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 OK | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Those appointed or elected to school board positions must agree to take 12 hours of instruction related to education within 15 months. If a member does not complete the required training and is required to leave his or her seat due to not completing the requirement, he or she cannot be reappointed or run for reelection to the board for three years for three-member boards, four years for seven-member boards and five years for five-member boards. Incumbents are required to take six hours of training upon reelection.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENR/hB/HB2306%20ENR.DOC
Title: H.B. 2306 - School Board Training Section
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | Allows entities that provide training to charge an amount sufficient to reimburse the cost of training. Expands prohibition from school board reelection for failure to complete continuing education requirements to prohibition to be reappointed or to run for election to any other board seat on the board of education for a three-year period for three-member boards, a four-year period for seven-member boards or for a five-year period for five-member boards.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2011-12bills/HB/HB3000_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 3000
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| AL | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Establishes the School Board Governance Improvement Act of 2012. Provides legislative intent. Requires prospective board members to publicly affirm certain principles of educational governance. Specifies the responsibilities of board members. Provides for the implementation of training and continuing education in boardsmanship for all board members. Provides for certain sanctions to be imposed upon board members upon a finding that the action or inaction of a board member constitutes neglect of duty or willful misconduct. Requires the state board of education to adopt a model code of conduct for board members, and for local boards of education to adopt a code of conduct that includes, at a minimum, the model code of conduct adopted by the state board. Amends Sections 16-8-1 and 16-11-2, relating to the qualifications of members of city and county boards of education.
Title: H.B. 431
Source:
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | (Does not apply to Chicagp school board members.) Requires every school board member elected or appointed after the effective date of this act, either within a year of enactment of this act or in the first year of his/her term, to complete at least 4 hours professional development leadership training covering topics in education and labor law, financial oversight and accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities of a school board member. Requires a school district Web site to include the names of the school board members who have completed training. Permits the training on financial oversight, accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities to be provided by association established under the education code for the purpose of training school board members or by other qualified providers approved by the state board of education, in consultation with an association so established. Pages 4-5: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0008.pdf
Title: S.B. 7 - School Board Member Training
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Requires school district board members to obtain professional development concerning audit procedures. Defines scope and content of training and when a school board member must undergo training.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act1213.pdf
Title: H.B. 1708
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2010 | P-12 | Adds to existing provision requiring local school board members to complete at least six hours of training on the financial oversight, accountability and fiduciary responsibilities of a school board member. Requires first-term school board members elected after the effective date of this provision to complete a training course on the powers, functions and duties of boards of education, and the powers and duties of other governing and administrative authorities affecting public education. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0A&bn=S04658&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y
Title: S.B. 4658
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Requires each member of a local public school board to receive a minimum of sixteen hours of training and instruction during the first year of service on the board in order to receive the designation of "Distinguished School Board Member." The training will be in state school laws; laws governing the powers, and responsibilities of boards; and in educational trends, research, and policy; and possibly school improvement approaches.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=722525
Title: H.B. 488
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
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| RI | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Requires that school committees (local school boards) undergo at least six hours of professional development annually. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law10/law10299.htm
Title: S.B. 2777
Source: www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Requires local board member who moves out of local board jurisdiction to notify the local board secretary within 10 days of such move. Allows employees of private K-12 schools to serve on local school boards.
Defines "immediate family member" as spouse, child, sibling or parent (or spouse of a child, sibling or parent). Bars an individual with an immediate family member (1) on a local board, or (2) serving as a local school superintendent, principal or assistant principal, or system administrative staff in the local school system from serving on the local board of education. Requires (1) every local board member to be a U.S. citizen and registered voter; to have read and understood the code of ethics and conflict of interest provisions applicable to local board members and agreed to abide by them; and have agreed to annually disclose compliance with the state board policy on local board member training, the local board's code of ethics and the conflict of interest provisions applicable to local board members. Authorizes the state board to waive these provisions by request of a local board or an individual seeking to qualify for office on a local board and (2) every candidate for a local board to file an affidavit affirming that he/she meets all the aforementioned qualifications (beginning with "U.S. citizen".) Provides that any person judicially determined mentally incompetent is ineligible for election to a local board of education unless the disability determination has been removed.
