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From the ECS State Policy Database
2012 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2012. 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
WVAdopted 06/2012P-12Mathematics Content Standards and Objectives for West Virginia Schools
WV ADC s 126-44B-1, 2, 3, 4
Defines content standards and instructional goals and objectives for mathematics program of study, consistent with West Virginia's move to a...

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- Accountability
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Revising Academic Performance Index (API)
S.B. 1458
From bill summary: Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to develop and implement a specified program of school quality review...

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LAAdopted 09/2012P-12Retesting Due to Testing Irregularity
LAC 28:CXI.312
Provides that where retests on an assessment required for accountability are available, LEAs may request that School Performance Score (SPS)...

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LASigned into law 06/2012P-12Allows BESE to Expend Certain Funds to Use Peer-Review Consultants
S.B. 635
Allows the state board to expend Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund monies to use peer-review consultants to review programs.
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OKSigned into law 05/2012P-12Commission for Education Quality and Accountability
S.B. 1797
Creates Commission for Education, Instruction Quality and Accountability combining the Oklahoma Commission on Teacher Prep with the Office o...

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IASigned into law 04/2012P-12A bill for an act relating to mandatory reporting of school employee misconduct to the board of educational examiners.
H.F. 2383
Requires local boards, local or regional superintendents, directors of accredited nonpublic schools, etc. to report any disciplinary action ...

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MDSigned into law 04/2012P-12Core Academic Standard Implementation
S.B. 293
Requires that the county board include in its goals to improve student academic achievement a description of how it plans to ensure and meas...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Repealed - Office of Educational Accountability
H.F. 2949
Repealed statute which created and funded the Independent Office of Educational Accountability, which advised the legislative education comm...

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AZSigned into law 03/2012P-12School Performance Accountability
S.B. 1458
Amends the existing school achievement profile phase-out to limit the time frame to the remainder of the academic year.
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ORSigned into law 03/2012P-12Task Force on Accountable Schools
H.B. 4014
Establishes and sets membership for the Task Force on Accountable Schools to develop a plan to improve accountability practices for schools ...

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ORSigned into law 03/2012P-12
Postsec.
Achievement Compact
S.B. 1581
Defines "education entity" as a school district, an education service district, a community college district or community college service di...

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- Accountability--Accreditation
MTAdopted 10/2012P-12Accreditation, Including Teacher Evaluation
ARM 10.55.601-1003
Modifies accreditation. One modification deletes old section on teacher evaluation and replaces with new. Requires that evaluation system fo...

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MTAdopted 10/2012P-12Assessment Required for Accrediation
ARM 10.56.101
Chapter 55 Accreditation Standards provide a framework to ensure the constitutional right of every Montana student to a basic system of free...

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IDAdopted 05/2012P-12Rules Governing School Accreditation and Uniformity
ID ADC 08.02.02.140
All public secondary schools, serving any grade(s) 9-12, will be accredited. Accreditation is voluntary for elementary schools, grades K-8, ...

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MSSigned into law 05/2012P-12Authorizes Consolidation of Low-Performing Schools and School Districts in Emergency Situations
S.B. 2737
Relating to low-performing schools and school districts: Provides that if a local school district violates accreditation standards determine...

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OKSigned into law 05/2012P-12Temporary Waiver for Certain Mandates
S.B. 1443
Extends the period during which schools cannot be penalized or denied accreditation for failure to comply with certain standards such as tex...

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IDSigned into law 03/2012P-12Creating a Process to Ensure all Schools can Participate in State Functions Such as Playoffs
S.B. 1301
Directs the state department of education to define and implement a process outlining secondary school accreditation requirements for the pu...

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VASigned into law 03/2012P-12High School Accreditation; Industry Certifications
H.B. 642/S.B. 514
Requires the Board of Education to adopt regulations adjusting the formula for calculating the final high school accreditation status to add...

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- Accountability--Measures/Indicators
LAAdopted 12/2012P-12Testing, Graduation Rates and Accountability
LAC 28:LXXXIII, Chapter 3, §§301, 302, 303, 307, Chapters 4, 5, 6
Reflects new policy as a result of the ESEA flexibility request approved for implementation by the U.S. Department of Education. For K-8 sch...

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AKAdopted Text or Summary of Text 11/2012P-12Modified Growth and Special Programs
4 AAC 33.500, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570, 580, 590
Amending the chapters to repeal the Public School Performance Incentive Program, redefine the purpose of the public school growth and profic...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Accountability, Dropout Recovery High Schools
A.B. 1668
From bill summary: Changes the definition of a dropout recovery high school to mean a school offering instruction in any of grades 9-12 in w...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Revising Academic Performance Index (API)
S.B. 1458
From bill summary: Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to develop and implement a specified program of school quality review...

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LAAdopted 09/2012P-12Accountability Measures
LAC 28:LXXXIII.409, 705, 707, and 3301
From Louisiana Register: Amends provisions in "Calculating a 9-12 Assessment Index." Provides detail on how incentive points will be earned ...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12School and District Grading, School Awards, Funding Flexibility
H.B. 588
Establishes legislative findings. Directs the state superintendent of education to develop a school grading system for schools and districts...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12School Performance Measures
S.B. 458
(Sec. 18) Revamps the education accountability law post-NCLB (renamed as the performance management and support plan), regarding identifying...

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LAAdopted 05/2012P-12Assessment System
LAC 28:LXXXIII.409, 515, 707, 3501, 3503, and 3507
From May 2012 Louisiana Register: Removes references in LAC 28:LXXXIII. §409 ("Calculating a 9-12 Assessment Index"), §515 ("State Assessmen...

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NMAdopted 05/2012pre-K-12Grading of Public Schools
6.19.8 NMAC
Amends rule 6.19.8 NMAC 'Grading of Public Schools,' which was adopted on December 15, 2011 and implemented the 'A-B-C-D-F Schools Rating Ac...

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OKSigned into law 05/2012P-12Advanced Placement Participation and Scores Included as Metrics
H.B. 2494
Specifies that participation and scores in Advanced Placement courses whether taught at a high school, technology center or regional site of...

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TNSigned into law 05/2012P-12Statewide Accountability
S.B. 2208
Directs commissioner of education to establish appropriate performance goals and measures for LEAs. Rewards LEAs that reach the achievement ...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12School Improvement and Education Accountability
H.B. 7127 - School Improvement and Education Accountability
Requires a school improvement plan to include strategies for improving student achievement if a school has a significant student achievement...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12School and School System Indicators of Quality, Report Cards
S.B. 410
Directs the office of student achievement to work in coordination to review, and revise as necessary, indicators of quality. Requires such r...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Repealed - Office of Educational Accountability
H.F. 2949
Repealed statute which created and funded the Independent Office of Educational Accountability, which advised the legislative education comm...

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NESigned into law 04/2012P-12Quality Education Accountability Act
L.B. 870 - Multiple Measures Section
Provide for an accountability system to measure school performance under the Quality Education Accountability Act. Requires by August 1, 201...

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AZSigned into law 03/2012P-12Underperforming Schools
H.B. 2663
Enables a school that is assigned a letter grade of "D" for less than three consecutive years to also be assigned a letter grade of "F" if S...

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SDSigned into law 03/2012P-12State Accountability System
S.B. 25
Creates a new state accountability system for public elementary and secondary schools to hold public schools accountable for student achieve...

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VASigned into law 03/2012P-12High School Accreditation; Industry Certifications
H.B. 642/S.B. 514
Requires the Board of Education to adopt regulations adjusting the formula for calculating the final high school accreditation status to add...

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WYSigned into law 03/2012P-12Statewide Accountability System
S.F. 57
Establishes indicators to measure student achievement and school-level performance. Stipulates that indicators will be used to create an ove...

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- Accountability--Reporting Results
LAAdopted 12/2012P-12School Performance Categories
LAC 28:LXXXIII, Chapter 11, 13
Chapter 11, "School Performance Categories," provides that beginning with the release of 2012-2013 school accountability data, schools will ...

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LAAdopted 12/2012P-12State Annual Reporting
LAC 28:LXXXIII, §2901, Chapter 31
Amends requirements for board of elementary and secondary education's annual rep0orting on state progress in reaching Louisiana's 2014 goal....

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Revising Academic Performance Index (API)
S.B. 1458
From bill summary: Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to develop and implement a specified program of school quality review...

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MOSigned into law 07/2012P-12Gifted Education
S.B. 599- Gifted Education
School districts must include in their annual school accountability report card whether the school district currently has a state-approved g...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Report Card for Joint Vocational School Districts and Other Career-Technical Planning Districts
S.B. 316 - Report Card for Joint Vocational School Districts & Other Career-Technical Planning Districts
Defines "career-technical planning district". Directs the state board, in consultation with the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, any...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Public Accountability Report Card at Student Enrollment
S.B. 316 - Public Accountability Report Card at Student Enrollment
Provides that when a student enrolls in a school operated by a school district, a school official with responsibility for admissions must pr...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12School and District Grading, School Awards, Funding Flexibility
H.B. 588
Establishes legislative findings. Directs the state superintendent of education to develop a school grading system for schools and districts...

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AZSigned into law 05/2012P-12Reporting School Rankings
H.B. 2622
Prohibits a school, charter school or school district from displaying a classification or ranking received from any public or private entity...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Department of Education Reporting on Website
S.B. 458
(Sec. 88) Requires SDE to annually make the following information available on its website: 1) the statewide performance management and acco...

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MSSigned into law 05/2012P-12Authorizes Consolidation of Low-Performing Schools and School Districts in Emergency Situations
S.B. 2737
Relating to low-performing schools and school districts: Provides that if a local school district violates accreditation standards determine...

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MSSigned into law 05/2012P-12Changes School and District Accreditation Rating Terminology
S.B. 2776
Authorizes and directs the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to change the performance level terminology for sc...

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TNSigned into law 05/2012P-12Statewide Accountability
S.B. 2208
Directs commissioner of education to establish appropriate performance goals and measures for LEAs. Rewards LEAs that reach the achievement ...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12School Improvement and Education Accountability
H.B. 7127 - School Improvement and Education Accountability
Requires a school improvement plan to include strategies for improving student achievement if a school has a significant student achievement...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12School and School System Indicators of Quality, Report Cards
S.B. 410
Directs the office of student achievement to work in coordination to review, and revise as necessary, indicators of quality. Requires such r...

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AZSigned into law 03/2012P-12Underperforming Schools
H.B. 2663
Enables a school that is assigned a letter grade of "D" for less than three consecutive years to also be assigned a letter grade of "F" if S...

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ORSigned into law 03/2012P-12Task Force on Accountable Schools
H.B. 4014
Establishes and sets membership for the Task Force on Accountable Schools to develop a plan to improve accountability practices for schools ...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12Education Reporting Efficiency
H.B. 500
Directs the state board to determine how reporting requirements may be modified or eliminated to reduce the time district and charter school...

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WYSigned into law 03/2012P-12Statewide Accountability System
S.F. 57
Establishes indicators to measure student achievement and school-level performance. Stipulates that indicators will be used to create an ove...

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ILSigned into law 01/2012P-12State, District and School Report Cards
H.B. 605
Directs the state board of education, through the state superintendent of education, by October 31, 2013 and each October 31 thereafter, to ...

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NMAdopted 01/2012P-12Review of Public School Reporting Requirements
H.M. 13
Requests a work group to review the public school reporting requirements.
http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/12%20Regular/memorials/house/HM013...

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- Accountability--Rewards
ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12School and District Grading, School Awards, Funding Flexibility
H.B. 588
Establishes legislative findings. Directs the state superintendent of education to develop a school grading system for schools and districts...

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AZSigned into law 05/2012P-12School District Regulator Exemptions
H.B. 2599
Exempts school districts that have received a letter grade of "A" for three consecutive years and do not have any schools within the distric...

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TNSigned into law 05/2012P-12Statewide Accountability
S.B. 2208
Directs commissioner of education to establish appropriate performance goals and measures for LEAs. Rewards LEAs that reach the achievement ...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12School and School System Indicators of Quality, Report Cards
S.B. 410
Directs the office of student achievement to work in coordination to review, and revise as necessary, indicators of quality. Requires such r...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Achievement Grants
H.B. 706 - Achievement Grants
Repeals Section Section 20-2-253, relating to achievement grants to recognize schools and school systems with high achievement, high levels ...

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WYSigned into law 03/2012P-12Statewide Accountability System
S.F. 57
Establishes indicators to measure student achievement and school-level performance. Stipulates that indicators will be used to create an ove...

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- Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions
LAAdopted 12/2012P-12Sanctions for Low-Performing Schools
LAC 28:LXXXIII, Chapter 14, 16, 19, 23
Repeals §1401, §1403, §1405, which related to levels to, entry and movement in academic assistance. Amends §1601, "Entry into Academically U...

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TXAdopted 07/2012P-12Accreditation Status, Standards, and Sanctions
19 TAC 97.1065, 1067
Section 97.1065 addresses provisions relating to repurposing, alternative management, or campus closure, including actions requested by pare...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Parent Trigger in Columbus
S.B. 316 - Parent Trigger in Columbus
From final bill analysis: Specifies that the provisions of the "parent trigger" restructuring petition, under the Columbus pilot program, pr...

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PASigned into law 06/2012P-12Authority of a Commonwealth Partnership School District
H.B. 1901 - Sec. 1704-B
Section 1704-B continues provisions of the Empowerment Act that were scheduled to expire June 30, 2012. A Commonwealth Partnership School Di...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Low Performing Districts
S.B. 458
(Sec. 34) Defines an alliance district as a town whose school district is among those with the lowest academic performance as measured by a ...

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TNSigned into law 05/2012P-12Statewide Accountability
S.B. 2208
Directs commissioner of education to establish appropriate performance goals and measures for LEAs. Rewards LEAs that reach the achievement ...

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LASigned into law 04/2012P-12Transferring Low-performing School to Recovery District and Parent Petitions
H.B. 976
Allows for a public school to be transferred to the Recovery School District (RSD) if such transfer is approved by the state board of educat...

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LASigned into law 04/2012P-12School Choice and Voucher Program
H.B. 976
Expands the current choice program, Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program, beyond schools in the New Orleans district to s...

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SDSigned into law 03/2012P-12State Accountability System
S.B. 25
Creates a new state accountability system for public elementary and secondary schools to hold public schools accountable for student achieve...

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WYSigned into law 03/2012P-12Statewide Accountability System
S.F. 57
Establishes indicators to measure student achievement and school-level performance. Stipulates that indicators will be used to create an ove...

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- Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive
TNSigned into law 03/2012P-12No Pass/No Drive Reporting
S.B. 882
Requires the department of safety to report annually to the senate and house education committees the number of students whose driver licens...

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- Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Inglewood Unified School District Takeover and Emergency Loan
S.B. 533
From bill summary: Expresses legislative intent to provide emergency apportionment assistance to the Inglewood Unified School District. Requ...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Districts Receiving Emergency Apportionments
A.B. 2279
Amends conditions under which a trustee and necessary staff appointed to a district receiving an emergency apportionment must serve (a trust...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12State Superintendent Reassuming Rights, Duties, Powers of Insolvent District
A.B. 2662 - State Superintendent Reassuming Rights, Duties, Powers of Insolvent District
From bill summary: Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to reassume the rights, duties, and powers of a district receiving an...

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TNSigned into law 05/2012P-12Statewide Accountability
S.B. 2208
Directs commissioner of education to establish appropriate performance goals and measures for LEAs. Rewards LEAs that reach the achievement ...

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- Accountability--School Improvement
CASigned into law 07/2012P-12Evaluation of Appointed Administrator for Emergency Apportionment District
A.B. 2278
From bill summary: Authorizes the governing board of a qualifying district, after one complete fiscal year has elapsed following the distric...

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LASigned into law 06/2012P-12School Improvement Plans and Trend Data Reports
S.B. 309
Provides relative to certain requirements for educational improvement plans. Removes certain requirements related to school improvement plan...

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LASigned into law 06/2012P-12Technical Assistance to Districts
S.B. 494 - Technical Assistance to Districts
Section 1: Requires that the department establish a program of technical assistance for local public school systems (previous language offer...

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OKSigned into law 06/2012P-12School Improvement Plans
H.B. 2306
Requires that school district alternative education plans be included in the school improvement plans school districts must adopt every six ...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12Use of Specified At-Risk Funds
S.B. 318 - Use of Specified At-Risk Funds
From K-12 appropriations bill: Specifies that funds appropriated to the Governor's Local School and School System Academic and Financial Imp...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12School Improvement Efforts
S.B. 458
(Sec. 19) Establishes the education commissioner's network of schools to improve the student academic achievement in low-performing schools ...

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TNSigned into law 05/2012P-12K-2 Assessment
S.B. 3155
Requires standardized testing of K-2 students in low-performing schools to determine how to best target student learning needs and assess wh...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Reading Instruction
H.B. 5101 - Reading Instruction
For the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years, requires each district with one or more of the 100 lowest-performing elementary schools based on t...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12School Improvement and Education Accountability
H.B. 7127 - School Improvement and Education Accountability
Requires a school improvement plan to include strategies for improving student achievement if a school has a significant student achievement...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Achievement Grants
H.B. 706 - Achievement Grants
Repeals Section Section 20-2-253, relating to achievement grants to recognize schools and school systems with high achievement, high levels ...

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NYSigned into law 03/2012P-12Contract for Excellence
A.B. 9057 - Contract for Excellence
Part A, Section 2: Requires a district that submitted a contract for excellence for the 2011-12 school year, unless all schools in the distr...

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- Adult Basic Education
TXAdopted 09/2012P-12Service Provider Contracts for Adult Education Programs
19 TAC 89.1301
Establishes a competitive procurement process for adult education service providers in accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC), s.29....

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LAPassed 05/2012P-12Granting a High School Diploma to Adult Education Program Completers
H.C.R. 95
Urges and requests the board of supervisors of community and technical colleges and the state board of elementary and secondary education jo...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12
Postsec.
Funding for ABE and K-12 Education Student
H.B. 5201 - Funding for ABE and K-12 Education Student
From final bill analysis: Provides that a full-time student, co-enrolled in a K-12 education program and an adult general education program,...

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MESigned into law 03/2012Postsec.An Act To Enhance Career Pathways for Adult Learners
S.P. 617
Revises the definition of "adult education" by describing what services must be offered in order to receive state subsidy. Establishes caree...

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WVSigned into law 03/2012Community CollegeCollaboration Between Public School and Higher Education Systems to Promote Seamless Curricula
S.B. 436
Authorizes a program of adult basic education at each state community and technical college campus where developmental education services ar...

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- Assessment
MTAdopted 10/2012P-12Assessment Required for Accrediation
ARM 10.56.101
Chapter 55 Accreditation Standards provide a framework to ensure the constitutional right of every Montana student to a basic system of free...

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LAAdopted 09/2012P-12Retesting Due to Testing Irregularity
LAC 28:CXI.312
Provides that where retests on an assessment required for accountability are available, LEAs may request that School Performance Score (SPS)...

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COSigned into law 06/2012P-12Common Core Assessments
H.B. 1240 (section 58)
Indicates that Colorado will participate as a governing board member, at least until January 2014, in the consortium of states that are deve...

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DESigned into law 06/2012P-12Kindergarten Readiness Assessment
H.B. 317
Provides that the Department of Education establish a statewide readiness tool that will review a child's readiness for learning when they e...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Common Core and State Assessment Scoring Ranges
S.B. 316 - Common Core and State Assessment Scoring Ranges
By December 31, 2013, directs the state board to submit recommended scoring ranges on the state English language arts assessments (including...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Scores on State Assessments, Including OGT
S.B. 316 - Scores on State Assessments, Including OGT
Directs the department or a contractor responsible for scoring of assessments to send each district board a list of the individual scores of...

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PASigned into law 06/2012P-12Keystone Exam
H.B. 1901- Sections 102, 121
Defines "Keystone Exam" as "An assessment developed or caused to be developed by the Department of Education pursuant to 22 Pa. Code § 4.51(...

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COSigned into law 05/2012P-12
Postsec.
High School Early Assessment and Intervention
H.B. 1345 (sections 13 to 15)
Allows districts and charter schools to administer to 9th-12th-grade students the basic skills placement or assessment tests that are used f...

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IASigned into law 05/2012P-12Assessment of Student Progress on Core Academic Indicators
S.F. 2284 - Division II
Directs the state board to specify the approved district-wide assessments measuring student progress on core academic indicators in any rule...

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LASigned into law 05/2012P-12Student Assessment and Statewide Standards
H.B. 707
Relates to the Louisiana Competency-Based Education Program and the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program. Provides greater clarity to th...

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MDSigned into law 05/2012P-12Student Achievement - Core Content Areas
H.B. 1227
Requires the county board to include in its master plan to improve student achievement a description of how it plans to ensure and measure a...

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ORSigned into law 03/2012P-12Task Force on Accountable Schools
H.B. 4014
Establishes and sets membership for the Task Force on Accountable Schools to develop a plan to improve accountability practices for schools ...

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NMAdopted 02/2012P-12Study of Costs of All School Assessments
S.M. 73
Requests an analysis of the cost, both in instructional time and money, of all assessments of New Mexico students, including proposed assess...

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- Assessment--Accommodations
CASigned into law 08/2012P-12Exit Exam and Students with Disabilities
A.B. 1705
Delays until Class of 2016 the implementation of alternative means for students with disabilites to demonstrate achievement of standards as ...

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TXAdopted 05/2012P-12Implementation of Testing Program
19 TAC 101.3001, 3003, 3011, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024
From Texas Register: Repeals §101.3001 and §101.3003 and adopts new §§101.3011 and 101.3021-101.3024, concerning implementation of testing p...

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CAAdopted 04/2012P-12CAHSEE Alternative Means
5 CA ADC 1216.1
Adopts emergency regulation to extend to January 1, 2013 deadline for state board to implement regulations providing for an "alternative mea...

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- Assessment--College Entrance Exams
DCSigned into law 07/2012P-12
Postsec.
Postsecondary Preparation Plan Act of 2012, Title II
Bill 19-648
Beginning with the graduating class of 2014, the Mayor will ensure that each high school student applies to at least one
postsecondary inst...

