From the ECS State Policy Database High School--International Baccalaureate

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 TX Signed into law P-12 Covering Advanced Placement and IB Exam S.B. 1 Existing law permitted the commissioner of education to enter into agreements with the College Board and the International Baccalaureate Org... More... LA Adopted 09/2012 P-12 Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate LAC 28:CXV.2325 Increases the number of Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses that must be made available to students at each ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Postsec. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate S.B. 532 From bill summary: Requires the superintendent of public instruction to annually update the information on Advanced Placement on the departm... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Accelerated College Credit S.B. 254 Defines "accelerated college credit programs" to include dual credit, two-plus-two, advanced placement and International Baccalaureate progr... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. College Credit Program Oversight S.B. 149 Authorizes the commissioner of education to adopt rules as necessary concerning the duties of a school district under the college credit pro... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 College Credit Program S.B. 1619 Extends to 2013 a provision that a district is not required to pay a student's tuition or other associated costs for taking a course through... More... AL Adopted 04/2011 P-12 IB May Substitute for Advanced Academic Endorsement Courses AL ADC 290-3-1-.02 Amends rule 290-3-1-.02(8) (g)6 which will allow any Alabama public school system to substitute the IB Diploma Program courses for required ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 International Baccalaureate Diploma H.B. 1524 Relating to recognizing the international baccalaureate diploma; amending RCW 28A.230.170; reenacting and amending RCW 28A.230.090; and addi... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 IB and AP Course Credit S.B. 1077 Clarifies that students should be eligible for credit for International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement examinations, not the courses. ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Community College Cambridge Advanced (A/AS) Exams H.B. 1910/S.B. 1448 Requires the governing boards of each public institution of higher education to implement policies regarding the granting of credit for Camb... More... UT Signed into law 02/2011 P-12 Enhancement for Accelerated Students Program S.B. 1 - Section 53A-17a-165 Repeals references to the gifted and talented program and the Advanced Placement program; creates new Enhancement for Accelerated Students P... More... TX Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Online Learning, AP and IB 19 TAC 74.23, 29 Section 74.23: Correspondence Courses and Distance Learning: Updates section to make clear that students may earn course credit via online c... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Postsec. Miscellaneous H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Exempts private schools approved by the department of education's division of special education prescribed in the pupil's individualized edu... More... FL Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Accelerated High School Graduation Options S.B. 4 - Sec. 5 Requires each high school to advise each student of programs through which a high school student can earn college credit, including Advanced... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Undergraduate Credits for International Baccalaureate S.B. 209 Requires the governing boards of each public institution of higher education to implement policies to grant a minimum of 24 undergraduate se... More... UT Adopted 05/2009 P-12 International Baccalaureate Programs R277-710 Amends rule on administration and funding of International Baccalaureate (IB) programs. Adds eligibility of charter schools to operate IB pr... More... UT Adopted 09/2008 P-12 International Baccalaureate Programs R277-710 Creates R277-710 regarding International Baccalaureate (IB) programs. Specifies the procedures and standards schools and districts must foll... More... KY Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Postsec. STEM S.B. 2 Defines "Advanced science and mathematics" as Advanced Placement (AP) biology, calculus, chemistry, computer science, environmental science,... More... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Funds to Support International Baccalaureate S.B. 2 - Section 15 Makes International Baccalaureate programs eligible for the accelerated learning programs funds for which Advanced Placement programs are al... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 International Baccalaureate A.B. 556 Amends law relating to the International Baccalaureate Program for high school and middle school pupils. Repeals provision regarding startup... More... GA Vetoed 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Credit for International Baccalaureate H.B. 467 Directs each public institution of higher education, by December 31, 2007, to adopt a policy to award undergraduate course credit to enterin... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Increasing Access to IB H.F. 2245 [International Baccalaureate] Makes International Baccalaureate (IB) programs eligible to apply for competitive grants to improve access to and success in such programs. ... More... ID Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Idaho Digital Learning Academy S.B. 1237 (Sections 12-14) Strikes existing provision that funding for the Idaho Digital Learning Academy be provided from an annual budget request to the legislature ... More... HI Adopted 04/2007 P-12 Programs for High-Achieving Students S.R. 45 Asks the Hawaii Department of Education to develop a comprehensive plan to promote opportunities for high achievement with the goal of 20% o... More... ID Adopted 01/2007 P-12 Postsec. Graduation Requirements and Advanced Opportunities IDAPA 08.02.03 Increases total number of credits required for high school graduation to 46 credits (23 Carnegie units) starting with the 2013 graduating cl... More... WV Adopted 09/2006 P-12 Program/Curriculum Requirements Title 126, Series 42 Amends rules regarding the pre-K & K-12 program or curriculum requirements; reduces the amount of required teaching time for English Languag... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 AP and IB Grant Program S.B. 1442 Amends existing law that establishes a 5-year grant program to award grants to cover the costs of advanced placement examination fees to aut... More... OR Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Postsec. Expanded Options OAR 581-022-1362, -1370 Implements the Expanded Options program. Purpose of the program is to: (1) Create a seamless education system for students enrolled in grade... More... IN Emergency Rule Adoption 05/2006 P-12 Academic Honors Diploma 511 IAC 6-7-6.5 Clarifies that a student who as earned an international baccalaureate degree is eligible to receive an academic honors diploma. http://www.i... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Dual Enrollment Programs H.B. 7087 (Section 39) Revises access to dual enrollment policies and inclusion of IB and Advanced International Certificate of Education courses. Directs local bo... More... ID Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Advanced Opportunities IDAPA 08.02.03 Requires all high schools, effective July 1, 2007, to provide Advanced Opportunities (defined as Advanced Placement courses, dual credit cou... More... IN Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 District Report Cards H.B. 1347 Section 7 Requires district report cards to report: --The number and percentage of students participating in the school flex program, if offered (see... More... IN Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Academic Honors Diploma H.B. 1347 Section 17 Requires to state board to adopt rules to amend the academic honors course requirement rules to allow for a high school student who has earn... More... MN Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 AP and International Baccalaureate H.F. 141 - Multiple Components The state may pay all or part of the fee for advanced placement or international baccalaureate examinations. The commissioner shall pay all... More... CO Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Accreditation Indicators and Dropout/Graduation Rates S.B. 91 Standardizes the calculation of graduation rates and dropout rates that are required to be reported by school districts for accreditation. S... More... TX Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Standard Method of Computing Grade Point Averages S.B. 111 Allows the commissioner to develop a standard method of computing a student's high school grade point average that provides for additional w... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 International Baccalaureate Diploma Program S.B. 1054 Allows a high school course offered under the international baccalaureate diploma program to be treated the same as an advanced placement co... More... AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Advanced Placement Courses H.B. 1154 Requires that advanced placement courses be available in the four core areas (English, math, science, social studies) in high school; exempt... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: Articulated Acceleration Mechanisms S.B. 20E Adds subsection relating to Advanced International Certificate of Education Program (AICE); sets out that public secondary school students a... More...