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From the ECS State Policy Database 2013 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2013. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. To view all, press the button located at the top labeled "Expand All." Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary 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--Common Core/National Tests Assessment--End-of-Course At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Brain Research Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards Class Size Counseling/Guidance Curriculum Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Computer Science Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Data-Driven Improvement Demographics--Enrollments Economic/Workforce Development CA To governor 09/2013 P-12 Postsec. Education and Workforce Investment Systems S.B. 118 From bill summary: Provides that the California Workforce Investment Board ("board") is responsible for assisting the governor in the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century workforce and the promotion of th... More... ME Became law without governor's signature 07/2013 P-12 Postsec. Marketing for the Job Creation Through Educational Opportunity Program H.P. 926 Requires the department to notify superintendents about the program annually and encourage the superintendents to publicize the availability of the program among students, parents and school staff. Requires the Department of Labor to require that publicly fund... More... WA Signed into law 07/2013 Postsec. Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation H.B. 1866 From fiscal note: Includes the Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation among the recipients of the Economic Strategic Reserve Account. Delays termination of the Center until July 1, 2020 and extends the provisions repealing the Center until July 1, 2... More... CT Signed into law 06/2013 Community College Nondegree Certification and Technical Training Programs Correlated to Workforce Shortages S.B. 868 Directs the The Office of Higher Education, in consultation with the Board of Regents for Higher Education, to develop a list of nondegree certificate programs and technical training courses offered by the regional community-technical colleges that directly co... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Postsec. Texas Workforce Innovation Needs Program H.B. 3662 Creates the Texas Workforce Innovation Needs Program. Provides the purposes of the program are to provide selected districts, and public and private or independent institutions of higher education, with the opportunity to establish innovative programs designed... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 Postsec. Texas Innovative Adult Career Education (ACE) Grant Fund and Grant Program H.B. 437 No longer authorizes grants to nonprofit organizations, or grants to a public junior college or public technical institute for the purpose of providing scholarships under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) program. Establishes the Texas Innovative Adult C... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 Postsec. Study re: Authorization of Baccalaurate Programs in Nursing and Applied Sciences S.B. 414 Directs the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to conduct a study of regional workforce needs to determine regions of the state that would benefit from the authorization of baccalaureate degree programs in nursing and in applied sciences at public junio... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Postsec. Texas Fast Start Program S.B. 441 Directs the Texas Workforce Commission, in partnership with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, to establish and administer the Texas Fast Start Program to identify and develop methods to support, and to provide support for, competency-based, rapid-... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Postsec. Projections of Workforce Needs and Comparisons of Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 1296 Directs the higher education coordinating board (HECB), in conjunction with the Texas Workforce Commission, to collect relevant information and make 5-year projections on Texas workforce needs and the educational attainment and training of persons projected to... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 Postsec. Texas 2036 Commission H.B. 2036 Creates the Texas 2036 Commission and establishes membership. Directs the commission, with an emphasis on the changing demographics of this state, to assess and identify future higher education and workforce needs in the state and the state's ability to meet t... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Postsec. Developing a Skilled Workforce H.C.R. 82 Requests the creation of a joint interim committee to study education policy as it relates to developing a skilled workforce. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/billtext/pdf/HC00082F.pdf#navpanes=0... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Skills Development Fund Dollars to Support Certain Dual Credit Programs H.B. 3028 Permits the Texas Workforce Commission to use up to 5% of the general revenue appropriated to the skills development fund for that biennium, along with funds available to the commission from other sources, to be awarded to a public junior college, public state... More... DE Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Postsec. Community College Establishes the "Blue Collar" Task Force. S.J.R. 1 The Blue Collar Task Force determines the need for additional state policies or programs to attract and retain "Blue Collar" jobs. Members are named; deadline to report back to the General Assembly is January 23, 2014. http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/LIS147.nsf/... More... IN Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. EARN Indiana Program H.B. 1312 Changes the college work study program into the Employment Aid Readiness Network (EARN) Indiana Program. Makes changes to the definition of "eligible employer" to extend eligibility to for-profit companies and allow year-round participation of all eligible ent... More... NV Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. STEM Council S.B. 345 Charges council with developing a strategic plan for science, technology, engineering, and math to serve as a foundation for workforce development. Requires a survey of education programs to identify recommendations for the