From the ECS State Policy Database No Child Left Behind--School Support

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 06/2012 P-12 Technical Assistance to Districts S.B. 494 - Technical Assistance to Districts Section 1: Requires that the department establish a program of technical assistance for local public school systems (previous language offer... More... LA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 School Improvement Plans and Trend Data Reports S.B. 309 Provides relative to certain requirements for educational improvement plans. Removes certain requirements related to school improvement plan... More... AL Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Use of Specified At-Risk Funds S.B. 318 - Use of Specified At-Risk Funds From K-12 appropriations bill: Specifies that funds appropriated to the Governor's Local School and School System Academic and Financial Imp... More... NY Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Contract for Excellence A.B. 9057 - Contract for Excellence Part A, Section 2: Requires a district that submitted a contract for excellence for the 2011-12 school year, unless all schools in the distr... More... NY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Contracts for Excellence S.B. 2808 - Part A, Sec. 1 and 2 Section 1: Provides that a district that submitted a contract for excellence for the 2009-10 school year, unless all schools in the district... More... OK Signed by Governor 06/2010 P-12 Improvement Plans S.B. 1617 Amends law to require each school district identified as in need of improvement for four years to submit a plan for compliance with this sec... More... TN Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010 - Multiple Provisions S.B. 7005A - H.B. 7010A Enacts the Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010. From fiscal note: Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to move any public school or l... More... IA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Race to the Top Initiative S.B. 2033 Excerpts from the fiscal note: modifies Iowa Code to meet the requirements of the federal Race to the Top (RTTT) initiative. . . [e]nactment... More... NY Adopted 12/2009 P-12 Differentiated Accountability Pilot under No Child Left Behind Title 8 NYCRR 100.2(p), 120.2, 120.3, 120.4 Amends rule to implement the No Child Left Behind differentiated accountability pilot program. One of the key components of this rule is the... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Innovation, Intervention, and Restructuring Task Force S.B. 2119 Creates, in accordance with the goals outlined in the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Innovation, Intervention, ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Model Peer Assistance and Review Program H.B. 1 - Section 265.70.50 By December 31, 2010, directs the department of education, in consultation with the educator standards board, to develop a model peer assist... More... NV Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Accountability S.B. 389 Relates to public schools that are designated as demonstrating need for improvement; eliminates the requirement for the Department of Educat... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Inner City Schools Rescue Program H.B. 1837 Authorizes the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to establish the Inner City Schools Rescue program; states purpose of the program... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Accepting Support Team Assistance H.B. 1461 Requires schools identified as not making Adequate Yearly Progress to utilize school support team assistance; provides that the support team... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Accountability H.B. 2261--Section 501-507, Accountability Section 501-507 relates to shared accountability for school and district improvement. Legislature recognizes that comprehensive education fi... More... CA Vetoed 01/2009 P-12 Postsec. Finance and Facilities A.B. 4A Relates to sufficient textbook requirements, county superintendent revenue limits, school district building maintenance funding, funding for... More... NY Adopted 07/2008 P-12 Expenses to Be Paid Distinguished Educators and Technical Assistance Teams Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.15 Adds new rules to establish criteria for determining the reasonable and necessary expenses to be paid by school districts to distinguished e... More... SC Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Amends Multiple Accountability Provisions H.B. 4662 Revises the Education Accountability Act. Adds poverty, limited English proficiency status, disability status, or other groups required by f... More... TN Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Processes for Schools in Improvement H.B. 4148 Outlines procedures to be followed re: schools identified as in improvement. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC... More... SC Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Teacher and Principal Specialists H.B. 4662 -- Amends Multiple Provisions For schools or districts designated as "at risk" (changed from "unsatisfactory), teacher specialists may be assigned to work across grade le... More... TX Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Math Coaches Pilot, Other Instructional Assistance H.B. 2237 (Technical Assistance, Professional Development Provisions) A portion of this large bill establishes grants of up to $2.5 million per year to provide technical assistance and professional development ... More... NY Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Standards and Accountability S.B. 2107 - Part A, Section 1 Adds new sections 211 (see separate record), 211-a, 211-b and 211-c to the education code. Section 211-a: Directs the regents, by the begi... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Support services S.B. 868 Establishes the Human Services Workers in the Schools Program designed to help children and families by promoting the safety of children and... More... TX Adopted 02/2007 P-12 Early Identification of Schools 19 TAC Chapter 97 (97-1002) House Bill 1, 79th Texas Legislature, Third Called Session, 2006, amended the TEC, Chapter 39, by adding §39.1322 requiring the commissioner... More... IL Adopted 09/2006 P-12 Class Size Reduction Grants 23 IAC 565.10, .20, .30, .40, .50, .60, .110, .120, .130, .140, .150,.160 Establishes rules regarding the K-3 class size reduction grant program, and a class size reduction pilot project. Specifies that eligible di... More... LA Adopted 06/2006 P-12 Accountability System LAC 28:LXXXIII.Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 17, 21, 24, 35, 41,43, and 45 Full text of language on pages 8-20 of 62: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0606/0606RUL.pdf Changes define/outline/clarify the followi... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Tutoring Fund for Failing Schools S.B. 1381 Relates to the Department of Education; concerns school accountability; regards schools failing to meet academic standards; establishes the ... More... GA Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Academic Coach Improvement Grant GAC 160-1-4-.271 Provides for the employment of an academic coach at a public school based on the teaching and learning needs identified in the school improv... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 School Improvement Plans H.B. 7087 (Section 11) School boards must annually approve improvement plans for all schools that address student achievement goals and strategies based on state a... More... KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Assistance to Underperforming Schools H.C.R. 214 Directs the Interim Joint Committee on Education to complete a study on how to effectively provide assistance to schools not meeting establi... More... LA Adopted 04/2006 P-12 District Adequate Yearly Progress LAC 28:LXXXII.4301 and 4901-4911 Establishes and expands upon procedures for identifying districts not making adequate yearly progress (AYP), in accordance with R.S. 17:10.1... More... IL Adopted 11/2005 P-12 23 IAC 1.10, thru .70, .75, .80, .85, .90, .95, Makes changes in the accountability system for public schools. Changes the requirement for adequate yearly progress and the indicators that ... More... KY Adopted 11/2005 P-12 District Accountability Rewards and Sanctions 703 KAR 5:130 Establishes a local school district accountability program. Establishes eligibility for district rewards, and procedures for determining ass... More... OR Signed into law 09/2005 P-12 Education Service Districts H.B. 3184 Requires education service districts to provide regionalized core services to component school districts. The goals of these services are to... More... OK Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2005 P-12 Timeline for Six Year Comprehensive Local Education Plan OAC 210:15-8-1, -2 Establishes the submission date for the Plan to the Board of Education for school districts with one or more school sites which are identifi... More... PA Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Technical Assistance Related to NCLB S.B. 147 Specified that a school district or school identified for warning, school improvement or corrective action is eligible for technical assista... More... OK Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Performance Reviews S.B. 982, Section 14 Amends Section 3-118.1 to allow for performance reviews by the Office of Accountability. If the Office requests such a review, the Office o... More... VA Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Data Collection and Analysis S.B. 779, H.B. 1762 Revises the Standards of Quality to require local school boards to (i) provide for data collection and analysis and to use such results in i... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. Role of Colleges and Universities in Achieving State Educational Goals H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraph 7) Requires colleges and universities to: (a) Utilize institution-wide resources to work with elementary and secondary educators and other ent... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Role of Department of Education in Achieving State Educational Goals H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraph 4) Mandates that the Kentucky Department of Education provide assistance to schools and teachers, including publicizing professional developmen... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Technical Assistance Areas A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) Existing law requires the State Department of Education to establish a statewide system of school support that provides intensive and sustai... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Applicants to High Priority Schools Grant Program S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Requires schools initially applying to participate in the High Priority Schools Grant Program on or after the 2004–05 fiscal year to include... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 High Priority Schools Grant Program A.B. 1987 Provides that a school participating in the High Priority Schools Grant Program that received a planning grant in the 2001-02 fiscal year is... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Recognized High Schools: Grant Programs A.B. 1841 Provides that if a high school participating in either the High Priority Schools Grant Program or the Immediate Intervention/Underperforming... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Underperforming Schools Program A.B. 2066 Requires the state department of education to identify and notify local educational agencies that are in danger of being identified within t... More... IL Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Student Achievement Improvement Grant Program S.B. 2360 Requires the State Board of Education to implement and administer a student achievement improvement grant program to provide 2- year grants ... More... IL Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 K-3 Class Size Reduction Grant Program S.B. 2135 Creates a K-3 class size reduction grant program. Provides that only schools that are on the early academic warning list or academic watch l... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004 P-12 Student Investment Initiative H.B. 7298 Requires strategic plans to include scientific based mathematics, reading and writing instruction that is aligned with the board of regents ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Education Accountability H.B. 1659 Defines "academically in crisis" district and "academically unacceptable" school. Requires state superintendent to notify the state board, t... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Education Accountability H.B. 302 Makes amendments to distinguished educators program, which provides for the identification and limited-term assignment of educators to work ... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Enhanced Compensation and Retirement Benefits for Turnaround Specialists H.B. 576 Authorizes local school boards to employ turnaround specialists to address conditions at a public school that may impede educational progres... More... WV Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Five-year Demonstration Professional Development H.B. 4669 Adds a new section related to providing for establishment of special five-year demonstration professional development school project. The in... More... WV Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 On-site Reviews H.B. 4001 On-site review processes are to be conducted only at the specific direction of the state board upon its determination that the performance a... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Learning Assistance Program S.B. 5877 The bill repeals RCW 28A.165 current law governing the Learning Assistance Program (LAP), and adds new sections re-establishing LAP. Section... More... WV Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 School Improvement H.B. 4001- Mult. Sections - School Improvement Requires the department to make available through its web site or the West Virginia education information system an electronic unified schoo... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Technical Assistance S.B. 33 §§ 5, 8 Adds Ark. Code § 6-15-1808, 6-15-2001. Requires the state department of education to development and provide technical assistance to school... More... IL Amendatory veto by Governor - Bill Dead 11/2003 P-12 School Improvement and Student Achievement S.B. 207 Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to implement and administer a student achievement improvement grant program to... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 School Improvement Programs A.B. 1266 § 9 - 13 Amends the Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP) to specify timelines for entering into a contract with a school as... More... OH Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 State Public School Accountability System H.B. 3--Section 3302.01 Creates the Ohio Accountability Task Force to study the state's accountability system (to make recommendations, periodically review fees for... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 School Accountability S.B. 878 Makes changes concerning school recognition standards for student performance and school improvement, recognition levels, rewards and acknow... More... OH Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Intensive, Ongoing Support H.B. 3 - School Support Directs the department to establish a system of "intensive, ongoing support" for the improveoment of school districts and buildings. Elimina... More... CA Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 High-Priority Schools A.B. 96 Designates low-performing schools as high-priority schools for purposes of the Academic Performance Index. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin... More... NC Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 No Child Left Behind H.B. 797 Duty to Assist Schools in Meeting Adequate Yearly Progress. - Requires the state board to: a. Identify which schools are meeting... More... AR Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Comprehensive Testing/Assessment/Accountability Program ADE 188 Requires the development of a single Arkansas comprehensive testing, assessment and accountability program (ACTAAP); ensures all public scho... More... MD Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 NCLB School Improvement, Corrective Action and Restructuring COMAR 13A.01.04.07 A. School Identified for Improvement. (1) Before the beginning of school year 2003-04 and annually by July 1 thereafter, each local school s... More... MD Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Requirements for Local School System Improvement and Corrective Action COMAR 13A.01.04.08 A. Local School System Improvement. (1) The State Board, upon the recommendation of the State Superintendent of Schools or upon its own moti... More... TN Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Inner City Educational Enhancement Pilot Project H.B. 1665 Under present law, a public school may be placed on notice or probation for failure to make adequate progress in meeting the rules, regulat... More... NV Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Consequences for Low-Performing Schools S.B. 1 (Omnibus Bill) The act sets forth the consequences for public schools and school districts that are designated as demonstrating need for improvement. Scho... More... TX to governor 06/2003 P-12 Postsec. Programs of Mutual Benefit S.B. 1108 (Section 29.910) Requires state commissioner to develop, in coordination with appropriate representatives of institutions of higher education and school dist... More... OK Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Accountability H.B. 1414 (Accountability Component) Requires the state board to develop and implement in accordance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001 (ESEA), P.L. No. 107... More... WA Rule Adoption 04/2003 P-12 Performance Improvement Goals WAC 3-20-100, -200, -300 Establishes rules concerning performance improvement goals, specifying providing school districts and schools with minimum performance impro... More... NC Adopted 10/2002 P-12 16 NC ADC 6G.0307 N/A Establishes assistance teams to advise local school personnel and boards.... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 State Assistance for Failing Schools A.B. 312 Requires the Department of Education to establish a statewide system of school support to provide intensive and sustained support and techni... More... MA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 District Programs for and Assessment of Limited English Proficient Students H.B. 5010 Creates within department the office of language acquisition to aid the commissioner in overseeing creation of district English language lea... More... CA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Targeted Instructional Improvement Grants A.B. 1848 Relates to targeted instructional improvement grants. Authorizes a school district or multi- district consortium or collaborative to expend ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Improvement Plans H.B. 2341 Relates to the Comprehensive Local School Plan; deletes certain review and submission requirements; modifies the adoption cycle for school i... More... CA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Intermediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program S.B. 508 Modifies 1999 Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP), which formerly required that every participating school distri... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 After-School Programs for At-Risk Students S.B. 384 Changes the method for calculating funding for certain after-school programs for students who have previously dropped out of school and stud... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Principal Training Pilot Program H.B. 7 Establishes the Principal Training Pilot Program; requires that the State Board of Education award incentive funding under the program to pr... More... UT Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 School Community Councils S.B. 167 Specifies the duties, powers, and membership of a school community council and establishes a process for the selection of council members. ... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Early Intervention, Remediation H.B. 4022 The legislature finds that schools that have implemented programs to strengthen student learning ability are reporting statistically signifi... More... NM Vetoed 03/2002 P-12 Indian Education Act S.B. 198 Enacts to the Indian Education Act. Creates the "Indian education division" within the department of education to (A.) provide assistance t... More... CA Signed into law 10/2001 P-12 Six-to-Six Before and After School Program A.B. 297 Chapter No.453, Relates to the After School Learning and Safe Neighborhoods Partnership Program. Establishes the Six-to-Six Before and After... More... CA Signed into law 10/2001 P-12 High Priority Schools Grant Program for Low Performing Schools A.B. 961 Establishes the High Priority Schools Grant Program for Low Performing Schools within the Public Schools Accountability Act. Requires a scho... More... NM Vetoed 04/2001 P-12 Omnibus Bill with Appropriations S.B. 307 Creates public school reading proficiency fund to help train teachers to teach reading and writing to students below grade level; sets up "e... More...