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From the ECS State Policy Database

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The following summary includes policies enacted in the past month. 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
- Career/Technical Education
CATo governor 09/24/2013P-12Career and Technical Education in Corrections Education
A.B. 1019
From bill analysis: Requires goals for career technical education to be set by the superintendent of correctional education. Establishes factors that are required to be considered when establishing a career technical education program, including the demand for...

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CATo governor 09/05/2013P-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...

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- Civic Education
CASigned into law 09/06/2013P-12Civics
A.B. 137
From bill summary: Existing law requires the Instructional Quality Commission to review and revise, as necessary, the course requirements in the history-social science framework to ensure that minimum standards for courses in American government and civics inc...

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- Curriculum--Social Studies/History
CATo governor 09/25/2013P-12Role of Filipinos and Immigrants in Farm Labor Movement
A.B. 123
From bill summary: Requires that the state board ensure that the state curriculum and framework, where appropriate, include instruction on the role of immigrants, including Filipino Americans, in the farm labor movement. Provides that this requirement not be i...

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CATo governor 09/23/2013P-12History-Social Science Framework
A.B. 424
From bill summary: Requires the Instructional Quality Commission, when revising the history-social science framework, to do so based on the subject matter of the course in addition to appropriateness, to consider incorporating the Magna Carta, the Articles of ...

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CASigned into law 09/06/2013P-12Civics
A.B. 137
From bill summary: Existing law requires the Instructional Quality Commission to review and revise, as necessary, the course requirements in the history-social science framework to ensure that minimum standards for courses in American government and civics inc...

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- Economic/Workforce Development
CATo governor 09/05/2013P-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...

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- Federal
MEIssued 09/04/2013P-12Local Education Control and Student Privacy Rights
Executive Order 6
Prohibits the state department from adopting any educational standards, curricula or instructional approaches that may be mandated by the federal government. Prohibits the department from applying for any federal grant that requires, as a condition of applicat...

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- Finance--Bonds
CATo governor 09/23/2013P-12
Community College
School District and Community College District Bonds
A.B. 182
From bill summary: Requires the ratio of total debt service to principal for each bond series to not exceed 4 to one. Requires each bond that allows for the compounding of interest, including, but not limited to, a capital appreciation bond, maturing more than...

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- Finance--Facilities
CATo governor 09/09/2013P-12Sale of Surplus Real Property
A.B. 308
From bill summary: Authorizes the State Allocation Board to establish a program that requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school that sells real property that was purchased with or modernized with, or on which improvements were co...

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- Governance--School Boards
OKSigned into law 09/10/2013P-12Restrictions on Attorneys Involved in Due Process Hearings
H.B. 1010
Prohibits an attorney, representative, or other designee of the school district who has represented or represents a school district or the administration of a school district at a hearing held for the
purpose of affording due process rights and requirements f...

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- High School--Graduation Requirements
CASigned into law 09/23/2013P-12High School Graduation Requirements for Pupils in Foster Care
A.B. 216
From bill summary: Revises provisions regarding certain exemptions of students in foster care from high school graduation requirements. Requires a district to exempt a pupil in foster care who transfers between schools any time after the completion of the pupi...

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- P-3 Child Care
CATo governor 09/23/2013P-12Child Care and Development Services
A.B. 274
From bill summary: Requires child care providers authorized to provide services to children up to age 13 pursuant to the Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the department of education, to submit to the alternative payment program a monthl...

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- Postsecondary
CATo governor 09/03/2013Postsec.Credit by Examination
A.B. 1025
From bill summary: Requires the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and requests the Regents of the University of California, to provide information about credit by examination opportunities wherever course and class information ...

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- Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
CATo governor 09/23/2013Postsec.Cal Grant Program Eligibility
A.B. 1287
From bill summary: Specifies eligibility criteria that, commencing with the 2014–15 academic year, apply to Cal Grant award recipients who were determined to be ineligible for a renewal award because they exceeded the maximum household income or asset level, o...

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- Postsecondary Finance
CATo governor 09/23/2013P-12
Community College
School District and Community College District Bonds
A.B. 182
From bill summary: Requires the ratio of total debt service to principal for each bond series to not exceed 4 to one. Requires each bond that allows for the compounding of interest, including, but not limited to, a capital appreciation bond, maturing more than...

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- Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues
CATo governor 09/23/2013Community CollegeStudent Representation Fee
A.B. 1358
From bill summary: Existing law authorizes the governing body of a student body association to order an election be held to establish a student representation fee of $1 per semester, with 2/3 of students approving the fee.

New provisions authorize the electi...

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CATo governor 09/03/2013Postsec.Voting Rights of CSU Student Trustees
A.B. 447
From bill summary: Authorizes a student member of the Trustees of the California State University to vote at a board meeting during the first year of his/her term if the other student member is absent from that meeting due to illness, a family emergency, or a ...

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- Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
CATo governor 09/23/2013Community CollegeStudent Representation Fee
A.B. 1358
From bill summary: Existing law authorizes the governing body of a student body association to order an election be held to establish a student representation fee of $1 per semester, with 2/3 of students approving the fee.

