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 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... 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... 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), i... 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... 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... 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... 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 dive... 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 ente... 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 fac... 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 composit... 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,... 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 composi... 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 sc... 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 imp... 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 an... 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... 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.ncl... 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/b... 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 g... More...