From the ECS State Policy Database Leadership

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 PA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Rating Tool for Professional School Staff H.B. 1901 - Section 1123 Section 1123 requires the Secretary of Education--by June 30, 2013--to create a rating tool to measure the performance of professional staff... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Small Learning Communities S.B. 365 Makes requirements imposed by statute on school districts and public schools to adopt a pilot program to provide a program of small learning... 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... TN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Termination of a Director of Schools S.B. 717 Requires notice of termination of director of schools to comply with same requirements as notice of extension of a director's contract. Proh... More... GA Adopted 03/2011 P-12 Performance-Based Coaching Programs H.R. 491 Strongly encourages the development of performance-based coaching programs that are designed for principals and district administrators to i... More... MI Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Supervision of Lowest-achieving Schools S.B. 157 Provides that if a school included on the list of lowest-achieving 5% of public schools was operated by a district in which an emergency man... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Superintendent and Chief School Business Official Endorsements S.B. 2537 Provides that one of the paths by which an administrative certificate recipient may also earn the chief school business official endorsement... More... AL Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Vacancies in Leadership Positions H.B. 79 Amends Sections 16-4-1.1 and 16-60-111.1. Requires the state board to post a vacancy notice for the position of state superintendent of educ... More... IA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Standards for School Business Officials H.B. 2461 Directs the state board to set standards and procedures for the approval of training programs for individuals who seek an authorization issu... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. School Leadership Institute S.B. 85 Creates the School Leadership Institute to provide a comprehensive and cohesive framework for preparing, mentoring and providing professiona... More... IL Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Alternative Teacher and Administrator Certification S.B. 616 Provides that alternative certification programs may be provided by various types of qualified providers, including institutions of higher e... More... IL Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Performance Evaluation Reform Act of 2010 S.B. 315 Amends 105 ILCS 5/2-3.25g. After effective date, bars districts, joint agreements of districts or regional superintendents from seeking a wa... More... TN Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010 - Teacher-Related Provisions S.B. 7005A - H.B. 7010A Creates a Teacher Evaluation Advisory Committee (TEAC) composed of 15 members, including the Commissioner of Education, the Executive Direct... More... TX Partial Rule Adoption 10/2009 P-12 Principal Certificate 19 TAC 7.241.241.1, .5, .10, .15, .20, .25, .30, .35 Amends rules concerning provisions for the issuance and renewal of the principal certificate. Requires a principal or assistant principal em... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Principal Mentoring and Master Principal Designation Program H.B. 737 Amends provisions related to the new principal mentoring program. Provides that principals hired on or after July 1, 2008 may participate in... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Community Superintendents A.B. 8903 - Community Superintendents Amends provisions regarding community superintendents in New York City. Clarifies that a community superintendent's delegation of powers or ... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Business Official Endorsement S.B. 187 Allows for a chief school business official endorsement to an administrative certificate if, among other conditions, the certificate holder ... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Mentoring for New Superintendents S.B. 1276 Requires any individual, with exceptions, who begins serving as a first-time superintendent in the state on or after July 1, 2009 to partici... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Financial Reporting and Minimum Standards H.B. 1 - Section 3301.07 Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1:Modifies the current requirement for the state board to develop a standard for reporting financial ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Quality of Preparation Programs for Teachers and Other School Personnel H.B. 1 - Section 3301.12, 3301.42, 3333.048 and 3333.048 Partly from DOE summary of H.B. 1: Directs the superintendent of public instruction, jointly with the chancellor of the board of regents, to... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Center for Creativity and Innovation H.B. 1 - Section 3301.82 **No funds allocated in the current budget for this center, according to the DOE's H.B. 1 summary document http://www.education.ohio.gov/GD/... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Leadership Pilot Program for Principals H.B. 4435 Clarifies requirement for mandatory participation in the School Leadership Pilot Program for Principals. Specifies that only a principal who... More... ME Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Performance-based Pay Systems S.B. 458 Requires the Department of Education to review models for performance-based pay and bonuses for teachers, principals and superintendents and... More... AL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Superintendent Professional Development and Induction S.B. 262 Directs the School Superintendents of Alabama to administer a professional development program for school superintendents of education. Requ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Nepotism H.B. 251- Section Affecting Superintendent Selection This section of H.B. 251 prohibits any person from being eligible to be appointed, employed, or to serve as superintendent of schools of any... More... AL Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Leadership Development 290-4-3 Repeals and rewrites rules regarding leadership development. Includes references to both the Alabama Definition of Professional Development ... 