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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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+ 21st Century Skills
+ Accountability
+ Accountability--Accreditation
+ Accountability--Measures/Indicators
+ Accountability--Reporting Results
+ Accountability--Rewards
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers
+ Accountability--School Improvement
+ Adult Basic Education
+ Assessment
+ Assessment--Accommodations
+ Assessment--College Entrance Exams
+ Assessment--Computer Based
+ Assessment--End-of-Course
+ Assessment--High Stakes/Competency
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education
+ Attendance
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+ Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower)
+ Attendance--Truancy
+ Background Checks
+ Bilingual/ESL
+ Career/Technical Education
+ Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship
+ Cheating
+ Choice of Schools
- 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.
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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
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment
+ Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Tax Credits
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers
+ Civic Education
+ Civic Education--Character Education
+ Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards
+ Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance
+ Class Size
+ Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Arts Education
+ Curriculum--Drivers Education
+ Curriculum--Excusal
+ Curriculum--Family Living Education
+ Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed.
+ Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language
+ Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education
+ Curriculum--Language Arts
+ Curriculum--Mathematics
+ Curriculum--Multicultural
+ Curriculum--Physical Education
+ Curriculum--Science
+ Curriculum--Sex Education
+ Curriculum--Social Studies/History
+ Data-Driven Improvement
+ Economic/Workforce Development
+ Equity
+ Finance
+ Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost
+ Finance--Bonds
+ Finance--District
+ Finance--Equity
+ Finance--Facilities
+ Finance--Federal
+ Finance--Funding Formulas
+ Finance--Local Foundations/Funds
+ Finance--Lotteries
+ Finance--Resource Efficiency
+ Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
+ Finance--Student Fees
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues
+ Governance
+ Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule
+ Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest
+ Governance--Mandates
+ Governance--Regional Entities
+ Governance--School Boards
+ Governance--School Boards--Training
+ Governance--Site-Based Management
+ Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies
+ Health
+ Health--Child Abuse
+ Health--Nutrition
+ Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses
+ Health--Suicide Prevention
+ High School
+ High School--Advanced Placement
+ High School--College Readiness
+ High School--Credit Recovery
+ High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates
+ High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
+ High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges
+ High School--Exit Exams
+ High School--GED (General Education Development)
+ High School--Graduation Requirements
+ High School--International Baccalaureate
+ Instructional Approaches
+ Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices
+ Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
+ Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
+ Leadership
+ Leadership--District Superintendent
+ Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure
+ Middle School
+ Minority/Diversity Issues
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian
+ No Child Left Behind
+ No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer
+ No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools
+ No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers
+ No Child Left Behind--School Support
+ No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services
+ Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning
+ Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses
+ P-16 or P-20
+ P-3
+ P-3 Child Care
+ P-3 Content Standards and Assessment
+ P-3 Data Systems
+ P-3 Early Intervention (0-3)
+ P-3 Ensuring Quality
+ P-3 Family Involvement
+ P-3 Finance
+ P-3 Governance
+ P-3 Grades 1-3
+ P-3 Health and Mental Health
+ P-3 Kindergarten
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten
+ P-3 Preschool
+ P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development
+ Parent/Family
+ Parent/Family--Parent Rights
+ Partnerships--University/School
+ Postsecondary
+ Postsecondary Accountability
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval
+ Postsecondary Affordability
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants
+ Postsecondary Faculty
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure
+ Postsecondary Finance
+ Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding
+ Postsecondary Finance--Facilities
+ Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies
+ Postsecondary Institutions
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
+ Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent
+ Postsecondary Online Instruction
+ Postsecondary Participation
+ Postsecondary Participation--Access
+ Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics)
+ Postsecondary Participation--Outreach
+ Postsecondary Students
+ Postsecondary Students--Adults
+ Postsecondary Students--Disabled
+ Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth
+ Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional
+ Postsecondary Students--Military
+ Postsecondary Success
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics)
+ Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation
+ Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence
+ Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation
+ Private Schools
+ Privatization--Education Management Agencies (EMOs)
+ Proficiency-Based Approaches
+ Promotion/Retention
+ Purposes of Public Education
+ Reading/Literacy
+ Religion
+ Religion--Prayer/Meditation
+ Religion--Scientific Creationism (Evolution)
+ Rural
+ Scheduling/School Calendar
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Year
+ School Safety
+ School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution
+ School Safety--Corporal Punishment
+ School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness
+ School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension
+ School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault
+ School Safety--Special Education
+ School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes
+ School/District Structure/Operations
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Org. (K-3/K-8 etc.)
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching)
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation
+ Service-Learning
+ Special Education
+ Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations
+ Special Education--Finance
+ Special Education--Placement
+ Special Education--Transition
+ Special Populations--Corrections Education
+ Special Populations--Foster Care
+ Special Populations--Gifted and Talented
+ Special Populations--Homeless Education
+ Special Populations--Migrant Education
+ Special Populations--Military
+ Standards
+ Standards--Common Core State Standards
+ State Longitudinal Data Systems
+ State Policymaking
+ State Policymaking--Ballot Questions
+ State Policymaking--Constitutional Clauses
+ State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions
+ STEM
+ Student Achievement
+ Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap
+ Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance
+ Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring
+ Student Supports--Remediation
+ Student Surveys
+ Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities
+ Students--Employment
+ Students--K-12 Exchange Students
+ Students--Records/Rights
+ Teaching Quality
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits
+ Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring
+ Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals
+ Teaching Quality--Preparation
+ Teaching Quality--Professional Development
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects
+ Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Contracts (Not Tenure)
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights
+ Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining
+ Technology
+ Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware
+ Technology--Equitable Access
+ Technology--Funding Issues
+ Technology--Internet Safety
+ Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training
+ Textbooks and Open Source
+ Urban