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WYSigned into law 03/2012P-12Statewide Assessment System
S.F. 57
Creates an integrated district and statewide assessment system. Requires state superintendent to establish a program for administering a sta...

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- Assessment--Computer Based
GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Online Learning
S.B. 289 - Online Learning
Directs the state board to establish rules and regulations to maximize the number of students, beginning with students entering ninth grade ...

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WYSigned into law 03/2012P-12Statewide Assessment System
S.F. 57
Creates an integrated district and statewide assessment system. Requires state superintendent to establish a program for administering a sta...

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- Assessment--End-of-Course
TXAdopted 08/2012P-12Implementation of the Academic Content Areas Testing Program
19 TAC 101.3004, 3041
Provides that the commissioner of education is responsible for determining the level of performance considered to be satisfactory on the ass...

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PASigned into law 06/2012P-12Keystone Exam
H.B. 1901- Sections 102, 121
Defines "Keystone Exam" as "An assessment developed or caused to be developed by the Department of Education pursuant to 22 Pa. Code § 4.51(...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Online Learning
S.B. 289 - Online Learning
Directs the state board to establish rules and regulations to maximize the number of students, beginning with students entering ninth grade ...

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MDSigned into law 05/2012P-12Student Achievement - Core Content Areas
H.B. 1227
Requires the county board to include in its master plan to improve student achievement a description of how it plans to ensure and measure a...

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TXAdopted 05/2012P-12Implementation of Testing Program
19 TAC 101.3001, 3003, 3011, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024
From Texas Register: Repeals §101.3001 and §101.3003 and adopts new §§101.3011 and 101.3021-101.3024, concerning implementation of testing p...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12End-of-Course Assessments
H.B. 7127 - End-of-Course Assessments
Provides that students enrolled in an Algebra I, geometry, or Biology I course or an equivalent course with a statewide, standardized end-of...

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MDSigned into law 04/2012P-12Core Academic Standard Implementation
S.B. 293
Requires that the county board include in its goals to improve student academic achievement a description of how it plans to ensure and meas...

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ARAdopted 02/2012P-12End-of-course Assessments and Remediation
AR ADC 005.15.21-1.0 to AR ADC 005.15.21-8.0
Requires all public school students to participate in the statewide program of educational assessments, including general end-of-course asse...

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- Assessment--High Stakes/Competency
LASigned into law 05/2012P-12Student Assessment and Statewide Standards
H.B. 707
Relates to the Louisiana Competency-Based Education Program and the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program. Provides greater clarity to th...

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- At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Accountability, Dropout Recovery High Schools
A.B. 1668
From bill summary: Changes the definition of a dropout recovery high school to mean a school offering instruction in any of grades 9-12 in w...

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ILSigned into law 08/2012P-12Commission for High School Graduation Achievement and Success
S.B. 3259
Creates the Commission for High School Graduation Achievement and Success to study the issue of high school graduation in the state. Directs...

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MASigned into law 08/2012P-12Student Access to Educational Services and Exclusion from School
H.B. 4332
Requires districts to continue to provide educational services to students who have been suspended or expelled. Requires principals to ensur...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12At-Risk Students
S.B. 318 - At-Risk Students
From K-12 appropriations bill: Permits at-risk funds to be used for student programs to improve the efficiency and utilization of technology...

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COSigned into law 05/2012P-12
Community College
Funding For Dropout Recovery Programs
H.B. 1146
The bill authorizes a community college to agree with a local education provider to create a dropout recovery program through which a studen...

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IASigned into law 05/2012P-12Returning Dropouts and Dropout Prevention
S.F. 451
Established that appropriate uses of funding include, but are not limited to: a. Salary and benefits for instructional staff, instructional ...

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DCTo mayor 04/2012P-12Early Warning and Support System Act of 2012, Title I
Bill 19-648
Establishes a pilot early warning and support system to track how individual students in grades 4 through 9 in 4 feeder school groups
are pe...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12
Postsec.
Funding for ABE and K-12 Education Student
H.B. 5201 - Funding for ABE and K-12 Education Student
From final bill analysis: Provides that a full-time student, co-enrolled in a K-12 education program and an adult general education program,...

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KYSigned into law 04/2012P-12Career Pathways
S.B. 38 - Career Pathways
Sections 1-2: Establishes legislative intent to provide rigorous academic and career and technical education programs that are relevant for ...

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MSSigned into law 04/2012P-12Student Dropout Prevention Programs
S.B. 2454
Provides that each school district is responsible for student dropout prevention programs and that the office of dropout prevention in the s...

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AZSigned into law 03/2012P-12Dropout Recovery Programs
S.B. 1168
Provides that a provider of online instruction may not also operate a dropout recovery program pursuant of this section. Requires that month...

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COSigned into law 03/2012P-12Interventions For Middle School Students
H.B. 1013
The bill directs districts to consider adopting procedures by which the schools use available data to identify and provide intervention serv...

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KSSigned into law 03/2012P-12High School Alternative Completion Plan
H.B. 2477
Defines "Educational Alternatives," including an alternative learning plan, that are available to students aged 16 or 17 who have withdrawn ...

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ORSigned into law 03/2012P-12Early Childhood and Youth Councils
H.B. 4165
Revises the purpose of the Early Learning Council to ensuring that children enter school ready to learn, determines responsibilities, member...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12Study of Programs/Initiatives to Assist Students At Risk of Academic Failure
S.B. 151
Directs the education interim committee to conduct a study of programs and initiatives to assist students at risk of academic failure, inclu...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12Enhanced Kindergarten Program for At-Risk Students
H.B. 513
Creates an early intervention program to provide funds for applicant school districts and charter schools to offer an enhanced kindergarten ...

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WISigned into law 03/2012P-12Contracts to Second Chance Partners for Education and Other Nonprofit Corporations
S.B. 361
An Act to renumber and amend 115.28. Allows school boards to contract with the Second Chance Partners for Education or any other nonprofit t...

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- At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education
LAAdopted 07/2012P-12Approval for Alternative Schools or Programs
LAC 28:CXV.2903
From July 2012 Louisiana Register: This policy revision, related to approval for alternative schools or programs, will ensure that LEAs comp...

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LASigned into law 06/2012P-12Alternative Education
H.B. 1209
Transfers responsibility for placing a student in alternative school or alternative educational placement from local board to local superint...

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IDSigned into law 04/2012P-12Youth Challenge Program
H.B. 662
Amends existing law to provide for federal funds and state funding, to provide that the school district where the Youth Challenge Program is...

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KYSigned into law 04/2012P-12Assignment of Certified or Classified Staff to Alternative Education Programs
H.B. 168
Defines "alternative education program." Prohibits a superintendent from assigning an employee to an alternative education program in the di...

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MDSigned into law 04/2012P-12Compulsory Attendance
S.B. 362
Raises from 16 to 17 the maximum age at which children are required to attend a public school regularly during the entire school year, subje...

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INSigned into law 03/2012P-12Nonpublic Alternative High Schools Accreditation
S.B. 283
Requires the department of education to waive accreditation standards for an accredited nonpublic alternative high school that contracts wit...

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- Attendance
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Enrollment/Readmission of Student with Previous Contact with Juvenile Justice System
S.B. 1088
Prohibits a public school from denying enrollment or readmission to a pupil solely on the basis that he/she has had contact with the juvenil...

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CASigned into law 07/2012P-12Residency Requirements for Foster Children
A.B. 1573
Provides a pupil who is a foster child who remains in his/her school of origin has met the residency requirements for school attendance (pre...

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NHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Residency for Children of Divorced Parents
H.B. 1325
Revises the legal residency requirements for purposes of school attendance for children of divorced parents and children whose parents share...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Public Accountability Report Card at Student Enrollment
S.B. 316 - Public Accountability Report Card at Student Enrollment
Provides that when a student enrolls in a school operated by a school district, a school official with responsibility for admissions must pr...

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AZSigned into law 05/2012P-12Average Daily Membership
S.B. 1456
Limits the window during which the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) can conduct Average Daily Membership (ADM) audits to three years fr...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Attendance Records, Unexcused Absences
H.B. 39
Requires that declarations of intent and attendance records for home study programs be submitted to the department of education rather than ...

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ILAdopted 05/2012P-12School Success Task Force Extended
H.J.R. 67
Extends the School Success Task Force established during the 96th General Assembly and adds a member to the Task Force representing City of ...

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LAAdopted 05/2012P-12Louisiana Seat Time Waiver
LAC 28:CXV.907 and 1103
Amends §907, "Secondary Class Times and Carnegie Credit," and §1103, "Compulsory Attendance" to accommodate the newly developed Louisiana Se...

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MASigned into law 05/2012P-12Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
S.B. 2254
Provides definitions of military terms and provides that this legislation applies to active duty members of the uniformed services, members ...

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VAVetoed 05/2012P-12Public Schools; Residency of Children in Kinship Care
S.B. 217
Allows a child receiving kinship care from a close relative to enroll in the school division where the kinship care provider resides. The bi...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
S.B. 227
Adopts the "Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children." Provides for the purpose and policy of the compact. Provid...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Age for Kindergarten or First Grade Entry for Children Moving from Abroad
H.B. 706 - Age for Kindergarten or First Grade Entry for Children Moving from Abroad
Clarifies that provisions for child's entry into kindergarten and 1st grade for a child who was a legal resident of one or more states two y...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Residency Determination for Homeless Students
H.F. 2949
Provides clarification on the district of residence for a homeless pupil, such that the pupil resides in the district where the parent or gu...

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NESigned into law 04/2012P-12Compulsory Attendance
L.B. 996
Changes provisions relating to compulsory attendance. Retains upper age of 16 but lays out an explicit process and requirements for early wi...

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WYSigned into law 03/2012P-12Interstate Compact on Students of Military Families
S.F. 78
Provides for an interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children. Facilitates enrollment and placement of children of mil...

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- Attendance--Compulsory
ILSigned into law 08/2012P-12Commission for High School Graduation Achievement and Success
S.B. 3259
Creates the Commission for High School Graduation Achievement and Success to study the issue of high school graduation in the state. Directs...

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LAAdopted 06/2012P-12Compulsory Attendance
LAC 28:CXV.1103
Amends compulsory attendance provisions. Permits the parent/guardian of a student who is at least 16 but not 18 to request a waiver from the...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12Reducing Minimum Compulsory School Age
S.B. 28
Lowers the minimum age at which children are required to attend public school from seven to six years of age....

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IASigned into law 05/2012P-12Kindergarten Requirement
S.F. 2284 - Division XIII
This section requires that a student who is enrolled in a district and is age 5 by 9/15 be considered of compulsory attendance age unless th...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Administration and Enforcement of Compulsory Attendance Laws
H.B. 706 - Administration and Enforcement of Compulsory Attendance Laws
Clarifies that responsibility for administration and enforcement of compulsory attendance laws is the duty of the state department of educa...

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KYSigned into law 04/2012P-12School Entrance and Lower Compusory School Ages
S.B. 24
Amends school entrance ages and compulsory school ages. Effective with the 2017-18 school year, kindergarten entrance age is 5 by August 1 a...

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MDSigned into law 04/2012P-12Compulsory Attendance
S.B. 362
Raises from 16 to 17 the maximum age at which children are required to attend a public school regularly during the entire school year, subje...

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NESigned into law 04/2012P-12Compulsory Attendance
L.B. 996
Changes provisions relating to compulsory attendance. Retains upper age of 16 but lays out an explicit process and requirements for early wi...

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ORSigned into law 03/2012P-12Attendance - Early Grades
H.B. 4014
Provides that all children ages 5 or 6 enrolled in a public school are required to attend regularly. (sec. 13)
http://www.leg.state.or.us/12...

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- Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower)
TNSigned into law 05/2012P-12Kindergarten Age
H.B. 2566
Sets kindergarten entrance age. Children entering kindergarten shall be five years of age on or before August 31 for the 2013-2014 school ye...

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- Attendance--Truancy
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Truancy
A.B. 2616
From bill summary: Identifies specific reasons that constitute a valid excuse for which a pupil may be absent from school for purposes of be...

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MASigned into law 08/2012P-12Student Access to Educational Services and Exclusion from School
H.B. 4332
Requires districts to continue to provide educational services to students who have been suspended or expelled. Requires principals to ensur...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Attendance Records, Unexcused Absences
H.B. 39
Requires that declarations of intent and attendance records for home study programs be submitted to the department of education rather than ...

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ILAdopted 05/2012P-12School Success Task Force Extended
H.J.R. 67
Extends the School Success Task Force established during the 96th General Assembly and adds a member to the Task Force representing City of ...

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RISigned into law 05/2012P-12Truancy Cannot Result in Out-of-School Suspension
H.B. 7287 and S.B. 2542
Prohibits schools from considering a students truancy or absenteeism as a basis for using an out-of-school suspension as a disciplinary acti...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Administration and Enforcement of Compulsory Attendance Laws
H.B. 706 - Administration and Enforcement of Compulsory Attendance Laws
Clarifies that responsibility for administration and enforcement of compulsory attendance laws is the duty of the state department of educa...

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VAVetoed 04/2012P-12Regulations to Address Truancy
H.B. 886
Requires the Board of Education to promulgate regulations by July 1, 2013, to address truancy. In promulgating these regulations, the Board ...

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SDSigned into law 02/2012P-12Attendance of Children Receiving Alternative Instruction.
H.B. 1005
Revises certain provisions regarding the excuse from attendance of children receiving alternative instruction.http://legis.state.sd.us/sessi...

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- Background Checks
RISigned into law 06/2012P-12Criminal Background Checks for Any Mentors of Students
H.B. 7077
This act would require that individuals seeking to participate in any mentoring program whereby the individual would be working with a stude...

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IDSigned into law 04/2012P-12Unethical Conduct and Employment Decisions
H.B. 564
Provides more transparency and open communication between Idaho's public schools and the
Professional Standards Commission with regard to in...

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AKAdopted 03/2012P-12Career or Technical Education Teaching Certificate
4 AAC 12.370, 372, 385
Revises the requirements for issuance of a limited career or technical education certificate (Type M), to include, a period of validity limi...

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ALSigned into law 03/2012P-12Criminal History Background Checks
S.B. 60
Makes clarifying changes to the laws governing certain criminal history background checks, and provides for permissive referrals for prosecu...

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VASigned into law 03/2012P-12
Postsec.
Teachers of Online Courses and College Partnership Laboratory Schools; Background Checks
H.B. 577
Clarifies that teachers of online courses and in college partnership laboratory schools shall, as a condition of employment requiring direct...

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SDSigned into law 02/2012P-12District Payment of Criminal Background Checks
H.B. 1124
Permits a school district, at the discretion of the school district, to pay the fees charged for any criminal background investigation that ...

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SDSigned into law 02/2012P-12Disclosure of Public Employee Contracts
S.B. 106
Allows for the public inspection or copying of any current or prior contract with any public employee and any related document that specifie...

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- Bilingual/ESL
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Reclassification of English Learners
S.B. 1108
From bill summary: Requires the state department of education, by January 1, 2014, to (1) review and analyze the criteria, policies, and pra...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Primary Language Assessment Instrument for Dual Language Immersion Program Students
A.B. 1521
From bill summary: Authorizes the department, subject to state board approval, to make available to districts and charter schools a primary ...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Supplemental Instructional Materials for English Language Learners
A.B. 1719 - Supplemental Instructional Materials for English Language Learners
From bill summary: Requires the department to recommend, and the state board to approve, evaluation criteria to guide the development and re...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Long-term English Learners
A.B. 2193
Defines "Long-term English learner" as an English learner in grades 6-12 who has been enrolled in schools in the U.S. for more than 6 years,...

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ILSigned into law 08/2012P-12Bilingual Education and Parent Involvement
H.B. 3819
Provides that once established, each parent advisory committee for transitional bilingual education programs autonomously conduct its affair...

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AKAdopted 06/2012pre-K-12Limited English Proficiency Classification
4 AAC 34.055
Repeals 6-tiered classification system for identifying or reclassifying limited English proficient (LEP) students in grades K-12. Replaces w...

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CASigned into law 06/2012P-12Appropriations and Reappropriations
S.B. 1016 - Appropriations and Reappropriations
From section 56 of bill summary: Reduces by various amounts appropriations made for supplemental school counseling, special education, partn...

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HIAdopted 06/2012P-12Review of State Funding for ESL and Hawaiian Language Programs
S.R. 43
Requests that the University of Hawaii, with the assistance of the department of education and other educational organizations as appropriat...

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HIAdopted 06/2012P-12Review of the State's Funding for Existing ESL Instruction/Activities and Hawaiian Language Programs
S.C.R. 87
Requests that the University of Hawaii, with the assistance of the department of education and other educational organizations, as appropria...

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TXAdopted 05/2012P-12Commissioner's Rules Concerning State Plan for Educating English Language Learners
19 TAC 89.1201, 1203, 1205, 1207, 1210, 1215, 1220, 1225, 1227, 1228, 1230, 1233, 1235, 1240, 1245, 1250, 1265, 1267, 1269
Most changes are nonsubstantive changes that align rules with statute, update terminology, or move dual language immersion program sections/...

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- Career/Technical Education
NHAdopted 12/2012P-12Comprehensive Agricultural, Marketing and Business Education
NH ADC Ed 507.04, 507.46, 47; NH ADC Ed 612.31
These rules describe what an individual has to do and know to be certified as a teacher in Career and Technical Education for Agriculture, M...

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UTAdopted 11/2012P-12Pupil Accounting
UT ADC R277-419-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Amended to provide funding to local education agencies (LEAs) for Career and Technical Education (CTE) students, including transportation ti...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12
Postsec.
Career Technical Education Pathways Program
S.B. 1070
From bill summary: Establishes the Career Technical Education Pathways Program until June 30, 2015, which requires the Chancellor of the Cal...

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LAAdopted 09/2012P-12CTE Technology Education Courses
LAC 28:CXV.2385
From Louisiana Register: Identifies four state-recognized technology education course offerings within the CTE program. These four course of...

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NVAdopted 09/2012P-12Program of Career and Technical Education General Requirements
NAC 389.800
Requires a pupil who completes the final course of instruction for a particular course of study in career and technical education to take an...

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NYSigned into law 08/2012P-12BOCES Contracts with Out-of-State Districts
A.B. 10205
Permits boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES) to enter into contracts of up to two years with out-of-state districts for specia...

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DCSigned into law 07/2012pre-K-12
Postsec.
Community College
Career and Technical Education Plan Establishment Act of 2012
B19-770
Establishes a task force to develop a city-wide strategic plan for career and technical education programs in the District. (ACT/Resolution ...

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MOSigned into law 07/2012P-12CTE, Private Schools and Agricultural Education
S.B. 599- CTE and Private Schools
The State Board of Education must establish standards for agricultural education that may be adopted by a private school accredited by an ag...

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ALAdopted 06/2012P-12CTE Teaching Credentials
AL ADC 290-3-2-.23, 24, 25, 26
Provides an option for individuals with a bachelor's or higher degree to become certified through the Specialty Area Career and Technical Ce...

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CASigned into law 06/2012P-12Appropriations and Reappropriations
S.B. 1016 - Appropriations and Reappropriations
From section 56 of bill summary: Reduces by various amounts appropriations made for supplemental school counseling, special education, partn...

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ILAdopted 06/2012P-12Area Career and Technical Education and Vocational Centers Task Force
H.J.R. 79
Creates the Area Career and Technical Education and Vocational Centers Task Force. Directs the task force to study the issue of funding of a...

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KSSigned into law 06/2012Postsec.Career Technical Workforce Grant
H.B. 2435
Replaces the existing Vocational Education Scholarship with the new Career Technical Workforce Grant program. The grant would be available ...

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LAAdopted 06/2012P-12CTE Offerings in Petrochemical Industry
LAC 28:CXV.2385
From June 2012 Louisiana Register: Adds one unit each of "Oil and Gas Production Operations" and "T2 Safety Systems for Oil and Gas Producti...

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NHBecame law without governor's signature 06/2012P-12Funding for Pupils in Vocational Education Programs
S.B. 404
Changes the procedures for tuition and transportation reimbursement for students enrolled in a career and technical education program.
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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Career Connection Learning Strategies
S.B. 316 - Career Connection Learning Strategies
Not later than June 30, 2013, directs the state board, in consultation with any office housed in the governor's office that deals with workf...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Report Card for Joint Vocational School Districts and Other Career-Technical Planning Districts
S.B. 316 - Report Card for Joint Vocational School Districts & Other Career-Technical Planning Districts
Defines "career-technical planning district". Directs the state board, in consultation with the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, any...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12District Expenditure Reporting
S.B. 316 - District Expenditure Reporting
Amends provisions related to department development of standards for determining each district, community school, and STEM school's annual o...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12
Postsec.
Workforce Investment
S.B. 318 - Workforce Investment
From K-12 appropriations bill: Provides that workforce development funds may be expended for technical dual enrollment programs. Also requir...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12Agriscience in CTE
S.B. 318 - Agriscience in CTE
Specifies that not more than $900,000 of the appropriation for the career tech initiative must be first used for agriscience purposes if an ...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Governance of Technical High School
S.B. 458
Changes the name of the regional vocational-technical (V-T) schools to the technical high school system (CTHSS) and creates a new specified ...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12
Community College
Career Education, CTE
H.B. 713 - Career Education, CTE
Section 1: Delays until fall 2013 requirement that the state board of the Technical College System of Georgia require its institutions to ac...

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HIAdopted 05/2012Postsec.Advanced Aviation Degree Training Program at the University of Hawaii
H.C.R. 107
Requests that the governor convene a 10-member exploratory committee to examine the feasibility and necessary resources of establishing an i...

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LAAdopted 05/2012P-12Study of Need for and Availability of Vocational Education Programs
H.R. 155
Urges and requests the state board of elementary and secondary education and the board of supervisors of community and technical colleges jo...

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MESigned into law 05/2012P-12Career and Technical Education Laws Update
S.P. 616
This bill provides an update in language for the career and technical education laws
to reflect current terminology, including changing all...

