From the ECS State Policy Database Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention

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 OR Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Recruiting Retired Teachers, Administrators H.B. 2585 Allows a community college district or school district to hire a retired public employee as a teacher or administrator if the primary work duties of the public employee are performed in a county of not more than 35,000 inhabitants; allows a school district or ... More... IA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Beginning Administrator Mentoring and Induction Program H.B. 2792 - Section 28 - 30 Creates a beginning administrator mentoring and induction program to promote excellence in school leadership, improve classroom instruction, enhance student achievement, build a supportive environment within school districts, increase the retention of promisin... More... GA Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 High Performance Principals S.B. 468 Authorizes the state board to establish a grant program for High Performance Principals to attract successful principals to schools in need of improvement (that have not made adequate yearly progress for 2 or more consecutive years in the same subject). Mandat... 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 president of the Council on Postsecondary Education to establish an interagency task force to collaborate with public and... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Technical Assistance Areas A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) Existing law requires the State Department of Education to establish a statewide system of school support that provides intensive and sustained support and technical assistance for school districts, county offices of education, and schools in need of improveme... 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, temporary educator, substitute, teacher in residence, career and technical educator, school speech-language pathology assi... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Enhanced Compensation and Retirement Benefits for Turnaround Specialists H.B. 576 Authorizes local school boards to employ turnaround specialists to address conditions at a public school that may impede educational progress and effectiveness and academic success. The bill also authorizes local school boards to offer increased retirement ben... 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 schools in academic distress. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/SB46.pdf... 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, regardless of experience with other districts. Senate Bill 1394 allows school districts the option of offering term contracts t... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Purchase of Prior Service Credit H.B. 2122 Increases the maximum years of retirement service credit that may be purchased by a school division superintendent for prior service for the Commonwealth or another state.... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Creates the Superintendent Training Program A.B. 2540 Creates the Superintendent Training Program for the training of county and school district superintendents, upon application.... More...