From the ECS State Policy Database Finance

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. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary CT Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Charter School Approval and Funding S.B. 458 (Sec. 29-31) Starting in FY 14, allows the SBE (starting in 2014), within available appropriations, to approve (1) operating grants of up to... More... MN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Revenue from Students Graduating Early H.F. 2949 Repeals the provision that required general education revenues for a student graduating early to be paid as though the student was in attend... More... MI Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 State School Aid Act S.B. 691 Amends Section 25 of the State School Aid Act, which provides for adjustments in foundation allowance funding for pupils enrolled in alterna... More... AK Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Finance S.B. 84 An Act amending the funding for statewide residential educational programs; relating to funding for high school vocational and technical ins... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Integration Revenue Replacement Advisory Task Force H.F. 26 (a) Directs the education commissioner to convene a 12-member advisory task force to develop recommendations for repurposing integration rev... More... PA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Multiple Sections - Intermediate Unit Transparency H.B. 1352 Section 907-A requires the posting of financial and contract information for Intermediate Units. Section 921-A brings the intermediate units... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Transferring Funds for School Building Administration H.B. 200 - Transferring Funds for School Building Administration Permits local school administrative units to transfer funds for school building administration for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by t... More... WA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Finance H.B. 1131 Modifies provisions relating to the student achievement program general fund allocation. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/P... More... AL To governor 06/2011 P-12 Monthly Reporting on Education Trust Fund H.B. 25 Requires the Department of Finance to produce monthly reports on the condition of the Education Trust Fund. Provides legislative intent that... More... MN Vetoed 06/2011 P-12 Omnibus Education Policy Bill H.F. 1381 Omnibus Education Policy Bill https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H1381.5.html&session=ls87... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Oregon Education Investment Board and Early Learning Council S.B. 909 Establishes the Oregon Education Investment Board to oversee a unified public education system that begins with early childhood services and... More... OR Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Finance S.B. 5545 Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or otherrevenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal ... More... MN Vetoed 05/2011 P-12 Omnibus Education Finance Bill H.F. 934 Contains conference committee recommendations for the funding of K-12 education in Minnesota. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/showPDF.php... More... MN Vetoed 05/2011 P-12 Omnibus School Finance Bill H.F. 934 Omnibus K-12 Finance Bill https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0934.4.html&session=ls87... More... OK Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Pension Funding Accountability Act of 2011 H.B. 1007 Each month the State Department of Education is required to transfer the monies apportioned to the Teachers' Retirement System Dedicated Rev... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Outcomes Based Funding H.B. 2710 Establishes the 13-member Joint Legislative Study Committee on Outcome-Based Education Funding (Committee). Instructs the Committee to devel... More... MS Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 District Finance for Students In Corrections Facility S.B. 2388 Authorizes the Mississippi Department of Education to develop and promulgate policies and procedures regarding financial reimbursements to t... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Charter School Closure S.B. 1149 Creates a new section which will provide provisions in the event of an unanticipated public charter school closure. The provisions require s... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Training on Audit Procedures H.B. 1708 Requires school district board members to obtain professional development concerning audit procedures. Defines scope and content of training... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Oversight of Desegregation Funds H.B. 1878 Provides oversight of and accountability for state desegregation funding received and expended by the Pulaski County School Districts. http:... More... KS Adopted 03/2011 P-12 School Finance H.C.R. 5010 Resolution would create a statewide vote on a constitutional amendment to clarify that it is the Kansas Legislation that has the authority t... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Revenue Receipts H.B. 1296 Clarifies the definition of revenue receipts of a school district. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Bills/HB1296.pdf... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Unfunded Programs H.B. 1885 Deletes references to educational programs that have not been funded and do not exist and updates language in other sections to conform to c... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Standards of Quality H.B. 1792/S.B. 1270 Codifies in the Standards of Quality the flexibility to use funds provided in the appropriation act and provided to local school divisions f... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Purchase of Easements H.B. 1126 Authorizes local school boards to purchase easements for access to 16th section lands. Prohibits the use of eminent domain by any local scho... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Funds to Nonprofit Foundations H.B. 1227 Authorizes local school boards to disburse funds to a nonprofit foundation that exists to enhance the public educational experience and quai... More... DE Signed into law 02/2011 P-12 Needs-Based Funding H.B. 1 Allows services for children with disabilities to be funded based on identified individual needs rather than on their classification or plac... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Eligibility of Entities for Federal Funding A.B. 1683 From bill analysis: Requires the state board of education to include school districts, county offices of education, charter schools and othe... More... NJ Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 State Funding for Special Education Services A.B. 2300 Clarifies that a school district is eligible to receive and use chapter 193 State funding to provide special education evaluation services t... More... IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Unfunded Mandates Prohibited H.B. 4711 Provides that no public school district or private school is obligated to comply with any new unfunded mandate adopted by the legislature or... More... GA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Georgia Education Authority H.B. 936 - Section 2 and 3 Amends language related to the Georgia Education Authority (Schools). Reduces authority membership from 7 to 5 members; replaces existing me... More... GA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Amendments to Transparency in Government Act S.B. 389 Amends "Transparency in Government Act" to include in the definition of "agency" all departments (including the department of education), an... More... SC Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Salaries H.J.R. 4838 Provides that a local school district may pay teachers based on the years of experience the teacher possessed in fiscal year 2009-2010 witho... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Statewide E-Rate Program Fund H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Establishes the Statewide E-Rate Program Fund to be administered by the Government Information Technology Agency (GITA) and consisting of th... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Grants to Assist with Implementation of New Grad Requirements S.B. 438 - Sec. 18 Requires the state department of education to, within available appropriations, provide grants to local/regional school districts to begin i... More... MS Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Plans for District Budget Cuts H.B. 1170 Requires the school board of a school district having a certain ending fund balance in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 fiscal years to submit a plan... More... SD Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Finance S.B. 67 Revises property tax levies for the general fund of a school district; relates to agricultural property and single-family dwellings. http://... More... MS Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 School District Emergency Bridge Loan Act H.B. 1349 Creates the School District Emergency Bridge Loan Act to assist districts that suffer revenue losses due to the economic downturn. Provides ... More... IN Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Funding Remedial Programs and School Fund Transfers H.B. 1367 Adds a new chapter to the code, Chapter 8.5--Reading Deficiency Remediation Plan. Requires the state superintendent and the state board... More... WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Finance H.B. 2893 Changes school levy provisions; modifies the maximum levy percentage for specified calendar years; modifies provisions concerning the alloca... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Change in Sales Tax Disbursal H.B. 669/S.B. 413 Eliminates the requirement that every three years a census of all school-age persons residing within each school division take place; elimin... More... WY Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Interdistrict Distance Education H.B. 41 Relates to school finance; excludes district revenues derived from any tuition assessed by a district for the provision of distance educatio... More... NV Vetoed 02/2010 P-12 Unpaid Furlough Leave S.B. 3B Provides for a temporary reduction in salary in lieu of furlough leave for state employees who are exempt from taking unpaid furlough leave;... More... NV Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Finance A.B. 5B Provides a temporary waiver for the biennium to each school district, charter school and university school for profoundly gifted pupils from... More... VT Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 An Act Relating to Challenges for Change S.B. 286 Puts forth challenge to policy makers, administrators, service providers, and school administrators to design outcome-driven changes in serv... More... ID Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Unclaimed Property Act H.B. 385 Relates to unclaimed property; allows the administrator of the Unclaimed Property Act a period of five years prior to turning property over ... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 School Finance Working Group A.B. 8 Expresses legislative findings and declarations regarding the state's school funding system. Requires a working group to be convened to make... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 School Finance S.B. 84 Conditions the reduction of the revenue limit or general purpose entitlement for school districts upon certification by the superintendent o... More... CA Signed into law 09/2009 P-12 Bringing Per-Pupil Spending to National Average A.C.R. 54 States legislative intent that the state of California generate sufficient funds for, and allocate sufficient funds to education, so as to b... More... NY Vetoed 09/2009 P-12 Tuition Rates for Out-of-District Students A.B. 8245 Outlines the tuition rate that school districts or private schools may charge for out-of-district students for the 2010-11 school year. Prov... More... NC Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Personal Financial Literacy Education Required H.B. 1474 Requires credit education for all students; provides that each student receive personal financial literacy instruction that includes the tru... More... AZ Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 2010C Concerns criminal justice budget reconciliation; relates to juvenile probation, probation surcharges, probation officers, community punishme... More... NH Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Charter School Average Daily Membership H.B. 169 Requires that pupils attending an approved chartered public school be counted in the average daily membership in residence. http://www.genco... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Speeding Fine Funds S.B. 75 Amends provisions specifying which programs may receive funds realized from fines for violating special speed limit in school zone. Adds the... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Reimbursement for Students in Residential Facilities H.B. 1 - Section 3313.64 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Requires school districts that owe tuition for a regular education student housed in a residential facility to ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Funding Advisory Council H.B. 1 - Section 3306.29, 3306.291 and 3306.292 Section 3306.29: Establishes the Ohio school funding advisory council. Directs the council, by December 1, 2010 and every other year thereaf... More... AZ Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 2002C Relates to k-12 education budget reconciliation; provides for calculating equalization assistance for charter schools; provides that a schoo... More... NC Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Financial Literacy Council S.B. 1019 Establishes a Financial Literacy Council to coordinate and expand the statewide delivery of financial education for all North Carolinians; t... More... DE Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Local Control of State Education Funds H.B. 119 Takes several steps targeted at allowing local schools and districts to make better decisions at the local level to educate students. Its pr... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 5525 Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal ... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Tribal Language Revitalization Grants A.B. 75 Permits a school board or cooperative educational service agency, in conjunction with a tribal education authority, to apply to the state de... More... DE Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Pilot Academic Achievement Awards program S.B. 151 Creates a pilot Academic Achievement Awards program, which would use federal stimulus funds to make financial awards to schools that signifi... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 High School Innovation Grant Initiative H.B. 2263 Extends the high school innovation grant initiative to middle and junior high schools. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Bonds H.B. 3646 - Sections 69-72 Section 69: Adds new section 45.0531. Authorizes the state board by rule to establish a percentage of the cost value of the permanent school... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Financial Literary Pilot A.B. 1943 Establishes pilot program in Department of Education to provide instruction in personal finance to high school seniors. http://www.njleg.sta... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance A.B. 563 Ensures sufficient funding for K-12 public education for the 2009-2011 biennium; makes appropriations for class size reduction; authorizes s... More... NV Senate sustained governor's veto 05/2009 P-12 Finance A.B. 458 Revises various provisions relating to funding for public education; creates the K-12 Public Education Stabilization Account; repeals the pr... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Remediation A.B. 530 Provides for the reversion of certain money in the Account for Programs for Innovation and the Prevention of Remediation created to provide ... More... OR Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 65 Allows the Superintendent of Public Instruction to specify an alternative date for making a distribution or apportionment of funds payable t... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 6168 Relates to reducing costs in state elementary and secondary education programs; relates to funding for the leadership academy, math, science... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Mapping State Expenditures on Children H.B. 702 Authorizes a pilot project to map state expenditures on children for providing health, safety, stability, growth, development, and education... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Sparsity Revenue H.F. 2 Authorizes a school district that closes a school facility to receive the greater of its sparsity revenue computed under current law or the ... More... ID Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 262 Amends and repeals existing law relating to education; revises provisions relating to severance payments; revises provisions relating to the... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 1583 Modifies provisions relating to county auditors; modifies county auditor provisions; repeals county auditor duties regarding school district... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Financial Literacy H.B. 1347 Regards financial education; changes the name of the financial literacy public-private partnership to the financial education public-private... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Finance H.B. 312 Appropriates moneys to the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department of Education for fiscal year 2010; limits the number of ful... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Financial Emergency H.B. 252 Amends and adds to existing law relating to school district financial emergencies; provides for notice requirements in the event a financial... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Fiscal Accountability for Education Service Cooperative H.B. 1606 Provides fiscal accountability for education service cooperatives; provides that such cooperatives may submit a complete listing of all empl... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Reporting of National School Lunch Student Categorical Fund Expenditures S.B. 889 Requires the Department of Education to provide a detailed report of national school lunch student categorical fund expenditures, transfers ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Auditing of Noncompliant Districts S.B. 904 Provides that the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee may refer an audit report of a school district to the Department of Education if the ... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Fiscal Solvency of School Districts S.B. 1154 Relates to fiscal affairs of school districts; relates to state school bond guarantees; relates to fiscal solvency of school districts; prov... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Student Growth Funding H.B. 1555 Clarifies student growth funding for public school districts. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1501.pdf... More... IA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Changes to Miscellaneous Provisions H.B. 687 Deletes several requirements for reporting (i.e., simply the number of graduates, rather than specifying that the number has to be calculate... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Dismissal of Superintendent For Cause S.B. 345 Allows a superintendent's employment contract with a school district to be terminated for cause and without the district having any further ... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Agriculture in the Classroom H.B. 124 Relates to Agriculture in the Classroom license plates; amends existing law relating to the state Agriculture in the Classroom program to pr... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 5580 Concerns school impact fees; requires such fees must be expended or encumbered for a permissible use within ten years of receipt, unless the... More... KS Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Corrections Education H.B. 2001 Concerns a school district; in Atchison; relates to the number of pupils in the custody of the juvenile justice system and enrolled in schoo... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Reporting of Fiscal or Facilities Distress H.B. 2170 Provides intervention and professional consultation upon early indicators of the fiscal or facilities distress of a public school district; ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Children First Act of 2009 S.B. 2628 Prohibits public school students in 7th-12th grades who fail to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 from participating in extracurricular activ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 School Budget Reporting S.B. 1285 Requires local governing bodies and local school divisions to publish the estimated required local match in the publication of the annual sc... More... OR Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 5552 Adjusts appropriations and expenditures for various agencies and programs; decreases amounts allocated from the Administrative Services Econ... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 public record S.B. 143 Requires a searchable internet website for the posting and access of certain public records and financial information of the state, municipa... More... MS Vetoed 03/2009 P-12 State Board Authority H.B. 590 Authorizes the State Board of Education to contract with and provide funds to regional educational service agencies for any education-relate... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 136 Repeals the provision that requires cooperatives to set aside a portion of the net proceeds as an education fund. http://legis.state.sd.us/s... More... WY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 finance S.B. 124 Relates to public funds; provides for minimum balances in specified education accounts; provides for distribution of revenues between accoun... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Annual Report of Expenditures H.B. 2269 Requires the annual report of expenditures provided by the school board to the appropriate governing body to also be made available to the p... More... AR Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Recommendations for Educational Adequacy H.B. 1250 Requires a review of the recommendations for educational adequacy for all public school students before each fiscal session; relates to fund... More... WY Adopted 01/2009 P-12 FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS Chapter 4 Amends rules to require promulgation of rules and regulations governing Food Service Operations in districts and provide financial assistanc... More... CA Vetoed 01/2009 P-12 Postsec. Finance and Facilities A.B. 4A Relates to sufficient textbook requirements, county superintendent revenue limits, school district building maintenance funding, funding for... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 remediation finance A.B. 359 Amends existing law that requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to apportion to each school district a per pupil amount of funds ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 after school programs S.B. 1674 Relates to the After School Education and Safety Program Act. Authorizes the administrators of a before- or after-school program to operate ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Finance S.B. 1197 Requires that a regional occupational center or program established and maintained by school districts or joint powers agencies pursuant to ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Finance A.B. 2246 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to compute an amount of funding for each pupil concurrently enrolled in regular secondary ... More... CA Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Finance A.B. 2197 Relates to notification of Superintendent of Public Instruction when the county board of education approves proceeding with the issuance of ... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Postsec. Finance H.B. 2211 Relates to financing of postsecondary education and public and charter schools, calculating actual utility costs and the actual revenue cont... More... RI Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Financial literacy H.B. 8332 (Joint Resolution) Requests the Department of Education to create a task force on youth financial literacy in order to develop a statewide s... More... DE To Governor 06/2008 P-12 Ad Valorem Taxation H.J.R. 22 Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of Education and the Controller General... More... NH Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Cost of an Adequate Education S.B. 539 Relates to the cost of an adequate education and provision of fiscal capacity disparity aid; determines the per pupil cost of the opportunit... More... FL Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Education Program Funding H.B. 5083 Deletes salary supplements for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification from definition of compensation unde... More... OK Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Oklahoma Arts Council Grants H.B. 2699 Bill expands eligibility for Oklahoma Arts Council incentive grants to organizations, as well as school districts, for establishment of visu... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Postsec. Basic State Aid H.B. 2211 Increases base level (per-pupil funding) for all public schools by two percent from $3,226.88 to $3,291.42 for FY2008-09; increased addition... More... MN Vetoed 05/2008 P-12 Omnibus prek-12 Education Finance Bill H.B. 6 Relates to school district development screening aide, teacher and administrator licensure, district teacher compensation aide, district deb... More... DE Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Community College State Budget In Response to State's Financial Situation H.J.R. 14 Directs the General Assembly and the Governor to comprehensively address the current the state's financial situation. Provides for the use o... More... MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Low-Performing Schools S.B. 2666 Relates to low performing schools and school districts. Changes the designation of priority schools to schools at risk. Modifies and expands... More... WI Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 State Reimbursement for Special Educational Services by Certain Employees A.B. 906 Directs the department of public instruction to determine the average percentage of work time of school nurses, social workers, psychologist... More... ID Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Finance H.B. 532 Provides state funding from the Public Education Stabilization Fund to temporarily mitigate the impact on certain school districts for loss ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Bonded Indebtedness S.B. 2995 Provides that the bonded indebtedness limit for school districts in which the total number of students enrolled at any one time during the s... More... WV Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Student Density Funding Formula H.B. 4588 Makes major changes to the funding formula by eliminating adjusted enrollment and other waiver provisions and focuses new calculations on st... More... WY Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 School Finance Amendments S.B. 70 Bill establishes school district financial assistance for specified purposes outside of and in addition to the education resource block gran... More... IN Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Congressional Township School Funds H.B. 1244 Allows for the transfer of congressional township school funds held by counties to the treasurer of state. The transfers may take place over... More... SD Signed into law 02/2008 P-12 Finance H.B. 1087 Revises the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2008 regarding appropriations to the Department of Executive Management, the Departme... More... SD Signed into law 02/2008 P-12 finance--career and technical education S.B. 155 Provides state aid to education to certain school districts for students who currently attend a high school primarily focused on career and ... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2008 P-12 Funding Reform Act of 2008 A.B. 500 Enacts the School Funding Reform Act of 2008 to creates a fair, equitable and predictable funding formula based on student characteristics; ... More... CA To governor 08/2007 P-12 Appropriation S.B. 80 Provides funding for education under the State Budget Act for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. http://www.senate.ca.gov/... More... MA Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Regional School Budget Process H.B. 586 Relates to streamlining the regional school budget process, capital outlay expenses and a city or town's apportioned share for expenditures.... More... NJ Adopted 07/2007 P-12 SCHOOL FACILITIES PROJECTS NJAC 19:32-1 thru -4 Amends rules establishing a grant program to fund the State share of the final eligible costs of school facilities projects undertaken by sc... More... NH Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Adequate Education H.B. 927 Sets forth the substantive educational content of an adequate education, requires the establishment of criteria to identify schools with gre... More... NC Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Resolution of Disputes H.B. 1519 Modifies the law pertaining to the resolution of disputes between the state board of education and the board of county commissioners regardi... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Charter school finance H.B. 2790 Relates to fingerprinting of applicants for a new or renewed teaching certificate in a school district or charter school; relates to calcula... More... NV Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Basic Support Guarantee A.B. 563 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to recalculate the basic support guarantee for Fiscal Year 2008-09 based upon a salary inc... More... NV Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Review of School Districts Based on Financial Management Principles A.B. 244 Revises provisions governing the review of school districts based upon financial management principles. Revises provisions governing the pre... More... NV Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Financial Administration A.B. 615 If a municipality proposes to issue or incur general obligation bonds, the proposal must be submitted to the electors at an election. Provid... More... OK Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 School Funding Formula Task Force S.B. 925 Creates to continue until December 31, 2007, the School Funding Formula Task Force. The task force is to review the statutorily created for... More... NV Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 District Budget Reporting, Grant Fund for Licensed Education Personnel A.B. 1A Revises provisions governing the inclusion of certain information in the biennial budget request for the state distributive school account f... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 School Finance- Guaranteed Yield H.B. 828 Relates to the guaranteed yield of school district enrichment taxes to fund the maintenance and operations of public schools. http://www.cap... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 School Finance Reform Task Force H.F. 2245 [School Finance] Establishes the school finance reform task force. Task force goals include: (1) creating a standard and index to ensure that the formula rem... More... NE Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 School Breakfast Funding L.A. 73 Relates to school breakfast funding. Changes the basis for the state reimbursement of the school breakfast program from the current year to ... More... NE Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Educational Service Units and Early Childhood Education Grants L.B. 603 Relates to educational service units and school funding, incuding distance education. Changes provisions relating to: election of board memb... More... NE Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Elections to Exceed Property Tax Limit L.B. 289 Changes procedure relating to elections to exceed the property tax levy limit. Specifies that the method of voting at the meeting will prote... More... WA Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Investment of Permanent Common School Fund H.B. 2396 The legislature declares its intent to clarify the law authorizing investment of the Permanent Common School Fund in equities when the inves... More... MT Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Kindergarten Average Number Belonging Funding S.B. 2A (Kindergarten) Provides full-time Average Number Belonging funding for school districts that enroll students in full-time kindergarten. Provides start-up f... More... MT Issued 04/2007 P-12 Interim Study of Taxation and School Funding S.J.R. 31 Requests that the legislative council designate an appropriate interim or statutory committee, or direct sufficient staff resources to: (1) ... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Finance, tuition/fees H.B. 2079 Relates to the income tax review schedule; deletes certain sections for review; provides for 2012 review of sections regarding charitable or... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Charter schools, background checks H.B. 2041 Relates to charter schools, fingerprinting and a civil penalty if a charter school fails to comply with fingerprinting requirements. New pro... More... MT Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Elections Regarding School Funding S.B. 225 Authorizes that in years when the legislature meets in regular session or in a special session that affects school funding, the trustees may... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Home School Student Activities Program Unit S.B. 1098 Establishes a home school student activities program unit. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB1098.pdf... More... NM Vetoed 04/2007 P-12 Public School Cash Balance Credits S.B. 159 Relates to school finance, makes cash balance credits proportional to the size of the excess cash balance. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Allowable Limit on Cash Balances H.B. 59 Raises the allowable limit on cash balances a school district may keep. Changes the basis for calculating excess cash balances by referring ... More... AL Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Tornado Damage Repair H.B. 141 Makes a supplemental appropriation from the Education Trust Fund in the State Treasury to the State Department of Education, for Enterprise ... More... ID Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Public School Permanent Endowment Fund S.B. 1098 Amends existing law to require that property from an estate with no heirs or other claimants be paid to the Public School Permanent Endowmen... More... WV Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Public School Finance S.B. 541 Relates to public school finances; requires local share to be calculated assuming properties are being assessed at sixty percent of market v... More... WY Vetoed 03/2007 P-12 Federal Mineral Royalties Deposits H.B. 278 Requires federal mineral royalties above $200 million to be deposited to the common school account within the permanent land fund after the ... More... AL Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Finance S.J.R. 3A Reallocates to the State Executive Commission on Community Services Grants an appropriation from the Education Trust Fund to the Joint Legis... More... WY Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Extended Day & Summer School Programs, Distance Learning/Virtual University & Finance - Alternative Education Updates H.B. 115 Requires the state superintendent of public instruction to review at-risk program strategies funded under the block grant model, specificall... More... VA Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Selection of Joint School Fiscal Agent H.B. 2371 Authorizes the participating school boards of a joint school, including academic year Governor's Schools operated by two or more school divi... More... NE Signed into law 01/2007 P-12 Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act L.B. 21 Relates to the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act. Changes provisions relating to cost growth factor. http://uniweb.legisl... More... MT Rule Adoption 12/2006 P-12 Quality Educator, At Risk Students and Indian Payments ARM 10.7.106, .106A, .113 through .115,10.10.301 to .315, 10.15.101, 10.16.3804, .3811, .3812, .3816, 10.20.102 to 10.30.415 Adopts and amends rules relating to quality educator payments, at-risk student payments - general fund, Indian education for all payments, A... More... AL Approved by voters 11/2006 P-12 Minimum 10 Mills Property Tax Statewide Amendment Number Two Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to require at least 10 mills of property tax are levied for every school district in the sta... More... NV Approved by voters 11/2006 P-12 Education First Initiative Petition Ballot Question # 1 Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to require the legislature to fund the operation of the public schools for K-12th grades bef... More... WY Emergency Rule Adoption 10/2006 P-12 School Foundation Program Rules Chapter 8 Establishes emergency rules regarding the criteria and standards for the School Foundation Program, which provides a guaranteed level of fun... More... CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 Flexible Funding for Pupil Achievement Program A.B. 756 Establishes the Flexible Funding for Pupil Achievement Program. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer the program.... More... MS Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Emergency Aid Grants H.B. 5A Establishes an emergency aid grants program for local governments, including public school districts. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/docum... More... MI Rejected by voters 08/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Educational Funding Guarantee V. 6 (Prop. 5) Would require the state to provide annual funding increases equal to the rate of inflation for public schools, intermediate school districts... More... NC Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College State Budget Act' H.B. 914 Recodifies provisions of the executive budget act and the capital improvement planning act into a state budget act that revises and clarifie... More... NY Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Reporting Illegal or Inappropriate Financial Practices A.B. 8925 Provides protection to any employee of a school district board of cooperative educational services or charter school who having reasonable c... More... RI Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Statewide Purchasing System for Education Services and Products H.B. 6853; S.B. 2531 Directs the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, working with the Department of Administration, to establish a statewide purcha... More... CA Rejected by voters 07/2006 P-12 School Funding and Tax Increase V. 14 (Prop. 88) (1189. SA2005RF0126) Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to provide public school funding by imposing a tax on real property that exem... More... OK Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Claiming Federal Program Funds OAC 210-25-3-7 Changes the process school districts use to claim federal program funds. Implements an electronic reimbursement program which will allow sch... More... DE Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Financial Accountability for Districts and Charters S.B. 308 Implements enhanced financial accountability provisions for public school districts and charter schools; relates to district and charter sch... More... TX Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Financial Accountability H.B. 1 C (Sections 2.05; 2.09) Requires the commissioner, in consultation with the comptroller, to develop and implement a financial accountability rating system for schoo... More... AR Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Financial Impact Statements H.B. 1016A Requires detailed financial impact statements for administrative rules promulgated by the state board. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot... More... CA Vetoed 10/2005 P-12 Instructional Materials Fund S.B. 657 Existing law establishes the State Instructional Materials Fund and continuously appropriates the money in the fund to the State Department ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Community College Donation of Political Subdivisions' Surplus Computer Equipment S.B. 218 Requires political subdivisions to establish procedures to give first priority for donation of their surplus computer equipment to public el... More... LA Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Financially At Risk Districts S.B. 307 AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1351(A) and (B), 1352, 1353, and 1354, and to enact R.S. 17:10.1(C). Requires the state board to define ... More... MT Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 REVISING SCHOOL FINANCE LAWS H.B. 63 AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING SCHOOL FINANCE LAWS; ALLOWING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO LEASE PERSONAL PROPERTY; EXPANDING THE USES FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL D... More... GA Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Education Grants H.B. 27 Repealed the following provision and related provisions: The General Assembly, being mindful of the primary obligation of the state to provi... More... ND Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Postsec. Department of Public Instruction Appropriations H.B. 1013 AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of public instruction, the school for the deaf, North Dakota... More... MS Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Postsec. Mississippi Adequate Education Program S.B. 2731 Creates a Commission on Restructuring the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) to revise certain components and creates a commissio... More... KS Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 P-12 2010 Commission H.B. 2247 (section 7-9) Establishes the 2010 Commission. States that the commission shall cease to exist on December 31, 2010. Requires the commission to: (a) Condu... More... KS Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 P-12 School District Audit Team H.B. 2247 (section 4-5) Creates a school district audit team within the division of post audit. Requires the school district audit team to conduct performance audit... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Seized Motor Vehicles H.B. 2828 Allows motor vehicles seized by law enforcement agencies to be donated to school districts for driver's education courses. http://www.arkleg... More... ID Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Technology and Remediation Support S.B. 1223 Appropriates $283,113,100 for the Educational Support Program/Division of Operations for fiscal year 2006; provides for expenditures for cer... More... NE Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 School State Aid Payment Adjustments L.B. 198 Relates to schools. Provides for payment adjustments to reflect transfers of property as prescribed. (1) State aid payments shall be adjust... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Teacher' Professional Growth Fund H.B. 93 (Sections 5 and 6) Specifies that the teachers' professional growth fund is to provide teachers with high quality professional development in content knowledge... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Mathematics Achievement Fund H.B. 93 (Section 3) Creates the mathematics achievement fund to provide developmentally appropriate diagnostic assessment and intervention services to students,... More... ND Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Supplemental Payments to High Schools H.B. 1032 Relates to the formula for calculating supplemental payments to high school districts; relates to property taxes, transportation levy, and h... More... WY Signed into law 02/2005 P-12 Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Penalties S.F. 73 Unless otherwise provided by law, all civil or administrative fines or penalties collected under this article are to be paid over to the sta... More... ME Signed into law 01/2005 P-12 Education Costs and Property Taxes H.P. 6 Increases the State share of education costs; provides for reduction in property taxes; reduces government spending at all levels; provides ... More... MI Signed into law 12/2004 P-12 Schools Cooperative Purchasing Program H.B. 5913 Provides for the creation and operation of a cooperative bulk purchasing program for school districts, public school academies, nonpublic sc... More... MI Signed into law 12/2004 P-12 School District Purchasing Requirements H.B. 5875 Provides for inapplicability of school district requirements to obtain competitive bids for purchasing if the school district makes purchase... More... MI Signed into law 11/2004 P-12 Intermediate School District Audits H.B. 5457 Requires the Department of Treasury to conduct random financial audits of intermediate school districts. http://www.michiganlegislature.org... More... MI Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 2005 School Aid Budget S.B. 1069 Provides school aid zero budget for fiscal year 2005. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/2004-PA-0351.pdf... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Teachers A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) SEC. 1: Existing law requires the county superintendent of schools to report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction on the financial co... More... MI Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 2005 Education Budget S.B. 1065 Provides Department of Education zero budget for fiscal year 2005. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/200... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Districts: Reorganizations A.B. 2841 Permits a county committee on school district organization to abolish a common governing board of an elementary school district and a high s... More... NY Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School District Funding S.B. 2917 Provides for the funding of certain approved non- public special education programs and special act public school districts including making... More... MT Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 School Finance and Transportation ARM 10.7.101,.109 thru .111,.115,.118;10.10.202,.309,.316, .320, .611, .614; 10.15.101; 10.20.102, .106; 10.21.101B thru .102E (non-seq),10.22.102 thru .30.403 (non-seq) Establishes rules relating to school finance and transportation. MONTANA REG 4551 (SN)... More... MI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 State General Fund Public School Funding S.B. 1194 Increases the amount of funding for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, appropriated for the public school of the state from the Gene... More... IL Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 State Aide to Schools S.B. 1553 Amends the School Code. Relates to the basis for apportionment of general State financial aid and supplemental State aid to the common schoo... More... HI Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Federal Impact Aid H.B. 1908 Sets aside funds in federal impact aid for the establishment of a military liaison position within the department of education and to provid... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Education Excellence Fund H.B. 666 Provides relative to Education Excellence Fund amounts and related investment earnings credited to ineligible entities. Provides that fund ... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Impact Aid Bonds H.B. 2010 Removes the restriction on accommodation school districts located on a military base from issuing impact aid revenue bonds.  