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... RI Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Standards for Educational Leadership Standards for Educational Leadership Establishes the standards for educational leadership in Rhode Island to provide an outline of the knowledge, skills and dispositions for edu... More... NJ Signed into law 10/2008 P-12 School Superintendent Reappointments A.B. 1113 Eliminates one-year notice that a school district is required to give superintendent of schools if the district determines not to reappoint.... More... IA Adopted 10/2008 P-12 Standards for Professional Administrators IAC 282-14.114(272), 14.114(1), 14.114(2) Adds requirements for a professional administrative license (five year). In addition to meeting requirements for the initial license, an adm... More... KY Adopted 10/2008 P-12 Professional Certificate for Instructional Leadership 16 KAR 3:050 Amends school principal certification requirements. Deletes pre-existing prerequisites. States that new prerequisites include: (1) a master'... More... SD Adopted 08/2008 P-12 CAREER/TECHNICAL EDUCATION, EARLY INTERVENTION RULES 24:10:42:24; 24:43:13:01; 24:43:13:02 Amends Career/Technical Education rules to improve the accountability system. Amends Early Intervention Program rules for clarification, eli... More... AK Adopted 08/2008 P-12 TEACHER CERTIFICATION TYPE B & TYPE F CERTIFICATES 4 AAC 12.345, .346, .350 Allows special service providers who hold a Type C certificate to be eligible for a Type F certificate with an endorsement as a special educ... More... MA Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 Principal Contracts S.B. 273 Relates to defining school principal's contracts; provides for school principals entering into individual employment contracts with their em... More... NY Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 S.B. 8497 Requires that each certified school administrator or supervisor assigned on or after September 2, 2009 to be a special education administrat... More... WA Adopted 07/2008 P-12 CERTIFICATION STANDARDS WAC 181-79A-211, -250 Amends rules relating to standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification. WASHINGTON 28062 http://apps.l... More... NY Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 License Revocation for Conviction for Defrauding the Government S.B. 8554 Requires the commissioner of education to revoke and annul the certificates of school administrators or supervisors for the conviction of fe... More... LA Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Duties of a Superintendent H.B. 306 Makes provisions relative to certain duties of a local public school superintendent, including but not limited to serving as school board se... More... CO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 School Leadership Academy H.B. 1386 Creates the school leadership academy program within the Department of Education to provide comprehensive leadership and professional traini... More... TN Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Extension of Contracts for School Leaders S.B. 2155 No school board may extend the contract of a director of schools without giving notice of intent to do so at least fifteen (15) calendar day... More... MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Removal of Superintendents in Underperforming Districts S.B. 2149 Provides that the appointed or elected superintendent of education in an underperforming school district for a specified number of consecuti... More... TN Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Notice S.B. 3284 Requires local school boards to give the director of schools 10 days notice prior to a meeting about a director's termination, suspension, o... More... MS Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Additional Training of School Board Members in Certain Districts S.B. 2416 Relates to local school board members; increases the annual training requirements for local school board members in districts with failing s... More... CO Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Special Employment for Military Spouses H.B. 1162 Allows department of education to issue a military spouse interim authorization that allows to employ a person who is certified or licenced,... More... OH Adopted 02/2008 P-12 PERFORMANCE-BASED LICENSURE FOR ADMINISTRATORS OAC 3301-24-09 Rescinded old rules and adopted new rules regarding requirements for performance- based licensure for administrators. A beginning principal ... More... IA Adopted 02/2008 P-12 GENERAL ACCREDITATION STANDARDS IAC 281-12.7(256,284,284A), 12.7(1), 12.7(2), 72.9(1), 281-Chapter83, 281-83.1(284,284A), 281- 83.2(284,248A), 281-83.3(284), 83.3(1) through,83.3(4), 281-83.4(284), Implements changes made to the Student Achievement and Teacher Quality program and the Beginning Administration Mentoring and Induction prog... More... OR Adopted 01/2008 P-12 Teacher/Administrator Mentoring OAR 581-020-0085, -0090 Establishes requirements for teacher and administrator mentoring programs. OREGON 29089... More... NJ Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Professional Licensure Standards NJAC 6A:9 Amends rules pertaining to professional licensure and standards. Strengthens the State licensure system based on professional standards for ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Whistleblower Act H.B. 742 Amends the Whistleblower Act. Provides that an "employer" as defined in the act includes: (1) A political subdivision of the state (2) A uni... More... NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Standards for School Administrator Preparation Programs H.B. 536 Directs the State Board of Education to adopt new standards for school