From the ECS State Policy Database Finance--Litigation

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 07/2009 P-12 Restriction of Liability for Certain Reimbursements H.B. 1 - Section 265.60.70 Limits legal claim for reimbursement of amount of reduction in funding to districts named in a court's judgment or settlement agreement. Provides the state does not have liability for reimbursement of the amount of such reduction in foundation or transitional ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Arkansas Supreme Court Decision H.B. 2646 Conforms the Arkansas Code to comply with the Arkansas Supreme Court decision in the Lake View case. Requires any school district that was administratively consolidated or administratively annexed under §§6-13-1601 32 through 6-13-1605 to file a written report... More... ID Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Unsafe and Unhealthy Schools H.B. 403 Establishes a safe school facilities levy; establishes criteria under which the levy may be imposed and allows for judicial confirmation when the safety levy fails; brings all pending lawsuits under the constitutionally based Education Claims Act. http://www3.... More... HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 S.B. 1084 Appropriates $ 27,931,118 to the Department of Education as an emergency appropriation for special education costs as a result of the Felix consent decree. This was a result of the Felix v. Cayetano case.... More... CA Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Postsec. State Financing Issues S.B. 1894 Appropriates a specified sum from the General Fund and the State Transportation Fund to the Controller. Allocates from the General Fund, a specified sum for the payment of certain claims by local agencies and school districts for reimbursement for state mandat... More... LA Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 TOPS Awards H.B. 224A Increases Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) award amounts based on college performance for certain students who qualified for Performance or Honors awards and who chose instead to receive Opportunity Awards.... More...