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MESigned into law 05/2012P-12Enhancing Career and Technical Education
S.P. 650
This bill increases opportunities for students in career and technical education programs by ensuring greater coordination of school calenda...

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OKSigned into law 05/2012P-12
Community College
Technology Center Districts
H.B. 2090
Provides for the application and division of the building fund levies (tax levies) in technology center districts where there is overlap in ...

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COSigned into law 04/2012P-12
Postsec.
The Skills For Jobs Act
H.B. 1061
To the extent possible, requires state agencies to produce an annual report regarding state workforce need projections and college credentia...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Academic and Career Planning in Middle Grades
H.B. 7059 - Academic and Career Planning in Middle Grades
Permits required course in career planning to be taken in grade 6. Requires that such course (1) result in a personalized academic and caree...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Career Themed Courses, Career Academies, and Workforce Alignment
H.B. 7059 - Career Themed Courses, Career Academies, and Workforce Alignment
Defines "career-themed course" as a course or series of courses leading to industry certification, and aligned with priority workforce needs...

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KYSigned into law 04/2012P-12Career Pathways
S.B. 38 - Career Pathways
Sections 1-2: Establishes legislative intent to provide rigorous academic and career and technical education programs that are relevant for ...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Requirements for Career or Technical Education, Vocational Programs
H.F. 2949
Allows any student in grade 10-12 enrolled in a district or American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school to enroll in a career...

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NESigned into law 04/2012P-12Quality Education Accountability Act
L.B. 870 - Multiple Measures Section
Provide for an accountability system to measure school performance under the Quality Education Accountability Act. Requires by August 1, 201...

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NESigned into law 04/2012P-12Establishment of Career Academies
L.B. 870 - Career Academy Section
Allows any school district, with state department approval, to establish and operate a career academy. The purpose of a career academy is to...

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OKSigned into law 04/2012P-12
Community College
Pilot to Increase Students Getting Industry Certifications
S.B. 1056
Authorizes establishment of pilot program at technology center school districts to increase the number of students taking industry certifica...

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AKAdopted 03/2012P-12Career or Technical Education Teaching Certificate
4 AAC 12.370, 372, 385
Revises the requirements for issuance of a limited career or technical education certificate (Type M), to include, a period of validity limi...

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ARSigned into law 03/2012Postsec.Grant for Vocational Education
H.B. 1063
Earmarks $300,000 each fiscal year for eligible entities approved by the State Board of Career Education, in order to expand the vocational ...

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MESigned into law 03/2012Postsec.An Act To Enhance Career Pathways for Adult Learners
S.P. 617
Revises the definition of "adult education" by describing what services must be offered in order to receive state subsidy. Establishes caree...

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RIAdopted 03/2012P-12Student Access to Career-Technical Education Programs
Regulation Based on Authority of 16-60-1 to 16-60-4
Provides students access to any career-preparation program in the state, not only to those in their district of resident. Directs the Depart...

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VASigned into law 03/2012P-12High School Accreditation; Industry Certifications
H.B. 642/S.B. 514
Requires the Board of Education to adopt regulations adjusting the formula for calculating the final high school accreditation status to add...

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VASigned into law 03/2012P-12Career and Technical Education Industry Certifications
H.B. 1108
Delays for one year the effective date of legislation providing that, where there is a national industry certification for career and techni...

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WIIssued 01/2012P-12College and Workforce Readiness Council
E.O. #56
Creates the 15-member College and Workforce Readiness Council. Tasks the council with recommending policies and programs to improve student ...

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- Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship
OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12
Postsec.
Apprenticeships and Oversight
S.B. 316 - Apprenticeships and Oversight
Amends definition of "apprentice" to apply to a person at least 16 years old, except when a higher minimum age is otherwise set by law, who ...

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- Cheating
LAAdopted 09/2012P-12Retesting Due to Testing Irregularity
LAC 28:CXI.312
Provides that where retests on an assessment required for accountability are available, LEAs may request that School Performance Score (SPS)...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Forfeiture of Bonuses or Salary Increases for Cheating School Staff
H.B. 692
Provides for the automatic decrease in the salary of a teacher or other certificated professional personnel for any salary increase or bonus...

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- Choice of Schools
LASigned into law 04/2012P-12School Choice and Voucher Program
H.B. 976
Expands the current choice program, Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program, beyond schools in the New Orleans district to s...

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- Choice of Schools--Charter Schools
ILAdopted 10/2012P-12Charter Schools
23 IL ADC 650.10 through .110
From Illinois Register: Amends charter school provisions to conform with P.A. 97-152, effective July 20, 2011, which created the State Chart...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Charter School Establishment, Renewal, and Revocation
S.B. 1290
From bill summary: Mandates that measurable pupil outcomes required in a petition to establish a standard or countywide charter school inclu...

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CAVetoed 09/2012P-12Free/Reduced Lunches Must Be Served Needy Students at Charter Schools
A.B. 1594
From bill summary: Requires a charter school to provide each needy pupil with one nutritionally adequate free or reduced-price meal during e...

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CAVetoed 09/2012P-12Charter School Finance
A.B. 1811
From bill summary: Commencing with the 2013–14 fiscal year, requires the general-purpose entitlement of a conversion charter high school est...

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CAVetoed 09/2012P-12Transmitting Charter School Pupil Data to District That Is Chartering Authority
A.B. 1919
From bill summary: Requires the department of education to provide a district that is a charter school's chartering authority, in accordance...

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TXAdopted 09/2012P-12Open-Enrollment Charter Schools
19 TAC 100.1011, 1015, 1017, 1022, 1023, 1025, 1041, 1063, 1131, 1153, 1201, 1213, 1217
From Texas Register: Makes the following changes to improve the application process for charters authorized by the state board: (1) Specific...

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NYSigned into law 08/2012P-12Extended Leave for NYC Principals to Serve as a Principal at a Charter School
A.B. 6300
Allows a principal employed by the New York City district to make a written request to the board of education for an extended leave of absen...

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COSigned into law 06/2012P-12Preschool Programs in Charter Schools
H.B. 1240 (section 51)
Allows charter schools that are authorized to provide kindergarten to also offer preschool programs. Addresses requirements for the preschoo...

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HISigned into law 06/2012P-12Charter Schools
S.B. 2115
Repeals existing charter school laws and establishes a new chapter governing charter schools based on the recommendations of the Charter Sch...

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HISigned into law 06/2012P-12Charter Schools Implementation and Transition Coordinator
S.B. 2116
Directs the board of education to contract with an implementation and transition coordinator to assist in (1) implementing the recommendatio...

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LASigned into law 06/2012P-12Charter Facility or Property Purchased from Orleans Parish School Board
H.B. 411
Provides that if a chartering group determines that a facility or property purchased from the Orleans Parish School Board is no longer neede...

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LAAdopted 06/2012P-12Charter Schools
LAC 28:CXXXIX.Chapters 1, 5-19, 27, and 39
Makes changes to various provisions related to charter schools. New rules define "management organization," and require a charter applicatio...

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NHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Special Education Services in Charter Schools
S.B. 300
Establishes a procedure for the provision of special education and related services to a child with a disability who is enrolled in a charte...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12District Sale or Lease of Property or Facilities
S.B. 316 - District Sale or Lease of Property or Facilities
Authorizes a board of education to sell real or personal property to certain to a nonprofit institution of higher education or the governing...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Community Schools
S.B. 316 - Community Schools
Permits the department's office of Ohio school sponsorship to assume sponsorship of a community school whose sponsorship has been revoked by...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Operation of Community School from/in a Home
S.B. 316 - Operation of Community School from/in a Home
Permits a community school that was open for operation as a community school as of May 1, 2005 to operate from or in a home in Ohio, regardl...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Contracts Between State Superintendent and Community School Governing Authorities
S.B. 316 - Contracts Between State Superintendent and Community School Governing Authorities
Not later than 90 days after the effective date of these provisions, directs the department of education to publish on its website every app...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Community School Sponsors' Performance
S.B. 316 - Community School Sponsors' Performance
Establishes the intent of the general assembly to enact a law, not later than December 31, 2012, that establishes a battery of measures to b...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Charter School Approval and Funding
S.B. 458
(Sec. 29-31) Starting in FY 14, allows the SBE (starting in 2014), within available appropriations, to approve (1) operating grants of up to...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Constitutional Amendment Regarding Charter Schools and Related Matters
H.R. 1162
Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to (1) Clarify the authority of the General Assembly to provide for the establish...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Charter Schools and State Oversight
H.B. 797
Repeals and rewrites provisions related to the Georgia Charter Schools Commission. Provides legislative findings and intent regarding charte...

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MOSigned into law 05/2012P-12Modifies Provisions Relating to Charter Schools
S.B. 576
This act modifies the laws governing charter schools.
SECTION 29.205 – The State Auditor may audit any charter school in the same manner as...

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SCSigned into law 05/2012P-12Charter Schools
H.B. 3241
Provides charter school powers and duties and permits a sponsor to retain certain funds for overseeing a charter school; creates the charte...

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TNBecame law without governor's signature 05/2012P-12Charter Schools - Governance
S.B. 3345
Regulates charter schools' relationships with foreign entities and the use of non-immigrant foreign workers by charter schools.
http://www.c...

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COSigned into law 04/2012P-12Charter School Applying, Authorizing and Revoking
S.B. 61
Revises information to be included in charter school application; makes requirements more specific and focused on performance, finances and ...

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COSigned into law 04/2012P-12For-profit And Nonprofit Charter Schools
S.B. 67
The bill requires each charter school, effective July 1, 2013, to incorporate as a nonprofit corporation. The bill prohibits a board of educ...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12School Improvement and Education Accountability
H.B. 7127 - School Improvement and Education Accountability
Requires a school improvement plan to include strategies for improving student achievement if a school has a significant student achievement...

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KYSigned into law 04/2012P-12Districts of Innovation, Schools of Innovation
H.B. 37
Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define "district of innovation" and related terms. Authorizes the state board to approve distric...

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LASigned into law 04/2012P-12Charter Schools Application, Authorization and Evaluation
H.B. 976
Amends the application process for charter schools and provides for a new type of chartering authority, known as local charger authorizers. ...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Procedures to Withdraw as Charter Authorizer
H.F. 2949
Existing law establishes procedures for a charter school authorizer that has chartered multiple schools to withdraw as an approved authorize...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Publicly Available Information from Charter Authorizers
H.F. 2949
Requires charter schools to publish on the school's official website board meeting minutes for at least one year, directory information for ...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Initial Charter School Contract Length and Authorizer Fee
H.F. 2949
Extends the length of a charter school's initial contract from up to 3 to up to 5 years. [Article 2, Sec. 11, Subd. 6]

Repeals the provisio...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Nonprofit Building Corporation Authority
H.F. 2949
Extends the power of a charter school's affiliated nonprofit building corporation. Article 2, Sec. 14, Subd. 17a https://www.revisor.mn.gov/...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Collaborative Agreements - Charter and District School Boards
H.F. 2949
Provides that a charter school board may enter into a renewable agreement with a school district, within whose boundaries it operates, to en...

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ORAdministrative Rules 04/2012P-12Special Education Responsibilities for Students in Charter Schools
OAR 581-015-2005, 2010, 2040, 2075, 2080
Shifts student special education responsibilities from resident school district to the district in which the charter school is located if st...

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VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Charter Schools; Denial or Revocation of Application
H.B. 1173/S.B. 440
Provides unsuccessful charter school applicants with an opportunity to testify before the Board of Education. The local school board must su...

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AZSigned into law 03/2012P-12Charter School Applications
S.B. 1424
Requires a charter school sponsor to review a charter at five year intervals using a performance framework adopted by the sponsor. In imple...

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IDSigned into law 03/2012P-12Removal of Yearly Cap on New Charter Schools
H.B. 481
Amends Idaho Code 33-5203(2)(a) to remove the growth cap of six new public charter schools per year, and to remove the cap of one new public...

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MESigned into law 03/2012P-12An Act To Amend and Clarify the Public Charter School Law
S.P. 607
Amends the law authorizing creation of public charter schools. Makes the following changes with regard to authorizers of public charter scho...

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ARAdopted 02/2012P-12Rules Governing Public Charter Schools
AR ADC 005.08.2-1.00 to AR ADC 005.08.2-8.00
Outlines application requirements for public charter schools and state board approval for licenses for existing open-enrollment public chart...

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- Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings
ILAdopted 10/2012P-12Charter Schools
23 IL ADC 650.10 through .110
From Illinois Register: Amends charter school provisions to conform with P.A. 97-152, effective July 20, 2011, which created the State Chart...

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HISigned into law 06/2012P-12Charter Schools
S.B. 2115
Repeals existing charter school laws and establishes a new chapter governing charter schools based on the recommendations of the Charter Sch...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Community Schools
S.B. 316 - Community Schools
Permits the department's office of Ohio school sponsorship to assume sponsorship of a community school whose sponsorship has been revoked by...

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COSigned into law 04/2012P-12Charter School Applying, Authorizing and Revoking
S.B. 61
Revises information to be included in charter school application; makes requirements more specific and focused on performance, finances and ...

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VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Charter Schools; Denial or Revocation of Application
H.B. 1173/S.B. 440
Provides unsuccessful charter school applicants with an opportunity to testify before the Board of Education. The local school board must su...

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- Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters
OKSigned into law 06/2012P-12Virtual Charter Schools
S.B. 1816
Allows the state board to sponsor a charter school when the applicant is the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board seeking to establish a f...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Charter Schools and State Oversight
H.B. 797
Repeals and rewrites provisions related to the Georgia Charter Schools Commission. Provides legislative findings and intent regarding charte...

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MISigned into law 05/2012P-12Cyber Schools
S.B. 619
Amends the law pertaining to schools of excellence that are cyber schools. Determines the requirements that potential schools must meet in o...

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- Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Charter School Is LEA for Purposes of Repaying Certain Funds
A.B. 2662 - Charter School Is LEA for Purposes of Repaying Certain Funds
From bill summary: Specifies that a charter school is a local educational agency (LEA) for purposes of provisions regarding LEA repayment (1...

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CASigned into law 07/2012P-12Charter School Proposed Alteration of District Property
A.B. 1859
From bill summary: Requires a charter school, if it applies for the federal qualified school construction bond volume cap, or any other fede...

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CASigned into law 06/2012P-12Charter School Finance and Facilities
S.B. 1016 - Charter School Finance and Facilities
From sections 1, 25.1, 25.3, 25.5, 25.7, 25.9, 33, 41, 42 of bill summary:

Until July 1, 2017, authorizes a county board of education, sub...

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CASigned into law 06/2012P-12Charter School Borrowing
S.B. 1016 - Charter School Borrowing
From section 54 of bill summary: Permits a charter school to borrow and expend borrowed funds, and be subject to certain indebtedness provis...

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HISigned into law 06/2012P-12Charter Schools
S.B. 2115
Repeals existing charter school laws and establishes a new chapter governing charter schools based on the recommendations of the Charter Sch...

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NHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Charter School Debt for Construction
H.B. 1225
Authorizes chartered public schools to incur long-term debt for the purpose of purchasing buildings or land or for new construction or renov...

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COSigned into law 05/2012P-12Charter School Facilities Funding
S.B. 121
The bill extends the time for the notice from 3 to 4 months for a charter school to give notice of intent to apply for financial assistance ...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Charter Schools and State Oversight
H.B. 797
Repeals and rewrites provisions related to the Georgia Charter Schools Commission. Provides legislative findings and intent regarding charte...

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TNBecame law without governor's signature 05/2012P-12Charter Schools - Governance
S.B. 3345
Regulates charter schools' relationships with foreign entities and the use of non-immigrant foreign workers by charter schools.
http://www.c...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Charter School Administrative Fee
H.B. 5101 - Charter School Administrative Fee
From bill analysis: Reduces the 5% charter school administrative fee charged by school districts for schools that have an exceptional studen...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Shared Time Aid
H.F. 2949
Provides that the resident district of a a shared time pupil taking classes in a charter school must grant the charter school permission to ...

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INSigned into law 03/2012P-12Adoption of Budget for Reorganized School.
H.B. 1058
Permits two or more school corporations to publish notices, hold public hearings, and take final action for the adoption of property tax lev...

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INSigned into law 03/2012P-12Nonpublic to Public Student Records Transfer, Charter Start-up Grants
H.B. 1189
Requires an accredited nonpublic school to provide sufficient verbal information to permit a requesting school to which a child transfers to...

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- Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research
HISigned into law 06/2012P-12Charter Schools
S.B. 2115
Repeals existing charter school laws and establishes a new chapter governing charter schools based on the recommendations of the Charter Sch...

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LAAdopted 06/2012P-12Charter Schools
LAC 28:CXXXIX.Chapters 1, 5-19, 27, and 39
Makes changes to various provisions related to charter schools. New rules define "management organization," and require a charter applicatio...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Community Schools
S.B. 316 - Community Schools
Permits the department's office of Ohio school sponsorship to assume sponsorship of a community school whose sponsorship has been revoked by...

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COSigned into law 04/2012P-12Charter School Applying, Authorizing and Revoking
S.B. 61
Revises information to be included in charter school application; makes requirements more specific and focused on performance, finances and ...

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LASigned into law 04/2012P-12Charter Schools Application, Authorization and Evaluation
H.B. 976
Amends the application process for charter schools and provides for a new type of chartering authority, known as local charger authorizers. ...

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- Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Programs Eligible for Block Grant
S.B. 1028 - Programs Eligible for Block Grant
From bill summary: Under the California Constitution, whenever the legislature or a state agency mandates a new program or higher level of s...

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ARAdopted 05/2012P-12Guidelines, Procedures and Enforcement of the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act
AR ADC 005.23.2-1.00 to 23.2-10.00
Govern the guidelines, procedures and enforcement of the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act.
http://170.94.37.152/REGS/005.23.11-...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Open Choice Incentive for Larger Districts
S.B. 458
(Sec. 12) Provides an additional incentive for larger school districts to increase their enrollment of out-of-district students under the Op...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Opportunity Scholarships
H.B. 7127 - Opportunity Scholarships
Revises definition of low-performing school for purposes of student eligibility to attend a higher-perfoming public school under the opportu...

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MEBecame law without governor's signature 04/2012P-12Open Enrollment
H.P. 1372
This bill creates a school open enrollment program under which a student may attend a school other than the school to which that student is ...

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VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Open Enrollment Policies
H.B. 603
Provides that local school divisions may have policies that provide for the open enrollment to any school of any student residing within the...

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SDSigned into law 03/2012P-12Student Transfer
H.B. 1189
Establishes a deadline within each semester after which no student may transfer to a school district other than the resident school district...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12Open Enrollment
H.B. 454
From bill summary: Amends the early enrollment period application date for admission for the next school year to a school that is not a stud...

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WISigned into law 02/2012P-12Timelines for Application to Nonresident Schools
S.B. 2 - Choice of Schools Provision
This portion of S.B. 2 establishes timelines for student application to nonresident school and for schools to respond to students making the...

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- Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools
LASigned into law 06/2012P-12International Language Immersion School at ULL
S.B. 712
Creates an exploratory committee to develop a plan regarding the creation and establishment of an international language immersion school at...

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LAPassed 06/2012P-12Funding for Laboratory Schools Around the State
S.C.R. 137
Urges and request the legislative fiscal office to update the report issued in March 2006 pursuant to House Resolution No. 133 of the 2005 R...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12District Sale or Lease of Property or Facilities
S.B. 316 - District Sale or Lease of Property or Facilities
Authorizes a board of education to sell real or personal property to certain to a nonprofit institution of higher education or the governing...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Removal of College-Preparatory Boarding School Board of Trustees Member
S.B. 316 - Removal of College-Preparatory Boarding School Board of Trustees Member
Permits the governor, operator, or any other person or entity who appoints a member to the board of trustees of a college-preparatory boardi...

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WASigned into law 03/2012P-12Lighthouse School Programs
S.B. 6041
Allows elementary schools to serve as lighthouse programs. Creates the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education lighthous...

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- Choice of Schools--Tax Credits
PASigned into law 07/2012P-12Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program
H.B. 0761
Modifies tax code to provide the means for low- and moderate-income students (185% of poverty) who reside in the attendance boundary of a lo...

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NHVeto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2012P-12EducationTax Credit
H.B. 1607/S.B. 372
Establishes an education tax credit against the business profits tax and/or the business enterprise tax for business organizations and busin...

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VASigned into law 05/2012P-12Educational Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits
H.B. 321
Establishes a credit beginning in taxable year 2012 for corporations donating cash or property to nonprofit organizations providing educatio...

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LASigned into law 04/2012P-12Tax Rebates for Nonpublic School Scholarships
H.B. 969
Authorizes a rebate for certain taxpayer donations to nonpublic school tuition organizations to fund scholarships for qualified students. Qu...

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VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Education Improvement Scholarships
S.B. 131
Establishes a credit beginning in taxable year 2013 for individuals, business entities, and corporations making monetary donations to nonpro...

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FLSigned into law 03/2012P-12Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program
H.B. 859
Revises student eligibility requirements to allow a student entering any grades K-5 and who was not enrolled in a public school the previous...

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- Choice of Schools--Vouchers
PASigned into law 07/2012P-12Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program
H.B. 0761
Modifies tax code to provide the means for low- and moderate-income students (185% of poverty) who reside in the attendance boundary of a lo...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Educational Choice (EdChoice) Scholarship Pilot Program
S.B. 316 - Educational Choice (EdChoice) Scholarship Pilot Program
Extends eligibility for an EdChoice Scholarship to a student outside Cleveland who is enrolled in a nonpublic school at the time the state b...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Cleveland Voucher Program
S.B. 316 - Cleveland Voucher Program
Requires Cleveland pilot project scholarship (voucher) students' performance data to be disaggregated, among other factors, by grade level (...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Autism Scholarship and Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Programs
S.B. 316 - Autism Scholarship and Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Programs
Each time a child's district completes evaluation for a child with a disability or undertakes the development, review, or revision of the ch...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12EdChoice Vouchers in 2012-13
S.B. 316 - EdChoice Vouchers in 2012-13
Directs the department to conduct a second Educational Choice Scholarship application period for the 2012-2013 school year to award scholars...

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AZSigned into law 05/2012P-12Arizona Empowerment Scholarship
H.B. 2622
Requires that a parent or guardian sign a contract to participate in an Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account if he/she does not plan to e...

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GAVetoed 05/2012P-12Scholarship Program for Special Needs Students
H.B. 181
Specifies the language school systems must use to notify parents of a child's potential eligibility for a Georgia Special Needs Scholarship....

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LASigned into law 05/2012P-12School Choice Pilot Program for Students with Disabilities
H.B. 911
Creates a permanent program out of the two-year School Choice Pilot Program for Certain Students with Exceptionalities. The program is desig...

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MSSigned into law 05/2012P-12Screening and Scholarships for Students with Dyslexia
H.B. 1031
Establishes the Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia program. Outlines student eligibility requirements for r...

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OKSigned into law 05/2012P-12Special Education Task Force and Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
H.B. 3090
Creates the Rethinking Special Education Competency and Transition Task Force. The task force will focus on improved educational services an...

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VASigned into law 05/2012P-12Educational Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits
H.B. 321
Establishes a credit beginning in taxable year 2012 for corporations donating cash or property to nonprofit organizations providing educatio...

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LASigned into law 04/2012P-12School Choice and Voucher Program
H.B. 976
Expands the current choice program, Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program, beyond schools in the New Orleans district to s...

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VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Education Improvement Scholarships
S.B. 131
Establishes a credit beginning in taxable year 2013 for individuals, business entities, and corporations making monetary donations to nonpro...

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WISigned into law 04/2012P-12Parental Choice Program - Limits Participation of School Districts
S.B. 174
Closing the parental choice program for eligible school districts to additional school districts. Provides that no school district that has ...

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INSigned into law 03/2012P-12Certified Scholarship Program Eligibility.
S.B. 296
Provides that an individual is eligible for a scholarship from a scholarship program that is certified by the department of education if the...

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INSigned into law 03/2012P-12Nonpublic to Public Student Records Transfer, Charter Start-up Grants
H.B. 1189
Requires an accredited nonpublic school to provide sufficient verbal information to permit a requesting school to which a child transfers to...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12Study of Programs/Initiatives to Assist Students At Risk of Academic Failure
S.B. 151
Directs the education interim committee to conduct a study of programs and initiatives to assist students at risk of academic failure, inclu...

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WISigned into law 02/2012P-12Timelines for Application to Nonresident Schools
S.B. 2 - Choice of Schools Provision
This portion of S.B. 2 establishes timelines for student application to nonresident school and for schools to respond to students making the...

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- Civic Education
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12California Youth Leadership Project
S.B. 803
Primarmily from bill summary: Defines "disconnected and disadvantaged youth" for purposes of these provisions to include, but not be limited...

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OHSigned into law 03/2012P-12American History and American Government
S.B. 165
Directs the state board to incorporate into the grades 4-12 social studies standards content regarding the Declaration of Independence, the ...

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- Civic Education--Character Education
VASigned into law 05/2012P-12Character Education Program
H.B. 1179
Provides that a school board, either within its existing programs or as a separate program, may provide its character education program duri...

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- Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards
LASigned into law 05/2012P-12History/Civics Course Content Requirements
H.B. 436
Requires instruction on the Founding Principles of the U.S. to be integrated into the high school American history and civics courses. Addre...

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- Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance
MISigned into law 09/2012P-12"Pledge of Allegiance" in public schools
H.B. 4934
Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, the board of a school district or intermediate school district or board of directors of a public s...

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- Class Size
LASigned into law 06/2012P-12Pupil-Teacher Ratio Waivers
S.B. 461
Repeals existing provisions requring the state board to adopt rules related to the issuance of waivers from pupil-teacher ratios over 20 stu...

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TNSigned into law 05/2012P-12Online Courses, Virtual Schools
H.B. 3062
Requires virtual schools to maintain teacher-pupil ratios set by the state board of education and to provide the same length of time for lea...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Delay of Class Size Penalty
H.B. 5101 - Delay of Class Size Penalty
From bill analysis: Delays the increased class size penalty (from 50% to the full amount of the base student allocation) until 2014-2015, in...

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NYSigned into law 03/2012P-12Class Sizes for Students with Disabilities in Middle and High Schools
A.B. 9057 - Class Sizes for Students with Disabilities in Middle and High Schools
Part A, Section 12: Extends through 2012-13 school year provision authorizing the board of education of a city school district with a popula...

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WYSigned into law 03/2012P-12Class Size, Grade Configuration
S.F. 90
Directs school districts to maintain an average class size of 16 for K-3 classrooms. Requires districts to report to the state superintenden...

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- Curriculum
NVAdopted 11/2012Postsec.Description of Courses of Education in Career and Technical Education
NAC 389.516, 520, 521, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 529, 530, 532, 534, 536, 537, 543, 5435, 545, 5455, 547, 5475, 549, 5495, 5515, 553, 5535, 572, 573, 575, 576, 577, 579, 581, 582, 584, 586, 588, 589, 590, 592, 594, 596, 597, 598, 600, 601, 6013, 6015, 6017, 604, 606, 608, 610, 611, 612, 614, 616, 618, 620, 622, 624, 6525, 6529, 653, 6534, 6535, 6536, 6537, 6538, 6539, 6541, 6542, 6543, 6544, 6545,6546
Revises and describes what should be included in courses of study in career and technical education. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/NAC-389....

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NVAdopted 06/2012P-12Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics, Demonstrating Writing Proficiency & Career Readiness Courses
NAC 389
Adopting the Common Core Standards at certain grade levels for English language arts and mathematics; providing for the implementation of th...

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LASigned into law 04/2012P-12Authorizing Online and Other Course Providers
H.B. 976
Requires the state board of education to create a process for authorizing course providers, including online or virtual providers, postsecon...

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- Curriculum--Arts Education
CASigned into law 06/2012P-12Appropriations and Reappropriations
S.B. 1016 - Appropriations and Reappropriations
From section 56 of bill summary: Reduces by various amounts appropriations made for supplemental school counseling, special education, partn...

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- Curriculum--Drivers Education
ILSigned into law 08/2012P-12Drivers Education
S.B. 3367
Amends procedures for a local board, joint agreement of districts, or regional superintendent to apply to the state board for a waiver or mo...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12Driver Education Instructors at Private High Schools
H.B. 19
Permits a driver education instructor at a private high school who is certified, approved, and trained by the department of public safety to...

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DESigned into law 04/2012P-12Driver Certification for Students With IEPs
H.B. 264
Allows students with individualized education plans until the age of 21 to complete their driver education certification.
http://legis.delaw...

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PASigned into law 04/2012P-12Driver Education Instruction
S.B. 743
In the absence of a professional educator certified to teach driver education, allows a teacher or a director to teach driver education as l...

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TNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Driver's Education
S.B. 3588
Requires all driver education courses to include instruction on the dangers of texting while driving and the penalty thereof.
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- Curriculum--Excusal
MISigned into law 12/2012P-12Opt-Out from Instruction Regarding Child Sexual Abuse
S.B. 1114
Permits a parent or guardian to review and/or excuse his/her child from receiving instruction on child sexual abuse.

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NHVeto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 01/2012P-12Parental Objections to Course Material
H.B. 542
Requires school districts to adopt a policy allowing an exception to specific course material based on a parent's or legal guardian's determ...

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- Curriculum--Family Living Education
AZSigned into law 04/2012P-12Curriculum - Abortion
S.B. 1009
Provides that, in view of the state's strong interest in promoting childbirth and adoption over elective abortion, no school district or cha...

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- Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed.
VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Eliminating State Mandates on Local and Regional Government Entities Relating to Education
H.B. 1295/S.B. 679
Eliminates several statewide mandates on local and regional government entities relating to education and land use. The bill does the follow...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12Financial Literacy Test-Out Option
H.B. 156 - Financial Literacy Test-Out Option
Directs the state board to develop a test-out option from the general financial literacy component of the grades 9-12 curriculum [students m...

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- Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language
LAAdopted 09/2012P-12American Sign Language in Foreign Languages Offered in High Schools
LAC 28:CXV.2345
Adds American Sign Language (ASL) III and IV to the list of foreign language courses that may be offered for graduation credit in public hig...

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CASigned into law 08/2012P-12Heritage Schools
S.B. 1137
From bill summary: Requires each heritage school's electronic registration form filed with the superintendent of public instruction to inclu...

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NYSigned into law 07/2012P-12State Seal of Biliteracy
A.B. 10292
Establishes purposes of the state seal of biliteracy. Confers a state seal of biliteracy (district participation is voluntary) to high schoo...

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LASigned into law 06/2012P-12International Language Immersion School at ULL
S.B. 712
Creates an exploratory committee to develop a plan regarding the creation and establishment of an international language immersion school at...

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AKSigned into law 05/2012P-12Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council
S.B.130
Establishes the Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council to advise both the governor and legislature on programs, policies, ...

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COSigned into law 04/2012P-12Indigenous Language Instruction
S.B. 57
Indicates the circumstances under which the education department may issue a Native American Language and Cultural instruction authorization...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012Community College
Postsec.
Foreign Language in Associate Degree Programs
H.B. 7135 - Foreign Language in Associate Degree Programs
Requires students seeking an associate of arts degree to demonstrate competency in a foreign language.
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- Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Organ and Tissue Donation in Health and Science Curriculum Frameworks
A.B. 1967
From bill summary: Requires the Instructional Quality Commission and the state board to ensure that the health and science curriculum framew...

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DESigned into law 07/2012P-12Teen Dating Violence
S.B. 206
Requires school districts and charter schools to establish a policy on responding to Teen Dating Violence and Sexual Assault, including guid...

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VTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Cardiovascular Care Instruction
S.B. 245
Requires that all public secondary schools and approved and recognized independent secondary schools provide instruction in cardiopulmonary ...

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TNSigned into law 03/2012P-12Curricular Changes for CPR Training
S.B. 1680
Revises statute on CPR education, requiring schools to use hands-on practice and skills testing to support cognitive learning and training. ...

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- Curriculum--Language Arts
WVAdopted 06/2012P-12Reading and Language Arts Content Standards and Objectives for West Virginia Schools
WV ADC s 126-44A-1, 2, 3, 4
Defines content standards and instructional goals and objectives for reading and language arts, consistent with West Virginia's move to adop...

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- Curriculum--Mathematics
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Supplemental K-7 Instructional Materials for Math
A.B. 1719 - Supplemental K-7 Instructional Materials for Math
From bill summary: Requires the department, at least 30 days before the state board takes specified action, to develop a list of supplementa...

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ILSigned into law 06/2012P-12Mathematics Curriculum Models
S.B. 3244
Provides legislative findings. Directs the state board, immediately upon the effective date of this amendatory act, to coordinate the acquis...

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- Curriculum--Multicultural
COSigned into law 04/2012P-12Indigenous Language Instruction
S.B. 57
Indicates the circumstances under which the education department may issue a Native American Language and Cultural instruction authorization...

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- Curriculum--Physical Education
ILSigned into law 08/2012P-12Enhance Physical Education Task Force
S.B. 3374
Establishes the Enhance Physical Education Task Force. Establishes various purposes of the task force. Directs the task force to (1) make re...

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CASigned into law 06/2012P-12Appropriations and Reappropriations
S.B. 1016 - Appropriations and Reappropriations
From section 56 of bill summary: Reduces by various amounts appropriations made for supplemental school counseling, special education, partn...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Physical Exercise Requirement for Grades K-5
S.B. 458
(Sec. 9) Requires public schools to include a total of 20 minutes of physical exercise in each regular school day for students in kindergart...

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VAVetoed 04/2012P-12Physical Education Requirements
S.B. 471
Requires the Board of Education to promulgate regulations governing physical education requirements in public schools.  The Board shall prom...

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VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Physical Education Regulations
H.B. 1092
Requires the Board of Education to promulgate regulations governing physical education requirements in public schools. The Board shall promu...

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- Curriculum--Science
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Organ and Tissue Donation in Health and Science Curriculum Frameworks
A.B. 1967
From bill summary: Requires the Instructional Quality Commission and the state board to ensure that the health and science curriculum framew...

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LASigned into law 06/2012Postsec.Science and Education Advisory Council
S.B. 290
Creates the Science and Education Advisory Council to provide advice and information as requested by the executive board of the Louisiana Un...

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MDSigned into law 04/2012P-12Core Academic Standard Implementation
S.B. 293
Requires that the county board include in its goals to improve student academic achievement a description of how it plans to ensure and meas...

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TNBecame law without governor's signature 04/2012P-12Teacher Protections -- Evolution
H.B. 368
Provides that the state board, district, school board, or school administrators shall not prohibit any teacher for how he/she reviews contro...

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- Curriculum--Sex Education
TNSigned into law 05/2012P-12Sex Education
S.B. 3310
Provides that sex education shall be abstinence-centered. Prevents programs that promote or condone "gateway sexual activities," which are s...

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WISigned into law 04/2012P-12Partnership Between Parents and Schools to Promote the Optimal Health and Well-Being of Pupils
S.B. 237
Repeals provisions that encouraged boards to ensure that pupils were provided age-appropriate instruction in human growth and development. R...

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TNSigned into law 03/2012P-12AIDS-related Curricula
H.B. 2414
Requires the office of research and education accountability and the department of health to do studies on AIDS curricula. Directs departmen...

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UTVetoed 03/2012P-12Health Education Amendments
H.B. 363
Defines "abstinence only instructional materials" and "human sexuality instruction or instructional program". Specifies that a local board o...

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- Curriculum--Social Studies/History
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Labor History Month
A.B. 2269
From bill summary: Moves Labor History Month from April to May. Continues existing provision encouraging districts to commemorate that month...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12History-Social Science Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria for Instructional Materials
S.B. 1540
From bill summary: Existing law prohibits the state board from adopting instructional materials until the 2015–16 school year. These provisi...

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CASigned into law 08/2012P-12Instruction in Bracero Program
S.B. 993
From bill summary: Authorizes social sciences instruction for grades 7-12 to include instruction on the Bracero program. Authorizes that ins...

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LASigned into law 05/2012P-12History/Civics Course Content Requirements
H.B. 436
Requires instruction on the Founding Principles of the U.S. to be integrated into the high school American history and civics courses. Addre...

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MDSigned into law 04/2012P-12Core Academic Standard Implementation
S.B. 293
Requires that the county board include in its goals to improve student academic achievement a description of how it plans to ensure and meas...

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WVAdopted 03/2012P-12Social Studies Content Standards and Objectives for West Virginia Schools
WV ADC s 126-44D-1, 2, 3, 4
Defines content standards and instructional goals and objectives for social studies program of study, consistent with West Virginia's move t...

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- Data-Driven Improvement
DEAdopted 07/2012P-12Data Governance
14 DE ADC 294
Outlines the criteria and process for interagency data governance and the conduction of evaluation, audits and studies pursuant to 14 Del.C....

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- Economic/Workforce Development
CAVetoed 09/2012Community CollegeCommunity College Public-Private Partnership Pilot Program
A.B. 2309
From bill summary: Authorize the board of governors of the California Community Colleges, once sufficient funding becomes available, to esta...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12
Community College
California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program
S.B. 1402
From bill summary: Generally recasts and revise the provisions governing the California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Developmen...

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IDIssued 07/2012Postsec.Establishing Workforce Development Council
2012 ID EO 12-04
Creates the Idaho Workforce Development Council (the "Council") in accordance with section 111(e) and 117(c)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investme...

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PASigned into law 07/2012Postsec.Agreements for Economic Development
S.B. 1308
Authorizes the State System of Higher Education and its employees to enter into agreements for economic development advantageous to both the...

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CTSigned into law 06/2012Postsec.Home-Buying Assistance for College Graduates
S.B. 78
Expands the types of higher education institutions that graduates can come from in order to participate in the Learn Here, Live Here program...

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CTSigned into law 06/2012P-12Employment Training for Students with Autism
S.B. 41
Directs the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, in collaboration with the Department of Education and the Board of Regents for Higher Educa...

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HISigned into law 06/2012Postsec.Pacific International Space Center for Education Systems
H.B. 2873
Transfers the Pacific international space center for exploration systems (PISCES) from the University of Hawaii to the department of busines...

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LASigned into law 06/2012Postsec.Leasing of Campus Grounds to Businesses in a Business Incubator or Research Park
S.B. 412
Permits a college or university's governing board to grant a lease to a business in an area on college/university grounds that the college o...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Career Connection Learning Strategies
S.B. 316 - Career Connection Learning Strategies
Not later than June 30, 2013, directs the state board, in consultation with any office housed in the governor's office that deals with workf...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012Postsec.Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development Council
H.B. 331
Creates the Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development Council. Includes among council membership two representatives from instituti...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12
Postsec.
Workforce Development
S.B. 316 - Workforce Development
Requires all state agencies engaged in workforce development activities to assist the state workforce policy board in the performance of its...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12
Postsec.
Workforce Investment
S.B. 318 - Workforce Investment
From K-12 appropriations bill: Provides that workforce development funds may be expended for technical dual enrollment programs. Also requir...

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COSigned into law 05/2012Community College
Postsec.
Community College Two-year Degree Programs
H.B. 1214
The bill allows a Colorado community college to offer a two-year degree program with academic designation in nursing or dental hygiene witho...

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HIAdopted 05/2012Postsec.Advanced Aviation Degree Training Program at the University of Hawaii
H.C.R. 107
Requests that the governor convene a 10-member exploratory committee to examine the feasibility and necessary resources of establishing an i...

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IASigned into law 05/2012P-12
Community College
Postsec.
Worker Training Programs in Community Colleges
S.F. 2321 - Division II
This section adds a new subsection requiring the Department of Workforce Development to issue a quarterly report identifying Iowa industries...

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MDSigned into law 05/2012Postsec.Northeast Maryland Higher Education Advisory Board
H.B. 362
Establishes the Northeast Maryland Higher Education Advisory Board to support the development of higher education in two rural counties in M...

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COSigned into law 04/2012P-12
Postsec.
The Skills For Jobs Act
H.B. 1061
To the extent possible, requires state agencies to produce an annual report regarding state workforce need projections and college credentia...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Adults with Disabilities Workforce Education Pilot Program
H.B. 5201 - Adults with Disabilities Workforce Education Pilot Program
Establishes a two-year Adults with Disabilities Workforce Education Pilot Program in four counties to make scholarships available for studen...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Career Themed Courses, Career Academies, and Workforce Alignment
H.B. 7059 - Career Themed Courses, Career Academies, and Workforce Alignment
Defines "career-themed course" as a course or series of courses leading to industry certification, and aligned with priority workforce needs...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12
Postsec.
Economic Security Report of Employment and Earning Outcomes
H.B. 7135 - Economic Security Report of Employment and Earning Outcomes
Directs the department of economic opportunity to prepare an economic security report of employment and earning outcomes for degrees or cert...

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NESigned into law 04/2012Postsec.
Community College
Educational Bridge Programs for Low-income Adults
L.B. 1079
To fill the skills gap of educated workers needed to serve key roles in high-demand industries, provides competitive grants for educational ...

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ILAdopted 03/2012P-12Urging Passage of Pathways Back to Work Legislation
S.R. 596
Urges President Obama and Congress to pass the $5 billion Pathways Back to Work legislation as soon as possible to create an employment prog...

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NYSigned into law 03/2012Postsec.SUNY Challenge Grant Program
A.B. 9057 - SUNY Challenge Grant Program,
Part O: Defines "SUNY Challenge Grant Program" as a long-term economic and academic plan submitted by a college, university or community col...

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ORSigned into law 03/2012P-12Workforce Development Advisory Committee
H.B. 4141
Makes the Governor and the members of the State Workforce Investment Board, or a subcommittee composed of members of the board designated by...

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ORSigned into law 03/2012Postsec.Higher Education Coordinating Commission
S.B. 1538
Expands duties of Higher Education Coordinating Commission to include the development and recommendation of policies to ensure or improve ac...

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WASigned into law 03/2012Community College
Postsec.
Workforce Training for Aerospace and Materials Manufacturing
H.B. 2156
Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to: (1) Facilitate coordination and alignment of aerospace training programs t...

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WVSigned into law 03/2012Community CollegeCollaboration Between Public School and Higher Education Systems to Promote Seamless Curricula
S.B. 436
Authorizes a program of adult basic education at each state community and technical college campus where developmental education services ar...

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- Equity
CASigned into law 07/2012P-12Employee Appointments
A.B. 2125
From bill summary: Until December 31, 2015, in a district with a pupil population over 400,000, authorizes an employee appointment to specif...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Community Schools
S.B. 316 - Community Schools
Permits the department's office of Ohio school sponsorship to assume sponsorship of a community school whose sponsorship has been revoked by...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Charter School Approval and Funding
S.B. 458
(Sec. 29-31) Starting in FY 14, allows the SBE (starting in 2014), within available appropriations, to approve (1) operating grants of up to...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Revenue from Students Graduating Early
H.F. 2949
Repeals the provision that required general education revenues for a student graduating early to be paid as though the student was in attend...

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- Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost
NHBecame law without governor's signature 06/2012P-12Adequate Education Grants
S.B. 401
Amends the definition of "determination year" for the purpose of calculating adequate education grants and authorizes the commissioner of th...

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MDSigned into law 05/2012P-12Adequacy Education Funding Study
H.B. 1214
Requires the Maryland State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management and the Department of Legi...

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- Finance--Bonds
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12
Community College
Paying Interest on Bond Notes via Property Tax
A.B. 794
From bill summary: Instead of requiring the interest on school district or community college district bond anticipation notes notes to be pa...

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CASigned into law 07/2012P-12
Community College
School Bonds: Citizens' Oversight Committee
A.B. 1199
Requires that members of an independent citizens' oversight committee (established by a district or community college if voters approve fina...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12BRAC Districts, Use of BRAC Bonds Funds for School Bus Fleets
H.B. 407
Changes the baseline date for the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Distributions provisions in the education code from January 1, 2010 to...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12District School Board Bonds
H.B. 465
Extends the allowable time period for school district bonds from 20 years to 30 years. Streamlines the language defining when bonds are to b...

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- Finance--District
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Inglewood Unified School District Takeover and Emergency Loan
S.B. 533
From bill summary: Expresses legislative intent to provide emergency apportionment assistance to the Inglewood Unified School District. Requ...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Indirect Cost Rates
A.B. 2435
From bill summary: Requires, until January 1, 2016, the department of education, and any other state agency that administers a grant or allo...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Districts Receiving Emergency Apportionments
A.B. 2279
Amends conditions under which a trustee and necessary staff appointed to a district receiving an emergency apportionment must serve (a trust...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12State Superintendent Reassuming Rights, Duties, Powers of Insolvent District
A.B. 2662 - State Superintendent Reassuming Rights, Duties, Powers of Insolvent District
From bill summary: Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to reassume the rights, duties, and powers of a district receiving an...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Authority of a County Superintendent to Change a District's Fiscal Certification
A.B. 2662 - Authority of a County Superintendent to Change a District's Fiscal Certification
From bill summary: Permits a county superintendent of schools to change a district's certification (that it can meet its financial obligatio...

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ILSigned into law 08/2012P-12Local Tax Rates for Recently Consolidated Districts
S.B. 3252
Allows greater flexibility for recently consolidated districts when setting their local tax rate in the four years after consolidation. htt...

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NJSigned into law 08/2012P-12Aid to Districts with High Enrollment Growth
S 1792
Provides supplemental appropriation of $4.141 million from Property Tax Relief Fund to the Department of Education for aid to school distric...

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CASigned into law 07/2012P-12Evaluation of Appointed Administrator for Emergency Apportionment District
A.B. 2278
From bill summary: Authorizes the governing board of a qualifying district, after one complete fiscal year has elapsed following the distric...

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PASigned into law 07/2012P-12Financially Distressed School Districts
H.B. 1307 - Multiple Provisions
This section adds new article VI-A converning school district financial recovery in all school districts other than Philadelphia. Requires t...

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NHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Emergency Expenditures
S.B. 373
Authorizes a school district to retain funds for emergency expenditures or to reduce the tax rate. Makes changes to the definition and enrol...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12District Expenditure Reporting
S.B. 316 - District Expenditure Reporting
Amends provisions related to department development of standards for determining each district, community school, and STEM school's annual o...

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PASigned into law 06/2012P-12Authority to Reopen Budgets
H.B. 1901 - Section 616
Gives districts the authority to reopen their budget due to changes in federal or state allocations. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Leg...

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PASigned into law 06/2012P-12Authority of a Commonwealth Partnership School District
H.B. 1901 - Sec. 1704-B
Section 1704-B continues provisions of the Empowerment Act that were scheduled to expire June 30, 2012. A Commonwealth Partnership School Di...

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RISigned into law 06/2012P-12District Budgets, Accounting
H.B. 7323A
Budget Bill. Includes amendments that require districts to use a uniform system of accounting that includes a standardized budget process to...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12Classroom Supplies
S.B. 257
Provides each K-12 public classroom teacher $300 annually from the Education Trust Fund. Defines "classroom supplies." Authorizes the state ...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12Exemptions from Competitive Bidding Requirements Expanded
H.B. 504
Expands exemptions from competitive bidding requirements by local boards of education to include exemptions from additional cooperative purc...

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NESigned into law 05/2012P-12Local Budget Certifications and Bonding
L.B. 633
Allows for refunding bonds at the district level and sets parameters. Adjusts dates by which districts must certify budgets and the state le...

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TNSigned into law 05/2012P-12District Funding
S.B. 3044
Provides school districts may pursue and receive federal or private grants for educational purposes. Finds that local school boards must app...

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TXAdopted 05/2012P-12Financial Exigency
19 TAC 109.2001
Defines "financial exigency." As required by 2011 S.B. 8, establishes minimum standards concerning school district financial conditions that...

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VTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Incentives for Mergers of Supervisory Unions and District Mergers
S.B. 113 - Mergers Section
Provides fiscal incentives for supervisory unions that decide to merge and for regional districts and district mergers.
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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Financial Emergencies
S.B. 368
From bill summary: Requires the Auditor General to notify each member of the governing body of a district board, charter school, or charter ...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12
Postsec.
Audits (Including of School Districts and Postsecondary Institutions)
H.B. 5201 - Audits (Including of School Districts and Postsecondary Institutions)
Directs the Auditor General to notify the legislative auditing committee of any financial or operational audit report that indicates that a ...

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IASigned into law 04/2012P-12A bill for an act relating to mandatory reporting of school employee misconduct to the board of educational examiners.
H.F. 2383
Requires local boards, local or regional superintendents, directors of accredited nonpublic schools, etc. to report any disciplinary action ...

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MDSigned into law 04/2012P-12Finance - Maintenance of Effort
S.B. 848
Requires a county to apply to the board for a waiver from the Maintenance of Effort requirement if it cannot be funded and establishes penal...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Shared Time Aid
H.F. 2949
Provides that the resident district of a a shared time pupil taking classes in a charter school must grant the charter school permission to ...

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MNVetoed 04/2012P-12Omnibus K-12 bill
H.F. 2083
Increases the school district aid payment shift percentage from 64.3 to 70.2 in fiscal year 2012 and adjusts appropriation accordingly.
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MSSigned into law 04/2012P-12Extends Repealer on Requirement that Districts with File Budget Cuts Plan
H.B. 909
Extends the repealer from July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2015, on the provision requiring school districts with a low ending balance of school mai...

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TNSigned into law 04/2012P-12School Personnel
S.B. 2982
Provides that an LEA may, at its discretion, choose to hire a building manager in lieu of an assistant principal.
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AZSigned into law 03/2012P-12Fiscal Crisis Team
H.B. 2270
Allows State Board of Education (SBE) to appoint a fiscal crisis team, in addition to a receiver, for a school district that the SBE determi...

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ILAdopted 03/2012P-12Equal Funding for All Chicago Students
H.R. 843
Urges the administration of the Chicago Public School District to allocate equal funding for each student, regardless of where that student ...

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INSigned into law 03/2012P-12Adoption of Budget for Reorganized School.
H.B. 1058
Permits two or more school corporations to publish notices, hold public hearings, and take final action for the adoption of property tax lev...

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NYSigned into law 03/2012P-12Portion of State Funding Contingent on Adoption of Teacher and Principal Evaluation Process
A.B. 9057 - Portion of State Funding Contingent on Adoption of Teacher and Principal Evaluation Process
Part A, Section 1: Requires a school district, to be eligible for an apportionment of general support for public schools from the funds appr...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12One-Time Appropriation for Classroom Supplies
S.B. 2
Section 4: Directs the state board to provide teachers in districts, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, and charter schools with a...

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VASigned into law 03/2012P-12Expenditures and Reports on Instructional Spending
H.B. 250
Requires each local school board to report annually to the Board of Education the percentage of its annual operating budget allocated to ins...

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WASigned into law 03/2012P-12School District Financial Insolvency.
H.B. 2617
Requires the superintendent of public instruction to convene a financial oversight committee to review the financial condition of a financia...

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MISigned into law 02/2012P-12School Aid
H.B. 5194
Amends code to provide that the pledge of state aid by a school district or ISD for the payment of notes is valid and binding from the time ...

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NMSigned into law 02/2012P-12School District Financial Flexiblity
S.B. 209
The legislature finds that districts need flexibility to meet state fiscal solvency requirements. For the 2012-2013 school year, the secreta...

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ARAdopted 01/2012P-12Expenditure Requirements by Arkansas School Districts
AR ADC 005.04.6-1.00 to AR ADC 005.04.6-8.00
Repeals rules and regulations governing expenditure requirements by Arkansas school districts for teacher salaries, special education, vocat...

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RISigned into law 01/2012P-12Budget Commission to Certify Payments to Districts
H.B. 7052 and S.B. 2016
Authorizes Budget Commission established under Title 45 of the Rhode Island General Laws to certify to the Rhode Island Department of Revenu...

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- Finance--Equity
ILAdopted 03/2012P-12Equal Funding for All Chicago Students
H.R. 843
Urges the administration of the Chicago Public School District to allocate equal funding for each student, regardless of where that student ...

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- Finance--Facilities
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12
Community College
Design-Build Contracts for District and Community College District Facilities
S.B. 1509
Primarily from bill summary: Extends until January 1, 2020 the authority of a district governing board or community college district governi...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Use of School Property for Non-School Youth and School Activities
S.B. 1404
From bill summary: Until January 1, 2020, expands the definition of direct costs that a school district governing board may charge an entity...

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HISigned into law 07/2012P-12School Facilities Special Fund
S.B. 2534
Establishes a school facilities special fund, to be administered by the department of education in consultation with the board of education....

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NHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Charter School Debt for Construction
H.B. 1225
Authorizes chartered public schools to incur long-term debt for the purpose of purchasing buildings or land or for new construction or renov...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Ohio School Facilities Commission Assistance
S.B. 316 - Ohio School Facilities Commission Assistance
Permits the Ohio school facilities commission to provide assistance to a district that has entered into an expedited local partnership agree...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12STEM School Facility Assistance
S.B. 316 - STEM School Facility Assistance
Amends provisions related to provision of Ohio school facilities commission funding to a STEM school to assist in the acquisition of classro...

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PASigned into law 06/2012P-12Moratorium on Construction
H.B. 1901 - Section 732.1
Places a moratorium on acceptance of new school building construction or reconstruction project applications (except those received by Augus...

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COSigned into law 05/2012P-12Charter School Facilities Funding
S.B. 121
The bill extends the time for the notice from 3 to 4 months for a charter school to give notice of intent to apply for financial assistance ...

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MESigned into law 05/2012P-12Amending Laws Regarding Financial Audits, Construction, Summer School Tuition Rates
H.P. 1284-Finance
Part A amends and clarifies audit requirements in order for the State and school administrative units to be in compliance with federal regul...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12K-12 Public School Facility Funding Task Force
H.B. 5101 - K-12 Public School Facility Funding Task Force
Establishes for the 2012-13 fiscal year the K-12 Public School Facility Funding Task Force. Identifies task force membership. Requires the t...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Capital Outlay Funds Replace Exceptional Growth Program
H.B. 760
Makes changes to the state's facility funding program including:
--Eliminating additional funding for "exceptional growth" districts
--Strik...

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IDSigned into law 04/2012P-12Pub School Facilities Funding
H.B. 633
The recent construction of a new elementary school in the Plummer-Worley School District
represents the first use of the state failsafe prov...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Levy for Administrative Space
H.F. 2949
Authorizes a district to levy in order to lease administrative space so long as the space is not more expensive than instructional space the...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission, School Trust Lands Director
H.F. 2244
Establishes the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission (previously the Permanent School Fund Advisory Committee), dictates its 12 memb...

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- Finance--Federal
OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Additional State and Federal Funds to Support Early Literacy Assessment and Interventions
S.B. 316 - Additional State and Federal Funds to Support Early Literacy Assessment and Interventions
By December 31, 2012, directs the superintendent of public instruction and the governor's director of 21st century education to issue a repo...

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- Finance--Funding Formulas
TXAdopted 10/2012P-12Calculating FTE Counts for Districts Serving a Significant Migrant Population
19 TAC 129.1021
From Texas Register: Adds provisions to reflect the agency's current practice for determining full-time-equivalent (FTE) counts for special ...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12At-Risk Pupil Funding and Expenditures
S.B. 754
From bill summary: Requires a district, as a condition of the receipt of at-risk pupil funding (i.e., economic impact aid funds, allocated b...

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CAVetoed 09/2012P-12California Task Force on School Finance
A.B. 18
From bill summary: Establishes a 21-member California Task Force on School Finance as of January 1, 2013, to review and analyze alternative ...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Programs Eligible for Block Grant
S.B. 1028 - Programs Eligible for Block Grant
From bill summary: Under the California Constitution, whenever the legislature or a state agency mandates a new program or higher level of s...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Computing Average Daily Attendance for Students in Online Instruction
A.B. 644
From bill summary: Commencing with the 2014–15 school year, authorizes, for purposes of computing average daily attendance, the inclusion of...

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HIAdopted 06/2012P-12Review of State Funding for ESL and Hawaiian Language Programs
S.R. 43
Requests that the University of Hawaii, with the assistance of the department of education and other educational organizations as appropriat...

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LAAdopted 06/2012P-12Legislative Approval of the MFP Formula for FY 2012-13 as Adopted by BESE on 2-27-12
S.C.R. 99
Provides for legislative approval of the formula for the 2012-13 school year to determine the cost of a minimum foundation program (MFP) of ...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Schools Not Open Due to Law Enforcement Emergencies
S.B. 316 - Schools Not Open Due to Law Enforcement Emergencies
Waives from calculation of full-time equivalency/minimum school calendar requirements for traditional public schools and community schools a...

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AZSigned into law 05/2012P-12Average Daily Membership
S.B. 1456
Limits the window during which the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) can conduct Average Daily Membership (ADM) audits to three years fr...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Low Performing Districts
S.B. 458
(Sec. 34) Defines an alliance district as a town whose school district is among those with the lowest academic performance as measured by a ...

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MESigned into law 05/2012P-12Amending Laws Regarding Financial Audits, Construction, Summer School Tuition Rates
H.P. 1284-Finance
Part A amends and clarifies audit requirements in order for the State and school administrative units to be in compliance with federal regul...

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VTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Educational Opportunities Working Group
S.B. 113 - Section on State Funding
Creates a working group to review and evaluate how the state's current system allocates financial and other resources in a way that promotes...

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WASigned into law 05/2012P-12Task Force On Education Funding
H.B. 2824
Establishes the joint task force on education funding to: (1) Develop a proposal for a reliable and dependable funding mechanism to support ...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Charter School Administrative Fee
H.B. 5101 - Charter School Administrative Fee
From bill analysis: Reduces the 5% charter school administrative fee charged by school districts for schools that have an exceptional studen...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Delay of Class Size Penalty
H.B. 5101 - Delay of Class Size Penalty
From bill analysis: Delays the increased class size penalty (from 50% to the full amount of the base student allocation) until 2014-2015, in...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Funding for Juvenile Justice Education Programs
H.B. 5101 - Funding for Juvenile Justice Education Programs
Calcifies the amount of state and local funding to which juvenile justice education programs are entitled.
Pages 18-20 of 41: http://myflori...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Funding for School Health Nurse Programs
S.B. 403
Includes school nurses in state funding formula based on full-time equivalent student counts. Requires one nurse for every 750 full-time equ...

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KYSigned into law 04/2012P-12District in a County in Which a Disaster Has Been Declared
H.B. 255
For the 2011-12 school year, directs the commissioner of education to waive up to 10 instructional days for a district in a county in which ...

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NYIssued 04/2012P-12Establishing the New NY Education Reform Commission
E.O. No. 44
Establishes the New NY Education Reform Commission to provide guidance and advice to the governor on education policy, performance, and inno...

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COSigned into law 03/2012P-12No School Pupil Enrollment Counts On Holidays
H.B. 1090
Changes the language of the annual pupil count day from October 1 to Pupil Enrollment Count Day to provide flexibility in case Oct. 1 falls ...

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IDBecame law without governor's signature 03/2012P-12School Funding Based on Average Daily Attendance Formula
H.B. 603
Provides for 97% average daily attendance (ADA) funding protection for Idaho school districts. This is important because school districts mu...

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INSigned into law 03/2012P-12Nonpublic to Public Student Records Transfer, Charter Start-up Grants
H.B. 1189
Requires an accredited nonpublic school to provide sufficient verbal information to permit a requesting school to which a child transfers to...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12Local Discretionary Block Grant Program
H.B. 156 - Local Discretionary Block Grant Program
Repeals 53A-17a-123, which required the state board to distribute money appropriated for the Local Discretionary Block Grant Program to scho...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12Repealing Certain School Funding Provisions
H.B. 156 - Repealing Certain School Funding Provisions
Repeals 53A-17a-131.9, which governed use of monies appropriated to or received by the State Board of Education to maintain Title 63M, Chapt...

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CASigned into law 02/2012P-12Budget Act of 2011
S.B. 81
Requires the state to readjust how budget cuts impact district funding. District funding would be reduced by a rate of 9.57% instead of 8.92...

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NJIssued 02/2012P-12Creates the New Jersey Education Funding Task Force
E.O. 89
Creates the New Jersey Education Funding Task Force to examine the state's school funding formula and identify areas that may be susceptible...

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- Finance--Local Foundations/Funds
HIAdopted 06/2012P-12Statewide Resource Development Program
S.C.R. 77
Requests the board of education and department of education to establish a statewide resource development program. Resolves that that the st...

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- Finance--Lotteries
CASigned into law 09/2012Community CollegeLottery Funds for Classes for Adults and Regional Occupational Centers
A.B. 2662 - Lottery Funds
From final bill analysis: Extends to 2014-15 provisions in which payments from the California State Lottery Education Fund include the same ...

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- Finance--Resource Efficiency
ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12School Start Dates
S.B. 318 - School Start Dates
From K-12 appropriations bill: Establishes legislative intent that local school systems be permitted to develop flexible school terms extend...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12School District Consortium to Increase Purchasing Power
H.B. 5101 - School District Consortium to Increase Purchasing Power
Requires each local board to enter into an interlocal agreement to establish the School District Consortium to maximize the purchasing power...

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NYIssued 04/2012P-12Establishing the New NY Education Reform Commission
E.O. No. 44
Establishes the New NY Education Reform Commission to provide guidance and advice to the governor on education policy, performance, and inno...

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VASigned into law 03/2012P-12Expenditures and Reports on Instructional Spending
H.B. 250
Requires each local school board to report annually to the Board of Education the percentage of its annual operating budget allocated to ins...

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- Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
CASigned into law 06/2012P-12Appropriations and Reappropriations
S.B. 1016 - Appropriations and Reappropriations
From section 56 of bill summary: Reduces by various amounts appropriations made for supplemental school counseling, special education, partn...

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LASigned into law 06/2012P-12
Postsec.
Elimination of Certain Special Funds in the State Treasury
S.B. 590
Eliminates various special funds in the state treasury, including the School and District Accountability Rewards Fund and the Teacher Educat...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Low Performing Districts
S.B. 458
(Sec. 34) Defines an alliance district as a town whose school district is among those with the lowest academic performance as measured by a ...

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IDSigned into law 04/2012P-12Full Time Equivalent Positions
S.B. 1398
Limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 23.75 and provides guidance for employee compensation and benefits.
http://legislatur...

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CASigned into law 02/2012P-12Budget Act of 2011
S.B. 81
Requires the state to readjust how budget cuts impact district funding. District funding would be reduced by a rate of 9.57% instead of 8.92...

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- Finance--Student Fees
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Prohibition of Pupil Fees
A.B. 1575
Primarily from bill summary: Defines "pupil fee." Defines "educational activity" as an activity that constitutes an integral fundamental par...

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SDSigned into law 03/2012P-12Programming Instruction Fees
H.B. 1195
Forbids school districts to collect a fee for providing programming as a high school extracurricular activity.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sess...

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SDSigned into law 03/2012P-12Fee for Early Childhood Services
H.B. 1195
Permits schools to charge a fee for early childhood services for any child who is under the age of compulsory attendance pursuant to § 13-27...

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ILSigned into law 01/2012P-12Family Costs at Illinois School for the Deaf and Illinois School for the Visually Impaired
S.B. 274
Removes language requiring the department of human services to complete a financial analysis on each student attending the Illinois School f...

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- Finance--Taxes/Revenues
NHAdopted 12/2012P-12Education Tax Credit Program
NH ADC Rev 3201.01-08; 3202.01-.03; 3203.01-.03; NH ADC Rev 3204.01, 02; NH ADC Rev 3205.01; NH ADC Rev 3206.01, 02
Chapter Rev 3200 sets forth the Department's proposed rules for the application procedure for a scholarship organization applying to accept ...

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NHVeto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2012P-12EducationTax Credit
H.B. 1607/S.B. 372
Establishes an education tax credit against the business profits tax and/or the business enterprise tax for business organizations and busin...

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PAPassed 06/2012P-12Select Committee to Study District and Local Government Sources of Revenue
H.R. 774
Resolution establishing a select committee to investigate and review the interrelationship between all current sources of school district an...

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NESigned into law 04/2012P-12Appraised Value of School Lands
L.B. 800
Changes provisions relating to appraised value of school lands. Specifies that appraised value is to be determined by the Board of Education...

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- Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues
CAVetoed 09/2012Postsec.California Hope Public Trust
A.B. 2442
Primarily from bill summary: Provides that the purpose of the California Hope Public Trust is to increase revenue for higher education by de...

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HISigned into law 07/2012P-12School Facilities Special Fund
S.B. 2534
Establishes a school facilities special fund, to be administered by the department of education in consultation with the board of education....

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- Governance
LASigned into law 04/2012P-12Transferring Low-performing School to Recovery District and Parent Petitions
H.B. 976
Allows for a public school to be transferred to the Recovery School District (RSD) if such transfer is approved by the state board of educat...

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INSigned into law 03/2012Postsec.Higher Education Commissions Governance Issues and Accreditation
H.B. 1270



Abolishes the state student assistance commission (SSAC). Abolishes the commission on proprietary education (COPE). Requires the commissi...

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NHSigned into law 03/2012P-12Procedures for Adopting Alternative Budget Procedure
H.B. 1488
This bill revises the procedures used by school district moderators in adopting the alternative budget procedure in a school administrative ...

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ORSigned into law 03/2012P-12Director of Education Service - Vacancy
H.B. 4014
Provides that the education service district board or the directors of a pilot education service district may not declare the office of a di...

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- Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule
ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12School and District Grading, School Awards, Funding Flexibility
H.B. 588
Establishes legislative findings. Directs the state superintendent of education to develop a school grading system for schools and districts...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Demonstration Programs
H.B. 706 - Demonstration Programs
Repeals Section 20-2-251, relating to demonstration programs (defined by former statute as a document submitted by the local school system o...

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ILAdopted 04/2012P-12Waivers Approved
S.J.R. 61
Resolves that all requests for waivers identified in the state board of education's report on Waiver of School Code Mandates, dated March 1,...

