From the ECS State Policy Database Proficiency-Based Approaches

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 IA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Competency-Based Instruction S.F. 2284 - Division I Permits high school credit to be awarded to students that demonstrate competency in the subject areas required to be offered by accredited s... More... LA Adopted 05/2012 P-12 Louisiana Seat Time Waiver LAC 28:CXV.907 and 1103 Amends §907, "Secondary Class Times and Carnegie Credit," and §1103, "Compulsory Attendance" to accommodate the newly developed Louisiana Se... More... TN Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Online Courses, Virtual Schools H.B. 3062 Requires virtual schools to maintain teacher-pupil ratios set by the state board of education and to provide the same length of time for lea... More... GA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Demonstration of Subject Area Competency H.B. 713 - Demonstration of Subject Area Competency Section 5: Delays until 2013-14 school year deadline by which the state board, in consultation with the board of regents of the University S... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Credit for Passing Score on EOC w/o Taking Course H.B. 7059 - Credit for Passing Score on EOC w/o Taking Course Permits students other than secondary students to participate in the Credit Acceleration Program (through which a student not enrolled in a ... More... MN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 School Board Guidance - Individualized Learning H.F. 2949 Provides that school boards may consider how to: (1) assist schools in adapting instruction to individual students needs/abilities and estab... More... AZ Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Competency-Based Pathways S.B. 1255 Directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules to define competency-based educatational pathways for college and career readiness. Esta... More... OR Signed into law 02/2012 P-12 Accelerated college credit programs H.B. 4013 Introduces an "accelerated learning entity" to assist school districts and high schools in providing accelerated learning options or standar... 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...