administrator preparation programs offered by institutions of higher ... More... IL Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Task Force to Improve School Leadership H.J.R. 66 Directs the state board of education, the board of higher education, and the office of the governor to jointly appoint a task force to recom... More... LA Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Standards for Educational Leaders in Louisiana LAC 28:CXXXVII.Chapters 1-5 Creates the Educational Leader Standards guide to identify the knowledge, skills, performances and dispositions of effective educational lea... More... PA Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Leadership H.B. 842, Sections on Leadership Section 3 is amended to require that any superintendent candidate has completed a program that included the Pennsylvania leadership standard... More... ME Adopted 06/2007 P-12 Qualifying Exams for Teachers and Administrators 05-071-13 Amends rules relating to the qualifying examinations for teachers, education specialists and administrators. MAINE 8619 http://www.maine.gov... More... OR Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Mentoring Program H.B. 2574 Modifies the beginning teacher and administrator mentoring program; adds to the qualifications and specifies training for mentors; increases... More... OR Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Administrator Contracts S.B. 384 Prohibits a school or education service district or a public charter school from entering into a contract with an administrator that obligat... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Employers for Education Excellence Award S.B. 1433 Requires the State Board of Education (board) to create the Employers for Education Excellence Award, to encourage businesses to implement p... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Roles of and Relationship Between Boards and Superintendents H.B. 2563 Clarifies the precise roles and relationship between boards and superintendents. Provides the major responsibilities of a board in a way tha... More... GA Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 School Administrative Managers S.B. 72 (Section 2) Authorizes local districts to hire school administrative managers in lieu of or in addition to assistant principals. Provides that such scho... More... OK Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 District Administrator Qualifications H.B. 1477 Revises qualifications necessary for district superintendents. The certification requirements for a superintendent of schools not alternativ... More... IA Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Student Achievement/Teacher Quality program S.F. 277 - funding provisions Allocates $173,943,894 -- $69,600,000 above FY07. Includes $20 million for professional development; $250,000 for new administrator mentorin... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Leadership Academy, Teacher Recruitment and Development S.B. 5955 Enacts provisions addressing a state leadership academy, teacher preparation and certification programs, teacher professional development pr... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Minimum Compensation for Principals and Assistant Principals H.B. 35 Changes the calculation for minimum salaries of school principals and assistant school principals. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Re... More... UT Adopted 04/2007 P-12 ADMINISTRATION/SUPERVISORY CERTIFICATES AND PROGRAMS R277-505 Updates language regarding administrative license areas of concentration positions and requirements and district-specific/charter school- sp... More... VA Passed 02/2007 P-12 Commonwealth Educational Roundtable H.J. 622 This joint resolution of the legislature requests the Board of Education to establish and regularly convene a Commonwealth Educational Round... More... CO Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Principal Evaluations and Development H.B. 1001 Concerns principals in public schools; requires the state board of education to direct the department of education annually to survey school... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 School Leader Professional Development H.B. 7087 (Section 63) There is established the William Cecil Golden Professional Development Program for school leaders to provide high standards and sustained su... More... KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Redesigning Leadership Preparation and Professional Development Programs H.J.R. 14 Directs the executive director of the Education Professional Standards Board with the cooperation of the commissioner of education and the p... More... VA Signed into law 02/2006 P-12 Teacher Licensure and Education S.B. 74 Revises statutes governing teacher licensure regulations and regulation of teacher education programs by repealing the current statutes and ... More... OH Adopted 02/2006 P-12 Alternative Licenses for Administrators OAC 3301-24-05, -12, -13 Amends rules relating to temporary licenses, alternativesuperintendent licenses, alternative administrative specialist licenses, and relinqu... More... LA Adopted 12/2005 P-12 Certification of Out-of-State Principals LAC 28:I.903 Authorizes certification as a principal in Louisiana of an individual who has an out-of-state certification as a principal. Page 36 of 106: ... More... NM Rule Adoption 10/2005 P-12 Performance Evaluation Requirements for Administrators NMAC 6.69.3, 6.69.3.1, 6.69.3.2, 6.69.3.6 Governs performance evaluation requirements for administrators. Identifies specific evaluation/supervision competencies and indicators for a... More... CA 09/2005 P-12 Administrator Training Program H.B. 430 This bill would change the name of the Principal Training Program to the Administrator Training Program and would change the reference "scho... More... RI Adopted 09/2005 P-12 Requirements for Secondary Principal's Certificate Sections I and II Adopts rules regarding the requirements for the secondary principal's certificate. Outlines rules for Certificate of Eligibility for Employm... More... MS Rule Adoption 08/2005 P-12 Validated