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From the ECS State Policy Database - Highlighted Policies


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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 state.

Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date].

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Signed into law 06/2007

Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies


P-12
State Board of Education Chairperson Qualifications
S.B. 1354
Concerns the Chairperson of the State Board of Education and appointment of the Commissioner of Education; requires the Chairperson of the State Board of Education to hold a degree in education; provides that the appointment of the Commissioner of Education go...

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Vetoed 06/2007

Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants


Postsec.,
Community College
Tuition for Undocumented Students
H.B. 5656
Concerning college tuition for undocumented immigrants committed to the care and custody of the department of children and families; requires the Department of Children and Families to provide college tuition and costs to undocumented immigrants who are commit...

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Signed into law 06/2005

Health


P-12
Students with Life-Threatening Allergies
S.B. 1312
Requires the department to develop and make available guidelines for the management of students with life-threatening food allergies. Requires the guidelines to include: (1) Education and training for school personnel on the management of students with life-th...

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Signed into law 06/2004

Health


P-12
School Nurses and Medication in Schools
H.B. 5429
Requires each local regional board of education that allows a school or other licensed nurse to administer medicine or that allows a student to self-administer medicine shall adopt written policies and procedures that shall be approved by the school medical ad...

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