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From the ECS State Policy Database
Desegregation


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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.

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State Status/Date Level Summary
MNSigned into law 07/2011P-12Prohibits Segregation
H.F. 26
Stipulates that students should not be separated by socioeconomic, demographic, ethnic or racial differences. States that Minnesota will off...

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ARSigned into law 03/2011P-12Oversight of Desegregation Funds
H.B. 1878
Provides oversight of and accountability for state desegregation funding received and expended by the Pulaski County School Districts.
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ARSigned into law 02/2009P-12Accountability and Efficiency
H.B. 1222
Ensures continued accountability and efficiency for school districts involved in desegregation litigation.
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NESigned into law 04/2008P-12Learning 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...

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IASigned into law 04/2008P-12Desegregation 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...

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ARSigned into law 04/2008P-12School Desegregation
H.B. 1003A
Amends provisions concerning school desegregation funding and litigation costs; extends the time period within which a school district must ...

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AZVetoed 06/2007P-12Choice, Desegregation
H.B. 2119
Relates to open enrollment for students in schools ordered to desegregate. ...

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NESigned into law 05/2007P-12Division 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...

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MNSigned into law 05/2007P-12Multiracial 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...

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NYSigned into law 04/2007P-12Full-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...

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IAAdopted 02/2007P-12Student 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...

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AZVetoed 04/2005P-12School 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...

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AZSigned into law 04/2005P-12School 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...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Desegregation 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...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Desegregation Litigation
H.B. 2701
Allows the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Subcommittee to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study to facilitate a final resolution of ...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Closure 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...

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CAVetoed--in Senate to unfinished business 10/2004P-12Grant 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...

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MASigned into law 07/2004P-12
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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...

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IAAdopted 06/2004P-12Open 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...

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ALSigned into law 03/2004P-12Brown 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...

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ALSigned into law 09/2003P-12Brown 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...

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CASigned into law 09/2003P-12Brown 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...

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ALBecame law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 06/2003P-12Segregation 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...

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IASigned into law 05/2003P-12Desegregation 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...

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AZSigned into law 04/2002P-12Capital 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...

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INSigned into law 03/2002P-12District 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...

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ORSigned into law 06/2001P-12Urban 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...

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ARSigned into law 04/2001P-12Court 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...

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MNSigned by governor 05/2000P-12Funding 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...

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