From the ECS State Policy Database Finance--Student Fees

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 CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Prohibition of Pupil Fees A.B. 1575 Primarily from bill summary: Defines "pupil fee." Defines "educational activity" as an activity that constitutes an integral fundamental par... More... SD Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Programming Instruction Fees H.B. 1195 Forbids school districts to collect a fee for providing programming as a high school extracurricular activity. http://legis.state.sd.us/sess... More... SD Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Fee for Early Childhood Services H.B. 1195 Permits schools to charge a fee for early childhood services for any child who is under the age of compulsory attendance pursuant to § 13-27... More... IL Signed into law 01/2012 P-12 Family Costs at Illinois School for the Deaf and Illinois School for the Visually Impaired S.B. 274 Removes language requiring the department of human services to complete a financial analysis on each student attending the Illinois School f... More... CA Vetoed 10/2011 P-12 Prohibition for Pupil Fees for Participation in an Educational Activity A.B. 165 From bill summary: Prohibits a public school pupil from being required to pay a pupil fee for participation in an educational activity, as s... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Student Transportation Fee S.B. 1 - Student Transportation Fee Authorizes a board of trustees, under certain circumstances, to require payment of a reasonable fee for student transportation to and from s... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Student Fees for CTE Courses H.B. 153 - Student Fees for CTE Courses Permits districts to charge fees (including to low-income students) for any tools, equipment, and materials that are necessary for workforce... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Tuition Charge for Governor's School H.B. 200 - Tuition Charge for Governor's School Removes requirement that the state board implement a $500 tuition charge for students attending the Governor's School of North Carolina. Rep... More... OH Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 All-Day Kindergarten H.B. 30 - All-Day Kindergarten Repeals provision requiring districts to provide all-day kindergarten to all students beginning in fiscal year 2011. Permits a district that... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Private and Homeschool Student Participation in Extracurricular Activities S.B. 66 Provides that a minor enrolled in a private school or a home school is eligible to participate in extracurricular activities at a public sch... More... UT Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Activity Participation Fees for Charter School and Online Students R277-494 Requires charter and online schools to allow students to participate in extracurricular activities sponsored by public schools. Repeals tier... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Alternative Process for Determining Eligibility for Student Fee Waivers H.B. 475 Allows school districts to verify a family's eligibility for waivers of school fees separate from the verification process used for free mea... More... UT Adopted 12/2008 P-12 Student Participation in Extracurricular or Co-curricular School Activities R277-438 Provides consistent statewide procedures and criteria for homeschool, online school and private school students' participation in public sch... More... UT Adopted 10/2008 P-12 Charter, Online Student Participation in Extracurricular Activities R277-494 Adds rule requiring local school boards to allow charter school and online student participation in extracurricular school activities. Estab... More... VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Textbook Purchases H.B. 137, S.B. 356 Permits local school boards to enter into contracts with publishers for the purchase of textbooks. The bill expands the definition of textbo... More... OH Signed into law 11/2007 P-12 All-Day Kindergarten H.B. 190 -- Multiple Components Permits school districts that are not eligible for state payments for all-day kindergarten to charge tuition on a sliding scale for all-day ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Financial Hardship Waivers H.B. 833 Specifies eligibility for students to receieve financial hardship waivers for supplemental instructional materials and supplies, excluding t... More... KS Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Full-Day Kindergarten Funding S.B. 549 - Section 6, 14 Authorizes a district offering both half-day and full-day kindergarten to impose a fee for enrollment in full-day kindergarten, to cover tha... More... CO Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Transportation Fees H.B. 1191 Authorizes school districts to impose a fee for transportation by resolution of the board, rather than by a vote of the people. Adds that di... More... VA Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Community College Annual Reporting of the Use of Student Fees H.B. 1816 Adds new section: § 23-2.3. Annual reporting of the use of student fees. Requires each public two- and four-year institution of higher educa... More... UT Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Verification of Eligibility for Fee Waivers H.B. 183 Requires the state board to make rules requiring a parent or guardian of a student applying for a fee waiver to provide documentation and ce... More... IA Emergency Rule Adoption 09/2004 Postsec. College Application Fees 681 IAB 1.2, 1.7, 2.27 Removes references to specific amounts for application fees in Chapters 1 and 2; creates a new rule with all application fees listed. 1.2 a... More... WV Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. Student Fees S.B. 448 Gives each governing board the authority to impose, collect and expend the proceeds of a special equity fee under the following conditions: ... More... OR Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Collection of Amounts Owed by Students H.B. 3044 Allows a school district to seek payment of an amount of money owed by a student from parent or guardian of student; directs school district... More... HI Vetoed 07/2003 P-12 Textbooks and Fees H.B. 32 Authorizes schools to assess and collect annual fees for textbooks; requires schools to compile annual list of textbooks to be used during t... More... NE Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Student Fees, Choice & Participation L.B. 249 The Public Elementary and Secondary Student Fee Authorization Act does not limit the ability of a governing body to request donations of mo... More... SC Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Student Fees H.B. 3274 Revises the manner in which matriculation and incidental fees may be charged by school districts including provisions to exempts students el... More... ND Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Student Fees S.B. 2169 A school board may not charge a fee for textbooks or other items necessary for completion of a specific course required for grade advancemen... More... NE Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Student Fees L.B. 1172 LB 1172 is the Public Elementary and Secondary Student Fee Authorization Act. The act provides that a school or an educational service unit ... More... CO Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Non-Enrolled Participation H.B. 1129 Increases the fee a school of participation may charge a non-enrolled student for participation in an extracurricular activity; allows the s... More... OK Signed into law 04/2000 Postsec. Student Fees S.B. 1305 Raises cap on library automation and materials fee in regard to higher education.... More... UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Fees for Repeated Classes S.B. 146 Establishes the presumption that public school students will pay the fees associated with courses they are repeating or remediation; provide... 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