From the ECS State Policy Database Postsecondary Students--Minority

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... WV Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Statewide Policy for Active Duty Veterans H.B. 2491 Establishes a uniform course completion policy for veterans called to active duty. Stipulates that the Policy Commission and Community and Technical College Council shall jointly develop policy so that veterans are not unduly and negatively affected by course ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Postsec. Commission to End the Disparities Facing the African-American Community H.B. 1547 Creates the Commission to End the Disparities Facing the African-American Community Act. Provides that the Commission consists of 24 members, including the state superintendent of education and the executive director of the board of higher education. Directs t... 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... CA Vetoed 07/2010 Postsec. Identification for Admission to Postsecondary Testing A.B. 2026 Adds Section 99155, requiring a test sponsor to accept the Matricula Consular de Alta Seguridad (Consular Matriculation of High Security), issued by the Mexican government within the last five years, as a valid form of identification when admitting a test subj... 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... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Community College Postsec. Dual Credit Program and Indian Education High Schools H.B. 90 Includes Federal Bureau of Indian Education high schools and tribal colleges in a dual credit program; includes charter schools and a bureau of Indian education high school; provides for payment of textbooks and supplies. http://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/10%20Regul... More... ND Signed into law 08/2009 Postsec. Community College Interplay Between State University System and Tribally Controlled Community Colleges H.B. 1566 Requires that the Commissioner of Higher Education study the interplay between the State University System and tribally controlled community colleges. Specifically, requires the commissioner to address ways in which the North Dakota university system as a whol... More... MN Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Education S.B. 2942 Various provisions related to higher education. Allows educational data sharing between the department of education and the office of higher education as authorized by the code of federal regulations for the purpose of analyzing and improving school district i... More... MD Signed into law 04/2008 Postsec. Community College College Campus Diversity and Tolerance H.B. 905; S.B. 438 Requires private institutions of higher education eligible for state aid to submit a report on programs to promote and enhance cultural diversity on campus; requires public institutions of higher education to develop and implement a plan for a program of cultu... More... CA Vetoed 10/2007 Postsec. Postsecondary Minority/Diversity Issues S.B. 65 Requires the Trustees of the California State University to authorize San Jose State University and the National Hispanic University to enter into a collaborative agreement that would include outreach, transfer, joint classes for credit, and other programs of ... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Diversity Committees H.B. 1256 Creates a diversity committee at each state educational institution to review and approve employment policies concerning diversity; hear faculty and administration personnel complaints concerning diversity; makes recommendations to promote and maintain cultura... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Indian Education Act H.B. 892/S.B. 1044 Amends the Indian Education Act. Clarifies the duties of the public education department to consult with Indian tribes. Changes the composition of the Indian Education Advisory Council. Directs the the department of education to collaborate and coordinate effo... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Alliance for Underrepresented Students S.B. 422 Creates the Alliance for Underrepresented Students at New Mexico State University. The purposes of the alliance are to: (1) promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and retention at the undergraduate and graduate level for unde... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Public Education Department Consulting with Tribes S.B. 1044 Amends the indian education act. Clarifies the duties of the public education department to consult with Indian tribes. Changes the composition of the Indian Education Advisory Council. Provides for duties of the Indian Education Division, that the funds appr... More... NM Signed into law 03/2007 Postsec. Community College College Affordability Scholarships at Tribal Colleges S.B. 355 Enables students at tribal colleges to receive scholarships under the College Affordability Act. Defines student eligibility and terms of scholarship. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB0355.pdf... More... ME Issued 01/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Sub-Cabinet for Multicultural Affairs and the Multicultural Affairs Advisory Council EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 25 FY 06/07 Creates the Multicultural Affairs Sub-Cabinet to promote interdepartmental collaboration on multicultural policy development and program implementation. Provides that the commissioner of the state department of education, the president of the Maine Community C... More... WA Rule Adoption 10/2006 Postsec. Residency Tuition Requirement for Tribal Members WAC 250-18-020 Makes changes for "resident" status eligibility for tuition and fees for tribal members by striking a specific listing of eligible tribes and replacing it with a definition of eligible federally-recognized tribes whose traditional and customary tribal boundari... More... SD Signed into law 02/2006 Postsec. Community College Resident Tuition for Students in Schools Operated by US Bureau of Indian Affairs S.B. 88 Adds a new section: Any student who is a graduate of an accredited high school operated by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs in the state is entitled to resident classification for the purposes of postsecondary education at a state supported instituti... More... NC Signed into law 07/2005 Postsec. Historically american indian university H.B. 371 AN ACT designating the university of north carolina at pembroke as North Carolina's historically american indian university. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H371v3.html... More... MT Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Community College Nonbeneficiary Students H.B. 16 Relates to funding for nonbeneficiary students attending tribally controlled community colleges. http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2005/billhtml/HB0016.htm... More... AZ Rejected by voters 11/2002 Postsec. Tribal State Gaming Compact, College Scholarship and Elderly Care Act of 2002 Proposition 200 Creates the Tribal State Gaming Compact, College Scholarship and Elderly Care Act of 2002; allows Indian tribes to contribute a portion of gaming revenues to fund college scholarships and to provide additional resources for elderly care. (http://www.sosaz.com/... More...