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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
+ Economic/Workforce Development
+ Federal
+ Finance--Bonds
+ Finance--Facilities
+ Governance--School Boards
- 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
+ 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