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WVSigned into law 03/2012P-12School System Collaborative Innovation Zone
S.B. 371
Allows flexibility within county school systems; authorizes the State Board of Education to select a county school system to serve as a scho...

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- Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest
LASigned into law 06/2012P-12Education Requirements for Retirement System Board of Trustees Members
S.B. 16
Amends education requirements for members of retirement system boards of trustees. Makes continuing education requirements also applicable t...

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LASigned into law 06/2012P-12Ethics Education for Statewide Candidates for Elected Office
H.B. 365
Requires a candidate for statewide elective office or state legislator to obtain at least one hour of ethics education and training in the s...

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KYSigned into law 04/2012P-12Hiring the Superintendent's Spouse
H.B. 366
Allows a superintendent's spouse who has at least 8 years of service in school systems to be an employee in the district in which the superi...

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MSSigned into law 04/2012P-12Establish Administrative Due Process for Licensure Violations
H.B. 1144
Establishes an office within the State Department of Education to respond to and conduct hearings regarding educator and administrator licen...

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- Governance--Mandates
VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Eliminating State Mandates on Local and Regional Government Entities Relating to Education
H.B. 1295/S.B. 679
Eliminates several statewide mandates on local and regional government entities relating to education and land use. The bill does the follow...

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- Governance--Regional Entities
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Members of County Boards of Education
A.B. 1662
From bill summary: Provides that any employee of a school district that is within the jurisdiction of the county board of education is ineli...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Districts Receiving Emergency Apportionments
A.B. 2279
Amends conditions under which a trustee and necessary staff appointed to a district receiving an emergency apportionment must serve (a trust...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Authority of a County Superintendent to Change a District's Fiscal Certification
A.B. 2662 - Authority of a County Superintendent to Change a District's Fiscal Certification
From bill summary: Permits a county superintendent of schools to change a district's certification (that it can meet its financial obligatio...

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NYSigned into law 08/2012P-12BOCES Contracts with Out-of-State Districts
A.B. 10205
Permits boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES) to enter into contracts of up to two years with out-of-state districts for specia...

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ILSigned into law 06/2012P-12Consolidation of Educational Service Regions
S.B. 2706
Requires that, after July 1, 2015, each educational service region contain at least 61,000 inhabitants (previously at least 43,000). Provide...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Educational Service Centers
S.B. 316 - Educational Service Centers
Repeals provision that if an educational service center governing board acquired, leased, purchased, or entered into a contract to purchase,...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Offices of the Educational Service Center Superintendent and Governing Board
S.B. 316 - Offices of the Educational Service Center Superintendent and Governing Board
Repeals section 3319.19 of the revised code, which provided relative to the offices of the superintendent and governing board of an educatio...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Legal Status of Regional Educational Service Agencies
H.B. 706 - Legal Status of Regional Educational Service Agencies
Clarifies the legal status of regional educational service agencies, to provide that regional educational service agencies are not state age...

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NYSigned into law 03/2012P-12BOCES Contracts to Provide Special Education Services
A.B. 9057 - BOCES Contracts to Provide Special Education Services
Part K, Section 1: Authorizes a board of cooperative educational services (BOCES) to enter into contracts with the commissioner of the offic...

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- Governance--School Boards
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Members of County Boards of Education
A.B. 1662
From bill summary: Provides that any employee of a school district that is within the jurisdiction of the county board of education is ineli...

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NHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Cooperative School Board Vacancies
S.B. 328
Modifies the procedure for filling a vacancy on a cooperative school board.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2012/SB0328.html...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Removal of College-Preparatory Boarding School Board of Trustees Member
S.B. 316 - Removal of College-Preparatory Boarding School Board of Trustees Member
Permits the governor, operator, or any other person or entity who appoints a member to the board of trustees of a college-preparatory boardi...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12County Board of Developmental Disabilities Employee Eligibility to Serve on Local School Board
S.B. 316 - County Board of Developmental Disabilities Employee Eligibility to Serve on Local School Board
Requires that, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, an employee of a county board of developmental disabilities also may be a mem...

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OKSigned into law 06/2012P-12Training Requirements for School Board Members
H.B. 2306 - School Board Training Section
Those appointed or elected to school board positions must agree to take 12 hours of instruction related to education within 15 months. If a ...

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RISigned into law 06/2012P-12Post Employment Benefit Trusts
S.B. 2038
Adds corporations to the list of entities who may act as trustee for trust agreements between school districts and corporate trustees in ref...

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LASigned into law 05/2012P-12School Board Term Limits
H.B. 292
Requires local option elections in certain school districts to determine if school board members should have term limits of three consecutiv...

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OKSigned into law 05/2012P-12Board Member Continuing Education Requirements
H.B. 3000
Allows entities that provide training to charge an amount sufficient to reimburse the cost of training. Expands prohibition from school boar...

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ALSigned into law 04/2012P-12School Board Governance Improvement Act
H.B. 431
Establishes the School Board Governance Improvement Act of 2012. Provides legislative intent. Requires prospective board members to publicly...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Election of Local Board Chair
H.B. 1357
From bill analysis: Provides flexibility for districts in scheduling elections of a school board chair by amending the existing requirement ...

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LASigned into law 04/2012P-12Local Superintendent, School Board and Principal Responsibilities, Authority
H.B. 974
Requires performance contracts for local superintendents in districts that receive a C, D or F grade. The contracts must establish performan...

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MOSigned into law 03/2012P-12Modifies the Length of School Board Terms
S.B. 450
Provides that any school district in St. Charles County that becomes an urban school district because of the 2010 federal decennial census w...

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- Governance--School Boards--Training
OKSigned into law 06/2012P-12Training Requirements for School Board Members
H.B. 2306 - School Board Training Section
Those appointed or elected to school board positions must agree to take 12 hours of instruction related to education within 15 months. If a ...

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OKSigned into law 05/2012P-12Board Member Continuing Education Requirements
H.B. 3000
Allows entities that provide training to charge an amount sufficient to reimburse the cost of training. Expands prohibition from school boar...

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ALSigned into law 04/2012P-12School Board Governance Improvement Act
H.B. 431
Establishes the School Board Governance Improvement Act of 2012. Provides legislative intent. Requires prospective board members to publicly...

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- Governance--Site-Based Management
MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12School Board Guidance - Individualized Learning
H.F. 2949
Provides that school boards may consider how to: (1) assist schools in adapting instruction to individual students needs/abilities and estab...

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- Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Indirect Cost Rates
A.B. 2435
From bill summary: Requires, until January 1, 2016, the department of education, and any other state agency that administers a grant or allo...

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ILSigned into law 08/2012P-12
Postsec.
Financial Reporting by State Agencies, Including Postsecondary Institutions
S.B. 3794
Establishes the Financial Reporting Standards Board Act. Includes in definition of "agencies" all departments, officers, commissions, boards...

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HIAdopted 06/2012P-12Review and Evaluate Compliance with Act 51
S.R. 61
Requests the board of education and department of education to review and evaluate compliance with the reinventing education act of 2004, a....

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HISigned into law 06/2012P-12Revision of Certain Education Code Provisions
S.B. 2540 - Revision of Certain Education Code Provisions
From bill preface material: The recent change in educational governance from an elected school board to a gubernatorally-appointed provides ...

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LAAdopted 06/2012P-12Reporting on Implementation of Certain Education Reform Measures
H.R. 175
Urges and requests the state superintendent of education or the state board of elementary and secondary education, as appropriate, to report...

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LASigned into law 06/2012P-12Ethics Education for Statewide Candidates for Elected Office
H.B. 365
Requires a candidate for statewide elective office or state legislator to obtain at least one hour of ethics education and training in the s...

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LAPassed 06/2012P-12Sexual Harassment Training for Public Agency Employees
S.C.R. 107
Authorizes and directs public agencies to provide in-service education and training on sexual harassment for its public servants. http://www...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12State Board Meetings
S.B. 316 - State Board Meetings
Repeals provisions directing the state board to hold regular meetings once every three months. Replaces with provisions directing the state ...

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RISigned into law 06/2012P-12Student Member of Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education
H.B. 8257 (S.B. 2447)
Authorizes the addition of a nonvoting ex-officio student representative member to the Rhode Island board of regents for elementary and seco...

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RISigned into law 06/2012P-12
Postsec.
Governance of Education
H.B. 7323A - Streamlining Governance Section
The budget bill includes provision for a process of streamlining the work of the Board of Governors for Higher Education and the Board of Re...

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GAVetoed 05/2012P-12State School Superintendent Authority to Employ and Dismiss Employees
S.B. 38
Provides that the state school superintendent has the authority to employ and dismiss employees. Revises a provision relating to contracting...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Ten-Year Projection of Costs in Certain Fiscal Notes
H.B. 1178
To amend Code Section 28-5-42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to introduction of bills having significant impact upon an...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12
Postsec.
Zero-Base Budgeting
S.B. 33
Directs the governor, in making his/her budget report, and budget units in preparing their estimates, to use zero-base budgeting, beginning ...

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MSSigned into law 05/2012P-12School District Procurement Efficiency Commission
S.B. 2761
Establishes a commission on school district efficiency within the state department of education and requires annual reports to the governor ...

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VTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Establishes Secretary of Education, Amends State Board
H.B. 440
Effective January 1, 2013 (with board staff, board duties and secretary's duties effective 4/01/2013), creates an agency and a secretary of ...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Powers of State Board
H.B. 706 - Powers of State Board
Repeals provision that authorized the state board, after a reasonable attempt at consultation with the state superintendent, to organize and...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Education Research
H.B. 706 - Education Research
Repeals Section 20-2-254, which authorized the state board to engage in or otherwise provide for educational research. Page 6 of 11: http://...

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HISigned into law 04/2012P-12Hawaii State Public Library System
S.B. 2772
Clarifies that the transfer of the intent of Act 51 by amending section 46 of Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, to confirm that all perso...

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IDSigned into law 04/2012P-12Full Time Equivalent Positions
S.B. 1398
Limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 23.75 and provides guidance for employee compensation and benefits.
http://legislatur...

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VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Open Education Curriculum Board; Alters Function from a Policy Board to an Advisory Board
S.B. 45
Alters the function of the Open Education Curriculum Board from a policy board to an advisory board. In its new role, the Open Education Cur...

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VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Governor's Reorganization of Executive Branch of State Government
H.B. 1291
Reorganizes the executive branch of state government and certain local transportation entities including:

Eliminates the Child Day-Care Co...

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ORSigned into law 03/2012P-12
Postsec.
Education System Oversight
S.B. 1581
Provides that for the purpose of furthering the mission of the Oregon Education Investment Board to oversee a unified public education syste...

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VASigned into law 03/2012P-12Establishes an Innovation Technical Advisory Committee
H.B. 756
The Department of Education may establish an Innovation Technical Advisory Group, comprised of individuals with experience in the establishm...

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- Health
CASigned into law 08/2012P-12Training on Signs and Symptoms of Concussions
A.B. 1451
Amends provisions regarding the California High School Coaching Education and Training Program; provides that "training" include a basic und...

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ILSigned into law 08/2012P-12Making Immunization Data Publicly Available
H.B. 5013
Requires district and registered nonpublic school to make publicly available by December 1 of each year the immunization data they are requi...

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HISigned into law 07/2012P-12Concussions
H.B. 2273
Directs the department of education and the Hawaii High School Athletic Association to develop a concussion educational program that include...

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MOSigned into law 07/2012P-12CPR Instruction
S.B. 599-CPR
Public and charter schools serving grades nine through twelve may provide their students instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Stude...

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RISigned into law 07/2012P-12Adminstering Ephinephrine
H.B. 7447
Allows students to carry auto-injectable epinephrine and adds bus drivers and monitors as adults who may administer epinephrine under certai...

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HISigned into law 06/2012P-12Statewide School Health Services Program
H.B. 2513
Authorizes the department of education to establish a statewide school health services program. Provides the department flexibility in admin...

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ILSigned into law 06/2012P-12Instruction in CPR and Using an AED
H.B. 5114
Existing policy permits districts to provide safety education instruction in all grades. Provides that the definition of "safety education" ...

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LASigned into law 06/2012P-12Administration of Auto-Injectable Epinephrine
S.B. 119
Requires the governing authority of each public elementary and secondary school to adopt a policy authorizing a school nurse or trained scho...

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LAPassed 06/2012P-12Study on Compliance re: Vending Machine and Physical Activity Policies
S.R. 146
Request that the Louisiana Department of Education and state board conduct a survey or study to determine school compliance with the state l...

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LASigned into law 06/2012P-12Care of Students with Diabetes
S.B. 759
Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, requires that a diabetes management and treatment plan be submitted by each student with diabetes ...

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NHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Concussion Management
S.B. 402
Requires school districts to develop policies for the management of concussion and head injury in student sports and limits a school distric...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Body Mass Index and Weight Screenings
S.B. 316 - Body Mass Index and Weight Screenings
Makes participation in the body mass index and weight screenings program for kindergartners and students in grades 3, 5, and 9 optional, and...

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PASigned into law 06/2012P-12CPR Certification
H.B. 1901 - Section 1439
This new section requires each school or location to have one person certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation during regular school hours ...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12Concussions
H.B. 308
Requires each local board of education to develop guidelines and other pertinent information regarding medical evaluation of concussions or ...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12Student Health Data
S.B. 318 - Student Health Data
From K-12 appropriations bill: Provides that of appropriation to the School Nurses Program, $250,000 is appropriated for the collection and ...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Physical Exercise Requirement for Grades K-5
S.B. 458
(Sec. 9) Requires public schools to include a total of 20 minutes of physical exercise in each regular school day for students in kindergart...

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LASigned into law 05/2012P-12Coordinated School Health Program
H.B. 1088
Etablishes a targeted coordinated school health program for the purpose of reducing childhood obesity and a related grant program. The progr...

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MDSigned into law 05/2012P-12Student Health Reporting
H.B. 9
Removes the expectation of county superintendents to report on matters relating to students growth, health, and well-being. Requires the Sta...

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MESigned into law 05/2012P-12Model Policy Regarding Management of Head Injuries in School Activities and Athletics
S.P. 654
The bill directs the Commissioner of Education to propose a model policy for public schools and private schools enrolling more than 60% of t...

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MSSigned into law 05/2012P-12Coordinated School Health Pilot Program
S.B. 2752
Authorizes the State Department of Education and the State Department of Health to establish a school health pilot program based upon approp...

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PASigned into law 05/2012P-12
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Standards for Preventing Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Death in Student Athletes
H.B. 1610
Requires the Department of Health and the Department of Education to post on their websites guidelines and materials to inform and education...

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RISigned into law 05/2012P-12Administering Epinephrine
S.B. 2173
Allows bus drivers and monitors to administer epinephrine under certain circumstances. Requires training. Allows for student possession of e...

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TNSigned into law 05/2012P-12Immunization
S.J.R. 552
Urges support for access to immunization through school-based vaccination programs.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/SJR0552.pdf...

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ALSigned into law 04/2012P-12Voluntary Influenza Vaccination Program
S.J.R. 11
Directs the department of education, in consultation with the Alabama Department of Public Health, to strongly encourage all public K-12 sch...

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ARAdopted 04/2012P-12Nutrition and Physical Activity Standards
AR ADC 005.15.15-1.0 to AR ADC 005.15.15-12.0
Amends rules governing nutrition and physical activity standards and body mass index for age assessment protocols in Arkansas public schools...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Concussions and Head Injuries
H.B. 291
Requires independent sanctioning authorities for youth athletic teams and the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) to (1) adopt ...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Care of Students with Diabetes
H.B. 879
Provides legislative findings and definitions, including "diabetes medical management plan" and "trained diabetes personnel". Directs the de...

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KYSigned into law 04/2012P-12Student Concussions and Medical Exams
H.B. 281
Requires coaches to complete training on recognizing and treating concussions and head injuries. Requires the state board or its agency to d...

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NESigned into law 04/2012P-12Testing for lead levels (lead poisoning) prior to school enrollment
L.B. 1038
Requires the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a lead poisoning prevention program. Requ...

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TNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Dual Enrollment--Vaccination Requirements
H.B. 2229
Provides that a high school must forward the immunization records of students attempting to enroll in postsecondary courses while still enro...

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VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Possession and Administration of Epinephrine
H.B. 1107/S.B. 656
Requires local school boards to adopt and implement policies for the possession and administration of epinephrine in every school. The schoo...

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TNSigned into law 03/2012P-12Curricular Changes for CPR Training
S.B. 1680
Revises statute on CPR education, requiring schools to use hands-on practice and skills testing to support cognitive learning and training. ...

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TNSigned into law 03/2012P-12AIDS-related Curricula
H.B. 2414
Requires the office of research and education accountability and the department of health to do studies on AIDS curricula. Directs departmen...

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TNSigned into law 03/2012P-12First Aid & Concussions
H.J.R. 23
Urges coaches of youth sports teams to take classes in first aid relative to the prevention, recognition, and treatment of concussions.
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VASigned into law 03/2012P-12Public Schools; Immunization Requirements
H.B. 1089
Allows a 180-day conditional enrollment period for students who need more than two doses of the required hepatitis B vaccine, to allow for p...

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WASigned into law 03/2012P-12Expanding Types of Medications Employees Can Administer
H.B. 2247

Expands the types of medications that a public or private school employee may administer to include topical medication, eye drops, and ear ...

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GAAdopted 02/2012P-12CPR Classes and Automated External Defibrillators in Public Schools
S.R. 590
Urges the Georgia Department of Education to implement cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes and the implementation of automated exter...

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ORSigned into law 02/2012P-12Student Health - Lead Poisoning
H.B. 4015
Requires that the Oregon Health Authority develop and maintain a lead poisoning prevention clearinghouse on its website for public and priva...

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VTSigned into law 01/2012P-12Safe Cleaning Products in Schools
S.B. 92
Proposes to protect the health of students, custodial staff, and other building occupants by requiring the use in schools of safe cleaning p...

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- Health--Child Abuse
MISigned into law 12/2012P-12Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children
S.B. 1112
Creates the Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children. Specified membership requirements.Specified responsibilities of Task F...

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CASigned into law 08/2012P-12Heritage Schools
S.B. 1137
From bill summary: Requires each heritage school's electronic registration form filed with the superintendent of public instruction to inclu...

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CASigned into law 08/2012P-12Child Sexual Abuse Curriculum
S.C.R. 73
Encourages districts to include age-appropriate instruction related to child sexual abuse in their curriculum to help pupils understand the ...

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MOSigned into law 07/2012P-12Child Abuse
S.B. 599-Child Abuse
Under current law, if a school receives a report of child abuse arising from school personnel following the district's policy on spanking or...

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TXAdopted 07/2012P-12
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Campus Programs for Minors
25 TAC 265.401, 402, 403, 404, 405
From Texas Register: Establishes requirements regarding sexual abuse and child molestation training and examination for employees of certain...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12
Postsec.
Child Abuse and Child Sexual Abuse
H.B. 1176
Existing law includes child service organization personnel among those who must report suspected child abuse. New provision defines "child s...

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IDIssued 05/2012P-12Task Force for Children at Risk of Abuse
2012 Idaho Executive Order 12-03
Orders the continuance of the Governor's Task Force on Children at Risk (Task Force). The Task Force is responsible for reviewing and devel...

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VTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Abuse Reporting
S.B. 113 - Section on Reporting Abuse
Includes the governing body of each approved or recognized independent school in the requirement to provide comprehensive health education a...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12
Postsec.
Child Abuse and Child Sexual Abuse
H.B. 1355
Revises language concerning child abuse reporting. Requires any person with knowledge or reasonable suspicion of child abuse by person other...

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VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Child Abuse and Neglect; Mandatory Reporting, Penalties
S.B. 239
Adds individuals associated with or employed by any public organization responsible for the care, custody, or control of children and any pe...

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VASigned into law 04/2012Postsec.Child Abuse and Neglect; Mandatory Reporting
H.B. 970
Adds any person employed by a public or private institution of higher education to the list of individuals required to report suspected abus...

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INSigned into law 03/2012P-12Education Concerning Child Abuse
S.B. 267
Requires the department of education, in collaboration with the department of child services and organizations that have expertise in child ...

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VASigned into law 03/2012P-12List of Persons Required to Report Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect
H.B. 3
Adds athletic coaches, directors, employees, and volunteers of private sports organizations and teams and administrators, employees, and vol...

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ORSigned into law 02/2012P-12Child Abuse
H.B. 4016
Expands definition of a public/private official for purposes of reporting abuse or sexual abuse to include an employee of a higher education...

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- Health--Nutrition
COSigned into law 06/2012P-12No Trans Fats In Public School Foods
S.B. 68
Prohibits a public school or institute charter school from making available to a student a food item that contains any amount of industriall...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Milk Not Included in Determining Proportion of Healthy Beverages to Be Offered for Sale
S.B. 316 - Milk Not Included in Determining Proportion of Healthy Beverages to Be Offered for Sale
Clarifies that provision requiring at least 50% of a la carte beverage items available for sale to be water or other beverages containing no...

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LASigned into law 05/2012P-12Coordinated School Health Program
H.B. 1088
Etablishes a targeted coordinated school health program for the purpose of reducing childhood obesity and a related grant program. The progr...

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ARAdopted 04/2012P-12Nutrition and Physical Activity Standards
AR ADC 005.15.15-1.0 to AR ADC 005.15.15-12.0
Amends rules governing nutrition and physical activity standards and body mass index for age assessment protocols in Arkansas public schools...

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NESigned into law 04/2012P-12Summer Food Service Program
L.B. 1090
Encourages participation and utilization of the Summer Food Service Program by requiring the State Department of Education to take certain a...

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- Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses
CASigned into law 06/2012P-12Proposed Federal Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Acts of 2011 and 2012
A.J.R. 24
Urges the state's congressional delegation to sign on as cosponsors of, and requests that Congress and the president enact, the proposed fed...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Family Resource Centers & School-Based Health Clinics
S.B. 458
(Sec. 8) Directs the education commissioner to establish at least 10 new family resource centers and at least 20 new or expanded school-base...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12School Nurse Programs
S.B. 183
Permits local boards' school health nurse programs to include consulation with offsite health care professionals through appropriate protoco...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Funding for School Health Nurse Programs
S.B. 403
Includes school nurses in state funding formula based on full-time equivalent student counts. Requires one nurse for every 750 full-time equ...

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NEVetoed 04/2012P-12Coordinated School Health Act
L.B. 1020
Adopts the Nebraska Coordinated School Health Act. Provides for the state department to award grants to districts for the establishment of s...

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- Health--Suicide Prevention
AKSigned into law 05/2012P-12Youth Suicide Awareness and Prevention Program
S.B. 137
Requires the department of education to annually provide youth suicide awareness and prevention training to each teacher, administrator, cou...

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SCSigned into law 05/2012P-12Suicide Prevention
H.B. 4690
Requires two hours of training in youth suicide awareness and prevention as a requirement for the renewal of credentials of individuals empl...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12Suicide Prevention
H.B. 501
Requires districts and charter schools to require each licensed employee to complete two hours of professional development on youth suicide ...

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WASigned into law 03/2012P-12Requiring Certain Health Professionals to Complete Education in Suicide Assessment, Treatment, and Management.
H.B. 2366
Requires certain health professionals to complete training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management as part of their continuing educ...

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- High School
PASigned into law 07/2012P-12Military Uniforms at Graduation Ceremonies
H.B. 1307 - Multiple Provisions
Gives a high school student the right to wear a military dress uniform at a graduation ceremony if the student has fulfilled all requirement...

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DCTo mayor 04/2012P-12Early Warning and Support System Act of 2012, Title I
Bill 19-648
Establishes a pilot early warning and support system to track how individual students in grades 4 through 9 in 4 feeder school groups
are pe...

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KYSigned into law 04/2012P-12Governor's Scholars Program Administration
H.B. 278
Transfers the Governor's Scholars Program from the office of the governor to the education and workforce development cabinet. http://www.lrc...

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MDSigned into law 04/2012P-12Compulsory Attendance
S.B. 362
Raises from 16 to 17 the maximum age at which children are required to attend a public school regularly during the entire school year, subje...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Revenue from Students Graduating Early
H.F. 2949
Repeals the provision that required general education revenues for a student graduating early to be paid as though the student was in attend...

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- High School--Advanced Placement
LAAdopted 09/2012P-12Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate
LAC 28:CXV.2325
Increases the number of Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses that must be made available to students at each ...

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LAAdopted 07/2012P-12AP Courses for High School Graduation Credit
LAC 28:CXV.2318 and 2325
From July 2012 Louisiana Register: Revises LAC 28:CXV §2318, "The College and Career Diploma" and §2325, "Advanced Placement and Internation...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Student Fee Waivers for AP and Postsecondary Courses through OhioLearns Gateway
S.B. 316 - Student Fee Waivers for AP and Postsecondary Courses through OhioLearns Gateway
Permits a Technology Operations earmark for eTech Ohio to be used to cover student costs for taking Advanced Placement courses and courses t...

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RISigned into law 06/2012P-12College and Career Success for All Student Act
H.B. 7108 (S.B. 2275)
Requires the establishment of clear training guidelines for teachers who will teach advanced placement classes in Rhode Island public school...

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RISigned into law 06/2012P-12Access to Advanced Placement
S.B. 2356
Adds new chapter 93 designed to promote access to advanced placement courses for all students in Rhode Island public high schools by funding...

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OKSigned into law 05/2012P-12Advanced Placement Participation and Scores Included as Metrics
H.B. 2494
Specifies that participation and scores in Advanced Placement courses whether taught at a high school, technology center or regional site of...

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MSSigned into law 04/2012P-12No State Department of Education Approval for High School Advanced Placement courses
S.B. 2450
Amends Mississippi code to delete the requirement that the state department of education must approve all high school pre-advanced placement...

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TNSigned into law 04/2012P-12
Postsec.
Accumulation of Postsecondary Credit
H.J.R. 602
Expresses need to expand postsecondary credit-earning opportunities for high school students and urges state education agencies to provide a...

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- High School--College Readiness
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Revising Academic Performance Index (API)
S.B. 1458
From bill summary: Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to develop and implement a specified program of school quality review...

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RISigned into law 06/2012P-12College and Career Success for All Student Act
H.B. 7108 (S.B. 2275)
Requires the establishment of clear training guidelines for teachers who will teach advanced placement classes in Rhode Island public school...

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RISigned into law 06/2012P-12Access to Advanced Placement
S.B. 2356
Adds new chapter 93 designed to promote access to advanced placement courses for all students in Rhode Island public high schools by funding...

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COSigned into law 05/2012P-12
Postsec.
High School Early Assessment and Intervention
H.B. 1345 (sections 13 to 15)
Allows districts and charter schools to administer to 9th-12th-grade students the basic skills placement or assessment tests that are used f...

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COSigned into law 05/2012P-12Individual Student Career and Academic Plans
H.B. 1345 (sections 12 and 15)
The state board of education must require schools and charter schools to assist students and their parents/gardians to develop and maintain ...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12College and Career Readiness
S.B. 40
Requires that by Fall semester 2016, each public high school and public institution of higher education complete curricular alignment to ena...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Transitional Courses for 11th and 12th Graders Not College-Ready
H.B. 713 - Transitional Courses for 11th and 12th Graders Not College-Ready
Section 4: Requires that transitional courses for 11th and 12th graders in reading, writing and math be offered by all local boards, and req...

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DCTo mayor 04/2012P-12Early Warning and Support System Act of 2012, Title I
Bill 19-648
Establishes a pilot early warning and support system to track how individual students in grades 4 through 9 in 4 feeder school groups
are pe...

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KYSigned into law 04/2012P-12Helping Students Meet College/Career-Readiness Standards
S.B. 38 - Helping Students Meet College/Career-Readiness Standards
Section 3: Directs the department of education, by January 2013, to communicate to all districts the minimum core content standards for post...

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MEBecame law without governor's signature 04/2012P-12
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Reporting Number of Students Enrolled in Remedial Courses
S.P. 544
Requires the Maine Community College System, the University of Maine System and the Maine Maritime Academy to report annually on the number ...

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AKAdopted 03/2012P-12
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Alaska Performance Scholarship
4 AAC 43.030
Revises the math and science curriculum and the social studies and language curriculum requirements for all levels of Alaska Performance Sch...

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AZSigned into law 03/2012P-12Alternative High School Diploma
S.B. 1254
Adds an additional pathway for students eligible for a Grand Canyon Diploma (allows students who perform at a higher academic level than cur...

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AZSigned into law 03/2012P-12Competency-Based Pathways
S.B. 1255
Directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules to define competency-based educatational pathways for college and career readiness. Esta...

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WIIssued 01/2012P-12College and Workforce Readiness Council
E.O. #56
Creates the 15-member College and Workforce Readiness Council. Tasks the council with recommending policies and programs to improve student ...

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- High School--Credit Recovery
COSigned into law 05/2012P-12
Community College
Funding For Dropout Recovery Programs
H.B. 1146
The bill authorizes a community college to agree with a local education provider to create a dropout recovery program through which a studen...

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- High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Accountability, Dropout Recovery High Schools
A.B. 1668
From bill summary: Changes the definition of a dropout recovery high school to mean a school offering instruction in any of grades 9-12 in w...

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CAVetoed 09/2012P-12Inclusion of Pupil Only Once in Dropout Data
S.B. 1497
From bill summary: Prohibits California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) from including an individual pupil in dropout r...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Revising Academic Performance Index (API)
S.B. 1458
From bill summary: Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to develop and implement a specified program of school quality review...

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LAAdopted 06/2012P-12Graduation Rate Calculations and Goal
LAC 28:LXXXIII.601, 613, and 2403
Clarifies that graduation index provisions only apply to schools with 10 or more students in a cohort. Makes methodology for calculating the...

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OHAdopted 02/2012P-12Graduation Rate Changes to the State Accountability System
S.C.R. 11
Approves the Ohio Department of Education's proposed changes to the state accountability system to incorporate four-year and five-year adjus...

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- High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
ARAdopted 12/2012P-12
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Rules Governing Dual & Concurrent Enrollment
AR ADC 005.15.7-1.00 through ADC 005.15.7-5.00
Establishes requirements, procedures concerning concurrent college and high school credit for students who have completed the eighth grade. ...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12
Postsec.
Career Technical Education Pathways Program
S.B. 1070
From bill summary: Establishes the Career Technical Education Pathways Program until June 30, 2015, which requires the Chancellor of the Cal...

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DCAdopted 09/2012P-12Dual Enrollment Regulations
59 DCR 9209 - New Chapter, 2400
Enables high school students to enroll in, and receive dual academic credit for, postsecondary courses taken on a college campus. Allows Loc...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012P-12
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Workforce Investment
S.B. 318 - Workforce Investment
From K-12 appropriations bill: Provides that workforce development funds may be expended for technical dual enrollment programs. Also requir...

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COSigned into law 05/2012P-12Concurrent Enrollment For Early High School Grads
H.B. 1043
If, during a high school student's 12-grade year, the number of credit hours the student needs for graduation is less than full-time enrollm...

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COSigned into law 05/2012P-12
Community College
Funding For Dropout Recovery Programs
H.B. 1146
The bill authorizes a community college to agree with a local education provider to create a dropout recovery program through which a studen...

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COSigned into law 05/2012P-12
Postsec.
High School Early Assessment and Intervention
H.B. 1345 (sections 13 to 15)
Allows districts and charter schools to administer to 9th-12th-grade students the basic skills placement or assessment tests that are used f...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Online Learning
S.B. 289 - Online Learning
Directs the state board to establish rules and regulations to maximize the number of students, beginning with students entering ninth grade ...

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IASigned into law 05/2012P-12Class Sharing Agreements
S.F. 2284 -- Division XI
This section adds new language that expands the courses eligible for school aid formula supplementary weighting. A district that collaborate...

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MESigned into law 05/2012P-12Enhancing Career and Technical Education
S.P. 650
This bill increases opportunities for students in career and technical education programs by ensuring greater coordination of school calenda...

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MISigned into law 05/2012P-12Postsecondary Enrollment Options - High School
S.B. 622
Extends eligibility for postsecondary enrollment options program to students from approved nonpublic charter schools. Limits the number of ...

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MISigned into law 05/2012P-12Career and Technical Preparation Program
S.B. 623
Amends requirements for eligible courses to those that are offered for postsecondary credit or are part of a noncredit occupational training...

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MISigned into law 05/2012P-12Career and Technical Preparation Programs
S.B. 709
Extends access to career and technical preparation programs to students in certain nonpublic schools. Requires that each career and technica...

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MISigned into law 05/2012P-12Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program
S.B. 710
Extends access to postsecondary enrollment options programs to students in certain nonpublic schools. Requires that each eligible postsecond...

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MSSigned into law 05/2012P-12
Community College
Pilot Program for Dual Enrollment at Community Colleges
S.B. 2792
Authorizes students to dually enroll in their home high school and a local community college in a dual credit program consisting of high sch...

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TNSigned into law 05/2012P-12
Postsec.
Dual Enrollment & Transfer
S.B. 2809
Provides that a dual credit course created by a high school and community college, whether as an elective or major core requirement, should ...

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VASigned into law 05/2012P-12
Postsec.
Dual Enrollment for High School Students
H.B. 1184
Requires local school boards and community colleges to develop agreements allowing high school students to complete an associate's degree or...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Dual Enrollment, Early Admission
H.B. 7059 - Dual Enrollment, Early Admission
Repeals 1007.235 related to district interinstitutional articulation agreements, and replaces references to district interinstitutional arti...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12
Postsec.
Postsecondary Enrollment Options
H.F. 2949
Requires data annually reported to legislative education committees to include data on postsecondary enrollment options, including concurren...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Requirements for Career or Technical Education, Vocational Programs
H.F. 2949
Allows any student in grade 10-12 enrolled in a district or American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school to enroll in a career...

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TNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Dual Enrollment--Vaccination Requirements
H.B. 2229
Provides that a high school must forward the immunization records of students attempting to enroll in postsecondary courses while still enro...

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TNSigned into law 04/2012P-12
Postsec.
Accumulation of Postsecondary Credit
H.J.R. 602
Expresses need to expand postsecondary credit-earning opportunities for high school students and urges state education agencies to provide a...

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IDSigned into law 03/2012P-12Dual Enrollment Financial Benefits
H.B. 426
Establishes the "8 in 6 Program" in the State Department of Education that pays for a portion of overload and summer courses for students wh...

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IDSigned into law 03/2012P-12Dual Credit Course and Online Courses
S.B. 1328
Amends the provisions of Students Come First that were contained in S 1184 (2011) to:
1.) Correct an allocation of funds for districts to me...

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ORSigned into law 03/2012P-12Task Force on Accountable Schools
H.B. 4014
Establishes and sets membership for the Task Force on Accountable Schools to develop a plan to improve accountability practices for schools ...

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NMSigned into law 02/2012P-12
Postsec.
Tribal College Dual Credit Programs
S.B. 256
Provides funding for Tribal colleges that participate in the dual credit program for high school students to offset waived tuition and fees;...

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INAdopted 01/2012P-12Minimum Credits, Core 40 Diploma, Core 40 Diploma with Academic Honors, Core 40 Diploma with Technical Honors
511 IAC 6-7.1-1, 4, 5, 6, 7
Defines "college and career pathway", "quantitative reasoning" course, "priority course list" (for purposes of dual credit), and "dual credi...

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- High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges
CASigned into law 07/2012P-12School Attendance at Early and Middle College High Schools
S.B. 1316
From bill summary: States findings and declarations regarding the pupils for whom an early college high school is designed and the key eleme...

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- High School--Exit Exams
CASigned into law 08/2012P-12Exit Exam and Students with Disabilities
A.B. 1705
Delays until Class of 2016 the implementation of alternative means for students with disabilites to demonstrate achievement of standards as ...

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TXAdopted 08/2012P-12Implementation of the Academic Content Areas Testing Program
19 TAC 101.3004, 3041
Provides that the commissioner of education is responsible for determining the level of performance considered to be satisfactory on the ass...

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CASigned into law 06/2012P-12Appropriations and Reappropriations
S.B. 1016 - Appropriations and Reappropriations
From section 56 of bill summary: Reduces by various amounts appropriations made for supplemental school counseling, special education, partn...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Common Core and State Assessment Scoring Ranges
S.B. 316 - Common Core and State Assessment Scoring Ranges
By December 31, 2013, directs the state board to submit recommended scoring ranges on the state English language arts assessments (including...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Scores on State Assessments, Including OGT
S.B. 316 - Scores on State Assessments, Including OGT
Directs the department or a contractor responsible for scoring of assessments to send each district board a list of the individual scores of...

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LAAdopted 05/2012P-12Assessment System
LAC 28:LXXXIII.409, 515, 707, 3501, 3503, and 3507
From May 2012 Louisiana Register: Removes references in LAC 28:LXXXIII. §409 ("Calculating a 9-12 Assessment Index"), §515 ("State Assessmen...

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TXAdopted 05/2012P-12Implementation of Testing Program
19 TAC 101.3001, 3003, 3011, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024
From Texas Register: Repeals §101.3001 and §101.3003 and adopts new §§101.3011 and 101.3021-101.3024, concerning implementation of testing p...

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CAAdopted 04/2012P-12CAHSEE Alternative Means
5 CA ADC 1216.1
Adopts emergency regulation to extend to January 1, 2013 deadline for state board to implement regulations providing for an "alternative mea...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12
Postsec.
End-of-Course Assessments
H.B. 7059 - End-of-Course Assessments
Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, requires that the end-of-course assessment in Algebra I be administered four times annually. compl...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Mathematics Exit Exam Alternatives
H.F. 2949
Extends certain alternatives for students who do not pass the graduation test requirement for math for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years....

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OKSigned into law 04/2012P-12High School Tests
H.B. 2970
Adds provisions requiring the state board to adopt rules establishing an appeal process for students who have been denied a standard diploma...

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AZSigned into law 03/2012P-12Alternate High School Graduation Requirement
S.B. 1252
Removes the requirement for a 12th-grade student to have taken the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) each time it was administe...

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OHSigned into law 03/2012P-12American History and American Government
S.B. 165
Directs the state board to incorporate into the grades 4-12 social studies standards content regarding the Declaration of Independence, the ...

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SCSigned into law 03/2012P-12End-of-Course Tests
S.J.R. 1201
Provides that students who take two courses based on the same academic standards for which there is an end-of-course test would take the tes...

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WYSigned into law 03/2012P-12Statewide Assessment System
S.F. 57
Creates an integrated district and statewide assessment system. Requires state superintendent to establish a program for administering a sta...

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- High School--GED (General Education Development)
WVSigned into law 04/2012P-12Study of GED Issues
S.B. 646
Requires the State Board of Education to study GED issues, especially increasing costs and access to internet and other technology, and make...

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- High School--Graduation Requirements
CASigned into law 08/2012P-12Independent Study
A.B. 1987
Extends educational opportunities that may be offered through independent study to include leadership opportunities that support and strengt...

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LAAdopted 07/2012P-12AP Courses for High School Graduation Credit
LAC 28:CXV.2318 and 2325
From July 2012 Louisiana Register: Revises LAC 28:CXV §2318, "The College and Career Diploma" and §2325, "Advanced Placement and Internation...

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NCSigned into law 07/2012P-12Graduation Requirement - CPR
H.B. 837
Makes the successful completion of instruction in CPR a high school graduation requirement by the 2014-2015 school year. Requires schools t...

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NYSigned into law 07/2012P-12State Seal of Biliteracy
A.B. 10292
Establishes purposes of the state seal of biliteracy. Confers a state seal of biliteracy (district participation is voluntary) to high schoo...

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HISigned into law 06/2012P-12Veterans High School Diploma
S.B. 2540 - Veterans High School Diploma
Effective 6/30/2015, repeals provision to award a high school diploma to veterans who did not receive a diploma after being conscripted into...

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LATo governor 06/2012P-12Review of State Graduation Requirement Policies
H.C.R. 201
Urges and requests the state board of elementary and secondary education to review its policies relative to graduation requirements, particu...

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PAPassed 06/2012P-12Postsecondary Degree Satisfies Requirement for High School Diploma
H.R. 660
Encourages the Governor to request that the Independent Regulatory Review Commission and all Commonwealth agencies with guidelines, regulati...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Demonstration of Subject Area Competency
H.B. 713 - Demonstration of Subject Area Competency
Section 5: Delays until 2013-14 school year deadline by which the state board, in consultation with the board of regents of the University S...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Online Learning
S.B. 289 - Online Learning
Directs the state board to establish rules and regulations to maximize the number of students, beginning with students entering ninth grade ...

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IASigned into law 05/2012P-12Competency-Based Instruction
S.F. 2284 - Division I
Permits high school credit to be awarded to students that demonstrate competency in the subject areas required to be offered by accredited s...

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LASigned into law 05/2012P-12Distinction for Community Service Diploma Endorsement
H.B. 1194
Authorizes the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a diploma endorsement program for the performance of community s...

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LAPassed 05/2012P-12Granting a High School Diploma to Adult Education Program Completers
H.C.R. 95
Urges and requests the board of supervisors of community and technical colleges and the state board of elementary and secondary education jo...

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LAAdopted 05/2012P-12Louisiana Seat Time Waiver
LAC 28:CXV.907 and 1103
Amends §907, "Secondary Class Times and Carnegie Credit," and §1103, "Compulsory Attendance" to accommodate the newly developed Louisiana Se...

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TNSigned into law 05/2012P-12Online Courses, Virtual Schools
H.B. 3062
Requires virtual schools to maintain teacher-pupil ratios set by the state board of education and to provide the same length of time for lea...

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TXAdopted 05/2012P-12High School Graduation Requirements
19 TAC 74.1, 3, 71, 72, 73, 74
Updates the graduation requirements to align with recently passed legislation, allows additional courses to satisfy certain graduation requi...

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VASigned into law 05/2012P-12Graduation Requirements; Standard and Advanced Studies Diplomas
H.B. 1061
Directs the Board of Education to modify the credits necessary for a student to earn a standard or an advanced studies diploma. The advanced...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Early Graduation
H.B. 7059 - Early Graduation
Defines "early graduation." Establishes provisions to allow a student to graduate high school in fewer than 8 semesters while completing 24 ...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Online Course for High School Graduation
H.B. 7063 - Online Course for High School Graduation
Prohibits a school from requiring a student to complete the online course requirement for high school graduation outside the school day or i...

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KYSigned into law 04/2012P-12Alternative High School Diploma for Students with Disabilities
S.B. 43
Directs the state board to promulgate administrative regulations for an alternative high school diploma for students with disabilities compl...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Graduation Requirements - Science
H.F. 2949
Permits a course for chemistry, physics or CTE (career technical education) course to integrate chemistry, physics, biology standards, or a ...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12
Postsec.
Early Graduation Scholarship Provisions
H.F. 2949
Defines "eligible student" for purposes the early graduation scholarship program. Clarifies the definition of "quarter" for purposes of comp...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Early Graduation Military Service Award Program
H.F. 2949
Clarifies eligibility for the early graduation military service award program. Establishes a deadline for submission of application and requ...

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MSSigned into law 04/2012P-12Academic Credit for National Guard Basic Training Camp
H.B. 784
Authorizes school boards to allow course credit to high school students who are also members of the national guard, and who complete basic t...

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OKSigned into law 04/2012P-12High School Tests
H.B. 2970
Adds provisions requiring the state board to adopt rules establishing an appeal process for students who have been denied a standard diploma...

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TNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Special Ed Diplomas
S.B. 2900
Requires a special education diploma be awarded to students who have satisfactorily completed an IEP, but who have not passed the proficienc...

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AZSigned into law 03/2012P-12Alternative High School Diploma
S.B. 1254
Adds an additional pathway for students eligible for a Grand Canyon Diploma (allows students who perform at a higher academic level than cur...

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AZSigned into law 03/2012P-12Competency-Based Pathways
S.B. 1255
Directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules to define competency-based educatational pathways for college and career readiness. Esta...