Bars any local school board from having more than seven members, unless board exceeds seven members by local constitutional amendment, federal court order or other specified provisions. Amends provisions related to per diem and reimbursement of expenses for local board members. Provides for the fundamental roles of local boards of education and local school superintendents. Adds provision barring local board members or their family members from business activities or from acting in their official capacity in any matter that would constitute a conflict of interest. Adds provision barring local board members to use their position to secure privileges, advantages or employment for him/herself or others. Bars local board members (and their immediate family members and businesses in which board members have an interest) from accepting gifts, political contributions or other things of value given or offered to influence the board member in the discharge of his/her official duties. Adds provisions relating to confidentiality of information to which board members are privy that is not available to the general public.
Directs the state board to adopt a model code of ethics for local board members, including appropriate consequences for a violation of the code of ethics. Within three months of state board adoption of a model code of ethics, requires each local board to adopt a code of ethics that, at a minimum, includes the state board's model code of ethics.
Provides that if a local district or school is placed on the level of accreditation immediately preceding loss of accreditation for school board governance-related reasons, the governor may suspend all eligible members of the local board with pay and, in consultation with the state board, appoint temporary replacement members. Allows suspended board member to petition for reinstatement within 90 days; provides that any suspended member who does not petition for reinstatement within 90 days will be permamently removed, and his/her temporary replacement become a permanent member to finish out the removed member's term. Adds provisions relating to a removed board member's petition for reinstatement--requires hearing to determine whether the member's continued service on the board is more likely than not to improve the school system or school's ability to retain accreditation.
Makes ineligible for service as a local superintendent any individual with an immediate family member (1) on the local board or (2) serving as a principal, assistant principal or system administrative staff member in that school system. Allows the state board to waive this provision on a local board's request.
Repeals existing 20-2-230(b) requiring new members of governing boards to receive at least 12 hours of orientation within a year of assuming office. Directs the state board to adopt a training program for local board members. Within three months of such adoption, requires local boards and each governing board of other local units of administration to adopt a training program that includes, at a minimum, the state board's training program. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/sb84.pdf
Title: S.B. 84
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| WV | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Establishes a county board member training standards review committee. Clarifies eligibility requirements for candidates, members and members-elect of county boards of education. Prohibits certain political activities and clarifies which political activities are permissible
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB3208%20ENR%20SUB.htm&yr=2009&sesstype=RS&i=3208
Title: H.B. 3208
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us
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| AL | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Effective March 1, 2010, requires local boards to adopt policies for orientation and ongoing training of board of education members.
Title: S.B. 220
Source: www.lexis.com
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Concerns training and instruction for public school board members. Makes board member training requirement four hours annually (formerly was six hours total). Provides that for board members in a school district with one or more schools identified as an academically unacceptable school or a school in need of academic assistance, at least two hours of training must focus on the improvement of schools identified as failing schools. Provides the remaining hours must focus on education policy issues, including literacy and numeracy, leadership development, dropout prevention, career and technical education, redesigning high schools, early childhood education, school discipline, and harassment, intimidation, and bullying. Requires training to also include instruction on the Open Meetings Law and Public Bid Law. Requires that the instruction and the method for demonstrating attendance be pre-approved by the Louisiana School Boards Association. Requires that each school board member's attendance be reported by the instructor to the Louisiana School Boards Association. Requires the Louisiana School Boards Association to post on its Web site regularly updated information on the number and subject matter of training hours completed by each school board member.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=495942
Title: H.B. 1256
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | An emergency measure which delays and extends the payback period for over-expenditures for Saddle Mountain Unified School District and Union Elementary School District and provides incentives for the unification or consolidation of these districts with neighboring school districts. Prohibits a school district from committing an over-expenditure. Establishes procedures for placing a district in receivership. Specifies the role of the county school superintendents. Establishes procedures to be taken if a school district has committed an over-expenditure. Establishes fiscal crisis teams under the state department of education, and requires the state board of education to adopt a list of approved professional development training providers in school finance, governance, employment, staffing, inventory and human resources, internal controls and procurement. Mandates twelve hours of professional development training for governing board members and administrative personnel of school districts that have been assigned a level two fiscal crisis team or a receiver. Stipulates that a school district governing board member who fails to complete the professional development training is guilty of malfeasance of office. Requires the state board of education to forward a complaint to the attorney general who may take action in Superior Court to remove the governing board member from office. Also allows the state board of education to revoke the certification of any school district administrative personnel who fail to complete the professional development training.
