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].
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 TN | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Urges institutions of higher education offering approved teacher training programs to offer comparative education programs
that examine teaching practices and learning outcomes in other countries. Amends TCA Title 49 2009 TN HB 0376.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Fiscal/HB0376.pdf
Title: S.B. 1743
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | A RESOLUTION to express support of a world-class public education system for Tennessee and expectations that teachers, parents, and students must all pursue excellence to achieve that goal.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SJR0798.pdf
Title: S.J.R. 798
Source: Westlaw/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Defines "college-readiness" as the level of preparation a student must attain in English language arts and math to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an entry-level general education course in that subject at a general academic teaching institution, as defined by Section 61.003, other than a research institution as defined by the higher education coordinating board, or a postsecondary institution that primarily offers associate degrees or certificates or credentials other than baccalaureate or advanced degrees. Directs the state education agency and higher education coordinating board to ensure that the Algebra II and English III
end-of-course assessment instruments are developed to measure college readiness by the 2011-12 school year. Before the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, directs the agency, in collaboration with the higher education coordinating board, to gather data and conduct research studies to substantiate the correlation between a certain level of performance by students on the Algebra II and English III end-of-course assessments and college readiness. Requires such study to include an evaluation of any need for remediation courses to facilitate college readiness. Based on the results of the study, directs the commissioner of education and the commissioner of higher education to set college-ready benchmarks on the Algebra II and English III end-of-course assessments.
Directs the agency, in collaboration with the higher education coordinating board, to conduct a similar study for the appropriate science and social studies end-of-course assessments. Provides that if the commissioner of education, in collaboration with the commissioner of higher education, determines that the research studies substantiate a correlation between a certain level of performance on science and social studies end-of-course assessment instruments and college readiness, the commissioner of education, in collaboration with the commissioner of higher education, may establish college-ready benchmarks for science and social studies end-of-course assessments. Directs the agency and the higher education coordinating board, by December 2012, to deliver to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the clerks of the standing committees of the senate and the house K-12 and higher education committees an analysis of the feasibility of establishing college readiness performance standards for science and social studies end-of-course assessments, and a summary of any implementation procedures adopted for each standard. Directs the agency, in collaboration with the higher education coordinating board, to continue to gather data to perform correlation studies on Algebra II, English III and science and social studies end-of-course assessments at least every three years.
Directs the agency and the higher education coordinating board to periodically review the college readiness performance standards and compare the performance standards to performance standards established
nationally and internationally for comparable assessment instruments. Following each review, directs the agency and the higher education coordinating board to deliver to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house, and the clerks of the standing committees of the senate and the house of representatives K-12 and higher education committees a report on the results of the review indicating whether the college readiness performance standards are sufficiently rigorous to prepare students to compete academically with students nationally and internationally. Provides that if the agency and the higher education coordinating board
determine that the college readiness performance standards are not sufficiently rigorous, the agency and the coordinating board must recommend changes to the college readiness performance standards.
Directs the agency to gather data and conduct research to substantiate any correlation between a certain level of performance by students on end-of-course assessments and success in military service or a workforce training, certification, or other credential program at a postsecondary educational institution that primarily offers associate degrees or certificates or credentials other than baccalaureate or advanced degrees.
Pages 50-54 of 180: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB00003F.pdf
Title: H.B. 3 - Section 53, Part I
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Establishes a program for school districts to administer international assessment tests to students in the district and specifies a funding source for the program. This program allows
the commissioner of education to compare the performance of Texas students to students of the same grade level in other countries. Requires the results of student performance on the international assessments to be reported to certain elected officials and each school district.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB03259F.pdf
Title: H.B. 3259
Source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Adds subsection relating to Advanced International Certificate of Education Program (AICE); sets out that public secondary school students are exempt from payment of Advanced Placement exam fees, regardless of whether or not they obtain a passing score on the exam. Exempts any student earning at least nine credits from any program included in this section (i.e., Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate) from participating in otherwise mandatory postsecondary education program. 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
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Urges the Board of Education to encourage educators, students and education policymakers to participate in international educational exchange programs; urges the department to identify exchange programs, curricula and information for districts to increase students' and educators' knowledge of other cultures and systems of government. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/02RS/SC142/bill.doc
Title: S.C.R. 142
Source:
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Appropriates one-time funds for student scholarships to the Seeds of Peace International Camp. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/bills/billdocs/LD193102.doc
Title: H.B. 1434
Source: janus.state.me.us
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