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From the ECS State Policy Database
Postsecondary Students--Minority


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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
ILSigned into law 08/2011P-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...

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CASigned into law 08/2010P-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...

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CAVetoed 07/2010Postsec.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...

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NMSigned into law 03/2010P-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...

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NDSigned into law 08/2009Postsec.
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...

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MNSigned into law 05/2008P-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...

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MDSigned into law 04/2008Postsec.
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...

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CAVetoed 10/2007Postsec.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...

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INSigned into law 05/2007Postsec.
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...

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NMSigned into law 04/2007P-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...

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NMSigned into law 04/2007P-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,...

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NMSigned into law 04/2007P-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...

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NMSigned into law 03/2007Postsec.
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...

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MEIssued 01/2007P-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...

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WARule Adoption 10/2006Postsec.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...

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SDSigned into law 02/2006Postsec.
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...

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NCSigned into law 07/2005Postsec.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...

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MTSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.
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...

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AZRejected by voters 11/2002Postsec.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...

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