From the ECS State Policy Database Curriculum--Language Arts

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 WV Adopted 06/2012 P-12 Reading and Language Arts Content Standards and Objectives for West Virginia Schools WV ADC s 126-44A-1, 2, 3, 4 Defines content standards and instructional goals and objectives for reading and language arts, consistent with West Virginia's move to adop... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap/Early Literacy S.B. 929 Sec. 1 - Establishes a task force to address the academic achievement gaps in Connecticut by considering effective approaches to closing the... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Model Curriculum for English Language Arts and Math S.B. 14 Requires the state board of education to develop a model curriculum for the subjects of English language arts and mathematics. Provides for ... More... IN Adopted 04/2011 P-12 Reading Framework 511 IAC 6.1-5-2.6; 511 IAC 6.2-3.1 Amends 511 IAC 6.1-5-2.6 to include the utilization of the reading framework adopted by the state board of education as part of the required... More... MI Signed into law 10/2010 P-12 Native American Tribal Language and Culture Class/Teachers S.B. 1014 Permits the Michigan Department of Education to enter into a memorandum of understanding with a federally recognized Native American tribe, ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Speech Pathologists Certification S.B. 5601 Requires certification of speech-language pathology assistants; provides that a speech-language pathology assistant may only perform procedu... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 End of Course Requirements H.B. 1959 Adds transcript requirements to provide evidence of end-of-course assessment credit for Algebra I and/or English II for specified future sch... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Media Literacy Requirement H.B. 342 Requires that media literacy be offered as an elective for public school students in grades six through twelve. http://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 curriculum standards S.B. 1097 Relates to the State Board of Education and school curriculum content standards. Requires that prior to the adoption of a curriculum framewo... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Curriculum frameworks S.B. 1607 Requires the State Board of Education to include a chapter in its regulations concerning the development of curriculum frameworks and the ad... More... MO Approved by voters 05/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Official Language V. 1 (CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 1;HJR 7 - 2007) Proposes an amendment to the Constitution relating to English as the Official State Language.... More... CA Vetoed 09/2007 P-12 language arts assessment A.B. 252 Authorizes the Department of Education to make a primary language assessment available to public schools for assessing pupils enrolled in du... More... CA Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 P-12 speech pathologists S.C.R. 40 Requests the Governor and all state agencies to work together to alleviate the critical shortage of speech-language pathologists in the stat... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Library Services to Blind and Physically Handicapped H.F. 2245 [Services to Blind and Physically Handicapped] Directs the Department of Education to provide specialized services to the blind and physically handicapped through the Minnesota Library f... More... MS Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 K-3 Literacy and Numeracy Screening H.B. 1058 Relates to dyslexia screening and remediation pilot programs. Requires state department of education to select a literacy and numeracy scree... More... WV Adopted 10/2006 P-12 Reading & Language Arts Content Standards Title 126, Series 44A Amends rules regarding reading and language arts content standards and objectives for West Virginia schools. http://wvde.state.wv.us/policie... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Honors Classes S.B. 69 Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, each school district shall offer at least one honors or similar academically rigorous class each i... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Substantial Amendments to the Standards of Learning H.B. 1014 Amends section 22.1-253.13:1 and 22.1-253.13:2 . Specifies that the Standards of Learning form the core of Virginia's educational program a... More... UT Unofficially approved by voters 11/2000 P-12 V. 1 English Only INITIATIVE A Declares English as Utah's official and sole language for state and local government documents and action; exempts those docume... More... CA Vetoed 08/2000 P-12 Action Plan for Language Development S.B. 576 Appropriates, without regard to fiscal year, a specified amount from the General Fund to the California Postsecondary Education Commission f... More... UT On 11/07/2000 ballot 07/2000 P-12 English as Official Language V. 1 Ballot Initiative Establishes English as the official language of the State of Utah.... More... CA Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Language Education and Testing S.B. 1667 Relates to existing law which requires a school district with pupils who are English learners to conduct annual assessments on the pupils En... More... CA Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 English Language Programs A.B. 2881 Relates to existing law which establishes the English Language Acquisition Program which is designed for schools maintaining grades 4 to 8, ... More... HI Vetoed 06/2000 P-12 Language Immersion Program S.B. 2722 Creates standards for the Hawaiian language immersion program; states the Department of Education shall create a separate Office of Hawaiian... More... NE Rejected by voters 05/2000 P-12 English Language Requirement in Private Schools V. 4 (LR 20-1999); Constitutional amendment; eliminates the English language requirement in private, denominational, and parochial schools.... More...