From the ECS State Policy Database Governance

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 LA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Allows for a public school to be transferred to the Recovery School District (RSD) if such transfer is approved by the state board of education and both of the following conditions are met: (1) Parents or legal guardians representing at least 51% of the students attending the school sign a petition requesting the transfer; (2) The school has received a letter grade of "F" or any variation thereof, for three consecutive years. Requires the state board to adopt rules and regulations for implementation of the petition process, including a petition format and submission process, signature validation procedures, and student transfer procedures. (R.S. 17:10.5(F)) http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=793655 Title: H.B. 976 Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us IN Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. Abolishes the state student assistance commission (SSAC). Abolishes the commission on proprietary education (COPE). Requires the commission for higher education (CHE) to administer the functions formerly administered by SSAC. Establishes the board for proprietary education (BPE). Permits the BPE to adopt reasonable rules. Specifies that the BPE must meet at least four times each year. Provides that the BPE is responsible for accrediting a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution. Provides that the CHE is responsible for providing staff and office space for the BPE. Specifies that the CHE is to determine the maximum higher education award and freedom of choice award, subject to approval by the budget agency with review of the budget committee. Requires the CHE to submit annual higher education award reports to the budget committee. Provides that the state workforce innovation council is responsible for accrediting postsecondary proprietary educational institutions that are non credit bearing. Establishes the office for career and technical schools within the state workforce innovation council. Provides that the market research of a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution may not be considered or required by the BPE as a condition for accrediting or renewing the accreditation of or for approval of the programs of a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution. Transfers proceedings pending before the Indiana commission on proprietary education on July 1, 2012, to the BPE for a proceeding pertaining to a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution or to the state workforce innovation council if the proceeding pertains to a postsecondary proprietary educational institution. Requires the auditor of state to transfer $300,000 of the balance of the career college student assurance fund to the career college student assurance fund administered by the BPE. Requires the state auditor to transfer the balance of the current career college student assurance fund to the student assurance fund administered by the state workforce innovation council. Requests the legislative council to assign issues relating to the accreditation of proprietary institutions to an appropriate study committee. Repeals: (1) provisions relating to establishment and administration of SSAC; (2) provisions relating to establishment and administration of COPE; (3) certain provisions requiring the CHE to provide SSAC information to implement the minority teacher or nursing scholarship program; and (4) definitions relating to SSAC or COPE. Adds transitional provisions. Makes conforming and technical amendments. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/HE/HE1270.1.html Title: H.B. 1270 Source: www.in.gov/legislative NH Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 This bill revises the procedures used by school district moderators in adopting the alternative budget procedure in a school administrative unit. Dictates when the moderator shall conduct a secret ballot or paper ballot and that the moderator of the latest chronological annual meeting shall record the total number of yeas and nays and announce the results of the final vote on the method of adopting the school administrative unit budget. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2012/HB1488.html Title: H.B. 1488 Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/ OR Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Provides that the education service district board or the directors of a pilot education service district may not declare the office of a director vacant if the director is a resident of a school district that withdraws from the education service district as provided by ORS 334.015 unless: The director's term expires; or the education service district board declares the office vacant for a reason described in subsection 1 of sections 10&11. http://www.leg.state.or.us/12reg/measpdf/hb4000.dir/hb4014.en.pdf Title: H.B. 4014 Source: leg.state.or.us MI Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 Amends Section 25 of the State School Aid Act, which provides for adjustments in foundation allowance funding for pupils enrolled in alternative education programs or strict discipline academies, when those pupils are enrolled after the count date after having been counted in membership by another district. The bill requires that: the Department of Education to automatically adjust the pupil counts of the enrolling and educating districts to reflect the portion of school year spent in each by pupils in strict discipline academies, for those pupils counted by the resident district and subsequently enrolled in a strict discipline academy after the count day; that the Department of Education to include in the calculation of State aid payments to districts or intermediate districts operating strict discipline academies the portion of a school year a student was enrolled, for the purpose of foundation allowance or categorical payments; that the adjustments in funding to occur upon the student's enrollment in a strict discipline academy; and that a strict discipline academy, for which adjustments in pupil counts and State aid payments were made pursuant to this legislation, to notify the Department if a pupil ceased to be enrolled and the last date of the pupil's enrollment in the academy. [Taken directly from bill summary] Assigned PA 0322 http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2011-SCB-0691.pdf Title: S.B. 691 Source: legislature.mi.gov OH Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 Provides that if the educational service center in which the territory of a local school district is located is dissolved under section 3311.0510 of the Revised Code, the territory of that local school district may not constitute part of any educational service center. Moves the date by which an agreement for services from an educational service center may be terminated to March 1, 2012 (or January 1 of any odd-numbered year thereafter, as previously provided). Provides that failure of a district board to notify an educational service center of its intent to terminate an agreement by March 1, 2012, will result in renewal of the existing agreement for the following school year. Makes other clarifying changes. Pages 1-7 of 22: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_157_EN_N.pdf Title: H.B. 157 - Educational Service Centers Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us OR To governor 06/2011 P-12 Designates Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction. Requires Governor to appoint Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, and specifies required qualification of deputy superintendent. Allows current Superintendent of Public Instruction to complete term of office. Effective August 5, 2011.. http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measures/sb0500.dir/sb0552.a.html Title: S.B. 552 Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us ID Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Amends and adds to existing law relating to the Idaho Education Network to revise the duties of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Department of Education with regard to the Idaho Education Network; to remove language providing for governance and operations of the Idaho Education Network and for the Idaho Education Network Fund; and to provide for the Idaho Education Network Program and Resource Advisory Council (IPRAC). Chapter 357 http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2010/H0727.htm Title: H.B. 727 Source: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov OR Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Removes sunset on pilot education service districts; allows existing pilot education service districts to organize as shared governance education service districts; establishes process by which education service district may organize to be shared governance education service district; deletes requirement that districts biennially report to interim legislative committees; declares emergency, effective on passage. Chapter 59 http://www.leg.state.or.us/10ss1/measpdf/sb0900.dir/sb0987.en.pdf Title: S.B. 987A Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us IA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Establishes a task force to review the present mission, structure, governance, and funding of the area education agency system to determine if the current model is applicable to the challenges and requirements of 21st century learning. Sets the membership parameters. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/linc/HF2295_Enrolled.pdf Title: H.B. 2295 Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 An Innovation School shall be a public school, operating within a public school district, that is established for the purpose of improving school performance and student achievement through increased autonomy and flexibility. An Innovation School may be established as a new public school or as a conversion of an existing public school. A student who is enrolled in a school at the time it is established as an Innovation School shall retain the ability to remain enrolled in the school if the student chooses to do so. An Innovation School shall have increased autonomy and flexibility in 1 or more of the following areas: (i) curriculum; (ii) budget; (iii) school schedule and calendar; (iv) staffing policies and procedures, including waivers from or modifications to, contracts or collective bargaining agreements; (v) school district policies and procedures; and (vi) professional development. (Section 8) http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/186/st02/st02247.htm Title: S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Source: http://www.mass.gov IL Signed into law 11/2009 P-12 Establishes a Streamlining Illinois' Educational Delivery Systems Task Force. Directs the task force to explore and examine the duties of the state board of education and all regional support systems for school districts (including regional offices of education, intermediate service centers, special education cooperatives, education for employments systems and learning technology centers), to determine which duties and responsibilities should be provided regionally to more appropriately and efficiently deliver services. Directs the task force to review how the regional support systems can centrally coordinate communication with private school systems. Establishes membership. Directs the task force to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the governor and the general assembly by August 1, 2010. Repeals section and abolishes task force on August 2, 2010. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-0798.pdf Title: S.B. 1882 Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Section 3306.21: Provides that nothing shall be construed to limit the authority of a district, charter school or STEM school to contract with an educational service center for the provision of any services calculated and paid for under the school funding formula. Section 3306.22: Provides that nothing shall be construed to prohibit a district from using funds from the school funding formula to establish, operate or participate in an agreement with one or more other districts for joint or cooperative establishment and operation of any educational program, as permitted by Section 3313.842. Page 1101 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3306.21 and 3306.22 Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us ME Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 The Department of Education will review the powers and duties of the State Board of Education and prepare legislation to transfer the powers and duties of the board to other agencies in anticipation of the dissolution of the board. The Department of Education must submit its report and recommended legislation required by this Act to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by December 2, 2009. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/billpdfs/HP090001.pdf Title: H.B. 900 Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org/ OK Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 Relates to schools; establishes the School District Empowerment Program; states purpose; exempts certain districts from certain statutory requirements and rules; specifies certain requirement; identifies districts for participation and implementation of program; specifies method of selection of remaining districts and timeline for implementation; relates to the Teacher Due Process Act; makes the career pretermination hearing process and the right to trial de novo apply to certain career teachers. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/SB/SB834_ENR.RTF Title: S.B. 834 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us NE Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Allows videoconferencing and telephone conferences by educational service unit boards as long as certain requirements are met (i.e., no more than half of the meetings during a year). http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB361.pdf Title: L.B. 361 Source: http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov OK Adopted 04/2009 Postsec. Amends rules regarding the Student Advisory Board to clearly delineate meeting requirements to ensure full representation and active participation. Clarifies member responsibility; formalizes the position of vice-chair and its duties; and increases the approval level from a majority to two-thirds, that is required for amendments to Oklahoma Administrative Code policy. Title: OAC 610:1-3-1, -2, -3, -6 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Alters the term of a youth member of the Youth Advisory Council; increases the term of a youth member who is elected cochair of the Council; requires the State Department of Education to categorize a specified number of school absences per school year of a youth member as lawful absences if the absence was due to the business of the Council. http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/bills/hb/hb0485t.pdf Title: H.B. 485; S.B. 463 Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/ AR Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Requires a statement regarding compliance with ethical guidelines and prohibitions for board members, administrators, and employees be included in a statutorily required audit of an educational institution. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB1429.pdf Title: H.B. 1429 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us FL Adopted 11/2008 Postsec. Amends rule so that Board of Regents is replaced by the Board of Governors. Members are appointed by Governor subject to Senate confirmation. Title: FAC 6A-10.006 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet LA Approved by voters 11/2008 P-12 Postsec. To provide for term limits for members of the State Board of Elementaryand Secondary Education, the Board of Regents, and other state boards. A person who has served for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall not be appointed or elected to the succeeding term; and to provide for a limit on service on more than one such board or commission. http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/Portals/0/elections/pdf/2008ConstitutionalAmendments.pdf Title: Amendment 1 Source: http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/ CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Requires charter schools to adopt and comply with a conflict-of-interest policy to include specified requirements set forth in existing law. Sets the eligibility qualifications to be elected or appointed to a charter school governing board. Prohibits a school employee from serving unless they resign employment. Relates to board term limits and board member voting requirements. Requires charter schools to comply with specified acts relating to open meetings. http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm Title: A.B. 2115 Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov MD Chapter No. 559 05/2008 P-12 Postsec. Establishes the Youth Advisory Council; provides for the appointment, selection, membership, terms, and duties of the Council; establishes an executive board; provides for the selection of the executive board; provides for the appointment of the cochairs of the Council; provides for the development of a certain initial application and application process and related matters. Title: S.B. 1 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Establishes a Youth Advisory Council to formally advise and make recommendations to elected officials on issues affecting youth in the State; establishes eligibility for membership, terms of office, and the process for appointment to the council; outlines the duties of the council, including reporting requirements; creates the Youth Advisory Council Cash Fund. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/29B4ABF9CDE29D1C872573680055F204?open&file=1157_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1157 Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/ WA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Allows the state board of education to delegate to the executive director, by resolution, such duties as deemed necessary to efficiently carry on the business of the board including, but not limited to, the authority to employ necessary personnel and the authority to enter into, amend, and terminate contracts on behalf of the board. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/3097.SL.pdf Title: H.B. 3097 Source: www.leg.wa.gov VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Requires the Board of Education to supervise the provision of education and training to school aged children who are patients at the children's hospital associated with the Commonwealth University Health System Authority. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+oth+HB241FER122+PDF Title: H.B. 241 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us MA Adopted 01/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Submits from the governor to the legislature a reorganization plan number 1 of 2008. Relates to reorganizing certain education agencies. Creates an executive office of education, headed by a cabinet secretary. Provides for the executive office to contain three departments: (1) the existing department of early education and care; (2) the existing department of education (renamed the department of elementary and secondary education); and (3) a new department of higher education, which will house personnel now serving as staff to the board of higher education. Submitted by the Governor, pending legislative approval. http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/185/ht04pdf/ht04488.pdf http://mass.gov/?pageID=gov3terminal&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Legislation+%26+Executive+Orders&L2=Legislation&sid=Agov3&b=terminalcontent&f=legislation_legis_education_reorg&csid=Agov3 Title: Executive Order /H.B. 4488 Source: http://www.mass.gov TX Adopted 11/2007 Community College Requires selected community colleges to follow the preliminary authority requirements before proposing new baccalaureate degree programs. TEXAS 12151 Title: 19 TAC 1.5.B.5.21 -.23 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Signed into law 10/2007 P-12 Makes various clarifying and technical changes to the Education Code which assigns various duties to state and local educational agencies and governs the operation of public schools, community colleges, and universities in the state. Deletes obsolete provisions from the code. Chapter 730 http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_132_bill_20071014_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 132 Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov TX Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Postsec. House Bill 1748 amends the Education Code to transfer all powers and duties relating to the Texas governor's schools program from the Texas Education Agency and the commissioner of education to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.  The bill also expands the scope of the program to allow the inclusion of a fine arts curriculum, as well as the mathematics and science and humanities curricula, and it requires that the criteria for admission include grade point averages, academic standing, and extracurricular activities. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB01748F.pdf Title: H.B. 1748 Source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us TX Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. Requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to produce a certificate of recognition to any person who contributes $10,000 or an equivalent in gifts, within one year's time, to any institution of higher education for any purpose, program, or activity of the institution. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/analysis/pdf/SB00469H.pdf Title: S.B. 469 Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us ME Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Expands the membership of the State Board of Education to include one student member. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280022477&LD=151&Type=1&SessionID=7 Title: H.B. 133 Source: Maine Legislature MO Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Modifies the responsibilities of the legislative committee on education. Requires the committee to meet at least twice a year. Charges committee with monitoring, studying and analyzing the higher education system in the state, as well as monitoring the establishment of performance measures required by this act and reporting on such measures to the general assembly and the governor. Authorizes the committee to make requests of the department of economic development. Directs the committee within three years to review the impact of the newly created higher education funding act and review a new model for the funding of higher education institutions. http://www.senate.mo.gov/07info/pdf-bill/tat/SB389.pdf Title: S.B. 389 [Committee on Education] Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet WA Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 The date of elections for Educational Service Districts with one or more members whose terms expire the following January is changed from each even-numbered year to each odd-numbered year. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202007/2154.SL.pdf Title: H.B. 2154 Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Recodifies the law governing higher education. Changes references in provisions that cross reference to the law being recodified. Makes related changes. Repeals obsolete provisions. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the code revision commission.) Title: S.B. 526 (omnibus) - Recodification of Higher Education Code Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2007/SE/SE0526.1.html TX Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Protects this important communication by prohibiting employment policies that restrict the ability of a school district employee to communicate directly with a member of the school board on matters relating to the operation of the school district, exception that the bill does allow certain inappropriate ex parte communications to be prohibited. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/SB00135F.pdf Title: S.B. 135 Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us WA Signed into law 04/2007 Postsec. Revises the higher education coordinating board. Effective July 22, 2007, the Executive Director of the HECB is appointed by the Governor from a list of three names submitted by the HECB. The HECB's statewide strategic master plan for higher education and institutional plans at the four-year institutions covers a 10-year time period.Requires the board to develop a statewide strategic master plan for higher education that proposes a vision and identifies measurable goals and priorities for the system of higher education in Washington state for a ten-year time period. The board is required to update the statewide strategic master plan every four years. The plan must address the goals of: (1) Expanding access; (2) Using methods of educational delivery that are efficient, cost-effective, and productive to deliver modern educational programs; and (3) Using performance measures to gauge the effectiveness of the state's progress towards meeting its higher education goals. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202007/1883-S.SL.pdf Title: H.B. 1883 Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov WA Signed into law 04/2007 Postsec. Management of the investments of funds for all scholarship endowment programs administered by HECB is vested in the State Investment Board. The State Investment Board must invest the funds using reasonable care and prudence. The State Investment Board may commingle the scholarship funds with other funds it manages. HECB retains all authority regarding policies related to the funds, except for investment management. The State Treasurer retains custody of the funds. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202007/5039-S.SL.pdf Title: S.B. 5039 Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov TN Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Adds a new section. Directs the office of education accountability to periodically study the overall school accountability system and report to the General Assembly as to its operations and effectiveness, including any suggestions for improvement. Such report may include a review of applicable standards, technical assistance, actions taken by LEAs, and relevant outcomes. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB0457.pdf Title: S.B. 457 Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us WV Adopted 04/2007 P-12 Amends rules regarding the establishment and operation of regional education service agencies. Clarifies the role of the State Superintendent ofSchools, establishes additional requirements for personnel and fiscal policies,replaces the Plan of Services with a Strategic Plan, and implements on-site reviews of each regional education service agency by the Office of EducationalPerformance Audits. Title: Title 126, Series 72 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet SD Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Part of this bill requires the secretary of the Department of Education shall establish seven education service agencies to provide services and leadership to school districts on a regional basis.Education service agencies are authorized to: (1) Act primarily as a service agency in providing services and programs as identified and requested by the school districts it serves, including professional development, instructional materials, educational technology, curriculum development, and alternative educational programs; (2) Provide for economy, efficiency, and cost effectiveness in the cooperative delivery and purchase or lease of educational services, materials, and products; the services may include purchasing cooperatives, insurance cooperatives, business management services, auditing and accounting services, school safety and risk prevention training, data processing, and assistance with student records; (3) Provide administrative services such as communications and public relations services, (4) Provide educational services through leadership and research and development in elementary and secondary education; (5) Work cooperatively with the Department of Education, institutions of higher education, local school districts, and other educational organizations to support, develop, and implement long-range plans and strategic goals for the enhancement of educational opportunities in elementary and secondary education; and (6) Serve, when appropriate and if funds are available, as a repository, clearinghouse, and administrator of federal, state, local, and private funds on behalf of school districts that may participate in special programs, projects, or grants in order to enhance the quality of education. Each education service agency shall have an advisory board. Creates a statewide leadership board, composed of the fiscal agent from each education service agency and a representative from the Department of Education, shall be created to establish uniform policies among the education service agencies and to allow for communication and the exchange of ideas.Each year, the Department of Education shall conduct an assessment and a performance evaluation of each education service agency and submit its findings in writing to the Legislature. Appropriates $1.7 million from the education enhancement tobacco tax fund the regional service agencies. Appropriates from the same fund $1.5 million for career and technical education programs and $1.8 to any increases in the foundation program. http://www.legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2007/bills/HB1171enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1171 Source: http://www.legis.state.sd.us OK Issued 02/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Creates a Cabinet system. The Secretary of Education is responsible for a number of executive entities, including state board of education, the superintendent of public instruction, state regents for higher education, etc. http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Executive/547.pdf Title: Executive Order 2007-07 Source: http://www.sos.state.ok.us/ TX Adopted 01/2007 Postsec. Authorizes the Commissioner to provide direct supervision of the educational research centers created by Texas Education Code. http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/GeneralPubs/Agenda/Ag2007_01/VII/VIIA1.pdf Title: 19 TAC 1.1.A.1.17 Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Relates to reorganization; renames Education, Arts, and Humanities Cabinet as the Education Cabinet; creates new offices in the Education Cabinet; abolishes the Workforce Development Cabinet and create the Department of Workforce Investment in the Education Cabinet and transfers the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Education Professional Standards Board to the Education Cabinet. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/SB105/bill.doc Title: S.B. 105 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet SC Issued 02/2006 Postsec. Community College Executive Order 2006-01 establishes the Higher Education Task Force to identify concrete ways to lower tuition, ways to reduce program duplication, improve business management processes, and improve and increase statewide coordination and collaboration. Members of the Task Force are to be appointed by the governor and consist of students, parents, professors, representatives of business and the higher education officials. http://www.scgovernor.com/uploads/executiveorders/2006-01.pdf Title: E.O. 29 Source: http://www.scgovernor.com OR Adopted 01/2006 P-12 Conforms to law changes made by HB 3184. HB 3184 affects the education service delivery of Education Service Districts (ESDs). There are four main components. Reduces the money that ESDs receive from the State School Fund from the current 5% of the State School Fund to 4.75%, and changes the minimum funding amount for ESDs from $1 million to $950,000. These reductions begin in the 2006-07 State School Fund distribution. The measure also defines core services to be provided by ESDs to component school districts and requires ESDs and component school districts to develop local service plans. HB 3184 specifies under what circumstances an ESD may provide entrepreneurial services. Those circumstances are as follows: the services are part of the local service plan; the services are provided pursuant to a business plan; and the primary purpose of the services is to address a need of component school districts. The bill also establishes a changed governance structure for ESD boards for three pilot districts: Willamette ESD, High Desert ESD, and Northwest ESD. http://www.ode.state.or.us/stateboard/meetings/102005/2005oct21draftesdrules.doc Title: OAR 581-024-0195 Source: http://www.ode.state.or.us WA Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Revises the powers, duties, and membership of the state board of education and the Washington professional educator standards board and eliminates the academic achievement and accountability commission. Changes state board membership from all members elected by local board of directors to a sixteen-member board. Five members are elected by district directors (3 for the western half of the state; 2 for the eastern); 1 at-large member is elected by members of boards of directors of state-approved private schools; 1 is the superintendent of public instruction; 7 members are appointed by the governor; and 2 members are students (non-voting). http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5732-S.PL.pdf Title: S.B. 5732 Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov RI Vetoed 06/2005 Postsec. Would have reduced the membership of the board of governors for higher education from 15 to 13, including the chairperson of the board of regents for elementary and secondary education (or designee) a member. Would have made members of the board removable by the governor pursuant to the provisions of section 36-1-7 of the general laws and for cause only, and removal solely for partisan or personal reasons unrelated to capacity or fitness for the office shall be unlawful. Would have required an annual report containing an operating statement summarizing meetings or hearings held, subjects addressed, decisions rendered, rules or regulations promulgated, studies conducted, policies and plans developed, approved, or modified, and programs administered or initiated; a consolidated financial statement of all funds received and expended including the source of the funds, a listing of any staff supported by these funds, and a summary of any clerical, administrative or technical support received; a summary of performance during the previous fiscal year including accomplishments, shortcomings and remedies; a synopsis of hearings, complaints, suspensions, or other legal matters related to the authority of the board; a briefing on anticipated activities in the upcoming fiscal year; and findings and recommendations for improvements. Required a training course to be conducted for newly appointed and qualified members. Would have reduced the membership of the board of regents for elementary and secondary education from 11 to 9 and made removal of members for cause only, and removal solely for partisan or personal reasons unrelated to capacity or fitness for the office would have been made unlawful.. Required training and reporting similar to what was required for the board of governors for higher education. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Billtext/BillText05/HouseText05/H6206A.pdf Title: H.B. 6206 Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/ TN Signed into law 06/2005 Postsec. Requires the establish a review committee to aid in development or revision of the higher education master plan and funding formulae. The committee is to include the executive director of the higher education commission, the chancellor of the board of regents, the president of the University of Tennessee, the commissioner of finance and administration, the comptroller of the treasury, the chairs of the standing committees on education and finance, ways and means of the senate and house of representatives, and the director of the office of legislative budget analysis, or their designees. The review committee is to meet at least annually to review the funding formula components, as well as identify needed revisions, additions, or deletions to the formula. The committee shall also ensure that the funding formula is linked to the goals and objectives of the master plan. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0419.pdf Title: H.B. 372 Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us NV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Creates the Commission on Educational Excellence; prescribing the membership and duties of the Commission; creating the Trust Fund for Educational Excellence; authorizing school districts and charter schools to apply for grants of money from the Trust Fund to improve the achievement of pupils; revising provisions governing the statewide system of accountability. http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/SB/SB404_EN.pdf Title: S.B. 404 Source: StateNet IN Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Adds a new chapter creating an Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Requires all state boards and agencies to comply with the policies and procedures related to fiscal management established by the OMB, cooperate with and provide assistance to the OMB. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/HE/HE1001.1.html Title: H.B. 1001 (Section 38) Source: www.in.gov WV Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Creates a pilot program; cites the Local Government Flexibility Act of 2005; relates to the ability of local government and school districts to request waivers. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2005_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/SB419%20SUB1.htm Title: S.B. 419 Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us NM Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. Replaces the Commission on Higher Education with the Higher Education Department -- a cabinet department; creates an Advisory Board; provides for the powers and duties; provides for the transfer of appropriations, money, property, contractual obligations and statutory references of the Commission on Higher Education to the Higher Education Department. Establishes that the Secretary of Higher Education is appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Preserves the right of local Boards of Regents to continue to make local policy decisions about their universities. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/HB0745.pdf Title: H.B. 745 Source: http://legis.state.nm.us AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 An act to allow education service cooperatives to purchase or construct buildings as may be required to provide authorized programs and services and to provide for distribution of assets upon dissolution. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB1357.pdf Title: H.B. 1357 Source: StateNet MT Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Clarifies governance for certain school districts. http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2005/billhtml/HB0397.htm Title: H.B. 397 Source: StateNet GA Adopted 01/2005 P-12 Clarifies rules regarding regional education service agencies. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-5-1-.13.pdf Title: GAC 160-5-1-.13 Source: StateNet CA Vetoed 09/2004 Community College Postsec. Authorizes the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to employ up to 6 deputy and vice chancellors appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the board of governors. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1801-1850/sb_1817_bill_20040826_enrolled.html http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/SB_1817_veto.pdf Title: S.B. 1817 Source: California Legislative Web site IL Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Under the School Employee Benefit Act, provides the prescription drug benefit program shall be maintained on an ongoing, affordable basis, and the cost to school districts shall not exceed the State's actual program costs. Makes changes to the provisions concerning the State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Education. Terminates the terms of certain members of the State Board of Education on the effective date of the amendatory Act and provides for new members to be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate (including a chairperson). Provides that the Governor who takes office on the second Monday of January after his or her election shall be the person who nominates members to fill vacancies whose terms begin after that date and before the term of the next Governor begins. Allows the Governor to remove a member for incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance. Provides that upon expiration or buyout of the contract of the State Superintendent in office on the effective date of the amendatory Act, a State Superintendent shall be appointed by a State Board that includes the new members who were appointed to fill seats of members whose terms were terminated on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Thereafter, a State Superintendent must, at a minimum, be appointed at the beginning of each term of a Governor after that Governor has made appointments to the State Board. Provides that a contract issued for the employment of a State Superintendent entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act must expire no later than February 1, 2007, and subsequent contracts must expire no later than February 1 each 4 years thereafter. Prohibits a contract from being extended or renewed beyond February 1, 2007 and February 1 each 4 years thereafter, but provides