From the ECS State Policy Database Governance--Regional Entities

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 IA Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Administrative Expenditures HF 454 - Section 273.13 Prohibits an area education agency's or a district's general fund from exceeding five percent of its general fund. http://coolice.legis.iowa.gov/linc/85/external/govbills/HF454.pdf... More... MN Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Regional Centers of Excellence H.F. 630 Allows for regional centers of excellence, which will help school districts and charter schools implement research-based interventions and practices to increase student achievement. Provides that centers must develop partnerships with local and regional servi... More... AK Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Election of an Advisory School Board H.B. 104 Amends existing law so that the lieutenant governor may provide for the election of an advisory school board established under AS 14.08.115. An election conducted under this subsection shall be held on the first Tuesday in October. The lieutenant governor may ... More... CO To governor 03/2013 P-12 Designate BOCES As Local Education Agencies S.B. 2 Allows a board of cooperative services (BOCES) to act as a local education agency for one or more members that apply for, receive, or administer a federal or state grant (with the exception of federal formula grant monies, unless allowed by ESEA. Authorizes a ... More... CO To governor 03/2013 P-12 Electronic Participation in Local Board Meetings S.B. 15 Allows a district board of education or board of cooperative services (BOCES) to adopt a policy authorizing members to participate electronically in board meetings. But a member who is participating electronically cannot participate in an executive session of ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Authority of a County Superintendent to Change a District's Fiscal Certification A.B. 2662 - Authority of a County Superintendent to Change a District's Fiscal Certification From bill summary: Permits a county superintendent of schools to change a district's certification (that it can meet its financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year and for the subsequent fiscal year) from qualified to negative if it is determin... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Members of County Boards of Education A.B. 1662 From bill summary: Provides that any employee of a school district that is within the jurisdiction of the county board of education is ineligible to be a member of the county board of education. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1651-1700/ab_1662... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Districts Receiving Emergency Apportionments A.B. 2279 Amends conditions under which a trustee and necessary staff appointed to a district receiving an emergency apportionment must serve (a trustee must be appointed to a district by the superintendent of public instruction if the district board requests an emergen... More... NY Signed into law 08/2012 P-12 BOCES Contracts with Out-of-State Districts A.B. 10205 Permits boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES) to enter into contracts of up to two years with out-of-state districts for special education and/or career/technical education services, or for the use of existing products that demonstrate how to map ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Consolidation of Educational Service Regions S.B. 2706 Requires that, after July 1, 2015, each educational service region contain at least 61,000 inhabitants (previously at least 43,000). Provides that before June 30, 2013, regions may be consolidated voluntarily under statutory provisions or by joint resolution o... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Educational Service Centers S.B. 316 - Educational Service Centers Repeals provision that if an educational service center governing board acquired, leased, purchased, or entered into a contract to purchase, lease, or sell office or classroom space, the board of county commissioners has no obligation to provide and equip offi... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Offices of the Educational Service Center Superintendent and Governing Board S.B. 316 - Offices of the Educational Service Center Superintendent and Governing Board Repeals section 3319.19 of the revised code, which provided relative to the offices of the superintendent and governing board of an educational service center. Page 256 of 401: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_SB_316_EN_N.pdf... More... GA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Legal Status of Regional Educational Service Agencies H.B. 706 - Legal Status of Regional Educational Service Agencies Clarifies the legal status of regional educational service agencies, to provide that regional educational service agencies are not state agencies but must be considered local units of administration. Page 6 of 11: http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/1... More... NY Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 BOCES Contracts to Provide Special Education Services A.B. 9057 - BOCES Contracts to Provide Special Education Services Part K, Section 1: Authorizes a board of cooperative educational services (BOCES) to enter into contracts with the commissioner of the office of children and family services to provide for children in the office's custody any special education programs and rel... More...