From the ECS State Policy Database Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap

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 TN Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 K-2 Assessment S.B. 3155 Requires standardized testing of K-2 students in low-performing schools to determine how to best target student learning needs and assess wh... More... GA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 School and School System Indicators of Quality, Report Cards S.B. 410 Directs the office of student achievement to work in coordination to review, and revise as necessary, indicators of quality. Requires such r... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Hispanic Education Act H.B. 150; S.B. 132 Enacts the Hispanic Education Act; creates the Hispanic Education Office of the Public Education Department; provides for powers and duties;... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Relates to education reform to turnaround underperforming schools, collective purchasing, public purchases, competitive bidding and vendor p... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Comprehensive Review of School Finance Weights, Allotments and Adjustments H.B. 3646 - Section 65 Adds new Subchapter I in Chapter 42 of Education Code. Establishes the Select Committee on Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Ad... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Recognition H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part VI (Distinction Designations and Awards) Establishes new Subchapter G, "Distinction Designations". Directs the commissioner at the beginning of each school year to award distinction... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap S.B. 5973 Requires disaggregation of all student data-related reports required by the Office Superintendent of Public Instruction by subgroups of stud... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Community College Early commitment to college program S.B. 890 Establishes the Early Commitment to College Program. Requires schools designated and not designated as a College Opportunity Zone to provide... More... IL Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 Commission on the Elimination of Poverty H.B. 4369 Creates the Commission on the Elimination of Poverty to develop a poverty elimination strategic plan to reduce extreme poverty in Illinois b... More... NY Adopted 06/2008 P-12 Contracts for Excellence Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.13 and 170.12 Establishes allowable programs and activities, criteria for public reporting by school districts of their total foundation aid expenditures,... More... WA Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Strategic Plan to Close the Achievement Gap H.B. 2722 The center for the improvement of student learning (CISL) is required to convene an advisory committee tasked with producing a strategic pla... More... WA Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements and Learning Assistance for English Language Learners S.B. 6673 Existing student learning plans (required for 8-12th grade students) must also include information on the student's results on the Washingto... More... NY Adopted 01/2008 P-12 Contracts for Excellence Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.13 and 170.12 The board of regents has readopted, by emergency action effective January 22, 2008, the emergency rule adopted at the September 10, 2007 Reg... More... NY Emergency Rule Extension 11/2007 P-12 Contracts for Excellence Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.13 and 170.12 Readopts, by emergency action effective November 25, 2007, the emergency rule adopted at the September 10, 2007 Regents meeting that added a... More... NY Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Contracts for Excellence Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.13 and 170.12 Establishes allowable programs and activities, criteria for public reporting by school districts of their total foundation aid expenditures,... More... IA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Dropout Assistance and Dropout Prevention S.B. 2272 - Section 28 Beginning January 15, 2007, requires the department to submit an annual report to the legislature that includes the ways districts in the pr... More... WA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Center for Improvement of Student Learning, Education Ombudsman H.B. 3127 Declares an intent to reactivate the center for the improvement of student learning, and to create within the center an educational ombudsm... More... CO Adopted 01/2006 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap - Participation Criteria 1 CCR 301-69 Establishes rules regarding the administration of closing theachievement gap. The Colorado State Board of Education must determine the crit... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 School Districts S.B. 1028 Ensures the continuation of efforts to close the achievement gaps in school districts subject to reorganization or reclassification. Require... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Committee for Mathematics Achievement H.B. 93 (Section 2) Defines terms, including "mathematics coach," "mathematics diagnostic assessment," "mathematics intervention program," "mathematics leader,"... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Program S.B. 19 This act is to be cited as the "Read to Achieve Act of 2005." Relates to reading; makes an appropriation therefor; describes the general ass... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Teacher Misassignment and ESL Teacher Qualifications A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) Existing law requires the county superintendent of schools to annually monitor and review school district certificated employee assignment p... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Community College Advancement Via Individual Determination Program A.B. 3017 Appropriates a specified amount of funds from the General Fund to the State Department of Education for the support of the Advancement Via I... More... IL Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College African-American Family Commission Act S.B. 3208 Creates the African-American Family Commission Act. Establishes a 15-member African-American Family Commission to serve as a coordinating an... More... HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Trust Fund H.B. 1893 Authorizes the University of Hawaii to create a trust fund to dispense scholarships as a requirement of the State's participation in the fed... More... LA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Extended Kindergarten For Disadvantaged Children S.B. 301 Subject to appropriation, creates the Kindergarten Plus pilot program of classes, at least one in each of the state's eight regional service... More... FL Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Student Achievement S.B. 2184 Relates to student achievement;creates the Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement; mission of partnership is to p... More... OK Signed into law 05/2004 Postsec. Advancement of Students in HIgher Education Task Force H.B. 2145 Creates the Advancement of Hispanic Students in Higher Education Task Force; provides for termination of task force; states purpose; provide... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap Commission H.B. 1054 Makes the committee on closing the achievement gap in this state a commission. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Postsec. Academic Disparities H.B. 1048 Establishes a coalition effort between the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and certain school districts to reduce academic disparities ... More... NC Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Postsec. Innovative Education Initiatives Act S.B. 656 Creates the Innovative Education Initiatives Act to develop cooperative efforts between secondary schools and institutions of higher educati... More... CO Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Achievement Gap S.B. 254 Concerns closing achievement gap; creates a program to assist schools that have received an unsatisfactory rating or have a significant achi... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Closing The Academic Achievement Gap H.B. 2657 Creates the committee on closing the academic achievement gap in Arkansas. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2657.pd... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Academic Achievement Gap and Parental Involvement H.B. 2067 Appropriates funds for commission on closing the academic achievement gap and parental involvement. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bi... More... CO Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap H.J.R. 1014 Identifies closing the learning gap as an important goal of Colorado's education reform program and urges the state board of education and t... More...