From the ECS State Policy Database Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic

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 IL Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Postsec. Latino Family Commission H.B. 3049 Amends the Illinois Latino Family Commission Act. Adds liaisons from the state board, the state board of higher education, and the Illinois Community College Board, among others. Provides that the Illinois Latino Family Commission may receive funding through s... More... NM Passed 02/2013 Postsec. Workforce Skill and Education Aquisition for Hispanic and American Indians H.M. 41 Requests the secretary of workforce solutions to conduct a study on how to provide assistance to Hispanics and American Indians who seek to gain the skills and education needed to join the workforce. The study, along with its recommendations and findings, is ... More... CA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Postsec. Latino Education and Advocacy Week A.C.R. 137 Declares the last week of March each year as a statewide week of advocacy for Latino education. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/acr_137_bill_20100817_chaptered.pdf... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Hispanic Education Act H.B. 150; S.B. 132 Enacts the Hispanic Education Act; creates the Hispanic Education Office of the Public Education Department; provides for powers and duties; creates an advisory council. Provides for the study, development and implementation of educational systems that affect ... More... KY Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Recording Student Attendance 702 KAR 7:125 Adds section providing definitions of: "full day of attendance" (student in attendance at least 65% of regularly-scheduled school day), "tardy" (student absent less than 35% of the regularly-scheduled school day), "half-day absence" (student absent 35-84% of r... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 U.S. History Curriculum S.B. 1557 Provides that, to reinforce the study of the role and contributions of Hispanics, the U.S. history curriculum must include the study of the events related to the forceful removal and illegal deportation of Mexican-American U.S. citizens during the Great Depres... More... DE Issued 08/2006 P-12 Creating the Governor's Consortium on Hispanic Affairs EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 89 Creates the Governor's Consortium on Hispanic Affairs. Requires the membership to represent business, government, financial, educational and non-profit organizations. Provides that the duties and functions of the council are: (a) To support, enhance and suppl... More... OK Signed into law 05/2004 Postsec. Advancement of Students in HIgher Education Task Force H.B. 2145 Creates the Advancement of Hispanic Students in Higher Education Task Force; provides for termination of task force; states purpose; provides for membership; requires annual report; provides for staffing; provides for reimbursement of travel expenses; provides... More... AL Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. Minorities in Science and Engineering H.J.R. 339 Urges the Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security to designate a university-based center for homeland security that responds to national technical manpower shortages of minorities in science and engineering. http://alisdb.legislature.sta... More... IN Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Postsec. Cultural Competency In Education H.B. 1308 Defines "cultural competency" and sets forth teacher training, professional development, and school plan requirements for achieving cultural competency. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2004/HE/HE1308.1.html... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Teacher Training: Cultural Competency A.B. 54 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, in consultation with the department of education, to contract with an independent evaluator to conduct a study of the availability and effectiveness of cultural competency training for teachers and administrato... More... ME Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Spoken Language Interpreters S.P. 305 (LD 909) Establishes the Committee to Investigate the Feasibility of and Need for Regulation of Spoken Language Interpreters. Establishes committee membership, which must include a member representing the Portland schools multilingual program. Requires the committee to... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Postsec. Minority Teacher Scholarship H.B. 2187 Amends the critical needs minority teacher scholarship program; creates a commission for selecting scholarship recipients. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2187.pdf... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 District Review of Programs to Consider Consequences of Tracking, Ability Grouping or Screening of Students by Test Results S.B. 292 Requires every district to review district's programs to judge if district's practices of separating students by ability, placing students into educational tracks, or using test results to screen students result in the systematic separation of students by race... More... CA Signed into law 08/2000 P-12 Cesar Chavez Day S.B. 984 Chapter No.213, Requires the State Board of Education to adopt a model curriculum guide for use by public schools for exercises related to Cesar Chavez Day. Requires the State Board of Education to ensure that the state curriculum framework, where appropriate,... More...