1484
Specifies that an open-enrollment charter school may not be awarded a distinction designation if the charter school is evaluated under alternative education accountability procedures adopted by the commissioner. Specifies that for purposes of the subchapter of...

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FLSigned into law 05/2011P-12Charter School Enrollment/School District Class Size
S.B. 2120 - Sec. 8, 11, 12, 14, 15
Sec. 8 - Adjusts the charter school enrollment process such that students living in a development that provides the facility and related property with an appraised value of at least $10 million for a charter school in the development shall be entitled to 50 pe...

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GASigned into law 05/2011P-12College and Career Academies
S.B. 161
Amends provisions related to career academies. Defines "college and career academy" as a specialized charter school established by a partnership that demonstrates a collaboration to advance workforce development between one or more local boards of education, a...

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INSigned into law 05/2011P-12Charter Schools
H.B. 1002
Allows charter schools to opt in to the state health insurance plans. Establishes the charter school board as a statewide sponsor of charter schools. Provides that the department of education shall provide staff to the charter school board until the board begi...

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NVSigned into law 05/2011P-12Accountability
S.B. 35
Section 1 of this bill removes the requirement that the automated system of accountability information have the capacity to identify which paraprofessionals are assigned to provide services to individual pupils and removes the requirement that the information ...

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OKSigned into law 05/2011P-12Charter Schools Get Government Lease Rates
S.B. 256
Any charter school which chooses to lease property is eligible to receive current government lease rates.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENR/SB/SB256%20ENR.DOC...

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OKSigned into law 05/2011P-12Charter School Attendance
S.B. 445
Clarifies that students who reside in a school district where a charter school is located are not required to obtain a transfer to attend the charter school in the school district of residence. The measure allows charter schools to enroll emergency transfer st...

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OKSigned into law 05/2011P-12State Board Sponsorship of Certain Charter Schools, Supplemental Textbooks
S.B. 278
Allows the State Board of Education to sponsor a charter school when the applicant has a contract with the Office of Juvenile Affairs to provide a fixed rate level E, D, or D+ group home service. The board may not sponsor more than two charter schools from Jul...

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ORSigned into law 05/2011P-12Student Records
H.B. 2029
Requires transfer of student education records to school district when charter is terminated or public charter school is dissolved. Applies student education record statutes to public charter schools.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/hb2000.dir/hb2029...

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ARSigned into law 04/2011P-12Charter School Cap
S.B. 346
Declares that if the cap on the number of charters available for an open-enrollment public charter school is within two charters of meeting any existing limitation or cap on available open-enrollment charters, the number of available charters shall automatical...

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ARSigned into law 04/2011P-12Charter School Reporting
S.B. 436
Requires a public charter school to annually submit a report detailing: (1) The number of applications for enrollment received; (2) The number of applicants with a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Act; (3) The number of application...

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AZSigned into law 04/2011P-12Charter School Authorizers
S.B. 1263--Charter Schools
Updates the definition of charter school to clarify a public university, a community college with an enrollment of 15,000 full-time equivalent students (FTSE), or a group of community colleges with a combined enrollment of 15,000 FTSE may serve as authorizer o...

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COSigned into law 04/2011P-12Parental Involvement and School Improvement Plans
H.B. 1126
Encourages districts to adopt policies to increase parental involvement. Requires schools that must develop improvement plans to notify parents of the issues giving rise to the need for such a plan, and to include other relevant information about the plan and ...

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IDSigned into law 04/2011P-12Charter Schools
S.B. 1184 - Charter Schools
Allows public postsecondary institutions to operate public charter high schools.
http://legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2011/S1184.pdf ...

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IDSigned into law 04/2011P-12Revises Provisions Relating to Funding Determinations and Allocations, Dual Credits for Early Completers and Post Secondary Institutions' Operation of Public Charter Schools
H.B. 345
This legislation makes amendments to SB 1184 – the third bill in the Students Come First plan. These changes are as follows:

Additional relief is granted from the state's "use it or lose it" requirement for state instructional staff funding. The relief is exp...

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RIAdopted 04/2011P-12Charter School Regulations (6434)
RI ADC 21-2-58:C-1- through C-9-1
The regulations were adopted in order to provide uniform rules for the establishment, operation, and oversight of charter schools in Rhode Island.
http://www2.sos.ri.gov/cgi-bin/topdf/tmp/6434tmp.pdf or http://sos.ri.gov/rules/index.php?page=details&erlid=643...

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COSigned into law 03/2011P-12Charter Schools Grant Applications
H.B. 1089
Concerns procedures for charter schools that apply for grants.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2011a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/72F3BE6445179D0087257808008049CA?Open&file=1089_enr.pdf...

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NMSigned into law 03/2011P-12Charter School Policies and Requirements
S.B. 446
Addresses contracts between charter schools chartering authorities; creates an annual evaluation process for charter schools; includes other charter policies, requirements and procedures.
http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/11%20Regular/final/SB0446.pdf...

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NMSigned into law 03/2011P-12Policies for Converted Charter Schools
H.B. 97
Clarifies the attendance priorities and other procedures for schools that have been converted to charters through the Assessment and Accountability Act, and based on adequate yearly progress measures.
http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/11%20Regular/final/HB0097.p...

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UTSigned into law 03/2011P-12Regional Service Centers
H.B. 92
From bill summary: Allows and encourages local school boards to enter into an interlocal agreement to create a regional service center to provide education related services. Requires a regional service center to be formed by an interlocal agreement to receive ...

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UTSigned into law 03/2011P-12State Charter School Board Membership
S.B. 140
Defines "organization that represents Utah's charter schools". Provides that three members of the state charter school board (all of whose members are appointed by the governor) must be nominated by an organization that represents Utah's charter schools, and t...

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UTSigned into law 03/2011P-12Charter School Student Participation in Extracurricular Activities
S.B. 235
Provides that a charter school student is eligible to participate in an extracurricular activity at a public school other than the student's charter school if the student's charter school is located on the campus of the public school, or has local school board...

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UTSigned into law 03/2011P-12Charter School Governance
H.B. 388
Provides that a chartering entity may use certain data to measure the performance of a charter school. Prohibits a chartering entity from imposing performance standards, except as permitted by statute, that would limit a charter school from accomplishing the p...

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WYSigned into law 02/2011P-12Charter Schools
H.B. 115
An act relating to charter schools; requiring charter school applications and renewal applications to be uniform statewide; imposing duties upon the state superintendent; and providing for effective dates.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2011/Enroll/HB0115.pdf...

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+ 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