wider implementation of such program... More... OR Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Youth Job Development H.B. 2689 Amends existing law to allow a public body to enter into a written cooperative agreement with a youth job development organization for the provision of services by youth participants in connection with a public resource project for the purpose of providing opp... More... OR Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program H.B. 2913 Amends existing law that requires the department and the bureau of labor and industries to jointly establish a committee to set goals for the career and technical education revitalization grant program. Requires the development of grant criteria and make reco... More... TN Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Community College Labor Education Alignment Program H.B. 1276 Creates a statewide, comprehensive labor education alignment program, in which technology center and community college students participate in employment training and attain industry-recognized postsecondary credentials. Provides that the Tennessee Higher Educ... More... AL Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Industrial Development and Training Institute S.B. 222 From bill summary: Places the Alabama Industrial Development and Training Institute under the supervision and control of the secretary of commerce and the department of commerce. Provides that all employees of the institute are to remain employees of the insti... More... IN Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Community College Creates Regional Indiana Works Council S.B. 465 Establishes an Indiana Works Council (Council) for each region designated by the Governor. Provides that council members are selected, appointed by the Governor. Requires the Education Roundtable to provide staff/administrative support to Councils. Requires ea... More... IN Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Postsec. Community College Establishes Indiana Career Council H.B. 1002 Establishes the Indiana Career Council to: (1) align the various participants in the state's education, job skills development, and career training system; (2) match the education and skills training provided by the state's education, job skills development, a... More... NM Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Technology Research Collaborative H.B. 562 From bill analysis: Creates a technology research collaborative (TRC), with the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology serving as fiscal agent. Members of the TRC shall include national laboratories, major research institutes, and all postsecondary inst... More... TN Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Assessment of Workforce Need H.B. 566 Requires Tennessee Higher Education Commission to produce annual report related to anticipated workforce needs and the estimated number of college degrees, certificates, and other credentials produced to meet said needs. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/108/Bil... More... WA Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Community College Aligning STEM or Career and Technical Education Programs with Applied Baccalaureate Programs S.B. 5624 Subject to available funding, working with the state board for community and technical colleges to develop high-demand applied baccalaureate programs that align with high quality secondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs and career a... More... WA Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Modifying Job Skills Program Provisions. H.B. 1247 Amends existing law which requires the annual gross business income of five hundred thousand dollars or more to be equal to or greater than the amount of the requested job skills grant. Commitment of financial support from businesses with an annual gross busin... More... WV Issued 04/2013 P-12 Postsec. Workforce Planning Council Exec. Order 3-13 Establishes the West Virginia Workforce Planning Council as the single, independent entity to integrate and coordinate public education, workforce development, and economic development efforts. Details membership, reporting schedule. http://www.governor.wv.gov... More... SD Signed into law 03/2013 Postsec. Determines Job Placement Outcomes for Graduates of Public South Dakota Postsecondary Education Institutions S.B. 4 Requires the Department of Labor and Regulation to work with the Board of Regents to determine the job placement outcomes for those persons completing a degree program at institutions under the control of the Board of Regents. The department is also required t... More... SD Signed into law 03/2013 Postsec. Enhancement of South Dakota's Economic Development and Education S.B. 235 Permits thirty percent of the building South Dakota fund to be transferred to the workforce education fund. The workforce education fund can be used to fund the limited English proficiency adjustment, provide grants for the purposes of providing secondary car... More... UT Signed into law 03/2013 P-12 Postsec. Education Task Force S.B. 169 Creates the Education Task Force. Establishes membership of legislative leaders). Directs the task force to review and make recommendations on public education and higher education issues, including: (1) Long-term education policies to help job creation and ... More... NM Passed 02/2013 Postsec. Workforce Skill and Education Aquisition for Hispanic and American Indians H.M. 41 Requests the secretary of workforce solutions to conduct a study on how to provide assistance to Hispanics and American Indians who seek to gain the skills and education needed to join the workforce. The study, along with its recommendations and findings, is ... More... NM Passed 02/2013 P-12 Postsec. Alignment of Education and Training to Types of Employment H.M. 45 Resolves that the economic development department, the workforce solutions department, the public education department, the bureau of business and economic research at the University of New Mexico, and the arrowhead center at New Mexico State University coordi... More... NJ Vetoed 01/2013 P-12 Postsec. Workforce Development & Education Commission S.B. 2483 Would have created the New Jersey Workforce Development and Education Commission within the state department of labor. Would have charged board with identifying policies that improve the ability of the state's schools and public postsecondary institutions to m... More... 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