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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." Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary Career/Technical Education Civic Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History CA To governor 09/25/2013 P-12 Role 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... More... CA To governor 09/23/2013 P-12 History-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 ... More... CA Signed into law 09/06/2013 P-12 Civics 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... More... Economic/Workforce Development Federal Finance--Bonds Finance--Facilities Governance--School Boards High School--Graduation Requirements P-3 Child Care Postsecondary Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Students--Military School Safety School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension School/District Structure/Operations Special Populations--Corrections Education Special Populations--Foster Care Standards Standards--Common Core State Standards Students--Records/Rights Teaching Quality Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights