From the ECS State Policy Database Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning

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 CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Computing Average Daily Attendance for Students in Online Instruction A.B. 644 From bill summary: Commencing with the 2014–15 school year, authorizes, for purposes of computing average daily attendance, the inclusion of... More... MI Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Michigan Virtual University H.B. 5372 Redefines the role of the Michigan Virtual University and requires that it establish the Center for Online Learning Research and Innovation ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Blended Learning S.B. 316 - Blended Learning Defines "blended learning" and "digital learning." Permits a local district, community school, STEM school, college-preparatory boarding sch... More... OK Adopted 06/2012 P-12 Supplemental Online Course Program OK ADC 210:15-34-1 through 16 Pursuant to Senate Bill 280 these rules create the Oklahoma Supplemental Online Course Program, which authorizes schools districts to spend ... More... CO Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Online Programs and Schools (section 14) H.B. 1240 (section 14) Revises current statute to distinguish between online schools and online programs. Incorporates online programs into statutes that apply to ... More... IA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Online Learning S.F. 2284 -- Division IV This section requires the department to develop and establish an online learning program model. Specifies that not more than 0.18% of studen... More... CO Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Colorado Digital Learning Study H.B. 1124 The bill directs the department of education to commission a study of the issues surrounding integration of digital learning into the statew... More... MN Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Updates and Expands the use of Digital Learning S.F. 1528 Directs all postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs approved by the Minnesota Board of Teaching to include in their... More... MD Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Online Courses and Services S.B. 674 Authorizes certain county boards of education to request that the State Department of Education develop or review and approve certain online... More... MD Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Virtual Learning Advisory Council H.B. 745 Establishes the Maryland Advisory Council for Virtual Learning within the Department of Education, with the mission of the council to encour... More... MD Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Online Courses and Services H.B. 1219 Authorizing a county board of education to procure online courses and services that the county board has approved as being high quality and ... More... MD Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Electronic Reader Pilot Program H.B. 1220 Requires the State Department of Education to conduct a study on the costs and benefits (specifications detailed in bill) of establishing an... More... GA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Online Clearinghouse H.B. 175 Directs the department of education to develop a clearinghouse through which local school systems and charter schools may offer distance lea... More... GA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Online Learning S.B. 289 - Online Learning Directs the state board to establish rules and regulations to maximize the number of students, beginning with students entering ninth grade ... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Online and Blended Learning H.B. 7063 - Online and Blended Learning Provides Florida Virtual School (FVS) full-time students who meet specified academic and conduct requirements are eligible to participate in... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Online Course for High School Graduation H.B. 7063 - Online Course for High School Graduation Prohibits a school from requiring a student to complete the online course requirement for high school graduation outside the school day or i... More... LA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Authorizing Online and Other Course Providers H.B. 976 Requires the state board of education to create a process for authorizing course providers, including online or virtual providers, postsecon... More... AR Adopted 02/2012 P-12 Distance Learning Regulations AR ADC 005.25.2-1.00 to AR ADC 005.25.2-13.00; AR ADC 005.25.4-1.00 to AR ADC 005.25.4-5.00; AR ADC 005.25.5-1.00 to AR ADC 005.25.5-9.00 Creates the distance Learning Coordinating Council to evaluate programs and determine whether they are being utilized fully and efficiently.... More... ME Issued 02/2012 P-12 2012 Maine Executive Order 1 2012 ME EO 1 As part of the Maine Department of Education's plan to implement a student centered, proficiency based model for education, the governor has... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Courses Offered Through State Virtual School Network S.B. 1 Permits a student to enroll in a course provided through the state virtual school network if the student is either under 21 or under 26 and ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 State Standards H.B. 153 - State Standards Removes provision that the state board adopt state standards every five years after June 30, 2010; replaces with provision that state board ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Digital Learning Now Act H.B. 7197 Creates Digital Learning Now Act. Requires school districts to establish virtual instruction options. Authorizes establishment of virtual ch... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Digital Curriculum/ Middle School Career and Professional Academy H.B. 1255 - Sec. 17, 19, 20, 28 Authorizes school districts to provide a digital curriculum for students in grades 6 through 12 (Sec. 17). Requires a district's strategic p... More... VT Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Technology in Schools S.B. 100 - Technology Provisions This section requires the Department to report to the legislature on current and planned use of technology and Internet services in public s... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Supplemental Online Courses S.B. 280 Instructs the state board to adopt rules to provide for implementation of supplemental online courses and makes the measure apply only to st... More... WA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Integrating Technology Literacy and Fluency as a Stated Educational Core Concept and Principle S.B. 5392 Requires school districts to provide students with the opportunity to integrate technology literacy and fluency in core courses. http://app... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 State Aid for Students in Online Courses S.B. 141 The measure requires that state aid to districts for students in online courses be based upon the average daily membership of those students... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Allowable Expenditures of K-3 Reading Improvement Program Funds S.B. 63 Identifies allowable expenditures of K-3 Reading Improvement Program funds, including, among other uses, focused reading remediations throug... More... PA Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 11/2010 P-12 State Standards for Business, Computer and Information Technology Courses H.B. 101- Section 1552 This section requires the Secretary of Education to establish state standards for business, computer and information technology courses with... More... MI Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Online Education Programs Required Report S.B. 1154 - Sec. 903 Requires the state department of education to work with districts that operate as a school of excellence cyber school and districts that ope... More... CA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Technology-Based Materials as Part of Instructional Materials A.B. 1742 Adds that a nonpublic, nonsectarian school that provides K-12 special education services must, in providing state-adopted, standards-based, ... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Increases Minimum High School Graduation Requirements S.B. 438 - Sec. 16 Increases the minimum credits required for high school graduation from 20 to 25 and gives greater emphasis to math, science and world langua... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 On-line Credit Recovery Program S.B. 438 - Sec. 28 Requires schools with a dropout rate of 8% or higher to establish an on-line credit recovery program to help students earn needed credits. S... More... MD Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Virtual School H.B. 1362 Authorizes a local board of education to establish a virtual school, subject to the approval of the Maryland State Department of Education. ... More... WV Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Instructional Resources S.B. 631 Updates process for adopting textbooks and other instructional material; replaces the terms "textbooks", "instructional materials", and "lea... More... ME Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Students with Disabilities Access to Materials/Braille Access S.B. 588 - Sec. 5 Provides for access to instructional materials and online learning for students with disabilities; requires access to Braille for instructio... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Definition of "Technology-Based Materials" A.B. 1398 Relates to instructional materials. Revises the definition of technology-based materials to specify that they may include the electronic equ... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Education Technology Task Force A.B. 836 Adds Article 15.1., "Education Technology Task Force" to the education code. Defines "technology literacy". Establishes a task force for edu... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Financial Reporting and Minimum Standards H.B. 1 - Section 3301.07 Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1:Modifies the current requirement for the state board to develop a standard for reporting financial ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Technology Demonstration Sites and Computer Lending Pilot Program H.B. 2893 Changes the "Technology Immersion Pilot Project" to the "Technology Demonstration Sites Project." Changes the purposes of the project to: (1... More... FL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. School Construction Bonds/Virtual Instruction Program/School Breakfast Programs/Florida Teacher Lead Program S.B. 1676 Creates the Florida Qualified School Construction Bond Allocation Act; requires the Office of Technology and Information Services (under sup... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Task Force on Internet-Based Instruction S.B. 604 Creates the Task Force on Internet-Based Instruction to conduct a comprehensive review of Internet-based instruction in this state and make ... More... UT Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Electronic Devices in Public Schools R277-495 Directs all districts and charter schools, by April 2009, to adopt policies governing the possession and use of electronic devices while on ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Technological delivered instruction S.B. 1330 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish the Statewide Education Technology Policy Task Force for the purpose of devel... More... IL Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 Internet Safety Education S.B. 2512 Relates to Internet safety education curriculum. Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, requires districts to incorporate an age-appropri... More... TN Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Internet Use Policies S.B. 3702 Requires the development of acceptable Internet use policies for public and private schools to protect children from certain online material... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Internet Safety Education Act S.B. 1472 Creates the Internet Safety Education Act. Provides that each school may adopt an age-appropriate curriculum for Internet safety instruction... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Pilot Program of Technology-Based Supplemental Instruction H.B. 2864 Directs the Commissioner of Education to establish a pilot program providing grants to school districts with enrollment of fewer than 5,000 ... More... TX Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Grants for Volunteers, Technology-Based Supplemental Instruction H.B. 2237 (Supplemental Help Provisions) Requires the commissioner to award grants to organizations that provide volunteers for programs to enhance college readiness, workforce read... More... TN Signed into law 04/2007 Postsec. Authorizes Free Internet Access H.B. 2066 Authorizes state colleges and universities to provide free Internet access campus wide. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Regional Educational Technology Assistance Center S.B. 425 Creates the regional educational technology assistance center as a professional development center at New Mexico state university's college ... More... WV Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 21st Century Tools for Schools Technology Initiative S.B. 603 Establishes the 21st Century Tools for 21st Century Schools Technology Initiative to replace, enhance and fund current technology programs i... More... AZ Issued 01/2007 P-12 21st Century Schools Executive Order 6 Relates to the building of 21st century schools to serve Arizona's students. Includes technology, personal learning enivronments, productiv... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Integrating Technology into the Curriculum S.B. 311--Sec. 3313.603(C)(7) Part 4 Directs public, charter and chartered nonpublic schools to integrate technology whereever practicable across the curriculum. Provides that d... More... CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 Digital Arts Program A.B. 252 Establishes the Digital Arts Studio Partnership Program to train youth in digital technology arts. Requires the program to be administered b... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Electronic Instructional Materials A.B. 1548 Authorizes 12 schools to request a publisher that makes instructional materials available to a school district in a hard copy format to make... More... CA Vetoed 08/2006 P-12 Internet Safety Curriculum S.B. 1740 Requires the State Department of Education to develop and maintain Internet safety curriculum for use by local educational agencies. Require... More... CA Signed into law 08/2006 P-12 Ethical Use of Information Technology A.B. 307 Requires a school district's education technology plan to include a component to educate pupils and teachers on the appropriate and ethical ... More... NY Signed into law 08/2006 P-12 Proper and Safe Use of the Internet S.B. 7818 Provides that any school district may provide instruction designed to promote the proper and safe use of the internet to K-12th grade studen... More... MD Vetoed 04/2006 P-12 Educational Technology Pilot Program H.B. 1439; S.B. 848 Establishes the Educational Technology Pilot Program in Baltimore City and Dorchester, Prince George's, Somerset, and St. Mary's counties; r... More... VA Signed into law 02/2006 P-12 Internet Safety Instruction H.B. 58 Requires that Internet safety instruction emphasizing ways of avoiding dangerous, inappropriate, and unlawful Internet use to students in sc... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Public School Curriculum H.B. 2964 Requires the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority to develop a knowledge-based technology curriculum for use in grades 7-12 beginning i... More... CO To governor 04/2005 P-12 School District Internet Safety Plan H.B. 1036 Encourages districts to provide age-appropriate curriculum that covers safe use of the Internet. Concerns inclusion of an internet safety pl... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Define Instructional Materials H.B. 2099 Expands list of "instructional materials" that may be exempt from sales tax when purchased by schools, to include sheet music, electronic so... More... PA Signed into law 11/2004 P-12 Child Protection - Internet Related H.B. 2262 Provides for protection of children from obscene material, child pornography and other material that is harmful to children on the Internet ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Technology Assistance Project S.B. 1254 Makes certain findings and declarations relating to the California Technology Assistance Project. Adds certain educational needs that can be... More... IL Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Technical Immersion Project H.B. 4944; S.B.2732 Amends the School Code and the State Finance Act. Requires the State Board of Education to establish a 3-year technology immersion pilot pro... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Postsec. Student Loans and Scholarships H.B. 32 Provides relative to student eligibility for Louisiana Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) scholarship program. Eliminates prov... More... CT Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Education Technology Programs & Technology Infrastructure S.B. 531 Concerning education technology programs; requires schools to consider wireless technology in planning school construction projects and to t... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Substantial Amendments to the Standards of Learning H.B. 1014 Amends section 22.1-253.13:1 and 22.1-253.13:2 . Specifies that the Standards of Learning form the core of Virginia's educational program a... More... AZ Vetoed 04/2004 P-12 Technology Assisted Project Based Instruction H.B. 2618 Concerns school attendance and enrollment in technology assisted project-based instruction programs; clarifies that certain grades may enrol... More... DE Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Public Education Classroom Instruction Fund S.B. 231 Appropriates $9,000,000 from the Federal Fiscal Relief Fund to the State's school districts and charter schools for the purchase of instruct... More... ME Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 STARBASE Program http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280011947&LD=1690&Type=1 In 1993, the United States Congress authorized the "Department of Defense STARBASE Program" and authorized the Department of Defense to ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Technology Immersion Pilot Project S.B. 396 The agency may by rule establish the technology immersion pilot project to provide a wireless mobile computing device to each student in a ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Technology Assisted Pilot Program H.B. 2093 Requires pupils enrolled in the Technology Assisted Project Based Instruction Program (TAPBI) to be subject to testing requirements, and stu... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Vocational and Technological Education H.B. 2001 Establishes a joint legislative committee on vocational and technological education; establishes membership and purpose of committee. http:/... More... NM Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Education H.B. 724 Broadening the definition of instructional material; includes on-line resources and distance learning materials in this definition.... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Classroom Technology H.C.R. 2 The Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein, recognizes audio enhancement technology as a research-proven method a... More... NJ Signed into law 02/2003 P-12 Core Curriculum Content Standards for Technology A.B. 2169 Requires the state board to adopt core curriculum content standards for technology.... More... MO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Internet Pornography H.B. 1402 Requires public elementary and secondary schools and libraries to use filtering software or other means to restrict access by minors to porn... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Technology for Teacher Development and Classrooms H.B. 1197 Includes computer-based technology, CD-ROM discs and web-based resources and courses in the definition of "technology" under this section. A... More... TN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Electronic Textbooks H.B. 604 Allows electronic textbooks to be recommended, adopted, and purchased in same manner as regular textbooks. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6,... More... OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Oklahoma Statewide Portal System H.B. 1662 Creates the Oklahoma Statewide Portal System; relates to Internet access.... More... KS Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Technology Network for Schools H.B. 2035 Concerns the KAN-ED Act; provides for the establishment and maintenance of a broadband technology-based network for certain schools, librari... More... UT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 State Instructional Materials Commission S.B. 7 Modifies provisions related to the State Textbook Commission by changing its name to the State Instructional Materials Commission; Expands t... More... VA Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Internet Usage H.B. 1691 Relates to internet access in public schools; directs every public school furnishing student access to the Internet to utilize the appropria... More... SD Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Additional compensation for teachers that teach over Digital Dakota Network H.B. 1291 Any teacher that teaches a course over the Digital Dakota Network shall receive additional compensation for each course and from each school... More... VA Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Internet Usage H.B. 1691 Relates to internet access in public schools; directs every public school furnishing student access to the Internet to utilize the appropria... More... OH Signed into law 12/2000 P-12 Technology for Students in Nonpublic Schools H.B. 768 Expands the use of computer hardware and instructional materials purchased by school districts for use by students enrolled in nonpublic sch... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 07/2000 P-12 Commercial Advertising on Computers H.B. 6893 Relates to curriculum; permits the display of televised commercial advertising necessarily incidental to Internet access.... More... CT Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 High School Grant Program for Math, Science & Computers H.B. 5231 Provides that the Department of Education shall establish a competitive grant program for high school projects that involve one or more of t... More... ME Signed into law 04/2000 Postsec. Access to State Technical College System S.B. 973 (LD 2519) Increases access to the State's Technical College System; provides funding to add additional students systemwide; addresses the St... More... CO Signed into law 03/2000 Postsec. Technology in Higher Education S.B. 183 Concerns the role of higher education in the development of technology; encourages higher education institutions and systems to participate ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Technology Standards H.B. 203 Revises Standards of Quality to make educational technology squarely within the scope of the Standards of Quality; requires the Board of Edu... More... WA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Technology Literacy H.B. 2375 Addresses information technology literacy at baccalaureate institutions of higher learning.... More... NJ Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 Electronic Textbooks A.B. 1762 Permits aid to nonpublic schools for electronic textbooks; defines electronic textbooks as including computer software, computer-assisted in... More...