From the ECS State Policy Database Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools

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 OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 District Sale or Lease of Property or Facilities S.B. 316 - District Sale or Lease of Property or Facilities Authorizes a board of education to sell real or personal property to certain to a nonprofit institution of higher education or the governing... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Removal of College-Preparatory Boarding School Board of Trustees Member S.B. 316 - Removal of College-Preparatory Boarding School Board of Trustees Member Permits the governor, operator, or any other person or entity who appoints a member to the board of trustees of a college-preparatory boardi... More... LA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 International Language Immersion School at ULL S.B. 712 Creates an exploratory committee to develop a plan regarding the creation and establishment of an international language immersion school at... More... LA Passed 06/2012 P-12 Funding for Laboratory Schools Around the State S.C.R. 137 Urges and request the legislative fiscal office to update the report issued in March 2006 pursuant to House Resolution No. 133 of the 2005 R... More... WA Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Lighthouse School Programs S.B. 6041 Allows elementary schools to serve as lighthouse programs. Creates the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education lighthous... More... OH Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 College-Preparatory Boarding School Program H.B. 157 - College-Preparatory Boarding School Program Repeals provision requiring any board of trustees of a college-preparatory boarding school to secure at least $20 million dollars of private... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Data Collection Requirements/Charter Schools S.B. 1039 State Education Resource Center - Clarifies the status of the State Education Resource Center as a nonstock corporation and nonprofit tax ex... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Background Checks at Certain Schools H.B. 153 - Background Checks at Certain Schools Requires that staff at a nonpublic school participating in the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program or at a college-preparatory bo... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 College-Preparatory Boarding Schools H.B. 153 - College-Preparatory Boarding Schools Creates chapter 3318 regarding college preparatory boarding schools. Defines an eligible student as a student who is entitled to attend scho... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 College-Preparatory Boarding Academy Pilot Program S.B. 404 From Legislative Staff Summary: Creates the College-Preparatory Boarding Academy Pilot Program (Academy) for at-risk students. Defines the k... More... NE Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Focus Programs or Magnet Schools L.B. 558 Amends current law relating to focus schools, focus programs and magnet schools established by school districts in a learning community. Cla... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Empowered Schools and School Districts Act S.B. 2330 Creates the empowered schools and school districts act. Allows a public school, zone, or district to submit empowerment plans to the state b... More... TN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Choice of Schools in Memphis H.J.R. 781 A resolution directing the Department of Education to study student access to optional schools and programs in Memphis City Schools and the ... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Innovation Schools S.B. 438 - Sec. 6 Permits a board of education for a priority school district to, through agreement with the organizations designated or elected as the exclus... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School for the Blind H.B. 2834 Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to close the State School for the Blind by a specified date; abolishes the school's Board o... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Oklahoma School for the Visual and Performing Arts H.B. 1737 Creates the Oklahoma School for the Visual and Performing Arts; provides for a board of trustees; provides for appointment of board; defines... More... IL Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 Assorted Amendments to the School Code S.B. 2482 Repeals the Professional Development Block Grant. Amends requirements related to annual census for special education, such that census must ... More... LA Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts/Riverfront H.B. 1069 Requires the board of the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts/Riverfront (NOCCA) to develop a plan to enter into cooperative agreements... More... OK Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 State School of Science and Mathematics H.B. 2310 Relates to the State School of Science and Mathematics; requires budgeting in certain categories and amounts; requires performance measures;... More... KS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science S.B. 404 Provides that the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science (KAMS) may admit nonresident students. Requires KAMS students to pay those fees ... More... TX Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Postsec. Texas Governor's Schools H.B. 1748 House Bill 1748 amends the Education Code to transfer all powers and duties relating to the Texas governor's schools program from the Texas ... More... OK Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 School of Science and Mathematics S.B. 194 Relates to the School of Science and Mathematics; requires budgeting in certain categories and amounts; requires certain performance measure... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Speciality Schools S.B. 526 (omnibus) - Article 24.5 Authorizes the board of trustees of Ball State University, Indiana State University, Indiana University or Purdue University to establish a ... More... KS Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science S.B. 139 Establishes the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science as either: (1) An accelerated residential, or on-line distance learning program f... More... TX Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Texas Academy for Mathematics and Science Studies S.B. 1452 From bill analysis: S.B. 1452 establishes the Texas Academy for Mathematics and Science Studies (academy) at The University of Texas at Brow... More... CT Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Educational Cost Sharing Distribution Technical Error H.B. 6489 Corrects a technical error in educational cost sharing distribution and enables the provision of existing funds to interdistrict magnet scho... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Fees for Louisiana School of Math, Science, and the Arts H.B. 431 Increases certain fees imposed by the board of directors of the state school of math, science, and the arts. Increases maximum possible sec... More... OK Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 The Oklahoma School Of Science And Mathematics S.B. 26 Relates to the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics; makes an appropriation; states purpose; provides for the budgeting of funds in ce... More... CT Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 State Expenditures (various sections) H.B. 6004 (Special Session Act No. 02-7 Requires interdistrict magnet schools that begin operations after July 1, 2005 to limit the percentage of students from one district that en... More... OK Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 School of Science and Mathematics S.B. 1004 Relates to the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics; provides for the budgeting of funds in certain categories and amounts; requires p... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Developmental Research (Laboratory) Schools S.B. 20E Changes name of "Developmental Research Schools" to "Lab Schools." According to legislative document: "LLC members decided to change advisor... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Board of Trustees of AL High School of Mathematics and Science H.B. 289 Relates to the membership of the Board of Trustees of the state High School of Mathematics and Science; provides that the Assistant State Su... 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