Chapter No. 111
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2469h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2469
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | One section requires every trustee or voting member of a board of education of a school district or a board of cooperative educational services, elected or appointed for a term beginning on or after July first, two thousand five, shall, within the first year of his or her term, complete a minimum of six hours of training on the financial oversight, accountability and fiduciary responsibilities of a school board member. Upon demonstration of compliance, no trustee or member of a board of education or a board of cooperative educational services shall be required to repeat this training requirement. Also requires The report of that annual audits be presented to the trustees or board of education and sets other requirements for audits.
Title: H.B. 6082
Source: http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Increases from six to nine the number of hours of training that a newly elected member of a school board of directors is required to obtain following election. Specifies that every local board member who has served for at least 12 consecutive months must complete six hours of training annually. Requires training for both new and experienced board members to include topics relevant to school laws, school operations, and the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the local board members, including legal requirements, role differentiation, financial management and improving student achievement. Allows hours of training and instruction obtained in excess of the minimum requirements each year to accumulate and be carried forward from year to year.
Requires a statement of each board member's hours of training and instruction in the preceding year be: (A) Part of the comprehensive school plan and goals; (B) Published in the same way that other components of the comprehensive school plan and goals are required to be published; and (C) Made a part of the annual school performance report.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB2517.pdf
Title: H.B. 2517
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| RI | Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004 | P-12 | Provides that Rhode Island College (instead of the state department of education) in cooperation with the Rhode Island association of school committees would develop a professional development educational program for Rhode Island School committees.
Title: H.B. 7989
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/gen_assembly
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| RI | Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 06/2004 | P-12 | Provides that Rhode Island College (instead of the state department of education) in cooperation with the Rhode Island association of school committees would develop a professional development educational program for Rhode Island School committees.
Title: S.B. 2597
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| NM | Rule Adoption 10/2003 | P-12 | Establishes rules adding a new subsection D reflecting the statutory authority to establish mandatory training of local school board members. Includes training requirements for local school board members. NEW MEXICO REG 3856 (SN)
Title: NMAC 6.30.2.3, 6.30.2.10
Source: StateNet
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| MA | Signed into law 12/2002 | P-12 | Requires school committee members [local school board members] to complete at least 8 hours of orientation concerning their responsibilities, and within no more than a year of their initial election or appointment. Specifies subject areas in which members must undergo training. http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/seslaw02/sl020416.htm
Title: H.B. 783
Source: StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Allows any local school district to fund extended day and -year programs for kindergarten or compulsory age students through sources other than the adequate education program. Permits local boards to expend funds from any available sources to help defray costs of student field trips to public or private nonprofit museums. Allows local boards to enter into contracts or agreements with public or private individuals or entities to provide staff training or development. Requires School Executive Management Institute to issue certificates of completion to those school board members who complete the basic education course within the institute. Deletes language relating to required content and location of local board member basic training courses. Transfers responsibility for issuance of school board member continuing education courses from institute to state school boards association. Requires state school boards association to report annually to state board and assembly education committee chairs on activites and provide evaluation of continuing education programs offered by the association each year. Eliminates language mandating content of continuing education courses conducted by School Executive Management Institute for elementary and secondary school principals. Eliminates language requiring board members to file annually a certificate of completion of continuing education course conducted by postsecondary institutions but maintains same requirement for courses conducted by Mississippi School Boards Association. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2002/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0494SG.htm
Title: H.B. 494
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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