From the ECS State Policy Database Accountability

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 CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Revising Academic Performance Index (API) S.B. 1458 From bill summary: Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to develop and implement a specified program of school quality review... More... LA Adopted 09/2012 P-12 Retesting Due to Testing Irregularity LAC 28:CXI.312 Provides that where retests on an assessment required for accountability are available, LEAs may request that School Performance Score (SPS)... More... LA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Allows BESE to Expend Certain Funds to Use Peer-Review Consultants S.B. 635 Allows the state board to expend Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund monies to use peer-review consultants to review programs. http://w... More... OK Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Commission for Education Quality and Accountability S.B. 1797 Creates Commission for Education, Instruction Quality and Accountability combining the Oklahoma Commission on Teacher Prep with the Office o... More... MN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Repealed - Office of Educational Accountability H.F. 2949 Repealed statute which created and funded the Independent Office of Educational Accountability, which advised the legislative education comm... More... MD Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Core Academic Standard Implementation S.B. 293 Requires that the county board include in its goals to improve student academic achievement a description of how it plans to ensure and meas... More... IA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 A bill for an act relating to mandatory reporting of school employee misconduct to the board of educational examiners. H.F. 2383 Requires local boards, local or regional superintendents, directors of accredited nonpublic schools, etc. to report any disciplinary action ... More... AZ Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 School Performance Accountability S.B. 1458 Amends the existing school achievement profile phase-out to limit the time frame to the remainder of the academic year. http://www.azleg.gov... More... OR Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Task Force on Accountable Schools H.B. 4014 Establishes and sets membership for the Task Force on Accountable Schools to develop a plan to improve accountability practices for schools ... More... OR Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Postsec. Achievement Compact S.B. 1581 Defines "education entity" as a school district, an education service district, a community college district or community college service di... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Financial Oversight Panels S.B. 2149 Requires that if an Annual Financial Report resulting from a mandated audit reflects a deficit, the district must, within 30 days after acce... More... OR Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Fiscal Accountability H.B. 2280 Expands scope of audits of best business practices of education districts to include performance audits. Removes discretion of education ... More... NH Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Accountability Standards met with NEASC Accreditation H.B. 130 Allows a school to demonstrate compliance with New Hampshire's input-based school accountability standards by furnishing evidence that it ha... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Accountability H.B. 2289 (1)Establishes the Task Force on Accountable Schools, consisting of 14 members appointed as follows: (a) President of the Senate is to appoi... More... PA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Multiple Sections - Intermediate Unit Transparency H.B. 1352 Section 907-A requires the posting of financial and contract information for Intermediate Units. Section 921-A brings the intermediate units... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Accountability S.B. 800 Removes outdated, unnecessary or redundant provisions in education statutes related to evaluations, reports, reporting requirements, filings... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Expands Definition of Failing School for Purposes of Student Eligibility for the Opportunity Scholarship Program H.B. 1331 From House of Representatives Staff Analysis: Expands the definition of a failing school for purposes of student eligibility for the Opportu... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Increased Flexibility for Increased Accountability H.B. 192 Extends until end of 2014-15 school year the provision that each local school system either notify the department of its intention to reques... More... NJ Issued 04/2011 P-12 Education Transformation Task Force E.O. 58 Establishes the New Jersey Education Transformation Task Force. Charges the task force with reviewing all current administrative regulations... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 District Takeovers by State Board S.B. 383 If the state board orders the takeover of a school district under authority and also orders the removal of the school district board of dire... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Performance Ratings for Education Service Cooperatives H.B. 1433 Establishes performance ratings for education service cooperatives. Requires that each education service cooperative be evaluated during the... More... WY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Wyoming Accountability in Education Act S.F. 70 Creates the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act and establishes a statewide education accountability system; establishes system componen... More... TX Adopted 01/2011 P-12 Financial Accountability Rating System 19 TAC 109.1002, 1003, 1004, 1005 From the January 28, 2011 Texas Register: The sections establish provisions that detail the ratings, types of ratings, criteria, reporting a... More... CA Vetoed 08/2010 P-12 Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Quality Education Investment Act S.B. 1191 Requires that, in the report evaluating the effectiveness of the Quality Education Investment Act of 2006, the department identify the strat... More... NJ Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009 S.B. 920 Meant to ease restrictions on public-private partnerships between higher education institutions and private entities, encouraging flexibilit... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Impact Aid H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Requires school districts receiving impact aid to establish an Impact Aid Fund and separately account for impact aid monies received and pro... More... MS Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 New Start School S.B. 2293 Creates a New Start School Program. Requires a New Start School to be established in each public school that is considered failing. Provides... More... MD Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Race to the Top Legislation - Innovative School Scheduling Models H.B. 439 Requires the state board of education to explore the use of innovative school scheduling models, including extended year, year-round schooli... More... WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Dropout Prevention S.B. 6403 Regarding accountability and support for vulnerable students and dropouts. Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, ... More... WA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Private Schools H.B. 2996 Includes approved private schools in the Superintendent of Public Instruction's record check information rules. Chapter 100 http://apps.leg.... More... VA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Reporting on Workplace Readiness Skills Assessment H.B. 566 Requires each local school board to include in its annual report to the Board of Education the number of students who passed Virginia's Work... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Underperforming or Chronically Underperforming Schools S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Repeals and replaces existing policies relating to Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education to designate a school as underperformi... More... GA Adopted 11/2009 P-12 LEA Contracts for Flexibility and Accountability GAC 160 -5-1-.33 Renames rule (previously titled "School District Contracts for Flexibility and Accountability to Improve Student Achievement") to "Investing... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Annual Report on Dropouts S.B. 651 Requires the superintendent of public instruction by August 2011 to submit a report called the Annual Report on Dropouts in the state. Requi... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Reporting, Accountability and Data S.B. 1977 - Reporting, Accountability and Data Requires teacher supply and demand reports to be published every three years instead of annually. Deletes provision that adequate yearly pro... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Community Schools H.B. 1 - Section 3314.012, 3314.015, 3314.016 and 3314.02 Partially from DOE summary of H.B. 1: Eliminates the two-year wait before the department of education begins issuing annual report cards for... More... NH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Establishment of an Accountability System S.B. 180 Establishes an accountability system to ensure schools are providing the opportunity for an adequate education. This bill is a request of th... More... NH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Accountability System to Ensure the Opportunity for an Adequate Education S.B. 180 Establishes an accountability system to ensure schools are providing the opportunity for an adequate education and repeals the joint legisla... More... DE Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Eliminating the DSTP S.B. 68 Eliminates the DSTP; requires its replacement beginning in the 2010-2011 school year with a test administered in English language arts and m... 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 Special Accreditation Investigations H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part II Adds to circumstances under which special accreditation investigations must be conducted. Directs the commissioner to authorize special accr... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 School Accountability and Accreditation S.B. 163 Repeals and reenacts the Educational Accreditation Act of 1998 to align accountability and accreditation measures and procedures; assigns sp... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Public Reporting S.B. 5889 Repeals, modifies, or suspends certain laws related to notice and reporting by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and sc... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 College and Career-Readiness Workgroup H.F. 2 Establishes a college and career-readiness workgroup headed jointly by MDE and the U of M to evaluate and make recommendations to the commis... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Performance Review for Districts with High Poverty S.B. 473 Authorizes the Office of Accountability to conduct a performance review program to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the budget ... More... OK Vetoed 04/2009 P-12 Educational Accountability Reform Act S.B. 1111 Relates to schools; creates the Educational Accountability Reform Act; provides short title; transfers powers, duties, functions, and respon... More... LA Adopted 04/2009 P-12 District and State Accountability LAC 28:LXXXIII.301, 611, 1101, 1501-1505, 1701-1707, 2401, 3905, 4311 Amends rules relating to the School, District and State Accountability System. Implements fundamental changes in classroom teaching by helpi... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Improving Parents' Access to Public School Data S.B. 943 Improves student achievement and closes achievement gaps among student subgroups by providing public access to comprehensive school improvem... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap H.B. 2163 Increases accountability for achievement gaps in school districts; provides intervention and support to public school districts to address t... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Acct. System Pilot Project and Data Collection S.B. 156 Creates an alternative school accountability system pilot project; provides for data collection and analysis; provides for periodic reports ... More... MS Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Task Force on Failing Schools Districts S.B. 2288 Continues the task force to study and report on the status of failing schools and school districts, effectiveness measures for improvement o... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Children First Act of 2009 S.B. 2628 Prohibits public school students in 7th-12th grades who fail to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 from participating in extracurricular activ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Accountability System S.B. 1 Section 4, 5 and 7 Repeals provisions relating to rewards for successful schools. Establishes provisions to recognize schools that would have been rewarded und... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Transition to New Assessment and Accountability System S.B. 1 Section 18 Provides that whereas it is imperative that schools, administrators, teachers, parents and policymakers maintain high expectations for stude... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Impact Fees H.B. 259 Enacts a definition of "educational facility" in Utah municipal code. Enacts a definition of "charter school" in Impact Fees Act of Title 11... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 School District Accreditation Levels S.B. 2308 Relates to school district accreditation levels; revises accreditation terminology. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2... More... NJ Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 After School Activities in Abbot Districts S.B. 1175 Requires the board of education of each former Abbott district, in conjunction with the local governing body of the municipality in which th... More... GA Adopted 10/2008 P-12 Increased Local Flexibility and Accountability GAC 160-5-1-.33 Allows school districts to enter into contracts with the state to allow for increased local flexibility and accountability. http://www.doe.k... More... MA Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 School District Accountability H.B. 4967 Relates to school district accountability; provides the the makeup of the membership of the advisory council on school and district accounta... More... NY Adopted 07/2008 P-12 Expenses to Be Paid Distinguished Educators and Technical Assistance Teams Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.15 Adds new rules to establish criteria for determining the reasonable and necessary expenses to be paid by school districts to distinguished e... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Commissioner of Education Authority A.B. 2965 Establishes Commissioner of Education as the rule- making authority under several school district accountability statutes relating to early ... More... SC Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Amends Multiple Accountability Provisions H.B. 4662 Revises the Education Accountability Act. Adds poverty, limited English proficiency status, disability status, or other groups required by f... More... OK Adopted 06/2008 P-12 Co-Curricular and Extracurricular Programs OAC 210:35-17-2 Amends rules to require all state accredited schools to follow Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) guidelines related t... More... MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Removal of Superintendents in Underperforming Districts S.B. 2149 Provides that the appointed or elected superintendent of education in an underperforming school district for a specified number of consecuti... More... MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Low-Performing Schools S.B. 2666 Relates to low performing schools and school districts. Changes the designation of priority schools to schools at risk. Modifies and expands... More... GA Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Flexibility in Exchange for Increased Accountability H.B. 1209 Relates to elementary and secondary education; provides that a local school system may enter into a contract with the state board of educati... More... MS Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Task Force on Underperforming Schools and Districts S.B. 2405 Creates a task force to study and report on the status of underperforming schools and districts in the state, effectiveness measures for imp... More... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Charter Schools and Charter School Accountability H.B. 160 Modifies provisions relating to charter schools. Modifies the appointment procedures for the staff director of the State Charter School Boar... More... LA Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Louisiana School, District, and State Accountability System LAC 28:LXXXIII.603, 613, and 4313 Revises Bulletin 111 - The Louisiana School, District, and State Accountability System (LAC Part Number LXXXIII). Revises section 603 to i... More... AK Adopted 10/2007 P-12 IMPLEMENTING GROWTH MODEL 4 AAC 06.805(b), .812, .845(c) Implements a growth model as part of the state's accountability system under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. ALASKA 3552... More... WV Adopted 09/2007 P-12 Performance Based Accreditation System Title 126, Series 13 Amends rules regarding standards, assessment, and accountability for student performance and progress. Incorporates 21st Century skills into... More... CA Vetoed 09/2007 P-12 Accountability A.B. 494 Requires the Department of Education to notify a school district that a review is scheduled to occur if the department intends to waive that... More... IA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Postsec. Student Information Systems H.F. 468 Directs the department of