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OHSigned into law 03/2012P-12American History and American Government
S.B. 165
Directs the state board to incorporate into the grades 4-12 social studies standards content regarding the Declaration of Independence, the ...

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TNSigned into law 03/2012P-12Middle Schools Teaching High School Courses
H.B. 2653
Provides that schools teaching courses in grades seven or eight that are also taught in any grade nine through twelve and which count toward...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12Financial Literacy Test-Out Option
H.B. 156 - Financial Literacy Test-Out Option
Directs the state board to develop a test-out option from the general financial literacy component of the grades 9-12 curriculum [students m...

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WISigned into law 03/2012P-12Technical Education High School Diploma
S.B. 335
Act 156 (amends 115.787) Requires that an individualized education program that indicates a goal of a technical education high school diplom...

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INAdopted 01/2012P-12Minimum Credits, Core 40 Diploma, Core 40 Diploma with Academic Honors, Core 40 Diploma with Technical Honors
511 IAC 6-7.1-1, 4, 5, 6, 7
Defines "college and career pathway", "quantitative reasoning" course, "priority course list" (for purposes of dual credit), and "dual credi...

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- High School--International Baccalaureate
LAAdopted 09/2012P-12Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate
LAC 28:CXV.2325
Increases the number of Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses that must be made available to students at each ...

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- Instructional Approaches
ORSigned into law 02/2012P-12Accelerated college credit programs
H.B. 4013
Introduces an "accelerated learning entity" to assist school districts and high schools in providing accelerated learning options or standar...

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- Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices
MSSigned into law 04/2012P-12Changes in Student Grades
H.B. 696
Prohibits school administrators and certain other faculty, staff and employees of a local school district from influencing the grade receive...

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- Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
NHBecame law without governor's signature 06/2012P-12Educational Evaluation of Home Schooled Children
H.B. 1571
Amends the educational evaluation procedures for home educated children and repeals the notice, hearing, and appeals procedures afforded to ...

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NHAdopted 06/2012P-12Home Education
NH ADC Ed 315.01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Provide standards for home education programs. They are being readopted at the request of the Home Education Advisory Council to make them c...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Attendance Records, Unexcused Absences
H.B. 39
Requires that declarations of intent and attendance records for home study programs be submitted to the department of education rather than ...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Home Study Programs
H.B. 706 - Home Study Programs
Authorizes the department of education to permit parents to submit declaration of intent to use a home study program electronically. Provide...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Administration and Enforcement of Compulsory Attendance Laws
H.B. 706 - Administration and Enforcement of Compulsory Attendance Laws
Clarifies that responsibility for administration and enforcement of compulsory attendance laws is the duty of the state department of educa...

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VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Home Instruction of Children; Limits Required Description of Curriculum
H.B. 1208
Requires that the description of the curriculum, which a parent electing to provide home instruction to his child in lieu of school attendan...

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NMSigned into law 02/2012P-12Home School Student Participation in Extracurricular Activities
H.B. 129
Redefines the home school student activities program unit for funding purposes. Expands the definition from athletic activities to co-curric...

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- Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
DCSigned into law 07/2012P-12Community Schools Incentive, Title IV
Bill 19-648
Requires the mayor to establish and administer the multiyear Community Schools Incentive Initiative to award multiyear grants to incentivize...

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WVAdopted 06/2012P-12Education Innovation Zones
WV ADC s 126-75-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Background: Legislation authorizing the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) to designate Education Innovation Zones in schools, groups o...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Family Resource Centers & School-Based Health Clinics
S.B. 458
(Sec. 8) Directs the education commissioner to establish at least 10 new family resource centers and at least 20 new or expanded school-base...

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ORSigned into law 03/2012P-12Early Childhood and Youth Councils
H.B. 4165
Revises the purpose of the Early Learning Council to ensuring that children enter school ready to learn, determines responsibilities, member...

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- Leadership
PASigned into law 06/2012P-12Rating Tool for Professional School Staff
H.B. 1901 - Section 1123
Section 1123 requires the Secretary of Education--by June 30, 2013--to create a rating tool to measure the performance of professional staff...

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- Leadership--District Superintendent
CASigned into law 07/2012P-12Evaluation of Appointed Administrator for Emergency Apportionment District
A.B. 2278
From bill summary: Authorizes the governing board of a qualifying district, after one complete fiscal year has elapsed following the distric...

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PASigned into law 07/2012P-12Superintendent Contracts
H.B. 1307 - Multiple Provisions
Requires written contracts of employment for district superintendents and assistant superintendents and details mandatory requirements of th...

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OKSigned into law 06/2012P-12Superintendent Certification and Moratorium on National Board Certification Bonuses
H.B. 2790
Extends the moratorium on National Board certification bonuses for newly certified teachers another year. The state board will not provide a...

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TNSigned into law 06/2012P-12Local Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents
H.B. 1901 - Sections 1003, 1073, 1076-1078, 1080 & 2104
Sec. 1003 requires the Department of Education, upon request, to confirm an individual satisfies the eligibility requirements for election o...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Acting Superintendent Term Limits
S.B. 458
(Sec. 58) Extends the maximum duration of an acting superintendent's appointment from a specified period of up to 90 days, with commissioner...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Administrator Contracts, RIFs, Furlough Days
S.B. 153
Replaces reference to "principal" with reference to "administrator" in certain provisions pertaining to actions to terminate or suspend a sc...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Professional Learning Rules Task Force
S.B. 184 - Professional Learning Rules Task Force
Section 1: Directs the department of education to establish the Professional Learning Rules Task Force to review state board professional le...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Oath of Office for Local Superintendent
H.B. 706 - Oath of Office for Local Superintendent
Prior language required each county school superintendent to take an oath of office. New language replaces reference to "county school super...

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LASigned into law 04/2012P-12Local Superintendent, School Board and Principal Responsibilities, Authority
H.B. 974
Requires performance contracts for local superintendents in districts that receive a C, D or F grade. The contracts must establish performan...

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MSSigned into law 04/2012P-12Terminated or Nonrenewed School Superintendent cannot Request a Hearing
S.B. 2176
Amend Mississippi code to delete the right of a terminated or nonrenewed school superintendent to request a hearing before the school board ...

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INSigned into law 03/2012P-12Public Notice Regarding Hiring of Employees
H.B. 1205
Requires a school corporation to give public notice and hold a public meeting pertaining to a proposed superintendent employment contract. P...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12Educator Evaluation
S.B. 64 - Educator Evaluation
Requires each district employee to be evaluated annually in accordance with state board rules. Requires provisional or probationary educator...

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ARAdopted 02/2012P-12Establishes the Superintendent Mentoring Program
AR ADC 005.16.17-1.00 to AR ADC005.16.17-7.00
Requires, beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, that any first-year superintendent complete the superintendent mentoring program within ...

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- Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay
PASigned into law 07/2012P-12Superintendent Contracts
H.B. 1307 - Multiple Provisions
Requires written contracts of employment for district superintendents and assistant superintendents and details mandatory requirements of th...

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LASigned into law 06/2012P-12Sick and Leave for District Employees
S.B. 494 - Sick and Sabbatical Leave for District Employees
Section 2: Amends provisions related to extended sick leave for school bus drivers, teachers and other district employees. Repeals provision...

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ALSigned into law 04/2012P-12Salary Supplement for National Board-Certified Teachers and Principals
S.B. 143
Makes a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $2,313,850 from the Education Trust Fund to the state department of education for the fi...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Severance Pay
H.B. 5101 - Severance Pay
Provides that if a district enters into a contract or employment agreement with an officer, agent, employee or contractor that includes a se...

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LASigned into law 04/2012P-12Local Superintendent, School Board and Principal Responsibilities, Authority
H.B. 974
Requires performance contracts for local superintendents in districts that receive a C, D or F grade. The contracts must establish performan...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12Administrator Evaluation and Compensation
S.B. 64 - Administrator Evaluation and Compensation
Defines "district administrator" and "school administrator". Directs the state board to adopt rules establishing a framework for the evaluat...

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- Leadership--Principal/School Leadership
CAVetoed 08/2012P-12Teacher Leaders Advisory Panel
A.B. 1765
From bill summary: Requires the Commission on Teaching Credentialing to convene an advisory panel to explore the recognition of leadership r...

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NYSigned into law 08/2012P-12Extended Leave for NYC Principals to Serve as a Principal at a Charter School
A.B. 6300
Allows a principal employed by the New York City district to make a written request to the board of education for an extended leave of absen...

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PASigned into law 06/2012P-12Authority of a Commonwealth Partnership School District
H.B. 1901 - Sec. 1704-B
Section 1704-B continues provisions of the Empowerment Act that were scheduled to expire June 30, 2012. A Commonwealth Partnership School Di...

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IASigned into law 05/2012P-12School Administration Manager
S.F. 2284 - Division VI
Permits the authorization of individuals that successfully complete a training program to meet Board of Educational Examiners standards to a...

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LASigned into law 04/2012P-12Local Superintendent, School Board and Principal Responsibilities, Authority
H.B. 974
Requires performance contracts for local superintendents in districts that receive a C, D or F grade. The contracts must establish performan...

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- Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure
NHAdopted 12/2012P-12Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent Certification
NH ADC Ed 506.01, 02; NH ADC Ed 614.05
Ed 506.01 and Ed 506.02 describe what an individual has to do and know to be certified as a Superintendent, and Assistant Superintendent. Ed...

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NHAdopted 12/2012P-12Principal, Associate Principal, District Administrator Educational Interpreter and Professional Development
NH ADC Ed 506.04, 06, 08; NH ADC Ed 507.35; NH ADC Ed 512.01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06; NH ADC Ed 614.04
These rules describe what an individual has to do and know to be certified as either a Principal, Associate Principal, District Administrato...

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HISigned into law 07/2012P-12Military Training and Professional Licensure
H.B. 2258
Requires professional and vocational licensing boards to consider relevant military education, training, and service as part of the evaluati...

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ILSigned into law 06/2012P-12Administrative Certificates
H.B. 4993
Amends the School Code. With respect to administrative certificates, provides that a candidate (i) who has enrolled and began coursework pri...

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NVIssued 05/2012P-12Providing Reciprocity for Military Spouses Seeking Licensure in this State
Executive Order# 2012-11
Every professional licensing board organized pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statues is ordered to:
Facilitate endorsement of a current licen...

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MSSigned into law 04/2012P-12Establish Administrative Due Process for Licensure Violations
H.B. 1144
Establishes an office within the State Department of Education to respond to and conduct hearings regarding educator and administrator licen...

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- Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay
LASigned into law 06/2012P-12Sick and Leave for District Employees
S.B. 494 - Sick and Sabbatical Leave for District Employees
Section 2: Amends provisions related to extended sick leave for school bus drivers, teachers and other district employees. Repeals provision...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Severance Pay
H.B. 5101 - Severance Pay
Provides that if a district enters into a contract or employment agreement with an officer, agent, employee or contractor that includes a se...

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LASigned into law 04/2012P-12Teacher and Administrator Compensation
H.B. 974
Addresses salary schedules for teachers and all school employees. Salary schedules for teachers, administrators and other certified staff wi...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12Administrator Evaluation and Compensation
S.B. 64 - Administrator Evaluation and Compensation
Defines "district administrator" and "school administrator". Directs the state board to adopt rules establishing a framework for the evaluat...

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- Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness
CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Principal Evaluations
S.B. 1292
From bill summary: Authorizes a district to evaluate a principal annually for the principal's first and second year of employment as a new p...

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LAAdopted 09/2012P-12Evaluation and Assessment of Teachers and Administrators
LAC 28:CXLVII.105, 301, 305, 307, 309, 311, 319, 321, 323, 325, 701, 901, 903, and 905
Makes various changes to align the evaluation of school personnel with Act 54 of the 2010 Regular Legislative Session, including: (1) Clarif...

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NMAdopted 08/2012P-12Teacher and School Leader Effectiveness
6.69.8 NMAC
Adds new rule: 6.69.8 NMAC 'Teacher and School Leader Effectiveness,' which is intended to establish uniform procedures for conducting annua...

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ILAdopted 06/2012P-12Evaluation of Certified Employees Under Articles 24A and 34 of the School Code
23 IL ADC 50.10, 20, 30, 100, 110, 120, 140, 200, 300, 310, 320, 330, 400, 410, 420; 23 IL ADC 50.App. A
From Illinois Register: Sets forth the minimum requirements for both student growth and professional practice that all school districts must...

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MASigned into law 06/2012P-12Teacher and Principal Evaluation Systems
S.B. 2315
Requires the State Board to establish and maintain a data system for the purpose of assessing the effectiveness of district evaluation syste...

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NYSigned into law 06/2012P-12Public Reporting of Teacher/Principal Performance Review Results
S.B. 7792
Directs each district and board of cooperative educational services (BOCES) to release to the public and the department of education the qua...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Assistant Principal Evaluations
S.B. 316 - Assistant Principal Evaluations
Clarifies that evaluation procedures for assistant principals must be based on principles comparable to the teacher evaluation policy adopte...

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PASigned into law 06/2012P-12Rating Tool for Professional School Staff
H.B. 1901 - Section 1123
Section 1123 requires the Secretary of Education--by June 30, 2013--to create a rating tool to measure the performance of professional staff...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Teacher and Admin Evaluations
S.B. 458
(Sec. 51) Expands the requirements for the guidelines for the state model evaluation program for teachers and school administrators to inclu...

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IASigned into law 05/2012P-12Teacher and Administrator Matters
S.B. 2284 -- Division III
This section relates to teacher reviews, professional development, and administrator evaluations. Creates three new task forces: Statewide E...

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LAAdopted 05/2012P-12Teacher and Administrator Evaluations
LAC 28:CXLVII.Chapters 1-9
From May 2012 Louisiana Register: Act 54 of the 2010 Regular Legislative Session required that BESE develop, adopt, and promulgate all rules...

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AZSigned into law 04/2012P-12Teacher/Principal Evaluations
H.B. 2823
Requires the State Board to adopt four state performance classifications (highly effective, effective, developing, ineffective) and guidelin...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Deadline for Annual Performance Evaluations
H.B. 706 - Deadline for Annual Performance Evaluations
Eliminates a deadline for annual performance evaluations (continues to require annual performance evaluations, but eliminates requirement th...

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MESigned into law 04/2012P-12Effective Teaching and School Leadership
H.P. 1376
Requires school administrative units to develop and implement comprehensive performance evaluation and professional growth systems for teach...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Principal Evaluation - Data Component
H.F. 2949
Requires that longitudinal student growth data account for 35% of a principal's annual evaluation.
Article 2, Sec.8, Sub.3 https://www.revis...

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MSSigned into law 04/2012P-12Annual Evaluation of School Superintendents
H.B. 447
Requires the local school board to conduct an annual comprehensive evaluation of the school superintendent consistent with the assessment co...

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WISigned into law 04/2012P-12Multiple Sections: Educator Effectiveness and Preparation Program Effectiveness
S.B. 461
Requires that beginning July 1, 2012, each teacher preparatory program in the state submit to the department a list of individuals who have ...

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NYSigned into law 03/2012P-12Portion of State Funding Contingent on Adoption of Teacher and Principal Evaluation Process
A.B. 9057 - Portion of State Funding Contingent on Adoption of Teacher and Principal Evaluation Process
Part A, Section 1: Requires a school district, to be eligible for an apportionment of general support for public schools from the funds appr...

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SDSigned into law 03/2012P-12Teacher and Principal Evaluations
H.B. 1234
Provides that beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, any public school district seeking state accreditation must evaluate each certified te...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12Educator Evaluation
S.B. 64 - Educator Evaluation
Requires each district employee to be evaluated annually in accordance with state board rules. Requires provisional or probationary educator...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12Administrator Evaluation and Compensation
S.B. 64 - Administrator Evaluation and Compensation
Defines "district administrator" and "school administrator". Directs the state board to adopt rules establishing a framework for the evaluat...

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WYSigned into law 03/2012P-12District & School Leader Evaluation
S.F. 57
Directs state board to measure year-to-year changes in student achievement and link performance to school and district leaders, including pr...

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COSigned into law 02/2012P-12Evaluation of Educator Effectiveness
H.B. 1001
Senate Bill 10-191, enacted in 2010, requires the general assembly to review and approve the rules adopted by the state board of education i...

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- Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation
LAAdopted 05/2012Postsec.Standards for Out-of-State Institutions Wishing to Offer Teacher Education or Education Leadership Programs
LAC 28:IX.305
From May 2012 Louisiana Register: Requires licensed educational institutions wishing to offer teacher education or education leadership prog...

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- Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development
NHAdopted 12/2012P-12Principal, Associate Principal, District Administrator Educational Interpreter and Professional Development
NH ADC Ed 506.04, 06, 08; NH ADC Ed 507.35; NH ADC Ed 512.01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06; NH ADC Ed 614.04
These rules describe what an individual has to do and know to be certified as either a Principal, Associate Principal, District Administrato...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Professional Learning Rules Task Force
S.B. 184 - Professional Learning Rules Task Force
Section 1: Directs the department of education to establish the Professional Learning Rules Task Force to review state board professional le...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Professional Development
S.B. 404
Directs the state board of education, in consultation with the professional standards commission, to establish category-level expenditure co...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Repealing Various Teacher and Leader Provisions
H.B. 706 - Repealing Various Teacher and Leader Provisions
Repeals: (1) Section 20-2-212.3, relating to increasing teachers' salaries in areas of shortage; (2) Section 20-2-212.4, relating to an addi...

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ARAdopted 03/2012P-12Professional Development; Attendance at Instructional Professional Development Sessions; Distribution of Student Special Needs Funding
AR ADC 005.22.7-1.0 to AR ADC 005.22.7-9.00; AR ADC 005.22.1-1.00 to AR ADC 005.22.1-5.00; AR ADC 005.01.11-1.00 to AR ADC 005.01.11-9.00
Provides guidelines for developing a high quality professional development system for all educators in order to facilitate individual, team,...

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- Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure
OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Teacher and Administrator (Not Superintendent) Contract Renewal/Non-Renewal
S.B. 316 - Teacher and Administrator (Not Superintendent) Contract Renewal/Non-Renewal
From final bill analysis: Extends the deadlines for a district or educational service center (ESC) to notify a teacher or administrator that...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Administrator Contracts, RIFs, Furlough Days
S.B. 153
Replaces reference to "principal" with reference to "administrator" in certain provisions pertaining to actions to terminate or suspend a sc...

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- Middle School
GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Program for Middle School Children During Nonschool Hours
H.B. 706 - Program for Middle School Children During Nonschool Hours
Repeals Section 20-2-312, relating to a state program for middle school children during nonschool hours. Page 7 of 11: http://www.legis.ga.g...

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KYSigned into law 04/2012P-12Task Force to Study Interscholastic Athletics at the Middle School Level
H.C.R. 155
Directs the Legislative Research Commission to establish a task force to study interscholastic athletics at the middle school level, and ass...

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COSigned into law 03/2012P-12Interventions For Middle School Students
H.B. 1013
The bill directs districts to consider adopting procedures by which the schools use available data to identify and provide intervention serv...

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TNSigned into law 03/2012P-12Middle Schools Teaching High School Courses
H.B. 2653
Provides that schools teaching courses in grades seven or eight that are also taught in any grade nine through twelve and which count toward...

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- Minority/Diversity Issues
VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Publishing Disciplinary Offense and Outcome Data
H.B. 367
Requires the Board of Education to annually publish disciplinary offense and outcome data by race, ethnicity, gender, and disability for eac...

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NMAdopted 02/2012P-12Study Strategic Education Plan to Close Achievement Gaps
H.M. 67
Requests the creation of a working group to develop a comprehensive strategic education plan to eliminate the achievement gap and increase t...

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- Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian
HIAdopted 06/2012P-12Review of State Funding for ESL and Hawaiian Language Programs
S.R. 43
Requests that the University of Hawaii, with the assistance of the department of education and other educational organizations as appropriat...

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HIAdopted 06/2012P-12Review of the State's Funding for Existing ESL Instruction/Activities and Hawaiian Language Programs
S.C.R. 87
Requests that the University of Hawaii, with the assistance of the department of education and other educational organizations, as appropria...

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AKSigned into law 05/2012P-12Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council
S.B.130
Establishes the Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council to advise both the governor and legislature on programs, policies, ...

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HIAdopted 04/2012P-12Hawaiian Studies Program
H.R. 59
Requests that the board of education and department of education comply in full with the findings and recommendations of the Office of the A...

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NMSigned into law 02/2012P-12
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Tribal College Dual Credit Programs
S.B. 256
Provides funding for Tribal colleges that participate in the dual credit program for high school students to offset waived tuition and fees;...

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- No Child Left Behind
ARAdopted 03/2012P-12Rules Governing Highly Qualified Teachers
AR ADC 005.19.9-1.0 to AR ADC 005.19.9-5.0; AR ADC 005.19.9 Appendix A, B, C
Establishes definitions and procedures to designate teachers as highly qualified in the core academic subject areas pursuant to the No Child...

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- No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer
LAAdopted 12/2012P-12Sanctions for Low-Performing Schools
LAC 28:LXXXIII, Chapter 14, 16, 19, 23
Repeals §1401, §1403, §1405, which related to levels to, entry and movement in academic assistance. Amends §1601, "Entry into Academically U...

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- No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools
OKSigned into law 06/2012P-12School Improvement Plans
H.B. 2306
Requires that school district alternative education plans be included in the school improvement plans school districts must adopt every six ...

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- No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers
HIAdopted 06/2012P-12NCLB Waiver
S.C.R. 120
Requests the board of education and department of education to (1) apply to the U.S. Department of Education for a waiver from No Child Left...

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IDAdopted 03/2012P-12Request to U.S. Congress to Repeal No Child Left Behind Act
H.J.M. 8
House Joint Memorial asking the U.S. Congress to repeal the No Child Left Behind Act. http://legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2012/HJM008.p...

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- No Child Left Behind--School Support
LASigned into law 06/2012P-12School Improvement Plans and Trend Data Reports
S.B. 309
Provides relative to certain requirements for educational improvement plans. Removes certain requirements related to school improvement plan...

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