From the ECS State Policy Database Federal

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 ME Issued 09/2013 P-12 Local Education Control and Student Privacy Rights Executive Order 6 Prohibits the state department from adopting any educational standards, curricula or instructional approaches that may be mandated by the federal government. Prohibits the department from applying for any federal grant that requires, as a condition of applicat... More... GA Issued 05/2013 P-12 Relating to State Sovereignty Exec. Order 261 Stipulates that all curriculum and instruction decisions shall be made at the state, not federal, level. Provides that state education standards be posted for public comment for at least 60 days before final adoption. Provides that no student data of a persona... More... ND Adopted 03/2013 P-12 Legislative Management Study of Federal Oversight and Involvement S.C.R. 4012 A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to study state alternatives to the statutory and regulatory requirements placed on North Dakota schools and school districts by the United States Department of Education, determine whether there are ... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Federal Programs S.B. 1263--Federal Grants and Reporting Requirements Allows charter schools and small school districts, if permitted by federal law, to opt out of federal grant opportunities if they would impose unduly burdensome reporting requirements. http://www.azleg.gov/legtest/50leg/1r/bills/sb1263h.pdf... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Individual Student Data S.F. 184 Authorizes the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to match individual student data from the student record enrollment database with individual student financial aid data collected and maintained by the office in order to audit or evaluate federal or state su... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Institution Eligibility Requirements S.F. 184 Provides that institutions are eligible to participate in state student aid programs if the institution is: •  operated by the state (MnSCU) or the Board of Regents (U of M); •  privately operated and has academic standards comparable to Minnesota institutions... More... DE Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Alignment with Hed Start H.B. 470 Modifies the responsibilities of the state's Mangement Resource Committee and Early Childhood Council to align the operations of those entities with guidelines under the federal Head Start program. http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+470/... More... DE Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Pilot Academic Achievement Awards program S.B. 151 Creates a pilot Academic Achievement Awards program, which would use federal stimulus funds to make financial awards to schools that significantly close the achievement gap and schools that exceed their adequate yearly progress for two or more consecutive year... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Reporting of National School Lunch Student Categorical Fund Expenditures S.B. 889 Requires the Department of Education to provide a detailed report of national school lunch student categorical fund expenditures, transfers from the school lunch categorical funds to other funds and results from programs funded by national school lunch student... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Gubernatorial, Legislative Approval for Certain Federal Education Agreements S.B. 185 Relates to federal education agreement requirements. Makes adjustments to provisions requiring gubernatorial and legislative approval for certain federal education agreements that implement federal programs, such as the No Child Left Behind Act. http://le.utah... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act H.B. 524 Relates to federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); provides that all references in the laws of this state to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or to the IDEA shall be construed to include any subsequent amendments to that act.... More... DE Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Eligibility for Free or Reduced Health Insurance H.B. 286 Requires local school districts, vocational or technical school districts, and the Department of Health and Social Services to take advantage of the right afforded by Title 7, Part 245 of the Code of Federal Regulations for school districts and state agencies ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Gubernatorial and Legislative Approval for Certain Federal Education Agreements S.B. 162 Defines a "federal education agreement" as a legally binding document or representation that requires a school official to implement a federal program. Requires gubernatorial approval for federal education agreements that may cost education entities (including... More... LA Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Complaints Related to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 LAC 28:CXV.349 Establishes procedures for the department of education to handle complaints on issues related to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Pages 5-6 of 79: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0708/0708RUL.pdf... More... NV Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 State Board Sponsored Charter Schools A.B. 334 Creates a school district for charter schools sponsored by the state board for federal law purposes. Revises provisions governing the closure of a charter school. Clarifes certain provisions governing the payments of money to a charter school for the enrollmen... More... ND Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Title I Coordinator Credential NDAC 67-11-03.3-01, -03.3-02, -03.3-03, -03.3-04 Establishes rules for Title I coordinator 1, Title I coordinator 2, and Title I coordinator 3 positions. Establishes requirements for credentials, duties, application, and renewal of credentials. http://www.legis.nd.gov/information/acdata/pdf/67-11-03.3.pdf... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 NCLB Plans Approval Process H.B. 7087 (Section 7) The Commissioner of Education shall submit to the Legislature the proposed state plan for the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act before the proposed plan is submitted to federal agencies. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of... More... VA Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 No Child Left Behind H.B. 1427, S.B. 410 Directs the Board of Education to develop a plan to eliminate initiatives or conditions that are currently being funded by No Child Left Behind, unless such initiatives or conditions are an integral and necessary component of the Commonwealth's own Standards o... More... OK Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Federal/State Oversight H.B. 1767 - Omnibus Bill Requires the state department to conduct a review of provisions of Enrolled House Bill No. 1017 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature as amended, Enrolled House Bill No. 1759 of the 1st Regular Session of the 47th Oklahoma Legislatu... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Federal Funding S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill) Section 53A-3-402 was amended to add the following: A program created with or expanded by federal funds may be reduced to the extent allowed by law when federal funds for that program are subsequently reduced or eliminated. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2003/bi... More... NM to governor 03/2003 P-12 Resolution re: Federal Support S.J.M. 13 HJM 13 states that New Mexico and other western states face funding conditions exacerbated by projections that public school enrollment will increase in the western states while declining in the rest of the nation; that despite wide disparities in expenditures... More... AK Adopted 06/2002 P-12 School Report Regulations Change - 4 AAC 06.170 Amends the number of students that must be tested in order to publicly report test results from 3 to 10. http://www.eed.state.ak.us/regs/adopted/4AAC06.170_schoolreport.pdf... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Summer Food Programs for Low-Income Pupils S.B. 20E Creates new section mandating that districts report to the department by February 1, 2004 on their participation in federal summer food service program. See bill section 272, page 643, line 23 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/bill... More... CO Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Homeless Education H.B. 1181 Defines residency as it relates to homeless child. Authorizes school district to establish residency for purposes of school attendance. Authorizes a child who seeks shelter or is located in one school district to be considered a resident of another school dist... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Numerous Program Changes H.B. 2515 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of student member. Also requires school districts and nonpublic schools to report number of ninth graders who do not graduate f... More... NM Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Reporting Federal Expenditures H.B. 323 Requires annual reporting by school districts and the Superintendent of Public Instruction on expenditures of federal funds.... More...