education to conduct a study on the student information systems currently in use in the state, the types of data c... More... MA Issued 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College The Readiness Project Executive Order No. 489 Establishes the Readiness Project to develop a plan to implement fundamental and systemic reforms to public education in the Commonwealth ov... More... NV Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Accountability and Technology Infrastructure S.B. 184 Revises provisions governing the annual reports of accountability and the plans to improve. Eliminate the requirement for the establishment ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Independent Office of Educational Accountability H.F. 2245 [Educational Accountability] Amends duties of the Independent Office of Educational Accountability as it relates to the commissioner of education's reporting requirement... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 School Performance Report Cards H.F. 2245 [School Performance Report Cards] Requires the Independent Office of Educational Accountability to convene and faciliate an advisory group of curriculum and measurement exper... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Arkansas Evaluation Center S.B. 951 Creates the Arkansas evaluation center to: Attract students to existing courses and provide new online and distance learning courses; stimul... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 SDE staffing for accountability S.B. 274 (Accountability--Evaluating Performance) Section 68 changes the position of director of the Division of Public School Accountability of the Department of Education to assistant comm... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Evaluation of state education system H.B. 2663 Enacts the continuing adequacy evaluation act of 2007 to continually evaluation the state education system by strengthening and preserving t... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 School improvement plans H.B. 1517 Relates to an act to expand monitoring by the Department of Education of school district implementation of school improvement plans as requi... More... TN Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Accountability System Review S.B. 457 Adds a new section. Directs the office of education accountability to periodically study the overall school accountability system and report... More... NJ Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 School District Fiscal Accountability A.B. 5 Amends school district accountability measures; provides that if a school district is spending state education funds for purposes not in com... More... NJ Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 School District Fiscal Accountability A.B. 5; S.B 4 Amends school district accountability measures; provides that if a school district is spending state education funds for purposes not in com... More... CO Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Growth Model for Student Performance H.B. 1048 Requires the convening of a technical advisory panel to assist in the development of a longitudinal growth model to measure the academic gro... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2007 P-12 State Accountability System A.B. 3676 Revises various provisions of The New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum public school district monitoring system, related repor... More... NJ Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Evaluation of State Department of Education S.J.R. 1; A.J.R. 10 Directs Commissioner of Education to contract with independent entity to conduct an evaluation of the Department Of Education and its oversi... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 District Performance/Reporting, Non-Teaching Personnel H.B. 276 -- Misc. Sections Any district that leases a building to a community school [charter] located in the district or that enters into an agreement with a communit... More... DE Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 School District Fiscal Accountability S.B. 374 Implements enhanced public education financial accountability provisions. Includes vocational- technical school districts and charter school... More... GA Adopted 06/2006 P-12 Comprehensive Academic Performance System (CAPS) Demonstration Site Grant GAC 160-1-4-.272 Clarifies rules regarding the Comprehensive Academic Performance System (CAPS) Demonstration Site Grant. The intent of the funding is to pro... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Florida Secondary School Redesign Act H.B. 7087 - Section 19 Defines secondary schools as those serving grades 6-12. Specifies that the following guiding principles must be used in the annual preparat... More... DE Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Financial Accountability for Districts and Charters S.B. 308 Implements enhanced financial accountability provisions for public school districts and charter schools; relates to district and charter sch... More... TX Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Financial Accountability H.B. 1 C (Sections 2.05; 2.09) Requires the commissioner, in consultation with the comptroller, to develop and implement a financial accountability rating system for schoo... More... KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Annual Research Agenda for the Office of Education Accountability H.B. 581 Requires, on or before December 1 of each year, that the Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee adopt an annual researc... 