From the ECS State Policy Database No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer

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 LA Adopted 12/2012 P-12 Sanctions for Low-Performing Schools LAC 28:LXXXIII, Chapter 14, 16, 19, 23 Repeals §1401, §1403, §1405, which related to levels to, entry and movement in academic assistance. Amends §1601, "Entry into Academically U... More... NY Adopted 12/2009 P-12 Differentiated Accountability Pilot under No Child Left Behind Title 8 NYCRR 100.2(p), 120.2, 120.3, 120.4 Amends rule to implement the No Child Left Behind differentiated accountability pilot program. One of the key components of this rule is the... More... NY Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Extension of NCLB Provisions S.B. 7672 Extends the sunset date to June 30, 2009 on provisions related to supplemental educational services, attendance at a safe public school and ... More... LA Adopted 12/2007 P-12 School, District and State Accountability System LAC 28:LXXXIII.301, 517, 613, 707, 709, 903, 1301, 1601-1609, 1901,2101, 2301, 2401, 2501-2505, 2701- 2721, 3301-3303, 3503, 3507, 3701, and 3905. Amends rules concerning Bulletin 111 - The Louisiana School, District, and State Accountability System. Sets the target graduation rate for ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Student Mobility S.B. 274 (NCLB, Choice) Section 26. New provision requires district to provide, within ten days, students records and prohibiting holding the student records back ... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Amends Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program H.B. 79 -- Section Sec. 3310.02, Sets a number of 14,000 scholarships and amends priorities for distribution, particularly for when the applications exceed the number of ava... More... LA Adopted 06/2006 P-12 Accountability System LAC 28:LXXXIII.Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 17, 21, 24, 35, 41,43, and 45 Full text of language on pages 8-20 of 62: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0606/0606RUL.pdf Changes define/outline/clarify the followi... More... GA Signed into law 12/2005 P-12 Accountability and Interventions S.B. 35 Makes the department responsible for the implementation of a single statewide system of accountability. Adds school systems to the system of... More... GA Adopted 07/2005 P-12 Accountability System GAC 160-7-1-.01 thru -.04 Clarifies rules regarding the statewide accountability system, including definitions, profiles and awards and school- and district-level con... More... CA Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Pupil Records A.B. 1636 Authorizes a public officer or agency to allow the use of records concerning a individual that relates to free or reduced-price meal eligibi... More... AR Rule Adoption 06/2004 P-12 Opportunity Public School Choice Act ADE 173 Establishes rules regarding the guidelines, procedures and enforcement of the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act of 2004. http://... More... TN Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Education S.B. 2207 Povides for notification to parents of student subgroups not making adequate yearly progress of option to transfer their children to another... More... WV to governor 03/2004 P-12 Transfers from Seriously Impaired Schools H.B. 4001 -- Multiple Sections Establishes that whenever a school is determined to be seriously impaired and fails to improve its status within one year, following state i... More... WV Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Education H.B. 4111 Requires the state board to adopt system standards, including student performance and progress, school and school system progress, etc. Req... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act of 2004 S.B. 33 §§ 6, 7 Adds Ark. Code 6-15-1903, 6-18-227. Students attending schools receiving an annual performance category Level 1 for two consecutive years mu... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act of 2004 - Timely ID S.B. 33 § 7 Add Ark. Code 6-18-227. Requires parental/student notification as soon as practicable that school has been designated Level 1 performance fo... More... AR Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Arkansas Public School Choice Act ADE 157 Establishes rules governing the guidelines, procedures and enforcement of the Arkansas Public School Choice Act. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Education: Foster or Homeless Children A.B. 490 Requires a school district to accept for credit full or partial coursework satisfactorily completed by a pupil while attending a public scho... More... MO Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Intra-District Student Transfer S.B. 666 Requires school board of each school district with multiple attendance centers containing the same grade levels to, no later than July 1, 20... More... AR Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Public School Choice Act Uncodified Establishes rules regarding guidelines, procedures, and enforcement of the Arkansas Public School Choice Act. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf... More... PA Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Persistently Dangerous Schools 22 PA. CODE CH. 403 Establishes rules pertaining to compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. PENNSYLVANIA REG 3807 (SN) Defines violent criminal o... More... MD Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Unsafe School Choice Transfer Policy COMAR 13A.08.01.20 A. Each local school system shall allow a student attending a public elementary or secondary school to attend a safe public elementary or se... More... ND Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Student Transfers H.B. 1086 A student's parent may apply to a contiguous school district for admission of the student at any time during the school year if: a. The stud... More... CO Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Opportunity Contract Pilot Program H.B. 1160 Establishes the "Colorado Opportunity Contract Pilot Program" beginning in the '04-'05 school year, which requires school districts with eig... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Schools Districts and Public School Choice S.B. 242 Requires all school districts to participate in public school choice. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB242.pdf... More... CO Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Student Transfers H.B. 1087 Concerns requirements related to student transfers; districts should consider adopting policies that give transfer enrollment priority to a ... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Open Enrollment (Choice) Section H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Amends Section 22-1-4. Requires boards to adopt and promulgate rules governing enrollment and re-enrollment at public schools other than ch... More... UT Rule Adoption 02/2003 P-12 Persistently Dangerous Schools R277-483 Provides criteria and procedures designating schools as persistently dangerous and provides for parent notification and transfers for studen... More... IL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 NAEP Testing, School Report Cards, Parental Notification of Child Placement in Bilingual Program, Supplemental Aid to Low-Income Districts S.B. 1983 Requires schools that are part of the sample drawn by the National Center for Education Statistics to administer the biennial State academic... More... OH Signed into law 11/2001 P-12 Levels of Intervention S.B. 1 Requires the state board to establish a standard unit of improvement for buildings and requires districts that are not excellent or effectiv... More...