From the ECS State Policy Database Curriculum--International Education

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 MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 World Language Proficiency Certificates H.F. 2  Establishes world language proficiency certificates. Permits all Minnesota schools to awards Minnesota World Language Proficiency Certificates or Minnesota World Language Proficiency High Achievement Certificates. Outlines the requirements a student must achi... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization Registration Act S.B. 903 Creates the International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization. Defines duties of organization. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act966.pdf... More... HI Vetoed 04/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Global Youth Center H.B. 2045 Establishes a Global Youth Center at the University of Hawaii. Provides that the purpose of the center is to generate and link an international framework in which youth from around the world may become actively engaged in the attainment of world peace, environ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Geography Education S.B. 489 Establishes in law a program to promote the value and importance of geography in schools through a committed and cooperative effort among agencies involved in higher education, K-12 education, and the National Geographic Society of Washington, D.C. Provides t... More... CO Vetoed 06/2005 P-12 International Education Advisory Council H.B. 1087 Recognizes the importance of international education in public elementary and secondary schools. Directs the state board of education to appoint an international education advisory council to explore international opportunities for learning, professional devel... More... CT Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 International Studies Programs H.B. 5577 Encourages international studies programs; encourages the development of international education opportunities and programs; requires the Commissioner of Education to establish an international education advisory committee to explore international opportunitie... More... KY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Integration of Arts and Foreign Languages into Elementary School Curriculum S.B. 154 Requires the department to create a program to promote the integration of the arts and foreign languages into the elementary school program. Schools are to submit applications, with the department granting funds to at least one school per region, giving prefer... More...