that the State Superintendent shall serve until his or her successor is appointed. Provides that each contract entered into on or before January 8, 2007, with a State Superintendent must provide that the State Board may terminate the contract for cause, and the State Board shall not thereafter be liable for further payments under the contract. Restores current law requiring the State Board to set the State Superintendent's compensation. Restores current law requiring a majority vote of the members appointed, confirmed, and serving to approve any action, except that the new Board members may vote to approve actions when appointed and serving. Provides that upon appointment of the new Board members, the Board shall review all of its current rules in an effort to streamline procedures, improve efficiency, and eliminate unnecessary forms and paperwork. Requires the State Board to create certain divisions within the State Board. Provides that rules of the State Board must be in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that the State Board may not adopt any rule or policy that alters the intent of the authorizing law or that supersedes federal or State law. Provides that the State Board may not make policies affecting school districts that have the effect of rules without following the procedures of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Requires the State Board to develop and maintain a continuing 5-year strategic plan for elementary and secondary education, to be issued to the Governor and General Assembly. Lists topic areas that the plan must include. Removes the provision allowing the State Board to create shared service centers. Provides instead that the State Board is granted the power to provide certain regional services, either through a regional administrative technology center or otherwise. Requires a school district's calendar for the school term and any changes to be submitted to and approved by the regional superintendent of schools (the State Board of Education in Chicago) before the calendar or any changes may take effect. Gives the regional superintendent of schools the duty to assist and support school districts with the preparation and submission of grant applications and the duty to accept and review all transcripts for new initial certificate applications and ensure that each applicant has met all of the criteria established by the State Board of Education in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-1036 Title: S.B. 3000 Source: Illinois Legislative Web site FL Rule Adoption 07/2004 Community College Postsec. Repeals rules pertaining to the State Board of Community Colleges. Provides changes in governance and subsequent transfers of powers and duties to the State Board of Education. FLORIDA REG 28449 (SN) Title: FAC 6A-14.004, .0243, .0247, .0262, .0341, .039, .0412, .063, .073, .0732, .0735, .0751, .0752, .0771, .0772, .078 Source: Florida State Web site FL Rule Adoption 07/2004 Community College Postsec. Repeals rules governing the State Board of Community Colleges. Title: FAC 6H-1.017, .030, .041, .042, .044, .045 Source: Florida State Web site NH Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Relates to the determination of the amount of taxes to be raised to support a cooperative school district; permits an alternative cost apportionment method in a cooperative school district; establishes a legislative oversight committee for the school administrative unit system; relates to notification of educational grant amounts to municipalities; permits a specific amount of the state education grant to be applied to operating costs of the cooperative school district. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2004/HB1281.html Title: H.B. 1281 Source: http://gencourt.state.nh.us AZ Signed into law 06/2004 Community College Postsec. Continues the transfer and removal of general administrative powers, authorities, reporting, oversight and responsibilities of the State Board of Directors for Community Colleges. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/46leg/2r/laws/0336.htm Title: H.B. 2601 Source: Arizona Legislative Web site CO Signed into law 05/2004 Community College Postsec. Enacts recommendations of governor's task force on the community college system; reduction of the system office's administrative costs by 35% and use of saved funds to finance recommendations including installation of a systemwide information technology system; restructuring of the distance learning system for all community colleges; limiting institutional research to the colleges; conducting a comprehensive review of career and technical education administrative costs. Any additional monies available because of reduced administrative costs should be used for classroom instruction and to support colleges. Develop a master plan for the use or sale of property at the Lowry Campus except for property used by the Community College of Aurora or by the Community College of Denver. Nothing in the law should prohibit allowing a charter school to be located or cause the displacement of a charter school located at the Lowry Campus prior to the development of the master plan. Proceeds from the Lowry property are to be used for system capital development projects. Required reports. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/DDDD429D87C8711187256DC5005770B7?Open&file=1086_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1086 Source: Colorado Legislative Web site AZ Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Amends the membership of the State Board for Charter Schools to include at least one resident of an Indian reservation, a charter school teacher, and an operator of a charter school. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/46leg/2r/laws/0257.htm. Title: H.B. 2580 Source: Arizona Legislative Web site HI Veto override 05/2004 P-12 Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy and other means; strengthens community involvement through school community councils and parent-community networking centers; provides more mathematics textbooks; lowers class size in kindergarten, grade one, and grade two; provides full-time, year-round student activity coordinators; provides support for students who need additional help to succeed in school; establishes a national board certification incentive program for teachers; enhances teacher education; reduces the bureaucracy that hampers the effectiveness of the department of education; improves the educational accountability system; requires the board of education members to hold community meetings in their districts. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3238_sd2_.htm Title: S.B. 3238 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site AL Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Relates to the licensing and regulating of certain schools offering courses of instruction; amends specify schools exemptions from licensing requirements; amends specification of the licensing authority of the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education, to increase the maximum required surety for postsecondary proprietary institutions. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLogin.asp Title: H.B. 196 Source: Alabama Legislative Web site ID Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Relates to public charter schools; revises limits on the number of public charter schools; governs methods of forming a public charter school; provides additional limitations on authorizing a charter; provides rules to be adopted by the State Board of Education; designates certain local educational agencies; clarifies liability for public charter schools; requires certain financial reporting; creates an independent public charter school commission. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1444.html#engr Title: S.B. 1444 Source: Idaho Legislative Web site NM Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 03/2004 P-12 Provides for transition to the Public Education Department. Title: H.B. 161 Source: StateNet NM Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Relates to education; creates the "public education department" in the executive branch. The department is a cabinet department. The secretary may organize the department and divisions of the department and may transfer or merge functions between divisions and bureaus in the interest of efficiency and economy. The administrative head of the department is the "secretary of public education", who shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and who shall serve in the executive cabinet. Creates the Public Education Commission. The commission shall be administratively attached to the department, with administrative staff provided by the department. Additional requests for staff services shall be made through the secretary. The commission shall advise the department on policy matters and shall perform other functions as provided by law.provides powers and duties. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/04%20Regular/final/HB0096.pdf Title: H.B. 96 Source: http://legis.state.nm.us NY Rule Adoption 02/2004 P-12 Postsec. Conforms the rules of the Board of Regents to a recent reorganization of the committee structure of the Board of Regents, which merged the Committee on Higher and Professional Education and the Committee on Professional Practice, and merged the Committee on Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education and the Committee on Vocational Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities. NEW YORK REG 16424 (SN) Title: Title 8 NYCRR 3.2 and 4-1.5 Source: StateNet AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Creates the Division of Public School Accountability and the Arkansas Public Schools Accountability Advisory Council; creates the Division of Public School Academic Facilities to ensure equal access to adequate educational facilities and educational equipment; requires realignment of the state department of education (not to be incorporated into Arkansas Code or published separately) and creates a task force to make recommendations on realignment; amends terms for state board of education. members.http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1009.pdf Title: H.B. 1009 Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site ND Rule Adoption 12/2003 P-12 Establishes rules regarding organization of the department of public instruction. Address history, superintendent, administrative units, divisions, and inquiries and contact information. NORTH DAKOTA REG 3675 (SN) Title: 67-01-01-01, -02 Source: StateNet NY Emergency Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Provides for the appointment of a chief of staff; specifying the duties of the chief of staff and the chief operating officer; and designates the chief of staff as the deputy commissioner of education as specified in Education Law, section 101, who, in the absence or disability of the commissioner or when a vacancy exists in the office of commissioner, shall exercise and perform the functions, powers and duties of the commissioner. NEW YORK REG 16293 (SN) Title: Title 8 NYCRR 3.8 and 3.9 Source: StateNet CA Signed into law 10/2003 Community College Revises the membership of the Board of Governors of the California State Community Colleges so it would include 12 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of 2/3 of the membership of the Senate. Adds to the board of governors one classified employee member, who would be appointed by the Governor for a 2-year term. Requires a vacancy in the office of the classified employee member be filled by appointment of the Governor without confirmation. Provides the current membership of the board is not affected by the addition of the new member. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0601-0650/sb_644_bill_20031012_chaptered.html Title: S.B. 644 Source: California Legislative Web site LA Approved by voters 10/2003 P-12 To authorize the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to supervise, manage, and operate any public elementary or secondary school determined to be failing or to provide for others to do so; to authorize the state board to receive, control, and expend state minimum foundation program money and local money contributed pursuant to the minimum foundation program or otherwise in amounts calculated based on the number of students in attendance in such a school, all in the manner and in accordance with law. (Amends Article VIII, Section 3(A)) http://www.sec.state.la.us/elections/2003-ca.htm and http://www.sec.state.la.us/cgibin/?rqstyp=ELCMR&rqsdta=100403&ID=99924513 Title: Ballot Measure 4 (SB 225) Source: Louisiana State Web site NM Approved by voters 09/2003 P-12 Transfer the state department of Public Education to a cabinet department headed by a secretary of public education who shall serve in the executive cabinet and to create an elected Public Education Commission. . Creates a Public Education Commission that shall have such powers as provided by law; · Creates a cabinet level Public Education Department headed by a Secretary of Public Education appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate; · Provides that the Secretary of Public Education shall have administrative and regulatory powers and duties as provided by law, including all function relating to the distribution of school funds and accounting for public schools to be performed as provided by la w; · Stipulates that the ten elected State Board of Education members shall constitute the Public Education Commission until their terms expire; and · Specifies that the districts from which the ten State Board of Education members were elected shall constitute the Public Education Commission districts until changed by law. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/firs/SJR002.pdf and http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Election/03Special/rsult03.html Title: Constitutional Amendment 1 (S.J.R. 2) Source: New Mexico State Web site IL Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Amends the School Finance Authority Act of the School Code. Provides that the powers and responsibilities granted to or imposed upon the Chicago School Finance Authority and the Chicago Board of Education are suspended until December 31, 2010. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1368&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=4413&SessionID=3 Title: S.B. 1368 Source: Illinois Legislative Web site NY Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Establishes the community district education council within the New York city community school district system; establishes a community council for each community district; establishes a city board on special education. Defines community council as the community district education council of a community district (school board). Community councils are to consist of eleven voting members and one non-voting member, including nine parents. Sets the selection, makeup and functions of each. Adds new powers and duties; Title: S.B. 5688 Source: StateNet HI Vetoed 07/2003 P-12 Authorizes the Superintendent of Education to create complex areas and advisory boards for each complex area consisting of multiple school complexes. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/search/billsearch.asp?qu=HB289&press1=search Title: H.B. 289 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site NC Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Adds 3 advisory members to the state board of education, one of whom is a superintendent; another is principal of the year; and the third is an award-winning board member. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/html2003/bills/AllVersions/Senate/S698vc.html Title: S.B. 698 Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us NH Became law without governor's signature 06/2003 P-12 Requires state commissioner to make public a list of schools not meeting performance targets. Establishes strategic responses for local education improvement plans. Requires state department to work cooperatively with the school or district(s). Establishes corrective action plans and sets minimum requirements, including: (a) Identify the area in which the school failed to meet the annual statewide performance targets established under RSA 193-H:2. (b) Identify and describe the strategy the school intends to implement to improve its performance. (c) Establish and explain a strategy designed to promote family and community involvement. (d) Detail how the school district budget reflects the goals of the local education improvement plan. Allows other elements, including: (a) The school's curriculum including curricular priorities and instructional materials. (b) Instructional models that incorporate research-based practices that have been proven to be effective in improving student achievement. (c) Formal and informal opportunities to assess and monitor each child's progress. (d) Evidence of data-based decisions. (e) Structural reform strategies that may include schedule, organization, support mechanisms, and resources. (f) Shared leadership structure to support school improvement. (g) Professional development that is aligned with school improvement goals. (h) External support and resources based on their effectiveness and alignment with the school improvement plan. (i) Extended learning activities for students. Repeals and reenacts the duties of the Legislative Oversight Committee to include: I. Review the development and implementation of the school performance and accountability program II. Review the provisions of RSA 193-H and submit a report of such review annually to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the governor, and the chairpersons of the house and senate education committees. III. Propose legislation that is needed. IV. Confer with the commissioner and the state board to identify operational principles which should guide the work of the department of education in supporting improved school performance and accountability. V. Analyze existing department of education programs and initiatives which support improved school performance and accountability. VI. Receive reports from the commissioner regarding the status of public education in New Hampshire, updates on the improvement made by local school districts toward achieving satisfactory progress in statewide student performance under RSA 193-H:2 and status reports on the on-going issues and implications of school accountability at the state and federal level. VII. Review and approve statewide performance targets developed by the department of education and recommended to the legislative oversight committee by the state board of education. VIII. Receive reports from the state board relative to statewide performance targets. Propose legislation to be submitted to establish such statewide performance targets in state statute during the legislative session following the approval of any recommendations which the state board of education is required to make. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2003/hb0139.html Title: H.B. 139 (193-G:1) Source: http://gencourt.state.nh.us ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Establishes a task force to study the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adolescents. Establishes membership of task force, appointments to which must be made within 30 days of effective date of this resolve. Requires the task force to examine the behavioral, developmental, social, emotional and educational needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adolescents not receiving adequate services due to a lack of appropriate resources. Specifically, the task force must examine: 1. Services that are currently available to serve the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adolescents and the ability of those providers to provide culturally competent, linguistically accessible services; 2. Demographic data of the numbers of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adolescents in need of such specialized services and projections regarding the number of deaf and hard-of-hearing younger children who may require such services in the future; and 3. Proposals designed to improve the delivery of services to meet the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adolescents, including, but not limited to, the development of in-state specialty services, collaborative agreements with bordering states and states with specialized facilities and training initiatives. Requires the task force to submit a report, including findings and recommendations, to the legislature by December 10, 2003. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD055301-1.asp Title: S.P. 193 (LD 553) Source: StateNet ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Implements the recommendations of the Legislative Youth Advisory Council. Increases the council membership from 21 to 22, increasing appointments by senate president from 10 to 11, thereby increasing from one to two the appointees who are senate members. Establishes a legislative co-chair and youth chair for the council. Establishes procedure for selection and term length of each chair. Requires the state education commissioner, secretary of state and director of the office of substance abuse to develop recommendations to establish a permanent youth advisory committee in the executive branch to serve as a resource for any state agency charged with developing, implementing or enforcing policies that relate specifically to youth. These recommendations are to be reported to the legislative youth advisory council. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billdocs/LD075101.doc Title: H.P. 557 Source: www.mainelegislature.org HI Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Proposes statutory revision to reflect the new administration structure of the Department of Education; replaces district superintendents with complex area superintendents. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=HB1175&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs Title: H.B. 1175 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site HI Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Establishes 15.00 FTE complex area facility manager positions by converting 8 existing business and fiscal officer positions into complex area facility manager positions, and creating 7 new complex area facility manager positions. Converts 42.00 business assistant positions from temporary to permanent status. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB337&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs Title: S.B. 337 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Includes provisions to provide for the re-creation of the department of education and the statutory entities made a part of the department by law; provides for the effective termination date for all statutory authority for the existence of such statutory entities. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/03RS/CVT4/OUT/0000KO7C.PDF Title: S.B. 83 Source: StateNet LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Increases membership on the state advisory commission on teacher education and certification from 11 to 13 members. Decreases from ten to nine the members who are employed by a city or parish, adds that one of these nine may be employed by some "other local public school system." Adds requirement that tenth member represent the board of regents; adds requirement that 11th and 12th members represent the Blue Ribbon Commission on Teacher Quality or its successor. (Amendments retain standing requirement that 13th member be appointed from a list of teachers nominated by the J.K. Haynes Foundation). Specifies that from the nine members who are school system employees, six must be certified, employed, and actively engaged as full-time practicing classroom teachers, and that one of these six must be the teacher appointed from the list nominated by the J.K. Haynes Foundation. Requires member who is an education faculty member be nominated by the Louisiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, rather than the Louisiana Council of Education Deans, as previously required. Adds requirement that member representing the board of regents be appointed by the commissioner of higher education. Requires the two members representing the Blue Ribbon Commission on Teacher Quality be appointed by the commission's chairperson. In section regarding the initial meeting of the state advisory commission on teacher education and certification, states that the commission must transact such other business as the state department of education considers advisable. (Former language required the commission to transact such other business as the commission considers advisable). Deletes language requiring the commission to recommend state or national standards for preservice and advanced certification programs to the board of regents, the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (retains language that the commission recommend on these areas to the state board). http://www.legis.state.la.us/bills/byinst.asp?sessionid=03RS&billid=SB126&doctype=BT Title: S.B. 126 Source: www.legis.state.la.us OK to governor 06/2003 P-12 Modifies governance of the state career and technology system through a reconstitution of the State Board of Career and Technology Education. The current membership of the State Board is abolished on August 31, 2003, and the terms of office of all current board members are terminated. The board is downsized from thirteen to nine members. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction will remain a member, to be joined by two members of the State Board of Education, Governor, five members appointed by congressional district representing state businesses that are related to career technology programs, and one member appointed at-large to represent educational interests. New members are required to hold a high school diploma and are subject to the orientation and continuing education requirements for local career technology center board members. Title: H.B. 1068, S.B. 628 Source: Session Overview, June 6, 2003 CA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Appropriates funds to provide the Oakland Unified School District with an emergency loan. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to appoint a trustee to oversee the operations of the district and to approve disbursements. Requires the district to develop a financial recovery plan. Authorizes the administrator to enter into agreements and to change existing policies. Provides that the school district is ineligible for hardship state funding during that time. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sb_39_bill_20030602_chaptered.html Title: S.B. 39 Source: California Legislative web site MN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Renames the Department of Children, Families, and Learning to the Department of Education; makes conforming changes to reflect the department name change. http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/bldbill.pl?bill=S0296.0&session=ls83 Title: S.F. 296 Source: StateNet OK to governor 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Amends membership of Education Oversight Board; assigns responsibility to oversee implementation of the provisions of Enrolled House Bill No. 1017 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature. Also oversees implementation of the provisions of the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act; and makes recommendations to the Governor and Legislature on methods to achieve an aligned, seamless system from preschool through postsecondary education. Also, assigns oversight of the Office of Accountability to the Accountability Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are directs the Regents to support the Office of Accountability from the budget of the Regents. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1767_enr.rtf Title: H.B. 1767 - Omnibus Bill Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us TN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Relates to the state board of education; requires one appointee to be a K-12 public school teacher. Title: H.B. 455 Source: StateNet MN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Language is effective immediately and applies to 2005-06 school year and later. Establishes assessment advisory committee of up to 11 members, all of whom are chosen by the state commissioner of education. Specifies required membership of commission. Requires commission to review all state assessments, submit its recommendations to the commissioner and legislative committees that have jurisdiction over K-12 education policy and budget issues. Requires the commissioner to consider the committee's recommendations before finalizing a statewide assessment. Committee expires on June 30, 2014. See Section 11: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/getbill.pl?session=ls83&version=latest&number=HF302&session_number=0&session_year=2003 Title: H.F. 302 (multiple provisions) Source: www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us MT Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Establishes a K-12 public school renewal commission to propose amendments and new provisions to components of K-12 education, including governance and finance structures and the state and federal roles in public education. The commission must include at a minimum the governor, the superintendent of public instruction and specified members of the state legislature. In addition, the governor must identify between 10 and 25 entitites to send a representative to serve on the commission and name a representative from the juvenile corrections division. The commission must present its findings and recommendations to the education and local government interim committee by September 15, 2004, and may recommend legislation. Provides an appropriation. http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2003/billhtml/HB0736.htm Web site for the Montana K-12 Public School Renewal Commission: http://www.state.mt.us/gov2/css/boards/renewal/default.asp Title: H.B. 736 Source: data.opi.state.mt.us TN Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Requires the Commissioner of Education to distribute in electronic format to the local boards of education, at the conclusion of each regular session of the General Assembly, copies of newly enacted public chapters pertaining to public education. Present law requires the Commission of Education to print and distribute to the local boards of education and all state, county and city school officers copies of the school law. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Fiscal/HB2014.pdf Title: H.B. 2014 Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us TN To governor 04/2003 P-12 Extends the termination date of the Board of Standards until June 30, 2009. Under the Tennessee Governmental Entity Review Law, the Board is scheduled to terminate on June 30, 2003. Title: H.B. 1539 Source: StateNet AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Provides for an interim personnel policies committee in the event of consolidation of school districts. Title: H.B. 2842 Source: StateNet MS Vetoed 04/2003 P-12 Postsec. Removes the repeal on the State Personnel Board; provides that the State Board of Education may increase the salary of the State Superintendent of Public Education upon the approval of the State Personnel Board. Exempts state superintendent of education from cap on salary or compensation, direct or indirect, of any public officer, public employee, adminstrator or executive head of any agency of the state to 150% or less of the maximum salary established in statute for the governor. Requires the state board for community and junior colleges as well as the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning to annually submit to the state personnel board a list of salaries for its employees, to which the state personnel board must respond with a nonbinding advisory opinion on the amount of the salaries for the director and other employees of the board. Title: H.B. 773 Source: StateNet KS Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Repeals section 25-1904 of the state statutes, which describes the method by which state board members are to be elected. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/2179.pdf Title: H.B. 2179 Source: http://www.kslegislature.org NM Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 04/2003 P-12 Creates a youth council; encourages young people to consider and discuss the problems they face and to develop possible solutions. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/FinalVersions/house/hb0199.pdf Title: H.B. 199, S.B. 425 Source: StateNet NM Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Replaces the state board with the Secretary of Education and changes state superintendent to Secretary of Education, contingent upon the adoption by the people of the amendment put forth by S.J.R. 2. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0911EDS.html Title: S.B. 911 Source: http://legis.state.nm.us ID Adopted 03/2003 P-12 Stating findings of the legislature and rejecting IDAPA 08.02.01.100, rule of the state board of education relating to rules governing administration and federally funded programs. REJECTED RULE IDAPA 08.02.01.100: The State Board of Education designates the State Department of Education to implement specific federally funded programs that may include participating elementary and secondary schools. The State Department will develop and disseminate guidelines, provide technical assistance, monitor programs and aid in complying with federal requirements. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/SCR106.html Title: Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 106 Source: State legislative web site and State Net NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Adds Section 69 to create the "office of education accountability" in the legislative council service. The office is to provide an independent evaluation of the Assessment and Accountability Act and the School Personnel Act by: monitoring implementation of both acts; periodically reviewing district and school-based decision-making policies relating to the recruitment and retention of school employees; verifying the accuracy of reports of school, district and state performance; and conducting studies of other states' efforts at assessment and accountability and other educational reforms and report its findings to the New Mexico legislative council, legislative education study committee and legislative finance committee. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/FinalVersions/house/HB0212MarkedUp.pdf Title: H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Source: New Mexico Legislature NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Amends 22-5-4 (Section 21). Revises the duties of local boards. Deletes the provisions to delegate administrative and supervisory functions to the superintendent of schools, to approve or disapprove employment, termination or discharge of employees and to fix salaries. Retains the provision for employing a local superintendent. Prohibits the superintendent from any nepotism - hiring family members of any board member or family members of the superintendent. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/FinalVersions/house/HB0212MarkedUp.pdf Title: H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Source: New Mexico Legislature UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Creates the Public Education Legislative Task Force. The task force, in cooperation with the public education community, business, industry, employers, and parents, shall study and make recommendations for public education: (a) establishing a clear mission, objectives, and accountability; (b) considering the governance structure; (c) combining authority with accountability; (d) setting education priorities; (e) strengthening financial viability; (f) effects of and incorporation of the No Child Left Behind legislation; (g) considering school choice, including the enhancement of charter schools; and (h) other issues that may be recommended by the task force including the merits of available prior studies and reports done by others. A final report, including any proposed legislation shall be presented before November 30, 2003, to the Education Interim Committee. After that date, the task force provision is repealed. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2003/bills/hbillenr/hb0257.htm Title: H.B. 257 Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us/house/index.htm UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Amends law to establish a nominating and recruiting commmittee with broad-based membership to recruit potential candidates for membership on the state board prior to the deadline to file a declaration of candidacy. The committee will also prepare a list for the governor of at least three candidates who possess outstanding professional qualifications related to the powers and duties of the state board. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2003/bills/sbillenr/sb0154.pdf Title: S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill) Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us/ UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 This act modifies provisions relating to the state system of public education by eliminating requirements to submit certain reports to the Legislature. Modifies certain duties and responsibilities of the state board and the superintendent of public instruction. Consolidates several reports into the state superintendent's annual report. Eliminates the requirement for the state board to submit separate budget recommendations for U-PASS and professional development plans. Eliminates the state board's responsibility to annually determine the estimated total cost of the minimum school program for each district. Repeals the Modified School Week Pilot Program and the Arts in Elementary Schools Pilot Program. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2003/bills/hbillenr/hb0039.pdf Title: H.B. 39 Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Postsec. Establishes full-time program of internal auditing at specific state postsecondary institutions, including various community/junior colleges, the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University, and the department of education. Requires each specified postsecondary institution and the department to employ an agency internal audit director and professional and support staff to conduct internal auditing. Sets forth internal audit directors' qualifications and duties. Establishes manner in which audits should be conducted as well as availability, procedures and frequency of audit reports. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0650SG.htm Title: H.B. 650 Source: StateNet KY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Clarifies the specific qualifications for members of the State Board of Education regarding age, education, business or political ties, relation to any education department employee, etc. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/03RS/SB152.htm Title: S.B. 152 Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us IL Signed into law 01/2003 P-12 Amends the School Code. Removes a provision relating to the election of a regional superintendent of schools for a consolidated region, filing a bond, and vacancies in an educational region, including a qualified home rule unit. Makes a provision providing that if a vacancy exists in a specified educational service region, then that vacancy shall be filled by the first assistant superintendent/deputy superintendent. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/legisnet92/status/920SB0616.html Title: S.B. 616 Source: State legislative web site IA Adopted 01/2003 P-12 Establishes rules giving public secondary students in Iowa a voice, although not a vote, on the State Board of Education. Gives voting Board members the benefit of the thoughts and experiences of the secondary student. IOWA REG 2176 (SN) Title: 281 IAC 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 Source: StateNet KS Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 The bill specifies that the State Board of Regents will serve as the representative of the public postsecondary education system before the Governor and the Legislature. (Under current law, the State Board of Regents is assigned the role of advocating for adequate resources and sufficient authority to enable postsecondary institutions to achieve their missions.) The State Board of Regents is directed to develop and implement, in conjunction with the postsecondary educational institutions, a comprehensive plan for coordinating all program offerings by postsecondary educational institutions. Commencing on July 1, 2004, the state board of regents shall have authority to review and approve institutional improvement plans, and, on the basis of each plan, shall develop and implement a performance agreement with each postsecondary educational institution. Performance agreements shall incorporate the goals, priorities, policies and mission objectives identified in the institutional improvement plans, and the performance measures, which will be used to demonstrate compliance and progress. (e) Commencing on July 1, 2005, each postsecondary educational institution's receipt of new state funds shall be contingent on achieving compliance with its performance agreement. The state board shall determine the amount of new state funds to be received by each postsecondary educational institution, taking into account the postsecondary educational institution's level of compliance with its performance agreement and the funds available for distribution. The State Board of Regents is directed to develop a unified budget for state funding of postsecondary educational institutions, present that budget to the Governor and the Legislature each year, and receive and allocate the state funds appropriated for funding of postsecondary educational institutions in accord with legislative directives, except for allocations based on institutional performance allocations. (This replaces