From the ECS State Policy Database Desegregation

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 MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Prohibits Segregation H.F. 26 Stipulates that students should not be separated by socioeconomic, demographic, ethnic or racial differences. States that Minnesota will off... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Oversight of Desegregation Funds H.B. 1878 Provides oversight of and accountability for state desegregation funding received and expended by the Pulaski County School Districts. http:... More... AR Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Accountability and Efficiency H.B. 1222 Ensures continued accountability and efficiency for school districts involved in desegregation litigation. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ass... More... NE Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Learning Communities, Telecommunication Services L.B. 1154 From the fiscal note: LB 1154 pertains to learning communities. Section 8 changes the requirements for transportation of students in a learn... More... IA Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Desegregation and Diversity Plans H.F. 2164 Relates to voluntary diversity or court-ordered school desegregation plans under the state's open enrollment law. Deletes provision that "co... More... AR Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 School Desegregation H.B. 1003A Amends provisions concerning school desegregation funding and litigation costs; extends the time period within which a school district must ... More... AZ Vetoed 06/2007 P-12 Choice, Desegregation H.B. 2119 Relates to open enrollment for students in schools ordered to desegregate. ... More... NE Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Division of a Learning Community into Separate Education Centers L.B. 641 Pertains to Class V school districts. (Omaha Public Schools is only class V district as of bill passage.) Provides for the division of a lea... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Multiracial Diversity H.F. 2245 [Multiracial Diversity] Authorizes a school district to apply to the commissioner for a waiver from the requirement to maintain racial balance within a district sch... More... NY Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Full-Day Kindergarten Planning Grants and Desegregation Grant S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 38 Authorizes the commissioner to award grants to districts that operated half-day kindergarten programs in the 2006-2007 school year, and that... More... IA Adopted 02/2007 P-12 Student Assignments May Not Be Based Solely or Primarily on Race IAC 281-17.2(282), 17.6(2), 281-17.14(282), 17.14(1) through 17.14(5) These amendments are in response to the June 28, 2007, decision of the United States Supreme Court that student assignments may not be based... More... AZ Vetoed 04/2005 P-12 School Finance H.B. 2498 Provides restrictions on desegregation funds for districts that, as of June 30, 2005, were under desegregation orders or an administrative a... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 School Finance H.B. 2497 Replaces the biennial reporting requirements for desegregation districts with an annual report that lists specific items to be reported on a... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Desegregation Lawsuit Resolution Task Force S.B. 974 Creates the Arkansas Public School Desegregation Lawsuit Resolution Task Force to serve with the members of the Desegregation Litigation Ove... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Desegregation Litigation H.B. 2701 Allows the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Subcommittee to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study to facilitate a final resolution of ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Closure of Isolated Schools H.B. 1289 Allows a school district to close an isolated school or part thereof following an annexation or consolidation. Specifies that the state boar... More... CA Vetoed--in Senate to unfinished business 10/2004 P-12 Grant Joint Union High School District S.B. 1271 The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for costs mandated by the state and incurred... More... MA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Postsec. School Building Assistance Program H.B. 4978 Relates to the School Building Assistance Program; provides for grants, investments, trusts and bonds; creates the School Building Authority... More... IA Adopted 06/2004 P-12 Open Enrollment 281 IAC 17.2 thru .14 (non seq) Codifies open enrollment policies and procedures from the department's guidelines and decisions. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/2004/iac... More... AL Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Brown v Board of Education Anniversary Commission S.J.R. 32 Amended S.J.R. 16 (Act 2003-500, 2003 2nd Sp. Sess) that related to the Alabama Interim Brown versus Board of Education 50th Anniversary Com... More... AL Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Brown v Board of Education Anniversary Commission S.J.R. 16 Creates to the Alabama Interim Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLogin... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Brown v. Board of Education Advisory Commission A.B. 648 Establishes the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Advisory Commission. Requires the commission to develop community and educational awar... More... AL Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 06/2003 P-12 Segregation of Schools By Race H.B. 587 Proposes an amendment to the Constitution; removes references to segregation of schools by race; repeals section relating to poll taxes. htt... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Desegregation and Funding Concerns in Open Enrollment Program H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Specifies that the superintendent of a district subject to voluntary or court-ordered desegregation may not deny a request for transfer unde... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Capital Outlay Revenue Limits and District Desegregation Activities H.B. 2550 Sets limits to amount that local board may budget outside of the capital outlay revenue limit. Requires districts pursuing desegregation vol... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 District Review of Programs to Consider Consequences of Tracking, Ability Grouping or Screening of Students by Test Results S.B. 292 Requires every district to review district's programs to judge if district's practices of separating students by ability, placing students i... More... OR Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Urban Boundaries and Inclusions H.B. 2976 Requires local government to amend urban growth boundary if analysis finds actual housing types and densities insufficient for next 20 years... More... AR Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Court Ordered Desegregation H.B. 2238 Requires school districts involved in court ordered desegregation to comply with zoning requirements within 90 days after release from the c... More... MN Signed by governor 05/2000 P-12 Funding for Desegregation Initiatives H.B. 3800 Requires a district to submit a budget each year detailing the cost of its desegregation/integration plan before receiving integration reven... More...