The district ma... More... FL Became law without governor's signature 05/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Funding H.B. 1867 Relates to education funding; requires school districts to establish certain policies and procedures regarding lottery fund enhancements; pr... More... MS Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Adequate Education Program H.B. 741 Relates to Adequate Education Program; deletes repealer on high growth school district formula. If during the year for which adequate edu... More... MS Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Education Appropriations H.B. 1696 Relates to an appropriation for the State Department of Education General Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational Education. http://b... More... MN To governor 05/2004 P-12 Education Finance H.F. 1793 Relates to education finance; provides for K-12 education; amends provisions regarding school safety patrol apparel, capital expenditures, p... More... KS Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Motor Vehicle License Plates H.B. 2947 Requires a person or organization sponsoring a distinctive license plate to submit to the Division of Vehicles a nonrefundable amount not to... More... ME Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Educational Funding and Property Tax Relief S.P. 761 The bill provides that by fiscal year 2009-10 the state share of kindergarten to grade 12 education funding, as described by essential progr... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Impact Aid for Teacher Housing H.B. 2475 Allows school districts to use Impact Aid for teacher housing. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/46leg/2r/laws... More... MS Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 School District Purchases H.B. 667 Clarifies that all school districts – not just those school districts within a county – can make joint purchases of maintenance, operational... More... MS Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 State Auditor H.B. 1251 Provides the State Auditor with authority to establish effective and efficient policies and procedures for auditing student attendance and d... More... MD Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Education Fiscal Accountability and Oversight Act S.B. 894 Requires the Superintendent and the Department of Education to monitor the financial status of each county board of education and report to ... More... KS Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Motor Vehicle License Plates H.B. 2143 Regulates distinctive license plates; requires an organization sponsoring a distinctive license plate to submit a nonrefundable fee; creates... More... MI To HOUSE Committee on EDUCATION. 03/2004 P-12 School Aid Requirements H.B. 4724 Makes school aid requirements subject to a waiver under an educational flexibility and empowerment contract. http://www.michiganlegislature... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Audit Reports of School Districts H.B. 1114 Requires audit reports of school districts not conducted by legislative audit to be filed with the Department of Education by December 31 fo... More... MA Rule Adoption 01/2004 P-12 School Finance Regulations 603 CMR 10.00 Amends rules relating to school finance regulations. Implements changes in the formula used to calculate special education reimbursements in... More... MI Signed into law 12/2003 P-12 Supplemental School Aid S.B. 556 Provides for multisection school aid supplemental appropriations.... More... AR Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Arkansas Fiscal Assessment & Accountability Program ADE 158 Establishes rules identifying and governing the Arkansas Fiscal Assessment and Accountability Program. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%201... More... NY November 2003 11/2003 P-12 Limits Entities Subject to Debt Limitation Constitutional Amendment # 2 Constitution Amendment: Asks voters to eliminate school districts that are coterminous with, or partly within, or wholly within a city havin... More... MI Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 State School Aid Reports S.B. 365 Provides for school districts to be able to submit all reports required by state directly to one state agency; provides that the state budge... More... NM Approved by voters 09/2003 P-12 Finance Constitutional Amendment 2 (SJR6-2003) Proposed amendment to the Constitution to provide for a limited additional distribution from the permanent funds to provide more money for t... More... CT Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Special Education Funding and Evaluation or Consent; Regional Education Center Funding H.B. 6806 Concerns the general budget and revenue implementation; makes provisions regarding funding for children requiring special education; amends ... More... LA Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Postsec. Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund Reduction Limits H.B. 573 Requires total dollar amount of reductions to appropriations from the Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund resulting from budget adjustm... More... LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Charitable Gambling H.B. 162 Repeals provision allowing only one parent-teacher association or booster club for each school. http://www.legis.state.la.us/bills/byinst.as... More... OH Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Appropriations Bill H.B. 95 Funding Formula: Eliminates the requirement that the General Assembly recalculate the base funding amount every six years. Eliminates scho... More... FL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Postsec. Termination of Trust Funds S.B. 818 Relates to the termination of trust funds; terminates specified trust funds within the Education Department; provides for disposition of bal... More... MD Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Paper Gaming to Pay for Specified School Costs H.B. 1000 Establishes in Allegany County a licensing procedure for specified for-profit businesses and qualified organizations to sell paper gaming de... More... NE Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Student Fees, Choice & Participation L.B. 249 The Public Elementary and Secondary Student Fee Authorization Act does not limit the ability of a governing body to request donations of mo... More... ID Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Education Board S.B. 1084 Amends existing law to authorize the State Board of Education to set up and regulate deferred compensation programs for certain eligible emp... More... SC Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Student Fees H.B. 3274 Revises the manner in which matriculation and incidental fees may be charged by school districts including provisions to exempts students el... More... ID Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Public School Permanent Endowment Fund H.B. 322 Increases the amount of money the Endowment Fund Investment Board shall make available from the Public School Permanent Endowment Fund for p... More... MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Timber Disposal on Highways to Benefit Education Enhancment Fund S.B. 2102 Allows the Mississippi Transportation Commission to enter into an agreement with the state forestry commission for the general supervision a... More... WV Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Consumer Sales and Service Tax S.B. 107 Creates exemption for purchases of back-to-school clothing and school supplies by consumers during three-day period in August 2003. http://1... More... WY Signed into law 02/2003 P-12 Sales Tax School Fundraiser Events H.B. 161 Provides a sales tax exemption for school fundraising activities.... More... NJ To ASSEMBLY Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT. 11/2002 P-12 Postsec. Automated Bids and Purchasing A.B. 3009 Directs the State Treasurer to establish an automated bid access and purchasing information to be known as the Vendor Information Program to... More... MT Rejected by voters 11/2002 P-12 Investment of School Trust Funds Constitutional Amendment 39 To allow the investment of public funds, including school trust funds, in private corporate capital stock in accordance with recognized stan... More... UT Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Resolution on Investment of State School Fund and Uniform School Fund Constitutional Amendment 1 Constitutional amendment to: (1) eliminate a requirement that a portion of the interest earnings of the State School Funs be retained in the... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Auditing Local Education Agencies A.B. 2834 Requires the Comptroller to review and monitor audits of local education agencies by independent auditors. Requires local education agencies... More... GA Adopted 09/2002 P-12 Withholding of Funds GAC 160-5-2-.02 Clarifies rules regarding the withholding of funds from local units of administration.... More... NE Signed by governor 08/2002 P-12 Committee Eliminations L.B. 41B As part of the state's budget cuts, eliminates the School Finance Review Committee and the Education Roundtable (saves approximately $20,000... More... ID Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Alternative summer school programs H.B. 687 Creates mechanism and funding for alternative summer school programs.... More... OR Rejected by Voters. 06/2002 P-12 Change in Fund Name V. 3 (Ballot Measure No. 13) Proposes a Constitutional Amendment to change the name of the Education Endowment Fund to the Education Stability Fu... More... CT Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. United We Stand Tuition and Fee Waivers S.B. 102 Requires the issuance of United We Stand commemorative number plates, most funds from which are to go to the commemorative account. Establis... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Various Modifications S.B. 2259 Allows nonresident pupil's participation in extracurricular activities pursuant to a court-ordered decree or order of custody. Modifies tuit... More... AL Act No. 03/2002 P-12 Bonding Authority S.B. 517 Authorizes Public School and College Authority to sell and issue aggregate principal amount of Bonds, in addition to all other bonds previou... More... AL Signed into law 09/2001 P-12 The Use of Bond Proceeds H.B. 6C Relates to Alabama Public School and College Authority bonds; provides that local boards of education may use bond proceeds for the purchase... More... IL Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Elections for School Bonds S.B. 975 Public Act No. 92-06., Amends the Election Code and the School Code; provides that notice of a referendum concerning the issuance of certain... More... CO Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 School Funding and Textbook Issues H.B. 1272 Increases state funding to schools for the 2001-02 school year; requires school districts to adopt a plan for use of such monies; specifies ... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Adjustments to Finance H.B. 2879 Senate analysis states that current state policy regarding public education provides that the public school finance system of Texas is requi... More... ME Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Carry Over of School District Budgets S.B. 524 Public Law No. 127., (LD 1647)Permits school boards to carry forward general operating fund balances at the end of a school administrative u... More... MT Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Use of Impact Aid by Districts S.B. 457 Authorizes a school district to use a portion of its impact aid funds for repayment of bonds.... More... ND Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Standards for Teachers, Administrators H.B. 1045 Relates to elementary and secondary education provisions addressed in the creation of North Dakota Century Code; relates to administration, ... More... ME Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Use of Impact Fees H.B. 268 Public Law No. 38., 39 (LD 346) Clarifies that communities that are part of a school administrative district or other single or multicommuni... More... NM Vetoed 04/2001 P-12 Postsec. Audits H.B. 87 Relates to public money; provides for stratified or statistical pre- and post-audits; requires quarterly reports from local public bodies, s... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Technical Changes in School Financing S.B. 603 This bill makes several technical changes to school financing in the areas of: bonding, high cost transportation and isolated school funding... More... ID Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Advanced Payments to Charters H.B. 278 Authorizes advance payment of a portion of a charter school's estimated annual apportionment under specified conditions.... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Education License Plate S.B. 213 Provides for the issuance of special Committed to Education motor vehicle license plates.... More... ID Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Postsec. Land Exchange Program H.B. 348 Provides for an exchange of certain endowment lands, managed by the Board of Land Commissioners, which are adjacent to the Idaho State Unive... More... WY Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Interest Earnings S.B. 11 Of the revenue deposited into the common school account within the permanent land fund from revenues available under the negotiated easemen... More... OK Rejected by voters 11/2000 P-12 Postsec. State Question 684 V. 1 STATE QUESTION 684 (SJR 2-2000) Amends the State Constitution; removes restrictions on the Permanent School Fund relative to common schools ... More... SD Unofficially approved on the ballot 11/2000 P-12 Investments of School Funds V. 5 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT E (SJR-1-2000); permits the investment of the Permanent School Funds in certain stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and ot... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Financing Gifted and Talented Education A.B. 2313 Revises the method of apportioning funds for the gifted and talented program so that each participating school district receives a per-pupil... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Study of K-12 Financing Plans A.B. 2831 Establishes, until 01/01/2002, the California Commission on Restructuring School Finance for Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Postsec. Community College Energy Conservation S.B. 1299 Chapter No.536, Extends the operation of the State Energy Conservation Assistance Account to January 1, 2011. Requires the State Energy Reso... More... CA Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 State Financing Regulations A.B. 2586 Limits the authorization of the California School Finance Authority to make or purchase secured or unsecured loans or to purchase the rights... More... OK On 11/07/2000 ballot 07/2000 P-12 Postsec. School Land Trust V. 1, SB 1348 STATE QUESTION 684 (SJR 2-2000) Amends the State Constitution; removes restrictions on the Permanent School Fund relative to common schools ... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 07/2000 P-12 Bonds S.B. 3067 Relates to municipal public building authorities; provides that in calculating the limitations of revenue bonds, there shall not be included... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Tobacco Settlement H.B. 583 Provides for the distribution of money received from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement; establishes the Rural Development Fund, the Ea... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Annual Audits H.B. 689 Requires the Auditor of Public Accounts to be responsible for an annual audit of the funds in each school district cooperative, school distr... More... NE Vetoed 04/2000 P-12 L.B. 1401 Changes provisions relating to budgets, beginner grade entrance document requirements, the enrollment option program, reorganization plan he... More... NE Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 School Finance L.B. 968 Relates to revenue and taxation; changes provisions relating to the Nebraska Budget Act, tax levies, joint public agencies, taxation of publ... More... VT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Purchasing H.B. 620 This act amends the public bids section of law to make clear that school boards may resort to the state purchasing system without having to ... More...