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... IL Adopted 02/2006 P-12 CODE OF REGULATIONS 74 IAC 420.130, 140, 310, 320, 410, 420, 430, 630, 640, 710, 720 Provides standards for the conduct of financial audits of regional offices of education and certain educational service centers. http://www.... More... MS Signed into law 10/2005 P-12 Hurrican Katrina and school accountability S.B. 2012 Authorizes the state board of education to exempt certain schools from accountability standards due to Hurricane Katrina of 2005. http://bi... More... NV Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Statewide system of accountability for school districts and public schools H.B. 154 The board of trustees of each school district and the principal of each public school must prepare an annual summary of accountability info... More... NV Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Technical assistance partnerships and regional training programs for professional development of teachers and administrators H.B. 109 Revises provisions governing the statewide system of accountability for public schools; redesignating the four regional training programs fo... More... CO Vetoed 06/2005 P-12 Evaluation of State Accountability System and Revised Designations S.B. 214 (Section 1-2) Requires the department to contract every 3 years for an independent evaluation of the state accountability system and the No Child Left Beh... More... CO Vetoed 06/2005 P-12 School Safety and Accountability Reports Content/Design/Layout S.B. 214 (Section 3) Requires the department to convene a working group of specified members to evaluate the current rules, definitions and reporting of incident... More... NV Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Monitoring system for the statewide system of accountability; honor code S.B. 214 Establishes a monitoring system for the statewide system of accountability; revises various provisions governing the statewide system of acc... More... NV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Creates Commission on Educational Excellence. S.B. 404 Creates the Commission on Educational Excellence; prescribing the membership and duties of the Commission; creating the Trust Fund for Educ... More... NV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Annual Report of Accountability H.B. 527 AN ACT relating to education; renaming the University and Community College System of Nevada as the Nevada System of Higher Education; clari... More... TX Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 Accountability and Performance Monitoring 19 TAC 2.97.AA.97.1005 Proposes rules concerning accountability and performance monitoring. Describes the Performance- Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBNAS). Ad... More... GA Adopted 12/2004 P-12 Statewide Accountability GAC 160-7-1-.01 thru .04 Clarifies rules regarding the following: single statewide accountability system; accountability system definitions; accountability profiles;... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Nonpublic Schools Serving Special Education Students A.B. 1858 (multiple provisions) Requires a master contracts with nonpublic, nonsectarian schools for the provision of special education and related services to include that... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Insufficient Textbooks and Instructional Materials S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Requires the county superintendent, for purposes of enforcing the use of required textbooks and instructional materials, to specifically rev... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Annual Report on Status of Low-Performing Schools S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Requires the county superintendent to annually present a report to the governing board of each school district under his or her jurisdiction... More... NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Public Education Department Administration NMAC 6.19.1, .3, .7, .8, .9 Amends to reflect the Public Education Department as the issuing agency, current statutory authority, adds and clarifies definitions, and am... More... AL Issued 08/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Governor's Commission on Education Spending Executive Order No. 02-2003 The governor issued Executive Order No. 02-2003 on January 30, 2003, creating the Governor's Commission of Education Spending. The Commissio... More... MS Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Accountability Standards (Uncodified) Establishes rules concerning accountability standards for the four state special schools governed by the Board of Education. MISSISSIPPI REG... More... HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Education Reform H.B. 2002 The education reform in this Act shall be known as the "Reinventing Education Act of 2004." The provisions include (1) establishing a weight... More... GA Adopted 07/2004 P-12 Statewide Accountability; Definitions; School Profiles GAC 160-7-1-.01 thru -.04 Clarifies rules regarding statewide accountability, applicable definitions, school profiles, and awards and consequences; creates a single s... More... HI Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Federal Impact Aid H.B. 1908 Sets aside funds in federal impact aid for the establishment of a military liaison position within the department of education and to provid... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Education Excellence Fund H.B. 666 Provides relative to Education Excellence Fund amounts and related investment earnings credited to ineligible entities. Provides that fund ... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Impact Aid Bonds H.B. 2010 Removes the restriction on accommodation school districts located on a military base from issuing impact aid revenue bonds.  The district ma... More... MS Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Public School Accountability Standards, 2003 (Uncodified) Revises public school accountability standards, 2003. MISSISSIPPI REG 9117 (SN)... More... DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Accountability for Schools, Districts and the State 14 DAC 103 Amends regulation to reflect the changes made to Delaware's plan under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Changes include: defini... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Impact Aid for Teacher Housing H.B. 2475 Allows school districts to use Impact Aid for teacher housing. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/46leg/2r/laws... More... HI Veto override 05/2004 P-12 Reinventing Education Act of 2004 S.B. 3238 Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Education Provisions H.B. 1190 Provides for the revision of certain provisions regarding education flexibility and accountability; requires the State Board of Education to... More... LA Adopted 04/2004 P-12 School, District and State Accountability LAC 28:LXXXIII.303, 311, 1701, 2701, 2702, 2703, 2713, 2715, 2717, 2719, 2721, 3905, 4001, 4003, 4005 Adopts rules relating to the implementation of fundamental changes in the classroom by helping schools and communities focus on student achi... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Standards of Learning S.B. 416 Requires the state board, in consultation with the chairpersons of the eight regional superintendents' study groups, to provide for timely r... More... KY Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 School Accountability H.B. 176 Amends KRS 158.6455 to require that a student be enrolled in a specific school for at least 100 days prior to the beginning of the statewide... More... WY Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Statewide Assessment of Student Performance H.B. 126 Modifies statewide student assessment (WyCAS) to conform with NCLB by expanding grades assessed from grades 4, 8 and 11 to grades 3 through ... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 Postsec. Degree Granting Institutions H.B. 2381 Ensures the quality of degree-granting institutions of higher education; relates to the accreditation of and site inspections of such instit... More... MS Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Public School Accountability Standards Appendix A Revises rules regarding the public school accountability standards. MISSISSIPPI REG 9027 (SN)... More... AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Department of Education H.B. 1009 Creates the Division of Public School Accountability and the Arkansas Public Schools Accountability Advisory Council; creates the Division o... More... AR Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment, & Accountability Program and Academic Distress Program ADE 162 Establishes rules governing the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program and the Academic Distress Program (ACT... More... IL Total veto stands 11/2003 P-12 Accountability Council S.B. 564 Extends the repeal date of a Section requiring the establishment of the Chicago Schools Academic Accountability Council (from June 30, 2004 ... More... TX Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Postsec. State Government H.B. 7 One portion of this bill transfers the performance review of school districts, interscholastic competition, state agencies and state agency ... More... MS Rule Adoption 07/2003 P-12 Public School Accountability Standards (Uncodified) Revises content of the document formerly known as Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards 2001. MISSISSIPPI REG 8796 (SN)... More... FL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Community College Postsec. Charter Schools H.B. 55-A Requires emphasis on reading; requires certain accountability measures; eliminates the limitations on the number of charter schools per scho... More... OK Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Accountability H.B. 1414 (Accountability Component) Requires the state board to develop and implement in accordance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001 (ESEA), P.L. No. 107... More... OK to governor 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Modification of Oversight Commission H.B. 1767 - Omnibus Bill Amends membership of Education Oversight Board; assigns responsibility to oversee implementation of the provisions of Enrolled House Bill No... More... TX Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Accreditation of Public School Districts H.B. 2683 Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, for purposes of determining the performance of a school district under this chapter, inclu... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 School Accountability H.B. 2277 Modifies school achievement profile designations and extends for an additional year the time before a school is classified as a school faili... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Department of Education Website Requirements H.B. 2887 Requires certain data be made available on the Department of Education website; includes financial data reports for school districts, admini... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Quality Education Act of 2003 - Accountability and Assessment H.B. 2697 (Omnibus Bill) Amends §§ 6-15-402 - 6-15-406. Creates the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment, and Accountability Program Act; including requiring t... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Office of Education Accountability H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Adds Section 69 to create the "office of education accountability" in the legislative council service. The office is to provide an independ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Duties of Boards S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill) Section 53A-3-402 requires local boards to implement the core curriculum using instructional materials that best correlate to the core curri... More... MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Postsec. Internal Audits Required at Postsecondary Institutions and Department of Education H.B. 650 Establishes full-time program of internal auditing at specific state postsecondary institutions, including various community/junior colleges... More... SD Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Accountability System for Public Schools S.B. 40 Establishes a single, statewide state accountability system. The system is required to hold public schools and public school districts accou... More... NE Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Regulations and Procedures/Accreditation of Schools 92 NAC 10 (Rule 10) Establishes major rules regarding regulations and procedures for the accreditation of schools. Repeals 94 NAC 3. NEBRASKA REG 895 (SN)... More... PA Adopted 12/2002 P-12 No Child Left Behind Act 32 PAB 6096 22 PA. CODE CH. 403 Promulgates rules relating to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Ensures that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality ... More... UT Adopted 11/2002 P-12 Annual Assurance of Compliance by School Districts R277-108 Provides school districts with a comprehensive list of required assurances and provides for accountability to the State Board of Education. ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Quality Education Commission A.B. 2217 Establishes the California Quality Education Commission for the purpose of developing, evaluating, validating and refining a quality educati... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: School Improvement and Accountability Program; Florida School Recognition Program S.B. 20E Eliminates commissioner waiver authority in school improvement/accountability system (see bill section 379, page 849, line 29 ff) Places Flo... More... SC Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Membership of Oversight Committee H.B. 3602 Relates to the education oversight committee, so as to add the state superintendent of education or the superintendent's designee as an ex o... More... OK Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Performance Review S.B. 1335 Relates to performance review of certain school districts; modifies authority and duties of Office of Accountability related to school perfo... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Requi... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Membership and Rules of Education Assessment and Accountability Subcommittee H.B. 292 Requires the membership of the Education assessment and accountability subcommittee include 4 members from each chamber, including at least ... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Teacher Quality Duties of the Office of Education Accountability S.B. 166 Makes it explicit that the Office of Education Accountability has a responsibility to periodically review personnel policies and practices r... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Revisions to Standards of Quality S.B. 201 Requires, to ensure the integrity of the standards of quality, the Board of Education is to exercise its constitutional authority to determi... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Major Education Bill - Accountability/Standards Component H.B. 4319 Calls for development and implementation of a system to hold schools accountable for student performance and progress toward obtaining a hig... More... OR Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Quality Education Commission H.B. 2295 Establishes Quality Education Commission; directs the Commission to identify quality goals for kindergarten through grade 12; directs the Co... More... FL Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Florida Education Finance Program H.B. 1545 2001-157., Requires the designation and publication of district performance grades; revises minimum requirements of the Florida Education Fi... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Public School Accountability, Various Components H.B. 1144 Requires that records relating to student performance be coordinated and maintained in standardized, compatible formats that allow the excha... More... OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Academic Performance S.B. 810 Requires state to complete draft Academic Performance Index by July 13, 2001. On or before February 28, 2002, must file the final baseline ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Reporting Exemptions and Teacher Pay H.B. 1433 Except for school districts with one or more school sites which are identified as low performing or high challenged, all school districts sh... More... MD Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Grants for Improvement of Low-Performing Schools S.B. 64 Alters the authorized uses of Schools for Success challenge grant funds and extends the termination date provisions relative to challenge gr... More... WV Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Performance Audits H.B. 2934 Creates a system of education performance audits as a tool for determining the quality of education. Stipulates that measures used to evalu... More... WV Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Fiscal Audits/Inspections H.B. 2225 §18-9B-13. Eliminates the requirement that audits of school boards be conducted once every three years by the office of chief inspector. T... More... ME Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Use of Impact Fees H.B. 268 Public Law No. 38., 39 (LD 346) Clarifies that communities that are part of a school administrative district or other single or multicommuni... More... NM Vetoed 04/2001 P-12 Postsec. Audits H.B. 87 Relates to public money; provides for stratified or statistical pre- and post-audits; requires quarterly reports from local public bodies, s... More... PA Signed into law 11/2000 P-12 Interscholastic Athletic Accountability S.B. 1403 Establishes Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Council; provides for interscholastic accountability; provides for transportation, education emp... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Statewide Testing S.B. 1139 States the State Board of Education shall administer the standardized norm-referenced achievement test two times during each academic year t... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Oversight S.B. 280 Requires the Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee to advise and monitor the Office of Education Accountability.... More... TX Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Accreditation and Accountability H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part I Makes former Section 39.071 new Section 39.051, and repeals portions of existing 39.051, "Academic Excellence Indicators." Provides that in ... More...