Personnel Appraisal Instrument Uncodified Amends rules concerning the Validated Personnel Appraisal Instrument for superintendents, central office staff, and principals. Increases th... More... IL Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Reclassification of Principals S.B. 427 In a Section regarding reclassification of principals in school districts other than the Chicago school district, provides that upon non-ren... More... LA Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Employment and Removal of Superintendent H.B. 429 Relative to the employment and removal of a superintendent of schools by a local public school board, provides for such employment pursuant ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Principal Certification S.B. 236 Provides that any principal who holds a valid out-of-state principal certificate, has at least four years of successful teaching experience ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Alternative Certification for Administrators H.B. 1390 An Act amending 70 O.S. 2001, Section 6-189, which relates to licensure and certification; modifies requirements for alternative certificati... More... CO Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Educator Licensure H.B. 1026 Authorizes the state board to establish procedures for the filing and investigation of complaints alleging conduct that, if true, may establ... More... MD (S) THIRD READING PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS (44-2) 04/2005 P-12 Principals - Fellowship and Leadership Development Program H.B. 995 Establishing the statewide Principal Fellowship and Leadership Development Program in the State Department of Education; requiring the Depar... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Leadership Academy School Support Program H.B. 2434 Creates the Arkansas Leadership Academy School Support Program to train principals and teachers in schools and districts designated as being... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 School District Coordinator and Executive Council S.B. 490 Permits any county that contains all or part of six or more districts to create an executive council and a school district coordinator. Esta... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Student Achievement Improvement H.B. 93 (Section 1, multiple provisions) Sets forth legislative intent related to early diagnosis of and intervention for elementary students struggling in reading and mathematics, ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Instructional Leadership H.B. 301 Effective July 2006, requires an instructional leader to complete an intensive annual training program of a minimum of 21 hours a year and a... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Roles of School Councils, Local Boards and Superintendents in Achieving State Education Goals H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraphs 8-10) (8) School councils at all school levels are encouraged to identify and allocate resources to qualified teachers to become coaches or mentor... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Education Professional Standards H.B. 183 Allows a one-year certificate to be granted an individual bearing all other qualifications except the assessments and selected as an assista... More... VA Rule Adoption 03/2005 P-12 Licensure Regulations for School Personnel 8 VAC 20-21-580 Requires that individuals seeking initial licensure as a principle or assistant princial on and after July 1, 2005, must pass the School Lea... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Educational Financial Accounting and Reporting H.B. 1568 Expands upon the Arkansas Educational Financial Accounting and Reporting Act of 2004. Requires charter schools to follow the financial repor... More... OK Emergency Rule Adoption 02/2005 P-12 Alternative Licensure and Certification of Administrative Personnel OAC 210:20-9-188 Establishes emergency rules to identify requirements for individuals seeking alternative certification as a school administrator and adds co... More... DE Rule Adoption 02/2005 P-12 Certification - Supervisor of Special Education 14 DAC 309 Repeals regulation relating to the Certification for an Administrative Supervisor of Special Education, which is necessary as it is being in... More... DE Rule Adoption 02/2005 P-12 Certification - Director of Special Education 14 DAC 307 and 1523, 1.0 - 3.0 Amends regulation applying to the certification of educators as Directors of Special Education. Aligns regulation with statutory changes and... More... OR Adopted 12/2004 P-12 Licensing Standards OAR 584-005-0005 thru -100-0071 non seq. Amends rules governing licensing standards. Updates standards for the Initial Administrator's License and Continuing Administrator License. ... More... GA Adopted 10/2004 P-12 Educator Certification GAC 505-2-.03 thru .355 (non seq) Clarifies rules regarding educator certification. Includes general rules, teaching field rules, service field rules and leadership field rul... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Areas of Instruction in the Principal Training Program A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) SEC. 8: This bill would require that instruction and training in the Principal Training Program run by the state superintendent include inst... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Cash Settlement for Terminated Superintendent A.B. 2525 (multiple provisions) Existing law prohibits a local agency employer that terminates its contract of employment with its district superintendent of schools from p... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Principal Training Program A.B. 164 Authorizes training plans for high school principals to include professional development activities that include coaching, mentorship, assis... More... IL Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Requirements for Renewal of Certificates 23 IAC 25.11 thru .945(non seq), Appendix D Clarifies rules regarding changes made to the requirements for renewal of teaching and administrative certificates, teachers' movement from ... More... HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Education Reform H.B. 2002 The education reform in this Act shall be known as the "Reinventing Education Act of 2004." The provisions include (1) establishing a weight... More... MI Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 School Administrator Continuing Education S.B. 1073 Clarifies requirement for school administrator continuing education as occurring each 5-year period following initial employment. http://ww... More... CO Signed by Governor 05/2004 P-12 Educator Licensure H.B. 1104 Concerns educator licensure. Provides requirements for authorization of adjunct instructor, special services intern, emergency applicant, te... More... DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Administrative Certification 14 DAC 1530 -- 1532 Amends regulations relating to Certification Administrative - Principal/Assistant Principal, School Leader I, and School Leader II. Renames ... More... HI Veto override 05/2004 P-12 Reinventing Education Act of 2004 S.B. 3238 Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy ... More... KS Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Multiple Provisions S.B. 304 Concerns the computation of the amount of state financial aid received by school districts that consolidate; establishes the Center for Inno... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Substantial Amendments to the Standards of Learning H.B. 1014 Amends section 22.1-253.13:1 and 22.1-253.13:2 . Specifies that the Standards of Learning form the core of Virginia's educational program a... More... KY Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Education Professional Standards Board H.B. 152 Updates language relating to a superintendent's certificate and the role of the Education Professional Standards Board; clarifies timelines,... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Postsec. School District Superintendent Credentialing S.B. 6407 Concerns school district superintendent credential preparation programs; eliminates the requirement that the training for such credential be... More... IA Adopted 03/2004 P-12 Superintendent Endorsement 282 IAC 14.142 Clarifies rules to combine the superintendent endorsement with the AEA administrator endorsement and modifies requirements to include nation... More... CO Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Education Administrators H.B. 1092 Teachers who have served in an administrative capacities may be assigned to another available position for which they are qualified at the s... More... VA Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Licensure of Principals H.B. 573 Relates to licensure requirements for principals and other school leaders.... More... SD Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 School Administrator Certification S.B. 173 Clarifies the alternative certification requirements for school administrators.... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Master School Principal Programs S.B. 46 Improves school performance by creating the master school principal program; provides for annual bonuses for qualified principals serving in... More... NY Signed into law 11/2003 P-12 Salary Cap for a District Superintendent S.B. 4452 Relates to setting of salary cap for a district superintendent beginning in 2003-2004 which is either 106% of the cap in the preceding year ... More... NY Rule Adoption 07/2003 P-12 Requirements for Educational Leadership Programs NYCRR 8 52.21 Amends rules improving the preparation of education leaders by establishing new requirements for college programs that prepare school busine... More... NC Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 School Principal Contracts S.B. 955 The initial contract between a school administrator and a local board of education shall be for two to four years, ending on June 30 of the ... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 School Boards 457 Deferred Compensation Plans A.B. 3385 Authorizes boards of education to establish tax- sheltered deferred compensation plans under section 457 of the federal Internal Revenue Cod... More... AL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Administrator Accountability Act S.B. 10 Amends the Administrator Accountability Act (formerly Teacher Accountability Act), including assistant principals, instruction supervisors, ... More... OK Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Oklahoma Commission For Teacher Preparation H.B. 1169 Makes an appropriation to the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation; states purposes; provides for the budgeting of funds in certain c... More... TX Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Public School Principal Employment Contracts S.B. 1394 Current law provides that a principal be employed under a probationary contract the first year of employment with a school district, regardl... More... OK Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 H.B. 1438 The requirements for a certificate for superintendents and principal are to include not less than completion of a standard master's degree, ... More... LA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Testing Requirement for School Administrator Certification H.B. 569 Requires, for initial certification as a principal or superintendent, the passage of an appropriate assessment instrument; authorizes the st... More... MD Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Bargaining Representation for Baltimore Paraprofessionals and Administrators H.B. 778 Includes supervisory noncertificated employees in the definition of public school employee as it applies to provisions that relate to organi... More... MD Vetoed 05/2003 P-12 Study Commission on Educators' Time and Paperwork H.B. 873 Establishes a Study Commission on Educators' Time and Paperwork. Specifies the composition, powers, and duties of the commission. Provides a... More... MD Vetoed 05/2003 P-12 Educators' Time and Paperwork S.B. 558 Establishes a Study Commission of Educators' Time and Paperwork; establishes membership of commission. Requires the commission to: (1) cond... More... NE Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Student Fees L.B. 685 LB 685, as amended, includes provisions from LB's 264, 683 and 684 pertaining to teacher certification and private postsecondary career scho... More... OK Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Superintendents of Technology Center School Districts S.B. 628 The requirements for a certificate for superintendent of a technology center school district must include not less than a standard master's ... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Licensure of Elementary and Secondary Principals H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Requires the state board of educational examiners to adopt criteria for administrative endorsements that allow one to obtain an endorsement ... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Temporary Administrator Contracts H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Allows a temporary contract to be given to an administrator to fill a vacancy created by an administrator's taking of military leave. The c... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Concurrent Employment as Superintendent and Secondary School Principal H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Adds that an individual working for a school or school district may also be employed as a secondary principal in the same school or district... More... ND Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 School District Reports H.B. 1295 1. Before September eleventh of each year, each school district is requried to report the following information to the superintendent of pu... More... KS Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Name, Position, and Salary of Local Administrators S.B. 82 On or before October 1 of each year, requires the board of education of each school district to provide to a newspaper of general circulatio... More... KY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Directors of Pupil Personnel in School Districts H.B. 224 Allows a local superintendent to waive the requirement that a director of pupil personnel in a district devote his or her entire time to the... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Accountability, Evaluation of Personnel H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Adds Section 22-10A-19. Requires state board to adopt criteria an minimum highly objective uniform statewide standards of evaluation for th... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Duties of Principals H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Adds Section 22-10A-8. Duties include hiring, etc. of personnel; evaluation of school employees, as well as improvement plans for them; tak... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Duties of the Superintendent H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Adds Section 22-5-14. Specifies that the superintendent is the CEO of the district. Duties are to carry out policies and rules of the stat... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Duties of Boards S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill) Section 53A-3-402 requires local boards to implement the core curriculum using instructional materials that best correlate to the core curri... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 School Superintendent Contracts S.B. 756 Requires any local school board, in renegotiating a division superintendent contract to hold at least 1 public hearing prior to issuing fina... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Non-Traditional Superintendents H.B. 149 Relates to school district administrator amendments; allows a local board to hire a superintendent with outstanding professional qualificati... More... MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Community College Schools H.B. 744 Changes repealer from 2003 to 2007 on 1) the School Crisis Management Program, 2) the transfer of the industrial and adult short-term traini... More... SD Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 School Administrator Certification S.B. 71 Provides for the certification of school administrators. The alternative certification program is to be delivered by an accredited college ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Superintendent, Other Administrator Qualifications S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill) Section 53A-3-301and 53A-6-110 are amended to allow local boards to hire a person with outstanding professional qualifications to serve as s... More... MA Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 01/2003 P-12 Principal Contracts S.B. 2079 Relates to defining principal's contracts.... More... NY Vetoed 12/2002 P-12 Salary Caps A.B. 7535 Adjusts the salary cap for district superintendents appointed by a board of cooperative educational services to 98% of the Education Commiss... More... HI Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Licensing of Administrators S.B. 2270 Implements a study pertaining to licensing of educational administrators; takes the foundational steps towards establishing an independent b... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Teacher in Residence Programs H.B. 1300 Permits individual to be employed as a resident teacher (emergency certified) in special education for three years. Beginning in the 2003-04... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Performance-Based Principal Preparation Programs S.B. 152 Requires the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to approve a plan by July 1, 2003 for establishing the program requirements for princip... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Prince George's County Governance and Administration H.B. 949 Establishes appointed New Prince George's County Board of Education and requirements for membership. Provides for compensation of board memb... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Requi... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Duties and Powers of County Superintendent H.B. 2284 Designates the office of county school superintendent as a local education service agency that is eligible to provide programs to school dis... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Personnel Nominations S.B. 20E Allows school boards more time to decide on personnel nominations when the Legislature adjourns before May 31.... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Hiring of Uncertified Principals S.B. 20E Permits local boards to hire principals lacking educator certification, as long as the board provides alternative certification for the prin... More... IA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Teacher Induction, Evaluation, Early Retirement Incentives, Administrator Preparation and Certification, Minimum Teacher Salary Requirements, Statewide Career Path Pilot Program H.B. 2549 Requires state board to establish standards for district and area education agency career development programs and for individual teacher ca... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Principal Training Pilot Program H.B. 7 Establishes the Principal Training Pilot Program; requires that the State Board of Education award incentive funding under the program to pr... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Nontraditional Teacher Education, Certification, Inservice and Mentoring; Transitional Bilingual Teacher Certification; Qualifications of Nontraditional Administrator Certification Candidates S.B. 2370 Establishes requirements for nontraditional teacher preparation and licensure through the Teach Mississippi Institute (TMI), as well as ment... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Extended Day/Year Program Funding, Field Trip Costs, Provision of Staff Development, School Board Member and Principal Development Requirements H.B. 494 Allows any local school district to fund extended day and -year programs for kindergarten or compulsory age students through sources other t... More... TN Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Transfer of Employees S.B. 2175 Provides that the Director of Schools rather than the board of education would have the authority to transfer teachers from one position to ... More... ME Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Certification Changes H.B. 1517 Amends the laws regarding the certification for school administrators and teachers by incorporating performance standards for provisional te... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Superintendent Contracts H.B. 434, S.B. 439 Makes the implementation of any superintendent resignation, retirement, or other financial package and contract negotiation or renegotiation... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Administrator Qualifications H.B. 2415 Public school principals and vice principals must hold or have held either valid teacher certificates or valid educational staff associate c... More... CA Signed into law 09/2001 P-12 Principal Training Program A.B. 75 Establishes, until a certain date, the Principal Training Program to provide incentive funding to provide school site administrators with in... More... LA Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 National Board Certification Eligibility for Administrators S.B. 114 Adds school administrators as eligible to earn the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards certification salary adjustment of $ 50... More... AL Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Superintendent Legal/Financial Training S.B. 93 Relates to local superintendent of education, newly elected or appointed, required to complete financial and legal training program; relates... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Severance Payments S.B. 1446 Requires the commissioner to reduce a district's Foundation School Program funds by any amount paid to a terminated superintendent if it exc... More... NV Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Administrator Contracts A.B. 130 If a postprobationary teacher who is an administrator is not reemployed as an administrator after either year of his probationary period, an... More... HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Compensation for Educational Officers S.B. 1385 Requires the board of education to adopt a classification and compensation structure for education officers that more accurately reflects th... More... HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Incentives to keep exemplary principals and vice-principals at the school level S.B. 530 Provides incentives to keep exemplary principals and vice-principals at the school level; encourages exemplary principals and vice principal... More... HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Qualifications for Principals and Vice-Principals H.B. 469 Repeals the requirement that principals and vice-principals have served as teachers for a period of not less than 5 years; requires principa... More... IN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Principals' Performance Evaluations S.B. 204 Provides that a school principal's performance evaluation may not be based wholly on Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress (IST... More... NC Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Non-Certificated Administrators S.B. 378 Permits an individual who has leadership, management and administrative ability in a field other than education to serve as a local superint... More... SC Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Section 4 H.B. 3534 Amends Section 59-18-1930. The Education Oversight Committee shall provide for a comprehensive review of state and local professional devel... More... TN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Hiring of Superintendents H.B. 389 Requires boards of education to announce when applications for superintendent are to be submitted and when superintendent will be employed. ... More... WA Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Superintendent Review Committees H.B. 1256 Amends educational service districts' superintendent review committees composition to include a subcommittee of the board, two school distri... More... WV Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 School Personnel Laws S.B. 227 Requires first-class permits for superintendents; provides that principals chair the process for interviewing prospective professional and p... More... WV Vetoed 05/2001 P-12 Absence of Principals H.B. 2954 Limits absences of school principals from school duties to attend the principals academy.... 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... MD Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Retirement Allowances for Teachers and, Principals H.B. 442, S.B. 221 Exempts from an offset of a retirement allowance, retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System or the Teachers' Pension System who are reempl... More... SD Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Code of Ethics S.B. 153 Subjects uncertified school administrators to a code of ethics.... More... VA Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Admission Contingent on Accreditation S.B. 1324 Provides that the failure of a Virginia public high school to achieve full accreditation pursuant to the Standards of Accreditation promulga... More... MS Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Administrator Sabbatical Leave Program Extended S.B. 2229 Extends the automatic repealer in the school administrator sabbatical leave program.... More... NE Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Certification Assessment Requirements L.B. 314 LB 314 exempts certain applicants for an entry-level teacher or administrator certificate from the requirement to take and pass a basic skil... More... WY Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Superintendents Exempt From Requirements S.B. 126 Exempts district superintendents from certification requirements by the Wyoming professional teaching standards board.... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 California New Administrator Support Program A.B. 1892 Establishes, subject to an appropriation in the Budget Act, the California New Administrator Support Program to be administered by the Super... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Whistleblower Protection Act A.B. 2472 Relates to the California Whistleblower Protection Act which provides that a state employee who files a written complaint with his or her su... More... HI Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Create group to review admin. rules H.B. 1874 Relates to educational accountability; establishes an interagency educational accountability working group to review agency administrative r... More... CT Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Teacher and Administrator Certification Restrictions for Felons H.B. 5317 Bars State Board of Education from issuing a teacher or administrator license to anyone convicted of certain felonies for 5 years after serv... More... AL Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Teacher and Principal Performance H.B. 285 Provides for the Teacher Accountability Act; provides for performance-based contracts for principals; provides for alternative principal cer... More... CO Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Administrative Licensure S.B. 160 Clarifies that licensure is not a condition of employment for administrators. The board of a school district may enter into an employment co... More... MD Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Re-employment of Retired Principals S.B. 220 Exempts from an offset of a retirement allowance retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System or the Teachers' Pension System who are employe... More... KY Vetoed 04/2000 P-12 Employees S.B. 287 Permits the spouse of a principal to work in the principal's school if the district contains elementary schools, 1 middle school and 1 high ... More... MS Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Financial Incentives for Schools H.B. 1134 Establishes and implements a superior-performing and exemplary schools program for identifying and granting financial incentives to low perf... More... HI Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Increases Administrator Availability S.B. 2830 Allows experienced principals and vice principals from other public or private schools to seek school administrator positions without first ... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Finance Officers H.B. 668 Requires the local school superintendent to appoint a finance officer who shall be responsible financial management for that district; requi... More... MS Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Principal Support Pilot Program H.B. 295 Deletes the requirement that school districts participate annually in the principal support pilot program.... More... OK Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Training for School Administrators S.B. 1178 Relates to the Corporation Commission; allows use of monies of the Oklahoma Telecommunications Technology Training Fund for training of scho... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Superintendent Contracts H.B. 420 Permits a local board to enter into a contract with a superintendent of schools for a term of no more than 3 years that is extended annually... More... OH Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Evaluation of Administrative Personnel S.B. 77 Makes certain changes concerning the termination, suspension, and evaluation of certain administrative personnel of school districts and edu... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Omnibus Bill - Superintendent Reports to School Boards Component H.B. 1187 Requires local school superintendents to make reports to their local boards and to the public in response to financial deficits or budget ir... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Omnibus Bill - Principal Evaluation H.B. 1187 Principals and assistant principals must be evaluated by a trained evaluator and may be evaluated by the teachers in the school , if require... More... SC Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Administrator Induction Program H.B. 4483 (Joint Resolution) Approves regulations of the Board of Education; relates to the principal induction program.... More...