New provisions authorize the electi...

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- Postsecondary Students--Military
DESigned into law 09/17/2013Postsec.Delaware Veterans Trust Fund
H.B. 85
Grants authority to the Delaware Commission of Veterans' Affairs to establish and administer the Delaware Veterans Trust Fund which allows honorably discharged Delaware veterans to petition the Fund for financial assistance relative to education. http://www.le...

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- School Safety
OKSigned into law 09/10/2013P-12School Protection Act
H.B. 1009
Creates the School Protection Act, stating that the purpose is to provide teachers, principals, and other school professionals the tools they need to undertake reasonable actions to maintain order, discipline, and an appropriate educational environment. Any st...

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- School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution
CATo governor 09/23/2013P-12Grounds for Suspension and Expulsion: Bullying
A.B. 256
Permits suspension or expulsion of a student for an electronic act of bullying that originates off a schoolsite. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_256_bill_20130912_enrolled.pdf ...

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- School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension
CATo governor 09/23/2013P-12Grounds for Suspension and Expulsion: Bullying
A.B. 256
Permits suspension or expulsion of a student for an electronic act of bullying that originates off a schoolsite. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_256_bill_20130912_enrolled.pdf ...

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OKSigned into law 09/10/2013P-12School Protection Act
H.B. 1009
Creates the School Protection Act, stating that the purpose is to provide teachers, principals, and other school professionals the tools they need to undertake reasonable actions to maintain order, discipline, and an appropriate educational environment. Any st...

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- School/District Structure/Operations
OKSigned into law 09/10/2013P-12Restrictions on Attorneys Involved in Due Process Hearings
H.B. 1010
Prohibits an attorney, representative, or other designee of the school district who has represented or represents a school district or the administration of a school district at a hearing held for the
purpose of affording due process rights and requirements f...

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- Special Populations--Corrections Education
CATo governor 09/24/2013P-12Career and Technical Education in Corrections Education
A.B. 1019
From bill analysis: Requires goals for career technical education to be set by the superintendent of correctional education. Establishes factors that are required to be considered when establishing a career technical education program, including the demand for...

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- Special Populations--Foster Care
CASigned into law 09/23/2013P-12High School Graduation Requirements for Pupils in Foster Care
A.B. 216
From bill summary: Revises provisions regarding certain exemptions of students in foster care from high school graduation requirements. Requires a district to exempt a pupil in foster care who transfers between schools any time after the completion of the pupi...

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- Standards
MEIssued 09/04/2013P-12Local Education Control and Student Privacy Rights
Executive Order 6
Prohibits the state department from adopting any educational standards, curricula or instructional approaches that may be mandated by the federal government. Prohibits the department from applying for any federal grant that requires, as a condition of applicat...

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- Standards--Common Core State Standards
MEIssued 09/04/2013P-12Local Education Control and Student Privacy Rights
Executive Order 6
Prohibits the state department from adopting any educational standards, curricula or instructional approaches that may be mandated by the federal government. Prohibits the department from applying for any federal grant that requires, as a condition of applicat...

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- Students--Records/Rights
CATo governor 09/20/2013P-12Pupil Records
A.B. 1068
From bill summary: Extends access to pupil records for a pupil who is 14 years of age or older if the pupil is both a homeless child or youth and an unaccompanied youth, and to an individual who has completed and signed a Caregiver's Authorization Affidavit fo...

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CAPassed 09/09/2013P-12Student and Youth Bill of Rights
A.C.R. 30
Recognizes the importance of engaging with young people to influence decisions that affect their quality of life and well-being, and that the Student and Youth Bill of Rights serves as a framework to guide and inform youth in organizing and advocating policy i...

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- Teaching Quality
CASigned into law 09/06/2013P-12Change in Employment Status, Reporting of Unprofessional Conduct
A.B. 449
From bill summary: Specifies that a change in employment status due solely to unsatisfactory performance or a reduction in force is not "a result of an allegation of misconduct" that must be reported to the commission on teacher credentialing's ("commission") ...

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- Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits
CATo governor 09/25/2013P-12Teachers' Retirement Law
A.B. 1379
From bill summary: Provides that activities of a retired State Teachers' Retirement Plan member who is an employee performing an assignment of 24 months or less are not included in the definition of retired member activities. Requires that a retired member be ...

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- Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention
CATo governor 09/25/2013P-12Teachers' Retirement Law
A.B. 1379
From bill summary: Provides that activities of a retired State Teachers' Retirement Plan member who is an employee performing an assignment of 24 months or less are not included in the definition of retired member activities. Requires that a retired member be ...

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- Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights
OKSigned into law 09/10/2013P-12School Protection Act
H.B. 1009
Creates the School Protection Act, stating that the purpose is to provide teachers, principals, and other school professionals the tools they need to undertake reasonable actions to maintain order, discipline, and an appropriate educational environment. Any st...

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