From the ECS State Policy Database Postsecondary Participation--Outreach

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 OR Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Community College Community College Outreach to High School Juniors and Seniors H.B. 2958 Requires at the beginning of each school year, the department of communitycolleges and workforce development to make information available on the academic programs and services provided by community colleges, recommendations for successful completion of commun... More... MD Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Postsecondary - Outreach to Re-Enroll Near Completers S.B. 740 Directs the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) to create a statewide communication campaign to identify near completers (some postsecondary credits) in the State and encourage them to re-enroll in an institution of higher education to earn a degree. S... More... DC Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Preparation Plan Act of 2012, Title II Bill 19-648 Beginning with the graduating class of 2014, the Mayor will ensure that each high school student applies to at least one postsecondary institution before graduation and participates in a program designed to provide students with information on applying to an... More... TX Adopted 11/2009 Postsec. Uniform Recruitment and Retention Strategy (URRS) 19 TAC 1.4.O.4.240 -.245 Texas Educ. Code § 61.086 directs the higher education coordinating board to develop and annually update a uniform strategy to identify, attract, retain and enroll students that reflect the population of this state, and for institutions of higher education to ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Postsec. Student Health Insurance Outreach Pilot Project S.B. 5100 Requires the superintendent of public instruction to solicit six pilot districts to implement a project to inquire whther students attending their schools have health insurance. Districts selected must include urban and rural areas, and eastern and western Was... More... FL Issued 01/2006 P-12 Postsec. Access and Diversity Commission Executive Order 06-05 Governor Bush signed Executive Order 06-05 creating the Access and Diversity Commission. The 17-member commission, set to complete their duties on June 30, 2006, will work with the Florida Board of Governors to evaluate the issues surrounding minority enrollme... More... CO Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Notice of Postsecondary Education Opportunities H.B. 1057 Beginning with the spring of 2006, requires the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to annually send the parents of all eighth-graders in public schools, prior to enrollment in ninth-grade courses, a list of courses the district offers that satisfy the sta... More... WA Signed by Governor 04/2005 Postsec. Foster Youth Committee H.B. 1079 Establishes a foster youth postsecondary education and training coordination committee.... More... SD Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Postsec. Parental Notification S.B. 16 Requires school districts to provide the Board of Regents' office a mailing list of students in grades 7-12 by Nov. 1 each year. The list will be used to provide information to students and parents about post-high school and career planning. Schools are not re... More... MD Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Postsec. College Readiness H.B. 1091 Creates a Task Force to Study College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students. Requires the task force to report its interim findings and recommendations to the governor and general assembly by January 1, 2001 and a final report of its findings and re... More...