the current law which directs the State Board to approve for state funding purposes educational programs, courses of instruction, and out-district program and course locations and to review budget and state funding requests of postsecondary educational institutions in order to present a unified budget for higher education.) Title: S.B. 647 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Provides that the Auditor General, instead of the State Board of Education, shall annually cause an audit to be made of the financial statements of all accounts, funds and other moneys in the care, custody, or control of the regional superintendent of schools of each educational service region and of each educational service center (other than an educational service center serving the Chicago school district). http://www.legis.state.il.us/publicacts/pubact92/acts/92-0544.html Title: S.B. 1534 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NY Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Reforms the governance structure of New York City schools. The new law gives the mayor control over city schools, including the power to appoint the chancellor. The law also eliminates the city's existing 32 community school boards in June 2003 and sets up a task force to devise an alternative mechanism for community input. http://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/year02/june12_4_02.htm Title: A.B. 11627 Source: http://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/year02/june12_4_02.htm SC Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Relates to the education oversight committee, so as to add the state superintendent of education or the superintendent's designee as an ex officio nonvoting member. Title: H.B. 3602 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Eliminates provision in statute that requires school-wide audit team in the office of the auditor general to randomly audit each school district at least once every five years. Replaces it with provision requiring auditor general to randomly select the school districts to be audited each year, subject to review by the joint legislative audit committee. See section 40: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Source: http://www.azleg.state.az.us SC SENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. Requires funding equal to 1994-95 appropriation to be appropriated to the state department annually to offset any reduction suffered by districts due to a change in the distribution of employee contribution funds. Provides that in the event of an EIA revenue shortfall, lapsed funds remaining after EIA purposes must be distributed to districts for funding buildings and exempts EIA appropriations for teacher salaries and benefits from reductions to offset an official EIA revenue shortfall. Requires state board to establish a task force comprised of superintendents, principals, teachers, parents, school board members, and representatives of business and industry, including tourism-related industries no later than July 1, 2002. This task force to the extent possible is to be equally divided among proponents of existing or earlier starting dates for schools, proponents of later starting dates for schools, including proponents for dates after Labor Day, and persons who legitimately have no preferences. Also requires districts to provide advanced placement courses in all secondary schools which enroll an adequate number of academically talented students to support the course. Part II concerns public higher education: Each four-year campus of each state-supported public institution of higher learning must have equal representation on all formal and informal councils, advisory groups, committees, and task forces of the commission. Independent four-year colleges must have representation on all formal and informal committees and commissions dealing with higher education statewide issues. Also addresses instate tuition for certain students. Beginning with school year 2002-2003, the annual amount of a LIFE Scholarship for eligible resident students attending a four-year independent institution must be the cost of attendance up to a maximum of the average annual cost of tuition at the state's four-year public institutions of higher learning in the corresponding academic year. In addition, beginning with school year 2002-2003, eligible resident students attending two-year independent institutions may not receive an annual LIFE scholarship of more than the maximum cost of tuition at two-year regional public institutions for thirty credit hours a year or its equivalent." Title: H.B. 4879 Source: http://www.ecs.org/html/offsite.asp?document=http://www.scstatehouse.net/ MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Require Baltimore board and CEO to ensure increased community involvement and outreach in support of the city's public schools. Deletes 1997 section requiring adoption and implementation of transition plan. Replaces with requirement that by June 1, 2002, Baltimore district CEO submit 5-year comprehensive master plan to board for review and approval by August 30, 2002 and subsequent review and approval by state board and superintendent. Requires CEO or designee to consult with specified others, including teachers, students and parents during the development of the master plan. Requires master plan to be updated and submitted for state board and superintendent review and approval on annual basis. Establishes areas which master plan must address. Requires department and Baltimore school system to jointly develop a principal development initiative pairing distinguished principals from outside the system and action support teams with principals in training in Baltimore. Addresses minimum appropriations to Baltimore Public School System. Requires consultant to evaluate the Baltimore City-State Partnership and the reform initiatives of the Baltimore City Public School System by December 1, 2006, and the board of commissioners and the state board to report to the general assembly on a review of the evaluation by January 15, 2007. Requires chief officers of Baltimore Public Schools to meet on at least a quarterly basis with the Special Master assigned to the case, after 6 of which meetings the CEO and the state superintendent may adjust the communication schedule. Requires state and Baltimore agencies to communicate on at least a quarterly basis on facilities planning in the Baltimore Public Schools, including on capital improvement program issues. Requires transfer of certain real property assets from Baltimore City Public School System to Baltimore City Board of Commissioners. Through June 30, 2009, permits Board of Public Works to approve state funding for capital improvements to Baltimore public school buildings deeded to Baltimore board or mayor and city council of Baltimore. Requires city to continue cooperation with school system to eliminate environmental hazards in the school system. Permits funds appropriated for the Baltimore City-State Partnership to be used to support the principal development initiative. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0853e.rtf Title: H.B. 853 Source: mlis.state.md.us GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Relates to services to member local school systems by regional educational service agencies; provides that a regional educational service agency shall be authorized to sell or provide at reasonable costs goods and services to private schools located in the State. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/hb136.htm Title: H.B. 136 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet HI Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 Requires the establishment of an educational region commission to establish educational regions within the State on or before January 1, 2003, and every tenth year thereafter. Replaces the current Board of Education with regional Boards of Education and a statewide Board of Education composed of its members. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3018_.htm Title: S.B. 3018 Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Repeals the process for filling a vacancy on the state board; specifies that any vacancy occurring on the state board other than a vacancy of the state board at-large seat shall be filled by the vacancy committee of the party Congressional Central Committee of the same political party as the vacating board member. Also specifies that any vacancy on the state board at-large seat must be filled by the vacancy committee of the state central committee of the same political party as the vacating state board member. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/A2523CE2D53E555E87256B29004FBEF5?Open&file=1245_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1245 Source: www.leg.state.co.us FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College According to a legislative summary, "The bill establishes the Office of Inspector General within the State Board of Education to be responsible for promoting accountability, efficiency and effectiveness and detecting fraud and abuse within school districts, community colleges and universities in Florida." http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf Title: S.B. 20E Source: www.leg.state.fl.us FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. According to a legislative summary, "The bill provides for the state board to be the entity responsible for ensuring that school districts and public postsecondary institutions comply with law and state board rule and authorizes a number of options to enforce compliance." http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf Title: S.B. 20E Source: www.leg.state.fl.us FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Creates new section giving state board oversight of all public school boards and public postsecondary institution boards, gives state board authority to undertake sanctions, including withholding funds, against school district or public postsecondary education institution that does not comply with law or state board rule within specified time. See bill section 376, page 842, line 3 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf Title: S.B. 20E Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 According to a legislative summary, "The bill eliminates the commissioner's waiver authority over law. However, it authorizes the commissioner to waive state board rule, if the state board delegates to him that authority." http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf Title: S.B. 20E (waiver authority section) Source: www.leg.state.fl.us FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Community College According to state legislative summary: "Designates the State Board of Education as the head of the department, the Commissioner as the Executive Director of the department; revises divisions [to create three divisions within the department, namely the Division of Public Schools, the Division of Community Colleges and the Division of Colleges and Universities, to create an Office of Private Schools and Home Education Programs within the department, and to eliminate the Division of Independent Education]; revises powers and duties[.]" See bill section 881, page 1625, line 14 ff. Also "[a]utorizes establishment, abolishment or consolidation within department to promote efficient operation. Authorizes flexibility of positions and appropriations." See bill section 1055, page 1784, line 8 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf Title: S.B. 20E Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us HI Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 Allows the state board to employ attorneys without the attorney general's approval. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1969_.htm Title: H.B. 1969 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MD Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Repeals an obsolete provision concerning the date by which the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board shall conduct educational programs for public bodies; alters the date by which the Board shall submit an annual report; repeals the requirement that the annual report include a description of the impact on State and local governments of expansion of the application of the Open Meetings Act to local public bodies. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0270t.rtf Title: H.B. 270 Source: mlis.state.md.us KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Requires the membership of the Education assessment and accountability subcommittee include 4 members from each chamber, including at least 1 member of the minority party in the chamber; provides that a majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum; provides that actions that require affirmative vote of a majority. Title: H.B. 292 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 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 from the school or school district, as well as the number of students who are tested on multiple assessment measures to determine student achievement levels, and the percentage of students who are so tested annually. Requires the board to develop and adopt uniform definitions consistent with the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and any federal regulations adopted pursuant to the federal Act. Permits department to conduct school site visits of accredited schools and districts on as-needed basis. Addresses conditions of employment of Superintendent staff. Addresses procedures in open enrollment law. Renders provision of school breakfast programs optional rather than mandatory. Modifies section addressing parental reimbursement for nonpublic school pupil transportation. Regulates the provision of textbooks to students in accredited nonpublic schools. Modifies requirements for school bus drivers' licenses. Establishes a conservation education program board and the duties of said board. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Legislation/HF/02500/HF02515/Current.html Title: H.B. 2515 Source: www.legis.state.ia.us MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Reenacts sections relating to Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement and school attendance officers. Creates a Task Force to Conduct a Best Financial Management Practices Review of the State Department of Education. Requires the development of best practices for specified areas. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2002/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0492SG.htm Title: H.B. 492 Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Brings state's Regional Education Services (RESAs) under the state board's authority allows the state superintendent to appoint their executive directors. RESAs are responsible for providing technical assistance to "low performing schools and school systems" and high quality professional development. Also responsible for various technology-related matters, receiving and administering federal and/or state grants and installing and maintaining education related technology equipment and software. Title: H.B. 4319 Source: West Virginia Department of Education News WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Calls for development and implementation of a system to hold schools accountable for student performance and progress toward obtaining a high quality education. Creates a "Process for Improving Education Council" comprised of the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability, the Governor and Chancellor of the Higher Education Policy Commission. Council has the authority to meet and consult with the state board and to make recommendations on issues related to student, schools and school system performance. To ensure high quality education continues to be delivered, the statute grants the state board the authority to intervene again in county systems where they had once intervened within the past five years. If a second intervention is necessary, the bill provides the state board the authority to delegate additional authority to the state superintendent to conduct hearings or to make personnel changes.   Title: H.B. 4319 Source: West Virginina Department of Education News ME Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Creates a study group to study school administrative unit organization; provides that the group shall study the history of formation of districts, participation in regional collaboratives, recommend incentives to be used to promote organizational characteristics that can be demonstrated to support high levels of student outcomes and efficient use of resources, and maintain school administrative units that exhibit organizational characteristics. Title: S.B. 733 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet KY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. Includes a representative of the State's independent colleges and universities as a member on the Council on Postsecondary Education; requires the member to be selected by the board of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Title: H.B. 191 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet VA Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Postsec. Requires the State Council of Higher Education to prepare and submit its plans and recommendations for implementing a coordinating system of higher education to the Governor and the General Assembly at least once every four years. Title: H.B. 79 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet TX Approved by voters 11/2001 P-12 Postsec. PROPOSITION 11 (HJR85-2001)Proposes a Constitutional amendment to allow current and retired public school teachers and college professors, and retired public school administrators to receive compensation for serving on the governing bodies of school districts, cities, towns, or other local government districts. Title: V. 11 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OR Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Establishes Quality Education Commission; directs the Commission to identify quality goals for kindergarten through grade 12; directs the Commission to identify best practices for meeting goals and amount of monies sufficient to implement those practices; directs the Legislative Assembly and the governor to issue a report on quality goals. Title: H.B. 2295 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OR Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Creates funding equalization formula over a four-year period for education service districts; directs education service districts to expend a specified percentage of available funds on services or programs approved by component school districts; directs the Department of Education to conduct a study on education service district services and funding. Title: S.B. 260 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OR Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Defines education service district; provides for the mission requirements for such districts on a regional level; provides for the establishment of zones within the district to assure the majority of land area has at least one member on the districts' board. Title: S.B. 259 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NV Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Postsec. Relates to elections; revises the districts from which members of the state legislature are elected; changes the number of members of the state board of education; revises the districts from which members of the state board of education are elected; changes the number of members of the board of regents; revises the districts from which members of the board of regents are elected; revises the districts from which Representatives in Congress are elected; and provides other matters. Title: S.B. 14A Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet PA Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 A school district may designate any school of the district as an independent school operating under an agreement with the board that grants operational control to the governing body of the independent school. The composition of the governing body is established by the district board. The independent school governing body has the authority to decide all matters related to the operation of the school pursuant to the contract agreement between it and the district board. Title: H.B. 996 Source: Pennsylvania Legislative Web Site NM Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Regional education cooperatives authorized by the state board may own, and have control and management over, buildings and land independent of the control division of the general services department; cooperatives shall submit budgets to the department of education. The state board shall, by rule, determine the provisions of the Public School Finance Act relating to budgets and expenditures that are applicable to cooperatives; and pursuant to the rules of the state board, the state superintendent may, designate a cooperative as a board of finance with which all funds appropriated or distributed to it shall be deposited. The state board, with full participation by the cooperatives, shall develop a statewide long-range plan for educational and technical assistance activities in public and charter schools served by the cooperatives. Title: H.B. 139 Source: New Mexico Legislative Web Site UT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Creates the Enhancement of Public Education Task Force with a primary focus on reviewing the purpose, functions, roles, and responsibilities of the State Office of Education. Title: H.B. 267 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet SC Signed into law 10/2000 P-12 Postsec. Adds the Chief Executive Officer of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education as an ex-officio non-voting member of the First Steps to School Readiness Board; moves tuition prepayment program from the Budget and Control Board to the Office of State Treasurer. Title: H.B. 4555 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet FL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 This bill repeals several sections of law that deal with state education policy. This bill is part of a package (HB 2263, HB 1567, SB 1768 & 1770) which change the educational governance system in Florida. Title: S.B. 1738 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet FL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Creates the Florida Education Governance Reorganization Act of 2000; Creates a governance system that deals with K-20 education. The new board will oversee Florida's education system from Kindergarten to grad school. Title: H.B. 2263 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet FL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. This bill repeals several sections of law that deal with state education policy. This bill is part of a package (HB 2263, HB 1567, SB 1738 & SB 1768) which change the educational governance system in Florida. Title: S.B. 1770 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MN Signed by governor 05/2000 P-12 A nine-member task force is established to examine existing constitutional and statutory provisions that dictate the governance responsibilities and authority of the respective components of the state's public education system. The executive branch shall make staff available to assist the task force. A report is due no later than December 1, 2000. Title: H.B. 3800 Source: MN Department of Children, Families and Learning VA Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Creates the Western Virginia Public Education Consortium, governed by a board consisting of the region's school superintendents; requires the Consortium to coordinate with entities providing programs and services to Consortium school divisions to reduce duplication of efforts in the areas of vocational education workforce development and other linkages between public schools, institutions of higher education and business and industry. Title: H.B. 1009 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet KS Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Postsec. Concerns postsecondary education and certain institutions thereof; relates to powers and duties of the state board of regents and the state board of education; affects membership of the midwestern higher education commission. Title: S.B. 657 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet WY Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Community College Postsec. Amends powers and duties of the community college commission and of local community college boards; amends composition of the commission; provides for community college collaboration in university accrediting committee; repeals required tuition differential and residency test; increases commission per diem and travel expenses; specifies application of public records provision; modifies authorized district boundaries; conforms state superintendent duties. Title: S.B. 21 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Relates to the Executive Council for Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families; provides for the Governor to appoint two elected or appointed local officials of which one shall be a member of a local governing body and one shall be a chief administrative officer of a local governing body. Title: S.B. 611 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Removes the current requirements of a state strategic plan and reporting by the Georgia Department of Education. Also removes the current requirement for complying with Public School Standards. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accredited schools will no longer be exempt. Title: H.B. 1187 Source: Georgia Department of Education GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 The Governor may appoint study commissions as he deems appropriate to study education questions, issue findings and make recommendations to the Education Coordinating Council. This provision will go into effect upon signature to allow the current Education Reform Commission to continue. The Education Coordinating Council (ECC) is created. The ECC is assigned 15 duties, some of which include exercising oversight of accountability systems in other departments and coordinating the activities of state, regional, and local cooperative public education agencies, offices, or councils. The Office of Education Accountability (OEA) is also created. The OEA is directed to establish accountability policies and standards for the state and establish the "official" report card. The Governor and the OEA will give rewards to successful schools. The State Board of Education is given the task of mandating interventions for failing schools, including appointing special masters, mandating school improvement teams, removal of school personnel, allow for a state charter school, mandating the complete reconstitution of the school and hiring all new staff and mandating that parents have the option to relocate to another public school in the district. The OEA develops and both the Council and the State Board of Education adopt a definition for which students are performing "below grade level" and the definition of "dropout." It is charged with setting the pass score for the CRCT and end of course tests. Title: H.B. 1187 Source: Georgia Department of Education GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Mandates all school systems, as well as all technical schools and colleges and universities, belong to a Regional Educaiton Service Agency. Also, each RESA board of control must contain a public library director. RESAs will be responsible for training school councils, training and assisting in the school subjects being assessed, providing assistance for schools designated as failing schools, and assisting the RESA members in complying with the rules of the Educational Coordinating Council and State Board of Education. Title: H.B. 1187 Source: Georgia Department of Education WV Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Establishes Regional Education Service Agencies. Title: H.B. 4413 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet